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_Ha1 2 3 g 10 11 12 13 14 15 l~ 24 25 26 27 ~§ 36 37 38 City of South Miami Regular City Commission Minutes March 17,215 A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES B. ADD-ON ITEM(S) C. ROLL CALL The following members of the City Mayor Harris, Commissioner Welsh, rnlmrr,j, D. MOMENT OF SILENCE E. PLEDGE OF : Mayor Stoddard, Vice Edmond. F. IGHT MUST HAVE BEEN G. H. a) Minutes meo the Commission about a proposed I ng an array of colorful roses. Gianna is planning building on 73rd street. The Minutes of March 3, 2015 were unanimously approved as presented. 1. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT (See attached) CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 2015 1 1 L CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT 2 3 The following is a summary of the City Attorney's Report: Martinez de Castro case; 4 requesting a shade meeting at the next meeting April 7 @ 6:15 pm. 6 K. PUBLIC REMARKS 7 8 The following individuals addressed the 9 Schwartz. i2 12 13 Commission Remarks: com 14 complaints about add-ons; and also about 15 announcing the event this Saturday relating 16 pool March 21; spring camp 17 State Representative Miguel Diaz 18 Trail; positive comments regarding i8 25 26 27 M. CONSENT A\:Jt:I~1 N. 'nn,cP'" for comments. Lisa Vale, Dick Ward, Beth Charrette; receiving nrl"PY,,::IfiC1I1t the SEC training; opening of the I thanks to 28 ' seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to table A 29 Resolution ~rlm~,,,,I,p, r Harris' (Group Seat IV) appointment of Antoinette 30 Fischer, as the rpr.rP"pn Group Seat IV, to serve on the Planning Board, for a two-year 31 term ending April 15, 2017,lias;sed by a 4 -1 vote: 32 Yea: Nay: CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 2015 Mayor Stoddard Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond Vice Mayor Harris 2 3 4 ~ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 2. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and to enter into an agreement with Advanced Recreational Concepts for new playground structures at four city parks. 3/5 (City Manager-Parks & Recreation) This item was withdrawn from the agenda. This item was pulled from the Attorney Jerry Proctor, reprps;entin!t; The City Attorney's 0 be changed. Resolution No. U""-J'" Report of the RRC it may not the motion to approve the Annual Housing a 3 -2 vote: 22 This item was pulled from Consent for comments and Mr. Proctor addressed 23 the Commission. Capt. Barzola also addressed the Commission recommending live security on 24 the property, particularly needing one security guard at night for the parking garage. 25 26 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to defer A 27 Resolution relating to the review and acceptance of the Annual Development Agreement CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 2015 3 1 Report of the RRC 57th Avenue LLC [Red Road Commons] until the meeting of April 21, 2015, 2 passed by a 5 -0 vote: 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 Yea: Nay: 5. A Resolution of the Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edm None barriers to customer-sited solar Choice ballot petition. (Mayor Stoddard) Moved by Mayor Stoddard, Resolution No. 040-15-14379 in su and support for the Floridians for support of removing the Floridians for Solar 3/5 <,'rrlotiion to approve Speakers in followed by presentation of the item by Mr. Corradino. Attorney for the applicant, Bertram Sapurstein, addressed the Commission. 19 At this junction Mr. Pepe recommended the following amendment to the Unity of 20 Title since the parcels are located in two separate zoning districts: "The applicant acknowledges 21 that parcels A and C are located in the SR zoning district, and A, C and D are located in the 22 Hometown district overlay, and parcels E and D are located in the RM-24 zoning district. All CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 2015 4 1 development in A, C and D shall at all times comply with the zoning requirements of the 2 Hometown District Overlay; parcels A and C shall comply with the SR zoning district 3 requirements as well, and development in parcels Band D at all times shall comply with the 4 requirements of zoning district RM-24." 5 6 The applicant also addressed the Commission explaining the rationale for 7 requesting one instead of two separate unity of titles. 