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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1975-06-12 MinutesCOMMISSI MINUTE OF MEETING HELD ON MINUTES Of REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MI I, FLORIDA !TEM NO rs 6. 10. 11. 12. 1.3. 14. 15. 16. 17, 18, StUCT WWENTP,NINtAL 1' T CNTC ni3 W \NC1 Air WATT nN 'ISLAND A40. Cite 5 3-5 - "TRAM, BUREwUs' DtiLtTE 81 CTioN1 Tt4 tT,S I;NTtRETY n12DT:1ttNG RESOLUTION=FLAGLER STREET IMPROVEMENT EXTENSION nvIT"Tc'r 11- 1391 nLLfCAT1•. $10 , 000 - PUBLIC PARKS AND t;I::c4n1:ATIoNt i'\CTI,TTIE,S-preliminary t XprInsr' ACCEPT Cn9PLT:TED 'Alr)t l< EXHIBIT "i3"-F T ;r1:N1)ORF BICYCLE PATH ACCEPT COVENANT TO RUN WITIl THE LAND r 1 1)F;T TCo S ARRIA & CARMEN S.>\RRI'\ AMEND SECTION 39-20(f) OF TIIE CITY CODE PROVTDE MINIMUM CHARGE OF $1,000 OR 10% nF GROSS RECEIPTS -SOCCER .SEASON AT O, BOWL RATIFY ACTIrNS nF TIIE CITY MANAGER MANPOWER PLANNING CONSORTIUM 1T1\MT StT't9E" TEEN E1PLOYMENT PRoGRRM GRI?;)1`N,!'1ANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5385C and r LANDSCAPING AND DRATNAGi? CHANGE ?ZONING CLASS TFTCATICN-LnTS 10, 16 , 17 18 BLOCK ]. KTNLoCH PARK(Republic epuhlic Nat. Ban 1)1 CLARE POLICY OF CITY COMMISSION THAT REPRESENTATIVE OF SCHOOL BOARD BE INVITED TO ATTEND HEARINGS OF PLAN . ADV BD. ON APPLT:CATIONS WITHIN 300' OF A SCHOOL ELEEMOSYNARY USE- 300 N.E. 50 STREET 13RENTWOOD REVISED REQUEST TO CHANGE ZONING -LOTS 19,20 J3LK.3 (;1,EN HAVEN PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OI'' DRIVE -TN TELLERS PEOPLES DOWNTOWN NATIONAL BANK 1.0T S 10, 11:, i3Lncr 80N PMIAMI 13-41. R75-570 ORDINANCE AMENDMENT R-3 DISTRICTS FIRST READ. ORDINANCE AMENDMENT-R-C DISTRICTS FIRST READ, PERSONAL APPEARANCE NCE WM. 11. WEHLE ADJUSTMENT TO TAXICAB ORDINANCE --DIAMOND CABS DISCUSSION 25 ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION NO. mmut NO N7S-556 WV). 8410 +t75-557 '275558 T175-559 R75-560 ORD.8411 R75-561 R75-562 R75-563 '175-564 R75-565 R75-566 FIRST READ M75-567 R75-568 M75-569 6 7r9 13TCENTr:NNIAL CO'IMITTPE -- NEGOTIATE TO EMPLOY FEDERAL GRANT EXPIDTTER m75.571 27-32 INDEX MINUTES Of REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI0 FLORIDA ITEM NO. 19ti 20, 21, 22, 23. 24, 2;, 26. 27. 29 30 . 31. '32. 33 4, 35, 36, 37, SUBJECT ORDINANCE Oil RESOLUTION NO' PAGE No tatCENTMNIAL CoM 4tTTt 1;'TNVESTI Gt TIM1 POSSIBILITY nF ESTAIILISttxNr; oRGANIV\T ntd (P AP41 I2tC N STAIRS OPFtCE IN t4IAMI t31 CEN't'ItJNI AL t0f4Mt7'T1:r- ENDORSE PLANS Pop r;n01)WT1,t, ELtrIHT To SoUTit AMRtC/k BICENTENNIAL NNTAL Cn+4MTTTt 8-- TRANSFER $3, 700 PRn9 CoNT 1 NrrNCY FUND To PUERTO RICAN Pflt KLMP1 CO DANCE COMPANY BICENTENNIAL, Cnr4MTTTEt $6,000 FROM PUB- LICITY AND TOURISM TO BRING PUERTO RICAN FOLLKLORIC° DANCE COMPANY TO MIAMI BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE- WAIVE RENTAL FEE I3AYFRO[J'I' PARK AUDITORIUM FOR PUERTO RICO DAY CELf[3RAT T0N BICENTENNIAL C0MMTTT1 E-MOTI0N OF INTENT 'I'I1A'I' ALL PROJECTS OF BICENTENNIAL C0NtMITTr t31: RRO J( 11 I' .'1'O COMMISSION FOR APP'tCVAL 13TC:1 r1TI;IJNTAL COMMTT 'FE- APPROVE IN CONCEPT PROJECTS ; PRESENTED 13Y CHAIRPERSON AUD t n VISUAL PRESENTATION -CITY OF r1IAMT ;UMP91:R ACT1 VTTTES PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM I'HOCLAP•1ATTC)NS , PLAQUES, CERTIFICATES ART 1N POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING REPORT BY CHAIRPERSON -CULT. ARTS COMMITTEE ACCEPT 1;1 CfM'IFNDATIONS OF CITY MANAGER MART[JI; SERVICE FACILITIES -DINNER KEY REQUEST CITY MANAGER TO EXPLORE AVENUES OF ASSISTANCE To tNTERNTTTONAl.. CONGRESS OF OPTIiAMOLOGY AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT C:1':NTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES IJ[IJVEPSITY OF MIAMI-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PI oGRAM 1 N "nVI;RTor•JN AREA" 1'I.RS0PJA1, APPEARANCE- TOM FERGUSON ;;PORT';; DEvEr,OPMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZE C:CTY MANAGER LEASE OF ",;I MuJOI,1; DOCKS" - PROPOSALS I•;XTENI) EXISTTNG AGREEMENT STANFORD REST ARC INSTITUTE - AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER • M75.,.572 32=14 M75�571 15 R753574 36=38 R75-575 38 M75-576 39 M75-577 39 M75-578 40 FIRST READ. P175-580 M75-581 R75-582 DISCUSSION M75.583 R75 -584 41=44 45=46 46=52 52=60 60=61 (DEFER AGREEMENT WITH ST1\NI'ORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE DEPT, 66 A1.,OCAT1? $12 , 000 CRTMI PREVENTION FACILITI) BOND FUNDS FOR SALARY 01 BUILDING MAINTEN- ANCE SUPERVISOR FOR NEW POLICE FACILITY R75a-585 67 ,SELF INSURANCE PRQGRAM- DISCUSSION 1 67 '68 47. 48. 40. 50. 51.. 52. 5 5 , 56, 5 Mid CT MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIA I, FLORIDA .lr ORDINANCE O.R RESOLUTION NO, PAGE t1O ANNUAL Po,ST \UO I T REPORT - Ci1MP .1b , 5 b b FINANCIAL STATEMENT 12egoititic)H to receive EXTEND INTERIM ZONING DISTRICT 6 MONTHS MARTIN LUTitER KTNr BLVD.DISTRICT .5' ESTABLISH / WI sr— RY CoMMTTTt`N c)N SUBSTANCE ABUSE- APPOINT 5 MEMBERS T S T11LR1 Tn A'Ut i) t%tl) - 13TGEI1'1't:NNt.11L PARK P11? 19 TT Prr)jcct No. 2 - SEAWALL REQUEST EtY 7)\RD D . STONE & ASSnCt 7TFS To n vELOP Pt 7 NS FOR "pvix FOR THE BLIND" 1'rRTTfN OF BICENTENNIAL PARK nr T N(T BOWL ;CoREBO1\RD REPORT 13Y CITY MANAGER ON INSTALLATION PLANNED USE REPORT FEDERAL RE"ENUE SHARING FUNDS ENTTTLEMFNT PER1n1) 6 APPOINT JULTA TIGER TO STATUS OF WOMEN COM"9TTTEE MARTUE STADIUM BARGE COVER - 1975 7PPROPRTATTrIG $6 , 611 PROJECT COSTS, ADVERTISING ETC. MARINE STADIUM BARGE COVER 1975 APPROPRIATE $4,000 TEMPORARY COVER FOR BARGE AT MARINE STADIUM AWARD BID - N. W. 11 STREET PAVING PROJECT - 1975 WARD BID - KINLOCH PARK IMPROVEMENTS 1975 BASE BID PROPOSAL AWARD BID KT.NLOCI! PARK IMPROVEMENTS 1975 ADDTT TVE ITEMS 1 & 2 OF PROPOSAL AWARD RD BID - BELLE MEADE TSLE BRIDGE REPAIRS 1975 ALLOCATE $134,000 ALTERATIONS AND" TMPROWEMENTS TO CITY BUILDINGS AWARD BID - LUNCHES FOR 22 PLAYGROUNDS IN THE CITY 11OTTON Or' TNTENT - NAME MINT PARK AT I3RTCKELL PLAZA FOR DONOR ALLEN MORRIS MOTTON OF INTENT- POSSIBLE NAMING OF MTNT PARK AFTER FRED ROACH JOINT MEETING-CITY/COUNTY ON SUBJECT OF DOWNTOWN PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEM 1175-586 O1 D 8412 oRD,8413 R75-587 R75-588 ' 75--589 DI.SCUgSTON R75-590 M75-591 R75-592 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 8414 ORD . NO . 8415 R75-593 R75_594 R75-595 R75-596 R75-597 R75-598 M75-599 M75-600 DISCUSSTON 68=''1 72 72=73 73 74 74=76 77=79 79 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 83=84 84 85 85=86 INDEX MIKES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MAME, FLORIDA 'i It * MrVV TnN nt" 1 NTt NT - WAtV8 T flt 'i'II1a U 41 f1` 12flt1Et7't' K1 t'tr tiTGf1 PARK Pot/ AOY SCOUT (AMt1f)tiT it1N,4UL,AUr3 1975 59, 11t'PRn\tt 1 Mt't,nYMT,NT nt~ 1 hM(N1) ,t i Coma R'rTnRNp Y t: nR ITn7RD OP TRUSTrn MTN41 CITY PAPtnYtES RETTREMfNT SY8TP,M . R QUt ST M1 PRn TR/F?IC hEPT. TO PLACE 9T Lt;PrgT MARKERS FROM MnUTH nr• MI7 Mt RtvlR 'rr) t3RTCKt LL AVENUE "OLD) CUTLER TRAIL" R75-603 61. CHANGE DATES OF CITY COMMISSION *1F1 TING,S PnR MONTH OF JUI,Y 1975 117 5-604 62 APPOINT COMMISSIONER ROSE GORDON AS CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DADE LEAGUE OF CTTYES'. R75-605 ADJOURNMENT nets rEGULAR titETING CfTHE CITY COMMISSIM Cr MINII, FLORIDA (IN THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 197 THE CITY cI s ON `F M A II, FLORIDA iET AT ITS RE tit METING PLACE IN THE ITV HALL AN R IC DRIVE, MIAMI, I-L IDA IN REGULAR SESSION. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M.„BY VICE ► AY . I PLIJNr►1ER WITH THE FOLLOWING MEl ERS OF THE COMM t SS I ON POUND TO tE PRESENT: ALSO PRESENT: COMM I SS I ONE t P IOLO PEBOSo COMMISSIONER OsE GORDON, C I SS I ONER (KEV i) TTHEODORE G I DSON VICE MAYOR J. L. PLUMMER' JR, P i�► ANDRE.WS, CITY MANAGER Ah P. LROUCHr� AsS!S ANTCITY MANAGER JOHN S. LLOYD) CITY I ORNEY H D SOUTH RN, CITY LERK RALPH U. U4G I E, ASSISTANT ITY CLERK An invocation ways de.eit'r?red by Reverend G.ibSon who then fed .thoise omen( in a peedge o4 Wegianccc t(, the (tag. A motion to waive .tlte 'reading a4 the minute4 ways irz.#h►►duced s e»nded and wa4 paA4ed unan,imuwse.y. BICEHTEI;IIAL PICRIC O SERVA;JCL AT 'I:'1TSfN ISL,/\ D The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-556 A MOTION GRANTING PERMIT TO HOLD A BICENTENNIAL PICNIC OBSERVANCE ON WATSON ISLAND FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1975, UPON PAYMENT OF NECESSARY EXPENSES. tlpon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adoptr.d by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Rc'boso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Ferre . ■• fli2ti'IPTiZtzt MIREA,IJS ` DEL t NG gECTION N WrIkE `Y AN ORIANANCE OrlITLEI7P. AN oRbINANCE AMEr b1Nc CHAPTER 58 OV THE Cl 'Y f0b);, ENT1 ttb °TRAV11 131JkFAIiS'1, t3t bELETtNG SECTION IN 1148 ENTIRETY; ANt) PROV1hiNG AN EFFEC!'tVE bA'E, t „ ., • � � • � .'�... •�r�d�•:q bj� t..___c atthe ffitrct4ny .-+f f,1.7} 2?., 1975 was taken up fur its second and final reading by title and adoption. Oh motion of Coth fiisSioher Rebaso, seconded by Cothf iasibner 'Gibson, the ordinance was thereupon giveh its second and final reading by title and (sansr_d and adopted by the following Vote: AYES: Mr, feboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs, Gordon and Mr, PluMMer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferro, X'HE ORDINANCE WAs DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8410. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and annotjnced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. JUN l 2 I975 ORDERING RESOLUTION FLAGLER STREET H I GIIIIAY I "1PROVEMENT EXTE11510:I D I ST!',I CT The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-557 A RESOLUTION ORDERING FLAGLER STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT EXTENSION H-4391 AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE -MADE FOR A PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF AS FLAGLER STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT EXTENSION DISTRICT H-4391; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $5000.00 FROM THE HIGHWAY BOND FUND FOR PRELIMINARY EX- PENSE. (here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being ueconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was harmed and adopted by the following vote AYES Mr. Roboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT; Mayor Ferro. 'PUBLIC PARKS MD RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ALLOCATE 1�J,'JUJ 13r)Nl) FU,4D" (FoR PEZELIMtNARX EXPENgE$) 'T'hfl following re olutio'1 was intro!ll'cer h:, r7ommicrioner aihcon, whn moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-558 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $10,000.00 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BOND FUND" FOR PRE- LIMINARY tXI'ENSES FOR THE PARKS FOR PEOPLE PROGRAM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk,) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was Passed and adopted by the following vote- AYEH: Mr. Rebos°, Rev, Gibson, Mrs, Gordon and Mr, Plummer, NOi:S ; None, AO.SCNT; Mayor Ferre, n it COMPEL Et) EXH1111T woRK uiV the tesolution UtS introduced by ebibMitSionet t ibtbi , *MO tfr v,'ci its atlopt ioh; SOLUTION N0. 75..559 A td:;SOLtfTMON ACCEPTING, THE COMPLSTEb WOW( PtRPORMtb by A J3 iUotiSE & SONs, INC, AT A TOTAL COST O $181083.35 ANb AUTHOR.. 1gINc A VIRAL APYMENT 'Oi; $3 # 808, 33 POit TNT EXHIBIT 40 Si :Gt NboRR btCYCL'E PATH. (mote follows body of resolution, omitted here end on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Comissioner Rebosb, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AY8t;: Mr, Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. tI0W; : None AMENT: Mayor t'frte. JUN 12 19S5 ACCEPT COVENANT TO FEIJERICO S.ARRII, g ^1,4RII DEL CARML,J Sn! RIt RUN WITH THE LAND The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-560 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING TIIE FEBRUARY 7, 1975 COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND EXECUTED BY FREDERICO SARRIA AND MARIA DEL CARMEN SARRIA, HIS WIFE, AS OWNERS, PERMITTING THE ENCLOSURE OF THE EXISTING ARCADE WHICH ENCROACHED IN THE ZONED RIGHT OF WAY OF N.W. 4 STREET NORTH SIDE THEREOF, EASTERLY OF AND ADJACENT TO N.W. 12 AVENUE, MORE PARTICU- LARLY DESCRIBED AS BEING THE WEST 100 FEET OF LOT 12, LESS THIS WEST 71 FEET AND THE WEST 100 FEET OF LOT 13, LESS THE WEST 711 FEET OP LAWRENCE ESTATE LAND COMPANYS SUBDIVISION (2-46); AND DIRECTING THE PROPER OFFICIALOF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO RECORD SAID COVENANT IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. (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 punned and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Ferro. JUN 12197 9 N1) PRnVT I E MItl OtP• CE1 tS fay :t'. IftiNANCE tT1T1`dt)b AN oi?f1NANCE ORDNANCE AMENDING SECTION 39.-201f) 11) o1., THE C(71)1: r)1` THE CITY oP MIAMI To PRO'V1b1, THAT THE J1 11Mt1M CHARGE OP $1.0D0,00 CAR 10vs OP THE ( SS # , cNIPTS SHALL CoMMENcE At THE siART o1 D1IE 1915 PRO.. P E;;3:; i oi4Ab SOCCER S1:AS0N; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES 1N CONt°t 1C°T HEREWITH) 'H AND FURTHER PROV1btNG AN t PPE( 'IV1a DATE. Wa.S introduced by CoMMissioher Reboso and seconded by CoinmisSiOher Gibson, for adoption as an emergency treasure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the fol1owi.ng vote AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES! None A1JS1;NT: Mayor Perm. ABSTAINING: Whereupon the (.ommi s s in on motion of Commissioner Reboso and r1(COr)ded by Commissioner u,bson, adopted said ordinance by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Rebc,nu, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer, NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Prn. rc. ABSTAINING: SAID ORDINANCE: WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8411. 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. RATIFY ACTIONS OF THE C IT1( MANAGER JUN 1.2 1975 MANPMER PLAANI G CONS0RTI UM MIAMI SUMMER TEEN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-561 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING TIIE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER OF ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MANPOWER PLANNING CON SORTIUM OF DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT A MIAMI- SUMMER TEEN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted -here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) llpon 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 Terra. 1 JUN 121975 t311 1� 11 S7 1 i ,l r t; n f SL LI I MPP 1VLMtAT 1ti D J Af4tJ jA1 iJE1 ll1 iWAY•P1PRrVE9E 4T N,-1 AIW , Aga: tCA45tNG AND DAAINAOt. tt� tollbwifig to eititieb• Was ititt bduted by Comlmissiof)et Rebbto, wlio • ih v”d i t adopt ivh 1tE.soth 1oN No, 75-562 A it1;:,Ui:, 3'1'1 oN ACC1?:MTI No THE BiD 'OP 1NTERCOt NTY CONS RUCTION t'c)iJ )kA1''1r)N 1N TRH AM()11N'h OF $2,243,, 5ti7. 50 F'ott T11E CONSPt ti t= It)N OI' oARbEN .sAN1TA1tY HEWER 1M1'12oVEM1s"N'h SR-5385 c (oetitef 1 illy :;rawer) At1b R-53W) S (sideline sewer) 13Ib "A" (SANITARY s1 WER5) IN GA1ib1.N SANITARY SEWER 1MPROVi MENT btSTRICT 51t 5385 t✓ (eehterlitie Newer) ANb sR-5385 S (sideline sewer) Bib °A° (SANITARY SEWERS); ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $2,243, 557.50 t''koM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED 'SANITARY SEWER BONb PUNb" TO COVER T111: COST OF' PROJECT EXPENSE ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AbDIT#oNAi AMot3NT OF $34,871.00 TO COVER THE COST DE ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZ- ING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID ?I12M. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) tfl,dt► being :;econded by Commissioner (,ibson, the resolution was 1i,ttiru•r1 and adopted by the following vote - AYE::: Mr. tuebur:r►, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: Nf )no . ABSENT: Mayor f" t'rto . The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-563 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF ANZAC CONTRACTORS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,500.00 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GARDEN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5385 C (centerline sewer) AND SR-5385 S (sideline sewer) BID "B" (PUMP STATION) IN GARDEN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT'SR-5385 C (centerline' sewer) AND SR-5385 S (sideline sewer) BID "B" (PUMP STATION); ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $300,500.00 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "SANITARY SEWER BOND FUND" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCAT- ING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $30,050.00 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OP $6, 010. 00 TO COVER THE COST OP PROJECT EXPENSE; A1,LUCA'IING (PROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $6,010.00 TO COVER T1U COST OF ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE "A CON- TRACT 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 Gibson, the resolution was passr.d and adopted by the following vote AYES; Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Ferre. `: The i of iritQitic tt±soIr tf Was ihtfodUced by COMMiSsiohet Gibsbt tnowd its adoptiohl Rt SOL TIo-N NO. /. ktSCIOTION ACCt t" iNG THE BID OF THE BREWEtt COMt'ANY `CIF FLOR#DA, INC. I4 Tfr AMOUNT of $ 3 3'S, 40. 0b Rota Tt#t tONa S `RtiCTION of GARDEN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT f'4374 BID "C`" (HIGHWAYS) ALLOCATING T'HE AMOUNT of $395,405.00 PROM TUB ACCOUNT ENT'ITLtb "HIGHWAY BOND FUND" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCotfNT THE AMOUNT of $391540.50 To COVER THE COST OP RRodf CT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THt Ai 15I'rtot4AL AMOUNT OP $4,508, 50 To COVER THt COST OF ADVERTISING, STftNG LABoRATORft s AND POSTAGE; AND AUT'Ho1 tZING TH't CITY MANAGtR To i xrctiTE A CONTRACT WITH SAtb FIRM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) f a 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. NOTE: Mayor Ferre entered the meeting at 9:14 O'Clock A.M. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-565 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF LITTLE BIRD NURSERY AND GARDEN STORE IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,840.00 FOR THE CONSTRUCT- ION OP GARDEN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4374 BID "D" (LANDSCAP- ING) IN GARDEN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT H-4374 BID "D" (LANDSCAPING); ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $27,840.00 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "HIGHWAY BOND FUNDS" TO. COVER THE CON- TRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $2,784.00 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $557.00 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 Gibson, the resolution was pa:a'ed and adopted by tho following vote AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. 1tc� t l l.uwthg tAsolUtibfi was ihtroduced by Colt fliSsionet Reboso, *ho movod i tts adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75=566 A t3LSoLUT/ON ACCEPTING THE 11tb OP b.M. E. CORPORATION IN THE AM ONP OP $388. 127.00 POP THE CON 7''RUCTtON 0V GARDEN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT NT 11-4374 13tt) "f:'." (DRAINAGE) IN GARDEN HIGHWAY IM 18/0vt,,Mi tft 1)t8TR/CT 11-4374 1311) "E" (DRAINAGE) ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OV 3813,127.00 114oM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED 'STORM SEWER BOND POND" TO COVER THE CONtRACT COST; ALLOCATING PROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF' $38,812.70 TO COVER THE COST 'OP PROJECT EXPENSE ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT t1' $7,762.30 TO COVER THE COST OP ADVERT/SING, TESTING LA13011' ATORIES AND POSTAGE; AND At1THORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Here foliows body of resolution, omitted here and oh file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was gassed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. 1.. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferrc NOES: None. Mr. Plummer: For a notation, bids were received May 22, 1975 for the con utruction of centerline and sideline sewers and paving improvements in an area bounded by N.W. 20th Street and N.W. 32 Street between N.W. 18th Avenue and N.W. 27 Avenue. The bids recommended in the foregoing resolutions were the lowest bids received. That pertains to all of item 35. JUN 1 2 1975 CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION LOTS 10,15,17,13-BLOCK 1 1U, K1;1LOCtI PARK i11-35) (FOR REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK) "r. Jares-Gi1hr.i-'r_: Laaicu ane gentlemen of the commission, my name is James Gilbride. I reside at 10744 N. Kendall Drive. I am a partner in the law firm of Paul Landy & Beiley and am here representing Republic National Bank. Before the commission today is the question of the rezoning of cer- tain lots, 1.0, 16, 17 and 18 as indicated on the diagram from an R-2 to a CO2 zoning. This was recommended to the commission by the Planning and Zon- ing Hoard and we're seeking the confirmation of that recommendation by that board. We diet want to rlraw your attention, however, to one misprint on your a'ionda. It reflects that at the Zoning Board hearing there were 11 object- ions. This is nut in fact true because at that time what was objected to was the remote drive-in facility which was proposed by the bank which will be considered before the commission as Mr. Simpson advises me now on July 17th. But there were no objections to this particular rezoning and it was recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board. Additionally, Mr. Vining from the bank is here with me b uay and he spoke with all the residents along N.W. 2nd Street to see whether or not... Mr. Plummer: Sir, can I make your life easy? Mr. Gilbride: You sure can. Mr, Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I move that Item 3 be adopted. Mayor Ferro: Are there any objectors present? Are there any objectors present? !roes the administration have any comments? Mr. Andrews: Yt'.s, we do. I want to point out to the commission before you acL on this mat.t.er...... Just information, explanation and information for the commission so you know fully the direction you're going when you approve this Parking, These people undoubtedly will come in with a future request for addit- ional adjustments in that same area and you should be aware of the total plan, Mr. Simpson, would you please explain the addition lot on the other side of the street, Mr, Simpson: The bank own, all the property in blue and yellow, The applicat- ion came to out office in 3 parts, Item (1) was the change of zoning for lots ire 10s , ] 1 and 18 and- that is what is before the CedflMi.s5ibff today. The f:t c:t,nci part of the iteit was a request for a conditional rise Offastfi eet park& itu oh lots 7# f3 •and 'g. Ihig Cohditibnai use Was tecotttehded by the fto tihq 1lrsard and it .itt ettect iicw. The third part and the Most c ihttovetsiarl Batt at t.hh hearit,e 1 d ore this 2otrittg l3oard Wat the bahk's gegttest tot to rr.t.e wifidoWs oh that particular site, Mt. l'lfsMTM t aut that is hot part of thil catiolr1 it has to stand M1'. S.irpsont that i5 hot: a !aft of it. tt Was dehied by the board► it has t>rr.srntly beet, appealed by the ;batik and will be the subject of a public hear iffq before thin cotunistioh during July. Rev. c ibsotf t Mr. Mayor; 'm concerned about that school. 1 want the bark people to hear Me and 1 think this comhi5sioh ought to be concerted. What happens to those children? That gets to be a very important issue to me. What is going to happen to those children when you have all, you know everybody says you know' you don't have to worry, but invariably that traffic heads down there and yeti know 1 didn't really know that school was there. I went and looked and saw that to:hoof i I have some real concerns now. _ 1 hope that we don't compound the pruhlrm and we don't back ourselves up in a corner when we do this because they way to do that and I know how easy it is to say the precedent has been net and all that jazz and I'm real concerned and l think that this commission owes it to the children of that school and owes it to those parents and also owes it to the school administration. We shouldn't compound these problems for these schools as they go along. I'm not saying I'm for or against but 1 want to raise a word of caution. Mr. Mayor, you need to know that in the very next block is an elementary school. M. r;ilbride: if I might respond to Reverend Gibson's concern, as far as the school is concerned we did approach the principal of the school and advised him of what the plans were. I think by. virtue of the absence of any represent- ative of the school their position is somewhat clear - that is of no oposit- ion. Republic National Bank is concerned about the children down there too, Reverend. 1n fact, they're so concerned that on Mondays and on Fridays at peak bank tour:, they have hired off-cuty City of Miami police officers to stand and direct traffic on the corner of Le Jeune Road and First Street. Secondly, N.W. l Street is one way heading into Le Jeune, traffic would not be directed past the school itself. Thirdly, we have informed the school that as far as availing themselves of our parking facility as concerned on an evening type basis that we will not only let them use our parking facility which will be lighted and consequently will be much safer but if they give us sufficient advance notice we will at the'cost of the bank engage a security company to come in there' and protect them. Reverend Gibson: You wrote that? M. c.ilbri'Ie: We have represented that, Reverend Gibson to the school. Rev. Gibson: Did you write that? M. r;itbricde: No, sir, we have not written it but we would be willing to put that in writing. Rev. Gibson: I know, and by the way, I want to tell you I'm not so sure talk i of with the principal is the somebody that needs to be talked with. You know principals move like clergymen, the Bishop wakes up one morning and decides mar, you may not kin the person for thn job and he says, Theodore, would you like to transfer to !;ur:h and such a place - and with most principals they just send them they don't every ask them. I think the school administration ought to be totally aware, Now I'm not fostering, I'm just want to raise these words of rcaution because where our children are concerned I get terribly worried. Mr. Gilbri.de Reverend, we have Commissioner Vining from the like to address the commission. Mr. Vining: Reverend Gibson and commissioners, I gather that there is a bit of minultdcrstanding right here. You are talking, Rev. Gibson, are you now about the drive-in? liecause what we're talking, what Article III is, Rev. Gibson, is parking near thy! school and it is to alleviate the traffic congestion. Now you say the convcrs.atiun with the principal Sir, we have met with the PTA, we've explained our position to the PTA what we want to do and what we're planning to do and the PTA likes the idea very much, Now in addition, as part of our campaign, it you wart to gall i`4 tl ata for the dri+teai tis We art approathihg Parents °ot c:hi ltlrrh in the schbbi and we are abkitig thtftt if they st, f>s i that to slur atattmet t 'sayit g that they have no bbjecti.ofi to the dr`'iveains lltt Oft, lsiitst and what we're here tot this fttortdhgt #tV, Gibsbtay it tOt the parka int; t u t .iio care or can that are hOW piling up causing trotigesti ih at the r;otto>t ot Jeune no. -id and l,W1 ist. That has been discusbed as t say with tr,t, 1,t•it;e;ip.all with the PTA; t lett pictures with the,,, Mayor Porto: Matte telling us hetc that they ate satisfied and tbid yeti to, Mt, Vining: They art, very much in favor of it7 sir, Mayot Forte: They told you so and it is oh the record. bk. Mr. Viningt Ye:;, sir. The principal cannot come here officially represent,, ifig the school but when ? talked with hit he said the there fact that we ate not Mire objecting ?should be interpreted that we are in favor. Rev. Gibson Let me respond so everybody will know I know what that game is like out. thence. Maybe they aren't here because .. , See, what I'm also saying to this commission ig that the principal can't determine school policy when it getss...because principals move and move and move and I think that ih the facture, maybe not this time but in the future we ought to get the school administration that is primarily responsible for children in season and out of season; a prin- ci}sal could die in the middle of a year- and let me say the other thing that nobody is talking about. The parents who are in the PTA this year May not give a happy hoot about the school next year. Now don't tell me. Twenty-nine years in one place has taught me a great thing and I'm not opposed to it. I just think that I'm now saying to my fellow commissioners maybe we need to establish different kind of policy by dealing with what happens around these schools because you see in a few days you'll be back to us about the other thing. Do you see_ what I mean? Right. Mayor Ferrr I think after whatever happens on Item 3 I'm going to recognize you after to snake -a motion, Father, which I think is a great idea that in the future any changt.s in the neighborhood that are within the 300 feet or 400 feet you establish as the criteria, Mr. Andrews, of a school that at the commission hearing we actually tact_ a representative of that school whether it be from the school board or the administration or a PTA representative so we have full input from those that are affected. I think that is a very valid and a very true point and I subscribe to it completely. Are there any objectors present? Are there any objectors in the room who want to be heard on this? Mr. Lloyd: Mr. Mayor, may I take the priviledge to interrupt? I suggest your honor, that you amend your suggestion that it not only should be before the commission but it, should be at the Zoning Board level also this situation so they can be fully informed and make an educational recommendation to the commis - slur" Mayor Ferro: Yes, well that's something that Father Gibson will make a motion. That's not before us at this point but thank you, Mr. Lloyd. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 6671, THE COMPRE- HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF LOTS 10, 16, 17 AND 18, BLOCK 1, KINLOCH PARK (11-35) AT APPROXIMATELY 4225 B,W, 1ST STREET, FROM R-2 (TWO FAMILY) TO C-2 (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL) DISTRICT, AND BY MAKING THE NEC- ESSARY CHANGES IN THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP, MADE A PART OF THE SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6871, BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPT- ION IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 THEREOF; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gordon and passed on i.tt, first reading by title by the following vote; AYES; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rey.) Theodor° Gibson Vice Mayor. J, Lc Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Perre NQS; None, "N1tt City Attott,e tread the ordihat ct ihto the public tecord and announced that cb4its 'were aVailabIt to the th ftbets of the City Co'h$e5ioi And to this :Iillb l is : ++++N 1 RtPR tENTATIVt iW SCHOOL BOARD tt INVITED TO l bt CLAhL PIL1 CY OF ATTLND HLAPIAOS BL. rok PLANNIU,ADVitD, CITY COMMISSION 3 LN•tBb1 APPLICATIONS WITHIN OF SCHOOL i'r,i luwint Motion was introduced by COMMissiOner Gibsot who movvd its acir;l'titsh. MOTION NO. 75-S67 A MoT1ON DECLARING THE POLICY OF THE COMM15SiON THAT A REi?R1 *' s1 NDAT1V16 OP THE SCHOOL t3oARt) SHOULD 13E INVITED TO ATTEND AND EXPRESS ol'tNIoNS IN ALL HEARINGS I3EFORE THE PLANNING ADVISORY i30ARb, TIIF ZONING, $OARb AND THE Ct`I'Y COMMISSION oN A1?PLICAT.. 1oNS INVOLVING PROPERTY WITHIN 300 FEET OF A SCHOOL. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Rev. Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES: None. JUN121975 12, LLLLMOSYA,A!?Y USL 300 IL E , 50 S I REET-TRACTS 10,11,12 BRE_ATWOO1) RE'/ISEIJ ('47-20) (CAT,IOLIC $ERVtCE BUREAU)' Mayor. Ferro..: Are there any objectors present to Item 4? The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who move) its adoption RESOLUTIONNO. 75-568 A RESOLUTION GRANTING REQUEST AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ART- ICLE IV, SECTION 36(2) FOR ELEEMOSYNARY USE, BUILDING AT 300 N.E. 50TIH STREET, BEING N12 TRACT 9 AND ALL OF TRACTS 10, 11 AND 12, I3RENTWOOD REVISED (47-20),''FOR CATHOLIC SERVICE BUREAU (DEVICE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF LANDSCAPE PLAN BY PLANNING DEPART- MFt1T; ZONED R-3 (LOW DENSITY, MULTIPLE) DISTRICT. (Here follow; 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,' Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES: None. JUN 1 liAttat .hipa..Avti,nt.la 5 • 'fir, Mallo: Mt, Mnyot, my hame it, aose Mailo, l } an attbrhty t rtyptest ttt tttt . My address is 1R40 Coral stay, suite 41, This applicatioh to cia i fy brit the t.ommi.tssioh, my tlieht already brans one lot which is let 18 which is trim 1 t:-4 atttd lots 19 ,tnd 20 are the tines that we're Seeking be tetehtd f tott< 14-1 to C.A. Min is so that he ntiy be able to use the property pry, prly, ptesentt ly what. la ih the property is a gutted one family home, The area is really not suitable in my opi tsion ft 3 type Bevel epmeht, There are tttany aparttttentt ih the Vicinity which are vacant at rl ih add{tioti to that it is ah area that is really not very Sdi t:r_c1 to further tesidentia1 developments since it is lh the flight Bath of the airplanes which makes it very noisy in the area, It reality we are not going to make a CA4 use, We have here the preiithinaries which Were shown to the Zoning board Mayor r'etret. Why don't you bring it a little bit closer se we can see what ybu have in Mind. Is that the full three lots? Mr, Mallo: We could not apply fur C-1, Mr, Mayor, because the ordinanc+1. prohibits us from applying fora C-1 . We don't have the required frontage or area itt the lot. We will have no objection at any future time if the city wants to roll it hack to C-1, that would be 1 think quite proper and probably desirable. The property owners in the area have no objections. As a matter of fact the property owners who are immediately north of the property are here and they have no objections. As a matter of, fact I think that they approve of this improvement. it will be an improvement to the area. Twenty-second Avenue in a very busy street and a very well traveled street so it does not make it vary desirable. There is commercial development all along that area even north on 7.2nd Avenue almost on every corner there is commercial development. As you nen l think it is a logical continuation of the zoning that presently exists and I think that the use that my client proposes to make will be an improvement to the area and an asset to the community. Rev. Gibson: Sir, what really disturbs me about this application this morning is that all in that block just about al] in that block are duplexes, name it, people are l ivi nt; and now what happens to those people? Now maybe the other people aren't_ objecting I see there were 12.. Mr. Mario: All of the people that objected, Rev. Gibson, were people that have buni n!'!;:seas in the area. None of the property owners that have residential devel- opment object. Rev. Gibson: Yes, but what about, maybe this is legal, what about the people who live there in all those homes there? Do they really realize what is going to happen to them? Mr. Mallo: They realize it, they're here. The property owners that have the property immediately north... Rev. Gibson: Two things, somebody is coming to us later on; if not that you know you say well, if you want to roll it back... Man, you know what I've learned up here? If you ever take one foot forward you've got one hell of a time putting it back. Mr. Mallo: Rev. Gibson, the improvement that we're going to make is not a c-4 Improvement. no it can be rolled back at any time anyway, it is a C-1 improve- ment. Kev, c;ibr;on: l }lope you understand the way I'm thinking now. Mr. Mallo; f understand perfectly what you're saying, Reverend but we're not making a C-4 improvement, we're going to make a C-1 improvement. Mrs, Gordon: No, you're not but the next person who buys that property can turn it into a C-4 use because we can't put any zoning restrictions there 6r any kind of restrictions on it. Mr, Milo; 1 realize that but my client is a builder and he is going to build a building) there, 111 Mtn. (lotdoht 1 teal ite that but Still that's just.. You khOwl I" 11 1101 you. Mt. Ac tott1What is your thihking with tegard to that Ca4 t'tirtti'+r l is that fain"det cohsideltatibn perhaps for sbme rollback to . 