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_Ha1 2 3 ~ 8 9 12 12 City of South Miami Regular City Commission Minutes November 19, 2013 A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES B. ADD-ON ITEM(S} There was one Add-On item (a) c. ROLL CALL 13 The following members of the City Commission were present: Mayor Stoddard, Vice 14 Mayor Liebman, Commissioner Newman, Commissioner Harris, Commissioner Welsh. 15 16 Also in attendance were: City Attorney Thomas F. Pepe, Esq., City Manager Steven 17 Alexander, City Clerk Maria M. Menendez, CMe. 1§ 32 33 3~ 36 37 38 D. MOMENT OF SILENCE E. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE F. LOBBYIST(S} ADDRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT MUST HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE CITY CLERK G. PRESENTATIONS .ill Car2Go H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Minutes of November 5,2013 The Minutes of November 5,2013 were unanimously approved as presented. I. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT (See Attached) CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 1 1 4 J. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT a) Attorney/Client Session to discuss the CSM v. YMCA case on 11/19/13 at 6:30 p.m. 5 The City Attorney then reported on the following: the Figueredo case; the YMCA; SE 6 Investment. ~ K. PUBLIC REMARKS 9 10 The following individuals addressed the Commission: Levy Kelly, Javier Marivona, 11 Javier Banos, Richard Green, Jesse Dieguez, Sharol1 McCain, Dr. Anna Price, Reynold Martin, 12 Bradley Cassel, Jessica Spain, Pastor JeffreY;l1amilton, Kathy Scroggian, Eugene Pugh, Dr. 13 Claudia Hauri, Dr. Gray Read, Gabriel Edmond, Dennise Covington, Beth Schwartz, Rodney 14 Williams, Antoinette Fischer, John Edward Smith, Deltravis Williams, Donna Shelley, Mayor of 15 Cutler Bay Ed MacDougall, Douglas Thompson, John Edward Smith. L. COMMISSION REPORTS, DiSCUSSION & REMARKS 18 This is a summary of Commission Remarks: announcing the Farmers Market being run on 19 Sundays outside CityJlall;'Community·· Breakfast Saturday the 23rd 9:00-10:00; turkeys 20 giveaway on Thursday,; apologizing for the cartoon; information about the locations of various 21 dog parks in nearby communities. M. 26 RESOLUTION(S) L A Resolution of the City of South Miami ("City") directing the City Manager and City Attorney to take action against Ygrene Florida Energy Fund, LLC (the "Ygrene") for the unauthorized use of the City's seal. 3/5 (Commissioner Newman) 27 This item remained as "Unfinished Business" 28 29 a) A Resolution of the City of South Miami ("City") authorizing the City Manager to 30 permit The Market Company, Inc. to operate a farmers market on the metered parking lot of 31 City Hall for the month of December, 2013. 3/5 32 (Commissioner Harris) 33 34 Moved by Commissioner Newman, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to 35 approve Resolution No. 246-13-14064 authorizing the City Manager to permit The Market CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 2 1 Company, Inc. to operate a farmers market on the metered parking lot of City Hall for the 2 month of December, 2013, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 3 9 10 H Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Liebman Commissioner Newman Commissioner Harris Commissioner Welsh None N. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLICHEARING(S) 2. An Ordinance amending Section 8A-l, Subsection I of the City of South Miami's Code of Ordinances to facilitate retention of design professipnals and to avoid conflicts on volunteer review boards. 3/5 (Mayor Stoddard) This item remained as "Unfinished Business" O. CONSENT AGENDA 3. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $683.27 from the Orange Bowl Youth Sports, LLC increasing the budgeted line item 001-2000-572-5630, Football by $683.27. 3/5 (City Manager-Parks & Recreation) 4. A Resolution authorizing the Manager to pay Miami-Dade Water & Sewer for the consumption of water at the Community Center during FY2013/2014. 3/5 (City Manager-Parks & Recreation) 5. 6. A Resolution authorizing the Manager to pay Florida Power electricity consumed at the Mobley Building, Gibson-Bethel Center, City parks for FY2013/2014. (City Manager-Parks & Recreation) A Resolution in support of "Meatless Mondays" (Mayor Stoddard) CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 3 & Light for Community 3/5 3/5 1 ~ 8 7. A Resolution appointing Douglas Thompson to the Parks and Recreation Board. (City Commission) 3/5 P. RESOLUTION(S) (CONT.D) 8. A Resolution instructing the Manager to send monetary relief to victims of typhoon Haiyan. 3/5 (Commissioner Harris) 9. A Resolution censuring Commissioner Robert Welsh due to his publication of a poster entitled "40 Acres and a Pool". 