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City of South Miami
Special City Commission Minutes
May 10, 2012
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ADD-ON ITEM(S)
C. ROLL CALL
The following members of the City corri~ission werepresent: Commissioner Harris,
Commissioner Welsh, Commissioner Newman/M~yor Stoddard .
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Also in attendance were: City Attorney Th,omas FJpepe, Esq., City Manager Hector
Mirabile, Ph.D, and City Clerk Mari(:lM. Menendez,CM~( .•.
D. MOMENT OF SILENCE
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LOBBYIST(S)
REGISTERED
P RESE~¥,d:1"IONS f}i.
RESQLUTION(S) \;ii.; ;ir.
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"MISSION:f;fONIGHT MUST HAVE BEEN
>'A Resolution instructin~t~e City Clerk to cease the forwarding of One Way
Communication of a Commissioner to other members of the City Commission
or tdtlleCity Attorney.
3/5 (CcHl1missioner Newman)
29 Mr. Pepe explained that any response to a one way communication would be
30 considered a violation of the Sunshine Law, adding that the purpose of this resolution is to
31 discourage one way communication.
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33 Moved by Commissioner Newman, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to
34 approve Resolution instructing the City Clerk to cease the forwarding of One Way
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May 10, 2012
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1 Communication of a Commissioner to other members of the City Commission or to the City
2 Attorney, failed by a 2 -2 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Newman
Commissioner Welsh
Mayor Stoddard
2. A Resolution appointing a member to serve6n the South Miami Community
Redevelopment Agency (SMCRA) Board ,for, a ,two-year term ending May 3,
2014. 3/5 (City
Commission)
7 Moved by Commissioner Newman, secJri~~d by Mayor Stoddarcl,the motion to defer
8 Resolution appointing a member to serve on th~;'s'~Hth Miarnn~ommunityR~ctevelopment
9 Agency (SMCRA) Board, passed by aA.,-0 vote:'it;i~;iij!;f!' :'~iiii~Y) .'
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3. .of South Miami's franchise a reement with
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~g~mi?SiOner Ne~marsai~i~~'~fshe decided to sponsor this resolution after attending
a meeting \o\IitHtl1e Farmers'M'a,rket C6rrimittee in which they all expressed displeasure with
Earth Learning. <,;> ' ... ' ..
Mayor Stoddards'::liclt~~t" he is supporting this resolution since ending the franchise
agreement allows us tochaflgethe cycle of the market starting at a more reasonable time of
the year.
22 Moved by Commissioner Newman, seconded by Mayor Stoddard, the motion to
23 approve Resolution No. 104-12-13661 terminating the City of South Miami's franchise
24 agreement with Earth Learning, Inc., passed by a 4 -0 vote:
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Yea:
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May 10, 2012
Commissioner Harris
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Nay:
Commissioner Welsh
Commissioner Newman
Mayor Stoddard
None
4. A Resolution censuring Commissioner Robert Welsh due to his interference
with the administrative services of the City and his persistent interference with
the City's financial affairs. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
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5 Mayor Stoddard withdrew this resolutipn:,at the req3~stlof Commissioner Welsh's
6 attorney, as one of a number of other reasons.::.He said that h~!';$Y~pted to avoid repeating
7 certain mistakes made in the past involving kCornmissioner and a priiJtE:ity Manager resulting
8 in an ongoing litigation.'i':!::: ..
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I. ADJOURNMENT
Attest
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk/>.;,;"./ .. ),;;.:;.;.
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
May 10, 2012
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