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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1975-02-27 Minutes1NC0RP IMATEI) 1896 OF MEETING HEW ON FEBRUARY 27, 1975 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL H, Do SOUTHERN CITY CLERK RALPH Go °Nue ASSISTANT CITY CLERK !TOM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 74A). 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 16(A). 17, 18, 19. INDEX sUiARtna SUBJECT LAND -FILL OF SUBMERGED LAM LOT AUSTIN TALL (4-69) 30 DAY EXTENSION - USE OF NE 50.4' LOT 12 C&I PEACOCK AMD B-70 PARKING LOT. DISCUSSION & MOTION - USE OF DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM BY "THE RARE FRUIT COUNCIL". 60 DAY EXTENTION OP EMPLOYMENT - JOHN WHALING, ACCOUNT CLERK. APPOINT JAMES MOSS & FANNIE MAE LEEPER TO INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL COMMI1'rt,E. EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF TREES, HARDWARE, TOOLS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE PALMS AFFECTED BY LETHAL YELLOWING SUBMIT FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS - 25 CULTURAL EVENTS. SALE OF TERRAMYCIN TO HOMEOWNERS FOR LETHAL YELLOWING OF PALMS ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK - CITY OF MIAMI AERIAL SURVEY EXECUTE AGREEMENT - CITY AND NATIONAL CENTER FOR MUNICI- PAL DEVELOPMENT INC. "MAN IN WASHINGTON". AMUSEMENT RIDES PERMIT - CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA MERCH- ANTS MARCH 3 THRU 16, 1975. APPOINTMENTS - MAYOR'S COMMITTEE ON BUDGETARY PROCEDURE CONTRACT-PHIL HAMMERSMITH, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR INTRODUCTION OF NEW AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OFFICER, DISCUS- SION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM(SEE ITEMS 27 & 29) COMMODORES ROWING & SAILING CLUB, TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE OF LOT 4 & OUTLOT 4, BLOCK 2 - POINT VIEW AMD. 1-YEAR EXTENSION OF VARIANCE, COMMERCIAL BILTMORE AMD FURNITURE WHOLESALE SHOWROOMS 10 N.E. 40 TH STREET. 6-MONTH EXTENSION: 1. VARIANCE-JEWISH HOME FOR AGED 2. CONDITIONAL USE .. 3. CONDITIONAL USE .. PHIL HAMMERSMITH-ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO MAYOR - CORRECT DATE. PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF MRS, ATHALIE M. RANGE, AFRICAN SQUARE PROPERTY, 1421 N.W. 61 STREET. DISCUSSION OF RECENT COCONUT GROVE ART FESTIVAL FOOD PRICES AND COMFORT STATION FACILITIES FOR FUTURE EVENTS, RECEIVE SEALED BIAS -FASHION HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4381, FASHION SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5401C ORbINANCE Ofol RESOLUTION NO, R 75-163 R 75-164 M 75•-1.65 R 75-•166 R 75-167 R 75-168 R 75-169 DISCUSSION. R 75-170 R 75-171 R 75-172 DISCUSSION R 75-173 DISCUSSION M 75-174 R 75-205 R 75-175 R 75-176 R 75-177 R 75-178 MOTION M 75-179 M 75-180 R 75-204 R 75-181 1-2 2 3-4 4-6 6-7 7 7-8 8-9 9 10 10-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15 15-16 r 17 17-18 IVY NO, 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39, IM�X ct4 McifFNEARD SUBJECT WATSON ISLAND PERMIT-2ND ANNUAL FESZIVAL FOR MIGRANT FARM WORKERS, APRI*. 27, 1975. M 75-182 18,-20 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUT1UN No. PACE NO, NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM -AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE M 75-183 WITH DR. STANLEY D'JNN, FAU. R 75-266 MIAMI RIVER INTER CITY BOARD, PROPOSED RESOLUTION AND MOTION APPOINTING COMMISSIONER GORDON TO COMMITTEE. R 75-207 PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF RENE COTERA-FEDERACION ATLETICA BASEBALL INVERNAL MIAMI REQUEST USE OF MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM FOR SECOND YEAR OF COMPETITION. PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF MRS. ADELE KANTER REQUESTING REMOVAL OF STOP SIGNS IN THE NATOMA MANOR AREA. PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF MRS. ELIZABETH VIRRICK, PRESENT- ATION OF FLAG TO CITY; ALLOCATE $15,000 FOR GOLDEN GLOVES SEED MONEY FOR 1976. MIAMI RIVER INTER CITY BOARD, PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF MR. TOM HOMBERGER. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM -PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD. RECEIVE SEALED BIDS $19,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR POLICE, SANITARY SEWERS, STORM SEWERS, STREETS AND NIGHWAYS. DISCUSSION M 75-184 M 75-185 DISCUSSION DISCUSSION R 75-186 CONTINUATION**AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM. 1 DISCUSSION BICENTENNIAL PARK, PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF EDWARD D. STONE, JR. PRELIMINARY DESIGN AREA SURROUNDING AUDITORIUM, ETC. DISCUSSION AWARDING BONDS: $8,000,000 Police Headquarters & Crime Facilit es $5,000,000 Sanitary Sewer Bonds $3,000,000 Storm Sewer Improvement Bonds R 75-187 $3,000,000 Street & Highway Improvement Bonds R 75-187 PROCLAMATIONS, PLAQUES, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT ONE DAY BEFORE EFFECT- IVE DATE OF ORDINANCE 8319, etc. DISCUSSION MAYOF'S STATEMENT ON POLITICAL ASSASINATION OF CUBAN 1 EXILES, DISCUSSION DISCUSSION OF CANCELLATION OF LED ZEPPLIN CONCERT AT ORANGE BOWL; WAIVE RENTAL FEE FOR BASEBALL STADIUM FOR A NON-PRQFIT CONCERT FEBRUARY 7TH, PEDIATRIC CARE CENTER AWARD SID-NYLON SCREENING FOR TRUCK COVERS FOR THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT, AWARD DID -FIRE HOSE AWARD BID -FIRE HOSE FITTINGS AWARD AIP-FIRE STATION NO. 9 BATHROOM ADDITION 14 75-188 R 75-189 R 75-190 R 75-191 R 75-192 20-21 21 21-24 24-26. 26-27 27 28-29 30-32 32-37 38-45 45 46 46 47 48 49 49 49 50 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59, 60, 61, 62, CI41 INDEX Ur_REGISSIui�fOF�MIMf� FLORIDA SUBJECT ORDINANCE 0 RESOLUTION AWARD BID -FIRE MAINTENANCE BUILDING HEATING-1975 R 75-193 AWARD BID -CENTRAL DRAINAGE PROJECT E-33 R 75-194 AWARD BID -PARKS HARD SURFACE COURTS(HENDERSON PARK). R 75-195 EXTEND CONDITIONAL USE -INTERIM PARKING ON LOTS 38, 39, BLOCK B FORT bALLAS PARK, CITY NATIONAL BANK. R 75196 AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO SETTLE CLAIMS NOT EXCEEDING $500.00 R 75-197 ELIMINATE GEOGRAPHY TEST, ETC. FOR APPLICANTS TO OPERATE TAXICABS. R 75-198 APPOINTMENTS TO THE STATUS OF WOMEN CONDOLENCES IN THE DEATH OF MERLE T. CLEMONS. APPOINT ANNA WEISS TO GENERAL CULTURAL HISPANIC COMMITT GRANT FREE USE OF MARINE STADIUM TO SOUTH MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL BAND ON MAY 23, 1975. EXTEND CONTRACT TO FEBRUARY 28, 1975 FOR LOUIS LAUREDO, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR. OFFICIALS OF THE CITY TO PROVIDE PORTABLE SANITARY FACILITIES WHERE LARGE GROUPS CONGREGATE, DETERMINAT- ION OF FEES, ETC. EXTEND 60 DAYS -CONDITIONAL USE OF COMMODORES ROWING AND SAILING CLUB, POINT VIEW AMD. NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT WITH DR. STANLEY DUNN FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM EXPRESS INTENT TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE MIAMI RIVER RESTORATION COMMITTEE, MIAMI RIVER INTER -CITY BOARD, MIAMI RIVER REGATTA COMMITTEE INC., AND APPOINT COMMIS- SIONER GORDON AS CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE. R 75-199 R 75-200 R 75-201 R 75•-202 R 75-203 R 75-204 R 75-205 R 75-206 R 75-207 WAIVE RENTAL FEES -DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM "RARE FRUIT COUNDIL". R 75-208 APPOINTMENTS TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. MOTION APPOINT J.L. PLUMMER TO PROCEED TO HAWAII TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF MIAMI AT NATIONAL FOOTBALL OWNERS MEETING. 1 R 75-209 PENSION ORDINANCES: "JII, ALIT, "M" AND "N". DIRECT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH INTER-AMERICAN CENTER AUTHORITY TO RE-ESTABLISH CITY'S FIRST LIEN ON INTERAMA. APPOINTMENTS TO YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD DISCUSSION OF FUNDS FOR C, IVES FESTIVAL FOR INDIGENTS IN COCONUT GROVE AREA 8367 8368 8369 8370 PAGE NO. 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 53 54 54 54 55 55 55 56 56 56-57 57 57-61 R 75-210 62 R 75-211 63 5-DAY RULE 63-64 DISCUSSION 65 ITEM NO, 63, 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 72 (A) . 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79, 80. 81, 82, tNtEx cORSSV�lti,tattIA SUBJECT DEFINITION OF SPOUSE FOR PENSION PURPOSES PUBLIC HEARING - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT. LANDSCAPING PHASE I, MIAMI RIVER WALKWAY, PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF LUCIUS WILLIAMS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOP- MENT AUTHORITY AND ALLOCATION OF $25,000. ESTABLISH FEE SCHEDULE FOR CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. ESTABLISH RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN AT WATSON ISLAND. AMEND SECTION 39-3 OF MIAMI CITY CODE ESTABLISHING ANNUAL LOCKER AND PERMIT FEE TENNIS FACILITIES AT HENDERSON AND MOORE PARKS AMEND SECTION 39-3 OF MIAMI CITY CODE ESTABLISHING FEES FOR USE OF TENNIS FACILITIES AT HENDERSON AND MOORE PARKS AUTHORIZE 6-MONTH MEMBERSHIP AT CITY OF MIAMI GOLF COURSES FROM MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 31, 1975. POOR MAINTENANCE OF U.S. I AND I-95, REQUEST MANAGER TO CONTACT D.O.T. REPEAL CHAPTER 50 OF MIAMI CITY CODE "SHIPPING VESSELS AND DOCKS" ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 50. MOTION OF CONDOLENCES IN THE DEATH OF JACK SILVERMAN. DISCUSSION OF PURCHASE OF BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY AND MOTION DIRECTING MANAGER TO SEEK APPRAISALS. ESTABLISH DATE OF FIRST PUBLIC HEARING - DOWNTOWN ZONING STUDY. CONCEPTUAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, APPOINT 3 PERSONS TO COMMITTEE. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE $35,000 FROM UNALLO- CATED FUNDS ON A BORROW BASIS WITH LATER REIMBURSEMENT IN CREATION OF MINI -PARK ON S.W. 8TH STREET ALLOCATE $95,000 - ORANGE BOWL SPIRAL DECK REPLACEMENT. ACCEPT BID - ORANGE BOWL SPIRAL DECK REPLACEMENT. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE 1.GREEMENT WITH KUNDE & ASSOCIATES-MADIGAN PRAEGER, INC.; PLANS AND SPECS-ATRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO ORANGE BOWL, ALLOCATE $40,000 FOR EQUIPMENT RENTAL TO BE USED BY CIT' WORK FORCES UNDER THE MANPOWER PROGRAM. 1, RELOCATE SEAPLANE TO MARINE STADIUM "SPIRIT OF 76" 2, ESTABLISH DATE FOR RAPID TRANSIT POLICY OF CITY COMMISSION. ALLOCATE $25,000 AS ADVANCE FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT- UNALLOCATED; LANDSCAPING PHASE I OF THE MIAMI RIVER- FRQNT WALKWAY, ORI) I NANCE OR R.SOLUTIuU NOi DISCUSSION M 75,-212 M 75-213 8371 FIRST READING FIRST READING FIRST READING FIRST READING DISCUSSION FIRST READING M 75-214 M 75-215 M 75-216 M 75-217 M 75-218 8372 R 75-219 PAGE NO, 65 66-84 -- 84-86 86-88 88-89 89 90 90 91 91-92 92 92-93 93 94 94 95 95 R 75-220 96 R 75-221 96 DISCUSSION 97 R 75-222 97 III NO 83. 84. ChQ�X iSSIOiRWR8RIG4 CONTRACT WITH LOUIS LAUREDO AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR; $1.00 PER YEAR. STREET LIGHTING PROGRAM ADMOURNMENT**************************** t+++++++++++++++++++++++ DISCUSSION & DEFERRAL DISCUSSION *************** ++++++++-}++++++ 97-98 98 **********1 ++++++++++A MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETIIIG OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ###******* ON THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, THE CITY COMMISSION OF pIAM1,., QR DA MET AT ITS REGULAR MEETING PLACE IN THE CITY ALL, �5UU VAN AMERICAN DRIVE, MIAMI, ILORIDA IN REGULAR SESSION, THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 9:07 O'CLOCK A.M. BY MAYOR JIAURICE A. I'ERRE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION FOUND TO E PRESENT: COMMISSIONER MANOLO REBOSO COMMISSIONER (REV.) THEODORE GIBSON VICE MAYOR J. L. PLU MER, JR. MAYOR MAUR I CE A. IERR E P. W. ANDREWS, CITY MANAGER A. P. CROUCH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JOHN S, LLOYD, CITY ATTORNEY H. 1) SOUTH RN, C I TY LLERK RALPH G. UNGIE, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK AN INVOCATION WAS DELIVERED BY REVEREND GIBSON WHO THEN LED THOSE PRESENT IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, ALSO PRESENT: A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING OF THE MINUTES WAS INTRO- DUCED AND SECONDED AND WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. * k it NOTE: Commissioner Gordon entered the meeting at 9:30 o'clock A.M. 1, LAND -FILL SUBMERGED LAND LOT 1-J - AUSTIN HALL (4-69) * FEB 2 7 1975 Mayor Ferre: The first item to come before us is a zoning board item, Item #3. There are no objectors. The Zoning Board by a 7 to 0 vote recommended this request for land -fill, the Planning Dept. recommended approval. Are any objectors present today? The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-163 A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO FILL SUBMERGED LAND LYING EASTERLY OF LOT 1, J. AUSTIN HALL (4-69) AND LOT 2, J.AUSTIN HALL (2-48) TO BULKHEAD L;:A, LOCATED AT 185 S.E. 8TH STREET FILL TO CONSIST OF UPLAND DRY FILL DEPOSITED BY TRUCKS; PROPERTY ZONED R-C-1 (RESIDENCE OFFICE); SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY ALL 1 • FEB 2 71 7f OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. (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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. (Mrs. Gordon absent at roll call.) f' E. R 2 7 19/5 2, 30 DAY EXTENSION- USE OF NE 50,.4' LOT 12 C&I PEACOCK AMD B-70 PARKING LOT Mayor Ferre: Item 4, 3405 Main Highway, Mr. Plummer: We had better hear this one, because I notice thoy have gone in and done some emergency work. Have they now complied. Mr. Ferencik: No, they do not comply. The lighting man went over there at 6:30 this morning to check the lightingon the lot, it does not meet the minimum requirements of the lighting ordinance. They now have completed the landscaping. Their timing devices are not turning these lights on until some time way after dark, which is just a matter of adjustment as far as the timing devices are concerned, but the lights do not comply with the ordinance. Mr. Plummer: I move we give them a 30 day extension to come up to snuff and at that time there will be no further extensions, they either comply at that time or we deny it. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-164 A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 74-973 WHICH GRANTED PERMISSION AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 8142 TO USE NE 50.4' OF LOT 12, C & I PEACOCK AMD (B-70), LOCATED AT 3405 MAIN HIGHWAY FOR PARKING LOT AS PER PLAN ON FILE FOR A PER?OD OF NO MORE THAN 30 DAYS BEING IN THE COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS VILLAGE INTERIM ZONING DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO SITE PLAN APPROVAL BY PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITH INGRESS FROM MAIN HIGHWAY AND INGRESS AND EGRESS TO MAC FARLANE; ZONED C-2 (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL) 30 DAY EXTENSION ONLY (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 (Key.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J, L, Plummer Mayor Maurice A, Ferre, NOES: None FEB 2 7197 FEO 2 71975 5, DISCUSSION & MOTION- USE OF DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM BY RARE FRUIT COUNCIL Mayor Ferre: All right, take up Item 20, City Manager recommends, Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager I don't understand this, --is this profit making thing or not? Mr. Andrews: It is one in which the City if cooperating, ---- Mr. Plummer: Then why 50%? Mr. Andrews: This is the arrangement we arrived at. It is partly private but partly city cooperation, ---the City is very pleased to see this occur. Mr. Plummer: Is it profit -making? Mr. Andrews: It is non-profit. Mayor Ferre: The Rare Fruit Council is not a profit -making operation. Mr. Andrews: If you reduce to where they would have no charge, we would still want them to pay for the cost, Mr. Plummer: I move it be waived in its entirety, except for the necessary expenses being prepaid in advance. Motion No. 75-165 waiving the fee in its entirety, except for the necessary expenses was passed and adopted by unanimous vote. Later in the meeting Resolution No. 75-208 confirming this action, was passed ani adopted. [LB 2 71975 4, 60 DAY EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT - JOHN WHALING, ACCOUNT CLERK The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-166 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SIXTY (60) DAY EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT PAST THE AGE OF SEVENTY (70) FOR JOHN WHALING, CLERK III, SANITATION DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 29, 1975 THROUGH MARCH 29, 1975, WITH THE PROVISION THAT IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLBACK OR LAYOFF, MR. WHALING, RATHER THAN A JUNIOR EMPLOYEE, WOULD BE AFFECTED (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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. FER271975 APPOINT JAMESMOSS & - FANNIE MAE LEEPER TO INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL COMMITTEE The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved ite adoption: FEB 27197 RESOLUTION NO, 75-167 A RESOLtTION APPOINTING MR. JAMES M. MOSS AND MRS. FANNIE MAE LEEPER TO THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL 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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. FEB 2, 71975 6, EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF TREES, HARDI'IARE, TOOLS To REMOVE AND REPLACE PALMS AFFECTED BY LETHAL YELLOWING Mayor Ferre: Let's take up 23, the City Manager recommends. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor I: am going to question this cost. I think it is exorbitant Mr. Manager. Mr. Andrews: In this bidding procedure, $9350. for the purchase of additional trees. Mr. Plummer: I don't have any qualms with that. What I am questioning, the rental of the tractor trailer with a driver, $18,000.00, what, for 3 months. That is a lot of money, $6,000.00 a month. Mr. Andrews: It is $18.00 per hour, that is with the driver. Mr. Plummer: Why $13,000. for chain saws, rope and pruning shears? Mr. Andrews: All of this is in balance with the personnel in order to carry out this program. Mr. Plummer: As you know I am in favor of the program. I started the thing, but I think these prices are just out of question. Rev. Gibson: You mean to tell me you are going to spend $45,319.13, if we have to do that kind of business , isn't it advantageous to the City to be concerned because certainly these isn't just going away. Mr. Plummer: This isn't going to be the only time either. Mayor Ferre: The question is, instead of rental why don't you buy the units, two dump trucks, Mr. Andrews: If we buy the equipment, and certainly we can use the equipment, we still have to man the equipment, we have to go through all this other, we hope this program is going to be brought to a conclusion. It is coming under control and when we get through with this contract, plus some additional effort after that by the City which is concurrent with this program. we think we will have most of this under control. Mr. Plummer: If you break it down , you are talking about per palm tree being placed in at about $450. a piece. Mayor Ferre: How much are you going to pay rental on those two dump trucks, Mr, Plummer: $18,720,00,-- -- Mayor Ferre; On today's market there are a lot of dump truck out pn the market right now are in pretty good condition, you don't have to buy new dump trucks, I recognize that that does not take into account the labor factor maintenance and fuel, but I'd carefully study that because there might be an avenue there for potential savings, ,. 4 FEB 2 7 1975 Mt. Plummer: Mr. Mayor I am looking at per tree, cost at about $400.00 per tree. Do you figure it differently? Mayor Ferre: How do you get $400. per tree. Mr. Plummer: You are talking about 1100 trees. Mr. Andrews: This has npthing to do with the planting of tie trees. Mr. Plummer: What is all this, Mr. Andrews: This is for tree removal., this is the continuation of the program of removing palm trees. Mr. Plumper: 1 stand corrected on that. You have lumped 'them together what you have done. Mr. Andrews: Yes, Rev. Gibson: This still doesn'tanswer my question. Mayor Ferre: Let's continue this for a second. I'll tell you what the answer is Father, I go through it at Maule Industries. The answer is this, that an outside contractor can do it cheaper than Maule Industries, and an outside contractor can do it cheaper than the City of Miami. Why? Because, with Maule we have to deal with the Union, just simple basic economics, and you can go outside and get somebody to do it within your own Mr. Andrews: You authorized the purchase of certain equipment that will be available in the next three to four months. This equipment and particularly the trucks we are talking about is for four month period. Mr. Plummer: You what I don't understand, and I was mistaken, this is lumped together, the last contractor we had that pulled these trees down had their own truck and crane, why are we suddenly now having to go into the business. I don't understand that, remember the young kids, the Triple A Company, they had two trucks and that crane thing that just scooped down and picked them up. Why suddenly are we going to the outside? I don't understand it . Mr. Andrews: We are administering this program rather than putting it out under contract. It is a little expensive to do it that way. This compliments the City crews, or we are going to be working in the public right of way at the same time that we are going to contract for this service. Mr. Plummer: The only thing these two dump trucks are doing, wes hauling that, we have a lot of those trash carriers over there than can do it. Rev. Gibson: J. L. I want to withdraw my objection. Well, I think about insurance, about civil service, I'll say no more, I'll even move it, Mrs. Gordon: Let it stand. Mayor Ferre: As I understand, it has the strong recommendation of the Manager, you are absolutely certain that it is cheaper than any other way. Is that correct? Mr. Andrews: Well, if we had the equipment Mr. Mayor, it could possibly be cheaper. Mayor Ferre; That is what Father Gibson is saying. Mr, Andrews:If we had the equipment, but that equipment isn't that readily available, I can assure you. The other thing this does, is in addition to the compliment of people we are employing doing this, when we obtain these two .trucks, we are putting two or three additional people to work, Mayor Ferre: Let me tell you why I agree with the Manager, J.L.---- Mr. Plummer: I drove down here this morning, we've got new trees in this Kennedy Park, there is one man there with a truck watering the trees, and four men watching him, FEB 271975 Mayor Petre: That is exactly the point. That is why it is better to go out and get a one-shot cantract*---- Mt. Plummer: No, I disagree* I think we ought to go down and make sure the other four men are working, and,the one is watering. That is what we ought to be doing. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon * who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-168 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE ACTION OF THE CITY MANAGER IN MAKING EMERGENCY PURCHASES OF TREES, HARDWARD, TOOLS AND THE RENTAL OF DUMP TRUCKS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE COCONUT TREES STRICKEN BY LETHAL YELLOWING; AND ACCEPTING THE BIDS OF NINE (9) SUPPLIERS AT A TOTAL COST OF $45,319.13; USING FUNDS PROVIDED IN THE 1974-75 FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUND (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: Commissioners Reboso, Gordon., Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: Commissioner Plummer ABSENT: None. FEB 271975 SUBMIT FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION 7, NATIONhL ENDOWMENT FOR YHE ARTS 25 CULTURAL EVENTS Mayor Ferre: City Manager recommends, you want to add anything to that Mr. Manager. Mr. Andrews: If you ire interested there will be a variety of programs, such as drama, dance, music, art, 5 presentations each that we are.going to put on through our program under the community affairs thgouth the cultural coordi;ator. I think t»is g very good program. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Andrews how some talents, or groups may become involved in some of this extra cultural activity, by contacting you direct? Mr. Andrews: Or contact Mr. Parades. Mrs; Gordon: Mr. Parades? I understand' there is an operatic group that is very interested in putting on'some concerts in the Handshell. So I will direct them to you or Mr. Parades. Mayor Ferre: I might point out in welcoming the young people, that are here with us this morning, as part of our government in action student group, that the City of Miami is concerned not only with little'roads and parks, and with police and fire protection, but we are also concerned about the social and cultural aspects of this community, and right now we are applying to the federal government through the National Endowment of the Arts to initiate a program to provide 25 cultural events within the City of Miami, and it is the type of program that I think the city goverment should be involved in. FEB 2 7197 The following resolution: was introduced by Commissioner Plummer. who Loved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-169 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER IN THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS TO INITIATE A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 25 CULTURAL EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE 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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. Rev. Gibson: Rose especially, I hope this curtural event festival business that we would tie some of it to our annual festival in the Spring Mrs. Gordon: At the International Folk festival? Rev. Gibson: right, that is perhaps one of the greatest things we do in this city, where we get all these people together of different cultures and backgrounds, so they can begin to speak to each other. Mrs. Gordon: And it is doing that. 7A: SALE OF TERRAMYCIN TO HOMEOWNERS -FOR LETHAL YELLOWING OF PALMS: Mr. Andrews: Let me tell you why Item 25 is withdrawn. We have received 11,000 injections from the County who have received them from the State and 340 guns. We are making the terramycin and the guns available to the public ----there is a $15.00 deposit that the homeowner needs to make on the gun but we will demonstrate how to do it, and now this service is available to all the people in the City. Mayor Ferre: Is it being used? Are the people coming in. Mr. Andrews: They are coming in, but we are going to have to advertise a little more than we have in the past, now that we have all this material at hand. Mayor Ferre: Why don't you pass some handbills out with the garbage collectors. Mr. Andrews: Something, FEB 271975 8, ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK - CITY OF MIAMI ALRIAL SURVEY- 1974 Mayor Ferre: We are on Item 26, Mr. Anarewa exn7 aired whs' i05 was withdrawn, now we are on 26. Mr. Plummer; What is 26 used for? Mr. Andrews: This is used throughout all departments in the City and its aerial photos album, made up of the entire city. We often substitute those aerial photos for plans that might have to be drawn because they are very accurate at 100 ft. per inch, FEB 271975 The following resolution was introduced by Comm isSioner Gibson , who Moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-170 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY RADER AND ASSOCIATES, IFC AT A TOTAL COST OF $11,028.00; AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OP $1,102.80 FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI - AERIAL SURVEY - 1974 (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: Commissioners Reboso, Gordon, Gibson and Mayor Ferre. Commissioner Plummer did not vote. NOES: NOne. FEB 2 71975 9, EXECUTE AGREEMENT - CITY AND NATIONAL CENTER FOR MUNICIPAL DEV- ELOPMENT INC,„MAN IN WASHINGTON" The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-1.71 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT HERETO ATTACHED, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. TO PROVIDE FOR A WASHINGTON ASSISTANT TO THE MANAGER TO ASSIST THE CITY IN BEST UTILIZING FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS AND TO MAINTAIN LIAISON WITH THE CITY'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; FURTHER AUTHROZING SAID AGREEMENT TO BE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,500.00 FROM THE 1974-75 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THIS PURPOSE (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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. FEB 271975 10, AMUSEMENT RIDES PERMIT - CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA MERCHANIS MARCH 3 THEW 16, 1975 Mayor Ferre; Let's take up Item 30, Mr. Plummer:With special consideration that it will be watched as to people living on the grounds which is the complaint of some of the neighbors, FEB 271975 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who *loved it8 adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-172 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR A SALES PROMOTION CARNIVAL TO THE CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION ON MARCH 3 THROUGH MARCH 16, 1975, 3725 N.W. 7TE STREET SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS (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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. FEB 2 71975 11, APPOINTMENTS - MAYOR'S COMMITTEE ON BUDGETARY PROCEDURE Mr. Peboso: Mr. mAyor. I have my appointment ready. I would like to appoint Ms. Pricilla Perry, Acting Director of the Urban Studies of the University of Miami. Mayod Ferre: Does Commissioner Gordon and Commissioner Gibson have their appointment? Will you have them this afternoon? We will bring this matter us this afternoon. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor why don't you just pass it, whatever names they select. I make a motion that all the names that they select be included and we approve it. Mrs. Gordon:How much time do you think this will take from the person with the regard to meetings. Mayor Ferre: If they are going to do a good job, its is going to be time consuming. You can't go over a budgetary review without taking a lot of time. Mrs. Gordon:Would it be all year-round or a quarterly process, or what are we expecting of these people? Mayor Ferre:We are now in the end of February and as you know the budgetary review process begins in another two of three months, and then Mrs. Gordon: It won't begin until after April. That is what I am trying to find out. Mr. Andrews: I would say after April. There is one area this committee could become active in almost immediately and that is the area of City government and the county government as far es rendering of services to the unincorporated area. Mr. Plummer: The Dade League has a very active committee on that which they would be glad to share with this committee. Mayor Ferre: It is also the question of the question of the relationship between our budgetary process and Metro and the difference, and there is also the question of professional advice, for example, the University of Miami. So there are a lot of things a good budgetary committee could get into. I would say if they do their job well it is a time consuming job, and with Marty Fine as Chairman, it will be a time consuming job, Mrs. Gordon; i'll wait till this afternoon to make sure my appointee is interested. FEB 271975 • FEB 2 '1 19/S 12, CONTRACT - PHIL HAMMERSMITH - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR The following resolution was introduced by Cominissionet Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-173 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PHIL HAMMERSMITH FOR SERVICES AS ADN7NISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR COMMENCING FF.BRIIARY 24,1.975 COMPENSATION FOR SAID SERVICES TO BE $1.2,000.00 PER YEAR, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED TN THE CONTRACT ATTACHED HERETO (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 Menolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. Mayor Ferre: I might point out of Phil Hammersmith who in the week going to make a very effective aide that I am very happy to have the services that he has been with me, I think he is in the Mayor's office. FEB 271975 131 INTRODUCTION OF NEW AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OFFICER DISCUSSION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM- ALSO SEE LATER ITEM Mr. Andrews: Let me introduce our new affirmative action officer who will act as the City's coordinator, Ms. Anne Nichol, and I thought you would like to meet here. She is bi-lingual. Mayor Ferre: I tested her yesterday. Mr. Andrews: As you are aware I supplied you with an affirmative action program, a draft of such in which you will be establishing policy and Ms. Nichol will be assisting us in refining that policy. Once the policy has been established, then she will be responsible to the City Manager to design an affirmative action program for each unit of our government, which we will re -present to the commission. We are going to set the guidelines for police, fire, public works, sanitation as to the employment of Latins and Blacks in the City government. Rev. Gibson: Let me ask a question. Do you have any experience. Ms. Nichol: Yes, sir, I have, Rev. Gibson: Where? Ms. Nichol: Dade County Public Safety Department. Rev. Gibson: They haven't done a good job. Ms. Nichol: I did not have final responsibility. Rev, Gibson: Are you going to have it now? Mrs. Nichol: I can't honestly say that Sir,. Rev, Gibson; I'd like to get the answer, to have Rose, I want you to hear this, just on paper, and not me, because it is misleading to the public, and makes these agencies, to produce, irritates my conscience very, very FEB 271975 disturbed. Ms. Nichol: 1 tend to agree with you wholeheartedly but as the affirmative .ration coordinator. 1 cannot dictate: I see this as a challenge and an opportunity to have all elements of the City government work in close cooperation and conocrt, to create a climate from the very bottom to the very top and back down again. We will have true affirmative action and true equality of employment. The thing that is really important is that I think and the Cotntnission and the Manager, by appointing me have given me a vote of confidence and established a posture of becoming an affirmative action employer, and I think if we all work together, and I cannot do it all by myself, ----there are 4,000 employee, if we all work together, we will be a true affirmative action employer and not only that, the Civil Service Commission will have a pool of the most qualified people for the job, for the money that is available. Rev. Gibson: l see all these programs and agencies on paper. Now if you are ,just going to be a coordinator, I think Mr. Mayor, I want you to hear this, this burns my „tlr.v soul, we have all these affirmative actions, and yab, yab, yab,- --arid I wilt see, for instance the police department, if you had when the former Chief c;,irmi.re came here, if you had one number of policemen and you have lesthan the number, 1 wonder about the affirmative action. You see what 1 am taU inn abnnt,-------affirmative action doesn't mean a hill of beans to me unless 1 see, an addition to that thing. And let me now say something else, while 1 am at it.. It disturbs me at this point in the game, we are saying if you don't live In the City, that jazz, --I hope everybody here this morning hears me loud and clear.---1 had a chance to review and to look at my conscience. Mayor Ferre: i want to be a little more specific because Father Gibson sometimes, because he is a priest, is a little bit too generous, and he says things a generous way. t want to be more explicit. I want to be more specific about what all this; means. This question of selecting people from within the core city, sounds tine in theory, but in effect, what you are doing is you are limiting the people you are going to choose to a very small radius, maybe dis- enfranchising from the system a lot of minority groups that don't happen to live in the City. You take for example the Black community. Take specifics now, there is much more of the Black community lives outside the City than lives within the City of Miami, and there might be a lot of qualified Black citizens who might want to be policemen, and if you draw the curtain around the city of Miami, you may be actually hurting the cause of minorities, and I think we have to be very careful. That is no substitute for a careful evaluation and perhaps you might have registers, now in the City of Newark, and I am glad Chief Fox is here ---in the City of Newark, and it is being tested constitutionally, I called up the City of Newark on Friday or Saturday, and talked to the City Attorney there, to find out how that is working. What they have done Chief, is they have two registers, and it is just open to everybody so that you don't have the inner City problem that we might have by limiting, through Civil Service action in Miami. What they do is, they pull the top people from the minority register to a certain point ---I know that is a quota system and that has a lot of controversial but I think that might be better and more acceptable and if you do it that way than if you say the people have got to live within the City of Miami. IN that way you get certain quota requirements for your Blacks and Latins and that doesn't really impair from getting the top notch non -Blacks and, Rev. Gibson: I am not opposed to quotas, let me tell you this, you Blacks you hear that are opposed to quotas, they don't understand how the system works. You've got a quota anyhow, it is there whether it is in your mind, or elsewhere ----the fact remains, that you don't get Black people into the system . Like people say, well get some new token on the Commission. I have no problem with that baby, when these guys swear off here, two over there and two here, and I am the only Black, and I got to vote, I can get to be the majority at that point. Mr. Plummer: I am a minority now. Rev. Gibson: But the point Plummer, you and Reboso have to be in the same camp, Ferre and Rose will be in the same Camp, Gibson is going to be out there by himself, from the minutes that vote Is cast, I want you to know these are the disappointments of the budgetary committee. I have to think and pray, you all don't have to think and pray. See what I am driving at Mr. Anrews, I want some affirmative action out of this commission, I want to see some Black faces in some of these places, and I am watching particularly the people you are hiring here lately and you are still talking about affirmative action, and haven't seen FEB 27 1975 any Blacks moved up in the system. Mr. Plummer.: Mr. Mayor and Father Gibson, I am not putting down what the Civil Service Board did, or anything of that nature but let the tell you I'll be glad to furnish you with a copy of which t did the City Manager. In reality Mr. Mayor and what you are really saying and what t said the other day to the Manager was, when you limit your hiring to the Cityof Miami, you are in fact saying there is no minority, no Latin, no Black living outside of the City of Miami. That in essence what happens. I found that the Miami Beach system which is presently being used, and I have asked the Manager and I have given it to him to comment on, they use a system where residents of the City get 10% or 5% advantage points over non-residents of the City. I think it :accomplishes the same end, but it doesn't exclude anyone where we are presently excluding non -city residents, where we today give 5% for veterans, and we give them an advantage, I think we could stretch it, and I am not the one to set the percentage, to city residents, give them 10% advantage points, but we don't exclude outsiders. So Tam asking the Manager to comment on that. I think it has merit. I really do, and moreso, if we get challenged in court. