agenda1packageMAYOR: Philip K. Stoddard CITY MANAGER: Hector Mirabile
VICE MAYOR: Valerie Newman CITY ATTORNEY: Laurence Feingold
COMMISSIONER: Velma Palmer CITY CLERK: Maria M. Menendez
COMMISSIONER: Brian D. Beasley
COMMISSIONER: Walter A. Harris
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
City Commission Meeting
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PM Regular Meeting date: September 21, 2010 Time: 7:00
1 Special Meeting date: September 28, 200 Time: 7:30
ext Regular Meeting date: October 5, 2010 Time: 7:30 PM N
30 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL; Phone: (305) 663-6340 61
City of South Miami Ordinance No. 08-06-1876 requires all
lobbyists before engaging in any lobbying activities to register with
the City Clerk and pay an annual fee of $500.00 per Ord. No. 44-08-
1979. This applies to all persons who are retained (whether paid or
not) to represent a business entity or organization to influence
“City” action. “City” action is broadly described to include the
ranking and selection of professional consultants, and virtually all-
legislative, quasi-judicial and administrative action.
CALL TO ORDER:
A. Please silence or turn off all cell phones. If you must
the room: speak please leave
(s): B. Add-On Item
C. Roll Call:
D. Moment of Silence:
E. Pledge of Allegiance:
F. Lobbyists addressing the City Commission tonight must have
ity Clerk as indicated above. been registered with the C
resentation(s) 7:00 p.m. G. P
1) Green Task Force/Farmers Market – Gray Read, Chair
2) Employee Recognition – Parks and Recreation Department
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ITEM (S) FOR THE COMMISSION’S CONSIDERATION:
1. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of August 19, 2010
b) Minutes of August 27, 2010
c) Minutes of September 7, 2010
2. City Manager’s Report (25 minutes)
3. City Attorney’s Report (15-minutes)
PUBLIC REMARKS
(5 minutes)
4. Commission Reports, Discussion & Remarks (25 minutes)
Recommendation by Planning and Zoning regarding the
Future Land Use Map for 62nd Avenue to the “Commercial
Retail and Office (Two-Story) “ land use category that
is in the current Comprehensive Plan.
(Vice Mayor Newman)
(BEGINNING OF CONSENT)
5. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida concerning an application
pursuant to Land Development Code Section 20-4.3(N) to
permit the installation of a banner over Sunset Drive
to promote the 39th Annual South Miami Art Festival
an event sponsored by Chamber South to be held in
downtown South Miami on November 6-7, 2010; providing
for an effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution to permit the installation of a banner over Sunset Dr to
promote the 39th Annual So Miami Art Festival an event sponsored by
Chamber South to be held in downtown South Miami on Nov 6-7, 2010)
(City Manager)
6. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to budget;
authorizing an increase of $4,000.00 to account 608-
1910-521-46-80, State Forfeiture - Maintenance and
Outside Services; from account 608-0000-351-10-00,
State Forfeiture Confiscated Revenue for Fiscal Year
2009/10 of $23,261.00, providing an effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution authorizing an increase of $4,000 to the State Forfeiture-
Maintenance & Outside Services Acct, from the State Forfeiture Confiscated
Revenue Acct w/current bal$23,261)
(City Manager)
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7. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to budget;
authorizing a transfer of $2,000.00 from account 001-
1910-521-4970, Employee Testing to account 001-1910-
521-5410, Memberships & Subscriptions; providing an
effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution authorizing a transfer of $2,000 from the Employee Testing
Acct w/current bal$4,659 to the Memberships & Subscriptions acct)
(City Manager)
8. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to budget;
authorizing a transfer of $107,000 from account No.