3/5 (Vice Mayor Liebman & Commissioner Newman) 9 Items 3-9 remained as "Unfinished Business" i~ 12 10. A Resolution relating tOarequest for an extension of a Special Use Approval, Resolution No. 135-13.;13953, to locate a general restaurant at 5818 South Dixie Highway. . 4/5 (City Manager-Planning & Zoning) 13 Moved by Mayor Stoddard/seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve 14 Resolution No. 247-13-14065 relating to a request for an extension of a Special Use Approval, 15 Resolution No. 135-13-13953, to locate a general restaurant at 5818 South Dixie Highway, 16 passed by a 5'-o vote: 17 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Liebman Commissioner Newman Commissioner Harris Commissioner Welsh None 11. A Resolution of the City of South Miami relating a Final Plat approval to allow for the creation of four buildable Lots, 17 through 20; Phase 2 of the Parkside Village PUD, on property specifically located at 5770 SW 84 Terrace, Tract B, South Miami, Florida within a PUD-R; Residential Planned Unit Development, as permitted by provisions set forth in Section 20-4.2(B) of the City of South Miami Land Development Code, and Section 28-4 of the Miami-Dade County Code; for the purpose of constructing four new single family homes; and CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 4 providing for a legal description. (Deferred 10/01 & 11/05/13) 3/5 (City Manager-Planning & Zoning) 1 2 Attorney Jerry Proctor representing the applicant addressed the Commission for 3 clarification purposes. 4 5 After Commission's discussion, the City Attorney suggested what would be the 6th 6 condition, as follows: "Compliance with Agreement of Cooperation for Parkside Village PH 2 7 dated November 18, 2013, provided such agreement shall not change the obligation of the 8 Owner and Developer to comply with the terms ofthe PUD," 9 10 Moved by Commissioner Newman, seconded by Commissioners Harris and Welsh, 11 to include the above amendment as a 6th conditipn passed unanimously. 12 13 Moved by Commissioner Newman, sec~nged by Commissioner Welsh~.the motion to 14 approve as amended Resolution No. 248-13-14066to allow for the creation of four buildable 15 Lots, on property specifically located atS770 SW 84 Terrace, Florida within a PUD-R; Residential 16 Planned Unit Development, for the purposeofconstruding four new single family homes, 17 passed by a 5 -0 vote: 18 23 24 2~ Yea: Nay: MayqrStoddard Vice Mayorliebman Commissioner Newman Commissioner Harris Cominissioner Welsh None Q. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) 12. A Resolution for the purpose of submitting to the electors the question of whether the City Charter should be amended to require four instead of five commission votes to: i} make land use and development· regulations less restrictive or in issue bonds or borrow money in excess of five percent of the City's operating budget; and to require three instead of four votes of the City Commission to: (i) grant, renew or amend any lease or franchise, (ii}transfer title to property, or (iii) appropriate or expend non-budgeted funds. 3/5 (Committee of the Whole) Moved by Vice Mayor Liebman, the motion failed for lack of a second. CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 5 1 13. A Resolution for the purpose of submitting to the electors the question of whether the City's General Elections should be moved from February to November of even numbered years to coincide with the date on which the federal government's general elections are held. 3/5 (Committee of the Whole) 2 An amendment was made to Art. V, Section 2 "Time" to provide that general 3 elections for the Commission shall be held "beginning in 2018", in the event that the elections 4 are moved to be held at the same time as the federal general elections are held in each even 5 year, passed 5-0. 6 7 Moved by Commissioner Harris, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to 8 approve as amended Resolution No. 249-13-14067for the purposeof submitting to the electors 9 the question of whether the City's General Elections should be moved from February to 10 November of even numbered years to coincide with the date on which the federal 11 government's general elections are held, passed by a 3 -2 vote: 12 15 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vic~ Mayor Liebman Commissioner Newman Commissioner Harris Commissioner Welsh 14. A Resolution submitting to the electors the question of whether various technical changes, specifically identified in Exhibit "A" to this Resolution, should be made to the City Charter. 3/5 (Committee ofthe Whole) 16 Members of the Charter Review Committee addressed the Commission: Javier 17 Banos, Dan McCrea, Deltravis Williams, and Gabriel Edmond, addressed the Commission; also 18 Donna Shelley, and Beth Schwartz. Commission's discussion followed. 