Bal Harbour South Jetty A Special Place

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Bal Harbour South JettyA Special Place stolen
from the public.
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What Makes Bal Harbour-South JettySo Special?

• Easy Access
• Inexpensive
• Walking on the Jetty
• Quiet Place
• Sheltered Cove
• Excellent Fishing
• Surf Magnet
• Naturalists Delight

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FDOT Parking Lots under Bridge
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Parking Lot Current Configuration(Parking
Capacity 65 spaces)
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The Major Problems

• Closure of dedicated beach parking for private
  usage. (Partial closure 2004 Full closure July
  2006)
• Attempt to PERMANENTLY reduce parking capacity.
• FDOT 6 NOT being forthright with Surfrider.
• FDOT 6 NOT following staff recommendations.
• Lack of FDOT 6 discipline, fostering decades of
  poor stewardship harming the public.

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Required Use Beach Parking
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FDOT Protects the Publics Interest
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Bal Harbour WCI ignore FDOT

• Bal Harbour signs exclusive use agreement with
  WCI anyway.
• Bal Harbour collects 300,000 in fees to exclude
  the public.

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Unknown to Surfrider, action is takenor is it?
4/12/07 This document was NOT in the permanent
file.
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Recently revealed emails show what stopped the
right thing from being done.
These documents discovered via 4/14/07 public
request of Gus Pego emails.
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Surfrider and the people we represent were denied
a seat at the decision making table.
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Meanwhile.FDOT 6 at the time promises Surfrider
they will resolve problems and keep us informed.
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Surfrider learns second hand that information is
being withheld.
This document was found online as a supplemental
to Bal Harbour Village December 19, 2006 Council
Meeting. Document supplied to Village from FDOT.
(Document not found in FDOT permanent file.)
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Members Friends of Surfrider react, hundreds of
letters to Governor Crist calling for
action.(FDOT 6 Sec. Martinez directed to resolve
this matter.)
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December 15, 2006
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January, 2007
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To this day, the North Lot is still closed nor
has the 300,000 been reimbursed to FDOT from the
Village.
(Video Click image to play)
February, 2007
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Surfrider asksWhy is nothing being done?
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The Response we receive.
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Bal Harbour History of Poor Stewardship for land
leased to them by FDOT(Abbreviated Summary
Permanent File Shows more)

• 1996 FDOT cancels 1 Fee Expenses involved with
  1 payment is not cost-effective. (Negates Lease
  No Consideration)
• 2002 Arbitrarily changed access hours and
  signage. (Issue addressed by Gus Pego.)
• 2004 Ignores Certified Letter by Paul Wilson,
  close lots to public and gains 300,000 by
  sub-lease)
• 2005 No Insurance

• 1970 No Payment
• 1971 Payment 1mo. Late
• 1972 Payment 1mo. Late
• 1973 Payment 3mo. Late
• 1974 Payment 1mo. Late
• 1987 Unauthorized Fencing limiting public access
  erected. (Issue addressed by Gus Pego)
• 1988 Payment 1mo. Late
• 1990 Payment 2mo. Late
• 1991 Payment 1mo. Late

Building Floor collapses several men drown in
concrete
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FDOT 6 Ignoring Staff Recommendations for
disciplinary action.
Letter was sent and not followed through upon.
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FDOT 6Ignoring Staff Recommendations fosters
continued poor stewardship.
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Current Status

• Permit being issued to Bal Harbour Village
  authorizing permanent reduction of parking lots
  (Gus Pego).
• NO FDOT collection of funds the Village gained
  from illegally sub-leasing. (Despite staff
  recommendation)
• North Parking Lot still closed to public.
• North Lot being used for private construction
  staging, contrary to lease and promises of return
  to public use.
• No Termination of Lease for cumulative and gross
  violations, despite sending certified letter to
  Village.

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No Civil Drawings in permanent file on 4/12/07
when Surfrider specifically requested to see them.
A public workshop was held to discuss the change
in parking design. That meeting was only noticed
to Bal Harbour residents. Even so, the
overwhelming sentiment was leave the parking lots
alone.
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Surfrider notifies FDOT 6 that the permit seems
invalid without Civil Drawings and Letter from
Secretary Martinez.
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Village attempted improvements without properly
notifying FDOT
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SOLUTIONS
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Revoke Permit 07 K 691 025Allow NO changes to
Parking Lot Configuration
Maximizing Parking Capacity on FDOT property
should be the goal
Bal Harbour Village has allotted ZERO land for
beach access or public parking to access the
beach. Only public beach parking is on FDOT
property. Only beach access point is an easement
granted by the Harbour House Condominium
Association in 1970 (currently closed by Village
for benefit of WCI).
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Override Lobbyist interference, require FDOT 6 to
institute staff recommendations and certified
letter.
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Errr, on the side of the Dade County public if
title cannot be produced.

• Lease has very specific protections for parking
  and public beach access.
• Dade County donated the land for bridge
  construction.
• FDOT has been unable to produce title to property
  despite being public record requested in November
  2006.