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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
City Commission Steven J. Alexander
Philip K. Stoddard, Ph.D, Mayor City Manager
Walter Harris, Vice Mayor Maria M. Menendez, CMC
Bob Welsh, Commissioner City Clerk
Josh Liebman, Commissioner Thomas F. Pepe, Esq.
Gabriel Edmond, Commissioner City Attorney
CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014, 7:00 PM
CITY HALL/COMMISSION CHAMBERS
6130 SUNSET DRIVE
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ADD-ON ITEM(S)
C. ROLL CALL
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
a) Officer(s) of the Month
H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) Minutes of July 22 , 2014
I. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
J. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
[City Attorney reminder: Remarks are limited to those matters that are
not quasi-judicial. Any comment on a quasi-judicial matter may be made
when the item is called and the speaker is under oath.]
K. PUBLIC REMARKS
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L. COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
M. CONSENT AGENDA
1. A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $2,000 from General
Contingency to City Manager Membership & Subscriptions account. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance)
2. A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $15,000 from City
Manager’s General Contingency account, to City Clerk Legal Ads account. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance)
3. A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $1,050 from General
Contingency account to Contractual Services account. 3/5
(City Manager-Finance)
4. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to make an emergency purchase of a
security access control system for City Hall and Police Department facilities for
an amount not to exceed $16,500 from Alfi Electronics, Inc. as a sole source
procurement. 3/5
(City Manager-Central Services)
5. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $50.00 from
Kena Ice East Miami, to contribute to the City of South Miami Grey Ghost
Football and Cheerleading Program. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
6. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $1,500 from
Volksblast, Inc., to contribute to the City of South Miami Annual Backpack
Giveaway. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
7. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $1,239.50
from M & S Tennis Services Inc. for the purchase of tennis windscreens at Dante
Fascell Park. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
8. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to pay $7,524.00 to South Florida
Football Officials Association, Inc. (SFFOA) for the South Miami Grey Ghost home
football games. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
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9. A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $12,424.00 from the
Gibson-Bethel Community Center’s Part-Time Salaries account to Community
Pool’s Salaries account. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
10. A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $16,500 from City
Manager’s General Contingency account, to Police Computer Equipment
account. 3/5
(City Manager-Police)
11. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement
with Miami Dade County authorizing the City of South Miami to assume the
installation and maintenance responsibilities for certain traffic engineering
functions and street name concerning only streets. 3/5
(City Manager-Public Works)
N. RESOLUTION(S)
11a. A Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to hire outside counsel to provide
legal services in the area of land use, including services involving the purchase
and sale of municipal property, the Land Development Code and the City’s
Comprehensive Plan. 3/5
(City Manager)
O. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
QUASI-JUDICIAL WARNING:
THE FOLLOWING MATTER IS CONSIDERED TO BE QUASI-JUDICIAL AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE
ANY VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITH ANYONE UNTIL THE QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER IS
RESOLVED, AND THE MEETING AT WHICH IT IS HEARD IS ADJOURNED. IN ADDITION, THERE
ARE OTHER RESTIRCTIONS THAT ARE MORE FULLY SET FORTH AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA.
12. A Resolution amending a Special Use Approval to permit a public car wash at
5795 South Dixie Highway, within the TODD Light Industrial "TODD-LI4" zoning
use district. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
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P. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
13. An Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into an exclusive franchise
agreement for residential solid waste collection and recycling services with
Waste Pro of Florida Inc. that is substantially the same as its agreement with
Village of Biscayne Park who selected Waste Pro of Florida Inc. based on a
competitive solicitation. 4/5
(City Manager-Public Works)
14. An Ordinance establishing an electric franchise for installation of city street
lighting within the City of South Miami with Florida Power & Light Company. 4/5
(City Manager)
Q. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
15. An Ordinance granting to Florida Power & Light Company, its successors and
assigns, an electric franchise, imposing provisions and conditions relating
thereto, providing for monthly payments to the City of South Miami, and
providing for an effective date. 4/5
(City Manager)
R. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING
S. ADJOURNMENT
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI HAS A SIGNIFICANT GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST IN CONDUCTING EFFICIENT AND ORDERLY
COMMISSION MEETINGS. SPEAKERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT SECTION 2-2.1(K)(2) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PROVIDES THAT “ANY PERSON MAKING PERSONAL IMPERTINENT, OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR WHO SHALL BECOME
BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION SHALL BE FORTHWITH BARRED FROM FURTHER AUDIENCE BEFORE THE
COUNCIL BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, UNLESS PERMISSION TO CONTINUE BE GRANTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE
COMMISSION.”
PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 286.0105, THE CITY HEREBY ADVISES THE PUBLIC THAT IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL
ANY DECISION MADE BY THIS BOARD, AGENCY OR COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT ITS
MEETING OR HEARING, HE OR SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND THAT FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AFFECTED
PERSON MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDIGS IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE CONSENT BY
THE CITY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OR ADMISSION OR OTHERWISE INADMISSIBLE OR IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE, NOR DOES IT
AUTHORIZE CHALLENGES OR APPEALS NOT OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY LAW.
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION No. 246-10-13280,“ANY INVOCATION THAT MAY BE OFFERED BEFORE THE START OF REGULAR
COMMISSION BUSINESS SHALL BE THE VOLUNTARY OFFERING OF A PRIVATE CITIZEN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
COMMISSION AND THE CITIZENS PRESENT. THE VIEWS OR BELIEFS EXPRESSED BY THE INVOCATION SPEAKER HAVE NOT
BEEN PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THE COMMISSION DOES NOT ENDORSE THE
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR VIEWS OF THIS, OR ANY OTHER SPEAKER.”
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QUASI-JUDICIAL WARNING FOR CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS:
ANY AGENDA ITEM THAT HAS A QUASI-JUDICIAL WARNING IS CONSIDERED TO BE A QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER. MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COMMISSION MAY NOT HAVE ANY VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITH ANYONE, OTHER THAN AT THE MEETING
SCHEDULED TO RESOLVE THE MATTER, UNTIL THE MATTER IS RESOLVED AT A PUBLIC MEETING AND THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM MAKING ANY INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER OTHER THAN A
SITE VISIT OR MAKING WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM CITY EMPLOYEES AND RECEIVING WRITTEN
RESPONSES FROM THEM IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY. ALL WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND RESPONSES
THERETO MUST BE FILED WITH THE CLERK AND A COPY MUST ALSO BE SENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR IF
THE MATTER INVOLVES A LAND RELATED ISSUE. YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY VERBAL COMMUNICATION WITH CITY
EMPLOYEES REGARDING THIS MATTER. YOU MAY NOT ENTER ONTO SOMEONE’S PROPERTY WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.
FURTHERMORE, YOU MAY NOT DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OR ANYONE ELSE, INCLUDING
NEIGHBORS. YOU MUST, IN WRITING, ADVISE THE CLERK OF THE DATE AND TIME OF YOUR SITE VISIT AND, IF THIS MATTER
INVOLVES LAND USE, YOU MUST ALSO SEND A COPY TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR. ALL INFORMATION THAT
YOU OBTAIN ON THIS MATTER, OTHER THAN YOUR PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AT A SITE VISIT AND WRITTEN INFORMATION
PROVIDED BY STAFF, MUST BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE DULY NOTICED PUBLIC MEETING DURING WHICH THE APPLICANT
SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE APPLICATION AND ANY EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION. IF
THERE IS A BREAK IN THE MEETING, YOU MAY NOT ALLOW OTHERS TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE MATTER OR ALLOW THEM
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATTER. IF THE MATTER REQUIRES MORE THAN ONE HEARING,
YOU MAY NOT DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH ANYONE, UNTIL THE MATTER IS RESOLVED BY A FINAL WRITTEN RESOLUTION
OR, IF APPLICABLE, ORDINANCE, AND, EVEN THEN, NOT UNTIL THE MEETING IS ADJOURED. IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL OR
ANY WRITTEN OR PRINTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE MATTER BEFORE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HEARING AT WHICH A
FINAL DECISION IS MADE FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN CITY EMPLOYEES ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY, YOU MAY
READ IT BUT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND TO IT AND YOU ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A COPY OF
ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION OR DOCUMENT YOU RECEIVE CONCERNING THIS MATTER TO THE CITY CLERK, AND A COPY
MUST ALSO BE SENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR IF THE MATTER INVOLVES A LAND RELATED ISSUE. IN
ADDITION, IF YOU RECEIVE ANY VERBAL, OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (OTHER THAN WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
DELIVERED TO THE CLERK AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR) YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IT AT THE PUBLIC
MEETING AND, IF IT WAS VERBAL, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WRITE A MEMORANDUM THAT INCLUDES THE INFORMATION
RECEIVED AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON PROVIDING THE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE DATE, TIME AND
PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNICATION TOOK PLACE. THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE DELIVERED AS SOON THEREAFTER AS
POSSIBLE TO THE CITY CLERK, AND IF APPLICABLE TO A LAND RELATED ISSUE, A COPY MUST ALSO BE DELIVERED TO THE
PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR.