Ord No 28-13-2175ORDINANCE NO. 28-13-2175
An Ordinance amending the South Miami
Pension Plan, providing for an amendment to
Section 16 -12, Definitions, by adding the
definition of "Actuarial Equivalent" to assure
that optional forms of payment are priced
fairly for both members and the system; and
Amending Section 16 -14, Pension Benefits
and Retirement Dates; providing for a
repealer, containing a severability provision;
containing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami Pension Plan provides for retirement
benefits to its members; and
WHEREAS, the Actuary for the City of South Miami Pension Plan has
recommended the adoption of a definition of "actuarial equivalent" to assure that
optional forms of payment are priced fairly for both members and the Plan;
WHEREAS, the City Commission has received and reviewed an actuarial impact
statement related to such amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: That Chapter 16 Article II, Section 16 -12, "Definitions" of the City of
South Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
Actuarial Equivalent - Actuarial Equivalent — means that:
Any benefit payable under the terms of this system other
than the normal form of benefit shall have the same actuarial
present value on the date the payment commences as the
normal form of benefit. In computing benefits to which a
participant maV be entitled upon benefit commencement,
upon the exercise of optional forms of retirement income, for
Pg. 2 of Ord. No. 28 -13 -2175
purposes of "actuarial equivalent" the actuary shall use the
following assumptions:
Interest - Seven percent (7.0 %) per annum;
and
Mortality:
Mortality rates from the RP 2000 Combined Healthy Mortality
Table based upon a fixed blend of 50% male mortality rates -
50% female mortality rates projected by Scale AA to the fiscal
year commencement date that includes the benefit
commencement date for healthy General Employees and
beneficiaries, rates from the RP 2000 Combined Health y
Mortality Table with Blue Collar Adjustment based upon a
fixed blend of 50% male mortality rates - 50% female mortality
rates projected by Scale AA to the fiscal year commencement
date that includes the benefit commencement date for healthy
Police Officers. For impaired participants, rates from the RP
2000 Disabled Mortality Table based upon a fixed blend of
50% male mortality rates - 50% female mortality rates
projected by Scale AA to the fiscal year commencement date
that includes the benefit commencement date.
Section 2: That Chapter 16 Article II, Section 16 -14, "Pension Benefits and
retirement dates" of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Retirement date. The normal retirement date with full unreduced pension
benefits for a participant, shall be as follows:
(1) General employees. Shall be the first day of the
calendar month coincident with or, otherwise, next following
the later of the participant's sixtieth birthday and the date on
which the participant has completed ten (10) years of
credited service. General employees participating in the plan
as of September 30, 2011, will remain eligible to retire at the
age of fifty -five (55) and the completion of ten (10) years of
credited service and obtain their accrued benefits earned
through September 30, 2011, at such time. Benefit accruals
earned on or after October 1, 2011, including increases due
Pg. 3 of Ord. No. 28 -13 -2175
to increases in final average compensation, wi4 may be paid
at the new normal retirement date of attainment of age sixty
(60) and completion of ten (10) years of credited service.
General employees who were participating in the Plan on
September 30, 2011 may receive their benefits accrued after
September 30, 2011 upon retirement on the first day of any
month following retirement upon attaining age 55 and 10
years of credited service reduced 1/15th for each year benefit
commencement precedes the later of age 60 and 10 years
of credited service. Or, in the alternative, those general
employees who were participating in the Plan as of
September 30, 2011 may defer commencement of their
benefit accrued after September 30, 2011 until attainment of
age 60 and 10 years of credited service. Under no
circumstance will a general employee member who was
participating in the Plan on September 30, 2011 be allowed
to receive their 55 and 10 distribution and then keep
working.
Early retirement.
(1 )general employee participant may elect an early
retirement date which may be the first day of any calendar
month coincident with, or subsequent to the participant's
fifty -fifth (55th) birthday and completion of ten (10) years of
credited service. The pension benefits payable to any such
participant on early retirement date shall be equal to an
actuarial equivalent, determined in accordance with the table
below, to the amount of pension to which is entitled up to
early retirement date in accordance with subsection (b).
Table — General Employee Participant —
Percentages for early retirement date
Years prior to normal
retirement date
Percentage
1
93.33
2
86.67
3
80.00
4
73.33
5
66.67
Pg. 4 of Ord. No. 28 -13 -2175
Section 3. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be
made part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the
sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or re- lettered to accomplish such
intention; and that the word 'ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other
appropriate word.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.
