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a � TY OF MIAMI OMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON JUNE 13. 19Z4 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL H. D. SOUTHERN CITY CLERK RALPH G. ONGIE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK • MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ITEM N01 SUBJECT • 1. WAIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PARKING SPACES-* TRACT "A" - MUSA ISLE MANOR 2. VARIANCE - LOTS 13,_14 - BLOCK 21 HIGHLAND PARK (2-13) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF ZONING CLASSIFICATION LOTS 1 thru 6, LE JEUNE GARDEN ESTATES RECEIVE SEALED BIDS- SHENANDOAH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS "A" AND "B" CONTINUATION OF ITEM 3 REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF ZONING CLASSIFICATION LOTS 8,9,10.- BLOCK 4 - HOLLEMAN MANOR AMEND ORDINANCE 6871 - INCLUDE NEW ZONING DISTRICT ART XXI-2 GOVERNMENT USE DISTRICT CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION -WESTERLY LOT 27, BLOCK 3, BISCAYNE AVE.TRACT (3-195) AMEND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 8190- SEC. 5 SUPPLEMENT MIAMI-METRO PUBLICITY CONTRACT 10. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER HEARING OBJECTION TO CONFIRMING GLEYROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMP. 11. AUTHORIZE. WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE -MARINE STAD. MIAMI ROWING CLUB REGATTA DISCUSSION OF COST OF MOVING BARGE 12. DISCUSSION -CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN FOR LITTERING PERS.APP.: Georgette Stiens & Eunice Libertl 13. COMMENDATION TO THOMAS E. MC LEAN for his efforts TO THE BIG BROTHER ASSOCIATION 14. COMMENDATION TO ENRIQUE BELTRAN 15. PROCLAMATION TO REV. MARTIN PORTER 16. RECOGNITION OF MORTY FREEDMAN FOR SUCCESS OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL AND ACCEPTING $1,100 CONTRIBUTIONS ETC. 17. PROCLAMATION - PUERTO RICO DAY 18. PERSONAL APPEARANCE- MRS. ATHALIE RANGE IN BEHALF OF MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD.CORP. 19. AUTHORIZE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN DEPT, OF PARKS &RECREATION TO STAFF THE COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM 20. PROCLAMATION - ANNETTE SHAUGHNESSEY DAY 21. PERSONAL APPEARANCE - MARTIN FINE to discuss PUBLIC HOUSING ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION NO R-74-442 DISCUSSION DISCUSSION R-74-443 DENIED M-74=444 DENIED FIRST READING ORDINANCE NO. 8267 ORDINANCE NO. 8268 M-74-445 R-74-446 R-74-447 R-74-448 DISCUSSION R-74-449 R-74-450 R-74-451 DISCUSSION PAG 1=2 2=10 10=1 12=1 13=2 25-2 26=2 28 28=2` 29=37 35=3: 38-3 39 39 39 40=4 41 42=4 43 44 44=50 ITEM NO, SUBJECT 114, it INDEX MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 22, ESTABLISH POLICY OF THE CITY FOR BOOKING OF NON -ATHLETIC EVENTS INTO CITY STADIUMS 23. 24. PERSONAL APPEARANCE - MR. MARK ISRAEL "MAN IN WASHINGTON" HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BOOZ-ALLEN-AND HAMILTON AND DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CHARTER AMENDMENTS 25. APPLICATION FOR -HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT 25A REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY ON STATUS OF A SUIT BROUGHT BY THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI REGARDING SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY 26. PROCLAMATION "BURGLARY PREVENTION WEEK" 27. BID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF: GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SOUTH PINEMOUNT SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT GARDEN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT 28. ACCEPT PLAT - JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT SUB. NO. 1 29. ACCEPT PLAT - LINDSLEY ALLAPATTAH SUB. 30. ACCEPT RIGHT OF WAY DEED FROM E. M. WAYNE AND E. L. FREDERICS 31. RESCINDING RES.74-381 & 382 APPOINTING ALICIA BARO AS ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD AND MILDRED CALLAHAN TO THE ZONING BOARD 32. AWARD BID - POLICE UNIFORM$ AND PUBLIC SERVICE AIDE UNIFORMS 33. MODIFY PIER 5 AGREEMENTS - PERMIT TENANTS TO SUBLEASE THEIR SLIPS ANNUALLY TO THE DINNER KEY BOAT SHOW 34. WAIVE RENTAL FEE- BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM MIAMI COMMUNITY VENEVOLENT ASSN.(POLICE) 35. WAIVE RENTAL FEE-BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM YOUTH HONOR DAY 36. WAIVE RENTAL FEE-BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM U.S.MARINE CORPS -"TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN" 37. APPOINT MATILDE SIERRA SCOCCIMARO to the COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION . 38. AGREEMENT- MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR PART TIME EMPLOYMENT OF MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AS RECREATION LEADERS ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION NO* DISCUSSION DISCUSSION M-74-452 M-74-453 M-74-454 DISCUSSION R-74-455 R-74-456 R-74-457 R-74-458 R-74-459 ORD.No.8269 R-74-460 R-74-461 R-74-462 ~' R-74-463 1' R-74-464 R-74-465 R-74-466 R-74-467 R-74-468 R-74-469 r 50=5 52=5 54=6 63=6 68 68=69 70=71 71 71=72 72 72=74 74=75 75=76 76 76=77 77 77 78 Ai ITEM NO 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 56A. itaX MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA SUBJECT AMEND CODE - SECTION 30-28 SCHEDULE OF LICENSES AND TAXES DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY CIVIL ACTION 73-788 CITY VS. MARJORIE WILSON, PARCEL NO.7088-75-g FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS PROPOSED PLAN AWARD BID - CONSTRUCTION OF N. W. 51 TERRACE ALLEY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4371 ACCEPT BID - PARTS AND DELAY BOARD FOR ORANGE BOWL STADIUM SOUND -SYSTEM AWARD BID - 2 PACKER BLADE ASSEMBLIES FOR INCINERATOR ASH TRAILERS AWARD BID - UTILITY TRACTOR AWARD BID - LUNCHES FOR DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM AWARD BID - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEE FIDELITY, MONEY AND SECURITIES-3 YR.PREMIUM COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED WAY, DADE CO. AND CITY ON REVENUE SHARING AND EQUAL SERVICES PROGRAM ENTER INTO AMENDED AGREEMENT WITH BOOZ- ALLEN & HAMILTON FOR DATA PROCESSING STUDY EXTEND AGREEMENT WITH STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MIAMI MODERN POLICE DEPARTMENT BEYOND 1 YEAR APPROVE PROPOSED SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM AT LEGION PARK: PURCHASE PIAN0,4TH JULY FEST. REQUEST METRO TO SUBMIT UP TO DATE REPORT TO CITY CONCERNING PORT OF MIAMI INDEBTEDNESS AND AGREEMENT ETC. REQUEST CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO DOCUMENT ARRESTS, TRIALS AND CONVICTIONS OF COURT SYSTEM PERSONAL APPEARANCE- T. WILLARD FAIR, URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MIAMI CONCERNING ACADEMY OF THE STREETS PROPOSED PLAN FOR FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS - CONTINUED DISCUSSION ESTABLISH POLICY FOR BOOKING OF NON -ATHLETIC EVENTS IN CITY STADIUMS CREATION OF A GENERAL CULTURAL HISPANIC COMMITTEE ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION NO PAGE -- FIRST READING R-74-470 DISCUSSION R-74-47.1 R-74-472 -" R-74-473 R-74-474 R-74-475 R-74-476 '- R-74-477 R-74-478 R-74-479 R-74-480 R-74-481 R-74-482 M-74-483 M-74-484 M-74-485 R-74-486 MOTION 78=7-. 79=8' 80=8 83 84 84 85 86 86 86 87 87 88 88 89 90=9 - 94=9- 95=9 98=9. MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ITEM NO, SUBJECT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION N0. PAGE 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PHASE 3 OF DESIGN OF M.M.P.D. PROGRAM ETC. PROVIDE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OFF- STREET PARKING AUTHORITY PROPOSED BUDGET ALLOCATE $9,385 TO INCREASE SCOPE OF WORK EDISON PARK TEEN CENTER AMEND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 8190- THRESHOLD PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AIDES WAIVE RENTAL FEE- BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ORGANIZACION DEMOCRATA PUERTORRIQUENA INC. AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO DISBURSE PAYMENTS IN FULL SATISFACTION OF CASE NO. 71-1887 CIV-NCR U.S. DISTRICT COURT TO CLAIMANT.NATHANIEL MACK AND TO ATTORNEYS DINNER KEY BAYSHORE RESTAURANT PROPERTY ACQUISITION - DISCUSSION ALLOCATE $35,000 TO MODIFY FACILITIES AT COCONUT GROVE MARINA INC. AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ALLOCATE $5,000 FROM PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACIL- ITIES FOR PRELIMINARY EXPENSE IN ACQUISITION OF _AFRICAN SQUARE PARK ACQUIRE CERTAIN LANDS FOR ACQUISITION OF AFRICAN SQUARE PARK ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENT FOOD CONCESSION- MUNICIPAL JUSTICE BUILDING APPOINT J. L. PLUMMER AS CITY OF MIAMI MEMBER TO DADE LEAGUE OF CITIES (MANOLO REBOSO AS ALTERNATE MEMBER) BLOOD BANK REGULATIONS- REQUESTING CITY MANAGER TO PLACE ON AGENDA IN NEAR FUTURE FOR DISCUSSION GET WELL WISHES TO EMELINE MC GRANER WAIVE RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF MARINE STADIUM BY THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI-MAY 17, 1974 AND WAIVING CHARGE OF MOVING BARGE AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY -CIVIL ACTION 74-1421' CITY VS. ROBERT P. CONNERS ET.AL. CITY OF MIAMI BOWLING LEAGUE TROPHY PRESENTATION • R-74-487 R-74-488 R-74-489 FIRST READING R-74-490 R-74-491 DISCUSSION R-74-492 R-74-493 R-74-494 R-74-495 M-74-496 DISCUSSION R-74-497 R-74-498 R-74-499 ADJOURNMENT • 99 99=1 100 100 101 101 102=1. 104 105 105 106 106-1( 107 107 107-1i 108 109 4 MINUTES OP REGULAR FETING Off' THE CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA On,the 13th day of Jude, 1974, the City Commission of Miami, Florida met at its regular meeting place in said City in reg- ular session. The meeting was called to order at 9:10 O'clock A.M. by Mayor Maurice Ferre. On roll call, the following members of the Commission were found to be present: COMMISSIONER ROSE GORDON COMMISSIONER J.L. PLUMMER COMMISSIONER T. REV. GIBSON VICE MAYOR MANOLO REBOSO MAYOR MAURICE A. FERRE An invocation was delivered by Reverend Theodore Gibson who then led those present in an invocation to the flag. . On motion of Mr. Plummer, seconded by Vice -Mayor Reboso, it was unanimously agreed to waive the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. WAIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PARKING SPACES- TRACT "A"-MUSA ISLE MANOR Van Rhodes, representing Dade County Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1401 N.W. 7th Street Mayor Ferre: Are there'any objectors present on this item? NO OBJECTORS APPEARED. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Simpson, why is this before us? Mr. Simpson: This is neither a variance nor a conditional use. Those are the only two items where the zoning board has the right to grant. This is a waiver of development of park- ing and the ordinance does require this to be reviewed by the City Commission. Mrs. Gordon: I'll move for approval. Reverend Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I would be delighted to second it with the understanding that each year we review this be- cause traffic is getting unbearable in this City everyday. and I know it is for the elderly, but I was out there and really, I don't think they will ever need those cars or the spaces but I just want to be cautious. That's the second. The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-442 A RESOLUTION. AS PER ORDINANCE 6871,, ARTI- CLE XXIII, SECTION 2(6), AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT OF 291 OF 373 REQUIR- ED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MUSA lilii ills IYI1111111111111111111 ISLE DEVELOPMENT FOR ELDERLY, SUBJECT TO TEN (10) AND TWELVE (12) FOOT PUBLIC PED= ESPRIAN AND CYCLING EASEMENT'S TO AND ALONG THE WATERFRONT AND PERMISSION TO INSTALL HURRICANE TtE=UP FIXTURES ALONG THE BULK- HEAD; BEING TRACT A, MUSA ISLE MANOR (93-23), LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 2525 NORTHWEST 16 STREET; ZONED R=4 (MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE), (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office) Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. VARIANCE - LOTS 13, 14, BLOCK 21 - HIGHLAND PARK (2-13) Mayor Ferre: Are -there any objectors presnet on this item? NO OBJECTORS APPEARED. Mr. Harold Kravitz, attorney for National Parkinson Foundation, 254 East 5th Street, Hialeah: Mr. Mayor, and members of the Commission, this is a situation where I can understand, as I have stated to the Planning and Zoning Department that on a strictly technical basis and you read the request that we make, it would appear that it would be on the face of it, objection- able. However, I believe that this is one of the times where the power to grant variances and the power to make adjust- ments come into being because it is not the usual situation where the requirements are needed. Fundamentally, the only thing that we are requesting that you have not already grant- ed us in our two story addition is parking. The construction that we're requesting of a 4 story building only varies to a major extent the parking requirements because the other ad- justments had already been granted to us for the two story building. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Kravitz, could I just interrupt you for a point of clarity? Now I was there one day not too long ago and I remember Chuck Hall was there and Bob Hope was there and we broke groun on some kind of a building. Now that building is under construction. Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. Exactly. Mayor Ferre: Now let me ask you, is this what you're asking for, on that building? I don't understad ... Mr. Kravitz: No sir. Mayor Ferre: This is another building that you want to put up? Mr. Kravitz: No, we have found in the course of construction of this building that in order to expand our research facil- ities that we need to go an additional two stories above the two that are now being built. 2.M, W131974 rPi11rI�1iHriiilili�i I I li iiiii1111111o1111111111 il11 III I Mayor Ferre: 1 see. So in other words you have enough found- ations so that you can go up another two stories. What you're now requesting is to go up another two stories. Mr. Kravitz: Right. If we don't do it now it would be eco- nomically unfeasible to do it in the future. Mayor Ferre: Let me understand something. You're asking setbacks here of 10 feet and 0 feet. You're going right to the line. Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. Mayor Ferre: That one story building that you're now put- ting up, is that what you're doing now? Mr. Kravitz: That has already been granted to us pretty much previously. Mayor Ferre: Did you get a waiver for that, I mean did you get a change or a variance? Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. The waivers that were granted to us for the construction of the two story building that we're undertaking at the present time... Mayor Ferre: You have a 0 set back and 10 feet setback? Mr. Kravitz: I believe that's correct, yes sir. Mayor Ferre: On two floors. Now what you're asking us is you want to do the same thing on four floors instead of two. Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. , Mayor Ferre: Now that would also increase your floor area ratio from 1 to 1.88. Now you got a variance before, didn't you? What did you get? Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. I don't recall what it was, I think the Department would recall. I may have my former notes, let me see. Mayor Ferrel What in effect, you're trying to do here, you're trying to go from two floors to four floors. Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. Basically, that creates ordinarily, a parking problem. We do own a parking lot one lot set -a -way from our existing premises which is not immediately adjacent to our building and is not considered as part of our overall building property because it is one lot away. Mayor Ferre: How many units can you park there? Reverend Gibson: Would you point out. that extra lot to us? Mr. Kravitz: own presently it's not used Mayor Ferre; Mr. Kravitz: Mayor Ferrel Mr. Kravitz: I would say it would be the blue lot that we and are not using. We have it for parking but because we don't need it. Who owns ' lot 19? That's the eye clinic, The Baskin Palmer. And what do they use it for? Parking. The blue lot is vacant and it is 111111I Ir INI Ili 111 1 owned by us and can be used for parking. Mrs. Gordon: Is it paved? Mr. Kravitz: No but it can be paved. The blue lot belongs to us. The lot between us is not owned by us. I believe the Baskin Palmer Institute, if I'm not mistaken. Mayor Ferre: All right. Does the Baskin Palmer Eye Insti- tute have any other property in the vacinity? Mrs. Levy: No, only that they're building of course, the big Palmer Eye Institute but they have their own facilities already arranged for parking. The ophthalmologist foundation, a group of doctors owns that one lot between us and we are trying to negotiate to buy it. Mayor Ferre: That's what I was getting at. Is there any way that you could trade with them or buy it. If you can't buy it, maybe trade with them. Mrs. Levy: That's exactly what we're trying to do. Mayor Ferre: And include that in your application so that it would (1) give you additional parking. (2).alower your floor area ratio. Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. Now in going to the parking problem this is why we feel that the parking is not as critical. The Parkinson patient is unique in the sense that the average Parkinson patient cannot drive so we use and provide bus fac- ilities. We have our own bus vehicles to transport the pat- ients to and from the institute. In addition to that we're fortunate, Mr. Donald Mitchell is here, will be constructing apartments to Jackson Towers directly across where we anti- cipate that a number of our patients will be residing and of course that would not require the use of vehicles because it would be directly across from our existing facilities. We do have that vacant lot and even though we will not increase the number of Parkinson patients that come in for therapeutic care we don't have any parking problem now. We have a lack of need for parking. Now the purpose for the development, let me explain why we would like to, we're expanding the pre- mises for clinical studies. We're asking for the construct- ion of an in -patient facility, not a hospital in the sense that we'll be treating patients other than research in the Parkinson, researching the Parkinson syndrome. Any patient that develops any other symptons such as a heart attack or other ailment would be taken to the other hospitals in the area so it's not a treatment facility. It is a research fac- ility. Yes sir. ait Reverend Gibson: Let me ask this. Most of your patients don't drive cars, they drop them off and go, isn't that true? Mr. Kravitz: Yes sir. That's true. It sounds a little un- usual but as a practical matter the expansion of the two floors will decrease our need for parking. Now how does that come about? Well because we're placing with the construction of the premises, an emphasis on clinical studies. In other words rehabilitation, libraries and rather than a larger emphasis on rehabilitation work.. The rehabilitation work that we now have has that adequate parking and our medical doctors and our national research people tell us that in order to provide for the proper research we actually need these additional laboratory and clinical facilities. JUN 131974 Reverend Gibson: What has been the general attitude of the people that own lot 19? Nir, Kravitz: Mts. Levy, do you want to explain that? Reverend Gibson's question is, do you have any impression from the people that own lot 19 as to their attitude as to whether or not we might be able to trade or to acquire that lot? Reverend Gibson: Not even trade. Let's talk about buy first and trade next. Mrs. Levy: We've been negotiating with Dr. Norton to either trade or we would like to buy that lot and first they were going to, the ophthalmologist foundation was going to build on 8th Avenue. Finally the University took the whole thing over, the Palmer Eye Institute and they're now building on loth Avenue and 17th Street so they're not having use for this property. We have been trying to negotiate with Dr. Nor- ton and I believe that there is a possibility that we will acquire that. At present we own lot 20. They own lot 19 and we are letting them use that during their building program because we have had no use for it. We've had it leveled ready to be paved but during this period they are using it for their own parking. Reverend Gibson: Is it possible that we could say yes to them and ask them if they would in a year's time would come back to us negotiating either a swap or a purchase... Mrs. Gordon: Father, I think we had better ask the Depart- ment a couple of questions. Would you enlighten us please as to the setbacks on the existing building which side has 0, which side has the 10 so we may fully understand what we're talking about? Mr. Simpson: The 0 setback is on the north which would be adjacent to lot 19. Mrs. Gordon: I see, and that's already in construction and it's going up that way? Mr. Simpson: That's correct. The 0 setback would be on the northside of 18 adjacent to 19. Right next to the Baskin Palmer, right. Mrs. Gordon: At the time that that was granted, Mr. Simpson, can you refresh our memories, was there an objection raised from them? Mr. Simpson: Not that I recall. In fact, at that time, and this happened in February of 1973, Mrs. Levy indicated that she was trying to negotiate either a swap or a purchase of that property. The 10 foot setback is on the south along 15th and that's the existing building but the building is all tied in so we had to even apply that variance on the South to the existing building. Mrs. Gordon: You say the 10 foot is on the south on 15th Street? What would the normal setback have to be on a street side? Mr. Plummer: 31 required. Mrs. Gordon: If the entrance was there on 15th then what would it be? -, Mr. Simpson: 'You're dealing with a non -conforming existing building that's been there for I guess maybe 8 or 10 years or longer than that .... Mrs. Gordon: What we're really talking about today is park- ing. So now I want to know, when they received the variance previously was there a variance for parking granted? Mr. Simpson: `Yes ma'am but I can't give you an exact figure. I think it was 130 and now it's up to 165. Mrs. Gordon: I want to know the difference, that's all I'm trying to determine from you, I want to know the difference. Mayor Ferre: While you're figuring that out let me make, this is just my personal opinion. I want to tell you how I see this. In the first place.... Mr. Acton: The prior variance was for 88 out of 113 required. Mrs. Gordon: In other words they provided the difference. Mayor Ferre: All right. I would like to say this: Mrs. Levy everybody in this community is very grateful for what you're doing and I think it is very noteworthy and the efforts that you and all of your associates.... We have problems sometimes because there are regulations that we have to live with and that's why you have the problem of denial for var- iance from the Zoning Board and why you had the Department denial. Now I see your situation a little bit different. First of all because of who you are, not you personally but who the Parkinson Institute is. Secondly, I see a difference because you already are on a lot that has been granted in the past basic variances. I think that makes a difference. Now let's talk specifically about what the variances., are. On the 0 setback on the northern lot that doesn't bother me because if the Baskin Palmer People didn't object, they've only got a 50 foot lot and you own the other 50 foot lot there is nothing they can ever do with that property except sit on it, leave it vacant or make it a parking lot and if they make it a parking lot then everybody comes better so there is nothing that you can do with that little lot 19. That doesn't bother me. Now the 10 foot setback where you ought to have 30 that doesn't bother me either because that is an existing variance and you're not going to change that. You're not adding an'y force to that portion of it and that's just the continuation of something that exists so that port- ion doesn't bother me. Now we get to the two areas where I think we have:•.a little problem. One is the floor area ratio. Let me tell you why I think there is a little problem there. One of the disconcerting or problem areas in that vacinity is the overbuilding of hospital facilities around Jackson Mem- orial Hospital, specifically Cedars of Lebanon where we have an excessive amount of mass on a relatively small piece of property. Now we're looking at hind sight now. This perpet- uates that situation because it puts more volume on a relative- ly small piece of property. I think there is a solution to it. I'll come to it in a second. Now we get to the third area for us, that's parking. You're asking to put, to only have 24 parking spaces where you really should by law, under our requirements should have 189. Now you say that your peo- ple don't use automobiles but 24 when you ought to have 189-- now if you tole me you were going to put 40, 50, then I would see the reasonableness of it. There is a simple solution to that and it also solves the 1.88 problem and that is, if you are able to work out something with lot 19 or any other lot because legally we can't tell you to go out and buy a lot 19. t. 6 I would be very happy personally, I'm just volunteering as a citizen because I know Dr. Norton well and I've helped at the Parkin Palmer Institute, to see if we jointly, the community now can work something out so that both lots 20 and 19 can be used for parking. Now if you do that that would give you an additional 30 spaces and if you do that, instead of 24 you would have 54 and instead of an area ratio of 1.88 you would probably have one of 1.4 or 1.5 which might be acceptable. Mrs. Gordon: Across the street on the west side there is a parking area. Who's area is that? Who does it belong to? Mrs. Levy: The county. Mayor Ferre: Do you mean on lots 13 and 14 Rose? Mrs. Gordon: I don't know the lot numbers. it is on the west side. Hasn't there been in the past arrangements by way of a lease arrangement for parking on removed lots that permits the counting of those areas into the number of spaces that are required? Mr. Simpson: Yes ma'am, there have been arrangements made similar to that but the parking lots you are speaking of is a Dade County owned parking lot. It is a public parking lot as I recall it. Mrs. Gordon: All right. If they couldn't arrange it on that particular, but if they could arrange a lease on other land in the vacinity couldn't they then count that? Mr. Simpson: It would relieve their problem yes but I'm sure you're familiar enough with that area that every piece of land in that area of Jackson Hospital is being utilized. Mayor Ferre: Here's what I would like to recommend: That we waive, instead of 165 that we waive 140. That automatic- ally would make them get 25 more parking spaces and that way we're not telling them to buy any land but get 25 more park- ing spaces. That solves the problem. Mrs. Levy: (Inaudible) Mr. Mitchell will be kind enough, has indicated that he will make available living accomodat- ions. Now that means that these patients have parking space because he has parking facilities in his.... Mrs. Gordon: Where is it Mrs. Levy in conjunction to you.? Mrs.Levy: Right across the street from us. Mayor Ferre: But Mrs. Levy, that doesn't solve our problem because Mr. Mitchell might change his mind. If he's willing to put it in the title but I don't know whether Mr. Mitchell is.... Yes, but then lease the space for 5 years and then what do we do 5 years from now? See? Mrs. Levy: You see, we transport our patients to Miami Beach with our own bus. This would spare us doing that.. Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Levy, what we're looking for is a perman- ent solution for many many years. You see, it isn't good to have a solution for 5 years or 10 years because we've got to think of what is best for this community 30, 40 years from now. Mrs. Gordon: Maurice, it's possible if they obtain the 5 year lease, for instance that in the interim time they could find a different substitute area for that number of spaces AP 7 J UlN 1. 31974 if that is a condition that we think should be stet ,. . Mayor ?erre: That's very nice Mrs. Gordon but what are you going to do then? Tear down 2 floors 5 years from now when they don't find the other parking? Mr. Kravitz? Mayor, would a 5 year lease be suitable? Mrs. Gordon: I personally would think so, I don't know what the Mayor would think. Mr. Kravitz: That would be within the lifetime of the prop- erty. Mr. Mitchell is the land -owner directly to the south of us and he has indicated that that would be an acceptible arrangement. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Kravitz: Thirty year lease for what? For the additional 25 parking spaces. Mr. Plummer: The only problem he's got is how it is going to affect him in his building which, it won't be able to use his configuration. Mayor Ferre: Is your building up yet, Mr. Mitchell? You know what he is saying now, that that 25, you won't be able to count those in your building. Mr. Mitchell: (Inaudible) Mr. Plummer: I think I feel the concensus of this Commis- sion in saying that we want to passthis but we've got to see a little bit more parking. I think that is the concensus. Now that then behooves the Parkinson Institute to go out and find that parking. Mr. Mayor, I would be happy, or listen or entertain a motion that we approve this application as is with the full understanding that there will not be a second reading which means approval until you have come up with additional parking. Mr. Lloyd: This is a resolution and not an ordinance. Mr. Plummer: I tried. Mayor Ferre: The intent of it is still good. Let's see if we can move on that. In other words, suppose if there were a motion that would state, and I'm thinking out loud now, that this is approved and the only change would be that we would waive 140 units of parking instead of 165. That in affect really puts them in a position to have to come up with 25 parking spaces. Reverend Gibson: Mr. Mayor, you know, I'm in sympathy just like I would be with a church but I think if we said to the applicant - Look, our problem is you need another lot and if you come back here with another lot you don't have no problem with us -we could give them that assurance. We're honorable people. If they got that lot and that swap business, we'll promise you, you can come back here and we'll waive all of that 30 day jazz to help you get it done. Mayor Ferre: All right, ladies and gentlemen, there's a motion to defer for two weeks. Is there a second? You want more time than that? Mrs. Levy; No. We're under construction now and it depends 8 ,,yjJ UN 131974 on the way we're going to put up the roof, the 2 floors or the 4 floors. Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Levy, I understand but unfortunately from what t sense this Commission is not willing to give you these variances, the Parkinson Foundation until you get additional parking. Mrs. Levy: We cannot get this in two weeks. I can tell you that. Mayor Ferre: If you get a committment I think that would be acceptible. Reverend Gibson: Right. If you get a Committment that they're going to sell and you work out the details later on - we'll go. Mr. Kravitz: I understand. May I ask for an alternative suggestion and I have a lot of confidence in your City At-• torney and maybe he can give us an answer. We would like under these circumstances because we recognize and accept what you are telling us and I believe it's a very reasonable consideration. Would it be feasible for us to construct the 4 stories and not get a certificate of occupancy for the top two stories until we do obtain the adequate parking that you're requiring? That way we can proceed with our construct- ion. We are gambling that we are going to be able to buy additional property and we will not utilize the top two floors. Mr. Plummer: Whoa. Let's cut off conversation. I'm listen- ing with both ears and its hitting the middle. It's agree- able, it's legal but you've got to furnish a document that you understand the risk that you're taking. Reverend Gibson: JL, let me say this. Mr. Lloyd, you know I hear what you say but I in good conscience, man, I'm not going to do that. No way in the world. If these people put their money in two stories, two additional stories and come back here there's no way in the world I'm going to deny them the use of those stories because I think it is more expensive to put up two stories than it is to find that one lot. I think we, so we don't cry later on, and there's nobody say- ing we're bad fellows, you know it is much easier to go get that committment now. I just think we're running a great risk. Mr. Plummer: Father, you've got to also remember that we're not the ones asking. Reverend Gibson: JL, I want to tell you this. If they come back here and they've built those 4 stories and they come back here I'm not about to let them sit up there like that. I'm going to vote to let them use it and I would like to de- fer that iten because I just think it's basic. Mr. Grimm: Mr. Mayor and members,of the Commission, I was going to call to your attention prior to voting the fact that the streets in this area are going to undergo some changesand when the Parkinson Foundation was here before last year we obtained a dedication along 9th Avenue. 15th Street is presently only 40 feet wide. It is zoned 50 feet. We would like to see if you choose to pass this that it be subject to the dedication of the additional 5 feet plus the corner. AIP JU iq7 Mr. Plummer: They're not concerned about the 5 feet because it doesn't mess with their building and their building is already there. Mrs. Levy: We have been community minded ever since we've been here. I think I don't have to explain that to you. We have conceded 300 foot frontage and we are willing to concede 10 feet by 300, that's 3000 square feet without any hesitat- ion. If you need the 5 feet on 15th street, we're willing to do that. We have been leaning backwards to do everything to serve this community. I think we ought to have the con- sideration that you permit us to build these two stories be- cause they are two stories for laboratories only. Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Levy, excuse me for interrupting you but we've got to move on. I've served on the Commission for 31 years and you know that everytime you came up here I've tried my very best to help as have everybody else. But you see, we have laws and we cannot say that a good cause such as yours entitles you to break all of these laws that we have because then it is very hard to tell other people. Then we're judg- ing it on the merits of whetner you're a nice person or whether you're doing a good job. Now what we're trying, I think your attorney understands very clearly, I think what we're asking is reasonable. He agrees it's reasonable. I think you can do it. I would like to help personally if you want me to and talk to Dr. Norton. I would be very happy to do it. So if you want me to, I would be happy to do it. This matter is going to be deferred for two weeks. Mr. Mitchell: A quick suggestion, Mayor. I could, I be - live, practically lease them 25 spaces between the hours of their hours of 8:30 in the morning and 4:30 in the afternoon. Mayor Ferre: That might be an alternative that you could work on. Mrs. Gordon: It is only a two week delay. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Kravitz, whenever you set up an appoint- ment with Dr. Norton if you would let my office know I would be glad to accompany you. Mr. Kravitz: Thank you. I appreciate it, Mayor. Thereupon the item was deferred for two weeks on the motion of Rev Gibson, seconded by Mr. Plummer. 3, CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION - LOTS 1 THRU 6, LE JEUNE GARDEN Janice Revitz: I'm representing the owners of lots 1 through 6, Block 1 of Le Jeune Garden Estates with respect to their petition to rezoning from R-2 to C-4. We were here last before you on December 20, 1973 and the matter was deferred specifically so thatthe Commission could obtain specific in- put on the question from the FAA, the Airline Pilot's Assoc. and the Dade County Port Authority. We have, I believe be- cause I have asked consistently of the Clerk to send me cop- ies of all correspondence that these various agencies have sent to you so I believe that we have the correspondence. Succinctiwe reiterate our position that the petitioners 10 are entitled to rezoning based on the area in question. The most substantial part of the area has already been rezoned or actually existed zoned before. About half a block away from this property is the Miami Airport Hotel which is some 72 feet high and as we stated before you last time, to deny this zoning would amount to spot zoning of these few lots, lots 1 through 6, would amount to an unlawful taking of these person's property without just compensation. We also point out and we think it is significant that during this interim 6 months when the Commission has had an opportunity to study this matter a proposed CA District came before the Planning Board that was a new airport commercial district and this Airport Commercial District after all this time was not sub- stantially different than the proposed rezoning that was be- fore you when we were here on December 20th. In other words way in June 14th of '72, I believe, the Planning Department came out with a new proposed toning of this area. Excuse me, it was '73 and the Planning Department kept explaining to you and to the Planning Board that we need more time to come up with something more definitive. We feel there should be a. new kind of zoning in this area altogether. So after all of this time from June of '73 to May of '74 what was proposed and what was rejected was not substantially different. This was heard on May 1st. The Planning Board rejected this new kind of zoning. There were many other objectors here and I think it is very significant to note, not one proponent in favor of this new Airport classification from the FAA, from the Dade County Port Authority, from the Pilot's Association, from any other agency which is supposedly so terribly concerned about the problems in the area. We feel today then after all this time that these particular lots must be considered with specific reference only to these part- icular lots. There has been ample time for study, there has been ample time for proposed new zoning, these owners have allowed every group and every agency to take whatever steps and afforded everyone all the time necessary to come up with something else that is reasonable and appropriate. Nothing has been done and therefore on those merits and under the law these petitioners are entitled to the rezoning which they began to seek all the way back in October of 1973. It is now June 1974. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Are there any opponents to this here? Mr. John B. Sitzler: I'm a Civil Engineer with 44 years of practice in the profession, registered to practice in Florida and I'm here to represent Dade County Aviation Division Depart- ment. I'm so used to saying Port Authority I can hardly get out of the habit. The Department is opposed not necessarily to this particular classific ation but to any reclassification that is likely to lead to tall structures in this particular area. We feel that in spite of the tall structures that we have now that any)fur- ther tall structures are adverse to the interests of Miami International Airport and anything that is adverse to the interest of Miami International is certainly adverse to the interests of the City of Miami and Dade County. A reclass- ification from R-2 is certainly going to lead to taller struct- ures of one kind or another. I don't know what they might be. At this particular time that would kind of hinder, it will hinder our efforts to effect an airport zoning that will have flatter slopes than the 50 to 1 that we have right now. I don't know just exactly what they will be but they will be flatter than the 50 to 1 over that area. Mayor Ferre: John, let me ask you, are you here represent- ing yourself or the Port Authority? Mr. Sitzler; Oh not me, no sir. I'm representing the Air. - port but in a Sense I'm representing me too. Mayor Ferre: I understand, but 1 mean you're here officially. Mr. Sitzler: Yes sir. Mayor Ferre: Now was this a matter of an official resolution by the Port Authority or whatever it is called now. Mr. Sitzler: You mean sending me here? No sir, it was not. Mayor Ferre: By what authority are you here? Mr. Sitzler: I've been directed to be here by Richard Judy. Mayor Ferre: And this is something that he's doing on his own or has Metro taken an official position on this? Mr. Sitzler: Mr. Mayor I cannot answer that question. I don't know. Mayor Ferre: I think it is important to know whether you're here because the director of the airport asked you to be here or whether this is an official action by the board. There is a difference, right? Am I right or wrong? Mr. Andrews: Mr. Judy is responsible to the County Manager and the County Manager to the County Commission. Mayor Ferre: Is this a commission action or is this Richard Judy's action? Mr. Sitzler: Mayor, as far as I know, I don't believe that this issue has come before the Commission. That is my person- al thought. Mr. Plummer: (Inaudible) Mr. Sitzler: This is an incident that I'm not aware of. Mayor Ferre: The point I'm trying to establish is that this is a request of the administration not a request of the offic- ial legislative body of the Metro Commission. So that's all I'm trying to say. Reverend Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I would like to raise one or two questions. Mayor Ferre: Excuse me Father for interrupting, but the Clerk has just given me a note that they have sealed bids to be opened at 10:00. Will you excuse me. Reverend Gibson: Certainly. The matter was deferred momentarily. 4, RECEIVED SEALED BIDS - SHENANDOAH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS SECTION A AND B At exactly 10:00 0-clock A.M. Eastern Daylight Saving Time, the Mayor announced the Commission was now ready to receive sealed bids for Shenandoah Highway Improvements , H.'4362 Sec.: A., and H-4365 Sec. B. 12 1,97,4, The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-443 A RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE, OPEN, READ AND REFER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR TABULATION AND REPORT BIDS AUTHORIZED TO BE RECEIVED THIS DATE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SHENANDOAH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS H-4362 SECTION A., AND H-4365 SECTION B. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. BIDS WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOLLOWING: GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. D.M.P. CORP. MARKS BROTHERS CO. L.C. MORRIS, INC. HOLLAND PAVING CO. INC. ROB -EL CONSTRUCTION CORP. 5, CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION OF ITEM 3 AND DENIAL Mrs. Gordon: You're speaking for the Port Authority by whatever authority was vested in Mr. Judy to give to you. Mr. Sitzler: Yes ma'am, I am. Mrs. Gordon: I'm not questioning that. What is your object- ion based upon, the height that the new development may take, is that the major item? Mr. Sitzler: allow. Yes, Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Sitzler: Mrs. Gordon: client, what erty by your The height that the new classification could ma'am. That's your major and only objection? Yes, Ma'am. Now may I ask you a question. What was your are the plans for the development on that prop - client? Mrs. Revitz: As we've stated consistently over these months we didn't come here because there are specific plans and there are none. It is simply that the owners have felt for some time that the R-2 classification is inappropriate and incompatible with the rest of the area and that a C-4 class- ification is the appropriate classification. Mrs. Gordon; Ok. But the point that was raised was the height objection which is a valid objection from the stand- point of its proximity to the airport and that is the reason for my question to you. Ms. Revitz: We have also stated when we asked for this re - toning that the owners were not opposed to working together with the Commission to come up with something reasonable. We do point out that the Airport, the Miami Airport Hotel exists. There is nothing that can be done about it. it is a half a block away, it is about 7 stories high. There is a building on lot 41, it is several stories high. It exists. There is nothing that can be done about it so when we asked for this rezoning we felt that, the owners felt that they were willing to obtain a rezoning which would perhaps limit the height to something reasonable. What has been objected to is the fact that (a) no one would say you're entitled to rezoning based on the area and (b) Mr. Acton's proposals have not dealt with the height question as it coordinates with the Airport Com- patability study. First he said to you you should only have one story of fifteen feet the next proposal on May 1 was Ok, two stories 25 feet. That is much more restrictive than the Airport Compatability Study and accomplishes nothing be- cause of these other buildings that already exist. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Andrews, the other day we had a townhall meeting at Grapelands Heights at the Steve Clark Community Center and those people were very very concerned with this new proposed zoning that has gone before the Planning Board and they asked of the City and I made a committment personal- ly and I hope that the Commission concurs with it that if and when that comes up for deliberation that it be done out in the community level in the evening so they can all partici- pate in it. I think those people are entitled to that. They said they wanted to be involved in the hearing. The Department has come up with some plans for rezoning in this area. It has come up before the Planning Board. The people in the neighborhood want to be involved in the hearing. Most of them are working people and they can't get there during the day. They requested that if and when it comes up for a final hearing before this Commission that we have that hearing out there. Mrs. Gordon: I was wondering why the Planning Board doesn't hold its;,hearing there. It meets at night, doesn't it, Mr. Andrews? Mayor Ferre: They were very upset about that and I told them that they were entitled to be heard and that we would hear them. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Acton, does the Planning Board meet at night on items of this kind? Mr. Acton: Yes. Mrs. Gordon: Can it be arranged that they meet in the area? Mr. Acton: Yes. We can do that. Mr. Andrews: We've already informed the Commission by memor- andum that those arrangements will be made. It's a choice now of the Commission to either hold it from 2 O'clock on when this item comes up or hold it later in the evening so that more could participate. Ms. Revitz: Mr. Mayor, I would like to point out though Mr. Sitzler. I would like to point,out with all due respect to this gentleman, I don't want to say it wrong again, that I feel that this procedure consistently is grossly unfair to these petitioners because as I said we were here December 20. L JUN 13197 You asked for specific input. Whatever you've received to date, it has been sic months. Certainly everybody has had ample opportunity if they're truly concerned and interested to give you the very best of their thought and recommendations. There are, if you look at your agenda, there are no objectors reflected for today. Mayor Ferret So what's your problem? Ms. Revitz: My problem, I'm also saying that this gentleman from the Port Authority who is now concerned about height, I do want to say and it is no reflection on any individual in the authority, I feel that they have a vested interest because for a long time they were condemning land in the area, chose not to condemn lots 1 through 6, left those few lots and I think it is advantageous to keep the land R-2 rather than a higher classification because should they ever decide they want to condemn again it is much more economically feasible but not fair. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Acton, is there any height limitation in C-4? Mr. Acton: No. Mr. Plummer: What is the height limitation now for the Air- port overlay? Has it been reduced? Mr. Acton: It is proposed to be reduced by the new zoning ordinance. Mr. Plummer: In our pyrview or is it in the.prrview of the' Port Authority? Mr. Acton: It is within our perview as long as it does not exceed. Mr. Plummer: In other words you're telling me right now is that the same height regulations that were there that allowed the hotel to go in is still the same height regulation. Mr. Acton: That's right but the County is in the process of adjusting that downward. Mr. Plummer: You're telling me the County is, whose authority is it to adjust it, ours, the County or the Feds, or who? Mr. Acton: It is the County that passes the ordinance however, Mr. Plummer: Why in the hell hasn't the County done anything about it? They're going to let us sit here and take all the heat because they haven't done anything about it and I'm go- ing to read about the fact that we the Commission are the ones who are the bad guys when we petitioned Mr. Judy to come here and he didn't do it until 6 months later. Now I'm saying let's call a spade a spade. If it's the County's perview to impose that height limitation let's let them impose it. I think she makes a very fine point. Where the hell have they been? When are they going to do something? After 17 more people and plane crashes occur? I think that is the crux of the whole matter. Mr. Acton: Mr. Mayor, the fact of the matter is that the C-4 district also allows uses in the area that are not desir- able or in conformance with the recommendations of the Air- port study and we do have letters on file in answer to our requests from four different agencies as to whether or not JUN 13197 the proposed ch district is in accordance with their own particular thinking. Mayor Ferre: Did you furnish these to Mrs. Revitz? Mr. Acton: Yes. Mrs. Revitz: Well I don't know, I would like to go through the letters that you have, the dates and who they're from. Mr. Acton: The point is that the C-4 is absolutely wrong for this site both in terms of allowing unrestricted height and allowing types of uses such as motels which are totally incompatable with the objectives of the airport study in that this property does lie within the major approach zone to the airport. So it is our recommendation in the CA dist- rict to establish both height controls and to eliminate any type of residential use. Now in answer to Mr. Plummer: (Inaudible) Mr. Acton: They have absolutely no control over the type of zoning, the uses, the lot coverage and other types of regulations that we have in our zoning districts. What I'm telling this Commission now is that the C-4 district as applied allows uses that are not in the public interest for safety. We certainly do not want to repeat the same mistake that we have in the past where we allow uses to go in that are not in the public interest. Also, I have four letters on file from Dade County Planning, from the Airport Authority, from the FAA and from the Airline Pilot's Association which all state that they are all in accord with the basic object- ives of the new zoning. Now the objectors -that did appear objected to some of the liberal uses that were allowed in the new proposed district. The Grapeland Heights Association was afraid, for instance that they might wind up with a fert- ilizer plant in the area or some use that would be.... Mrs. Gordon: A what? Mr. Acton: A fertilizer plant was mentioned that would not be good for their area in terms of compatability with resid- ental use. There is absolutely noireason why any property owner is entitled to any particular zoning classification. Legally, they are not entitled to any zoning classification especially if it is not in the public interest and I guaran- tee you that this is right in line of the approach flight. The Airline Pilot's Association were the ones tht really got very upset about the existing Airport Motel that does exist to the north of this property and we certainly don't want to repeat that mistake and take some liability in the future on the City in allowing a motel use to be right in the path of the approach lane of the airlines that are continually going over this area. Reverend Gibson: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission and the public, I did one of the Plummer acts. I went out there and saw for myself. You know, we may not always agree with J.L. Plummer but we could learn some things. I did. I went out there and I saw all of that development going on and I just wonder what in the devil is taking place. If we are permitting all of this development to go on right in the path of where the airline goes by, why doesn't the County, if it is the County's jurisdiction come up and take a positive pos- ition. Are you going to wait until we have another crash be- fore we come on up here and say "Oh Lord these people are dead and you're going to want me to go and bury them", do you know what 1 mean? Now it seems to me that somebody ought to be responsible. We ought to start actingr responsibly. Now you've got all of that paving going on out there, isn't that right? Isn't that right, Mr. Andrews? Tell the Commission that the whole darned area is under development. Now if that be the case then these people's argument has some bearing. Either we're going to stop all, or permit all. You know, I resent when we ask other agencies to come here and tell us and say the things that they don't give a damn by not show- ing. Look, I know how to interpret "I• don't give a damn" other than your telling me. I don't mean you, do you under- stand? The agency, this is tremendously important. We saw it not long ago, an aircraft that in Southlands went on over and killed all those folk. Those people are dead, we can't bring those lives back and one of the reasons I was insistant last time because part of my business is to deal with those who arelsorrowed and I'm disturbed. Having gone out there, I am really disturbed and I think this Commission ought to say to Metro once and for all - If you have the jurisdiction do it. If you don't have it, let us do it. Now I'm disturbed and I would like the staff to speak to all of that jazz tha to going out there because these people have some legitimate concern and gripes. Now when I see all of that other building that's going up over there I want to know and I hope some- body will clear me up. Tell me why all the building is going on out there and... You know. Mr. Andrews, maybe we need to ask you because maybe you could tell us the right somebody to tell us. Mr. Andrews: The property to the west of 42nd Court is now private property and .... The area Mr. Simpson: The area west of 42nd Court is owned by the County. Mr. Andrews: That's'.what I'm getting to. Everything from 42nd Court to the west is now owned by the County. The City of Miami is in the process of installing sewers, storm sewers and street pavement on 42nd Court all the way up to the Howard Johnson area at the interchange, all along that 42nd Court area. Now that part that is being more intensely developed is from 42nd Court to Le Jeune Road. Mrs. Gordon: Did they buy Mr. Simpson: Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Simpson: ...south of the 14th Street, is that.... Yes. that too? Does the County own that too? The County owns everything west of this line. All the way down to the expressway? r,. '; Yes. Mrs. Gordon: Where are you proposing, Mr. Acton to place this new zoning classification? Where were you proposing that it be rezoned to besides this property? Mr. Acton: It goes over the entire area. It goes on the east side of Le Jeune Road, it goes down in the south We have a map, Commissioner Gordon we'll show you the appli- cation of the zone in the area. Mrs. Gordon: All right. A good portion of the pink area is now owned by the Fort Authority, Is that correct? Mr. Acton: Yes. The north, north of the expressway. JUN 13 7974 V VIII J. 0V,� l Mrs. Gordon: Then you're also proposing that same CA down in the v4cinity of ?th Street.. Mr. Acton: That is correct. We applied it on the two ap- proach lanes to the airport. Mrs. Gordon: Is that the approach lane? I see. Mr. Acton: Yes. In other words there are two approach lanes that come into the airport in that general location. Mrs. Gordon: Since we never had the benefit of knowing what you had in that CA proposal what kinds of developments does it permit? Mr. Acton: It permitted low density types of development in terms of the number of people per square foot such as permit- ting automobile parking and storage, bonded warehouse stor- age, warehouse, farm agricultural activities, plant tree or shrub nursery, in other words, the types of uses that would have very small numbers of people per square foot of activity and it completely eliminates any type of residential use.in the area. It also did establish as the attorney for the ap- plicant stated a height control of 2 stories in the area and objections were raised to the rather severe restrictions so we did tell the Planning Advisory Board that we would re -study those height restrictions and perhaps adjust them in accord- ance with the air space safety zone above. In other words we would make it more than two stories but it would have to relate to the air space safety zone above. Mrs. Gordon: What you were saying then is the kinds of developments would be as liberal as the C-4 in kinds of bus- inesses. Mr. Acton: In certain cases yes. In other words, some of the uses that are recommended for the new CA district are also contained in the existing C-4 zoning district classif- ication. Mrs. Revitz: Mr. Mayor, I would like to shed some light and Mr. Acton, if I could have permission of the Chair to direct questions to Mr. Acton. Mr. Acton, I would like to know why, and I would like a direct answer, why you consistently take a posture of trying to mislead the Commission. Mayor Ferre: If you're going to ask questions ask questions that can be answered, not an accusation. Mrs. Revitz: Then I will make sub -questions to that one. For example, fire* it was stated that the Dade County Aviat- ion Department sent a letter opposing this rezoning. I'm reading from page 2 of a letter dated January 3, 1974 from John Van Weasel, Assistant Director Administration, Dade County Aviation Department wherein he says, and I'm not go- ing to mislead you: "C-4 should in some way be limited", he's concerned about height as you are but he says, "C-4 is preferred over the permanent residences allowed in R-2." That's what we have right now, R-2. The second point - Mr. Acton keeps telling you that the County has the responsibility for the height limitations in this property. Unless these ordinances have been changed there is a Metro ordinance, 69-39 which creates an airport district. Then we relate to the Dade County Code Section 33-333 which gives you legal descriptions of properties where it is only those propert- ies where the County is responsible for and may set use and iQ JUN 1_31974 • height limitations for and the legal description of our prop- erty, the petitioner's property is excluded. Point #3, Mr.' Acton, you have had the benefit of seeing what Mr. Acton con- sistently tries to submit by way of changing this area. You saw what he submitted because you had in front of you a pro- posed zoning dated June 14, 1973. What is dated April 11, 1974, what came before the Planning Board, what was rejected by the Planning Board on May 1, 1974 by a 5 to 1 vote is substantially the same. The uses are the same and the only substantial difference is, as I said to you earlier, Mr. Acton had decid- ed that a two story building not exceeding 25 feet is approp- riate rather than the 1 story of 15 feet which he prior sub- mitted. Commissioner Gordon, I must finish this so that you have the full context. The people that were here are not happy with what Mr. Acton is proposing and suggesting and please do not say that the uses that you are suggesting are in any way compatible with C-4. The people in the area do not want chicken coops, livestock, parking of automobiles. You have not allowed for uses such as office buildings with a limited height, motels with a limited height, you are di- rectly opposed to that but you will not say that to this Commission and consequently we have waited now 6 months. What you have proposed has been rejected time and time again by every group that has considered it. You are not accord- ing yourself with the Airport Compatabili'Qy Study. Perhaps you want livestock in the area but these people that now have R-2 property are not going to allow this body or any other to take their property without just compensation because you want livestock and chicken coops not exceeding two stories. Mr. Acton: The CA district, in answer to the last question, that was proposed before the Planning Advisory Board on April llth included under the use regulations farmer agricultural activities except livestock or poultry. The reason that we did not recommend office or motel use is because of the find- ings of the Airport Study which it would be detrimental to human dwelling units if they were placed in this area because of the excessive noise that is generated by aircraft. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, two questions. Judge, the owners of the property that you represent, how long have they owned it? Mrs. Revitz: From 5 to 30 years. There are a group of owners. Mr. Vincent is one. Between 5 to 40 years, he states. Mr. Plummer: And when they bought it it was R-2. paid a price for it at R-2. Mrs. Revitz: Yes sir. And they Mr. Plummer: Mr. Sissler, excuse me sir. John, let me tell you what I'm getting at with you. That's aside from her question. You know this height limitation has been there now for 10 years at least. I asked the question of the Depart- ment, what is the height limitation today? It is 70 feet which is the same 70 feet that allowed that hotel to go in which there has been so much controversy and criticism about. There is not much question that the County is the one who sets the height limitations. Do you have any reason to offer sir, why the County has not done anything to reduce it but to tell us, "don't let anybody use their property"? I'm not trying to mislead you. If I'm incorrect in my statement then tell me so. What I'm saying very simply is to you that the same height limitation which is solely within the pur- view of the County to regulate, they have not done anything 1.9 JUN tf7g7d about. NOw if 1' M wrong tell me so. If not, tell me why the County has not done anything. I think that is a reason- able question. Mr. sissler: A revised ordinance is being drawn but I can not tell you why it has not been presented to the Commission- ers for consideration. I don't have that information. Mayor Ferre: All right ladies and gentlemen, we have been on this item now for close to an hour. it is a very import- ant item. We have many other important items that people are going to be waiting on. It is now 10:30. I think we have heard the arguments, we know, I think these matters have been pretty well aired on both sides and I personally think it is time for th is Commission to come to a conclusion on it. Any further questions? Are there any further statements? Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have made my comments. People are not entitled to anything. They are entitled to a fair shake and if that fair shake doesn't come out the way they want I don't think they have any justification to ask any- thing of us that is any different than would be to grant it to someone else. Mr. Mayor, I, with the City Manager had the unfortunate situation presented to us when we went out, of the recent plane crash. It is most unfortunate but it is a reality. It can happen, it did happen. Mr. Mayor, I don't ever want anyone to be able to turn around and stick a finger at me and say "If you hadn't given them the zoning 100 peo- ple wouldn't have been killed." Now I know it is a bad thought but it is a possibility and it can happen. It can happen 2 miles to the east of that I'm sure. But Mr. Mayor I have flown over and I'm sure you have, that hotel and seen how close those airplanes come to that hotel. I have today, in good conscience to offer a motion to deny. But I will stip- ulate at this time that' if in fact, whose responsibility it is gets off of their duff and lowers that height regulation, I would prefer the C-4 to any kind of other classification but under the conditions today of a 70 foot regulation, no sir. I must move to deny and that is my motion. Mrs. Gordon: Before I move on the second I want to make a comment. Under the circumstances that is a proper motion. However, I believe that we are so close to a restudy and a reclassification of this area that I would like to knoj if the applicant would prefer a deferment. I'm asking the ap- plicant if they would prefer a deferment because, well, let me ask the department. If the department initiates a new classification of zoning for this area it will be department initiated, it would not require the applicant to initiate anything, would it? Mr. Acton: We've already done that Commissioner Gordon, we've held a hearing and we're planning additional public hearings on a modified CA district. Hopefully in the month of July. Mrs. Gordon: I understand. Under the circumstances C-4 would be improper with an unrestrict height limitation, with the number of people that it would bring in, could possibly bring in through a development of either a motel, hotel or office building so I'll second Mr. Plummer's motion. Mr. Plummer: I was not going to insult Judge Revitz any further by asking it but since it has been broached, if she would like a deferment, I'm willing. I've made my decision quite clear as to what I'm going to do today 2 .c ulLILY ♦. •.••-•11a Mrs. Gordon: 1 don't consider it an insult. Do yoti? Mrs. Revitz: I Won't respond to that Conffnissioner Gordon. Mrs. Gordon: Well I guess you do. Mrs. Revitz: I said 1 won't respond to that Commissioner Gordon. Reverend Gibson: Mr. Mayor, what troubles me is we are go- ing to vote to deny and I have reported to this Commission that activity is all around that area. I would be voting for the motion if I had the assurance that nobody else was going to build - nobody else will build, no permits will be issued until such time as a firm position --is taken as to what the area is going to be like him here on in. I just don't think it is fair and I just don't understand why we have such indecision in our lives and then later on people just die. Now sir, I'm disturbed about the decision that your department has taken or why you have not taken this. tothe Metro Commission - this problem. This bothers me. Mrs. Revitz: Prior to your vote on Mr. Plummer's motion, I would like to say two things. (1) the last airport trad- gedy involved a crash on homesites and at this moment these owners can go ahead and build homes and perhaps that is what you deem preferrable and that will solve the problem. And I, you know when it comes to myself or others, I can be, and I think I am harshly critical when I feel that I haven't done what I think I'm supposed to do and when I therefore look around and try to blame somebody else for it. I don't think that this question and petition has ever been properly considered and I think that all has been accomplished is an- other six months deferral and now the inclination is to say "We have a touchy situation, let's blame it on somebody else and let's deny it." You haven't considered the input, you haven't considered what else is in that area. You haven't considered that R-2 can be built. You just want to get it out of your laps and blame the County. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, since her comments were directed at my comments, Judge, how many lots are involved? Mrs. Revitz: Six lots. Mr. Plummer: All right. Under R-2 how many people could live in there? Mrs. Revitz: I don't know. Perhaps there could be a family of 20 people. Perhaps 20 people could live in one room, per- haps 40. I don't know how they want to live but I'm saying Mr. Plummer, I'm saying that after all these months - you asked if I'm insulted. I'm not insulted. I feel that I've done my job and prepared. These petitioners are not insulted. I feel that others should feel of their good conscience that in this case they have not done their job becuase it hasn't been done. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Acton, I think I need to clarify something because those persons who don't know... We recommended and asked you, Mr. Acton, months ago to designate this area as an interim zoning area which then would not have placed us in the position we are in today with no choice. I wonder wny you never persued the interim zoning approach which you have done in other areas of the City. • • Mr. Acton: We have, Commissioner Gordon. We responded to that particular thought in one of our memorandums where we stated that we felt that rather than proceding with an interim zoning classification which in affect is a new dist-. rice that applies controls until you can come up with a perm- anent classification we thought it was more appropriate since we had all of the information at hand to proceed with the new CA district. We did not think we would run intothe type of objections at the one public hearing that we held on the new district. Mrs. Gordon: What has happened is, or what the applicant has stated is in fact true. Someone could in fact go and get a building permit and build some duplexes in there and that is a fact and if you had applied the interim zoning they could not do that. Mr. Acton: Commissioner Gordon we also, as long as you raised that point, we had recommended at a prior commis- sion meeting that once the public hearings are initiated in an area that in fact there should be a building morator- ium in that area until the public hearings are complete. In other words coming up with.'. legislation that would pro- hibit the issuance of building permits in a district until such time as the public hearings in the area are completed which in affect would be a moratorium in the area. I'm afraid that if we had recommended an interim zoning district in this instance we would have had the same type of objections raised by the property owners and other people in the area as have been raised during the processing of the CA district. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Acton let me ask you a question now. I'm going to state my opinion. I personally feel that those particular 6 lots fall more in the C-4 category than they do on an R-2. I only have one basic problem with this whole matter and that is, is there any way we can restrict the height. Mr. Acton: No. Not without a change of zoning. Mrs. Revitz: We said the petitioners would agree to a reasonable height limitation. Mayor Ferre: Can you legally put that in the title? Mr. Lloyd: No conditions can be put in the title of a change of zoning. Mayor Ferre: I think that that area falls more in a C-4 category than it does an R-2. That's just my personal opin- ion looking at it. My only problem with it is the height and I don't want to see a 70 foot structure go in there.... Mrs. Gordon: We are so close to completing what has been in the works for many months. This is the reason r Mayor Ferre: That was turned down by the Planning Board and I think when you see what the neighbors are going to say about it you're not going to be overly enthused. Mrs. Gordon: I haven't had the pleasure of looking at it. I don't know what it contains. Mr. Acton: Mr. Mayor, we are making some modifications and it will be re -heard. I say we are making modifications to this CA district and it will be re -heard before the Planning di tit 't 1 10'74 Advisory Board. We also plan a meeting with the objectors in the Grapeland Heights Civic Association prior to another public hearing so that they will fully understand. But t want to point out that C-5 would be more appropriate for this property than C-4 because C-5 doesn't allow offices for in- stance or the number of people to occupy property that C-4 does. Mayor Ferre: I have. ,no objections to going on with C-4 on that whole area provided, and I'm sure that's your point too, that your problem is height. You don't care what... Well that's what you said, that's what she said, that is what everybody is saying. So let's get down to it. Is there any legal way of doing this? Mr. Plummer: In this book, we the City can be more restrict- ive than the County. The County sets the footage regulations. We can make it more restrictive. Now what we have to do, we have to instigate a hearing before the Planning Advisory Board for a public hearing, no, not to change the ordinance - the ordinance is very clear, to have them recommend a foot height limit and then we approve it and then we come back and say yes or no. Mrs. Revitz: Mr. Plummer, the airport compatability study talks about height. It gives you so many feet per hundred feet from end of runway. We would be entitled to 35 to 40 feet where we're located. Mayor Ferre: Judge Revitz, let me tell you something. At this stage of the game you've got a motion and a second and I've got to vote with it the way it is because of the height restrictions. What I'm trying to do is, I'm trying to figure out a way in which we can eventually get our C-4 in that area if we can restrict the height and then I think we can all vote for it. