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17To: Via: From: Date: CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM South Miami 2001 The Honorable Mayor Stoddard and Members of the City Commission Hector Mirabile, Ph.D., City Manager;[ ( Christopher Brimo, AICP; IJ.rr('./ Plmming Director '<Ji :Y November 1, 2011 ITEM No.,--'L.........,7r-_ Applicant: City of South Miami An Ordinance of the City of South Miami, Florida, amending the City of South Miami Comprehensive Plan to adopt a new future land use map category titled "Hospital" SUMMARY OF REQUEST A Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use text amendment was initiated at a workshop held by the City Commission on April 12, 2011. At the workshop, it was decided to adopt a new future land use map category titled "Hospital! Clinic (Two-Story)." On April 26, 2011 the Local Planning Agency (LP A) after public hearing, adopted a motion by a vote of 4 ayes and 2 nays (Yanoshik and Dundorf) recommending denial of the category titled "Hospital! Clinic (Two-Story)." The LPA provided the following reasons for their denial: some clinics are not open 24 hours a day as are hospitals; and that there is no category to take into consideration the existing two hospitals in the City of South Miami that have in excess of four stories. On May 3, 2011 the City Commission after public hearing, adopted a motion to withdraw the new future land use map category titled "Hospital! Clinic (Two-Story)." One of the problems is having hospitals and clinics within the same category. The discussion evolved on the subject pertaining to the number of stories that would be allowed and are suitable for this category, four stories or higher. Also, a land use category titled "Hospital ! Office" was in the Comprehensive Plan language until 1997. After discussion from the Commission, the Planning and Zoning Department was instructed to draft a new future land use map category fOT hospital that would satisfy the City'S zoning guidelines and the item was sent back to the drawing board. On June 21, 20ll the Local Planning Agency (LPA) after a public hearing, adopted a motion by a vote of 5 ayes and 1 nay (Dundorf) recommending approval of the category titled "Hospital" without a "story" designation. After a brief presentation by a member of the public and considerable discussion between staff and the Board, it was felt that by creating a Two or Four Story limitation on the category where there already exists two facilities in excess of four stories, would unnecessarily create a non-conforming situation. The Board felt that the category would be better ·defined as being consistent with heights 2 and intensities of the surrounding uses and with the underlying zoning dimensional requirements. The City Commission at its July 19, 2011 meeting passed on first reading, a new future land use map category for "Hospital"; the proposal passed by a vote of 4-0. This proposed amendment was transmitted to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and respective agencies pursuant to Section 163.3184 (2) and (3), Florida Statutes, as part of an amendment package designated 11-1ESR. The DCA and respective agencies found that the proposed amendment has no adverse impact The City may now adopt this proposed plan amendment. Upon final adoption, the item will be transmitted to the State pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes. It is important to note that the effective date of the ordinance has heen amended with language received from the State, to reflect statutory requirements for expedited reviews. As previously noted, the backup comments from the DCA and respective agencies for the amendment package Il- l ESR are attached to the first ordinance. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT: GENERAL INFORMATION (FROM MAY 3 & JULY 19, 2011) A change in the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element can be initiated by a property owner, the Local Planning Agency and the City Commission. An amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan document or the future land use map category requires the adoption of an ordinance by the city commission after receiving advise from the City's Local Planning Agency Following adoption of the application by the City Commission, the application package is then submitted to other agencies and the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for review and approval. For additional information on the process, please refer to line item #12 of the attached Comprehensive Plan2010 Cycle 2 Chart. LAND USE MAP AND RELATED POLICIES AND THE REASONS ONWHICH THEY ARE BASED "Hospital Expansion: South Mifulli is home to South Miami Hospital and Larkin Hospital. These facilities should be able to function and develop. However, new development should not encroach upon or choke the city's small town character or overall husiness enviromnent. This pla.'l provides a hospitah'offiee designation for areas where existing hospitals are located. The hospital/office category provides for use of hospital areas for office faeilities should hospital operations be discontinued. Office intensities should be appropriate