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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1972-03-02 MinutesCITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MARCH 2, 1972 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL INDEX TO MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA March 2,1972 1. PUERTO RICAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB -USE OF BAYFRONT AUDITORIUM: 2. CUBAN AMERICAN SERTOMA CLUB -MONUMENT ON WATSON ISLAND: 3. SUN IN THE PARK PROGRAM-BAYFRONT PARK-MIAMI DADE JR. COLLEGE: 4. SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN & PUMP STATION PROJ WS-FLA 248 - RECEIVING BIDS: 5. MASTER KEYS - ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS: 6. INTERAMA PROGRESS REPORT : 7. INVESTIGATION OF MUNICIPAL JUDGES - PROGRESS REPORT: 8. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION - SW CORNER OF NW 36 COURT AND NW FLAGLER TERRACE: 9. VARIANCE - ONE DECK TO PARKING STRUCTURE LOT 6, BLK 100 S BRICKELL ADD. AMD. (B-113): 10. VARIANCE - GARAGE AND UTILITY ROOM TO DWELLING UNIT LOT 9, BLK 83 S MIAMI B-41, 1109 SW 4 AVE: 11. OFF-STREET PARKING REGULARIONS: 12. ZONING CLASSIFICATION CHANGE -LOT 25, BLK 2, ALEXANDER COURT : 13. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE TO APPLICATIONS TO FILL SUBMERGED LAND BORDERING UPON OR LYING IN BISCAYNE BAY: 14. COVENANT - ACCEPTANCE OF - EMERY ZSIRAI & GUDRUN E. ZSIRAI: 15. COVENANT, ACCEPTANCE OF - RICARDO LAMAS : 16. COVENANT - ACCEPTANCE OF - PEARL A PAULEY: 17. COVENANT - ACCEPTANCE OF - AND MARIA ALEMEIDA: ROSCOE 0. PAULEY AND FRANCISCO ALEMEIDA ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION NOS.. 43284 43285 43286 43287 43288 43289 43290 8040 8041 43291 43292 43293 43294 18. WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - HAUL A WAY SYSTEMS, INC: 43295 19. WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - RAFAEL Y ROBERTO 43296 20. WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - MC WILLIAMS: 21. WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - AND TRASH HAULING INC.: LEONARD GEORGE CORBAR'S TRUCKING 22. EASEMENT - MR AND MRS. J. ALLEN SCHUR, 1090 Venetian Way: 23. DAVE ENDY SHOWS, INC. AMUSEMENTS - CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA: 24. DEMOLITION OF ORANGE BOWL TESTING STATION: 25. HILLSIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4333 - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: 1 43297 43298 43299 43300 43301 43302 ORDINANCE & R,-„FS OLUTI ON NOS. 26. CORAL WAY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4344 - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: 43303 27. NORTHERN DRAINAGE PROJECT E-24 - ACCEPTANCE OF 43304 COMPLETED WORK: 28. TENTH DISTRICT OF AMERICAN LEGION - FREE USE OF MIAMI STADIUM: 43305 29. ACCEPTANCE OF PLAT AND COVENANT - MIDTOWN SUB: 43306 30. BID AWARD - READY MIX CONCRETE - CENTRAL CONCRETE OF MEDLEY, INC.: 43307 31. BID ACCEPTANCE - AMERICAN LA FRANCE SALES & SERVICE FIBERGLASS TOPS: 43308 32. BID ACCEPTANCE - MIDWEST TELEC0MMUNICATIOItS- POLICE VIDEO EQUIPMENT: 43309 33. SPIRAL DECK REPLACEMENT - ORANGE BOWL STADIUM: 43310 34. BID ACCEPTANCE - DE BRA TURF AND EQUIPMENT CO - PARK MAINTENANCE: 43311 35. CLAIM SETTLEMENT - THOMAS F. WISE: 43312 36. CLAIM SETTLEMENT - WILLIE C. JACKSON: 43313 37. MIAMI BOARD OF REALTORS _ FREE USE BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM: 43314 (IN ADVERTENTLY NOT ASSIGNED SUBJ) 43315 38. 0. BOWL CONCESSION - REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY: 39. COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD -HIRING PRACTICES DIS- CUSSI ON: 40. FORTE TOWERS - REQUEST FOR PRIVATE CLUB: 43316 41. CIVIL SERVICE BOARD - EMPLOYEES IN OFF ST. PARKING DEPA RTMEENT : 42. PAVING, STORM DRAINAGE, SIDEWALK AND LAND- SCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALLAPATTAH BR. YMCA PROPERTY: 43317 43. DADE LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES: 43318 44. MINI BUS CONCEPT FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA: 43319 45. JUDICIAL REFORM: 43320 46. STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT: 43321 47. MIAMARINA RE -ROOFING: 43322 48. BID AWARD - LIBERTY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN :AND PUMP STATION: 43323 49. MARINE STADIUM FOOD CONCESSION: 43324 50. CONCESSION AT MUNIC. JUSTICE BLDG-BID AWARD: 43325 2 CITYICWS3IOYEOF MIANIE,T LORiDA ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1972, THE CITY COMMI SIGN OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,ESSIO. M[HEgT AT ITS MEETINGEWASACALLEDMEETING TO ORDER AT J:5U IMY IN REGULAR AVID I. KENNEDY WITH IHE FOLLOWING MEM$ERS PRESENT: MESSIRRAAS. LHRISTIE, RAHAM, PLUMMER, (MRS, bORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. AN INVOCATION WAS DELIVERED BY REVEREND GRAHAM, WHO THEN LED THOSE PRESENT IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. ]. PUERTO RICAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB - USE OF BAYFRONT AUDITORIUM The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 43284 A RESOLUTION WAIVING RENTAL FEE FOR THE USE OF BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 25, 1972 BY THE PUERTO RICAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Christie, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None 2. CUBAN AMERICAN SERTOMA CLUB - MONUMENT ON WATSON ISLAND The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Christie who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 43285 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF A MONUMENT AT WATSON ISLAND BY THE CUBAN-AMERICAN SERTOMA CLUB AT NO EXPENSE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None Mr. William Pallot appeared before the Commission and outlined the plan for this monument and urged adoption of this resolution 3. SUN IN THE PARK PROGRAM - BAYFRONT PARK - MIAMI DAD]: JR. COLLEGE The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 43286 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MIAMI DADE JR. COLLEGE TO HOLD A "SUN IN THE PARK" PROGRAM IN BAYFRONT PARK FROM 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ON APRIL 16, 1972, AND REQUESTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO LEND WHATEVER ASSISTANCE IT MAY BE ABLE TO, INCLUDING THE SF.RVICES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) 3 MAR. 2, 1972 Upon being seconded by Mr. Christie the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Rummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None. Dr. Bill Stokes, Dean of Instruction of Miami Dade Junior College, Downtown Campus, appeared and urged the Commission to adopt the resolution. 4. SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN & PUMP STATION PROJECT WS-FLA-248 - RECEIVING BIDS: This being the date advertised for receiving sealed bids for construction of Liberty Sanitary Sewer Force Main and Pump Sta- tion Project WS-FLA-248, the Mayor announced that the Commission was ready to receive said bids. Thereupon the following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 43287 A RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE, OPEN, READ AND REFER TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR TABULATION AND REPORT LATER DURING THE MEETING BIDS AUTHORIZED TO BE RECEIVED THIS DATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF LIBERTY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN AND PUMP STATION PROJECT WS-FLA-248 (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerk's office) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon the passed and adopted by the following vote - Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and None. Bids were received from the following: Joe Reinertson Equipment Co. Okeefe Asphalt Pavements, Inc. Paul N. Howard Co. Strode Construction Co. Intercounty Construction Corp. Sullivan Long Hagerty Widell Associates, Inc. Goodwin, Inc. Rusty Plumbing Co. of Miami Tech Corp. resolution was AYES: Messrs. Mayor Kennedy. NOES: MAR 2, 1972 4 5. MASTER KEYS - ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS Mr. Isaac S. Shaw appeared and outlined the background and purpose of Master Keys, an association of professional artists in working with dropout youths primarily in ghetto areas in attempting to develop their talents in a positive black image through a fine arts workshop concept. He explained that the organization had received an initial grant of $1,775.00 from the Fine Arts Council of the State of Florida which was supposed to have lasted for a period of one year but that the funds had been exhausted and that he would be unable to continue this work without funds. He appealed for funds to be used for a workshop, equipment and supplies. After discussion, the matter was referred to the City Manager for future recommendation. 6. INTERAMA PROGRESS REPORT Mr. Rothstein: Mr. Reese and I and a number of other officials attended a presentation last Friday by the Rausch Compa:iy dealing with their Interama proposal and a projected approach to the matter. We have an appointment set up with the Rausch Company officials for Tuesday to go into an in depth problem in the role of the City and by the next Commission meetingwe will be able to come back to the Commission with a report and recommendation. Mayor Kennedy: The only problem Mr. Rothstein that there is an Interama meeting tomorrow at 10:00 o'clock and I am in a pasition that's difficult because while I favor the plan, it is a matte* that I do think its imaginative and something that can be done, I have :stated when I voted it for it preliminarily, that I would have to vote on the recommendations of this Commission as a member of the C::ty of Miami and if I was voted down 4 to 1 or 3 to 2 by this Commission, I would then cast my vote the way this commission voted. The member:; of t'1is Commission can not intelligently cast a vote until you and Mr. Reese come back with your recommendations and I think that since there is a meeting tomorrow, your reports for the next Commission meeting are going to be not worth anything. Mr. Rothstein: The problem is for example that the Rausch people while they have apparently contacted certain people in the Dade dele- gation about making amendments to the state statute dea_.ing w:ith this did not deliver it to the City or to myself until last tuesday, the proposed amendments. The County attorney was just advi:;ed about it only last Friday and he said perhaps there could be sonw legal way to work it out. I realize the problem we have put you in Sir, but part of the problem is the Rausch people administrative approach. 