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Comm as amended Resolution No. 041-15-14380 relating to request by Dixie Acquisitions Number One, passed by a 5 -0 vote: Yea: Nay: O. the motion to approve and approval of a Unity ofTitle along SW 74th Street, a) South Miami requesting that the Florida Department :oo,rdin~l'" its projects with municipalities for projects within 3/5 26 Commissioner Welsh presented this item. He then moved to amend the resolution 27 by adding Miami-Dade County to the request. Seconded by Mayor Stoddard, the amendment 28 passed unanimously. A second motion followed by Mayor Stoddard to add the following 29 language to Section 1 of the resolution: " ... with sufficient advanced notice so that the 30 municipality has adequate time to respond before the action is carried out." Seconded by 31 Commissioner Welsh, the amendment passed unanimously. CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17 f 2015 5 1 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 2 as amended Resolution No. 042-15-14381 requesting that the Florida Department of 3 Transportation coordinate its projects with municipalities for projects within those 4 municipalities, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 5 6 7 Yea: Nay: Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Commissioner None 8 b) A Resolution acknowledging 9 of Sub rata Basu, as the representative of Facilities 3/5 10 Authority or an unexpired term 11 (Commissioner Welsh) 12 13 The Commission dis,cus,se( 14 been appointed to the 15 The item was then 16 appointment 17 Constitution. 18 19 20 a 21 22 23 24 25 Nay: that M r. Basu has recently contingent upon the may be a violation of the Harris, the motion to approve as Commissioner Welsh's (Group Seat IV) of Group Seat IV, to serve on the Health ing December 19, 2015, passed by a 5 -0 vote: Vice Mayor Harris Commissioner Welsh Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond None 26 c) A Resolution acknowledging Commissioner Edmond's (Group Seat I) appointment 27 of Eugene Pugh, as the representative of Group Seat I, to serve on the Health Facilities CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 2015 6 1 Authority for a four-year term ending March 16, 2019. 3/5 2 (Commissioner Edmond) 3 4 5 This item was amended to correct the name of Mr. Pugh within the resolution. 6 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Edmond, the motion to approve 7 as amended Resolution No. 044-15-14383 acknowledging Commissioner Edmond's (Group Seat 8 I) appointment of Eugene Pugh, as the representative of G I, to serve on the Health 9 Facilities Authority for a four-year term ending March by a 5 -0 vote: 10 Yea: Nay: 11 12 d) A Resolution of the 13 League of Cities form a committee to 14 as the 51st state. 15 (Vice Mayor Harris) 16 17 18 19 com 20 21 22 23 ng that the Miami-Dade County the creation of South Florida 3/5 the motion to approve mi-Dade County League of Cities form a of South Florida as the 51st state, ayor Harris Commissioner Liebman Commissioner Edmond 24 e) A Resolution amending the City Manager's authority to institute a policy for the 25 waiver of the standard fees for the use of City parks and facilities by local schools under certain 26 conditions. 3/5 27 (Mayor Stoddard) 28 CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 2015 7 1 This item was amended on the third "whereas" to read that SMMS is a designated 2 feeder school. 3 4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Welsh, the motion to approve 5 as amended Resolution No. 046-15-14385 amending the City Manager's authority to institute a 6 policy for the waiver of the standard fees for the use of City parks and facilities by local schools 7 under certain conditions, passed by a 5 -0 vote: 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 16 17 18 Yea: Nay: At the conclusion of Whole (COW) meeting to discuss options which might be available. P. Attest CITY COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 2015 Mayor Stoddard Vice Mayor H Mayor 8 'munity of the and the different To: Date: From: Re: THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI OFFICE MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and City Commission March 17, 2015 Steven Alexander City Manager Manager's Report Attached are the City's accomplishments for the period covering March 2 -March 15, 2015 which are hereby submitted for your review prior tothe Commission Meeting. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Finance: Finance has completed the letter of transmittal and the Management and Discussion Analysis for the FY 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Finance continues working with the auditors for the completion of the CRA and pension audit reports. The City's Public Works Department has installed and FPl has provided electricity to the last two remaining poles. The City's Wi-fi contractor is scheduled to visit the site on Wednesday, March 18 to install the last two remaining Wi-fi antennas. Once installed, tested, and proven, the City will be moving forward with the installation of the new Wi-Fi modems within each new machine located within Downtown. Finance has completed the upgrade to the City's ONESolution finance program. 