to surrounding uses. Modification of development plans within the limit of the current planned unit development area and adjacent mixed-use areas is consistent with this comprehensive plan provided that inteBSity of use is not increased and provided that negative impacts on the surrounding adjacent neighborhoods are not increased. Editor's Modification pursuant to Amendment Package DCA No.97-1ER, adopted on August 19, 1997. " [Element 1, page6} The Comprehensive Plan, the land use category titled "Hospital/Office (Four Story)" was removed in 1997. The language that was removed reads as follows: 3 "HaSIJitaYOfHee (Fool' Stery) The hospital/office land use outegor".. is intended to permit development of hospital facilities. Zolling regulatiol'ls that implement this land use category could pel'll.it hospital uses by right, as special uses or as planRecl developments. The hospital/office category is also intended to permit office uses at appropriate intensities in the event that hospital uses are terminatecl. (97-lER)" Significant Parking Facilities "Figure. 1 located in Appendix I-A of DCA Amendment No. 97-1ER shows the significant public parking facilities located throughout the City of South Miami. These facilities include the public park-and-ride garage located at the South Miami Metrorail transit station, South Miami Hospital, City Hall, Shops at Sunset Place, schools, parks and recreational areas. There are also two areas in downtown South Miami located between SW 59th Avenue and SW 57th Court along SW 73th street and SW 74th street which has long term meter, 5 hour, street parking. Map Series in 97-1 ER Appendix i-A. " [Element 2, page 40] Major Public Transit Trip Generators and Attractors Based upon the Existing Land Use Map "As shown in Figure 3 located in Appendix I-A of DCA Amendment No. 97-IER, existing major traffic/trip generators and attractors are located throughout the City of South Miami. But for the most part, the. majority of them are concentrated in the downtown area. For presentation purposes, these major generators and attractors have been categorized as: government centers, hospitals/medical complexes shopping centers/major retail areas, attractions/cultural facilities, parks/recreational areas, and employment centers. Within the City of South Miami they are: South Miami Hospital, Shops at Sunset Place, Ludlam Elementary School, South Miami Elementary, Fairchild Elementary, City Hall, Dante Fascell Park, Fuch's Park, Marshall Williamson Park, Murray Park, the y'M.C.A., the Metrorail transit station, and the downtown area's retail shops. See Map Series in 97-IER Appendix I-A." [Element 2, page 40] Neighborhood Traffic Management "A local area traffic management program will be implemented. The intent of the program will be to minimize non-local traffic on local streets. The program will include traffic volume counts on selected local streets. Origin-destination surveys may be initiated depending. on the traffic count results. Local streets will be prioritized for local area traffic management implementation techniques. Implementation techniques will include passive (non-physical) techrlques and physical controls. Passive techniqujls will include: stop signs, speed limits, tum prohibitions, one- way streets, no entry signs, neighborhood signs and aggressive enforcement. Physical controls could include: street bumps, rumble strips, chokers, entrance gates, narrowing streets and cul-de-sacs .. CuI-de-sacs, street diverters and other physical controls will be us.ed in a very sparing way, if at all. They will not be used in a way which isolates 4 significant residential areas from important destinations such as the Sout..h Miami Hospital and the Sunset commercial area." [Element 2, page 56} "There are no industrial uses in South Miami. Of the 2,000,000 gallons per day of. consumption, less than one third is generated by other non-residential uses such as commercial and hospitals." [Element 5, page 118} As per the Definitions, Section 20-2.3 of the Land Development Code, a Accessory building, Accessory medical services, and Nonresidential district are defined as follows: Accessory building. Shall mean a detached subordinate building or portion thereof, the use of which is incidental to and in connection with a principal or main building which is located on the same lot. No accessory building shall be' permitted which is not located in conjunction with a principal or main building. Accessory medical services. Shall mean only those servi,ces that are not already provided by the hospital facility which is for the sole use of the hospital staff and patients. Such uses may be housed in a trailer unit where parking is provided in excess of that required for the specially permitted hospital use and where additional parking is also provided for the trailer unit. (Ord. No. 2-91-1467, 1-15-91) Distric4 nonresidential. Shall mean any district designated for office, business, intensive, hospital or public purposes pursuant to t.'lls Code. As per the Definitions, Section 20-2.3 of the Land Development Code, a hospital is defined as follows: "Hospital. Shall mean a building, or group of buildings, having room