61 ORDINANCE NO. _____ _
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3 An Ordinance amending Chapter 15B of the City of South Miami Code of
4 Ordinances to add Section 15B-7 and provide for the creation and operation
5 of a Parks Trust Fund.
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7 WHEREAS, fue Department of Parks and Recreation requested, and the City
8 Commission approved, the creation of the South Miami Parks and Recreation Master Plan,
9 which outlines acquisition, operation, maintenance, and development efforts to be pursued over
10 fue subsequent period of years; and
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12 WHEREAS, in 2015, the City commenced an overall strategy to manage the City's
13 growth through the Parks Master Plan and the Comprehensive Plan; and
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15 WHEREAS, the Commission has repeatedly embraced fue goals and principles to
16 integrate green infrastructure and urban sustainability efforts; and
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18 WHEREAS, fue City has sustained a 5-year coordinated effort, including City and
19 private funding and a large amount of volunteer support, to restore and maintain healfuy urban
20 forests, including being designated as a TREE USA City for 4 years; and
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22 WHEREAS, in September of 2007 the Commission created the Green Task Force
23 Advisory Committee to ensure citizen participation in the policy development of issues relating
24 to the sustainability of the City, including potential acquisition and expansion of parks, open
25 space, boulevards, trails, green infrastructure and recreation projects as well as the funding of
26 these projects; and
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28 WHEREAS, the City will seek to leverage City funds through collaboration with other
29 county, state, and federal sources as well as with private and non-profit organizations, including
30 fue Trust for Public Lands, through fue development of partnerships for purposes of enhancing
31 fue City funded projects; and
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33 WHEREAS, as of September 30, 2014, the City'S independently audited general
34 unassigned fund balance was $4,866,929.
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36 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
37 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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39 Section 1. Chapter 15B of the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances is hereby
40 amended to add the following Section 15B-7:
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42 15B-7 Parks Acquisition, Development, Operation and Maintenance Fund.
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44 (1 ) Definitions. As used in this ordinance. fue following words shall have
45 the following meanings:
46 "Routine maintenance" means minor repairs and associated tasks necessary to
47 maintain a safe and efficient parks system. The tenn includes: upkeep of parks
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fixtures such as benches, picnic tables, pavement, patching; shoulder repair;
cleaning and repair of drainage ditches, signs, and structures; mowing, litter
cleanup, and other similar activities.
"Parks Trust Fund" as used in this Section shall mean the Parks Acquisition,
Development, Operation and Maintenance Fund
(2) Purpose: The Fund is hereby created for the purposes of acquiring,
developing, operating and maintaining City parks.
(3) Funding Sources: City budgeted funds as well as federal, state, county
and private funding, including the Trust for Public Lands and other similar sources.
(4) Use of Funds. Any monies deposited into the Fund and their interest or
investment earnings shall be applied as follows:
a. Categories, subcategories and projects: The fund has four major
categories: 1) Acquisition; 2) Development; 3) Improvement; and 4)
Opportunity Fund. Each year as part of the City's annual budget process, the
Director of Parks and Recreation (the" Director ") shall submit a proposed
spending plan, including the scope of each anticipated project and allocating
expected new revenues and interest or investment earnings among the
categories, subcategories, and projects for the coming year. Over the term of
the program, funding and expenditures will be consistent with this ordinance,
unless the City Connnission by supermajority (4/5) vote determines otherwise.
b. Each proposed project will be included in the City's Capital
Improvement Program, unless subsequently added to this program by the
Connnission in compliance with this Section. The proposed scopes of projects
will include recommendations by the Department of Parks and Recreation
through a community process involving the Parks & Recreation Board, and
shall build upon already developed plans where they exist.
c. The Opportunity Fund shall be a fund which will be used to pay
for acquisition projects. In making its recommendations, through the Parks
Director and the City Manager, regarding the funding of the Opportunity Fund
projects, the Parks & Recreation Board will consider the following criteria.
i. Has the project been subject to a public review process or is it
consistent with approved plans, such as a neighborhood plan or a sea
level rise or watershed plan?
ii. Does the project address a park or open space deficiency or
underserved community?