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor the Planning Department has spent 6 months developing something else. Now why don't we at least, if we don't think they've developed it the way we want it, at least make these inclusions or exclusions in the new classification rather than use what is obviously not the proper use. And the height itself is not the only thing. Do you want a 3 story motel in there, hotel, is that what you want? Mayor Ferre: I certainly think C-4 is compatible in the area. My only objection is the height and that is my per- sonal opinion. I don't want to see a 70 story unit going up there. But whether it is a series of houses or a series, now what I would rather see is for Metro to get in there and buy all of that property. But I can't force them to do that and I can't tell them what to do or what not to do. I think that anything that is within the flight pattern from Le Jeune on ought to be in the hands of the government. That is my opinion but I can't tell you fellows what to do. That is your budget and your money and the Federal Funds which you do have available for purchasing. But if it's not going to be owned by a government agency and you're asking my opinion as to what it is best used for, I think that, you see the flight pattern goes in the other direction. It goes north, not south. So the further south you go the fur- ther you are from a flight pattern. The worst point in that whole area is that 7' story Miami Motel. That's right on the center line of the flight path. So as you go south now for C-4 to meander and come back and have a step and then 23 JU 131974 dome over again to me doesn't make any sense. The property in front of it on Le Jeune is C-4. I don't see why the property behind it can't be C-4. My only concern is the height. Mr. Acton: Mr. Mayor, may I just tell you the kind of uses that are allowed in C-4 and tell you what we are trying to get away from? I want to tell you the types of uses that are allowed in C-4 which are in direct conflict with the findings of the airport study besides hotels and office build- ings. It also allows boxing or sports arenas, frontons, bowling alleys, it allows drive-in businesses including theatres, refreshment stands, race tracks.... Mayor Ferre: Mr. Acton, let me ask you something. I under- stand. Then why don't you rezone the whole strip along Le Jeune Road to C-5. Mr. Acton: That's what we're Mayor with the new district. to C-5 than C-4. There is an to the north of this area. trying to accomplish, Mr. The new district is more akin existing C-5 that was applied Mayor Ferre: Let's trace this thing back a little bit. This thing came up before us, we gave it;to the Department, you came up with a proposal, you went to the Planning Board, it. was turned down. Is that right? Mr. Acton: what we're it new That particular proposal was turned down but saying, Mr. Mayor, is that we're going to modify district. Mayor Ferre: All right, you're going to modify it. When are you going to go back again? Mr. Acton: We're scheduling work shops on, I think the next meeting with the representatives of some of the departments. It's been mentioned before. No,no. We sent you a memorandum that sort of set forth the steps that have been taken in the past 6 months since December that have been taken by the Department, by the Planning Advisory Board. What we're say- ing is that we're going to go back to the Planning Advisory board, we're going to hold, in July, that way we're going to hold another public hearing in July, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: When then would that come before us? Mr. Acton: It would then come before you in September. Mayor Ferre: You see, that's where the problem is. Judge here's the way I see this thing. Right now, if we're going to vote on this thing you're going to loose and in my opin- ion what you're requesting has some reasons and some logic. Now in my opinion I think we may be better off either to withdraw this thing or just let it hang for a while until, or if you want to vote on it now we can bring it to a head and you know what is going to happen. Then maybe it will be taken care of anyway. Mrs. Gordon: I would like to remind you, Mr. Mayor, that it is going to come back to us anyway whether the applicant brings it back or the Planning Department brings it back. Mayor Ferre: Rose, weren't you the one 10 minutes ago who wanted to postpone this? Now you know you're jumping around like a ping pong ball all the time. Now make up your mind. 24 ._,J UN 13 1974 Do you want to withdraw it or don't you, what do you want to do now? Mrs. Gordont My second to the motion stands. The following motion was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 74-444 A MOTION TO DENY APPLICATION FOR ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR LOTS 1 THRU 6, BLOCK 1, LE JEUNE GARDEN ESTATES SECTION 3 (44-11), LOCATED AT THE N.E. CORNER N.W. 42ND COURT AND N.W. 14TH STREET, FROM R-2 (TWO --FAMILY) to C-4 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) DISTRICT. Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the motion was pass- ed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mayor Ferre: Now this matter is going to be taken up again when it comes back in September, Mr. Acton, is that correct? Mr. Plummer: Wrong. This matter can't come up again for a year. Mayor Ferre: No. If we rezone that whole area automatically that is done. So I'm saying it will come back again in Sept- ember. Mr. Plummer: Not necessarily in what the applicant chooses but as what the study proposes. Mayor Ferre: No. The application has been denied. 6, REQUEST FOR CHANGE IN ZONING CLASSIFICATION - LOTS 8, 9, 10 "K,4.-HOicejANMA,E 51 -_QLDnIEDB Mp,�-ION Mr. Jim Underwood, project attorney, Amoco Oil Company, 716 S.E. 16th Street, Fort Lauderdale: The mayor announced that the Commission was now ready to con- sider hearing of any objections to the proposed change of zoning. r NO OBJECTORS APPEARED. Mr. Underwood: Our company recently requested permission for permits to modernize the existing service station that has been on the property since 1961. We did get permits to put a new exterior on the building, a simulated brick and the facility right now is very presentable but we also need a storage room to keep all of our supplies in. The station has a considerable supply of tires and batteries and other things of this sort in connection with the service station and we need a storage room to put all of these items. It wasn't allowed by the present zoning because the property is non -conforming. We were informed that the change in zon- ing classification would be necessary in order to erect this storage room. Reverend Gibson: What about those people who live around there? Mr. Underwood: Well sir, the service station has been there since 1961, the storage room will actually be an attachment to the existing building. It won't detract from anything. We're actually going to put a nice louvered fence in the back of the property so that any separation necessary from the residential that is in back of it. This would help out considerably. The major thing is that the facility is there and it surely will be there for many years to come and what we're trying to do is improve the situation that presently exists. Mr. Plummer: Sir letIme ask you a question. Your filling station exists today. Right? Mr. Underwood: Yes sir. Mr. Plummer: All right. And you're' existing' with a non- conforming use. Mr. Underwood; Yes. Mr. Earl C. Ganther, 2250 N.W. 35 Street, Lot 5 Block 4 of Holleman Manor: Most of the neighbors and everybody in that area are in agreement with this proposal but one thing I am down here for is to find out in changing it to C-4 if it will have any bearing on the other side of the street in the near future. Mr. Plummer: Sure it will. Mr. Underwood: Isn't it true sir that the other side of the street now, there is a'sausage business or a meat packing plant across the street and there is another piece of vacant property which I understand has been rezoned.... Mr. Ganther: I don't believe it has been rezoned. This is what the neighborhood is trying to find out: What is going to happen when this is made C-4, what will happen to the existing property across the street that is now vacant and the company that does own the meat market has bought the three lots on 35 Street and their proposals are to make a packing house or a slaughter house out -of it. Mr. Plummer: Let me just stipulate for the applicant as well as the record. This would do nothing more than open the Pandora's Box all the way down 22nd Avenue. It would be the domino theory - if you give it to one you've got to give it to all. For that reason I move to deny. A.motion to deny was introduced by Mr. Plummer, seconded by Mrs. Gordon and passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES!, None. 7, AMEND ORD.6871 - INCLUDE NEW ZONING DISTRICT ART.XXI-2 ('OVF RNMFNT USF (GO) ] SIRI CT FutsT READ Lim_. Mr. Acton: Mr. Mayor, the Planning Department is the appli- cant on this particular item. What it is is a proposal for a new ordinance, governmental use which the City can apply 26 JUN 13197 in those locations where warranted for governmental use, either local, ccubty or state developments will be applied such as Mr. Mayor, what we had in mind was applying this to the Governmental Center or to particular public housing pro- jects or other types of uses that would clearly distinguish it in the zoning ordinance that it was a governmental use classification. Mrs. Gordon: May I ask you if it is subject to pite approv- al? Mr. Acton: Yes. It does require, we have certain standards in there such as it must be compatible with surrounding areas... Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but there are specific approvals of sites development on the particular applications when: they are ready for building permits. Mr. Acton: It would be reviewed by the Planning Advisory Board. It would require a site plan, yes. Mrs. Gordon: It would require a site approval. Ok, then I'll move it. Mr. Acton: I beg your pardon, Commissioner Gordon, I was 1 in error in that because we do intend to apply it to certain areas where we know that certain types of governmental use will come in but we will not perhaps have the site plan at the time that we make the recommendation for applying this district to the particular property such as, for instance, the City now owns property up on 20th Street up near the old incinerator and we know that the County is going to build a trash collection station in that area - a trash transfer station in that area and it is the intent to apply this dist- rict to that area. We would also apply it to certain port- ions of the Downtown Governmental Center which will not have the plans available right now. Mrs. Gordon: I understand but at the time the building per- mit would be obtained a site approval by the Commission, this is what I'm asking you for, should be included. Will it be included? Mr. Acton: Yes. Any new governmental use shall require Planning Advisory Board recommendation and approval by the City Commission so that the use itself would undergo review. What I'm saying is that we would apply it first and then the particular development would come in for review by the Plann- ing Advisory Board and the City Commission prior to final approval. Mrs. Gordon: A la interim type of considerations, right? Mr. Acton: Right. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, TO INCLUDE A NEW ZONING DIST- RICT, ARTICLE XXI-2 - GOVERNMENTAL USE - GU DISTRICT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILIBY PROVISION. w 1 was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Pluner and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 8. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION - WESTERLY h LOT 27, BLOCK 3 BISCAYNE AVENUE TRACT (3-195) FROM R-2 TO C-4 An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR THE WESTERLY 1 OF LOT 27, BLOCK 3, BISCAYNE AVENUE TRACT (3-195) FROM R-2 (TWO FAMILY) TO C-4 (GENERAL COM- MERCIAL) DISTRICT, LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 175 N.W. 57TH STREET; AND BY MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP MADE A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6871 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 2, THEREOF; AND BY REPEALING ALL . LAWS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of May 9, 1974, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Reverend Gibson, seconded by Mrs. Gordon, the ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the follow- ing vote - AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre.' NOES: None. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8267. The City Attorney announced that each Commissioner had been furnished with a copy of the ordinance and that copies are available to the public. 9, AMEND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 8190 SEC.5 SUPPLEMENT MIAMI-METRO PJJBLICITY CONTRACT An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 8190, SECTION 4, SPECIAL MILLAGE FUNDS, PUBLICITY AND TOURISM, DADE COUNTY CONTRACTS, ADDING $3,000 OF COUNTY FUNDS TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $390,000, SUPPLEMENTING THE COUNTY PORT- ION OF THE MIAMI-METRO PUBLICITY CONTRACT, REFLECTING A NEW TOTAL AMOUNT OF $393,000; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO EFFECT THE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL SUMS RECEIVED FROM DADE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000. passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of May 9, 1974, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Mr. Plummer, seconded by Mrs. • 28(_� JUN 1974 • Gordon, the ordinance was thereupoh given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the follow., ing vote . AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. The City Attorney announced that each Commissioner had been furnished with a copy of the ordinance and that copies are available to the public. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8268. 10., PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER HEARING OF OBJECTIONS TO CONFIRMATION NO_�SOLUTIDN._EO The Mayor announced the Commission was now ready to consider hearing of any objections to the proposed improvement. Mayor Ferre: Will the administration explain this matter - briefly and then we will listen to the objectors. Mr. Grimm: This is part of the City's continuing program to complete the sewage system for the City of Miami. This dis- trict is located right here as shown on the map. It consists of about 200 acres. There are about 1500 property owners in this district and as of yesterday we had received phone calls from 46 people for it, phone calls or letters and only 11 objectors. Mr. Plummer: What was the date of the public hearing in the area? Mr. Grimm: We did not hold a public hearing in the area. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I move to defer public works has had the right to have a the area as has been done with all other at this time until public hearing in areas. Mr. Grimm: We do not do this with Sanitary Sewers, Mr. Plum- mer. Mr. Andrews: We have not... because of the absolute nec- essity of replacing septic tanks (inaudible). Mr. Plummer: I withdraw the motion. Mr. Grimm: I would like to remind the Commission there are 1500 property owners in this district and only 11 objectors that we received and we received more than that in favor. Mr. Plummer: Vince, let me ask a question and this has maybe no bearing and maybe it does. Now we are contemplating put- ting in more sewers here. I realize this is what, a year off? Let's call it a year for argumentive sake. Now in our benev- olence we gave the Virginia Key Plant to Dade County and they in their benevolence have turned around and said "City, you're finished. We aren't going to let anymore hook ups." Now Mr. Grimm comes in and says allocate for another 200 acres for more sewer hook ups. Mx. Andrews: Let me brief the Commission once again. You will remember when Mr. Sloan was before you he indicated that the aeration tanks were under construction and it was hoped that they would be completed in July or August. This 29 JUN 13197 will significantly increase the capacity of the plant to ab- sorb these districts. Coupled with that, one of the policy statements or questions that we posed that you as the Commis- sion posed to the board was the fact that the City of Miami would be given priority as far as the expansion of that plant and in no way would any of these districts that we're adding on be hampered by lack of capacity at the plant. Mr. Plummer: Ok. I just wanted it on the record. Mr. Grimm: Also, Mr. Plummer, this is a large district and it will be under construction for over a year so we are really talking to the end of 1975 before the hook ups would be avail- able. Mayor Ferre: We'll listen to the objectors now. Walt Walkington, 2248 N.W. 4th Terrace: I can appreciate the comments that this gentleman made. If you read the let- ter and saw both sides of it it was all in English. The last paragraph, three lines was in Spanish. I live in the area that is known as "Little Havana". This is part of Lit- tle Havana. If the people could read it they would probably know a lot more about what's going on. It is $1000 for 50 foot lot. Then they want to charge 129% over the cost of what is existing in it. I appeal to the compassion of the Commissioners here this morning. I appreciate your thought in knowing that what they do here is give the people a pub- lic hearing. (1), it is a Spanish area. This letter was English. The three lines on the back tells them what the whole paper was about. (2) The compassionate part - I live in the City of Miami, I grew up here. My living capacity is in the City of Miami. A couple of months ago a man I work for applied for a Hotel permit. He was turned down because Virginia Key said it was overcrowded. They couldn't take the sewage. Now I don't know all the technical terms of what goes on but what is good for the goose is good for the gander. If I make my living here in the construction of it, if the people who work in the hotels cannot make their livings in the buildings, that people who live in this community spend their own money in this community and in turn come back and they are turned down from making their living here and then they want to be taxed on top of it, there is no way of paying these -taxes and I feel very strongly in this. I don't mind paying taxes as long as I'm able to make my living but when they cut me out of my living there is no sense of me paying taxes. I have a septic tank that has been working for years. It hasn't cost me a nickel for that septic tank. Now I'm going to pay $1000.00 and 129% over my water bill. Give me my living - I'll pay my taxes and I'll go along with the growth of the City. But don't hold back the growth of the City and hold back my living on top of it. I appeal to the Commission here this morning that when they take into con- sideration 1500 people, (1) that are mostly Spanish speaking that cannot interpret this and do not know what is going on, give them a fair break and know what is going on by letting them having this hearing. (2) When you go into a program of people living in the same area that will be looking for a living out of it, the downtown area where people are try- ing to build buildings and give them a job, and turn around and tell them that they can't have it because they can't give them the same sewage that they want to tax me for on the other area - It's not fair. So I appeal to you gentlemen and Madame on the Commission to consider my part, my living. I will be here a long time coming, if god is willing and I'll work for my City and I help build the buildings in my City and 30 JUN 131974 e • I'll pay My taxes. But don't deny me my living by cutting me out of my living and then giving these other people the prig- iledge of corning in and taxing 1500 people without being able to make their living in it. Mr. Grimm: Mr. Mayor and Members of the Commission, I would like to respond to one part of that. I have fortunately, bi- lingual people in the Department and over 30 of the calls that we received on this district were in Spanish and all were for it. Dr. O'Grady, 2449 S.W. 4th Street: I work at the Baskin Palmer Eye Institute and the Veterans Administration Hospital. I would like to second Mr. Walkington's comments in objection to this sewer district. My home was built in 1930. It has been on a septic tank every since that time and to my know- ledge there has never been any problem with it. It seems to me that this whole arrangement of sewers, the connections to Virginia Key and ostensibly the whole fact that Virginia Key Plant can't take care of the sewage that it is supposed .to process right now, in my mind creates a ridiculous situation. The homeowners do not need a sewer system here. We should be commended by the Ecology minded people for the fact that we're not polluting the bay like the rest of you people. The whole fact of the matter is that it is impossible to build the high rise condominiums that people want, to obtain the rezoning because there are no sewers available in this area. By my way of thinking it has made a very nice little enclave convenient so that I can even walk to the hospital when there is gas shortages and we were faced with that recently. I like living where I am. I like the environment and I hate to see what is going to come when the sewers come, when estate houses like mine can be sold in convenient packages so that high rises can be built, so that fat -cat contractors can make a huge profit at our expense. Of these 1500 home owners I polled a great many of my neighbors and they are completely in opposition to this but they feel a sense of futility that nothing will happen, the City is too big and that we will not be heard. Well I am spending 3 very valuable hours of my time this morning to come down here and voice my opposition. I'm completely opposed to this project. It offers nothing to us homeowners except the misery of the construction over the two year period proposed and why don't you look at the back of the VA Hospital where similar construction is going on right now and it has been going on for a year and a half now so that the parking lot is even inaccessible. It's not a nice spector, it is unnecessary and it offers us nothing in return except a very high tax rate to pay for the thing. Mr. Plummer: Doctor, are you than advocating that you are a strong advocate of sanitary septic tanks? Dr. O'Grady: For this area and for the population density in that area, yes. Mr. Plummer: Then you have not read any of the so-called ecology or pollution statistics that tell you that septic tanks are explosively dangerous potential health hazards? You've never read that? Dr. O'Grady: Only in areas where there is an attempt to overload the tanks to create a situation where the housing environment is so great that the tanks can't possibly handle it because of insufficient field drainage. Mr. Plummer: Doctor, you are aware aren't you that individual 31 SUN1 _1 tanks are on individual properties. Dr. O'Grady: Yes, they are. Mr. Plummer: So if it is overloaded it is overloaded by the owner of that property. Dr. O'Grady: Yes, and that kind of situation can occur for instance like on S.W. 3rd Street where 4 homes were built on a lot 100 X 120 and they had to put the septic tank actually on the boulevard and partially under the street. That is a very interesting situation that that was allowed. Mr. Plummer: The only thing that I'm saying is you know everybody likes to scream about how good ecology and pollut- ion is and that we should have fresh air and clean water and green trees. You know, it is just coming home to rest that it is expensive. Now I'm all for it. I think it is great. In my area they came in and they put in sewers. I didn't like paying over $600 but I did because I thought it was my part of my City and I'll tell you something. All you've got to do is go look in a few areas where bad septic tanks have been the rule of thumb and I don't think you.will argue anymore. Now you;know the easiest thing is to say "No, don't put them in, that's costly". That's easy. That makes all kinds of votes. But it doesn't vote very well with my mind because this is a potential dangerous situation with septic tanks. Dr. O'Grady: I think it is not a dangerous situation as long as the population density remains what it is. Mr. Plummer: Are you going to stick a fence Doctor, at.'the Dade County line and say no more people. Dr. O'Grady: I think at this point I would love to do that. Mr. Plummer: I might agree with you, but it isn't reality. Mayor Ferre: Any other objectors want to be heard at this point? Mr. Plummer: This gentleman made a comment now and it both- ers me. Vince, he made a comment that it is going to cost him $100.00. Is it because he has a tremendously big lot? Because as I recall, what I paid was $440 if I'm not mis- taken. Has it gone up that much in price? Mr. Grimm: Yes sir. It is up now where the accessment is over $20 a linear foot. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask you this now Vince, and Mr. Mayor, I think this. thing is serious enough that we've got to give it enough consideration. You know because of the fact, Mr. Manager that we've found that a problem existed with people putting in sidewalks, gutters, those amenities, we went to a 25-75. Now I want to tell you something. I think sewers is more important than the sidewalks and gutters and if we've got to subsidize from City funds or from Federal funds the subsidy to get this City 100% sewered I think we ought to immediately instigate the action and do it. Now mine are already in and mine are already paid for so nobody can point a finger that I'm doing this for JL. But if these costs are running this high I think this City has to face reality, we've got to subsidize this program if that's what it takes but most importantly we've got to get this City 100% sewered and the earlier the better. Now if we pass this today can we go with a Charter, that's what it's going to take isn't it? Mr. Grimm: 'Yes sir. It is going to take a Charter change. Mr. Plummer: Ok. It is going to take a Charter change and I want all of you to know what I'm saying. That we put this uplas we did for the sidewalk or the highway improvement dis- tricts and let the voters vote on it and if the vote to make it a 50-50 proposition I'm all for you. But I want you to know that if they turn it down you're going to have the same problem that you've got today. But I'm telling you that I feel that this is very very important and Mr. Mayor, I'm willing now to make two motions. The first motion is that we pass 11.a. and b. Well so there will be no misunderstand- ing Mr. Mayor, let me do it another way. Ok? I don't think that is fair because my other motion might fail. Mr. Mayor, I make a motion at this time that we instruct the City Attorney to prepare a proposal of a Charter change for City subsidy of sewers in like circumstances as we did with the highway districts. Now that then will come back to this Commission for what percentage the City will pay and then we'll put it on the ballot for November and let the electorate make the decision. But I think it is most important so I make a motion that we direct the City Attorney to prepare the proper amendment to the Charter for the proposal of subsidy of sewers. Mayor Ferre: That's a very good one. Is there a second? There is a second. Now under discussion, I would like to speak up for the motion because I tell you, I think we have done it now for other forms of improvements, I think we ought to consider this matter because it is getting to the point where the citizens can really not afford to spend a thousand dollars when it used to be $300 or $400 to hook up and it is just getting,to a point where it is unreasonable and I think we have to look at the general welfare of this City and have consideration for the citizen and the cost. Now there is no question that we must go to sewers, to full 100% sewage of this community or eventually we are going to be in bad trouble. The Doctor talked about dumping it into the water but I'll answer it this way. I would much rather dump secondary treated sewage into the Gulf Stream than I would to put it into our own acquifer which we drink. And therefore, eventually we must, and that's the difference be- tween septic tanks and sewering it. It is just where you're going to put it and I would rather put it out in the Gulf Stream where at this point it doesn't make that much of a difference when it is properly treated and hopefully as years go by we'll get to tertiary, 99% treatment and that will solve the problem. But in the meantime there is no way that we can recycle the stuff or that we can put it into our own acquifer that we drink. So I'm speaking in favor of this. motion. Is there further discussion? On this motion? Mr. Walkington: We've gotten this far and I appreciate what this gentleman has brought out but now like I said it affects my living. Two months ago a man wanted to build a hotel up here. He came before the Commission or somewhere along the line the pollution thing turned him down. It's all right to have these things but if I'm put out of work I can't pay for mine. I'm looking for it all the way around and I appeal to you gentlemen here that know all the circles and how to prop- erly word all this. Mayor Ferre: That's what he's doing. That's what that motion speaks to JUN 13197. a Mr. Walkington: Now how does that affect the industry of our City? If a man has a building over here how long is it going to take him to get a permit to go ahead and build that building that I can go ahead and pay my taxes on where I live? Mayor Ferret It improves it because if we do this for one citizen it will have to be done for every citizen. We can't say we will do it for you and not somebody else. The following motion was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO, 74-445 A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORATE ON NOVEMBER 5, 1974 WHICH WOULD PROVIDE THAT THE CITY PAY A GREATER PROPORTION OF THE COST OF SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS THAN PRESENT- LY PROVIDED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI CHARTER. Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-446 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUT- LUTION NO. 74-229 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5374 C (CENTERLINE SEWER) IN GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IM- PROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5374 C (CENTERLINE SEWER) . (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-447 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLU- TION NO. 74-230 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR- 5374-S (SIDELINE SEWER) IN GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IM- PROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5374-S (SIDELINE SEWER) . 46. 34 JUN 13197 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seczended by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr: Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Terre. 'NOES: None. 11, AUTHORIZE WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE AT MARINE STADIUM MIAMI ROWING CLUB -REGATTA ON AUGUST 4TH AND 25 H . 19Th INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF MOVING COSTS. OF THE BARGE Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have been the backer of this row- ing for the Marine Stadium and I would be more than happy to move the waiver of rental. The only thing I hope to bring up at this time, Mr. Mayor and I'm very concerned about the charge being made for the moving of this barge back and forth. Let me asktyou. Does it affect the rowing club, the barge? Will you be using -,the barge? All right. So it won't affect you at all.' Right? All right. So I will move Mayor Ferre: •Wait a minute now there is an amendment because they need it for the 24th and the 25th of August and the rea- son is that the dates for the regatta have been changed and they need a practice date. Saturday the 24th is morning for practice and the 25th is the regatta itself. Is that correct? Mr•:'Plummer: Let me ask another question here. How is this tied in with the, if at all to the City's program and Tim Sullivan and that. Mr. Cesar Odio: Mr. Sullivan was supposed to be here with me today but I guess he couldn't make it. Mr. Plummer: Where is Willy Barroto? Mr. Odio: Mr. Barroto is part of the Miami Rowing Club Mr. Plummer: Ok. Mr. Mayor, I see nothing wrong with that as long as the dates are available. Let's pass it subject to the dates being available.' Mr. Odio: .May I extend an invitation from Puerto Rico to the Commission. We are going there next week to compete with Puerto Rico for the first time ever. Mr. Plummer: There is no cost involved in extending the invitation to -the City. Mr. Odio: No sir. None at all. We are doing this on our own and we're hoping that it will become an annual event. Mr. Lloyd: So that we know what the resolution actually is. Now you are proposing to change, what I think you're saying is a resolution authorizing the waiver of rental fee for use of the Marine Stadium by the Miami Rowing Club, a non-profit organization, for a regatta to be held on August 24th and 25h, 1974 subject to availability of the stadium at that time and subject to payment of event personnel, lights, insurance and other direct costs borne by the City. Mr. Plummer: No. That isn't really what I heard and I wouldn't want that and I'll tell you why John. I heard that lUN 11074 they needed Saturday morning only which would not preclude the facility being used that night and rentals derived to the City if nedessary. I don't want to preclude if a group wanted to come in and rent it for the Saturday night. The way it is worded here it would exclude that. If you just need it Saturday morning we give it to you Saturday morning and all day Sunday but if they have somebody that wants to rent it and pay the City a little rent Saturday night we can do that. The morning of, the A.M. of the 24th. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-448 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF THE MARINE STADIUM BY THE MIAMI ROWING CLUB, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZA- TION, FOR A REGATTA TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 24 (IN THE A.M. ONLY) AND 25, 1974 SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF EVENT PERSONNEL, LIGHTS, IN- SURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, on this same subject, if I may be- cause I was going to bring it up when this subject came up. Paul, listen to this now because you and I are going to lock horns on this. I read your memo and I disagree with it. Mr. Mayor, we had a program over there which was the South Miami High School. They held a concert over there for young people and I think it was a fantastic situation. I'm just saying to you, Mr. Mayor, that these people of the City of South Miami have been hit with a bill, Mr. Mayor, of $500.00 for the mov- ing of that barge. Now there was a rock concert over there and I called it to the attention of the Manager at that time that there was a charge made to the people that night of $740 or $750. Now Mr. Mayor, that is just getting a little bit completely out of hand as to a charge and I asked and I thought we would deligently go after a way of reducing that charge but I would like to make a motion right now, Mr. Mayor that the City of South Miami who acted in good faith, who put on a program which I thought was a tremendous program, that we waive the charge of moving the barge and I think it should be in this particular case and coupled with that same motion, once again ask the Manager to find a way to reduce the cost of moving that barge. Mr. Andrews: What we will do is provide revenue but it comes from taxes and go to the City of South Miami. Mr. Plummer: Well Paul, I don't necessarily concur. I understand what you're saying but you know I made a motion before this Commission that 6 concerts during the summer be held for young people, 2 for June, 2 for July, and 2 for August. 