Directors/Alternates Present
Paul Lewin/Brickell Bay Club
Gloria Konsler, Berdie Archer/One Tequesta Point
Janice Jones/The Palace
T. Sinclair (Tory) Jacobs/Brickell 25
Melvin F. Frankel, Esq./Bristol Tower
Yvonne Oppenheim/25 Bay Tower
Bruce Cotten/2000 Brickell
Judge John Gale, Ronald Smith, Esq./Villa Regina
Herbert Bailey/Brickell Forest
Gloria Deckard/St. Louis
Celestino Pena, Robert Ryder/Brickell Harbour
Henry H. Taylor, Jr., Esq./General Counsel
Natalie Brown/ BHA Communications Director

Associate Members Present
Stephen Owens/Swire Properties
Megan Kelly/Brickell Area Association
Danny Ponce/Brickell Key Master Association

City of Miami Present
Patricia Castro/Downtown NET
Officer Jeffrey Giordano/Miami Police Department

Also Present
Gerald Marston/Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Mike Glogower/The Palace
Steve Greenberg/Brickell Harbour
Larry Schiffer/One Tequesta Point
Lourdes Castroverde/Point View
Joey Sinson/Villa Regina
Mayor Manny Diaz and staff

Mel Frankel moved and Jan Jones seconded that the reading of the Oct. minutes be waived and the minutes approved as written. The motion passed unanimously.

President's Report
Fire. There was a fire today in Brickell Townhouse. No injuries, but a lot of smoke. Some lessons to be learned for other buildings about emergency procedures. Daniel Ponce met with Fire Dept. today which said they would be willing to talk with individual buildings about their specific needs. They'll come in in a "good citizens" mode and advise, vs. cite buildings for violations.
Banners off the medians 15th to 26th Roads. City was successful in removing them.
Property tax records. Each building manager gets them every year. May now be available on the web. Will advise.

Jeffrey Giordano's Police Report
Southside Elementary School turkey drive is this Friday.
Shared trespassing signage info.
Five robberies in Brickell area during October. No set patternappears to be random.

Downtown NET Administrator Patricia Castro
LaMans group coordinating for the race in downtown area. Late January/early February will begin.
Terremark project on hold until the NAP is completed (less than 6 months).
Meters to be upgraded on 15th Roadwas supposed to already be done. Ms. Castro said they are starting in the Grove, will take 3-4 weeks and then going north on Brickell.
Bill Sadowski sign falling apart on 15th Road and the Bay. Patricia will look into.

Traffic
Ms. Castro was asked about the traffic committee and its status in light of all the new development in the area. Mel Frankel proposed a resolution (attached) that the BHA request City Administration and the new Mayor to revisit and study zoning ordinances between Miami River, I-95, the Bay and Rickenbacker as it relates to density and zoning. Berdie Archer seconded the resolution and it passed unanimously.

Patricia Castro says she can pull the right people from City Administration to the next meeting. Judge John Gale will chair the committee.

Brickell Streetscape Recommendations: Paul Lewin, committee chair.
Lewin moved that we vote on pursuing funding for each of the four components of the Wallace Roberts Todd proposal for beautification.
1. Pedestrian Lighting - Passed unanimously
2. Entrance Landscapes/Monument at south end and perhaps at north ends. Requires additional design development; proposal contains ideas only. ­ Passed with 2 oppositions.
3. Microparks ­ bus stops or places for people to gather to bring life on the street. A condo would have to give up a piece of property. It was decided the BHA will investigate if no expenditure.
4. Adoption of landscape design guidelines for properties on west side for properties that renovate or redevelop. We could ask the City to come up with something. They're doing it now for Brickell Village (urban design which will include signs, streetscape and architectural) The recommendation passed unanimously.

Mayor Diaz dropped by for a visit and thanks for support that helped get him elected.

Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.