agenda
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
____________________________________________________
0
___________
Regular Meeting date: December 13, 201 Time: 7:30 PM
ext Regular Meeting date: January 4, 2011 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 Invocation:
E. Pledge of Allegiance:
F. Lobbyists addressing the City Commission tonight must have
ity Clerk as indicated above. been registered with the C
ation(s) 7:00 p.m. G. Present
(NONE)
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION
AGENDA – December 13, 2010 1
ITEM (S) FOR THE COMMISSION’S CONSIDERATION:
1. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of November 16, 2010
b) Minutes of November 23, 2010
c) Minutes of November 24, 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)
(BEGINNING OF CONSENT)
5. A Resolution of the Mayor and the City Commission of
the City of South Miami, Florida authorizing the City
Manager to recommend trees and shrubs for the City of
South Miami compiled from the recommendations of the
Urban Landscape Committee; providing an effective date.
(City Manager – Park/Rec. Dept.) 3/5
6. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, authorizing the City
Manager to expend $22,000 to Ballpark Maintenance Inc.
for application of pest control fertilization and
herbicide for the athletic fields at South Miami Park,
Murray Park and Palmer Park to be charged to
Contractual Services account # 1750-519-3450; providing
an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager – Park/Rec. Dept.)
7. A Resolution of the Mayor and the City Commission of
the City of South Miami, Florida authorizing the City
Manager to execute an agreement with Leadex Corporation
using FRDAP (Florida Recreation Development Assistance
Program) grant for renovations at Dante Fascell Park’s
restrooms in an amount of $21,846.50 to be charged to
FRDAP account #114-2000-572.63-02; providing an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager – Park/Rec. Dept.)
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION
AGENDA – December 13, 2010 2
8. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, Co-Designating S.W. 58th
Avenue, from S.W. 87th Street to S.W. 72nd Street
(Sunset Drive) as Cathy McCann Drive; Directing the
City Manager to submit this Resolution to Miami-Dade
County and to take all other necessary actions to carry
out the purpose of this Resolution; and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(Commissioner Palmer)
9. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami approving the reallocation of the
remaining balance of fiscal year 2008 grant agreement
amendment with Miami-Dade County’s Department of
Housing and Community Development (DHCD) for the Murray
Park Swimming Pool Design Phase in the Amount of
$90,463.00 to the Construction Phase of the Murray Park
Swimming Pool for a total Community Pool Construction
Award in the amount of $1,207,361.00; and setting forth
that all CDBG grant funding for the Murray Park
Swimming Pool will be combined with an extended
expiration date of December 31, 2011; and providing for
an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager – Public Works Dept.)
10. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, authorizing the City
Manager to execute fiscal year 2010 grant agreement
with Miami-Dade County’s Department of Housing and
Community Development (DHCD) for the SW 64th Street
Improvements Phase I; providing for an effective date.
(City Manager – Finance Dept.) 3/5
11. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, authorizing the City
Manager to execute an agreement with the firm of
XpoTek, Inc. (XpoTek) to perform a special audit of the
City’s telecommunications billing for a contingent
retainer fee of forty percent (40%) of a twelve (12)
month period of cumulative savings received from
recovered overcharges, and providing an effective date.
(City Manager – Finance Dept.) 3/5
12. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida authorizing the City
Manager to permit Volksblast, Inc., a non-profit
organization to hold their Annual VW Auto Show on
January 30, 2011, which would be held in the downtown
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION
AGENDA – December 13, 2010 3
South Miami area on Sunset Drive; providing for an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager – Park/Rec. Dept.)
(END OF CONSENT)
RESOLUTION(S)
13. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to extension of
the current contract with Gomez Barker Associates, Inc.
for the provision of Legislative (Lobbying) Services on
a month-to-month basis with an expiration date of May
31st, 2011; providing for an effective date. 3/5
(Deferred 12/07/10)
(City Manager – Finance Dept.)
ORDINANCE (S) SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING (S)
(NONE)
RESOLUTION (S) PUBLIC HEARING (S)
(NONE)
ORDINANCE (S) FIRST READING
14. 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, increasing some fees, adding new fees
and deleting some fees from the schedule, providing
for severability, ordinances in conflict, and an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager – Finance Dept.)
15. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to the budget;
authorizing an increase of expense line item 615-1910-
521-5205 (Federal Forfeiture Computer Equipment) in the
amount of $56,336.80, and 615-1910-521-4960 (Federal
Forfeiture Special Investigations) in the amount of
$7,000.00 from Federal Forfeiture Fund Balance with a
balance of $205,643.03, providing for severability,
ordinances in conflict and an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager – Police Dept.)
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION
AGENDA – December 13, 2010 4
REGULAR CITY COMMISSION
AGENDA – December 13, 2010 5
CITY HAS A SIGNIFICANT GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST IN
CONDUCTING EFFICIENT AND ORDERLY COMMISSION MEETINGS.
SPEAKERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT SECTION 2-2.1(K)(2)
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDES THAT “ANY PERSON
MAKING PERSONAL IMPERTINENT, OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR
WHO SHALL BECOME BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE
COMMISSION SHALL BE FORTHWITH BARRED FROM FURTHER
AUDIENCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER,
UNLESS PERMISSION TO CONTINUE BE GRANTED BY A MAJORITY
VOTE OF THE COMMISSION.”
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION No. 246-10-13280,“ANY INVOCATION THAT MAY BE OFFERED
BEFORE THE START OF REGULAR COMMISSION BUSINESS SHALL BE THE VOLUNTARY
OFFERING OF A PRIVATE CITIZEN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMISSION AND THE
CITIZENS PRESENT. THE VIEWS OR BELIEFS EXPRESSED BY THE INVOCATION SPEAKER
HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THE
COMMISSION DOES NOT ENDORSE THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR VIEWS OF THIS, OR ANY
OTHER SPEAKER.”
PURSUANT TO FLA STATUTES 286.0105, 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 ITS 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 PROCEEDIGS IS
MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THIS
NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT BY THE CITY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OR ADMISSION OR OTHERWISE
INADMISSIBLE OR IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE, NOR DOES IT AUTHORIZE CHALLENGES OR APPEALS NOT OTHERWISE
ALLOWED BY LAW.