36. 131574 Mr. Andrews: We have a radio station, and i don't want to state whioh one at this time who is committing to sponsor part of it and it has been worked out real well. Mr. Plummer: Great. I still will hold to the motion, Mr. Mayor. I think that this is something that is a good program in the overall area and I still will move to waive the barge fee of the $500. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, I would like to as your City Manager indicate once again and make sure it's on the record that where this is accomplished and is for organizations that are domiciled in the City of Miami I think it is appropriate but when you start considering organizations that are outside the City of Miami you're opening up the door to uses and you're going to be sponsoring events that there will be no holding the bars to. If you want to make some adjustment then you should make some adjustment but not to waive the entire fee. Mr. Plummer: This is already in the past. It is already done and over with aid these people were not aware of this, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: Why not? Mr. Andrews: They were aware and they were aware that there was an event the next day.... Mr. Plummer: You see, that's where they get into the bind. If there's no event there is no barge charge. If there is an event then there is a barge charge. This is where I'm trying to say that one of the reasons that our facilities are not being used is because of some of the tremendous ex- penses that are built in. Now had that concert been held at the Marine Stadium at a time that there was not another event that $500 would not have applied. Ok? And I think out of fairness because of everything that has happened, and I attended this thing and it was a fantastic thing for some like a thousand, 1500 people. I think it is a great thing to have in this city, and I encourage more of it. The only thing I would like to encourage is that the local people do it. But it takes something like that, Paul, to start; and I still will keep my motion intact, that we. waive it in this particular case. Thereupon the preceding motion was introduced by Mr. Plummer, seconded by Mr. Reboso, and passed and adopted by. the following vote - AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. SEE ITEM NO. 71, RESOLUTION NO. 74-498. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I don't want him to drop the subject now. I'm hoping that the administration heard me well that we find a way if possible to reduce the cost of moving that barge. Mr. Andrews: There is none. There is no way. Mr. Plummer: Paul, I'm no engineer but let me tell you what I can do right now. I'll tell you exactly what I can do. I can go over there and lay you out a system, my friend where you dig in at the end of those seats down there and you don't need any barge to move it. You can move it by cable. Mr. Andrews: We already have that system. I assure you Mr.,.. 37 _1.JUN 13.197 spent Many many hours on that system... 12, DISCUSSION- CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN FOR LITTERING: - pljtsnNAL AP PEABMICE MS . GE.QRGETTE STUBS AND MS . EUN't C Ms. Georgette Steins, 7358 Miami Lakeway, Miami Lakes: I am representing Dade County Federation of Women's Clubs which is composed of 50 clubs in our very own community. I suppose we are tired of seeing our beautiful area, and it is one of the loveliest if you've been away and come back to Miami you real- ize that, and the only way I can express it is "Up to our ears in junk". So on June 15th we are going to pick up the litter in the downtown area, the route from the Chamber of Commerce to the Court House. We're very excited about this program and we hope that we do make a showing and that through an ed- ucational program we will be able to clean up Dade County with emphasis on keeping it clean. For picking up after the. deed is done is fine but it will be more effective if there is some determined consistent enforcement of the laws and fines that we now have. If you drive down I-95 you see the signs saying if you litter there will be a fine from, up to $500. We are here to ask your help in making the Great Amer- ican Trash Bash a success by seeing that these laws are en- forced. As long as people can throw things out of cars, empty things in the parking lots of our areas, we are going to have difficulties. The convenience stores are a part of the prob- lem. We feel that if the laws are enforced and Mr. Andrews suggested, and we agree with him that the citizens must have a warning beforehand, that you just don't step in even though we have been very lax. We would like to know in what area the 50 women's clubs along with the National Council of Negro Women who are working with us and Third Century USA, we would like you to join with us in '76 to clean up the litter that we see. This summer while in North Carolina we read the At- lanta papers very carefully and in Hendersonville,, North Caro- lina they recently approved the plan to add a special officer who's only duty will be the enforcement of anti -littering laws and related ordinances. We thought this over. We don't know whether it can happen here but we thought it was a good idea. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Andrews, mendation and I would like in writing a report to the officer or somehow putting laws. I think this is a valuable recom- to request your office to give us recommendation of putting a special special emphasis on anti -littering Ms. Stiens: We think, Mr. Mayor, that it is about time to take serious interest in the people who think the world is their trash heap. And I think we all understand what we mean. So we would appreciate any consideration, any help, any advice that you could give us and thank you so very much. Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much Mrs. Steins. It is always nice to have you and our good friend Mrs. Eunice Liberty with us. Ms. Eunice Liberty, National Council of Negro Women: We come under the 5 groups as the National Council of Catholic Women, the National Council of Jewish Women, Church United and Mexican - American Women. Under the National Council of Negro Women we have some 25 affiliated groups and with those 25 affiliated g groups I named aoo of the others, will know that they are a part of this Trash Bash that we are sponsoring so you will notice there is not just 2 groups of women working but it is 38 ,JUN 131974 women in every walk of life. We are asking families to come, Boy Scouts, Church Groups, wherever we find them. And we're hoping we'll have quite a few Saturday morning to start this off. As we said to you, cleaning up is fine - keeping it clean is another, And one of my pet peeves is this: if you give me a $50 fine for littering my neighbors and my neighbors, and my neighbor's neighbors will find out about it and that will be one of the best educations you might get. So if one person on a block gets a fine, I'm pretty sure with all the newspapers telling us about it the person next door with the fine will be the very best person to tell you about the educa- tion. So Saturday morning at 9:00 I hope all of us, our church groups all groups will join with us and come with us to see how much litter we've picked up. Mrs. Gordon: Eunice, I would tell you I've had a private crusade for about 4 years. Here it is. Ms. Liberty: Thanks very much. Mrs. Gordon: I hand these out to anybody I can to keep in their cars. If you have a litter bag in your car you're not going to throw the litter in the street. Ms. Liberty: Yes, and I think as adults we should set the example because I see many an adult will come and litter and the children will see it there and they will do the same things again. Bonnie Black: Good morning, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners. I'm a project director at Third Century USA, Miami's Bi- Centennial organization. I thought you would be interested in knowing that our project working with the Dade Federation of Women and The National Council of Negro Women is the first time that these organizations have come together and we are very very proud of this. And to continue the point of law enforcement of after this project continues over the next two years. We do look forward to your endorsement and enforcement. Mayor Ferre: Congratulations to all of you. I thank you for the wonderful work you're doing. 13, COMMENDATION TO THOMAS E, MC LEAN CITY OF MIAMI PLANNER. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS -TO -THE -BIG -BROTHER ASSOCIATION Presentation of Commendation to Thomas E. McLean, City of Miami Planner II, for his contributions to the Big Brother Association. 14. COMMENDATION TO ENRIQUE BELTRAN Presentation of Scroll of Commendation to Enrique Beltran. 15. PROCLAMATION TO REV I MART I N PO RTE R Presentation of Proclamation of "Days of Hope and Unificat- ion" to Reverend Martin Porter, International Director for International Cultural Foundation. 39 JUN 13 1974 16, RECOGNITION TO MORTY FREEDMAN FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE NITANAXI0NA' FOLK FESTIVAL AND ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALLING$i, Mr. Plummer: The greatest thing we can say today to Morty Freedman ie criticism. I think any man that has subjected the City of Miami of taking a thing such as this Folk Festival in three years and taking it from 1000 to 1500 people and this year, the third year and at least 15-25000 people, I'm talking realistically - you know Archie Bunker is conservat- ive - I think that the greatest thing that we can say is criticism. That criticism is God help us next year if it grows in percentage the way it has in the past. Morty, you have done a fantastic job. I think this City owes you a great deal of debt and to Mrs. Gordon for the inception of the idea. I just think it is something that the City spon- sored, it is great. I hope to see it continued and strength- ened. Mr. Freedman: I would like to respond to your very nice action in giving me this plaque and I accept it on behalf of the 26 members of our International Folk Festival Commit- tee who worked very hard for many months to put this together and I want to, it's not a matter of casting roses back and forth, but I really think that the people in the City should be very indebted to the City Commission which has given them an event like this because I have had so many people tell me that they don't know of similar cases where Cities present 5 days, for example, of free entertainment for the residents of the City and all kinds of cultural exhibitions and things of that nature without charging one penny, all free to the pub- lic. I think the Commission which has been tremendously co- operative in the development of this festival deserves tremend- ous credit and thanks from the citizens. While I'm at it I must say that this year we have had the most tremendous cooper- ation from the City Administration and particularly from Mr.' Andrews in cutting red tape and eliminating problems that we have had in the past trying to produce this. I would like to especially mention Eddy Cox and Dick Raasch in the Public Properties Department and Al Howard in Parks and Recreation and above all, Lew Price and his Publicity and Tourism Depart- ment and Howard Berger and Manolo Sentino because they did a tremendous job which you may not be completely aware of in Latin America especially. They had an advertising program down here about the festival and thus far,... something that came directly to me, there have been over 500 direct responses to the ad that appeared in Latin America - People who said they wanted to come and see the festival and I think it is a tremendous response and that doesn't include an innumerable number of stories and photographs that ran all through Latin '' America from Buenos Aires on up. Incidently, we had one man who came all the way from Buenos Aires because he read about this down there in a newspaper and he performed for us. He came 5000 miles to sing tango songs at this festival. An- other group came from Santiago Chile to sponsor a bazaar booth selling Chilean items out there in the park. I think one thing that we accomplished this year and I say we meaning the City is to give new meaning to Bayfront Park because for the first time people had something to come to the park for and I've got a few pictures here that I would like for you to look at to see what the response was of the public to a pro- gram out in the park where they could watch entertainment, have refreshments and also the bazaar out there. 40 JUN 131974 Reverend Gibson: One thing, Mr. Andrews, that was very vexing to me was poor sound system. I hope next year we ask Mr. Debby, as I am stare he can do much better, we ought to have a professional setup down there and not... I hope you take that kindly. It was very poor. Mr. Freedman: That was the outdoor system. We really did not anticipate that so we had no way of knowing about that. The following resolution was introduced by Reverend Gib- son who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-449 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC TOTALLING $1,100.00 FOR AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL MAY 31, 1974 FOR VARIOUS FESTIVAL COMPETITION EVENTS; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA TO ESTABLISH A TRUST FUND TO RECORD SAID CONTRIBUTIONS AND TO DISBURSE FROM SAID FUNDS CERTAIN AWARDS AS DESIGNATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL COMMITTEE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mr. Plummer: (Inaudibl'e) Mrs. Gordon: I was going to say something along these lines but I'm glad you said it J.L. because that makes me feel bet- ter than if I had to say it. But I think that perhaps in our deliberation with regard to expansion we should also maybe consider that. Up until today Mr. Freedman has been a volun- teer, unpaid person and perhaps we might think along the line of conultant to the City's Publicty Department or something of that nature. I'm not saying what. I will leave it entirely up to you, Mr. Andrews to think about it and to think what would be proper. I do believe that by the Bi-Centennial we ought to have at least a month long affair and not less be- cause the Bi-Centennial will demand something spectacular from the City and we should be prepared to do it. 17, PROCLAMATION - "PUERTO RICO DAY" Proclamation of Puerto Rico Day - the 23rd Anniversary of the official proclamation of Puerto Rico as a free state associated with the United States of America. Proclaming Friday, July 19, 1974 as Puerto Rico Day. A 18, PERSONAL APPEARANCE- MRS. ATHALIE RANGE IN BEHALF OF MARTIN LUTHER KING BOAJ LEVARD CORPORATISM The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-450 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING IN PRINCIPLE THE LINEAN (OPEN SPACE PLAN) FOR THE DEVELOP- MENT OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD SUBMITTED BY THE MODEL CITY ADMINISTERING BOARD AND REQUESTING METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY TO COOPERATE WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI IN COORDINATING THE DESIGN AND OVERALL DE- VELOPMENT OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULE- VARD LINEAR PARK. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mrs. Athalie Range: Thank you Mayor and Commissioners. I appreciate that very much and I am sure all of us do. I wonder if I might just ask one little question of you. We are having a very serious problem with the relocation fund and we understand that this cannot be done out of the bond money so we're not asking this. But we are asking simply because our fourth year funds are being held up until such time as monies can be identified for the relocation. This is a top dollar figure of $85,000, can very well be under that. But what we are asking you this morning is if out of your general Revenue Sharing Funds for the next year, I know this does not come up before October and we will very well not need the funds for a year following, but if we could just get a letter of committment that out of the general Revenue Sharing Fund you will provide for the City's portion of the relocation which is $85,000 or less then with this letter of committment we could then get our funds freed up for the fourth year action of the Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard. With- out that, with this lovely resolution and everything we're really dead. Mr. Andrews: It is difficult for me to be negative about this and Mrs. Range knows this because we have tried to co- operate the utmost but I honestly in good conscience can't recommend to the City Commission that we utilize City funds for relocation in this project. This would be a precedence that we've not done. We've relied on the County to do this and I wonder, Mrs. Range, have you appealed to the County Commission to try to achieve this and why haven't they re- sponded? I can't understand. Mrs. Range; Yes. We have appealed to the County and I think we have a copy of your letter to the County asking them to take in the $85,000. We had a meeting yesterday at the Cham- ber of Commerce and I expected Lester Johnson or some of the people from there to be here but they didn't know the exact 4I 42 SUN 131974 time and they simply said that the County is assuming its responsibility and that they just could not go further than that. The only thing I am saying is without the $85,000 or less dollars that the project cannot move because we cannot get our fourth year action funds from Model Cities. This is what it actually is. Mayor Ferre: Could we put up the money and get reimbursed? Mr. Andrews: That's what I'm going to try to find out and I was going to ask one more question. At the next Commission Meeting we'll be selecting the architects for this project. Can you give me that much time to advise the Commission as to what can and cannot be done? We'll see what we can work out. Mrs. Range: We'll certainly appreciate it. Does this mean then that it will be discussed at the next Commission meeting? Mayor Ferre: Yes. We'11 let you know. 19, AUTHORIZE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO STAFF THE COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-451 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO STAFF THE COM- PREHENSIVE SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MIAMI; AUTHORIZ- ING THE UTILIZATION OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000.00 FROM THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS FOR FUNDING THE PROGRAM; DIRECTING THAT THE APPROPRIATE RECORDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BE AMENDED TO RE- FLECT THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXPENDI- TURE OF THE FUNDS PROVIDED HEREIN. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 43 JUN 131974 its 20. PROCLAMATION "ANNETTE SJIkUGHNESSEY DAY►► Mayor Ferre: Annette, come and join us here. Let me say it is a sad pleasure to read this proclamation, — "Whereas, it is said that behind every successful man there is a woman, it is equally true that behind every efficient Mayor there is his secretary, Whereas, Annette Shaughnessey, who joined the City of Miami as a steno clerk i on January 12, 1953, diligently applied herself and rose through the ranks to the post of secretary to the Mayor on March 19, 1956, and Whereas, she has faithfully served the City of Miami for the past 21 years with great devotion and dedication, helping guide the ship of state along the smooth sailing and indispensable aid and efficient operation of the -Mayans office, and Whereas, Annette Shaughnessey, though she may retire officially on June 29., 1974, she will always have reserved in our hearts, warm and cherished memories of one who has done much to help make Miami a better place in which to live, Now,therefore, I, Maurice Ferre, as the Mayor of the City of Miami Florida do hereby proclaim Saturday, June 29, 1974 as Annette Shaughnessey Day, in observance thereof, I ask the people of the City of Miami to join with me in extending our sincere appreciation to Annette Shaughnessey for 21 years of loyal, dedicated service, letting her know that even in retirement she will always be the Mayor's secretary." 21. PERSONAL APPEARANCE - MARTIN FINE PUBLIC HOUSING Mayor Ferre: Mr. Fine, the Chair will recognize you at this time. Mr. Martin Fine: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, my name is Martin Fine, and I am here as a citizen of the City of Miami, concerned about the housing situation which exists today. It really isn't important but I notice the agenda says I am here for public housing, but I am not really here for that. I am here for a housing program that makes sense, and I think is very much needed. I'll be very brief, and I think the way to handle this if we can, is to permit me to go through this presentation and, if you have any question about it as we go along, we can do it at the end, will help with the continuity. I think the need for housing in this community is so obvious I won't take the time this monring to talk about it, but I think it is there, but the one thing I hope you understand is that in my opinion, the situation has deteriorated substantially today from what it was 8 or 10 years ago. That is the only word I can think of, it has become much worse. It not only hasn't kept up with the problem but I think we have gone substantially down in being able to provide housing for people of low and moderate income, and that is, primarily due to two factors, one of which is the mass displacement of people and housing as a result of the expressway system over which you tad no control whatsoever, and the complete disregard for the 44 relocation of those people in most cases, and the second has been the implementation of the Urban Renewal prograM, and while they tried to do a good job the fact of the matter is , we have a hell of a lot of cleared land with no housing on it, again over which you had no jurisdiction and you couldn't do anything about it. I do want to hasten to add very quidkly that in my opinion, Little H.U.D. in the County have done an outstanding job with the limited tools and finances they have had available to it. And one of the games we used to play in years hack in this community was to assess blame, that the City was at fault, or the County was at fault, or the Neighborhood Rehab. wasrat fault, and I think we ought to stop playing that game because it doesn't provide any housing. It would be nice to blame people if we got housing, but it doesn't get housing, so my approach here today is not to point a finger at anybody but rather to talk about the problem. I think it is safe to say that the federal programs have been limited in the past, and are almost completely shutdown, things like Section 235 housing and 236 housing are out the window and in my opinion will never come back. I have the pleasure of serving on the national housing conference and I can tell you that everything we hear and read about and the people we talk to indicates that to be'the case. One of the things that is very obvious but I think needs repeating, is the fact that there is no such thing as low cost housing. They are only families who have low income, or little income, or moderate income, and in today's market the problem is even double -fold difficult because people now of moderate income who previously had an opportunity to buy housing are priced out of the market for reasons which are obvious to all of you, especially Mr. Ferre with his knowledge of the concrete industry and knowing full well that the housing we read about, and build about in the community is not really the housing for the people we are talking to but rather the more affluent people, --Mr. Reboso and I are neighbors in Bay Heights, and people like ourselves, and others, ---we don't have a housing problem. It is the poor people of this community who have a housing problem and whose's problem is not going to get solved unless there is some dramatic action to solve it. I also want to say in my opinion I think we have some of the most competent builders in America, aright here in Miami, and many, if not all of those builders in my opinion, regardless of what has been said about them in the press from time to time, are very socially conscious of their responsibility and willing to do a job, but no'•one has stepped forth with a program, or the statesmanship that give them an opportunity or form to do that. One of the things I would like to point out to you, that I think our priorities in this community are a little mixed up, and I would hope you might address yourself to that priority question. For example, and I know you may be tired of hearing it but I think it bears repetition, when this community had an opportunity to vote the biggest bond issue in the history of the community, and we passed about six or seven hundred million dollars worth of bonds, there was an item on the agenda of $10,000,000. worth of bonds for the zoo, which passed, and an item on the agenda of $10,O00,000. of rehabilitation housing funds which failed, and so the people by and large of this community had a choice to house animals or house people, they chose to house animals. _4 JUN 131974 I don't know what you individually can do to change the minds of the people because that is a long range educational program, but tell you, you have to pick up the ball and run with it, in some way in conjunction with Metro to get:that out of the way. Let me give you another item where priority is really out of whack, and if I had the time and courage and I guess the extra crusading kind of mentality that a Ralph Nader has, I would do something about it, but I think you ought to lose a little sleep abort the fact that this City gave 81 million dollars worth of land to Interama, and Interama in all of its wisdom is now spending 20 million dollars to build a tower in the sun on that property, and for the life of me, I can't understand how we could have let ourselves get jockeyed into that position, and I must say to you that I think that again is a probelm we have in terms of misinterpret- ing our priorities. My guess is there isn't a man or woman on this Commission who has ever been asked about the feasibility of that tower and that we, the taxpayers in the City of Miami get it in the neck again by putting 81 million of our land up, I am sure we will never see it, and I wouldn't mind that if all of the uses were for good purposes, like the new college we are going to put up there, for F.I.U. for the Water and Sewer plant, and the other things, but to spend 20 million dollars for a tower in the sun for no good reason at all, we can see the sun very well from down here, and I just can't believe you shouldn't look into that seriously. Another example is, what is going on over on Miami Beach, where the federal government which refuses to give us any money for housing, has authorized 40 million dollars to extend the beaches. I know it is good to be a conservationist I have used those beaches and I still use them with my family and I love it, but I just can't believe that 40 million dollars is more appropriately used on the beaches of Miami Beach than in the slums of this community to house people. It is very simple and you don't have to be brilliant to figure it out, and even I figured it out, that when you are hungry you don't think about eating caviar. You think about getting something in your stomach that will give you the ability to survive, and if when you have no decent place to live in, you don't think about going to dinner at some sort of twirlling restaurant on top of a 2,000 ft tower, that is going to cost 20 million dollars, and I think we ought to look into that,but specifically let me tell you what I think you ought to do, ---pardon me, what you ought to consider doing as a partial answer to a community which is frankly, somewhat incapacitated'" because you don't have much mussle:-.You had a Housing Authority which was transferred and I think we should have transferred it, and Metro has done a great job with it, but the City doesn't spend any money for housing, --to the best of my knowledge, I'll stand to be corrected by Mr. Andrews or any one of the staff, in all the years the City of Miami has been in existence since 1896, the City of Miami has never spent one penny on housing other than the Neighborhood aelfab. Dept. which was only an inspection vehicle. That is an' incredibly poor record in my opinion, for any major city in the country, and I think that one of the things we have to do is to get down to the business of providing dollars to put in the pockets of people who can least afford to rent or buy housing, and the specific suggestion I would like to put forth today is as follows, and I have met with City Manager Andrews and basically discussed this with him, 46 JUN 131974 I do want to tell you that Mr. Adams, who is director of the Housing Authority is aware, and we have been working with the H.U. D. Adv. Board in a program and I think the details of which would take too long, particular since these gentlemen have a presentation to makei but frankly housing always gets a short strip, we never have enough time to take about housing, because it is unpleasant, and the fact of the matter is, I'll just give you the for.'mat and we can talk about the details at a later meeting, and that is, you are about to receive some 6 or 8 million dollars, whatever the sum is, in federal revenue sharing funds, and my guess is, everybody in the community has their eyes on those funds and I know Rose and others have projects that are valid and worthwhile like the Day Center program and things like that, but I recommend to you that you appropriate a million dollars in that fund for the next fiscal year, and that you make that money available to Little HUD with the following restriction, #1, that it be used in conjunction with projects that will be built within the limits of the City of Miami, in the Urban renewal area on an NDP area, and #2 that you has final review and say-so over the method of which it is implemented and used, and I had met with Mr. Ferre and Mr. Andrews and discussed the proposed method of using it but I think it would take too long but I assure you that there is a method that will meet with your approval and it makes sense. One of the things I hope you would do would be to avoid the almost inevitable problem of getting bogged down into the question of Miami -Dade County relationships when it comes to this sort of thing. For example it might be easy to say and I know you wouldnever do it, well, that is Metro's problem, you know, we gave them our housing authority, they ought to provide all the housing, but my guess is that people who don't have housing don't take the time to worry whose's political responsibility it is to provide housing. For some of you who lived in this community for a long time, and I think almost all of you have, you might remember that horrible scene on N.W. 7th Avenue in the 60's about 15 years ago when the City Gas Co. which was owned by Mr. Max. and Dan Ruskin had a fire, and my recollection if it is correct, was partially in the City and part in the County and they called the County fire department and they said it was in the City and the City fire dept. said it was in the county, and by the time they agreed where it was Mr. was out a building for about 21 million dollars. I submit to you that that is exactly, not what is going to happen in this community, but has already happened and that is that people are being deprived of a safe decent' suitable living environment which the Congress said they were entitled to back in 1945 and Mr. Roosevelt said they were entitled to in 1937 and all the other speech makers, including myself and people here in town locally have said they are entitled but we havent' made a real progress. To wind up, I want to say this, I think you have unique opportunity to do something on the Centennial program that would be a magnificent thing. In other words I can't think of a better way to help celebrate the 200th of this country than to make a meaningful statement in terms of what you are going to do in housing, and there once again I would say to you, that I am not at all familiar with all the details of the Centennial Commission is working on, but I was quite upset, when a few months ago, I met with a friend who was JUN131974 ecstatically happy about a music festival that was going to be placed fon the agenda, and I am not opposed to that music festival but it pointed out to me the same thing once again, that people who are living well and being fed well , and who have been gainfully employed, are more concerned with a lot of cultural and artistic events for that festival than they are of preserving the dignity and the ability of people to live in this society in a meaningful fashion. I think unless you take some possitive steps to set some big dollars aside we are just going to keep on going on the way, which is down hill fast. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Fine, I want to thank you for being here. There are many people who are critics in our midst, unfortunately we have people who are constructive critics, such as yourself. I for one cannot think of a more important function for an intelligent man to perform than the function that you do, and I think this community is fortunate to have you in our midst to act once in a while as our conscience. Let me state, that I agree with the premise you have established here today. I want to make sure we keep on the possitive side of this. I am sure it is not your intention to come here and criticize the Fire Dept. or Interama or anything else like that. And I might point out and I think I see Gene Naples here, and Phil and I am sure there are others here who could I am sure, explain, --but the fire you are talking about in the first place occured almost 30 years ago, or 20 years ago, whatever it was, and secondly, I doubt, and I am not questioning you knowledge because I know the building burned down, but the City of Miami's is the No. 1 Fire Dept in the country, and I d on't want to make any excuses for them. Mr. Fine: I know many of the men in the department including the Chief and I love them, and am probably guilty of doing what a lawyer ordinarily does, and that is over- state the case to bring home a point. Mayor Ferre: That is the point I was trying to make, and as far as Interama is concerned, I'd Mr. Fine: I don't want to knock Interama. Mayor Ferre:---well but, since you mentioned it, let me point out since I serve on that Authority, and since Dave Kennedy also served on it, representing the City, that we have a long tradition, the City of Miami, and Interema, of helping and helping, from the Graves Tract on from Mayor Sewell, to Abe Aronovitz, to Bob High, of letting this thing continue and continue, that the Tower you are talking about, you have to take all these things in perspective, --is a revenue bond and therefore does not go against, I know we can argue as to what that means, -- Mr. Fine: I know you are not going to buy that bond, Maurice, --- Mayor Ferre: If it doesn't sell, you won't have a tower, and you won't have to worry, it is all academic, and if it does sell, it is a revenue thing, and the land is in no way tied to it. Mr. Fine: I am glad to hear that, but my guess is that some point they will come back to the County and get the full faith and credit of the County pledged to support those bonds. 