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. finance has closed february 2015, the fifth month of the new fiscal year. Finance will be has uploaded the Budget to Actual Monthly and check register reports to the City's website. -2 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 Management Information Systems: The City held the IP Re-Design of the City's IP addresses kick off meeting. Preliminary work is being conducted to integrate the City's IP re-design with the virtualization project. Power requirements continue to be evaluated to make sure the needed amount of power is available to complete the installation of the new servers. Finance, Procurement and Miami-Dade County lTD continue working together to prepare and procure the City's virtual server environment equipment which will help bring the City's 'aged IT servers, which are mostly all out of warranty, up-to date. Parking: Parking continues stripping parking spaces throughout the City which will be converted to paid parking. Parking has installed multiple single meter heads within the industrial area and around the South Miami Charter School. Moreover, as Parking 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. The City Manager has reviewed and provided comments for the RFP for smart parking. Finance and procurement has addressed the comments and has forwarded the revisions to the City Manager for review. The City continues anticipating the item being heard before the City's Commission in the early part of 2015. Procurement Division: City Managers Report -3/17/15 Commission Meeting: i. RFP Playground Demo & New Installation: The City Manager rejected all bids for this project. Plans are underway to re-solicit the project. ii. Solid Waste: A Request for Information (RFI) has been forwarded to the City Attorney for approval. The intent of the RFI is to solicit feedback from the waste industry and refine the scope of services, if necessary. Once approved by the CA, the RFI will be forwarded to the City Manager for approval prior to advertising. iii. RFP -Basketball Management Services: The RFP was advertised on February 26 and closed on March 16. Six (6) proposal were received. A Selection Committee meeting is scheduled March 18. iv. Sea Level Rise Engagement Letter: An engagement letter from the consultant has been sent to the City Attorney for review and approval. Previously, the City Attorney approved the consultant as a sole source procurement -3 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 v. Draft -Smart Parking RFP: A draft RFP has been approved by the City Attorney. The scope has been revised by the City Manager; final approval is pending. vi. RFO Economic Impact Study: The RFQ has been forwarded to the City Attorney for final approval prior to advertising. vii. Draft -Towing Franchise RFP: The City Attorney is reviewing state legislation, and the City's and County's towing ordinance to determine if the City may move forward with the planned RFP. viii. Draft RFP Solar Panel Installation: The City Attorney has approved the draft RFP. The final version has been sent to the City Manager for review and approval prior to advertising. ix. Tennis Center RFP Scope: Currently Parks and Recreation P & R and Procurement are revising the s.cope. When completed, the scope will be inserted into the RFP template and forwarded to the City Attorney for approval. x. 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. xi. RFP/RFO Template: The City Attorney is working on a developing a revised template RFP/RFQ for formal solicitations. When completed, the template will be used for all formal solicitations. xii. Purchasing Ordinance: Continue working with the City Attorney to complete a draft Purchasing Ordinance. Once completed, the Purchasing Ordinance will be forwarded to the City Manager for approval. The final document will be placed on an upcoming Commission Meeting for approval. Code Enforcement Office: Following are highlights for the Code Enforcement Division for March 2 -March 13,2015: 1. Bi-weekly statistics: a. Issued more than 16 Courtesy Civil Infraction Notices. b. Issued J. Notices of Civil Infraction-(NOCI). c. Responded to over ~ complaints. d. Proactive Inspections 23. e. Re-Inspections 17. f. Cases Closed J g. Removed 23 Illegal signs from the City. h. Graffiti Tags il. 1. Reviewed _8_ Building permits. J. Counter walk-ins 38. -4 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17,2015 II. Fines and Fees collected through the Code Enforcement