Ill. Is the project in an area experiencing growth, particularly an urban
village or urban center?
iv. Does the project address an immediate health or safety problem, or
take advantage of an opportunity that will be lost unless action is taken?
v. Does the project contribute to solving major challenges facing our
community, such as climate change, the health of our waterways, or
growth management?
vi. Does the project have the potential to leverage other resources
through the actions of other public agencies, funding from public,
private or philanthropic partners, and/or in-kind contributions of time
and energy from citizen volunteers?
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1 vii. Does the project result in significantly higher operating costs for
2 the City?
3 Vlll. Does the project demonstrate new and creative methods to meet
4 the community's needs for parks and green spaces? and/or
5 ix. Does the project demonstrate a high degree of neighborhood
6 involvement and support?
7 d. Funds unexpended at the end of any budget year shall automatically be
8 carried over to the next budget year.
9 (5) Deposit of Proceeds. Funds from various sources may be deposited into
10 the Parks Trust Fund under this ordinance. Funds may be temporarily deposited or
11 invested in such manner as may be lawful, for the investment of such money and any
12 interest and other earnings shall be deposited in the Fund. Any revenue or taxes and any
13 interest or other earnings from their deposit or investment, deposited in the Fund, shall be
14 applied solely for the projects authorized pursuant to this ordinance, or remain in the
15 Fund until appropriated.
16 (6) Oversight Committee. The Parks and Recreation Oversight Committee
17 ("Committee") is hereby created to review the expenditure of the additional revenue
18 proceeds and resultant interest or investment earnings, to advise upon expenditures and
19 allocations for the following year, and to make recommendations to the City Commission
20 on the implementation of particular projects and on any reallocations in addition to the
21 other duties and responsibilities granted to them by any other ordinance. The Committee
22 shall be comprised of the same members as are on the Parks & Recreation Board who
23 shall have the ex-officio duties of and be members of the Parks and Recreation Oversight
24 Committee. The Committee shall conduct its business at the same time, date and place as
25 the Parks and Recreation Board. The Parks and Recreation Oversight Committee shall
26 continue in existence through December 31, 2018, and thereafter if so provided by
27 ordinance. The number of members of the Committee, who 'appoints or nominates them,
28 including any qualifications required, the term of membership, and quorum for meetings
29 shall be the same as for the Parks & Recreation Board
30 (7)Bond and Notes. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the City may
31 issue bonds, notes, or other forms of indebtedness, payable wholly or in part
32 from the Parks Trust Fund, and apply any such proceeds to the payment of
33 principal, interest on, and premium (if any) on such bonds, notes, or other
34 form of indebtedness and to the payment of costs associated with them.
35 (8) Restrictions: This fund shall not be used for routine maintenance as
36 defmed by this Section.
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38 Section 2. Codification. The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made
39 part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of South Miami as amended; that the sections of this
40 ordinance may be renumbered or re-Iettered to accomplish such intention; and that the word
41 "ordinance" may be changed to "section" or other appropriate word.
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43 Section 3. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is
44 for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this holding
45 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
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1 Section 4. Ordinances in Conflict. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all
2 sections and parts of sections of ordinances in direct conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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4 Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective upon enactment.
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PASSED AND ENACTED this __ day of _____ , 2015.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
1st Reading
2nd Reading
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Welsh:
MIAMI HERALD I MiamiHerald.com
• MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
BACK-TO-SCHOOL
IMMUNIZATION
The Florida Department
of Health in Miami-Dade
Country will be providing
free back-to-school immuni-
zations for children between
the ages of2 months through
18 years old Children can be
vaccinated at anyone of four
different centers: the West
Perrine Health Center, Little
Haiti Health Center, North
Miami Clinic or Downtown
Clinic.
For information on their
locations and times of oper-
ation, call the Florida Depart-
ment of Health in Miami-
Dade County's Immuniza-
tion Program at 786-845-0550.
• MIAMI-DADE
LOVE THE GLADES
SUMMER SYMPOSIUM
500 SW 177th Ave., Miami.
For more information, visit
lovetheeverglades.org.
• COCONUT GROVE
YOGA SCHOOL OFFERS
FREE THERAPY
SESSIONS FOR THOSE
WITH PARKINSON'S
DISEASE
AUM hOMe Shala, a yoga
school in Coconut Grove, will
hold free training for yoga
teachers, yoga thernpists and
anyone interested in working
with those diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease and other
neuromotor degenerative
diseases.