4R SUN 131974 Mayor Ferre: Well, it hasn't happened so far, Marty, and I am one of those who advocate completely that the land be forever left in the public trust and never encumbered in anyway, directly or indirectly, and I thinix so far we have been able to do that, but that is another subject. Getting to the housing situation, there is one last thing I wanted to say, and this is not an excuse, as I said, i am for what you are proposing. You must remember that Metro- politan Dade County, that almost a third of it is the City of Miami, and that we, the taxpayers of the City of Miami, are also the taxpayers for the monies that are expended by Metro, that are collected from the people, and that we, the people are also entitled to proper expenditures of those sums, so this is not a cop- out, I am just saying they've gotta responsibility. That does not mean that we don't. Mr. Fine: We have met with County Manager Goode, Mr. Adams and I and he is very much in favor of this program, and we are going to present it to the County Commission, I just wanted to get an appearance in here early before everybody comes looking for those Revenue Sharing Funds. I was on that Committee last year that your Commission appointed, and we probably had ten requests for every dollar. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Andrews, at the appropriate time, when we will be hearing all these petitions, and this is something that will not go up before this Tri- Committee of the County, United Fund and the City, because it is not a social program, but it will come up before the City Com- mission, and I would be most grateful if you would let Mr. Fine know at the appropriate time and perhaps work with him so that when it comes to us it will be a succinct and a basic proposal. Mr. Fine: I don't know what you mean by this tri-level committee, I would say it is a pretty substantial social problem. Mayor Ferre: No, Marty, let me explain it to you this way, the United Fund, & Metropolitan Dade County and the City of Miami staff through Paul Andrews, has formed a committee so that all applications for Revenue Sharing Funds that are involved in any type of social program, be discussed and recommendations come from there. Even though it is a social program, I think it is more in the form of a capital expinditure. If you want, -- Mr. Fine: We ought to do both, if Mr. Andrews would make it available, I think we ought to talk. to them and let them know while it is a capital improvement program, it sure has a lot of social implications. a Mayor Ferre: Mark Israel is here, and I have a.letter that just came in from the southeastern federal regional council region 4 asking the City of Miami what is the single most important critical problem in our Metropolitan area, and I for one, must answer housing, there is no question about it in my mind. Mr. Fine: Mayor Orr feels the same way too. Mayor Ferre: Okay, anybody else who wants to make a comment? Mrs. Gordon: I'd like to make a comment, if I may. I won't belabor the point because you know my feelings that a lot of crime dollars could be saved if you put people in better housing, and maybe that would be a getter way to spend the dollars in the first place, with child care with elderly care wrapped together. But I am thinking Marty. that maybe a million dollars is hardly enough to scratch the surface, and that maybe we kind have to think of joiri g. hands with some private industry in this regard and advancing it a little further, and I am thinking that I believe you will receive a warm reception from the Board of Realtors through their Civic Affairs Committee, so I might make this by way of suggestion, and I volunteer as a committee of one to work with you if you want. Mr. Fine: Rose that is wonderful, and as always you are so committed to it. I do want to tell you the whole program the Housing Authority has worked out involves local savings and loan, local builders, local realtors and this is an additional subsidy, that is all it is, and while I am very much in favor of the hundred -million -dollar housing bond issue which the County Commission is working on, this is not instead of, but in addition to it, and we are all working like the devil to pass that one too. Mrs. Gordon: May I ask you then, as long as you have this much information about it, the kind of housing that is being thought about, is it in group housing, like apartment type or individual housing or what? Mr. Fine: The beauty of this program ; is, it could be any type of housing there is, it could be new, old, it could be townhouse, it could be single family, it could be condiminium,co-op,-anything. Mrs. Gordon: Renovations or conversions? Mr. Fine: Anything, all we need is money. Mrs. Gordon: Okay. I think you made your point very well. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much Mr. Fine. 22, ESTABLISH POLICY OF THE CITY FOR BOOKING OF NON -ATHLETIC FVENJS INTO CITY STADIUMS Mayor Ferre: Is Karl Leib here? How long is your presentation going to take? Do you think we can do this in three minutes? Mr. Andrews: Yes, we have had several meetings and I think there is understanding and agreement as to what we are trying to accomplish. Mayor Ferre: You have three minutes, starting right now. Mr. Karl Leib:Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I want to thank you for the time you have given this problem before. People are always r- JUN 131974 coming in here griping. I want to thank the City Manager for their help. He is going to propose to you today a resolution to consider to establish procedures for booking non -athletic events in the various stadiums for the City of Miami. Mayor Ferre: I want to read this. Mr. Karl Leib: When you consider this I think it is well thought out, I think they have worked hard at it, there are two points that I think have to be considered further. One is, there is no period of time, it states, ---- that one applicant may only have two holds for a stadium facility at any one timer--30 days, 60 days or when a hold becomes a contract, may they then pick up another hold. Mr. Plummer: I am going to take care of that because somebody has deviated from the original motion I made and I tell you how you are going to place a hold if J.L.Plummer has got anything to do with it in the future. And that is exactly what I said the day we passed this motion, and it hasn't been followed and I want it to be followed. When you bring in your check certified for $25,000. you are given an application and until that time you don't get an application, so how many holds you want, just bring in how mnay checks for $25;000. you want to talk about. The one thing that the Manager started screaming about when I talked about opening the Orange Bowl for non -athletic events was, we are not going to make any money out of it. You are going to waive the fees, you are going to do this and that, and I said to him, make it worthwhile for the City and let's do it. That policy hasn't been followed, and I think this is wasting holds. Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Plummer, we will take up your suggestions later on, and let's let Karl finish his three minutes, ---- Mr. Leib:Mr. Hayes, can I say a second point and I'll leave it to you. You have been helpful, the second point I ask for your consideration Mr. Hayes is, we talked about what happens when an act or group changes? We had talked about maybe perhaps 48 hours, say, if 1 had told you that I am going b bring in the Rolling Stones, and I have an application pending etc, ---I get a cancellation of my group, I think I owe you and the City an immediate notification and if I don't provide you within 48 hours an acceptable group change, that the date should be opened up to anyone then. We talked about that 48 hours, that has been omitted and maybe you meant that and I apologize for being in trial for 8 days and not being able to get with you. But those are the two points Mr. Hayes, and I want to thank you for your time and help. Mr. Clifton Hays! Well number one, your two-day hold is good for seven days. Mayor Ferre: Cliff, we will get into those things after. This is going to take 15 to 20 minutes I am sure. Mr. Leib: Thank you Mr. Mayor. Resolution No. 74-486 was passed later during the meeting concerning this matter. Mr. Mark Israel: Thank you Mr. Mayor and Honorable Members of the Commission, my name is Mark Israel, and. I have been selected to represent the City of Miami as their Washington representative. Let me list four kinds of activities I think I can do and answer any questions within three minutes. I think the first is what we call liaison with the federal agencies. Being in Washington i can meet with the officials that run programs the City is interested in, I can conduct a continuing review of federal programs with an eye to determining those the City would like to participate in and assist the City to participate in those. There is a matter of legislations, I can track legislation in the Congress, from its inception when the bills are introduced through the Committee process, and the floor debate, and passage, that the City is interested in and can coordinate the City b efforts to try to impact the ' legislation. We can watch it, we can see what we want out of it, and then I am mostly calling on your help, we can see about getting it shaped to our needs. There is a very important question of assisting the Mayor and members of the Commission in their participation in the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities policy committees. In my experience, these com- mittees are quite influential in influencing the direction of federal policy. The Mayor is a member of the environment committee on the conference of Mayors, and we can participate on the policy committees of the League of Cities. I can help by doing the staff work for those, background papers, assisting in the preparation of policy. There is also the matter of technical assistance. My office is located in the headquarters of the National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, where there are programs experts on every subject of an interest to a city. In all the material,I think any question that the City is interested in, is there at my fingertips, I can get it quickly, I can analyze it and can get it to you to assist you in your policy decisions. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: I want to make a brief statement and then I think that might lead into the questions that all of you might have. I want to say for myself, I hope, I think for the City, that we have in Tallahassee a very capable repre- sentative, Mr. Steve Winn, and it is my opinion we have a very capable representative, Mark Israel, in Washington. These people that represent us at these different levels of government are by themselves very good and efficient but they are really no better than the interest of the City Commission and the Mayor and the Administration to use their services, and to help or guide them, or ask them to guide us, and there are many, many important considerations and I think in the past, too many times, in cities throughout the United States, we in municipal government have opted out and said, well, we've got congressmen and senators to repre- sent us, and we don't get involved in the process. 1 think those days are changing, and I know for one, that the National Conference of Mayors is working diligently to have sub- stantial in -put and impact in the whole federal process, and I for one, plan to be as active as I can be, I am going to San Diego this next week, and Mark will be there for the Mayor's Conference, and I think in the league of cities as they come up, I hope my fellow commissioners will become active, interested,involved and really have an input because I think we can, if we take an interest and we can't have a better helper or assistant than Mark Israel. Mr. Israel: Thank you. Mrs. Gordon: Mark, in the paper, this story ran a couple of days ago,'Revenue Sharing runs into to political troubles', ---- Mr. Israel: My comments on that? Mrs. Gordon: Yes. Mr. Israel: I think there are two things to say, one, the press is always fishing for a story, and the press's report of the political difficulty of general revenue sharing in my judgement, is a little bit exagerated,neverthe- less there is political, there is congressional resistance to the renewal of general revenue sharing, no different to the original objections against it, a separation of taxing authority from the control over the way the money is spent, what is interesting is the way the cities are gearing up, cities, states and counties and every level of government that receives the funds, gearing up to support this program. There is a unique feature, there is going to be an all-out effort to get that revenue sharing program renewed a year before it expires, which is unheard of in federal legislation. The programs are renewed after they expire, so the cities can plan, so you know how many dollars you will get. Mrs. Gordon: This is the point I would like you to investigate when you get back, give us some information. Say the reason why, and this was in the article, is because a common complaint is that much of the money g oes for police stations, City Halls, roads, but very little to provide services for the poor, the elderly or minority groups. Studies show that barely 2% of revenue sharing funds are used for social services to the needy, and it goes on and on, but apparently this article stems from these complaints that had been received and if there is a fire because of this, we would like to know about. Mr. Israel: There is something of a fire. It is already being doused with many fire departments. Mrs. Gordon: If you would mail any information to us regarding this, we would appreciate it. Ab Mr. Plummer: I was one of the people who pushed Mr. Andrews into this type of program. It has been expressed to me on many occasions, that hiring a specialist such as yourself could be very fruitful dollar wise in federal programs, that otherwise we would never know about, and I hope that is the area you will give the great emphasis to of where the City can apply for federal aid, federal grants and federal projects, so that was one of inceptions of thinking that I had when we went for your program. Mayor Ferre: Mark, I would like to, while you are here take this occasion to announce even though it has been in the 53 Jui papers this morning, but I think to congratulate one of our members. J.L. Plummer, who will be the newly installed president of the bade County League of Cities, The City of Miami is very much involved in all types of activities, I think they could not have chosen a more qualified or better president, I would like to officially congratulate Commissioner Plummer. Mr. Plummer: Thank you,sir. 24. HUMAN RESOURCES FO AGEMENT SYSTEM - BOOZ.ALLEN & HAMILTON DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE CHARTER AMENDMENTS ETC, Mayor Ferre: At this time we will take up Item 16.1 which is the Human resources management system, Booz-Allen Hamilton. I would like to request that members of the Com- mission take a minute or two to read the memorandum that has been placed by the attorney for us, and I would like to recognize the City Atty to explain. We will take a minute or two to read this memorandum. Do you have additional copies for the press and for whoever wants to read this? Mr. Lloyd, here is the way we should proceedcon this matter. There are two distinct situations as I see them here. One is the Deputy Manager, and secondly the Human Resources. Now, the Deputy Manager situation I think, is a clearer situation in the sense that it does not have the ramifications or complications that the other matter has. As I read your memorandum, without going to a lot of explanations, unless there are a lot of questions forthcoming, it seems that what you are saying is that the Charter would require for a Charter change if we are to implement the Deputy Manager proposal of Booz-Allen, is that correct? Mr. Lloyd: This is correct, yes, sir. Mayor Ferre: That is a legal interprestation we have and if anybody wants to challenge that, they are welcome to do so, but as I understand it now, this is your legal inter- pretation? Mr. Lloyd: Yes sir. Mayor Ferre: Based on that the only way for us to proceed, we can do one of two things. We can either forget the whole matter, or we can put it on as a Charter change for the electorate to vote upon, and if they decide, that they want this, and I am sure Mr. Andrews, you recognize at the budget hearing time, you will have to specify how much money this would take to implement should the electorate approve it, and what you would do with the money should the electorate not approve it, in your budget message. It seems to me, that that is, --these are the alternatives we have as of this moment on that particular item. I think we all know clearly the implication of it. There is no confustion on the ambiguity of language is there? Mr. Lloyd, is there any ambiguity as to the intent of the implementation of that? Like there is for example on the other item? Mr. Lloyd: Not in my mind. Not on that. The way I interpret it, there is no ambiguities in my mind as to what a deputy City Manager is, and it requires a Charter change. Mayor Ferre: So, taking those two statements into account, as I said, we have one of two choices, we either it �� forget about the whole thing and drop it, or we put it on the ballot, and let the electorate decide, --- if the electorate decides, we will have a Charter change. I want to make my opinion clear. I think the later is the way we ought to go, I think we ought to put it on the ballot, I think the electorate ought to have the opportunity to vote on this and I for one, will recommend it publicly and will campaign for it. I hope it will pass in November. Let's limit our discussion now to this particular item. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor let me say that I never have any qualms about putting a question to the public. The only qualm that have, and I always have is, that all the facts truthfully are presented to the public so they can make up their mind on facts, not on fiction. I think when you do that, you've got to say as briefly as possible but I think in the most uppermost portion of the mind of the public, is the cost factor, and I think that is some- thing, ---well,: that is what I've been harpixg on and I am not going to expand, Paul, I think it has to be said to the people, this program, if implemented will represent x number of dollars. Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Plummer has made the statement on several occasions and I concur with his statement. I am sure that in your budget message that that should be covered specially if it is going to be on the ballot for the election for Charter change. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, there is one aspect of this that I am going to at least get on the record even if no one will listen to me, --- Mayor Ferre: Please do, Mr. Andrews: ----as to my views of this. There are two specific examples in my judgement, and I respect the City Attorney's opinion as to the necessity of going to a charter change because he has ruled that way, but I would like to express my opinion fcom the standpoint of the administration in that I am required to interpret the Charter in my daily activities, and there are two examples I'd like to use where I believe we are functioning in capacity similar to the Deputy City Manager that are created through a system of the Charter and the ordinances that are an equivalent level. The first one is there is no provision in the City Charter for an executive secretary to the Civil Service Board. This comes about through the language of the Charter in its broad sense and then is implemented through the adoption of ordinance by this City Commission which provides for the employment of an executive secretary. The Charter does say insofar as this matter is concerned, that the Board shall select one of its members as the chief examiner, and secretary, ---and secretary of the Board. To go beyond that and to take care of the administrative matters, now found in the Civil Service office, there is then implemented through ordinance an executive secretary. Now that is one example of placing an administrator in an area by ordinance which is not specifically called for in the Charter. The second example is, if you read the Charter today, there is no provision for an assistant City Manager. The Assistant City Manager, in the Charter today, if you will pick up that document and read it, the Charter does not pro- 55 JUN 1_ _.197_4 vide for an Assistant City Manager. The Assistant City Manager is created by ordinance and you will find it under the ordinances as No. 2. That is an ordinance. Mayor Ferre: Will you repeat that Paul? Mr. Andrews: I am saying the second example is the fact that the Assistant City Manager, which I served for 13 years in that capacity, is not created by Charter. It is created by Ordinance, by this City Commission. Mayor Ferre: I am not a lawyer, correct me if I am wrong, as I understand it, from Mr. Lloyd, the difference, is, the Assistant City Manager, you did not have direct responsibility for any function in the department, from what Mr. Lloyd explained to me,the reason why we need a charter amendment is, that in effect you are substituting a, ---someone between the department as such and the Manager. Is that right Mr.Lloyd? Mr. Lloyd: This is correct. It needs no further explanation. That is exactly right. That is exactly, what I have explained. Mr. Andrews: Yet, I functioned as Assistant City Manager and budget director for approximately 4 to 5 years after that tenure in that dual capacity, we had a second Assistant City Manager who was then appointed who carried out the duties of budget personnel. I was placed in a responsibility of day-to-day operations of every department in the City of Miami except police and fire, in which the City Manager functioned directly, so I was put in an oper- ational area of overseeing, as Assistant City Manager the day-to-day operation of all the other departments in the City and functionb d that way up until the time Mr. Reese left the City of Miami. Mrs. Gordon: You mean you made decisions without consulting Mr. Reese? Mr. Andrews: Yes, gave direction on day -do -day operations, signed papers and gave orders. Mrs. Gordon: If that was wrong, shall we do something else that is wrong now? Mr. Andrews: I don't know. Mrs. Gordon: If it shouldn't have been, and it was done, that did not make it right. Am I right Mr. Lloyd? Mr. Lloyd: This is correct. I think we can resolve a lot of this, --I can tell you now, I do not intend to change my opinion. I have been over this in length with Mr. Andrews, and my opinion remains the same,that way I interpret this situation with the Deputy City Managers as the Manager has stated dilutes the authority of the Manager which is vested in him in the Charter, therefore you must require a charter change. Mr. Plummer: Let me tell you how I look at it. Maybe I look at it entirely different than the rest of you, but you know, you both are entitled to your opinion, but the 56 people who are paying the bills are entitled to their opinion too. Let me tell you something, 1 have no qualms about putting it to them, whether you are right or wrong. I see nothing wrong to saying to the people who are paying the bills, ""Do you want to approve it, or don't your I don't hesitate a minute to listen to them. Mrs. Gordon: J. L. we never hesitated to anything to the pe, ple. Mr. Plummer: I just say I am looking at it from a different aspect. I'm looking at it from a cost factor. If they think we can afford it, and they know what we are doing, and they want to go for a half a million a year fine, but I am not going to vote in favor of it. • Mr. Andrews; Wait a minute, we are not talking about a half million dollars for two deputy City Managers. Mr. Plummer: No, we are talking about one issue which is in the neighborhood of, ---- Mr. Andrews: ----$90,000.00, Mr. Plummer: ---no, a hundred and five that I know of. How much is Cliff Hays making? Mr. Andrews: $32, Mr. Plummer: Call it a hundred thousand. Mrs. Gordon: What is that, a per year, for the first year and then escalating? Mr. Andrews: Well it will escalate as cost of living increases, and other things. Mr. Plummer: Let's put all the facts on the table. When you create a Deputy City Manager you create a position, you create an office, yor create a secretary,-- ----- it is not going to be straight salary. Mr. Andrews: That is right. Mr. Plummer: I am not going to go through all my comments, I agree with the Mayor, I am not going to vote against it, put it to the people, I am for that. Mr. Andrews: I'd like to point out in reference to this matter, specifically by design there was the elimination of vacant positions at the bottom of the City's organization that provided for these salaries. Mr. Plummer: If you start re -hashing Paul, let's go into the whole ball of wax, because let's go right back to your budget, that is increased from 22 to 38 people, from $400,000. to $600,000.----let's go into the whole thing. i wasn't going to discuss that, because if I feel that the Commission's feelings --let's put it to the public, I'll shut up if everybody else will. If there is going to be different thinking, let's open the can, not the coffee can. 57 JUN 131974 Mr. Andrews: There is one area of the City Attorney s memorandum that I think should be Clarified and that is in the second from the last paragraph, on page 2 there is a sentence there that says the report recommends the re -alignment of functions cited above. I don't think that is quite true. I can't find where the report recommends the re -alignment of the function cited above. I may be wrong, but I haven't found it. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor Let me ask this question, and I am not trying to cut anyone else off, but is there anyone else that wants to discuss the D C M program. If not I am ready to offer a motion. Mayor Ferre: Go ahead. The following motion was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 74-452 A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORATE ON NOVEMBER 5, 1974, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR A "DEPUTY CITY MANAGER" CONCEPT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI ADMINIS- TRATION, AS RECOMMENDED IN THE BOOZ, ALLEN AND HAMILTON STUDY Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mrs. Gordon made the following statement prior to voting: I vote yes, but'I wonder if your motion included the rest of the information you wanted placed in that, ---- Mr. Plummer: Well Rose, it would behoove this Commission as we have in the past to make the facts known on any Charter changes we make, but I was just reiterating the point that I want all the facts laid out. Mrs. Gordon: Is this just a policy, the motion is a policy. Mr. Plummer: ---reiterate the policy,-- Mrs. Gordon: It will come back to us again before. ----r- Mr. Lloyd: For the information of the Mayor and the City Commission, there are certain definite steps and a definite time schedule to introduce, ---or prepare and introduce Charter changes and I will, pursuant to your instructions today, do that for preparation so it can be on the ballot for the November 5 general election, according to the time schedule. Mrs. Gordon: Then in voting 'yes' I go along with putting it on the ballot, with the facts made known to the public. Mayor Ferre: Let's take up the Human Resources 58 JUN 131974 aspect of it. Mr. Lloyd would you explain what you mean specifically, if you want to elaborate, the initial portion of the report is stated in such broad general terms, that I find it impossible to render a legal opinion on the specific items contained therein. Would you elaborate on that. Mr. Lloyd: Well there are a number of broad generalities in the Booz Alien report, as well as in certain specific recommendations and there are a large number of recommendations incorporated within these broad generalities of what the report proposes to do. Now, it would be much more feasible if we were to have a presentation from the administration as to exactly what is going to be done -so we can render a legal opinion on each change in the Charter and ordinances that must be made pursuant to a proposed implementation by the Manager. If implemented, but there are so many things in here that are broadly stated and so many things in here that are recommended that it would require days and days to go through all of these things to determine which. require a charter change and which do not. For instance, Mayor Ferre: I want to state, this is a matter of grave import and impact to the City of Miami. We spent on' the Planning and Zoning restructuring that Professor Bartley and Commissioner Gordon's commission, ----I wan interim Mayor at the time, we must have met here at least 4 or 5 meetings, to clarify. Now, if we spent that kind of time on that kind of document, and this is no less im- portant than that, so if there are legal question that need to be clarified Mr. Lloyd, and I think it is your responsibility to specifically point out, and I think in conjunction with the administration, point by point so if there is ambiguity, or broadness of scope, that you cannot address. Then, put it down where you can address it, and come up with specific recommendations, try to avoid wherever possible, Mr. Andrews, having to go to Charter changes, and if we have to go to charter changes, then I think you've got to say so, and I think this Commission should deliberate, I don't know if we are going to be able to do it before this budget procedure or not, is something we will have to decide. I am willing to meet at any time the rest of my fellow commissioners want to. If we can't do it before budget, we will have to do it after the budget. Mr. Lloyd: There are a number of situations in here where on Sec. 62 of the Charter may have to be modified. There are several other situations where there may be ordinance changes. Mayor Ferre: Are you prepared to tell specifically where that is today? Mr. Lloyd; In some instances. Mayor Ferre: I am talking in the main impact of what the Booz Allen reports states. Mr. Lloyd; No. No. We will not be prepared until we get specific implementation directives from the administration. 59 JUN 131974 Mr. Lloyd: Then we know exactly where we are going, because when you take broad,concepts, you make your legal decisions based upon actual concrete facts. Mayor Ferre: You see where we are, Mr. Andrews? Vice -Mayor Reboso: Mr. Mayor I move that we defer the Human Resources implementation until we have all the opinions of the legal department of the administration and we have all the facts before us. Mrs. Gordon: I wanted to say something, because up until nearly the end of the last meeting, I thought we were going to take a vote, so I heard that we needed Charter changes, and I agreed to what I had said. From what I have heard, from everything I've evaluated Mr. Mayor, I believe all we can do is pass a principle motion, and I don't see how it could be implemented in this budget year becasue there will be no opportunity for charter changes prior to that, and that was based upon Mr. Lloyd's comments previous to it saying he very definitely saw a charter change need in both parts. Therefore, I think maybe we have to do the same thing. Mayor Ferre: So the problem Rose is this, is this a chicken ;and egg situation, or what? Mrs. Gordon: Yes, that is right. what comes first? Mayor Ferre: And no wise cracks from you, Mr. Plummer. Mr. Lloyd: Let me give you one or two examples where weldo know that there are specific charter changes. For instance, on page 28 it says, adopt rule of register, for entry level positions to increase of choices, etc. There we've got to check 62 C, sub -section 2A and B of the Charter on that recommended charter change. Adopt rule of three groups, we've got to check that one out. For instance it says considering certification for appropriate positions class such as planning, etc. this already exists. There a number of things in here actually which are already in existence, so this requires another complete study to determine what we are all right on. Mayor Ferre: Are you going to speak to the legal aspects on this? s Mrs. Gordon: I read the report, and I read in the report no charter changes needed, that disturbs me, and I don;t mind telling you I heard our Attorney say we need them, and I read in the report we don't need them, that didn't make me very happy. Mr. Matlin: I can assure you Commissioner Gordon it didn't make me very happy either. Mayor Ferre: Wily don't you explain that. Mr. Matlin: 1 would suggest to the Commission that we are not only caught in a Chicken -and -egg proposition but in some division of that, that I don't know the words to 60 comment on and explain. We are talking about whether or not the rule of three can be changed without a charter change, when in fact, that is the most trivial issues that we have raised. And we are apparently consentrating on the trivialities. Mayor Ferre: What do you mean trivial, this is a matter of important legal impact with the City of Miami. Mr. Matlin: It is a matter of legal impact. Mayor Ferre: Let me make a statement. As I see it, when our legal counsel gives us a legal reading, we've got one of two choices to do. We either accept it, or we go to a higher source to challenge it. And there are only two that I know of, one is the Attorney General of Florida, and the Courts, and even the Attorney General really can't tell us what to do. There is only one, and that is the courts. Mr. Matlin: Let me re -state that unless I be misunderstood. I am not the legal opinion, I am not challenging its importance or its validity or questioning it in any way, or the authority of the City Attorney to make it. What I am simply stating is, that the rule of three, change for example, is the 50th thing in a series of 100 things suggested, and it was suggested, not recommended. The key issues are. Mayor Ferre: That is the key point, you see they were suggested, not recommended, and what the attorney is saying is,what we need are specific recommendations, and not suggestions. Mr. Matlin: Specific recommendations are, in order of magnitude, the establishment of a department of Human Resources Services. Now, is there any requirement for a Charter Change to establish such a department? Mr. Lloyd: No, that department may be established by this Commission by ordinance. Mayor Ferre: Take the next step, what will it do? Mr. Matlin: The Department will provide certain services to, ---- Mayor Ferre: Before you get in o lved in that, excuse me, you get into Charter changes. Mr. Matlin: I can't say whether or not all of them get into charter change or nd., but we would be happy to sit down with the City Attorney at his convenience, and review the services, item by item, to see which ones can be implemented by ordinance and which ones need to be implemented by Charter change. Mayor Ferre: That is what we intend to do. Mr.Plummer: So I don't misunderstand the remarks of the Mayor and the Attorney, that is exactly what they are JIi ) � 13197 w w saying should be done. Let me tell you, I agree with your The rule of three is one of the minute points, but I think it was used as the example. For example, let the give you one of my pet peeves in the report, and I don't want to go through .the whole thing. I don't think we should. I think each one of us have got to do what we want on our own in depth, but the main concern of mine, is that of lateral entry, and I am going to tell you, to me that is a very, very serious step, becat4e as i expressed to you, in our meetings, I would be somewhat opposed to lateral entry as you propose it, but I would have no objections to a man being hired on a contract, on a yearly basis. There is a big difference in my estimation. We have some cases on point in this City, whether you agree or disagree, have been very, very bad bones of contention. Whether I agree or disagree. It still has caused problems so here again, this is another thing. And I think why the Mayor is telling you, if I understand it, because I made my thoughts clear in the last meeting even though I am sure you would have liked to be absent, but I think the clearing the air, between you, the City Attorney, and the City administration, has got to be a 'must' before we can implement anything. Mayor Ferre: Let me put it to you this way. Let me give you two examples. One was, as I mentioned before the Planning and Zoning restructuring, --the City of Miami, we got expert advice, ---we didn't take that expert advice. That went to committee, we heard it, then it came to the Commission, when through all this procedure, then we adopted it, and we finally ended up doing this. Its done. We have another situation which is the downtown planning and zoning study. That was done by Wallace, McHarg and all kinds of experts from Baltimore, Philadelphia and people of nation renown just like you are, in your subject matter.'We didn't just accept that. That came to us, went to the Planning Department, to the Planning Board, the Downtown Dev. Authority, the public hearings being held on it, we've even gone to the extent, some people think, ---which are not necessary to have special committees set up to make sure that everybody has an opportunity to look at this process. And then we are going to take this thing up hopefully in the Fall, and hopefully we will pass something that will be meaningful. All we are really saying here is, why should this be any different. Especially, since the matters that have come up are a legal matter. The other matter which you came up with which was this Deputy Manager, that's a question that was very simple to resolve, because we had a clear-cut legal . definition, and there was no ambiguity on what it is we want to do, and it needs a charter change. And we are going to put it before the electorate, and the electorate will decide. It is a Charter change. The implementation of these recommendations or suggestions need to be further refined, need to be further specified, clearly understood, and then it is going to have to be not only swallowed but digested by this City Commission before we can act on it. Really that is where we are at as I understand it. Mrs. Gordon: May I ask a question Mr. Mayor? I am looking at a chart, and it says human services, -resource services, and it comes in under deputy city Manager, -- how Mr. Lloyd can we implement that part by ordinance, 62 JUN 1B1974 VFW l" Ty if we can't, ----'it doesn't make sense. Mr. Lloyd: That is part and parcel of the opinion. First, you have to get a charter change for the deputy city manager, however, if you wish to make a new department called! the Human Resources Department with a department head, directly under the Manager, no problem, an ordinance, but as soon as you get into the problem that it goes under a deputy city manager, then you have to have your Charter change, involving the deputy city manager, where you define what is to be done. That is where you run into your problems. Mayor Ferre: We have a motion, is there a second? Mr. Plummer: I'll second the motion. I am always willing to keep an open mind, something to change, as much as I was opposed to the program because of cost involved. It is still my most paramount concern. We are talking about rough-1y four hundred thousand dollars to implement the Human Resources program if I am somewhere within the ball park, Mr. Mayor, that is my great concern is dollars. Okay, I'll second the motion. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Andrews do you want to eay anything more on this motion? Does anybody want to make any further comment? If not call the roll, Thereupon the following motion was introduced by Mr. Reboso,'who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 74-453 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES PORTION OF THE BOOZ,ALLEN AND HAMILTON STUDY PENDING OPINIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COST TO THE CITY OF IMPLEMENTING SUCH A PROGRAM Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 25, APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL GRANT - HISTORIC PRESER_1LATION GRANT Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, the City of Miami has many historical, what we believe are historical sites. The federal government, through the National Park Services grants funds to governmental agencies and private organizations for the preservation of such historical s ites. We have a 5 minute presentation to show you first, and then we want to indicate to you how these might be preserved through such an application. Mrs. Gordon: While they are setting up, may I commend you for bring this to us because in my recent visit to San Antonio on behalf of this Commission, I was so impressed by the efforts being made in San Antonio to preserve these historical buildings that they have there, ald it is a marvelous thing that is taking place in San Antonio. Mayor Ferre: Rose, somebody, and I forget who it was, JUN 131974 ".tom u�t�i'i came to see me yesterday, or the day before, talked to me, and told ate that they are going to be tearing down a lot of historical buildings and houses around Coconut Grove and the Gables, and he said he was going to get me a list of those houses. Mrs. Gordon: I hope not, ---- Mayor Ferre: He thought it would be an important move, ---it was Rev. McKinnley, maybe you might talk to him about it. He said he thought it would be very important for the City to ear mark these places and try to get funds to move them over to what is going to be our Historical Village, as you recall. Mrs. Gordon: I would love that, Mayor Ferre: We have gone on 'record saying that we accepted that as a premise, this might be the beginning of it. Mrs. Gordon: I want to say another thing about San Antonio, on their Planning Dept. staff they have a person who has this historical knowledge and background, a woman with the kind of background, I am not naming her because she is the person that ought to be approached, because she has that kind of background, Mrs. Parks, a person has specifically been employed in the department for that purpose, to find these places, to make recommendations etc., etc. Mr. Andrews: One of the most historical buildings was removed from its riverfront site and placed in Lummus Park, and that is the old Fort Dallas building which is of Miami Oolite rock, our natural rock -type of building structure, that was moved into Lummus park and sits there. Someday I hope we can move it back to its appropriate location somewhere on the river where it originally stood. That might be possible through this river walkway someday where we are creating a little park whick is known as Ft. Dallas Park. Sound track from film: "Certain existing key structures within the City of Miami are significant with respect to Miami's relative short but colorful history. Structures which emphasize the phenomenal progress and development this community has achieved in so short a span of time. Barely a lifetime has passed since Miami as a city was created from near nothing- ness to our present modern metropolis. It is important that we preserve our heritage and treasures of our past, so that we might be reminded of how far we have come, and might be inspired by the concept that our future is limited only by our imagination and energy. With Miami chosen as a prime celebrant city for our nations' bicentennial in 1976, and our observance theme focused upon our future within the horizons '76 designation. Miami's past too will be of interest to the millions expected to visit Miami during that year. Accordingly, six structures in one area of JUN 1319 - ,• historical import within the City are considered appropriate for restoration, possibly as a Bi- Centennial project. The William J. Wagner home at 1145 N.W. 8th Avenue is the oldest existing structure in Dade County. This modest wood frame home built in 1866 with hand hewn lumber of Dade County pine, wooden pegs and hand -made trim is a classic example of pioneer architecture. Cur- rently it is imperiled by impending demolition, unless monies for restoration and permanent re- location can be obtained. Dr. James M. Jackson for whom Jackson Memorial Hospital is named was Miami's first physician. serving as Henry Flagler's railroad surgeon be- ginning in 1896. This 7 room office building although in original condition is in need of restoration and must be moved to another suit- able permanent site. An adaptation of turn of the century Greek architecture, this structure is invisioned by historical associations as a Pioneer Medical Museum if funds can be found to save it from encroaching development. Miami's oldest church is Jesuit Catholic Church in downtown Miami. The original church was est- ablished on the same site in 1875 on other prop- erty of William Wagner's and replaced with the existing structure in 1922. The present build- ing is a magnificent ecclectic blend of Spanish, Bizantine and Classic Greek architecture and is in need of restoration. Hallissee Hall whose grand entrance at 1300 N.W. 10th Avenue already has been disunited by prog- ress from the main building is now surrounded by the Jackson Memorial Hospital Complex and is en- dangered by expansion. The former home of former Miami Mayor John Sewell, the 1910 structure is a fine example of Classic Revival Architecture and well known for the fine use of wood throughout and its grand scale with oversized doors and rooms. The construction also features native rock secur- ed by Miami Oolite which Mayor Sewell promoted as a building material. A water front land mark in Miami since the boom dans of 1925 is the Freedom Tower, inspired by the Giralda Tower of Seville Spain. Originally the offices of the old Miami Daily News it is an exceptionally strong and durable building located directly across from the projected Bi-Centennial Park. Local interests have proposed it to be used for the relocated downtown library and the Florida Secretary of State's Office has urged its preserv- ation as a unique and historic building. Although hardly appearing so old, the Butler Insur- ance Co. Building at 134 S.E. 2nd Street was built of wood by Henry Flagler in 1896. One of several structures once lining the Miami River, this build- ing housed the first railroad workers to come to Miami and is a last vestage of one of Miami's most important eras. Also under development pressure, historical associations are urging its restoration and salvage from the wrecker's fall but funds for this purpose are currently not available. s • Under research by the Historical. Association of South Florida, the Charles Avenue Section of Coconut Grove long has been a source of pride for the Black Grove community. Planters and new paving have created a modern illusion but the neighborhood has suffered during re- cent years from deteriorating housing condit- ions and is in need of substantial restoration. The significance of the area is the many Conch and Bahamian homes such as this one built during the 1890's and 1900's by early black settlers. The first five structures, the Wagner home, Dr. Jackson's Office, Jesuit Church, Hallissee Hall, and the Freedom Tower already have been submit- ted to the National Parks Service for inclusion on the National Register of Historical Places, a necessary first step in obtaining restoration funds. All seven are presented here for your consideration as property rich in Miami History . and highly qualified for a Historic Preservation Grant from the Federal Government. Cooperation with the City of Miami Government is assured from several South Florida Historical Associations which all are genuinely interested in preserving for future generations Miami's wealth of heritage. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and Members of the Commission, I would at this time request that you adopt a motion which can later be converted to a resolution giving me direction to proceed and pursue these grant funds. We need that as part of the docu- mentation expressing the Commission's interest in this and de- sire to see that this is accomplished. Mayor Ferre: Can Mark Israel help us with this process? Mr. Andrews: He sure can. Yes. Mayor Ferre: Is that a Federal Grant? Mr. Andrews: Yes. The following motion was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 74-454 A MOTION EXPRESSING INTEREST IN A PROPOSED APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR A HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT AND REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURSUE THE MATTER. Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, who deserves the credit for bringing this to our attention? I would like a motion to commend the organizations or persons responsible. Mr. Andrews; George, wwould you explain to the Commission how was really initiated... Mr. Acton: Are you talking about the individuals in the City Administration who were responsible for calling the attention... 66 JUN 13 1974 e Mrs. Gordon: Whoever it is that was responsible for us seeing this presentation anc3 knowing that we can apply for these funds and selecting the properties, etc. Mr, Andrews: I might respond to that rather than Mr. Acton. Mr. Acton documented this information in terms of description of the properties, etc. and brought it to my attention in the form of a memorandum which I then sent out to the City Commis- sion. And I recognize the import of this and asked that he and the Publicity Department and a Deputy City Manager prepare this presentation for you. Mrs, Gordon: Was it Mr. Acton's selection then of these prop- erties? Mr. Andrews: I'm not sure specifically if he selected those or they came through the historical society. Mr. Acton: They were presented to the National Parks Service by local historical preservation societies such as Dade Herit- age Trust and South Florida Historical Association. Mrs. Gordon: Can we fashion a motion or commendation to these groups so that they may know that we appreciate their efforts and of course we include you, I don't think you need it in written form, you have it verbally. I move it. Thereupon a motion expressing the appreciation of the City of Miami Commission to• the Dade Heritage Trust and the South Florida Historical Association for their efforts in preparing the audio visual presentation and bringing to the attention of the City Commission availability of Federal Grants for the preservation of properties of historical import was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, seconded by Rev. Gibson and passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mr. Plummer: I would like to make sure that the people in Publicity, Mr. Peters in particular, and Marks, or whoever else was involved in this, I think this was a very very fine in-house production. Mr. Andrews: In fact, that was Mr. Peter's voice you heard in the presentation. Mr. Plummer: I know. Mrs. Gordon: That's we thank you. Mr. Plume : We want nized for a job well what... Anybody that needs to be thanked, to make sure that these people are recog- done on an in-house type of thing. Mayor Ferre: You know what I think we ought to do, I would like to have a, I hope you keep that tape, because I think the Commission should write individually to the different rotaries, Civitans, the Kiwanians and volunteer our services to go and make this presentation and get some community backing on this. I'm sure all of t}:e Commission would be happy to serve in that capacity. Mrs. Gordon: We would like to thank you very much and I've told you San Antonio leads the way in this kind of thing. They have what they call a Conservation Society which is made r up of citizens in that community who even run fund raising 67 affairs to raise money to help in the restoration of these buildings. Mayor Ferre: Thank you again. 25A, REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY ON SIATUS OF A SUIT BROUGHT BY THE CITY OF i'IORTH MIAMI RE:SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY Mr. Lloyd: I would like to report briefly on the status of the case of North Miami versus the Environmental Protection Agency. The City Commission directed me to file, which I did file, a motion to intervein in the case. Yesterday or the day before the Federal Court allowed the motion and permitted the City in addition to file a motion for some rejudgement and defenses of the City. This morning there was a hearing before the Federal Court, Judge Mertens of Miami, transferred to him. We were present, allowed to argue Mr. George Knox of my staff present- ed our motions this morning and opposed a motion of the City of North Miami for a preliminary injunction. The court denied the motion for preliminary injunction of the City of North Miami which is favorable. The court allowed cross motions for some rejudgement to be filed. The City has already filed this mot- ion and will have a ruling before the end of June which we of the City of Miami asked for. Also the court indicated that any state board allocating funds prior to the disposition of this motion, he is not going to countenance and he stated that he might find the State in contempt if funds were allocated pre- mature. So the results so far is favorable to the position of the County, The City of Miami and the Federal Government. Mayor Ferre: John, that is good news. Mr. Lloyd: This is preliminary, you understand. As I said the indications are that the court will rule which is exactly what we asked for in our motion. Mayor Ferre: You know, it certainly adds faith for those of us that believe in the system.. Father has a sign on his of- fice that says "Everything cometh to he who waiteth provided he who waiteth worketh like hell while he waiteth." and I think those two points are good messages, that you have to have patience and faith in the system and (2) that you've got to work hard to make sure that justice is done. I really think and I want to commend you, Jack and everyone in the City Attor- ney's Office and everybody involved. I'm real happy to see that we're making progress on this. I'm glad the City parti- cipated in this. Mr. Lloyd: I want to say we're only making progress, that's all but so far we've done that. 26, PROCLAMATION - "BURGLARY PREVENTION WEEK" Major Fonner: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, I have been asked to come down on behalf of Chief Garmire to receive the proclam- ation that will be forthwith providing that the Week of June 23-29 be Burglary Prevention Week. I really don't have any prepared remarks, I have the same release that you have here. Mr. Andrews: Does the Department have any special programs designated for that week to demonstrate what will constitute 68 'i Burglary Prevenon Week? 9 Major Fortner: Yes we do, Mr. Manager, Mr, Andrews. We have a program that will alert the citizens to be particularly mind- ful of the opportunities that they have to become a part of the crime reduction program here in the city whereby they can lock their doors and windows and provide different tips for burglary prevention while going on vacation, stop the delivery of the newspaper, the milk and so on and alert the neighbors and the, police and those types of things and we're going to have a 1 door to door type thing by some of our police cadets and re- cruits and we're going to provide extensive publicity through- out the news media with spot announcements on how to protect yourself in your home against burglaries. Thereupon the Mayor presented a proclamation setting the week of June 23rd-29th as "Burglary Prevention Week", 69 JUN 1 1974 27. BID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF: GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT, SOUTH PINEMOUNT SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT,AND GARDEN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT Mayor Ferre: Are there any questions on this? Mr. Andrews, do you want to explain? Mr. Andrews: There are two resolutions in your book that need to be adopted in reference to this. The City has waited for a considerable length of time in order to try to get Fed- eral funding through public law 92500 and it appears that this will not be possible and rather than to wait any longer for these projects to get underway, and we've waited approximately three years and in my judgement and everything that I've un- covered which is factual it would appear that there is very little opportunity that these projects will ever be funded because this particular public law mainly applies to treat- ment plants and large interceptors. That's the reason our, applications are near the bottom of all of those submitted'. And rather than wait any longer I think it is important that we go ahead. Mayor Ferre: Where are the funds coming from? Mr. Andrews: The funds would come from the bond program and it's already scheduled and Mr. Mayor, as you and the rest of the Commission are well aware the cost of construction is going up at the rate of about 10 to 12% per year and we can't afford to wait any longer for a small increment of funds. The following resolution was introduced by Vice -Mayor Reboso who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-455 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR THE GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM; THE SOUTH PINEMOUNT SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM, AND THE GARDEN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH CONSTRUC- TIONS WILL PROCEED WITHOUT AWAITING FINAL ACTION ON THE CITY'S APPLICA- TION FOR A GRANT OF FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER P.L. 92-500. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Absent on roll call: Mr. Plummer. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor, just on a chance that monies might be reimbursed in this we want you to adopt a resolution as follows: Thereupon the City Manager read the resolution by title. JUN3 The following resolution was introduced by Vice -Mayor Reboso who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-456 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY TO THE ADMINIS- TRATOR OP T1E ENVIRONMENTAL PRO- TECTION AGENCY FOR A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO RECOUP THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVE- MENT SYSTEM, THE SOUTH PINEMOUNT SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AND THE GARDEN SANITARY SEWER IM- PROVEMENT SYSTEM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Absent on roll call, Mr. Plummer. 28, ACCEPT PLAT - JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT SUB,lio:1 The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Reboso who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-457 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT SUB- DIVISION NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIREC- TING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EX- ECUTE THE PLAT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. ABSTAINING; Mrs. Gordon. Absent on roll call: Mr. Plummer. 29, ACCEPT PLAT - LINDS LEY ALLAPITTAH SUBDIVISION The following resolution was introduced by Reverend Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-458 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED LINDSLEY-ALLAPATTAH SUBDIVISION, A SUB- 71 JUN131974 DIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT; AND ACCEPTING A COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND POSTPONING THE IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVE- MENT, REMOVAL OF EXISTING SIDEWALK, SIDE- WALK, CURB AND GUTTER, STORM DRAINAGE' STRUCTURES, MONOLITHIC CURB AND SIDEWALK, TWO -FOOT WIDE VALLEY GUTTER, AND LANDSCAP- ING; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Absent on roll call: Mr. Plummer. 30, ACCEPT RIGHT OF WAY DEED FROM E.M.WAYNE AND E.L. FREDERTCS The following resolution was introduced by Reverend Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-459 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RIGHT OF WAY DEED EXECUTED BY A.M. WAYNE AND E.L. FRED- ERICS CONVEYING FOR HIGHWAY WIDENING, STRIPS OF LAND ALONG MARY STREET AND TRADE AVENUE, AND DIRECTING THE PROPER OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO RECORD SAID DEED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Reverend Gib- son, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Absent on roll call: Mr. Plummer. 31, RESCINDING RES.74-381 & 382- APPT.ALICIA BARO AS ALTERNATE MEMBER OF PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD ALID MANED LDRED CAL L AH AN TO ZONING BOARD_ Mr. Lloyd: I have a brief explanation on this one. Mr. Simp- son would like to have the terms of all of these come out the same due to the fact that there has been a change for the al- ternate members their terms would be different unless we pass an amendment to the ordinance first and then we can pass the resolutions changing their positions which was discussed at the last Commission meeting. Thereupon the City Attorney read the ordinance by title and announced that each Commissioner had been furnished with a copy of the ordinance and that copies are available to the public. 72 An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8234, PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ON FEBRUARY 28, 1974., BY CHANGING ARTICLE IV, SECTION 62-17 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI CODE TO PROVIDE THAT ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF EACH BOARD FIRST AP- POINTED UNDER THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE APPOINT- ED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 1974 CALENDAR YEAR; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SEC- TIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SEV- ERABILITY PROVISION; DECLARING THIS ORDIN- ANCE TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE; AND DIS- PENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READING THE SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EF- FECTIVE DATE. was introduced by Mr. Reboso and seconded by Reverend Gibson for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Whereupon the Commission, on motion of Mr. Reboso, seconded by Reverend Gibson, adopted said ordinance by the following vote - AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8269. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, my only question is the legality. Can we do it? There are certain built in factors. I'm only making this, I'm all in favor of the motion but I quest- ion the legality. Can we make appointments in thds manner without going through the procedures of advertising, the for- mal voting and everything which the Mayor and the rest of this Commission have been very very explicit in the manner which we shall follow? I'm only asking - you tell me. If you say it's legal I'll vote favorably. Mr. Lloyd: In my opinion having once done this, this is merely a change. I think we're safe in doing it. The following resolution was introduced by Reverend Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-460- A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 74-381, APPOINTING MRS. MILDRED CALLAHAN AS AN ALTER- NATE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD AND APPOINTING SAID MRS. MILDRED CALLAHAN AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) 73 JUN13197 Upon being seconded by Mt. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs, Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferro. NOBS: None. The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who Moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-461 A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 74-382, APPOINTING MRS. ALICIA BARD AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE ZONING BOARD AND APPOINTING SAID MRS. ALICIA BARO AS AN ALTERNATE MEM- BER OF THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR (YEAR. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Southern, would you record Commissioner Plummer voting yes on items17, 18, 19 and 20. Is that right? Mr. Plummer: Yes sir. You are correct. 32, AWARD BID - POLICE UNIFORMS AND PUBLIC SERVICE AIDE UNIFORMS Mr. Andrews: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission there are two resolutions in your books in reference to this. One on the agenda that stated in title is accurate and the other one is accurate too but it is in your book and I would like to read the second one after you dispose of the first one. Mr. Plummer: Is this the lowest bid? Mr. Andrews: Yes it is. The following resolution_. was introduced by Mr.Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-462 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY MANAGER IN AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF POLICE UNIFORMS FROM LAMAR UNIFORM COMPANY AT A TOTAL COST OF $3,119.38. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Reverend Gib- son, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 74 JUN 131974 Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, l think this one of the items that should be remembered when you start talking about how simple it is, or the simplicity that is given to hire 20 more police- men. Here is just uniforms for 22 recruits which is not really a full dress uniform over $3000 for just 22 people. Mr. Andrews: These are full dress uniforms. They are made available for their graduation. They are graduating. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-463 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE ACTION OF THE CITY MANAGER IN AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AIDES OF THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S THRESHOLD UNIT FROM LAMAR UNIFORM COMPANY AT A COST OF $6,842.59 AS BUDGETED BY PART OF THE CITY'S FEDERAL THRESHOLD GRANT ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION #73 -289, OCTOBER 19, 1973, WHICH COMMENCED MARCH I:, 1974 AND WILL END FEBRUARY 28, 1975, CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL OF SECOND YEAR FUNDING. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 33, MODIFY PIER 5 AGREEMENTS TO PERMIT TENANTS TO SUB LEASE THEIR SLIPS ANNUALLY TO_ DINNER KEY BOOT SHOW Mr. Plummer: Tell me Paul, basically what you're saying here. Mr. Andrews: What has happened in the past is that the pro- moter will come in and utilize the Dinner Key Auditorium and then he turns to the City of Miami and says "Will you please ask all of the people out on that one pier #5 to vacate a certain number of berths" This has been a real hassle for the City of Miami. It puts us in the middle and what we're saying here and they understand this now - that they must go to those people and make their own arrangements for them to Mr. Plummer: All right, but have they been notified of this Paul? I'm in favor of what you say but I just don't want them to come back and say they did not know about it. Mr. Mayor, I will move it. Let me tell you real briefly what happened. When we had Miamarina and there were no people down there the people from Pier 5 were happy tomove down to Miamarina. Today, thank God Miamarina is 100% full. Now these people when they have to move don't have any place to move to. I think it is a great idea. 75 1 The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-464 A RESOLUTION PERMITTING AN EXCEPTION TO BE MADE TO THE PIER PERMIT AGREE- MENT BETWEEN TENANTS OF DINNER KEY MARINA PIER 5 AND THE CITY OF MIAMI; ALLOWING TENANTS OF DINNER KEY MARINA PIER 5 TO SUBLEASE THEIR SLIPS ANNUALLY TO THE MIAMI DINNER KEY BOAT SHOW FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO WEEKS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution. was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Plum- mer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 34, WAIVE RENTAL FEE - BAYFRONT PK, AUDITORIUM FOR The following resolution was introduced by Reverend Gib- son who moved its adoptiion: RESOLUTION NO. 74-465 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF THE BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM BY THE MIAMI COMMUNITY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCI- ATION ON JUNE 29, 1974, FOR THE HOLDING OF ITS ANNUAL DANCE, SUBJECT TO PAYMENT. OF EVENT PERSONNEL, LIGHTS, INSURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY. (Herefollowsbody of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend . Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer :and Mayor _Fevre._ NOES: None.. 35, WAIVE RENTAL FEE-BAYFRONT PK, AUDITORIUM FOR YOUTH HONOR DAY The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-466 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF THE BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ON JUNE 13, 1974, BY THE YOUTH HONOR DAY COMMITTEE FOR HOLDING THE THIRD 76 JUN 1319 4 1 1 Is tt ANNUAL YOUTH HONOR DAY BALL, SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF EVENT PERSONNEL, LIGHTS, INSURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following voteAYES:; Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr,. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 36, WAIVE RENTAL FEE- BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM FOR U.S. MARINE CORPS - TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN The following resolutioniwas introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-467 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PROPER OFFICIALS TO WAIVE RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ON DECEMBER 22, 1974, BY THE U.S. MARINE CORPS FOR ITS "TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN," SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF EVENT PERSONNEL, LIGHTS, INSURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. APPOINTING MATILDE SIERRA SCOCCIMARO TO THE CITY OF MIAMI ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-468 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MRS. MATILDE SIERRA SCOCCIMARO TO THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION. (Here follows body of resolution , omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 77 JUN 131974 38, AGREEMENT-MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR PART TIME. EMPLOYMENT OE MIAMI 1 aE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT gS REATtb(V L ADE The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-469 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO A NEW AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR PART-TIME EMPLOY- MENT OF MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AS RECREATION LEADERS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, COMMENCING ON July 1 • , 1974, AND TERMINATING ON June 30. r 1975, AT A RATE OF COMPENSATION OF TWO DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS ($2.20) PER HOUR, UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT ATTACHED HERETO. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Mr. Andrews: This is the sixth year of doing this. The college through their grant funds provide $1.80 of the salary and the City of Miami provides .40 an hour for the salary and the combination is $2.20 an hour. This has been a very suc- cessful program. 39, AMEND FOIE sEC-3O-28 SCHEDULE OF LICENSES AND TAXES An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III, SCHEDULE OF LICENSE TAXES,SEC. 30-28 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EX- EMPTING A RETAIL SELLER ENGAGED IN RETAIL IN- STALLMENT SALES TRANSACTIONS OR REVOLVING AC- COUNTS WHEN SAID RETAIL SELLER IS A RETAIL SELLER WHO IMMEDIATELY ASSIGNS ALL RETAIL IN- STALLMENT SALES CONTRACTS AND (1) DOES NOT RE- CEIVE ANY COMPENSATION, RENUMERATION OR THING OF VALUE RESULTING FROM SUCH ASSIGNMENTS, OR (2) IS NOT FINANCIALLY INTERESTED IN THE ASSIGN- EE FIRM, OR (3) IS NOT CONNECTED WITH THE ASSIGN- EE FIRM BY ANY MUTUALITY OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS OR EMPLOYEES; PROVIDING A PENALTY; RE- PEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CON `LfCT: C'GNTAINING A SEVERAEILITY PROVIS- ION: PROVIDING POA AN E?FEC:TIVE DATE. was introduced by Vice -Mayor Reboso, seconded by Mr. Plummer and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote --AYES: Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. The City Attorney announced that each Commissioner had been furnished with a copy of the ordinance and that copies are available to the public. 40, DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY CIVIL ACTION 73-788 CITY VS.MARJORIE WILSON PARCEL NO, 7088-75-2 Mr. Lloyd: First let me explain this. This is in the govern- ment complex which we have taken that is northwest of the Dade County Courthouse just across the railroad tracks is the prop- erty, one of the pieces of property for the Police Station. It is one of several parcels and it is one of the smaller par- cels and what has happened is the entire area has been con- demned for this government complex, a number of parcels. There has been a declaration of taking. Pursuant to the declaration of taking money was deposited by the City in the registry of the court pursuant to our appraiser's analysis for each parcel. Now the final appraised value of this particular parcel in the City of Miami, Marjorie Wilson, by the way, is just a name of one of the defendants. There is a number of defendants and it has been established by the City's appraiser at $50,500.00 now our information from the attorney representing the owner of this parcel who is Mr. George Baya. He has employed two appraisers who have sent bills totaling $1650. He stated he would be willing to ac- cept a settlement figure in the total amount of $56,770. Now this is going to cover all cost of the action including fees for, the attorneys and of the appraisers. Now we have already placed a certain amount into the fund and you'll notice that the difference is, by virtue of our previous placing of the money into the registry of the court, is $9270.00 if you check section 2 of the proposed resolution. Mr. Plummer: What is the normal attorney fee for a condemn- ation? Mr. Lloyd: The usual routine attorney's fees for condemn- ation is 10%. This includes a little bonus on top of what our appraised value was plus all the costs, plus all of the attorneys fees. Mr. Plummer: We have to pay that? Mr. Lloyd: Yes sir. The law requires that. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-470 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TERMINATE, BY ANY APPROP- RIATE MEANS, THAT PART OF THE CITY OF MIAMI V. MARJORIE E. WILSON, ET AL., CIVIL AC- TION NO. 73-788 DEALING WITH PARCEL NO. 7088-75-2, 79 IF SAID TERMINATION CAN BE Ap:ZOMpLISHED Bit A TOTAL PAYMENT TO THE LAND OWNER, HIS ATTORNEY, AND APPRAISERS OF $56,770 AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIR- ECTOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY SUMS FOR SAID PURPOSE. (Here follows body of resolution „omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 41, FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS PROPOSED PLAN -DISCUSSION ONLY Mr. Andrews: Once again Mr. Mayor, and members of the Commis- sion, I want to assure this Commission that this is a planned use report for the expenditure of funds. It is completely within the prerogative of the City Commission if they choose at the time, you don't have to expend it for anyone of the single items that is included in the plan. Reverend Gibson: (Inaudible) Mrs. Gordon: Let me tell you something, Mr. Andrews that I don't understand and maybe you can clarify it and I'll under- stand it and it will be fine. But in last year's planned use report you have Pay Plan - Police and Fire $3,000,000 total and this year you've got continuation of funding, you've got a total of $6,000. Now that's $5,000 Police - Fire and $1,000 under recreation but it still comes in with funding for the _ Pay Plan of that much. I figured it out on my little comput- er and it came out 67% of the Revenue. Sharing according to this form that you want to send in for publication for a Pay Plan. Nr. Andrews: Yes. Mrs. Gordon: Do you mean to say that we have to depend on Revenud Sharing to that extent? Mr. Andrews: We've got to depend on Revenue Sharing, we've got to depend on other forms of income to the City. I'm not prepared`. at this -momentuntil I ' submit- the budget to ;the _City Commission to tell you exactly how much money we're going to have to depend completely on as far as Revenue Sharing is con- cerned. I'm putting the safeguards in here in this Planned Use Report so that we don't run into a problem and hopefully, needing to increase taxes excessively. Mrs.Gordon: But I remember that when we first did this in- crease which was a few years ago we anticipated, at least I'm sure I did, anticipated that each year it would be progress- ively less. If you're depending upon this kind of a thing to come about then you're almost doubling it this year. Mr. Andrews: That's right. This is a planning process that we're going through. You'll be able to exhaust all of those 80. JUN 131974 areas of making a determination at the budget time and I want to assure you of that. Mrs. Gordon: What does the public think when they see this? This is going in the paper. Mr. Andrews: They will have the impression that we will be spending approximately $6000 for funding the salaries of all of the employees of the City through this, $6,000,000, excuse me. Mr. Plummer: Excuse me Rose. What year is this coming up? Mr. Andrews: '74. Mrs. Gordon: He means of the Revenue Sharing Funding, the third. Mr. Plummer: What year, .... of Federal funding is this that we're getting ready to publish on? Mr. Andrews: This is the third action year. Mr. Plummer: All right, that means that we've got two more but we've got three more years. Now let me tell you what I remember very clearly, Rose. When we put in the $3,000,000 for salary adjustments it was said by the administration that by the time the Federal Program was proposed to run out - 5 years - this would be down to nothing. Mrs. Gordon: Exactly right. Mr. Plummer: It would go down approximately a million dollars a year until it was one. I don't see that Paul.... Mrs. Gordon: No. You're just doubling it up. Mr. Andrews: I understand and I \,would hope that we could achieve that but I'm telling you that that is not going to be possible, unless the Commission wants to take other actions other than. Mr. Plummer: Paul, it is going to be possible. Mr. Andrews: Alright. That's.... Mrs. Gordon: I tell you, Mr. 1Plummer has been saying an awfullylot about. that half a million. He's got a half a million in here. Plummer; Let,me tell you what bothers me Paul. -You're .. talking"about, call it $5,850,000. Paul there isn't any way you're going to paint me into a corner that if this Federal Funding which we have no guarantee of one more year, no, you've got no guarantee, that I'm building in a factor in that Police Department of $6,000,000 from Federal Revenue Sharing money that when this money runs out I've got no source in which to have it. No way I'm going to get backed into that corner, Paul. Mr. Andrews; You've got $400,000 for police vehicles that you don't have to repeat. You've got a continuation of the Police Expansion Program which you don't have to continue. You've got continuation of the school resources officer pro- gram which you don't have to continue if you choose so. You're talking about 21/2 million dollars in Police. 81 Mt. Plummer: Fine. I'rM not going to buy 2' million dollars. What Irn saying is that you're going to operate that police Department out of general funds. Now you'd better start doing some juggling because I'm not going to let my police Depart- ment or Fire Department, the two most main functions of this City be dependent upon a fund which is not guaranteed except from year to year. Mr. Andrews: Commissioner Plummer, you're not boxed in. Any time you want to go from the millage that's going to be pre- dicted for this year to 10 mills you can wipe out this de- pendency on everything on the Federal Revenue Sharing. Mr. Plummer: Paul, if I put $6,000,000 tomorrow from Federal Revenue Sharing into the Police Department which you have proposed here, next year Federal funds run out. Where do I get for the built in policies that you have established in this $6,000,000, where do I get the money to implement it? Mr. Andrews: You can't get it from State Revenue Sharing Funds.... Mr. Plummer: That's pretty obvious. Mr. Andrews: The state has already stopped the City from in- creasing business taxes, the secon d area. The only other major area of income to the City beyond that and a lot of other areas that are small in nature but not significant is taxes. And if you put a limit on the millage on taxes then there are not too many sources you can go to. Mr. Plummer: We disagree. Ok? Now let's go back to your argument that taxes only constitute 26% of the general oper- ating budget of this City. ... One Department was what I remember. Mr. Andrews: Yes, but that wasn't 26% that was $26,000,000. Mr. Plummer: All right. I'm sorry. I stand corrected. But what I'm telling you is - Paul you're going to operate that Police Department and that Fire Department as far as 1 sit on this Commission from the General Operational Budget of this City. I'm not going to get boxed in where I can loose a piece of my Police Department. - Mrs. Gordons .When do you have to have this in the paper, Mr. Andrews? • Mr. Andrews: I thought it was today but I can find out if - this can be postponed for another two weeks. - Mr.- Plummer: I have no qualms about, you know if you want to put it in because as we said before, it can be changed, it can be butchered Mrs. Gordon: I know we know it, but the public doesn't know it. I don't think it is a good thing to put in the paper and I think you ought to take another look at this Paul, if you can. Mr. Andrews: The other way of approaching it is if you don't approach it this way and you find out you have to do it and you've announced it for other programs, I think you're far worse off because the public is under the impression then that there are going to be a lot of programs that are going to be supported through these funds that will never materialize. JUN 131974 t, Mrs. Gordon: We have to pay $5,000.000 worth of salaries out of this $8,935,000 just for the Police and Fire we're in bad shape. We're in real bad shape. Mr. Andrews: Well you know we are constantly reducing the mil- lage and the anticipation is that we are going to reduce it again this year. You're allowed to go to 10 mills. We're 9.655. Mr. Plummer: I've made my thoughts known. Basically, they're not going to change. I'm just not going to get boxed into something that I feel is most important. We have some Federal Revenue Sharing. If Federal Revenue Sharing quits or dies... then I haven't got the money. Mrs. Gordon: Can you revise this and have it for the next meeting, Mr. Andrews? Mr. Andrews: Let me find out before you leave today whether that is possible or not so that we can either revise it before you leave today or accept it as it is. I think it has to be acted on today but let me check on it for sure and make cer- tain of the date. 42, AWARD BID - CONSTRUCTION OF N, W, 51 TERRACE ALLEY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT K-4371 The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-471 A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE BID RECEIVED MAY 9, 1974 OF GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. IN THE ESTI- MATED AMOUNT OF $9,910 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF N.W. -51 TERRACE ALLEY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4371 IN N.W. 51 TERRACE ALLEY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT H-4371; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $9,910 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "HIGHWAY BOND FUNDS" TO COVER THE ESTI- MATED•CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $991 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE.A.CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on _file ,-in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and'adopted by the following vote -AYES.: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 43, ACCEPT BID - PARTS & DELAY BOARD FOR ORANGE BOWL STADIUM SOUNDSYST M Mr. Plummer: Paul, I want to know what they're going to do with this money. I made my thoughts known before about this organization. Mr. Andrews: This has nothing to do with any organization. 1,4'hen we purchased the sound system we did not have sufficient spare parts on hand to take care of the existing system and these ate extra parts that are needed, rather than do it on an emergency purchase basis during the season. Mr. Plummer: Then what you're telling me is that this is not the final updating of (Inaudible) Mr. Andrews: No sir. It is not. This is spare parts to be kept on hand for the existing system. The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-472 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF FIDELITY SOUND SYSTEM FOR FURNISHING PARTS AND DELAY BOARDS FOR USE IN THE SOUND SYSTEM IN THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM AT A TOTAL COST OF $2,333.90, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING DIVISION TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR SAME, AFTER FIRST HAVING DETERMINED THAT FUNDS BUDGETED FOR THIS PUR- POSE ARE AVAILABLE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in theCity Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 44, AWARD BID - 2 PACKER BLADE ASSEMBLIES FOR INCINCERATOR ASH TRAILERS The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-473 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID.FOR TWO (2) PACKER BLADE ASSEMBLIES FOR USE ON INCINERATOR ASH TRAILERS RECEIVED MAY 17, 1974 FROM FLORIDA. MUNICIPAL .SALES CO. ,. INC. AT A COST OF_ $2,063.10 PLUS ALL FREIGHT CHARGES: - —AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDER THEREFOR, AFTER FIRST HAVING DETERMINED THAT FUNDS BUDGETED FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE AVAILABLE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES; Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs, Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 84 JUN 13197 •••••• $-1 I111 a.. -ay 1-..':I..i 1Y •++caw.....__.._.__._.. -_... 45. AWARD ...E l U.. -. VILiTL RACTOR , The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-474 A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE BID OF GROWERS FORD FOR FURNISHING A UTILITY TRACTOR FOR USE BY THE OPERATIONS DIVISION OF THE. DEPART- MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AT A TOTAL COST OF $4,141.00, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING DIVISION TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER, AFTER FIRST HAVING DETER- MINED THAT FUNDS BUDGETED FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE AVAILABLE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 46, AWARD BID - LUNCHES FOR DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM Mr. Plummer: I don't think we should uass over this one lightly. Do you realize what this is? This is 165,000 lunches. That's a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Mayor Ferre: Oh no. Hot lunches not peanut butter and jelly. Mrs. Gordon: This is a grant, J.L. This is being given for the children. Mr. Andrews: I think. Commissioner Plummer wants to express the importance of it. Mr. Plummer: I want you to know what the City is doing. • The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-475 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FROM DIETCRAFT, INC. FOR FURNISHING LUNCHES AT TWENTY-THREE (23) PLAYGROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MIAMI BY USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AT AN ESTIMATED TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF $99,480.00, WHICH SUM IS NOT TO BE EXCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION (FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM SUPPLIED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING DIVISION TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR SAME. 85 { Mere follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 47. AWARD BID INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEE FIDELITY, MONEY The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-476 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF ROYAL GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANIES, LOCAL AGENT BALDWIN INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., TO PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE EMPLOYEE FIDELITY, MONEY AND SECURITIES INSURANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR A 3-YEAR PERIOD, AT A TOTAL COST OF $6,971.00; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PROPER OFFICIALS TO MAKE PAYMENT OF THIS AMOUNT AFTER FIRST HAVING DETERMINED THAT FUNDS BUDGETED FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE AVAILABLE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in theCity Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 48 LULLIWOKH�IUNSPRIORmouTioN OF BETWEEN UNITED WAY, DADE COUNTY AND CITY ON.. REVENUE SHARLNG AND EQUAL. eRV ISLES PRQGRA[ The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption:: RESOLUTION NO. 74-477 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO PARTICIPATE WITH DADE COUNTY AND THE UNITED WAY IN A JOINT EFFORT TO COORDINATE REVENUE SHARING AND HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAMS FOR THE COMING BUDGET YEAR, PROVIDING TWW DADE COUNTY AGREES TO THIS JOINT EFFORT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. --� ..... MIN 13 Mrs. Gordon: I would like to move 40. Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Gordon moves 40. b., Plummer...... Mrs, Gordon: No. That wasn't the one I moved. I moved 40.a. Mayor Ferre: We've already passed that one Rose. Mrs. Gordon: All right. I'm just saying I'm not moving 40.b. Mayor Ferre: Let the record reflect that 40.a. was moved by Commissioner Gordon. 49, CONFIRMING RESOLUTION or PRIOR MOTION - ENTER INTO AMENDED AGREEMENT WITH BOOZ,ALLEN & HAMILTON FOR DATA PROCESSING STUDY The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-478 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO EXECUTE A WRITTEN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH BOOZ, ALLEN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SERVICES, INC. TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SCOPE OF SERVICES OF THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE AND DATA PROCESSING STUDY AT THE COST OF $55,000, UTILIZING FUNDS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE NO. 8217. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. . Thereupon the Mayor surrendered the chair to Vice Mayor Reboso. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION OF PRIOR MOTION- 50' EXTENDT HSTANFORD EN FYR�ELPENTOFMTAMIMODERNPL POLICE ARCH INSTITUTE YEAR The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: o RESOLUTION NO. 74-479 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MIAMI MODERN POLICE DEPART- MENT PROGRAM BEYOND THE ONE YEAR PERIOD UNTIL ALL MONIES ALLOCATED HAVE BEEN EX- PENDED. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson. NOES: None. ABSENT ON ROLL CALL: Mayor Ferre. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION OF PRIOR MOTION- 51. APPROVE PROPOSED SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM AT LEGION PARK, PURCHASE PIANO. FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVAL ETC The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-480 A RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE A PROPOSED SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM AT LEGION PARK, INCLUDING DANCES, THE PURCHASE OF A PIANO, AND A SPECIAL 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL, CONTINGENT UPON FUNDS BEING AVAILABLE; REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ATTEMPT TO LOCATE A SOURCE OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FOR THIS PURPOSE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Mr. Plummer, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Reboso. NOES: None. Absent on roll call: Mayor Ferre. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION OF PRIOR MOTION- 52, REQUEST METRO TO SUBMIT UP TO DATE REPORT TO CITY CONCERNING PORT OF MIAMI INDEBTEDNESS AND AGREEMENT ETC. The following resolution was introduced by Mayor Ferre who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-481 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY TO FURNISH THE' CITY OF MIAMI WITH AN' UP TO DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENT CONCERN- ING THE TRANSFER OF THE PORT OF MIAMI TO DADE COUNTY; WHAT AMOUNT WAS ORIGINALLY FINANCED; THE EXTENSIONS GRANTED; AND WHEN THE CITY MAY ANTICIPATE PAYMENT FROM THE COUNTY; DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO CONTACT THE APPROPRI- ATE COUNTY OFFICIALS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) 88 JUN 121974 Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Thereupon the Mayor resumed the chair. Mayor Ferre: Would you record my voting Yes on c,d, and e. 53, CONFIRMING RESOLUTION OF PRIOR MOTION- REDUEST CITY MGR, & ATTY TO DOCUMENT ARRESTS,TRIALS AND CONVICTIONS OF COURT SYSTEM Mayor Ferre: Item •f' which is a motion requesting the Man- ager and the Attorney to document the incidences of arrests and trials and convictions versus people who are not convicted and furnish the Commission with a report of the activities of the Court System. I tell you the more I get involved and the more I talk to people who are much more involved than I am on the problems of crime I recognize the ramifications - one of them is police work the other is the physical facilities, rehabilitation, preventive things, social problems. One of the areas that I think we get into trouble with is the Court System and I think there is a lot of confusion going on and I think this is very important that we, part of the confusion is because of the lack of knowledge. Therefore, I think it is really essential that in those areas where the City of Miami is involved we really document to see what is the pattern that is emerging out of these cases taken up before these judges so that we know what we're talking about. I don't want to be criticizing the judicial system without really knowing in fact, we think this is the case that there a lot of leniency going on but we don't know it. What we're concerned about is obviously not the innocent person who is involved in this but the person who is a hardened criminal with a record that re- peats and repeats and then we're continually bringing him back and letting him go. The following resolution was introduced by Rev. Gibson who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-482 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE A STATISTICAL RE- PORT FOR .A SIX-MONTH PERIOD TO INDICATE THE NUMBER OF CRIMES BY TYPE, SHOWING THE .PERCENTAGE OF ARRESTS FOR EACH CRIME, AVER- AGE AMOUNT OF TIME SERVED IN JAIL PRIOR TO TRIAL, CONVICTION RATE, AND SENTENCE TO BE SERVED. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES:: Rev•, Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. JUN 13197 54, PERSONAL ':'FEARANCE-T,WILLARD FAIR, URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MIAMI CONCERNING ACADEMY OF THE STREETS Mr. T. Willard Fair, representing the Urban League of Greater Miami, appeared and made the following statement: I am here simply to make a request that you allocate to my constituency and yours a hundred and fifty thousand dollars to con- tinue a part of a program that in all probability will die cane June 30th of this year. The program is referred to as the Emergency School Aid Act, a program that was designed to deal primarily with the drop -outs in this community, as well as those children who were expelled or suspended from our school system. This program has been in operation since September 4th of 1973, and in the last eight months we have served) some eight hundred children in Dade County in the Street Academy, the portion of that program which we think must be continued, and therefore we need a hundred and fifty thousand dollars from you, through whatever source, Commis- sioner Plummer, you so desire to get it from. The Street Academy has had approximately four hundred and five kids involved in that program. We have referred to the School system a hundred and twenty- nine kids. Of that number only three had problems that relate to readjusting to the formalized educational process. We have also assisted kids who are over eighteen; who had been drop -outs for four or five years, who during that period since they had left school had assumed the responsibilities and the roles of adult- hood, and can not afford to at this stage in their lives to go back to school, or even go to night school. Through our faculty in the Street Academy we have assisted those young adults in get- ting their general educational diploma. In five months we have placed the hope of education into the brains of five kids who eight months ago might have placed drugs into their veins. Those five children are in the Upward Bound Program at Florida Memorial College and will be going on to complete their education at that four-year institution. We have eight students who have come through this program who are now in the process of seeking academic assistance as relates to scholorship aid from institutions. We think that the City of Miami has a responsibility to continue this program, because sixty-five per cent. of the enrollees happen‘to be residents of the. City of Miami. The program not only deals with drop -outs, but because of our effectiveness the Florida Division of Youth, the Juvenile and Circuit Courts, the State Attorney's Pre - Trial and Sentencing Counseling Division have used the Street Academy as an alternative to more punitive forms of punishment.: We have children who are involved in our program who, if it were'" not for their involvement in that program that we have; if it were not for the quality of that program, might be elsewhere encarcer- ated. For example with one young man who has a fifteen -year pro- bationary period over his head, the Judge has said if he partici- pated in this program successfully that would be removed. He has been successful, but if there were no program, as of June 30th, he would have to go back to that status, which is not desirable. I think you should be well aware of the fact as to why we are ap- proaching you for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. To make you more aware is to share with you how the program was funded prior to this time. The program was funded through the Department of Education of HEW last year. The total program was funded through that entity. The enabling legislation for this program i 90 JOIN 31974 ends as of FY '75, July one, which means that under normal cir- cumstances we would have had eight to twelve months more to oper- ate. Last year we were funded to deal with these problems --and these are problems that have resulted primarily because we have attempted to move rapidly toward the desegregation process in our community --and it is designed to deal with the by products of that process; and we have noted that since 1959 we have moved aggres- sively to bring into reality a unitarian system here in our school district that the amount of drop -outs and school suspensions have increased unproportionately. For example, even though blacks make up only 26.5% of the total school population, they make up 72% of those who are expelled or suspended in the school system in Dade County. it is also interesting to note that, in a study done by r that in the last year the amount of drop -outs, expulsions and suspensions increased by 40% in the Latin community, and the reason was similar to that of the black community. We feel that this program has made a contribution. We feel that it has unlimited potential to make sure that those kids who want to get an education can get an education. We have exhauded every possible alternative on the federal level, and I have just returned from Washington where we met all day yesterday with the Associate Commissioner of the Department of Equal Educational Opportunity to determine whether or not there would be any moneys forthcoming that could be re -allocated to this community for the continuation of this effort. Last year, because other parts of this country refused to accept the fact that they did have some problems as they related to desegregation, there was money left over. In other words, people who live in the North and the West, and certain parts of the United States, felt that the only problems that relate to desegregation were in the South. They did not attempt to get those moneys that were allocated to deal with this problem. Mayor Ferre: Have you gone to Metro on this? Mr. Fair: We will be going to Metro at their next Commission meeting. Mayor Ferre: I know some of the people who have been involved in this program, and.I think it is a tremendous program and I am all for it. Now, I want to tell you something else. We have set up here,�the City of Miami-rbecause we obviously can't fund everything; we don't have all the money --we have set up a system --and you may not be aware of it --do we have this in writing? I think we ought to put this in writing, because there are going to be a lot of people coming here. asking. Mr. Plummer: That he should follow the same procedures that anyone else would follow for federal revenue, but he is talking about the end of this month it runs out. Mayor Ferre: Is that the absolute cut-off point? How many people are involved in this program that would have to be funded to keep it going for another few months? Staff money. Mr. Fair: Twenty-five staff members are involved. Mayor Ferre: How much money involved? Mr. Fair: The total budget for the program is three hundred and nineteen thousand dollars. Mayor Ferre: To keep it alive for three months. Mr. Plummer: You are talking about approximately twelve thousand dollars a month, right? Roughly twelve, five a month. Mr. Fair: I am well aware of the fact that as we move to try to make adjustments, as they relate to the cut -back in domestic programs like Model Cities, the CAA, and institutions that have been programming those ---- will be coming to you, and as I said to you in my presentation, we thought that we had twelve more months of life in this program, and would have been more than willing to go through the normal process of making applications to be competitive for those funds that you do have for this kind of effort, but we have an emergency here. Mr. Plummer: Can I try to cut this short, because I think that we, the City Commission, find it within our purview to fund one thirty day period to get more information and give us a little bit of time to get our feet on the ground and see what, in fact, we can do. Mayor Ferre: I think a lot more than that. We can make it also, and see if we can get Metro to do the same thing. Mr. Plummer: As I listened to him talking there, I can't under- stand why the School Board is not involved in this program. They are the ones that are directly affected. It is the kids that are dropping out of their schools. I will make a motion that this City find twelve thousand five hundred dollars to implement the Street Academy --- John Lloyd, City Attorney: Dist a moment: I hate to be the villian here, but I would like to examine this legally. We have got a problem here. This is an academy program? Mayor Ferre: No, no; that's just a name that they use. Mr. Fair: It is an acronym that we use in the Urban League. It is nothing more than an informalized but structured learning process whereby drop -outs go to school --- Mr- Lloyd: wait -a minute. We are getting into education. 'nap -- is education. Our Charter doesn't provide that we spend money for education, and if we get into a problem of the federal funding from the --- Mr. Plummer: I didn't say the money had to come from federal funds. Mr. Lloyd: I am going to have to study to see whether or not -- our charter doesn't provide for educational funding. Mr. Plummer: Jack, what do you want to call education? If we can find --no, I shouldn't make that statment--but if you go 9 JU i_ 1 31974 examine what we gave some of that money to last year, and you tell me that this doesn't have a greater priority, I'll tell you it does. I Will reiterate my motion that we find twelve thousand, five hundred dollars to continue this program from July one to August one to the tune of twelve thousand, five hundred dollars, at which time the administration will hopefully be able to find sufficient funds as they relate to the facts that he will gather about this organization for further funding by this Commission; all of this being in compliance and legally sound, as advised by the City Attorney. Mayor Ferre: J.L., I hope that we also pass another motion sending what we have done to both the School Board and to Metro and urging the same thing. Mr. Plummer: That's the reason that I want to keep it alive for thirty days, and T. Willard, if you don't tomorrow morning call me and tell me where this program is so I can personally go look at it, --- Mr. Fair: I will tell you right now. Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute. We have got a motion and a second. You can do that later on. Thereupon the following motion was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 74-483 A MOTION DECLARING THE POLICY OF.THE COMMISSION THAT THE SUM OF $12,500 BE PROVIDED FOR THE CON- TINUED OPERATION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE STREET ACADEMY AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION CENTER FOR A THIRTY -DAY PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 1974, IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE CITY MANAGER TO STUDY THIS MATTER FURTHER AND ATTEMPT TO ASSIST IN -RESOLVING THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OF THIS ORGANIZATION; ALL SUB - JECT.TO THE APPROVING OPINION.OF THE CITY • ATTORNEY AS TO LEGALITY Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon,: Mr. 'Plummer, Mr..Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Reverend Gibson: Now that we have made that motion and given that money, I hope that, since they came to us, we would join them in going to the School Board and to Metro. It just pains my soul to see that every time there is a problem everybody takes us for granted, like we ought to do it, and I think that if they are going to bear the name they ought to carry the blame. Now the education is the business of the Dade County Board of Public Instruction. Tell me how many millions of dollars they saved that they didn't spend last year. You know, it makes me mad as ----. This is their business, and they just come to us --and I think not only should we pass the resolution, I think we ought to join you at a given hour and show in body that we mean business. I move you, Mr. Mayor, that this Commission join the Urban League at a time certain to appear before the School Board on the issue 9 JUN 131974 of continuing this academy, and Metro as well; that we join at a time certain, meaning that every member of this Commission will join you, the Urban League, and go and stand right up there; and let them tell us, you know, go to hell; maybe that's what they will do, but I ..=- Mayor Ferre: We have a motion. Is there a second? Mrs. Gordon: I second it. Thereupon the following motion was introduced by Reverend Gibson, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 74-484 A MOTION DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE COMMIS- SION TO JOIN WITH THE URBAN LEAGUE AT A TIME CERTAIN TO APPEAR BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD ON THE ISSUE OF CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE URBAN LEAGUE STREET ACADEMY AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION CENTER, AND ALSO TO JOIN WITH THE URBAN LEAGUE AT A TIME CERTAIN TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THIS NATTER Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 55, PROPOSED PLAN FOR FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS -CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION Mr. -Andrews: The Federal Revenue Sharing Funds, the Planned Use Report must be submitted to the Federal Government by June 24th. Mr. Vice -Mayor and members of the Commission, may I make this suggestion. I'm going to read to you the title of a resolution which I can pass out to you and with the proper kind -of advertising will indicate to the public that this is a Planned Use Reportrecommended by the City Manager to the City Commission -for further review by theCity Commission. I am concerned that the City 'commission when it has all the in- formation before it. 441 Mr. Plummer(INAUDIBLE)... As far as I'm concerned let's meet again on the 20th for a half hour, approve, subject to you supplying us first, I don't like meeting another day but Paul, it is that important. Mrs. Gordon: I would rather do it another day than to put this in the paper. I don't like this at all, I really don't. Explaining that you recommended that we take $6,000,000 out of $8,900,000 and use it for continuing of funding of salaries.. 