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MAYOR: Philip K. Stoddard, PhD CITY MANAGER: Hector Mirabile, PhD
VICE MAYOR: Valerie Newman ACTING CITY ATTORNEY: Thomas F. Pepe
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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Special Meeting Date: May 3, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM
Regular Meeting Date: May 3, 2011 Time: 7:30 PM
Next Regular Meeting Date: May 17, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM
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)
ITEM (S) FOR THE COMMISSION’S CONSIDERATION:
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1. Approval of Minutes
a) Minutes of April 19, 2011
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 City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to budget;
authorizing a transfer of $5,010 from account No. 001-
1310-513-3450, Contract Services to account No. 001-
1310-513-5230; providing and effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
6. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, declaring that the
attached lists of personal property are “surplus” and
authorizing the City Manager to sell the “surplus”
items at auction; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Purchasing Dept.)
(END OF CONSENT)
RESOLUTION(S)
(NONE)
ORDINANCE (S) SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING (S)
7. A Ordinance of the Mayor and the City Commission of
the City of South Miami, Florida amending the Pension
Plan providing for the addition of Sec 16-20 (L) Powers
of Board; providing for severability, ordinances in
conflict, and an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager)
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RESOLUTION (S) PUBLIC HEARING (S)
8. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, relating to contracts;
authorizing the City Manager to execute a three (3)
year Inter-local Agreement between Miami-Dade County,
Miami-Dade Police Department, and the City Of South
Miami for School Crossing Guard Services for 2011/2012,
2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school year; providing for an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Police Dept.)
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9. 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 Multiple-Family Residential (Two-Story),” which
in the future could be applied to development projects
and properties providing multiple-family units or
townhouse units in transitional residential areas;
providing for severability, providing for ordinances in
conflict; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept.)
10. 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
amend the future land use map category entitled
“Public/Institutional (Two-Story),” removing schools
(educational) and churches from the category; which
could be applied to development projects and properties
providing governmental facilities, utilities and could
also permit other ancillary uses implemented by the
category, with building heights and intensities
compatible with surrounding districts; providing for
severability, providing for ordinances in conflict; and
providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept.)
11. 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
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Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element in order to
adopt a new future land use map category entitled
“Religious (Two-Story),” which could be applied to
development projects and properties providing religious
facilities and could also permit other ancillary uses
implemented by the category, with building heights and
intensities compatible with surrounding districts;
providing for severability, providing for ordinances in
conflict; and providing an effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept.)
12. 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
“Educational (Two-Story),” which could be applied to
development projects and properties providing
educational facilities and could also permit other
ancillary uses implemented by the category, with
building heights and intensities compatible with
surrounding districts; providing for severability,
providing for ordinances in conflict; and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept.)
13. 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
“Hospital/Clinic (Two-Story),” which could be applied
to development projects and properties providing
hospital/clinic facilities and could also permit other
ancillary uses implemented by the category, with
building heights and intensities compatible with
surrounding districts; providing for severability,
providing for ordinances in conflict; and providing an
effective date. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept.)
14. An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of South Miami, Florida, amending the Land
Development Code by deleting Section 20-3.1(E) entitled
"Business Outside a Building”, inserting new Section
20-3.6 (V) to be entitled “Commercial Activity
Conducted Outside of a Building” in order to provide
regulations for allowing for outside merchandise
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display on private property and public sidewalks;
establishing limitations on type, location and extent
of outside merchandise display; providing a process for
obtaining permits; and providing for exceptions for
certain permitted uses; providing for severability;
providing for ordinances in conflict; and providing an
effective date. 5/5
(City Manager-Planning Dept.)
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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.”
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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
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