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Commission priorities Stoddard 26-Feb-14 Stoddard draft 2/26/14 1 of 6 LONG RANGE PLANNING Financial Outlook Projected needs in light of salaries, pensions, and park upgrades. Tax and service costs map. Ad valorem tax analysis with respect to roll-‐back rate. Review potential (and desire) for commercial development to augment tax base and hold down residential property taxes. Comp Plan Overall review Affordable Housing inventory Land Use & Zoning Update to provide transitional zoning to protect residential areas. Infrastructure plan City Hall financial feasibility plan for new or updated facility. Mold & water problems emerging. Not efficient for current operation. Sewer hookup 1/3 of city is on sewer. Septic pollutes Biscayne Bay and is prone to failure. Overflow problems being reported in some neighborhoods. GIS consultant was supposed to provide a complete infrastructure map. Paving cycle Greenways Finance Evaluate FRS as alternative to in-‐house pension. Downtown Parking Garage Improve management, rates, & visibility to make it more effective at relieving street parking. Parks Maintenance plan, w/ projected needs & costs. General improvements needed. South Miami Park plan (post YMCA) Extent of soccer Running track (Liebman promised to raise private funds) Concurrency & park acquisitions Funding source needed Downtown park (e.g. CVS site) Ludlam & 77th Terrace Annexation Review current and future options in light of political realities in County. Metrorail property Madison Square Commercial district Beautification, structural improvements Stoddard draft 2/26/14 2 of 6 Funding City & BID Green Plan Implementation plan Tree initiative What’s max capacity? How do we get there? CHARTER Review major changes rejected by voters Decide which to bring forward again and how. 5/5 LDC vote options Option 1. Restrict 5/5 vote requirement to height and density increases. Option 2. Revert to 4/5 vote requirement. Board & Committees Clarify procedure for board & committee appointments. All official actions require a resolution of the Commission. Current language does not require resolution for appointments. Election date Change election to early April to get campaigns away from the holiday season while keeping foot campaigns in the cool weather season. April is the second most common month for local elections. Coral Gables, West Miami, Miami Shores, Miami Springs, Bay Harbor Islands. Terms of office 2 years for first term, 4 years for subsequent terms both mayor & commission ORDINANCES Commercial vehicle idling Prohibits commercial vehicles from loitering in our residential area. Post signage. (1) COLBY REESE, B.A. J.D., e: colbyreese1@gmail.com (1) I have complained numerous times to the police about commercial vehicles, namely passenger vans that move people to and from health clinics. Much of this traffic comes from the facility on Sunset at the corner of 63rd AVE and spills into our neighborhood daily during the day. They pull off the road and loiter in all of our driveways and yards while waiting for their next job/pick up. Hearing and smelling their diesel engines for hours at a time is not acceptable in a neighborhood. The police say they don't have any type of enforcement power without an ordinance. Transparency All received bids, quotes, & RFPs to be posted on the web for 5 years. Campaign finance reports posted on city website. Panhandling ordinance (Josh was working on it) Noise quantitative limits. Stoddard draft 2/26/14 3 of 6 Consolidate with quantitative noise code in LDC. Purchasing ordinance. Logo use ordinance Current Insurance requirements are unobtainable – revise. Include other official city symbols including police seal and patch. Decorum Review & revise – policy or ordinance? COMMITTEES AND BOARD REVISIONS Repeal Board term limits Board term limits were instituted before charter change on appointment. Special talent needs to be retained, e.g. on pension board Creation & dissolution Procedure for dissolution or re-‐ratification. Results need to be evaluated annually. Re-‐ratify or sunset. Sunshine compliance Rules needed for establishing secretary & minutes required for each. Which assemblies use staff and which rely on members. Annual Sunshine education procedure needed. Inactive Affordable Housing Reinvigorate? Community Relations Board Appoint? CRA Advising Board Re-‐appoint Commission on Women end Junior Commission on Women end Farmers Market and Community Garden end New ideas