Section 5. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and
all section and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby
repealed. However, it is not the intent of this section to repeal entire ordinances, or
parts of ordinances, that give the appearance of being in conflict when the two
ordinances can be harmonized or when only a portion of the ordinance in conflict needs
to be repealed to harmonize the ordinances. If the ordinance in conflict can be
harmonized by amending its terms, it is hereby amended to harmonize the two
ordinances. Therefore, only that portion that needs to be repealed to harmonize the two
ordinances shall be repealed.
Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon
enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED this 1 9thday of November , 2013.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERk-
1st Reading 10/01/13
2nd Readina 1 1/19/13
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TOI FORM: COMMISSION VOTE:
D Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Liebman:
Commissioner Newman
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Welsh:
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Yea
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Gabriel Roeder. Smith & Company
GRS Consuttants & Actuaries
October 7, 2013
Ms. Dixie Martinez
Plan Administrator
The Resource Centers, LLC
4360 Northlake Blvd. Suite 206
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
Re: South Miami Pension Plan
Actuarial Impact Statement
Dear Dixie:
We East Broward Blvd. 954.527.1616 phone
Suite 505 954.525.0083 fax
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 -1804 wNwy.gabrie4roedercont
As requested, we have performed an actuarial review of the attached proposed Ordinance.
Based upon our review, we understand the proposed Ordinance:
I . Defines Actuarial Equivalent.
2. Clarifies benefit commencement date for benefits accrued after September 30, 2011
for General Employees.
3. Provides for codification.
4. Provides for severability.
5. Repeals all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith.
6. Provides for an effective date.
In our opinion, based upon the actuarial assumptions and methods employed in the
October 1, 2012 Actuarial Valuation, the Ordinance is a no cost Ordinance under State
funding requirements.
If you should have any question concerning the above or if we may be of further assistance
with this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerest regards,
� . � . L&
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Lawrence F. Wilson, A.S.A.
Senior Consultant and Actuary
Enclosure
cc: Ronald Cohen, Esq.
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The Public Hearing has been rescheduled from November 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013 and will be held at
a new location. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida's Turnpike Enterprise will hold a Public
Hearing on the proposed improvements to the Florida's Turnpike (S.R.821) from Campbell Drive to U.S. 1, Financial
Project ID No.: 423372 -1, in Miami -Dade County.
The Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, al the Hampton Inn— Miami South /Homestead,
2855 N.E. 9th Street, Homestead, FL, 33033. The Public Hearing will begin as an open house at 5:30 p.m., with a
formal presentation at 6:30 p.m., followed by a public comment period.
This Public Hearing is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning
the location, conceptual design, social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The
project has been evaluated in accordance with Federal Executive Orders 11990 (Pmlecbon of Wetlands) and 11988
(Floodplain Management) No right- of-way acquisition is anticipated for the project.
The proposed Improvements include widening the Florida's Turnpike up to eight lanes from Campbell Drive to U.S.
1. for a distance of eleven miles. The Improvements Include interchange modifications, intersection Improvements,
access modifications, bridge widening and other improvements necessary to construct the proposed widening. In
addition, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise is proposatg a Design -Build project to widen the Turnpike to six fall between
SW 288th Street and SW 216th Street (FPID, 423372 -2). The Public Hearing will also serve as a Public Information
Meeting for this proposed Design -Build project, This project will address the interim traffic needs for this segment
of the Florida's Turnpike . Express lanes will be _
added within the study limits of each project.
The draft environmental document is available
through December 23, 2013 at the following
locations during normal business hours:
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
Pompano Operations Center
Turnpike Milepost 65
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
(954) 9754855
Contact: Sonyha Rodriguez - Miller
(954)934.1276
South Dade Regional Library
10750 SW 211th Street
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
(305) 233 -8140
Miami -Dade Public Library
Homestead Branch
700 N Homestead Blvd.
Homestead, Florida 33030
(305) 246 -0168
Documents will also be on display at the Public
Hearing. Persons wishing to submit written
statements or other exhibits, in place of or
in addition to oral statements, may do so at
the hearing or by sending them to Mr. Henry
Pinzon, P.E , Project Manager, Florida's Turnpike
Enterprise, P.O Box 613069, Ocoee, Florida
34761 -3069. All comments must be postmarked
on or before December 23, 2013 to become a part
of the Public Hearing record.
