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From: City Manager Office
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 1:39 PM
To: Cerrato, Juiia; Medina, Anna
Subject: Fw: Speeding cars and accidents
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
From: Vivian Guzman <vguzmanll20@gmaii.com>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 2:10 PM
To: Quintero, Lazaro; Tomas (Mayor) <TRegalado@miamigov.com>„ elizabeth perez <samuelfelix3@hotmail.com>„
Anna T. Neill <annatneill@gmail.com>„ ErikShane@gmail.com <ErikShane@gmail.com>„ Luis Bustillo
<bustillosumo@gmail.com>„ herreravictor@bellsouth.net; City Manager Office; gmarzouka@gmaii.com; Georgina
Valdes; Georg Ketelhohn; Suarez, Francis (Commissioner)
Subject: Fwd: Speeding cars and accidents
Good morning
Thank you for sending the Miami police officers to our neighborhood this morning. Although I appreciate the
efforts of Miami PD and they have always been very responsive, this is NOT a solution. Police cannot be on
every corner, every day enforcing traffic laws and quite frankly, it is not a good use of our police force. Our
police officers should be engaged in more serious crime prevention and patrolling activities. Therefore, again, I
am requesting that you place Shenandoah residents on the agenda to discuss traffic, vehicular accidents and
(traffic) calming devices. Lastly, since we all work, we would prefer to be placed on the late afternoon agenda.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any additional information.
Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
Vivian Guzman
3054016069
2499 SW 20 Street
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From: Vivian Guzman <vg uzman1120@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 8:35 PM
Subject: Fwd: Speeding cars and accidents
To: City Manager Office <citymanager@miamigov.com>
Cc: Georgina Valdes <georgina@velezlawoffices.com>, elizabeth perez <samuelfelix3@hotmail.com>,
herreravictor@bellsouth.net, Luis Bustillo <bustillosumo@gmail.com>, "Anna T. Neill"
<annatneill mail.com>
Good evening Mr. Manager,
We are a group of residents living in Shenandoah, specifically between SW 19th St. and Coral Way along SW
25th Ave. We have sent emails to our commissioner and the mayor regarding the excessive traffic in our
neighborhood. For years, we have been asking for the city to help us. In the past year alone, we have had two
serious accidents and today another one in which an individual is dead and six others injured. This doesn't
account for every "near accident" we witness every morning and afternoon as cars speed and ignore traffic
signs. Commuters drive through our neighborhood with little to no regard for the residents. Neighbors walk
their children and dogs and it is getting to the point that we are afraid to walk in our neighborhood. Since our
numerous requests and emails have remained unanswered, we would like to request that you schedule us for
a presentation at a city commission meeting. I personally called the city clerk and was informed that the only
way we can speak at a commission meeting is to submit a formal request to your office. Therefore, please
consider this our request to be scheduled at a city commission meeting.
Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
Vivian Guzman
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From: Vivian Guzman <vguzmanll20@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: Speeding cars and accidents
To: Georgina Valdes <georgina@velezlawoffices.com>
Cc: "Quintero, Lazaro" <LQuintero@miamigov.com>, "Suarez, Francis (Commissioner)"
<fsuarez@miamigov.com>, "Regalado, Tomas (Mayor)" <TRegalado@miamigov.com>, elizabeth perez
<samuelfelix3@hotmail.com>, "Anna T. Neill" <annatneill@gmail.com>, "ErikShane@gmail.com"
<ErikShane@gmail.com>, Luis Bustillo <bgstillosumo@gmail.com>, "herreravictor@bellsouth.net"
<herreravictor@bellsouth.net>, City Manager Office <citymanager@miamigov.cam>, gmarzouka@gmail.com
Good afternoon
In today's Miami Herald, an article about another accident on SW 25th Ave and SW 17th St. and an individual
is now dead and six injured. The paper is calling this "a violent crash". Please remember that this is a
residential area. I hate to say that I knew this was going to happen, but let's face it, we all knew it was just a
matter of time. in fact, it is probably just a matter of time before a resident is seriously injured or killed by a
reckless driver. We have been requesting a solution for years and it has sadly fallen on deaf ears. l am writing
the city manager to get on a commission agenda so we can plead our case to the city. Enough is enough!
Thank you, Vivian Guzman
On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Georgina Valdes <georgina@velezlawoffices.com> wrote:
Lazaro, a correction to my email below. Construction of the circles should have started Summer of 2006 (not
2015) and finished Fall of 2007 (not 2017). That is how long I've been writing the City about our traffic.
Thank you.
Georgina
On 3/23/2017 1:46 PM, Georgina Valdes wrote:
Good afternoon. Today's events do not surprise me in the least. I have been emailing the City
for years stressing the need for traffic calming devices along SW 24th Avenue and specifically
SW 25th Avenue. Lazaro, attached is a highlighted list of traffic circles that should have been
constructed starting the Summer of 2016 to have been completed in 2017. Specifically items 3
and 4 (SW 25th Avenue), item 8 (SW 24th Avenue). What happened to these? My last
communication with the City was that it did not have funding for the circles, yet the City
manages to have funding for so many other things. On more than one occasion accidents have
occurred in the intersections running along SW 25th Avenue. How many more accidents have
to happen and how many more people must be injured before the City finally listens and
something is done?
am again requesting a serious traffic study followed by immediate resolution of the speeding
traffic along SW 24th Avenue and SW 25th Avenue (between SW 16th Street and Coral Way).
