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_Ha1 2 3 ~ 10 11 City of South Miami Regular City Commission Minutes January 6, 2015 A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES B. ADD-ON ITEM(S) c. ROLL CALL The following members of the City Commission were present: Mayor Stoddard, Vice 12 Mayor Harris, Commissioner Welsh, Commissioner Liebman, Commissioner Edmond. 13 14 Also in attendance were: City Manager Steven J. Alexander, City Attorney Thomas F. 15 Pepe, Esq., City Clerk Maria M. Menendez, CMe. l~ 23 2~ 2~ 28 29 3~ 32 33 3~ 36 37 38 D. MOMENT OF SILENCE E. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE F. LOBBYIST(S)AD[)RESSING THE CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT MUST HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE CITY CLERK G. H. I. J. PRESENTATIONS APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Minutes of December 17, 2014 The minutes of December 17, 2014 were unanimously approved as presented. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT (see attached) CITY ATIORNEY'S REPORT The City Attorney had nothing to report at this meeting. CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 1 1 K. PUBLIC REMARKS 2 3 The following individuals addressed the Commission: Dick Ward, Antoinette 4 Fischer, Yvonne Beckman, Mariano Corral. 6 L. COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS 7 8 The following is a summary of Commission's remarks: the doggie park undergoing 9 project; the successful Christmas tree lighting ceremony; scheduling a workshop on lot splitting 10 for Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 pm; announcing the Youth Coalition for January 30th at 11 9:00 am; reminder for the SMITP Workshop January 14fh at 7:00 pm. H 16 M. CONSENT AGENDA 1. A Resolution authorizing the City Manage,rto expend $6000 for Diversity Training for the Police Depaittnentand Department Heads. (City Manager) Cultural 3/5 17 Moved by Vice Mayor Harris, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 18 Resolution No. 001-15-14340 authorizing the City Manager to expend $6000 for Cultural 19 Diversity Training for thePoJice Department and Department Heads, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 20 23 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None 2. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase seven vehicles from Don Reid Ford. 3/5 (City Manager:-Police) 24 Moved by Vice Mayor Harris, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 25 Resolution No. 002-15-14341 authorizing the City Manager to purchase seven vehicles from 26 Don Reid Ford, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 27 Yea: CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh 2 3 Nay: Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None 3. A Resolution authorizing the waiver of certain special events fees and costs for Rotary Foundation of South Miami, Inc., to hold its 32nd Annual South Miami Rotary Art Festival on Sunset Drive. 3/5 (City Manager) 4 Moved by Vice Mayor Harris, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 5 Resolution No. 003-15-14342 authorizing the waiver of certain special events fees and costs for 6 Rotary Foundation of South Miami, Inc., to hold its 32nd Annual Soutt) Miami Rotary Art 7 Festival on Sunset Drive, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 8 4. 11 Yea: Nay;> Mayor Stoddard .. Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None A Reso:l&ti~~ approving the application of VolksBlast, Inc., a non-profit organization, to waive certain fees and costs associated with its event showcasing cla~sic cars to be held on February 8, 2015, on Sunset Drive in South Miami. 3/5 (City Manager) 12 Moved by Vice Mayor Harris, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 13 Resolution No. 004-15-14343 approving the application of VolksBlast, Inc., a non-profit 14 organization, to waive certain fees and costs associated with its event showcasing classic cars to 15 be held on February 8,2015, on SUnset Drive in South Miami, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 16 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None 5. A Resolution of the City of South Miami thanking Miami-Dade County CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 3 1 Commissioner, Rebeca Sosa, for seeking Amendment purchase and development of the Ludlam Trail. (Commissioner Welsh) 1 Funds to cover the 3/5 2 Moved by Vice Mayor Harris, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 3 Resolution No. 005-15-14344 thanking Miami-Dade County Commissioner, Rebeca Sosa, for 4 seeking Amendment 1 Funds to cover the purchase and development of the Ludlam Trail, 5 passed by a 5 -0 vote: 6 11 12 13 Yea: Nay: N. RESOLUTION(S) Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commi~$ibner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None A Resolution of the CifyCommission for the City of South Miami approving a . .. , final plat to allow for the\subdivisionof property located at 6520 SW 56th Street, SouthMiami, Florida. 3/5 (CrtY Manager~Rlal1ning & ZOning} Speakers were swornJ~, followed by Mr. Brimo's presentation of the item. 14 Attorney Melissa Tapanes-Llahues representing the applicant addressed the 15 Commission. 16 17 At the opening of the public hearing, the following individuals addressed the 18 Commission: Yvonne Beckman, Antoinette Fischer, Doug Mackey. 