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1 RESOLUTION NO. _____ _
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3 A Resolutiou placing a non-binding straw ballot question on the election
4 ballot for Tuesday, February 9, 2016, to determine whether the electorate
5 support the building of a new city hall, police station and library using funds
6 from a sale, or other transaction, of City property, and how the funds from
7 such a transaction should be spent.
8 WHEREAS, the City of South Miami Green Taskforce believes that the City must be
9 ready for the significant challenges that lie ahead with regard to climate change, including rising
10 groundwater levels caused by sea level rise as currently being experienced by Miami Beach; and
11 WHEREAS, South Miami should meet the enviromnental challenges of our time and
12 become a model of a sustainability, resiliency, walkability, and diversity; and
13 WHEREAS, the City of South Miami Green Taskforce requested that the City
14 Commission immediately begin work on the development of plans that meet these goals, and that
15 a key part of these plans should be the investigation of the reestablishment of our the City Hall
16 campus including, the City Hall, Police Station, and the Library into a civic facility that reflects
17 the enviromnental values and natural realities of the City; and
18 WHEREAS, due to the current economic strengthening, this is an opportune time to
19 investigate a redevelopment of the City Hall campus including, the City Hall, Police Station, and
20 the Library; and
21 WHEREAS, the current City Hall campus is in extremely poor condition. There are
22 problems with mold, water leaks, requiring constant repair and continual piecemeal
23 refurbishment of the facilities. The current antiquated office space and its cramped quarters is
24 not conducive to an efficient working enviromnent. The moldy condition of City Hall has
25 caused a very serious health situation that affects the staff s work and the well being of residents
26 and community members who enter the building. These are all significant issues that need to be
27 addressed in the immediate future; and
28 WHEREAS, the 2nd floor of the main building is not ADA accessible, making it
29 nonconforming under current Federal standards for such structures and therefore inappropriate
30 for public use; and
31 WHEREAS, the Green Task Force, believes that City Hall should be updated to become
32 a benchmark for enviromnentally connected design for our region and the state and something of
33 which our citizens can be proud; and
34 WHEREAS, the City should reduce its burden on' the enviromnent and add value to the
35 redevelopment of City Hall campus by voluntarily seeking a Florida green designation by the
36 Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc. (FGBC). A green designation would set an example of
37 leadership by the City government for our community to be earth-friendly, affordable to operate,
38 and a pleasant place to live and work; and
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1 WHEREAS, the City is, and has long been, committed to addressing issues impacting
2 energy, waste reduction, urban design, nature, transportation, environmental health, and water
3 levels, quantity and quality; and
4 WHEREAS, to ensure a viable future, the City has a responsibility to set an example and
5 should take a leadership role for its residents and community by addressing the impacts placed
6 on the environment by urbanization and a growing populace. These impacts include air and
7 water pollution, climate change, and habitat loss. A green and sustainable city is a community of
8 residents, neighbors, workers, and visitors who strive together to balance ecological, economic,
9 and social needs to ensure a clean, healthy and safe environment for all members of society and
10 for generations to come; and
11 WHEREAS, the residents and people who frequent the City Hall campus including, the
12 City Hall, Police Station, and the Library, as well as the offices and businesses west of US 1 have
13 a difficult time crossing US 1 safely to access the businesses and restaurants on the east side of
14 USl; and
15 WHEREAS, a pedestrian bridge over US 1 at Sunset is essential to protect the health,
16 safety and welfare of the residents and business customers who need to cross US l; and
17 WHEREAS, many of the residential properties are on septic tanks because the City does
18 not have adequate sewer infrastructure; and
19 WHEREAS, septic tanks can be a detriment the environment and are destined to
20 systemically fail when sea levels rises; and
21 WHEREAS, the City does not currently have sufficient frmds to construct the necessary
22 sewer infrastructure to allow all of its residents to connect to the County's sewer system; and
23 WHEREAS, some feel that the Commission would benefit from knowing whether the
24 residents agree that the City should build a new City Hall campus including, the City Hall, Police
25 Station, and the Library, using the value of the existing property as a tool for financing the
26 construction, and how the proceeds should be spent for other improvements, such as a pedestrian
27 bridge and improved sewer infrastructure.
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29 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
30 COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
31 Section 1. A non-binding straw ballot question shall be placed on the Tuesday, February
32 9, 2016 election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors the non-binding straw
33 ballot question as set forth below.
34 Section 2. Notice of such election shall be published in accordance with the election
35 laws.
36 Section 3. The result of such election shall be determined by a majority of the qualified
37 electors of the City of South Miami voting upon the proposal at the City's general election on
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1 February 9, 2016. All qualified electors of the City of South Miami shall be entitled to vote at
2 said election. The question shall appear on the ballot in substantially the following form:
3 NON-BINDING STRAW BALLOT QUESTION REGARDING
4 A. Should the City use the property value of the existing City Hall campus of
5 approximately 3.8 acres for funding the construction of an environmentally sound
6 and more efficient City Hall campus including, the City Hall, Police Station, and
7 the Library?
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B. If the City uses the property value of the existing City Hall campus for the
reestablishment of an environmentally sound and more efficient City Hall campus
including, the City Hall, Police Station, and the Library, should all of the
remaining surplus funds from the transaction be spent first on construction of a
pedestrian bridge over US 1 at Sunset Dr, and second on construction of sanitary
sewers (within present City limits)?