facilities for one (1) or more overnight patients, used for providing services for the in-patient medical or surgical care of sick or injured humans, and which may include related facilities such as laboratories, out-patient departments, training facilities, central service facilities, and staff offices; provided, however, that such related facility must be incidental and subordinate to the main use and must be an integral part of the hospital operations." Also, both the Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary as well as the website for Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines hospital as follows: "Hospital. An institution where the sick or injured are given medical or surgical care. " The Webster's Seventh New ColIegiate Dictionary as well as the website for Merriam- Webster Dictionary define clinic as fcOllows: "Clinic. A facility (as of a hospital) for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients. " 5 20-3.1 ZONING USE DISTRICTS AND PURPOSES. "(A) Zoning Districts Established. In order to implement the intent of this Code and the city's adopted Comprehensive Plan, the City is hereby divided into tv.lenty-nine (29) zoning use districts with the symbol designations and general purposes listed below and permitted uses set forth in Section 20-3.3(D) Standards shall be uniform throughout each zoning use district. District symbols and names shall be known as: Symbol RS-l RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 RS-5 RT-6 RT-9 RM-18 RM-24 RO LO MO NR SR GR TODD (MU-4) TODD (MU-5) TODD (LI-4) TODD (PI) TODD (PR) PUD-R PUD-M PUD-H HP-OV HD-OV CS-OV H Symbol PI PR Name Estate Residential Semi-Estate Residential Low Density Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family (50' lots) Townhouse Residential Two-Family/Townhouse Residential Low Density Multi-Family Residential Medium Density Multi-Family Residential Residential Office Low-Intensity Office Medium-Intensity Office Neighborhood Retail Specialty Retail General Retail Transit-Oriented Development District (Mixed U se-4) Transit-Oriented Development District (Mixed U se-5) Transit-Oriented Development District (Light Industrial-4) Transit-Oriented Development District (Pub- lic /lnstituti.onal) Transit-Oriented Development District (Parks & Recreation) Planned Unit Development-Residential Planned Unit Development-Mixed Use Planned Unit DeVelopment-Hospital Historic Preservation Overlay Hometown District Overlay Commllnity Service Overlay Hospital Name Public/Institutional Parks and Recreation 6 (27) "E' Hospital District: The purpose of this district is to permit, as a special use, areas that will accommodate various hospital needs ill a manner compatible with nearby residential areas. The district also permits office uses at appropriate intensities in the event that hospital uses are terminated a.'1.d is appropriate in areas designated "Hospital/ Office" on the city's adopted Comprehensive Pisn. The unique nature of hospital usage and its quickly changing needs and characteristics makes their proper regulation under ordina.ry zoning regulations difficult. Hospitals located near residential areas are both an asset in terms of jobs and services provided and a liability in terms of traffic generated and their propensity to expand. It is the intent of this district to establish stable land use patterns in hospital areas upon which local residents and hospitals can both rely. 20-3.4 SPECIAL USE CONDITIONS. "(14) HOSPITAL. The construction of new or the expansion or conversion of existing hospital facilities and accessory uses shall be subject to the following: (a) Such construction, expansion, conversion shall: 1. Not create additional traffic on adjacent residential streets; ii. Not overburden any other public facility, except that the hospital may agree to provide or expand need facilities at no added public cost; iii. Be compatible with the surrounding area and conform to the city's adopted Comprehensive Plan. (b) The city commission may attach such conditions and safeguards to an approval of a special use as are reasonably necessary and required to protect public interest in: i. Completion of the development according to approved plans; ii. Provision for continuing operation and maintenance of such areas, facilities and functions as are not to be provided, operated or maintained at public expense; and iii Provision for such dedications, contributions or guarantees are required for provision of needed public facilities and services. (c) The preceding paragraph shall not deny the city coinmission the authority to set other conditions and safeguards at the time of special use approval, but where such conditions and safeguards are attached the city commission shall determine that they are reasonably necessary and required to protect the public interest and to carry out the intent and purposes of the 'H' District and the city's adopted Comprehensive Plan. (d) The provisions of this section shall not apply in the event that a '''Plarmed Unit Development-Hospital" (PUD-H) District has been enacted by the city commission for a subject property. In such event, the provisions of the PUD-H District,. as approved by the city commission, shall apply. In the event that a PUD-H District is applied toa property subsequent to tb.e adoption of this Code, then the provisions of said PUD-H "District shall supersede the provisions of this section. 