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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
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 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
H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) Minutes of October 21 , 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
L. COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
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M. CONSENT AGENDA
1. A Resolution urging the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners to protect
the County from Sea Level Rise by moving, into action the recommendations of
the Sea Level Rise Task Force. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
2. A Resolution acknowledging Commissioner Josh Liebman’s (Group Seat II)
appointment of Donna Shelley, as the representative of Group Seat II, to serve
on the Green Task Force for a two-year term ending November 5, 2016. 3/5
(Commissioner Liebman)
3. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a donation of $3,000 from
Baptist Health South Florida, for the 2014 State of the City Address. 3/5
(City Manager)
4. A Resolution of the City Commission, for the City of South Miami, re-appointing
Vice Mayor Walter A. Harris as Commission’s liaison and appointing
Commissioner Josh Liebman as the alternate Commission’s liaison, with the
Miami-Dade League of Cities. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
5. A Resolution declaring that the personal property, described in the attached list,
is “surplus” and authorizing the City Manager to sell the “surplus” items at
auction. 3/5
(City Manager-Central “Services)
6. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to expend $6,822.76 with Rehrig
Pacific Company for the purchase of new residential garbage containers. 3/5
(City Manager-Public Works)
7. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to expend an amount not to exceed
$32,800 for Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department to cover the water and
waste water invoicing for City Facilities, during FY 2014/2015. 3/5
(City Manager-Public Works)
8. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to expend an amount not to exceed
$114,000 for Florida Power and Light to cover the electrical invoicing for City
Facilities, during FY 2014/2015. 3/5
(City Manager-Public Works)
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9. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to expend an amount not to exceed
$106,000 for Florida Power and Light to cover the electrical invoicing for street
lighting, during FY 2014/2015. 3/5
(City Manager-Public Works)
10. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a contract
with Florida Construction & Engineering, Inc., for the construction of the Police
Fueling Station Improvements. 3/5
(City Manager-Public Works)
N. RESOLUTION(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 RESTRICTIONS THAT
ARE MORE FULLY SET FORTH AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA.
11. A Resolution approving the Final Plat of Davis Oaks, being a replat of a portion of
tract 8 revised plat of a portion of the amended plat of Palm Miami Heights,
recorded in plat book 43, page 37, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 3/5
(Deferred 10/21/14)
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
12. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept gifts of time, labor and
materials from Mr. Mariano Corral and Mr. Robert “Bob” Welsh for the proposed
linear park to be known as the “Underline”. 3/5
(Commissioner Welsh)
13. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to join with the South Miami
Community Redevelopment Agency in sponsoring the Martin Luther King
Celebration and to expend one half of the cost, up to a maximum of $6,000. 3/5
(Commissioner Liebman)
O. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
QUASI-JUDICIAL WARNING:
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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 RESTRICTIONS THAT
ARE MORE FULLY SET FORTH AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA.
14. A Resolution relating to a request for a variance from Section 20-3.5(E) of the
Land Development Code to allow a front setback of 7 feet 6 inches where a
minimum of 25 feet is required, for a one-story addition to a single family
residence located at 6001 SW 65 Avenue, South Miami, Florida, within the RS-3
zoning district. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
P. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
15. An Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article I, Sec. 2-2.1 (K), titled "Decorum" of
the City of South Miami’s Code of Ordinances. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
16. An Ordinance amending 20-6.1(A)(3)(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) of the land development
code to reduce the number of votes required to pass, on first reading, ordinances
and resolutions that require two readings. 3/5
(City Attorney)
END OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Q. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING
R. 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.”
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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.”
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.