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MAYOR: Philip K. Stoddard, PhD CITY MANAGER: Hector Mirabile, PhD
VICE MAYOR: Valerie Newman CITY ATTORNEY: Laurence Feingold
COMMISSIONER: Velma Palmer, PhD CITY CLERK: Maria M. Menendez
COMMISSIONER: Brian D. Beasley
COMMISSIONER: Walter A. Harris
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
City Commission Meeting
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Regular Meeting date: October 5, 2010 Time: 7:00 PM
Special Meeting date: October 8, 2010 Time: 6:00 PM
ext Regular Meeting date: October 19, 2010 Time: 7:30 PM N
6130 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL; Phone: (305) 663-6340
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
G. Presentation(s) 7:00 p.m.
1) Swearing-In Ceremony for City Manager Hector Mirabile, PhD
Committee 2) Recognition to the FY 2010-2011 Budget & Finance
3) Recognition to the South Miami Police Explorers
4) Digital Payment Technologies, Corp. Presentation
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ITEM (S) FOR THE COMMISSION’S CONSIDERATION:
1. Approval of Minutes
None
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)
Scheduling a COW for review of Commission action
priorities - Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
(Mayor Stoddard)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
RESOLUTION (S) PUBLIC HEARING (S)
5. 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
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
(END OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS)
(BEGINNING OF CONSENT)
6. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to authorization
of the City Manager as signatory in city bank accounts;
providing for an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance Dept)
7. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to the Pension
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Ad Hoc Committee; providing for the extension of
membership; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance Dept)
8. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to boards and
committees; appointing Bickley F. Simpson to serve on
the Green Task Force for a two-year term ending October
4, 2012; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(Vice Mayor Newman)
9. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to boards and
committees; appointing Marice Chael to serve on the
Citizens Advisory Group (Community Gardens & Farmers
Market) for a two-year term ending October 4, 2012; and
providing an effective date. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
10. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to boards and
committees; appointing Daisy Harrell to serve on the
Citizens Advisory Group (Community Gardens & Farmers
Market) for a two-year term ending October 4, 2012; and
providing an effective date. 3/5
(Commissioner Palmer)
11. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to boards and
committees; appointing Gray Read to serve on the
Citizens Advisory Group (Community Gardens & Farmers
Market) for a two-year term ending October 4, 2012; and
providing an effective date. 3/5
(Commissioner Beasley)
12. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to boards and
committees; appointing Pam Lahiff to serve on the
Citizens Advisory Group (Community Gardens & Farmers
Market) for a two-year term ending October 4, 2012; and
providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Commission)
13. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to boards and
committees; appointing Lisa Yoss to serve on the
Citizens Advisory Group (Community Gardens & Farmers
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Market) for a two-year term ending October 4, 2012; and
providing an effective date. 3/5
(Vice Mayor Newman)
14. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to boards and
committees; appointing Annick D. Sternberg to serve on
the Citizens Advisory Group (Community Gardens &
Farmers Market) for a two-year term ending October 4,
2012; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(Commissioner Harris)
15. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida authorizing the City
Manager to enter into a mutual aid agreement with the
City of Miami Police Department for general and
specific law enforcement duties on behalf of the City
of South Miami Police Department pursuant to Section
23.1225(3), Florida Statutes; providing for an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Police Dept)
16. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida authorizing the City
Manager to permit Chamber South, a non-profit
organization to hold their 39th Annual South Miami Art
Festival on November 6-7, 2010, which would be held in
the downtown South Miami area on Sunset Drive;
providing for an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Park/Rec Dept)
17. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida authorizing the City
Manager to transfer $3,057.42 from account # 001-2020-
519-6430 (Operating Equipment) to account # 001-2020-
519-4310 (Electricity). This fund transfer will be used
to pay the Community Center’s electricity bill;
providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Park/Rec Dept)
18. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, authorizing the City
Manager to contract with Verizon Wireless to provide
the City with wireless telephone service; providing for
an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance Dept)
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19. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, directing the City
Manager to negotiate an agreement with Earth Learning,
Inc., to establish and operate a farmer's market within
the City; and providing for an effective date. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
(END OF CONSENT)
RESOLUTION(S)
20. A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to the hiring
freeze of all employees; rescinding Resolution No. 134-
10-13168; providing an effective date. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
21. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, authorizing the City
Manager to execute an agreement with Digital Payment
Technologies, Corp.; a Canadian federal corporation
authorized to transact business in the State of Florida
to purchase thirty-eight (38) Parking Pay Stations to
be placed throughout the City of South Miami, providing
for an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager – Finance Dept.)
