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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
May 7,1999
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: Meeting with Palm View Neighborhood
At the April 28, 1999 City Commission meeting, I was directed to meet with the Palm View
Neighborhood and report back to you. That meeting occurred on Wednesday, May 5, 1999; in
addition to the neighborhood representatives, in attendance also were Assistant Police Chief James
Scarberry and Executive Assistant to the City Manager Ronnie Singer.
The Administration will expedite implementation of most of their proposals. The opening of the
movieplex at Lenox Avenue and Lincoln Road is of particular concern and has added urgency to
their requests.
The Palm View residents have submitted a detailed plan which is being reviewed by appropriate City
staff. Some of their requests will require approvals from Dade County. In the interim, a series of
action-steps will be immediately implemented:
- Pending Legal's opinion, temporary street closures on 17th Street (Lenox Avenue, Jefferson
Avenue, and Michigan Avenue) during peak traffic times will be initiated by the Police
Department. Ingress and egress will be from Meridian Avenue at 18th Street and 19th Street;
- There will be a separate AOR (Area of Responsibility) created by the Police Department;
- Public Works recently increased street lighting in the area;
- Parking Department installed a series of tow-away signs and will increase prompt enforcement of
illegally parked vehicles in conjunction with a residential parking program that will be developed
with the residents;
- Appropriate street signage will be added designating the residential character of the area;
- The Sanitation Department will increase service to neighborhood.
Ronnie Singer will continue to work with the neighborhood to serve as their liaison to the
Administration.
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c: Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli, ACM
Janet Gavarrete, ACM
Christina Cuervo, ACM
Matthew Schwartz, ACM
Ronnie Singer, EACM
James Scarberry, Asst. Chief of Police
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