Climate & SLR Mitigation Task Force LDC revisions Commercial sector improvements Parking Ordinance Return Shared Parking to Hometown Plan Revise parking payment in lieu of spaces Small restaurant category. Outdoor seating revision (in progress). Permitted use table -‐ update Add retail bonus floor to MU5 Currently residential (but not retail) gets a bonus floor. Permit sidewalk sale of Girl Scout cookies Stoddard draft 2/26/14 4 of 6 Study TODD rezoning Current MU-‐4, LI-‐4, MO is limiting use in ways that suppress commercial potential of TODD and the tax base. Some of it makes no apparent sense. Prohibition of structured parking on front of building. Originally allowed. Combined with parking requirement, it makes development of small lots impossible. 2 bonus floors in MU4. Originally proposed. Creates an alternative to upzoning to MU5. Residential quality of life Minimum permeable greenspace in front yard Tree ordinance Brimo is working on it Update subdivision regulations Clarification of platting procedure & restrictions. Notification of neighbors for all replat applications. Permit front yard sale of produce and plants grown on site. Dumpsters in NR Shield from view of street and neighbors Schools Modify parking requirements to include County schools House hold garbage on easement Revise in light of giant trash cans & recycle bins. Green Construction Increase native planting requirements Currently 30%. Increase to 50% for commercial and developer construction of residential. Reduce min distance between trees. BFE (base flood elevation) Will save owners money in flood insurance down the line and protect tax base for city. New construction must meet minimum green standards, eg LEED silver. Electrical charging service for EVs New construction with onsite parking should provide 220 VAC / 50 A service (wiring and box) for EVs. One outlet for every space required onsite. Gray water New construction and street paving must lay down sewer and gray water pipe to permit future hookup. See Key Biscayne Parking lots Unimproved parking lots & pervious paving. General Political Forums held & televised on City property Only if sponsored by 501(c)(3) Stoddard draft 2/26/14 5 of 6 Sign ordinance Allow signs for farmers markets Allow signs for multiple garage sales Community gardens as permitted use EDUCATION Education compact (Edmond initiative) Form advisory committee PARK MANAGEMENT Future of Soccer Dante Fascell tennis courts RFP tennis contract Rec Ctr Scheduling review Passive parks Grounds maintenance partnerships: Adopt-‐a-‐park Pool Community has expressed strong desire for extension of season beyond 10 weeks. PUBLIC SAFETY Community policing Downtown & residential David Kennedy’s programs Youth violence, street drug sales, domestic violence. SMPD weapon procurement policy to encourage responsible weapon sales by registered vendors INFRASTRUCTURE PARKS Privacy fence at Van Smith Park PUBLIC WORKS Intermodal plan Funding & completion Safe Routes to School Sidewalk on North side of Sunset Drive between Ludlam and 69th Ave Street lights needed SW 44th St between 63rd -‐ 64th Aves SW 62nd St, between 60th & 62nd Aves Traffic Calming 62nd St at 57-‐62 Aves – lots of kids SEWER & DRAINAGE Bioswale (rain garden) pilot project Banyans sewer hookup 4 septic spillovers in last 3 months alone. Stoddard draft 2/26/14 6 of 6 Sewer or septic tank spillover reported during heavy rains on SW 44th St between 63rd -‐ 64th Aves Street flooding 62nd St, around 62nd Ave. Beautification Street signs Yard pits Replace with paver pads Vacant shops in Hometown District Roman Compte suggests we do like Gables & Lincoln Road and require owners of vacant shop space to fill window with standard SoMi screen saying "Coming soon..." SMPD Red-‐light Cameras on US 1 Car-‐cams and Body-‐cams To reduce law suits Can be procured with federal forfeiture funds OTHER Municipal Waste Issues Rationale: Methane reduction Methane is 85x more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2 over a 20 year span. Organic matter in landfills decomposes to methane. Any and all actions that reduce organic matter going into landfills helps a lot. Commercial recycling enforcement Program to improve residential recycling participation Option for larger bins would help. Yard waste Where does it go? Should be composted or burned, not landfill Residential composting Pilot project supplying compost bins, kitchen container, & instructions. Can reduce number of pickups required by Public Works and