Directors/Alternates Present
Tory Jacobs/Brickell 25
Ernesto Cuesta, Maria Tartaglia/The Metropolitan
Mac Seligman/Brickell Town House
Al Maloof/Mark Yacht Club on Brickell Bay
Herbert Bailey/Brickell Forest
Silvia R. Burgoa, Olga Moure/Brickell Park
Bruce Higley/2000 Brickell
Robert Ryder/Brickell Harbour
Jay Morton/Bristol Tower
Salvador Zeigenhurt/25 Bay Tower
Jorge Iglesias/Brickell Mar
Linda Baker, Ernest Urday/Brickell Place I
Wanda Bee/Brickell East
Yvonne and Peter Yeomanson/Houses of Brickell
Luis Gonzalez/St. Louis Condo
Sheila Zemsky/Brickell Key I
Hal Martell/The Palace
Ron Smith, Deputy General Counsel
Kristin Read, Communications Plus
Associate Members Present
Orlando Carrillo/Skyline Equities Realty
Daniel Ponce/Brickell Key Master Association
Tibor Hollo, Lee Tomback/Fla. East Coast Realty
City of Miami
Haydee Regueyra/Coral Way NET
Eddie Padilla/Downtown NET
Commander Rudy Llanes, Officer Jeffrey Giordano/City of Miami Police
Ricardo Gonzalez, Director; Christine Morales, Assistant Director/NET Program
Robert J. Ruano, Grants Administrator
Miami-Dade County
Frank Talleda, Michelle Simmons, Marion Platt/Miami Dade Transit
Also Present
Henry Dean, Humberto Alonso, Jose Fuentes, Leo Florez/SFWMD
Leticia Delatorre/Miami City Club
Alberto Argudin, Julian Perez/ADA Engineering
Joseph Bier/Brickell Place I
Alvaro Santistevan/Brickell Post
Jeff Ducker/Kane and Company, P.A.
Marilyn M. Goldaber/Brickell Town House
Yvonne Hochheiser /25 Bay Tower
The meeting was called to order at 6:25 p.m.
President’s Report
Candidates Forum. Thursday, August 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Miami Museum of Science. Hosted with partners Miami Roads Neighborhood Civic Assn., Brickell Area Association and South Miami Avenue Homeowners Association.
Condo Acts Resolution. Remained tabled. (Latest Florida legislative update on the website.)
Police Report
Officer Jeffrey Giordano reported they’ve been focusing on illegal parking due to all the development. Police have written 100 tickets for illegal parking and speeding this month. Security seminar to be scheduled in June.
NET Reports
Haydee Reguera: Flower vendors next to the Hampton Inn. Parking authority to be informed that area has not been maintained. City of Miami comprehensive public plan hearings are being held by District to discuss concerns relating to transportation, land use and housing. District 2’s is Thursday, May 20 at City Hall.
Eddie Padilla announced that Firehouse #4 is hosting an open house on May 22nd and Brickell reps are invited to the reception at the station located at 1105 SW Second Avenue.
Bikes and Sidewalks Ordinance
The Miami City Commission passed an ordinance prohibiting bikes on the sidewalks of Eighth Street between SW Fourth Avenue and Tamiami Canal Road. It was moved and seconded that BHA pursue a similar ordinance for Brickell Avenue. The motion passed in resolution form after some discussion on the safety for bikers forced to the street, which could be addressed with a bike path.
South Florida Water Management District – Henry Dean, Director
Mr. Dean explained the SFWMD’s role and work in controlling matters relating to water quality, usage and the environment statewide. Issues included wildlife reduction; hurricane preparedness; litigation and taxing to ameliorate problems with phosphates in the water from agricultural and residential runoff; dredging the Miami River; and regulating water flow through all canal gates and pump stations.
Miami-Dade Transit – Frank Talleda
Miami-Dade owns land surrounding their transit stations, Metrorail lines, etc. The Miami Herald is looking to lease land around SW 7th Street and SW 1st Avenue for a distribution center and want to use part of the County’s land for parking and access to the property. As with all properties the County manages, there would be a bid process. The Transit Dept. is interested in getting feedback from residents on this matter and how they’d like the property to be used. Some concerns about the noise level associated with a newspaper distribution center were raised, since it would involve trucks coming in and leaving in the early morning hours.
Miami City Club
Laticia from the Miami City Club shared news of a new social membership they’re offering in honor of their 10th anniversary. The Club is planning more cultural and evening events. She provided free tickets to a premier of Cookin’ at the Cookery at the Coconut Grove Playhouse.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
NEXT meeting: Wed., June 16, 2004, The Metropolitan, 2475 Brickell Ave., 6:00 p.m.