5 MAR 2, 1972 • • We can't advise you until they get with us and instead of us getting these proposed changed, we get them months after they have sent them to Tallahassee. I apologize to you but we have just been put in that position. We do have a meeting next Tuesday and we will get into this. Mayor Kennedy: Well then I hope they won't ask for a vote tomorrow. Mr. Rothstein: I don't know about that but they certainly know when we are meeting with them. They certainly know that there are many problems that I have to rule on and advise you. Mayor Kennedy: Could you and Mr. Reese make yourselves available forthis meeting at 10:00 o'clock tomorrow? Mr. Rothstein: Yes as far as I am concerned. Mr. Reese: Its a special meeting called for tomorrow. But Mr. Mayor in all fairness, I realize the urgency on it but this financing process that this program is proposing is quite complicated and I think it would be of great wisdom if the City Commission would make sure about the financing before any positive position is taken. Mayor Kennedy: I agree. Mr. Reese: And its all this that is to be discussed on tuesday. M ayor Kennedy: The reason I insisted that you and Mr. Rothstein check in on this is because - Hopefully after the ides of March we will have a decision? Mr. Reese: Did you want a decision on this earlier? Mayor Kennedy: I would like to have a decision before I have to vote on the thing. Mr. Reese: But tomorrow is a special meeting and is not their regular meeting. Mayor Kennedy: So what are they going to discuss at this special meetrg? They may want to whip this thing through at this meeting. Mr. Reese: But, we have had no opport-nity to - Mayor Kennedy: I understand that. I am not blaming the City administration but we need this as soon as possible, that is all I am saying. There are some conflicts in there and even the legality of it is questioned and I would like for you and Alan to make a report so this Commission can take a stand one way or the other so that I can make the decision based on what this Commission tells me to do. Mr. Reese: It is at the Interama Center. There will be a special meeting at the Inter American Center (Interama) on Friday, March 3, 1972 to adopt the action compact and a special report from the Executive Director and the meeting will be held in the office of the Authority at 1313 N. E. 12Sth Street, North Miami. 7. INVESTIGATION OF MUNICIPAL JUDGES - PROGRESS REPORT Mr. Rothstein: With reference to the investigation of the two Municipal Judges, Judge Levenstein and Judge Tobin, at the request of the Commission, the Manager issued a written directive designating myself and Mr. Rice as agents under Section 17 to proceed with an investigation and directing us that all statements and testimony should be taken under oath and stenographically reported. With all matters obtained to be delivered back to him with our report to him as appropriate under section 17. We met, the Manager and myself, Mr. Rice and the Chief of Police, met immediately after the issuance of this directive. The Chief assigned a Captain and several men of the stragecig intelligence unit to work on this investigation. They are working in cooleratian with us and we have commenced taking testimony. We have beer taking testimony all week. Our first thrust was on the matted and Ire met with the State Attorneys Office. They advised us of certain information. We are proceeding firstly under the areas that they have suggested to us and we are at the same time with the police department, making our own independent overall investigation. 0 MAR 2, 1972 • The transcript should be ready on the parts we have gotten into by Monday and we will deliver to the Manager these transcripts together with summaries and advices and certainly by next Commission Meeting, or sooner than that, this Commission can determine when it shall meet as an investigating committee as a whole to take testimony. I don't feel that if you are going to sit as a hearing body, that you should in advance receive these transcripts as such in order to give everybody an opportunity for a fair hearing so that you can have the testimony in front of you much like when you have discovery in the Court, you don';t give the depositions to the Judge to read before the trial. He hears the testimony in front of him, where appropriate. You will get it ultimately and there are no set rules for this so we follow, more or less, court procedure. The Court procedure is that the attorneys prepare the case and then make a large presentation to the hearing body which is what you will be. We are pushing very strongly on the matter as you directed. Mrs. Gordon: In other words what you are saying Mr. Rcthste:.n is that at this time, you have not assembled enough material to present to usror us to be able to make any kind of a determination. Is that what you are saying? Mr. Rothstein: What I am saying we haven't completed enough material to set a hearing down for you to hear the pertinent matters. Mrs. Gordon: But you say that by the next meeting you will have enough material that we can set a time for a hearing? Mr. Rothstein: Yes Maam. Its hours and hours of taking testimony some of which is pertinent and will appear before you and some of which is not. Reverend Graham: Mr. Rothstein, are you going to give us a more specific set of ground rules as to the court procedures? If we have a set of ground rules in front of us, I think we can deal with it more intelligently. Mr. Rothstein: We will prepare that for you for the purposes of the hearing. Mrs. Gordon: And you are saying also that there are no alternatives to this procedure that you are outlining to us. This is the clear cut route we must take? Mr. Rothstein: Yes. At the next Commission meeting, tie Manager will then be able to establish a time to have a hearing. 8. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION- S.W. CORNER OF N.W. 36 COURT AND N.W. FLAGLER TERRACE An Ordinance entitled - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871 (Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance) BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLAS:SIFICATION for Lots 5 and 6, Block 10, TWELFTH STREET MANORS (5-59) FROM R-2 (TWO-FAMILY) TO C-2 (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL) DISTRICT, LOCATED AT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF N. W. 36th COURT AND N. W. FLAGLER TERRACE; AND BY MAKING NECESSARY CHANGES IN ZONING DISTRICT MAP MADE A PART OF SAID ORDINANC:: NO. 6871 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE :'II, S::CTION 2, THEREOF; REPEALING ALL LAWS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE HEREIN was introduced by Mr. Christie, seconded by Mrs. Gordon.., and passed on its first reading by title by the following vcte - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None MAR 2, 1972 • • The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Christie who moved its adoption: j� NVITF RESOLUTION NO. 43288 �S Q ORDIVANCEA ION NO GRANTING SECTIONS1„lb) (C) TOED PER�Nj T USE OF LOTS / THRU 1U, BLOCK , TWELFTH STREET MANORS (5-51) 1U LOCATED ON THE S , W 1 CORNER OF +) . W, 3bTH COURT AND ':r e W s FLACLER TEINRLLOCK 1UR PARKING IN LOCATED IN ANN UZC(IWO FAMILYN WITH HUSES DISTRICT) (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) Upon being seconded by Mrs. Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None Mr. Robert Deehl, applicant and owner of the property appeared and explained to the Commission an outline of his future plans for the increased development of this property and urged adoption of the ordinance and resolution. 9. VARIANCE - ONE DECK TO PARKING STRUCTURE LOT 6, BLCCK 100S BRICKELL ADD. AMD. (B-113) The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 43289 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A VARIANCE FROM ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 19 (7) (c) TO PERMIT ADD- ITION OF ONE DECK TO PARKING STRUCTURE, UNDER BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED PRIOR TO CHANGE OF ZONING TO R-CB, STRUCTURE NOW BEING NON -CONFORMING, ON SOUTH 200' OF NORTH 400' OF LOT 6, BLOCK 100S, BRICKELL ADD. AMD (B-113) PROPOSED HEIGHT TO BE 20' (12' PERMITTED UNDER PREVIOUS ZONING OF R-C), LOCATED AT 1110 BRICKELL AVE.,, IN AN R-CB (RESIDENCE -OFFICE) DISTRICT .SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) Upon being seconded by Reverend Graham, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messes. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None 10. VARIANCE - GARAGE AND UTILITY ROOM TO DWELLING UNIT LOT 9, BLOCK 83TTIIAMI 8-41, 1109 g-. l+V. 4'TH AVENDT Mr. Eugene Davidson, representing the applicant Luis Valdes appeared before the Commission and explained in detail the reason for this request. He submitted photographs of the building and showed its relationship to other structures in the area. He pointed out that this property lies barely 150 feet frcm the expressway. He stated this request was being made to accomodate living quarters for his parents who are on their way fiom Cuba. George Acton, Director of the Planning Department, stated that there is little open space around buildings in the area and that the area was congested. Mrs. Gordon stated that approval of this request vould be starting a very bad precedent and that many more like requests would be forthcoming from others if this were granted and that no real hardship exists in this case to justify the variance. After considerable further discussion, Reverend Giaham moved that the matter be deferred to March 16, 1972 to permit him to personally inspect the property to determine the affect of this request to the surrounding area, to which the commissicn agreed. MPR 2, 1972 8 11. OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS The matter of proposed adjustments to Off -Street Parking Regulations to amend Zoning Ordinance, Article XXIII was deferred to the meeting of April 6, 1972. The City Manager explained that the proposed width of parking spaces was still under discussion and that the Planning Department was not yet ready to make their final recommendations. The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Plummer who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 43290 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE DATE OF APRIL 6, 1972 FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, (Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance) ARTICLE XXIII, OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) Upon being seconded by Reverend Graham, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None 12. fgA.CiASMC ACHANGE - LOT 25. BLOCK 2. ALEXANDER COURT An Ordinance entitled - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871 (Compre- hensive Zoning Ordinance) BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF THE S 13.5' OF LOT 25, BLOCK 2 ALEXANDER COURT (26-65), FROM C-4 (GENERAL COMMER- CIAL) TO R-3 (LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE), LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1939 N. W. 22ND AVENUE; 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; REPEALING ALL LAWS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVID- ING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE HEREIN passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of February ]7, 1972, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Mr. Plummer, seconded by Reverend Graham, the ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs, Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None Said Ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 8040. MITNEANisErT .Y BVE_OCAPY.I���ONS TO FILL SUBMERGED SCAR *W ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 27-8, 27-10, AND 27-11 OF THE CITY CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE TO APPLICATIONS TO FILL SUBMERGED LAND BORDERING UPON OR LYING IN BIS- CAYNE BAY; PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORDIN ANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION 9 ?VAR 2, 1972 • • passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of February 17, 1972, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Mr. Plummer, seconded by Reverend Graham, the ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None Said Ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 8041. 