19 20 Moved by Commissioner Newman, seconded by Vice Mayor Liebman, the motion to 21 approve Resolution No. 250-13-14068 submitting to the electors the question of whether 22 various technical changes, specifically identified in Exhibit "A" to this Resolution, should be 23 made to the City Charter, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 24 Yea: CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Liebman Commissioner Newman 6 3 Nay: Commissioner Harris Commissioner Welsh None 15. A Resolution submitting to the electors the question of whether various substantive changes, specifically identified in Exhibit "A" to this Resolution, should be made to the City Charter. 3/5 (Committee of the Whole) 4 Member Dan McCrea, and Counsel for the Committee Murray Greenberg 5 addressed the Commission with further clarification. 6 7 The following additional amendments>were made to Art. V: (1) Section 4 "Runoff 8 Elections", in order to provide language in the event of a tie in a race between more than two 9 people, passed 3-2 (L, N); and, (2) Section 5C, "Installation" to have the installation on the first 10 Tuesday following certification of the election result~passed 570. 11 12 Moved by Commissioner Welsh/seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to 13 approve as amended Resolution No. 25V13-14069 submitting to the electors the question of 14 whether various substantive changes, specifically identified in Exhibit "A" to this Resolution, 15 should be made to the City Charter, passed by a 5 -Ovote: 16 21 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Liebman Commissioner Newman Commissioner Harris Commissioner Welsh None R. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) (CONT.D) 16. An Ordinance amending the South Miami Pension Plan, providing for an amendment to Section 16-12, Definitions, by adding the definition of "Actuarial Equivalent" to assure that optional forms of payment are priced fairly for both members and the system; and Amending Section 16-14, Pension Benefits and Retirement Dates; providing for a repealer, containing a severability provIsion; containing an effective date. (Deferred 10/15/13) 3/5 (City Attorney) CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 7 1 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Newman, the motion to 2 approve Ordinance No. 28-13-2175 amending the South Miami Pension Plan, providing for an 3 amendment to Section 16-12, Definitions, by adding the definition of "Actuarial Equivalent" to 4 assure that optional forms of payment are priced fairly for both members and the system; and 5 Amending Section 16-14, Pension Benefits and Retirement Dates; providing for a repealer, 6 containing a severability provision, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 7 10 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Liebman Commissioner Newman Commissioner Harris Commission~rWelsh None 17. An Ordinance relating to the year 02014 General Election of the Mayor and City Commissioners for Groups, I and IV; scheduling the day, place and time of the election; scheduling the day, place and time of early voting; providing for qualification of candidates; providing for close of election books; approving the official ballot; providing for notification. 3/5 (Mayor Stoddard) 11 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 12 Ordinance No. 29-13-2176 relating to the year2014 General Election of the Mayor and City 13 Commissioners for Groups, J and IV; scheduling the day, place and time of the election; 14 scheduling the day, place andtinie of early voting; providing for qualification of candidates; 15 providing for close of election books; approving the official ballot; providing for notification, 16 passed by a 5 -0 vote: 17 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Liebman Commissioner Newman Commissioner Harris Commissioner Welsh None 18. An Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami, by adding Article IV providing for the seizure and impoundment of vehicles that are involved with the commission of a crime and providing for notice, an administrative fee, procedure and an appeals process. 3/5 (Mayor Stoddard) CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 2013 8 9 10 H 13 14 15 S. ORDINANCE{S) FIRST READING 19. An Ordinance of the City of South Miami, Florida confirming the abandonment of that alley commonly known as 41st Street 8ird Road Alley. 3/5 (City Attorney) 20. An Ordinance amending Section 20-2.3(8). entitled Applicability and Definitions, Section 20-4.3(1)(1) entitled RS-Single Family Residential Districts, Section 20-4.3(1)(2) entitled RT-Townhouse Districts, and Section 20-4.10 entitled Garage Sale in order to increase the amount of signage allowed for garage sales. 3/5 (City Manager-Planning & Zoning) 21. An Ordinance amending Section 4:-2{a) of the City Code changing distance requirements regarding alcohol sale and service. 