Division for the month of March 2015: (Totaled at the end of the month) Projects: Preparing for the Magistrate Hearing -03119/2015 Prepared letters for Dumpster/Container enclosures III. Local Business Tax Compliance Office: In the month of March 2 -March 13,2015: Total amount Total amount collected a. NEW BTR'S ISSUED (19) h. NEW LIENS (12) c. INSPECTIONS (77) d. RENEWAL FEES COLLECTED e. NEW LICENSES (BTR's) REVIEWED (20) Other Reports: • Florida League of Cities Insurance Report -Completed • Miami Dade County Report -Completed • Renewal Report 41H Notices -Completed • Renewal Licenses printed for 2014 -2015 • Renewal Inspections • 25 Towing Companies researched/inspected • Prepared and delivered Solid Waste Enclosure requirement letters Special Events Division: $ 4,481.60 $ 1,410.00 The following are the results for the Special Events Division for March 2 -March 13, 2015: • Assisted with processing payments for the MLK Committee that held the parade and festival on 2/28/2015. • Collaborated with Chori Perros Productions to acquire a film permit for a shoot for the series Bailers which was held on 3/2/2015. • Preparing for the 2015 Fourth of July event that will be on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Palmer Park starting at 5:00 p.m. • Preparing for the March 19, 2015 Special Magistrate Hearing for the Code Department. • Processed seven (7) garage sale permit requests for this time period. -5 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 • Reviewed and processed 20 lien search requests for Code Enforcement Department, for this period of time. • Processed/recorded !.Iien and Q..lien 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 March 20d, 2015 through March 15 th , 2015: Chiefs Office i. "Staff Own-A-Zone" program yielded 30 citizen and business contacts throughout the City; ii. A total of 815 calls for service were handled during this period; iii. CloD. Detective King was nominated and attained the prestigious Investigator of the Year Award presented by the L.E.O. Foundation and the Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police. Uniform Patrol Division i. Total of 15 arrests: 3 felonies, II misdemeanors, 0 warrants served; ii. Of those 15 arrests, 10 were narcotics related. Community Patrol i. Conducted 16 citizen contacts within the CRA area; Criminal Investigations Division i. CloD. Detectives are patrolling both the shopping areas and residential areas in deterrence of residential burglaries and vehicle burglaries. ii. CloD. Detectives have placed undercover 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. Services Division Fleet Management, Records Management, Quarter Master, Property & Evidence Management; i. Scheduled to sign narcotics disposal order; ii. There have been 2,00 I items entered into the Evidence and Property module, since the transition to electronic record keeping; -6 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 iii. Prisoner van has refurbishment project was begun and process should be complete over the next few weeks; iv. New traffic safety vests were distributed to members of the Department. Professional Standards Division and Training i. Processing several applicants for police officer positions ii. The process for 2 applicants for open Communications Officer position are almost complete; iii. Initiated the annual CFA training and firearms qualification during this period. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Engineering and Construction Division Sunset Drive Roadway Improvements Ph. V: Project is ongoing. Contractor resodded swale areas. Milling and resurfacing is complete. Thermoplastic and curb paint are scheduled for the week of March 30 th • Contractor is resetting valves and manholes this week. Twin Lakes Drainage Improvements Design: Survey is complete. Utility coordination letters were sent. Geotechnical exploration results for percolation rates were received. MDWASD is coordinating with the project the opportunity for water main betterments within the project area. Consultant will be submitting 60% plans the week of March 16, 2015. Additional percolation tests will be requested from the consultant. Dog Park: Project is complete. Citywide Sidewalk Repair: Project is complete. Downtown Wi-Fi: The concrete poles are installed. The electrical work was completed. FPL energized and installed the meters. The poles are ready for the installation of the antennas. Alfredo Riverol was informed about the poles, to request his WiFi consultant to finalize the installation ofthe antennas. Police Fueling Facility Improvement: Construction is ongoing. Foundation for the canopy will be completed this week. The installation of the electrical conduits and storm sewer