Res No 060-10-13094RESOLUTION NO. 60 -10 -13094
A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami
Florida, directing the administration to initiate a Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) for a professional consulting firm which can assess City buildings and
operations and establish a plan with specific recommendations and a
schedule for the City to become a "Platinum Green City" certified by the
Florida Green Buildings Coalition; and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, at the City Commission meeting of May 15, 2007, the City Administration
presented a report on Green design initiatives and activities to protect the quality of life in South
Miami, which report recommended the establishment of a Green Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has created a Green Task Force to allow for: study of
and the application of LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) certification to new or
remodeled City owned buildings; new building construction; development of a tree.master plan;
evaluation of local incentives to promote LEED certification; and develop language to encourage
future commercial and residential developments to be energy and water efficient.; and,
WHEREAS, the Green Task Force has recommended that it is in the best interest of the
City to conduct a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a professional consulting firm which can
assess City buildings and operations and establish a plan with specific recommendations and a
schedule for the City to become a "Platinum Green City" certified by the Florida Green
Buildings Coalition.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. The administration is hereby authorized and instructed to initiate a
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a professional consulting firm which can assess City
buildings and operations and establish a plan with specific recommendations and a schedule for
the City to become a "Platinum Green City" certified by the Florida Green Buildings Coalition.
Section 2. That the administration is further instructed to advertise for sealed bids for
qualified consulting services and to submit the bids received to the City Commission for
acceptance or rejection.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of March 2010.
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ATTEST:
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AND SUFFICIENCY:
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Laurence Feingold, City Attorney
APPROVED:
44--
A
COMMISSION VOTE:
4 -0
Mayor Stoddard:
Yea
Vice Mayor Newman:
Yea
Commissioner Palmer:
Yea
Commissioner Beasley:
absent
Commissioner Harris:
Yea
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