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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 19, 2014, 7:00 PM
CITY HALL/COMMISSION CHAMBERS
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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) Certificates of Appreciation to 4th of July Contributors
H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) Minutes of August 5 , 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.]
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K. PUBLIC REMARKS
L. COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
M. CONSENT AGENDA
1. A Resolution acknowledging Commissioner Liebman’s (Group Seat II)
appointment of Bradley W. Cassel, as the representative of Group Seat II, to
serve on the Pension Board for a two-year term ending September 2, 2016. 3/5
(Commissioner Liebman)
2. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Joseph S.
Geller, Esquire, as Special Master for the City of South Miami. 3/5
(City Manager)
3. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $1,000 from
Baptist Health South Florida, to contribute to the City of South Miami’s Annual
Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
4. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase group health insurance
benefits from Blue Cross Blue Shield and dental and vision insurance benefits
from MetLife for the City of South Miami full-time employees and participating
retirees. 3/5
(City Manager-Human Resources)
5. A Resolution relating to budget; authorizing a transfer of $12,424.00 from the
Gibson-Bethel Community Center’s Part-Time Salaries account to Gibson-Bethel
Community Center Full-Time Salaries account. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
N. RESOLUTION(S)
O. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
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P. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
6. 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)
Q. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
R. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING
7. An Ordinance amending Section 20-7.12 of the City of South Miami Land
Development Code concerning parking requirements for restaurants within the
Hometown District Overlay (HD-OV) Zone. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
8. An Ordinance amending the City of South Miami Land Development Code
Section 20-7.12 Permitted Uses; (A). Storefront Uses within the Hometown
District Overlay, to amend its title and to reference special use status and
requirements for schools. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
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.”