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Home My WebLink AboutR-88-0061W W J-88-113 1/14/88 RESOLUTION NO. fq'S"`St A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A REVOCABLE PERMIT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO THE AMERICAN BARGE CLUB, INC. FOR USE OF 2929 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SPACE IN ANTONIO MACEO PARK, LOCATED AT 5515 N.W. 7TH STREET, IN CONNECTION WITH ROWING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTHS AND HANDICAPPED CONDUCTED BY SAID ORGANIZATION IN SAID PARK. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to issue a Revocable Permit, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to the American Barge Club, Inc. for the use of 2929 square feet of building space in Antonio Maceo Park, located at 5515 N.W. 7th Street, in connection with rowing programs for youths and handicapped conducted by said organization in said park. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day ofZJanuary 88. XAVIER L. MAYOR ATTES (&Wat'�— MAT HIRAI, CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: OBERT I CLA HR CHIEF DEPUTY�4TY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Z.A.. Z'. T' • UCIA A. DOUGHERTY CITY ATTORNEY CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JAN 14 1988 RESOLUTION No. REMARKS. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Cesar Odio DATE. December lb, 1987 RILE: City Manager .Rom: Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor _j susjEcT: Personal Appearance January 14, Commission Agenda. t P REFERENCES: American Barge Club ENCLOSURES: Please place Dr. Aldo F. Berti, Vice -President of the American Barge Club on the personal appearance portion of the January 14. Commission meeting agenda. Dr. Berti will address the American Barge CLub's request in obtaining a property within the City of Miami limits to develop a rowing club devoted to the practice of handicapped and youth rowing. Thank you. cc: Mayor Commissioner Aurelio Perez-Lugones 59-1 9g-61. Ll • 1lrlrr I . It,•t1i, �t.n.. i' 1. I,rr�r i trr•rrrirr, 11,t1.. 1'..1 t.uis. It Punitov, 11.11.. P.A. 1✓11111 .11,11 I', r11.1111, N, r11r114r(:rr .11 `•rrrrr 1•• I%.Is, is a S. hir•iIsnran. 1t.N . (.1 it r •,In. W.%I Ilblr. IV 1 \ W Ifill '., •.rrlr, N NI V.rinr, r,ar llr,h,.J i'Lu.r Inr, ��• .,,nll �„ . •r,,r, •rl,; IrI,• Nr:ku•.�nr� I• i+ December 14, 1987 [honorable Rosario Kennedy Commissioner CITY OF MIAMI 3500 Panamerican Dr. Miami, FL. 33233-0708 Re.:jlnlerican Barge Club Dear Ms. Kennedy, This letter is to present to you, the American Barge Club. The ABC is a non-profit rowing club that is devoted to the practice of handicapped and youth rowing. � inct� 1981, we have been pursuing to obtain a property within the City of Miami limits, in which to develop our program. In the oast we have obtained it but have lost it through burocratic manipulations. We have been invited by the Antonio Maceo Foundation to develop the disabled rowing program at the future site of the Antonio Maceo Park. We have a signed contract with the City of Miami that requires yet the City Manager's signature. We have been informed by the manager that the issue will be discussed in a future Commissioner's Meeting. We are hereby, respectfully and urgently requesting that thiLi case should be placed on the Agenda for thO next Commissioner's Meeting due on January 14, 1983. With sincere hope, we expect its approval and we are looking forward to personally discuss with you any cotnmr�nts or questions you may have about our project. Slll%i Cel- l�lc�o C. Bert' -M.1). Vice-Pres:W ent, American Barge Club Chief of Department of Surgery Cedars Medical Center AB/ 1 V Is 91"fi1. JAMES T. BREWER ALDO F. BERTI, M.O. RAUL RIVERA sm«erMr RAFAEL SERRANO Treeewe► WILLIAM JONES BOARD OF DIRECTORS: GIORGIO BALLI CAPT. MICHAEL BURKE JERRY ENIS, M.D. CHARLES FOTSCH BARTH GREEN. M.D. GERBERT RISECH. M.D. RONALD E. SAMSON, M.D. DENNIS TINSKY MELVIN WEINBERGER. M.D. GARY ZIGENFUS. R.P.T. 1A TO America",, CANIZAVIIbNA NON PROFri' IS97 CSC 18 December 24, 1987 Mr. Cesar Odio Manager CITY OF MIAMI 3500 Panamerican Dr. Miami, FL. 33133 Re.: Contract American Barge Club Dear Mr. Odio, This letter is to confirm our conversation held on December 15, 1987, at the City of Miami, Administrative Office. In said meeting we discussed the revocable contract between the City of Miami