It is long overdue.
Thank you.
Georgina Valdes and S. Madeleine Alvarez
2484 SW 19 Terrace
Miami, FL 33145
On 3/23/2017 1:24 PM, Quintero, Lazaro wrote:
I agree and I understand. I am also requesting a study for that intersection in the hopes
that we can install a traffic calming device.
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Your link to the Magic City
Laz Quintero I Administrator
Coral Way NET 1 City of Miami
1415 SW 32 AVE I Miami, FL. 33145
Off: 305.960.51311 Fax: 305.400.5440
lguintero@miamigov.com
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From: vguzmanll20@gmaii.com [mailto:vguzmanll20@gmaii.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 1:17 PM
To: Quintero, Lazaro <LQuintero@miamigov.com>
Cc: Fernandez, Francisco <1921@miami-police.org>; Suarez, Francis (Commissioner)
<fsuarez@miamigov.com>; Regalado, Tomas (Mayor) <TRe alado miami ov.com>;
elizabeth perez <samuelfelix3@hotmail.com>; Georgina Valdes
<georgina(a)velezlawoffices.com>; Anna T. Neill <annatneill@gmail.com>;
ErikShane@Bmail.com; Luis Bustiilo <bustillosumo@gmail.com>;
herreravictor@bellsouth.net
Subject: Re: Speeding cars and accidents
Hi Lazaro
Thanks for forwarding to the commander and perhaps I should've mentioned this
in my first email. If the intent of the email was to request enforcement, we are
not looking to have a temporary police presence for this problem. Although
grateful when they do enforcement, it isn't a solution. Realistically, police can
only do this sporadically due to other more pressing issues. It provides a bandaid
to this problem. This neighborhood deserves a solution from the city. Thank you.
Vivian
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On Mar 23, 2017, at 1:00 PM, Quintero, Lazaro <LQuintero a,miamigov.com>
wrote:
Good afternoon,
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Your link to the Magic City
Laz Quintero I Administrator
Coral Way NET I City of Miami
1415 SW 32 AVE I Miami, FL. 33145
Off: 305.960J 131 f Fax: 305.400.5440
lquintero@miamigov.com
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From: Vivian Guzman [mailto:vguzrnan1120(a gmail.coml
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 10:44 AM
To: Suarez, Francis (Commissioner) <fsuarez@miamigov.com>;
Regalado, Tomas (Mayor) <TReg_alado@miami ov.com>; elizabeth
perez <samuelfelix3@hotmail.com>; Georgina Valdes
<georgina@velezlawoffices.com>; Anna T. Neill
<annatneill@gmail.com>; Quintero, Lazaro
<LQuintero@miami ov.com>; ErikShane(Q?gmail.corn; Luis Bustillo
<bustillosumo@gmail.Com>; herreravictor@bellsouth.net
Subject: Speeding cars and accidents
Good morning City of Miami
Here we are again, as residents, asking for your help in
addressing the speeding cars along SW 20 Street between
19th Street and Coral Way. Attached please find photos
taken this morning by my neighbors, their surveillance
camera and myself. The car, grey Honda, did not obey the
four-way stop sign and was driving on the wrong side of
the road. The driver managed to hit a black SUV on the
corner of SW 25th Ave and 20th Street and finally stopped
after a head on collision with a van one block down. I wish
I could tell you that excessive traffic and speeding cars are
an isolated incident, but this is a daily occurrence. As a
matter of fact, last year, another speeding driver crashed
into my neighbor's car parked along side my Swale.
Commuters are constantly driving through our
neighborhood and speeding. We have no other recourse,
but to turn to the city for help since these are public
streets. What will it take to get the city do something? I
believe that even you, as city elected officials, will admit
that we have been very patient. We understand that due to
the ongoing and never-ending Water and Sewer
Department project that it does not make sense to do
anything permanent, but as you know, this is nothing new.
(That is the reason we have held off on submitting anything
to the city.) However, I have noticed that two barricades
have been placed between SW 37th Ave and 32 Ave on SW
16th Street at the end of the cemetery and leading to SW
8th St. How did these residents get this done? What we do
have to do get some relief? Does a resident have to be the
victim of a speeding car for the city to act? I am beyond
upset and I can no longer stand by idly and wait for a
tragedy. We can assure that our voices will be heard. We
are requesting that the city place similar barricades blocking
traffic through our neighborhood. We can schedule a
meeting and discuss the placement of these barricades.
Once the water/sewer project is finally completed, we can,
as a neighborhood, discuss a long term solution, which may
include a special taxing district. I hope our plea for help
does not fall on deaf ears. I still believe that government
exists to help its residents and develop solutions
collaboratively that will enhance the quality of life for
neighborhoods.
Thank you,
Vivian Guzman
Georgina 'Valdes
Legal Assistant
ARNALDO VELEZ, P.A.
35 Almeria Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: 305-461-9499
Fax: 305-461-9498
e-mail: georgina@velezlawoffices.com
Georgina Valdes
Legal Assistant
ARNALDO VELEZ, P.A.
35 Almeria Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: 305-461-9499
Fax: 305-461-9498
e-mail: georgina@velezlawoffices.com