19 20 Following the public hearing, and Ms. Tapanes-Llahues closing statement, the 21 Commission discussed the applicant's request. The Commission also had the opportunity to ask 22 questions for further clarification to both, the City attorney and the applicant's attorney. 23 24 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Harris, the motion to approve 25 Resolution No. 006-15-14345 approving a final plat to allow for the subdivision of property 26 located at 6520 SW 56th Street, South Miami, Florida, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 27 Yea: CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 Mayor Stoddard 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 H 13 Nay: Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None O. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) 7. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a multi-year agreement with ADP, to provide payroll services, Human Resources and Time & Attendance integrated software solution. 3/5 (City Manager-Human Resources)· Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded b~0ice Mayor Harris, the motion to approve Resolution No. 007-15-14346 authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a mUlti-year agreement with ADP, to provide payroll servicesj Human Resources and Time & Attendance integrated software solution, passed by a 5 -o vote: Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None 8. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a multi-year contract with Envirowaste Services Group, Inc. for storm drain system cleaning and maintenance services. 3/5 (City Manager-Public Works) 14 Moved by Mayor Stoddard; seconded by Vice Mayor Harris, the motion to approve 15 Resolution No. 008-15-14347 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a multi-year contract 16 with Envirowaste Services Group, Inc. for storm drain system cleaning and maintenance 17 services, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 18 Yea: CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond 5 5 Nay: None P. ORDINANCE(S) THIRD READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) 9. An Ordinance amending Section 4-2(a) of the City Code adding drugstores, convenience stores and service stations as listed uses in the table of distance requirements regarding alcohol sale. 3/5 (Mayor Stoddard) 6 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Harris, the motion to approve 7 Ordinance No. 01-15-2208 amending Section 4-2(a) of the City Code adding drugstores, 8 convenience stores and service stations as listed uses in the table of distance requirements 9 regarding alcohol sale, passed by a 4 -1 vote: 10 H 13 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond Commissioner Welsh 10. An Ordinance amending Section 20-4.2 of the City of South Miami's Land Development Code to add criteria for the City's approval of a plat or re-plat tentatively approved by the Miami-Dade County. 3/5 (City Manager) 14 The public hearing was opened .and the following individual(s) addressed the 15 Commission: Yvonne Beckman, Antoinette Fischer. 16 17 The Commission discussed the proposed ordinance, and the City Attorney 18 recommended adding the following language to subsection (B) (1): IIfor any subdivision 19 approval". 20 21 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Harris, the motion to approve as 22 amended Ordinance No. 02-15-2209 amending Section 20-4.2 of the City of South Miami's Land 23 Development Code to add criteria for the City'S approval of a plat or re-plat tentatively 24 approved by the Miami-Dade County, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 25 Yea: CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh 6 7 8 9 Nay: Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None Q. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) R. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING 11. An Ordinance amending Section 15B-6 of the Code of Ordinances to provide for waiver of fees and costs and to modify the rules and requirements for the use of City property. 3/5 (City Attorney) Mr. Pepe presented this item. 10 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Harris, the motion to approve An 11 Ordinance amending Section 15B-60f the Code of Ordinances to provide for waiver of fees and 12 costs and to modify the rules and requirements for the use of City property, passed by a 5 -0 13 vote: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 a) Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None An Ordinance amending the Land Development Code, Section 20-4.5 B (46) titled Specimen Treesto delete the exception for fruit trees from the definition of a specimen tree. 3/5 (Vice Mayor Harris) 21 The motion by the sponsor of the item to withdraw An Ordinance amending Section 22 15B-6 of the Code of Ordinances to provide for waiver of fees and costs and to modify the rules 23 and requirements for the use of City property, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 24 Yea: CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman 7 3 4 5 Nay: S. ADJOURNMENT Attest Maria M. Menendez City Clerk CITY COMMISSION MINUTES January 6, 2015 Commissioner Edmond· None 8 Approved Philip K. Stoddard Mayor To: Date: From: Re: THE CITY or PLFASANT LIVING CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI OFFICE MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and City Commission January 6,2015 Steven Alexander City Manager Manager's Report Attached are the City's accomplishments for the period covering December 16, 2014 - January 4, 2015 which are hereby submitted for your review prior to the Commission Meeting. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Finance: Finance continues to work aggressively on preparing all of the required audit schedules (Le. AP, AR, Grants, etc.). Finance continues working with the auditors and gathering the primary and secondary source documents. The Auditors have been onsite and will be for the next 4-weeks. Since the City's installation of the first wifi modem, the parking contractor has now come-out with a new Wi-Fi modem which is suppose to have greater range. The parking contractor this week will be installing the new wifi modem for testing. The City's Public Works Department has advised that the two required poles have been installed and are ready to obtain electricity from FPL. Once the poles have electricity, the City will have the Wi-Fi antennas installed. 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. Finance continues to update and trouble shoot issues related to the City's website. Finance currently revised certain items within RequestTracker in an effort to provide better service for residents, businesses, and visitors. -2 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for January 6, 2015 Finance is in the process of closing December 2014, the third month of the new fiscal year. Finance will upload the Budget to Actual Monthly report for December 2014 once complete. The check register for December 2014 has been completed and uploaded to the City's website. Parking: Parking continues working with Public Works on stripping certain spaces which will be converted to paid parking. Parking has installed multiple single meter heads within the industrial area and will be moving forward with the installation of more single meter heads around the South Miami Charter School during the winter break. Moreover, once Public Works completes the striping at other certain areas, parking will install parking meter heads. Finance and Parking has completed an evaluation of the City's Valet Services and provided a Scope of Services for Review. Parking has completed gathering information from the existing City Downtown valet company and provided a detail email for the City Manager's review. Currently Finance and Parking are on standby until provided further notice. A DRAFT RFP has been submitted to the City Attorney for his review and comments. Once procurement obtains an approved RFP by the City Attorney and City Manager, the RFP will be solicited. The City currently anticipates the item being heard before the City's Commission in the early part of 2015. Procurement Division: 1/6/15 Commission Meeting: i. RFQ -Financial Advisor: The RFQ closed on December 17th. A Selection Committee meeting was scheduled December 19 th • An award recommendation is pending. ii. RFP -Downtown Business District LED Lighting: Staff is reviewing sample light sets from both respondents to the RFP. An award recommendation will follow the product evaluation. iii. RFP -Playground Structures: The RFP advertised on December I yth. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled January 15 th • The RFP will close on January 26 th • iv. RFO Economic Impact Study: The RFQ scope has been completed and submitted to the City Manager, Assistant City Manager and Planning Director for review. Once reviewed and approved, procurement will send to the City Attorney for final approval. v. Draft -Smart Parking RFP: A Smart Parking RFP has been forwarded to the City Attorney for review and approval. Upon receipt of the RFP from CA, the RFP will be advertised. Procurement continues to search for piggyback opportunities in an effort to "fast-track" completion of this project. -3 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for January 6, 2015 vi. Draft -Solid Waste Scope: A scope of services for an upcoming RFP for solid waste disposal is under way and is expect to be completed by mid-month. The scope will include both residential and commercial solid waste disposal. vii. Draft -Towing Franchise RFP: A scope of services, drafted by PD, has been forwarded to the City Attorney for review. Upon receipt of the CA's response, a RFP will be advertised. viii. Tennis Center RFP Scope: Currently Parks and Recreation P & R and Procurement are revising the scope. When completed, the scope will be inserted into the RFP template and forwarded to the City Attorney for approval. ix. Draft RFP -City Parking Garage Sale: Scope is currently being reviewed by the City Manager for the sale of the City Parking Garage. When completed, the scope will be forwarded to the City Attorney for review and approval. x. Draft RFP -Solar Panel Installation: A draft RFP to solicit for a Solar Panel Installation Program has been forwarded to the City Attorney for review. Upon receipt of the CA's response, the RFP will be advertised. Code Enforcement Office: Following are highlights for the Code Enforcement Division for December 15 -December 3 I, 2014: I. Bi-weekly statistics: a. Responded to over 12 complaints. b. Issued more than .2 Courtesy Civil Infraction Notices. c. Issued LNotices of Civil Infraction. d. Removed J.i.lliegal Signs from the City. e. Reviewed 59 Building permits. f. Proactive Inspections Q g. Re-Inspections ~ h. Cases Closed .a. i. Graffiti Tags 1. j. Counter walk-ins 20 II. Fines and Fees collected through the Code Enforcement Division for the month of December 2014: $2,285. -4 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for January 6, 2015 III. Local Business Tax Compliance Office: In the month of December 15 -December 31, 2014: Total amount a. NEW LICENSES b. NEW LIENS c. INSPECTIONS d. RENEWAL FEES COLLECTED (10) (10) (75) e. NEW LICENSES (BTR's) REVIEWED (15) Other Reports: • Florida League of Cities Insurance Report -Completed • Miami Dade County Report -Completed • Renewal Report -Completed • Renewal Licenses printed for 2014 -2015 • Renewal Inspections • 25 Towing Companies researched/inspected • Renewal Report 2 nd Notices Special Events Division: Total amount collected $ 2,500.00 $ 1,695.00 The following are the results for the Special Events Division for December IS-December 3 I, 2014: • Collaborating and processing paperwork (Special Events Application) for VolksBlast on their upcoming car show event that will be held on February 8, 2015, on Sunset Drive. • Collaborating with South Miami Rotary Club on processing paperwork (Special Events Application) for their 31 st Art & Crafts Festival that will be held on February 21 & 22, 2015, on Sunset Drive. • Collaborating with the MLK Committee on upcoming events that will be held in January and February, 2015. Prayer Breakfast (TBA), Gospel Festival at St. John AME Church on 1/18/2015, at 5:00 p.m. and MLK Parade (tentative date 2/21/2015). More information to follow. • Processed four (4) garage sale permit requests for this time period. -5 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for January 6,2015 • Reviewed and processed l.Q lien search requests for Code Enforcement Department, for this period of time. • Processed/recorded Q lien and IJien releases for this time frame. • Collaborating with Human Resources Department in placing volunteers in different departments. The following are the accomplishments for the Police Department for the time period December 15 th , 2014 through January 4th, 2015: Chiefs Office i. "Staff Own-A-Zone" program yielded 30 citizen and business contacts throughout the City; ii. A total of 832 calls for service were handled during this period; iii. Participated in the CRA tree lighting ceremony; Uniform Patrol Division i. Total of 12 arrests: 03 felonies, 05 misdemeanors, 0 I traffic arrest, and 03 warrants served. ii. Of those 12 arrests, 03 were narcotics related. iii. Downtown Holiday bike patrol was continued to prevent burglaries, robberies, and thefts. Community Police Unit i. CPU and C.R.A. collected toys and fruits to distribute to the less fortunate families in South Miami. ii. The B.E.A.T. program was continued and an additional 02 businesses were registered. iii. 08 Park and Walks were conducted which yielded 67 citizen contacts. Criminal Investigations Division i. C.I.D. Detectives conducted two (6) vehicle burglary surveillance undercover details in an affected area of our city. ii. C.I.D. Detectives are patrolling both the shopping areas and residential areas in deterrence of residential burglaries and vehicle burglaries as well as robberies, which are sometimes prevalent during the Holiday Season. -6 -City Manager's Heportto the Commission for January 6, 2015 iii. C.LD. Detectives have placed under cover surveillance cameras in strategic locations where vehicle burglaries have occurred. The images captured will give us the exact time, date and subject descriptions (Intelligence) necessary for proper investigation and for the successful prosecution of all subjects involved. iv. C.LD. Detectives investigated a Commercial Burglary case. A splatter of blood was detected and then collected by the Detective. The blood evidence was sent to the crime lab for a D.N.A. analysis. The analysis resulted in the positive identification of a local subject. This investigation has been completed and all subjects in this case are now in custody. v. C.LD. Detectives were able to identify a strong arm robbery subject through a witness line up and have him arrested within two days of the robbery. Services Division Fleet Management, Records Management, Quarter Master, Property & Evidence Management; i. Revised filing system to categorize and efficiently store property and evidence in the Property Room is currently being implemented. ii. There have been 1,355 items entered into the Evidence and Property module, since the transition to electronic record keeping. iii. Narcotic cases from 2012 and previous are being sanctioned for disposal. iv. Revised property & evidence procedures for impoundment have been taught to Supervisors and Officers in each roll call via power point presentation. Professional Standards Division and Training i. Processing 3 applicants for Fulitime/Reserve Police Officer; ii. Processing 3 applicants for open Communications Officer position; iii. Tactical Response Team tryouts were held; iv. TRT training at range Human Resources Please be advised that no "significant" events have occurred in the Human Resources Department since the December 16, 2014 Commission meeting. We will continue to maintain our activity and project status reports, which can be made available at your request. · -7 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for January 6, 2015 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Engineering and Construction