and the American Barge Club for the usage of a boathouse located at the Antonio Maceo Park. This boathouse will be shared with the Antonio Maceo Foundation. As you will know the rowing program that the Antonio Maceo Foundation will provide to the surrounding community will be implemented by the American Barge Club. This program will offer the opportunity to practice water sports, particularly rowing, to the youth of the area, to the disabled and handicapped young people and to the older persons who would like to participate in them. The program will not cost a cent to the City of Miami, it will be entirely provided by the American Barge Club at the Antonio Maceo Park. The improvements to be performed at the old abandoned boathouse will be paid by the American narge Club. I'll is wiI( include: improving the roof, installation of new doors, windows and security barrs. It will also include the repair of the pre-existing bathrooms and creation of locker rooms. We will install a new electrical system. A custom-made floating dock will be ordered for its use at the park. We will buy and maintain the boats for the disabled and the 1321 N.W. 141h ST., SUITE 400 • MIAMI, FLORIDA 33136 TELEPHONE: (.305) 326-7822 TELEX: 266906 ASPA U R gg-f 1 page 2 Cesar Odio competitive sportsman. We will supply appropriated coaching and supervision as well as create the appropriate competitions for the improvement of the level of performance in the sport. We appreciate very much your personal commitment to us offering to personally do the lobbying on our behalf and seeing that the commissioners of the City of Miami give their approval to this contract in order for you to be able to sign it. This promise of yours goes beyond your call of duty and we shall always remember this commitment of yours to the children, the disabled, and the sport of rowing. I would like to recall some history so that the honorable commissioners will have less trouble in the recommendation for the signarute of this contract. As you will recall the American Barge Club's program was unanimously supported and applauded by the commissioners' of the City of Miami on several occasions. We were granted a parcel of land at the Miami Marine Stadium and we passed the scrutiny of many levels of control. We were approved by the Water Front Committee, we were discussed and approved at the Blue Ribbon Committee we applied for a request for proposal and in view of the virtues of the program that we presented, we were granted the parcel at the Miami Marine Stadium. We are the same program that has been voted for unanimously by the honorable city commissioners' on several occasions in the past. We are still commited to our ideals to serve the community and to provide, free of cost to the City of Miami, a unique program, directed to the rehabilitation of the disabled through rowing and introduction of the sport to the children of families who can not afford to pay the high cost of the sport at other institutions. Our Board of Trustees is made up of well established professionals and businessmen in the community who will be commited to the funding and maintenance as well as advancement of this program. 98- 61 page 3 Cesar Odio The American Barge Club is a non-profit institution and has a non-sectarian spirit. We are not move by any political or economical interests, we only want to project our good will to our community. espectfully, 1 J es T. Brewer President Disabled American Veteran of the Vietnam War cc.: Honorable Javier Suarez Mayor of the City of Miami Honorable Commissioners Miller Dawkins Joseph L. Plummer, Jr. Victor de Yurre Rosario Kennedy 5 98- 61 F -V.., E S T I M A T E By Constructor Pablo Padilla 1. Roof - repair, replacement of windows, new ceiling, place an exterior door. Demolition and re -construction of 2 bathrooms# replacement of windows, repair of 2 main doors and ceiling, cleaning (general)............. ... 17,600.00 2. Construction - Deck of Wood and piles, including labor and material ................................. 5,400.00 3. Electricity - Actual connexion has to be changed as per new regulations ................................ 3,500.00 TOTAL $ 26,500.00 9i8-61 ` P! ..sue rt Oh'OW) Florida House of Representatives Tallahassee Dr. Arnhilda Gonzalez-Quevedo Representative. 