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MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
November 21, 1984 - 9:00 A.M.
CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS
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1. Roll Call - Meeting called to order at 9:15 A.M. 1
Members present at roll call: Chairman Fromberg, Vice
Chairman Grenald, Messrs. Arkin and Weisburd. Messrs.
Daoud, Shockett, and Singer entered the meeting at
9:21, 9:30, and 9:31 A.M. respectively.
2. Acceptance of Minutes of November 7, 1984 meeting 1
3. Report of Executive Director 1-2
Executive Director gave brief oral status reports on
four matters:
1) Status of the Coast Guard Property, 2
2) Cheezem Development Agreement,
3) Newman Contract,
4) Corridor Studies.
(Copy of report filed with records of meeting.)
4. Old Business
a. Financial Statement - (for information only) 2,4,8-10
Brief discussion regarding attorneys' bills in
packet.
b. Discussion and report by Stuart Newman on media 3-4
coverage of South Pointe Park groundbreaking and
planning for future media coverage.
5. New Business
a. Redevelopment Agency Memorandum No. 84-16 4-5
Presentation of Florida Chapter APA Award for
"South Shore Revitalization Strategy" to the
Redevelopment Agency.
b. Redevelopment Agency Memorandum No. 84-17 5-8
Recommendation of the External Audit Committee -
ranking of external audit firm deferred to next
meeting for more complete report on Committee's
selection process. Executive Director indicated
Chairman of Committee would be at meeting to
answer questions, if any.
6. Report of Agency Attorney 10-11
General Counsel, Mr. Arnold M. Weiner, briefly reported
on status of South Shore Developers, Inc. et al vs.
Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency.
7. Adjournment - 10:00 A.M. (all members present) 11
Next meeting: Wed., December 5, 1984, 9:00 A.M.
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MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
November 21, 1984
Regular meeting of the Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency was held in the City
Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach,
Florida, on Wednesday, November 21, 1984, with the following members of the
Redevelopment Agency present:
Chairman Malcolm Fromberg
Vice Chairman Ben Z. Grenald
Stanley H. Arkin
Alex Daoud (arrived at 9:21 A.M.)
William E. Shockett (arrived at 9:30 A.M.)
Bruce Singer (arrived at 9:31 A.M.)
Sidney Weisburd
Also Present: Rob W. Parkins, Executive Director
Arnold M. Weiner. , General Counsel
Elaine M. Baker, Secretary
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(The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:15 A.M.)
FROMBERG: Good morning, colleagues. Today, if we want it to happen, we can
get through at a reasonable hour. If we will it, it shall be. We'll open
the meeting of the Redevelopment Agency. Mrs. Baker, please call the roll.
(Agenda Item 1.) .
BAKER: Mr. Fromberg Present
Mr. Grenald Present
Mr. Arkin Present
Mr. Weisburd Present
Mr. Daoud Not present
Mr. Shockett Not present
Mr. Singer No present
You have the minutes of the meeting of November 7th.
FROMBERG: Do I have motion to approve the minutes of the November 7th
meeting? (Item 2.)
ARKIN: So moved.
WEISBURD: Second.
FROMBERG: Moved by Mr. Arkin, seconded by Mr. Weisburd. Any discussion?
All in favor, signify by saying "aye".
AGENCY MEMBERS: Aye.
FROMBERG: Any opposed? It passes unanimously. (4-0)
Mr. Executive Director.
PARKINS: Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Agency board. We
have four items, very quickly, for an Executive Director 's Report: (Item 3.)
Status of the Coast Guard Property -- Staff of the Agency is continuing
to pursue, through donation rather than purchase, the property commonly
referred to as the Coast Guard property, located adjacent to South Pointe
Park. We have requested that GSA temporarily postpone their proposed sale.
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PARKINS (continued) : Negotiations with the City for a long-term buy-out of
the property would conflict with the Falk amendment. It appears
preliminarily that if we're going to acquire the property, we would have to
pay a full cash payment rather than a long-term buy-out because of the Falk
amendment. I am going to be meeting with the Agency Attorney, to look at the
zoning of that parcel, in the near future.
Cheezem Development Agreement - The screening of the Cheezem property
was approved by the Design Review Board. That's the proposed screening that
they had. Cheezem continues to indicate they intend to break ground during
the early part of January 1985.
The Newman Contract - Attached to your agenda is an outline of the
proposed audio/visual concept that's being prepared under Mr. Newman's
contract with the City. Mr. Newman is here today and I know we'll have some
discussion regarding that script.
Corridor Studies - Each of the consultants that were approved
preliminarily by the Agency at the last meeting have been contacted. We are
currently preparing draft contracts, and expect to have them to the Agency
Members prior to the next meeting. The firms have been invited to appear on
the next Agency agenda in order to receive input from the Agency members, as
you had requested, prior to finalizing the contracts.
We have no other report.
You have in your agenda the Financial Statement (Item 4.a.) for
information purposes. I'd simply point out that there are no bills from
Freilich & Leitner. At this stage, they're currently under review. We have
September and October bills that will be coming to you at the next meeting.
WEISBURD: Mr. Chairman.
FROMBERG: Yes, Mr. Weisburd.
WEISBURD: Yes, I'd like to speak on item one. I met with the legislative
committee of the Dade League of Cities, yesterday, I think. And I submitted
a resolution, from the City of Miami Beach, to have the Dade League and the
Florida League request of the State to join us in attempting to get this land
as a donation to the City of Miami Beach. So, I'm hoping we'll be successful
by having all of Dade County support us on this. (Item 3.1)
GRENALD: Mr. Mayor.
FROMBERG: Yes, Mr. Grenald.
GRENALD: I hope we're successful in that and I commend you for getting that
out, but what is the situation in case we have to buy it. Let's say that we
can't . . . that they refuse to contribute. Is it possible for us to make the
purchase and make arrangements with a bank to borrow all the money and use it
as collateral? I mean like you would do in a normal business? Would that be
illegal?
PARKINS: The difficulty would be if the City of Miami Beach was going to do
that and it required more than a year pay-out or was more than $250,000, we
would be required, in my understanding of the Charter amendment, to go to the
electorate.
GRENALD: But that's not necessarily a bond? That would a collateral for a
purchase.
PARKINS: Any financial obligation that extends beyond a year or is more than
$250,000 is covered by that amendment. The Agency Attorney could comment.
WEINER: That's correct. No matter .. . I guess the old thing, "if it walks
like a duck, and talks like a duck, it's a duck." And that's the problem
with the Falk amendment. No editorial comment.
(Mr. Daoud arrived at the meeting at 9:21 A.M.)
FROMBERG: I don't see Paul Shannon here, maybe somebody can remind him. I
don't see Mildred Falk or Paul Shannon here, maybe somebody can remind him --
when they get here.
Any other comments with regard to the report of the Executive Director?
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