14. COVENANT - ACCEPTANCE OF - EMERY ZSIRAI .. GUDRU►J E , 7S I R4 I THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. CHRISTIE WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO, 43291 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND DATED FEBRUARY 9, 1972 FROM EMERY ZSIRAI &CUDRUN E. ZSIRAI RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY SANIT- ARY SEWER FORCE MAIN; AND AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR SAID CONSTRUCTION (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) Upon being seconded by Reverend Graham, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None 15. COVENANT. ACCEPTANCE OF - RICARDO LAMAS The following resolution was introduced by Mr. Christie, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 43292 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND DATED FEBRUARY 16, 1972 FROM RICARDO LAMAS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN; AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR SAID CONSTRUCTION (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the City Clerks Office) Upon being seconded by Mr. Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Messrs. Christie, Graham, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Kennedy. NOES: None 16. COVENANT - ACCEPTANCE OF - ROSCOE 0, PAULEY AND PEARL A. PAULEY THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY REVEREND GRAHAM WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43293 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTINQ TH OVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND DATED FEBRUARY 1/, 1i7z FROM ROSCOE 0. PAULEY AND PEARL A. PAULEY RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN; AND AUTHOR- IZING ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR SAID CONSTRUCTION (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON PASSED ND ADOPTEDEBYGTHECOFODED BY LLOWINGMR. VOTEH- AYL.S: THE SRS, 1HRO4 IITIES SRAHAM ��77 SSRS. MUMMER, MRS, GORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY, NOES: NONE 10 MAR 2, 1972 • 17. COVENANT - ACCEPTANCE OF FRAM&CUCD ALEMIDA AND MARIA ALEMEIDA IHE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY REVEREND GRAHAM WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43294 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTIN THECOVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND DATED FEBRUARY 1/, 1971, FROM FRANCISCO ALEMEIDA AND WIFE, MARIA E. ALEMEIDA RELATING TO THE CONSTRUC- TION OF A TEMPORARY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN; AND AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR SAID CONSTRUCTION (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS 'JFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. PLUMMERATH RESOLUIION WAS PASSED AND ADOPT D BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - AYLS: ESSRS. LHRISTIE, GRAHAM FLUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY, NO S: NONE 18. WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - HAUL A WAY SYSTEMS INC. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. CHRISTIE WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43295 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A COMM- ERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO HAUL -A -WAY SYSTEMS INC. (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM IHE RESOLUTION WAS (ASSED AND ADOPTER BY IHE FOLLOWING VOTE- AYhS: SRS. HRISTIE, RAHAM, FLUMMER, MRS. UORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOLS: NONE 19. WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - RAFAEL Y. ROBERTO THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43296 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO RAFAEL Y. ROBERTO (ONRFILEE LINWTHES OGITDY �FCLERKSUUFFICElMITTED HERE AND UPON� D jjIHE FOLLOWING BEING SECONDED BY MR . CHRISTIE, VOTE HR I ST I E, THE RESOJ,UT I O'V WAS eASSED ALHRISTIE GRAHAM,VLLUMMER, MRS. bORDONANDMAYORKENNEDY. N�OLS: NONE 11 MAR 2, 1972 20, WASTE COLLECTION i,I ENS. - LEONiARD GEORGE MC WJLLIAMS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43297 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO LEONARD GEORGE MC WILLIAMS (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM HE RESOLUTION WAS ASSED AND ADOPTERBY THE FOLLOWING VOT - AfE�: M SSRS. .,HRISTIE, (JRAHAM, YLUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOLS: NONE 21. WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - CORBAR'S TRUCKING AND TRASH HAULING INC. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43298 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO CORBAR'S TRUCKING AND TRASH HAULING, INC. (HERE FOLLOWS BOY OF RESOLD ION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTIE, THE SOL TION WAS EASSED AND ADO-PTgD BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - AYLS: SSRS. CHRISTIE, RAHAM, MUMMER,MRS. GORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NO S: NONE 22. EASEMENT - MR. AND MRS. J. ALLEN SCHUR. 1090 VENETIAN WAY THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY REVEREND GRAHAM WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43299 A RUARYO4UT19/2, FROMING MR.AANDANT MRS. J. ALLENTSCHURDFE B- RUARY ATCON�U�UCVENETTION IA�fAWAYNIMIAMITARY SEFLORIDAALONG THEIR PROPERTY (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, QMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. PLUMM TH RESOLD ION WAS PASSED 'ND ADOPT D BY THE FOLLOW NG VOTE - AYL�: FSSRS. CHRISTIE, GRAHAM, LUMMER, MRS, GORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NO S: NONE 23. DAVE ENDY SNOWS, INC. AMUSEMENTS - CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION No. 43300 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THAT FERMITS BE ISSUED TO DAVE ENDY SHOW , INC., FOR INSTALLATION ' OF AMUSE((� NT RIDING DEVICES, AT CENTRAL SHOPFING PLAZA,' AT N.W S/TH AVENUE AND FOR THE PERIOD OF ' APRIL 18 THROUGH MAY 1, pIREETS, ,SAID AMUSEMENT RIDES TO OPERANO. flbl,IPROVIDING N NNO LIVING CE WITH HQUARTERS E IOFSORDINANCE OF ANN TYPE WILL 12 MAR.2, 1972 • WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN ANY OF THESE FACILITIES DURING OR AFTER THE EVENT; PROVIDING THAT NO LIVE ANIMALS BE PERMITTED AS PART OF SAID OPER- ATION; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROPER TOILET FACILITIES FOR USE BY PERSONNEL WORKING IN CONN- ECTION WITH THE AMUSEMENT RIDING DEVICES; AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT PROPER TOILET FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE AMUSEMENT RIDING DEVICES, AND THAT AT LEAST EIGHT 1OLICE UUFFICERS, OR AS MANY ADDDITIONAL AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, BE FURNISHED BY THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE CROWD CONTROL SERVICES (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON ASSED AND ADOPTEDEBNGTHECFOLLO ED BNGMR. VOTEHRIAYLS: THE SRS. RESOLUTION PLUMMER, X ESS S� GRAHAM, MRS. bORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOES: NONE, 24. DEMOLITION OF ORANGE BOWL TESTING STATION THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. CHRISTIE WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43301 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK gUYAHTPERFORMED $1,8/4.0U AND RAUTHORIZING OAAFINAL APAYMENT AOFL C$1,.H/EQ'4.OQp FOR THE ORANGE BOWL AUTO TESTING STATION DEMOLITION 1971 (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM IHE RPOLUTION WAS PASSED AND ADOPTER BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - AYts: SRS. CHRISTIE, GRAHAM, PLUMMER, MRS. bORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOES: NONE 25. HILLSIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4333 - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINNG THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. CHRISTIE, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43302 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPT- ANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF HILLSIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMEN -4333 IN HILLSIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT H-14353 (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED) HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND G AHAM THE RE OLUTION WAS PASSED ND ADOPT�jD BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - AYES:, }� SSRS. CHRISTIE, GRAHAM, PLUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOCS: NONE 13 MAR 2, 1972 26, CORAL WAY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-43 4 - NOTICE OF PUBLIC FEARING THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. CHRISTIE, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO, 43303 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO ACCEP- TANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE COMPLETED Q STRUCTION OF CORAL WAY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-459 IN CORAL WAY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT H-4344 (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM IHE R SOLUTIO WAS EASSED AND ADOPTE BY HE FOLLOWING VOTE — AYtS: I1 SSR3. LHRISTIE RAHAM, FLUMMER, MRS. THE AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOiS: NONE 27. NORTHERN DRAINAGE PROJECT E-24 - ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED WORK THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. CHRISTIE, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43304 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PER— FORMED BY JOE RW�5�� ANDIAUTHORIZINGPMENT CO., AFINAL A TOTAL COST 9F NORTHERNPAYMENT OF DRAAINAGE:FOR PROJECTTEE2ONSTRUCTION OF (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. PLUMM THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED QND ADOPT D BY THE FOLLOW NG VOTE — AYt : M SSRS. LHRISTIE, GRAHAM YLUMMER, rRS. GORDON AND �IlAYOR KENNEDY. NOES: NONE 28. TENTH DISTRICT OF AMERICAN LEGION - FREE USE OF MIAMI STADIUM THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43305 A RESOLUTION GRANTING THE REQUEST OF THE TENTH DISTRICT AMERICAN LEGION FOR FREE USE OF THE MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION SUMMER BASEBALL PROGRAM FROM THE MONTHS OF MAY TO AUGUST FOR GAMES TO BE PLAYED ON DATES WHEN STADIUM IS NOT BEING USED FOR REVENUE PRODUCING PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF EVENT PERSONNEL, LIGHTS, INSURANCE, AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTIO , OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTIE, THERESOLUTIO4 WAS ASSED AN ADOPTEp BYTHE FOLLOWING VOTE — AYS: MEgSSRS. CHRISTIE, FLUMMER, GRARAbL, MRS. ORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOtS. NONE 