'atF in c:tttitorMahre to the pr spetty directly to the west of it Mt, Action: We havel'stt ettaMi ted it itt that light* Commissioner Gordon, tl� t t w«Ytit to Ptsifr't Ott tb the eo Mitsi_oti that N.W. 22nd Avetue ttbet 410)0 2r;t.h rAteot hhr'th is developed residentially with the estceptibn of thin p.ltf.iruldt• eofnt+t NoW ih that c0mimercial area there is a htTibet r,t opportunities uVaitabic to any developer that is seeking to tsttt ih a email rthtslsi,ittq cettler. Where area ftutttber of single family hoMes in ihvtr= that, could be purchased and redovelopttd. We cktt4t think that the egtt'tttsioh of a C 4 tone is logical itt this area. It would be an utWatraht' rd ittt tusion itt that predominantly residential area and it would be facitty residential plus the fact that as you knots this type of devela optitr_ht does generate a considerable' amount of itt and out traffic that would interfere with the movement of traffic on M.W. 22nd Avenue. So that is the mason basically that we oppose..... Mrs. cordons Another question, Mr. Acton, The City is undergoing a total comprehensive planning process at this time and it would seem to Me that you have some plans for this area as well to be considered in this light. I personally feel that it Would be a king of jumping the ltfn sort of situation since we arehaving this plan made for this part of the area that is under consideration. I don't know what is on the corner of 28th and 22nd that is left white. Mr. Mallot, It in a liquor store. Mr'. Acton: A laundromat and a liquor store, Commissioner Gordon. Mrs. Gordon: What about on the east side of that intersection, that would be the northeast corner, what is there? Mr. Plummer: On the northeast corner is a pool service. They sell floats and chemicals. Mrs. Gordon:' What I'm trying to determine is whether the uses that are presently existing in that intersection are uses, that are limited to the C-4 classification. Mr. Plummer: Yes. Rose, one of the things that I think has been lost sight of and I have to apologize, I'm pulling from memory, I did not go sere this particular site, but right around the corner on 28th Street at probably conceivably 22nd court or the next one they have put some very very nic-, stores such as this one in that area and I've got to tell you that_ the last time that I rode up into that area it had done tremendously to uplift that particular area. Now this one will be not in the string of them but it will be around but I'm sure it will be servicing; remember over here where it says R-4 is a turnkey project and there are some other projects in the immediate area so there is need for some good type of stores. I just bring that to your attention INAUDIBLE Mr. Acton: There is land available for that type of use directly across the street for instance from the existing shopping center. Mr. Plummer: I understand, Mrs. Gordon:_ How long will it be before this area comes back to us in the comprehensive plan? Mr. Acton;' l would estimate probably we'd have data available in about nix months, Commissioner Gordon, What I'm saying is that in the process we're using we'll generate the type of data we're looking for and answer queutions in the comprehensive nature in about 6 months time. The process started on April l.st and we're into our third month now, Mr. Mallo: If I may respond, I would like to point out that there is a tremendous need for that type of development in the area, The small stores that exist there are very crowded and busy all of the time. There has been to decline Qf available areas to purchase for example foods. There have been a couple of large food chain stores that have closed in the area. So the IF artta dries tall tot that kind of 'develepheht at this VIe are Iditptg t, mite A hied attrat tUve deVeisppiettt* ode dee t piati to lb afiy eve it make a ti ii+ that would be detrimental to the area to t say it is going to be a 'C..1 tr, it will be ah atttact ve gtdup of statesand 'e`veti though thb Planitifg liopartlntttit nays there ate culler areas thete that may be utilized tot that put -lithe- they ate fibt b-eitig titil led and we propose to bake the utiii:tatibti hem at this tint,. trot toTottoWl hot ,G Tohths from how. 8o if this ii.s grafted wt. will . the r±td with this devolopTeht and like t say we will have hb bbjeetibh wh: teVtir to a C�1 rollback because we will have a C-1 use and I hope that yoU will cohh itict- it that those its been no opposition that We have the property tiWtteks ht+rc. !'he only ones that have come and they are hot in oppbsititth t curly art in Favor of this development. Mrs. Cordon: Is it possible they will be requesting the same thing? Mr. Hallo: I do not know. AS a Matter of fact if we had been together on thin we could have asked for a C-1 originally because we would have the hece+nsary frontage. Mayor Ferret I think we ate going over this again so what is the will of thin co risnion .at this point'? Are you an objector, sir? I'or what purpose do you want to address the commission on this item? All right. bo you live in the neighborhood? Mr. Bernard Burnt My name is Bernard Burn. I live at 2838 N.W. 22 Avenue. t hear all this concern now about this neighborhood and I've been on the phone the last several years and I can't get the city or the county or any- body to do anything in this neighborhood. If you ever took a look at 22nd court, it is probably the most mis-serviced street we have in this community. I can't even get my trash or my clippings picked up because the trucks say they can't since the widened 22 Avenue pick up my clippings because they can't stop. Now I have an R-3 zoning for apartments and I've wanted to put apart- ments there. I have a unit there now and I can't even keep it rented because I can't get the county to stop the airplanes from coming 500 feet from my property. I'm in direct path with the runway and they come 500 feet over my house and I've had Channel 7 over photographing from my porch to prove this. Now if this can't be used... You shouldn't force anybody to make apartments in an area that is absolutely unnecessary for apartments. The whole 28 blocks should be reconsidered by the Zoning Department for rezoning because nobody should be living under all these conditions like that. If shopping centers there they're in, they're out tomorrow and the property owners aren't the losers. Mayor Ferre: Is that right under the flight path? Mr. Burn: It's directly. If you lay a ruler out there it will hit the runways. Mayor. Fer.re: In other words this property is right over the flight path? Mr. Burn: Exactly. Mrt3. Gordon: Mr. Acton, if we were to send this back to the Planning Depart- ment for a study, a directive study, not a year and a half or six months but right away consideration not for just this, little piece of property but the adjacent properties on both sides of 22nd Avenue and those that are to the wont within that circle probably do you think you could come back to us without too much d t ay? Mr. Acton: Yes, 1 would say no more than 60 days, Commissioner Gordon, Mr:;. c;urcic,n: All right, I would be so inclined if the rest of the commissioners wore to do this on a comprehensive basis which is to enlarge the study area. )tire. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, it seems to me that if we're going to deal with this wn ought to deal with the whole thing. This gentleman raises a very important Point. He says the whole block needs to be studied, I don't want to take advantage of that opportunity. I'm going to move that this matter be deferred Wail the department has adequate time to study the matter and bring it back. Mayor Ferro: You realize that what this means is that you have not been denied t:he applicant; it moans that this whole area is going to be studied,-. I might add my personal opinion that if this is directly under the flight path and there is a noiae factor that is very serious and I think it is encumbant upon government JUN 121975 tut t_ti tli :ti itag * thb tybnstrt -etith of apattaltntb 'br living units under that flight liattt th and Obviously if that's not the use of it then we lave to find .A tti i tt,tent at a hotter use, We'd better restudy the whole ptob eitt tit, a etk, icf-a basin. §o t t bhcilt With that; Pr.v, ,iib:ot,i Mt, Mayor, hope it tafties with it that we're going tt3 b t.at k i h l with bade 'County about that flight pattern busiheSs because We live wi*t that ptobleM. Mt. Plummtti ra'thet, let 'me tell you something, I'm sitting here just can't hell<l it io Mote. 'you know you've got three approaches to that datlthed runway to that airport and you're kidding yourself if we think that we're ever going make) any important. because you know I always get back to that illustrious former 'fitt;etor of the Planning Department who said that if he had his way that 'fur three miles outside of the circumference of that airport it would ail be cemeteries. Now you khow... Don't you remember Dudley? Mrs. Gordon: Yen, went tight up your alley. Mr. Plummer: Is that a conflict of interest? He always said, "fey God, if I had my way the only way I know to make it safe is put in cemeteries - those people are already dead." Now you know we are really kidding ourselves. Do you remember, Mr. Mayor, and I call to all of your attention the little prob- lem that we had with one just parcel to get the county to rearm? Do you rem- ember? Now if you're talking about doing an entire area... Mayor Ferro: No, what we're talking about now is a study, as I understand it, from a zoning point of view of this area that is directly under, the runway. That is what I understood. Mr. Plummer: That is only one runway, there are three and they all exist in the City of Miami. Now if you're going to do fairness you've got to do them a.i l . Mra. Gordon: J.t,., 1 think we're really talking about here is an arterial which hat; a zoning classification which may or may not be proper for it then we don't want to predetermine the results they're going to come with. Mayor Ferre: Well, there is a 60 day limitation as 1 understand it. Mrs. Gordon: Right, so they'll be back in 60 days to tell us what their recommendation is. Mayor Ferre: Which means then that sometime in the first of, September since we'll be away in August, the first meeting of September this ought to be on the agenda for discussion. I want to tell you this, the way,I see it I think what you presented here makes sense and if we don't get some kind of a relief my inclination as of today would be to vote for this so I don't want anybody to misunderstand my position on it. Mr. Plummer.: Well don't misunderstand mine either. My position, my concern, Mr. Nunez is that of parking. As I read the blueprints you have 11 stores pro po ed and only .1 8 parking spaces so that is my concern. Mr. Acton: That is a very, good point and I think we should incorporate that Into our. :study because the commission knows there are a number of small :!hopping centers that have sprung up in various commercial areas within the City of Miami that do not provide it so we'll incorporate that. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gibson who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 75-569 A MOTIONTO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR LOTS 19 & 10, BLK 3, GLEN HAVEN, FROM R-3 TO C-4 IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO STUDY AND S1113MIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION. ON THE ZONING TREAT- MENT FOR THE AREA SURROUNDING SAID PROPERTY AS WELL, AND TO SUB- MIT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by a unanimous vote, JUN ,121975 PERMIT T CON. RUC1 1 Off! 144 OP DRIVE-tNTELLERS rtnPLEA N/MNAL LA'K PACtLITY May it Petro: Would you put up the mats for ttem #6 because t may hate a Cebu Ytth, I tiro. tot the record reflect that Since one of the oorporatiet 'hat 1'tn an of-tit:or of is the Own'ef of property Within the subscribed atea 1 have a eon 'i i r.t and therefore, l will lief it oh this i tetlt or rota ot► it, it you'll ftr i mo tht! propor application or whatever it is that t'Ve clot to sigh f' l 1 hi• h.t py to sigh i't.. tJritt : Thereupon the mayor rrii.nquinfiecl the Chair to Vice 'Mayor t'luMtner. Mt-. William 1". SitrtTons, Jr. Your` honor, and tneMbets of the coMMISSioh, my twilit-, in Wi 11 iatn Pi Sim ohs, Jr: I'm an attorney at law and my address is 1000 P i tt;t National bank building, Miami, Plotida, 33131. May i inquire first the reason for the Mayor's, t didn't understand.. Mr.Plummer: Yes, sit. lie owns property within 375 feet, sir. Mr. Simmons: Your honor, may t suggest that this is not the type of application that would disqualify him because we're not asking for a zoning change at all. Mayor. Perrot A11 right, Mr. Simmons, till tell let the City Attorney make that decision st.ion and MR, Attorney, I will specifically tell you that Miami Caribe, ti corporation of which I am Vice President of and a stock holder owns i think it is Lo)t. Non 4th Street and Lot 13, 14 and don't know whether 15 is involved. M . Plummer: You own one, that's sufficient. Mr. Attorney? Mayor Verret And the point is that obviously anything that happens in this in of impact to t.he general: neighborhood one way or the other. Mr. Lloyd: Would that affect your financial, affect your operation financially by imparinq it or otherwise... Mayor. Ferre: Well, I think that whatever happens on that property obviously affects the value of the land that I own across the street. Mr. Lloyd: The ruling is that if the Mayor decides that it affects his property financially in some degree then the law provides that he may, abstain or should abstain, as a matter of fact - he so stated that it could affect him financially or the property he represents so therefore... Mayor Ferro: I think under the new guidelines that we live under I' would imagine' that even if IL were a marginal case that I should not in any way become involved in-votinu in something that could be interpreted as being a financial benefit or detriment to mynelf. . Mr. Plummer: cli're him the form. Mr. rTimmons: I .appreciate the Mayor and we respect him leaning over backwards to comply with... Mayor Ferro: t'm not leaning over too far backwards, the lawif pretty clear - the law if pretty clear and precise. Mr. Simmons: I did want the record to show and the commissioners to understand and the Mayor to understand that this is not a zoning change, this is not a variance matter, it is only a traffic matter at this particular location and I as a lawyer do not think that it affects the other surrounding property owners in the manner that is contemplated by the statutes and ordinances. Mayor Perry: Let me then for the record put it to you this way; you are asking for a c:onditionai use,. Now a conditional use would give you certain uses on that property which would affect certain things such as traffic, for example; ttuch an what would happen to the property next door? Somebody might want to buy it or not want to buy it depending on your conditional use,. Now that in affect, if you put the multiplier theory to it or by osmosis or by just being aeroaa the Street from you has got to affect, and I'm not expressing an opinion hero but it will affect the general welfare of the neighborhood and therefore, t think that i in following not only the letter of the law but the intent of the law which is sometimes more important 1 should remove myself from becoming involved, t,7 Mr. PlumMett Mt. sittmotts, we appteciate your kind offt if the Mayor gets eritiicted by the Gratid Jiry of defending hit tot r othittg but he sets fit trot tti take you up oh yeytit of fet. Mt. A ten . Mr. t;torge Actofi: Mt. Vide Mayor and inlets of the comtitissiotiy t wattteti to point out this it the first time that the t'ity of Miami Plahhihg bepartmeftt has appealed a deco lion of the Zoning Board to the City Cominissit h. NOW the f#iatxcyti we have retie this ii this case i that it involves a policy decide tit! certain tiett►ehts •oi' the bowntown 'br_ve opMent and 1 thought it was in the 1s tit ihteteAt of the city if the City t Emission made this particular decis� ion In light of the hUMerous studies that have been undertaken by the City rit Miami. There are four points that 1 want to make, I'll try to be very brief. The bowfitowh 2otiing t'1an which is currently undergoing public heat=' fntie at the Planning Advisory hoard level does corttattt recommendations as they pertain to major arterial streets through the downtbwh area. This plan recoinended that curb cuts be restricted oh certain arterial traffic movers and they are Miami Avenue, and 1 want to direct your attehtioh to this special central business district plan which is again the subject of a public hearing at the P1 alining Advisory Board level. But Miami Avenue, Aiscayne boulevard. t'lagler Street and Second Avenue are recommended for very restrictive curb, - cuts. The following is a letter from Mr. David Wallace that bears directly on this application. He says, "Continuing goals of the central core of Miami requires certain streets to serve as continuous carriers of auto traffic. 'Mateo achieved by eliminating in and out movements in mid blocks. Thus, we recommend prohibiting curb cuts on such streets as Flagler, Miami, Biscayne Boulevard and N.B. 2nd Avenue. Secondly, the City of Miami is headed towards a new mann transit system which will decrease the reliance on auto access to downtown. Again consistent with the overall goal of making downtown Miami a fine place for pedestrians, desirable to discourage drive-in facilities of all types in the highest intensity area which includes N.E. 2nd Avenue corridor. in fact, the area between N.E. 2nd and Bay Front Park was considered as one of the critical development areas for pedestrian ties between the transit facility and the park. Drive-in facilities are encouraged in the proposed commercial service area designated as C-3C on the proposed zoning map. It is an area that lies to the west out of the high intensity area and as you know... Mrs. Gordon: How far west? Mr. Acton: Well, I don't have tha map with me, Commissioner Gordon but it commences, I believe in about two blocks to the west of 2nd Avenue. It is what we designate as the service core. Now banks are permitted remote drive- in. facilities and in this particular case that is what we're recommending.' That was the first point. The second point is that the Beiswenger Hoch report which way; the traffic analysis companion study of the Downtown Urban, and Zoning Plan also recommended elimination of curb cuts. I_ want to show you their map, it is taken directly out of the report. This map illustrates those streets which they recommend prohibiting curb cuts if at all possible. This is directly from their report and again it corresponds with the recommendations in the Downtown Zoning Study. The third point I want to make is that this particular property lies directly in the path of the proposed rapid transit system and although the Dade County Rapid Transit Department under the direct- ion of John Dyer made no recommendations on this property, and I think he did this because funding is not available at this point in time, I want to show you where that rapid transit alignment goes through the downtown area. If the commission recalls you did have extensive hearings on this matter. Public property is illustrated with a star. The fourth point is that this property is kitty-corner from the Downtown Junior College which does have a consider- able amount of pedestrian traffic generated. That's another reason why we're against placing curb cuts in a high pedestrian area. That concludes my report, Mr. Vice Mayor, members of the Commission. Mr, Simmons: Your honor and ladies and gentlemen of the commission, I want to make it clear first of all that the bank has plans which I have in front cif me here, have bought this property for .the purpose of building a fine new attractive bank building that will be a credit to the development of this particular part of downtown Miami which you're trying to encourage the devel- opment in, The only reason we're here is because we have to get a conditional urie to go across the sidewalk, the curb cut so we can, have a drive-in facil- ity, You have to have a drive-in facility with the bank. All of the old major downtown banks have drive-in facilities except the bank that is the applicant here today, We're located at the present time down on N,E, 1 Avenue between first and second streets in an area that the bank is hemmed in, it cannot ex- pand down there and was built before the day of the drive-in facility and for a' lot of other reasons which the president of the bank will explain to you in Moto tii't:aiit ft is iiecessat►y tbt tht bank to hoveit doesh the provefty it is an hOW as d it has acquired this ptoperty f ut btii itlittiii A bank and it tan build a bank there without this NO wrote herds only to get flit priviiedge of having the drive= bank neods inotder to have A batik to setve the public ptopeti the eh y teasf n we're her irk I rant to make that p1a in s NOW tsb jr ctibis of the staff, and 1 agree with the statement made is uhutxuai tot tht staff to appeal tht uh.3hiMous decision of ?hit: latter. tht first objection that they haVe Made is t .l .inti t t, is tttcottht tidod that curb rut. , in this area should be Not only have those planA hot been, as has been broughi.. out, and approved by this board and it will be some time before th t'M Auto but t ttriousiy question the wisdoM of attempting to ruts in downtown Miami. You have to have curb cuts for parki have to have curb cuts for parking garages and you have an ev prograt~ti for parking garages in downtown Mianii. And you have cuts for banks and downtown Miami is full of curb cuts. The Oh thin location on this corner at this time on both sides. lit there at this time so there are curb cuts there now. To going to eliminate curb cuts in downtown Miami and try to de Miami properly flies ih the face of reality when you have to garages to develop downtown Miami and you have to have and yo your goad bahks to stay in downtown Miami and they have to ha Mrs. Gordon: Are you considering constructing a bank facilit a future, I don't mean the drive-in teller facility, I mean a this a part of the immediate plans for development? t even +b"idfi bf the purpose special p r it. itt w'hieh every y, And that is insofar as the that t think it your 2bhing toard hat under etttaih di.scoutagtd. brought up hate ey will bt approved, prohibit curb ng ibts. YOUet expanding to have curb to are curb cuts There is a parking say that you're velop downtown have parking u certainly want ve curb cuts. Mr. Simmons: Immediate, and I want the president of the bank explain the immediate urgency of the matter. The plans are answer your question yes. Mr. Plummer: Do I understand, for the record, that your total package as you are presented right now including the drive-in tellers, including everything in ready for immediate construction after approval of this board if you get it? y now or is this bank now, is Mr. Simmons That is true. Mr. Plummer: The total package? Mr. Simmons:That is true. to come up and mmediate, to Mrs. Gordon: It is a bank that includes a drive-in facility, not just a drive- in facility like a remote facility. Mr. Simmons: _A complete bank. They are going to move the bank from its present location... Mrs. Gordon: As soon as this building is finished it vacates the previous facil- ity and moves in here. Mr. Simmons: They move in the new facility and the only thing that will be left in the old facility will be a teller facility only to serve the people on N.B. 1st Avenue but the bank itself and all of its offices are going to be moved to the new location. Mr. tteboso: Sir, how much money are you investing in this new bank? How much money will be the cost of the total? Mr. Plummer: What will the new facility cost in dollars? Mr. Simmons;" An estimated million and a quarter dollars to build the building and they have paid $240,000 for the land - for the sole purpose of putting a bank in knowing that it was zoned so that a bank could be put there but of course, knowing that we had to get a drive-in cut so we could put in and having and knowing of no public opposition, And there was no public opposition, no property owner, no public opposition whatever, before the Zoning Board and I'm sure of no public, opposition here today from any of the people.., Mr, Plummer: Do we have any other questions from members of the commission? Mrs, Gordon; Mr, Acton, how long ago was the Wallace Study finished? Mr, Acton; About a year, a year and a half, I believe it was presented to the --- aatrtmis&i.on, , , It's been about a year and a half, I Would say, Commissioner Gordon, Mrs, ootdont was cditp eterj a year alai a t tfppost'd to coillb btteittUs? Mt, Actont tdc hoe th gepteihb'ets Mtn. rar+ftl- tl : Mt, itO't iti ttl it k 5 At: part alit tlriee. ire tnittt: 1u the r#t.i+I out, llTnst, gning t.h be going oh alMett 2 years: '1'hat''c: t:Uttt+t•t, If you recall there was Addiiiotlallyq Which 1 dit1t t 1 ly plt,#''t 1 ti t hot W,I3; • I) ttrlili Liobit 1 el tidy done hy (:( f ff*'Etd,r4t i the r•tilnfissitfli appointed tour coal li`t.ii't`': to 1fl1kt% tocoMMi• tt1Jt:.- t;tiftttttii;ri1t,'tt on this study? 't'hatwas one of the t+leMeh't that did Mrs, t4tlrclt)tt Another consideration, Mt. Acton, that you brought _up was the rapid transit facilities that cot.iid possibly be a future coeS def atiott, when do you think that will possibly become a reality/ Mr, Acton: 1 thielt Mr. Crouch can better answer that particular question because he is closer to it than I atn. But l want to point out that weire not against the building of a bank facility here, We're against the provision of a driveein t'aci.li ty and as 1 mentioned there are numerous banks in the City of Miami that have built their main headquarter building with a remote site facility such as, just: as an example recently was the Americas Bank which was built down oh the corner of 27th and Coral Way and they have a drive-in facility that is located remote from their site. That is our train objection. I mean if the bank wants' to go ahead and build this structure knowing that it might be Condemned in the Future by rapid transit well that's their prerogative. 1 Mrn. Gordon: I liuve a gue::ti.on, Mr. Acton, which .is nr.r, if they're going to build a bank and we haven't you're predicating ul1 of this upon a proposed study them that have never been implemented I'm wondering; coming here and giving us this problem... Mr. Plummer: just 18 more now we're 24 Mrs. Gordon: point. a possibility. Now you yet adopted a study and which I see so many of you know I appreciate your You remember, Rose, back when we told people in this area, "Wait months and the study will be finished." and it was 24 months and months and it's still not implemented; I think it is 4 years. And that portion of it may never be implemented so that's the Mr. Plummer:- Yes, and the good point is we might never have a downtown what we want either. Mrs. Gordon: You know I'm not trying to be facetious, Mr. Acton, but I apprec- iate, honestly do even though it sounded kind of funny. I really appreciate yoe r bringing this to us because that gives us a clear understanding of what possibilities we have within our grasp of improving downtown and what possibil- i t. i er: we have of finding yrowth downt:own. You know? That's a very big con nitlerat.ion to me. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Simmons, do you have anything else to conclude with, sir? Mr. Simmons: Ye:., I do and I'll try to conclude briefly. With respect to thr matter that Commissioner Gordon just mentioned I don't believe when these plans do come before this commission that you are ever going to prohibit curb cuts in downtown Miami. Let me give you two examples that you just recently approved. They just recently opened up the biggest parking garage in down- town Miami. It is two blocks south of this property right on 2nd Avenue and while the curb cuts arc not on 2nd Avenue they're just off of 2nd Avenue and the traffic has Lo come down 2nd Avenue to get to that big parking garage which is just south of the new Community College. And you also recently per- mitted the l•'1oride National Bank and Trust Company to open up a whole new 'lrivr'-in facility on S.I.r2nd Avenue just three blocks south of this thing right oe 2nd Avenue and N.E. 2st Street and it is a big drive-in facility there, It. flies in the face of reasonable development to say that you're going to prohibit: cut -ins on major streets when you've got to have them for parking lots, for parking garages and for banks. Now one other point; the proposal to use our property here, and I agree that t:he plan that is sitting over there in the County Traffic Department, Mr, Uycr's Office provides for the rapid transit to go through here but the article that was in the Herald the other day said that the earliest that they could expect the north -south plan to be in effect w40 the latter part of 1980, And the rapid transit plan that you see on the MAP that_effeets our property is what they call the east -west leg of it it comes out Flagler Street and turns up and may go on over to the beach and they lhiVrt9' i. ctfty tefiedult rot that at all. 'The bafk is the ebb that is taking i hp risk it putting up a building g there that may be ootldeMbed for this ttrantit plan but it is to Cat in the future they have hest approved the plah, they don't have the Monty for it and you probably khow better that, t but •at well at t do anyway that whether i+'te ever going to have that rapid tratygit syitein acid whether it will ever go through there is to fat . in the future that it theeld h•ot affect tlm rights of a property c flet to put this type of building nil his t,tui,etty at i.hi.s tilt 1 would like tor the president of the bahk, Mr. Ueland tritlof'r1 atu1 wry have hero other officers .and directors of the peoples' batiks who tiro ihi et ettici itt this thing but 1 waht fir. Stafford to tell you if he will the iflitnirt.tineo or this and the itt ediate iftportance of it to the bank and why we heed the permit at this time. Mr Plummer: Mr. Stafford, you have 30 seconds, sir. 'please be brief, Mr. kol3hd Stafford: f could just use this 30 seconds to answer any tiuestiotis that any of you might have that could help to clear this up. Mr. Plummer: you're very wiser sir. Are there any questions from members of the commission? bather Gibson. Rev. Gibson: What disturbs to always is if a governmental agency contemplates thr kind of a development that I now hear why aren't they willing to put it in writing? This disturbs me. The transportation people, if they really mean to do what they :gay they're going to do they ought to put it in writing or come in and say to us this is what we propose to do and then if we do to the contrary our. oyes +fro wide open, "Beware the Athenians bearing wreaths is what is said. Now 1hig bothers me. Sir, I would hope that you would feel about this city like I feel about it; that I do not want, to do anything in this city that would impede future progress and growth. Ok. If that be the case it would appear to me that they would be willing to join you whether they're for you or against you but they ought to lay out all of the facts. That doesn't seem to be the case. Let me tell you, when I read what the department said I, was moved and I came here, so that you know, I cam here with a definite attitude and feeling because 1 thought they had made a case. I think, Mr. Vice Mayor, that we ought to ask Dr. Dyer to respond and put it into writing, not that they're telling us what to do but you know we cannot go this road alone. For you to invest the kind of: money that you're talking about and then; listen to what was said by Mr. Simmons, "We're willing to take the gamble of the condemnation." That is a hell of a way for us in the city to be operating. We shouldn't have to let a man spend the kind of money you're going to have to spend and then with the possibility of condemning it. Now maybe he knows what we don't know about the transit system. And sir, let me tell you I have some very serious doubts about how far they're doing myself and one thing is sure. If we had him to write it the county will then have to be very very cautious and careful about what they dr, becaunr_ your whole future is dependent upon what he writes. Mr. Plummer: Por the record now I'm just asking Mr. Acton. Mr. Acton, on the record you did submit this to Mr. Dyer and to the Metro Traffic and Trans- portation? Mr. Acton: Right. Mr. Plummer: And they failed to respond. Mr. Acton: That's correct. Rev. Gibson: All right, Mr. Vice Mayor, out of fairness to these people and out of fairness to me because I'm going to have to answer to the public sooner or later, and you know how the people rip us up about this city - don't tell` them 1 told you that, I think we ought to give these people an opportunity to come back at the next meeting and make a motion asking Dr. Dyer to respond, And if he doesn't respond then we ought to do what we want to do. Mrr.,Gordort; father, I'm going to say what I think.' I think they've had their opportunity to respond and they haven't responded and I personally don't think that is our major consideration, I want to say this too that if in fact this building that is going to be constructed is going to be a permanent structure of the kind of a bank the drive-in is only an accessory use in a sense and that use can always be converted to some other use if it weren't going to be continued as an accessory use, So it is a major factor before is whether we are desirous of allowing this accessory use at this time, You know we could even put a 10 year cap on this if we wanted to on the accessory use, the drive-in portion but I'm not saying that is the route we ought to take but we could, 11 g ievt Gibs t ► to triryt'explicit to that t wo sid kt'"iow exactly what youltFe talking arts 1 don't undetj;tatdz }k,W if 1 doh.t I'm sure they don't. 1 t$la h. Mt t. Cordon t t'M saying that it isn't impossible to tinder ctioditibita1 ute to tat tertaih kihda of liitit:atibits or conditions anti that amohg those limitatio t oohditibfis art time factors. Am 1 tight, Mt. Acton? Mt, Attadsi Yes, Nat}a. Nottloh That if in r ct we feel that we should not prohibit or inhibit i:ntit;ti'UUc:tion today rot the bohefit of downtown, for the benefit of the entire of ty tttticl the county that we could pt-ocer_d. And if we felt that there is a titnt' factor that at sonic future point in tittle, 10 years* 15 years, you hale it when this downtown study might come into being or whatever it could be looked at again at that future date or point in time as far as the drive�ih portion tit this application which is really the only portion we're considering because the tent is permitted. Is that correct Mr. glummer: txct1 a me. rather, does that answer your question? Rev. Gibson' I'm not so sore it does. I'm no wiser how than r was when asked. Mr. Reboso: I for one on this commission think this is the type of inVesttnent that downtown needs right now. I think the people from the Transportation Department had to the chance to be here today and they are not so I am ready to make a motion any time that you're ready. Mr. Plummer.: Well, let me just state my feelings since everybody else has had the opportunity. I've set on this commission now 54 years and if this commission were to wait on all of. the other governmental agencies even after we have given them the opportunity to respond Dade County or the City of Miami would not be looking at such things as Omni International, Claughton Island and a number of other fine projects that I think this city is now quite -proud of and I may also include Brickell Avenue. So I think they have had the oppor- tunity. If there is any fault or any wrongdoing it is in those agencies who have failed to respond to this commission's in writing request of them and I can only assume that theirnot responding to this commission - Silence gives consent and I will operate under that theory because we want the downtown to move ahead and anybody that is willing to go down and invest a million plus dollars in the downtown I'm going to look very favorably on. And what I see I know many times pretty pictures are presented but I -also happen to know Mr. Leonard Usina and I don't think I can ever recall of anything that he has done that I wasn't proud of. So based on that, Mr. Vice Mayor, I'm ready and open for a motion, Mr. Reboso, I'm ready for a motion. Ics'v. Gibson Wait a minute now, I want to respond. I don't want anybody to think that I'm not for progress either but you see you know I'm hearing a thing that bothers me. I believe that we who legislate for the people of this city have a corresponding responsibility to demand from an agency that they respond. Now when the staff asks them to respond that's one thing but when thin commission says tothem we want you to respond that's another because those same people come to us and say you know we want you to give us the water system, we want you to give us the Library System. Don't let's forget that. Now and if they get the reputation of not responding then hell we ought to do it to them when they come down here and don't have the newspapers on our" backs. Mr. Plummer: I think after 512 years they've set their pattern. Mrs. Gordon; I have a legal question, Mr. Lloyd. Since we're sitting as four members of a five member body and on the rule ofappeal is 4/5 vote what is your... Mr. Lloyd: No, not anymore. That has been changed by the new zoning ordinance majority vote rules, Mr. Plummer; Correct, Ok,' Father, I was not speaking against your words. The only thing I'm Saying is that I think that they over 512 years that I have set here have in fact shown their open defiance that they in fact are not going to be responsive to this commission. And if that is the case I hope Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Manager that after, if I get the sense of this commission, that this project is going to pass I hope you will find it within your purview to send a letter to 0 thtao i.ticiividual agencies who originally Were 'sent a letter and tell the1 that rit:w of the Math contidetatiot s of this co1T ission was ih the absenoe of thtit replying we asauiied ailetce gives cohsel t and We dbn t e5tpect to tear ftom Chain later rshi in a condemrting t7tdhhet that this coMMisbibtt did ahy detriment to the downtown, 1 hope you will sold such a letter because 1 would like to gee a copy of it, kevz Gibsbh: Mr. Vice Mayor, you see what 1 ath trying tb say to the triti2ehs who are here is that 1'M hot opposed = 11m hot opposed, 1 just think it is hot fair to you to cote here to gamble btu 11 at we'•re going to do when the :Matt nays what it says ih a reports Listen to this citizens: The staff gays it, the report that this is not good thing, 'phis is expert knowledge. t''m trot aft expert and all t'm saying is dog gone it, if we have to deal with other agencies that ridicule us in the paper, if we have to deal with then the paper ought to alto ridicule them because twee are now pleading for at understatdinq and we're not getting it. 1 want to tell you this* t'm ready to make the motion for you. 1 move that you grant what they asked for. Now they'll ridicule all of us in the paper. Mt. Reboso: 1 se tend the motion. Mr. Plummer: There is a motion made by Gibson, seconded by Reboso. 1 think the record is redundantly clear on who's fault this lies if there is any fault. I personally don't see it but if there is any fault with another agency'- so; be it. Mrs. Gordon: 0n discussion, I'm not going to accept any kind of feelings of we're doing something that is in conflict with anything IA Anse those plans are so subject to change they are so indefinite in many aspects of their study I'm speaking of the transportation plan whether it be just for downtown or any other part of this Dade County area. 1 don't think that we responsible commis- sioners can sit back and do anything that will be hurting the City of Miami' with regard to development and the rebuilding and rebirth of downtown.and for this reason I don't feel that we have done or doing anything detrimental. On the contrary, I think we should be lauded and praised for taking a courageous action and going forward and using our good judgement which we are using and that is why we are elected to be here in the first place so I'm for this motion and will vote so. Mr. Plummer: Rose, they will laude and plaudit us in the paper three hours after the show plows come off of Flagler Street. Rev. Gibson: Sir, would it hurt you - Rose and I were talking earlier about if you go and do it, give you a ten year opportunity on the drive-in part? Mr. Plummer: What he is saying is that this Commission has the arm of a 10 year review. Do you understand what he's saying? I don't think you do? Mr. Simmons: No, I don't. Mr. Plummer: Well, what he is really saying is that in 10 years if they review and its not working out right that this commission can take it away from you or alter it. Mrs. Gordon: No. What it really boils down to is this: In 10 years if the drive-in cut outs were found to be a great detriment to downtown Miami's traffic circulation plan, whatever, or even if they didn't in 10 years a future commission would review the affect that this drive-in has upon downtown and it could at that time say, "Well, we think that you ought to convert that portion to some other needs or uses. That is a possibility if this condition were placed into the acceptance. But honestly, I mentioned it only as an alternate kind of Linking that if there is a possibility of doing something you can do it, you should consider it. Rev. Gibson; I would offer that as a motion providing we're going to do that with all the other people too. If I can't do it with the other people I don't want to do it with these... I'll just leave the motion. Mr, Plummer: Well, let me just say what you're really doing because we have to be truthful, Here's what we're really doing. We're talking about asking - not asking - but a man going in and investing a million and a quarter and with the possibility 10 years later that he might not be able to utilize his full efficiency of his building, Mrs, Gotdot t 1'tI1 bet tetoMMefiditq We 3b that, J4L. :Vitt just saying that it's worthy o#' ditdU§tiot that we have all the facts and all the kinds of infota, Tatiot7 available to put WI the table, t'th foot reeoMMetiding that, 1 like the Minks of this facility, The tollowing tesolttioh 'Was iiitrl dtlded by ComMissiOtet Gibsbfi,, who roved it.s adoption: RESOLUTION NO, /8.-57O A RESOLUTION AT'1 IRMXNG THE GRANTING OP A "CONDt 'TONAL USE" A8 PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO, 68 1, ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1 (51) (f) , TO PERMIT CONSI'RucTu N b> Dkt'tiEslN 'TELLER PAC/L., 1TY ON 5100' OE LOTS 10 SAND 11, BLOCIt 80N., MIAM1 (8A41)r BEING APPROXIMATELY 408 N.E. 2ND AVENUE, SUBJECT TO PLAN APPROVAL HY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PEOPLE'S DOWNTOWN NATIONAL BANXt EONEb C-3 (CENTRAL COMMER., CIAL) DISTRICT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Conunissioner Reboso, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso and Mr. Plummer. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAINING: Mayor Ferre. ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Plummer: I vote yes and in doing so I want to compliment Mr. Acton. I think, Mr. Acton, that it shows that you and your department do have the interest of this city at heart by taking the bold step of objecting to this and whence you feel is contrary to your opinion but this commission didn't agree with you but at least I think; I don't think we really disagreed with you. I think you wanted us to set a policy which we have done and I think that is some- thing that needed to be clarified and I congratulate you for bringing it in this type of manner. Mrs. Gordon: That's what`I said before but he thought I was kidding. really appreciated having it here. I really do. Thank you. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Vice Mayor, we need to serve notice on all the agencies to deal with us that when we ask for a response if they don't give us that re- sponse we're free and at liberty. Now they want cooperation when it gets to taking the Water System -I want them to cooperate when they start talking about those other things too because that's $500,000,000. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Simmons, may I ask a question of you, sir? How immediate sthe ground breaking? I have something in mind and it is a baited question. Mr. Simmons: We don't have the final construction plans completed and it is going to take I guess a month or two or maybe three to finalize a construct- ion drawing. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Andrews and I have an idea that to kick off the Bi-Centen- nial we're going to - Mr. Claughton doesn't even know this yet we're going to dedicate the. I3iCentennial Park on the first day of January which is Bi-Centennial Park for Ili -Centennial year. We're going to hopefully endeavor to get Mr. Claughton to break ground on his on January 2nd. Would you be ready or would that delay you for January 3rd? Mr. Simmons; I think maybe we can make that date. Mr. Plummer; In other words we're trying to get a full week every day i;omothing b.i.g and new and exciting for downtown Miami and I would like for you to get with Mr, Andrews to have one day of the first seven days of 1976 to be set aide for you for the ground breaking of something new in '76. If it is not within your plan it is not mandatory but I would like to see if it is pos- sible that you do such a thing that we start off the new year, Mr, Simmons; We had hoped to get started even long before that but maybe we can work it to where we can do it at that particular time. Mrs. Gordon; We don't want to hole you up, if you can do it sooner go ahead, Elk J t1N 1 2 1975 Mr; PluflMer t Mtti AndreWt, 1 & & t th hk these people really want to hear tit but 1 have be -eh brought to the atts tiChh acid trot persona obtervatioh,, , , Oh the field 'City partite Garage or 2tid Street and UsE, Pfu1 Akefiuel Mt. •Andrews, §dlibbts4 or ahbti er cote agency fbuhd it ooii vehicht to facilitate automobiles going into that parkifig facility to rttwork the street, thaw I will gyring to your attention that people oh 1st Strt t, the t utioht tuildtfic ih particular feel that they are eh. titlpd to the tame type of consideration that Was given to the City i'atking tlatage to make it readily accessible into their facility at it was made for the City parking garage in fairness, so you handle it. I would like a position paper back froth you. If it is tO be approved there will be till probler. If there is t approval theft I want a justi= €ieati.or why we allowed a city facility to do it but we're not allow- ing a private entietprise to do it. 15, ORDINAMCE !tfl R-3 DISTRICT -IN DENSITY MULTIPLE Mr, Plummer: This was the change of the density in the 113. Mr. Andrews: basically what it did, it reduced it from 6 units to 5 units. Mr, Acton: Mr. Mayor, if the commission recalls some months ago we amended the R-d zoning ordinance as a result of our Little Havana Study and the type of development that was presently going up at that time in the Little Havana area with 50 foot wide lots. I think I can very quickly refresh the commission's memory by showing you two examples which we showed at that time. If you recall I pointed out that the type of units that were being built on small lots are being paved virtually lot to lot line so we did recommend a reduction in the intensity as it pertains to the small 50 foot lots. Mayor Perre: Mr. Acton, I remember going through all of this but the quest- ion is we deferred it for further study... Mr. Mummer: No. Mr. Acton: No. Mr. Plummer: No. Mr. Mayor, I think if I recall, let me tickle my memory here, that when this item came up before we had casts of thousands that came here in objection asking us to allow them to have 6 months to a year to get rid of those lots in question. Now George is saying no, Paul is saying yes. Mr. Acton: This came up at the meeting that the commission had at the River- side Baptist Church. Mr. Plummer: It came up then but it came up a year ago or a year and a half ago. This same proposal came up and I remember these chambers were filled with Latin builders. Mr. Acton: No, you're thinking, Commissioner Plummer, of the Off -Street Parking Ordinance revisions that came up. Mr. Plummer: That was a part of it. Mr. Acton:, No, sir. There were no casts of thousands when we came up with the modifications.... Mayor Ferre: Well we've gone over this several times before. The administrat- ion has studied this and the impact of it is reasonable and in the best inter- est of the community and the Planning Advisory Board voted unanimously for it. Mr, Plummer: I'll move it, Mr. Mayor, I only have one qualm, George. You know we are trying in fact to beautify this city. I'm going to question very briefly the reason of allowing parking in the front of these units as opposed to all parking being in the rear. Mr, Acton: That is to open up... Remember, that was discussed also with the commission and the reason was that the Latin population; it was brought up at the Panning Advisory Board by those Latins on the Planning Advisory Board, in fact this recommendation came about through a recommendation by Mrs. Fernandez and endorsed by the other Latins that the type of development that you're looking at on the left hand side provides absolutely no type of site amenities where they can /get outside and enjoy the outside in a reasonable open space, So this restriction applies only to 50 foot wide lots, It does iUN 121975 hot apply to larger leth. Mr. Plummet: .try pert ohal opihit, i and philosophy overall is if you cart i et the parking out of Bite the bt tttr off you are. Mr. Andrews: tut ti these thrall lots it itt ediately creates a problem ih that you put a long §trip of asphalt taking up all that greenry to get to the lots in the back. Mr. Plummer Ok. l jttat wait my, you know for the record that tote of itch piaets that we're looking at have nothing but asphalt in the front. Mr. Acton: Here is another typical example on the left hand side, COMMis» aiotter. This is what we're trying to prohibit AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - MAT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 68`11, THE COMPRE- HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, ARTICLE VI/ - LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE, R-3 DISTRICT, AS IT PER- TAINS TO DENSITY, LOT AREA AND WIDTH REQUIREMENTS, BY DELETING SECTION 1(2) IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUESTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW PARAGRAPH 2, AND BY DELETING SEC- T/ON 2(1) AND SECTION 2(3) IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND SUB- STITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION 2(1); REPEAL- ING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAIN- ING 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: Mr. Plummer, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Reboso The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Com- mission and to the public. JUN121975 16, ORDINANCE A9Ei4DMENT R-C DISTRICT - RESIDE1NTIAL OFFICE 11?: O^.DINAnCC AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPRE- HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, ARTICLE XI, SECTION 1 AND 2, RESIDENTIAL OFFICE, R-C DISTRICT, AS IT PERTAINS TO DENSITY, LOT AREA AND WIDTH REQUIRE- MENTS FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS, APARTMENT HOTELS AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECT- IONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING 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: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES; None. ABSENT: Mr, Reboso, The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Com- minaion and to the public. RtONAL. A ARANtE RE4UnttNt ADJUSTMENT TO AXI AA ORDINANCE 1� �! � i 1 �+ a� AS SOC 1 AT D ) toMO•ND aAB Mr, PluMfl r t Mr. Mayot, May L at this Ube, there Vas a little bit maybe fly fault, Maybe sottieot e t se's a goof yip, Mr. billy %hie of biabo d Gab CoMpahy wrote tb the balk Oh May tith i explained to him the flew po ioy of the colt nission that we wished ft r any itettt to go before the Mahatlet tore Of less to ttll people that they gust exhaust their adthinistrative pteceudres ritr3t before we bring it before the commission, Tit. Wehle has a tetueat of this commission which he has intact admitisttatively exhausted his procedures iti reference to an item pertaining to his business, I would appreciate, Mt. Mayor, because t see at this point the best that we can do would be to instruct the attorney or the manager or both that if We could hear Mr. t4ehle, if you agree sir, tha you can hold it to under three Minutes with yout petitission, Mr. Mayor, There is a hemorancuT in your supplemental which is "I", Mr. Wehle, maybe t can help you and try to be brie and then you can cover any. thing t don't. Mr. Mayor, what Mr. Wehle is requesting of this tOMMission is that his company be allowed to do something that is being done nationwide in many other industries and that is to allow a rebate of cab fares. i4ow he was told very simply that in fact that it would not be adtinisttatively possib within the Charter; he is not interested in a Charter change. He is not inter ested in changing basically the rate structure of cabs, He is interested in being allowed to offer this coupon as a rebate to the public hoping to generate morn taxi. trips. So I think that basically, Mr, Wehle, if you wish to add to that.,. Mrs. Gordon: I have a couple of questions, J, L, Mr. Plummer: Sure, but I wanted to give him the opportunity. Mr. Wm. H. Wehle: Mr. Mayor, commissioners, I would like to explain to you what this is about first and then if you have any questions I'd be glad to answer them. First, we're not asking for a rate change. We know that Metro will be setting the rates for all of Dade County. We're not tampering with the rate schedule. What we are asking is that you allow us to embark on a short advertising campaign to combat the adverse results of another advertis- ing campaign by Allied Taxi. They have advertised extensively in Miami Spanish Newspapers, on Spanish radio stations and they've put phone stickers all over the City of Miami. It is illegal for them to pick up in the City of Miami, they do not have licenses. However, they are doing it and they have been doing it and they continue to do it. This fact can be proven by the arrests made by the.. City of Miami Police Department of the drivers of allied cabs for picking up in the City of Miami. We want to offer people in certain areas where we have been most affected by Allied Cab Company 50 rebate on each of two taxi trips. Now that coupon that I put in front of you shows that it is perforated, it can be torn off. There is SOO on each one of them. Now the main thing in doing this is that we'll get our name and our phone number back in the hands of these peo- ple. This will not be done on a permanent basis. The coupon offering the rebate will have an expiration date on it of say 30 days maximum. Now the drivers of our cabs will continue to receive the full commission on these trips. There will be no deductions on their commissions or anything else and Diamond Cab is going to absorb any loss accumulated from this campaign. Now this to me is more like a loss leader that you'll find in every grocery store when you go there. And like I say, it is not going to be all' over the city it is just going to be in certain areas where we have been most affected. Mrs. Gordon; What areas are you talking about? Mr. Wehle: The Little Havana area, areas west of 27th Avenue from say S.W. 8th Street to N.W. 20th Street. Mrs. Gordon; T want to ask you a couple of questions and maybe you can en- li;htvn me. We tried to implement a new service using taxicabs to supplement the kinds of r.ervice you generally give; and Mr. Andrews, maybe you can speak to ibis. This has bothered me tremendously, I don't know where the fault lies, whether it i;s on the taxicab companies who didn't really begin operation or whrst filer it .i;:; upon us that we didn't do our part or whether somebody failed aomewir'r.e along the way and that program never flew, Mr. Wehlc; May I comment on that? We changed our operating procedures to accomodate this program, l changed two stands completely and gave the one stand at 12th and the trail where we originally decided to start it and we gave cabs that played that stand preference on calls in that area over anyother cabs, Now we were parked right at the senior ci.tixens center and we had no demand. They gut us right next to a bus stop and when people Pee us they would walk up and ask the tab hoW Muoh it was and they told then 50 per person and they said, "Well, went walk up here about 20 feet and go for 300, Mtb: Gotdofi: i want to ask you this. t'm not opposing your idea but I think your idea has .a lot et Merit Arid it ought to be thiarged upon and used ftt-a Vt ty specific and long rafige programming. I'm speaking specifically to the h'tieds of eldetly and to the heeds of working people and f doh4t think taaicabs are Used sutficiehtiy. l think youire under-uti1ited and ftat1rly, svety vehicle on tht road should be utilitcd to its fullest. Mr. Wehit: I'd like to comiitcht on that oo, Mrs. Gordon. If you 11 notice the back page of the Herald... Mayor `erre: I'm going to tell you, Mr. Plummer when he brought this i.tefttp which is an out of pocket item said it would be done ih 3 minutes, We've now been oh it alnost 10 Minutes and we seem to be getting into other areas. Mr. Plummer: I do apologize, Mr. Mayor, but... Mrs. Gordon: We can reschedule it but I do think ..., Mayor P"erre: 1 think it is important enough that this ought to be ...but there are a lot of people that are waiting on other items. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, may I make a motion at this time that we instruct the City Attorney and the City Manager to prepare such a resolution for our next meeting with a public hearing which is required and to have the necessary resole utionn here and to advertise this so thot- we can act on it.... Mr. Lloyd: No public hearing is necessary. You can act right now as far as that goes if you wish. And actually, it is only a policy matter with the cote- mission because this is not in contravention of the taxicab ordinance. Mr. Andrews: If this gentleman wanted to give someone a ticket to entitle him to a free ride and he is in private business to do that as long as he doesn't exceed the rates that we have there is nothing to prevent him from.... Mr. Plummer: Then you're saying there is no need for any act of this commis- sion? . All you need to do is just sanction the concept, that's all. Mr. Plummer: What would be your recommendation, Mr. Manager? Mr. Andrews: I would recommend that if the City Attorney has no objection that this commission need not act that you take no action at this time and let this gentleman proceed to do what he wishes within the scope of the ordinance. Mr. Lloyd: I concur. tdr. Plummer: Good bye. Well wait a minute now, you go ahead. Mr. Andrews, this is the very thing that we tried to accomplish. Now if, this was possible now why did we even have to bring it? I'm not putting you down, please; but you know I was the one who made the motion instr1 ting everyone to come through you so that if in fact we could avoid problems, not problems but further dis- cussions and time consuming before this commission why wasn't this handled that way. Mayor Ferro: All right, Mr. Andrews, you make anote and answer that after we've gone through this agenda because we're now at 11 O'Clock and we're going to take up the 10 O'Clock agenda at this time. J uN I an 18 BICENTENNIAL anima- Y o tip wtTH aUALIF1E IybivrtUALS MDERAL GRA:ii EXPEDITER Etta. t4ota Stan #gym very happy to make the report of the BieCentehniai CoM& Tit teo 1'm just sorry that there is so little tithe because it would probably. take A day bt a week of to. We did itcpare... Mow we have several lists there. thtt first one i.s a list of all the projects that have alteady been approved by Third Cehtuty and tht plorida t3iCentehhial CoMitission. Ahd altheUgh the City Coeetlis§ioh has approved host of these projects before we would like very much to have you go over their and we Would like to get the approval of the cttttiiite sioh on those projects. Then we have a list of projects that ate hew projects that have been sanctioned by the M.-Centennial Coll ittee and we would also like to have approval of those projects so that we could go ahead. Now many of them have already gone before the commission and many of therm are already ongoing. If 1 may just take a tinute to say that the Bi-Centennial should be a time of reaffirmation and revitalization of our democratic principles. It should be a time of celebration and festivities, a time for remembering our glorious herit., age, a time for promoting greater understanding among all people. tut above all as the city of the future, the City of Miamiis Bi-Centennial cotcmiittee has dedicated itself towards developing and promoting several projects of major significance in improving the quality of life for all people not only for the present but for all generations to come. This is a legacy that will be a liv- iny example of the tenets upon which our country was founded - a government of the people, by the people and for the people. We have dedicated ourselves to the pursuit of happiness for the people of Miami and our main thrust is towards the following projects that would be a gift from our Bi-Centennial Era and would be within reach of the greatest number of people in terms of both financ- ial feasibility and geographic acceptability: (1) A cultural center for the performing and visual arts located in the downtown area. (2) Miami Internat- ional Gardens inspired by Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. Now we would like to defer these two because the subcommittees are working on a proposal and we would like to present this at a later time to the Commission: Then we have the Community of Man which was formerly known as "Black Grove" and this has come before the commission. The River WAIk, Miami Downtown Cleanup and of course, BiCentennial Park and redevelopment of Bay Front Park. The sub com- mittees assigned to these projects are now in the process of formulating plans and will present them to the commission at a future date. The BiCentennial Committee can only act as a catalyst and it will be up to you and the people of Miami to turn these dreams into realies. Although the foregoing projects are those dearest to the heart of the committee, the Bi-Centennial is a cele- bration that is open to all the people in Miami and we welcome and encourage the participation of every group, organization or individual. Since it is impossible for the committee as a whole to be involved in all of the projects that are springing up all over the city I have been meeting with the groups and individuals who have plans for the celebration of our country's birthday and I will bring their plans before the Bi-Centennial Committee for. approval. Most of these projects are planned and carried through by the sponsoring organ- ization. The Bi-Centennial Celebration in Miami is unique in that it is spring- ing up from grass roots. It is becoming one of the few celebrations that truly represents the people and that will make the Miami Bi-Centennial one of the most outstanding and exciting in the country. Because of our Hispanic heritage our proximity to Central and South America, the islands of the Carribbean and the large percentage of people of Hispanic background who comprise our population. We are also very much involved with our neighbors to the south and are planning together our Bi- entennial Celebration with the assistance of the Organization of American States, the Sister City Program, Partners of the Americas as well as the Council of Foreign Governments. As a multi-eth-cultural city we are working with people of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds in setting up pro- jects that would enrich our culture and develop a better understanding and friendship among our people. This report could not be complete without thank- inc) Frank Cobo for his tremendous support, involvement and comtnittment to the BiCentennial and our special recognition of the staff in Mayor Ferr:'' office that have given so much of their time. We have a dynamic creative and dedicated group of people on the Miami BiCentennial Committee and with their untiring efforts and your support we are looking forward to an exciting meaningful 200th Birthday Celebration and bright beginning of our Third Century. Now we have nil the projects there that have been, which I do not want to go through. Mayor Ferro: Yes, I think, Nora, we really in the interest of time and the other things that we have to, if you want to hit any highlights I'd like to recognize, I know that there are several people here who I recognize in the Audience perhaps they might want to address themselves. For example, Mrs. Toxano just Game bac)c from Washington and perhaps she might want to tell us a little bit about that. Mrs, Swan: es, i Vas piahhing tb ask het to and there were a few tither tt ih fs that I did Waht to t ottipiete, Mrs. Maria Pieta''otanot bo all of you haVe a report that t turned ih last bight oh the ton ersatioha that were hblding With the btganizatioh of Afters itch States? i 'hare e3ttta copies here because I Would like to cAter it briefs, iy. My bathe is Maria Toraho4.. Mayor l?ette t Excdse Me for ihterrupting you it this the one that statts1 "Prank Cobo Assistant to the Mayor and t attended a series of Meetings"? Mtti. Torahot Yes.. Bast week Prank Cobo and t Visited the OAS, We had con" Vetrfations also with the State bepattte t and we visited Congresshan Pepper ih order to further discuss the City of Miami's involveTent during the Big Centennial Celebration with the O.A.s. and other federal ageheieS. We also visited the A.tt.B.A., the American Revolution BiCentehniai. Adxttinisttation and there is a chapter there towards the end how other cities and tither, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in particular is taking advantage of the involve= cent they have with the A.A.B.A. and so far they have $760,000 in federal grants.... Mayor Ferret What? Mrs. Torano: Yes. Mayor Ferrel Now tell me that again, that Puerto Rico has gotten $760,000 in federal liCentennial Grants? Mrs. Torano: No, I didn't say federal RiCentennial Grants but they have used the label of the BiCentennial to identify projects within the island that they're going to public works, they're going to the National Endowment for the ARts and they're going to other agencies and so far they have received $760,000, sir. So then we'd better get moving. ... No, this is no joke. This guy Chuck Goodspeet is willing to work with us if we assign somebody the respon- sibility of identifying granting sources where we can get federal funds. He mentioned specifical projects under Title X and I don't know specific- ally what they cover because I'm not an expert but they say millions are com- ing from those two sources right now. We should be within the next two weeks... Mr. Plummer: Maria Elena, hold up just a few minutes. Mr. Manager, you know we hired a man specifically for grants. Now you know either we're not getting our moneys worth or something. Now I know Mark Israel, our than in Washington continuously sends this stuff, copies of it it to me and when I hear something like this it upsets me that somewhere along the line we're losing the bat. Mrs. Gordon:- I want to say the same thing, Mr. Andrews that not only in cultural moneys that might be but there that we could get but in moneys to serve human needs, human services that we are not even asking for. If I'm wrong tell me so. I'd like to know that you're doing something and we just haven't been told about it yet. Mr. Andrews: Well, as you're aware we have been making an effort. Now -I don't know the facts in this case and we'll find out about them and I'm at a loss to...; what our problem really is. Mrs. Gordon: I always thought a grantsman's duties were to search through the records, to find the sources of the money, to bring that information to you for you to approve or to recommend to us that we apply for them and I mean if he is not doing that then Mr. Plummer hit it on the head. Mr. Plummer: Well, I'm not at a loss, Mr. Manager because I'm going to tell you something. I think, and I qualify that remark, that I know how this game is played. Now let me say this to you. At the present time if I'm not mis- t:akr.n our man in Washington is on a quarterly basis. Is that correct? I' mead wl pick up one quarter of the tab, Now that one quarter amounts to about *15,000 a year, is that correct? Now I'll tell you as I made this t;t..:t rlmcnt. when I requested your administration to put on a grantsman; if in fact wr' have to pick up the rest of that 3/4 of that man in Washington to make him full time we're speaking of another $45,000, I'll tell you for one of this commission that I'm ready right now to vote to put that man on a full time basis strictly for funding for this city because I'll tell you, don't use the figure that she's using of the $760,000 but let's just say that he gets 10 times his salary which is $450,000 - I think it is well worth the money. Mayos- Verrei net Me get i'lvblved i h this a little bit I've gone '1i to Washington on several Ot+casions as you know and you've gone and we've all becti ihvolved in this at bht tittle or ?another. Let The tell you, Mark Israel k an tgcel,ti.ohaiiy ttt iiiified young man and I think he does a good job but Jet fie distingtiish, Matk it;tael is hot a grantsttafi Do you kilt* what a gtantStan teally is? He's }lustier, that's right, A gtantst ah is a guy Who ahth Mark Israel saysr "t#ey:, I talked to so and so and the bepattMefit of lcohb1 is Oppottuhity" I Was stunned as 1 told you last tithe when I' at its that office and the stead of the Department of Econotfiic opportunities ih the bepartmcht of commerce told she, "Mr. Mayors We've gait millions acid Pillions of dollars that we' Ve Clot to tutn back to congress every year because the cities are hot aggressive enough in cotttinq up and staking applioatiotis and they're not oucessfui in getting theta, And in your community I've been told that you doh't ?pant any money for bricks and mortar." I said, "Well who told you that?" He said, "That was told to Otte by so and so at Metropolitan bade County," And I said, "Well wait a moment, they don't speak for us," He said, "Well listen, we in Washington have too many problems to worry about the jurisdictional distinctions between Miami and Metro and if he said that that's the way we look at it." 5o as I told you that we would be back through Mark Israel but let me tell you my experience with Mark, and I've been to many governmental offices; he knows what is going on, he knows where to g but he is more of a research type and he's a very quiet non -aggressive indi- vidual type. Now he's excellent for what he does but to ask a fiddler to play the piano is doing an injustice to both because if he's good at playing the fiddle you've got to let him play the fiddle and if he's good at playing the piano let him play the piano. But this guy is not, and I don't know I know we've got a grantsman and I can't make a statement one way or the other but let me tell you I've talked to many Mayors from in New Orleans to Maynard Jackson in Atlanta and a dozen mayors that I continually talk to in these committees and conferences that I'm involved in and the key is that you have got to have a hustler who goes in and hustles for money. And that guy has to be in there every day and he's got to be pushing and he's got to be pushing and pestering and following up and calling up the administration and saying, "Why didn't you get it in on Monday? Why wasn't this application made? You've got three paragraphs that are wrong. So and so will write them for me; will you let me?" That's the kind of aggressive approach that in my opinion we need in a grantsman. And a grantsmen has got to be a real tough go getter. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, let me ask this question and to you, Mr. Andrews. It would seem like to me and I'm not going to use the parallel of the fiddler and the piano but a combination is good. I' think it behooves you to get on the phone this afternoon and ask Mr. Israel is it possible that if this city con- templated or in fact did pick up his entire tab would it be possible in conjunction that for the same fee he would provide a hustler. (I just didn't hang around the same places the Mayor did.) The point that I'm trying to make is this that I think if I know Mark Israel well enough he's going to flat out tell you that he only plays the piano. But I think he is smart enough to know that if this city is willing to go the extra mile that we in fact want this man who is an expediter that I think this commission should immediately give you the latitude to increase that fee for the remaining part of this year because we're looking right down the throat. Mr. Mayor, I think at this time a motion would be in order and I'm willing to offer such. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Andrews, what is the grantsman that we have employed here in the City of Miami receiving by way of salary and what is his duties? Mr. Andrews: He receives approximately $16,000 a year and his duties are to coordinate and make all applications in all the areas and to review r.11 of the legislation available as far as potential grants are available to the city. Mrs. Gordon; How long have you had him in your employment? Mr. Andrews: About 6 to 7 months, eight months; Mrs. Gordon: How many grant applications has he proffered to you that you have not requested him to do? Have there been any? Mr. Andrews; Oh yes, Many. Mrs?. Gordon; Has he brought money to the city that you would not have received otherwise? Mr, Andrews; grants, can't honestly say that at this time without reviewing those Mrs. botdon ..?lave detailed at alysis of there we ate with out present system anti before we rush tiur attd do something site, J.L. Mr. t'lutnft t se 1 apptoeiate your tommehts but 1 disagree. Let me say this# we're looking right dowh the throat or tiCet tehhial. 'These fluids are available or biCehtetthial and if we wait rot reports and we wait for studies i e;lbt rt think we're going to atobnplish what we want. The point that 1 think you made Wart is also a good point. And let le say this, t think that we gall miultirold bring money back to this city which we know is available and 1 think the Mean that Mr. At drewe has on his staff primarily has been handli g L.t.A.A. Cr&1te and tore on a local basis. tut we just don't know with a matt here locally what is available up there. Now my concluding statement is thitt We have had many cottlihents in the paper and sore of Us are affected by it of the travel. but Mr. Mayor, 1 whole-heartedly concur with your state tttents of a tnohth ago that ih fact Mark Israel can only go to far but in fact it takes the clout of art elected official, there is nothing that can take that place, to go up there with a presentation arid to take acid to put it through artd see it to its end. And 1 think that this commist;ion has got to take the stand that we are going to seek out after this money, we're going to get it and that's all there is to it. And 1 would like to offer a motion when you're ready. Mayor Verret All right, I'll recognize you, but wait a minute. I've been trying to say something, Rose, and I'm going to take the prerogative of the chair to make this simple statement. I just want to make sure that We all understand simply where we're going. I've talked to Mr. Cherry who is Mr. Iarael's boss. Oit7 And I've discussed with him the need for a more aggress- ive posture on the part of the City of Miami in seeking grants. Now there is a fine line because you've got to remember that the National League of cities and the Conference of Mayors of the United States are a highly professional type of an organization who pride themselves in professionalism and they're strictly professional people. Now,'I think Mark Israel or anybody else from that operation this Man in Washington Operation - his job is to identify the areas where moneys are available and to help -coordinate. But his job is not to actually go out there and do the hustling. Mr. Plummer: Well that's why I'm saying let him assume a man with him to do that. Mayor Ferrel Ok. But I don't hink he will do it that way because I don't think that the National League of... That the Man in Washington Program is set up that way. In fact, I know its not because I was told by the head that it wasn't. Now, we've got to get a man like for example when Jack Orr was alive he had Matty Natthews up there. Now we've got to get a Matty Matthews type of a guy. I'm not saying that it ought to be Matty Matthews but it ought to be - and I'm not saying that Matty Matthews is a hustler - but I am saying that he is a very aggressive guy that sits around Washington Senatorial offices and gets things done. Let me tell you that when I went to H.E.W. with Claude Pepper; now I took the time to go to Washington and Claude Pepper was kind enough when he realized that I thought it was important to go with me. Now believe me that has a lot more clout to have Claude Pepper and the Mayor of Miami go to visit an office for something than to have another governmental bureaucrat at a point six points down the line in the administration go to see another government functionary in the federal government. And I think that the real answer to this problem is a combinatioin of things: (1) A Mark Israel who knows what he is doing in Washington. (2) An aggressive hustler type of grantsman. (3) Staff support in the city who follow up and give the proper documentation and information so that the applications can be properly made. Now I don't want to bring up the example again but we applied for $16,000 for a summer program to the Endowment for the Arts and Fred Lazarus, the number 2 man told me - "You know it is a very nice application but the spirit of the city has got nothing to do with this. You're making the right application in the wrong place." Now that means that we were trying to sneak something in without really knowing what the hell we were doing. It is just that simple. I hate to be that blunt about it but we just didn't know what we were doing and I think... And the 4th point is that I think it needs the support, as Plummer said, of elected officials who will take on one or two or three of these projects and really follow up on it and go up there and tell Danny Fascell, Claude Pepper, "Look, I need you to go with me to this thing," and these people are more than willing to do it. Mrs, Gordon: Mr, Andrews, the L,E,A,A. Grants are not written by your grants- man, they're written by Police Department' isn't that true? Mr, Andrews; Th4t's right, at) JUN 121975 Mts. Gotdoht So t erefbte, the Man that you haite hissed and ate payifig $16,006 a yeat is riot writi.fig the L.E4 ►.A. GtatitS Mr. Andrews NO he is het but he it aware bf thefts and.::.. Mts. Gordon: Aware IS het the point. Re's nt,t writing theft. At Mr, PlumMer said. Mr. Plummet, I watt you to hear this. The grantsmen we have goes ;fiat write the ti*t.Adki grants of applications. it's net his jurisdietibn, it's the t'triice. bepartmeht's. Second, eiuite sore time ago 1 asked you, Mr. Andrews. to supply,us. 