7 (18) ACCESSORY MEDICAL SERVICES (a) Facilities maybe permitted only in conjunction with an approved hospital use and located on hospital premises. (b) Facilities may be provided in the form of a trailer unlt which is periodically located for a specified length of time as determined by the city commission on an approved site and conforms to all applicable codes. ({O) Only one trailer unit may be permitted per each approved, specially permitted hospital use. (d) Only those services that are not already provided by the hospital facility and which is for the sole use of the hospital staff aild patients may be permitted. (e) No vehicular ingress nor egress shall be permitted along streets or rights-of-way bordering residential zoning districts in the City of South Miami. (fj The city commission shall review and recommend approval, disapproval or modification of all site plans and project specifications, including but not limited to, traffic circulation, landscaping, facility placement, access and facility arrangement for this special use permit. (21) ANIMAL HOSPITAL/VETERINARIAN (a) All such uses shall be located within a fully enclosed, air-conditioned, soundproof structure. (b) There shall be no overnight boarding of animals except for medical purposes. (c) The hours of operation for visits and treatment will be 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 20-3.7 Monday through Saturday; hours of operation shall not prevent emergency medical treatment. Planned unit development (C) Types of Planned Unit Developments. (1) Planned Unit Development -Residential (PUD-R) (2) Planned Unit Development -Mixed Use (PUD-Mr (3) Planned Unit Development -Hospital (PUD-H) •••••••••• 3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~~ •• ~ •••• ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••• (F) Hospital District (PUD-H). (1) General Requirements. A PUD-H district may be established for complementary and compatible combinations of hospitals, medical offices, laboratories and related educa- tional facilities and other support services. Such development shall be subject to the general procedures and requirements of this Code applicable to all planned unit developments, as well as the requirements of this Section. (2) Uses and Structures. (a) Principal and accessory uses and structnres may be permitted in PUD-H developments, subject to the limitations and requirements herein. (b) Specific uses and structures in a PUD-H shall be the following hospital and accessory uses: 1. Intermediate care facility; i1. Extended care facility; iii. Medical clinic; iv. Medical offices; 8 v. Laboratory and research facility; vi. Medical educational facilities; vii. Hospital support facilities including a laundry, cafeteria, dietary services, child care, staff and offices and data processing; viii. Convenience facilities for hospital staff, patients and visitors, including chapels, snack bars, gift shops and florists; and ix. Any other uses determined as part of the PUD-H application, to be compatible with the existing and/or prospective character of the propcsed development and surrounding area. (c) Accessory uses, such as convenience facilities, which may provide services to members of the public not associated with the hospital and/ or to members of the public not having any business at the hospital shall be so located and designed that there shall be no external features which shall indicate or otherwise draw attention to the existence of said uses. (3) Minimum land area for PUD-H development shall be three (3) net acres. (4) Approval of a PUD-H district shall not be given until arrangement for providing off-street parking and loading in specific amounts and locations are agreed upon by the city and applicant. (5) Waste Handling Facilities. (a) Storage and dispcsaI of hazardous and non-hazardous waste shall be specifically addressed in the preliminary development concept plan. (b) Provision shall be made and sufficient area must be provided to ensure that all waste material will be stored and dispcsed of safely and in a manner that will not detrimentally impact surrounding areas. (6) The location and design of liquid oxygen and other chemical handling equipment shall be addressed in the preliminary development concept plan such that they will be compatible with the surrounding areas and shall present no hazard to adjacent properties. (7) Uses in PUD-H developments shall be so arranged horizontally and vertically that: (a) The location of specific hospital services are easily identifiable for the conve- nience and I or emergency needs of the hospital user; (b) The amount of parking determined to be necessary to service a particular hospital function is located within a reasonable distance of said function and appropriate pedestrian linkages are provided; (c) The arrangement of uses does not additionally complicate access and circulation routes for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic; and td) Service areas shall be located and arranged so as to avoid significant interference between pedestrian, vehicular and emergency vehicle movements . • _ ....