112th District Reply to: = 5128 Southwest 8th Street Coral Gables. Florida 33134 (3051325.3382 212 The Capitol Tallahassee. Florida 32301 (904) 488-4092 January 14, 1988 Xavier Suarez Mayor of Miami Rosario Kennedy Vice Mayor Millard Dawkins Commissioner J.L. Plummer Commissioner Victor de Yurre Commissioner Cesar Odio City Manager Committees Higher Education Tourism & Economic Development Health & Rehabilitative Services Children & Youth. ad hoc Dear Mayor, Vice Mayor, Commissioners and City Manager: _ I would like to reiterate my support to the project proposed by the American Barge Club, a non-profit organization, to provide at least $25,000 for the upgrading of the Antonio Maceo Park. These improvements will enable the American Barge Club to offer, at no cost to the City, a rowing program for the youth and the handicapped. I believe this is an excellent opportunity to have public and private joint efforts working hand in hand for the betterment of our community. I urge you to support this proposal. Respectfully submitted, za a Queve ilda Gon State Representative Submitted into the public record in cc:i=..action with item _ on Matty City 9f6i-Fi The American Barge Club is a nonprofit organization founded in Miami for the purpose of developing and stimulating the sport of rowing as a recreational and therapeutic activity. Offering numerous benefits as a physical and mental discipline, rowing is a safe and constructive activity for individuals of all ages. The American Barge Club will be one of the most positive influences in our community and a tremendous source of pride. The American Barge Club will offer four parallel programs: • Rowing Rehabilitation Program for persons with a physical or mental disability which will allow them to perform rowing movemerifs, with or without the aid of special equipment. Organized as a pilot program for the United States, the American Barge Club is one of the only rowing clubs to designate a rehabilitation team as an official institutional activity. Participants with paraplegia, low quadriplegias and amputations will have individually tailored programs to maximize their abilities. Special arrangements will also be made to accommodate blind, deaf and mentally retarded indi- viduals. The rehabilitation program is supported by Cedars Medical Center. • Masters Program for the oarsperson 27 years of age and over. No previous rowing experience is necessary as instruction will be Provided. • High School Juniors, Seniors and Elite Program for those in sports competition status. • Family Rowing Program which will promote a tradition and offer organized social and sports activities. What We Need The Citv of Miami has generously leased land to the American Barge Club at a fee of WO per year. Located on Key Biscayne near Marine Stadium, this site offers an ideal location. Additionally, internationally acclaimed architect Giorgio Balli has donated his services to design the clubhouse. Now, we need the support of individuals, groups and companies to make the clubhouse a reality. Your tax deductible contribution will offset the cost of building this vital community facility. Why We Need It The American Barge Club is a voluntary organization. There will initially be no paid employees. The Board of Directors is also comprised of volunteers who donate their time and expertise. Membership for the American Barge Club will be on a totally open basis for a nominal amount. Initially, we need support of the community to establish the home base of operation. The American Barge Club's major service area will be the City of Miami and its surrounding Dade and Broward communities. However, due to the nature of the organi- zation and particularly the rehabilitation aspect of it, participants will come from anywhere and be offered membership in any of the programs. The American Barge Club could easily become a major center of convergence for sport related rehabilitation activities. What You Can Do You can help support the efforts of the American Barge Club by making your tax deductible contribution. (Checks are to be made payable to the National Rowing Foundation). If you're not able to make a cash contri- bution, but would like to make a donation of goods or services, please call (305) 326-7822. Telex: 286906 ABPA U.R., American Barge Club, 1400 NW 12 Ave., Miami, FL 33136. 41% qnj) a6ioy uOo!Jawtf AnmwicM8WWC%6 Cedars West Building 1321 NW 14th Street Suite 400 Miami, FL 33136 N N r5 M ill