'the Commissiohera with monthly reports oh what activities were tak- ing place with regard to grant applieatiohs. I have not yet received the first ohe. So I agaih ask you to supply us with this kind of information to that we may keep on top of it that we may be able then to ahalyte whether or not we need to make some structural changes in the system of applying for it or who does it and so forth, Mayor Perrot We're not going to settle this problem today but 1 think the intent of this commission as 1 read it, Mr. Andrews, is that obviously there is a problem and obviously either there is a lack of information or a ... Maybe the job is being done and we don't know about it. But I think there is a problem somewhere and I think you ought to really address yourself and come back with a full fledged report. I'll recognise you for your motion but in addition to that I think that you should come back with an action oriented report where do we stand, what have we not done, what can we do to correct it. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, if what I've heard is correct then I think I need to ask this question. You have a man aboard for $16,000. Obviously he isn't doing any of these things. Wait, wait; you said he didn't write the L.E.A.A. Grants. Isn't that what you said? Mr. Andrews: That's right. Rev. Gibson: Ok, what grants does he write? Mr. Andrews: All the others for Public Works, Parks and Recreation Rev. Gibson: Well, you know you ought to tell us that because I was just about to say that maybe that man wasn't working. Look, I` only deal with the facts as you bring them out. And I was about to say this: Maybe we need to define his duties. Do you see what I mean? And now, Mr. Andrews, now that you hear what we're saying we want his duties defined and we want somebody - that is what I'm talking about, I don't know what the Mayor and those - but I want the guy to know; and I don't like your word, Mr. Mayor, "Hustler". I know what you mean. I understand that but we've got to come up with a better word for the record. Mr. Plummer: Expediter. Take it out of the pool room... Rev. Gibson: Right. Let's say we want a guy who is aggressive. That says an awful lot I think but hustle kind of carries with it - uh huh. Ok. But I was disturbed that here were talking about a $16,000 a year man and all the things we want done. Now Mr. Andrews, I hope at the very next meeting and maybe before that you ought to tell us in writing how we're going to change this thing. Mr. Andrews: I will. Mayor Ferre: Paul, just let me give you one more thought that jsut run through my mind. You see what happens, this is like a man wanting to run a 100 meter race and you need two pair of shoes with special cleats to run that race effect- ively and what you have is a couple of left handed shoes and you may need a right handed shoe, What' I'm saying is that we may have too many people of the same type. Now I don't even know who the grantsmen is in Miami. I've heard his name but,. So I don't even want to get involved in the man's personality or his name and I'm sure he's doing the right job. But the point I'm making is that perhaps the cut of his jib is just too much the same and what we need is a different type. We need a different sail for this particular purpose because the wind is going a little different. We don't need three sails of the same kind, Mr, Andrews; ,.,to Compliment his efforts in order to expedite the grants that ere applied for. -311. JUN 121975 111 Mayor Porte: What to the babe Of that big sail that Porte: - g t Sailboats use to put out front.? Well: you hthbw we have too many of the lathe sails and 1 think its hoed a diffeteht hind because that's what 1 thifik out problem is, PluMMeri do you want to Make a t t tien'7 Mt, f'lumtmet: Mt, Plaflag'er, What do you want? I'm Willing to Make A t? tior, at this time to give you the a tthbtity to hegotiate with Matk tstael and whoever else yob feel it is necessary to dome bath to this Ct3TMiSSion eh the 1.lth of July with a firm definite proposal to go ahead at that time, Do you want that lei the form of a Mdtibtl7 I so offer it. Mrs. Gordon: Mr, Plummer, 1 think we should riot hate the persons. 1 think We should just halite the ihteht that we have and let Mr. Andrews conic back with some ret otmehdatiohs. Would you rethoVe the ftatfle? Mr, Plummer: 1 see nothing wrong with that,., Mayor Ferret Give him the prerogative of full alternatives, The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plunder who moved its adoption, MOTION NO. 75-571 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEG- OTIATL WITH QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN AN EFFORT TO EMPLOY A FEDERAL GRANT EXPEDITER: Upon being seconded by Commissioner Iteboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Rev. Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. JUN 12 1�/5 INVESTIGATE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING 19. BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE - r)RGANIZATION OF I\MERICAN STATES OFFICE IN MLAMJ Mrs. Torano: One of the things that the O.A.S. and the BiCentennial Committee of the City of Miami have been talking about is discussing their interest to open or reopen in Miami an extension office of the Organization of American States which there was one some years ago dealing strictly with tourism and trade. The O.A.S. says that if the City of Miami is willing to facilitate, to offer the space for two years in a centrally located area they will be willing to staff this office to operate on a trial period. They are aware of what is happening here with the Cubans and that it might be a little difficult sometimes if relations are reestablished with Fidele Castro. But I think that is something this city has the responsibility because of their closeness and their ties with Latin America to consider and evaluate and get back to the BiCentennial Committee or whatever way you want to handle it so that we can get back to them. Mayor Ferre: All right, I think we ought to take these things as they come up one at a time and I would recommend that we offer a motion that the Manager be instructed to with this committee study the possibilities of helping them open up an O.A.S. Office in Miami. I think that would be great and we ought to get the Chamber of Commerce involved in that too. It would be an instrdction to this Manager to look into the possibilities of and cooperate with ion of American States to opan an office in Miami for commercial purposes and tourism as outlined by Miss Torano this morning and with her and the BiCentennial Committee on this specific project that the Chamber of Commerce be brought into this. the Organizat- and cultural to cooperate and further Miss Torano: Moth Chambers, the Greater Miami Chamber and the Latin, Mayor`Ferre; Yes, of course, because they both would have an interest. The following MOtiOn MieVed its adoptioni s introduced by omMitsioner Reboso who MOTION NO. 7S'S72 A MOTI'CAN INSTRUCTING TTHt CITY MANAGER TO MEtT WITH ktPRtSENTyAT IVES 'OP THE HISPANIC COMMIT Et Fbi THt PICEN' 'ENNIAL C tItSRApt6 AS WELL AS WITH MEMEtRt OP Tf#F GREATER MIAMI CHAMEtk O1' COMMEiRCvt'i ANb LATIN 'C1tAMg11t OF COMMtiltt TO INVESTIGA' S THE POSStSILI'1'Y fJP ES 'ASLISEiMt NP OP AN O.A.S. (Orgahitatiofi of American States) it?/CS IN MIAMI 1 OS 2NS PURPkSSs OF PROMOTING 'CULTURAL, TOURISM ANb COMMERCIAL PURSUITS. Upon being seconded by CoMMissioher Plun ter, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES* Commissioner Rose Gordoh Commissioner Rev. 'Theodore Gibson Commissioner Mahal() Reboso Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. 'Terre NOBS: None. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, let me make an observation; what you said triggered something. You know what I'm really disturbed about? I'm disturbed that we, the City of Miami were not more aware and articulate on that festival. I'm very disturbed because that festival has... Mayor Ferre: Are you talking about the Folk Festival? Rev. Gibson: Right. Let me tell you this. If what you're doing now; it has some bearing on what's in my mind. We will never change attitudes until we put people together. And you know what was very noticeable to me, Mr. Mayor? This city administration was conspicuous by its absence. If I'm wrong God forgive me and I'll go do penance right now. But I'm really disturbed and I say to this commission right now this commission needs to start forthwith offering some leadership and giving some sense of direction to this administrat- ion. • Because let me tell you something, you're talking to a minority who has gone through a hell of a lot and the way you change people is you let them see people and deal with people and shake hands and talk with people. You don't change attitudes by withdrawing. Mrs. Gordon: You're so right, Father. Rev. Gibson: You don't change attitudes by withdrawing and I want to say to the public I've walked through that festival. Fortunately for me I was grati- fied. I thought it was great. I was so disappointed' because then here is what I'm saying. Some of us think one thing and deal in one way others of us think another and deal in another way. And I am not going to put nobody on the spot this morning. But, you I trust heard me loud and clear and if you ask the people of that festival, the committee you've got to really ask your- self, "Were we really in it or we just give tacit approval?" You know this is what you expect so ok, we go through the motions. You know? Rather than whether or not we were really in there. One other comment. Mr. Mayor and members of the commission whether you and I like it or not Miami is the gateway to the Carribbean, to Latin America and whether we like it or not we're going to have to start giving this community a flavor that it needs and it isn't just going to come there. Let me make a further ancillary comment. You could pray all you want to to the Lord but if you don't do some work you would be praying in vain. The Lord has no way of coming down and just say, "Ok, I Lord, I'm going to substitute myself for you the human beings in doing it," The lord has said to us - Rose, you're my hand; Gibson you're my feet; Ferre you're my mouth; Plummer, you're my undertaker; Reboso, you're my architect. Now the Lord doesn't do any of that, he just says that's what he put us here for and each of us must find our respective parts to play, And I want to say to this com- mission I stand to be corrected I stand to be maligned. This administration was not actively participating and involved, So I want you to know that is my sermon to you today, Mrs. Gordon Father Gibson, I know you were actively involved cause I Saw you there and others of the commission were there and I'm sure that those that were not there were out of town but the results of the impact that this festival: had on this community I'm sure it did not go unnoticed by the community because those kinds of reports are coming back to me every single day, The bringing together/ as you sa Of the various cultures ihdedd has a beneficial effect upoh all of US' Afc a contihuatioh of this type of activity cer taih1y ah,5•uld be encouraged and it certaih y would be encouraged in the approach that you're tetornMehding rot us to take4 Mr. Mayor, a waht to ask you if you i `1 yet travel§ have beet able to fihd out it there aft any funds of ary mat availabit fob' the acquisitioh of the Preedoffi tower that that building Might not be turned into the kind of lhter American Building whote each of the cttuhtries of the 1 rerl:cab states could be locate , d for the a*hibitibta type t purpotos that you are discussio g and I think thi.t building from the 'historical si.gttificance that it has ifs this commthity should be preserved and its what better way cats it be preserved than as a with its slate rreedom Tower than as a center for the ekhibitioh bf a cultures of the various countries of -South America. Mayot Fetre: AOse, that's a wonderful idea and 1 share it with you and l have been interested as I told you a couple of weeks ago, I've been working on just that subject but 1 am not at this point prepared to make a report. 1 have taken it upon myself to de this quietly hoping to put together several elements so that we could then discuss it openly. tut t think it is a little bit early. If you'd give me one more month on this I hope in the next few weeks I'll have something that we can discuss and then decide a direction. But it is a little bit early to discuss it today. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, I'm going to ask you if in researching this perhaps from the funding standpoint if we couldn't bring the public into it. Mayor Ferre: Well, I think we have to bring the public into it... Mrs. Gordon: With regard to the financing of the building and the purchase of it. Mayor Ferre: But don't you see that if we start doing that before we have some of these ducks in a row then what is going to happen is that we're going to make that task more difficult rather than easier. And.I would just ask you to trust my judgement for another couple of weeks and then I hope that we'll be able to bring all of this for open discussion but right now I would prefer, and I have not discussed this even with the Manager. I have not discussed this with anybody. This is something that I have been doing com- pletely on my own on the premise that I hope I can cut through a lot of areas and get some definitive, arid I don't want to get into discussion beyond that... Now the only correction that I want to make, I completely subscribe with what you said and with what Father Gibson said and I'm grateful for the accolade that he made about my being the Lord's mouth sometimes. I just want to share that with my colleague, Vice Mayor Plummer who also along with me has a big mouth on this commission. Miss Torano: Father Gibson, maybe I'm not doing too much praying but I sure am doing a lot of working and so is Nora, so thank you. Two more things that are quite important. In your report the O.A.S. has requested also if we are interested in exhibiting in Miami a trade fair. This would be 5 or 6 count- ries of Latin America - Mexico, Columbia, Guatemala, Honduras - will bring to Miami their exhibits at no cost to the city. They will maintain it and operate and staff it and all we have to do is provide the site. Mrs. Gordon: Well, that's what I'm talking about the Freedom Tower is for... Miss Torano: No. They want to do it in the spring of 76 and is products, Mrs, Gordon from Latin America and I don't think you can house it in the Freedom Tower. This takes like Dinner Key or Bay Front Park. Mrs. Gordon; Well, couldn't you have like one on each floor? Miss Torano; Well OK, I'll tell you what. The expert on this, the Director of Inter Ameri an Promotion Center is going to be in Miami on June 25th. So let's talk about it and show him what we have. _34 JUN 1, 1975 i $ 1 ENTENI1. AL CO I TTEE JUN 12 EWDOPSE PLAt POtk 15RUNCIPL GOODWILL PLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERI CA Miss Tbranot AhOther thing it a titentennial PreedOM Plight and 1 talked to Lew Price tan this and it will Meat a .prohetichal flight. a goodwill flight. a people to people flight sponsored by the State of Florida and the -City et MIAMI visiting 1bttt or five countries in Latin ACterica; This will not be taking one airplane here and another one there. This utuld be a chatter fight and we're thinking of i 2 people and we're ready to invitte through. l hope, a friend of ours the governor of the state. Congressman Pepper knows about this already and certainly would like to have the commission's blet sing to proceed on thin. I'd like to elaborate a little bit more, Mayor Verret t'll tell you 1 think that is an eXcellent idea. t happen to have met with the governor exactly about 10 days ago and Mentioned this tb him and specifically talked to hits about the forthcoming Columbia -Florida Alliance trip and the MiaitiiBogota trip and he said that he was most anxious to become involved in that type of an effort. So I think you would find the cooperation of everybody and perhaps what we need is another motion now agreeing in principle to the idea and asking you along with Lew Price to try to put all of this together. Mrs. Gordon r would move the motion, Mr. Mayor, and ask you Maria, if you could expand upon it so that we could bring in a larger segment of the pop- ulation than just the number you mentioned. Perhaps evenif two planes had to go in a caravan. Miss Torano: All right. Let me mention just briefly some of the names that we had in mind. Mayor Ferre: Maria Elena, let's not get into that because that is really a detail. I know it's the governor and the 14 congressmen... Miss Torano: And the Greater Miami Chamber and colleges and students... Mayor Ferro: And it is 18 minutes to 12 and there are people here that have been here an hour waiting for other items. Do you want to read the list? Miss Torano: No, that's fine but I just hope that when I have something to report to this commission after 2 or 3 weeks of work that I get 5 or 10 min- utes of speaking time. Mayor Ferre: You can go ahead and speak for another five minutes if you want. Miss Torano: No. That's fine, you have a report there. Mayor Ferro: You see, Maria Elena,'I don't want to cut you off but if it doesn't add anymore than what this motion is going to do there is no putpose in reading out a list of names. Miss Torano: That's fine, I was just going to answer her question. As far as I'm concerned I don't like to talk too much - I like to do. Mayor Ferre: That's exactly why you get things done and in that spirit let's call the question. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 75-573 A MOTION ENDORSING IN PRINCIPLE PLANS BY THE HISPANIC BI- CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE FORA GOODWILL FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Rev. Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor J.h, Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A, Ferre NOES: None, J UN 121975 a Msyot s"•t tti NNow, is there anything else you Waht to add in your report Mist s Totat,c ; Mo f riot bpi the report but please' if you cud give Me your personal views, all of ybu just to verity that 1+M on the right ttaOkf Nara and t so that we woti t gb # ayWite. Mayor Perrot Maria glens, let me publicly state oh the record that you and the people that wentwithyou in My Opihibh did at, exeeilent jet . Your ittter� est has been utibelieVabie. Yt+ut fellow up has been excellent, If you ever want a job as a gratitsnman itt the City of Miami..,. Mist 'orato t resent that very much to, for the record. t.At Of TER Mayor t'erre: I said that it the best sense of the ward. 1 cannot think of. Maria Elehe is an exceptionally qualified human being and she is really, and I wean aggressive in the best sense of the word. And 1 think that a lot of good things are going to come out of this. t commend you for it. I congrat- ulate you and 1 hope that you'll keep on doing the good work that you've been doing. You have as you have always had my full cooperation and I'm sure the full cooperation of everybody on this commission. so keep on working and just get it done. Mr. Plummer: Maria Elena, you're a good expediter. JUN 121975 21, BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE- TRANSFER $3,7001U0 FROM CONTINGENCY FUND PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORUCO DANCE COMPANY Ms. Alicia Barro: Since we're talking about BiCentennial Programs I wanted to bring up the point about our bringing in the Areyto, the Ballet Folklorico de Puerto Rico. At the April 22nd meeting this commission approved granting $6,000 to bring in the Areyto. We have been trying to get this money and it has not been possible. We just found out this week that this money is not com- ing forth because resolutions were not prepared to the affect, also that there was no money. So I have been on the phone with Rose Gordon as she well knows, I've been trying to find out how we can expedite this and how we can get the $6,000. Mr. Andrews: At the time that this committment was made it was on a basis o potential refunding but with the understanding that it would come from the Contingency Fund. The Contingency, Fund is at $3700 and I am faced with the problem of trying to find where these additional moneys would come from to put sufficient into the Contingency Fund so that the resolution can be adopted and I'm having trouble locating it. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Andrews, I know that we funded additional moneys to the Inter National Folk Festival and I'm not sure of how that came out at the end but moneys were given to our Publicity Department. Is Mr. Lew Price here? Mr. Price, perhaps you can enlighten us and solve all our problems. I have an understanding, I'll say an unofficial understanding, that in your department you might be able to find the difference of funds. We're short $2300. Mr. Lew Price: We received instructions from the Manager's Office... We are looking for the money now. We haven't been able to find it as yet but your Folk Festival is going to run over the budget. Mrs. Gordon: Over the $7000 additional moneys we allocated very recently? Mr. Price: It is going to come in around $50,000. Mrs. Gordon: How much total budget did you have? Mr. Price; Twenty-six total plus the 7 but we allocated 26. The revenues will supposedly make up the difference; the revenues may fall a little short we haven't got them all in yet. Mrs, Gordon; So you haven't really gotten your tally so you don't really know how short or if you are short. Mr. Andrews; That's right. ate JUN 121975 Mt will baiahee. Mrs. GotdeMI Because Whet' yOU say $561060 you're not cc,unting the honeys that ate owning its frOM the ball tr► Price: That the total opetatibf expenditure including the revenues.,, Mrs. Ootdont The balance sheet, boh't let us get seared, and Mr, PI MV er ainoet had to bury hititself. Mr. Price: No, We're only responsible for the money budgeted 2b. 1 didn't Mean to shake you up but that's what it cost with the revenues. Mayor ferret if there is anybody that can bury himself 1 think it would be Plummet, Mtg. Gordon: I'm going to move this in the way of a resolution because.. Mr, Lloyd, have you prepared any resolutions on this itet0 Mr. Lloyd: 1 have the resolutions here. Mrs. Gordon: Would you read what you have prepared? Mr. Lloyd: I've prepared two resolutions. First, a resolution which author- izes and directs the City Manager to transfer $37,000 from the Contingency Fund to the Publicity and Tourists Bureau for the purpose of the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Company to bring them from Puerto Rico. Another one Y have prepared, a resolution authorizing the expenditure of $6,000 from the Publicity and Tourism Fund for the purpose of bringing the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Company to Miami during Puerto Rico Week, July 20-26, 1975. However, the second one, of course, is contingentuponthe fact that they have the money because you cannot pass a resolution without having the money. Mayor Ferre: Understand. Is there a motion on the resolution as read? Mr. Lloyd: Just a minute. You can't do that until we find the money. You 1 an have #1 if you want to, transferring the... Mayor Ferrer That's exactly - we can only vote on one thing at a time. The first resolution, I'll read it: A resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager to transfer $3700 from the Contingency Fund to the Publicity and Tourism Fund for the purpose of bringing the Puerto Rico Folklorico Dance Com- pany to Miami during Puerto Rol a Week which will be July 20th through 26th, 1975. Is there a motion? Mrs. Gordon: The first one was for #3,700, right? Ok,,I'11 move that and then I want to talk. Mr. Plummer: But I don't think that accomplishes it. Mrs. Gordon: That's alright, J.L., that'll be accomplished. Mr. Plummer: Well, then let's just pass "B". Mr. Lloyd: You can't pass "B".. Mrs. Gordon: You can't pass "B" alone, you have to move this one first. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-574 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANS- FER $3,700.00 FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND TO THE PUBLICITY AND TOUR- ISM FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THE PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORICO DANCE COMPANY TO MIAMI DURING PUERTO RICO WEEK, JULY 20TH THROUGH JULY 26TH, 1975. (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 JUN 121975 and adopted by the tollowihq VOtea AVt§: tommialtioher MAN516 Reboso Cammieeioner Mee 'Gt rdon ce3 ilisstidhOr '(kev.) Theodore Gibson Viee Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jrs Mayor Maurine A. 'eite NONE: None. ,u vN i is i(/ 5 StCENTkNUtAL COMMITTEE $6 UOO 00 FROM P'U3LIC1TV AND TOURISM FUND 22 AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE TO ro KINQ CAN P LKL RICO :DANCE COMPANY T MtAM1 FOR PUERTO RICO WEEK JULY I.7S Mfg. Gordbit Mr. Price, t have a question for you now. On second thoughts, are you going to be able to find the $21007 YOU will. /411 rn ve the Second one, The following reeo1Ution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who Moved its adoption RESOLUTION NO. 75=575 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OP $6,000.00 FROM THE PUBLIC/TY AND TOURISM FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THE PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORICO DANCE COMPANY To MIAMI DURING PUERTO RICO WEEK, JULY 20TH THROUGH JULY 26TH, 1975. (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, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Ms. Barro: May I that the money then be transferred immediately because we have made committments with the airlines, with the hotels, with the auditorium, tickets, invitations, etc. and we need to be using the money. Mrs. Gordon: Alicia, we know this and I'm certain there will be no delay. Mr. Andrews, since these have already been passed in the form of resolutions, will it be available to them because we indicated by motion, the first action that we took that we were going to do this. And the fact that they didn't know that it was a motion and not a resolution is not their fault so they made committments. When will it be available? Ms. Barro: Yes. Because we have written letters to the City Manager's Office and never got a reply so we had no idea there was anything wrong. Mr. Andrews: These moneys now will be transferred to the Publicity Department accounts and they will control these accounts based on the expenditures up to $6000. Mrs. Gordon: Ok, so they go to publicity with their... Ms . Barro: The City will be then allocating the money, we have nothing to do with it? Is that it? Mr. Andrews: It has to be. They have to control it. Mayor Ferre: It has to be done that way but that doesn't... Mrs. Gordon: You submit them with your bills or whatever it is you have to have, your request and they take care of it. Mayor Ferre And so Maria Elena won't get offended if there is any, if you also would like to be a grantsmen I can't think of a better grantsmen than you. Jul 121975 t� lY L i. 141 111 WAIVE RENTAL (ilk EAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM 25 D10EI J IAL COMMITTEE PUERTO Rico DAY CELEtRATI iN 4uLY 25, 157 Ma. Alicia Watt,: taws more thlhq it i may. As you all kt:ow this Areyth will be here kar Puerto 'klatch Week. NOW Oh the 2tth of .July is bur traditi ibhal tuetto !deo Day etltbratiOn At bay trort Park Auditorium and the City of Miami has always, 1st9a say until about 3 or 4 years ago, Waivedi the City of Miami started waiving the rental fee at Say Front Park about three... The following Motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 75-576 A MOTION WAIVING RENTAL PEE FOR B ►YFRbNT FARO AUDITORIUM JtULY 2S, 197S PLR PUERTO RiCAN LAY CEI.EERATtON. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None, ASSENT: Commissioner Gibson. MOTION OF INTENT 24, BICENIENNIAL C(7M"IITTEE TOLEaBOUG�BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE BRHTTOBTHOMMISIO APPROVAL Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, before the BiCentennial Committee leaves I think it is appropriate for the commission to adopt a mot- ion indicating that programs under consideration by the Bicentennial Committee except for those where the commission has acted in funding or participating in the funding that this indicates that there is no committment of expenditure of dollars on the city's part to give direct participation in these programs at this time unless they are brought to the commission for their consideration. So there is no misunderstanding between the committee and the commission, have: the commission adopt a motion which would indicate that those programs that you've already acted upon for funding that is fine but if there are any programs in this packet that require additional funding that you're ndt aware of that you're not giving Carte Blanche... JUN 12 1975 Mayor Ferre: We have to do that, that would be the only responsible way to... Mr. Plummer: I'll move such a motion, it's just a motion of intent. Mayor Ferre: This is just a motion of intent so that legally we're safe and we understand. You understand what this means? Ok. As you come; up with each project we will discuss each... That's why I want to take these things as they, come up separately. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 75-577 A MOTION OF INTENT THAT ALL PROPOSED PROGRAMS AND PROITY7TS OF THE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL EXCEPT FOR THOS' PROGRY3 ALREADY APPROVED AND FUNDED. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Rev, Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor J,L, Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES Nene, JUN 2 975 • APPIROV1Mt IN Gvi tEPT optjuNE1, The following Motioi was introduced used by Cot nis-sifter Gordo UN) roved its adoption. MOTION NO. 15=578 A MOTION APPROVING 1N OONGkk! "'HS F tO, SCTs As kktst H I b by 'PHACHAIRPMISON 'OF THS $ICHNTtNNIAb COMMITTES AT TIM CITY COMMISSION MISTING 6F "dUNS '12, 1975. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the ilotiOn was and adopted by the following vote - AYESt Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Rev. Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor i.t. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOBS: None. Mrs. Nora Swan: We Will jbe presenting these projects each time for your approval and your support.' The one` thing, we did need a secretary and this was brought up before, through Manpower but we did not hear anything about that. Mayor Ferre: Don't you have a secretary in Manpower? Mrs. Swan: No, we do not - not yet. We have not been assigned anyone as yet. Mayor Ferre: I thought you had a manpower secretary. Mrs. Swan: No, we don't as of about a month ago we were told that we would be getting a secretary but we have not been assigned anyone yet. Mr. Andrews: I will certainly look into that because I was the one that helped to make those arrangements. Mrs. Swan: There is a regional seminar and this has to do, the seminar will, be in regards to grantsmanship and fund raising programs and i just wanted to know whether you would like anyone to attend that seminar. It is going to be in Atlanta on June 17th for 1 day or in Jacksonville on June 21st and this is the Bicentennial. They have asked all the people who are in charge of the Bicentennial programs if they could attend the seminar. Mr. Plummer: It would seem like to me if in fact that is for funding that this grantsman should go. Mr. Andrews: Right. Mr. Plummer: And that would be the prerogative of the Manager. Mr. Andrews: And I think we have that literature from my memory in the office. Mayor Ferre: Thank you, Mrs. Swan, for your presentation and I'm sorry we had, to move you on quickly but I'm sure you understand the problem that we had with time this morning. Thank you very much. 4u JUN t2 E f A01O Ct1V bF•M AM1 SUMM R .t 26, p ' 4 AtIt NW PR GRAM Mr, few Pritsot Mrr Ma ladles acid gentletne ► of the cbttissiof, thahk you for lt• ttiht us teet here today and show you our si mrn r program because we khow that you4te fully aware of the local activities and duties we perform oh your behalf` a the titi ehs but we thought we might refresh your memory ar; to 'what wee re doing oh .a natiohal and ihtetnatiohai scale to prbfote Miami. As you cah isee. Mayor Petro: 1 would be grateful if you would show these things to us theft aftet weave seeh then tuth them around so the members of the public can also share. Mr. Price: Mr. Mayor, just for your own benefit we clad have 400 people in the trave )industry look at this program before but we didn't have the cou missitners there so we wanted to bring it to your attention. Why do we do what We do? We do all these activities and perform all these functions for the simple purpose that our economy here is a tourism economy. It makes up 63% of our economic benefits and these tourists pay 1/5 of all our taxes. Now this tourist industry is not a play thing 4. it is the third largest industry in the world today and by 1980 your tourist industry is going to be your number 1 industry in the world and Miami is on the ground floor to rake in these dollars. What we do is design to bring tourists, conventions, trade and commerceto the area. We do everything we can in the form of communicat- ions to actually bring dollars to Miami. That is our purpose and our mission.' Our summer program, this is the 15th year of it, is underway and it started last month so some of these events have already been held but I want to show them to you. As you can see, the areas we promote in are basically North America, South America and Europe. Presently the thrust of the summer programs is in the southern states and in South America very heavily. We have a program going on right now in Central and South America in 21 cities. It is basically a promotional program led by advertising and through the efforts of Mr. Ar, tGrey., our advertising agency. We've been able to take a $20,000 appropriation and Mr. Grey... Pan American Airways, the United States Government and through the State of Florida we've turned that into $125,000 promotion by enlisting their support. At the present time we have 33 airlines working between Miami and South American countries and we feel that the increase in traffic; Mr. Berger just passed out to you; since 1970 we've had a 41% increase in foreign traffic from Latin America to the Miami area. This increase is continuing at the rate of 12% a year. It is very encourageing and as I say it enhances our position as an international city. We also have 5 airlines now working between Miami and Europe and previously in the old days a European couldn't get to Miami with- out going through New York. We now have 5 direct contacts with European cities right from Miami and we're seeking additional airline contacts. Mayor Ferre: Can we see that one more time? Mr. Price: These are some of the events we're putting on here this summer. All of our programs are backed by special events. You know a tourist comes here, we have sports activities, entertainment activities, cultural activities and art activities. These are attractions that draw here and you know two of the big events have already been completed, the Champion Spark Plug Regatta which we got millions of dollars worth of publicity on it and the city made a $6000 profit on it. The International Folk Festival we had 25 nations compete in that and that was tremendously successful - so successful we had to shut the thing down twice because of overcrowding. Mrs. Gordon; I have to put into the public record my compliments to you and the Publicity Department for the marvelous job you did with the festival. Mr.Price: We only coordinated it, the people did the work. Mrs. Gordon; Well, you did a fantastic job. Mr, Price: In the summer months we have a great number of conventions. Con- ventions now properly bring into the Miami area about $100,000,000 a year - that is throughout the entire area. Incidently, for your benefit, Commissioners and Mr, Manager, we have the I.B.M. people moving into Bay Front Park right now, We have a thousand people from I.B.M. setting up shop this afternoon for a four day convention there, Our production record; To keep the mill turning we have been sending out stories not locally and nationally but internationally on the global basis and in three different languages and they go all over the world, WO year we sent out 200,000 stories through publications and throughout the trttitt globe 4510 i0 16a it and white photographs arfd 1 thihk Walter trade about 4060 ih •full cblor4 he bttbchure§, Write had a record nuhbet of inquiries this ytatt people writing Venting information dt the area, We have to reply to therm, Mete is our aidvertiaing pt grain as you cat; tee it is ih two languages, Spanish as well as tnglit3h at d 1 think we're ih 35 Unites 'Statet3 cities, Canada, South America and unfortunately we don't have enough money to 45 the J615 We war► : to de ih turbpe but we have done a little bit of work in England and in 0ormany, ttt gland and Oertha ►y ate suppiyittg us with the most to trit;ts froth iurope at the riomen►t and Spain is coming in very fast at this present tittle. Now if you'll bear with Me we have just a few sides we'd Like to show you as to what is happening in the area