94 J U 1 3 1974 The foli wving motion was introduced by Mr. Plum fler who moved its adoption; r MOTION NO. 74-485 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF A PRO- POSED RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE PROPOSED PLAN FOR EXPENDITURE OP FED- ERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1974-75, AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY MANAGER, PENDING SUBMISSION BY THE CITY MANAGER AT A SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT 8:30 A.M. ON Jt'NE 20, 1974, OF A REVISED PLAN. Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 56, ESTABLISH POLICY FOR BOOKING OF NON ATHLETIC EVENTS IN CITY STADIUMS- PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION Mr. Andrews: There is one more item, Mr. Vice -Mayor, and that is that you wanted to go over item by item prior to adopting procedures for booking the City stadiums for non- athletic events. Mr. Plummer:. (Inaudible) Mr. Andrews: Commissioner Plummer, in order to save time I understand that position that you have taken very clearly but the problem is that when we go to the promoters and try to im- plement what you are suggesting you don't use the Orange Bowl for non -athletic events the way you want to use it. They can't do what you want. They have to have some lead time and organ- izational time inorder to get, the two things go together. Mr. Plummer: Paul, let me tell you something. You know it sounds good what you're saying but let me tell you something else. Paul, we have seen with this group that is there present- ly, is it Glease Campbell, a and b. (a) has August 17th. How many other dates did those people have penciled in "hold" on? Mr. Andrews: They had 8 more, I think. Mr. Plummer: A11 right. Eight more dates which precluded this (b) group from getting them. Correct? Mr. Andrews: We changed that.... Mr. Plummer: Well I'm telling you that as far as I'm concern- ed that I didn't ever want to be placed in a position of hav- ing to go after our money. When a person comes here for the application I want to see that $25,000 check and the only rea- son it will be returned is if they are not approved by the ad- ministration. Mr, Andrews: If the Commission insists I will work it out that way. Mr. Plummer; Paul, that's what I said before. 95 Mr. Andrews: A11 right. I'm just telling you that you start- ed out with a principle that you wanted to make the Orange Bowl available for more events. When you put this kind of condition on it you're going to minimize the use of the Orange Bowl. I'm telling you that in advance. Mr. Plummer: Paul, we're trying to minimize it and weed out the people that really aren't going to use us, hopefully to dr, ,w and make the money. Now as far as I'm concerned that group that was the initial start of this program said we'll put up $50,000 in advance. Remember that? I do. Fine, that's their problem. Why didn't they show up? You know and I know. They didn't have the $25,000. Now I'm trying to save you a lot of trouble, I'm trying to save the Orange Bowl a lot of trouble. Put your money where your mouth is - if you've got the money bring it in a certified check. Mr. Andrews: I tell you what you're suggesting minimizes the administration's problem as far as booking the Orange Bowl. Mr. Plummer: Then why are you fighting it? Mr. Andrews: Only because you started out with a principle that you wanted to make greater utilization of the Orange Bowl, more revenue and greater utilization. Mr. Plummer: No sir. It was not greater utilization. It was more revenue. Mr. Andrews: The two go hand in hand. Mr. Plummer: No. Because we can rent it out and the one reason I put that $25,000 stipulation was that we could not waive the rental. Reverend Gibson: J'L, it makes them, puts them, why can't we so structure the arrangement that a deposit should be placed at the time? I see JL's position but man they could just tie up those dates ad infinitum. Mr. Plummer: We're not renting a hall for a wedding, we're talking about an 80,000 seat structure. Mr. Andrews: Yes, but may._I just run through the procedure that we have worked out with the promoters and you tell me if it is unreasonable or we've gone -too far. We can detract from that position but it was designed to try to be reason- able yet collect deposits that guarantee this whole event. Let me just run through it and then you criticize it. An applicant would come to the City or call the City and ask for a. hold.. That wouldbe honored only for a short period of time until he could come to the City with, 7 days, now he would come to the City within 7 days with an application and $1000 to deposit. Now let me finish, $2500 at the Orange Bowl and $1000 at the other. Let's stick with the Orange Bowl. $2500: for the Orange Bowl as an application. This is a non- refunaable deposit if his application is processed and he does not -follow throt:gh on coming along with a contract and the $25,000 deposit with a short time thereafter, 20 days. Now if we should turn him down during the application process be- cause we found out for some reason we cannot accomodate him in the Orange Bowl the $2500 would be returned. Now the next step. We've processed his application, he's got 20 days to get a contract in. When he arrives, within 20 days he has to come with the $25,000 deposit and that deposit is not re- fundable if he should not carry out the event in the Orange 96 Bowl. Reverend Gibson: JL, let me say this. I know what you're saying and I'm dead for us getting additional revenue. I don't think 7 days is going to kill us because we aren't get- ting any now and the other thing is that if he puts up $1000 and then $2500 and that guy hasn't made up his mind and they're giving him some time, he doesn't get anything. Mr. Plummer: You know what you're going to find? I'll tell you what you're going to find. You know you've never been involved in business, Father. You're going to find somebody putting up $2500 to tie up a date and he's going to go out and he's going to sell his lease on that date. When you put $25,000 up Reverend Gibson: Another thing, that he cannot sell the lease, write that. Mr. Andrews: Just a minute now. He puts up $2500 when he makes the application only which is non-refundable Mr. Plummer: But 20 days he has the date. Mr. Andrews: But only for 20 days. In 20 days he has to come back and place the check for $25,000 more, $22,500. Mr. Plummer: Let me tell you how I operate, Ok? You come with your letter of request in writing and you come with that certified check. That's what puts the hold on. Reverend Gibson: JL, but I think we've got to give them some leeway involving the processing. We have to be reasonable... Mr. Plummer: (INAUDIBLE) Mrs. Gordon: Let me give you one good valid reason why a few days is necessary. Many of these are corporations and organizations. They have a board of directors, they have to get an approval to try to get the date of the 15th if it is available, you know, and then go back and tell us. You know they have to get that approval. Mr. Andrews: Yes. There is one more aspect of this I would like to, we've designed in the procedures. No one can have more than 2 hold dates at any one time. In other words, you cannot hold the Orange Bowl for more than 2 dates. Mrs. Gordon: I think it is reasonable, I really do, and they can make the contract non -assignable. Mayor"Ferre: Youfguys gave me a lot of lectures about getting` out of here before 5:00. It is six minutes before 5:00. Reverend Gibson: I want you to know that I'm ready to go. Mr. Manager, do you remember that gentleman that came here, did you talk with him? Mr. Andrews: No, he was suggesting two changes.... Mr. Hays: He agreed to give me those in writing. One of them is already in the agreement or the resolution. The other one will include in it later. Reverend Gibson: I just want to make sure we kept the faith with We've talked with him, right? 9.7 JUN 131914 41 Mt, days: Yes sir. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. BebOso who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-486 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR BOOKING NON -ATHLETIC EVENTS IN THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM, THE MIAMI BASE- BALL STADIUM AND THE MIAMI MARINE STADIUM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: Mr. Plummer. 56.a. DISCUSSION - GENERAL CULTURAL HISPANIC COMMITTEE. Mrs. Gordon: We haven't taken 12.a. up, Mr. Mayor, creation of a General Cultural Hispanic Committee. Mayor Ferre: Let me explain what this is all about. We end up having all kinds of items coming up, squabbles, different committees, Bi-Centennial Committees, Hispanic Cultural Com- mittees, Cuban -Cultural Committees, all kinds of different cultural and Hispanic affairs. It was the recommendation the other day of Dr. Aguirre at the Diario Las Americas that we ought to have one committee, a committee of committees on Hispanic affairs and anything that deals with cultural matters, the theatre, museums, expositions, and all of that, that we ought to have some kind of cohesive force. That was the pur- pose of it. I really don't have any strong feelings for it. I do think it is a positive thing. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, maybe you ought to have an inventory of what committees we have of the types of committees so that you don't, b default leave out some group or groups that you might not want to.. Mayor Ferre: Well that is a separate matter Rose. All this is is a committee of Latin Americans that are interested in the cultural affairs of the Latin Community. Now if they don't function, as far as I'm concerned then six months from now or a year from now we'll just cancel it. But in the mean- time there are enough people interested in this who've talked to me about it that I personally think it is worth it. It doesn't cost anything and it's worth giving it a try. Mrs. Gordon: How many people do you want on it? Mayor Ferre: I don't care. Let me tell you the people that I have that I'm going to name to it and you can name as many as you want. But this is the quality of the people that we're talking about, Dr. Horacio Aguirre, Alfredo Duran, Jose Garrigo, vice-president of the Bank of Miami, Mrs. Delia Carballo of Las Mascaras, Dr. Jose Balseiro, Maria Elena Torano of the Third Century - I think you all know her, Vicki Albornoz of the University of Miami, Mrs. Elda Menendez whom you all know, The Reverend Rene Gracida the Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Armando Alejandre whom you all know, the Honorable Vicente 98 JUN 131974 Ramirez Montesinos the Consul General of Spain, Hon. Luis DeBayle-Consul General of Nicaragua, Mr. Deering Danielson who is the former chairman of the board and is very interested in Hispanic Culture. He has a home in Spain, speaks perfect Spanish and is very very involved.... These are just recom- mendations. There are 18. Mrs. Gordon: Can we have a copy of them? Mayor Ferre: Sure, and then your own.... Is there a motion for the creation of the committee? We will appoint them at the next Commission Meeting and in the meantime I'll send you copies of these people. Thereupon a motion to create a General Cultural Hispanic Committee was introduced by Rev. Gibson, seconded by Mrs. Gordon and passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. 57, AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT-STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PHASE OF DESIGN OF MMPD PROGRAM ETC. Mr. Andrews: Two contracts would amount to about a million one hundred thousand in round figures. There was nothing proposed, not specifically in the bond issue. No sir. That was formulated by the Commission when the former City Manager described the need to provide this and at one point we were going to send out a million and a half dollars for this whole program so there is about $400,000 left for programs. You'll recall that when this program was submitted. The following resolution was introdued by Mr. Reboso who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-487 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE THIRD PHASE OF THE DESIGN AND IMPLE- MENTATION OF THE MIAMI MODERN POLICE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM AND UPON COMPLETION OF • NEGOTIATIONS AND FORMULATION OF AN AGREE- MENT TO HAVE SAID AGREEMENT BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 58, PROVIDE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OFF-STREET PARKING AUTHORITY PROPOSED BUDGET Mr. Plummer: I suggest June 27th, our next at 9 A.M. Mr. Andrews: I have to ask the City Attorney if that is suf- ficient time to advertise between now and then because this is 99 SUN 131914 in the form of an ordinance. Mr. Lloyd: This is a resolution, yes. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: A RESOLUTION NO. 74-488 A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF- STREET PARKING OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1974 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1975. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 59, ALLOCATE $9,385,00 TO INCERN niikETEERV.116 The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-489 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $9,385 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATIONAL BOND FUND" TO COVER THE COST OF INCREASING THE SCOPE OF WORK AT EDISON PARK TEEN CENTER - 1973 NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ACCEPTING THE OFFER OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO REIMBURSE THE CITY THESE FUNDS WHEN THE.WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 60, AMEND APPROPRIATION ORD, 8190-TH ESHOLD PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AID An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE NO, 8190 BY ADDING $15,000 OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE AS MODEL CITIES HARD CASH MATCH PROGRAMMED THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION "THRESHOLD ate au 3'974 PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AIDES"; APPRO; PRIATING SAID $15, 000 TO THE GENERAL FUND, DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, AND AUTHORIZING THE PROPER AUTHORITIES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO DISBURSE SUCH FUNDS. was introduced by Mr. Plummer, seconded by Rev. Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the followin„ vote - AYES: Mr. Plummer, M. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 61. WAIVE RENTAL FEE- BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM DRGANIZACION DEMOCRATA.PUERTORRIQUENA INC. The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-490 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WAIVER OF RENTAL. FEE FOR USE OF THE BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM BY THE ORGAN- ACION DEMOCRATA PUERTORRIQUENA, INC., FOR THE CEL- EBRATION OF PUERTO RICO DAY ON JULY 19, 1974, SUB- JECT TO PAYMENT OF EVENT PERSONNEL, LIGHTS, INSUR- ANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Mayor Ferre. NOES: one. 62. AUTHORIZE DIRECT R OF FJI F N o A S SE PAYMENTS IN FULL SATISFACTION OF LASE N0./J.-100/-CUggIv- A U.S.DISTRICT COURT TO CLAIMANT NATHANIEL_MACK AND. TQ ATTCRNEYS.FT(._ The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved - it s adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-491 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO DISBURSE PAYMENTS IN FULL AND FINAL SATIS- FACTION OF THE SUMS AWARDED IN EACH PORTION OF THE JUDGMENT IN CASE NO. 71-1887-Civ-NCR, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA STYLED COHEN ET AL. VS. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL, TO WIT: $800.00 TO CLAIMANT NATHANIEL MACK FOR COSTS INCURRED; $32,000. TO JESSE MC CRARY AND JON CAMINEZ, ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS, AS ATTORNEYS' FEES; $1950.00 TO JESSE MC CRARY, ATTORNEY, AS COSTS IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFFS (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office.) 101 JUN 131974 Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES:Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. t4OES: None. 63niscu sr N . Rev. Gibson: The City Manager recommends. Mr. Andrews: Mr. Vice Mayor I would like to explain this to the Commission, this is extremely important and you have already established a policy, and you are establishing a new one with this. May I have the map? Members of the City Commission, the City is in the process of acquiring under condemnation, or will be under condemnation this parcel of property. This much of the property, and this down at Aviation Avenue as part of the total acquisition of property here in the Dinner Key area. We have just recently acquired this piece of property along side of the club. The proposal as it now stands, and as envisioned in the Master Plan is that we would acquire this piece of property and all the way from up the road here, down through the entire park, there would only be two private parcels, and those would be the two private clubs. The Master Plan that you adopted says, acquire this property and then leave the restaurant intact, and lease it out to someone to operate as a restaurant. That puts the City in my judgement in a very awkward area of operating activities and it goes through whole process of condemning a restaurant and other properties „-- marine facilities behnd it, and turn around and turn around and re -rent that, or release it to someone and puts us as middle managers in an area that probably should be private. My suggestion is that we not acquire the restaurant but acquire all of the property from the restaurant to the water's edge and all the water property so that we have all of this in hand and under government control but leave that as a piece of private property to be continued as a restaurant. They have made significant improvementsthere and unless the Commission sees anything wrong with this approach I think it would represent significant savings. Mrs. Gordon: It has merit.if it remained a restaurant, but what if something else took place there? Mr. Andrews: It is a piece of property 75 ft. by 184ft.. Mrs. Gordon: What is it zoned for now? - Mr. Acton: Waterfront recreation, Mrs. Gordon: I am concerned, ---- Mr. Andrews: I know the area of your concern. Rev. Gibson: Not only, after we make all that improvement, we have to pay, --we would pay through the nose. I don't mind the criticism knowing that eventually I am going to get them out of there. The danger of not getting that piece of property is that we face that piece of property the same as we did with the airport. If Metro had taken that property„ we wouldnt be in the prediciment Mrs. Gordon; The restaurant is a beautiful operation Mr. Reboso: Couldn't we get the restaurant and lease it? 102 JUN 13 9974 ,�n-,: Mr. Andrews: Yes, This eventually will be redeveloped in a different way as time goes on but the Master Plan as it exists now continues this piece of property with the same use as a restaurant. Mrs. Gordon: Can I ask you a question, is the owner of the property the same person that runs the restaurant or is that a lessee that is in the property? Mr, Andrews: I believe it is a lessee. The only other thing that I can suggest is that you give me permission to explore how this property might be used in the future and see if there is a way of achieving some agreement or deed restrictions that would continue its present use. Mrs. Gordon: You could have a sale and lease factor or some- thing like that you know but at least the City would have con- trol. You have no control in private ownership. Mr. Reboso: Title of the property? I agree. Mrs. Gordon: Yes. You've got to have some controls, Mr. Andrews. Reverend Gibson: We understand what you're saying. The only thing I'm scared of is if we develop all around in there and.. you know Mrs. Gordon: I want to commend the people in the restaurant. They've made the place look beautiful at least from the outside. I haven't been inside. It looks lovely. Mr. Andrews: Only at the moment because that was the arrange- ments as far as the acquisition was concerned. Mr. Reboso: We can do the same thing with the restaurant. If we hold this property we can lease... same persons there now. Mr. Andrews: I would like your permission then .... It's non conforming now, you see. But let me explore the potentiality of what might occur as far as the future reservation necessary. Mr. Reboso: Do you need a motion Paul? Mr. Andrews: .I don`.t _thinkso . just so you understand what we're doing. Mr. Plummer: (INAUDIBLE) Mr.. Crouch:, The'-. fee owner of that property was Coconut Marina Inc.. with -Underwood holding a lease hold on a ion of it. The court gave the Coconut Grove Marina who ated about 50% of the slips there under their operation them until July 31 to vacate the property and Underwood gets to stay in until January 30th. Mr. Plummer: (INAUDIBLE) Grove port- oper- gave Marina Mr. Crouch: Because we are inheriting as of the first of August, we will be inheriting that portion that previously been occupied and occupied and operated by Coconut Grove Mar- ina. INAUDIBLE REMARKS 103 74 64, ALLOCATE $35,000 TO MODIFY FACILITIES AT COCONUT GROVE MARINA INC. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-492 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $35,000 FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND -ALLOCATED TO COVER THE COSTS OF MODIFYING MARINA FACILITIES AT THE RECENT- LY ACQUIRED COCONUT GROVE MARINA, INC. PROPERTY TO BRING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIRE, BUILDING CODE AND OTHER CITY MARINA FACILITIES; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK EITHER THROUGH CONTRACT OR UTILIZATION OF CITY FORCES. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's Office.) Upon being seconded by Rev. Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote -AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 104 JUN 121974 65, AUTHORIZE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE RTO ALLOCATE LOCAEx$5,000 FROM�tR PARKS AND© RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR 0 The following resolution was introduced by Reverend Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 74-493 • A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO ALLOCATE $5,000 FROM.THE 1972 PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PRELIMIN- ARY EXPENSES IN ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY FOR THE CREATION OF AFRICAN SQUARE PARK (Here follows bodW of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer theresolution was passed and adopted by the following,vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 66, ACQUIRE CERTAIN LANDS FOR ACQUISITION OF AFRICAN SQUARE PARK The following resolution was introduced by Reverend G ibson, who moved its adoption: • -RESOLUTION NO 74-494 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, DETERMINING AND FINDING THE NECESSITY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR AD= DITIONAL PARK FACILITIES FOR THE CREATION OF THE AFRICAN SQUARE PARK, TO ACQUIRE BY CONDEMNATION OR OTHERWISE THE FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO CERTAIN LANDS DESIGNATED HEREIN AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF .: LAW OF THE _ CITY- OF. MIAMI TO ' INSTITUTE AND PROSE- CUPE TO A ; CONCLUSION' ALL OF THE NECESSARY LEGAL :ACTIONS •TO ACQUIRE THE. FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THIS PROPERTY AS SOON AS IT IS LEGALLY POSSIBLE, INCLUDING THE FILING OF THE DECLARATION OF TAKING AND THE POST- ING OF THE NECESSARY BOND (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 67, ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENT -FOOD CONCESSION: MUNICIPAL JUSTICE BLDG, The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: 105 JUN 131974 RESOLUTION NO. 74-495 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH COZZOLI RESTAURANT CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSION RIGHTS AND FACILITIES AT THE CITY OF MIAMI MUNICIPAL JUSTICE BUILDING, FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO (2)YEARS (Here' follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. Prior to the adoption of the resolution P. W. Andrews, City Manager, made the following statement: This proposal was designed specifically to provide that the prospective lessee reduce the cost of every one of the items which are controlled items, such as hamburgers, at the minimum cost to the people using the Police Canteen. It's based on service and price of the commodity with no income to the City. Mr. Plummer: Is the lessee paying for the electric, the gas, the painting, the furniture, the fixtures --- Mr. Andrews: He has all of the fixtures and furnishings; that much I know. I am not positive at this stage. He main- tains the interior, but the one question that the Commissioner is raising is the electrical service, and I am not sure that is on a separate meter. Mr. .Plummer:::It's only_ right. that he should pay an. electric bill, -and. a water bill and a . gas bill. Mr. Andrews: That's reflected in the price of these com- modities. Mr:Plummer:- If you give a subsidized food program to thg' Police you are going to have to give it to every other department in the City. Mr. Andrews: All right; we can work that out in the con- tract, I am sure. The resolution was adopted subject to such condition. 68, APPOINT J. L. PLUMMER AS CITY OF MIAMI MEMBER OF DADE LEAGUE OF CIJIFS AND NOWLEBDSIALALIERMAIE The following motion was introduced by Reverend Gibson, who moved its adoption: 106 JUN 1 31974 MOTION NO. 74-496 A MOTION APPOINTING J. L. PLUMMER, JR, AS THE CITY OF MIAMI'S DESIGNATED MEMBER TO THE DADE LEAGUE OF CITIES, AND APPOINTING VICE -MAYOR MANOLO REBOSO AS.THE ALTERNATE MEMBER TO SAID ORGANIZATION Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 69. BLOOD BANK REGULATIONS - REQUESTING CITY MANAGER TO PLACE ON AGENDA IN NEAR FUTURE FOR DISCUSSION: Mayor Ferre: There is one other item that I wanted to bring up quickly and ask the City Manager to schedule at the last meeting of June or the first meeting of July, which is the blood bank situation. I am sorry to have to report to the Commission that the situation, as reported by Reverend McKinley and others, is getting worse, and I want you to know that at a recent task force meeting with Metro several of the respon- sible admit that it is getting worse, and they are not doing anything about it, and they admit they are not doing anything about it, and the motion that was passed by Metro is not being enforced. The drunkometer tests are not being given, and I think that the situation is again beginning to plague us, and we are going to have to prepare it one more time; I hope the last time. 70,E GET WELL WISHES TO EMELINEME GRANER = The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 74-497 :: A ' RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE WISH OF THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO ZONING BOARD MEMBER EMELINE MC GRANER FOR A SPEEDY RE- COVERY (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. FOR USE OF THE MARINE STADIUM BY THE 71, WAIVE RENTAL FEE - CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI - MAY 17,. 1974 ANn WArVTNG CHARGE OF MOVING BARGE The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: 1 7 JUN 1 1974 RESOLUTION NO. 74-498 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF THE MARINE STADIUM ON MAY 17, 1974 AND WAIVING CHARGES FOR MOVING OF THE BARGE AT THE PRESENTATION OF A "SOUND OF MUSIC CONCERT" BY THE SOUTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND, SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF EVENT PERSONNEL, LIGHTS, IN- SURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS; RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 74-370 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Reboso the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 72. CIVIL ACTION NO. 74-14217 AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF MIAMI VS. ROBERT P.CONNERS ET.AL. John Lloyd, City Attorney: The City of Miami filed a condemnation suit authorized by the Commission, and it's City of Miami versus Robert P. Conners, regarding the Kirk Munroe Park Expansion, and we can settle this for the figure of forty-six thousand, four hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. Here it is. It's the part in yellow there (indicating on map) the Kirk Munroe Park at Oak Avenue in Coconut Grove, and the part_. in yellow is what we are getting. New this is only our bonus which we offer above our appraised value. That's what we are getting it for, and I recommend it. Thereupon the following resolution was introduced by Nr.3 Plummer, who moved its adoption: -.RESOLUTION NO. 74-499 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING, THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TERMINATE, BY ANY APPROPRIATE MEANS, .THE CITY OF MIAMI V., ROBERT Pr.-CONNERS.ET AL., CIVIL -ACTION` NO. 74-14217, IF SAID TERMINATION -CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A TOTAL PAYMENT TO ALL DEFENDANTS, PLUS COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS' FEES IN AN AMOUNT OF $46,437.50, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY SUMS FOR SAID PURPOSE (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) 108 JUN 121974 Upon being seconded by Reverend Gibson the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Reverend Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferree NOES: None. 73. CITY OF MIAMI EMPLOYEES BOWLING LEAGUE - TROPHY PRESENTA- TION: Mr. Tom Johnston, representing employees of the City of Miami, appeared and presented to the Commission a trophy which the City of Miami Employees Bowling League had won, stating that it would be placed on display in City Hall. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission at this time, on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 5:20 o'clock P.M. ATTEST: H. D. SOUTHERN CITY CLERK MAURICE A. FERRE MAYOR RALPH G. ONGIE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK 109 CITY OF MAMI DOCUMENT INDE MEETING DATE: June 13, 1974 ITEM NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION 1 RETRIEVAL ACTION CODE N0._ COMMISSION AGENDA & CITY CLERK REPORT (20 PAGES) AUTHORIZE THE WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT -OFF- STREET PARKING SPACES-MUSA ISLE DEVELOPMENT FOR ELDERLY CONFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 74-229-CONSTRUCTION OF GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5374 C (CENTERLINE SEWER) CONFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 74-230-CONSTRUCTION OF GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5374 S (SIDELINE SEWER) RENTAL FEE USE OF MARINE STADIUM BY THE MIAMI ROWING CLUB ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - AWARDS CITY OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL ACCEPTING OPEN SPACE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD AUTHORIZING HIRING OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION - AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH ADVERTISING FOR BIDS GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER -REIMBURSEMENT GRANT FEDERAL FUNDS -COSTS CONSTRUCTION GLENROYAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM ACCEPT PLAT ENTITLED JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISION NO.1 ACCEPT PLAT ENTITLED LINDSLEY-ALLAPATTAH SUBDIVISION ACCEPTING RIGHT OF WAY DEED EXECUTED BY A.M. WAYNE AND E.L. FREDERICS-WIDENING STRIPS LAND ALONG MARY STREET AND TRADE AVENUE RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 74-381-APPOINTING MRS MILDRED CALLAHAN ALTERNATE MEMBER PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 74-382 APPOINTING MRS. ALICIA BARO AS ALTERNATE MEMBER OF ZONING BOARD 0074 R-74-442 R-74-446 R-74-447 R-74-448 R-74-449 R-74-450 R-74-451 R-74-455 R-74-456 R-74-457 R-74-458 R-74-459 R-74-460 R-74-461 74-442 74-446 74-447 74-448 74-449 74-450 74-451 74-455 74-456 74-457 74-458 74-459 74-460 74-461 DOCU � EMiN.DE) CONTINUEDPAGE ITEM NO. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF POLICE UNIFORMS FROM LAMAR UNIFORM COMPANY AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AIDES -POLICE DEPARTMENT EXCEPTING PERMIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN TENANTS DINNER KEY MARINA PIER AND CITY OF MIAMI RENTAL FEE BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM BY MIAMI COMMUNITY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION JUNE 29-1974 RENTAL FEE BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ON JUNE 13,1974-YOUTH HONOR DAY COMMITTEE RENTAL FEE BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM- DECEMBER 22-1974-U.S.MARINE CORPS APPOINTING MRS. MATILDE SIERRA CITY OF MIAMI COMMITTEE ECOLOGY & BEAUTIFICATION NEW AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OF MIAMI-DADE STUDENTS AS RECREATION LEADERS AUTHORIZING CITY ATTORNEY TO TERMINATE DEALING WITH PARCEL N0.'7088-75-2- V. MARJORIE E. WILSON- ACCEPT BID-GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC: - CONSTRUCTION OF N.W. 51 TERRACE ALLEY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT ACCEPT BID -FIDELITY SOUND SYSTEM -SOUND SYSTEM IN THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM ACCEPT BID-FLORIDA MUNICIPAL SALES CO. --POR-TWO PACKER BLADE ASSEMBLIES AWARD BID OF GRO`IERS FORD -FOR FURNISHING A UTILITY TRACTOR -DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ACCEPT BID-DIETCRAFT INC.-FURNISHING LUNCHES AT PLAYGROUNDS -DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION ACCEPT BID -ROYAL GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANIES - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEE FIDELITY INSURANCE FOR THE CITY MIAMI PARTICIPATION OF CITY OF MIAMI, DADE COUNTY AND UNITED WAY -HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAMS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT WITH BOOZ,ALLEN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SERVICES INC.-ORDINANCE NO. 8217 ACTIO CODE N ._ R-74-462 R-74-463 R-74-464 R-74-465 R-74-466 R-74-467 R-74-468 R-74-469 R-74-470 R-74-471 R-74-472 R-74-473 R-74-474 R-74-475 R-74-476 R-74-477 R-74-478 74-462 74-463 74-464 74-465 74-466 74-467 74-468 74-469 74-470 74-471 74-472 74-473 74-474 74-475 74-476 74-477 74-478 DOCU ENTINDEX CONTINUED PAGE * 3 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT/BOOZ, ALLEN PUBLIC ADMINIS- TRATION SERVICE, INC. - SERVICES OF THE MANAGE- MENT AND DATA PROCESSING. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT/STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MIAMI MODERN POLICE DEPT. PROPOSED SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM AT LEGION PARK. CONCERNING TRANSFER - PORT OF MIAMI TO DADE COUNTY. AUTHORIZE TO PREPARE A STATISTICAL REPORT FOR SIX-MONTH PERIOD FOR DOCUMENT ARREST. PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BOOKING NON -ATHLETIC EVENTS IN ORANGE BOWL, MIAMI BASEBALL AND MARI- NE STADIUM. AGREEMNET BETWEEN CITY AND STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE - THIRD PHASE MIAMI POLICE DEPT. PROVIDING PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED BUDGET OF DEPT. OF OFF-STREET PARKING OF THE CITY OF MIAM7 ALLOCATING MONEY FROM PUBLIC PARKS ON RECREA- TIONAL BOND FUND - EDISON PARK TEEN CENTER. WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE - BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM BY PUERTORRIQUENA, INC. DISBURSE PAYMENT IN FULL - JUDGMENT IN CASE NO. 71-1887-CIV-NCR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND - UNALLOCATED COVER COSTS OF MODIFYING COCONUT GROVE MARINA, INC. ALLOCATE MONEY FOR THE CREATION OF AFRICAN SQUARE PARK. ADDITIONAL PARK FACILITIES - CREATION OF THE . AFRICAN SQUARE PARK. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT/COZZOLI RESTAURANT CORPO- RATION - FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSION. APPOINT MEMBER - J.L. PLUMMER JR. AS MEMBER TO DADE LEAGUE OF CITIES - VICE -MAYOR MANOLO RE- BOSO AS ALTERNATE MEMBER TO SAID ORGANIZATION. EXPRESSING WISH - ZONING BOARD MEMBER EMELINE McGRANER FOR RECOVERY. WAIVER OF RENTAL FEE - MARINE STADIUM - SOUND OF MUSIC CONCERT BY SOUTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND. AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY - CIVIL ACTION NO. 74-14217 - CITY OF MIAMI V. ROBERTO P. CONNERS. C ACTION CODE NO. - R-74-478 R-74-479 R-74-480 R-74-481 R-74-482 R-74-486 R-74-487 R-74-488 R-74-489 R-74-490 R-74-491 R-74-492 R-74-493 R-74-494 R-74-495 R-74-496 R-74-497 R-74-498 R-74-499 74-478 74-479 74-480 74-481 74-482 74-486 74-487 74-488 74-489 74-490 74-491 74-492 74-493 74-494 74-495 74-496 74-497 74-498 74-499