Public participation is solicited without regard
to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion,
disability, or family status. Persons who require
special accommodation under the Americans with
Disabilities Act or persons who require translation
services (free of charge) should contact Mr. Henry
Pinzon, RE , Project Manager, at least seven days
prior to the Public Hearing.
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Henry Pinzon, P.E.
Project Manager
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
P.O. Box 613069
Ocoee, Florida 34761 -3069
henry.pinzon @dot.state.fl.us
(407) 264 -3802
PUBLIC HEARING
Florida's Tumpike Widening from
Campbell Drive to U.S. 1
Financial Project ID Number: 423372
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
5:30 p.m. - Informal Open House
6:30 p.m. - Formal Presentation
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2855 N.E. 9th Street,
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
COURTESY NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida will conduct Public Hearing(s) at its regular
City Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2013, beginning at 7:DD p.m., in the City Commission Chambers,
613D Sunset Drive, to consider the following item(s):
A Resolution submitting to the electors the question of whether various technical changes, spaci9cally identified in
exhibit "A" to this Resolution, should be made to the City Charter,
A Resolution submitting to the electors the question of whether various substantive changes, specifically identified In
exhibit "A" to this Resolution, should be made to the City Charter.
A Resolution submitting to the electors the question of whether the City's General Elections should be moved from
February to November of even numbered years to coincide with the date on which the federal government's general
elections are held.
A Resolution submitting to the electors the question of whether the City Charter should be amended to require roar
instead of five commission votes to: 1) make land use and development regulations less restrictive or i) Issue bonds
or borrow money in excess off percent of the City's operating budget; and to require three instead of four votes of
the City Commission to: of grant, renew or amend any lease or frani f) trensier title to property. or (iii) appropriate
or expend non - budgeted funds.
An Ordinance amending the South Miami Pension Plan, providing for an amendment to Section 16 -12, Definitions,
by adding the definition of "Actuarial Equivalent" to assure that optional forms of payment are priced fairly for both
members and the system; and Amending Section 16-14. Pension Benefits and Retirement Dates; providing for
a repealer, containing a severablity provision; containing an effective data.
An Ordinance relating to the year 2014 General Election of the Mayor and City Commissioners for Groups, I and
N: scheduling the day, place and time of the election: sigh id flag the dear plauns ime time of earriv, %Iblk.- providing
for qualification of candidates; providing for close of election books; approving the official ballot; providing for
notification.
An Ordinance amending Chapter-15 of the Code of ordinances of the City of South Miami, by adding Article IV providing
for the seizure and impoundment of vehicles that are involved with the commission of a crime and providing for notice,
an administrative fee, procedure and an appeals process.
An Ordinance amending Section 6A -1, Subsection I of the City of South Miami's. Code of Ordinances to facilitate
retention of design professionals and to avoid connicts on volunteer review boards.
ALL interested parties are invited to attend and will be heard
For further information, please contact the City Clerk's Office at: 305 - 663 -634D.
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
City Clerk
Pursuant to Florida Statutes 266.0105, the City hereby advises the public that if a person decides to appeal any decision made
by this Board, Agency or Commission with respect to any matter considered at is meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record
of the proceedings. and that for such purpose, affected person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is
made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Saturday, Nov 23rd, 2013
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CITY OF HOLLYWOOD
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
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FUNDED UNDER
THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD CONSOLIDATED PLAN
Pursuant to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations
Tor the Consolidated Plan, the City of Hollywood invites citizens to examine the
Annual Grantee Performance Report tar the period covering October 1, 2.01P
through September 30, 2013. The report is available for public inspection at
the Department of Community and Economic Development, 2600 Hollywo xi
Boulevard. Room 203, Hollywood, Fl 33020. Monday through Friday, belween
the hours of 8:00 a.m, and 5:00 p.m.; telephone (954) 921 -3271.
All interested agencies, groups and persons who wish to comment on this report
are invited to submit written comments to the Department of Community and
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Dunn tries to close the gap
•AIINOFF, FgeH19 slipped to a distant second, try and unity and of how
edging out Jacque Colyt r to Do= — now, their favored
during a previous stint in of make Tuesday's runoff candidate for the Districts
ace, and for not speaking up against Hardetrron. seat — could lead the way
during an effort two years In the past two weeks toward uniting Haitian and
ago by some business own- Dunn has replaced several African Americans, who
ers to have Little Haiti's staffers with people who havehadashakyhistaryget-
namechanged. worked for Colyer, a Miami- ting along in Mean.
"All these things hap - Dade Children's 'Dust exec• Ashespoke,Dumbloted
paned under Dunn. The utive. Gone Is Donna cam- Spence -Jones for what he
community remembers paign manager Gregory saidwereeiforistocrezteof-
eNs,” said Marleine Basden, King,. in his place is Colyer frcial boundaries for Little
a Haitian communiry leader herself, a seasoned manager Haiti. He promised to help
and executive director of whohasspentaamermer- little Haiti find a permanent
Haitian Women of Miami. seeing large staffs and bud- identity — but not at the ex-
The people of Little Haiti, gets, pense of older, established
she mid am "prized voters. In the sprint to Tuesday's communities.
They ere passionate about election, Colyer has orga. "We were on the verge of
politics,” nried gatherings to raise seeinger divided community,
The lackofsupport Dunn Duress profile, none more and it — done because of
received in Little Haiti — a important tleanlast Wednes• political Intentions,” said
neighborhood that has his - days a the little Haiti Cut- Dunn, adding. •We all ac-
torically had a high voter tuml Center, where Dunn knowledgethatlhereisaLit-
tumout — offers a glimpse was surrounded by North tleHaitk "but thatits bound-
as to why the candidate, Miami Mayor Lucie Ton - arses will also honor Lemon
once considered a heavy fa- dreau and past Mayor Joe City, Little River and Ove,
vorits to win the commis- Celestin, Town. -We will build bridges
sion seat Far District 5, The trio spoke of harmo- aerossthecommunity."
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`OmrNR1 in the past two weeks
tsar
.— ,•.�•.rwr,am m.: pu+�w, Dunn has pieced together
» -r av>o vvsr e.ra>» string of endorsements that
sEw should help him chip away
il.'..n1r at Hardemon's large lead,
sax Besides Colyer's support,
Dunn has received - dorse-
e- —see m,A- . ments from Miami Mayor
TomASRegalad%Commis-
- sion Chairman Marc Samoff
ne,v
a..•wu.•nr..o.aa and Commm iss escrWifredo
sew oil a^
In "Wily" Gum
1•we`amuy tro Herdemortwho at 30was
n
,iara.r.e..
.,.n
,roan a-••
the youngest m the first -
round field of four candi-
dates, wants to persuade
_ _
voters that despite his youth
s.wer:.
sesor re•. Z.
and lack of poOUcal experi-
ence, his local ties and legal
skills — he's a former Mi-
aml•Dade assistant public
r+ma�a�+.
Imw" sic, r.•a
'i"
rtl rr
�n°ov
defender — will suit him
well in representing the
w^ wfdu
80,000 residents of Miami%
most diverse district.
•
Dunn,53,counters that his
a„a,o,re
uxav _
seasoned political history,
job creation error. white in
office• and attempts to re-
form t he city's poNce depart -
ment should outweigh re-
cent campaign fundraising
galfesandapersonalhistory
of financial problems.
Tuesday, voters of Miam-
is District 5— the mlmdi-
>asrod.r�E><
a...¢
r.rra
'e""w1•°" _w
rslAa,orc>.a
rwaa�..,�
a —ass x.00r�
- dp...rr
�••'d
verse, winding linkage of
'wR'^ •°�+a'° +tee ° ° «•'^'�'
neighborhoods in the city
« t '• °,,;,,« �� rt�a�a..• '
thanks to recent redivria-
uue u '•
will go to the poHS to
.. ...... ar.r:i..d.mnru
' decide which candidate will
de d
"�'r°"�`•'""""'•b�'O"k
replace Spence - Jones, who
remailss p0,.,..VotingwiU
take place from 7 am until 7
nllamlpatewllaw lRIlITMaCWNTY , nPPIM
lb!<ZYIE
pm
.Rs uallalt
Durm's name recognition,
gained through previous
-1,.b iar: meauae Enuastaal realer; Des 11.1 a 1'
stintsas a city commissioner
. AI1s cone cone ea,neann vemw,nml at rover. A3ae,a
a,ld his longtime leadership
say 4-K es wlrrtartlpr, aanae.e,ae.amaa_.
as senior pastor at Faith
nesi— Anmaore ne"Ana,
Community Baptist Church,
Dee FPM: m ans, oe im,e el assn x in 1K sam,�l
had him pegged as a heavy
ono coat ,cool mare txe.a valet yea le -
74
favorite heading into the
eea,nn.me em keml ae,marr 2rmev mneM., .,.