here. lncidentaily, Mr. Maybe 1 think you'll be interested in knowing and the commission tee that these tourist dollars are really competitive, You've really got to ego after them these days, tot instance, received from Washington yesterday infortYtatith that 94 countries are now opetat Lttg 108 tourist offices within the United States after these American dollars, Our summer fiesta program which ties in With bade County and Miami each and With the help of the State of f'1orida we got under way in May, as you know. The City of Miami is the leader in this entire activity. This is where it all starts from from instructions from you or the Manager and stuff we initiate from the tourist activity and the tourist industry which we work and cooperate with. As 1 told you earlier we're sending our last year prod tion record of 200,000 Stories throughout the entire world. These are the brochures. We now have brochures in three languages and we're getting two additional languages printed at the moment. We have them now in English, Spanish and Portugese and we're getting French and Lerman now printed. Last year, Mr. Mayor and commission, we had a record number. We answered 260,000 inquiries. Now as you know the Chamber of Commerce no longer answers inquiries that come into the area, they're not able to. So this has all been added to the Publicity Department's duties and we have to. We feel you cannot have someone write a question and ask infor- mation about Miami without them being given the courtesy of a reply. So this is what we do. This is the mail activity going out answering all of these in- quiries. These are some of the promotional items we use and make available to travelers who are traveling throughout the world and want to promote Miami as a goodwill ambassador for us. When they leave we make these available to them. The cruise ship industry is breaking all records and as you can see this is practically in Mayor Ferre's front yard here with activity. One thing I would like to announce here that next month we have another entire new company, a new industry - the Monarch Cruise Line starts up here with a new ship that will give us 13 active cruiseships working out of the seaport. The cargo there is break- ing all recordsandwe're hopeful of working... We're trying towork now with Dr. Harry Stuart. As you know N.O.A.A. has the other side of the port for the oceanography activities which is underwritten and completely controlled by Washington. We're trying to expand that and encourage that expansion too. The cargo from not only South America, but you'd be amazed how much cargo we're bringing here from say Japan right now. One of the big things is the downtown area for the visitors from South America. They love the shopping activities, that is one of the big features they come here for. The Orange Bowl even though you think of it as a winter activity or football activity it is really in use now with the, and actually in August you'll start your football. One of our permanent attractions there is a lot of activity planned this summer for Gusman Hall downtown. This has been a real benefit to the downtown area and they're doing a tremendous job of putting on events of culture and art we need so badly The Japanese Garden, another famous visiting place and we recently co -sponsored an opera at the Dade County Auditorium... As you see now this is our calendar events. We put this out 100,000 at a time and make them available to air lines and travel people to tell us what is happening in Miami for six months in advance and as you see now all of our activities from here on in will be featuring the Bicentennial logo and it will carry the Bicentennial stamp on most of the activities we have taking place in the area for the next year. There will be a lot of activity at the Marine Stadium this year - power boat racing; we've got two other national championships coming up. We were very pleased as I told you with the regatta with Champion Spark Plugs who underwrote that. That was one of the biggest we've ever had and this is the start of the folk festival here. They had some of the international food and as I told you again we had 25 countries participate in this folk festival this year; arts and crafts and the parade they put on which is very nice. Coming up next` month will be the bowling tournament of the Americas. We have now 20 nations already signed for that and the competitors who come here for that bring a lot of people with them and spend a great deal of money in the area. The Poinciana Festival that was underway last week and this is our famous street of Poindianas, Miami Avenue, The Sea Circus has just concluded at the Marine Stad- ium which was a great event to kids. It was a real sell out. Through the efforts of the Miami Herald the the City of Miami and Dade County we're continuing the summer concerts at the Miami Marine Stadium, These have become a way of life JUN 21975 in the summertime for Miamians, there nighttime Marine tot Letts. We'll have a stet endoi s nutnbei? of firewarka displays this month on the 4th of July. And for these `+ hb like wagering, a game of ehan a ut have paraMutual Oporto at Calder and at the i iteayne and heist ;tenth starts the Plagler i enrici stub. A basing program hat been underway and doing very well. We have, t think you know Mt Plummer as you inetigatie'd, we got the stational chathpiti iship feet tenth. We have ati international towing regatta citing up ih artily at the stadium, l'm going very fast beeatit e t know you're if, a hurry, two tither 'eat.. tonal eharpionehips, we have the national outboard ohampionthip. These are not just ordinary races, these are events of hatiehal importance. The Toros are doing very well this year. At a matter of feet they play Haiti tomorrow night. The Tampa game drew over 14,000 people which is very encouraging and Mr. Andrews has instructed us to give them all the help we can so we're trying to really help the Teat a come through. You think of football as a winter game but believe it or net August 6th the boiphins kiek off their seasC2 It it right Oh top of tit. This is briefly what we've done and why we've done it and we think that the business out there, the business around the world for the for the tom- mission, and I'tn very glad to see this commission is travel minded, that you get out and travel. Because t think by doing that you bring business here. As you know, during the years that Bob High was the Mayor of this city we trade all kinds of safaris into South America. We're still reaping the benefits from these trips, believe it or hot. 1 think now the only thing we'll ask this come mission - We hope you will proceed on our exhibition convention hall so we can put business there for you. Rev. Gibson: I'm concerned, and I don't see you beaming any of this advertise- ment to the Carribbean. Mr. Pricer Yes, sir... We do. As a matter of fact we have worked very closely with Jamaica, Nassau, Haiti; as a matter of fact we had the Haitians in the office this morning and the Carribbean although they're our neighbors and we can reach out and touch them we do have very close contact with them. Mayor Ferre: I went out in 1974 we had, for example, the Dominican Republic; we had 22,000 visitors from the Dominican Republic. That is quite a number. Mr. Price: We just had a big promotion night before last with H.W.I.A. for Trinidad Tobago and little small islands I just failed to mention them. Rev. Gibson: I just want to make sure that's part of the record. I'm learning that those people go to Europe. Mr. Price: Well, we're trying to discourage that. Rev. Gibson: And you know what? If we aren't smart Europe will continue to capture that market. I want to say this because I'm intimately involved with this kind of a thing in regard to the church. We in Miami in America certain- ly in Florida need to be more aware and atune. You can't separate those Latin American countries and islands from that Carribbean. They're all in there inter- woven. And I hope you'll keep that in mind. Mr. Price: Reverend, we refer to them all simply as our neighbors to the south. Mayor Ferre: I might point out for the public and for the record that we really have been moving in the direction of these trips to foreign countries. Paul Andrews has been to one in the last year. J. L. Plummer has been to Columbia twice. I've been on an official trip to Columbia twice since I've been Mayor. I've been on an official trip to the Dominican Republic twice. Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with my good friend who is the Mayor of Caracas and I've got to talk to you, Lew, about a program and with the Manager, to put a lot of emphasis on Venezuela where he would bring a delegation to Miami and we would reciprocate. And you and I are working on a trip to Central America that could possibly include the governor and others and Commissioner Rcboso has been involved in that, hopefully sometime` this summer, I might point out when you look at these figures that Columbia really stands out with 67,000 tourists in 1974 which is by far the largest group of visitors that we have followed, as you can see by the packet that was given you, by Venezuela and Mexico with 42,000 visitors and then Brazil with 33,000 visitors. And you know when you're looking at numbers like 67,000 you're talking about dollars into the economy because even if they stay for two or three days and spend two or three hundred dollars which is, and by the way the governor himself last week said when I was discuss- ing this with him that the tourist people of the state say that the best spenders that we have in the State of Florida are from Brazil and from other Latin countr- ies, In other words, that for a visitor from the north coming down here that JUN 121975 one Trott tr-a.if or Vbht2i ela wilt tpe id three or four tithes more Mor ey ih the focal coMmunity, to whsh you"re talkihq about "67,bbb visitors you're really talking about teris of f►iiliorts of dollars of exper ditures in but cofhs munity and that's hew important it is to use Mr. t'riee Mt. Mayor, we're expeotirig a total of 134b0, ibt 6 visitors to our area this year attd they will spend over a billion dollars and this is hot just a play thing. This means jobs acid work for people who ate out of business. This Meats work for them. Ahd the reason we're doing that and gehatatirg, that we do what ut do Is that rio t1%iriats of cohvehtiort or any busihess will locate in ah area that doesn't cohstahtly gehetate ah image of lively activity and this is what we're attemptitr to do for this city. Mayor perte t t wart to t orn tehd you, Lew, for the fine jib that you and your department are doing and hope that you keep up this good work and eertaittly t'ri sure that everybody ott this commission it riot only willing but very artrtious to cooperate and help in any way that we can. Mr. Price: We think that is very obvious and we're very happy that you've given us this go ahead. Mrs. Gordon: This ihterestihg statistic I just briefly say that 60% increase between 73 and 14 from Argentina, that's quite an enormous amount. Mr. Price: Despite the fact that they're having difficulties down there Argentine Airlines is carrying full loads up here three times a week and we're amazed. Mrs. Gordon: It's almost amazing. It must be directed to your department i imagine. Mr. Price: Well, I think they do quite a bit on their own too. Mayor Ferre: I might point out that yesterday in Venezuela, and that's been the case I go down there about every other month, and the planes coming back are always; it's almost impossible to get a seat and I really had to struggle. It is just amazing. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, just let me add one comment. I; think here again, and maybe I'm trying to justify. But I think that here again it is very obvious these trips, two of them which I have for the city to Bogota the emphasis in the last trip, and I think Mr. Price can verify this was that we went and spent a great deal of time with the tourist director and out of that meeting came a great rapport between Mr. Price and that tourist director that had not previous- ly been there because this tourist director saw that an elected official was taking the time to go there and spend time with him and because of that I think the rapport between the two cities has increased and I think the statistics back it up. Mayor Vette; Lee§ move over the 11:30 agenda for presentations. The first presentation we have at this time is a very distinguished scan ih our community Mr. Julian Kreeger, t$Whereas the continuance of all fortes of cultural expression its important to the well.►being of our city; Whereas, Mr. Julian M. Kreeger who is well known for his mut ital knowledge at his legal knowledge, sought to continue concerts at the Greater Miami Philharmonic this past. season when difficulties caused the society to dis- continue ite presentation, Whereas Julian He Kreeger convinced several prominent American musicians to come to Miami to come to Miami and perform concerts at no charge at all, Whereas, while these 8 musical artists performed in Miami through the season, Julian Kreeger acted as their gracious host, Now, therefore, 1, Maurice Porte, as Mayor of Miami do hereby commend Julian Kreeger for his services not only as a patron of the arts, but as ambassador of good will between the Miami musical community and outstanding musicians from other parts of the country" and Julian, if you would step forward I would like to make this presentaton to you and commmend you for the wonderful work,(come around so we can have a picture taken) --I can't think of a person who has really dedicated himself more to the cultural well-being of our community and this recognition is long over due, it my pleasure as Mayor of Miami to make this commendation. Mr. Julian Kreeger: Miami is most fortunate to have a Mayor as atuned to and as sensitive to the needs of the cultural community as Mayor Ferre. 1 can personally attest to the high regard in which he is held by. the National Endowment of the Arts. Miami has many friends all over the, country, without whose emergency help the Philharmonic could not have completed its season. Secretary of State Bruce Smathers made possible a techincal assistance grant so -the Philharmonic could have the guidance of Jone Edwards, manager of the Chicago Symphony who is generally acknowledged as the dean of` the American Symphony Orchestra Managers. The Baldwin ,piano company generously paid the air fare for all its. artists who so generously donated their services for the benefit of the Philharmonic. The big story of course was the extraordinary number of internationally famous soloists and conductors who flew to Miami from all over the country to contribute their services to try to save the Philharmonic. Such a gesture is virtually unprecendented in American symphony orchestra history. The tremendous cooperation of the Philharmonic's musicians and their union should also be noted. It is a tribute to Miami that is has such friends. We must recognize that although these emergency transfusions have kept the Philharmonic alive, they cannot cure the ailment. The cure can only come from vigorous community support. I hope the community will be stimulated by the heroic efforts of our friends, and come forward to rebuild the Philharmonic soundly. A healthy Philharmonic is an essential component to a first class city. Thank you very much. Mayor Ferro: We are indeed fortunate to have someone like Mr. Kreeger in our midst. One of the great things that I personally enjoy about being apart of, and serving this community, is the tremendous human quality of people that are dedicated to culture and civic and public affairs. We really are rt community of public servants and one of these people who has distinguished herself is Anne Wilson, and Anne, if you will step forward, -- "Anne Wilson, with our sincerest gratitude and appreciation for your distinguished dedication as chairperson of theCity of Miami Child CAre Committee for the past two years, during which time your leadership and inspiration have contributed immensely to the success of three child care centersfulfilling a significant need and strengthening an important community resource, presented by this City of Miami Commission certificate of appreciation" Mrt. Cordon; T,just want to say that I personally have worked with you in and I express to you from the bottom of my heart the kind of feeling of warmth and friendship and admiration to you because you are truly a leader, and because without you, I don't know how far this committee would have gone or how well the centers would be operating today. Thank you, JUNK 121975 eta. t�i son 1 jttat watt tt, say f atn proud tti be part of the City where the people Caere forward enough looking to do the things they did fet the children of Miami. Thank your Mayor 'ette At this time I'd like to ti1i forward the Revs Thedford Johnson i if you would honor to with your presence hete, s mat in this tine tradition of public service. It, greatful appreciation for your contribution as a solidifying force itt multi -cultural programs bad most especially for offering significant leadership it the minister -layman voter registration organization providing out cotttriunity with an opportunity to express Important view points on current affairs and issues with the con- structive atmdaphere of weekly breakfasts at St. John's church community hall, presented by the City Commission on this l2th day ofJtitte,1175" I might add to those of you who have not experienced that, some Saturday morning you ought to go down to St. John's and listen to an important Segment of this community discuss problems that affect all of us. I tight also point out it happens to be the best breakfast in town. Mayor Ferre presented the following with certificates of appreciation: MARVIN RAUZIN, }IIRAM GOMEZ, DR. MARIA TERESA CANNING, LINDA COOPER, FLOYD PRESCOTT, GUSTAVO AND GINA ROIG. JUN 12 1975 28, ART IN POLICE DEPARTM NT BUILDINGREPORT BY CHAIRPERSON OF THE CULTURAL ARTS LOMMITTEE Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, you were going to receive a.report from Nora Swann who is chairperson of the Arts committee, and then to hear from Mr. Pancoast in reference to the procedures that were established for the selection of the art for the police station. Mayor Ferre: Nora, how many ,---I see Mr. Triester here from your committee,who else is here from your committee? Why don't you make your presentations if any of your committee members want to Ms. Nora Swann: We have sent in the recommendation to Mr. Andrews as to the artists that we felt should be chosen from the competition. We have not received an ansser yet, and I just wanted to say we have chosen four artists, then Cultural Arts Advisory Committee chose two more. There'. were Aix that we had recommended, and out of these six there would be a finailat after they present their material. We feel the response to the competition was most enthusiastic and we received entries from top artists in the state. Out of the 6 artists we had chosen, 5 are local, so the other one is from the state of Florida. Some of them are very well known.So the mural was the second choice for the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee, we have all agreed that the creation of the competition for artists of Florida' is nn exciting concept and has brought a tremendous response of praise and good will to the City of Miami and the police department, and we feel this will be a major step toward setting the trend of major art as an integral part of architecture in our city. Mr. Kenneth Triester: Mr. Mayor and commissioners, my name is Kenneth Triester, and just quickly I would like to say that there are two principals that the Cultural Arts Committee wanted to bring into this, one, they wanted to work closely with the architect so, this art is notapplied art, just hanging on the wall, it is art that is integrated into the total architecture, so the police department and the architects worked with the committee, secondly I think it is commendable that the City of Miami has had a state-wide competition among artists, because artists are usually the last to get included in any type of exciting competition, and all the universities and all the other parts of the state were invited to participate. I understand there was some communication problem where the commission was not involved in this process, but I think that waa unfortunate and I think that can be corrected in the future, but the committee saw hundreds' of entries,' they went through slides, they met many evenings and they have narrowed it down to a small list of finalists who will be paid to do their designs and I think it is essential that you treat artists as professionals if they actually do designs for the final competition They should have a minimum 4 JUN 121975 fee and the winner would actually execute the competition and get the fee and we would like to teeueat that the city Massager reconmtettd the selecttot s of the Cultural Arts Coimtnittee. Mayor erte la there Anybody eii a on the cote tree that Wants to speak? All right, Mr. Fanteastea - Mr. teeter ?nttcoaat: MI. Mayor acid cotrnnissioners, 1 don`t think that t need to go into further eytpot3ition of this unless you have euesttofs, of course we ate very anxious to answer any of those you tight have. Mayor Perte: As I understand it, what you ate recommending is, that these 6 artists be eommisstoned to take a presentatioh arid we will pay them for that presentation froth which we will select how many pities of work? Mr. Fancoast To back up just a minute, there are four recommended artists, as far as the three participants for selecting these are concerned. I understand two were added later on, they do not have the approval either of the architect or of the police department elements of the selection process. There may be more discussion on this question, but there are very good reasons for that, maybe we should air them at this time. Mayor Ferre: If you want to go into it now, Nora, do you want to address yourself to that? Ms. Swann: Yes, the selection of the four artists was shade by the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee and the representative from the police and from the architect, but then the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee felt that they should add two more names because there are some ceramists in this community that are really top-notch and we felt that since this is a ceramic mural that we should have representation from some of the top ceramists in the Mayor Ferre: Just out of curiosity is Fran Williams involved in any of this? Ms. Swann: We were not going to divulge the names because of newspaper and publicity, we didn't want to give it out. Mayor Ferre: I understand, Ms. Swann: --but we can assure you they are the top and we felt they should be part, since We had originally thought of 6 artists and only four have been chosen. The Cultural Arts Advisory Committee wanted to go on record to choose two ceramists to add to this list. Mayor Ferre: That seems reasonable, let me ask you this, out of the 6, they will make a presentation and then, how many will be selected, for how many pieces of work? Ms. Swann: One artist will be choses to do the 5 murals. Mayor Ferre: One Artist will do all five? Ms. Swann: --one artist will do all five murals? Mayor Ferre: Wouldn't you be better off by having 5 artists? Mr. Triester: Mr, Mayor, one artist for the 5 murals, there are some other . pieces of art that the architect wants in the building and separate artists without competition will be recommended to the City Manager to do those specific other pieces, The reason one artist was suggested by the architect and we agreed, for the murals, in that the murals •flow from one space to another and they would continuous, the same colors, the same feeling, the same patterns would blend, Mayor Ferre; I understand, Let me ask you one last question, how much will we be paying these artists to make their presentation. Mr, Triester: Whether there is four or six, is still up in the air, but it is $2,000. fee to the artists and they will have to make a complete design for the specific building and present it, After that, there is either 4 or 6, the winner will get the commission to do it, and he will not get anything so that tealiy his tee will be the total tee, so really theta is either three tits five, 1 wouldn't Ray ioeers, people that came in second plate, and tot At, Attist, that is an honot, to cote tad thl5 final a state-wide t:ompetltIon, thii City tit tliaMii it will he an honor, they will do theft uotic, and we nhnn 1d have some displays in the museum of .art of some other place to tecttgni:e the people that participate. Mayor tette: let me ask you this, will the designs then become the property of Miaml. Mr, Triester: Yes Mayor Ferre:So we mightbe able to use them as decorations other places? Mr. Triester: That is aft excellent idea, and we talked a little while ago, your atrium here needs some decoration, and there are other places in the City of - n Mayor F'etre: That is precisely what I was thinking, we need some good original art and if we are going to be paying $2,000. I hope they do it in such a way that we can frame them and put them up on a wall some place. Mr. Triester: Mr. Mayor , not only can we frame them, we could actually paint them on a wail, not in ceramics, just in acrilic paint and could be a permanent part of some City buildings. Mayor Ferre: Good, Rev. Gibson: I was a little curious, that the Committee recommended how many? Mr. Triester: There is a little debate whether it is four or six. The Committee offically picked four, there has been some suggestion we add two more. Rev. Gibson: Let me follow through on what I was about to ask. The committee recommended four people, then two more were added. I am always curious if we appoint a committee, being in church I know how it is, how easy it is, for us not to want to follow the process. When you add two others, if it isn't the process, you complicate the getting along. I' want to make sure that you understand that I understand this. Mr. Triester: I am talking for myself personally, I understood the Committee including the architect and the police department, which by the way wants to partcipate, has been very vocal to participate and we have encouraged them to participate, ---they have an in-house public relations problem in the police department where they want tofeel like it is their building and they are participating, so we have encouraged them to do that, and the Committee officially only picked four. Since that time there has been a suggestion of adding two more and I understand your point and I feel like I think you do, that you really should do it in an organized, official way, and it should be based on the art in the submissions, that there should be no added names at the last minute. But I think that is up to Nora and the City Manager and committee to maybe meet again. Officially we have four names, that everybody agreed on, whether we want to open it up to others I think Nora, Ms. Swann: I would like to clarify that if I may, the thing is we did feel the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee has been asked us as far as the arts for the public buildings, but we felt since it is very important for the architect who has designed the building to be part of this, and for the police who are going to be using the building, we took them in as part of the advisory, and as far as the artists go, so from that meeting we all came through with four artists, but still we felt the Advisory Arts Committee itself felt they must let the City Manager know about their' feelings and they wanted to have the other two. added, --this has nothing to do with the architect. This is strictly from the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee, four out of the five members of the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee felt they would like to add the other two, Rev. Gibson; I am going to make this comment and I am for doing what you asked us to do, but I want you to make sure the Committee understands that I am, .. -concerned about:process, and because I do this daily, that is the JUN 121975 daily away i fun a'•chufth, 1 at always concerned that this was +i•osontva to the etAiMitte'e .'t°td the committee chose four, now you add two, 1 at going to vL to for What you said because t hope you have resolved this thing inside, but t am not unmindful., ityor 1erte Let me ask this, when you add two you ate adding four thousand dollars, do we have $32,O00 for this. Mr. Andtewst May tsuggest this, the ordinance is at this point, l am going to suggest some changes in the ordinance, but the ordinance places this responsibility on the City Manager and that since the two that were selected by the full committee rather that, the sub -committee that they appointed to go through the'ptocess of screening, that these 'two also go through the same process that the other four had gone through to see if they should be added to the list or not, and if they are added fine, attd if not, we won't add them to the list. Mr. Plummer: I have a problem, were these two names that are going to be added, were they a part of the original competition and their entries in before the deadline? Mr. Triester: Yes, sir, they were a part of it, and they were reviewed by the committee and they were rejected. This was very painful to do because we know these people, they are fine artists, but they wern't rejected for those reasons. Rev. Gibson: That is the point I was trying to make and being polite.,I was polite about it, I am disturbed. Either we are going to believe in the. committee process, or not. I go along with what you say, but I really,- --- I want everybody to understand from now on, when you bring something up to this commission, that we are going to have to trust the committee, I know how you have two meetings, three meetings and etc. Mr. Plummer Let me get something straight Lester, it is something that is bothering me, and I am not going to harp on it anymore. Iwant it straight in my mind,am I misthinking when I am told that $32,000.----if this passes, the $20,000. prize plus the $2,000. per artist whether it is 4 or 6,--am I understanding correct, that in fact this is a prize? Mr. Andrews: No, it is a commission,--- Mr. Triester: Commission is a better word for it, Mr. Plummer: If we are paying the finalist, regardless of the number, $2,000. a piece to supply to this City a rendering, and they is all they are really going to be doing is that correct? Mr. Treister: Yes, Mr. Plummer: They are not going to be putting the mosaic together or any of that? Mr. Treister: That is right, Mr. Plummer: All they are, going to do, each one of them will be doing the same amount of work for the$2,000. Mr. Treister: That is right,--- Mr. Plummer: --and then their responsibility ends? Mr, Treist:er;--yes, if they are not selected. Mr. Plummer: If they are selected, what is the winner doing for that $20,000, Mr. Treister; The winner is then moving into execution, and execution in this core is very ambitions, These murals are very large size, he has to supply fulll scale cartoons, and cartoons :sounds funny but actually it is the word by which you make 4 big drawing out of a little one, It is very difficult,,,. It 114 not as simpld As it sotande: He n A0 has to work with the process Of t xecutioh, refining the glaees, Working endlessly with the technicians Who will he Manufacturing Mayor Perrot Lester, let The cut through, what .T. L. is going to, and Whitt I want to ask, we all want to know the same question, will there be more than $20,000.-��--do we have to buy the glazes,-- Mr. Hluttnner t You didn't let hit finish, that is another $25,0004 Mr. Pancoast: The manufacturer and the actual installation of the tile is a separately funded item. Mr. Plummer: $25,000? Mr, Pancoast: That is right, I have that whole list here to review with you in detail, perhaps it is difficult to do at this moment, but we are ready to discuss with you any aspect of this out -lay of the budgeted money for the art work. There are many small aspects of it too. Mr. Plummer: What we are really in fact talking about, if we keep it to the four, that one mosiac will be $51,000. Mr. Pancoast: There will be 5 murals throughout the building.' Mr. Plummer: I want to get to a legal point because I don't want anybody coming back here at another time and saying this City isn't living up to it. Mr. Lloyd, of the one and one-half percent which is mandatory to be set aside, for art in municipal buildings, I think we should have an answer from you whether or not part of that one and one-half percent can go in the form of a prize rather than into art, because 1 can see someone coming back here at a later time and saying you didn't put that full one and one-half percent in art, as had you gone out and purchased art per se, so I' think you had better research that and bring it back to this commission because I_ can't get out of craw the $20,000. prize and I am sorry. Mayor Ferrer Let me speak to that if-1 may. I am not an art historian or an expert in art, even though I consider myself a little bit of an art buff, let me say this, that if you look historically at commissions of work, whether it be the Cistine Chapel or Diego Rivern's murals in the City Hall of obviously artists are people who also have to eat, and they have certain re- quirements and artists are commissioned to do work and they are paid for their creative ability, whether it be Beethoven to compose a sonata or anybody else ---this is a commissioned art. Now, the selection process is one which in all fairness you cannot ask professionals to do for nothing. If you are going to go to the AIA for a competition on a building, and you put out a competition you have to compensate the architects for the hundreds of hours of drawing and designing, ----they are professionals. Artists, hopefully in our society, we look upon artists at the very same level as we do architects. They are artists who are professionals. For us to ask professional artists to think out what they would do for us, we have to compensate them. John Lloyd, you have to answer this, this is a legal,question, but generally, I have no objections as a public official on having a competition for the purposes of selecting art, and then compensating the artist for his endeavors. Mr. Lloyd: I think I can answer both questions. In the first place of course, a pure prize is not a municipal purpose and cannot be done, however I understand that this is not a prize but a fee or commission for doing art work which will be then accomplished by artists, No as I understand it, that is somewhat akin to the architect and the builder, The next question I think where Mr. Plummer is having trouble with, is this, you are paying artists in order to submit drawings. What you are doing is paying them for the drawings. That is legal, You are inviting drawings, — Mayor Ferre, That is why I asked the question, will we be the owners of the works that will be, - and if we are, and I hope it is framed in such a way and I say that as a pun advisedly, that it be physically framed so we can grace some of these bare walls we have around here with some good quality art, Mr, Lloyd; The next question is, is the $20,000, for something different and additiottial to what was paid for by the $2,Ob6. 1 understand it i Mt. P neoattt Ytt , it is itt lieu of arts t't tor all the work he will be doing a great deal of work, he will work for a to make his $2O,OOO. Mr. Lloyd; 1 understand. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Pancoast, on your chart sir, let me see your chart please, 1 think 1 could live better if you took out the word winning, It gives the aspect of a prize and make it a commission or fee rather than a whining prize. Now 1 can live with it. Mayor Perre: Okay, right on,----- now, do we have to vote on this? Mr. Pancoast: Is it possible we take this internal matter of the 4 va. the 6 to the City Manager and ask him to resolve. Mr. Andrews: You will do that, according to the ordinance. Mayor Ferre: That is the legal interpretation and the de facto situation the $2,bbO. and it compettsetes the subsequent to witting, attd there is year and a half or something in order Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I may be of further assistance because of the commission's interest in this area I: am recommending and this is in your books, that the ordinance be modified to indicate, and this is covered --- Mayor Ferre: Paul, we are getting into another subject, -- Mr. Andrews: No, same subject,-- the intent here, and the City Attorney may not have had an opportunity to look at this,'a report is to be submitted to the City Commission for discussion at a regular meeting of the action proposed to be taken by the City Manager in the selection and commissioning of artists or craftsmen reviewing ofdesign and acceptance of works of art prior to any expenditure of funds appropropriated for acquisition of work or art for a project. This is the area that Commissioner Plummer in particular and other expressed at the last time we discussed this, and so I am recommending this. There is an ordinance, — Mr. Lloyd read the ordinance. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING' ORDINANCE NO. 8227 RELATING TO ART IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS BY AMENDING SECTION 4 WHICH MAKES THE CITY MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ART WORK FOR A PUBLIC BUILDING, EXPANDING THIS RESPON- SIBILITY TO INCLUDE A REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER IN ACQUIRING THIS ART WORK PRIOR TO ANY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR ART ACQUISITION; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE 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 Mayor Maurice A. Fevre NOES: None, 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. Bev. Gibe o s: tet fhe ask a uestioft, the people who ate before us what duet Chit do to you? Mr. Tt-iester: That 1.s a good question, is this fot the future, l.undet tot;d that what yiii ate saying is for the future. Mt. Plummer: r: Keh what this does, and t4ota this is no distespeet to you, this means that in the future, it will be discussed at this table first, Arid l won't be sitting it a luntheon hearing about it after tha fact, that is what it really means. Rev. Gibson: 1 want to make sure t understand. Mr. Plummer: t want a tnotioh even though I have had problems with it, I want this cotiimistiion to approve this item, Mayor Terre: What item. Mr. Plummer: This item of the expenditures right here. I don't want anybody coming beck a year from today and say we didn't approve, and at this point we have to. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoptions MOTION NO. 75-579 A MOTION APPROVING PLAN AS SUBMITTED BY LESTER PANCOAST ARCHITECT FOR THE MIAMI MODERN POLICE DEPARTMENT Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, 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 Mayor Maurice A. Ferre JUN 12 1975 ACCEPT RECOMMENDATIONS MARINE SERVICING FACILITIES 29. OF CITY MANAGER DINNER KEY Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission as you are aware, I have attempted to negotiate with both parties involved in the marine servicing facilities at Dinner Key, that is Merrill Stevens represented by Mr. Johnson, and Grove Key Marina represented by Mr. Merredith in the hopes that we could encourage through the city's processes of having both of them find a way in which they could supply the City Commission with a plan for the development which we would then review and hopefully approve and proceed on with the bas li. :,f improving the property. Many meetings took place, all of those meetings .juintl; and independently and they are ,getting together and having conversations that have ended up in two letters that I have received in which apparently this is not possible, and the Merrill Stevens through Mr. Johnson is asking that they he given another opportunity to make a rather complete presentation of the proposed that they had submitted, they were only able to give you an over -view of whnt they had proposed, and Grove Key Marina represented by Mr, Merredith is asking the same thing, and he be given that privilege at the meeting of July l7th. My recommendation to the commission is that we follow nOither one of these, i think we are, --the commission inadvertently, --if I recommended that that process be followed, that you would be in difficulty because you would In getting pne presentation from one person and after they were made I am sure there would be others out in the public who would come forth and say we have ideas, we can develop this area, Mr, Monty Trainer, at another time here at meeting indicated that he was going to submit a proposal on a portion of the Dinner key .development Ilan foft the old t1tdetwood Marine property4 I have gotten 1tiqutr lea, trt,m ethers Who ate interested in submittitig proposals to to Coftml sitar. My retommetdatitti to the Cottm,1ssiott is the following, that roe go through the trouble of announcing that the City will receive public propoenls for the developtttettt of the bitter Key property and to those invitations attach the agteetnents, the letters, all the conditions that now etdst, the feet that we are in litigation as fat as the balance of the time allowed for Merrill Stevens to operate and properties designated under the agreetent, We make all this available so that the proposers reocogniae exactly ghat they ate submittittg proposals on and through that process receive plans that 'e eat evaluate and then take a determination as to the best course of action. So of those courses might be, --now these were the alternatives would code itt, that if we receive a plan for the full development of the property, then we can within a maximum of a year and 9 months get underway under one part of the plate now occupied by Grove Key Marina, At worse, if We lose, the court case, we will have to wait 9 years to develop the rest, but involved in this is much more than just those two areas, also the Underwood Marine properties is involved and that would be identified it the invitation. t think through that process the commission is on much safer ground than attempting to deal with the two individuals separately for the development of a plan. Mayor Ferro: Technically, Mr. Andrews, and I subscribe to what you have said, I don't think we can do anything else but that, because otherwise all we are doing is inviting further lawsuits. So I think what we ought to do is put this out as you mentioned for public advertising with the recognition of the limitations, and that whoever comes in will do it cognizant of that so hopefully we can work something out with Merrill Stevens or the other group, fine, if not, and if we have to continue in this lawsuit, we will have to do that, and if they prevail that one thing will not interfere with the other, but will fit in as a total package even thought in separate parts. Mr. Andrews: There is one person I think, ---you may not choose to hear from anyone at thig point but I think there is one person who has sat at my elbow, who I have drawn in to this process as a an advisor, and thatis Mr. Paul Andre representing the Marine Council, and I think you ought to hear from him to get his opinion. I haven't solocited an opinion from him, this comes as a surprise to him, this approach but I think he should express himself in behalf of the Marine Council. Mr. Paul Andre: Thank you, Mrs. Gordon, Mayor and gentlemen, we have had the privilege In the Marine Council of working in this dispute. It` is sort of .i delicate one, bet asue both of these participants involved here are members of our marine council and we took the hands -off approach'and we are interested only in getting the most rapid possible of Dinner Key facilities in accordance with the master plan which is now three years old and which we are.86 grand down the barrel with. We also feel that our thrust has to be that there not be any diminuation of marint facilities, and this is an example in the Underwood property, some proposal has been made about converting a portion of that..to a retail operation. WE feel that the land we have that is already designated as marine facility land is gettig short and precious and there isn't just any other place to go, that should be utilized for that, because this is where the need is, and the Marine council has repeatedly beaten you about the head about this, so we have to concur with City Manager Andrews in this proposal he nas, with the over -view that it be something that can expeditiously moved to the creation of further marine facilities. "rs. Gordon: I have a matter that is very important for us as a commission Mr. Mayor to be aware of and that is in the ordinance No; b0b9 whici. `.Bads 'general standards and proecedures of public park and recreational use under Y.R district. The development of a new park or an addition of a major ,wilding or major structure, when requested by the city commission or a substantial change' to thv character or the use of an existing part, will require a recommendation of the Planning Advisory Board, and approval of the City Commission of a site or development plan, and I don't think we can ignore that. Mayor Ferre-haven't we been through this process, don't we have a plan?' Mrs Gordon; YOu are now discussing sending out and advertising and requesting new concepts perhaps, -AI believe we must follow the procedure of than ordinance, Mt AhdreWetMr. Mayer attd members of the write it sign it 1 nay, to answer MrS, Gotdnti's eueetiett direetiy, we ate following the taster plate apprnved by this city cotnmissibn, we are not deviatttig froth that, what t debit kttota at this atagc Arid propoeais we would receive wound be in eehtett +with that. The only area I eati't ansWet your question is, tohcther• that taster plate was Approved an that brdit►gnte reeuiree, or if the teeter plan tame before that ordihafite. Mrs. Gordon: The meter plan preceded it attd we are now operating under this ordinance, consequently,--1 at not a lawyer, there le a lawyer, ask him Mt, nutter: Mr. Mayor 1 would like to see this commission today take no action. I would like these two patties to go back and ponder the situation and come back at the llth meeting and see if a little heat from the steamer suet won't sink it and take a little cranial matter to maybe thinking. 1 think it has been obviously expressed here today that if in fact the patties cannot agree, that really itt fact the city only has one other alternative. Mayor Perret That is exactly the point. Mr. Plummer: I think we ought to give them an additional 30 days to have some real second thoughts about it, and during that 30 days, the Manager can continue to meet with the parties with the hopes that something can be worked out where the city is not forced into exercising really the only option we have. Mayor Ferre: I want to make sure we go over this process. Let's see if we can get down to some basic things. Father, Rose, J.L, Manolo,--we commissioned a master plan, I was not involved at that time, even though it was about 1969 or 1970 when all this, then it was finished in 1972 and that master plan was thoroughly discussed, and then it was voted upon, I was on the commission as interim mayor when we voted upon it to accept the plan. Three years have gone by and nothing has happened, basically, nothing has happened, and the reason why nothing has happened is because we don't have the money, and it is just that simple. You can talk about a lot of theories, but the fact is, in a free country like ours, the economy determines more things than all of the planners and all the geniuses put together. The economy is the determining factor. We don't have money. The more I look around this nation to see where things are happening, there is one thing that becomes very obvious to me, and that is that cities that are moving ahead are doing so in a joint venture between the public sector and the private sector, because the private sector motivated by profit is willing to come up with risk -capital or risk -money to get some of these things done, and I think that every time we look at one of these projects or one of these areas we have to think about, not the philosophy but the reality of it. In Europe things happen differently, there you have goverment participation in all of these things. We don't have it that way in this country. We use our money for other things, good or bad, --that is another subject. The point is, that the only way that we are going to get anything really done in Dinner Key, is by somehow involving the private sector. We have had some good experiences with that, not many experiences, but the ones we have had have been good. -I commend to you again the Rusty Pelican Restaurant is a case in point where we went out with the private sector, we used public land and it is a good deal for the private guy because he is making a lot of money on it, it is good for the public sector because we are making money on it, but we are also rendering a service to a community including tourism, and everything else. My concern with holding off any longer is this, one we are in the middle of a law suit, which is being held back right now between Merrill Stevens and the City of Miami, two, they claim they have certain rights which are contractual in nature and binding. I am not a lawyer, I don't know if. they do or don't ----if they do, it is out of our hands because we have already contracted. These other people have a contract which goes for two years which is less. It was my interest to see how we could merge these common interests together,` The point is, --if I were Alex Balfe, and the other people, I am pretty sure I would have done the same thing they did, They say look, we have 9 years, and why should we give that up. There has not been an ability to merge interests, We could divide it, but that would not be in the best interest of the people of Miami, and hopefully what T would like, personally as one voice,to do, since it takes us so very long to yiet things under way in government, is to get going with the proces, because between now and the decision point, J,L, we will have many months, Let me give you tt similar analogy, and forgive me for mentioning Interama, but at Interama we had the problem that we had the Findley -Green people who wanted to be the managers and rut the operation, That created all kinds of problems, so what we dial is, we put it put at public bid and we did it for 60 days, advertised it in the Miami -Herald JUN 1 97 Mews, 'Wall Street Journal and at the "end of 60 'days what happened was that the only people we 'were really dealing with was tindleyu0reen anyway and then, what In eftect we did is we satisfied the legal demands of doing it that way and secondly we saved 60 days because it we had argued of it we had given It to Findley-C:reen We would have ended up f at sure under lawsuits and it would have taken a years What I at saying is this, my recommendation is, I agree with the Manager, let's put it out for public bid. It my opinion, you know what is going to happen, you are going to be dealing with Merrill Stevens anyway. If we can deal with them, because they do have a 9 year lease, we don't know it it ie valid or not, we ate a lot better off in the long run. These people here have proven that they are excellent business people. It is not theory, --they have actually proved it. They have a track record that is unbelievably good. I' would really like to find a way to keep them involved because of the wonderful job they have done. 'Somehow, if we can tie these things together, but I really don't think you are going to be able to do it by saying go back and spend another month talking because they have already done that for three months and it hasn't happened. I think what we ought to do now is let nature take its course, call for public bids and hopefullyon$wt�Ibeewastingdealing anntherthese monthvery thetnsame people all over again. Otherwise we are it will be two months after that, then we are going to be in more lawsuits and it is never going to get finished. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor let me ask a quesiton. I am sure at the suggestion,--- I was hoping as I expressed here, that we, the city wouldn't have to take citizens to court, go into court and fight. That was my hope. I want everybody to understand that because we are going to have to vote and somebody is going to get hurt. I thought if we were able to settle our differences, without going to court, then we ought to do it, simpley because we have a legal staff, and they are going to be paid, rain,shinc, snow sleet, storm -- --the private individuals, pay based on the fact, they have to get a legal staff to defend them. If that is not possible, and it hasn't been possible based on what I now hear, I would hope, that both sides will be given, and all the other people, since we have come to an impasse, ample time to get their thing together. I raised the question when Merrill Stevens was making his presentation, I said you don't want to tip your hand, they didn't know I' know how to gamble. They thought that all I knew was to pray for souls, -- I said you want to tip your hand, okay, so we are right now, they tipped their hand, so Iam for doing that which puts them all on equal footing since you could not agree on the legal matter. I want everybody to understand when Theodore Gibson votes, I am going to be voting even if Merrill Stevens is able to resolve its suit with the city, and if it isn't the city ought to forge ahead, protect the people and that, --if you are going to put it out on bids, that you don't come up with 30 days, or 30 days or 60 days but that you give a reasonable amount of time, that both and all, both and all, not only these two, but all the other people be given ample time to get their thing together and to present it and that we the commission will be fully aware, our eyes will be open, --nobody will say I was not aware, because I was the guy who insisted that if you could deal with Merrill Stevens and not have to go to court, that was the assumption under which I made the suggestion, for God's sake don't let us go, not that I felt we would not win, but why make the citizens spend money spend money when they have to, if we could agree. You tell us, I take it you have said to us, we cannot agree. I am like the Mayor , I am ready to move. Mr. Andrews: To clarify one point, I don't know if this will make Commissioner Gibson feel more comfortable or not, the City did not institute any legal action, the City merely placed them on notice so that we could go to a public bidding process, and Merrill Stevens is taking exception to the City's action and they are bringing the suit. REv. Gibson; Let me ask one other thing, what you are saying to me really, the ultimate is, if we can't agree we would then have to other than bother the piece of land that Merrill Stevens now occupies. Is that what you are telling me, Mr. Andrews; If they are successful in the pursuit of thier, Rev. Gibson: Assume they are successful, we have to think about that down the road, What I was hoping, we wouldn't have to wait nine years. That was my hope, Now you are telling me that, assume that Merrill Stevens doesn't like what the Mayor suggested, they can go to court and exercise their 9 years or either we could do, knowing that they have 9 years to go, and then at that point, we could do what we wish, rJUN I21 75 me :tom MW i Mt Andrews: that has a gteat deal of flexibility itt the way we %A LI receive those proposals. It won't mean that they eatil t submit a pro osAl for the development of their pottioti, and Grove key for theirs of a totbinatioti, it will be very flexible. Rev. Gibson: : Nor does it meat that these people can't submit, if they watyt to say, well okay, we want to take this piece, knowing the total. program is this And we will be in a position to develop it, you ate saying We ertald proceed Mr. Andrews Yes, Mrs. Gordon: You are also agreeing no matter what plans will agile out of All this, they will go the planning advisory board before they come back to us. Mr. Andrew If that is a necessity. Mr. Lloyd: Unless they proceed exactly with the master Mrs. Gordont The masterplan doesn't describe the kind of structure, — Mr. Lloyd: Then it would have to go before the planning Board. Mr. Plummer: If I understood correctly, Father, that the intent of this commission was to try, in. fact get both parties in accord so that in fact we could proceed eliminating all the problems, Mayor Ferre: It is impossible, Mr. Plummer: --wait a minute Mr. Mayor please, you say it has been. impossible, but neither one of these parties have been faced with the action that if t.hcy can't agree, then the city is going to be forced to take another ;,Jtcrnativc, ---up to this point, — Mayor Ferre: They were faced with it last week,----- Mr.'Plummer: No they weren't either, Mayor Ferre: We discussed it and I specifically told each one of them that if they didn't come to an agreement, my vote anyway, was to move strongly at this meeting for a public bid, and I have been saying that. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor I made another statement, this isn't a question of asking, I said is a question of instructive, --when you instruct, from this point of view, that means they are supposed to come back with a deal, a package deal they have agreed upon, they could work together, and if they come back and they can, then we have no choice. Mr. Plummer: Let's ask both parties. Mr. Johnson, do you stipulate for the record that you are at a total impasse and it is impossible to negotiate anything? Mr . .i(ii uscn: L think it woul l be ,irt,rui r late if the letter I sent to the t y ''1;l!i:wer:----!a- Is submitted, it s tiler(:. Perre: Read it into ti3e. record. Mr. Andrews: This is addressed to me, dated June 11 from Mr. Lebct:r R. ,tali?ruin: (Dear ;iir, as was suggested by the City Commission, we have met with the rove Key Marina, principal,to determine if there was a basis for a joint rth)rc at development of Dinner Key, At the meeting of Merrill Stevens Dry Dock t,.:ard ,.,t directors held this date, a full and complete discussion war; held concerning Merrill Stevens position on the Dinner Key redevelopment matter, The following are the conclusions of the Board, 1, that the proposal previously made by Merrill Stevens to the City is valid and reasonable,2, that the land use proposed is best for the public and any lesser utilization of land would be uhacceptable4 3t that the stilt -it which these negot iat hsns e'er•v entered with the City had as its goal the -early fmpletnentation of that part •nt tht t)ifiher Key+ Mastet flat; we addressed ourselves to. Ve eattgestly bone that you tecommend to the City t✓ommissfot that the best result to the City of Miami and all the pepple of the City of Miami is to pursue the cnutsc of negotiation with Mertill Stevens. Very truly yours, Merrill Stevens 1)rydock company.' Mt. Plute►mer l What answers my question .. Now I'd like to heat the letter from trove Key, Mt. Andrews: The letter frotn Grove key was addressed to the June 12,1975 Rev. ttbsont Mr. Mayor for the record, Ihave not seen the letter, -1 want everybody to know 1 have not seen, or heard the letter,_= Mr. Andrews: --and for the record, the Commission has not seen these, and these were personally delivered to me, one last night, and one this morning, — 'Dear Mr. Andrew:;: Two years ago, in bidding against Merrill Stevens sand others, Grove Key Marina received a recommendation of the City Manager and a unanimous vote of the City Commission. Since then our record speaks for itself in terms of service to the public, improvements to the property and income to the City. Last Saturday and Sunday we met with Messieurs Alex Balfe and Lester Johnson of Merrill Stevens to suggest some ways to them that we could separately or jointly make substantial leasehold improvements to the property. we are each operating and thereby being a practical implemen- tation of the Dinner Key Master Plan Yesterday a few minutes after 5 o'clock Mr. Johnson informed me that Merrill Stevens had decided to maintain its original proposal that they take over our operations at the end of our present lease. Grove Key's position on this matter is as follows, there la nothing the master plan that implies that the entire property be operated by one company nor is it a significant factor whether it be operated by one or two if the needs of the public in the city are met. Merrill Stevens has traditionally operated a service facility for storage repair and sales of large }Yachts, boats over 28 ft. in lenght, while the property we operate has traditionally served the popular boating market boats under 28 ft. Merrill Stevens lacks a technical knowledge of our operation as I pointed out at a previous joint meeting when I reported the results of my trip to California to investigate their rack storage concept. We have engaged an outstanding architectural and engineering firm to help us prepare alternative site plans for the property and our plans do not require Merrill Stevens to cease operations for the property and our plans do not require Merrill Stevens to cease operations and go out of business. If Merrill Stevens is unable to finance their improvements without taking over our operation, then we are prepared to go ahead separately with the development of our facilities as an alternative to finance and develop the entire project and build facilities to meet theie needs and then sub -lease to them with them paying for their share of the leasehold improvements without a profit to us. Too often people or companies become incensed in a set pattern and limited vision of what is possible. In only two years we have taken a piece of run-down property and almost tripled the number of boats, families it serves, and more than doubled the annual income to the city. We are not casting eyes at our neighbors, we are tending to our own business, expanding services and revenues and making profit, working hard and enjoying it. If Merrill Stevens feels locked in and unable to do that with their present operation, how can they expect to do it on a much larger scale that they have proposed. That has been our position and continues to be our position. In the interest of the general public, and particularly the Miami boating public and the city and our customers and employees, we ask that action be postponed until the next commission meeting until July 17 when we will be ready to present viable alternatives to the plans proposed by Merrill Stevens between now and then, we are willing to meet with the city and whoever they request us to meet with, in order to find a solution that best serves the interest of all parties concerned and we mean a solution that will fulfill our mutual responsibility to the people of this community for the properties we operate in their behalf, Sincerely yours, Spencer Merredith, President, Mr, Allan R, Daiken; My name is Allan R, Paiken with the firm of High, Stack, Davis and Lavenby, 100 Biscayne S1vd,, we represent Grove Key, We ere JUN 121 '5 hht a l,atty in the suit between Merrill stevens and the City, however 1 have tett, ket•ping track of itz On May 23 of this year Merrill Stevens fired a motlot lot summitry judgement which It t sscnce 'says we are entitled to a judgement of the Matter of law, it is my understand this has beet, set for hettfittg on June 10, and my auggestiot would be that since this whole suit is key issue, 'whether of not they have a lease for 9 of 10 years, of Whether they don't, that your options would may be resolved as a tesult of the outcome of this, if they Witt their suit for summary judgetent then you will kt►ow, unless you teat to appeal their position, obviously if they lose it, then we are tight back where we started, 1 would suggest since that is ttow penditig that you delay considering this until after the 17th , until the Meeting of the l th, it may very Weil be that at that time you may have at least one part of your problem resolved, tt the meantime perhaps we can get together, I thinkthat would give you the possibility of resolving some of your options available. Mayor Terre: Thank you for your statement Mrs Lester Johnson: Mr. Mayor which ever way the City Commission Wants to go, when they do that bidding is perfectly all right with us, if it happens now it is good, if it happens later it is good, it is whatever your judgement is on that, we think it is going to get, Mayor Terre --Lester, this is a personal opinion of mine,I think we are going to end up dealing with you, hopefully, anyway, and I think we are going to end up dealing with these people, hopefully anyway, and my only interest is that we have a way of bogging down in Miami all the time, on all kinds of things that keep things from happening, and all I really want to do is push that ball and get it rolling. I think the Manager's recommendation is appropriate, let's go out and do this, 1'Il say on the record, obviously, those people that have tenured and have been on location and have a record, and a successful record like you do and like these people do from Grove Key Marina, are in my opinion in a better position, and everything being equal, just like I said with the Findley -Green thing in Interama, everything being equal, I would always vote for people such as yourself. I just want to get over the legal technicality of a public bid which by state law we are required to do, and it is going to take 60 or 90 days to do that anyway. Hopefully by then, a lot of these things are going to be solved. Now, Commissioner Plummer sayt.'how can we bid on something if there is a legal cloud hanging over it. If we advise in the requirements that there is a legal cloud, then that by itself is the only thing we have to do. I think what we are going to end up doing as I have said 3 or 4 times today is dealing with both of you. I just want the legal jeopardy of it over with then we can get all these different processes, Mr. Johnson: If I may Mr. Mayor, somewhere on this horse trail my hat has turned from white to black. Mayor Ferre: No, you are not the bad guy, Mr. Johnson: We as a normal business course chose to notify the city of the execution of the option of our lease, the city in their goal of getting the master plan implemented early, for whatever other reasons notified us, that no, we are not going to exercise your lease, and in response to that, we began to negotiate for immediate dev:lopment. I don't think we deserve any other role than trying to implement the plan and do it now. Mayor Ferre: I want to say T don't regard you as the villian, that on the contrary you are doing what the best business judgement would require you to do. wa;ft to say, that if I were in your shoes, I would have done exactly what you have done. There is nothing wrong with a person protecting his rights and interest. Mr, Plummer: Mr. Mayor let's don't forget one important point that we are looking at two segments, not one, we are looking at first the establish ment of Merrill Stevens' rights as to contracts, --yes or no, —that will be settled unfortunately by the courts, and I do say unfortunately. No, 2, if they are successful in court, can they, or does this commission want them to expand and to what extent? So we are looking at two separately independent situations. Just because if they win in court and have the right to continue that additional 9 years, doesn't give them one bit of idea that they can expand, They can only do exactly what they are doing today,— Mayor eerie:=�.,unless +ate come to a contractual agreement,, Mr. plummet ,-there is the point. i think that has been overlooked. Mt. Johnson: 1 didn't teen for it to be ovet looked. We are talking about the existing lease and nothing else. Mayor 1etret We ate going to bog down in all kinds of technicalities end to me it is a very simple, but what I want to see is the beautification of that area by the expenditures of 4 or 5 millirn dollars it platttittg ttees all over the place, putting up walks, having restaurants for public use,teating down those monstrosities that exist there, get to other type of buildings, and up grading the whole area. Any way you slice it, whether you or YOU of you do it, or somebody else does it, it is going to cost 5 million bucks, the city doesn't have it, and if you don't do, or if the public doesn't do it, that monstrosity and that asphalt and that horrible place is going to retain that way for the next 10 years, and that is what I want to avoid, simply. I want to avoid it it the simplest, most expeditious way. If we could cut through all this malarky and come to a contractual arrangement with you, or with you, 1 would do it today, but we can't, so I think we have to follow the Manager's recommendation, that the practical approach to the thing, I tell you as a businessman, and as a man involved in public life, in my opinion, this is the only alternative we have, it is the simplest route there, it is the quickest route, and even this is going to take 3 or 4 years, and we are going to be over to the Planning Board, let's get this ball rolling. Rev. Gibson: Let's hear your recommendation again. Mr. Andrews: My reco:mnendation is that the City commission authorize me to have invitations prepared to receive proposals from all those interested in submitting proposals to the City for the development of these marine services, Rev. Gibson: --and, that everybody is put on guard, that we have litigation. Mr.' Andrews Yes, Rev. Gibson: I want to hear that. Mr. Andrews: ---and that the invitations would indicate and have attached the leases of all, both parties concerned, the letters transmitted indicating the city's aspirations and desires for the development of the property which then causes the suit to flow, put the individuals on notice there is pending litigation. Mayor Ferre: With all due respects to the administration, even that, you say is premature. That is going to take two or three months, if we don't do this today it is three more months lost, ----we're not going to see this till 1980. Let's get going on this thing, we can always stop it next month, or two months from now. If we tell the administration to start moving now, at least they will start preparing a package, so that when we decide to move it will be ready. Mr. Andrews: And Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, if other event occur, which change the course of action to this, we can stop it then. Mayor Ferre: The only practical way, what is the will of this commission? Mr. Plummer: My will is to wait till after the lawsuit. I think we are in a much better position, we will know the 30th of June, and I think we should till the lawsuit is over. Mr. Reboso: Mr, Mayor I think we should follow the recommendation of the City Manager, Mayor Perre:'You want to make that a motion? Mr, Reboso: I am ready to make the motion, Rev, Gibson: The gentleman was coming tto speak, let's hear what he has JU ! . 1975 say. Mr. Johnson: I want tt5 say that Jutie 30 is a th tion fof sufithaty judgehetit that does not dean the suit +rill be otteta The following notion was introduced by Cott issiottet Reboso Who toyed its adoption: MOTION N0. 75=-580 A MOTION ACCEPTING 1N PRINCIPLE THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOW HIM TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE SERVICES AT DINNER KEY RECOGNIZING THAT LITIGATION EXISTS WITH RESPECT TO EXISTING LEASES ON THIS PROPERTY Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, 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 Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. REQUEST CITY MANAGER TO EXPLORE AVENUES OF Aqs I,STANCE JUN .12 19/b' i\ T RNA-i :OVAL CONGRESS OF iPTHAi.10,....� Dr. Olga Ferrer: I am Dr. Olga Ferrer, 1889 S. Bayshore Drive, Miami,Florida, I am speaking on the Institutes, 7th'International Congress; of Opthamology to be held on Febraury 25 to 29 of 1976. We are plannir. on having here a couple of hundred opthamologists,--top opthamologists of the world to discuss and bring in the latest and the new,-- --- Mayor Ferre: What would you like from us, Dr. Ferrer, that we can help you with. Dr. Ferrer: Well anything that you think those people are coming from different parts in Europe, in Africa and different parts of the United States, make them feel happy here and let us show them all the good things we have , there are plenty of them to show. I would like to find a way in which you could help us. Mayor Ferre: 1 would like to request that the Manager give this special attention because I think this February 1976 gathering here of eminent people In the field of opthamology, it is going to be of great interest to the community (+r► a whole. l would like to see the administration at least give this a very thorough looking; into and bring it up for discussion at the commission once we have all tlic• facts as to what we can be,-- do you ha -re any-ipecif'c Dr. Ferrer: 1 thin,. I have an idea, --- -- Mr:;. Gerdfla: of the public idlit io is vat .le and toe hui,l l( i ty value In the same sense of the kind of assist:a.tc: -re -co.'.( in to goring the dancers, I agree that when we bring in people from all o'rc r the world, tht� effect to this community,the benefits, keep recurring and recurring. I think (hat Or. Ferrer are you addressing us with some financial assistance that It; neceHaary in order to make this convention a feasible one, iS that what' you (ire asking. You are not saying how much, we are leaving that with ow Mar ij ur to discuss with you, right? Dr. Ferro; Right,---- The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoptions JUN 121975 M ttoN NO. 75=58t A MflI'o'N REQUlSTtN0 `11E CITY MANAGER To EXPLoR: ALL Possit3LE AVENtit:s tit: ASStSTANCt: To THE INTt tt1ATIONAL roNG17ESS 'O ' OPT'I1A1lo14OCY To ttt: 1ttt,t3 oN is ESEUARY 26111 'THttotW tt 2STH 11)T1i Upon being seconded by Cottissionet REbOto the motion was fussed and adopted by the foiiowing vote: AYES: Commissioner Matiolo Iteboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore i±ibson Vice Mayor J. L: t'iutntner Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Mayor 'erre:Thank you very much, Dr. Ferrer. AUTHORIZE MANAGER )1' TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT JUN 12 1975 CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGi-OVERTOWN AREA Mr. Joe Middlebrooks: Mr. Mayor and Commissioner, I am Joe Middlebrooks, University of Miami, we have worked with the City staff, Mr. George Acton in particular and with the new Washington Heights community development conference Inc, and have a proposed contract for your consideration. - We don't have any problems with it. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-582 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE OVERTOWN AREA, TO BE PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN; SUCH CONSULTANT SERVICES TO BE FINANCES BY A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF OF $50,000.00 PROVIDED THAT SUCH GRANT IS AWARDED AND TENDERED TO 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre, NOES: None. JUN 12 1975 32, PERSONAL TOM FERGUSON-SPORTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPEARANCE t3RIEF DISCUSSION Mr, Tom Ferguson; Two months ago I came before this commission concerning some summer funds for the sports development program, and I was told to come hack when the City Manager would have investigated where funds could be found, Mayor Terre; Mr, Andrews this is addressed to you, Mr, Ferguson, This is why I am here. Mr, Andrews; Well, Mr, Mayor and members of the commission unfortunately as much as we tht.nk of your program, as M401 as the commission would like to JUN 12197 pravide further astgtstante, t cat asaute you that is tot passible at this tithe. Ut ate in the process third ttimttiattttg lib potittotts from the City budget in preparation for next year's budget and doing a lot of other things that cause us tt totitratt from out pastt ott that we had adopted our budget and it is root pbaetbie for the to retotmietid where additional funds Might tome trot to assist yaw. very tdotthwhtle program. Mr. Pergusont Thank you very much, Mayor Perm Everybody here recognizes the wonderful job you have dote, but tfty friend, out problem is we are out of honey, and there are a lot of working people that might be jeopardized, and we hope not, that we can avoid that. Mr. Andrews: There is another possible approach and maybe it is tint just in term of money. In certain areas of the city we have been examininig our parks and recreation program with the idea of using tore and mote of the leadership that exists in various areas of the community and the responsible attitude that they have taken with the use and the programs that those individuals have organized for the youths. I think what we ought to do is give me the opportunity to sit down with you again and see how we can utilize our park system and parks people for the kinds of programs you want to carry out, and maybe that won't require any funding but we can make available certain facilities in which you can better carry out your program. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Andrews I have another idea about possible source of funds, the prevention approach, you see, and through the LEAA funding. Iknow you have applied for some grant money. "I don't know if you received them,but they were directed toward this kind of programming, of prevention and I would hope that you could find some money, whether it come from LEAA or from the parks budget, or incorporate him into the parks programming, --whatever, and I know, and Father Gibson you know we have been out there, we have seen these kids, we know what effect you have on them, and we certainly would be very remiss if we we are awfully sorry but,- -and I for one, am totally disappointed that we don't have anything concrete to give you today, but I would hope by the next meeting which is July 17 we will be possitive and be able to afford a definite route to follow. We don't have a meeting until then, but Mr. Manager I hope you will look into this, --this resource. Mr. Ferguson: Thank you very much. Mr. Plummer: Tom, we will try. 33. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER JUN 12 19/5 LEASE - SEMINOLE DOCKS WITH RESPECT TO PROPOSALS FOR A LEASE CONCESSION Mr, Reboso: Mr. Mayor I want to bring to your attention, and let me read from the agenda of the City Commission meeting of June 11, 1970 item 20,--'proposed lease, Seminole boat service, it says, in connection with the above subject, the City of Miami entered into a 5-year lease agreement July 29, 1959 with Eugene Hancock. On July 31, 1959 the agreement was assigned to Mr. Virgil Bodenheimer, the president of Seminole Boat Service, and 5-year renewal option was exercised by Mr. Bodenheimer on JUne 16, 1964. The lease agreement expired on July 28, 1969 and Mr. Bodenheimer has been operating the Seminole Boat Service on a month to month basis through the present time. On March 12, 1970 the City Commission adopted resolution No; 41379 authorizing the City administration to advertise for bids for leasing and operating the Seminole boat service facility. Fifteen prospective proposals obtained the bidding documents, and 3bids were received by the City of Miami and are tabulated as follows: Boater's Paradise came in first place with $16,200. Big Bills, and Virgil Bodenheimer with $6,000, A11 three bidders appeared to have acceptable experience as well as acceptable moral and financial records, Mr. Ferro stated he would offer a motion that the City follow the recommendation of the City Manager in this matter and Mrs. Range seconded the motion. There was no roll call and the motion was subsequently withdrawn.After further discussion it was agreed to permit the existing lesseeto remain a tenant, by the City Manager, pending submission by the City Manager a complete report on -the proposed Pinner Key improvements. That was in 1970, Mrs, Gordon; 70? 62 JUN 12.1975 Mrx R ebofio': 1970, 1g '24 on September 214 1972 the C tinissioti took up rot tonsidettation the matter of a 30 totificatioft felt SeinIito1e iloat service of the official ttrtninatto;a of their lease now that the bitter stay plat has beet ptcsett ed, Mayot i ens edy expressed the opitiion that the tetiant has served very well and is well liked, and we could allow hit to retnaiti Doti a mo 1th"to=mbntl basis, ribs i l his structure is removed. The people that catte in first place caste to see tne, and they watt to see it sotething it be done to impleretit the bidding, whets we open bids again.At this time I will ask the City Cotnttission to grant the authot;zation to the City Matiger to pursue what he thinks is necessary. of it Mayor 1etre is there a second to the motion, I understand the thrust is that you ate asking the Manager to tome back with a recoMMeridation As to whether we re -bid this thiig or accept the high bid of 5 years ago. Mr, Reboso: Mr. Mayor in this 5 years we have lost more thatt $50,000. Mayor Perre: 1 would not remember it, that I trade the motion to accept the high bid. Unfortunately it was not accepted at that time. Mrs. Gordon: Since we are considering with the other two occupants whether that has any bearing on our position on this other thing, whether that is part of the master plan, etc. Mr. Andrews: This is part of the master plan and it is located at a different location than the marine servicing facilities. Mrs. Gordon: What T am saying to you is, do you want us to move this kind of resolution now? Mayor Ferre: All we are doing is asking him to come back and tell us what he thinks, the motion has been made, ---- The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Reboso who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 75-583 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE MATTERS SURROUNDING A LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND SEMINOLE DOCKS AND SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS FOR LEASE CONCESSION Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 3'i , AUTHORIZE CITY MMAGER JUN 12 I3f5 EXTEND EXISTING AGREEMENT STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE BEYOND 1 YR,PERIOD Mayor Ferre: The City Manager recommends an extension of the existing agreement with Stanford Research beyond the one year period until all the money is allocated and developed by the Miami Modern Police Department has been expended. Is there nay discussion on this, Mr. Hummer: What existing agreement, Their agreement terminated, Mr. Andrews: Their agreement i.s not terminating until. July l5th and by managing the money within that agreement we can extend that agreement from July 15 until approximately October, 613 JUN 1 21975, Mt, Plummet: Paol I would iiot have a bit of ttu+tk with this except 1 silt op It, that toot, and heatd the mats from .11.1, say that at the end of ycats they wete walking out the door, and If you wanted them you know where you trtild get them: Mr Andrews: t don't remember it. Mr, Plummer: 7 remember it, because t ttade the comment, ---.,- Mayor Mayor" Petrel The point is the Manager says they may have changed their mind and what you are saying this will keep them here through October, How much is that going to cost us? Mr. Andrews: Nothing, the money is appropriated and way we manage the money, — Mayor Perre: How can we go wrong with that? Mr. Plummer: We spent a million and half dollars with those people? Mr, Andrews: We will when we finish this contract. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Manager I think Mr. Plummer's point is well taken, 1 want to know too. How much money, if left there, if we terminate on the date it is supposed to terminate? Unidentified person: Approximately $60,000. Mrs. Gordon: Where would that money revert to if it were not used for this extension period. Mr. Andrews: We are going to ask that in addition agreement to October, that the commission authorize me an agreement for additional year on a care -taker basis Research INstitute. to extending this to proceed to get with the same Stanford Mayor Ferre: Look we are so far into the hole with these people, want to tell you something, I asked you two meetings ago and I wrote a letter to that fellow who works,'Qunitan' is that his name? Mr. Andrews: Yes, [ have a copy of that. Mayor Ferre: You know what that fellow Mr. Quintan told me, in a very quiet kind of way, he said you know, as I told the Chief not to get involved with that S.R.I the way they did. That was going to end up being a waste of money, and he said the Manager from S.R.I. came to my office, (I guess he was the head of the International Police Chiefs) --and he said, --I challenged him with it, and the man admitted to me that the first year, and I think it was 3 or 4 hundred thousand dollars, was completely lost. That was just a complete waste of money at that time. That is his personal opinion, but you feel strongly that we should do this? Mr. Andrews: We utilized their services so extensively for so long, and now that we are concluding all of thier effort and things are going together within the building itself, and this would transcend that area, I feel it is ah:uolt,te.Jy, Mrs, Gordon: If you feel that strongly I move it, Mayor Ferre: I want to point out Paul because I think you may have what I just said, Mr. Quintan didn't say this, the man from S.R,I. said Quintan that the first year had been wasted, lost. Mr, Plummer: Let me ask what that additional year of care -taker i$ to r_ost misunderstood to Mr, going Mr,Andrews: Approximately $75,000, for a year, Mr, Plummer; What about all the people in the police department who have been put on to do the name thing, this thing is mushrooming so far out, 3=. JUN1.f'1975 it is unbeliervabie. 1 think we ought to have mote 'Mk tnrat ioh tti:ita V►i,iti have. Mrs. Gordon: We don't have to move 28. Mt. Plummiernose what i want you to understatd when you go with 27 you are more or less locking yourself it at the ettd of this October period of another $75000 Mrs. Gordon: No, tint unless you trove,= ---- Mr. Plummer You are under the same theory, they have gone so far, let them go a little bit further. Mr. Andrews: I supplied the commission with extensive memorandums both on items 27 and 28 Mr, Plummer: It doesn't anywhere indicate to me what is being spent within the department to supplement. These people were suppose to train our people. Mr. Andrews: And they have and are training them. Mr. Plummer: Okay, it is nothing but money. Mayor Ferre: Isthere further discussion? Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor obviously I have gone into this discussion on n number of occasions. I have lost every time, I am going to lose this time. I think it is a crying shame where we have spent 2 million dollars for people to come in, and especially when those people told me that the end of their contract which was 5 years, wasn't it Keith? Mr. Keith Bergstrom: I am not familiar with a five year figure. We have always operated on a one year contract. Mr. Plummer: The total was 5 years. And they told us there that their contract was over, and if you wanted anything', else, you know where we are and negotiate a new contract. Mayor Ferre: J.L. this is a parlimentary procedure of a legislative body. You are one of the 5 lieiglators on this thing. I am not criticizing in any way, but if you have an objeciton, you have the perfect right to make a substitute motion and let yourself be expressed not with words but by your vote. I am with you. If you have strong feelings on this, --there is a motion and a second on the floor. I'll recognize you for a substitute motion. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor I cannot offer an substitute motion unless I have factual information of what now has been diverted from within the police department. I know of two majors, that is $60,000. Mayor Ferre Do you want to make a substitute motion? Mr. Plummer: I make a motion to defer till more facts are given to us. Mrs. Gordon: There was a motion , either we withdraw it, --I'll remove my motion. Mr. Plummer:'I want information that tells me how many people in the police department have been delegated to this situations, how many of our, people have been trained,-- I want some factual information, including how much money is left in the bond issue. Mr. Andrews; I can supply that, and Supply it in detail, but I encourage you to pass at least the one motion which will extend the contract with the existing funds that you' appropriated for the end of the 3rd year, Mr, Plummer; Why do we have to extend itif we have already appropriated the funds, t•1t' Anritowi: iir t:iittts'c the date wet' to ,Itt1+,+ 1,5 for ono goat dud now l 1t wriri l d rri i t'us to 1;ri to Oc ttit 4t. lit. 14Lr1t11'�'1' can 't unit. see 11E1111ttii.1 ion too that", f.1te" money is a1 nppropridio Mt!.., 4 :011 I: 11 you wftlid?`;rw your desire for llr;fc'rtment 1 w111 ovc It again. Mt& I utter: `Hint: segment 1 wtt1. withdraw. Mrs. Goi.d„tit I i 11. moves i.t. Mayor lecere: There is :t motion, and a second = 11r. Lloyd: Perhaps 1 lid better read the esolution, i A resolution authc)r iyitlf; the City Manager to extend the existing agreement with Stanford Research institute beyond the one year period until all monies allocated for the development of a Miami Modern Police Department have been expended' , _-- Mr.. Plummer: That is not the way 1 understood the motion. I understood the motion to extend the contract until what date? Mr. Andrews: until a date :in October, October 15 of this year,-- --- Mr. Plummer: I want that included in the motion, not just because they got the money, they are goingto spend October 15,1975, 1'11 vote to extend that. Mayor Verrc.; Ire that right? Mr. Lloyd: With the amendment now, Mayor Ferre:---as amended then, -- Mrs. Cordon: Include it' in the motion, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-584 A RI?.;UI,UTiON AUTHORIZING THE CT'.TY MANAGER TO EXTEND 1111s EXISTING AGREEMENT WI11E S'1'ANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE BEYOND THE ONE (I) YEAR PERIOD UNTIL OC;TBOI;R 15,1975 WITH PRESENT FUNDS OR UNTIL ALL MONIES ALLOCATED FOR 1)EVEi.OPMENT OF MIAML MODERN POLICE DEPARTMENT IIAVE BEEN EXPENDED, WHICHEVER OCCURS SOONER (Iiere follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the 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. Terre._ resolution was NOES: None. 1)E?i'ER AGMT W i'1'u STANFORD RESEARCII I NST. FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNIC/A, ASSISTANCE FOR M IAMI MODERN POi.10E DEPT, Mr, Plummer.: 1 move Item 28 be deferred until we have more information, la pare• ir:u I.;tc i. want that are that was stated up in your office Mr. Manager ci:rified. Tit-. Arrdrows: AI.1. night, A motion to defer .LtQtn 28 was passed Ctncl doped by a unanimous vote of the Commission. 6i( Mt Andrews: ?tt, Lloyd ants tits suAgest :;ntn thitrg to yciii in item 27. Me. Lloyd: 1ft Viet or legal ramification which means you catlhot c»tpcnd ttionoy!; they ; re preps f-ly allocated, 1 would suggest tt ai reconsideration "1 "1" 1 ; i c'fil iit t.nn , i r. r iifi'1•i'1 to aC1il to 1�1i�. I l.iitifttit�r ., point that October 1��197y crt` all monies 1i;ivt been 'c tpetirled whichever occurs .sooner. 111r,. PluMt r: Sriunet 1411 go with that. it Lloyd: 1 would suggest t read the tcsoiiiti.ott again and you call the roll again on this one. Mayor Verret Read the resolution and t,te will re.,call the roll. Mr. Lloyd: "A resolution authorizing the City Manager to extend the existing agreement with Stanford Research Institute beyote the one (1) year period until October 15, 1975 with present funds or until all money allocated rnr the development of Miami Modern Police Department have been expended, whichever occurs sooner. The Clerk the roll again. JUN 12 1975 GRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES BOND FUNDS ALLOCATE $12,000,00 FOR SALARY OF NEW POLICE BUILDING (,MAINTENANCE-SUPERV 1 OR— - FACILITY Mayor Ferre: N7. Andrews what else do you have? Mr. Andrews: On item 29, that one is essential, and I would hope the commission would act on that, (inaudible) Mr. Plummer: Why from the bond issue. Mr.. Andrews: --because we are taking that money from the bond issue because he will be working with the contractors and mechanical engineers,electrical engineers as they install those parts of the building and can become thoroughly acqurainted with the entire mechanical operation of the building before its occupancy. Tl,e following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-585 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $120,000. FROM POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES I)OND FUNDS TC) PAY FOR THE SALARY OF THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FOR THE NEW POLICE FACILITY (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file to the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was p.tsged and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer Mayor Maurice A. Ferro. NOES: None INSURANCE PROGRAM — DEFERRED AFTER DISCUSSION Mr. Andrews: , item 34 Mr. Mayor and members of the commission has to do with the orLlinatuce reference self insurnnce program. Mr. Dailey i;r here ----(he City Attrirney wi.Li snake ri contribution with rof.a.retice to eXplalfli4)g this tnattor to the City Commission, Mt, At,dt-ewa I want 'to point out 'Mt. tayt'tif that oft t1etobot• ii t )1.! this tvna cOlVddered itt election at that time, and the chattet .ahrtidmeht wa>, apprnvr_d whlrh utuid provide tot n l e-itis ttatlr:e acid insutatice ttust ?grid to l,t+ established by the City. This ordinance ntno will enable the City to etttahi ish that trust fund, rate of the areas Wt ioat t to apply sett itisuratice to as n beginning process, and this is ail laid out to eventually include all tlC the tity'R Inatitat ce oti a selfl'iriaurAtiee basis, is the fleet insuratce, which aiTau&wag 1 Mr. Plummer; Paul I am the one that has been pushing you to gat this thing Itatigated. '"phis atutf was handed to the last evetiittg, and because of my agenda showing this item withdrawn I did not spend my time to read it last night. On my agenda, Item 34 is shown withdrawn, and this information was handed to us last evening, t assume we all got it at the same time and because it was withdrawn t did not spend my time to fully familiarize thyself with that particulars program and I think I should have the opportunity to be completely familiar. Mrs. Gordon: I believe this item is a very important item and I think receiving it as late as we did, didn't give any of us ample time to get fully knowledgeable. Mr. Andrews: May 1 suggest then that we give the Commission ample time to do this, we will begin the processes, do nothing that would encumber the city in any way, but get our processes started and that if the commission would then consider this ordinance on an emergency basis on the 17th. Mrs. Cordon: Providing we agree JUN 121975 CNAP,I0,500 F,S, FINANCIAL STATEMENT 33, ANNUAL POSTAUDIT REPORT RESOLUTION RECEIVING Mayor Ferre: Let's take up item 11, a resolution confirming that the City Commission has received the September 30, 1974 financial Statement further identified in Chapter 10.500, Florida Statutues, as a the Annual Postaudit report. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor I am going to have to vote against this item, I expressed myself before, I think the audit is incorrect, it is misleading and for that reason I will have to vote against it. Mayor Ferre: Let's see what you are voting against. This is a resolution confirming the receipt, you tell me are not confirming receipt of it, Mr. Lloyd: That is a misprint in the agenda. The resolution is actually a resolution receiving the annual postaudit report. Mr. Plummer: We are saying we got it but it is wrong. Mayor Ferre: Let me clarify, the charter requires that the administration give us by September 30 a annual postaudit report is called the City of Miami Financial and Statistical Report, September 30, 1974. All we are doing by this action is acknowledgement of the fact that it has been received. Is that correct? Is there a motion? Rev, Gibson: Where is the report? Mr, Plummer; It is incorrect, Mayor Ferre; That is not in contention now. The only thing you are voting on is whether or not you have received it, JUN 121975 The tt lowing fesoiutitii as introduced by to i issiotier Gotdott, who foVerl its adoption: R1 SOLUTION NO. 75 556 A RESOLUTION UTtON 'RECEIVING THE ANNUAL POST AUDIT REPORT PREPARED iiY TOUC ft;, ROSS & COMPANY; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY 'CLERK TO RETAIN SAth REPORT AS A PU1;LIC RECORD POR A MINIMUM OP TEN (ID) YEARS (ifrre follows body of resolution, in the 'Office of the City Clerk.) omitted here and on file ilfion being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, 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. Fevre. NOES: None Mayor Ferre: I'll recognize Vice -Mayor Plummer to discuss anything he wants to. Mr. Plummer: have it corrected Mnyor Ferre: It is very simple, I think we ought to send it back and. and show the right figures. Would you be more specific. Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir, give me the book and I'll show it to you. Mr. Andrews: Page 78, the pie chart in there indicates that the public safety department has an expenditure of 27 million, five hundred and some thousand dollars, and along side of it, the pie chart shows that there is an expenditure of approximately 11 million dollars for pension funds and Vice -Mayor Plummer in his comments last week indicated that the true public safety cost should have been closer to 33 million dollars, particularly when you spread that one cost over, -- Mr. Plummer: --plus the fact that it does not reflect any pay increases that were paid last year, which now come under the terminology of miscellaneous and when we have a man stand up here in front of this commission, when he took the number of personnel and divided it by the figure which is represented here, is a totally incorrect figure and the only way you can come up with a realistic figure is the total cost of public safety, and it does not reflect that in this book. Does that book in any way reflect that increase under public safety. Mr. Andrews: No, not in that way. Mr. P1.umer.: The actual cost Mr. Mayor for public safety of this city last year was 33.6 million dollars. Anyone reading that book would assume that it was 27 million, which is incorrect. Mnyor Ferre: I remember being through this at almost every budget hearing, and the truth of the matter. is, that the way we present our budget ---it is not that it is wrong, it is misleading because the information is contained in the budgetary document, but you really have to do an awful adding youaelf Mr, Andrews: The document is supplied to the Commission on the basis of the charter and the charter requires certain presentations be made in a certain way, ---- Mayor Ferre:-----and it is confusing,-- Mr. Plummer; Mr, Mayor just because we have been doing it all these years wrong doesn't mean that this isn't the year to start doing it right, Mayor Ferre; I'll agree with that. (30 JUN:21975 Mr, Plummet: Anyone that cooks nt this hefe, whet; you take the l,<<riding tfi puhllc :Mtttty, it is misleading at hest, Mayor Vettttt So the way to solve it in sty opinion is for us to take n recommendation to the manager, that he discus this with the iiudget ieview Committee that this coMMi.ssion has appointed acid come up with speelfie recommendations as to how ltnprove the budget and clarify these potentially misleading statements, that we are requited to do under charter. The Charter can be changed, Mr. Plummer: t appreciate what you are saying but I don't agree with it, This should be corrected, I think it should be corrected now, andso we tan operate properly and understand "ghat is going on, I think it has to be tnrfected, Mayor Terre: Mr. Bailey do you want to address youself to that. Mr. Wendall Bailey I'll be delighted to. Thank you. I would like to cal] your attention to the heading 'estimated revenues and expenditures budget for October 1,1974 to September 30, 1975' these figures come from ordinance No. 8316 which was adopted by the City Commission as the budget for this current fiscal year. It has nothing to do with expenditures for the year ending September 30, 1974, and on page 2 you had the police appropriation and the fire department appropriation, you find exactly $27,572,787.00, that is exactly what is in this pie -chart. This is: for informational purposes only, it is not a part of the official audit of this city of Miami. There is no correction needed whatsoever. If you want to indicate how much from each department in the city goes for retirement contributions and things; of that nature, then it could be done, but the charter requires a tax levy for the contribution to the retirement system by the city and it is a separate and distinct tax levy for that purpose, it should not he shown as such in here because it is a separate item. Mr. Plummer: Does the page 2 reflect the 10% increase?' Mr. Bailey: Page 2 reflects exactly what appropriated for both departments for 1975-76. Mr. Plummer: And that includes you are telling me, the increase in pay. Mr. Bailey That was not where it was appropriated. It was appropriated as a separate item. Mr. Plummer: Where did the money go to? Mr. Bailey: It was appropriated a separate item, if I recall correctly. Mr. Plummer; --was it in fact, in public safety department. the operation Mr. Bailey: It was not appropriated there. Mr. Plummer: Was it spent there? Mr, Baileys Not last year, you are talking about two different fiscal years. Mr. Plummer; 1 understand, — Mr. Bailey: You are talking about last year and this year, Mayor Ferre; I would like to remind my friend J,L, Plummer that it is now 2:30 and he said we shouldn't break for lunch, because we would be through by 1:00, I haven't had breakfast, Mr, Plummer: You know, I could have said that about seven time when you were talking in the last two hours, but I didn't' do it, Mayor Ferre: J,L, get on with this thing, .11)N '1 P 19Th Mt, P ltrtittiet t if you don't raid 4 ! don't halt, Mayrit Vetter Wh to do tuts leave this Not, Mt., Midtown: Weti you adapted the tesoluttot , t will do my utmost whet 1 ptest~ttt the budget , to give you at fttditatioti of ghat the departmetits costs rite by prorating tnsutatice, social secui:ity4 pettsibti, � Mayor Iertet tveo if you do it on a 'side sheet, 1 think Plummer is' right, it continually pointing out that we ate really misleading everybody when we say the police departmetit is costing23 whets it is costing 334 What else have we, ------- Mr, pttimther 1 tern U� 1219I tXttN1 iNIER11 ZONING-. IAA- N LutH A KING ;abJLtVA ib AN oRdfiNANc1 LNT1TLtrb= AN i,MERGENCY ORb1t4ANci SX N t4b1NG ORDINANCE NO. 8212 Tilt bit. MARTIN 1,uTt4t;tt XING HOOtEVARb 1NTHRiM ZONING D1STRt t FORA Pt tiiOb OP SIX MONTHS PROM 1Ts PRESENT SXPIRA IoN BATS; Rt P :AL» ING ALL ORbINANCEs IN CONFLICT; td4b CONTAINING A SSVERAE1LVTY PROVISION: Was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner PlUbMer, for adoption as an emergency Measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same oh two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner hose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Cr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Whereupon'the Commission on motion of Coiiunissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, adopted said ordinance 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. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO.8412. 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. 40. ESTABLISH ADVIS RY COMMITTEE ON "SUBSTANCE ABUSE" AND APPOINTING D MEMBERS THERETO n*t ORnIM, t.TCF x'Mmzmr,rn AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PROVIDING FOR COMPOSITION, TERM OF OFFICE, PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITY, CONDUCT OF MEET- INGS, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, CHAIRPERSON, AND SECRETARY, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SEVERA$ILITY PROVISION. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer 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; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NMS: None, Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and uoconded by Commissioner Reboso, adopted said ordinance 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 sMM b opb1.14414Ct WAS b s IO iAttb ORD NA cF, too. 8413. C I 14t "'i . it ":2 � `i`• �:': i1C r i ,• t •,c 1`s.0-,1 1, 1'r 4'4.‘ttii ifs: •.t . . . The fallowing tesoiution was introduced by CotttMissioner plu1Mmer, who Moved its adoption: RESoLUT1Ot4 NO. 75.=587 A At8OtU1'iON APPOINTING TWO MEMBERS TO THE ADVISORY COMMI'f'TEE ON SUESTANCE A$USE. (Here follows body of resolution, ottitted 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's AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. 41, AWARD BCD BICENTENNIAL PARK PHASE 11 - 1975 PROJECT i1o. 2 - SEAWALL JUN 12 1975 Mrs. Gordon: May I ask a question of you, Mr. ' Manager? Mr. Edward Durell Slone at one of our meetings where he was present was requested to design a part of the open space area that we had originally set aside for the velladrome into a park for blind people. And he said yes, he had this kind of a concept in mind and he could do it. Have you heard anything further from him on it? Mr. Andrews: No, what I had heard was that they were designing facilities into the park -generally but I did not hear any answers to what you're specifically ask- ing. Mrs. Gordon: I will tell, you that I attended a Lions Club installation at which time I mentioned the city's interest in the blind peoples needs and there was a possibility that Bi-Centennial Park might have such an area designated and they said that was a fantastic idea for the city to do this. What they do, Maurice, is have signs in brail explaining what is there and other, I don't know you see I'm not the expert on it. I just know that there are things like it in the country and stone knows about it and the Lions Club interested in sight and preservation of sight and also the needs of blind people are interested in work- ing with you, the City Manager and Mr. Stone in helping in the design and the creation of such a park for blind people. So I would furnish you the name of the individual who offered his assitance. Ok? The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption; RESOLUTION NO. 75-588 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM ATLANTIC FOUNDAT- ION CO. INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $461,000 FOR THE BICENTENNIAL I'ARK - PHASE II - 1975 (SEAWALL); AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECT- ING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM; FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM PUBLIC PARKS & RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BOND FUND, Mere follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk,) Upon boing seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was pas;;ed and adopted by the following vote- AYES; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor J,L, Plummer Commissioner Rose Gordon Mayor Maurice A. Fevre Commissioner (Rev,) Theodore Gibson NOES; None, 4:24 t rit i n1ut n n"Jr•EDIORn ill Str N AA 4CI A E'fi 'O DEVELO ' PLANS ! tip 'ON !< 17t R `fH1: 8L1Nfl" `fIt't ta'J' b+'t t L41+1. , .,i is tt"041.4d it .4 Ad i t: tOfi i MOT/ON No, 75-5E39 A MofloN RIVliEsD1NG E1 WARb htJRREtt s 'bf`i3 & ASSOCtA`I'Es TO TUL Y f)RVt..LOT li1S PLANs F'OR +"tARIC FOR tAt t3LINb" PORTION OP 810ENttNNIAb PARR. tllioh being seconded by COMMissioher Plummer, the Motion was passed and adopted by the foilowinv vote AYM Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Rev. Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manelo Reboso Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. f'erre NOES: None. JUN 12 1975 REPORT BY THE CITY MANAGER ON PROBLEM 43, ORANGE BOWL SCOREBOARD CONCERNING INSTALLATION .,eyor 'erne: T7 it true, I fourA ont that ntr, ton Unhl+ira matte seine ±•Mier unkind remarks on television about the City of Miami's proposal to improve the stadium? I for the life of me I try to understand that man and I must admit that I must be, that I will have to join'the many other hundred of people maybe even thousands who seem to conclude that he is a most difficult man to understand; and I'm just trying to be very kind to him. Mr. Andrews: I know that the commission is very tired having skipped lunch but let me add to that in that one of the areas that Mr. Robbie was concerned about was the cost of building a brand new stadium versus rennovating a stad- ium. And one of the stadiums that they referred to is a stadium out of Kansas City, Arrowhead that the Chiefs have. Now we've done some investigating there and that is two stadiums with a combined seating capacity of 120,000 seats. Mayor Ferre: Yes, but that is in two stadiums because I've been there. Mr. Andrews: Two stadiums. Yes. The original construction through the governmental agencies, the city there and the county, the basic stadium was built for $53,000,000 unfinished. And then the Chiefs went in and finished it: and they added $21,000,000 to one stadium and $15,000,000 to the other. You combine all the money you have $88,000,000 and that turns out several years ago at $733,000 a seat when you apply that to a 70,000 seat stadium without escalating the cost you're at $52,000,000. Mayor Ferre: That's right and you can't do that because you know that that stadium today, five years later has got to cost at least 20, 30, 40% more. So you know, it seems to me that this is just a dream in unreality and I really don't understand what this man is all about. He is a most difficult guy to understand. You'd think that a man who has the practical business experience that I guess he is supposed to have; but on second thought I just remembered he is a lawyer, with all due respects... Mr. Andrews: I talked to Mr. Robbie this morning in hopes to get an answer to the problem that I want to propose to you. He indicates that he will com- municate with me by the end of the day or by tomorrow in response to a problem that I' need to. describe to you in reference to the scoreboard. I'd like to hold that... Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, we're working very deligently and we're coming very close to finalizing the agreement. We will have it ready by next Monday and I apologize that I'm going to put you in a position of asking you to adopt a motion at this stage authorizing me to enter into an agreement for the sign boards to be put in the Orange Bowi with the know - /edgy that the City Attorney has appointed Mr. George Knox who at in on the negotiations. We think we're coming up with a very fine agreement to be entered into and the city is going to be amply safeguarded in what is being proposed, do not have the agreement to present to you, that's the unfortunate part, 1 t u 1 i have o accept that this is aid will be a mood agteetieht acid 1 hope And t"hcoUfage ybu tb adopt that mrbiibh s Mayor 'ette I world be willing to do it obi this basis, Mr. Ahdrewt4 that bet -oft' the fihal sighing that ytst will send each ebth5i`ssioher withih 2 days °bf the tihal bilhihg a by With a cleat TheMbrandufn utgeht and ithMediate attetrtioh so we'll have 2 days to read it and if we have ahy objectit hs call a special tOMMitbibh Meeting to teview it. Mr, An lreWb t Cite, Now, Mr. Mayor and metbets bf the corfnissibn, this is the problem that we face and I want to tell you at the outset that if We don't retolVe this probieM it will hot be possible to have the scoreboard iti place in tine for the Sttpet Bowl came just physically impossible to do, t' e're set with a bet of circufnstahces here that will cause that. ignore this end zone structure for a moment, it was placed there to show diagraMatically the location, of the new sigh in relation to it. This represents the speaker tower as it exists now. Here is the existing scoreboard and that is actually the Size of the scoreboard with the guide system and structural support to hold it in place. The red lines you see underneath represent the existing fountain. The line that runs up this way represents the existing grand stand, the west stand. excuse me, the east stands. The little additional seating with the building behind it is that which was proposed in the program of modernizing the orange howl. This blue area with the red face is the new scoreboard which you can see partially protrudes into the existing east stands. Now, there were four boards proposed for the Orange Bowl and are a part of this agreement. One the large board; (2) An additional board at bround level at the west end and then two boards go on the face on the north - south stands at the facure which would have a time clock and the time of day plus another clock that would give you the game in progress time. Now the problem occurs that there is no way to get the scoreboard in at the other end almost to that time that we have to have this board in place. So that supplemental board is going to be of value during the time that we are going through this period of construction. It will be in place for the Super Bowl Game if everything falls into place properly. Now we can't afford to depend on going through the season and building up this scoreboard toward the end of the Dolphin Season. Our existing scoreboard couldn't be seen. It would be impossible to see it and we can't run the risk also of getting that blocked off and then for some reason the board doesn't operate or, we run into prob lems or the scheduling is bad we're without a board. Mayor Ferre: Paul, that's the problem now give us the solution. Mr. Andrews: The solution is, and our Public Works people and Kune engineers have a}1 put this together and it is a good solution and it will work. We can move our board to a point right in front of the construction and do it right now so we can test it and everything. Mayor Ferro: How much will that cost? Mr. Andrews: Well, the cost is not prohibitive and we don't have an estimate because of the way we can engineer this it would not be too expensive. The problem is we have to eliminate 12 rows of the existing west stands. These west stands are controlled by the Dolphins through agreement. Mayor Ferre: So what is it you want today? Mr. Andrews: I want you to know that I've been dealing with the Dolphins and I called Mr. Robbie this morning during the commission meeting. He still has reservations that they can give up those 12 rows of seats because of the in- come to the Dolphins for fear that they will have capacity crowds at all their games. Now he's going to reevaluate that position and he's supposed to call me by the end of the day or tomorrow. Mayor Ferre: All right, what is it you want this commission to do at this Mr. Andrews: I'm not asking you to do anything except recognize that if I solve this problem ...then we're at a stalemate and we Mayor Ferro; Do they have the legal right to stop us from doing this? Mr, Andrews: Mr. Lloyd has not had opportunity to review this but in my judgement from the agreement that we signed and the permissions we've given them, yes, It's theirs for the season and for us to disrupt it now this late 7,3 in the s :atbt coUid,as the indicate, could tit tight disrupt the seato ticket safe's, 1 p tsOtally, well, 14111 hot going to Taka airy forecast of what i that;k the gait§ Will be, it' S hot ptbi er f6r the try do that Mayor Pttte 1 cettaitly hope that Mt, kobbie keeps the welfare of the COM huh, try it hind. Mt, A idtewn Hit claim, Mr,. Mayor, is that the board if it is to be installed' by tht Su et bowl Game driest t really help the bolphit s At this stage acid t.hoy'to looking at it from a standpoint of the incote to the b€ lihitt. Mr, tluriAett Wait a Minute, 1 think you've left out one very important part, Paul, when 1 discussed this item that you were endeavoring to try to make other seating available on the field if these 12 rows would be given up by the bolphitis. Mr. Andrews They have examined it and find that that is not acceptable and all unsuitable solution, I've overcome the problems with the National pootball League as far as the Super $owl ,vent in that we would have a thousaid and 50 seats less or so and we've demonstrated how we can add some additional seats on this side in that open area because we only need to keep one area open and a few other things that would reds 0 that to a minimum impact but that proposes a I4pecial problems for the Dolphins. Mr. Plummer: Do you want this commission to take any action? Mr. Andrews: i don't know that there is any action that you can take. I don't know what to suggest other than I want to indicate to the commission that we're doing our utmost. We spent an awful lot of time on this putting it all together and after all of that it may not be possible to achieve the main objective_ the commission had and that wasto have the scoreboard in place for the Super Bowl. Mr. Plummer: Well, let's call a spade a spade. At this stage of the game, Mr. Robbie is the one who is going to determine whether or not we have a new scoreboard in place for Super Bowl. Is that a fair statement? Mr. Andrews: That's the last element. Ifhe makes that decision depending on how he makes his decision you are correct. Mr. Plummer: Ok. The record is clear. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, the engineering department agrees with what... I guess. You all are saying this is beautiful, is that what you're telling us? INAUDIBLE hey. Gibson: Ok. That's what I wanted to make sure I heard because I want to tell you when I heard the news... Mayor Ferre: My only regret is that we can't do this in a democratic way the way the Dade County Democratic Committee solved their problem. Mr. Andrews: I will inform the commission and have a specially hand delivered memorandum to you as soon as I get an answer one way or the other. (1 114i PLANNED titE RE 1)Rt FEbERAL E-VtNUE SHARING FuNbS EIVFITLINENT PER1t1 Mra, Gbrdont Mr. Andrews, 'bah 1 ask you how Much Motley at coftparee to last %tat this year's budget eti tevehue Sharing is short? Mt. Andrews: We're shifting apprf kifiiately a halt a t►illioh dollars to per ating costa as indicated by this plahhed use uhtil such time as the City 'Coo., tififtlibn teVihWs curry itefn oh here. Mt:s. t,otr1ott: I4o* that's hot my question the total moneys coming to us from aeher'al RevehUe Sharing this year, how -does it compare to that aMouht we received Last year? Mr. Andrews: t believe it is about $10060 different. 1 thihk we're $100,000 less. Mrs. Gordon: Now does your social services for aged and poor amount compare thin year with last year? Mr. Andrews: I don't have that answer, Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Gordon: 1s it less than last year? Mr. Andrews: You mean the item that is in here for special... Yes. bast year, the year we're in it was about $1,056,000 from my memory. Mrs. Gordon: Then what you're really doing is showing this that the cut in the total amount received is being applied to the social services for aged and poor portion of the dispersement amounts rather than any other possible areas. Right? Mr. Andrews: At this time yes, Ma'am. Mrs. Gordon: Well Mr. Andrews, I'm very sorry to have to tell you this but I am going to tell it to you anyway. I think that you and your staff have very tunneled vision on people programs and you indicate this every time that there is a decision to be made on whether it is hard good or people. And this is another indication where you're receiving less money, you're cutting it out of the people programs. You're not cutting it out of a few extra automobiles or replacement of vehicles. You're not considering anything of that nature. I'm sorry but this upsets me and you upset me with your thinking. Mr. Andrews: Mrs. Gordon, I can understand your being upset, I'm a little upset too. We're looking for nearly $9,000,000 to try to balance the budget. We're cutting out right now a hundred positions in our current budget eliminating overtime, doing all sorts of things to try to bring us to a point where we can come to the commission with a reasonably balanced budget. At that point in time if the commission chooses to alter some of these programs...We have shifted rather than reduce that even further I did some shifting in that Revenue Sharing moneys of the $500,000 difference between what we appropriated to the General Fund in such a way that the $900,000 would hold up. There was a first indicat- ion that it would even be a lot less than that. And Mrs. Gordon, I can assure you that it would have been extremely easy for me, and I probably could justify it, to show no moneys in there for that. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Andrews, a question on the incinerator. Didn't we allocate moneys last year for that? Mr. Andrews: Yes, and we had hoped that by the end of this fiscal year the incinerator would have been under construction and under way so that we would be able to eliminate the amount of expenditure needed, reduce the total Sanitation Department Budget accordingly and it is being reduced but not as it will be when that plant was built. When it is built then we'll be able to make that million dollar roduction Mrs. Gordon: I)o you still have the money from last year's allocation? Mr. Andrews: No, that was... The budget, this helped fund their budget, that million dollars. Mrs. Gordon; The incinerator supp.ement, is that what you're saying? '7 ! LPN .1975 Mt, Andrews. Yes, help rued their budget, Mrs, (otdon: There ate other th hg hete. Pot 'instahce the Motor Pool Replace- ttef,t, the Arage AdplaceTheht4 Atehlt these the kind§ Sf things that generally Should cote out or the regular futld Mt, Ahdrows: Yes, ma'am but keep in mind that Federal ketrenue thating Funds Waft ardepted ih principle ref- two purposes Mainly, There ate other purposes but the two tier t purposes when you toad the tegiSlative Findings ih the law ih (1) To tti duce or eiitttinate takes, (2) Was to avoid tax increases; and wtt've both following that, NelW the commission has, •and t have he argufteht f added pro/tarns to Federal Revehue Sharing Punds which allocated funds fest hr,cial programs. And I have no argument with that acid we've tried to keep that ih tact, And ' ,not saying that when we're finished with the budget review and the total programming that we won't be able to find the other two hundred thousand dollars but I haven't found it yet and I can't struggle with it any longer and hot.. Mrs. Gordon: I've got to ask you another question. When you replace the Motor Pool Replacement, Garage teplacettent don't you get some salvage Value to put back? Mr. Andrews Yes, we do. Mrs. Gordon: Where does that money go? You're taking it out of here, where do you put it back? Mr. Andrews: It goes right back into that reserve account for purchases and the books and everything that are kept on this in the Finance Department will reflect that. Mrs. Gordon: Well, why doesn't it come back into here instead, the salvage? Mr. Andrews: Because this is only a supplement to all of the money that is budgeted so it flows back to the budgetary account, the General Fund to the city. i could sit down with you, Mrs. Gordon, and go over this and I'll bring the information with me if you choose and I can go over it with you item by item and demonstrate to you how this flows. Mrs. Gordon: The way this is set up now you are telling us at this point in time you're cutting back on the social programs that we have already under way. Correct? Mr. Andrews: :s it is reflected in that planned use with the understanding only at this time that the commission is going to have an opportunity to eval- uate all of this and if we can find a way of restoring it it will be restored. But I am not able to present at this point in time the information in a way that I can guarantee that if we publish it in the paper that there will be $1,050,000 or $1,100,000. I would rather look upon it the other way and hope that we can find the money when we sit at the commission table here or when I get through presenting the budget to the commission. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Andrews, will you get after your grantsman to get some of those funds that are up there for us that can supplement this? Mr. Andrews: I certainly will and/or we will do everything we can to find the fund, to restore that. But I can't in good conscience come to you and tell you at this point in time that we have - an example'- $1,100,000 and then be faced with problems that we can't overcome and find out that we've got to start cutting it somewhere and then cut that after everyone's gotten used to the fact that there was $1,100,000 in the planned use report. Mr. Plummer: Who would this million dollars be paid to, the million dollars for the; incinerator? Mr. Andrews; - It's not paid to anyone. It would, and we put it in this form because wu anticipate approximately a million dollars reduction in operating costs of the incinerator, excuse me - of the Sanitation Department after the new plant is installed and we abandon the incinerator and pit operations. Mr. Plummer; In other words you're looking at it as a $100,000,savings, Mr, Andrews; yes, sir, This was following the commission's,,, JUN 12197 Mt: Pluffithert I th$Jk that it is high tithe', as 1 retail the co itity we us $8001000 pits tot the Old seapOtt, 1s that correct? Mt, Ahdtewst A Million soTethit,r , 1 be1ievel It is Tote like a hillibti and a halt, That it illcbtporated ihtb botid btdit ance5 that we staid ih l the fet receipt of paythett after the bonds that ate outstandittg are cothpleted path tit Oh those of rt~+trnues arc.' generated ih 'ekc'easu of the bohd tequit ffehts to begin Paying tht city. Mti trl ummtt t Itt other words what youi re saying is we aihw t going to get it, Mt. Ahdtews: We're a long way Way down the Way, The following resolution was ihttoduced by Commissioner PlUnMe3•, mho Molted its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75.590 A RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE PLANNED tSE REPORT FOR ENTITLEMENT PERIOD 6, JULY 1, 1975 - JUNE 30, 1976, POR EXPENDI- TURE 01 FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING PONDS IN THE AMOUNT OP $8,7/5, 31 ANb FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE THE PLANNED USE REPORT PUBLISHED AND SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY IUNE 24, 1975, AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING LAW AND REGULAT= IONS. (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 Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev,) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES: None. ON ROLL CALL: Mrs. Gordon: Yes, with the proviso that this is not the true indication of the way those funds will be used. JUN 12 1975 45, APPOINTING JULIA TIGER TO THE STATUS OF WOMEN COMMITTEE, The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 75-591 A MOTION APPOINTING JULIA TIGER TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. 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 Vi a Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 7 JUN12197 • JLJN 1 2 46, AWARD DID - MARINE STADIUM BARGE COVER 1Q7 thilmwihe %dA:i ifittn ui,o 3 by rtffittiAfti het Pit At, t ith Tdi*btl it8 adoptibti± RtEttUTION Nb 75,-592 A ttESOLUT1ON ACCtPTIt4 !1fl t3fb OP PENA? be01APV ANb 80N1 INC. IN TUE ESTiMATEb AMOUNT NT OP $20f 189 VOA THE 1IAR1NE 8TA0it1M = hARNE COVER - 19'75: Mb CONTRACT WITH SAID f tRM. (here follows body of resolution# omitted bete and oh file ih the Office of the City C1etk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution wAS passed acid adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Comhieeioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plumtner, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Petro NOES: None. JUN 121975 PROJECT COST, ADVERTISING, ETC, $6 47, APPRGPRIATING ,611 MARINE STADIUM BARGE COVER 1975 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 8316 ADOPTED OCTOBER 10, 1974 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADDIT- IONAL APPROPRIATION OF $6,611 FROM THE MARINE STADIUM FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE COST OF THE MARINE STADIUM - BARGE COVER 1975 AS FOLLOWS: CONTRACT COST - $4,189; PROJECT COST $2,018.90; INCIDENTAL EXPENSES INCLUDING ADVERTISING, TESTING AND REPRODUCTION SERVICES $403.10; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer' 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: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gordon, adopted said ordinance 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. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO.8414. 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. P.! 12197 484 APPROPR.1Att $4,OOO Afi A MARINAD1UM AN EMERGENCY btb2I4ANC AMENDING OROINANCE NO. 8316. TtiE APPROPk1ATlONE (S bINANCE POR THE i9`94..' 5 EEttbdET. by APPROPRIATING $4, 000 PROM THE MARNNE STA1)ttJ'M PtJt4b HMJ NCE FOR THE RENTAL 'OP A CANOPY AT THE CITY OP MIAMI :MARINE ST t ttJM; REPEAL /NG ALL o1 tbtNM CES, RESO. tUTIO E, Ott PANTS ?HEREOP IN CONPLtCT HEREWITH. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummet and seconded by COMMissiofier Go for adoptionas an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement ement of reading same oh two separate days, which was agreed to 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. Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded' by Commissioner Gordon, adopted said ordinance 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. SAID ORDINANCE WAS; pSIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8415. 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. 49, AWARD BID - i', W. 11 STREET PAVING PROJECT - 1975 mho Collowing resolution was introducca by Commissioner_ Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-593 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF P.J. CONSTRUCTORS, INC. IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $58,127.30 FOR N.W. 11 STREET PAVING PROJECT - 1975; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $58,127.30 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "HIGHWAY BOND FUNDS" TO COVER THE ESTIMATED CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $5,812.73 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $1,162.97 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING' LABORATORIES, POSTAGE, ETC.; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Isere 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 gassed and adopted by the following .vote AXES; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev,) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L, Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES; None, JUN 121 75 f! , AWARD I31D KINLOC1 PARK -I PROVLMLN -S 4375 liASt 131D PROPOSAL The toi owing f ooluti sip was ititrbd ta by COMMiesiot&et betdoh, Ube) rnoed its adoption: RESOLUTION No, 75-594 A fU:.sc LUTioN ACCEPTING THE bib 'OP AD-A`LITE ELECTRIC, INC. IN THt AMOUNT or $76445 ?OR KINLOCH PARR - IMPROVEMENT - 1975, (VOA THE BASE bib OP PRbPbSAL) ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OP $76, O45 VHOM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "PUBLIC PA XS & RECREATIONAL PAC/LIT/ES boNb PUNb" To COVER THE ESTIMATED CCNTttACT. COS' ALLOCATING PROM SAIb ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OP $7,604,50 TO COVER THE COST OP PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING PROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OP $1,520.50 TO COVER THE COST OP SUCH ITEMS AS AbVER' TISING, TESTING LAgokATORIES, POSTAGE, ETC, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAib PIRM, (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, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. JUN 121975 51, AWARD BID - KIN OCH PARK -IMPROVEMENTS 1975 ADDITIVE ITEMS 1 & 2 OF PROPOSAL The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-595 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF C. A. DAVIS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,525 FOR KINLOCH PARK - IMPROVEMENTS - 1975; (FOR ADDITIVE ITEMS 1 & 2 OF THE PROPOSAL) ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $13,525 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "PUBLIC PARKS & RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BOND FUND" TO COVER THE ESTIMATED CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $1,452.50 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $270.50 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, POSTAGE, ETC.; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CON- TRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Here follows body cf 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, Jr, Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. JUN 'I21975 84 52, •ANAAb );t B t i t flEADE 1 Lt .!3!).106t, 1tt'A t P1975 Tht tol Rowi ,M fesolutiet roes ihttoc utec tto ni'stiot,er 1`1ottiTe+f , w1n To`,tc-d its adortio RESOLUTION No, 75.596 A t ;St t tlTI N ACCEPTING THE Rtb ttECEtVt i JUNt 6. 1975 OP AMERICAN bAVITS CORPORATION IN THE t 5TtMATtb AMOUNT 'Of $1245S6 t OR tELLE MtAbt ISLE RRibGE REPAIRS = 1975; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OP $12, 55C PROM THE ACCOUNT t NT#tbt b "HIGHWAY Rbt4b 1 UNb" To 'COVti3 THE i S t 1MATEO CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAIb ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OP $251 TO COVER THE COST OF INCitlt t TAL EXPtNStt M At THORIZtt4G THt CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT t4tTH SAtt) FtRM, (Here fellows 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 t Commissioner Manolo Reboso commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rey.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. JUN 12 1975 53, ALLOCATE $134,OOO ALTERATIONS & IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY BUILDINGS The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-597 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING THE SUM OF $134,000.00 FROM THE SPECIAL REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL PUBLIC LAW 92-500 TO BE USED FOR ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY BUILDINGS. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolutionwas passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 54, AWARD BID -LUNCHES FOR 22 PLAYGROUNDS IN THE CITY urn. rorrIon: tt's hcreaa•c ana I '?on't know so I'm asking trot, Mr.. Andrews. I understand that the quality of the food that is being offered in this bid is to be questioned. Mr. Andrews: That was corrected, Mrs. Gordon in that we went back to the pro- posers and Mr. Hays helped me and got a new menu from them that was acceptable to the state. See, the criteria that we use is that it had to be accepted by thy state and the state in the first menu that was supplied questioned the equality of the food and that the second bidder which was more expensive, of course,had a better quality of food. And being anxious to have the low bidder receive the award we went back to him to make sure that the food could be adjusted to the state's satisfaction and from my knowledge it was, Mr. Cliff Hays: Yes, the state said if the low bidder would alter their menu then they would accept it. And they have done so. We asked the state if they would still accept, recommend accepting the second bidder instead. They said "No", they would not give us a committment that way so we,,, Mrr:, Gordon: In other words we're getting the better food for the smaller price, Mr, (Jaya; Right, Mns, Gordon: oh, that's fine. ma NW JJN121975 The following t cii1tit n was introduced by tbftnit§ibehet Plunner Who Tovtt1 its adoption* AtEOttfTtoN NO. 75.,598 A tESbttt 'ION ACCEPTING Tit bib OP AEA P0010 EERVICESs i bR Ebi istlit G LUNCi1I E AT 'i NT'1t$ 'So (22) PLAYGROUNbS, SIB# bAYS A UEEIt, 1'Ittto it itt tiT THE CITY or MIAMI At A PdTAI, EI PENbtTU& OP $iit, S26. 2b AND AtYNi01112ING lilt CITY MANAGER ''o IN8TPOCT THE i uRC ASING btvt. sio 4 TO I88ttE PtlitCt3ASE OPbEPE SAME. (lithe follows body of resolUtioh oftlitted here and oh tile ih the office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, passed and adopted by the following vote - AVM: Commissioner Manoio Reboso Commissioner hose Gordon Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor J. L. Plummer, or. Mayor Maurine A. Eerie the reStiution t4aS NOES: None. JUN 1 2 1975 NAME MINI -PARK AT BRICKELL PLAZA FOR 55, MOTION or INTENT ITS DONOR ALLEN MORRIS Mr. Plummer:I move it. I think it is only appropriate i he donated it he should have it named._ Mrs. Gordon You know I have to bring this up just for a brief discussion because received some flack on account of this at one public meeting from a past head of our Law Department who did not understand the concept of a development right and consequently I'm putting it on the records now that that concept of transferring development rights is being exemplified here and it is an asset to the City of Miami and that rather than the remarks that that person made I think the remark he should have made should have been of a complimentary nature. I feel very glad that today we sit here as a com mission and we're talking about the naming of a mini -park which did not cost the city any money for either development or for purchase price and it was a matter of a new use of land in the transferring of development rights. Mayor Ferre: I might point out that this came about because Fred Roach who is the past president of General Development and also of the Babcock Company has moved out of Miami and as you know he was very active in some church, civic and other community activities. And in discussing this there was some thought that perhaps that what we're going to call the Allen Morris Park might be called the Fred Roach Park and I called up Allen Morris but out of courtesy to him I said, "You know we really should name it after you." And he said, "Well, I don't put me in that kind of a spot." Mrs. Gordon: He's a very modest man and I don't think he ,.. Mayor Ferre: No, I understand. I'm just explaining why this is on the agenda. I asked that it be put for that reason. Mrs. .Gordon: I agree, I think it is fitting and proper. Thereupon, a motion to name the mini -park at Brickell Plaza for its donor, Allen Morris was introduced by Mr. Plummer, seconded by Mrs. Gordon and passed and adopted by a unaminous vote. SAID MOTION WAS DESIGNATED MOTION NO. 75-599, Mr, Andrews; Not only does your action name the others who are inclined to do this to perpetuate good one. Mra. Gordon; I think it is wonderful. And like and I knew it- and maybe other people knew it but knew it, park but I think it encourages the system and it is a very I say, I took heat for nothing the person who spoke didn't JUN121iV5 MOTION o 114T PoSStIItLITY F r4AM1N MINI -PARR AMTE FRED 10ACH-REFERRED To MEMORIAL COMMITTEE Mayor- Pt ttt!: I would like to feet -Amend that we look into the passibility of naming ,a inM l j mihi.-park (1) which is over het-e out by Le Jcube between girt loch I'atk and West t rid Patk1 a Mali little park, after 1t`ed Roaeh. MrS, Gordon: Mr. Mayor, I have lib objection to the bating of afiy park after Mr. Roach but f think that we have a Mettotial Cotntnittee who feel like we wine= tithes by-pass theta. But this was whete he donated the land and actually it Watt hit laud and sb it was given the rialto. t think We ought to tell the Mem oriel Comfittee to do that, Mautice. Mayor Petrel All right, there is a motion then that the possibilities of haling a mitt —park somewhere in the City of Miami for Peed Roach be studied by the Memorial Committee. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 75-600 A MOTION OF INTENT THAT THE POSSISILITY OF NAMING A MINI -PARK SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR FRED ROACH BE STUDIED BY THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote-, AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Rev. Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. JUN 12 1975 57, SRIEF DISCUSSION ITEM DOWNTO4N PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEM FOR JOINT MEETING -CITY AND COUNTY ON Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the commission, I want to make sure that you received the memorandum and report which I received and transmitted to you within an hour after I received it of the, I'll call it the personalized trans- portation system for the Central Business District of, Miami which is going to bn discussed as a joint meeting between the County Commission and the City Com- mission at 10 O'Clock tomorrow. A presentation will be made to you of the find- ings which presents various alternatives as to how the transportation system for. downtown Miami... Mayor Ferre: Did we get the report? Mr. Andrews: We sent the report to you yesterday. Mayor Ferre: All right. That is a very important meeting and I would recom- mend that as many of you as can be there would be there. I don't want to dis- rupt anything at that meeting tomorrow, Mr. Manager, but I do want to say that I personally am very disappointed and upset - I use that strong word - that the Metropolitan Dade County Management and Dr. Dyer who is an exceptionally fine public servant completely disregarded every single recommendation that the City of Miami's staff and Commission recommended with regards to rapid transit and -I just think that; I'm going to tell you they're not going to roll over me at least not quietly. If I'm going to be rolled over I'm going to be rolled over with a lot of noise, And I'm going to tell you that I intend to personally bring this up before this commission for vote of no confidence if necessary and officially go on record against that rapid transit system unless they pay a little bit better attention to the needs of this community as ex- pressed over a series of four public hearings and which was obviously and patently apparent to all of us that were present that there are an awful lot of things that have been overlooked and that we came up with some not wild ideas but carefully thought out and carefully engineered and very meticulously expressed, And I'm really upset that nobody, not even one of them was adopted, you know, 4.f we bed ss.id well we presented 8 and we got 1 through that's not very good batting average,,. But all the people, the merchants on Flagler Stt-et t drt up ih arMN about this thing. We've gi3t ai i kinds of probleMs. 1 think this brickell Avehte area is beinq very badly serviced. There ate a w11c1e bunch Of things that we passed that have not beep a Mow you ktbw thcy'te going, they continue to go right through bougias oh this Miami side they've dtaregatded every recot nendatioh that we've Made :and t'l.l tell you 1 think we have a eertaih moral obligation to speak otir mihds of this and I would like for this to be scheduled at the nekt CotFifiiissioh Meeting. Mr, Plummer: Mt. Mayor, 1 think you should be aware that the bade league hays fought the items tooth and nail. The more recent *tie it the Master Ptah which is coming up. 1 can tell you that the day is close at hated where this or some other city is going to have to file a lawsuit challenging the .uthority of big brother to ascertain whether they have the right to roll over these T ihicipaities ih the mariner in which they have been doing. 1 might recall back tt you that this cothfnission went oh record that We opposed the Metropolitan bade County coming in and taking over ih total the cable TV franchise. Now 1 will tell you that in fact they have dohe it. Now 1 can list for you any number of things where this has been the case and it has become very obvious to me and 1 think to you that our input ih fact. is not being given proper consideration. Mayor Ferre: Well. t think the most blatant example of that, and Y say blatant because 1 think it was just a terrible thing the way it was done, is that we have a Library Board which exists purely because the City of Miami had the generosity or foresight - and I'm beginning to question that one - to turn over the Library System to Metropolitan. Dade County. And in perpetuity we have an agreement that of the 9 board members 5 would come from the munici- palities and 3 would come from this City Commission and they've completely ignored that: now they want to change the ordinance and my God, they didn't even have the good grace to wait two or three years till the bodies were a little bit cold. They did it while the body was warm, if you don't mind me borrowing a trade... So I think that we're getting to a point now where we're really going to have to kind of stand up otherwise there is not going to be much left to stand up for. Mr. Plummer: I think, Mr. Mayor, Father Gibson has been the one who has been the most outward on the fact that it isn't even the case where they don't listen to us but where they come to us at the last minute and say if you don't acquiese to what we want you're the bac guy. And I think this kind of thing has got to stop. Mayor Ferre: But what I'm specifically addressing myself to today and I'm putting you on notice 5 days before the time is that I'm going to come back with a resolution which maybe as extreme as putting a lawsuit against this whole thing or to go directly to the department in Washington and express the opinion that this does not speak for a certain portion of the community called the City of Miami. And (3) if either of those two don't work -I am willing to put this on a referendum and I'll go out personally and get the signatures to do it because I guarantee you that the way this thing is going it does not meet with the approval of the people of Dade County and I know it doesn't meet with the approval of the people of the City of Miami. And that's how strongly I feel about it. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, you remember when they were here I said to the man who represented the county; I said, "Would you enthusiastically..." Do you remember that? I want you to know something that I'm an old coon and I'm careful about words I use. And he was supposed to go and say..-. I would like to know what his presentation was - Dyer and the other man. I would really like to know what their presentation was. You see, you know what I perceive is the same kind of thing happened to us from the Health Department. You know people come here and they want us to do these things and then they go on and they say... They're nilly willy about our concerns and our desires. But when it gets to taking the very life blood of this community, the City of Miami they want us to, give it. Otherwise, they go on and engineer, develop an editorial so as to stave us and I think that we just need to either get some starch in our backbone or we'd better lie down and say to Plummer, "Come and bury us all." 80 1975. JUN 12 1 F' 14AIVE F Eg FOI U5t OF \OttAT KtNO :Ht6H PARK MOTION OF tN `tt fi POR ,BOY SCOUT C4MP UT JU1 JUL,AUG Latt.1.75 'ht tbi1twihq Tbti'Of1 vat ihttaduted by Commissioner 'Ootdbt tphf TQVhd it_n adopti.oh, MOTION No. 7S-661 A Mo /ON OP INTENT TO WAIVE FEt3s 'ott 1JSS OP 1tOR1 R' I1NG 111G14 t'AuX 1 ou A 13o% SCoU'P 'CAMP WI' o1 1JNS 21, JULY 19, AUGUST 22, ANb AUGUST 24, 1S`)S, Upon being seconded by ColMissit ner Gibson, the motthr was passed and adopted by the following Vote AYES: Comiissioner Rose Gerdoh Commissioner Rev, Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo 2eboto Vice Mayor J.L. PiuMmer, ar. Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOS: None. JUN 12 1975 EDMOND J. GONG, ATTORNEY FOR BOARD 59. APPROVE EMPLOYMENT OF TRUSTEES MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, Who moved its adoption. RESOLUTION NO. 75-602 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EMPLOYMENT UPON SPECIFIED TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OF EDMOND J. GONG AS ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, 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 resolution was NOES: None. JUN 1 2 1 3 604 oloy sf 'METRO TRAPP 1I 1URtRtPROM MMOTOF MIAMI EP MOUTH 1111.2) Cut'LEf TtAIL° the tollowing tosolutioft was introduced by Cdifti signet G itdot, who MCWIA i tt adoptiof 1t1:sotU'tIoN NO, /5-603 A HtSOLUTIoN REQUt8T/NG METHoPOLITAN bAbt COUNTY btPA1zTMENT OF TttAF1x1C To APPt ovE THE fttQ1if sT MADE Eh TkOOP 341 EOY SCOOTS AND ` PooP 222G1tti, cots TO HAVE M LEPosT MAXRS 1110M THE MOUTH OP THt MtAMI RIVEit THROUGH THE ?tt1CK LL AREA, THROUGH COCONUT GROVC ANb ON TO OLb CUTLER fkbAb AS HOLD CUTLER TRAIL. (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, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None., JUN 121975 61, CHANGE DATES OF CITY COMMISSION '1EETINGS IN JULY 1975 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 75-604 A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE DATES OF THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS IN JULY, FROM JULY 10TH AND 24TH TO JULY 17TH AND 31ST, 1975, RESPECTIVELY. (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, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. JUN 12 1975 b2, APPOINTING COMMIS 1ONEP ROSE GORDON AS CITY NEIMAESENTATIVE TO THE DADS LEAOU Of CITIES The tbitow ng reergutiot was introduced by Gotnmissitner Gibbon who moved its adoption AMOLUTION MO. 7S4O5 A RtSOLUT1ON btSiGNATING COMMISSIONtk ROSt GbtdDbN AS THt CT' S RtPRtStMTATIVt ON THt bAbt =t;A= OP CITItS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) t)poh being seconded by Commissioner Reboeb the reholutioh was paseed and adopted by the fo11owirtgvote= AVM Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner (rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice Mayor L. Ritumner, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOBS: None. ADUOUINMENT_. HERE BEING NO IIFF�URTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION,AON MOT19N DULDULYPMADE AND SECONDED, THE MEETING WAS D ATTEST: H. D SOUTHERN CITY CLERK RALPH G. ONGIE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK MAURIC qq�IAYbR FERRE JUN 21975 CI'Ii:Y OF 1VN►AM1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DOCUMENT DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERA REPORT RATIFYING THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER OF EN- TERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MANPOWER PLANNING CONSORTIUM OF DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT A MIAMI SUMMER TEEN -EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ACCEPTING THE BID OF INTERCOUNTY CONSTRUCTION CORPORA- TION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,2431557.50 ACCEPTING THE BID OF ANZAC CONTRACTORS, INC. ACCEPTING THE BID OF THE BREWER COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. ACCEPTING THE BID OF LITTLE BIRD NURSERY & GARDEN STORE IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,840.00 ACCEPTING THE BID OF D.M.P. CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $388,127.00 GRANTING REQUEST AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 6871 AFFIRMING THE GRANTING OF A "CONDITIONAL USE" AS PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6871. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER $3,700.00 FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND TO THE PUBLICITY AND TOURISM FUND. AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $6,000.00 FROM THE PUBLICITY AND TOURISM FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THE PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORICO DANCE COMPANY TO MIAMI DURING PUERTO RICAN WEEK. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREE- MENT WITH THE CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH STANDFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE BEYOND THE ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 1975 ALLOCATING $12,000,00 FROM POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES BOND FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE SALARY OF THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FOR THE NEW POLICE FACILITY, RECEIVING THE ANNUAL POST AUDIT REPORT PREPARED BY TOURCHE, ROSS & COMPANY, APPOINTING TWO MEMBERS TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MU I'tING DATE: June 12i 1975 COMMISSION --r _`ACTION R-75-561 R-75-562 R-75-563 R-75-564 R-75-565 R-75-566 R-75-568 R-75-5 70 R-75-574 R-75-575 R-75-582 R-75-584 R-75-585 R-75-586 R-75.-587 RETRIEVAL C OIE._NO G 0063 75-561 75-562 75-563 75-564 75-565 75-566 75-568 75-570 75-574 75-575 75-582 75-584 75-585 75-586 75-587 20 21 22 bDCUMDIJT !DENT!FICAfi!CN ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM ATLANTIC FOUNDATION CO., INC. APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE PLANNED USE REPORT FOR ENTITLEMENT PERIOD 6, JULY 1, 1975-JUNE 30, 1976. FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,775,313. ACCEPTING THE BID OF HENRY DEGRAFF AND SON, INC. ACCEPTING THE BID OF P.J. CONSTRUCTORS, INC, ACCEPTING THE BID OF AD-A-LITE ELECTRIC, INC. ACCEPTING THE BID OF C.A. DAVIS, INC. ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED JUNE 6, 1975 OF AMERICAN DAVITS CORPORATION ACCEPTING THE BID OF ARA FOOD SERVICES, APPROVING THE EMPLOYMENT, UPON SPECIFIED TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OF EDMOND J: GONG AS ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MIAMI CITY EMPLOYMENT RE- TIREMENT SYSTEM REQUESTING METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC TO APPROVE, THE REQUEST MADE BY TROOP 347 BOY SCOUTS CHANGING THE DATES OF THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS IN JULY 10TH, AND 24TH TO JULY 17TH AND 31ST, 1975 DESIGNATING COMMISSIONER ROSE GORDON AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE DADE LEAGUE OF CITIES. TIND CONTINUED coArifssftgq Atli ON_ R-75-588 R-75-590 R-75-592 R-75-593 R-75-594 R-75-595 etibt 75-588 75-590 75592 75-593 75-594 75-595