pipe is ongoing. Manufacturer will start the fabrication of the canopy next week. Street Lights (Cobra Heads) on 67th Street: Pending further instructions. Sunset Drive Striping: In the process of coordinating with contractor and Purchasing. -7 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 Median Landscaping along US1: Project being coordinated with FOOT. Pending further instructions. Pinecrest Villas Traffic Calming Design: Consultant submitted 60% of the design plans for review. We met with the consultants and provided comments. We are expecting to receive the 90% set this week. Twin Lakes & Bird Estates Traffic Calming Design: Consultant submitted 60% of the design plans for review. We met with the consultants and provided comments. We are expecting to receive the 90% set this week. Mango Terrace: Resident survey information was tabulated and provided to the County in conjunction with the General Interlocal Agreement. The design plans for both projects are being reviewed by MDC. Surveys will be redistributed to obtain the required concurrency for each speed table. Manor Lane Traffic Calming: We were able to receive concurrency from the residents for each location. The consultant will provide signed and sealed memorandum (describing the request for the additional three speed tables), to be provided to the County for approval. The County has given approval for the 2 speed tables included in the design plans. 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. We received further comments from the County. The contractor addressed the comments and submitted to the City for review. We provided additional comments, that were addressed and the contractor submitted the revised plans to the County for review on February 13, 2015. Public Works Attachment A i. Replaced 6 damaged residential garbage containers. ii. Filled 31 trash holes throughout the City. iii. Filled 10 pot holes in City streets. iv. Fixed 16 leaning signs throughout the City. v. Repaired a Stop Sign at 5780 SW 68 Street. vi. Removed 11 shopping carts throughout the City. vii. Repaired the ROW on 74 Terrace & 57 Court with lime rock & asphalt. viii. Cleaned and swept different areas throughout the City where the Recycling truck dropped shards of glass. ix. Trimmed trees on 41 st Street to allow sunlight for the parking meters as requested by the Parking Department. x. Removed graffiti as requested by Code Enforcement. xi. Painted the garbage can in front of the South Miami post office as requested by the Public Works Director. -8 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17,2015 xii. Installed new wiring and thermostat in the Computer Room at City Hall as requested by Chief Financial Officer and LT. xiii. Installed a 2x2 air vents and 4 new ceiling tiles in the Police Department as requested by Police. xiv. Coordinated with vendor to repair the water valve for fire sprinklers at the Police Department on an emergency basis. xv. Coordinated all repairs for the emergency repairs at Fuchs Park restrooms due to recent fire. xvi. Installed 4 door latches, 4 door levers and 4 dead bolts in the restrooms at Fuchs Park due to recent fire. xvii. Installed 2 toilet paper & soap dispensers in the restrooms at Fuchs Park due to recent fire. xviii. Installed 2 door signs labeling the restrooms at Fuchs Park as Men & Women's restrooms due to recent fire. xix. Primed & painted all 4 doors and the entire restroom structure at Fuchs Parks due to recent fire. xx. Installed City of South Miami signs at the bus stop located at 72St & 58 Ave & bus stop by the South Miami post office as requested by Engineering. xxi. Replaced 2 water faucets in the men's bathroom at Public Works assembly room as required. xxii. Primed & painted all doors, walls, and entrance bumpers to the Motor Pool as required. xxiii. Re-programmed all light timers Citywide due to Daylights Savings. xxiv. Replaced GFI boxes & electrical covers at 5770, 5812 & 5.817 Sunset Drive as requested by the Public Works Director in preparation for the Downtown LED lighting project. xxv. Installed a new street paver and repair surrounding area in front of Tratorria Sole on Sunset Drive as requested by Assistant City JYlanager. xxvi. Replaced AC belt, coil, two new thermostats and programmed the thermostats in the Sylva Martin Building as requested. PARKS Palmer Park & Dante Fascell Park Restroom Renovation • Restroom renovation is 90% complete; • Remaining tasks: Installation of new restroom partitions and touch-up paint; • Anticipated completion date is the end of March 2015. Restrooms at Fuchs Park • Structure fire occurred on Thursday, Jan. 22 nd ; • Both restrooms were repaired on March 4th, including painting of exterior walls, installation