• ~-•••• II II II • II II .. 11-. II II II II 11'11 II II II 11-II !II 11'111-II II II II II II 11_5"._ •• ' •• II 11_ ., .• -111-. II '--11: II ill II II II •• II. II II II II I 9 20-10.6 Uses requiring special use approval. (A) The followi.ng uses may be approved pursuant to the special use process, as regulated by the Land Development Code: 1 Stealth Facilities. a Stealth rooftop or building mounted antennas, not exceeding 25 feet above the roofline a'1d 10 feet above the maximum height of the applicable zoning district, shall be permitted as an accessory use pursuant to special use approval in the following zoning districts: RM-24 PI LO GR H PUD Medium Density Multi-Family Public/Institutional Low Intensity Office General Retail Hospital Planned Unit Development b. Stealth towers not exceeding 125 feet in height shall be permitted as a principal or accessory use pursuant to special use approval in the following zoning district: PI Public /Institutional c. Stealth towers not exceeding 125 feet in height shall be permitted as an accessory use pursuant to special use approval in the following zoning districts: H PUD Hospital Planned Unit Development d. Upon receipt of the appropriate application, the City Manager, at his or her sole discretion, will determine the application's consistency with the defInition of a stealth facility. e. Residential Planned Unit Developments shall not be a permitted location for telecommunication facillties. PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY Due to the fact that the language was removed from the Comprehensive Plan, new language wil1 be added to define the new futnre land use map category titled "Hospital" with a height to be recommended by the Local Planning Agency. Also, the attached "Hospital" category is the proposed futnre land use map category amendment. If the attached is approved and adopted by the City Commission, the City can then proceed to change the Futnre Land Use Map by applying this category over designated properties. 10 Hospital The "Hospital ( 8tonY" land use category shall be applied to development projects and properties providing hospital facilities with building heights and intensities compatible with existing uses, adjacent uses, and special uses. or )?lanRee unit "I D 'j"' ,,' 1" 1,"1' " . . h' 1" uO'lO o)?mont. 10m tillig tfO!ghS Stitt< . 1ft flO ease, Clloeou stones lIierghc. Permitted heights, densities, and intensities shall be set forth as part of a corresponding zoning use district in the Land Development Code, subject to ilie followiflg malliffillHi levels of deve1c)?meflt: ma)timma lmildiflg height of stories. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the amendment set forth above be adopted on fmal reading and transmitted to the State. Attachments: Draft Ordinance Public Notice CB Z:IComm Items\20111J ).),IIIFinal, Comp Plan Ord new HospitallHOSPITALJeport.doc 1 ORDINANCE NO. _____ _ 2 3 An Ordinance amending the City of the South Miami Comprehensive PIau to adopt 4 a new future land use map category titled "Hospital." 5 6 WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature intends that local planning be a continuous 7 and ongoing process; and 8 9 WHEREAS, Section 163.3191, Florida Statues, directs local governments to 10 adopt needed amendments to ensure that the Comprehensive Plan provides appropriate 11 policy guidance for growth and development; and 12 13 WHEREAS, On April 12, 2011, the City Commission held an advertised 14 workshop that initiated various text amendments to the South Miami Comprehensive 15 Plan; and 16 17 WHEREAS, On April 26, 2011 the Local Planning Agency (LPA) after public 18 hearing, adopted a motion recommending denial of the category titled "Hospital/Clinic 19 (Two-Story)." The LPA provided the following reasons for their denial: some clinics are 20 not open 24 hours a day as are hospitals; and that there is no category to take into 21 consideration the existing two hospitals in the City of South Miami that have in excess of 22 four stories. 23 24 WHEREAS, On May 3,2011 the City Commission after public hearing, adopted 25 a motion to withdraw the new future land use map category titled "Hospital/Clinic 26 (Two-Story)." One of the problems is having hospitals and clinics within the same 27 category. 28 29 WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency at its meeting on June 21, 2011 after 30 public hearing, adopted a motion by a vote of 5 yeas, 1 nay (Dundorf) recommending 31 approval of the proposed ~Hospital" amendment; and 32 33 34 35 36 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY 37 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT: 38 39 Section 1. The City Commission accepts the aforementioned recommendation of 40 the Local Planning Agency and hereby adopts the following amendment to the 41 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, new land use map category titled 42 "Hospital." 