ORDINANCE (S) SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING (S)
22. 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 16-17lbl to eliminate the 3%
interest payment on return of contribution; providing
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for severability; providing for codification; and
providing for an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Pension Attorney)
(Deferred 8/03/10;9/07/10;9/21/10)
23. 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
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-Planning Dept)
24. 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-Planning Dept)
25. 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-Planning Dept)
26. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, amending the Land
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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); providing for severability; providing for
ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective
date. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
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 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 17, 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-Planning Dept)
28. 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-Planning Dept)
29. 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 Van Smith Park
located at 7800 SW 59 Avenue (Folio No. 09- 4036-039-
0020 and Folio No. 09-4036-039-0025); providing for
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severability; providing for ordinances in conflict;
and providing an effective date. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
RESOLUTION (S) PUBLIC HEARING (S)
(CONT’D)
30. 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. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance Dept)
ORDINANCE (S) FIRST READING
31. An ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to Chapter 5 of
the City Code, amending Sections 5-2, 5-2.1, 5-2.2, 5-
2-3 and 5-2.4 and creating 5-2.5 through 5-2.12 of the
Code of Ordinances entitled “Poultry and fowl”, now to
be entitled “Chickens”; providing for the maintaining
of well-mannered chickens under certain terms and
conditions; creating enforcement procedures; providing
for severability, ordinances in conflict, and an
effective date. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard-City Attorney)
32. An Ordinance of the Mayor and the City Commission of
the City of South Miami, Florida relating to the fee
schedule, amending Ordinance 21-09-2013 as amended by
Ordinances to include a new Parking Division Fee
Schedule, increasing some parking fees, adding new fees
and deleting some fees from the schedule, proving for
severability, Ordinances in conflict, and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance Dept.)
33. 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
“Low Density Affordable Multiple-Family Residential
(Two story)” which in the future could be applied to
development projects and properties providing multiple-
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family housing units or town home units in transitional
residential areas; providing for severability,
providing for ordinances in conflict; and providing an
effective date. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
34. 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 map category from Single-
Family Residential (Two Story) to Low Density
Affordable Multiple-Family Residential (Two story) for
three properties identified as a Community
Redevelopment Area Affordable Housing Site located at
the southeast corner of SW 64th Terrace and SW 61st
Court and more specifically legally described as (1)
Folio No.09-4025-000-0850 located at 6488 SW 60 Avenue;
(2) Folio No. 09-4025-000-0852 and (3) Folio No.09-
4025-065-0090 providing for severability; providing for
ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective
date. 5/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
35. 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 map category from Mixed-
Use Commercial Residential (Four Story) to Mixed Use-
Affordable Housing (Two Story) for an area identified
as a part of the proposed Madison Square Development
Project generally located at the southeast corner of SW
64th Street and SW 60th Avenue and the southeast
corner of SW 64th Street and SW 59th Place including
properties more specifically legally described in
Section 1 of this ordinance; providing for
severability; providing for ordinances in conflict; and
providing an effective date. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
36. 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 map category from Single-
Family Residential (Two Story) to Mixed Use-Affordable
Housing (Two Story) for five properties identified as a
part of the proposed Madison Square Development Project
located between 6443-6487 SW 60th Avenue and more
specifically legally described as 6443 SW 60th Avenue
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(Folio No. 09-4025-010-0050); 6457 SW 60th Avenue
(Folio No. 09-4025-010-0060); (Folio No. 09-4025-010-
0070); 6487 SW 60th Avenue (Folio No. 09-4025-010-0080)
and 6443 SW 59th Place (Folio No. 09-4025-010-0320);
providing for severability; providing for ordinances in
conflict; and providing an effective date. 5/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
37. 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 map category from Mixed-
Use Commercial Residential (Four Story) to Residential
/ Limited Commercial District (Two Story) for an area
identified as all properties facing the west side of SW
62 Avenue from SW 64th Street to SW 70th Street
including 6230 SW 69th Street said properties more
specifically legally described in Section 1 of this
ordinance; providing for severability; providing for
ordinances in conflict; and providing an effective
date. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept)
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