of new locks/handles/and safety latch and installation of bathrooms accessories and fixtures. New Playgrounds at Brewer Park, Dante Fascell Park, Fuchs Park & Murray Park • All bids have been rejected due to a scoring error; • Staff is preparing to release a new solicitation by the end of March 2015. -9 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 New 1st Level Tile Floor at the Gibson Bethel Community Center • Construction schedule to commence late March 2015. Parks Master Plan • A purchase order was issued to Miller Legg on Thursday, 3/12. Credit/Debit Processing Services • Submitted memo and supporting documents to CM on 2/25/15; • Currently waiting for various vendors to sign prior to CM's signature. Upcoming Projects • Concession Stand Remodeling/Renovation at Palmer Park a. R.E. Chisholm Architects is currently preparing the architectural and engineering drawings for general contractor bidding. Anticipated completion date is mid-April. b. Submitted RFP to City Attorney for review and approval on Thursday, March 5,2015. • Tennis court runoff mud & water at Dante Fascell Park a. Staff has contacted Milian, Swain & Associates to obtain a proposal for drainage and civil engineering analysis/design regarding a permanent solution to the drainage issue for runoff coming from the tennis courts at Dante Fascell Park. • Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) RECREATION Aquatics a. Staff has contacted Stanley Consultants, Inc. and Atkins Environmental Group regarding a proposal for professional services to perform an ESA for contaminated groundwater and soil testing at its 11 parks. b. Presently waiting for a proposal from Stanley Consultants, Inc. • Pool opens Saturday, March 21 st -Sept. 19th; • Open 6 days a week: Tuesday -Sunday; • Offering open swim, lap swim, water aerobics and swim classes; • Visit city website for more info on 3/17. Staff Certification • Albert Calimano, full time Recreation Leader, attained the NRPA Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO) Certification; • Albert is now certified to handle pool operations and conduct basic pool chemistry. -10 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 RFP for Basketball Management Services • RFP was released March 16th ; • 9 applicants attended the non-mandatory pre-bid conference; • RFP proposals due Monday, March 16th at 10 AM; • Evaluation Committee schedule to evaluate and rank proposals on Wednesday, March 18th at 11 AM. -11 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17, 2015 In-house Tennis Operations • HR Director and City Manager to discuss submitting the pay plan and the rules for its administration to the city commission for adoption. Football & Cheerleading Registration • Mass registration schedule Saturday, March 21st at 10 a.m.; • Football League will have 8 teams totaling approximately 190 participants. Spring Camp (Eco-adventure theme) March 23,d _ 27th • Bill Sadowski Park (nature hike, fishing, s'mores cooked over an open fire); • Miccosukee museum field trip (presentation on wild life, vegetation and more). Senior Happenings • Care Plus provided a presentation about health coverage and offered free health screenings that included blood pressure on 3/11/15. • 20 seniors were taken on a field trip to the Youth Fair on 3/12/15; Past & Upcoming Events/Programs • Dr. Seuss Story Time (March 14th 11:00 AM-12:00 PM) a. In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday the community center staff will be leading Cat in the Hat crafts, Fish in a Dish snacks and a reading of several Dr. Seuss books; b. 10 people attended this FREE event. • Empire Watch Party (March 18th 7:30 PM) a. In partnership with South Miami Drug Free Coalition, the Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting this Teen event that includes a pre finale discussion on important teen related issues; b. Parental consent form required for all participants; c. Free to participate. Food and beverages are provided. • Easter Egg Hunt (April 1 st 4:00-6:00 PM) a. South Miami Hospital., South Miami Children's Clinic and South Miami Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the annual Easter Egg Hunt; b. Event features an egg hunt, face painting, reading, fitness class, free food and a special appearance from the Easter Bunny. -12 -City Manager's Report to the Commission for March 17,2015 Planning Department The following is the Planning department update for the December 2, 2014 Commission meeting. Please be advised that no "significant" events have occurred in the Planning Department since the November 18, 2014 Commission Meeting. We will continue to maintain bi-weekly activity and project status reports, which can be made available at your request.