NovSelectionButlatecarn-
1.111alw,vnme:<aro•cM -.re: w.mGmamme
s
f—i cretort fling
pnd n
a net.1 vl 1 1ma,l am aw c
ueztiorable spending
n Ice 1,— wo— rces ma mr
z 11.
me a,reen c a
have ® van voters pause. In
.. aoea y ee aaa.asee: m rc a, swemn •2,..
October, a US. postal in-
. !.Mege. B. strew anent eI b..aeNOV Bee Ea1a...
specter in Miami concluded
—p Sanest Peas Pokaw saw ale 2 M.l, scapm i �
DuM mailed his report 18
,:nD auate memmrlmvm a ,ovlea,a.— rook, a., "3��.
days late, despite Dunn's
.nos anmwrce cone m,oeae,, devebpmenl m
��:
claim that the report was
.es to "annne x Q-1 ire morns Ia - "As %come
lost in the —U.
envm Ire cBlr 1.1. a eeemyvana"v,ml, rosy soon r eu:,."
That —c report showed
1ml arose I.—I Sanest, .0. of s.r tr srnekrsn,a n�
extensive visits to area se,
aeass,gn. -ta. Conine A—Ay al B—O Co1I ens Oowme r.
'awanls and 43 rum um
U." Whe IFs.k rfueu eMMI se "ma. -se
0— ogsml aac,
P .Y mtamseven women
6Fermc- anso:y: ,D,1 a,l,an.rs ImI ez Ia1 mII9Xcl, e.s ID 11:,.
totaling more than $18,000.
Is 101J.001111V0M) Fs Ioax 3r F6100x36
Icing, Dunn': former cam -
uwlmFrmenua: rs1 .14IBX21,rs roar azpnAXCXCk I.s lr-,
Feign manager, admitted to
Is 101J >s 0XI'MIX:Xrl rs Io6xa1.Es 1.236
making some payments in
lPauc nrparvus w,terxEtD armEDarr, rlvEam nPGE Sxossa ;u --
cBSh, which is against state
election laws, Two of the
11:•IL_aN2_L: tweet Der -te, n- 201301111 arent9l,
seven women said they were
"'0 a m, wm„e1mv, xmary ra. zlu, neammaa it IB nu :
not paid anywhere near the
< „nom
amounts recorded, or n t of-
ern c wove, nam„nramn auyama. Rmv1 sown r.
�F
tn e as the report said. Dunn
—taul mnta,aeaae,113sm'
is also being fned about
,ue soma Cease mex—nney k.eaml as on—W, �,�
$6AOOfor his most recentf-
,. uewha,renl wn,avma
nancereport,which wasdue
Nov. 1. It showed up on Nov.
,em eeaea amaam cw.N.Ebma.. aanen, any mono coca <:
12, according to Miami elec-
. •, n ,n a scnm,nauan re. mv, a sae, rot «. a,sman ,
sareme. onyn mama slates..
I ions coordinator Dwight
eeX aaapm..anaave mna .ae se asp r Irs.a•w.. -
Danis. Dunn said he will ap-
m r en ur i,r.la i aa.w. ne=at,„ ,
peal the fine
.,. seeemmam
al 754 321 21 sa es Teem, axHm 1-1 r•
Dunn has refused 1. to-
it eratan ,weeaa .rw.lnenealan ,.r.
spood directly to questions
net amt -omems Act of xooe, ,aoa ,
about his fnanres, saying
•�n
n�DVwnanT,n Pta, al rsr3x12rsD n. ,r a,l. '..
themcdiaandvot —shold
nse e'la -1 apamr,ene
1publ.c lmwelg
be more conccmed with is-
mar ne useo ,n lee con 1 if Ih,, Ir
C6 [ha[ plBguC [hCd SVIC[,
-sa rir—la wn.Wr.a a—.. ma.nwe +,
like public housing and
nom vemee•1 era me vav: e. one m nasal a ,gassers ua:n ,.,ao
crime, He remised to cor-
,, meow
met any mistakes when the
eat, 10 Be Cd!Itaar[a atuaadWa ire "Wouts ay,t
Pleclion is oven
�wE,n a10 q 111 DI 111 FaESrronaar uaarT At eD csai4 ,1
"We have a new roam
ulrro suomse, - onnalsenael -In aecmal. COD SE 3' Are-
working on that now,” said
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Donn