agendaCITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
City Commission Hector Mirabile, Ph.D
Philip K. Stoddard, Ph.D, Mayor City Manager Valerie Newman, Vice Mayor
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
Velma Palmer, Ph.D, Commissioner City Clerk
Brian D. Beasley, Commissioner Thomas F. Pepe, Esq.
Walter A. Harris, Commissioner
City Attorney
CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011, 7:00 PM
CITY HALL/COMMISSION CHAMBERS
6130 SUNSET DRIVE
SOUTH
MIAMI, FLORIDA
SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
ADD-ON ITEM(S)
ROLL CALL
MOMENT OF SILENCE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
LOBBYIST(S) ADDRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT MUST HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED WITH THE CITY CLERK
PRESENTATIONS
a) Officer of the Month
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of September 22, 2011
Minutes of September 27, 2011
Minutes of October 4, 2011
CITY
MANAGER’S REPORT
CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
PUBLIC REMARKS
COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
CONSENT AGENDA
1. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase from International Data Consultants (IDC) the following: One (1) Dell Server R710; One (1) Dell Power Vault
MD 1220; One (1) Microsoft Exchange 2010 Enterprise – Open License and the appropriate client access license standard for MS Exchange 2010 Enterprise for a total of $26,892.90.
3/5
(City Manager-Central Services)
2. A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida, relating to appraisal services; approving fees for American
Appraisal in the amount of $5,800; charging account No. 001-1320-513-3450; and providing an effective date.
3/5
(City Manager-Central Services)
3. A resolution relating to the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (SMCRA) adopted budget for Fiscal Year beginning October
1, 2011 and ending September 30, 2012; authorizing the expenditure of funds established by the budget; authorizing the Agency to transmit the budget to Miami-Dade County for approval.
3/5
(City Manager – SMCRA)
4. A Resolution appointing Eduardo S. Corlett, IV to the Environmental Review and Preservation Board for a two (2) year term ending October
17, 2013. 3/5
(Vice Mayor Newman)
RESOLUTIONS
5. A Resolution directing the City Clerk to provide the City Commission with information regarding any item(s) to be
placed in the newspaper for public hearing. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
6. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
three (3) year contract agreement with Windstream with a monthly service charge of $ 875.02. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance Dept.)
7. A Resolution
to amend the City Manager's Employment Agreement entered into with City of South Miami, deleting the provision granting the City an option to
renew and increasing the existing three-year (3) term of the agreement by an additional two (2) years. 3/5
(Vice Mayor Newman)
8. A Resolution authorizing
the City Manager to sign a contract with Thomas F. Pepe, Esquire, to provide legal services as the City Attorney for the City of South Miami, to extend the notice of termination to six
(6) months and to extend the term of his contract for an additional two (2) year term. 3/5
(Vice Mayor Newman)
ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING(S)
9. An
Ordinance repealing amending the City of South Miami’s existing Fee Schedule Ordinance No. 04-11-2077 to make modifications to the Fee Schedule.
and amending Subsection 2-7(c)
of Section 2-7of the City’s Code of Ordinances titled “Administration department; functions and duties.” to provide for future changes in the schedule of fees and delegating authority
to the City Manager to set fees and make modifications to the Fee Schedule. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance Dept.)
ORDINANCE(S) FIRST
READING
10. An Ordinance amending the City of South Miami Pension Plan, providing for an amendment to Section 16-21 Purchase of credited service, to provide an incentive for retirement
for qualified police officer employees of the City of South Miami by including an additional eight (8) months of prior credited service, within a specified period of time.
3/5
(City Manager)
11. An Ordinance amending the South Miami Pension Plan, providing for an amendment to Section 16-12, Definitions, Section 16-13, Eligibility, to Section 16-14,
Pension Benefits and Retirement Dates, Section 16-19, Contributions to comply with current City policy concerning the definitions of annual compensation and final average compensation;
and also amending Section 16-13, Eligibility. 3/5
(City Manager)
ADJOURNMENT
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 FLORIDA STATUTE 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.
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.”