001-2100-519-3457, settlements to account No. 001-1500-
514-3410, Litigation-Special Projects and Cost;
providing an effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution authorizing a transfer of $107,000 from Acct No. 2100-519-
3457 w/current bal$127,000 to the Litigation-Special Project & Cost acct)
(City Manager)
9. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to attorney
fees; approving attorney fees for Squire Sanders and
Dempsey, LLP in the amount of $46,908.64; charging
account No. 001.1500.514.3410; and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution approving attorney fees for Squire Sanders and Dempsey, in
the amt of $46,908.64; charging acct No. 001.1500.514.3410 w/current
bal$12,438 & an anticipated bal$119,438)
(City Manager)
10. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to attorney
fees; approving attorney fees for Squire Sanders and
Dempsey, LLP in the amount of $25,998.72; charging
account No. 001.1500.514.3410; and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution approving attorney fees for Squire Sanders and Dempsey, in
the amt of $25,998.72; charging acct No. 001.1500.514.3410 w/current
bal$12,608 & an anticipated bal$119,608)
(City Manager)
11. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to budget;
authorizing a transfer of $4,980 from account
No.001.1320.513.4110, Communications and Freight
Postage, settlements to account No. 001-1310-513-3450,
City Managers Contractual Services; providing an
effective date. 3/5
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(A Resolution authorizing a transfer of $4,980 from the Communications &
Freight Postage Acct w/current bals$8,129, to the City Managers
Contractual Services Acct)
(City Manager)
(THIS ITEM WILL BE PULLED BY THE CITY MANAGER)
12. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, authorizing the City
Manager to disburse a sum in an amount not to exceed
$13,710.48 to Miami Dade Enterprise Technology Services
Department for radio and technological repairs and
services from account 001-2100-519-4425, lease purchase
800 MHZ equipment, with a current balance of
$40,000.00; providing for an effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution authorizing a transfer of $107,000 from Acct No. 2100-519-
3457 w/current bal$40,000 to the Litigation-Special Project & Cost acct)
(City Manager)
(END OF CONSENT)
RESOLUTION (S)
13. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, authorizing the City
Manager to hire FirstSouthwest as the City’s Financial
Advisor to analyze the City’s financial position with
respect to bond re-financing; and providing an
effective date. (Deferred 9/07/10) 3/5
(A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to hire FirstSouthwest as the
City’s Financial Advisor)
(City Manager
14. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, authorizing the City Manager to
receive escrow monies from Larkin Community Hospital
relating to the construction of street closure
improvements on SW 70th Street west of SW 62 Avenue;
authorizing the City Manager to hold such escrow monies
from Larkin Community Hospital subject to terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth; and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution authorizing the CM to receive escrow monies from Larking
Hospital relating to the construction of street closure improvements on Sw
70 St west of SW 62 Av; authorizing the CM to hold such escrow monies from
Larkin Hospital subject to the terms & conditions hereinafter set forth)
(City Manager)
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ORDINANCE (S) SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING (S)
15. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, to amend Section 20-3.3
(D) of the Land Development Code entitled “Permitted
Use Schedule” in order to change the Group Home I use
category from a “P” Permitted use category to the “S”
Special Use category; and amending Section 20-3.4
entitled “Special use conditions” in order to set forth
general and special requirements applicable to Group
Home I uses; providing for severability; providing for
ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective
date. 3/5
(City Manager)
16. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, to amend Section 20-
5.19(E)(3) of the Land Development Code entitled
“Certificates of Appropriateness” in order to modify
subsection (3) to provide that decisions of the
Historic Preservation Board on certificates of
appropriateness to be final; and providing for an
appeal of any decisions on certificates of
appropriateness to be made to the City Commission;
providing for severability; providing for ordinances in
conflict; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
17. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida amending the South Miami
Pension Plan, providing for an amendment to Section 16-
12, Definitions, to comply with current City policy
concerning the definitions of annual compensation,
final average compensation, department head, employee,
full time employee, participation and part-time
employee; amending Section 16-14(f)(1)(b) to allow
retired participants to change a beneficiary up to two
times at the participant’s cost in compliance with
Chapter 2009-97, Laws of Florida; amending the City of
South Miami Police Officers Retirement Trust Fund to
provide for compliance with chapter 2009-97, Laws of
Florida; amending Section 16-17(b) to eliminate the 3%
interest payment on return of contribution; providing
for severability; providing for codification; and
providing for an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
(Deferred 8/03/10 & 9/07/10)
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18. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, modifying chapter 13 of
the City Code to substitute the term Business Tax
Receipt for occupational license tax to conform with
the term used in Chapter 205 F.S.; providing for
severability, conflict and an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
RESOLUTION (S) PUBLIC HEARING (S)
19. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, approving an employment
agreement between the City of South Miami and Hector
Mirabile, Ph.D the new City Manager; and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution approving an employment agreement between the CSM & Dr.
