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City of South Miami
Special City Commission Minutes
FIRST BUDGET HEARING
September 11, 2012
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ADD-ON ITEM(S)
c. ROLL CALL
The following members of the City;~i!:ssion were :ris~.it;, Commissioner Harris,
Commissioner Welsh, Commissioner NewmaKj;&i.c~ Mayor Lie, bman, M~y8r:,Stoddard , ._.. ,
Also in attendance were: City Attorney Tn9:m.~~;~Fj: Pepe, Esq., City Manager Hector
Mirabile, Ph.D, and City Clerk Maria M.Menendez, CrVt{?#Bi1(
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G.PRESENTATIONS
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H. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING -PUBLIC HEARING(S)
1. An Ordinance levying the millage of 4.5728 which represents a 2% decrease
from the City's current rate of 4.6662 and approximately 4.57% increase over
the rolled back rate of 4.3639, for the fiscal year 2012-2013.
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 11, 2012
3/5 (City Manager-Finance Dept.)
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1 The following speakers addressed the Commission: Yvonne Beckman, Buck Reilly,
2 David Fry, Armando Oliveros, Helen Sweet, Sharon McCain, Veronica Flores, Fred Truby, Former
3 Mayor Mary Scott Russell, Bradley Cassel, and a group of members of MADD.
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With no further speakers the public hearing was closed.
7 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to table An
8 Ordinance levying the millage of 4.5728 which represents a 2% decrease from the City's current
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10 fiscal year 2012-2013, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Commissione~Harris
Commissi6neVWeish
commi~~.i~ner Newman
Vice May'orti~bman
Mayor Stoddard
None
Moved by Mayor Stoddard, secondedbyCO/l1missionerNewman, the motion to
approve An Ordinance levying the millage of 4.5728wryich represents a 2% decrease from the
City's current rate of 41p662 'and approximately 4.S,7%inc:rea?e over/the rolled back rate of
4.3639, for the fiscal;ye~r2012-20J~, passed by as-0 vot~: '
Yea:> Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Welsh
Commissioner Newman
Vice Mayor Liebman
Mayor Stoddard
None
b An Ordinance adopting the Capital and Operating Budget of $19,410,709 and
Pay Plan for the fiscal year 2012-2013.
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21 At the opening of the public hearing, Sharon McCain addressed the Commission.
22 With no further speakers the public hearing was closed.
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24 The Commission discussed what each of them would like to add t%r modify the
25 budget regarding their individual requests, consisting of but not limited to:
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September 11, 2012
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• a dog park;
• the greenways project as recommended by the Green Task Force;
• traffic calming for 60th Avenue;
• additional trees;
• a bike route study;
• the future of Van Smith Park with a consensus of demolishing the house and
planting trees and installing benches;
• Regarding Fuchs Park, Director Woodley explained that the reason for the
allocated amount of $50,000 is because there is a need for installing an
umbrella over the tot lot; Chief FinahcialOfficer Riverol explained that the
$50,000 would come in the forrr ofa FRDAPgrant if approved;
• the issues relating to Dante Fascell Park, as wellasthe possibility of adding a
dog park there; ........... ' ...••.•........
• the proposed 2% decreasefrorn the City's current rate of 4.6662 and Mr.
Riverol recommended holding maki l1 gamendments'until the second
hearing after he has had a chancetomake all necessary adjustments as per
the requests by theCOinmission;
• an engineering study for the57 Avenue median;
• the installation of kiosks in the downtown are; IT Manager Deblois provided
inf9rmation; the Commission recorrrnended the acquisition of three kiosks
toJ:j~installed:two along downtown SunSE!t Drive and one by the garage.
At this ti~i'·;Mr. Riverol. eXPlainedth'e impacts of Amendment 4 on the City if it
were to P<:lss by.the vot;~r~:iIJ NOverl1ber. He then recapped all of the requests with the
allocated dollar ~n{d9I1t for each'p~oject:
• SO~for!Kew trafficcalming
..• SOK (PTP) fqr greenwaystudy
• .' .... 20K for VarrSmith Park (80k reduction)
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30KJor the 57 Avenue median project
4SK for.3 kiosks (CIP)
10K with an additional SK for holiday lights
lOOK citywide park improvement
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37 (logo/seal/signs), explaining that a consultant would be presenting sketches for the Commission
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September 11, 2012
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4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to table An
5 Ordinance adopting the Capital and Operating Budget of $19,410,709 and Pay Plan for the fiscal
6 year 2012-2013. passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded~~;~O:lJlmiSSiOn~rNewm~~:~fhemotion to
approve An Ordinance adopting the <;:apital and Op~f~ting:aqaget of $19,410,709 and Pay Plan
for the fiscal year 2012-2013. passea{~Yi(;l/5 -0 vote::"'>:')
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I. ADJOORNMENT . .
Attest
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 11, 2012
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Approved
Philip K. Stoddard
Mayor