3/5 (Mayor Stoddard) Items 19-21 remained as "Unfinished Business" T. ADJOURNMENT Attest Maria M. Menendez City Clerk CITY COMMISSION MINUTES November 19, 201j 9 Approved Philip K. Stoddard Mayor To: Date: From: Re: CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI OFFICE MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and City Commission November 19, 2013 Steven Alexander City Manager Manager's Report Attached are the City's accomplishments for the period covering November 4 -Nov 18, 2013, which are hereby submitted for your review prior to the Commission Meeting. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. a. Finance: i. The Finance Department has closed FY 2013. ii. Finance has begun working with the City's new financial auditors. Finance is in the process of gathering all of the required primary source documents for the auditors. The Auditors are scheduled to be at the City beginning December 9, 2013 for approximately 3-weeks so that they may complete their respective fieldwork. iii. Finance is working with MIS and the contractor on connecting the installed wireless antennas to the City's network for connectivity. Finance anticipates having the project 80% complete before November 25. Two of the required antennas could not be installed due to FPL power constraints. The City's Public Works Department is working with FPL to get approval to use two of their poles and having them bring the antennas power. iv. Finance continues working on updating the City's website. The City went live as scheduled. v. Finance continues to trouble shoot any issues related to the City's ONESolution finance system. Finance continues to monitor the different department's issues and help correct those matters. vi. Finance is working on closing October 2013. Once complete, Finance will post the October 2013 Budget by Department Monthly Report on the City's website. -2 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for November 19,2013 Central Services: City Managers Report -I 1/19/13 Commission Meeting i. RFP: Marshall Williamson Playground Equipment: A pre-construction meeting. invoiving Miami-Dade County PHCD, is scheduled November 21 s, 20 13. ii. RFP: IT Maintenance and Consulting Services: A Pre bid meeting was scheduled November 13, 2013 at lOAM with eleven (I I) companies in attendance. The RFP will close on November 25, 20 I 3 at lOAM. iii. RFP: Sylva Martin Windows: The RFP was advertised on November 13, 2013. A Pre-bid meeting is scheduled Monday, December 2nd at lOAM. The RFP will close on December 13, 2013 at lOAM. iv. Towing Scope/RFP: Continued to refine the scope with PD. Once the scope has been finalized, the RFP will be reviewed by the City Attorney prior to advertising. v. Police Car Purchase: Secured a quotation, based on the specifications provided by PO, from the authorized dealer on the Florida Sheriffs Contract for the planned and budgeted purchase of six (6) patrol vehicles. vi. Code Enforcement Vehicle Purchase: Working with Code for the planned and budgeted purchase of up to four (4) enforcement officer vehicles through the Florida Sheriffs Contract. Following are highlights for the Code Enforcement Division for November I -November 17, 2013: Code Enforcement Office: I. In the Month of November, from the I st to the 17th , 2013, Code Enforcement Office has: a. Responded to over II resident/city official complaints. b. Issued more than 23 Courtesy Civil Infraction Notices. c. Issued 2. Notices of Civil Infraction. d. Removed 87 Illegal Signs from the City. e. Reviewed 44 Building permits. f. Proactive Inspections 63 . g. Cases Closed 24 . h. Graffiti Tags Q . II. Fines and Fees collected for the month of October, 2013: $ 2,236.90. -3 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for November 19,2013 Local Business Tax Compliance Office In the month of November (I 1/1/2013 -I 1/1512013): a. NEW LICENSES (31) $5,298.70 b. NEW LIENS (15) $1,620.00 c. INSPECTIONS (92) d. RENEWAL FEES COLLECTED ($5,428.29) e. NEW LICENSES REVIEWED (26) f. LICENSES PRINTED PAID The following are the results of various activities from the Special Events Division: November 4 -November 17, 2013: • Collaborated with Jennifer Korth, Grants Administrator, on the groundbreaking ceremony for the Community Pool that was held at Murray Park (a CRA site) on November 4th , 2013. • Collaborated with various vendors on the 2013 State of the City Address, which was held on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at South Miami Hospital -Victor E. Clarke Center. • Collaborating with various entities/vendors on the 2013 Elves Parade which will be held on Sunday, December 8, 2013, on Sunset Drive starting at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Ron Magill from Miami Zoo will be the Grand Marshall and Pam Giganti, anchor, from Channel 6 will be our Me. • Collaborating with