Mirabile, the new City Manager)
(Mayor Stoddard)
20. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida relating to the issuance
of a Certificate of Appropriateness pursuant to Section
20-5.19(E)(3) of the Land Development Code to permit
new paving and fencing on a designated historic single
family building located at 6134 SW 56 Street (Miller
Drive)in the Cambridge Lawns Historic District;
providing an effective date. 3/5
(A Resolution to permit new paving and fencing on a historic building
located at 6134 SW 56 St)
(City Manager)
21. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, relating to a request pursuant to
Section 20-3.4(b)(4)(b) of the Land Development Code
for Special Use Approval to locate a general restaurant
at 7301 SW 57 Court (Plaza 57 Building) within the
“SR(HD-OV)” Specialty Retail (Hometown District-Overlay
Zone); and providing an effective date. 4/5
(A Resolution for a Special Use approval to locate a general restaurant
at 7301 SW 57 Ct)
(City Manager)
ORDINANCE (S) FIRST READING
22. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to an amendment
to the South Miami Code of Ordinances Section 15C-1
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entitled “Valet Parking Permits for Use of Public
Property” in order to remove a provision in Sec. 15C-
1(2)(b) which sets forth a specific rental fee for use
of public on-street curbside spaces; the rental fee to
be placed in the City’s Permit Fee Schedule; providing
for severability; providing for ordinances in conflict;
and providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
23. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, amending the text of the
South Miami Comprehensive Plan, by amending the
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element in order to
adopt a new future land use map category entitled
“Mixed Use-Affordable Housing (Two story)” which in the
future could be applied to development projects
providing affordable housing units and commercial uses;
providing an effective date; providing for severability,
providing for ordinances in conflict; and providing an
effective date. 4/5
(City Manager)
24. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, amending the Land
Development Code Section 20-3.1 entitled “Zoning Use
Districts and Purposes” and amending Section 20-3.3(D)
entitled “Permitted Use Schedule” and Section 20-3.5(F)
entitled “Dimensional Requirements Multi-Family
Districts” in order to create a “MU-AH”, Mixed Use-
Affordable Housing (Two story) Zoning Use District and
to describe the purpose of the district, set forth uses
permitted, and establish dimensional requirements, all
for a zoning use district which in the future could be
applied to development projects providing affordable
housing units and commercial uses; providing for
severability, providing for ordinances in conflict; and
providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
25. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, amending the Land
Development Code Section 20-3.5(E), entitled
“Dimensional Standards Single Family Districts” by
transferring all provisions related to two story single
family structures to existing Section 20-3.5(H),
entitled “Special dimensional and performance standards
for two-story single structure and two-story additions”;
and making technical adjustments to Section 20-3.5(H);
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providing for severability; providing for ordinances in
conflict; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
26. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami Florida, amending the Future Land
Use Map of the South Miami Comprehensive Plan by
changing the future land use category from Mixed-Use
Commercial Residential (Four Story) to Parks and Open
Space for the three properties identified as a part of
the Murray Park Community Center located at 5845-5855
SW 68th Street and 6731 SW 58th Place, and legally
described as Lots 10 thru 12, Block 8, Townsite of
Larkins (Folio Nos. 09-4025-028-0900, 09-4025-028-0910,
09-4025-028-0920); providing for severability; providing
for ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective
date. 4/5
(City Manager)
27. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami Florida, amending the Future Land
Use Map of the South Miami Comprehensive Plan by
changing the future land use category from Single-Family
Residential (Two-Story) to Parks and Open Space for the
property identified as a part of the Murray Park
Community Center located at 5800 SW 66th Street and
legally described as Lot 1, Block 1, Larkins Townsite
(Folio No. 09-4025-028-0010); providing for
severability; providing for ordinances in conflict; and
providing an effective date. 4/5
(City Manager)
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VOTE OF THE COMMISSION.”
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