The next session will be
held onAug.16, at3104 Florida
Ave. in Miami.
The series is being funded
by the National Parkinson
F01Uldation in hopes of pro-
viding education for yoga
therapists, while empower-
ing and improving the quality
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
• CORAL GABLES
GABLES MUSEUM TO
HOST MONTHLY BIKE
TOUR
On Sunday, Aug. 16, the
Coral Gables Museum will
host its monthly bike tour.
This month, the tour will
be guided by Coral Gables Fi-
refighter and Public Infonna-
tion Officer David Perez. Cy-
clists will start at the mu-
seum, which once served. as
the City's first fire station,
then travel to Station 1 on Sal-
zedo Street
The bike tour starts at the
Coral Gables Museum, locat-
ed. at 285 Aragon Ave., at 10
a.m. The tour costs $10 for
adults. $5 for children and $5
for museum members. The
Museum presents bike tours
the third Sunday of each
month.
Bikes can be rented across
the street from the musuem
at No Boundaries Sports, 220
Aragon Ave. Rentals must be
arranged in advance of the
tour. To RSVP, call 305-603-
8067. For more infonnation,
visit coralgablesmuseum.org.
• CUTLER BAY
CUTLER BAY OPEN
GOLF TOURNAMENT
SET FOR AUG. 29
The seventh annual Cutler
Bay Open Golf Tournament
is teed up for Saturday, Aug.
29, at Palmetto Golf Course.
The event at 9300 SW
I52nd St. has an 8 am. check-
in, a 9 a.m. shotgun start and a
1 p.m.luncheon ~th awards.
A $65-per-person tourna-
ment fee includes: I8-hole
four-man scramble, range
balls, on-course beverages,
awards and a post-tourna-
ment luncheon with a cash
bar. Foursome sign-ups in-
clude a $5 discount per play-
er. Make checks payable to
the town of Cutler Bay and
retwn to the Parks and Rec-
reation department at 10100
S'IN 200th St., Cutler Bay, FL,
33189_
For more information,
contact the department at
305-238-4166 or visit
cutlerbay-fl.gov.
• SWEETWATER
WOMEN'S PARK TO
CELEBRATE 'WOMEN'S
EQUALITY DAY'
On Saturday, Aug. 22, the
Miami-Dade Parks, Recre-
ation and Open Spaces De-
partment will host the coun-
ty's third annual "Women's
Equality Day" at The Wom-
en's Park on West Flagler
Street and 102nd Avenue.
The free event conunem-
orates the 95th anniversary
of the 19th Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution. which
granted voting rights to u.s.
women and continued ef-
forts on behalf of equal
rights. It is being sponsored
by the Miami-Dade County
Commission for Women
and the League of Women
Voters of Miami-Dade
County.
It will be held from 10:30
a.rn. to 12:30 p.rn. at 10251 W.
Flagler St.
Those who go will hear
from Lynette Long, presi-
dent and founder of Equal
Visibility Everywhere
(EVE), a nonprofit organiza-
tion dedicated to achieving
gender parity in the symbols
and icons of the United
States, such as currency,
stamps, statues, monu-
ments, street names and na-
tional holidays.
Refreshments will be
served. For more informa-
tion and to RSVP, contact
Laura Marilla at
305-375-4967 or at
CFW@miamidade.gov. For
directions, call Anne
McCudden at 305480-1717. The Love the Everglades
Movement will have its sec-
ond annual swnmer sympo-
siumAug. 22 andAug.29. The
event will feature guest
speakers, including South
Miami Mayor Philip Stod-
dard, as well as PechaKucha
presentations, physical and
digital art displays, work-
shops and live entertainment.
Oflifefurthose~thParkm-Ii""""""iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii son's disease. The program I
also aims to support care-
givers, engage the conununi-
ty and raise awareness of the
efficacy of yoga therapy, ac-
cording to the school's Curri-
culum Director Melinda
Atkins.
The free event will take
place at the Miccosukee Re-
sort & Convention Center,
For more information
about the training and the
free yoga therapy sessions,
visit aumhomeshalaorg.
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