South Miami Hospital on the Community Health Fair event set for March 8, 2014, to be held at Palmer Park. • Collaborating with South Miami Rotary Club creating a resolution to be approved by the City Commission for their event, which will be held on February 23 & 24, 2014. • Collaborating with Nick Lecat, owner of Bougainvillea's, for their annual Thanksgiving Party which will be held on November 27, 2013. • Collaborating with the MLK Committee on the events for January and February, in the celebration of Martin Luther King and Black History Month. Time and dates to be determined. • Assisted with the logistics of the new Farmers Market located in front of City Hall. This market will be on site on Sundays for the month of November, 2013. • Collaborating with the Human Resources Department on a Volunteer system and incorporating a new sign-up procedure. • Processed seven (7) garage sale permits requests for this time period. • Processed 15 Lien Request for Code Enforcement Department for this time period -4 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for November 19,2013 The following are the accomplishments for the Police Department for the time period October 30th through November 14th , 2013: Uniform Patrol Division i. A total of 26* arrests; 07 felonies, 15 misdemeanors, 03 traffic, and 0 I warrant served; ii. Of those 26 arrests, 10 were narcotics related, 08 for marijuana possession, and 02 for heroin possession; iii. On October 31 st SMPD personnel participated in the Safe Streets Halloween Event; iv. SMPD personnel participated in the Art Show on November 2nd & 3rd ; v. On November 5th , 6th and 7th SMPD staff personnel participated in the interview process of 20 potential applicants for fulltime and reserve police officer; vi. On November 8th UPD and CID personnel participated in a joint saturation/surveillance detail targeting identified upward crime trend areas. This detail concluded with 07 arrests (2 were traffic promise to appears) and 17 citations issued; vii. On November 14th UPD took delivery of its 06 new bicycles for its bike unit; viii. On November 14th SMPD Honor Guard participated in the State of the City Address. *Department total Community Police Unit* i. CPU Officers conducted the following details in the CRA area; 09 Park and Walks, 03 Directed Patrols, 0 I Community Meetings and conducted 24 Watch orders; ii. 05 businesses were registered with the BEAT program; iii. CPU personnel participated in the turkey give away sponsored by the Miami-Dade League of Cities; *CPU information is from November 4th -November lOth Criminal Investigations Division i. Detectives have identified 2 subjects involved in recent vehicle burglaries. The subjects who are known to detectives were caught on surveillance cameras. The arrest of both of these subjects is imminent. ii. Detectives have also conducted surveillance in the Red Road Commons complex in an attempt to identify and arrest a subject responsible for committing several vehicle -5 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for November 19,2013 burglaries within the parking garage. This subject which was caught on surveillance camera and seen going through the garage and entering vehicles which were left unlocked. iii. Detectives have issued a felony warrant for a subject which they have identified in a fraud case. This subject entered a local bank and attempted to obtain $37,500.00 by cashing a check using fraudulent means. Support Services Division Services Division: Accreditation Unit, Fleet Management, Records Management, Quarter Master, Property & Evidence M,magement; i. Mock Assessment for CFA Accreditation finished. Final on site assessment set for week of December 4th; ii. Awaiting approval of Records Destruction project submitted to City Clerk; iii. Fleet vehicles were purchased, are being outfitted at Dana Safety Supply in Doral, and should be delivered shortly; iv. Narcotics cases from 20 I 0-20 I I reviewed for closed cases and list being compiled for destruction. Paperwork prepared for judge's authorization for destruction; v. List being compiled of firearms and rifles for destruction; vi. Property records updated for closed cases up through 2012; vii. Month of October Property Unit processed: • 28 items logged in • I I items destroyed (case closed/no further value) • 6 items returned to owner Professional Standards Division Training Unit: I. A new Communication Officer completed her background and was hired and is scheduled to begin November 18th ; II. CFA training lesson plan formatted and completed; III. Continued the background and hiring process on 4 new potential hires; IV. Completed and updated lesson plan for soon to be scheduled police bike certification courses; -6 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for November 19, 2013 Human Resources Please be advised that no "significant" events have occurred in the Human Resources Department since the Nov 5, 2013 Commission meeting. We will continue to maintain our activity and project status reports, which can be made available at your request. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Engineering and Construction Division Murray Park Pool Construction is underway. Projects soon to go into construction: • Bus Shelters • Road resurfacing on 5r h ST and on 62nd ST Traffic Calming Projects in Progress: • Mango Terrace Traffic Calming Design • Pinecrest-Study • Twin Lakes-Study • Cocoplum-Study RFPs are prepared or posted for: • Window Restoration, Repair or Replacement for the Sylva Martin Building Public Works Attachment A i. Delivered (I I) new garbage containers to residents. ii. Assisted with the sound system for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Murray Park Pool Project. iii. Delivered furniture for the auditors at City Hall. iv. Adjusted all clocks and manual punch time clocks back an hour due to Daylight Savings. v. Replaced the non-working pressure flush system to a manual flush system in the women's bathroom at Dante Fascell Park. vi. Inspected work performed by vendor that installed the new Roll Door to the 2nd floor at City Hall for security measures for the HR & Police Department. vii. Re-Iocated the exit button at the Police department for Dispatch. viii. Replaced light bulbs in the men &women's bathroom in the Sylva Martin Bldg as requested. ix. Repaired several computer covers in the Computer Lab at the Community Center. x. Repaired the entrance door on the 2nd floor of the Police Department. xi. Replaced 9 GFl's in the Downtown area for the Holiday lighting. xii. Moved camera angle at City Hall on main hallway as requested for security measures. -7 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for November 19,2013 xiii. Installed 20 new computer brackets in the Computer Lab at the Community Center. xiv. Repaired AlC in the Community Center's basketball gym. (Rush work order) xv. Repaired AlC in the Commission Chamber. (Rush work order) xvi. Inspected work performed by vendor for the repair of the AlC in the Fitness Room in the Community Center. xvii. Transported the City Seal and Flags to South Miami Hospital for the State of the City Address and back to City Hall the following day. xviii. Replaced two GFl's at the Dante Fascell gazebo. (Rush work order) xix. Coordinated with three vendors to obtain estimates for the electrical repairs necessary for the WIFI installation and the repair of light posts at the Public Works facility. The following are the accomplishments that have taken place from November 5, 2013 - November 18, 2013: Recreation Division • On November 14, 2013, the Parks and Recreation Department in collaboration with the Lead of Cities distributed turkeys to needy families at Jeanne Willis Park. • On November 15, 2012, the local girl scouts assembled dry goods and gifts certificates at the Gibson-Bethel Community Center from 6:00pm to 7:00pm for the Turkey Drive that will be held at the Community Center on November 21. . • On November 16, 2013 the South Miami Greyghosts 120lbs advanced to the SuperBowl but unfortunately lost. • On November 17, 2013, the South Miami Greyghosts cheerleading participated in the Orange Bowl Competition held at the Bank United Center (University of Miami). The 751bs won I st place and the 90lbs came in 2nd place. • Registration for the South Miami Baseball League has started for children ranging from 4-14 years old. For more information, please contact Omar Diaz at 786-514-8256. Parks Maintenance Division • Winter phase of tree work has begun for all the parks. Approximately, thirty five (35) trees have already been trimmed at Fuchs Park. This project should take about two months. • Staff training is being expedited and will continue in the following weeks. • Parks is overseeing the installation of phase two tree installation with seventy (70) new locations. • Field's preparation for baseball has started at Palmer Park (clay, edging, laser level). -8 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for November 19,2013 Upcoming Event • On November 21, 2013, the Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive will be held at the Gibson- Bethel Community Center from 5:30pm-7:30pm. We are asking our local businesses and residents to contribute to this event by donating a turkey. You may bring your donation to the Gibson-Bethel Community Center by November 20. Planning Department The following is the Planning department update for the November 19, 2013 Commission meeting. Please be advised that no "significant" events have occurred in the Planning Department since the November 5, 2013 Commission Meeting. We will continue to maintain bi-weekly activity and project status reports, which can be made available at your request.