43 44 45 46 2 1 Hospital 2 3 The "Hospital" land use category shall be applied to development projects and properties 4 providing hospital facilities with building heights and intensities compatible with existing uses. 5 adj acent uses. and special uses. 6 7 Permitted heights. densities, and intensities shall be set forth as part of a corresponding zoning 8 use district in the Land Development Code. 9 10 11 12 13 Section 2: Effective Date. Thls ordinance shall become effective at the 14 expiratien of ten days after adoption. The effective date of this plan amendment, if the 15 amendment is not timely challenged, shall be 31 days after the state land planning agency notifies 16 the local government that the plan amendment package is complete. If timely challenged, this 17 amendment shall. become effective on the date the state land planning agency or the 18 Administration Commission enters a final order determining this adopted amendment to be in 19 compliance. No development orders. development permits, or land uses dependent on this 20 amendment may be issued or commence before it has become effective. If a final order of 21 noncompliance is issued by the Administration Commission, this amendment may nevertheless 22 be made effective by adoption of a resolution affirming its effective status, a copy of which 23 resolution shall be sent to the state land planning agency. 24 25 26 PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of _____ , 2011 27 28 29 30 ATTEST: APPROVED: 31 32 33 34 CITY CLERK MAYOR 35 36 Commission Vote: 37 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM Mayor Stoddard: 38 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Vice Mayor Newman: 39 EXECUTION THEREOF: Commissioner Palmer: 40 Commissioner Beasley: 41 Commissioner Harris: 42 CITY ATTORNEY 43 MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW Pubashe<! Dally except Saluroay, S~!>day and Legal Holidays MEa",;, Wami·Daoo Cmmt/> Flot.da STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-CADE: Before the underslgnoo autl10rlty personally appeared V. PEREZ, who on oath says that he or she fs the LEGAL CLERK, Legal Notices o1lhe Miami DMy Business Review Wa Miami Review, a daily (except Salurday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami In Moami-Dade COlJl1ty, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Nollee in the matter of CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI PUBUC HEARING -NOVEMBER 1, 2011 in the XXXX Court, was published in said newspaper in the iSSUes of 1012112011 Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami-Oade County, Rorida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Miami-Dade County, Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as second class mail matler at the post office in Miami in said Miami<Dade County, Florkla, for a period of one year next preceding Ihe first publication 01 the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says !hat he or she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this adverli$emen!JQr publlcallcn in the said new~ Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21 day of OCTOBER ,A.D. 2011 f"Z/d~ /' (SEAL) V. 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MiamiHerald,(om ______ ~, CRIME WATCH ==~~-====",=~~==-~-==="'!,,",=?== Simple tips to prevent fraud on the Internet BY CARMEN GONZALEZ CALDWELL Special to The Miami Herald O ctober is National Crime Prevention month, and this week I want to share with you information being provided by our Miami FBI office, 1bis is a real eye-- opener, and we thank the FBI for keeping us inM formed and giving us the ability to help stop fraud in its tracks. In 2010, Floridians flled almost 20,000 complaints and suffered $37 million in losses through fraudulent activities on the Internet. For the past eight years, the FBI has designated October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month to high~ light the importance of protecting our cyber net- works. The FBI leads the national effort to investi- gate Internet criminal ac- tivity, called cyber crime. including cyber-terrorism, computer intrusion, online sexual exploitation and major cyberfrauds, This colunm focuses on cyber frauds. Internet criminals seek to defraud victims through a variety of schemes. The more commonly used methods include auction fraud, credit card fraud, identity theft, phishing attacks and holiday/charity scams. Here are a couple of examples of these scams: • In auction fraud, In- ternet criminals post classi- fied ads and auction an- nouncements for products they do not have and rip off buyers by creative use of stolen credit cards. Fraudsters receive a victim's order; charge the victim's credit card for the amount of the order, then use a separate, stolen credit card for the actual purchase, They pocket the purchase price obtained from the victim's credit card and have the mer~ chant ship the item directly to the victim. Consequent- ly, an item purchased from an online auction, but re- ceived directly from the merchant, is a strong in~ dication of fraud. Victims not only lose the money paid to the fraudster, but may be liable for receiving stolen goods. • In phishing schemes, a fraudster poses as a bank or other legitimate entity