14 MA.I 20 1972 • 29, ACCEPTA ICE,DF NAIAD J. A OY N,9►MT. MJDTOWN $ M'$ FO t THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43306 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED MIDTOWN SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT, AND ACCEPTING A COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND POSTPONING THE IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF A CON- CRETE SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER AND ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVEMENT, 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 CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTIE, TUE RESOLUTION WAS EASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - AYES: MESSRS. CHRISTIE, LUMMER, GRAHAM, MRS. GORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOES: NONE 30. BID AWARD - READY MIX ONCREJE - CENTRAL MOUE. OF MEDLEY. IIIC, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43307 A.RESQU11, 1V/L,.ION OF CENTRALNG THE CONCRETEDOFEMEDLEY,FINC.,EUAY FOR FURNISHING R ADY MIX CONCRETE{ AS F UIRED, FROM MARCH 15, 19/2 j�RQQ GH MARCH 14, 19/5, AT A DELIV- ERED PRICE OF $1/.LSPER CUBIC YARD (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTIO(V, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. CHRISTIE, TNESRESQLUTION WAS FASSED AN ADOPTER BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - AM: M SSRSI CHRISTIE, LUMMER, GRAHAM, MRS. GORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOES: NONE 31. B.fB ACCEPTANCE - AMERI CAN LA .RANCE SALES & SEft F I LASS 1OPS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43308 A ESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED FEBRUARY 9, 19/12 OF MERICAN LA FRANCE SALES AND SERVICE FOR EIGHT (8) REINFORCED FIBREGLASS TOPS FOR FIRE APPAR TH FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRg AT A CQST OF $1,295,UU EACH, OR A TOTAL COST OF $10,360.U0 (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. CHRIg, T E RESOLUTION WAS PASSED PAND ADOPT D BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - HYLS:, SSRS. LHRISTIE, GRAHAM, LUMMER, MRS, GORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. i10 S: NONE 15 MAR. 2, 1972 32. BID ACCEPTANCE — MIDWEST JELFCOMMUNICATI0i1S —POLICE VIDEO EQUIPMENT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY REVEREND GRAHAM WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO, 43309 A RE 0 UTION ACCEPTING THE BID RECEIVED JANUARY 5, 1Y7 , OF MIDWEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS, D,B.A. MECO A V, FOR FURNISHING, INSTALLING, AND TESTING MISCELLgE ROBBERYAUNOUS IT, ATDEO A TOTALPMENT COST OFR jj45Eg18.UU PLUS A MAINTENANCE SERVICE COST OF Si, 00,00 PER YEAR (HERE FOLLOWS BODX OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITYLLERKS FFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MRS. GORPONATH RESOLUTzION WAS PASSED AND ADOPT D BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - On: ESSRS I.HRISTIE, GRAHAM, FLUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NO S: NONE 33. SPIRAL DECK REPLACEMENT — ORANGE BOWL STADIUM THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR, PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO, 43310 29, 19/ZTIOFN AAARDAVIS, IDING THE NCI, INCTHEEESTIMATEDY AMOUNT OF 5 .UUQ AFND R ALLOCATING BOWL-SPIRALADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF , u DECK REPLACEMENT - 97 ; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT THEREFOR (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. CHRI T , E RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AND ADOPT D BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - YnnT: SSRS. CHRISTIE, GRAHAM, MUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NO S: NONE 34, BID ACCEPTANCE,— DE BRA TURF AND EQUIPMENT CO— PARK !1A_ RTE.NANCE THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO, 43311 18RESQLQTION ACCEPTING THE BIDS RECEIVED JANUARY U// , OF D BRA TURF AND EQUIPMENT CO., IN THE AMOUNT OF 5,$03.U5 AND,z N Y CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $Sj� ,4y5.UU FOR FURNISHING MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT, AS ITEMIZED, FOR GREENS AND FAIRWAY TURF MAINTENANCE (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTIO4, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AND ADOPTER BY HE FOLLOWING VOTE - PtYtS: SaSRS, CHRISTIE, GRAHAM, t'LUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOhS: NONE 16 MR 2e 1972 - 35. CLAIM SETTLEMENT THOMAS F . W II S THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR, PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43312 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE zzDIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY O THOMAS OF LIABILITY, THE FSUM IOF�$250.UU INEFULL IAND ON COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF HIS CLAIM AGAINST ARTERO CASTRO, MICHAEL S. TUCKER, FRED HARRIS AND HOWARD MOSHER, POLICE OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR ALLEGED PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY HIM, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A RELEASE RELEASING tHE CITY OF MIAMI AND ITS POLICE OFFICERS FROM ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS (ONRFILEE LINWTHES OLIT�FCLERKSUUFFICE)MITTED HERE AND UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM HE ESOLUTIQN WAS PISSED AND ADOPTED BY TIDE FOLLOWING VOTE - A'ETS: RS. HRISTIE, GRAHAM, PLUMMER, MRS. GORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. ULS: NONE 36. CLAIM SETTLEMENT - WILLIE C. JACKSON THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43313 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO WILLIETHE OF LIABILITY, THECSUMAON OFS$560.UUHINTFULL ANDICOM—N PLETE SETTLEMENT OF HIS CLAIM AGAINST E. WRIGHT AND MICHAEL J. KELLY, POLICE OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FOR ALLEGED PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY HIM, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A RELEASE RELEASING THE CITY OF MIAMI AND ITS POLICE OFFICERS FROM ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. CHRI AjT F�c, Tr RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTEj— AYES: SSR�S,. LHRISTIE, GRAHAM, LUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NO S: NONE 37. MIAMI BOARD OF REALTORS - FREE USE OF BAYFRIM. PARK AUDITORIUM THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MRS. GORDON, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43314 A RESOLUTION GRANTING THE REQUEST FOR FREE USE OF THE BAYFRONT BY REALTORS FOR AAPUBLICAUDITORIUM THE MIAMI HARD OF 19/1 (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BUNG SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM HE RESOLU"I N WAS PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE - AYES: MESSRS LHR I iT I E, GRAHAM, PLUMMER, MRS. I3ORDON, AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOES: NONE 17 MAR 2,1972 • 9 NOTE: RESOLUTION No. 43315 WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT ASSIGNED A SUBJECT. 38. ORANGE BOWL CONCESSION - REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY MAYOR KENNEDY: WHAT ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATES SITUATION, THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, MR, REESE: NO SIR, I DIDN'T PUT IT ON THE AGENDA BUT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE RESOLVED TODAY. IT WAS POSTPONED AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING BECAUSE IT IS TO BE RESOLVED BY TODAY. MRS, GORDON: MR. ROTHSTEIN SAID THAT HE HAD A REPORT ON THAT AND THAT IL WOULD GIVE IT TO US TODAY. MR. ROTHST IN: I HAV WORKED OUT THE MATTER OF THE AMO?JNZ OF THE BOND WITH MR. PAUL. IHE AMOUNT OF THE BOND WILL BE $12`�,'1uf BASED QN ACTUAL TESTIMONY BY THE, IN THE MINUTES BY THE REATAURANT ASSOCIATES, IHE AGREEMENT ITSELF WILL BE AN INDEMNITY IN FULL IN COMPLETE AND FULL AMOUNT AND THE BOND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BONDING COMPANY, THE CONCEPT OF IT AND NOW WE ARE WORKING OUT THE ACTUAL PAPERWORK AND THAT WILL BE COMPLETED TOMORROW. MAYOR KENNEDY: AND ALL PARTIES INVOLVED AGREE? MR. ROTHSTEIN: THERE ARE ONLY TWO PARTIES TO AGREE, OURSELVES AND ROBBIE. THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN A POSITION THAT THEY 7 I WAS CALLED BY THEIR COUNSEL, MR. SIBLEY AND HE SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE BOND SITUATION. THEY THINK THEIR RIGHTS ARE AGAINST THE CITY AND THAT IT IS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE DOLPHINS. REVEREND GRAHAM: MR. ROTHSTEIN, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? You HAVE THIS AGREEMENT. MR. ROTHSTEIN: WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, WE WILL HAVE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE INDEMNIFICATION AND THEY WILL INDEMNIFY US, IHEY WILL ISSUE A BOND AND THE MANAGER CAN PROCEED UNDER YOUR INSRUCTIONS TO ITS SPECIFICATIONS. MR, REESE: THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO INDEMNIFY US FOR $125,000? MR. ROTHSTEIN: No SIR, THEY ARE GOING TO INDEMNIFY BY CONTRACT INN UFULL FQI ANX0RAMA ES IN ANY AMOUNT, HOWEVER THE BOND ITSELF, UU HIS IS BASED ON STATEMENTS MADE BY KESTAURANT ASSOCIATES PEOPLE.REMEMBER THE CITY IS TAKING A POSITION AT THIS POINT THAT THERE IS NO CONTRACT AND THERE ARE NO DAMAGES AND THE PART OF THE CONTRACT OF INDEMNIFICATION IS THAT THEY WILL SUPPLY COUNSEL OR IN THE ALTERNATIVK, SUPPLY CQUNSEL AND PAY FOR OUR COSTS IN DGNABIDDINGY SIAURANT ASSQCIATES AGAINST US. UBVIOSLY IFINTHEIFKESTAURANT AASSOCIATES GETS IT AGAIN THEN THERE IS NO DAMAGES AND NO PROBLEM. IF THERE IS BIDDING AND THEY DON'T GET IT, IF THEY FILE A SUIT AND IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL, TTHEN WE ILL BE AR INN. MNIFIED UP TO THE FULL AMOUNT BUT THE BOND ITSELF MRS. GORDON: MR. ROTHSTEIN, WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THAT THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD TO INDEMNIFY , WITHIN THE EXTENDED TIME, THE MATTER OF HANDING Y9U THE DOCUMENT TOMORROW I. SECONDARY. HEY HAVE COMPLIED AND WE DON T HAVE TO CONSIDER AN EXTENSION OF TIME IF THE DOCUMENT IS HANDED TO YOU ON MONDAY. MR, ROTHSTEIN: MRS. GORDON: THATS RIGHT. THATS CLEAR, THANK YOU. 18 MAR 2, 1972 39. COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD - ftiRIg PRACTLCES DISCUSSION REVEREND GRAHAM: MR,,REESE MAY I ASK A QUESTION. AT THE E.R,B, UOTHER ALTHINK THEY PRETTY HARD TTHE ULHH ' AND I BELIEVE THE ITY MABENEXT, 1 AMSAYING THAT ATTHE,.B. FORUM, THAT THEY HAD THE LOUNTY BACKED UP A AINST THE WALL QN THE MATTER OF QUOTAS RELATIVES TO MINORITIES 1 AM WONDERING,.I THINK OUR HOUSE IS ALREADY IN ORDER BUT I AM WONDERING IF MR, REESE HAS ANY C9NCERN ABOUT THIS SO THAT IF WE ARE CALLED TO TASK, THAT IT WOULDN T BE A HURRIED THING, THAT WE CQULD MAKE OUR "RESENTATION PLUS JUSTIFICATION AT A MINUTES NOTICE MR. REESE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING. MR, REESE: YES BUT WE HAVE NO QUOTAS IN THE SYSTEM. WE SET UP NO QUOTAS AND VE ENDEAVOR TO GET EVERYBODY TO COME IN A'/D BE A CITY EMPLOYEE, !HERE IS NO RESTRICTION AS TO RACE, COLOR, CREED OR SEX OR ANYTHING ELSE IN FACT. REV. G° HAM: WELL I THINK THIS IS TOE UTOPIAN MANNER