Division Sunset Drive Roadway Improvements Ph. V: Project is ongoing. Sidewalk and driveways are complete. Root barriers installed. Trees are installed and braced. MOC Water and Sewer started last week with the provision of water service for the medians. There are 4 of the 6 medians that will require MOWASO to finish the water connection. Twin Lakes Drainage Improvements Design: Survey is completed. Utility coordination letters were sent. Pending geotechnical exploration results for percolation rates. Dog Park: Tiki hut is complete. Fence poles are installed. Plumbing and Site work will commence the week of January 5th , 2015. Citywide Sidewalk Repair: Notice to Proceed was issued. Locations are marked. Schedule requested from contractor. Downtown Wi-Fi: The concrete poles are installed. The electrical work will be completed this week. Upon completion of electrical inspection, FPL will schedule the power hook up. Police Fueling Facility Improvement: Contract to be signed and executed. Purchase order will be issued. Lettering on North Face was approved by ERPB. Street Lights (Cobra Heads) on 67th Street: Pending further instructions. Sunset Drive Striping: Recently received information of a piggyback contract. In the process of coordinating with contractor and Purchasing. Median Landscaping along US I: Project being coordinated with FOOT. Pending further instructions. Pinecrest Villas Traffic Calming Design: Consultant submitted 60% of the design plans for review. Twin Lakes & Bird Estates Traffic Calming Design: Consultant submitted 60% of the design plans for review. Mango Terrace & Manor Lane Traffic Calming: The consultant is in coordination with the County to finalize the design phase. Resident survey was distributed, surveys received. Information is being tabulated, will be provided to the County in conjunction with the General Interlocal Agreement. Manor Lane speed table survey results were provided to MOC Public Works. · .... ~ 8 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for January 6, 2015 Street Name Signs: Contractor submitted plans to the City and County. Comments were provided to contractor. The interlocal agreement was provided to him. Contractor resubmitted to the County after City Review. We are pending on County approval. Public Works Attachment A i. Replaced two damaged AC belts on a 40ton AC Unit at the Community Center on emergency basis. ii. Installed a CatS cable from the City Clerk's office to the telephone system panel for a fax line as requested by the City Clerk. iii. Replaced 4 T8 transformers and 12 light bulbs in the Fitness Center at the Community Center as requested by Parks. iv. Replaced damaged electrical junction box and wires at the Community Center on emergency basis. v. Contracted vendor to fabricate a metal cover for an electrical post located at 6510 SW 59 Place and installed it as requested by the Public Works Director on an emergency basis. vi. Lubricated handicap access button at the entrance doors at City Hall, as requested. vii. Covered time clock wires by the Finance Department as requested by the City Manager. viii. Installed a phone line for the elevator at the Community Center to pass Miami-Dade annual inspection as requested by Public Works. ix. Contracted vendor to install a new AC unit at the Head Start facility. x. Repaired walls and painted Motor Pool shop office, door & window frames as requested by PublicWorks Director. xi. Removed wire track in the City Manager's Office, repaired the wall and painted it as requested by the City Manager. xii. Repaired and painted wall, removed 3 old lamps and installed 3 new lamps, removed a broken ceiling fan, and repaired 2 electrical outlets in the concession stand at Palmer Park as requested by Parks Director. Parks and Recreation: The following are the accomplishments that have taken place from December 17, 2014 to January 6,2015: Recreation: • On Friday, December 19, 2014, the department offered its services and resources at the Madison Square Christmas Tree Lighting event that was held at 59 Avenue and 64th Street. The department assisted in various areas, including planning, donating toys, staffing, and assembling the Christmas tree, stage and tents. • From December 22, 2014 -January 2, 2015, 16 participants attended Winter Camp, which was held at the Community Center. The participants were taken to the Nutcracker Ballet at the Adrienne Arsht Center and at Color Me Mine studio to paint on ceramics to explore their creativity. -9 -City Manager's Reporttnthe:Commission for January 6", 2015 Parks: • A solicitation has been advertised and posted for playground demolition and new equipment installation. • A new pedestal drinking fountain has been installed at Brewer Park. • Tennis, basketball and racquetball courts have been resurfaced at Brewer Park. • Restroom renovations are underway at Dante Fascell Park. • Two large flowering trees (Pink Tababulias) were planted at Dante Fascell Park. • Currently conducting maintenance and landscaping at old YMCA area at South Miami Park. Planning Department The following is the Planning department update for the January 6, 2015 Commission meeting. Please be advised that no "significant" events have occurred in the Planning Department since the December 16, 2014 Commission Meeting. We will continue to maintain bi-weekly activity and project status reports, which can be made available at your request.