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, Item 14A, the Civil Ser. Board will be here during that time, and the subjects you are carrying on, we can carry on it detail discussion. Mayor Ferro: I might mention to Mr. Huttoe who is here and Chairman of the Civil Ser. Board, I think what you did, in my opinion, that the intent. of it was good. And I commend you for really being bold and stepping forward to try to solve a problem that needs solving. I think it shows courage, and imagination on your part. What I am afraid of, it might not achieve, ----it is second-best. That is what 1 am worried about. I would recommend that you and Mr. Faulk perhaps call Newark and find out who Mr. Paulk's counterpart is in Newark or through the City Manager's office, and find out how that system, it is being tested in court now, and my be unconstitutional, but if it isn't unconstitutional, that might be a better way of going about this. Mr. Huttoe:Mr. Mayor when we were involved in the changing, ---actually all we did was to directed the executive secretary to enforce the civil service rules. Civil Service rules say you shall hire from the City of Miami unless, because of a professional need, or a lack of qualified applicants you can then go, and we did not feel we could any longer justify the number. We just didn't come about this, we were requested by the City Manager after a lengthy study about this, the Black organizations within the City recommended this, the Latin organizations recommended this, furthermore the group that carte in from the International Assoc of Firefighters recommended this, and the Out Reach people who are directing the federally funded out reach program came before the Civil Service Board and recommended this, so we did not do this on just our own accord in reaching out. Futhermore Mr. Mayor we directed Mr. Faulk to keep the Manager and the Civil Service Board apprised of the situation and if we were not getting adequate numbers of qualified applicants, of the minorities or majority, whatever you want to call it, that we be notified and we give con- sideration to a point value. So this isn't closing the door. Later in the morning when we come up on the agenda, there are several other items I would like to address myself to at the time. Father Gibson mentioned he hadn't seen Black faces, Mayor Ferre: If you keep on we are going to have a bid discussion, and we have to get back to the agenda. We will hear you at Item 14A. F E B 2 71975 COMMODORES ROWING & SAILING CLUB - TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF 14, CONDITIONAL USE LQT 4 & QUTLOT 4, BLOCK 2 - POINT VIEW AMD Mayor Ferre: Is the applicant here on this? What is the department's position on this? Mr. Ferencik; This property is supposed to be, ---the problem is off street parking. The on -site parking is nowhere near adequate to provide for their needs. Mayor Ferre: Are you against this? M. Ferencik: Yes, they have two Tots, 6 and 7, being pointed -out by 12 FEB27197 Mr. Simpson, that are available for parking for this facility. It just so happens from personal knowledge, my mother in law lives itt that neighborhood down further on the other end of S. Bayshore, and t am in that neighborhood quite frequently and I have never seen these lots open and available and being parked on by the people that go to this club. They park on the out .lot to the easterly side of the property, they park in the front of the property, and the out lots are in very port conditions, there is flooding, these has been no attempt to improve the outlots for the purposes of parking. The parking lot up the street, which would be available does not have proper lighting it is landscaped, the landscaping is very poorly maintained. Mr. Plummer: What are you really telling us, give them a chance to fix up the lots? Mr. ferencik: If they can correct the parking situation on the Mayor Ferre: Ferre: Why don't you give them an extension for a few months and then come back. Mr. Ferencik: This is a possible solution if they will agree to, Mr. Allan Bliss: My.name is Allan Bliss, executive secretary of Commodores' Rowing and Sailing Club. I had no idea there was a problem other than the fact that with the parking lot that was over there, people were putting junked cars in there and we were getting the responsibility of getting them towed off, ----that was our biggest problem , and so we stopped using it because we could not control it property, but across the street, at the out -lot, it is owned by the City of Miami. Mayor Ferre: Would 60 days be enough for you to correct this and come back. A motion to extend this for 60 days and come back before the City Commission at that time was passed and adopted by the unanimous vote, and numbered Motion No. 75-174. Later in the meeting Resolution No. 75-205 was passed in support of this action. VARIANCE - COMMERCIAL BILTMORE AMD 15, 1-YEAR EXTENSION FURNITURE WHOLESALE SHOWROOMS 10 N,E, 40TH STREET F E B 2 71975 Mayor Ferre: Let's take up item 6, 10 N.E. 40th Street, extension of variance. Mr. Plumper: What does the department recommend. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-175 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE VARIANCE GRANTED ON THE PROPERTY AT 10 N.E. 40TH STREET BY ZONING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. ZB 134-74, AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE XVII, SECTION 6, AND ARTICLE XXIII, SECTION 4 (27) TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING WITH 2.5 FLOOR AREA RATIO (2.0 PERMITTED), AND WAIVING 4 OF 23 PARKING SPACES. AS PER PLAN DATED 9/5/74; ON LOTS 21, 22, 23 AND 24, ALL LESS E5', BLOCK 3, COMMERCIAL BILTMORE AMD (6-131) BUILDING TO BE USED FOR FURNITURE WHOLESALE SHOWROOMS; ZONED C-5 (LIBERAL COMMERCIAL) DISTRICT (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 13 FED 2' 1975 pataed and adopted c_ f; f n11owing vote- AYES: n,a., c rser Manolo Reboso c:I. r-•inner Rose Gordon i'. n€r (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor J. L. Plummer '`aurice A. Ferre. 16, 6-41nNT!-1 LX i! , c . NOES: None. F L B 2 71975 1, VARIANCE - JEW'SH HONE FRR YH AGED Z, CONDITIONAL USE 5, CONDITIONAL USE "DOUGLAS GARDENS" The followitm i ut ion was introduced by Commissioner Gibson,.who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-176 A RE11:TING AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF VARIACi' °,PNANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 6 AND Ant t r :: .;;' ; r , SECTION 4(9), (AS PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED BY RESu I :U i ),;i . 14 -1021) , TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITION TO . EWI ` t+ J.L FOR •i'HL AGED ON ALL OF TRACT A T.P. #898 "DOUGLAS t.AUNS", AT 151 N.E. 52nd STREET; WITH 30.9% LOT COVEN•. 2S. P RNUTTED), WAIVING 49 OF 112 REQUIRED OFF-STREET PART: f N RI' c:f , ZONED R-4 (MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE),AND R-2 (TWO F',t:1L7 , lioPr_SED TO BE REZONED R--4, WHICH VARIANCE WAS GRANT?','' 70N1NG BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 34-74; SAID EXTENSION TO COVEP "riV H:ifl FROM MARCH 19, 1975 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18, 1975 (Here f :J±_i edy c)i: resolution, omitted here and on file in the r,i. j_ f ,, the City Clerk.) Upon being • 4::'r:'c(i i Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by ?.:l , following vote - AYES: :'mIss loner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vicc Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None The following reol.ution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-177 A RESOLUTION GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL USE AS PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 1 (11) (d) (AS PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO.74-1022) TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITION TO JEWISH HOME FOR THE AGED ON ALL OF TRACT A T.P. 11898 "DOUGLAS GARDENS" AT 151 N.E. 52ND STREET, 7.ONEI' R-4 (MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE) AND R-2 (TWO FAMILY), PROPOSED TO BE REZONED R-4 WHICH "CONDITIONAL USE" WAS GRANTED BY ZONING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. ZB-35-74; SAID EXTENSION TO COVER THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 19, 1975 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18, 1975 (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. (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor. J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES; None FEB 2 7 1.q/.q 17 The following ; t tit i rlu was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adept.ien! RESOLUTION NO. 75-178 A Iti`>` .: 1';, ,: ,1'"CINt; AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF "t.;CINU1 , " i,, 1. I':,i:" AID' PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE V, SECTION i (n) (b i , (AS PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 74-- 1013). USE (IF TRACT B T.P. #898 "DOUGLAS GARDENS", AT 150 52nd :,';'BEET, FOR OFF-STREET PARKING, WITH ONE TEN FOOT t`i t ' I'''` `d N.E. 1 2nd SYREET, IN CONJUNCTION WITH JEWISH HOME I'nl. iii;. -.`) AT 151 N.E. 52IJD STREET, PROPERTY ZONED R-1 (ONE i `.'. ;,, I< (ril DIUN DENSITY MULTIPLE), WHICH "CONDITIONAL USE" o, (:''.'. i 111 ZONING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. ZB 36-74; SAID EX'I'ENS.1 t, THI' PERIOD FROM MARCH 19, 1975 THROUGH SEPTEMBE 18, 195 (Here i H, .i 1 odv of resolution, omitted here and on in tir� t:it,)Clerk's office ,) Upon be i n passed and-1,,,,tt:,' AYES: 16-A PHIL IIAM fl,, ,! by ,,en,t»i.ssioner Gibson, the resolution was t!f)wim,. vote- aru_t=:5ioner Manolo Rebosc tr,Tc,ir,.icner Rose. Gordon is-zinnet (Rev.) Theodore Gibson ft,=or J. L . Plummer Mau;ice A. Ferre. NOES: None. NISTRAT1VE ASST. TO MAYOR -CORRECT DATE: Mayor Ferr.: 1;ke to, on Item 32 dealing with Mr. Phil Hammersmith, ----the date, ins tr=,f;; of March 1, should be February 24. I'd like you to insert that corrc t r:i. Do we have to vote on that Mr. Lloyd? Mr. Lloyd: .hezt say>ve the resolution again with a date of February 24. A motion to ch.tge date of Phil Hammersmith agreement from March 1, 1975 to February 24, 1975 w;s passed and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Commission. PERSONAL APPEARANCE AFRICAN SQUARE PROPERTY MRS. ATHALIE M. RANGE 1421 N.W. 61 STreet Mayor Ferre: We are going to take up item #9,----we may have to interrupt you at 10:00 o'clock Mrs. Range, because we have some bids. Mrs. Athalie Range: I don't believe it will take that long Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, we have come from the Martin LUther King Boulevard this morning to discuss and see if we can possibly consumate the sale of the property now. I think you have it possibly before you, the sale of the property at 1421 N.W. 61st Street. this has been in the hands of the administration for more than two years 'believe. The appraisal has been received, and it may not be two years, I guess it just seems that long when you are waiting. Would you agree it has heen 18 months? Mr. Andrews: We went through the whole planning process, and the reorganization as to how this would be accomplished. Mayor Ferre: I)o we have a solution? Mr. ,tn''reran: we hove_ the spprai.al, we are ready to close on the property and sit down and negotiate. You have to give me the authority to proceed. FEB 2 71975 The following motion was introduced by Cotnmittiotter Plutntner who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-179 A ;SC+TON DECLARING THE POLICY OF THE COMMISSION ''HA 'U[E C.TT? of MIAMI ACQUIRE BY PURCHASE THE I iE(')i'ERf LnCATED AT 1421 N.W. 61ST. STREET Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed andadopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manola Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon icr:rnisscrnct (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vict t1r,vor f. L. Plummer Mayo!: Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Mayor Ferre: Mr, Andrew s then this is the City of Miami authority to you to proceed with tii purchase of t:hat. property according to the appraisal. Mrs. Range: Thane Vc ,t vut y much Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor I wonder if, since .it isn't quite 3t.:{`C) o'clock yet if. T might just make an observation and this is notit t c,T t ' n- in nny way to be critical of the City. We certainly appreciate the fact tb,t v..,a are purchasing the property at this particular time, but my 011,aer,i._... :,t i:;•i he this, the city made a commitment quite some time ago, but at that ,= t.;c:=slar time, the property was certainly worth far more than its is w=_rth r;,dJy , -- Mayor Ferre. far icss:, you mean, ----- Mrs. Range:---- •i t worth to us far more, --- Mayor Ferre:Oh, 1 sec, Mrs. Range: but because of the long-drawn-out procedure, because of the lack of code enforcement in that particular area, the minnimum of police protection, we now have a building that I must admit, and property that I must admit now, is worth less than it was 18 months or two years ago when the commitment was made. I feel this is unfair to the parties who are selling, becuase of the fact if we had moved on it more rapidly, we would certainly be realizing more from it today. I thought I'd make that observation because I personally am more than pleased the city is purchasing the property from us at this time. If it is possible, without any problems, to negotiate on the price, we would certainly like to do that. Nevertheless, if it is not we will accept it as it is, but if you say may negotiate for a littler higher price then we would like to do that. Mr. Plummer: Negotiations, Mrs. Range, is negotiations, when she sits down with the Manager to negotiate, I think you should have every right, I am not going to bind his hands and I am not going to bind yours. Mrs. Range: The only point 1 make Mr. Plummer, is that, because we do live in the area in which we live and the conditions are what they are, I am only saying to you, this property would have been far more valuable if we could have moved on it a little sooner. This is what I am saying to you,and if we negotiate too Tong, the property won't be there in a little while, so we have not choice other than to move as rapidly as possible, This is just an observation I wanted to make, not only for myself but all properties in that area,Thank you very much, what are we to do, just see the Manager? Mayor Ferre: I think the Manager got the point, Thank you Mrs, Range. FEB 2 71975 181 DISCUSSION OF RECENT COCONUT GROVE ART FESTIVAL FEB ,71975 FOOD PRICES AND COMFORT STATION FACILITIES FOR FUTURE EVENTS Mrs. Gordon: Regarding the recent Art Festival, and the memo I sent: to Mr. Andrews, 1. want the records to reflect that the need for regulation as I noted in my memo to you Mr. Andrews, pertains to the need to control the menu switching which resulted in the hiking of food prices, which took place during the festival in certain restaurants, not all. I believe this i$1 a teal problem because of the necessity for food service and for the control of the hiking. However 1 believe the city has the real responsibility that we neglected to recognize ahead of the festival and that was that there is a lack of comfort stations in the area; and retrospect, thinking about what happened at the festival, it is quite possible that it was as a result of possibly feeling some of these restauranteurs, that they were going to be used as comfort stations, that caused this action to take place, so I would like to ask this commission to go on record to you, and by resolution or motion, ---I think that all public events that take place from here on out, that this city places some comfort: stations in the park area so people don't have to take advantage of private enterprise, and that private enterprise doesn't have to take a defensive measure es they possibly did in this case. and I want the record to be fully clear that my memo to you was only regzrding those places that switched menues and raised their prices. Mr. Andrew; 1 have examples of that. I plan to sit down with the Chamber of Commerce and others to discuss this in an intelligent way and prepare for the next year's program. Mrs. Gordon: Right, and I would like to move that by our action here this morning, that we so instruct you to supply sufficient comfort stations for tlio needs of the public at times when large crowds are gathering. Mr. Andrew: Don't make the motion so the burden is on the City to do that, but wh..ever puts on the event or the City. Mrs. Gordon: If there is an additional charge involved that needs to be placed cn it, that is for your determination, Mayor Ferre: That is what he is asking, that you give him a little bit of flexibility. Mrs. Godon: I did, I put that in there for your determination, however that as a practice that it be part of the same procedures that we demand for police protection etc, etc., I so move. Thereupon Motion No. 75-180 was passed and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Commission. Later in the meeting Resolution No. 75-204 was passed in support of this action. FEB 2 71975 19, RECEIVE SEALED BIDS - FASHION HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4381 FASHION SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5401C This being the date and time advertised for receiving sealed bids for Fashion Highway Improvement H-4381'and Fashion Sanitary Sewer Improvement and Fashion Sanitary Sewer Improvement SR-5402-C, the Mayor announced that the City Commission was now ready to receive sealed bids: The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75--181 A RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE, OPEN, READ AND REFER TO FEB 2 7 1975 THE CITY MANAGER FOR TABULATION AND REPORT BIDS AUTHORIZED TO BE RECEIVED THIS DATE FOR: FASHION HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4381 AND FASHION SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5401-C (Here follows body of resolution, otnitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummet, the resolution was and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: none. BIDS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING FIRMS Marks Brothers Not Inc. The Lowell Dun Company Troup Bros, Inc. Hardrives Company Almar Const Corp Holland Paving Co. in.. Annette Const Corp. The Brewer Company of Fla. Garcia Allen Const Co. State Paving Corp P.J. Constructors, G.T.F. Corporation Rob -El Construction A.D. House & Sons D.M. P. Corporation Stone Paving Co. Capeletti Bros Inc. INtercounty Construction passed Inc. Corp Corp. FEB 271975 20, WATSON ISLAND PERMIT- 2ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL FOR MIGRANT FARM WORKERS APRIL 27, 1975 Mayor. Ferre: Rev. Franklin B. Smith associate director of the Florida Christian Migrant Ministry, and Father Frank O'Laughlin are here in a petition for the United Farm Workers Citizens support Committee, they are requesting a resolution of this Commission to sell food and non-alcoholic beverages, arts and crafts items and B, to construct and operate a temporary barbeque consisting of 1 charcoal grill area set on a concrete block on Watson Island, they already have their permit granted to have their party there. Last year you may recall they had it at the Carollton School in Coconut Grove. I thick Watson Island is more appropriate, there is no residential area, I think it is a much better place to have your fiesta. That is their request. Mr. Plummer: Isn't there some other facility besides Watson Island? Let me tell you what I hate to see. I don't have any objections to the festival but this is not a picnic type of park. Do you fo.low what I am saying. I don't know of any facilities there for cooking. Mr. Andrews: How about the north end of Virginia Key ? Mayor Ferre: Father do you want to explain this? Unidentified lady: Perhaps I could explain it because we have been working with the logistics of it, and working cooperation with the City. Mayor Ferre: Your name for the record. Ms. Juanita Brown: I'm sorry, my name is Juanita Brown and I am the fiesta coordinator. That area, Watson Island, seems particularly appropriate because it is a contained area, we are not talking about the Japanese Garden -we are talking about the larger surrounding park facility. It does have vehicle entrance and exit, the crossings could be easily controled, and as for example at Carrollton School which in a sense does not have cooking facilities on• the lawn. Mayor Ferre; I personally agree with that. I think Watson Island is a good place for that, there are no neighbors in the area, it is a big open space, plenty room for parking, Ms, Brown; We have been offered full cooperation of the helicopter FEB271 5 service, and ---- Mayor Ferre:You have your permit Ms. Brown: Yet, we do. Mrs. Gordon: How many people do you think will come to it, Ma. Brown: Last year we had several thousand people, Mrs. Gordon: This is another place where Mr. Andrews can use our newly created motion which I guess will be made into a resolution later in the day, regarding the comfort stations. I am certain with that many people you are going to need it. Mr. Andrews: But they will have to bear the expense of the comfort stations, police, Mrs. Gordon: Well, that is your determination but the necessity of having them there is essential. Ms. Brown: We have already discussed this with the Parks Dept, and have accepted full responsibility with the provision of any addition comfort stations that would be needed. Mr:Plummer: I. am lost in the fact that you have already been issued a permit, what are you asking of us? Mayor Ferre: I already explained that, they want to sell food No. 1 and No. 2 they want to put a barbeque,--s411 food and non-alcoholic beverages and arts and crafts items. Mr. Lloyd: Permission will be required from the Dade County Health Dept. I believe. Ms. Brown: I don't think we would have any problems with that. Mayor Ferre: What is the date of this? Unidentified person: April 27,--- Mrs.Gordon: Lots of good luck. Ms. Brown: Mr. Howard from the Parks Department who is working closely with us, is here and would be happy to speak if tl were needed. Mayor Ferre: Al, do you concur with all this? Mr. Howard: Yes, The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-182 A MOTION OF INTENT TO PERMIT THE SECOND ANNUAL FIESTA FOR FOR MIGRANT FARM WORKERS TO BE HELD ON WATSON ISLAND ON APRIL 27, 1975, AND TO PERMIT THE SELLING OF FOOD, NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND ARTS AND CRAFT ITEMS, AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A TEMPORARY BARBECUE GRILL IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote; AYES: FER 271975 AYES: Committionar Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J.L. Plummet Mayor Maurice A. Fevre NOES: None. 11975 21, NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM - AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH DR, STANLEY DUNN, FAU Mayor Ferre: All right, Dr. Stanley Ounn, Associate Professor of Ocean engineering, Dr. Dunn, please, Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor I think I can be helpful to the Commission and Dr. Dunn and all the way down the line, Dr Dunn did make his presentation here on the noise abatement program which he has now with the Manager and which we instructed him to do, to come up with the cost factor to enter into a program that will be approximately 6 to 12 months, including certain types of machinery and personnel and everything, if I can get the attention of the Manager over here I think he will concur he has negotiated this out to a successful conclusion and that he will be able to provide the necessary funds, and I think that was the crux of why Dr. Dunn is back, and I think if we let the Manager speak to that we can conclude it very quickly. Mr. Andrews: I don't think the negotiation aspects as to what the cost will be, have been completed yet. Mr. Plummer: When I received the thing from Dr. Dunn, indicating, - Mr. Andrews: He is supplying you with that information and based on that we have to bring that to a conclusion. Mr. Plummer: Then I am guilty, --- Mr. Andrews: This is just a proposal, and we are not yet ready to recommend to the commission, I am sure we will be, but we are not quite ready for that step. Mr. Plummer: Why was it placed back on the agenda. It was not at my request. Mr. Andrews: I thought it was. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask you if we can do it another way. Mr. Manager. As I recall that proposal is for the amount of $49,000., is that correct Doctor? Of which $10,000. is for equipment. Unidentified person: $39,500.00 Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager could we make a motion that you sit down and finalize those negotiations not to exceed $40,000. would that be acceptable to you. Mr. Andrews: I don't think you need it. I don't think that is necessary. Mr. Plummer: YOu want us to give you authority to ---- Mr. Andrews: ---based on this proposal to negotiate the contract. Mr. Plummer; I'll offer that in the form of a motion. Mayor Ferre: We have a second by Commissioner Reboso. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor when you asked me to go with Paul Andrews to the recent meeting of the ihU.D. Board from Washington, where they had cut off the fund of housing based on a noise problem, Mayor Ferre: They stili. have,-- '4u FEB271975 Mr. Plummer: It has partially been lifted. Mayor Ferre: No, Mr. Plummer: One Of the Attongest pcint§ made at that meeting by anyone was this Commission, beam in to a program of noise abatement. Mayor Ferre: The big noise problem in this comMunity is airplanes. Mr. Andrews; There is a lot more to it than just the airplanes. Mr. Plummer: I was telling the Manager when you and I want to that meeting for him, Thereupon Motion No. 75-183 was passed and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Commission. Later during the meeting, Resolution No.75-206 was passed and adopted in support of this action. ,. 71975 22, MIAMI RIVER - INTER CITY BOARD — PROPOSED RESOLUTION AND AP'QINTING COMMISSIONER GORDON TO COMMITTEE Mayor Ferre: Is Mr. Homberger or a representative here? If not, -- you all have copies of it, a letter basically saying tha` the Miami River Inter City Board, which is composed of members from Miam:. Springs, Medley Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Pensuco, and that the City of Miami pass a similar resolution and appoint somebody to that board. The resolution would read as follows: " a resolution of the Mayor and the City of Miami Commission for the City of Miami, expressing their intent to participate with the Miami River restoration commission, the Miami River INter City Inc. and Miami River Regatta Committee, the activities in granting permission and assistance to Miami River Regatta committe to beautify the banks of the Miami River, including restoration" Mr. Lloyd: Before you act on that resolution, the resolution we intended to put one in the proper form and we were concerned about the terms assistance Does that mean money? Mayor Ferre: No it doesn't mean money, and you word it the way you think appropriate. Mr. Lloyd: We would like to bring that back to you, we wern't sure. Mayor Ferre: Why don't we just palls it in intent now and you come back with the exact wording later on. Mr. Lloyd: I'll have the exact wording later on. Mr. Plummer: ----with the idea that Mrs. Gordon be appointed to the committee. A motion of intent was and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Commission, ----later in the meeting Resolution No. 75-207 was passed and adopted in support of this action. FEB 2 71975 23, PERSONAL APPEARANCE •FEDERACION ATLETICA BASEBALL INVERNAL MIAMI REQUEST USE OF MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM RENE COTERA FOR SECOND YEAR OF COMPETITION Mr. Rene Cotera: My name is Rene Cotera, my address is 281 Raphael Drive -- we represented the first year of baseball competition in Miami last year, and it was a complete success. It was a long since we had any kind of baseball competition here in Miami. We accomplished also the broadcasting of baseball 0*4. which was not done before in MIami. I think we have a great chalice, great opportunity of having a lot better baaeball than we had last year, if we are going to keep up with the competition regularly as we did last year, so I will request of the commission the Lite of the stadium on the same basis as we did last year. Mr. Andrews: I want to point out that and I recognize the poaiticn the City Commission is put in, but this is a considerable Burn of money that we are talking about, and we had made arrangement where the stadium would be available at $454.50 per single night game. The only thing less than that means that we are adding tax dollars to support the facility. This gentleman, he gave an address, is that in the City of Miami, his home address, --- Mr. Cotera:I live in Miami Spring!. Mr. Andrews: Where do all these ball players come from? Mr. Cotera: From the City of Miami. Mr. Andrews: All from within the City of Miami? Mr. Cotera: Most of them. I cannot say they all come from the City of Miami. Mayor Ferre: The problem the Manageris pointing out we keep getting deeper into the hole by subsidizing parks and sports events for the general community, many of which are not citizens or taxpayers of the City of Miami, and the point I. think is that what you are proposing is a very expensive thing for the taxpayers to subsidize. Mr. Reboso: Mr. Mayor how much did they pay this year. What is the difference we are talking about, because I think they didn't get the stadium free this year. Mr. Andrews: 1 think the rental cost was $200. per single game and $350. for a double header. Mayor Ferre: How much are we proposing to charge, --- Mr. Andrews:----$454.00,- Mayor Ferre: What are they asking for. Mr. Andrews: They are asking for the same thing they had last year. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask two questions, No. 1 is a profit making situation? Mr. Andrews: Well, they charge admission. Mayor Ferre: They charge the team so much for the use ----I imagine that is how they pay for the field. Mr Reboso: We only charge a minimum basis to the people represent the teams. Mr. Plummer: Last year did you make a profit? Mr. Cotera: No, I got all my records here and I am able to give it to the Commission . Mayor Ferre:There is a basic thing, ---I don't want anybody to misunderstand. You said you charged the committees. Mr. Cotera: No, the sponsors of the teams. They pay a minimum basis. Last year it was $600,00 which takes care of what we are using. Mayor Ferre: Each sponsor pays $600. to participate in the League. How many sponsors do you have. Mr, Cotera: We have 6 sponsors last year. !` E:9 7 1975 Mayor Ferr.e:There is $3600. paid by the Sponsors, -..in addition to that, you charge admission? Mr. Cotera: Right, a dollar admission. Let me make clear that only in baseball, we spent over $5,000. last year, in balls alone. That is not talking about umpiring and officials and all that. Mayor Ferre:Nobody is questioning your integrity. Mr. Cotera: No, I am saying just for the record. Mayor Ferre: I think what Commissioner Reboso is trying to do, and what I am trying to establish now, is the fact, there yes, there is money coming in, but you have money going out and you didn't get it'for free, you have to pay $300.00 per game, or whatever it is. Mr. Cotera:I think it is about time we get baseball back to where it belongs. Baseball has been dead for over 14 years in the City. Isay if we.have the opportunity of bring it alive, why can't we let the stadium sit in there alone and deteriorate, while somebody is able to do something. Rev. Gibson: Let me say something that I don't think you hear us saying. If we are rendering this service, to the people who live within the city limits of the City of Miami, justifiably, we spend their tax money, and you know, as a native I am becoming increasingly concerned, increasing concerned, about the burder on the taxpayers within the City Limits, and you know all the other people go Scotch free, plus everybody says, we are coming to Miami and they don't come to Miami and spend that money. The men who do business in the city of Miami bear the burden aren't always the beneficiaries of the spending. Mr..Cotera: If you are talking about business, it is something else. We are not talking about business. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask a question if I can. This is something that has bothered me all of these personal appearances, Mr. Manager have you sat down with these people, someone of your staff did? Mr. Andrews: Yes, ---- Mr. Plummer: --and what your recommendation is they be charged $454. which you have determined to be the cost, and what for a double header Mr. Reboso: How many games are going to be played. What is the difference we are talking about in dollars? Mr. Andrews: It would be roughly, let's assume that there are single games ---it would be about $200. a game for Mr. Cotera: Last year we had 67 events. Mr. Andrews: --we would be roughly 200 times 67, but $13,000.00. Mr. Reboso: $12,000. will be the difference. Mayor Ferre: Paul, we have a dilemma is this, that we don't want to impose such a burden upon amature baseball here that we kill the incentive of these kids playing baseball, and I recognize that our obligations are to the citizens of Miami, but it is like this problem of where we get these minority police and firemen. If we want to sponsor good athletic activities in the City of Miami, some of them are going to come from Hialeah, and from Miami Springs, and S. Miami, but what we want to do is get good, clean healty activities going, We have to take part of the burden, the question is, how much do we take? Mr, Andrews: I'll do. this, I understand the commission's wishes, I would like them to, --like this gentleman, to tell the commission that he is going to supply us with the names and addresses of all the people who play, because we would like to survey and find out where these players are coming from that are taking advantage of our facilities. FEB 27197 Mr. Andrews: One time the City Commission had granted to an individual at Dinner Key here permission to carry out and event because it was suppose to be for the City of Miami, and I went out personally and Surveyed all the automobiles and took their license tags and had Mr► Demby check out all the automobiles and there were some 800 of them, and found out that i5% of the people who attended that event at the Dinner Key Auditorium were from outside the City and only 25% were from Miami. Mr. Reboso: My point of view Paul, if we are expending $12,000. how many teams are involved. Mr. Cotera: Six teams, Mr. Andrews: I am trying to make sure that the City of Miami is not expending money on programs that don't directly benefit the City. Rev. Gibson: 1 want to raise another question of Commissioner Reboso, I think the people in Hialeah, since they don't have the facilities, are obligated to help. We ought to get tired of the way they unload everything, they unload on the water :system, unload on the library system, ---I think J. L. this may not be in your province but we need to say to the municipalities, look, we have the best facilities in this county. Okay, if that be the case many of the people who use the facilities are your people. You ought to help. We aren't going to turn anything over to Metro. Let's get that straight. i ran on a platform that that won't happen. I've turned over the last one. I could own a thing, --that light bill has gone up. All you have to do is get that letter that Southern Bell told me, that the telephone in the Rectory will be eight dollars and some cents more. They said that about the church. Mr. Reboso: Father, that is assuming that most of the people are coming from Hialeah. Rev. Gibson: Let's check them out. Mr. Reboso: That is what the City Manager doing. A motion requesting the City Manager to look into the matter aid report back to the Commission was passed and adopted by a unanimous vote of the Com:iiission. hf.:ti Y f IJID REQUESTING EMOVAL OF STOP SIGNS I N THE Z4, PERSONAL APPEARANCE NOR AREA OF COCONUT GROVE MRS, ADELE KANTER Mrs. Adele Kanter: I am sorry to be bothering you again with minor matters, but it happens to be important to the residents of Bay Heights. My name is Adele Kanter, 272 Shore Drive East. At our meeting last night this was brought up and we passed around some petitions, I have a hundred signatures of people who wish to have these signs removed. Mayor Ferre: Let the record reflect that we have a whole series of petitions of residents that look like close to 100 names, of people asking that the stop signs at Alatka and Micanopy and the stop signs at Alatka and Nocatee be removed. Mrs. Kanter: To brief you quickly where these signs are, this is U.S. 1 Dixie Highway and this Bayahore Drive and the 5th corner here is Mercy Hospital. Altaka Street connects U.S. 1 with Merch Hospital. Stop signs have been placed throughout the Natoma Manor neighborhood to discourage through traffic. If you iwill notice at all these stop signs there is a cross intersection so the stop signs serve a real purpose to make the traffic stop and look and see which traffic is corning through. But at this particular intersection, at this particular place there is no intersection. 'his is the Bay Heights wall, there is not through traffic whatsoever. There is through traffic on Tigertail .'We are in agreement with that. We only object to these two stop signa, By not having a street crossing over, they only serve to confuse the traffic. By your own public transportation director Eugene Simms, the Dept. of Transportation recommended against these traffic signs. People do not stop there because they see there is no cross traffic, It causes flagrant abuse of traffic signs and is more hazardous than no sign. 4 24 FEB 21(19/5 I contend that the appropriate sign at these cornets would be slow, 15 M.P.H. You cannot accelerate very fast before you cote to another stop sigh We object to these atop signs because we feel that they ate producing a public nuisance and ate more hazardous than not stop signs there at all. We ate not in objection with the purpose of the stop signs to slow down the traffic. Out children use these streets too and we ate very happy to have the ttaffic slow down, but we contend this is not the appropriate way to do it. Mr. Reboso: Adele, on Alatka which are the stop signs we ate talking about. Mrs. Kanter: On Alatka there is one at Micanopy and one at Nocatee. This one right here, where the street does not cross, and this one right here at Micanopy,- Rev. Gibson: Let me ask a question, I share her concern andl am sure she is right but ma'am I want you to give me some sense of direction. wouldn't we be fair to all to ask for a public hearing? Mrs. Kanter: That is what this is. Mr. Plummer: No, Mrs. Kanter: I asked for a public hearing. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Andrews, I hope we aren't, ---I don't understand this to be this way. Mrs. Kanter: I wrote a letter asking for a public hearing on this matter because there was supposed to be a public hearing after these signs were installed for six months, and I was under the assumption that that's what this was. Mrs. Gordon: Were notices sent out tc the neighborhood? Mr. Plummer: No, that is the point. Mr. Mayor Mayor Ferre: What we have to do now, is call for a public hearing. Mr. Plummer: Adele did ask for a public hearing, but it was put on as a public appearance. Mayor Ferre: Under the law it that has to come under commission action. A citizen can't call for a public hearing, commission calls for a public hearing, that letter was dated February 10, and we haven't had any meetings since, --- yes we had one on the l2th,---it didn't get on that agenda, so this is the first meeting we could take up, and we can call a public hearing for the next meeting, the next meeting is March 13th. Mrs. Gordon: We changed the meeting to the 12th. Mayor Ferre: You had better have somebody change the calendar up there. Mr. Plummer: Mr.Mayor since you have to be specific in a public hearing as I understand Adele your request this morning is merely for the removal of the sign existing at Nocatee and the sign at Micanopy on Alatka. Mrs. Kanter: Right. Mr. Plummer: So that would be included in the public hearing notice which has to get out in the way of advertising. I'll make the motion The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO, 75-184 A MOTION FIXING MARCH 12,1975 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PETITION TO REMOVE STOP SIGNS AT THE INTER, - SECTIONS OF NOCATEE DRIVE AND MICANOPY AVENUE, AND AI.ATRA STREET AND MICANOPY AVENUE IN TtiE CITY OF MIAMI 5 PTO 27 1375 Upon being seconded by Commissioner Rebosothe motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None, PERSONAL APPEARANCE 25 MRS, ELIZAB TH VIRRICK Ci`C 2 71975 PRESENTATION OF FLAG TO CITY AND ALLOCATE $15,000 FOR GOLDEN GOLyEa BE CONTINUED AS SEED MONEY FOR 19/6 Mayor Ferre: All right, Mrs. Virrick, Mrs. Elizabeth Virrick: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, on Saturday night at the regional amature boxing tournament, Commissioner J.L. Plummer handed me this flag which was presented to him by the Trinidadian team and he handed it to me, I don't know why just for safe keeping, ----I have no right to this flag, I think it should be given, ----you know what protocol is better than I. I should think it would go to the City Commission, probaly with instruction to have it put up in the gym, but I am here simply because J.L. handed it to me, and I hereby present it to the City Commissoners. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Plummer, besides being Vice -Mayor he is chairman of our protocol committee, so I think he did the right thing and we will ask what he wants to do now. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor this was, we had a very successful program, only because you did not show up. Mayor Ferre:I was well represented and I want you to know my people did a very good job. Mr. Plummer: We understand after the Puerto Rican team rigged everything and with your concurrence you didn't show up as scheduled. Mr..Plummer: During the events, Mr. Mayor the team from Barbados most graciously donated this flag as their official representation for participation in this tournament. Likewise they also asked for the return favor of hospitality that was shown to them by sending the Maui team down to Barbados at a later time. This was their expression of thanks to the City of Miami for allowing for participation in this program, they didn't do as well as they had hoped to do, but they were most gracious in presenting this flag to the City. Mayor Ferre: Elizabeth why don't you come up here on the stage so we can allow the picture taken together. Mrs. Virrick: Let me just say not because I want to refute anything J.L. said, but I think it should be a very definite signal. We have four champions going to the national and Puerto Rico has 7, and I think it gives us food for thought that they have pretty good fighters down in Puerto Rico and our example of our Mayor is another. Mr. Plummer: Paul, you want to come up here quick like, ---Rose, come here, I need you, ----Mr. Mayor 1 am at this time making a motion that the $15,000, afforded to the golden gloves for seed money for this tournament be continued in a fund towards helping as seed money in the 1976, which there are a lot of preparation that needs to be done. I of course want and demand that an auditing of this recent event be given to the city but the money be withheld in the fund towards working on the '76 nationals, We have the 15 which was allocated now, but we retain the 15 in the fund for working money towards the '76. Mayor Ferre: ,Any Objections to that? Is that a motion, seconded by Mrs. Gordon, call the roll. FED 27 1976 'the following motion was introduced by Cotrunissionet Flutter wto moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-185 A MOTION OF INTENT THATTHE $150000. PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO THE GOLDEN GLOVES BOXING TOURNAMENT BE CONTINUED IN A FUND AS SEED MONEY FOR THE 1976 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, AND PROVIDING THAT AN AUDIT BE FURNISHED THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THE BOXING EVENT RECENTLY HELD Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plu inner Mayor Maurice A. Ferri NOES: None. 26, MIAMI RIVER - INTER CITY BOARD - MR, TOM HOMBERGER PERSONAL APPEARANCE FEB 2 71975 Mayor Ferre: Mt. Homberger,as you heard, we passed the motion, and we thank you for being here, I congratulate you for the work you are doing and pledge the city of Miami's cooperation. Mr. Tom Homberger: Thank you I wanted to express the appreciation of the communities that have already joined in this effort. It is a big effort and it needs all of our attention to the nth degree. We are now on a project of trying to improve the environment something like over 600 miles of river canals and waterways, and we hope to continue until the job is done and thank 'you so much for joining with us. Mayor Ferre: Thank you Mr. Homberger for being here this morn 2,.1 1975 FEB 271975 • 27 MINgler t : PR RAM = PERSONAL APPEARANCE OP MARS OP THE Mayor Ferret Ail right, at th:.s time we're going to take up item 14 (a) which is the civil Service Board Affirmative Action Program. We started this disucsa Sion this Morning. Mr. Manager, we're on 14 (a), anything else you Want to add? Why don't we ask this lady, what's her name? Mr. Andrews: Yes, she's going to be an observer. Miss Nichols. Mayor Ferret Miss Nichols, would you join us for a minute, we're taking up . Item 14 (a). All right, go ahead, Mr. Manager. Mr. Andrews: You'll recall that at the last Commission Meeting we introduced the subject of the Affirmative Action Program and we got into a discussion as the result of that and explaining where the Commission will be going with an Affirmative Action Program, the steps that will need to be taken. We then entered into a discussion of the action of the Civil Service Board in relation to limiting applicants from within the City of Miami. And the Commission as a result of that discussion asked that the Board be present to discuss with them further aspects of the whole Affirmative Action Program of the City. Mr. Huttoe and Mr. Paulk are here to assist the Commission and explain to them some of the actions that they have taken place in an effort to provide for greater employ- ment of Latins and Blacks in the City goverment. Mayor Ferret All right, Mr. Paulk. Mr. Robert Paulk: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, at the request of the Commission we are here to respond to any questions that you may nave. But we would like to preface that with some remarks relative to things that have been accomplished over the past several years in making some affirmative actions. I would like to bring to the attention of the Commission that I think by way of the memorandum that came in from Mr. Murphy that spoke to the issue of 512% Latins in the employee of the City that this is in error. The City more approximates 10% at the present time. In addition to that I would like to bring to the attention of the City Commission that up until October 1972 there was a requirement that all applicants for employment with the City of Miami shall be citizens of the United States. That provision was stricken from the rules by a court order. Since that time, and presumably the first report that Mr. Murphy observed-EEO-4, which gave the indication that 512% Latin composition within the employee of the City was based on the existing employees as of August, 1973 which was a very short time following deletion of the requirement to be a citizen in order to make application for employment with the City of Miami. And therefore there has been a substantial increase, about 100% increase over that figure of 1973. Now I'm making an assumption that Mr. Murphy drew from those figures of 1973. I know not where he drew those figures as perhaps you don't, Mr. Mayor. In 1974 in February the Civil Service Office implemented a procedure whereby we would advertise in three news media where previously we had advertised in only the Miami Herald. We now advertise in the largest black newspaper, the Miami Times for all positions that are available; we also advertise in the Diario Las Americas which is to my understanding the largest Latin newspaper within this area. We have made efforts to adjust education requirements to the need for the job to eliminate any kind of artificial barriers which may tend to eliminate people from various ethnic backgrounds insofar as seeking employment with the City of Miami. We have adjusted some of our examinations on an entrance level to accom- odate Spanish speaking people with the thinking that perhaps people where their native tongue is that in Spanish perhaps they would be able to do somewhat better in the examination process if they were measured in their native tongue. So we have at the present time five entrance examinations which have been accomplished in this way. We have engaged in an Affirmative Action Recruitment Program for Firefighter on two separate occasions, one in 1973, one in 1974 and we now have a register which has a fair representation of Black and Latin on the register for Firefighter. We're currently in the process of an affirmative recruitment for Police Officer and the examination will be held sometime in April following the affirmative recruitment that began on January 6th of this year. So that we anti- cipate that there will be a representation of Latin and Black to be employed as Police Officers with the City of Miami, Prior to the commencement of the recruit- ment program on December 17, 1974 the Civil Service Board directed that the recruit,- ment be restricted fo residents of the City of Miami taking into consideration that there was better than 50% composition of Latins within the City of Miami, some 25.. 27% Mack in the City of Miami; the balance of the percentage composition made up from others; that it would enhance the possibility of employing a heavier concentration FEB 271975 Of ethnic snake up of the City of Miami if it was festticted to the city Of Miami. On Tuesday of last week the Civil Service board directed that all other eicaMinees, all other applicants for positions with the City of Miami shall be restticted to residents of the City of Miami. Now this is not something new; this has been in the rules for many many years, it's just something that had been relaxed over the years due to our inability to recruit efficiently the nt.mbers of people insofar as the turn over was concerned. So it was relaxed on a piece meal basis, It never was exactly done away with. The rule has always been in ekistance. Therefore it is a tightening up of that requirement to enhance the possibility of increasing the ethnic makeup within the City of Miami. There have been numerous examinations that have been held within the past couple of years that were on the basis of noncompetitive o t a professional level to give departments the opportunity to employee persons on an affirnativp action basis, on the basis of qualifications where education and experience was the predominant factor to be considered in producing the type of individual for the position to be filled in the department requiring the service. And the department can exercise the requirement of recruitment affect by selecting the best qualified people from that register and not restricting it to a rule of three. This cannot be done in every classification. It is only within certain areas that it can be done and these are generally on a lateral entry level, management level types of jobs where the professionals can be ascertained and management scientific, etc., education and so forth. So there are many things that have been done. We have positions in the Parks Department that were created as perhaps you may recall in the past couple of years, one for Recreation Program Coordinator for the handicapped, one recreation rRecreation Program Coordinator for the Child Day Care Center that were established on the basis as I have just indicated to you now. There are positions within Public Works which are filled in the upper level which normally are filled by way of promotions because we do not have people who are elgible for promotional and therefore we must look to the outside to employee people with the necessary educat- ion and experience to be able to funcpion in the job that is vacant. In the past month or two we have given al examination for an upper level clerical position, a clerk III positisn. We seem to be having a great deal of difficulty in attracting people from within to take a promotional examination and therefore, next Tuesday I will acquaint the Civil Service Board of the facts in this matter so that we will look to the outside since we cannot attract from those lower level classifications we will seek to the outside to place someone in this position. I know Mr. Grimm is very concerned because we haven't been able to fill a position of his for the past couple of months; it's been vacant and we have made efforts to attract from within. The Classification is Clerk III which normally is filled from subordinate classes, Typist Clerk II, Clerk II and a few other classifications that are elgible. They must be permanent in the lower classification in order to be elgible. We have circulated announce- ments to all of the people who were elgible to take the examination and we only had one person show up. We've given the examination three times in the past two months. So these are things that the Board will be made aware of and we'll make efforts to recruit from the outside since we can't seem to fill that position on the inside. We are looking at all of the announcements on the basis to attempt to recruit people. And we must look obviously to the people who are career oriented to be able to promote from within where it is at all possible to give some benefit to some benefit to the people who have understanding and knowledge of the City's operation. But where it is necessary to look to the outside we have done so and will continue to do so. Rev. Gibson: I'm concerned about the question Mr. Huttoe raised and I hope he will speak to that, that one year thing which makes sense to me; whether you could afford to go to register for a year and whether that's really justifiable. Maybe you have to think about whether a year is a good period of time for a register. But the other thing is I remember when they were looking for black lawyers, I want to tell this story; I want all the staff to hear this because I got some real real ridiculing about this. They were looking for some black lawyers and they went to Harvard and Yale. Well hell, black folk didn't go to Harvard and Yale, black folk went to Howard University; that's the mecca of black lawyers. And you know they went everywhere but Howard University; ask Mr. Lloyd. When you really want to find black lawyers, might be a little different today, but when they were really looking for black lawyers they went to Harvard and Yale, had to get that other stamp of approval and never found any, So I hope I don't have to; the Mayor swears I have the capacity of • J FEB 2 7 1975 being gentle; I hope t don't have to say anything more than that But let Me tell you a story that this illness did fot kite, J. t. I had an opportun- ity to watch the ''Today Show", a great experience. I saw two things that t want to relate to the Coflthission this Morning. (1) The story of Stephen Rockefeller's wife - they're divorced and the woman asked her; all right, fill wait until the bids over because I want to tell the story, tet's get the bids now. Man what I'm going to say is going to cause you to do a lot of thinking. 28 FECEIVt SEALED BIAS * $10,0J,000 GENERAL O LIGATION BONbS FOR POLICE, SANITARY SEWERS) STORM MRS) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS This being the date and time advertised for receiving sealed bids for the sale of $19,000,000 General Obligation.Bonds for Police, Sanitary Sewers, Stott Sewers, Streets and Highways, the Mayor announced that the City Com- mission was now ready to receive sealed bids: The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-186 A RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE, OPEN, READ AND REFER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR TABULATION AND REPORT BIDS AUTHORIZED TO BE RECEIVED THIS DATE UNDER RESOLUT- ION NO. 75-89 FOR THE SALE OF $8,000,000 POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES BONDS, $5,000,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS, $3,000,000 STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, AND $3,000,000 STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. (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 Rose Gordon Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. BIDS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Manager and Associates Southeast First National Bank of Miami, William R. Hough & Co., A. G. Becker & Co., Inc., Barnett Bank of Jacksonville, N.A. (Joint Managers) First National City Bank in Association with: Morgan Buaranty Trust Company of N. Y., Salomon Brothers, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities (Joint Managers) Bankers Trust Company & Associates Mr. Bailey: Would the unsuccessful bidders meet me in fifteen minutes at the end of the hall there and your security deposit will be returned. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Bailey, I don't want you to leave for 30 seconds while I make a statement and I want the Manager to read a letter into the record here and then I want to make a statement. Listen to this Rose, and Father, because this is very important. Mr. Andrews: I want to read a part of a letter from Mr. Mayor Ferre: Robbie, you leave Ron alone for a moment because I want him to listen to this so that yOU know the Miami Herald doesn't have a habit of reporting, and it's not his fault, he's a good reporter; but the Herald doesn't report good news for the City of Miami too often and I want him to hear this. Go ahead. Mr. Andrews: Mr, Mayor and members of the Commission, this is a letter from Mr. John K. Viper, Vice -President Bond Division of Standard and Poor's Corporation who rate our bonds. And 1 think this is so significant and the Commission Will really be pleased to hear this. This is in reference to the $19,000,000 City of Miami, Florida General Obligation pond dated FEB 271975 Match 1 1975. Reef Mr, Bailey, Pursuant to our request for a contract rating on the above issue we have reviewed the information presented to us and have assigned a rating of A+, good grade to these bonds. Mayor Ferre: A+? Mr. Andrews: A+, We have moved from A to A+ and this puts, that rating puts us in the same level with the Moody's Investor Service which had out bonds rated a little higher than Standard and Poor's. This puts this municipality in one of the perhaps finest categories you can find in the United States as far as bond rating is concerned. Mayor Ferre: And I might point out it somewhat higher than the State of Florida and higher than Metropolitan Dade County. Mr, Andrews: There's probably only two municipalities in the United States that have higher ratings in that; I think one is Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the other one is somewhere in Virginia. Mrs. Gordon: I have to state and give -commend you, Mr. Bailey because I know when you go up there to sell us you do a good job. I watched you, so did Father Gibson a year or so ago when we went with you. So we got raised, I'm going to give you some of the credit. Mr. Bailey: Thank you, I had quite a bit of help from the City Manager on this one. Mrs. Gordon: Well I don't know who went with you but I know how you sold. Mayor Ferre: Are you finished with the letter, Mr. tanager? I'd like to ask a question just for the record. Metropolitan Dade County recently sold some bonds and do you recall, Mr. Bailey, what their interest was? Mr. Bailey: 7.04. Mayor Ferre: All right, now I'd like to point out emphatically and for the record whether the press takes it or not that we have 4 bids from banks, the top banks of this country, from The Chase Manhattan Bank, from the First National City Bank of New York, Salomon Brothers and the top investment bankers of wall street, from Bankers Trust and from our local Southeast Bank Group; and I want to tell you that the range was from 5.8054 to 5.9407 which means that 4 of the largest institutions, three of the largest institutions in the United States and the largest one in Florida almost came within the, the spread was .131 which is an amazing; in other words it is a vote of con- fidence for three major international banks and one Florida Bank on what Miami is all about in comparison, and I say this, I don't mean this in any way critical of Metropolitan Dade County but since we get criticized so much by certain segements of this community I want to point out to those that are critics that evidently the International financial community does not have quite that opinion in the contrast between the City of Miami where we get the difference is well over one point of interest which over a period of 15 or 20 years amounts to literally millions of dollars. And I might point out that I would take their view of us a little bit higher than those who are so readily available to criticize at every juncture, at every corner, at every step that the City of Miami takes. I might point out that the rating of A+ from Moody's and from Standard & Poor. What is it from Moody? Mr. Bailey: A+ for Standard and Poor and A (1) for Moody. Mayor Ferre: I might point out that A+ and A (1) puts us higher than Metropolitan Dade County, higher than the State of Florida and is only com- parable to very few cities in these United States and for that, Mr. Bailey, I commend you, I commend the Manager, I commend all of the employees of the City of Miami and I think we kind of have to pat ourselves a little bit on the back since not too many people are loathe to do that. And I might point out that this is another example of where local government can excell. WE have the finest Fire Department in the United States and now we have one of the finest municipal ratings in Wall Street and I'm very proud of that, FEB 271975 Mt Bailey: As a tatter of interest .'ou might like to know that the differ., ence between this bid and the one received by the County afltounts to about $12,400,00 per Median per year on these bonds. So $12,400 timex 19 is what we're talking about: Mayor Ferre: $12,000 tithes 19 is about over $200,000.. Mt, Andrews: Over a quartet of a million dollars per year. Mayor Ferte: So I'm saying perhaps, you know we talk about all of these mergers all of the time, maybe the County ought to let us do their financ- ing for them and we'd save them a lot of money. I rest my case. All right, Father. 29 CONTINUATION * AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM, DISCUSSION REVEREND GIBSON: Oh yes, let me proceed. AS I said I got an opportunity during this period of illness to watch the "Today Show", something I can't do otherwise. And I saw two things that I want to share with you. (1) was the former wife of Stephen Rockefeller who was asked by Barbara on the show, said to Mrs. Rockefeller, says you know said the Rockefellers consider their business to be very private - their life to be very private; said they don't usually get to the papers, said why you writing this book. Said Well, is it because you want to expose them or why? And this was the answer she, one of the reasons she wrote the book she said because with all of their millions and all of that; and Mr. Mayor, this ought to be good for you; said that I want you to know that the Rockefellers are people just like you and myself, said they cry, they laugh, they touch, the feel, they handle and said they love. So I want to make sure gets into the City's system. Now the other thing is this: The other story was this: The coach of Rutgers told that for years he had been nominated for for the Football Hall of Fame. And he said you know, what disturbed me, and I want all, I want the Manager to hear this too because this is a part of what is wrong with the problem we're dealing with. I want all of the staff to hear this. Said why is it that you've nominated Paul Robson each time and nothing happens? He said well, he said it distresses me; this is a white coach of Rutgers, he said Paul Robson is a black man who is 73 years of age living in Philadelphia and Paul Robson was twice nominated and elected as an all American in football. He said, and secondly Paul Robson was an outstanding lawyer graduated from Rutgers. Thirdly, Paul Robson is a great man in drama, played Othello. He said, and forthly, Paul Robson is a great singer. Remember? Ok. He said after all these years of nominating Paul Robson he never gets on the ballot. And then went on to make this observation, no other man has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of Football, college football has been as eminently qualified as Paul Robson. And I just thought that the world ought to know it. And now let me add my little thing. The interesting thing was Paul Robson is not a renowned black in the United States of America. He's a renown whether you talk about Italy, whether you talk about Germany, whether you talk about France, he is a renown. Now, I hope I haven't told those two things that we will all start taking a second look. I'm going to be watch- ing the Public Works, I'm going to be watching the Building Department, I'm going to be watching Civil Service, I'm going to be watching everybody be- cause I want this Affirmative Action not to only be in black and white on paper but I want it to be what Mrs. Rockefeller said, black and white in terms of people all of the people who could feel and handle and touch and see, smell and taste and love. Ok? All right. Pray I don't get sick any time again soon. Mr. Charles Huttoe; Father, let me address myself to several things here that you brought out. I don't think that I can stand here, I don't think anyone else can stand here and say that in the past there has not been dis- crimination. Whether it be directly or indirectly I am not justifying the past. I'm saying that we will justify the future and we will stand and be judged on what we do and what we now and what we do tomorrow. And I'd like to say right now that we're receiving full cooperation and I think the Man- ager is receiving full cooperation from the Civil Service staff and the Civil Service Board to accomplish this end, Now I would like to address myself to two things here if I may, Mr, Mayor; I know that we're running behind schedule but I think it is most important that I take it out, (1) I would like to address myself to an article that appeared in the Miami News this morning, and that is on the agreement between the black officers in their agreement with the City which was affirmed by a federal court. Now at the time that agreement Was made public and I saw several of the points that were agreed to FEB 271975 t contacted the black officers and their representatives and also their attorney Judge Ferguson and asked how they came to this one year limit- ation as to promotional registers when always in the past it had been two years. And 1 asked if they hadchecked the background and used the proof of the pudding of the two year register as to how many blacks had been promoted over the long tenure of a two year register. I asked who proposed it, whether it was the City or the black officers. No one could recall or tell ine, not even their attorney who wrote this into the agree- ment. Now all of the black officers that I contacted and I contacted OtiS Davis, president of their organization, their past president of their organ- ization and other officers as well as their attorney and no one could give me the answer; only that Mr. Reese wanted it put in there. Now I'd like to say here and now that Mr. Reese and also Chief Garmire had come before the Civil Service Board on several occasions and asked us to rescind our policies of extending a register frc'm 1 to 2 years. And we refused to do so based solely on the fact that most of our black officers had been promoted in the later stages of these registers and we felt it would discriminate against those officers and we did not do so and then it came up in this. Now I have discussed this with the black officers. They feel they have been taken again and been had and I personally feel that they have been had again also. I think number 31 was the first black officer on the sergeant's register; number 12 was the first black officer on the lieutenant's, sergeant that was on the lieutenant's. Fortunately we were able to prcmote Sergeant Dixon to Lieutenant. I don't hink we're going to promote any more black officers.... Mayor Ferre: That's fine Charlie but now you're telling me the problem; give me the solution. Mr. Huttoe: The solution, sir, and I'm not going to solve and speak for the black officers but I think that this Commission who approved that agree- ment between the City of Miami and the balck officers should consult the black officers again to see how this agreement came about. The Civil Ser- vice Board was never contacted at any time during this negotiations or dur- ing these agreements and we did not know anything about it until it was finally agreed to. Mayor Ferre: In the interest of time, please let me turn over now to the Manager and the City Attorney and see what our next move will be on this to try to rectify this situation. Mr. Lloyd: Well I can answer Mr. Huttoe's question as to who did it. It was proposed Mayor Ferre: I'm not interested in history; I'm interested in the solut- ion. Mr. Lloyd: Well the solution is if you want to change it we go before the court and by the agreement of both parties request that it be changed back... This is an agreed order so it is quite simple. Mayor Ferre: I would recommend that this Commission do the following: Instruct the City Attorney with the Manager and the Chairman of Civil Service, J. L., to review this matter with the attorneys for the black policemen, mainly Jesse Mc Creary. And if it comes with their concur- rence and if they agree that you then apply immediately to go before the judge and see if that can be altered because of the unfortunate result that nobody was expecting and follow your recommendation. Now does that sound reasonable? Mr. Lloyd; That is reasonable as far as the City Attorney is concerned. Mayor Ferre: What do you think of all of that, J. L.? Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, it seems, you know in all fairness to me if you can stay out of the courts and you can resolve the matter. Mayor Ferre; You can't do it any other way in this matter because it is a mandate by the court and therefore it means for us to resolve it we have to go back to the court. Mr. Plummer: Well get the key point, Charlie. The key point is the extens- ion of the register. :3;,1 FEB 271975 Mayor Ferret the key point is that by having a one year register, what you're in affect doing is hutting the cause of these minority people; specifically what he's saying is that you could end up instead of having ohe black sergeant you could end up with 10 black sergeants. Did f taise it right? Mt. Huttoe: Yes* sit. And personally I don't think we're going to pro- (note a black sergeant off of this list. Mr. Plummert No way. Mayor Ferret Well that's his point. The only way you can correct that J. L., is to go back to the courts. Mr. Plummer: Well I understand but you see, Mr. Mayor, let me say this; you asked me to speak and I will. You know you're really kidding your- self with all of this stuff. Because let me tell you where you're really kidding yourself; the first black that made anywhere on the register is number 31. Now so far, what is there, Paul, 14? Mayor Ferree Which register? Mr. Plummer: Sergeant's, the Sergeant's Register. So far you've made 12. Now you've made 12 sergeants. If you follow the normal attrition that prevails you'll make about two a month. Is that about right, Charlie? Mr. Huttoe: I think we possibly.... Mr. Plummer: Someone gave me that figure, about two a month. Mr. Paulk: That's true in the immediate past. Mr. Plummer: Well ok, that's the only thing I can base it on. Mr. Paulk: We are catching up because you've had an awful lot of retire- ments and you can't really be sure that's.... Mr. Plummer: Now this is fair to the blacks that you extend the register and it's fair let's say somewhat to the men who are under number 31. But you know, damn it, Everything that we ever do with city employees we find ourself placed in a posture of the other side filing a lawsuit tying up the whole system and eventually compromising out something at the end. Now this if we're going to have a strong Civil Service System, and I don't think there is anyone on this Commission been any more adamant that I want a strong Civil Service System, that we've got to set these guidelines and we've got to make them fair. Now you're going to probably if you take this action, the people that were not qualified to take the Sergeant's Exam at this go around whatever their reasons were are going to file a lawsuit saying that if by God it's one year it's not two and we want the opportunity to take the exam. Now somewhere along the line we have got to meet a happy meeting ground. And so far we haven't found it. So as far as I'm concerned a one year or a two year, everybody playing by the same game, by the same rules ... Well, but Mr. Mayor, I don't know that you can make rules for one set and not another. We understand that what the court order says, you've got to get more blacks and you've got to get more Latins; we understand that. But Mr. Mayor, you cannot make rules that are going to completely cut out the other people of the system. I say you've got to make rules whatever they are that are fair. Then every- body knows what the ruld book says and we go from there. But I'm just a little sick and tired after 5 years of sitting on a Commission whatever (GAP) Mayor Ferre• that in 5 years we haven't made too much progess in affirmative action. Mr, Plummer; Exactly, and you know why? Mayor Ferre; No, i don't, Mr, Plummer; Well I'll tell you why. Mayor Ferre; I don't think anybody else does, 36 FEB 271975 Mr. Pluf''ier: We've been in and out court so dathned many times we'te spend= ing all of out time in court rather than addressing the problem. Mayor Ferre: 1 don't agree wit:i that. Mr. Piva er: Well you don't have to! Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, two things Maybe we need to change; maybe we can't do anything about the past but we could change some rules right now. That's what those people are telling you; that the rules you already have ate just not applicable in 1975. Ok. Let me say this, 1 want all of us to search our conscience. You know all these years you excluded me out of this system and you know what I discover? I have two secretaries and ohe is accustom to typing up church bulletins. The other one is hot accustomed to typing up the church bulletin. And if I ask the one who is not accustomed even though that one is a much better typist that when she gets through the church bul- letin looks like hell! You see what I'm talking about? Now all I'tn saying is that man, if you want those black folk in that Police Department you could put them in there, you could get them in there. You know it is high time that the majority now ought to have their feet hurting. Mr. Plummer: Father, let me tell you something you're not saying. Ok? And I was going to hold this because Mr. Manager, I sent you a memorandum. Are you scheduling the Police Academy situation the l2th of March? Mr. Andrews: I think your memorandum asked that it be brought forth but we're, I'm preparing the information to supply the Commission by memor- andum. Then if you still choose to do that, yes we can schedule it. Mr. Plummer: Well let me tell you what's not being said, Father, and I'll speak to it later. The recruitment is being done. Ok? But you're not getting Latins and Blacks. And you want to know why? Cause they're bailing them out of the school. Mayor Ferre: I'll tell you, he's absolutely right. We've seen it happen here. You know I disagree sometimes with Plummer and sometimes I agree with him. This time I agree with him; he's right, that's exactly where it is happening. I don't agree with the concept that all our problems are due to the courts because I'll tell you, in fact, I look at it the opposite that if we hadn't gone, if the black policemen hadn't gone to court we wouldn't be anywhere near, the little that we've accomplished; if we weren't on a mandate, in my opinion, we wouldn't be anywhere near what we've accom- plished and even that has taken years ar:d years and years. And we haven't been in court that long now. It has been almost 3 years since we got out of court and we really have not made that much progress. Mr. Plummer: Please, Mr. Mayor, you're talking about one lawsuit; I was addressing the multitude of lawsuits, the ones about the 12 sergeants who were denied; I'm addressing the ones about the 15 minute overtime - I'm addressing all of those. And so much of this time has been taken up to fight these decisions that they can't take the time to address, and this is in defense of the Legal Department and defense of the Civil Service System; we have lawsuits filed about everything you can imagine when the Civil Service Board takes a position. Rev. Gibson: J. L., that's only when it offends the majority. Wait, J. L., I've been living this thing! You see the minority leverage is never able to go to court, seldom - we've got to mass fortunes to go to court. Now I can speak from great experience. We've got to go to New York and get the high priced lawyers, the finest lawyers to come down here who have fought all over the country whenever we want to get in the door. And you know, we've said to the Slack folks, you know I want you to go the legal process, I want you to go the orderly process. And that's what they do. What we don't understand is the court is the slowest way to get things done and I believe in the court system. But you know what? My brother, if you don't have money you can't hire good lawyers. If you don't have good lawyers to go to court you loose before you even get there. Isn't that right, Mr. Lloyd? Darned Right! Mayor Ferre; And I'll say amen, Mr. Reboso; Mr. Mayor, now that we're in the issue I would like to raise a question. FEB 271975 Mr. P1UMMera MY. Reboso, can t say this because I'll tell you, I've got a stack of letters upstairs, that was the main reason that I asked the Manager to place this on the agenda fot the first meeting in March because addle of the things, let's say accusations if you want, that have been Made; Mr. Mayor, we're not going to take care of this in 15 or 20 Minutes, Mayor Ferree I know that, that's why I'm going to cut you short. Mt. Plummer: Well that's what I was going to do was to cut it short and let's go into it fully in the first meeting of March. Mayor Ferre: Do we have time to do it in March, Mr, Andrews? We'll make the time. We'll take the time :o do it. I think it is an important sub- ject., Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, my motion at the Police Hearings was that this matter be brought back before this Commission on March 1st, and that motion unless it is thrown out is still in order ... Mr. Andrews: You know I appreciate that the Commission is particularly interested in Police but I'm sure that you're interested in all the other areas. I don't think we ought to just single out the academy or the place of instruction and the recruitment; we've got to look at Fire and Sanitation EVERYONE SPEAKING AT ONCE Mr. Plummer: The only reason we're singling out Police is because the school is not under our control, everything else, Fire and the rest of the City employees are under our control. Mayor Ferre: All right, now I don't want to offend anybody in the future but I'm going to fun these meetings and I'm going to recognize people and if you're not recognized; because we're getting now slowly in the habit of three people talking at the same time. I don't mean to be rude to anybody but I'm going to stop you. Now Mr. Plummer has the floor at this point and you've finished, Mr. Plummer. All right, Mr. Andrews. Mr. Andrews: What I'm trying to point out is that I recognize that you're addressing yourself to the problem of the lawsuit and how best to solve that. But let's not loose sight of the overall concept of the Affirmative Action Program and there is a lot more to this whole program than just that one suit and the fact that we have a problem of recruiting. Mayor Ferre: I agree. Mr. Andrews: We've made more progress in the Police Department than we have any other Department in the City. Mayor Ferre: A11 right, now let me say something about that, Mr. Andrews, and that's this: That I recognize that there are a lot of other depart- ments and a lot of other areas but I think we have more problems that have come out, as I've seen them anyway and I've seen so many problems at that academy that I think that this is an area where we should concern our- selves with. That doesn't mean that we're going to concern ourselves ex- clusively with that. But it does mean that that is an area that is crying for attention. And I think we ought to really look into it and as J. L. said it is already scheduled for March and unless it is rescinded that's the way it is. All right, I'm going to recognize Commissioner Reboso for a statement. Mr. Reboso: Yes, going back to the Police problem, Paul, we received a federal court order in December of 1973 to appoint a black major in the Miami Police Department and we did so. At that time I think the only reason for which we didn't contemplate the appointment of a Latin major was that we didn't have any lieutenants in the force. That is not the case right now. Is there anything that you have in mind, sir, for the near future? Mr. Andrews: Yes, as part of this Affirmative Action Program I've pro- posed that, and I haven't set the specific date, but within a reasonably short period of time that we appoint a, if we have to from lieutenant to major an individual who is Latin so that we the representation, FEB 271975 Mr. Reboso: That's very good. Mr. Andrews: And i want the CofM ission to be informed if necessary, if necessary, I will eliminate one police officer position at the bottom to take that salary to provide the position of a major so that we can do this so that we're not..... Mayor Ferree That's exactly whit concerns me, Mr. Mi.,nager. You know What concerns me, and you almost confirmed it by what you just said. You know what that's telling me? That you're going to create a Latin major spot just to have a guy, say there's a Latin major he's sitting in his office right over there... Mr. Andrews: That's not what we intended He will have a responsible position. I'm not prepared to discuss it today, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferrer Ok, I just wanted to express my worry about creating a Latin major to have a Latin major and have him his office and his desk; and you say what's he doing, well he's worrying about Latin affairs. You know that type of a thing. And what does that mean? Well, you know. Mr. Plummer: Well Mr. Mayor, I'll tell you how to eliminate -_hat problem. Let's just make it a policy of this Commission right now that no new major positions be created and that when a Latin major is made that he has to take one of the existing positions. Then you'll put him to work. Mr. Reboso: I don't agree with that, J. L. because that will postpone prob- ably the appointment of a Latin major for one or two years. Mr. Plummer: You can put a date in it; that's what we did with the black major. Mr. Reboso: That is not what the community is asking for. One of the prob- lems that we are having with the recruiting is that the Latins don't see any future in the Miami Police Department. Mayor Ferre: See, if you set a date for it, J. L., what then you would do then is force the administration to remove one of the existing majors. There are no vacancies. Mr. Plummer: Well Mr. Mayor, I guess what I'm saying.. Mr. Reboso: I think we should give the City Manager the time and coming back at a later date with his suggestions. I concur that if the position has to be created it should be created. WE are expanding the Department anyhow. Mr. Andrews: There are so many problems associated with this matter, Mr. Mayor. We have a Civil Service System which we certainly want, one in which I approve of and wholeheartedly embrace. We have five different unions that we have to manage, we've got a court order, we've got community concerns, we've got concerns of the Commission; to try to keep all of these elements in balance and to try to come up with a solution to a problem, we can't satisfy everyone - that's impossible. But to do a reasonable job you've got to give me some latitude and implementation. Mayor Ferre: A11 right, is there anything else to come up before this Commission at this time on this item? Mr. Huttoe; I have one other thing but if you're going to take up something in the first of March I would rather appear because the hour is late and I need about three minutes on the other. Mayor Ferre: We are running late, if it can wait until then. Mr. Huttoe: I will wait until that time to bring the other item up, Mayor Ferre: Anything else on this item from any of the members of the Civil Service Board or from the Commission or the Administration? If not take up item 16 FEB 271975 ar rEo 271975 50, BICENTENNIAL PARK - PERSONAL APPEARANCE EDWARD D._STDNE JR PRELIMINARY DESIGN AREA SURROUNDING AUDITORIUM ETCi Mr, Andrews: Mt. Mayor before Mr. Stone speaks I want to emphasize that Mt. Stone is going to be presenting information to you today based on concernF that the Commisson had particularly With one area of the park to the south of the parkway, identified as Bayfront Park and particularly that area to the east of the auditorium and to the south of the existing restaurant where the new amphitheater would go in, and we talked about a restaurant and the kind of restaurant and opening up that whole area. While Mr. Stone is going to be presenting the overall plan, the major point that we are trying to accomplish today is to find out if this meets with the concept that the commission had for the development of that portion of the park. If it does with the commission's general understanding of what we are going to accomplish then we have to go to the port people, we have to get together with off street parking and others to resolve the many problems that are associated with that. Mr. Stone; Very briefly while they are setting up I'll give you a brief report on the progress at the north end of the park known as Bicentennial Park we have gone out to bid on schedule for the earth work and those bids are due the 24th of March, I think we are going to have a great deal of contractor interest, the state of the economny is such that I think we will have a very good competitive bids, on the middle of March we anticipate going out for the seawall improvements and about 60 to 70 days later we will go out with the final contract which will include all of the improvements in Bicentennial park. As I reported to the Commission when we last met, we anticipate being ready, --hopefully in anticipation of the Orange Bowl parade on the Bicentennial year. As Mr. Andrews mentioned, we have a series of preliminary thoughts today which I hope interpret the instructions given to us by the Commission at our last meeting, and if indeed these are accurate interpretations the next series of undertakings would be coordination meetings with the various agencies that Mr. Andrews outlined. There are also some matters of legal concern relating to both the downtown, ----both the off street parking authority arid to the restaurant associates position as potential operators of the outdoor dininf facilities. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Stone what were you planning to replace the velladrome with. Are you going to show us that now? Are you putting anything into that area. Mr. Stone: That is gone, reverted to passive, mixed passive and of a free play area, a play meadow much as it was in the original scheme. I believe we brought that mback to the commission and it was approved. I am sure of it. When we eliminated the velladrome we came back and re submitted the park without it, and I believe we had unanimous approval. Mr. Andrews: Excuse me Mr. Mayor, to assist Mrs. Gordon, we are not talking about the bicentennial park to the north today, really at all, Mrs. Gordon: --but he was giving us a report, -- Mr. Andrews: What we are talking about today is Bayfront Park itself and the adjustments that we are contemplating, the commission each individual commissioner had ideas as to how the park should be developed, particular at that end where we are going to relocate the amphitheater and add on to the restaurant within the park, Now Mr. Stone has worked up a concept plan, we are presenting it to you, to make sure it meets the commission's general ideas that they had before we go any further, because from here on, we had some complicated steps to take. Mr. Stone; Let me introduce Marion MIller who is passing out some fact sheets on the south end of Bayfront This handout refers to some of the problems and questions that were raised by members of the commission and our responses to them, (A slide presentation by Mr, Stone) t) FR 24 1975 Mr, Stone discussed a proposed fountain with sound and lights programmed into its operation. He stated this could be coordinated with the musical performance going on on stage, An outdoor dining area was shown which relates to the atnphi- theater where people could have wine or sandwiches while listening to a concert, Mayor Ferre: I at really enthused and I think this is great can I ask you a few quick questions? Mr. Stone: Surely, Mayor Ferre:First of all, the green areas T see on one side is that where people can sit down on the grass and watch. Mr. Stone: Yes, if you notice on the right hand slide there are a couple of little spots, they just illustrate blankets, ---- that goes up to elevation 29, so what you would have is a bowl Mayor Ferre: If I don't want to sit in a hard seat, and I want to sit in the grass, I can go there and lie down on the grass and hear a concert. Mr. Stone: Like the Tanglewood Festival, or in Washington, ---- Mayor Ferre: Those little white things I assume are tables ---does that mean I can go there and have a hamburger or pizza and a glass of beer or wine and watch what is going on on the stage? Mr. Stone: Yes, --- Mayor Ferre: If I get the back table can I still see? Mr. Stone: They have been tiered up so that each table will be able to look out over the one in front. Mayor Ferre: How many people will that accomodate? Mr. Stone: A hundred is illustrated there sir.' Mayor Ferre: Out of 2500 people, only a hundred are going to be able to do that. Mr. Stone: Well that we felt in terms of table service. It becomes an administrative matter of whether you want to permit food and beverage to be brought in to the amphitheater, ---you get a certain clean-up problem if you don't confine it. Mayor Ferre: Assuming administratively, and the commission sets the policy that we will set up a vendor there to sell hot dogs beer or cokes, that somebody can actually get a beer and hotdog and sit in the stands and watch the chow. Mr. Stone: Surely. We felt it might be distracting to have too much vending and that sort of thing going on among the real concert -goers. Mayor Ferrer. It depends on what the event is, If you are going to have a heavy Beethoven concert, you don't want somebody munching away.The stage, ----that is a pretty big stage isn't it? Mr. Stone; Yes, it is, I have been advised that that is, not only what the group wants that runs the existing theater, but it is what they have now, Mayor Ferre; I can't accept that, --that stage looks four times larger. Mr, Stone; It does to me too. FEB 27 1975 Mayor Ferret I at not against it, t am just saying I think When you get into major chotal reptesetttations or when you get into dancing for example, which I would envision, specially if these international festivals are expanded, I can see , Ballet Folklore do Mexico coming in and folklore dancing, and maybe the steel drums, and you need a lot of space. Mts. Gordon: Are you going to show us a close-up of the staging area or the platform area? Mr. Stone: That is about as close as we can get to it Mrs. Gordon. Mayor Ferre: Ed, I think this is beautiful and terrific and I am for it, I want to hear what the price tag is going to be first, but let's move ahead now with the stage, -one of the beautiful things that I have noticed as they come out of that Miamarina restaurant, I go over to the water edge, and I look out there, you have an un-cluttered view of Biscayne Bay. If you look towards Virginia Key, there is not a thing between you and Virginia key, Virginia Key is almost a low silhouette and if I got 10 or 15 feet high, I think almost I could see the ocean. My question is, why in the world would that kind of beautiful backdrop, that has to be the most dramatic backdrop for a stage, why would you want to put trees behind that stage, and clutter up the fabulous view, a person sitting thre in an auditorium, and look through the stage and the water beyonc and the horizon, --that is one of the reasons we want to get away from that horrible bandstand we have, but to block that view is going in the wrong direction. Mr. Stone: I think we may have made a mistake in that instance. Mary Ann, could you trace the waterfront promanade as you go along there. We had felt that we wanted to be able to allow people to continue to stroll by with some sense of separatior without intruding visually on the stage and if the trees could be light enough to be looked through, but I am inclined that your suggestion there may be a very valid one. Let them walk in the walkway behind. It is only a couple of hundred feet anyway. Ithink that is a very worthwhile suggestion. It was something we debated a long time on, again that will show up in perspective, and you can take a look at it and make your final judgement. Mayor Ferre: Where is the existing shoreline there, on the right hand picture, more or less. Mr. Stone: We can trace it more easily on the left hand and then Mary Ann can trace it on the right. Mayor Ferre: Trace it so we can all see what it is you are filling. It is about 100 ft. Actually what you are doing is making a straight line from Miami Marina down to where it hits the bay. Mr. Stone: That is correct sir. Mayor Ferre: Where it hits the existing park. Mr. Plummer: Mr, Stone, what do you contemplate are chances of getting a permit to dredge that are, sir? Mr. Stone; Could I defer that to Mr. Grimm who has already made application for that sir. Mr. Grimm: We have already got the biological and ecological survey underway Mr, Plummer. Mr. Plummer; That is well and good, three years ago we did that and the application of the permit for out here at Dinner Key, is that completed yet? Mr, Grimm; The reason it wasn't completed is there is a different set of circumstances and here we withdrew from that position because €10 F [327975 of lack of funds, because we spent it all to buy land, but down here when we met previously with the trustees and that, if we withdrew the bulkheading and the hard shoreline, we had a pretty agreement for filling this area in. Mayor Ferre: You got the fill at Dodge Is1,tnd, you don't have to dredge anything. Mr. Plummer: I was rasing the question because I've heard for so long the reason that we haven't improved the marina facilities'at Dinner Key was the hold up was in the Internal Improvement Board, we couldn't get the permit to dredge. This is the first time I leard that we withdrew that permit. I am rasing the same point here, are you building in such stumbbl:ing block that you are never going to get the permit because of that we are never going to get anything done. That is my question. Mr. Stone: Dave Armbruster remembers some things I dont' remember. Mr. Armbruster: In '72 when we prepared the report, we met with the Internal Improvement Fund. Their objection to the plan at that time was, that we had extended the park out the full 300 feet, all the way out to the bulkhead that existed at that time. Their comments then were that if we took a little less aggressive approach, in other words, half way, and in this approach we are less than half. We are much closer in towards shore that they would be acceptable to that. Mr. Plummer: Let me remind you of another thing. This city proposed in one of its bond issues to put a convention facility out over the water. People did not turn it down because of the money involved, the environmental groups got up on their high -horse and rightfully so, andsaid we don't want it because we don't want that bay taken up. I am raising these points Mr. Mayor, for the purpose of, are we putting in stumbling blocks that are going thats going to kill us. Mayor Ferre: I have talked to George Reed and to Dan Paul who are the two strongest opponents,and the like the idea of having a water -oriented amphitheater and replacing,and bulldozing down that monstrocity we have now. I am putting tha,tin for the record. That doesn't mean they are not going to change their mind or that there might be other objectors. Mr. Plummer: Water -oriented doesn't mean that you have to make new, you've got it now. Mr. Stone: There is another factor, by straightening it out there is very unsightly, and in fact biologically detrimental condition that exists in that right angle sea wall up there, and we have been working with Dr. Gilber Voss,University of Miami marine biologist, well respected throughout the State and I think we have over -come a lot of environmental issues Mr. Plummer. Mayor Ferre:Ed, I am going to recommend that you do something here, I think Mrs. Gordon have a valid point, and it is really hard to see this thing up against the wall like that. I would like for you to schedule appointments with each, or maybe two at a time, of the members of the commission, including myself to see this in person and actually see the drawings, and go over this with you person to person because sometimes we can't follow the drift of these details. Mrs. Gordon; We would like to know the spaces, the size, more specifics that you could tell from the slides you are showing, Mr, Stone; We have the drawings here, we would be happy to meet with you et any time. Mayor Ferre:After we break here a few of us might meet with you and go over those drawings, and if not I would ask you schedule an appointment that 44 FEB 2'11 75 with each one of the members of the cot -Mission. Mrs. Gordon: One question, will this bowling effect obscure an visual view of the waterfront boulevard? Mr. Stone: For that period that it is raised, yes it will? Mrs. Gordon: How much distance, that is the kind of questions I want answered. Mr. Stone: My guess is, (it is a question I hadn't thought of) it is maybe 20% of the length. Mrs. Gordon: When you have a chance to get those kinds of things together, those are the kind of things I want to know. Mayor Ferre: I would also like for the purposes of, I'll tell you, I know people want to see through to the bay, but I happen to have a personal opinion I am going to share with you, I think most people who want to see through to the bay are riding by in an automobile, and they dont ever stop to walk in that park. From an automobile, I challenge anybody to tell me they can see water from Biscayne Boulevard sitting in a car, other than way out there in the bay. For those that are standing and walking, along the edge of the sidewalk, I would like for you to actually have a photographer go down and take a picture to actually see how much water is visible for a man walking in the park. Mr. Stone: We will do a whole series of slides both vehicular and pedestrians. Mayor Ferre:And if you can get an artist to take the slide and actually color in what is going to be lost when we look at, and when the public looks at it, you say it is going to be 20%. Well, what does that mean, because 20% from what view. If you are standing over in the auditorium for example, it is a lot more than 20%. You won't be able to see the water. Mr. Stone: Unless you look directly east. Rev. Gibson: As I look at this stange, I want to raise a question, what about boat activity. I don't mean sailboats racing, if that stage is going to be there open and all that, we might just as well utilize it. Mr. Stone: You could use it as as a spectator area for whatever activity might happen in the bay. I think obviously the Marine Stadium is better designed for that specific kind of use. If you end up with a straight-away race or closed circuit race in front of this, or any other sort of water activity, it would be a beautiful place to view it from. Mayor Ferre: You have deep water right in front there, and the two bodies of water meeting gets choppy, when you get a north wind you get a heavy ocean. You couldn't have for example a shelling regatta. Mr. Stone: That is one of the reasons we could not respond to the Commission's suggestion for boat rentals, and this sort of thing. It is too rough and unsafe in that area. Mayor Ferre:That is beautiful. Mr. Stone; This is a perspective illustrating a view from that outdoor dining down toward the amphitheater and the stage itself. In this particular instance, we have illustrated the possibility of a canvass membrane structure over the performers, I have some reservations about that personally, it is just to illustrate that could be done. One of the things we have had to make a definite judgement on, and a recommendation, is that we do not have a permanent structure for could reflectivity. We will propose a very sophisticated, built-in outdoow sound system,so we are not dependent on a bandshell kind of sound reflection. This illustrates the, ---I don't think Mrs, Gordon saw that perspective, Mayor Ferre; Why don't you go back to that other so Mrs, Gordon can see it, Mr. Stone: This, Mrs, Gordon was the perspective from the outdoor dining 4 looking down towards the atnptitheater, the stage and the bay beyond, and you cart see the trees that Mayor Ferre mentioned , probably best left Out, we took the liberty in this slide of showing the potential of coveting the perforthance area with a waterproof temporary structure. I have some reservations that that is really a good idea. Mayot Ferre: Would you point out where the stage is on that perspective. Mr. Stone: Surely,- Mrs. Gordon: Mr, Stone you said the staging area has no covered area, Mr. Stone: In this instance we are proposing a tent. I have some reservations about that. Consistent with the commission's instruction to us, that they wanted no Structures in the park. Mrs. Gordon: Performers who need to change costumes Mr. Stone: We have that accomodated. It occurs beneath these diners you see in the foreground, and there is a plan of that which will be underground ----it has a library and storage for the performers , dressing areas, their own restroom facilities and then over at tl-e right hand side of the that white area, are public restrooms and the service kitchen for the outdoor dining. These slides are weak but that shows a view to the promanade to the outdoor dining and to the amphitheter under that yellow tent over there. This is an overlook, the memorial gardens adjacent to what would be the park center, perspective of that reorganizing the existing sculpture and commemorative plaques within the park, into this garden area, and finally at the south end, we are proposing a major reflecting pool that would also be a model boat basin New York has one, and Paris has a number of places where they use model sail boats, model power boats, it is a kind of natural. One of the reasons we had advocated the relocation of the amphitheater was that with the uncertain future of Ball Point as far as it relates to the park, this activity would be totally harmonious with whatever might go on there. It would tend to bring family there, back into the downtown for this recreation. In New York most of you are familiar with it, both young and the elderly are sailboat model enthuiasts so it gets recreation for a large cross sections of the community . Rev. Gibson: Rose always brings up about coming down th;.s way,- how does that tie in? How would it tie in? Mr. Stone:Would it tie in with the river walk Rev. Gibson? Rev. Gibson: When she came back from New Orleans, she brought this barge idea. Mr. Stone: Oh, the water transportation? WE are proposing that that place all along that seawall immediately adjacent to the Miamarina and that would be a major destination point for outdoor dining, so it takes place at the north end of the park. Mrs. Gordon: The idea that San Antonio has with the barges could very well start at that point where that facility is, and be another tourist attraction. Mr. Stone: Exacely, I am sorry I overlooked that.Finally Mr. Mayor we would like to propose that the landscape in the existing bayfront Park be reorganized and regrouped and that the lighting and pathways be improved both for pleasure and security, all concerns of the people. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Stone if this commission were to approve in principle the concept, really up -grading that park, when could you have some definitive designs for pricing for the purpose of putting a price tag on it, when could the managemeng be ready to come up with their concurrence, or agreement or disagreement, would we have to go to a public hearing and what is the process. Mr, Andrews; I think I can outline it briefly for you, I am not sure I can give you all the time elements. If you appove of this generally in concept t►e next thing Mr, Stone and I have to do is to go to various agencies such as the off-street parking to the port people because we want to get the port 4 people involved. We feel thay have a certain responsibility iti developfnetit of that boulevard. When all those matters ate resolved aad 1 have to Meeting With the City Attorney to make sure he reviews this and understands it, Sid ha is satisfied that in my way are we abridging any requirettent of the State statutes, when all those things ate settled, then Mt, Stone can prepare a more definitive plan and then obtain a cost estimate and before we go any further you would then have a public hearing, and with that cost estimate itt place, once the public hearing is behind you, and all of that is resolved then we would start into the design phase. Mayor Ferret Mr, Lucius Williams wants to address the commission on this item. Mr. Lucius Williams: Mr. Mayor and Commission, I am similarly excited about the plans you have seen. I had the occasion to review these with Mr. Stone earlier. I was led to believe they are phase one improvements to Bayfront Park and the amounts themselves reflect them as the master plan. I understand the reasoning for the improvements to the port boulevard and to the Miamarina complex and to the bandshell complex as a beginning point. I would like to submit to you However, that pedestrian over —pass providing pedestrian access to this park is similarly important. Mrs. Gordon: We have always said that. Everytime we talk about it that is as far as we go. Mayor Ferre: I think that is very good advice I think it ought to be incorporated into it. Mr. Williams: Not necessarily all of them but at least get started,at the Flagler Street access. Rev. Gibson: I hope when we are through with all of this and speaking to part of what you said that the whole thing will carry with it the kind of reaction we got in the Grove when PUblic Works designed that work out there, there we still where we were, but we were so much better off psychologically Mr. Stone: Right, ---- Rev. Gibson: Mr. Grimm, I always say if you didn't earn your salary before, you sure did when you did that Grove area. .It sure did what Mr Andrews said in our meeting the other day, lift our sight psychologically considerably, and I hope that Public Works is intimately involved, Mr. Stone and not at the end, that they go right along so that' later on, we don't have to, ----- Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, when we act on this concept I would prefer after I have had a chance to see Mr. Stone and get his, ----otherwise I would be approving in concept something I am not totally familiar with, except for the slides you have just seen, and you have additional material you said you can show us. Lucius Williams is excited and he has seen things perhaps I haven't seen. Mayor Ferre: I think that is a valid request, anybody have any objections to that? The burden Mr. Stone, is upon you to bring this up to the various members of this commission for their pursual and study before we vote on it and I would state now this will be brought up to the commission before a preliminary vote. It is not a final vote, a preliminary vote only on a conceptual basis with the thought in mind that you have to develop the cost and that we are eventually going to a public hearing on it. Mrs, Gordon: But you also could give us some idea of some kind of cost, framework by then I hope. We want to have an idea, if we are going to conceptually approve something whether it can be a reality or not, Mayor Ferre: I think it ought to be broken down Mr. Stone because we may for example, want to put say the amphitheater and not the reflecting pool, and something Mr. Stone: Stone: There is only one problem with coming to pricing at this time, There are number of contingencies that are the outgrowth of meet.ngs that Mr, Andrews and I would have, --,I don't know which comes first, the chicken or the egg, that is a little bit of a problem. 4'1 Rev. Gibson: Of all the things Mr, Mayor make sure of all the things when you come back here, J. L. Plummer doesn't say to us. Mayor Ferre: 1 recotMend you schedule a meeting with Mr. Plummer, Anything else that has to be talked about? 31 AWARDING BONDS $8,000,000. POLICE HEADQUARTERS & CRIME FACILITIES BOND FUNDS-$5,000,000. SAN. SEWER BONDS0$3,000,000. STORM SEWER IMP. BONDS -AND $3,000,000. ST. AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI: Mr. Andrews:Mr. Mayor may I interrupt you sir, would you consider adopting this resolution now? Rev. Gibson: I am particularly happy this morning to see that this local outfit got this bid. Mayor Ferre: I would say local outfit. The lead bank is a Miami bank. Upon the recommendation of the City Manager and the Director of Finance, the following resolution was introduced by Reverend Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-187 A RESOLUTION AWARDING $8,000,000. POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES BONDS $5,000,000. SANITARY SEWER BONDS, $3,000,000. STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, AND $3,000,000. STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF THE CIT OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; CONTAINING A COVENANT PROHIBITING EXCESSIVE ARBITRAGE; AUTHORIZING VARIOUS OFFICER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO EXECUTE AN ARBITRAGE CERTIFICATE (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the city clerk's office.) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon, the Resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. (Mr. Reboso absent). wr.,,, ►,,,,,.�.••we... w.�. ow... �,�! '�' •"!ILRti�.�.l'^M ' ... ... ... 4 a ILLS;( j '5 32. PROCLAMATIONS, PLAQUES, CERTIFICATES OF APPRLCIAIION A, Introduction of motion in Memory of Elizabeth Harnett. H+ Presentation of Commendation to Vince Antle for his community service, C. Presentation of proclamation proclaiming Dia Del Cantador Cabano, received by Mt, Angel de Pedro. FE8271975 33. DISCUSSION ITEM - EFFECTIVElATrOFUORDINANCER 519C rc.AY B8 RE Mr. Reboso: Architect Oscar con:mice ca"`c to ser "rsstcrilaV regarding an ordinance No. 8319 that became effective November 23rd. The reason, Mr. Mayor is that they applied for a building permit one day before this ordinance went into effect: I checked with Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Ferencik and :since it is not clear regarding the effective date if somebody has applied before to get the building permit is the reason it is before us today to see if we can grant the opportun- ity to get the building permit. Mr. Lloyd: Mr. Mayor, legally where an ordinance is not absolutely clear as to the intent of the legislative body regarding the procedure involving the date as to which things are supposed tc occur then the legislative body may declare its legislative intent. So I think perhaps Mr. Ferencik had better explain the de- tails and then you may declare what you intended and you may do that. Mr. Ferencik: The ordinance that Mr. Reboso, the number that he read to you is an ordinance that changes the conditions of the R-4 zoning ordinance. In essence it changes the ordinance so that you can only build 5 units where you had been able to build 6 units on these R-4 lots. The applications for permits, there were a certain number of these applications that were in process prior to the effective date of this ordinance. The ordinance doesn't say anything one way or the other as to whether or not we could honor those applications which had been made prior to the effective date of the ordinance. If it were your intertion that the ordinance only apply to those applications that were made after that date then what Mr. Lloyd and I discussed, if you express your legislative intent then we'll go ahead and issue these particular permits. I would judge maybe there is, Mr. Gonzalez has 4 or 5 and there may be 4 cr 5 others that are actually involved. Rev. Gibson: You would not consider this improper would you? I mean suppose we said yes. Would you consider this improper? Does this put you in a position that other people who may be similarly situated? Mr. Lloyd: Mr. Mayor, if I may reply to the distinguished Commissioner, actually it is not for Mr. Ferencik to decide at this point whether it is proper or improper. This you must signify your legislative intent. Of course it would naturally appear that from an equitable standpoint a person who had made application might not be involved in not being able to get them. But that is up to you to decide whether or not that was your legislative intent. Rev. Gibson: I would think that if you passed a law and a man has already applied I would hope that we would not do it to a man. I just think that you ought to.... Mr. Plummer: Our intent is he played by the rules Mr. Lloyd: Well, actually what we should do then is ask is that, the Ccmmission should be asked, is that the legislative intent of the Commission and if the Com- mission would signify that that is your legislative intent. All we need to do is have the Commissioners signify that that was their legislative intent. Mayor Ferze: I think you have a unanimous signification here that exactly was the intent. Is there any other discussion? 0). rLr,trr'5 54, MAYOR'S STATEMENT ON POLITICAL ASSAStNATtON or CMAN EXILES Mayor Ferree At this moment 1 have a statelent which 1 am going to make in referende to a very unfortunate situation which we have in our community: The recent assassination apparently politically motivated of a Cuban exile last week is the mcst dramatic sign to date of the climate of violence that this area has seen escalate since last April. At that time another Cuban exile leader, Jose de La Torriente was killed by an unknown assailant. Between these two criminal actions there have been bombings in the Latin section of Miami and other cities in the county and the campaign of threats and extortions made through the use of telephone. Jr: recent days a bomb exploded in bania out - Side a television station that broadcast a Spanish language program: All of these actions which have been committed mostly against Cuban exiles have been ar.d still are being investigated by the local law enforcement agencies but as far as it is known not a single person has been arrested and charged in connection with these criminal acts which might total well over 50 criminal acts. There is a fear that if killing and assassins are not apprehended might lead to new killings and reprisals by friends of the victims whose lives are threatened and who believe they receive no protection from the authorities. The community as a whole with the exception of our two major newspapers has not reacted to the Latin related terrorism with the seriousness that this deserves. This is a dangerous mistake because terrorism unchecked breeds more terrorism and violence. For the Miami area to acquire the dubvious distinction of a lawless community could prove to be lethal from the stand- point of tourism, the mainstay of our economy. The criminal elements in the Cuban community are believed to number no more than 2 or 3 dozen nen in their early thirties reportedly led by a few older men. To apprehend them to restore law and order in this community is vital to improve our economic well being. I want to point out to my fellow commissioners and to the public that I strongly feel this is a very small group of men, that they are not representative of the Latin community. I think it is very unjust that perhaps the greater Latin community might be judged by a handfull of men which are creating these type of problems and I think this community really demands and needs very affirmative quick action in trying to control this, to me, unbearable situation. As I said an investigation is so far fruitless into the criminal activities in the Cuban community here. It has been undertaken by our police departments and presumably by several law enforcement agencies. Since these acts have reportedly out of state ramifications violations of federal laws are clearly indicated but our Police Department have limited personnel and resources and therefore due to the seriousness of this situation I shall immed- iately contact the U.S. Attorney General, Edward H. Levy to request that he pro- vide as soon as possible human logistical support to coordinate with the office of Dade County State Attorney Richard E. Gerstein, the Miami Police Department as well as the Public Safety Department's efforts to restore law and order to this community. I shall also seek assistance :.n this endeavor from our congressional delegation both in the senate and in the house of representatives. And I urge that this city administration, and I'm not saying that we have not because I know that this has been deligently followed, Mr. 7.ndrews, but I very seriously urge that we double our efforts and that we immediately call emergency actions, that we get the FBI and the federal agencies together because with 50 of these things having occured with two horrible senseless killings, with bombings and maimings and all types of terrorism going on and yet not one arrest and not one apprehen- sion and we really have a critical situation in our hands. I repeat it is a few people that are responsible for this and the quicker we begin apprehending these criminals, and they can't be called anything but criminals, I think the better off this community is going to be. I recognize and some of my friends have warned me not to get involved in this because this is obviously a matter that is touchy and dangerous for people in political office to become involved in but I think it would be irresponsible on my part as Mayor of the City of Miami at least I didn't make a comment on it. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I want to make a comment. I think you're right. I don't think we can afford to live in lawlessness. If they don't like what is happening I think the American way is we have a process developed. I don't just think two or three people ought to take this community in their hands. Mayor Ferre; And terrorize it Rev. Gibson; Right. They need to understand now that we serve notice, 4t FHB 271975 Ftt 2 'I 19/b bIScUSSION OF CA4CELLAttON of LED- ZED►LIN CONCERT_At ORANGE BOWL 5. REbtATRtc CAkE CENTER FOR WAIVE RENTAL FEt .'BASEBALL StAb t UM NON PROF W W CONCERT FEB , TH Mayor Vetre: Mt. Mike Mc bermott is here, hculd you stand up, Mr, Mc bermott, Director of the CoMmunity Relations of the Pediatric Care Center. Now 1 Under, - stand that we have not been able to work out anything for the Led Zepplin group, ft is my understanding that you're aware of why and that this is satisfactory af.d that there is nothing that we can do at this time but hopefully in the future We'll be able to accomodate groups such as :'ours. Step forward, please, sit. Mr. Mike Mc bermott: Yes, Mayor, we had, as a (natter of fact we spoke this 'horning with the representatives of Led Zepplin and they did want me to convey to you and to the City Commission their deep appreciation for everything on their behalf. Due to problems of timing, organization and after our conversat- ions, and we've talked to them at great length about our conversation with your City Manager yesterday, Mr. Andrews; it was decided they would hot be able to come to South Florida this year but that they still felt that they would be very much interested in coming to South Florida when the stadium was in better condition to receive them and when the circumstances were better and perhaps next year and they still would like to come on next year's tour to do a benefit for the Pediatric Care Center for the City. We also wanted to ask about the concert which we had on February 7th which we spoke with the City Manager about which was brought up at the last meeting. It was asked for advisement from the City Manager, I believe in reference to the fees for the last concert. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, I have no objection to this with this provision; that I find out more about this organization and the services they perform in both . counties but I'd like to know more specifically the services as they're rendered in Dade County versus Broward County so that we can 'Take a comparison. Would you introduce a motion, Mr. Mayor, or someone introduce a motion to give them the relief they're asking for in this particular instance? Mayor Ferre: Does this meet with your approval? Mr. Andrews: Yes, it does at this time. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-188 A MOTION DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE COMMISSION ID WAIVE THE FEE FOR USE OF THE MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM BY THE PEDIATRIC CARE CENTER ON FEBRUARY 7, 1975, FOR A NON-PROFIT CONCERT HELD ON THAT DATE. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Reu.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. FEB '‘I*Ib Ef) 2 ? 197$ Oi AWARD 8th - NYLON SCREENING FOR TRUCK COOSFOP THE SANITATION b PARtMENt The following fesolution was introduced by Conmissiohet Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75=189 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM DADE CANVAS PRODUCTS CO. FOR FURNISHING NYLON SCREENING FOR TRUCK COVERS FOR USE BY THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF $7,232.40; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS MATERIAL FROM FUNDS PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE IN THE 1974-75 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 1 Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mrs, Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mr. Plummer. NOES:. None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 37, AWARD BID - FIRE HOSE f FB 271975 The followin' resolution was introducer? `:1y "or.issioner Gthson, ��ho moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-190 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM BISCAYNE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO., INC. FOR FURNISHING FIRE HOSE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF $12,495.4C; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THIS MARERIAL TO BE FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND UNDER THE 1974-75 FISCAL BUDGET. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso 38, AWARD BID - FIRE HOSE FITTINGS The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-191 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM P.T. GARRETT FOR FURNISHING FIRE HOSE FITTINGS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF $8,512.68; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS MATERIAL FROM FUNDS PRO- VIDED IN THE GENERAL REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THE 1974-75 FISCAL YEAR. (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- AYF+S; Rev. Gibson, Mrs, Gordon and Mr. Plummer NOES; None. ADMIT; NT; Mayor Ferre and M. Reboso, FEB 1975 FEB27197 59, AWARD BID = FIRE STATION NO. 9 BATHROOM ADDITION The following resolution was introduced by Comnissioher Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75=-192 A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF OVIDIO P. RODRIGUEZ, JR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,394.00 FOR THE FIRE STATION NO. 9 BATHROOM ADDITION - 1975; ALLOCAT- ING THE AMOUNT OF $8,394.00 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "FIRE FIGHTING & RESCUE FACILITIES BOND FUND" TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $167.60 TO COVER THE COST OF ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 40, AWARD BID - FIRE MAINTENAtNCE BUILDING HEATING - 1975 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-193 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM ARKO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $11.900.00 FOR OVERHEAD GAS INFRA -RED HEATERS FOR. THE FIRE MAINTENANCE BUILDING ON N.W. 7 STREET AND 11TH AVENUE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND - UNALLOCATED FUNDS" FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT AND FOR PRO.- ECT EXPENSE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THE FIRE MAINTENANCE BUILDING HEATING - 1975. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 5ti FEB 27197 a 41. AWARD 8ID CENTRAL DRAINAGE 'ROJECi" E-55 the allo-ihg tesoiutior '.tits .introduce 1-_•0 ."'o ` issiotter rison, who Moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-194 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF ROENCA CORPORATION 1N THE AMOUNT OF $120,163.44; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $120,163.44 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "STORM SEWER BOND FUND" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $12,016.34 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $2,403.22 TO COVER THE COST OF ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (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: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 42, AWARD BID - PARKS -HARD SURFACE COURTS (HENDERSON PARK) rEB271975 FEB 2 71975 The fallowing resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-195 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF BISCAYNE CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,820.00 FOR PARKS - HARD SURFACE COURTS ( HENDERSON PARK); ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $31,820 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "PUBLIC PARKS & RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BOND FUND" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCAT- ING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $3,182.00 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATOR- IES AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr.Reboso 51. FEB 271975 43, EXTEND CONDITIONAL u5E 11,8 2 71975 WIRLEArmow LofiS 58,59,BLOcK CM NATIONAL SANK The following tesolution was iht 'oducEd by CoMmi3siohet Gibson► who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75496 A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE "CONDITIONAL USE" ORIGINALLY GRANTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 43228 TO THE CITY NATIONAL BANK FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INTERIM PARKING ON LOTS 38 AND 39 AND PORTION OF BLOCK B, FORT DALLAS PARK UNTIL FEBRUARY 17TH, 1976. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. F F B 2 71975 44, AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO SETTLE CLAIMS NOT EXCEEDING $500,00 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-197 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SETTLE TORT LIABILITY CLAIMS FILED AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 PER PERSON FOR EACH CLAIM FILED; AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ARE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED DD PAY SAID CLAIMS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. (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: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 5[) 1-LB 21 19/b 45. ELIMINATE GEOGRAPHY TEST ETC rOR APPL1CANts Tb OPERATE TAXtCAMS the following resolution was introduced by Com issioner Gibson, who Mooed its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75=198 A RESOLUTION WAIVING A SIk (6) MONTH PERIOb THE RE- QUIREMENT THAT APPLICANTS TO OPERATE TASICABS BE RE- QUIREb TO PASS A GEOGRAPHY TEST PROVIDING THE REQUIRE.= MENT THAT EVERY .TAXICAB BE EQUIPPED WITH A LIST OF PRINCIPAL DESTIi;ATIONS AND A MAP OF THE CITY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and oh 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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 46, APPOINTMENTS TO THE STATUS OF WOMEN The following resolution ...as introduce" b,. rorynissicn?r moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-199 FEB 271975 I`orAon , l..hn A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MARE, HERNANDEZ, MARGARET E. WATSON, SONIA ALVAREZ, DEBOR,.H THIELEN, AND MRS. JEANETTE LEACH TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mx. Reboso. 47, CONDOLENCES - DEATH OF MERLE T. CLEMENS FEB 271975 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-200 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AS WELL AS ALL OF THE CITIZENS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MERLE T. CLEMENS WHOSE DEATH HAS DEPRIVED THIS COMMUNITY OF A MOST RESPECTED CITIZEN. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None, ABSENT; Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. FER 271Q7 E 27197 48. APPOINT ANNA WE!SS to GENERAL CULTURAL HISPANIC COMMITTEE The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who mooed its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 75-201 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ANNA WEISS AS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL CULTURAL HISPANIC COMMITTEE. . (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso, 49, GRANT FREE USE OF MARINE STADIUM rtb2(IJ/5 SOUTH MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL BAND MAY 23, 1975 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-202 A RESOLUTION GRANTING FREE WE OF THE MARINE STADIUM ON MAY 23, 1975 TO THE SOUTH MIMI HIGH SCHOOL BAND; SUBJECT TO ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR EVENT PERSONNEL, INSURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. FEB 2 71975 LOUIS LUREO 50, EXTEND CONTRACT TO FEB 28,1975 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-203 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND LOUIS LAUREDO, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIST- ANT TO THE MAYOR, UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 1975. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 54 FEB Z 7 l915 PE8 ? i97S OFFICIALS OP THE CITY TO PROVIDE POR1A LL SANITARY FACILITIES D , WHERE LARGE GROUPS CONGREGATE, DETERMINATION DP PEES ETC, PREPARED RESOLUTION The following tesolutian was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, 'who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 75=204 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THAT THE PROPER OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI PROVIDE PORTABLE SANITARY FACILITIES WHEN LARGE GROUPS CONGREGATE IN NEARBY PUBLIC AREAS WITH CIDY PERMISSION; THE DETERMINATION OF THE FEE PAID FOR THE AFORESAID PORTABLE SANITARY FACILITIES IS TO BE DETER- MINED BY THE CITY MANAGER. (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: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre.. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. htb 2'/ 19/5 52, EXTEND 60 DAYS- CONDITIONAL USE TO COMMODORES ROWING AND SAILING CLUB -POINT VIEW AMD PREPARED RESOLUTION The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-205 A RESOLUTION EXTENDING FOR A SIXTY (60) DAY PERIOD THE CONDITIONAL USE ORIGINALLY GRANTED FOR A TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD THE "COMMODORES' ROWING AND SAILING CLUB", ON LOT 4 AND OUTLOT 4, BLOCK 2, POINT VIEW AMD (2-93), SUBJECT TO PARKING LAYOUT AS APPROVED BY PLANNING DEPART- MENT, LOCATED AT 1402 SOUTH BAYSHORE DRIVE, IN AN R-5 (HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLE) DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO DEDICAT- ION OF NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY FOR STREET PURPOSES. (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: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 53, NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT WITH DR, STANLEY DUNN FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM -PREPARED RESOLUTION The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-206 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DR. STANLEY DUNN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OCEAN ENGIN- EERING, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, TO IMPLEMENT A NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI. (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 foilowing vote- AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr, Plummer, NQES; None, ABSENT; Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 5 FEB 2 71975 1- LB 2 71975 541 EXPRESS INTENT To PARTICIPATE WITH: MIAMI RIVER RESTORATION COMMITTEE MIAMI RIVER INTER -CITY $OARh MIAMI RIVER REGATTA COMMITTEE INC►.,, APPTtCOMMISSIONEt GORDON AS CITY REP► the following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson► Who Moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0, 75-207 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE `INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE MIAMI RIVER RESTORATION COMMISSION, THE IIAMI RIVER INTER -CITY BOARD, INC,, ACTIVITIES AND GRANTING PERMISSION AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIAMI RIVER REGATTA COMMITTEE, INC., TO BEAUTIFY THE BANKS OF THE MIAMI RIVER SYSTEM INCLUDING REFORESTAT- ION; APPOINTING COMMISSIONER ROSE GORDON AS THE CITY COM- MISSION'S REPRESENTATIVE. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso 55, WAIVE RENTAL FEES- DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM RARE FRUIT COUNCIL FEB 2 71975 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-208 A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM BY THE RARE FRUIT COUNCIL INTER- NATIONAL, INC. ON MAY 30, 31, 1975, SUBJECT TO ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR EVENT PERSONNEL, INSURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY. (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: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre and Mr. Reboso. 56. APPOINTMENTS TO THE YOUTH ADViSORY BOARD The following motion was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved its adoption: A MOTION APPOINTING THREE MEMBERS: BRUCE RAWLS, TROY BUCKLES AND RONALD MERKER, TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT; Mayor Ferre. NOTE: See Resolution No. 75-211. 50 FEB 0 71975 FCm ? 1975 57. APMtNI` J.L,PLU t1ER to RROCEEb.TO HAWAII TC.,REPRESENt THE CITY OF MIAMI AT NATIONAL FOOTBALL OWNERS MEETING !tr. Plummer: Let me, I appreciate it, seconded by Reboso; let Me just explain what we're doing. The Manager and myself ate proceeding to Hawaii for the National Football Owners ASsociation Meeting. We have the Super Bowt locked up for 176, we are now going to out to bid to bring the Super Bowl out in 178, that is the purpose of this. Any discussion? The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-209 — A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND VICE=MAYOR, J.L. PLUMMER, JR. TO PROCEED TO HAWAII TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF MIAMI AT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL OWNERS MEETING. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. 58, PENSION ORDINANCES - "J" - "L" FEB 271975 Mr. Silver read the ordinance in its entirety by title as Agenda Item 19"J". AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS OF THE MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN (ORDINANCE NO. 5624, MAY 2, 1956, AS AMENDED) AS APPEARING IN CODIFICATION FORM AS A PART OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, 1957, AS AMENDED, MORE PARTICULARLY, REPEALING SECTION 2-108, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION", AND SUBSTITUTING, THEREFORE, A NEW SECTION 2-108, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION", THEREBY ESTABLISHING THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMPOSITION THEREOF; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE MINUTES OF SAID BOARD AND THE PROCEDURE FOR ELECTIONS AND APPOINT- MENT OF MEMBERS; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCIES, IF ANY; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION AND SHALL TAKE AN OATH OF OFFICE; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE SELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN, VICE- CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY FOR THE BOARD; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE BOARD SHALL KEEP INFORMATION AND DATA; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT THE BOARD SHALL KEEP ITS MINUTES OPEN FOR PUB3LIC INSPECTION; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE DESIGNATION OF AN ACTUARY FOR THE BOARD; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO BE THE LEGAL ADVISOR FOR THE BOARD; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE SELECTION OF A PHYSICIAN TO ASSIST THE BOARD IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOL- LOWED BY SAID PHYSICIAN WHEN REQUESTED TO ASSIST THE BOARD; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR AN ACTUARIAL VALUATION BY THE ACTUARY; 5 FEB 271975 REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SEVER.' ABILITY PROVISION; DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE; DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF READING THE SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. Was introduced by Commissioner Reboso and seconded by Commissioner Gordon, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: Whereupon the Commission on seconded by Commissioner Gordon, vote: AYES: Mr. Reboso Rev. Gibson, NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. motion of Commissioner Reboso and adopted said ordinance by the following Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8367. 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. Mr. Silver read the ordinance in its entirety by title as Agenda Item 19 "L". AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS OF THE MIAMI CITY GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN (ORDINANCE NO. 5624, MAY 2, 1956, AS AMENDED); AS APPEARING IN CODIFICATION FORM AS A PART OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, 1957, AS AMENDED, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING SECTION 109 OF SAID CHAPTER 2 BY CREATING A SUBSECTION (3), UTILIZING EXISTING PROVISIONS OF SAID SECTIOJ 109 AND LETTERING SAID PROVISIONS RESPECTIVELY (a), (b) AND (c); AND ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH (d) TO SUBSECTION (3) OF SECTION 109 OF SAID CHAPTER 2; THEREBY PROVIDING THE MINIMUM BENEFITS TO WHICH A MEMBER WHO WAS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ON OCTOBER 1, 1974, WOULD BE ENTITLED; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT ANY MEMBER EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1974, SHALL HAVE THE OPTION CF HAVING HIS RETIREMENT BENEFITS COMPUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVIS- IONS OF SECTION 2-106 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, IF SUCH MEMBER AUALIFIES, HE MAY HAVE HIS BENEFITS COMPUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 2-109 (3) (b) OR AT A RATE OF 2-1 PER CENT PER YEAR, WHICHEVER BENEFIT IS GREATER; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CON- TAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION; DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE; DIS- PENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READINT THE SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN 4/5 OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, Was introduced by Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Reboso, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing With the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed 58 F'EB271975 to by the following vote: ALES Mkt. Gordon, Rev, Gibson, Mr, Reboso and Mt. P1utifler, NOES: None, ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: Whereupon the Commission on notion of Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Reboso, adopted said ordinance by the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Rev, Gibson, Mr, Reboso and Mr. Plummet, NOES: None, ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 836E. 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. Mr. Lloyd: Before we go onto the next one, Mr. Vice -Mayor, if you will please, in view of the fact that this ordinance deals with retirement and the effective date is of concern; let me state for the record that this is an emergenclr measure of course, now the effective date of this is the date of publication. That is correct, is it not, Mr. Southern? Mr. Southern: Yes, sir. Mr. Lloyd: Right, so everybody will know. Mr. Plummer: For the record, what is that late? Mr. Lloyd: Mr. Southern, will you tell me when this will be published? Mr. Southern: I received relative assurance from the newspaper that they'll publish it on Monday. Mr. Plummer: Monday is the 3rd of March. Fine, thank you. Mr. Lloyd: Actually all of these ordinances when published become effective on that date. But due to the fact that some people might be very vitally interested I thought we'd better announce this. Thereupon Mr. Silver read the ordinance in its entirety by title as Agenda item 19 "M". i 0 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED- — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS OF THE MIAMI CITY GENERAL EMPLOYEES'RETIRE- MENT PLAN (ORDINANCE NO. 5624, MAY 2, 1956, AS AMENDED); AS APPEARING IN CODIFICATION FORM AS A PART OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, 1957, AS AMENDEL;, MORE PARTICULARLY, REPEALING SUBSECTIONS 10 AND 11 OF SECTION 2-109, OF SAID CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED "REEXAMINATION OF BENEFICIARIES RETIRED ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITY", AND SUB- STITUTING, THEREFORE, NEW SUBSECTIONS 10, 11, AND 12 OF SECTION 2-109, ENTITLED "LIMITATION OF DISABILITY BENEFITS AND REEXAMINATION OF BENEFICIARIES RETIRED ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITY", THEREBY GIVING THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE MIAMI CITY GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN THE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT PENSION BENEFITS OF MEMBERS RECEIVING ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS WHEN A MEMBER'S ANNUAL EARNINGS FROM EMPLOYMENT EXCEED IN AMOUNT WHICH WHEN ADDED TO HIS DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE WOULD RESULT IN A COMBINED INCOME OF ONE HUNDRED PER CENTUM (100%) OF THE MAXIMUM CURRENT SALARY FOR THE CLASSIFICATION FROM WHICH HE WAS RE- TIRED; PROVIDING FURTHER THAT ANY MEMBER 5'r FEB 271975 RECEIVING AN ACCIDENTAL, DISk itLITY RETIRE- MENT ALLOWANCE SHALL tURNISH COPIES OF HIS FEDERAL INCOME TAX FOR THE IMEDIATE PRECED- ING YEAR AND OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE RETIREMENT BOARD; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR A WITHHOLDING OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS WHEN A BENEFICIARY'S INCOME EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR NO RESTRICT- ION ON EARNINGS WHEN A MEMBER WHO RECEIVES AN ACCIDENTAL bISABILITY ALLOWANCE REACHES HIS MINIMUM NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT AGE; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF MEMBERS RECEIVING A DISABILITY RETIRE- MENT ALLOWANCE; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT A MEM- BER IS ABLE TO PERFORM SERVICE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE RIGHT OF BACK PAY OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MIAMI CITY GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN IN THE EVENT AN EMPLOYEE IS RETURNED TO DUTY AFTER RECEIVING AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE PHYS- ICAL EXAMINATION BY THE PHYSICIAN EMPLOYED BY THE CITY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR THOSE MEMBERS RECEIVING AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE; PROVIDING FURTHER FOR THE TERMINATION OF AN ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE WHEN A MEM- BER PRIOR TO HIS MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE WHO IS RECEIVING SAID ALLOWANCE, IS NO LONGER INCAPACITATED OR REFUSnS TO ACCEPT EMPLOY- MENT OFFERED TO HIM; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CONTAIN- ING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION; DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE; DISPENS- ING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READING THE SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN 4/5 OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. Was introduced by Commissioner Reboso and seconded by Commissioner Gibson, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson and Mrs. Gordon. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: Whereupon the Commission on seconded by Commissioner Gibson, vote: AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: motion of Commissioner Reboso and adopted said ordinance by the following Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8369. 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. 6 F E B 2 1975 Thereupon Mt. Silver tead the ordinance in its entitity by titlea 19 "N": AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED-, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS OF THE MIAMI CITY GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN (ORDINANCE NO. 5624, MAY 2, 1956, AS AMENDED); AS APPEARING IN CODIFICATION FORM AS A PART OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, 1957, AS AMENDED, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING SECTION 111. OF SAID CHAPTER 2 BY REPEAL- ING SUBSECTIONS 3(a), (b), AND (c) OF SAID SECT, - ION 111, AS AMENDED, AND SUBSTITUTING, THEREFORE, NEW SUBSECTIONS 3 (a), (b), AND (c) OF SECTION 111 OF SAID CHAPTER 2, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT- MENT OF A SUCCESSOR -TRUSTEE; PROVIDING FURTHER THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE TRUSTEES; PROVIDING FURTHER THE TENURE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER SERVING ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; PROVIDING FURTHER THE TENURE OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE LOARD OF TRUSTEES OTHER THAN THE CITY COM- MISSIONER; PROVIDING FURTHER THE METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR -TRUSTEES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SEVERABIL"TY PROVISION; DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE; DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READING THE SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN 4/5 OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. Agenda Item Was introduced by Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Reboso, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: Whereupon the Commission on seconded by Commissioner Reboso, vote: AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: motion of Commissioner Gordon and adopted said ordinance by the following Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8370. 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. Reverend Gibson: Mr. Vice -Mayor, I want to raise a question when the Mayor is here on the Retirement Fund, a concern that I had before when this happened. I was unfortunately ill and I think it is very important; I want to express it myself because I want the Commission to really dig in and take a second look. I want to do it when the Mayor is here. Ok? So the first order today when he gets back I want to make that the issue. FEB 271975 59. DIRECT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH INTER-AMERICA N CENTER AUTHORITY RE-ESTABLISH ciTY F1RSt LIEN ON INTERAMA Mt, Lloyd: Let me explain this, Dr. Eldon Gisendaner called us; I believe he had had a conference, I don't know whether he had had a ... Mr. Andrews: I can't pinpoint the time but you will recall at the time that the Interama Authority appeared before the Commission to support its lien position to the point where the City would receive 92 acres which would represent the 81 million dollars that the City will receive when all of Interama was to be settled out. Now we enjoyed a much stronger position in relation to that 8S million dollars before the Commission took its action to subordinate the City's position to the 92 acres that remain in title with he City; and the Commission did that and at the time that was a wise decision in order to have Interama move ahead. Now the concern is that with the State legislature in its use of Interama, some of the things that are happening in Interama, that subordination position was taken on the basis that the land would be used for Interama. If it is not to be used for Interama purposes then we're in a position to go back to the Interama Board and request that we be put back in the same position we were prior to when we weakened our position to foster Interama. Mrs. Gordon: Exactly right! I think that is imperative. Mr. Andrews: And that is what Mr. Lloyd is attempting to achieve through this particular resolution. Mrs. Gordon: And you've already spoken to, you say Gisendaner with regard to.. Mr. Lloyd: Well, we have just simply spoken to him that we're going to do this. Mr. Andrews: And if the Commission approved it that he should be prepared to receive us. Mrs. Gordon: Well Ok, fine; but let's go one step beyond that. Suppose they say no, we don't want to do that. Do we go to court to reclaim it or do we have any reverter provisions or what? Mr. Lloyd: Actually, the basis for a court action would be what is known in con- tract parliaments as failure of consideration. Now what that means is that as Mr. Andrews explained, on the basis that they were going to have Interama done we relinquished the prior lien. Well in view of the fact that we promised some- thing in return for their promise regarding Interama, if they didn't keep their promise it means that we shouldn't be allowed to keep ours - That's what you call failure of consideration. Mrs. Gordon: You don't have any doubts that they'll move in that direction? Mr. Lloyd: We have no idea but we can't predict but we hope for a favorable result. Thereupon the City Attorney read the resolution by title. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-210 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE INTER-AMERICAN CENTER AUTHORITY AND OTHER INVOLVED PARTIES TO REESTABLISH THE CITY OF MIAMI'S FIRST LIEN ON INTERAMA. (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; Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None, ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. FEB 271975 FEB27197 60, APPOINTMENTS TO YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD PRtPAREb RtsOLUtI oN The following resolution was•introduced by Com issioner Gordon, who Moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-211 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE YOUTH ADVISOR1 BOARD. (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: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. FEB 2 71975 61, DISCUSSION OF FUNDS FOR C. IVES FESTIVAL 5 DAY RULE INVOKED Mr. Lloyd: This has just been handed me, a resolution authorizing the contri- bution of $7500.00 from the Contingency Fund to the Charles Ives Centennial Festival. Mr. Andrews: You'll remember when we were involved in the Federal Revenue Shar- ing funds and they had made a substantially larger request than this we had indi- cated that it wasn't possible to carry out this program but the Commission was interested in attempting to achieve the program and I made a commitment to the Commission that we would try to find the money in some way. We think that this is the best source of funding this matter. MAYOR FERRE ENTERED THE MEETING AT 2:55. Mr. Andrews: I was just describing when we were going through this matter with Federal Revenue Sharing Funds they had asked for a substantially larger sum of money and it finally got down to 7500.. Mayor Ferre: I know that, a lot of people asked for a lot of money, Dr. Benjamin Sheppard asked for twice as much and didn't get it; there are a lot of other sources around here, you know people who have needed some hot meals that didn't get them either. Congress is cutting down hot meals now. Mr. Andrews: But remember the Commission made a commitment to these people and turned to me. Mayor Ferre: I didn't make any commitment. Mr. Plummer: Now wait a minute now, let me tell you as I remember. As I remember it there was either 7500 or $10,000 that was delegated to cultural events and we, the Commission told you, Mr. Manager to try co get as much of that as you could for the Ives Centennial. There was no, as I recall, stipulated amount except by the good doctor that came down here who said that he could now get by with 7500 and you said, we can't guarantee 7500 but we'll do the best we can out of 10,000. Mayor Ferre: WE11 let me make a statement about that now. Paul, you're talking about 7500, where did you find the $7500? Mr. Andrews: Well we'd take it from the contingency fund, Mayor Ferre; Well I'm going to tell you right now with the construction industry 25 to 30% unemployed, with the community 9% unemployed, with the kind of social and human problems that we're having here where people are going hungry, we don't have sufficient housing; I'm not telling you that it ought to be spent in Wyndwood Center with the Puerto Ricans or in Little Havana or in Coconut Grove, I'm just telling you that as far as this vote is concerned this is no time to be spending $7500 for Ives or anybody else; and I'm all for culture and I'm all for historical themes and I'm all for art and I'm all for the philharmonic- and I'll tell you, if you want to spend some money and you want to do something I'd much rather see it go to the philharmonic who desperately needs it than to go spending it on some new project. FEB 271975 Mts. Selina Alexander: May I speak? Mayor Ferre: Wait a moment, Selma, I'll tecognize you.:., Mt. Plummer: There has been no Motion made yet, Mr. Mayor, Mayor Ferre: How is this coming up now? Mr, Plummer: I assume Selma Alexander brought it to the Manager's attention who brought it up. Mayor Ferre: Rose, I said that I personally, I like the idea of the centennial' festival for Charles Ives but as long as we have people that are going hungry in this town and we have 30% unemployment in the construction industry, 9% unemploy- ment all over and people having social problems that I in all good conscience cannot spend any money for the philharmonic or the opera, as much as I love them I serve on the board, I personally work for them, I give my own money, they've come to see me. I told Alan Radcliff I'd walk the streets knocking on doors per- sonally but to use tax payers ' moneys on the Ives Centennial Festival at this day and age when we have the kind of social problems we have in this community; I'm not making a speech for the Puerto Ricans at Wynwood or for the Cubans in Little River or for the Blacks in the Grove or anywhere else - I'm just saying for people, Miamians. It breaks my heart but I'll tell you, I just can't in conscience vote for it. Mr. Andrews: Well, based on the discussion that took place at the time that we were reviewing the Federal Revenue Sharing Funds and you did not want it included with the Federal Revenue Sharing Funds but you put the burden on me was my impress- ion.... Mayor Ferre: Nobody is blaming you, Paul.. Mr. Andrews: I know, but the commitments were made and the festival is over, they've spent money ... Mayor Ferre: Look, if you have that extra money I'd rather give it to cerebral palsy and help some children that are in desperate need. I'd rather give it to the senior citizens, 1'd rather expand the program up at Legion Park where people need some food; I'd rather in this critical day and age, this is the time where we have to worry about people and I, you knaw, I'm not going to vote for it. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'll ini•oke the rule, 5 day rule. Put it back on an agenda where everybody has the opportunity to speak to it. I'll invoke the rule. Mayor Ferre: Ok, you have that right. So this item is... Mr. Plummer: Carried over tro the next agenda. Mayor Ferre: Is this something, was this scheduled on this agenda? Mr. Plummer: No, that's why I can invoke the rule, that way everybody can come down and speak to it. Mayor Ferre: Selma, do you want to say something? Mrs. Alexander: If you're interested in people, I might say that moneys have been expended or ccmmited on the basis of a commitment made to the Ives Festival over the signature of the City Manager. The discussion at the October Meeting was definitely in favor of it and he was to find the funds. He committed those funds in December. Those funds were spent and here are musicians who are also out of work who still have not been paid. So they too are in a precarious posit- ion, Mayor Ferre: Selma, Please. My heart does not bleed for the musicians who are making 15 and $20,000 a year right now; I love them and I think they're great but my heart bleeds for the people who don't have the food to eat tonight. Mrs, Alexander; Mr. Mayor, if I may; for example, you mentioned the philharmonic, The musicians who work for the philharmonic are lucky if they got 5000 this year. Mayor Ferre; They have gotten more than that so far and last year; and Selma, I'm not arguing about what they're worth. Listen, you know what they're worth? A good violinist or something ought to be paid 30, 40, $50,000. Who questions that? FEB 271975 Mrs, FEB g71975 62, otscusstoN ITEM = MEALS FOR INDIGENTS IN cocoNut GROVE AREA ."a -or, may I take a haif minute to ask the Manager a question with regard to the food issue. Can you tell me how many meals are going into the Coconut Gtove area as we had discussed about two months ago? r-or,aon Mr, Andrews: I can't answer your question, Mrs. Gordon: Rev, Gibson: Rose, And I Well will somebody answer it then from your staff? Not any, I hope they'll bring us back a report at the next meeting+ don't just want a report, I want some action. . Mrs. Gordon: Want to know how many are being served. Rev. Gibson: Right. FE8271975 63, DISCUSSION ITEM - DEFINITION OF SPOUSE FOR PENSION PURPOSES neverencl Gibson: "r. "ado`.', I '.''ant- to ! j r* ,rn a mkt +ter ,.,h.i1' t,r)u t" rA here. I cannot in good conscience sit on this Commission and know that the retirement system negotiates, or our representative, and I wish he were here so I could look at him dead in the eye and so could look that man who advises us about pension dead in the eye; I can not understand how we in an enlightened age like this are not resolving the issue of "spouse". Now let me explain to the public what that means. We have a system in this City that if you are a member of the pension system and you the man are a member of the Pension System and you are married, you die. What that means is as long as your wife lives, wouldn't give a happy hoot if she married 2,3, 4, 5, 8 times after that, she still gets that pension. I think that gravy train ought to be stopped and a more enlightened approach, a more equitable approach is to let that equity follow those children. Now when I raised the question I was told, well in the negotiations - that's a bunch of hog wash. Well, said it wasn't expressly stated. You and I have a responsibility at this point and time in history to do what is right and what is equitable for the system. And just like we are tired of these guys peeling off the money, get- ting that lump sum when they get hurt and all of that jazz and retire; we ought to get tired of that following too. And I want to make sure, I want to make sure that the man who bargains and negotiates for us deals with that forthrightly at the next time. But If I'm here, I want to tell you this, t'ain't nobody, t'ain't nobody going to get it because I think it is a disgrace before God and man. What you all don't understand since marriage and that kind .pf thing is a part of my business, I'm in a pension fund. And you know what happens? When you re -marry you have lost your equity and I want the legal eager -beavers to speak to that. If it becomes necessary this Commission ought to say, interpret what we mean. Now I know what the lawyers tell you, say well, now you know it isn't clearly defined and they don't want to get into that. I understand that. But let me say this, we can clearly define it. We could say that when you marry again, lady, we're sorry. Now let me get this across to the public. You know what that means? A man dies, his wife gets that pension and the woman marries another man, and I'm not a lawyer but let me say this, I did go to law school for a day. When you marry a woman you have an obligation to that woman. Now no dead man has any obligation to a living woman who has married again and then you have your children. What about your children? And it seems to me that the members of the Pension, the members of the Pension System ought to be more concerned than that. I want to hear us speak to it plus if we don't want to speak to it I serve notice now, sir, when you negot- iate that contract you'd better doggone sure come back with that answer. That's right! Otherwise, I'm going on the corners and tell the public and bring the public here because that is another way of ripping off the equity in the Pension Fund and we can no longer afford it. It is a luxury we can't afford. 6 r 'r 71g7S 64, PUBLIC HEARING - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 19, a public heating considering the City of Miami's application for the Housing and Community development Act of 1974. Now who ate the speakers here? Who are the people that want to be heard? I just want hands now. How many speakers? Thirteen; alright, I don't think we need to take names. Mr, Andrews, is there anything you want to say before? FEB 2 rl 197S Mr, Andrews: Yes, I just want to make sure that the Commission understands that there is a two -fold purpose to this meeting. One is to adopt the allocation of funds that have been established for each one of the target areas and secondly to authorize the City Manager to make the application for the grant funds. At the meeting of the 12th we will be discussing each one of the particilar areas in detail as to specific projects in each area. Mrs. Gordon: I have a question, Mr. Andrews, of information: The funds, they go from January to January. Is that right? Mr. Andrews: Probably from July to July, the actual expenditure. We'll be mak- ing the application in April. Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but I think it is retro... Mr. Parades, is it retroactive? You've attended enough of these hearings. Mr. J. Parades: It is in terms of the fiscal year of the federal. However, it is something similar to Revenue Sharing. Mrs. Gordon: Well, does it start in July, or start in January? Mr. Lloyd: 1 July, the Federal Fiscal Year starts. Mrs. Gordon: The reason I asked that is so I'd know when we were beginning to receive that 2,600,000 or whatever. Mr. Andrews: Just as a practical matter, the time element will run from the applications are approved, and I'm assuming a couple of months after submission before we receive approval and it will be about July. Mrs. Gordon: I was hoping it was retroactive and they were going to give us a lump sum, we could start again in January. Mr. Andrews: Well once again, so there is no misunderstanding, Mr. Mayor, when we make our applications for these individual projects within each one of these categories that will represent an application. I hope we get approval of everyone. But everyone of those applications will stand on its own and we will receive grants for each one of the projects then. You see, it is not automatic. We had to sub- mit these applications and they have to be approved and we'll receive Mayor Ferre: There is a process that has to be followed. And the process is we have to have this public hearing, we have to vote on this once, we have to vote on it twice, it then goes up before Washington, they review it, they approve it, if they approve it then it is done. And that in your estimations is between now and July; but now it is February, that means we have March, April, May, June and July. It is four months minimum to go. Mrs. Gordon: Another question. Because you have been working cooperatively with Dade County, will we receive any 2% discretionary funds as I understood that if the regions banded together there would be extra moneys? Mr. Parades, do you know the answer for that one? Mr. Parades; Discretionary funding has been cut. The reason it has been cut is that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Congress felt that it would be to his advantage to have that. And because 0 & B has been impounding money they cut that out... Mrs. Gordon: They cut that out? Mr. Parades; Yes. We might be able to get some discretionary funding, however, the emphasis, the basic emphasis is going to be on communities that have not received formula or entitlement allocation. For instance, the City of South Miami, will probably be able to get some funding on a very small scale. Mayor Ferre; A11 right, now look, this is a public hearing now so we're..,.,,. U IJ Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but this is just for information for evetybody, Mayor Ferre: 1 understand, but we can do all of this discussion later. What t Would like to do now is open this up for the public to make their coM ents. Now there ate about 15 speakers and I've got a feelingsome of you ate going to speak who have not raised your hands, that when you get into it you're going to want to speak so I'm going to limit each speaker to 3 minutes and I will have an addit- ional 1 minute discretionary, since we're talking about discretionary funds the Mayor is going to have a discretionary minute which I will extend if you really really need to extend what you have to say. So think carefully and please come right to the point. Don't ramble, don't give us the philosophy; you know we heat a lot of philosophy get right to the point, tell us what you want, what you have in mind, why you want it, why you think it is important. Ok, now here's the way we're going to do it. We're going to start on the right side. Do you have to go first, sir? Is there a reason why you should be first? There is a reason, you have an emergency, you have to leave here on an emergency basis. You have an emergency too. Alright, how many people have an emergency here, honestly now? Let's be honest; I don't w:nt anything but honest statements. We're all good clean honest Miami citizens. Now who has an emergency? Ok, I will recognize you first since you got up first on an emergency and you second. Mr. Hilton Deen: I represent the Culmer Park area which is formerly known as the central negro district. Mrs. Gordon: Overtown in there, Mr. Deen? Mr. Deen: Yes, that's NDP... Now what is happening here is that I gave you a list of our two priorities which is county and city. The list of City priorities is at the bottom which is 7, 8 & 9. What we wanted was the beautification of 2nd and Dorsey Avenues which we had $250,000 for that particular priority. We had the cultural arts pavillion which was $50,000 which was City and we had the technical assistance and planning for Culmer Park area which was $50,000. However, we note that on the allocation assessment that was done by the City was a bit different. We would sincerely hope that the limited amount of funds that we have here would certainly be spent as we have them listed on our sheet here because it is very important that it is dune in this particular way. I would like to also say that on the #9 we had quite a bit of discussion on #9, technical assistance and plan- ning for the Culmer Park area. However, I think that with the meeting with Mr. Andrews we finally got him cornered and several of the members of our groups had a meeting with him so I think we have that ironed out. I sincerely hope that we do. And if there are any questions about that particular item now I would like to get it straightened out before we go any further with the item because we... Mayor Ferre: Any questions? Mr. Plummer: Well, the only one that I raised yesterday is that the technical assistance for planning Culmer, I raised the question yesterday that this was going to have to be done from an in-house standpoint. Now what have you all resolved on that, Mr. Manager? Mr. Andrews: You have to indicate what you mean by in-house. Mr. Plummer: In other words the planning would be done by the Planning Depart- ment or through the assistance of the Planning Department. Mr. Andrews: Well, the Planning Department would treat the advocate planner which is Mr. Middlebrooks through the Urban Studies at the University as a on somewhat of a subcontract basis. However, you must recognize that that advocate planner's main interest would be to respond to the Washington Heights and other organizations within the Culmer Center area within the Culmer area. In other words he would be their technician, he would be assisting the City by gathering from those people in the Culmer area, through the Washington Heights group the kind of information and technical assistance; he would oversee what the City is doing, interpret for the people in that area what the City is pro- posing, relate their kinds of problems. He would serve as an intermediary and assist the Planning Department from that standpoint. Mrs, Gordon; Are you speaking to item #9? Mr, Plummer; Item #9, what I'm getting at is this; Would he be under the direction of Acton, would he be under the direction of the University of Miami? Mr, Andrews; Be would be under the direction of the University of Miami through the Urban Studies, $ut he would be working with us complimenting that which we 67 FEB 27197 ate doing. He would be also at this same time responsible to the people in the Culmer City areas through the Washington Heights Organization so that he could interpret for them what we're proposing to do in that area of the City. M. Plummer: All right, how does this relate, Mr. Andrews? the so-called Master Plan? Will this compliment Mr. Andrews: Yes, in my judgement it will. Mr. Plummet: It will. Fine. What I'm worried about I think you can see. I don't want someone going out here doing this and then having a Master Plan com- frig in and having something directly opposite. Mr. Andrews: Well, let's make an assumption that that right hand pointing in that direction is the will of the people in that area. Then we want to get together and find out why we're planning in one way and they're thinking in a different. We have to close that gap. Mr. Plummer.: What I'm trying to say is thi3: I don't want two different diverse groups going in opposite directions; I thin.( this Corrunisnion has always bent to the will of the people whenever. possible. But I think somewhere along the line this company that is going to come in and do the Master Plan has got to be reminded that this man is out there working and don't short circuit him, get in touch with him. Mrs. Gordon: J.L., as I understand it the Master firm is working with local con- sultant firms and this is part of the kind of package that they will need. They need this kind of input. And I don't know anybody that knows more about this area than Joe Middlebrook. Mr. Andrews: Now there is one adjustment hero which is different than your letter there in that you may not be fully aware of this but Mr. Middlebrooks has been working with Mr. Acton and we have, are recommending at this stage that $25,000 be provided for the advocate planner and $75,000 for the neighborhood facility. Now whether we use more funds at this time for the advocate planner is not as im- portant at this point in time as that neighborhood facility. That will take $75,000 to construct that; I've seen the model of it, I've seen some idea of the plans now. And the $25,000 would be the first phase of the planning activity, in the next application another allocation of funds would be provided. This increment of money is to be spent along with our master planning process which is going to take 18 months to achieve and Mr. Middlebrooks has been meeting with, I don't know the results of those meetings as of yet, but he had been meeting with Mr. Acton to make sure that it's coordinated, that their activities are coordinated with our master planning process. Mr. Deen: Ok, but see what happens here once again and See, what we did here really was I think in the Commission Meeting about two weeks ago it was, I think Joe Middlebrooks' plan was presented to this Commission wherein that the Mayor was directing to you, Mr. Andrews, a way in which to find some funds to come up, I think it was $70,000 that they were looking to which was cut to 40 some thousand dollars. And the only source at that particular time which was deeply in consideration was CD funds. Being that Washington Heights, a member group of the CDP area task force, we said if we would come up with the $50,000 to help them initiate the plans which they presented to this Commission, this is why we came up with the $50,000. This was why I was trying to get the meet- ing with you and when we did get the meeting with you I was not able to come so that's what happened. Mr. Andrews: Let me put it another way and you'll appreciate what I'm saying. We're going to hire, and have hired a professional planning firm to develop a well documented Master Plan for the entire City of Miami at a cost of $390,000 - that's for the entire city. Now za of all of that cost the way it was originally planned and requested for funds would have gone into one very small area of the Culmer Center, What we're trying to say is we're providing an increment of monies here that will carry in through these phases as the City moves along. Undoubtedly there will be another allocation of approximately similar size when we go into the second community development program•and carry on the planning process, And that's the reason Mr. Middlebrooks was to get together with Mr. Acton to phase that kind of programming. The entire planning process in Culmer Center might be $50,000 when we're finished, Mayor k'erre; Because,,, M. Peen; Ok right? All right, is there anything else that you want to add now? but this is not the last time you'll have a chance to discuss this, rrq 71975 Mayor Ferre: No, this is not the last time. You'll have plenty of opportunity. Thank you very much. Mr. Nemrod Harmond : Mr. Mayor, my name sent Edison Park, Edison Little River. but I'll. try to squirm and crowd it all five but I'll go along with three. I'm to tell you. is Nemrod Harmond and I'm here to repre' Now however, you gave the three minutes in in that time. Have, could say use so glad to tell you just what I wanted Mayor Ferre: You already took 20 second:, to tell us that. Mr. Harmond: I want to tell you that this is one of the fastest growing areas in the City of Miami, that is the Edison Park, Edison Little River. We are get- ting populated, crowded and we don't know just what the heck to do with ourselves out there, Now I have three items here that on the agenda, that's planning for elimination of slum and blight. Now the City of Miami is to further needs in area for rehabilitation and for renewal. Now everybody knows that in order to cope with this slum. and blight area we need more funds and I think that the funds that we have been allocated is inadequate - it is really inadequate. Now planning designs and construction of sanitary sewers, that is badly needed in that area. We all know that we don't have the horse and buggy days any more and the old outhouse so what we're interested in now is having sewers to go through the area. I get tired of see people even walking up dirt roads in this day and age. Now comes street improvement and beautification. We have been allotted $200,000. That amount is inadequate. To improve and beautify N.W, 2nd Avenue between 54th and 62nd Street. Edison neighborhood park improvement, $75,000 allotted to that which is inadequate. We need to expand and further develop the existing parks in that area. Parks is very very essential in that part of the neighborhood. Now these funds that I speak of and say that: they are inade- quate, I do know by having meetings after meetings what the people needs. We're trying to do something in these areas for the people and that's what we're inter- ested in. And as long ._ts we can satisfy the people then we are satisfying the City of Miami. Now we have other people who wants to talk on these things and the only thing I can say is please give us more money so that we can carry out the expansions in this ta'-get area that meet the needs of the people. Thank you. Mrs. Annette Eisenberg: My name is Annette Eisenberg and I'm from Edison Park, Little River. .I don't know why the Commission or the Manager's Office didn't preface this meeting by telling us what we came here to hear. I came early so I learned that Mr. Parades carve back from Washington yesterday and knows that the City of Miami is going to be allocated $478,000 for. CD money and that be- tween yesterday and today his office determined where this money was going to go. The money is going to Model Cities, Culmer, Central Miami, Wynwood, Little Havana and Allappatah. Now can you toll me what happened to Ediscn Little River and Coconut Grove? Have we been wiped out of the City of.Miami? We are being discriminated against.. Now let's go to Edison Little River and let's go back six years when thank Cod the federal government and H.U.A. came in. Until that time the City of Miami did nothing for our area. H.U.D. in their little way came in, eliminated some of the blight, they're now constructing 80 units of senior citizens public housing and 36 units of public housing. The street improvements, storm drainage and the beautification we have now H.U.D. accom- plished, not the City of Miami. You people were very generous when we came down and asked for a zoning variance, or we asked for this - you gave us this but you didn't give us dollars and cents and now you have an opportunity to do this. $500,000 is being allocated by the County this year to complete the streets, the beautification of the storm sewers in the impact area. This is only a small area, Edison Little River. This does not take care of al] of our needs. The City of Miami came in and said, well we're going to give you $200,000. Wonderful! Considering the fact of the amount of your allocation this year. $200,000 to be spread over 2 large areas, 54th Street to 62nd Street on N.W. 2nd Avenue, 78th Street to 84th Street on N.E. 2nd Avenue. In other words, you're giving us a little bit and you're giving Little River a little bit to keep us both quiet. Then you come up with $75,000 for adquisition of the park. This $75,000 should come out of the Parks for People Program but we went along with that because we felt the City was making an effort to help us. But this $75,000 for acquisition was to acquire the Ganoway? property and that's in the Parks for people Program, You're not going to use all of your Parks for People Program and if you needed additional' money you should have shifted it. to Edison Park, you've given us noth- ing else, We have one building out of the Parks for people Program to date and that is the Annette Eisenberg Community Building. Thank God for some of your City staff that guided us properly, We at least have that. But nothing else out of the Parks for. People Program, You failed there and now you're going to take community development money for it, Well now, we object. We object because we think you people should come in with money for us; we're citizens, we'te tax- payers; we have the largest concentration of minority groups of all races; we have poverty that you wouldn't believe; we have horrible streets, we have evety bad condition you can believe and now I ask the Manager's Cffice to justify why We were discriminated against and why every other community except Coconut Gove and Edison Center was discriminated against. Mayor Ferre: All right, Mrs. Eisenberg, Mr, Ed Pettee: Mr, Mayor, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Ed Pettee from Edison Park with the Edison Park - Little River Community Development gtoup. I just want to add a few words to what Mrs. Eisenberg has said. We do have not a minority group, we have a multiple .ninority group situat...on in our area. We have blocks, whites, Spanish, Puerto Rican, French, Cuban, we even have some Irishmen and some Pollocks. I feel as I look around and see these people work, they're not staff people, they're not on a government or a political payroll. I think they're very dedicated and I think any money that ybu may allot in this direction will certainly be spent wisely. Of course, I too feel that we should not be discriminated against; we ought to be getting a share of this extra money that the Commission now has available. I would ask your reconsideration on this point and hope that you will find it pos::ible to allot some funds to the Edison- Little River area. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Mrs. Lorraine Dunn: I'm Lorraine Dunn, 130 N.E. 82 Street, Little River. I wholeheartedly endorse the statements that Mrs. Eisenberg made and for the same reasons. I'm new to public work of this sort and I've got a lot to learn but I would like to know just what processes is followed in allocating funds that come in unexpectedly, that may not be the right word, such as this fund that was distri- buted between the yesterday and today that Coconut Grove and Little River didn't get any portion of. Is there someone that can answer that question? Mr. Plummer: State your question briefly again. Mrs. Dunn: What procedure is used in allocating these funds when they come in? Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Andrews, I think that's going to come up eventually so you had might as well address yourself to the overall as to how the selection of what allocation was to what area. Wait a minute, do you have any other quest- ions? Mrs. Dunn: I think that is the major question, I really do. Mr. Plummer: Ok, fine. If you want to be seated we'll get him to answer it to the overall program. Mr. Andrews: Contrary to Mrs. Eisenberg's initial statement we are well aware of these funds some two weeks ago and have planned for them. Mrs. Eisenberg: We sat at a meeting last Thursday and we asked Mr. Parades, Mr. Parades, what about the additional money that might be coming down; and he said he knew nothing about it last thursday. Mr. Andrews: He was not sure until last Thursday that that was actually going to happen but we were aware of the probability of the probability of this occur- ing and telling you almost two weeks ago. But he couldn't speak authoritatively that this was going to take place; in fact, at this point in time when we make our application we're still keeping two separate allocations and two separate lists because this may still be changed. Mr. Plummer: Well Mr. Andrews, the question was how did you determine what area would get what amount of money? Let's speak to a broad and general sense. Mr. Andrews: Alright, here's the problem Mr. Andrews: Alright, here's the problem that occured - the reason that the City of Miami received $478,000 more was a change in formula in that the County is receiving $1,014,000 less and the bulk of this money has been removed from the Model Cities Program. We recognize that in removing the money from the Model Cities Program that we had to do something in order to achieve a balance and a kind of services that the Model City areas would receive in the City of Miami and the allocation of funds that we had originally programmed there. So we got together with the County and we provided for increased programming in the Model Cities portion of the City of Miami's program by allocating a greater share of this $478,000 to that area, we increased it by $300,000. And then we went back and looked at the formula that we used for the distribution of all of' 11111 I I IJ! I IJllfl III 111111111 7 1) FEB 271975 these funds and based on that formula we distributed the funds as well as we could on the basis of what we believed were the most urgent needs. Mt. PluMMet- Well in other words, your answer not just to the $400,000 but to the overall. program, it was through your offices and determination that Model Cities would get "X" number of dollars; in other words you're saying that it Was on priority and yol]r estimation. Mr. Andrews: Yes, we took the elements that the federal government had estab- lished for each target area and that was the population, the quality of housing, the level of income and using that as a formula we allocated, in designing a formula we allocated the funds based on that kind of criteiia. 'And we tried to do it rather scientifically. I don't know that anyone .else'has even attempted to do it this way so that it would have some sense of balance. .It is difficult to OK N. try to allocate funds when you have areas of the City geographically different, composed of different types of housing, composed of different income levels to distribute funds on the basis of need particularly when you're talking about so little funds over the entire City. Mr. Plummer: Paul, ...also and I'm not trying to justify your position or answer your questions but I recall yesterday in a workshop that other consider- ations such as the character and the deterioration of a neighborhood, the amount of people of density that lived in a neighborhood, all of those things were entered into. So it wasn't just a matter of what you thought priorities should have been, it was a matter that there was a formula that was followed. Mayor Ferre: Well wait a minute, as I understand it, you had nothing to do with setting the priorities. This all came out of task force. You didn't initiate... Mr. Plummer: That's not completely true because somebody, it wasn't the task force, set the dollar figure...it had to be his office. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, so there is no confusion, the actual dollar allocations set to each target area was as the result of our staff designing the formula to distribute the funds. Mayor Ferre: Well then you did do that. Mr. Andrews: Yes. Mayor Ferre: You can't say that this is all a community action. Mr. Andrews: We said that in oar first workshop, we explained the formula that we used and the processes that we went about. Mr. Plummer: In other words the task force of each target area determined what their reeds were and then he went back and said, ok this area shall get "x" number of dollars and this one, this one and this one. Mrs. Eisenberg: Our task force didn't ask for beautification of 2nd Avenue between 54th Street and 62nd Street or N.E. 78th Street to 84th Street. We didn't put that in our allocation, we didn". ask you for $75,000 for a park - this came back to us. You didn't consult us, your office didn't consult us. You came and you told us that's what you're giving us. Mr. Plummer: That ain't the way it was told to us. Mrs. Gordon: What did you ask for? Mrs. Eisenberg: We asked for the completion of our street. We asked for a community service center. We asked for elimination of blight. We asked for planning money for social services that were needed in the area, several other things. Mayor Ferre: Where is your. list, I'd like to get a copy of it. Mrs. Eisenberg: And ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to look at the formulas that the City of Miami uses and look in proportion where we stand in comparison to some of the areas with population, blight, income, necessity and you'll see we're way up there. 1 was very disgusted when I lett here Thursday. I didn't think we were as bad off as we are but according to the City of Miami formula we're in a bad bad way and here we're left out of the formula and the allocation completely, RR 271975 Mayor Ferret How much are they actually getting? Mt, Andrews: $275,000. Mayot Ferree That's about 10% What per cer.t of the population do they have? Mr, Plummer: Mr. Mayor, that's not what bothers the: What bothers me, unless I hear from some others, I was given reason to believe that the two workshops that we attended that these were the priorities set by the people. Now if this is the case 1 want to know why we were misinformed. Mr. Andrews: You were not misinformed and we can go through the process of that particular area as to what we did. Mayor Ferret Let's give the administration the benefit of the doubt. You did not misinform us. But let me tell you something - I sure misunderstood. Mt. Plummer: I didn't misunderstand, I was misinformed. Mayor Ferre: Well, I'm not saying I was misinformed, I'm saying that I :misunder- stood. I'll tell you frankly, I did not understand that these were figures and items set by the administration and then taken to the community for their concur- rence and brought back. I really thought this was input from the people. Mr. Andrews: That they would set the allocations for their own area? Mayor Ferre: Not the allocations, but that they would set the priorities and the numbers and all of that. Mr. Andrews: That's right and that's what we've done. We've assembled from four different areas. Mayor Ferre: Annette says that that isn't so. Mr. Andrews: She may say that but we don't think that that is so. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, let me ask a question because I don't think, let me make sure. Mr. Parades, I understand your problem but I want to help the Commission because I don't think the Commission understands what is happening. It might be that the people that you're now talking with are not the people that you originally talked with or it might be that the people you originally talked with you didn't talk with the second time. Is that what you're telling me? Then what are you telling me? INAUDIBLE Rev. Gibson: Ok, let me try it another way. If you could clear this up for me then I pretty much know what to do and say. How many workshops did you have, Mr. Parades? I'm talking at any one place. Mr. Parades: At Edison -Little River we had December 3rd, December 12th, December 19th, December 30th, January 3rd and January 13th. Rev. Gibson: All right. Now let me ask you, were you at those meetings? Mrs. Eisenberg: Everyone, those were meetings called by Dade County that the City of Miami sat in on. We had one work shop with the City of Miami's staff and that was last Thursday. Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute. Those Dade County workshops were Dade County -City of Miami Workshops jointly. Isn't that correct? Mr. Parades: Yes. Mayor Ferre: Were the City of Miami staff at those work meetings? Mr. Parades: Yes. Mayor Ferre: Did you take notes? Mr. Parades: Yes. Mayor Ferre: Did you follow what was said? Ok FEB271975 Mrs. Eisenberg: Just a minute! Just a moment! May I ask, and we have one staff person here and I don't like to involve a "staff person, but we have Mt. Pettee who you will all grant is sane and good hearing. We have borraihe Dunn, Annette Eisenberg and Mr. Harmond. Did we once ask for beautifi:... First of all I'd be ashamed to, I'm on N.h. 2nd Avenue: Did we once ask for beautificat- ion of 2nd Avehue northeast, northwest? Did we once ask for $75,000 for the park that we thought we had money for to begin with? Never! And if you can find that, Miss Miller, do you have the tapes of the meetings? All right, would you sub- stahtiate for the Commission that never once did we specify those three priorities? Mrs. Gordon: You're not arguing the sum, you're just arguing what the sum is being used for. Because as that copy that you handed me, and I asked to have' a copy made of it..... Mrs. Eisenberg: I'm arguing the points also that the City is going ahead between yesterday and today they decided the additional allocations of $478,000 completely ignoring and eliminating Coconut Grove and Edison Park. In other words, Father, what they're telling us is we don't need anything, that we've got enough of every= thing and we've got the most beautiful areas, we've gotten all of the money from the City of Miami all these years and we don't need anymore. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Parades, this may not be a good thing to do but when I hear what these people are saying, they said that your priorities 1, 2 and 3 were not given as their priorities 1, 2 and 3. How did you arrive at these priorities. Mr. Parades: Ok. For instance Rev. Gibson: And not only that, they say they weren't even discussed. Now that is to me, you're putting me in a dilemma. Mr. Parades: Ok, the completion of urban renewal program in Edison Park, part of the renewal completion there was in the area of street improvements. The reason that the City choose to go into the area of street improvements is because specifically within the area of services that we provide is an area that we traditionally have been providing services for. A number of times.... Mayor Ferre: You may be answering something very interesting but that wasn't his question. Let me paraphrase the question so that you can answer it. You said you rattled off a whole bunch of dates, you said you had a meeting December this, December that, December the other, you rattled off five or six hearing dates. Mr. Parades: Yes. Mayor Ferre: Now I assume that these people were there and they talked about something. Now they say that they didn't talk about beautification of streets or a $75,000 allocation for the Edison Neighborhood Park. Now, two questions. Is that true or not? I mean what they're saying that they didn't talk about, is it true or not? And if they did when did they talk and did they conclude (1)? (2) If they didn't talk about this then what did they talk about for 5 meetings? And what did they recommend and what did they conclude? And why isn't that even mentioned in here? Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, what we'd better do is start from the understanding that the County and the City had meetings that the community expressed themselves in many areas, housing, health care, street improvements, mini -parks is an example in each one of these areas. Some of these are being provided through the County program and some of these are being provided through the City program. WE may not be Mayor Ferre: Who selected is really what we want to get down to. Mr. Andrews: Well, when we got through at these meetings the County and the City got together and decided based on these needs starting at the top of the list those that are normally County responsibilities -they have included that in the County program. Mr. Parades: Let me go through the list of things that we have down and are notes from that meeting, (1) was our position of land for a neighborhood commercial site Rev. Gibson: Neighborhood what? Mr. Parades; Sorry,.a neighborhood center.. (2) Was acquisition of land for new housing, (3) Street construction. (4) Acquisition of land and construction of 7 FEB 2 71975 a multi -service center basically in the area of health and social services, day care facilities; providing for additional educational opportunities to include counciling, tutoring, extended day care and job training, provisions for job and skill training for area residents, establish a man powerreferral function in the community, require that we employ area residents in the construction of community projects and provide additional low cost housing. Rev, Gibson: Ok, now here's what I think I hear: After you had all these hear- ings jointly -Mayor, you'd better get this one, you're going to have to pay me as a gypsy -after you had all these hearings what you're telling us is that you, the people, the staff people got together and decided what phase of government County or City will take what. Is that right? Mr. Parades: Correct. Rev. Gibson: Alright, now. What you're not telling us is you never told those people. Isn't that right? Mr. Parades: In a sense I'm surprised because there were a workshop over at the H.U.D. Towers with the area representatives..... I'm surprised that that state- ment was made because we had the first workshop with the County where all of the area representatives including the City were there and at that tine the project spoke at that time in terms of proposed projects were outlined. Secondly we had a workshop here in the Manager's Office that again the same projects were provided to the community. We outlined, we went specifically one by one -the same thing that you're seeing today with the exception of the additional moneys allocated from the $478,000. Mrs. Eisenberg: Mr. Parades, why don't you tell them that at the H.U.D. workshop the City of Miami had not determined their priorities and would not commit them- selves; the first commitment you made was when I think I called the Manager, the Planning staff office and hey told me there. And the first public announcement of your allocations was last Thursday up in that room. If the H.U.D. - don't say anything that you've made amy commitments at that H.U.D. workshop because we asked you, "What is the City going to do?" and you didn't say a word. You weren't on one piece of tape of that meeting because the City at that time said they did not know what their priorities and their allocations were going to be. You said you were going to wait and see what the County did. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, you know what might be interesting? We heard from the Edison - Little River, let's see if the other people have the same misunderstand- ing as Edison - Little River; and you know 10,000 people can't be wrong. But it would be interesting if with all these knowledgeable people, I think they are, and who can understand, it would be interesting if they come up with the same answer. Mayor Ferre: All right. Now I'm going to recognize you in a moment but you were on your feet to say something and I cut you off, so if you want to finish your statement go ahead. Mr. Parades: I have here a document dated January 31, 1975 from the County in which they put the first year cost, the funding source and like for instance the City of Miami and comments as to what we're doing to be doing. Now this has been available for some time. I don't want to enter into a dispute over how things were done. I think in the process a lot of people had different perceptions of what was going on. But I can assure that it has been an extremely open process throughout. Rev. Gibson: But you know what I want to ask? You know what I'm disturbed about? I'm concerned about what their perception was. You know, I'm concerned about what their perception was and is - that's the crux of the matter. You see, what I'm say- ing and what I'm not saying is that maybe the staff had a perception of what it wanted to do and the way it wanted to go. Mayor Ferre: Now you hit it. Rev. Gibson: But what about these people? Mayor Ferre; Now you hit it and before I recognize you, Emilio, I want to make a statement now. I've kept quiet and I've listened and I'm going to tell you how I see this. The intent, the intent of the Community Development Act of 1974 was not for the elected officials unilaterally to make a decision. And much less for govern- ment officials appointed, selected or what have you to make that decision. Now I think we have a problem. In all forms of government all over the world, we've got FEE 2 7 1975 it right here in this country, right here in Miami, and that is that we in govei_ninent, those of us who serve sometimes think we that we know what is best. Give us a little bit of the credit - I think that we do pretty good and we know what is best most of the time. But we don't know what is best all of the time. And that's why, I think in this process the public input was put in and it's part of the program. Now we can't circumvent that and that concerns me. I think Father Gibson just put his finger oh it, he hit the nail on the head end I think that we've really got to get on to that. And if we haven't done that we tray have to go through this whole process all over again as much as I hate to see the time schedule. But what I'm saying, Paul, is that we can't go to 5 meetings in Edison - Little River and then completely disregard what everybody says there and come up with beautifica- tion of the streets or a park when they have no interest ih that, if that's so. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, if there is a misunderstanding I have yet to try to figure out where the misunderstanding has occured. But the first gentleman who spoke to you with reference to Culmer Center, the wishes of the community have been served exactly, exactly, no deviation whatsoever. There may be some slight interpretation as to how to provide, as they describe, a technical assistance and planning for the Culmer Park area through Washington Heights and we're facing it, but there's one that's an example Mayor Ferre: We're not talkinc about him. We're talking about here's a group from the Edison Park - Little River area who says that that's not so. Now maybe they're exagerating, maybe they're wrong. Now let's hear from. What were you involved .in Emilio, just the Wynwood? Mr. Emilio Llopez: I was involved in the whole process with Dade County and the whole thing. I didn't go to Allappat,th, I didn't go to the Little River; but the whole process, all the workshops, all the things from Dade County and the City I,'ve been involved in as the chairman of the Wynwood area. Mayor Ferre: Ok, name and address for the record. Mr. Llopez: My name is Emilio Llopez, I live in 10621 N.W. 5ti Avenue and I'm the Chairman of the Wynwood area and like I said before I attended all the meetings that were given in relation to the Community Development. Act including Dade and the City. I have to turn in some areas to agree with Mrs. Eisenberg; in our area when we went to the meeting with Dade County we had set up priorities and the priorities we have set up, we stated 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, up to 9. Number 9 was given to us by the expert of the technical advice of the system. We didn't want that, we never wanted that. But they forced us in a way, not forced us but they told us this is the best area that we think we can servo you. Now after that we went to the first meeting and we went in and the last priority that was in our list was listed as number 1. So we have to raise some cain in that particular meeting and they changed it to - you know we had meetings after meetings like they said. I mean they attended to five but we attended every week to a different meeting to set our priorities to give it to them or to the experts. Now after that was done and we changed it again, we changed it again we came back to the City and the City told us, "You have $175,000.00 and it's got to be in residential and street improve- ment, blah blah. And we said we don't want that. We still don't want that. We wanted to have it in construction or remodeling of a community center that was supposed to be given to us with moneys in conjunction with the City of Miami and Dade County. Now when that happened you know we came back today and still the two priorities, we say you can keep all the other money. We say the two priorities that we have now is we want a community center and we want money for planning but planning to work in conjunction like that group Culmer is asking. Planning so we can set up a board of that community to know that really knows the necessities of that community to work in conjunction with your planning for. your Master Plan so we can really do what the community needs, not: what the City feels the Community needs because they only go there maybe once or two or throe times a year. This is what we told them, this is the way we felt, So I come back again and I see again that neighborhood planning study again is except and tho samo thing that they told us in the Dade County people. Now my thing to you thr Commissioners is there are going to be two or three more years of thi s Conununi t y Development and 1 don't know how long it is going to be extended. We feel in our community where l represent right tiow that wc' need planning like the Culmer Center has to work in conjunction with the Master .Plan so they listen what we have to say, so he doesn't come and say this is what you have to do and etc., etc. We have asked for a community center, put all two moneys together and invest in a community center for our area and give us planning grants so we can do likes Mode] Cities, be ready when you come over to our area tell u;;,.. We don't have the techniques that you have over here but we can get it down there so we can put it to work in conjunction with your experts and come to an accord of what is supposed to he done in the neighborhood so that friction doesn't come up in meetings like this. 7 FEB`'7975 Mr. Parades: If you look at the proposed program by the City Staff: (1)Neighbor- hood facility.. Mr. Andrews: The Community Center. Mr. Parades: (2) Neighborhood Planking an3 (3) The residential streets. We might not agree in the order of magnitude in the funding. Mr. Lopez feels that the $75,000 to help the County with the facility will not be sufficient. But agaih we perhaps are discussing amounts not philosophically. Also some of the things that we have to be very careful about, I can categorically tell you that the (1) priority throughout the entire city were additional social services. Mr. Lopez: Talking about planning again, our community has plans that the basic needs that they have as a community center. Ok? And in that community center we can put all the other services that we're able to obtain around the community, you know through the Commissioners and whatever, funds; we said that. But at the same time what we're asking and that was the community, it's not Emilio Lopez you could have been to all of those meetings. Like I said, we went to meeting after meeting after meeting and we said what we want is a community center and we want a planning grant and through that process it can be done. The least thing that we wanted in that community was rennovation of the streets because that is a function of the City of Miami anyhow. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, let me say what I think I hear because I go through some of this often especially in church. I don't think you're that much different. The unfortunate thing that is happening to us is I don't think you, the public perceive what the staff is saying. The staff is saying Ok, we have agreed on these, and maybe the Community Center(and that's the #] priority); maybe the County, let's assume that the County is going to pick up the chit or we must give the County X number of dollars to help up that chit. What we're saying and I hope this is the way it is, otherwise we're in trouble. What they're saying is maybe the staff needs to tell you that these are different pieces and based on the different pieces the county is going to take piece A, piece B and C and that we, the City Mayor Ferre: You haven't done it. Mr. Andrews: Yes we have. We've made this available to them You don't have what we've made available to them. Mayor Ferre: I'm the Mayor of the City of Miami and you mean to tell me that I don't have what you made available to who? Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, you don't have that available to you, I told you when we started this meeting the purpose of the meeting was to establish the allocations, at the second meeting we'd get into the detailed discussion of each one of the projects. Mayor Ferre: Who has this? Mr. Andrews: It is published right here. Mayor Ferre: Do we have a copy of that? Mr. Parades: Yes, if you refer to the memo of February 7, 1975 to the City Com- mission you'll find it there. Mr. Andrews: But this was made available to these groups and let me just use this as an example, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Lopez: I've got all that. Mr. Mayor, the thing is this right now you have three things the way the City of Miami sees it. But what you should get is the whole plan of all the meetings. We got all that. Of all the meetings, what the community fold your planners and the Dade County Planners that were their prior- ities. In our priorities the last one over here, residential street improvement that was our 9th priority on our list. We didn't put .it in there because we didn't want it. The people didn't talk about improvements in those meetings, The people that went in there from bade County and from your staff told us maybe because., that those moneys, we needed that beautification. But my question, and I have told them and I express it to them is; Beautification of the streets is a funct- ion of the City of Miami not through the CD but CD moneys could be used for that. But they're doing some of that stuff already. What they've got to do is they've got to utilize some of those funds that could be used for other things from the Community Development funds. FEB 2 7 1975 Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, let's continue using this as an eycample, let me 'run through the kinds of prcjects, just take five more minutes and get down to the residential street construction Mts. Gordon: One simple question, Mr. Andrews. When he spoke about street itttprovehents, are you talking about street improvements the same way, are you talking about repaving? Mr. Andrews: Yes. But he's using the word beautification. We're talking about residential street improvements and some beautification as we go along. Mrs. Gordon: Improvements meaning repaving. Then what he is saying is true, we have an on going street improvement program and he's saying don't use CD funds for that. Mr. Andrews! All right, then we'll go in and assess the people for these projects who can least afford it. Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute, before anybody says anything else I think we're all going in different directions here and we're not listening to each other. Now I want you to just stop thinking, all of us, what we're going to say next and start listening to what the other person is saying. Would you do that? 3ecause none of us are listening to each other, we're all thinking of what we're going to say next and not listening to what everybody else is saying. Now Paul, I'm going to recognize you in a moment. What concerns me is that we don't have a full picture and it's your fault, you've let .:he cat out of the bag here and we don't know that there is a fence_ somewhere else and everybody is running around after the cat and we don't know what's really happening, you know. Now that's like your taking a man and telling him, all right, hero is a pair of shoes, and he doesn't have a pair of socks and he doesn't have A pair of pants and you say, "when you're finished dressing now you walk out, and here's a :shirt and when you're finished dressing, walk out into the street." And the guy says, "Well where are my pants?" And you say, "Well Emilio is going to give you the pants." So the point is that you can't come and expect this Commission and these people to really deliberate and tell us the County Commission is going to pick up some of these chits and not tell us what it is that they're going to pick up and expect them to be satisfied. Mr. Llopez: Mr. Mayor and City Commissioners, what I would suggest is for you people is to get the whole thing and get together now that you're here with the Chairman of each area to discuss all the meetings and all of the priorities that were set up by the Community. Mayor Ferre: All right, I'm going to tell you what we're going to do now. We're going to schedule a meeting, Paul, with the chairmen of all of these areas; I don't want anybody but the chairman because you start getting a lot of other people and then we get into a big donnybrook here. Now the Manager has been trying to say something for about 15 minutes and I'm going to let you have your five minutes. Mr. Andrews: All right. This will only serve as one example. We went to these meetings completely open minded and listened to what these people wanted to, the kinds of improvements they wanted for their particular area. And using Wynwood let me run through the priority list and then tell you how each item was to be handled and t}en the City's role related to that as I move along. The #1 priority in the Wynwood target area was the community service center.. That community ser- vice center is #1 in this list; we placed it there and with cooperation of the County it is going to be achieved through these funds and the county funds. INAUDIBLE Mr. Andrews: #2 was a neighborhood planner. In our evaluation of this we made commitment that we would furnish someone from the City to work with this particular area of the City rather than to have an advocate planner that we would expend community development funds for. The next item w.u; a pharmacy. The next was a senior citizens center and the County way; to becomes involved in the pharmacy - senior citizens center program, child development program - this again was the county. The next one was a crime prevention program. That crime prevention program doesn't fit under these funds. Rut nevertheless it: is listed here as a community need and it can be handled in a different way. The next one is trans- portation for the elderly. There is no provision for transportation for the elderly in this particular program for. Community Developments - it is steaped in capital improvements. Residential rehabilitation, the county is involved in that and their cognizant of it and they're going to try to do something about it. 8(4) was commercial rehabilitation and (9) was residential street improvements, And so the City working with the County and as it applied to the Community Development 7' FEB 2 7 1975 funds went through this list and we attempted to balance out the priorities in such a way that the major projects were taken cate of and as I say, the first One on the list: is the Community Service Centet. Now, Mr. Mayor, the important area on the residential street improvement is that the only vehicle that the City has to provide community street improvements is through an assessment program if we use our bond funds. And we felt that we were coming up with an innovative program as far as these target areas are concerned where there is low income and these people can least afford to be assessed for the improvement. So our pro= posal was to use certain amounts of money from the Community Development Program match it with bond funds in a relationship of 75% bond funds aid 25% Community Development funds, provide these improvements where we do not have to assess the low income families for the improvement. Now we can take that money out of there if that's what the entire area does not want the residential street improvements We'll remove it. But when it comes time to put the street improvements in these people who make so little money are going to have to come up with the assessment moneys. Mr. Llopez: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, in relation to some other projects that were mentioned over there about transportation, crime prevention and some of these other projects, according to the Act "if" projects have been presented to another agency in which they're supposed to provide these services and they're not funded we can ask for funds from these people, from this particular act to take care of those needs that the people see as necessary. We are not in no way telling that what is being said over here is right. What we're saying is that some of these things where it is done were told to us to do it that way and without really taking into consideration what we had to say, the priorities that we set. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, and maybe as you stated we aren't listening to one another. We repeated over and over again that this Community Development Program has limitations as to how these funds can be spent. They cannot be spent in most of the areas that are identified as the community needs. We didn't strike those needs from the list because there are other ways of achieving that. And some of the things that you're bringing up, sir can't be accomplished under this program and we tried to point that out from the first meeting and some of the meetings that I attended. That was one of the areas that we tried to explain very carefully. This is a complicated process and I realize that some of it is very confusing but many of the things that you're bringing about cannot be achieved in this program. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I think out of fairness the staff and the people; I think the suggestion that each of the chairmen should meet and this explained, the very thing Mr. Andrews has just said may be what they're asking for they cannot get through this process. But if you were there to tell them and when they raise it, and if for instance they said, "But this is our priority," if you were to say, "But you cannot accomplish that with these funds and therefore, what we're trying to do we're trying to substitute," I think what would happen is these concerns tht they have would be answered and they would be satiEfied. Unfortunately you know they can't be had through these funds and you have not explained that and told that to them. And all we're saying to you in this sug- gestion, maybe you need to get back with these gentlemen, they are the elected spokesmen for the people and work it out and save us all of this anger. Mayor Ferre: We're running out of time and there are some people that want to talk now. Here is the way we're going to do this. Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lloyd, here is the way we're going to do this: You schedule at a time convenient for you and the majority of the Commission a meeting in your cc.nfe_rence room of the 8, just the chairmen, I don't want anybody else, Ir the chairman can't make it then they can have a vice-chairman but just one person. Let's just have a general discussion between all of us as to what the process was and what have you. And then we can then schedule this for March 12th for some kind of conclusion. In the meantime I'm going to listen to the rest of the people. We have about 7 other speakers. I don't want to yet into arguments or discussions right now. I just want the people to say what they have to say and sit down. Ok? We're not going to get into discussions now. This is a public hearing, let the public speak. Mr. Andrews; Alright, Mr. Mayor, before you leave I'd appreciate very much, I'll adopt my schedule to whatever the Commission's convenience is within the time be- tween now and the 12th. The sooner we can do it the better. Mayor Ferre: I'll be in and out of town for the next 4 or 5 days so I'm not available myself until Thursday but I'll tell you this, this is so important FEB27197 that if you cant get all of well get who you can. As long as you can get two of three of the CoMMission then you go ahead and schedule it, get the most pos= Bible, Mt. Andrews: All right, I'll do that, Ms, Mercedes Sandovalle?: My name is Mercedes Sandovalle? and I represent Allappattah. .,.the lack of planning that t.ie whole process has been. t want to bring to your attention, Mr. Mayor, that on January 20th on the H.U.b. Meet- ing with the County and the City the City had $260,000 for Allappattah for un- specified activities. This to Me is a tremendous and a tremendous lack of planning, In the handout that they gave us for the February 18 meeting the City specified what they had the money for and $250,000 was going for the improvement of Comstock. It so happened that the City had promised Allappattah a year ago $350,000 for Parks for People... and we haven't been able to get it. So the Community Development money was going to be used for something that had already been granted to Allappattah. Right now it seems that everything is glorified in here and I am kind of pleased somehow because I excape alive but I haven't seen the moneys from the Parks for People moneys for Comstock Program. And I am afraid that the credibility has gone down and that therefore since they have played with Community Development money and the bond money that Allappattah feels that maybe the 250,000 for beautification will mean the sacrifice of Comstock. Mayor Ferre: would you answer that? Mr. Andrews: I can't answer it now because it involves, but we had tracked all that money and I had explained very carefully that anything that was committed under bond funds and so forth we did not include in this program. Mayor Ferre: All right, here is what I would recommend that you do, Mr. Parades. Before that meeting in your office I would recommend athat Mr. Parades personally and perhaps with staff go and talk to each one of these chairmen individually, answer these question. Now here Dr. Sandovalle is concerned about whether or not we're using Community Development funds in lieu of Parks for People Bond Program, is there a credibility gap. She's the chairman. If she's the chairman and has a doubt can you imagine what her committee must feel? So if she has a doubt then the best thing that can be said about us, and I mean us jointly, is that we have a communications gap; that's the best thing that we can say. Mr. Parades: I attended a meeting at the Y.M.C.A. over there at which time I explained that none of the money from Community Development would be used in the Comstock Park. There were some prior meetings to that in where some people in the area said they would like to have a pool but the consensus of the task force was No, there's $240,000 some dollars available for renovations of the Comstock Park specifically. Also, there is a meeting scheduled with Mr. Hays and I believe, Dr. Sandovalle, either Friday or Monday to work specifically for the Parks for People Bond Program and the meeting that I attended with the task force over at the Y.M.C.A. I told them that no money for C.D. would be used in old bond type programs in that area and that the area that they were inter- ested in primarily was in street beautification and improvement so that they could develop the .intrastructure of the area and work in commercial rehab wi.th the County. Subsequent to that also when we obtain some additional funding and we knew that the County was going to provide them a small neighborhood center the City allocated some funding to help the renovation of the building so we could accomplish the moval to the center within the first year. Ms. Sandovalle?: Mr. Parades was in the neighborhood meeting, he assured us that Comstock had already been funded. The fact that you brought in here in print that the CD money will be used for Comstock, you know is something that will bug me until everything is clarified. Mr. Parades: 1 think that was the area of the mistake or the misinterpretation but I am sure Mayor Ferre: Well why don't we get these areas cleared up. I think you do it individually with each one of the chairmen and then we have a gathering. Mr. Parades: I really was under the impression that at the meeting that I had at the Y.M.C.A. that I had specifically told that this funding was not for the park. Ms, Sandovalle?; All right, And I thought that in the neighborhood meeting that was also clarified and I found out a month later that it was not. 71 FEB 27197 Mayot Ferte: That's what the ptoblei is = communications. All right, Mts. Bettner. Next. Mr. Armando La Casa: Mt. Mayor my name is Armando La Casa, I represent Little Havana. In our particulat situatioh the City proposed a joint venture with the County to acquire the Riverside Baptist Church for a multi-putpose center. It is acceptable to us. As far as other priorities they are being taken care of by the County so we entirely agree with the proposition made to us by both the City and the County. No complaints whatsoever. We want to thank the staff of the City..,. Rev. Gibson: Is that an indication, you know what I'm trying to say? Mr. La Casa: No.• Rev. Gibson: Well, I'd better say it then. Mayor Ferre: You know what you just said? Of course he's got no complaints, he got all of the money. Mr. La Casa: No. I would say then this: I would say that we, the Little Havana area, we are second in population in the County T mean in these areas, second only to Mldel Cities. Proportionally wise we are receiving from the County and the City what we feel we are entitled to. Our process of priorities when according to the book we have the cooperation of the City staff, as well as the County staff. Mayor Ferre: Nobody is questioning that, we were just. Mr. La Casa: I just wanted to read a section in this case and say that we're pleased with that. Mayor Ferre: Well, we thank you for being here and for feeling good that we feel good. Mr. La Casa: We feel good. Thank you very much. Mrs. Elizabeth Bettner: My name is Elizabeth Bettner from 3189 Florida Avenue. I'm with the Coconut Grove Target area. He mentioned about the Havana area is one of the largest target areas so they are getting a lot of money. I notice Coconut Grove was also listed as getting quite a bit of money but they must rem- ember too we're not just Coconut Grove, that's part of Coral Gables that our priorities are taken into effect there. So we have Golden Gate.... Mayor Ferre: This isn't Coral Gables, is it? Mrs. Bettner: Golden Gate is in Coral Gables, and let me tell you, we had two Coral Gables men sit in on everyone of our meetings and they were yelling like mad for that. Mayor Ferre: But that doesn't affect us. Mrs. Bettner: Not the City money but I'm talking about the overall County money on that. Rev. Gibson: Mrs. Bettner, let me stop you right there so that the Commission could be enlightened. You know it is about time for this Commission to realize that everything you do in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables profits from it and we need to be saying to Coral Gables, "Look brother, you know you collected those taxes over there and either you annex that portion of the City to the City of Miami or you come on up with some do-re-mi because the school is, you know I know the line. The park, we're furnishing a park for Coral Gables. Mrs. Bettner: Right. Rev. Gibson: And name it, we're doing it. And with the exception of one church; so that you might know this, I may not know about those other businesses but I know about with the exception of one church-1. Mr, Plummer: Mr. Mayor, as per instructed by this Commission I spoke with Mayor Knight about just exactly what Father spoke about, that is the annexation of that jagged end up there in the City of Miami since we supply most of the services to it. He was agreeable to talk about it. He was going to consider the City of Coral Gables position.and write to this Commission and when he is ready to sit down and talk about it, So the initial knock at the door has been made, He was agreeable to talking about it and the next step will be his, Mrs. Gordon; How long ago, ,l,h.? FEB 271975 Mr. Plummer: That was the meeting down with Alan Prichard from the National League of Cities approximately 3 weeks ago. Mayor Ferre: I might point out about that if we're going to do that faVor fot them and it's a favor we're going to do that and a burden for us because that Means we take on home additional tax birdens of expehses. And I guarantee you we won't collect the corresponding taxes. So we're assuming a burdens And Itm happy to assume it; I think we ought to. But there is an area where the City of Coral Gables sticks out about 3 blocks way up around Le Jeune. Mr. Andrews: 40th and just south of the Trail. It's a two to three block area in there that they should assist us and make sure that those boundaries are squared off. Mayor Ferre: And I think if we're going to take some of the areas where it's going to cost us then I think they ought to give us some of the areas that have some nice homes. Now I don't know whether those citizens there are going to be very thrilled with that. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, that's neither Coral Gables nor the City of Miami. That's Metropolitan Dade County. That's an unincorporated area. Mrs. Gordon: I think the Mayor is talking about the Ponce area. He's not talking about the County area off of Le Jeune Road that the County has because that's not the question. Mr. Plummer: He's talking about where it comes down to Flagler Street. Mrs. Gordon: He's talking about between the trail and Flagler Street, both sides of Ponce. INAUDIBLE. Mrs. Bettner: Well I hope we follow through with that because as I say everyone complains at the meetings that were held before with the chairman. They did say, well look, Coconut Grove is getting all of that money from the County and they're not realizing that's Golden Gate and all of that other area through there, the Gables that that money is going for. But Mr. Tag from the County dd sit in with us at the meetings and he explained in front of the first meeting taht the pact committee would finish all projects they have started in the Grove which was your mini government center, your senior citizens and so forth. We did have a wonderful Pact Committee and have done a lot of things. But he said then that the CD com- mittee will now take up new projects. Their first priority projects are funded on a county wide basis and the committee must specify places to be rehabilitated so the money can be designated. So we came up with our priorities, four priorities: Rehabilitation of Housing and Commercial Buildings, Purchase and Improvement of Land for Housing, there are several apartments down on Douglas Road that it's really an overflow from Model Cities that we had to take in when they took away some of the homes up there. So we're so crosded. So then we asked for Purchase and Improvement of land for Parks, priority for improvement of streets and so forth. Then your social studies was a separate item again and then we had to find out whether there was other social areas of studies in the Grove that could take care of them like your care and child care and so forth, your employment, health care and crime prevention. But then after we had discussed all of this and our priorities were given good consideration we did receive a paper saying that our priorities have passed. And then today we were given this priority here and quoting the same figures. But I can't understand Mrs. Eisenberg, I don't xnow what happened, she mentioned we were not mentioned in the money that is coming through. Is that right, Mrs. Eisenberg? Mrs, Eisenberg: I mentioned that you weren't getting any of the additional $478,000. You have the initial allocation but you did not get, Coconut Grove, Edison Park - Little River, they decided that we didn't need anymore. Mrs. Bettner: Well, I think we should because if we're sharing with Coral Gables I think Coconut Grove deserves the additional care, What about it, Mr. Andrews? Mr. Andrews: You must remember that these funds were removed from the Model Cities area at $1,014,000 and this is a judgement factor of trying to balance out services that are going to be cut back in the Model Cities area, they're going to be cut back further than the moneys that we're adding in. Mrs, Bettner; Well., if there is anything left over please give it to Coconut Grove because we're sharing ours, Thank you. FEB 971975 M. J. D. Sibert: J. D. Sibert, I'm President of the Miami Pioneers. We have been attending these meetings and ate very interested in the old Miami Cemetery: I know everybody is getting tired at this point, we've been here about an hour and a half now and I think six s;?eakers have spoken. 1 hope you don't pull the gavel an me in three minutes after I've waited all of this time: But I will make mine short. The Old Miami Cemetery dates back to the age of the Cape Florida and the old Fort Dallas. It was the old Military Cemetery located just two blocks north of the, anyhow just right out near the Jordan Marsh store as it fa_es that section on northeast 2nd Avenue and 18th Street. This is the old pioneer cemetery. In the cemetery those preceded you as Commissioners .are hurried there all the way back through organization of the City of Miami. We are very serious about this. Our membership consists of all the politians, you might know a list of all the politians dating back to the early days. What we're concerned with now, with all of this money and you're fussing about these community centers and $600,000 for this and $200,000 that, and $300,000 the others and we look at this old cemetery and it is just dilapidated, an awful condition for you gentlemen here who some day may be burried there yourselves to realize that a thing can go down like that. Mrs. Gordon: Are you talking about the Pioneers, sir? which cemetery are you talking about? Mr. Sibert: The Miami Cemetery, right there along N.E. 2nd Avenue. Mrs. Gordon: The Pioneer Cemetery. I remember when Commissioner Christie was here and he started a special fund. Do you remember that, J.L.? What happened to it? Mr. Plummer: Rose, the Manager and I have spoken on this, Rose. The Manager and I had a conference when we were in somewhere, you and I talked about the City Cemetery downtown. It is a part of the quote Parks and Recreation Department which I think really it should not be. But there are urgent needs, and let me just tell you, I didn't have the fortitude when the Revenue Sharing Funds were coming out when I had people here screaming for food to myself as a funeral dir- ector bringing out things that are needed. There is no question, sir that what you say is true. That cemetery does need work; it does need lighting; it does need security. Right now, just as a sidelight which might amaze you, this partic- ular cemetery, the basic use here of recent has been for purse snatchers to hide and run through. And it is simply because it is run down. But I will be follow- ing through on this with the Manager and we will endeavor to hope to come up before budget time next year with some improvements to that cemetery. It's not forgotten, it just had to be sidelighted for a time. Mrs. Gordon: May I ask about the Irwin Chr.stie endowment fund for the maintenance and upkeep... Were there any funds collected there? Do you remember that, Mr. Andrews? Mr. Andrews: Yes, I do but I don't know if any funds have actually there was one coetribution that was made. Mr. Sibert: May I please mention something? There have been burried there during the last few years an estimate of 1000 veterans they've gone along the outside and run two long rows on each side two blocks long, row after row. Now the government has paid for those burial places, I think - I haven't been able to If so, I think some of that money could be spent on this cemetery. Mr. Plummer: Well, you're going to find that most of the veterans who are burried in that cemetery are burried in the American Legion Plot. There are no graves for sale. Mr. Sibert: That's not true, I don't agree to that. Mayor Ferre: We've got to move on to other speakers, so I'm going to thank you for being here. Mr, Sibert: May I speak on another subject, a kindered subject in the same area and that is the old downtown central colored section? Gentlemen, there is a section down there that you simply have neglected. I don't mean the Model Cities area, I don't mean going up in Allappattah, I mean down there in second avenue right down there they're running out on your streets. You're not taking care of those people. I know those people, I know what is happening down there, You've gone in there and torn out that houses - you haven't paid them for their houses, you've condemned them and said they were not fit to stand, you're going to take the property away and condemn it, 84 FEB 271975 Mayor Ferret That's Metro, we have nothing to do with it. Mr: Sibertt Let me go now. Then you wAnt on and told those people, "we're going to give yoU beautiful homes." and you haven't dohe it. Mayor Ferret We've got nothing to do with that. That's like going to Germany and saying what are you doing to France. This government and that government are two separate, we've got nothing to do with that. That's Metropolitan Dade County. Mr. Sibert: It is in the City Limits, sir. Mr. Plummer: It,is in the City limits but that is H.U.D. and it has nothing to do with the City, Mrs. Gordon: Are you talking about the vacant property or you talking about the deplorable existing structures? Mr. Sibert: No, I'm talking about all of your Commission assunders and what you're giving to this downtown colored section. Mayor Ferre: What I'm telling you is that we don't have a legal resppnsibility. That is like coming here and saying, "Why isn't the FBI working better in Miami?" Well I don't know. You know I have nothing to do with the FBI. Mr. John Wrenn: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, I'm John Wrenn, Executive Director of United Cerebral Palsy of Miami. I'd like to address you just briefly today as a representative of the community committee for development on handicaps and retardation. That takes about three minutes to describe that. I would like to voice our concern, the committee's concern; it about 40 agencies who serve the retarded, cerebral Palsy and the epileptic and most of us serve the more severly involved people with these disabilities and we do know that under the Community Development Act under title 2 of that act it specifically states that there should be service to those people who are described in the development of disability services and construction act of 1950. So generically it would be those three disabilities. We are concerned that perhaps there is an input to the City Manager about the needs of the handicapped but we're not so sure that those needs of the very severly or the more severly involved handicapped people are going to be in any measure fulfilled under the allocations. We'd specifically like to point out for instance my own association is involved with youngsters who have not one but possibly four major disabilities to deal with and one of them is in the area of extreme deficits in sensory and environmental kinds of things. Our youngsters cannot play in the regular recreation area, they cannot roll down the hill, they cannot throw a mud pie as is taken for gran:ed for a normal job, for instance. So there has to be a specialized situation or these particular youngsters and many youngsters like them. I submitted to the Manager's Office a proposal for an exterior sensory learning environment which is a specifically set out environ- ment that would enable youngsters who have multiple handicaps to recreate and to have social exchange and at the same time therapeutic values derived from it in a specific area. Many normal kids know what it is to have a tree house, certainly they know what it is to sec a waterfall or hear it trickling down. They know what it is to bounce up and down on a foam pit situation. All of these are con- tained in the environment that we have proposed specifically for multiply handi- capped youngsters. I do not believe that this or many other kinds of needs such as special group living situations where the more severly physically handicapped or for the autistic child, I don't believe too many of these have been addressed in the allocations as they come out. In my specific Allappattah area there is as I understand it $250,000 for street improvements and $50,000 for rehabilitation facilities. Now I don't know what that 50 covers but certainly not a great deal. I see my time is up but I would like to address the Commission from the standpoint of their giving real further consideration to our specific needs of the more severly involved citizens. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Andrews, may I ask you a question please, with regard to the request that has just been made? I think it is most worthwhile and a project that falls within the guidelines and I believe that it could probably be some kind of a joint venture perhaps with the County, maybe with the state under the Department of rehabilitation that handles funds for rehabilitation, I'm not sure, But at any rate a portion of the funds it seems to me. How much does this project cost? Mr. Wrenn; The environment costs 51,000 on the construction end of it, totally 76,000 including architects, etc. Mrs, Gordon; So what we're talking about is .not a couple million dollars, we're tanking about a relatively small portion of money, And I for one would like to see FEB 27 1975 this kind of project funded, at least our proportionate portion be made and then the balance from the County. Mt. Wrenn: This is also, I would like to point out to the Commission, something that has been looked at nationally and the Health Education and Welfare Depart- ment have indicated that it would be possible to replicate sofnathing like this nationally and be of benefit. Mrs. Gotdon: You mean there are some national funds here for matching funds? Mr. Wrenn: No, there aren't funds available but they've just indicated that it is a good idea and that they would like to see further replication of it. There may be possibly some matching funds under Developmental Disabilities Act through the state. I'm proposing that right now. Now whether that will be, there is limited funds under that. Mrs. Gordon: I'd like to express my interest and Mr. Mayor, whether you want that interest shown in a motion of just by comment, I would like to move that the City allocate or find a proportionate amount for this environmental project, Is that what you call this? Mr. Wrenn: Exterior Sensory Learning Environment. Mrs. Gordon: All right, that's the proper wording, and for us to search for some matching funds from the county and/or state. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-212 A MOTION OF INTENT TO ALLOCATE $25,000 FOR IN EXTERIOR SENSORY ENVIRONMENT LEARNING PROJECT TO BE UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY BY THE CITY OF MIAMI, DADE COUNTY AND/OR THE STATE OF FLORIDA. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. FEB 2 71975 LANDSCAPING PHASE I-MIAMI RIVER WALKWAY 65, PERSONAL APPEARANCELUCIUS WILLIAMS U.U.A.0ALLOCATE $25,000 Mr. Lucius Williams: Mr. Mayor and Commissioner, the Board of the Downtown Develop- ment Authority has requested that I speak to you on the allocation of these funds. You may or may not be aware that the County has allocated some, I believe precisely $50,000 for commercial rehabilitation in downtown Miami. And even assuming that someone needed a $10,000 loan that means 5 .oans for all of downtown, that's the County's participation in downtown Miami with respect to Community Development. Mayor Ferre: They're really worried about us, aren't they? Doesn't that make you feel warm? Mr. Williams: Yes. Mayor Ferro: In the wrong place. Mr. Williams: The recommendation in the proposal before you is for $125,000 for a downtown mini -park. My hoard has asked that 1. offer an alternate :suggestion. We are in agreement that a mini -park is a proper function for this and certainly we do need it in downtown. I hasten to add that the addition recommended by the administration for this mini -park is not a duplication of the Parks for People Bond Issue because the Parks for People Bond Issue included about only 100,000 for downtown mini -parks which is nothing. So this is not a duplication of that, therefore, it is valid. Nonetheless, as you are aware we have the Miami River Walkway under construction, As you will probably recall, when we awarded those contracts we did not have sufficient moneys for landscaping, Therefore, the F E B 271975 1975 construction is underway but when it is finished in less than sixty days there will be no landscaping. Mayor Ferrel Let me tell you what I'm worried about: Paul► I want you to listen to this. Now my dad who fortunately because I love him but unfortunately because he drives ire up the wall, coMe3 to Miami every once in a while and he walks and he gets into everything. Now :he other day I had to stop hit. I said look► Irm the Mayor and not you. But he really started to give me a big lecture about how ugly this walkway was and how horrible it was. He's gone walking around there and that's more than I've done so I've got to give him credit for that, and he's 72 years old. And he said, "You don't have a bush, you don't have a tree, you don't have a green.."; and you know what's going to happen, we're going to finish that thing, I'm not going to go there to inaugurates it. Now if Rose wants to go and Father Gibson Mrs. Gordon: Not without a bush. Mr. L. Williams: We're not going to inaugurate it without landscaping. Mayor Ferre: I'm not going to cut any ribbons or inaugurate anything because when the people see that and they get the wrong idea they're going to think we built another concrete monster. Mr. Plummer: That's not the truth; the truth is if he doesn't have it there his father is going to take his allowance away. Mr. L. Williams: Mr. Mayor, you are aware of the problem there and it is for this reason that it is our suggestion that $25,000 of these funds that have been allocated for the downtown area be used to landscape this Phase I. When we took bids on this job the estimating, the hid cost for the landscapingi at that time which are not: necessarily now valid, were $21,000. I believe that we could negotiate a figure for the landscaping complete as designed and be ready at the opening in the area of $25,000. Mrs. Gordon: What you're saying is that instead of 50 for the way it is allocated, use 25 for? Mr. L. Williams: Fifth was the county's participation... I say instead of $125,000 for the mini -park let: us use 25 and 100. Mr. Plummer: Lucius, you're going at this all wrong. Ok? Now look, we're going, we're committed, we're dedicated and we've got to make Ferre's father happy. Now, what I'm saying, of course that's in jest. But what I'm saying is thys: I think and I'm willing to offer a motion right now that we allocate that $25,000 to you now. If we can get it back from the CD funds fine. But let the Manager find that $25,000, make it available to you. If we get the moneys from the CD we'll reimburse the fund that it was taken from. Mr. Mayor, I'll offer a motion right now that the Manager be instructed to find $25,000 to give to the DDA to complete the River Walkway in an appropriate manner. Mr. Andrews: But in your motion don't even mention or include Community Develop- ment. Mr. Plummer: All right., but that's what I'm trying to say; if we wait until the CD money comes through then you get a delegation then you get it authorized. Well hell, it is going to be a couple of years. Let's get it done now. Mr. Andrews: Why don't you include in your resolution an advancement from unallocated funds with the idea that it would be reimbursed. Mr. Plummer: Hopefully. Mrs. Gordon: Is there going to be enough landscaping with that amount? Wi11 you put a rose bush in there if I give it to you? Mr, Williams: This would provide the landscaping plan that was ar part of the design concept and it: would be complete. Mayor Ferre: Lucius, I think it is very important because there are going to be an awful lot of people judging us by that mini -park and hy the Walkway that we do one good bang-up good job. Let's have a lot of bush trees even if you have to borrow some trees for a while. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, you know what was very dramatic to me yesterday when FEB271975 you looked up. I'm not always carried away with dramas because that's what I sell. But when the Mayor looked up yesterday in his speech and pointed to those oaks and that building in contrast I thought at that moment he had captivated something that we had lost right along, gradually getting out of our hands. And I hope, sit, that in the planning process that you would recapture for us what the Mayor alluded to yesterday. I want to congratulate you, Mr. Mayor. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummet, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-213 A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE THE SUM OF $25,000 AS AN ADVANCEMENT FROM CAPITAL IMPROVE- MENT FUNb - UNALLOCATED FUNDS, FOR LANDSCAPING ON THE RIVERFRONT WALKWAY, TO BE REIMBUTSED AT A LATER DATE. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gcrdon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Mrs. Dolly Mc Intyre: I'm Dolly Mc Intyre, Dade Heritage Trust. I understand that though there are no funds allocated this year to historic preservation there is a commitment to it. I would just like to say you can be sure that we will be back at the same funding time next year with hopefully some very specific and concrete things the City of Miami can do. We thank you for the commitment. Mayor Ferre: Is there_ anybody else on this public hearing wants to speak? If not this public hearing is now closed. FEB 2 71975 66, DEPT, OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR ESTABLISH FEE SCHEDULE CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, these are a series of ordinance adjustments with reference to a variety of projects. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Mayor Ferre: Do these have your recommendation? Mr. Andrews: The recommendation is that you adopt these ordinances and particularly I want to explain item A on the basis that we are not getting the number of children into the Day Care Centers whose parents' income are as high as we anticipated. We have a revised schedule that we have before you as to the children in the center and the gross income for families. This has caused us to change the cost per child per week with a fee for a second child and a fee for a third child and each child thereafter that is reasonable. Mayor Ferre: Does that show a reduction? Mr. Andrews: It shows a reduction. Now I want to point out that the City anti- cipated that we would receive approximately $120,000 in revenues to help offset the cost of operating the Day Care Centers; we will only as a practical matter receive $35,000 or thereabouts. We had put into contingency about $65,000 just on the basis that we might not experience the revenues that would be anticipated. So we're going to fall a little short. Mr. Plummer: Paul, you know what I want, all kidding aside and I know it has been a bone with me, I want somebody to break down for me because if I understand this correctly we're not up to about $4000 a child. Mr, Andrews: No, I did some calculating, Commissioner Plummer, and it is about $2500. Mr. Plummer: It was $3;00 at the last budget hearing. Mr. Andrews; When you eliminate the capital investment which I'm now eliminating and you only go to operating costs per year from here on in if you include the capital investment, and you have to be careful how you do that. f' E B 271975 Mr. Plummer: Paul, let me tell you something and Rose, I waht you to hear this because it is very... Rose, I'm questioning on the per child cost in Day Care Centers and the Manager has just informed me that try figure of 3200 was high. Paul, I can take a child and send it to the most sophistocated exclusive school in this town for $2500 a year. i can send that child sitting tight there to Lear School which is what I just pulled figures on including transportation, food, tuition, fees, everything but uniforms: Now that happens to be one of the most exclusive schools in this City; for $2500. Now all I'm trying to say to you is something is out of balance when if it costs me to send that child to that school you're turned around here talking about people who are above my category taking and sending these children 30 per week. Preposterous! Now I'm telling you something is out of bed. I don't know what it is but I'm telling you that she's attending Bayshore School right down the street from here now; she's getting the finest of care and she's in a grade school and it is costing me a thousand dollars a year less. Something is wrong. Mrs. Gordon: J.L., I've got to give you some corrections. I mean you're willing, you asked me to get off the phone so I might do that. What you're talking about for Dawn is one thing, what you're talking about for Dawn is a smilar facility to a public school system where one teacher is in charge of quite a number of children etc. and the hours are 8 to 3. What we're giving is a whole different: system. We're supplying them an opportunity to parents, a lot of them are single parents and working parents who have no alternative, cannot afford to get a private baby sit- ter after 3 O'Clock because the child cannot be on the street. Mr. Plummer: Rose, I'm well aware of that fact but when I look here at what is given to me and we're talking people with a gross income exceeding $35,000. Now you know I'm sorry. Mrs. Gordon: From a practical point of view I'm a little bit dubvious about how many there arc in that category there are none. But they're talking mostly about the subsidized child and.... Mr. Plummer: Rose, I'm all in favor of the needy - I'm not in favor of the greedy. Now all I'm saying, somewhere, if I can provide schooling for that child and I consider to be adequate schooling for $1600 a year and we're paying $2500 a year Rose, something is wrong. Mrs. Gordon: The difference is the pre-school child... Mr. Plummer: Three hours? Mrs. Gordon: Well that's more than that. The pre school child needs more super- visors because a pre-school child cannot be placed in a group with 10, 12, or 15 other children without supervision. The pre-school child maximum is 1 to 6 and the preferable is 1 to 3 or 4; that means supervisory personnel. It is a differ- ent thing. Your younger child, for instance, could not be handled on the same basis as Dawn. You know, she's an independent young lady she doesn't need anybody to carry her around. But the little ones, when she's 21 years old cannot be put in that same environment. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN CIHILD DAY CENTERS; PROVIDING FOR ITS INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES, OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH; PROVIDING THAT IF ANY SECTION, CLAUSE, OR SUBSECTION SHALL BE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT THE REMAINING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote: AYES; Commissioner Manoio Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr, Mayor Maurice A, Ferre NOES: None. 8r FEB 271975 Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, adopted said ordinance by the follow- ing vote - AYES: NOES: None, Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8371. 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. FES 2 71975 67, ESTABLISH RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN AT WATSON ISLAND Mr. Plummer: On 3 I want to change the fee, I think they're ridiculous, I think the fees should be $100, $150 and $200, the same for residents or non- residents and I offer that in the form of an amendment. Mr. Lloyd: If the Commission would decide that it won't even need to be an amendment, we can just interlineate the changes. Mrs. Gordon: Yes, you either collect or you don't. Mr. Howard: May I say something on this? We don't have that many weddings a year, we're not really making money but the City of Miami has an awfully lot of publicity and promotions from the weddings.. But it doesn't cost us anything in administrative costs because it is just the regular Mr. Plummer: You've got clean up, you've got all of that. Mr. Howard: Very little clean up because they're responsible for the clean up. We have a man on duty and we weren't out to make money on this, only to control it. This has been in the papers, it was in tropic in the Herald and we received a lot of recognition. But I think if we say $100 we may dwindle in the amount of weddings that we have. Mr. Plummer: Fine! Al, you cannot find a facility anywhere in this town.... Mrs. Gordon: What does Vizcaya get? Mr. Plummer: Vizcaya gets 200 and some dollars. Mr. Howard: Three hundred but it is a completely different situation. Mr. Plummer: I understand but you can't get a facility in this town to get married in today for less than $100. Now why should the City be any different? Mr. Howard: We don't really offer anything to them for that service. Mr. Plummer: It's not necessarily for weddings. It isn't necessary. I still offer the amendment, $100, 150 and 2. I think it is reasonable, I think it is below reasonable; anywhere else I think that you'd pay that Rev. Gibson• didn't you say that they pick up all the expenses? Mr, Howard: They defray all of the a permit. We have a man on duty at them. They must clean up. That is Mr. Plummer: Who pays for the wear How long does that man stay there? costs. The only thing that we do is issue the park so we don't put somebody there for written into the agreement when they sign it, and tear on the park, who pay for that man? Mr, Howard; That man is on duty because parks right now, Rev. Gibson; What he's saying, J.L., is we have weekend personnel in most of our this. 8 C5 FEB 27 1975 Mt. Plummer: I'm saying that to charge $20 for a city facility is foolhardy. I think there is hot a place that I know of in this town that you can get for less than $150. I've offered the amendment. AN ORbINANCE ENTITLED, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RENTAL FEES FOR USE OF THE JAPANESE GARDEN AT WATSON PARK; PROVIDING IN- CLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING A SEVERASILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gordon and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commis- sion and to the public. FEB 271975 AMEND SEC,39-3 ESTABLISH ANNUAL LOCKER AND PERMIT FEE 68, OF MIAMI CITY CODE TENNIS FACILITIES AT; HENDERSON AND MOORE PARKS AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 8245 (CODED AS SECTION 39-3 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CODE) BY ESTAB- LISHING AN ANNUAL LOCKER AND PERMIT FEE FOR ADULTS FOR USE OF TENNIS FACILITIES AT HENDERSON AND MOORE PARKS; PROVIDING FOR ITS INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVID- ING THAT IF ANY SECTION, CLAUSE OR SUBSECTION SHALL BE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL, IT SHALL NOT AFFECT THE REMAINING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECT- IVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commis- sion and to the public. FEB 1975 • 69, AMEND SEC 59-3 OF MIAMI City CODE AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - 'Et 2 71975 RAISING ADULT FEES rot? USE or TENNIS FACILITIES At: HENDERSON AND MOORE PARKS AN ORDINANCE AMEND.ING ORDINANCE NO, 82450 CODIFIED AS SECTION 39-3 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CODE, ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE USE OF HENDERSON AND MOORE PARKS TENNIS FACIL- ITIES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI }3Y RAISING ADULT COURT FEES FOR NON-RESIDENTS FURTHER PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND FURTHER PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gordon and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodora Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commis- sion and to the public. FEB 2 71975 70, AUTHORIZE 6-MONTH MEMBERSHIP CITY GOLF COURSES MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 31, _975 - AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO IMPLEMENT A SIX-MONTH PILOT SUMMER MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AT THE CITY OF MIAMI GOLF COURSES, FROM MAY 1, 1975 TO OCTOBER 31, 1975, PROVIDING FOR MEMBERSHIP AT A RATE OF $100.00: CONTINGENT UPON THE USE OF AN ELECTRIC GOLF CART; FURTHER PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gordon and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ;it) Fi 17 �j �? r( 17.; FEB271915 71, DISCUSSION ITEM: POOR MAINTENANCE or U,Srt AND I-c5 REQUEST MANAGER TO CONTACT D,0 T, Mayor Fevre: Mrs Andrews, on tepeated occasions I have actually been shocked to see the condition of the maintenance that the State Road Departments it's now called D.O.T. on some of these highways, especially along U,S. #10 along 1=95. To say that they're dirty and filthy is to put it very mildly; they don't cut the grass; they don't maintain them. I would like to request that you have in the next few days a photographer from the City of Miami go around and take some pictures and I want the nastiest letter that we can think of written to the Department of Transportation and I'll sign it, you can sign it anyway you want. Mr, Andrews: Mr. Mayor, I've already done this and it hasn't really produced any results. May I make a suggestion. Do what you're suggesting. Mayor Ferre: No, I'm going to 3o it through the governor. Mr: Andrews: Let me do it a better way. Let's take pictures of this before hand and we're assembling some manpower crews and I would like to be able to clean up some portion of the expressway and take the pictures before and after of a portion of the expressway. Mayor Ferre: Do it anyway you want but I want the pictures, and take some of them in color will you please, of the filth and the weeds. Mr. Plummer: Especially at the second street exit where the tree is growing out of the concrete. Mayor Ferre: It's just disgraceful and I really want to write a real nasty' letter. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, we've got to get the State Road Department to relocate some of those fences - they're in the wrong place. If we need fences they have to be placed... Mayor Ferre: Would you prepare all of that so I can write that letter some time next week? 72, REPEAL CHAPTER 50 OF MIAMI CITY CODE "SHIPPING VESSELS & DOCKS" ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 50 FE •'(1975 Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I would like to send a certain portion of this back to the Manager. I concur in reference to the dock fees at the Miamarina and Dinner Key except it does not make a differentiation between liveaboards and no live aboards and God knows that it costs the City more to have liveaboaris than it does someone who doesn't live aboard. So I would like to send that portion back to the Manager for restudy to get an actual cost configuration for a better assessment of these fees. Do you want to send the whole thing back or do you want to part it? Mr. Andrews: Why don't you adopt it on First Reading and then we'll revise it with that understanding. Mr. Plummer: All right, I'll move it with that stipulation that a restudy be done by the Manager. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 50 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "SIHIPPING VESSELS AND DOCKS", IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 50 ENTITLED "BOATS, DOCKS, MOORINGS, AND CONTROL OF CITY WATERS", PRO- VIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS AS TO THE USE OF CITY MARINAS; PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF COM- MERCIAL VESSELS; PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE OBSTRUCTION OF CHANNELS, UNL.AWFUL ANCHORING:;, MOOR- ING OR DOCKING, ANI) THE UNLAWFUL USE OF NAVIGATIONAL. AIDS; PROVIDING BIRTHING INFORMATION RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERN- ING ALL VEGSELS AT CITY MARINAS; PROVIDING BIRTHING INFOR- MATION RULES ANI) REGULATIONS GOVERNING NON-COMMERCIAL VESSELS AT CITY MARINAS AND RE -RENTAL. RY ('iTY OF VACANT BERTHS; PROVIDING FOR DOCKAGE PEES AT CITY MARINAS AND FEB IB F 7 1975 BERTHS; PROVIDING FOR DOCKAGE FEES AT CITY MARINAS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS AS TO THE USE OF UTILITIES; PROVIDING FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS AS TO THE CONtAM- INATION OF CITY WATERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE: REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commis- sion and to the public. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have to bring to your attention that I was informed this morning of the passing of Mr. .Tack Silverman, a former member of the Board of Planning and Zoning and I offer a motion that we send to his family the appropriate resolution of condolences on behalf of the City. Mrs. Gordon: I'll second that. Jack Silverman was a licensed realestate broker and I've been holding his license. The preceding motion was introduced by Mr. Plummer, seconded by Mrs. Gordon and passed and adopted unanimously. SAID MOTION WAS DESIGNATED MOTION NO. 75-214. FEB 2 7 1975 73, DISCUSSION OF PURCHASE OF BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY AND MOTION DIRECTING MANAGER TO SEEK APPRAISALS Mr. Andrews: I assume the Commission now is well acquainted with the Baptist Church project and based on the fact that we're going to include this in the Community Development, and I'm so confident that it is going to be approved that I'm going to ask the Commission to adopt a motion authorizing me to begin negotiations which would be brought back to the Commission for exact position. Mrs. Gordon: Do you want to get appraisals, is that what you want to do? Mayor Ferre: He wants to start negotiating. Mr. Andrews: Negotiating, appraisals, negotiations so I can come to the Com- mission... Mrs. Gordon: Don't you have to get appraisals? Mr. Andrews: Oh yes. Mayor Ferre: I want to tell you something, I got a phone call from the minister there, Ray and he said that we have an option which is running out and the elders are concerned and what have you. Mr. Andrews: We have an option until the first of March. Mayor Ferre: You'd better tell them now that we're moving. Mrs. Gordon: May I ask you how you got, arrived a price for an option or was there a price? Mr, Andrews: No price, they just agreed to take the property off the market long enough so we can conduct our survey and examin the potentiality for Community PeVelopment funds without any stipulations as to what we'd pay for the property. • FER 2,71975 Mayor Ferre t called that fellow up and I said in no way that the City of Miami is going to get even involved in looking in this and find out then that you've gone out and sold this to the archbishop because I know he has been looking at it. You know we're nct going to get into one of these bidding deals where we're bidding against somebody else so you've got to take it off of the market if you want us to look at it. And they had a council meeting of the church and agreed to do that. And now he called me up yesterday, he said well, it's coming due and I don't know a lot of people are getting kind of restless. I'm just telling you that that's.,:. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who mowed its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-215 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTIN; THE CITY MANAGER TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PUR:HASE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE RIVERSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED AT S.W. 1ST STREET AND 9TH AVENUE. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ON ROLL CALL: The answer is yes, but that's all predicated on getting appraisals, not negotiating without appraisals. Ok. 74, ESTABLISH DATE OF FIRST m ITWENING-sTuDy FEB 271975 Mr. T.ndre,.•s: Mr. '''Et"er, is ".arch 25th an accentahle -.ate 'or the /Downtown Development and Zoning Plan Public Hearing? Mrs. Gordon: You have that for a Commission day. Mayor Ferre: Well let's do it on a separate day. Mr. Plummer: And Mr. Mayor, I'd also suggest that it be held in the downtown area. Mayor Ferre: Now wait a minute, you're talking about the Downtown, this is the Zoning Study. Is the Zoning Board through with it yet? Mr. Andrews: Yes. Mrs. Gordon: You know, maybe we ought to have an evening meeting on that downtown at the auditorium. Mayor Ferre: Paul, the. Planning Board voted it. Mr. Andrews: Let me read to you: The Planning Advisory Board has considered both the plan and committee recommendations and in turn made recommendations to the Commission by resolution number so and so, 5 to 2 vote and resolution another one a C. to 2 vote on January 22nd. Mr. Acton: It was the intention of the City administration to have Mr. Wallace down hero to present the Downtown F'1an to the City Commission; this is considerat- ion of the Plan only. it. is not consideration of any of the recommendations that pertain to zoning. Tho reason I say, I have already confirmed Mr. Wallace can be here on the 25th or the 27th. Mayor. Ferree I'll tell you what I think we ought to do. I think we ought to start on the 25th. We're not going to do it in one evening or one day. I know that because I already know some of the people that are going to be talking. Mr. Andrews; Why don't you do this, Mr. Mayor, instead of the 25th limit it to one hour with continuation at another datt' to be set. FEB 27197' Mayor Ferre: Well let's set ti-e date right now so we don't drag on. Now we can't do it on the 26th or the 27th. Mrs. Gordon: You can as fat as I'm concerned in the morning, Mr. Mayor on the 26th because. Thereupon the following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who Moved its adoption: MOTION N0. 75-216 A MOTION FIXING MARCH 25, 1975, AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P.M. AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR A PUBLIC BEARING ON THE DOWNTOWN ZONING STUDY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, SAID PUBLIC HEARING TO BE OF ONE HOUR DURATION AND CONTINUED TO A DATE AND TIME TO BE FIXED AT THAT TIME. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose ;orlon Commissioner (Rev. Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. FEB 2 71975 75, CONCEPTUAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN -APPOINT 3 PERSONS TO COMMITTEE The following motion '''a intrc!iuc^a ti?a• I'11m.. i for ^1- nlilmmnr, w•7}Io moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-217 A MOTION OF INTENT TO APPOINT LUCIUS WILLIAMS, LEt;TER FREEMAN AND P.W. ANDREWS AS A COMMITTEE ON CONCEPTUAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 76, FUNDSRONEACBORROTY WNBASIS WITHGER TO LATER REIMBURS0 EMENTUNALLOCATED CREATLO1t OF 1tU1 L-PARK 9It . 1AL $ 5TREEL. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-218 A MOTION OF INTENT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO PRO- VIDE $35,000 FROM THE UNALLOCATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS ON A BORROWED BASIS TO BE REIMBURSED AT A LATER DATE FOR THE CREATION OF A MINI -PARK ON S.W. 8TH STREET. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner. Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor. Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None, NOTE: Mayor Ferre left the meeting at 5:20 P.M. Vice-Kayor Plummer assumed the Chair, 9,1 F E B 2 7197 FEB 2 71975 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE 77, ALLOCATE $95 OOO - ORANGE BOWL SPIRAL DECK REPLACEMENT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED,, AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO, 8316 ADOPTED OCTOBER 10, 1974 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $95,073.00 FROM THE ORANGE BOWL FUND BALANCE FOR SPIRAL RAMP DECK REPLACEMENT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Reboso, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None, ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Reboso, adopted said ordinance by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None, ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. ABSTAINING: SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8372 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. FEET ? Y IV/5 78, ACCEPT BID - ORANGE BOWL SPIRAL DECK REPLACEMENT - The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-219 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED JANUARY 17, 1975 OF BISCAYNE CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $84,887.00 FOR THE ORANGE BOWL - SPIRAL RAMP DECK REPLACEMENT - PHASE 4 - 1975; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRI.CT THEREFOR. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. FEB 271975 1 FEB 271975 AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER KUNDE & ASSOCIATES-MADIGAN PRAEGER iNc. 79 TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT PLANS AND $8E — T �JCTURAL MObtFIC ATIONS to , t 1L. Mr. Andrews: An important itetrrt in reference to the Orange Bowl. I've received a report from the engineers that we need to make certain structural repairs to the Orange Bowl this year. We've got everything lined up and I need you to ap- prove a resolution which we're distributing for $450,000. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 75-220 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KUNDE & ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS AT THE CITY OF MIAMI ORANGE BOWL; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $450,000.00 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND - UNALLO- CATED FUNDS AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISING OF BIDS FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF STEP II. (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: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. FEB 2 7 1975 80, ALLOCATE $40,000 FOR EQUIPMENT RENTAL TO BE USED BY CITY WORK FORCES UNDER THE MANPOWER PROGRAM The following resolution was introduced) by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-221 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING THE SUM OF $40,000 FROM SPECIAL REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS THE CITY HAS RECEIVED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 92-500 "FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT AMEND- MENTS OF 1972" FOR THE EQUIPMENT RENTAL TO BE USED BY CITY WORK FORCES EMPLOYED UNDER THE MANPOWER PROGRAM; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE AND RECEIVE BIDS FOR THE EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER. (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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferre.. FEB 27 1975 81, DISCUSSION ITEMS: FEB r 7 1975 RELOCATE SEAPLANE To MARINE STADIUM 21 ESTABLISH DATE FOR RAPID "RANSIT POLICY OF CITY COMM;S5i0N Mr. Andrews: I want the Commission to be aware that we've worked out a new arrangement with Happy Miles, the individual who was to locate his seaplane at Dinner Key here. We're relocating him to the Marine Stadium. We've gotten several letters of protest from the boating industry and others and he is agree able and this is a better location from the City's point of view. I want the Commission just to be aware of that. Mr. Plummer: Fine. Mr, Andrews: The last thing is that the City Commission, the Mayor isn't here so I may want to do this, I`ll call him but I want the Commission establish a time for setting the City Commission's policy regarding the Metro Rapid Transit. Program. Mr, Plummer: All right, you're going to work out a date? Mr. Andrews: That gets a little difficult when you get away from me. Mr. Plummer: Well, work cut a date and then notify everybody. That's the only way you can do it. f-EB 271975 ADVANCE FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT -UNALLOCATED OOO LANDSCAPING-PEt 82, ALLOCATE $25, RIVERFRO WALKWAY The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-222 A RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE THE SUM OF $25,000.00 AS AN ADVANCEMENT FROM CAPITAL IMPROVE- MENT FUND - UNALLOCATED FUNDS FOR LANDSCAPING ON THE RIVER - FRONT WALKWAY, TO BE REIMBUTSED AT A LATER DATE. (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: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None ABSENT: Manor Ferre. 83, DISCUSSION - CONTRACT WITH LOUIS LAUREDO AS ADMINISTRATIVE PER YEAR: ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR- DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL Mr. Lloyd: The other one is a resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager to retain Louis Lauredo as administrative assistant to the Mayor for a period of one year beginning March 1, 1975 and ending February 28th, 1976 for the sum of $1.00 per year. Mr. Plummer: One dollar? Mr. Lloyd: That's right. Mr. Andrews; He's offering his services. Mr. Lloyd: He's offering his services, he's going to be working for FIU but he's going to help out the Mayor, Mr, Plummet: I hope he isn't starting a precedent. Mrs. Gordon: I don't understand what is happening, Mr, Plummer: I understand what it is. He's just doing it so he will be under the protection and guise of the City. That's obviously what it is for one year. Mrs. Gordon; Wait a minute, 1. have some feelings about. this. FEB ? 71975 Mk. Plummet: one dollar a year, hose. Gorden: ,,,,there's More to it than that. E+ , PlUMMer: 1 would assume that it puts hiM in the capacity of the Mayo:` being able to send him as his representative to someplace. Mrs, Gordon: ,,, why didn't you do this one when Maurice was here? Mr. Lloyd: You want to wait? Fine, Mr, Plummer: ok, hold it until Maurice gets here. 84, DISCUSSION REGARDING STREET LIGHTING PROGRAM REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER Mr. Plummer: I want one thing to bring tIr and I want. Mr. Manager, At the last meeting this Commission instructed you to proceed with the street lighting. Correct? Mr. Andrews: Yes. Mr. Plummer: Now I asked Florida Power and Light what are the orders received from the City and they tole me they have no orders from the city to further the street lighting program. Now what is the problem? Mr. Andrews: That's our fault then for not notifying them but I assumed that was done. I will attend to it. Mr. Plummer: You'll take care if that, you'll send me a memc cal what is done? Mr. Andrews: Yes. Mr. Plummer: Ok, fine. ADJOURNMENT: THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINE SRTO COME BEFORE THE CITY COMMIS- SION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 5:._% P.M. AVi ST: H. D. Southenn CITY CLERK Raeph G. OngLe ASSISTANT CITY CLERK 98 Mauk.(.Ce A. Fetke. MAYOR FEB 2 71975 CITY OF MiAMI DOCUMENT MEETING DATE: February2 7 s_ 1975 1 ITEM NO 1 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERK REPORT 2 GRANTING PERMISSION TO FILL SUBMERGED LAND LYING EASTERLY OF LOT 1, J. AUSTIN HALL (4-69 AND LOT 2, J. AUSTIN HALL (2-48) TO BULKHEAD LINE. R-75-163 75-163 COMMISSION ACTION RETRIEVAL CODE NO• 0085 3 RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 74-973 WHICH GRANT ED PERMISSION AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 8142 TO USE NE. 50.4' OF LOT 12, C & I PEACOCK AMD (B-70) R-75-164 75-164 4 GRANTING A 50% REDUCTION IN THE RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM BY THE RARE FRUIT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL, INC. ON MAY 30, 31, 1975. R-75-165 75-165 5 APPROVING A SIXTY (60) DAY EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT PAST THE AGE OF SEVENTY (70) FOR JOHN WHALING, CLERK III SANITATION DEPARTMENT R-75-166 75-166 6 APPOINTING MR. JAMES M. MOSS AND MRS. FANNIE MAE LEEPER TO THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTI- VAL COMMITTEE R-75-167 75-167 7 CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE ACTION OF THE CITY MANAGER IN MAKING EMERGENCY PURCHASES OF TREES, HARDWARE, TOOLS AND THE RENTAL OF DUMP TRUCKS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE COCONUT TREES STRICKEN BY LETHAL YELLOWING. R-75-168 75-168 8 CONFIRMING THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER IN THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICA TION TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS TO INITIATE A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 25 CULTURAL EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI E-75-169 75-169 9 ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY RADER AND ASSOCIATES, INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF $11,028.00 R-75-170 75-170 10 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, HERETO ATTACHED, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MUNICI- PAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. R-75-171 75-171 11 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR A SALES PROMOTION CARNIVAL TO THE CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION ON MARCH 3 THROUGH MARCH 16, 1975, 12 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PHIL HAMMERSMITH FOR SERVICES AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, R-75-173 75-173 1 R-75-172 75-172 TEM NO. a DOCUMENT IDENTIFICA CUiVIENTINDEX ura-J- 6 4 R I EI%z ` ION 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 23 24 GRANTING A ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE VARIANCE GRANTED ON THE PROPERTY AT 10 N.E. 40TH STREET BY ZONING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. ZB 134-74, AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 6871 GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF VARIANCE FROM ORDINANCE N0. 6871, ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 6 AND ARTICLE XXIII, SECTION 4(9), (AS PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 74-1021). GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF "CONDITIONAL USE" AS PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 1 (11) (d) (AS PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 74-1022) GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF "CONDITIONAL USE" AS PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE V, SECTION 1 (6) (b), (AS PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 74-1023 TO RECEIVE, OPEN READ AND REFER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR TABULATION AND REPORT BIDS AU- THORIZED TO BE RECEIVED THIS DATE UNDER RESO- LUTION NO. 75-89 FOR THE SALE OF $8,000,000 POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CRIME PREVENTION FA- CILITIES BONDS. TO RECEIVE, OPEN, READ AND REFER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR TABULATION AND REPORT BIDS AUTHO RIZED TO BE RECEIVED THIS DATE UNDER RESOLU- TION NO. 75-89 AWARDING $8,000,000 POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES BONDS, $5,000,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS, OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM DADE CANVAS PRODUCTS CO. FOR FURNISHING NYLON SCREENING FOR TRUCK COVERS FOR USE BY THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF $7,232.40 ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM BISCAYNE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO., INC. FOR FURNISHING FIRE HOSE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF $12,495.40 ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FORM P.T. GARRET FOR FURNISHING FIRE HOSE FITTINGS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF $8,512,68 ACCEPTING THE BID OF OVIDIO P, RODRIGUEZ, JR IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,394,00 FOR THE FIRE STATION NO, 9 BATHROOM ADDITION-1975 ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM ARKO MECHANI. CAL CONTRACTORS, INC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.1,900,00 FOR OVERHEAD GAS INFRA -RED HEAT- ERS FOR THE FIRE MAINTENANCE'BUILDING, R-75-175 R-75-176 R-75-177 R-75-178 R-75-186 R-75-185 R-75-187 R-75-189 R-75-190 R-75-191 R-75-192 R-75-1.93 75-175 75-176 75-177 75-178 75-186 75-185 75-187 75-189 75-190 75-191 75-192 75-193 CUMENT1NDEX ONTINUED .104 NO. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION 25 ACCEPTING THE BID OF ROENCA CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,163.44 26 ACCEPTING THE BID OF BISCAYNE CONSTRUCTION INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,820.00 27 EXTENDING THE "CONDITIONAL USE" ORIGINALLY GRANTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 43228 TO THE CITY NATIONAL BANK FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INTERIM PARKING ON LOTS 38 AND 39. 28 AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SETTLE TORT LIABILITY CLAIMS FILED AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 29 WAIVING FOR A SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD THE RE- QUIREMENT THAT APPLICANTS TO OPERATE TAXI- CABS BE REQUIRED TO PASS A GEOGRAPHY TEST. 30 APPOINTING MARIA HERNANDEZ, MARGARET E. WATSON, SONIA ALVAREZ, DEBORAH THIELEN, AND MRS. JEANETTE LEACH TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 31 EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MERLE T. CLEMENS. 32 APPOINTING ANNA WEISS AS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL CULTURAL HISPANIC COMMITTEE 33 GRANTING FREE USE OF THE MARINE STADIUM ON MAY 23, 1975 TO THE SOUTH MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL BAND. 34 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND LOUIS LAUREDO, UNTIL FEBRUARY 28, 1975 35 DIRECTING THAT THE PROPER OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI PROVIDE PORTABLE SANITARY FA- CILITIES WHEN LARGE GROUPS CONGREGATE IN NEARBY PUBLIC AREAS WITH CITY PERMISSION 36 EXTENDING FOR A SIXTY (60) DAY•PERIOD, THE CONDITIONAL USE ORIGINALLY GRANTED FOR A TWO (2) YEAR PERIOD TO THE "COMMODORES' ROWING AND SAILING CLUB" ON LOT 4 AND OUTLOT 4, BLOCK 2, POINT VIEW AMED (2-93). 37 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREE- MENT WITH DR. STANLEY DUNN. 38 EXPRESSING THE INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE MIAMI RIVER RESTORATiON COMMISSION, 39 WAIVING THE RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF DIN* NER KEY AUPITORIUM BY THE RARE FRUIT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL, INC, ACT/ON R-75-194 R-75-195 R-75-196 R-75-197 R-75-198 R-75-199 R-75-200 R-75-201 R-75-202 R-75-203 R-75-204 R-75-205 R-75-206 R-75-207 R-75-208 CODE ,NO, 75-194 75-195 75-196 75-197 75-198 75-199 75-200 75-201 75-202 75-203 75-204 75-205 75-206 75-207 75-208 UMENTINDEX CONTINUE_ im NO DO MEN DEN F CA ON 40 41 42 44 45 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND VICE MAYOR J.L. PLUMMER, JR. TO PROCEED TO HAWAII TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF MIAMI AT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL OWNERS MEETING. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE INTER-AMERICAN CENTER AUTHORITY AND OTHER INVOLVED PARTIES TO RE- ESTABLISH THE CITY OF MIAMI'S FIRST LIEN ON INTERAMA. APPOINTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE YOUTH AD- VISORY BOARD. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KUNDE & ASSOCIATES, INC. ALLOCATING THE SUM OF $40,000 FROM SPECIAL REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS THE CITY HAS RECEIVED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 92-500 "FEDERAL WATER POL- LUTION CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1972". INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE THE SUM OF $25,000.00 AS AN ADVANCEMENT FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND -UNALLOCATED FUNDS FOR LANDSCAPING ON THE RIVERFRONT WALKWAY FUNDS. COJ' SSrON R ftVAL -_ AMMMON__ CObt R-75-209 R-75-210 R-75-211 R-75-220 R-75-221 R-75-222 75-209 75-210 75-211 75-220 75-221 75-222