and uses emails and scam websites to obtam a vic- tim's personal information, such as bank account num- bers and Social Security account information. In this scam, fraudsters direct victims to follow a link or call a number to update an account or correct an al~ leged problem. The link directs the victim to a fraudulent website that appears legitimate. Instead, the site allows the fraudster to steal the victim's person~ al information. Bottom line, only go to the official web-- site to check accounts and be leery of emails claiming there is a problem with your fmancia1 accounts. There are several web- sites that provide informa- tion about the myriad In- ternet scams in use today. The website W\vw.looks toogoodtobetrue.com was latulched in October 2005 by the FBI, US. Postal Service and several com~ mercial partners to educate and help protect consum~ ers against Internet crimes. Additionally, the Internet Crimes Complaint Center website, www.ic3.gov. is the best location to make a complaint about Internet fraud, If you think. you are a victim of an Internet crime, go to the IC3 website to register your complaint. By taking the time to educate yourself about Internet scams and taking prudent precautions, you can benefit from the In- ternet without becoming a victim. Supervisory Special Agent Raymond T. Goer~ gen leads the Computer Intrusion Squad in the FBI's Miami field office. Cannen Caldwell is executive director of Citi- zens' Crime Watch ofMi~ ami-Dade. Send feedback and news for this column to carmen@citizenscrime watch.org, or call her at 305-470-1670, deal1 ~N",,,,,J!t!'IOm . C '. _ .. " ...... ·saw-" Best local deals Up to 90% Off . MiamiHerald.comldeal.aver daily in your inbox! § o SE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2011 I 37SE ~ 'V:t{!J;!) CI;rt OF SOUTH MIAMI COURTESY NOTICE N"OnCE IS HEREBY given that the City Commission otthe City of South Miami, Florida will conduct Public Hearings at its regular City Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday. November 1. 2011. beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, to consider the fonowing item(s): A Resolution authoriZing the City Manager to enter into a Software Maintenance agreement with Execulime, SunGard Public Sector's only Premier Solution Provider that supplies electronic payroll integratlon for Ihe sum of $18,750 for a five-year period, with an annual maintenance fee payment of $3,750 to be paid from account number 001-1330~513~4634 Maintenance Computer Programs beginning November 1, 2012; and providing for an effective date. A Resolutlon relating to a request pursuant to Section 20-3.4(8)(16) of the land Development Code for Special Use Approval to locate a barber shop at 5825 SW 68 Street within the "LO" Low-Intensity Office zoning district. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a 5-year agreement with ;::-;;::; __ for the pool operations and management of the planned Murray Park Community Pool. 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 ponce 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. 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 definltions of annual compensation and final average compensation; and also amending Section 16~ 13, EllgibiHty, An Ordinance 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 aLow Denstly Multiple-Family ReSidential ([wo-story)," which in the future could be applied to development projects and properties providing multiple-family units or townhouse units In transitional residential areas, An Ordinance 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/lnstitutional (Twp.;Story),H removing schools (educational) and churches from the category: which could be applied to development projects and properties providing governmental facilities, uti!!ties and could also permit other ancillary uses implemented by the category, with bullding heights and intensities compatible with surrounding districts, An Ordinance 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 "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. An Ordinance amending the City of the South Miami Comprehensive Plan to amend the current future land use map category titled "Publlc/lnstitiltional Uses (Four-story)." An Ordinance amending the Ctly of South Miami Comprehensive Plan to adopt a new future land use map category titled "Mixed Use¥CommerciaVResidentlai (Two Story). H (~ An Ordinance amending the City of the South Miami Comprehensive Plan to adopt a new) future land use map category titled "Hospital," ALL interested parties are invited to attend and wI!! be heard . For further information, please contact the City Clerk's Office at: 305-663-6340. Maria M. Menendez, GMC City Clerk Pursuant to florida S!aMes 28s.o105, the City hereby adl'ises the public that if a person decides 10 appeal any de<:ision made by this Board,Agency \If Commission ""iL~ respett to any matter consi~ered at Its meeting or hearing, he or she wm need a re<:ord 01 the proceedings, il!\\I L~at lor =h purpose, affected person may need to ensure tllat a veroallm recoro 01 IDe pr()(;eedlngs[s made which record includes the testimony and evidence uPQn which the appeal is til be based.