1c1 City of South Miami
2 Special City Commission Minutes
3 June 22, 2010
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5 CALL TO ORDER;
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7 The City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida met
8 in special session on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, beginning at 9:42
9 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive.
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11 A. Roll Call:
12 The following members of the City Commission were present:
13 Mayor Philip K. Stoddard, Vice Mayor Valerie Newman, and,
14 Commissioners Velma Palmer, Brian D. Beasley and Walter A.
15 Harris.
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17 Also in attendance were: Acting City Manager Buford R. Witt,
18 City Attorney Laurence Feingold and City Clerk Maria M. Menendez.
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20 B. Moment of Silence: By Mayor Stoddard.
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22 C. Pledge of Allegiance:
23 The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.
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25 D. Presentations(s)
26 NONE.
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28 RESOLUTION (S)
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32 1. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
33 City of South Miami, Florida directing the
34 administration to initiate a Request for Qualifications
35 (RFQ) for a professional management firm which can
36 manage the operations of the proposed community pool at
37 Murray Park; and providing an effective date. 3/5
38 (Mayor Stoddard)
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40 Moved by Commissioner Beasley, seconded by Vice Mayor
41 Newman to approve this item.
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43 Mayor Stoddard said that when it comes the time to review a
44 pool design it will be good to have an expert on who knows
45 something about how to do this efficiently. He suggested
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1 awarding the selected firm a one -year contract where even if
2 they are not paid during that time, it will be beneficial for
3 them to have input on a pool that they will be in charge of its
4 operation when it is finished. As we start getting proposals
5 back and we start working with the design -build firm to shape
6 that proposal further through workshops, that is when it is
7 important to have an operator present for input.
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9 Mr. Witt said that he believes that we need consultant
10 assistance through the process prior to bidding out for the
11 operation of the pool.
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13 With some further comments, the motion to approve this item
14 passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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16 Commissioner Palmer: Yea
17 Vice Mayor Newman: Yea
18 Commissioner Beasley: Yea
19 Commissioner Harris: Yea
20 Mayor Stoddard: Yea
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23 2. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
24 City of South Miami, Florida, relating to current and
25 next fiscal year budgets; directing the City Manager to
26 freeze hiring of non - critical life saving employees
27 until the city revenue conditions improve
28 significantly; providing an effective date. 3/5
29 (Commissioner Beasley)
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31 Moved by Commissioner Beasley, seconded by Vice Mayor
32 Newman to approve this item.
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34 Commissioner_ Beasley said that he sponsored this item
35 because of our unforeseen financial status.
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37 Commissioner Palmer said that she has not seen anything
38 showing the latest financial state of the City in order to make
39 this type of decision.
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41 Mr. Witt said that the figures he has seen which are a
42 couple of weeks old show that we are on the red; however, he
43 said that we are making adjustments everyday and that he thinks
44 that the problem is curable. He also said that he has already
45 implemented the hiring freeze, exempting the Parks and
46 Recreation Department, allowing them to hire three seasonal
47 part -time employees for the summer camp.
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Commissioner Harris expressed concern about taking away
part of the City Manager's responsibilities.
Commissioner Palmer concurred with Commissioner Harris,
saying that hiring staff is the City Manager's responsibility.
Commissioner Beasley said that he feels that this is a
budgetary issue and that his main responsibility is serving the
people that he represents.
With some further comments, the motion to approve this item
failed by a 2 -3 vote:
Commissioner Palmer: Nay
Vice Mayor Newman: Yea
Commissioner Beasley: Yea
Commissioner Harris: Nay
Mayor Stoddard: Nay
There being no further business to come before this Body,
the meeting adjourned at 10:23 p.m.
Attest
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk
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Approved
Philip K. Stoddard
Mayor