IN WHICH TO DO IT, I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THIS BUT 1 AM AFRAI THEY MIGHT yOT ACCEPT THIS AS AN ANSWER, THEN WHERE ARE WE? THIS IS WHAT I AM SAYING, MR. REESE: WELL I THINK REVEREND GRAHAM SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GIVE PEOPLE AN ANSWER THAT MAY NOT BE ACEPTABLE BUT UNFQRTUNATELY IT IS THE ANSWER, I HOPE THAT UNDER OUR LAIR EMPLOYMENT ACTS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE EVER GET INTO A POSITION TO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO HIRE 1U WELSHMEN BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD ONE IS ENOUGH. REVEREND GRAHAM: MR, REESE, YOU KNOW THAT MY FIGHT IS 10T WITH YOU. MR. REESE: No, BUT I AM TALKING IN BEHALF OF THE C TXX 40W AND I THINK THIS jS PATHETIC IF WE HAD TO OR EVEN IF THE C.K.3. IS GOING IC THAT ROTE, I THINK ITS PATHETB CAUSE WHAT IS A QUOTA. LIKE THE JEWS WERE PUT, IS THIS A QUOTA? HOW MANY PEOPLE OF WHAT ETHNIC GROUP? REVEREND GRAHAM: I AGREE WITij YOU BECAUSE I THINK THAT JUSTICE OUHHT TO BE THE LINE WE PERSUE AND 11 HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT YOU AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION HAVE ATTEMPTED THIS EVERY TIME BUT THE NEWSPAPERS MAKE MUCH OF THIS. I KNOW YOU HAVE NO FEAR OF THE NEWSPAPERS BUT THEY ARE AN ENTITY IN OUR MIDST. MR, REESE: THATS RIGHT, THEY ARE. THINK THEY ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE STORIES TO PRINT AND SO ON BUT STILL FEEL THAT AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATION IS CONCERNED, THAT WE SHOULD NOT FEVER CONSIDER QUOTAS ANYMORE AND THE NEWSPAPERS THEORETICALLY CQULDN T CONSCIENTOUSLY SPONSOR IT. IHEY MIGHT REPORT IT, BECAUSE 1 CAN REFER 3ACK TO THEIR CONSTANT HARRASSMENI WHENEVER THEY THOUGHT WE WERE OPERATING ENFORCE- MBT UNDER QUOTAS. tVEN IF THEY THOUGHT IT. SO SURELY THEY WOULDN T PREACH TO EMPLOY UNDER QUOTAS. REV. GRAHAM: ALL RIGHT, THEN YOU TELL L'S AS OUR ADMINISTRATOR THAT FROM ANY POINT OF VIEW, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, RIGHT? MR, REESE: POSITIVELY. UNDER THE EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT ACT, 4E WENT OUT AND WE GOT PEOPLE IN HERE AND WE WEREN T CONCERNp ONE BIT ABOUT THAT GROUP THEY REPRESENTED AND WHAT GROUP THEY DIDN T REPRESENT. HEY WERE PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED AND THESE ARE THE ONES THAT SHOULD BE EMPLOYED. RECESS: ITHF MEF�TING W S.�R�ECESSED AT 11:35 O'CLOCK A.M. UNTIL G:1S 0 CLOCK t.M. THIS DATE. 19 MAR 2, 1972 s • NOTE: THE MEETING WAS RECONVENED AT 2:30 P.M. WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MESSRS, CHRISTIE, MUMMER, GRAHAM, MRS, GORDON ABSENT: MAYOR KENNEDY 40, FORTE TOWERS - REQUEST FOR PRIVATE LUG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. CHRISTIE WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43316 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO INITIATE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF INCLUDING � CLUBCLASSIFICAS AS A USE WITHIN THE (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY, CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. PLUMM THERESOLUIION WAS PASSED AND ADOPTED . GORDON,. l4IJStNT : :-MAYOR AENNEDY MR, JACK WATSON, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, JOHN FORTE, APPEARED AND URGED ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. 41, CIVIL SERVICE BOARD - EMPLOYEES IN OFF STREET PARKING DEPARTMENT MR. PAULK: MR. VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, MR. NEWBOLD AND I APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH REGARD TO A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR SOME TIME WITH THE OFF-STREET PARKING AUTHORITY BY WAY QPTING FARKINGMTHROUGHOTHE OREGULAROCIVILHQQSERVICEBPROCESS. tORTTHEOPASTTREET SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE HAD A SITUATION WHEREIN THEY HAVE: BEEN HIRING PEOPLE OTHER THAN THROUGH CIVIL SERVICE, BY PUTTING PEOPLE TO WORK THROUGH CONTRACT OR THROUGH SOME EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OR BY A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WHICH PROHIBITS AND ELIMINATES THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE SO HIRED FROM PARTICIPATING IN OUR RjRETIREMENT SYSTEM OR TA OF THELITYOFNMIAMI. WE INSURANCE WE MY PREDECESSOR AND THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ON MANY O CAS•IONS IN THE PAST AND HAV .ATTEMPTED TO MEET WITH THE DIRECTQR OF THEDEPARTMENT OF UFF- STREET PARKING AND LIKEWISETHE OFF-STREET t'ARKING AUTHORITY BOARD TO SEE IF WE COULDN'T RECONCILE THIS PROBLEM SO THAT WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE UNDER CLASSIFICATION. LAST YEAR, THE LIVIL SERVICE BOARD, WHEN THIS SITUATION WAS PRESENTED TO THEM RECOCQNIZED THAT OF A PAYROLL OF APPROX- IMATELY 50 PEOPLE, THERE WERE SOME lb PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND NOT PROPERLY UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES BUT VIRTUALL.Y WERE HIRED OTHER THAN THROUGH CIVIL SERVICE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN CLA SIFIED POSITIONS, WERE NOT AND AS A RESULT WE MET WITH MR. LABAW AND THE UFF- STREET PARKING AUTHORITY AND WORKED OUT WHAT WE FELT WAS A REASONABLE PROGRAM OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO REPLACE OR HAVE THESE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE BE PROCESSED, HAVE MEDICAL EXAMINATION ETC., AND BE PLACED ON THE ROLLS IN REGULAR CLASSIFIED POSITIONS. AFTER WORKING OUT THIS PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE, WORKING AT IT OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL WEEKS AND THIS WAS REPORTED TO T E CIVIL SERVICE BOARD AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WITH THE THEN hXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD, WE FOUND THAT WE WEREN'T MAKING ANY REAL HEADWAY IN PLACING THESE PEOPLE UNDER THE IVIL SERVICE SYSTEM. WE THEN, MET IN MAY WITH THE OFF-)TREET MARKING UTHORITY OARD ONCE AGAIN, R. NEWBOLD,p�MR. ICHMOND, MYSELF, R. UTTOE AND MR, BRAZI L, 1 AM SORRY, MR. NEWBOLD WAS NOT THERE BUT WE MET WITH THE OFF-STREET BOARD ON THAT OCCASION, WE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM, AT LEAST WE THOUGHT, AND ON THAT DAY, WE DISCUSSED METHODS OF TRYING TO RECONCILE THIS PROBLEM AND THEY MORE OR LESS INDICATED TO US ON THAT DAY THEY WERE GOIN GTO CONTINUE ALLOWING THE DIRECTOR TO PROCEED AS H HAS BEEN DOING IN THE HIRING OF PEOPLE OTHER THAN THROUGH `IVIL SERVICE. WE BROUGHT IT OUT TO THEM ON THAT OCCASION, THAT THESE PEOPLE THEY WERE HIRING WERE NOT GAINING ANY STATUS RELATIVE TO A POSITION, THEY WERE NOT GAINING RIGHTS UNDER THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GROUP INSURANCE. UN THAT OCCASION, THEY ADVISED US THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE A BETTER RETIREMENT SYSTEM POR THEIR PEOPLE, A BETTER GROUP INSURANCE FOR THEIR PEOPLE, THAN THE MAR 2, 1972 • • THE CITY WAS PROVIDING FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. THEY MORE OR LESS INDICATED TO US ON THAT DAY THEY WERE AN AUTONOMOUS BODY AND COULD MOVE IN THE DIRECTION THAT THEY HOSE. WE ACCEPTED THAT IN A VERY LOURTFOUS MANNER AND WITHDREW. UN THAT DAY WE APPEARS�1, BEFORE THE ITY I.OMMISSION AND I AM SURE SOME OF YOU RECALL IT. WE PRESENTED THIS SITU TION TO YOU AND AFTER THAT A LEGAL OPINION TO BE FORTHCOMING FROM MR. BOTH TEIN TO DETERMINE WHETHER IN FACE THEY WERE RIGHT OR WE WERE RIGHT. A LEGAL OPINION DID COME AND MR. RQQTHSTEIUS OPINION REFLECTED THAT ALL PERSONS WHO ARE HIRFD BY UFF-STREET PARKING UNDER THECHARTER SHOD D BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL SERVICE EXCEPT OF COURSE THE DIRECTOR A SECRETARY AND 1 THINK TWO OTH R POSIzIONS. 1OLLOWING THAT, WE REQUESTED AN AUfIEN E WITH THE OFF- TREET PARKING AUTHORITY AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 18TH, MR. EWBOLD AND MR. ICHMOND ATTENDED ON THAT OCCASION AND THE OFF-STREET ARKING AUTHORITY SAID THAT THEY WOULD TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND DISCUSS IT AND NOTIFY US. WE RECEIVED A LETTER VERY SOON THEREAFTER, STATING IN SO MANY WO.tDS THAT THEY WOULD ABIDE BY THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES, I HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER BUT 1 WQN T TAKE UP YOUR TIME TO READ IT. tACH ONE OF YOU HAVE A COPY, IT INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO PRQCEED AND ADVISE THEDIRECTOR TO HIRE UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES. IHEN THE EXECUTIVE kECRETARY AT THAT TIME WAS INSTRUCTED TO WRITE TO THE OFF-STREET ARKING DIRECTOR, AND SEE IF WE NOW COULDN'T RECONCILE THE PROBLEM WITH REGARD TO THE EMPLOYEES, AND HE DID WRITE AND HE PHONED AND HE FEVER RECEIVED AN ANSWER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE -STREET ARKING AUTHORITY AND THIS WAS IN DECEMBER QELAST YEAR, 1�/I. WHEN I $ECAME THE hXECUTIVE SECRETARY IN 1J/2, IN JANUARY, I CONTACTED MR. LA I3AW BY TELEPHONE AND HAD A RATHER LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH HIM WITH REGARD TOSEEING WHEN WE INSTRUCTIONS THATMIGHT THE UFF-STREET PARKINGEIUTHORIT rHER AND CARRYOUT THE Y HAD GIVEN HIM IN REGARD TO CARRYING OUT THE CHARTER AND CIVIL SERVICE RULES IN HIRINQ PEOPLE IN THE PROPER WA ., GIVING TH M THE BENEFITS OF THE THINGS I HAVE QQ IzL NED TO YOU, I TOLD MR. LAIA THAT OUR REFLECTED THAT FROM 97U I BELIEVE IT WAS WHEN HE HAD 53 PEOPLE ON THE PAYROLL AND 15 OF THOSE WERE UNCLASSIFIED BY WAY OF IMPROPERLY CLASSIFIED AND FOUR OF THEM WERE HOURLY IN A CLASSIFIED POSITION, IHAT HAS NOW DEPLETED ITSELF DOWN,TO ?U PROPERLY CLASSIFIED PEOPLE WHICH INDICATED TO ME THAT IF HE DIDN'T HAVE THE CLASSIFIER. PEOPLE THAT HIS PAYROLL REFLECTS, AND HIS PAYR J,L R FLECTED ONLY PEOPLE WHERE A YEAR OR TWO BEFORE IT HAD BEEN 5U. I DON T SEE HOW HE COULD RUN HIS OPERATION, BUT EVIDENTLY HAD BY SOME METHOD A WAY OF COMPENSATING THESE PEOPLE THROUGH ANOTHER SUPPLEMENTAL PAYROLL WITHOUT COMING THROUGH THE FINANCEIDEPARTMENT. HE HESITANTLY AGREED THAT THIS WAS BEING DONE. WE HAVE OCCASIONS WHEN HE HAS HIRED EOPLE THROUGH A VERTISEMENTS IN THE MIAMI NEWSPAPERS AND NOT THROUGH LIVI SERVICE. NE HAD THEM FINGERPRINTED THROUGH THE I.D. SECTION OF THE VOLICE DEPARTMENT AND THESE PEOPLE WERE NOT HIRED PROPERLY. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK OUT AN ARRANGEMENT WHERE THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PROPERLY CLASSIFIED COULD BECOME PROPERLY CLASSIFIED 3Y TAKING EXAMINATIONS. BUT ITS BEEN FUTILE AND WE RECEIVED NO REAL COOPERATION ON THE OTHER END. MR. CHRISTIE: WHAT CAN WE DO Bop? ITS A SORT OF A SEMI -AUTONOMOUS BOARD OR JUST ABOUT AUTONOMOUS, 1 GUESS. MR. PAULK: WELL, COMMISSIONER CHRISTIE, WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR IS TO INDICATE TO YOU THAT WE DEFINITELY HAVE A LEGAL OPINION FROM MR.OTHSTEIN THAT THEY SHOULD Bg HIRED IN THE PROPER WAY APID WHAT WE ARE NOW ASKING, AND THINK MR. NEWBOLD SHOULD BE THE ONE TO MAKE OCH A REQUEST, BUT PRIMARILY WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR IS TO ASK FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION THROUGH THE COURTS, TO CAUSE THEM TO COMPLY. F WE CANT DO IT ANY OTHER WAY SUCH AS THROUGH THE OPII ION OF THE ITY ATTORNEY, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN. IHE QNL.Y OTHER WAY MIGHT BE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE OFF-STREET PARKING AUTHORITY FROM A CLASSIFIED SECTION AND REMOVE ALL THE PEOPLE FROM THg PE4ION SYSTEM AND FROM THE GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM THAT HAVE AND I DON T SUGGEST THAT. WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT THEY HAVE 5U EMPLOYES CVER THERE D THERE ARE ONLY LU WHO ARE PROPERLY CLASSIFIED. HERE ARE OVER WHO RE NOT PROPERLY CLASSIFIED. WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE FOR THE OFF- TREET ARKING AUTHORITY HAS ABOLISHED JOBS, PEOPLE WHO RETIRED A YEAR OR TWO AGO, BUT FIVE PEOPLE WHO WORKED THERE AND HAD PERMANENT STATUS AND WORKED IN THE AREAS OF ME72RS. THEY REPAIRED THEM AND COLLECTED THE MONEY ETC., AND THEY ABOISHED THE JOBS AND CONTRACTED WITH ANOTHER AGENCY TO DO THAT WORK, WHEN THEY ABOLISHED THOSE JOBS, FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO ABSORB THOSE PEOPLE NOT BECAUSE THEY HAD ROLLBACK RIGHTS BUT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO PLACE THEM INOTHER MAR 1972 POSITIONS. 21 s • MR, CHRISTIE: MR. PAULK, LET ME ASK MR. REESE SOMETHING. MR. REESE WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATIONS THINKING ON THIS? MR. REESE: I THINK IF THEY ARE UNDER CIVIL SERVICE, THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY IT AND IF THEY ARE NOT THEN OUR CHARTER SHOULD BE AMENDED. MR. CHRISTIE: WELL AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS STATED OR GIVEN AN OPINION THAT THEY ARE UNDER CIVIL SERVICE AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM ABOUT MOVING THEM IN, OTHER THAN, QUOTE, THE LACK OF COQPERATION ON THE PART OF CERTAIN PEOPLE IN THE AUTHORITY, AM I RIGHT. MR. REESE: THAT IS CORRECT. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM IN PROCESSING OF THEE PEOPLE AND SO FORTH. MR. CHRISTIE: THATS WHAT I MEANT SIR THE ADMINISTRATION, THE PROCESSING WOULD BE NO PROBLEM, RIGHT MR. REESE: NOA JUST IN EROVIDING THIS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CIVIL oERVICE KULES AND KEGULATIONS. MR, CHRISTIE: ALL RIGHT MR. PA LK, THE NET POINT WOULD BE TO BRING DOWN THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UFF-STREET LARKING AND HEAR THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY WHICH WE HAVE NEVER DONg AS OF THIS JUNCTURE AND THEN HAVE YOU AND THEM HERE AND LET THIS LOMMISSION MAKE A POLICY DECISION. REV. GREHAM: I THINK YOU MADE REFERENCE IO THE AUTHORITY AS BEING AUTONOM0U, IN THAT CASE THEN, COULD R. NrAULKS ORGANIZATION SUMMON THEM HERE. MR. CHRISTIE: No, I AM SAYING WE SHOULD, WE WILL INVITE THEM DOWN. MR. PAULK: I WAS ONLY GOING TO SAY THAT WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET TOGETHER WITH THEM AND IT HAS BEEN VERY FUTILE MR. CHRISIIE: WELL, NOW THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A HEAD, AT THE NEXT LOMMISSION MEETING, THE ADMINISTRATION CAN INVITE THE PROPER PARTIES DOWN AND LETS ALL HASH IT OUT AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS. 42. rUIEA1§4M9114A1NE151.NRE ONliANDSCAPING RZQU I REMENTS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLIJMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43317 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTINGTHE EXECUTED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PA BY THE.M.CI IA. NANT TO RUN WITH THEAMOUNTOF$3HlOU.OU TO GUARANTEE CERTAINYYPAVING IMPROVEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED PLATTING OF AN AREA OF LAND IN ALLAPATTAH SECTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT A BUILD- ING PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED BUT THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BE WITHHELD UNTIL THE PAVING MATTERS ARE RESOLVED, WHETHER THROUGH A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER, OR WAIVING THE PLATTING PROCEDURE, OR ANY OTHER METHOD WHICH MIGHT BE ADOPTED (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTION , OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MRS. GOR 0a TH RESOLUTION WAS PASSED 1ND ADOPT D BY THE FOLLOWLNG VOTE - AYh : SSRS. `HRI&TIE, GRAHAM, LUMMER, NRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NO S: NONE 22 MAR 2, 1972 • • MR. J. BELVIN C00 E��jj, MR. GEORGE ABBOTT AND MR, DON NICHOLSON OF THE METROPOLITAN Y,M.C.A. ALL APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO REQUEST RELIEF AND URGED ADOPTION OF THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION. NOTE: THE MAYOR ENTERED THE MEETING AT 3:15 O'CLOCK P.M. 43. DADE LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES MR. CHARLES WHITEACRE: MR. MAYOR AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAM IS CHARLES WHITEACRE AND I AM THE PRE IDENT rF THE DADE COUNTY LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES AND A HI".LEAH LITY OUNCILMAN. I AM HERE IN BEHALF OF THE LADE LEAGUE AND ALSO THE CITY QF MIAMI. I AM GOING TO TRY TO TELL YOU SOME OF THINGS WHY YOU NEED US AND WE NEED YOU. IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE REVENUES TO MUNICIPAL- ITIES, THE DADE LEAGUE RECENTLY APPEARED BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE AND SENATE TO SUPPORT A PROPOSED BILL PROVIDING MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTY WITH A PORTION OF THE EXISTINGEXCISE TAXES ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. As YOU KNOW, THERE WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATURE, A REIABILITATIVE BILL PROVIDING FOR REHABILITATION OF ALCOHOLICS. HAT BILL PROVIDED NO REVENUE FOR THE CITY TO AID THE CITIES IN ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS OF THE IHISRBILLIWASCES INTTHAT DUCEDAtEBIT18TH19/ZCBYOLIC OR LHAIRMANUW. L.DANDREWSESS. OF THE HOUSE AND BUSINESS REGULATION LCOMMITTEE. WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS BILL BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO NEED REPLACEMENT REVENUE S WE CAN SET UP WITHIN OUR MUNICIPALITIES. THE FADE LEAGUE IS ALSO SPONSORING LEGISLATION MUNICIPAL TAX- PAYERS FROM PAYING FOR SERVICES WHICH ARE RENDERED ENTIRELY IN THE UNINCOf2PTHISED WOULDAREAS. AMOUNTTRTOTHE A 25 TAXPAYERSMILLIONDOLLARSAVING.IEDADE THIS LOUNTY BILL S PASSED, IT WILL MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO THE CITY OF MIAMI. IHE IIADES LEGISLATIVE POSITION HAS MEANT THAT WE ARE DEDICATED NOT ONLY TO SAVING THE LOCAL AREAS BUT WE HAVE BROUGHT THE LEAGUE INTO AREAS OF DRUG ABUSE, LABOR RELATIONS ETC. THESE ARE THINGS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADVANCE NOT ONLY WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI BUT THE 0 HER CITIES OF DADE COUNTY AS WELL. UNE OF THE AREAS OF OUR GREATEST ACTIVITY WAS THE TEN MILLAGE CAP, BUT WE LOST THAT, BUT WE CONTINUE, AFTER LOSING TO FIGHT FOR REPLACEMENT REVENUES, THE LEAGUE HAS LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN FOR AN EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER WHICH IS NOW IN USE IN AREAS OF THE COUNTY CONTINUOUS LIASON WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSION BY COMMITTEE. tHEY MEET TO CONSIDER THEINTERLATIONSHIPS OF THE CITIES WITH THE COUNTY AND THIS PROVIDES A FORUM TO BE PUT BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THIS JOINT LIASON COMMITTEE, SO THAT THE MUTUAL BENEFITS OF THE CITIZENS OF DADE LOUNTY WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE CITIZENS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ARE GIVEN A FAIR SHAKE. WE ALSO HAVE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY BOARD, ORGANIZED BY HE JOINT LIASONyA THIS CONS STS OF REPR SENTA IVES FROM THE COUNTY OMISSION, IHE LADE LOUNTY LEAGUE, THE CRIME LOMMSSSION, THE SHERIFFS FFICE AND LHIEE'S OF FOLICE FROM 5 LARGEST CITIES, INCLUDING THE ITY OF MIAMI. THIS GETS INTO AREAS OF CRIME REPORTS, DRUG DETECTION, AND COOPERATION BETWEEN ALL THE LOCALQQULD POLICE AGENCIES. THESI-IKE YOU TO YOU THINKEABOUTARESOME WITHDRAWINGOF THETFROM STHE WDADE LEAGUE, AND I HOPEER YOUHEN DO NOT. ECAUSE OF ACTIONS OF THE DADE LEAGUE IN THE ANIMAL CQNTROL AREA, 64,344 WAS ADDED TO THE DADE COUNTY BUDGET TO PROVIDE FOR 14 HOUR SERVICE TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN THIS AREA. ALSO THE LEAGUE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THEHCOUNTY, THE NEED DEPARTMENTS FOR AN TWHENLREQUESTEDCRIME MO81LANLINCREASTYOFOSOMEI$49,,UOO INATHEL OLICE CURRENT METRO BUDGET BROUGHT THIS ABOUT. YOU ARE ALSO WELL AWARE OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE DADE LEAGUE AND YOUR FORMER MAYOR HERE AND SOMF OF YOU SITTING HERE, ON THE QUESTION OF CONSOLIDATION. HE LEAGUE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN FURNISHING MATERIAL AND BACKGROUND DATA. 23 MAR 2, 1972 • THE DADE LEAGUE WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO ADOPT A MINIMUM STANDARDS FIRE ORDINANCE, RATHER THAN A UNIFORM FIRE ORDINANCE SO THAT THE MUNICIPALITIES COULD HAVE A STANDARD TO BE STRICTER THAN THOSE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY. THE LEAGUE ALSO OPPOSED A PLAN WHICH WOULD HAVE IAKEN$ WAYOxIIOE CITIES SHARE HFINES COLLECTED WASN$zOEoO�TRO COURT. , A YEAE.DURING THE 1S RESu9/zUNGLEGISLATURE, WE SUPPORTED A BILL ON THE $ GAS TAX AND AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR, PART OF THE Sc WAS ALLOCATED TO THE CITIES TO FIX UP LOCAL ROAD WHERE MUCH OF THE POPULATION TRAVELS. WE HAVE WORKED FOR A PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY AND WE HAVE WORKED AGAINST A UNIFORM PENAL CODE WHICH WOULD HAVE STRIPPED US OF SOME OF OUR THINGS. WE UC ESSFULLY ASSISTED IN THE DEFENSE OF A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI REGARDING IMMUNITY OF POLICE OFFICERS IN PROSECUTION. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN RESOLVING THE PkOBLEMS OF AUTO INSPECTIONS, MAYOR KENNEDY: ANY QUESTIONS? MR, PLUMMER: I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MR. REESE COME BACK TO THIS COMMISSION WITH A REPORT AND WHEN HE STARTED TQ GIVE THE REPORT TWO WEEKS, THATS WHEN I ASKED YOU TO WAIT, SO NOT 1 THINK WE SHOULD HEAR FROM HIM, ON HIS REPORT AND PERHAPS HIS RECOMMENDATION, MR. REESE: THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT WHAT MR. WHITEACRE HAS STATED HAS A LOT OF VALIDITY TO IT AND 1 WOULD SAY IT WAS NOT TRUE BUT I ALSO THINK WE MUST RECOGNIZE A BASIC THING AND THAT IS WE ARE SPENDING MONEY F9R AN INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING US IN IALLAHASSEE AND AT THE SAME TIME WE RE PUTTING THE EMPHASIS QN BEING A MEMBER OFQQANQQORGANIZATION TO PARTICIPATE DUAL EXENDITURENANDL�L{EHSUGGEST WET DROP OUT SOFSTHE E$/EODU EXPENDITURE TO THE .DADE EAGUE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS YEAR, WE HAVE OUR DUES PAID, WE CAN T NOW GO ON UNTIL NEXT OCTOBER. MAYOR KENNEDY: You RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE WOULD DROP OUT THEN? MR. REESE: YES SIR, MAYOR KENNEDY: ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. REESE? REV. GRAHAM: WELL, MR. REESE, HAVg YOU REACHED THIS CONCLUSION ON THE BASIS THAT AN ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPALITIU DQ NOT GET ENOUGH BENEFITS TO JUSTIFY THE EXISTENCE OF THE LEAGUE, UR IS IT DONE ON THE BASIS OF OUR REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE LEAGUE, BEIPIG THE BIGGEST SISTER OR BROTHER? MR. REESE: I DON'T THINK THE DADE LEAGUE IS ON TRIAL HER . [ THINK THE QUESTION IS THE PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY OF MIAMI. WE ARE THE LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE AND ALSO THE LARGEST CITY IN THE DADE LEAGUE AND WE PAY THE HEAVIEST DUES BECAUSE ITS BASED ON POPULATION, AND I THINK THE ENTIRE PROGRAM AND EFFORT HAS BEEN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SMALLER COMMUNITY THAN IT HAS BEEN OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE BIG COMMUNITY, REV. GRAHAM: Do WE HARE A PRO RATED REPRESENTATION IN THE VOTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. MR. REESE: To THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NO. REV. GRAHAM: You MEAN WE HAVE THE SAME VOTE THAT MEDLEY HAS? MR. REESE: OR SWEETWATER. REV. GRAIJAM: MR. WHITEACRE, I CAN'T SAY WHAT THE COMMISSION IS GOING 0 DQ. F WE STAY IN, WOULD THERE BE A PROPOSAL COMING FROM YOU OR R. CLEMENT OR THOSE OF YOU IN THE EXECUTIVE AREA OF THIS ORGANIZATION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS REPRESENTATION? I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED. BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT. MR. WHITEACRE: THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT UP BY THE BY-LAHS TWO MEMBERS COMMITTEE AND VOTED ON B T THE iITY CZ IAMI AT THE PRESENT TIME HAS SEON THE DADE EAGUE OARD OF DIRECTORS, ONE IS THE OFCTHEAEADECQQLEAGUE,O'�AYORR LKENNEDAND THE OTHER IS THE PAST PRESIDENT 24 MAR. 2r 1972 • • HE is A SO A VOTING MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE, BEING A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE DADE COUNTY LEAGUE. •HQWEVER SPECIFICALLY GETTING TO YOUR QUESTION OF WEIGHTED VOTING, 1 THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED BECAUSE I FEEL AS YOU DO, 1 R PRESENT HIALEAH AND YOU ARE TALKING _ ABOUT WEIGHTED VOTING, LIKE lu FOR MIAMI AND S FOR HIALEAH BASED ON SOME REASONABLE STRUCTURE, I WOULD AGREE TO THAT YES. MAYOR KENNEDY: DID THE LEAGUE TAKE ACTION ON THE STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT, MR, WHITEACRE: THIS WAS A DIVIDED SITUATION, THE MAJORITY VOTED TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS, MAYOR KENNEDY: WHAT ABOUT THE JUDICIAL REFORM? MR. WHITEACRE: THIS WAS ALSO A MAJORITY VOTE, THERE WAS DISSENT THERE, MAYOR KENNEDY: THE PROBLEM IS THAT IF THE LEAGUE WOULD CONCENTrATE IN FISCAL MATTERS WITHOUT GETTING INTO THgSE AREAS OF POLITICS, SOME PEOPLE JUST DON T AGREE WITH THAT. HERE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI WE HAVEN T TAKEN,A VOTE BUT I AM FOR ONE AM SUPPORTING JUDICIAL REFORM OD TWO, I AM NOT SUPPORTING THE STRONG MAYQR FORM OF GOVERN- MENT, UT 1 DON'T WANT TO IMPOSE MY WILL ON THIS ITY COMMISSION. SOMEOF THEM MAY HAVE CONTRARY VIEWS, BUT I DON'T LIKE TO PAY MY MONEY TO AN ORGANIZATION AND THEN HAVE THEM COME OUR AND SAY THEY ARE REPRESENTING OUR CITY AND ALL THE CITIES OF„.1.1ADF COUNTY BY OPPOSING OR FAVORING, 1 THINK THIS IS WRONG, THE LEAGUE IF, IROFESSIONALLY STAFFED WITH PEOPLE WHO UNDERST OD BUDGET, BILLS, KNOW THAT MR, MARCHMONT IS DOING HIS JOB IN IALLAHASSEE AND I AM NOT CASTING ANY ASPERSIONS ON HIM BUT IF THEY STAYED WITHIN THE REALM QF PROFESSIONALISM RATHER THAN IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS, jTHINK THAT 1 WOULD NOT OBJECT FOR US Tp BELONG BUT UNFORTUNATELY, AND AM A PAST PR SIDENT OF THE UAD LEAGUE OF mUNICIPATIES, AND A IRECTOR OF TIE MLORIDA LEAGUE OF rLI UNICIPALITIES, AND 1 AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE rLORIDA LEAGUE EITHER BECAUSE WE ARE PAYING BIG MONEY IN AND WE ARE NOT GETTING RE RESENTATION. WE ARE HAVING TO KEEP,A PROF- ESSIONAL LOBBYIST IN IALLAHASSEE AND BECAUSE THE FLORIDA LEAGUE HAS BEEN ORIENTED TO THE SMALL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR INFLUENCE IS WITH THE SMALL TOWN LEGISLATORS AND NOT WITH THE URBAN LEGISLATORS AND IF SOME OF US HADN T GONE UP PERSONALLY AND USED WHATEVER LITTLE INFLUENCE WE HAD, WE MIGHT BE EVEN IN WORSE SHAPE THAN CIE ARE NOW. HE QUESTION IS, IS IT WORTHWHILE PAYING DUES TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT COMES OUT WITH POLITICAL DECISIONS AND ESPECIALLY 'WHEN AS THE MAYOR OF THE LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTY DONT AGREE WITH THEIR POLITICAL DECISIONS. MR. WHITEACRE: THE DADE LEAGUES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBERSHIP COMPRISE ELECTED OFFICIALS. You ARE BOUND TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF POLITICS IN THERE AND YOU ARE BOUND TO HAVE SITUATIONS iIHERE SOME GROUPS TAKE DIVERGENT VIEWS THAN YOU DO. MAYOR KENNEDy: THATS RIGHT AND THEY SHOULD. WHAT I AM SAYING IS THEY SHOULDN T GET PcRIOD. WANT TMEM COME THAT THEY SHOU6D STAY LIKE THE NATIONAL ILEAGUE FOFLLITIESRDON �IIREPRESENTING T COMEOUT ANDEyBORSE CANDIDATES OR ENDORSE PROPOSALS WITHIN VARIOUS STATES, THEY STICK TO A PROFESSIONAL BASIS AND THEY TRY TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION THAT IS GOOD FOR THE VARIOUS CITIES THAT THEY REPRESENT. THIS IS WHAT 1 THINK A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION SHOULD DO, LAVE A PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BILLS ARE THAT ARE GOING BEFORE THE VARIOUS COMMITTEE S OF THE LEGISLATURE, THEY SHOULD ALSO KNOV WHAT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR CITIES IN WASHINGTON AND 1 WOULDN'T MIND EVEN PAYING MORE DUES, IF IT WAS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT COULD GIVE US AID AND COMFORT IN TI$SE AREAS BUT NOT TO GO OUT AND EVERYTIME THERE IS A POLITICAL ISSUE, COME OUT WITH VIEW THAT ARE SOMETIMES CONTRARY TO MEMBERS OF THE L8GUE, AND SPEAKING FOR THE CITY, I DON T THINK 'CHATS RIGHT. 25 MAR 2, 1972 • MR. WHITEACRE: THE LEAVE IS BASED UPON ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NOT A PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THE ONLY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT COULD BE AND ARE, ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS FAR AS THE VOTING PARTICIPANTS. MAYOR KENNEDY: YOU BOARD COULD BE SET UP AND CERTAINLY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF LITIES HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS RUNNING IT BUT THEY HAVE A PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND THAT PROFESSIONAL STAFF DOES NOT DELVE IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS OR THEY ARE OUT THE DOOR, TR. WHITEACRE: THEXR PROFESSIONAL STAFF LIAKES RECOMMENDATIONS AND AM ACTIVE IN THE ATIONAL LEAGUE TOO. PHIS DOESN'T MEAN HAT THIS IS SOMEPLACE FOR YOU NOT TO BE BECAUSE SOMEONE DISAGREES. THIS IS WHAT THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON. MAYOR KENNEDY: YOU CAN SPEAK OUT AS AN ELECTED OFFILIAL OF HIALEAH BUT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A LEAGUE THAT REPRESENTS ALL THE CITIES OF DADE LOUNTY. MR. WHITEACRE: I MAY HAVE MY OWN VIEWS BUT I AM MANDATED AS PRESIDENT AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS. MR. ROTHSTEIN: I THINK YOU I RE BOTH TALKING ND YOU ARE NOT REALLY MEETING THE ISSUE HEAD ON. THINK WHAT THE MAYOR IS TRYING TO GET ACCROSS IS THAT IT OUGHT TO BE DETERMINED WHAT AREAS THAT THE LEAGUE REPRESENTING THE CITIES AS SUCH AND EVERY ONE OF THE CITIES CAN GET INTO AS OPPOSED TO OTHER AREAS WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A CONFLICT AND IF SO THAT WOULD BE AN AREA TO STAY OUT OF WHERE INDIVIDUAL OFFICIALS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES WITHIN THE CITIES COULD WORK TOGETHER FOR WHATEVER THEIR OPPOSED VHE VIEWS ARE INSTEAD OF MAKING S OF THE LITY OF MIA'!I OR HIALEAHTARE INOT BTHEUSAME ESUCH"LY AS SOUTHEMIAMI, WHO GAVE UP THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE COST OF THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BEING SPREAD AROUND AND WE ARE FI HTING THAT. 1 THINK THAT SINCE WE ARE ALREADY A MEMBER IHAT THIS LOMMISSION DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS BEFORE UCTOBER WHEN BUDGET TIME COMES AROUND. AFTER CONSIDERABLE FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43318 A RESOLUTION TO TEMPORARILY CONTINUE MEMBERSHIP BY THE CITY OF MIAMI PENDING AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST CONCERNING PUBLIC POLICIES BY THE DADE LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES BEING IN OPPOSITION TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AND TO ESTABLISH IHAT A REPORT BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 197z, SO THAT THE COMMISSION WILL DETERMINE PRIOR TO BUDGET ADOPTION IF THE CITY OF MIAMI WILL CONTINUE AS A MEMBER OF THIS LEAGUE (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM HE RESOLUTI N WAS RASSED AN ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING x TE - AfEs: MESSRS. LHRISTIE, LUMMER, URAHAM AND MRS, GDRDON. NULJ: MAYCR KENNEDY. IN EXPLAINING HIS NO VOTE, MAYOR KENNEDY STATED THAT AFTER SERVING AS THEIR PRESIDENT AND WATCHING THE LEAGUE THROUGH THE YEARS, HE DIDN'T SEE HOW THEY COULD JUSTIFY THEIR EXI ATENCE AND SAID HE SAW NOTHING CONCRETE THAT BENEFITS THE CITY OF MIAMI. 26 MAR 2, 1972 • 44, MINI BUS _cONCEPT FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA WIMMIAM BYRD, REPRESENTING THE MINI Bus FUNDING COMMITTEE APPEARED AND OUTLINED IN DETAIL, THE CONCEPT OF MINI -BUS SERVICE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. HE STATED THAT SOME TIME AGO AT THE REQUEST OF THE LHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A STUDY j AS UNDERTAKEN WITH PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS, SPONSOREQ BY THE MIA SND SP NSORED IN PAR BY THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY& THE TATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATI N TO DETERMINE THE FEASABILITY OF A DOWNTOWN MINI BUS SYSTEM. IHE STUDY INDICATED THE NEED WAS THERE AND THAT THERE WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE BENEFIT TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC AT LARGE. IT ALSO THE S(S1EMAASN OWORKEDNOURBY G DEFICIT. THE COMMITTEE AND OTHER INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS WOULD CONSIST OF TWQROUTES. IHE FIRST ROUTE WOULD BE A fLAGLER STREET ROUTE WITH A 5 MINUTE HEADWAY AT THE BUSY HOURS IN EARLY MORNING, LUNCH HOURS ANQ LATE AFTERNOON WITH A TEN: MINUTE 11EADWAY THE REST OF THE TIMES. IT WOULD TRAVEL WESTERLY ON I'LAGLER MEET, LOOP NORTHWESTE LY UNDER THE 1-35 EXPRESSWAY, PARKING AREA SERVE THE DUPONT AND LHOPIN ILAZA AREAS AND COME BACK TO tLAGLER TREE WHERE IT WOULD START OVER. THE SECOND ROUTE, THE SUPPLEMENTARY ROUTE WOULD TRAVEL IN A NORTH SOUTH DIRECTIQN, IT WOULD SERVE BISCAYNE BOI!LEVARD, STARTING AT THE AREA OF THE t'OUR AMBASSADORS OR MUTUAL OF UMAHA AREA AND TYING IN WITH THE FLAGLER STR ET MINIBUS RUIN AND ENDING UP NORTH IN HE AREA OF JEFFE SON AND ORDAN MARSH STQRES, COME BACK ON N. L. 2ND AVENUE TO BRICKELL VENUE AGAIN. THIS WOULD OPERATE ON A TEN MINUTE HEADWAY. TO S; OOTU ROUTES WOULD OPERATE MONDAY THRU SATURDAY FROM 8:15 A.M. R. BYRD STATED THE COMMITTEE FELT THESE ROUTES WOULD BENEFIT WORKERS, SHOPPERS AND VISITORS TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE AREA AND WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE TRAFFIC BOTTLENECKS IN THIS AREA. HE SAID IT WOULD PROVIDE THE POSSIBILITY OF PERSONS PARKING FURTHER AWAY IN OUTLYzNG PARKING FACILITIES AT A LESSER RATE. t'INANCING WOULD BE IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $322,000 TO BUY THE ANINFORMAL ICOMMITMENT TFROM THE EUNITED TSTATESADEPARTMENT SYSTEM. OFIRANS- PORTATION WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY TWO THIRDS OF THE COST. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF IRANSP RTATI QN INDICATED THEY WOULD COMMIT A ONE SIXTH PARTICIPATION. (HE M.I.A. SAID THEY WOULD PICK UP THE REMAINING ONE SIXTH COMMITMENT. THESE COMMITMENTS WOULD OSTENSIBLY PAY FQR THE EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND SO FORTH. ANTICIPATED OPERATING EXPENDITURES WQQ LLp E $169,000 P R YEAR AND ESTIMATE R VyENUES WOULD AEPROXIMATE $bY,UOU PER YEAR. DEFICIT WOULD BE $1UO,UUU PER YEAR. IHE COMMITTEE HAS SUGGESTED A FORMULA 0 MEET THIS DEFICIT WHICH WOULD COMPRISE 507, BEING BORNE BY JADE L.OUNTY, 15% BY THE LITY OF MIAMI AND 5% BY THE MERCHANTS OF THE OWNTOWN AREA. THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPM T AUTHORITY. HE STAT TH JJDA HAD MADE A COMMITMENT FOR 25% OR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEER $$15 OUO FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OF THE DEFICIT. MRS. CORDON STATED THAT SHE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THIS )ROJECT ANDWISHED TO COMPLEMENT THE COMMITTEE, THE CHAMBER AND "HOSE PERSONS WHO HAD DEVOTED SO MUCH TIME TO THIS NEED AND THAT THE SERVICE ONCE IMPLEMENTED WOULD PROBABLY BE EXPANDED IN THE FUTURE. SHE EXPRESSED M.I.A. AND THNJHAT THE METRO DADERLOUNTYIBItHEYREMIFOR NDEDDTHE SPOKESMANING THIS EABOIJTWAS THEE TEN MILL CAP IMPOSED ON THE LITY OF MIAMI AND THAT REPLACEMENT FUNDS HAD NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING AND THAT THE FINANCIAL BURDENS OF THE CITY WHICH INCLUDED SALARY DEMANDS BY EMPLOYEES WAS A MATTER OF RECORD AND THAT THE CITY IS NOT IN A POSITION TO ASSUME THIS COST. AFTER CONSIDERjABLE FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY REVEREND (3RAHAM WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43319 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT OF MINIBUS SERVICE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND REQUESTING THE METRO TRANSIT AUTHORITY ANE METROPOLITAN DADE CCU!ITY TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FUNDING THIS NECESSARY PUBLIC SERVICE PROPCSAL 27 MAR 2, 1972 a (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR, PLUMB',THEERERESOLUTION OLCHRISTIE, DER PASSED AND ADOPTED By THE FOLLO�1I NG VOTE - AY0 : R bRAHAM, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY, NOES: NONE 45. JUDICIAL REFORM THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MRS, GORDON, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 45320 A RESOLUTION THAT THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA HEREBY GQES ON RECORD AS FAVORING THE PASSAGE OF ARTICLE 5 - JUDICIAL REFORM BILL AND THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA (ONRFILELINWTHES OI.ITYDY FCLERKSUUFFICE)TION, MITTED HERE AND UPON BEING SECONDED BY REVEREND GRAHAM IHE RESOLUTION WAS ASSED AND ADOPTE BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE- AYtS: M SR3. CHRISTIE, (3RAHAM, �LUMMER, MRS. bORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOLS: NONE 46. STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MAYOR KENNEDY WHOAMOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43321 A RESOLUTION THAT THE MIAMI, FLORIDA HEREBY OPPOSED TO THE STRONG FOR METROPOLITAN DADE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GOES ON RECORD AS BEING MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT COUNTY (HERE FOLLOWS BOY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MR. PLUMMER, THE3ESOLUTION WAE EERiFOLLOWING MAYORKENNEDY. VOTE • NOLCHRISTIE, MUMMER,bRAHAM, MRS. ORDONAND S: NONE NOTE: PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF TIE RESOLUTION, THE MAYOR SURRENDERED THE CHAIR TO VICE MAYOR bRAHAM AND FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION, THE MAYOR RESUMED THE: CHAIR. (NOTE: REVEREND GRAHAM LEFT THE MEETING AT APPROXIMATELY 4:05 P.M. 47. MIAMARINA RE -ROOFING UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OE THE CITY MANAGER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. MUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43322 A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE BID RECEIVED MARCH 1, 1972 OF OBENOUR ROOFING, SHEET METAL AND SUPPLY CO FOR THEAMARINA - ARINE FIAzIES REROOFING- 19/2 IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $1U,505.UU AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT THEREFOR; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE CITY MANAGER MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE RECORD OF ALL COSTS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE ON BEHALF 28 2 MAR, 1972 OF THE CITY, A CLAIM TO RECOVER THE FUNDS EXPENDED BY THE CITY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE ROOF, AGAINST THE CONTRACTOR, NAT HARRISON ASSOCIATES, AND/OR THE ARCHITECT, ALFRED BROWNING PARKER, THE SURETY COMPANY AND ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL AND FIRM WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE EXISTING ROOFING SY$TEM WHICH HAS FAILED, AND PROVIDING THE SUM OF 1.2, UU TO ACCOMPLISH SAID RE -ROOFING (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION1, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MRS. GORDON THERESOLU iON WAS PASSED AND A OPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOT - AYtS: MESSRS. LHRISTIE, �LUMMER, MRS, OORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY, NOES: NONE 48. R!D A' U ERTY-SARI i Y SEWER FORCE MAIN AND PUMP STATION THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR, PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43323 A $41O, UU. ON FROMLTHEA"SANITARYING THE ASEWERONAL BONDSUM FUND" FOR THEW CONSTRUCTIONOF LIBERTY SANITARY ER FORCE MAIN AND PUMP STATION PROJECT NO. 53 , WS-FLA-248 AWARDING THE ESTIMATED BAMOUNT IOFE$D43r,000CFOR TTHE TCORP. PUMP STATION PORTION OF SAIDAQVPROJECT AND AWARDING THE BID OF AMOUNTJOE IOFR i/yEg,LDUIFORNTHEOFORCE MAININ HPORTION OFE D SAID PROJECT, BOTH SUBJECT TO CONCURRENCE BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF SAID AWARD; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS THEREFOR AFTER SAID CONCURRENCE IS RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) ND A�UPON BEING �SjECOND{E,D BY MRS, Gomm, . TH�ESSRSLULHRISTIE, PASSED t'LUMMER MRS. CORDON ANDOPTED BY TMAYORE LKENNEDY.OWING NOESRR: ttNONE 49. MARINE STADIUM FOOD CONCESSION THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR. PLUMMER WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43324 A RESOLUTION AWARDING HE BID QF .M.Z. CONCES IONS AND CATERING INC., 11� S. W. L5 KOAD, MIAMI, fLORIItA AS OPERATOR OEFOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS AT THE MIAMI MARINE TADIUM (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESQLUTIO4V, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MRS. CDR^.N, THE RESOLUTION WAS ASSED MND OPTED BY THE FOL OWING VOT - AYES: MESSRS. LHRISTIE, F'LIUMMER, RS. UORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NOES: NONE 29 MAR 2, 1972 50 . BID AWARD - FOOD CONCESSION - MUIII CI PAL JUSTICE ,BUILDING THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED BY MR, PLUMMER, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION: RESOLUTION NO. 43325 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF RODOLPHO J. CERUTTI FOR OPERATION OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCESSION AT THE MUNICIPAL JUSTICE BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (HERE FOLLOWS BODY OF RESOLUTION, OMITTED HERE AND ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERKS UFFICE) UPON BEING SECONDED BY MRS. GORDON, TH sFSOLITION WA§HRISTIE, EASSED ANjl ADOETED BY THE FOLLOIII NG VOTE - J LUMMER, MRS. CORDON AND MAYOR KENNEDY. NU ++'�I : NONE ADJOURNMENT: THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINE§SjaEF9RE THE CQMMISSION, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT P :2, 0 CLOCK rim. H. EiTRIEN DAVI�YbR�NNEDY 30 MAR 20 1972 c::iT4i OF MrAMI DOCUMENT MEETING DATE: INDEX MARCH 2, 1972 ITEM NO. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION ACTION 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. COMISSION AGENDA & CITY CLERK REPORT (21 pgs.) ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDS - HUD PROJECT NO. WS-FLA- 248 CONDITIONAL USE - LOTS 7 THRU 10, BLK. 10, S-W CORNER N.W. 36CT. & N.W. FLAGLER TER. VARIANCE - S 200' of N 400' LOT 6, BLK. 100S, 1110 BRICKELL AVE. ACCEPT COVENANT - TEMPORARY SANITARY SEWER FOR- CE MAIN - EMERY ZSIRAI & GUDRUN E. ZSIRAI ACCEPT COVENANT - TEMPROARY SANITARY SEWER FOR- CE MAIN - RICARDO LAMAS ACCEPT COVENANT - TEMPORARY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN - MR. & MRS. ROSCOE 0. PAULEY ACCEPT COVENANT - TEMPORARY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN - MR. & MRS. FRANCISCO ALEMEIDA ISSUE COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - HAUL -A -WAY SYSTEMS INC. ISSUE COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - RAFAEL Y. ROBERTO ISSUE COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LT'ENSE - LEONARD GEORGE McWILLIAMS ISSUE COMMERCIAL WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE - CORBAR'S TRUCKING & TRASH HAULING INC. ACCEPT EASEMENT - SANITARY SEWER - 1090 VENE- TIAN WAY - MR. & MRS. J. ALLEN SCHUR ISSUE PERMIT - DAVE ENDY SHOWS INC. - AMUSEMENT RIDING DEVICES ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK - ORANGE BOWL AUTO TEST- ING STATION DEMOLITION - 1971 PUBLIC HEARING - HILLSIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4333 PUBLIC HEARING - CORAL WAY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4344 ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK - NORTHERN DRAINAGE PROJECT E-24 R-43288 R-43289 R-43291 R-43292 R-43293 R-43294 R-43295 R-43296 R-43297 R-43298 R-43299 R-43300 R-43301 R-43302 R-43303 R-43304 RETRIEVAL ,CODE NO. 0051 0052 43288 43289 43291 43292 43293 43294 43295 43296 43297 43298 43299 43300 43301 43302 43303 43304 (CON'T NEXT PAGE) 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. UM ENT4NDIEX CONTINUED DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION ACCEPT PLAT - MIDTOWN SUB. ACCEPT BID - READY MIX CONCRETE ACCEPT BID - REINFORCED FIBERGLASS TOPS ACCEPT BID - VIDEO EQUIPMENT ACCEPT BID - SPIRAL RAMP DECK REPLACEMENT ACCEPT BID - GREENS & FAIRWAY TURF MAINTENANCE CLAIM SETTLEMENT - THOMAS F. WISE CLAIM SETTLEMENT - WILLIE C. JACKSON ACCEPT BID - MARINA FACILITIES REROOFING ACCEPT BID -LIBERTY SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN & PUMP STATION PROJECT No. 5330, WS-FLA-248 ACCEPT BID - FOOD & BEVERAGE CONCESSION - MUN- ICIPAL JUSTICE BUILDING COIAMION ACTIQN R-43306 R-43307 R-43308 R-43309- R-43310 R-43311 R-43312 R-43313 R-43322 R-43323 R-43325 RETRIEVAL CO E NO.__ 43306 43307 433308 43309 43310 43311 43312 43313 43322 43323 43325