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NO
21 Section 4. The form of the ballot shall be in accordance with the requirements of general
22 election laws.
23 Section 5. Early voting shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of
24 general election laws.
25 Section 6. Absentee paper ballots may be used by qualified electors of the City of South
26 Miami for voting on this question. The form of such absentee ballot shall be in accordance with
27 the requirements prescribed by general election laws.
28 Section 7. A sample ballot showing the mauner in which the question or proposal
29 aforesaid will appear at this election shall be published and provided in accordance with the
30 applicable provisions of general election laws.
31 Section 8. This election on the proposal aforesaid shall be held and conducted in
32 accordance with applicable provisions of the general laws relating to elections and the provisions
33 of the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter. The City Manager or the manager's designee,
34 the Finance Director, and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to take all
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1 appropriate actions necessary to carry into effect and accomplish the prOV1SlOns of this
2 resolution.
3 Section 9. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
4 any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall
5 not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
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7 Section 10. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
8 adoption by vote of the City Commission.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of _____ , 2015.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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:
285E I News
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
COURTESY NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY given WIth. City Ccmmission of the City of South Miomi,
Florida will conduct Pub~" HMring(s) at its regular City C!lIJlIJIission me<ting
.<cl!.duled fur Th!!Sda.y, NO\Iember 3, 2015 beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the City
Commission 0uunJ>.rs, 6130 Suns.t Drive, to consider tho futl<Ming irem('):
An Ordinance adopting a 2Q..y ..... _ supply facilities """k "Ian and
~~':3y's~~::;'p~~. ~o:n coordination
A Resolution aulhorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter fnIo a
three-year ~'nl with 1m option to renew for a maximum of five
consecutive years, with Southmt Carpet Care Inc. DBA Illia: Mainl""""",, &
Management Co. for janitorial services as required by the City.
A Resolution fur spi!cial use qpprowl to ",!mit a goneral resmumnt at
5BOI Suns.tDrive.
A Resolution oflhe Mayor and City Comnussion of the City of Smith Miami,
Florida, adllptin~admft amendment to Article Y,Section2.A. of the City Chaner
to chang. Ih. City's official .lectlOn month to Apri~ subject to a Referendum of
City's electorate approviJlg the amendment, and to be placed on Ihe ballot al th.
nextelectinn scheduled for February 9, 2016 and directingthe City Clerk to take
all n=My action, to carry out the provisions oflhi. MSolution.
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A Resolution placing a non·binding straw ballot questi"" on the electiD
ballot for Tuesday; February 9, 2016, to determine ""ether the electorate
supports the building of anew city hall, po!it:e simon and library using funds
from a sale, or other transaction, of City property, and how the funilll from
such a tr.msaction should be spent.
ALL inle=ted parties are invired to attend and will bt: heard. .
For further information, ple...,cmtact the City Clerk'!! Office at 30S_663·£!40.
Maria M. Mi:ru:ndi:z, CMC
City Clerk
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MIAMIHERAlD.(DM
INVESTIGATION
office. The state attorneys
office took a while to review
all of the evidence. They
turned around and filed
criminal charges against
him. FDLE moved in and
picked him up and itwas
processed."
There are 50 sworn offi-
cers in the departtnent, with
one being hired last Friday.
Landa said that the depart-
ment added a female officer
to the Explorer program
after the allegations. Landa
said a supetVisor was also
added to the program, but
was already employed when
the alleged events hap-
pened.
"When these things hap-
pen, we have so many
things in place, but we also
go back and review all of
our policies and proce-
dures," Landa said. "We
review to make sure to see
what can we do to make this
better."
Landa encourages other
victims to come forward.
"We contacted every
single Explorer that was
with the program in the
past, was with the program
during the time that he was
there, and we notified and
contacted every single one
of them just to verify and
make sure," Landa said.
"Obviously if there is any
type of Explorer or under-
age child that this guy had
contact with, obviously we
would make sure and tell
everybody to please come
forward and let us know and
advise the South :Miami
police department immedi-
ately."
Ii is advised Ihatthe South A Municipal Advisory Committee (MAC) will be holding a meeting
on Tuesday, October Xl, 2015 at 6:30 P.M. at Deerwood Bonita Lakes Park, 14445 SW 122nd Avenue,
Miaml,33186.
The MAC will be evaluating the plltel1lial incorporation of thB arBa into a separate municipality; it will also
be meeting Wlth staff 10 discuss the County's concerns regarding any edverse Impact to the remaining
unincorporated municipal service area or other regional municipal-type services that could occur due 10
any such Incorporation.
The MAC area Is generally bounded as follows:
NDRTHERN MOST BDUNDARY:
SW 120th Street
SDUTHERN MOST BOUNDARY:
SW 232nd Street
EASTERN MOST BOUNDARY:
U51
WESTERN MOST BOUNDARY:
SW 157th Avenue
(Boondsrles only incJudBsrflllS within
County C6mmil/Slan Disl1ict9 for $&lily area)
The public is invited to share its thoughts on incorporation, the proposed boundaries, services it wishes to
see enhanced and any additional Information that may assist the MAC in its deliberations.
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