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City of South Miami
Regular City Commission Minutes
March 15, 2016
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ADD-ON ITEM(S)
e. ROLL CALL
11 The following members of the City Commission were present: Mayor Stoddard, Vice
12 Mayor Welsh, Commissioner Harris, Commissioner Liebman, Commissioner Edmond.
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14 Also in attendance were: City Manager Steven Alexander, City Attorney Thomas F.
15 Pepe, Esq., Deputy City Clerk Nkenga Payne, CMe.
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D. MOMENT OF SILENCE
L. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
F. LOBBYIST(S) ADDRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT MUST HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED WITH THE CITY CLERK
G. PRESENTATIONS
Chief Landa and Officer Kinlaw addressed the Commission regarding the PAL
26 Program.
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.!:t APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) Minutes of March 1,2016
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32 The Minutes of March 1, 2016 were unanimously approved as presented.
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CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
(Attached)
L CITY ATIORNEY'S REPORT
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
March 1S, 2016
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2 The City Attorney reported that the trial on the Martinez de Castro case is
3 scheduled to begin in April.
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K. PUBLIC REMARKS
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7 At the opening of the public remarks the following individuals addressed the
8 Commission: Jorge Padial, Dick Ward, Antoinette Fischer, Lee Jacobs.
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1, COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
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12 The following is a summary of Commission remarks: Saturday's event spearheaded
13 by Commissioner Edmond for the purpose of bringing up awareness about climate change;
14 announcing the opening of the community pool; congratulating the Police Department on the
15 PAL Program; the proposal of the sale of the City Hall property, and the need for having a
16 meeting among the Commission on the subject; recommending placing the subject on the
17 Sunset Charter school on the agenda in April to discuss what could be the roll of the
18 Commission on that; recommending moving the departments currently occupying the Sylva
19 Martin building to the Mobley building and turning Sylva Martin into a museum; comments
20 regarding the complaint about hospital employees smoking outside by Manor Lane; comment
21 regarding the proposed Madison Square project; recommending having LED lights in the City.
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M. CONSENT AGENDA
1. A Resolution appointing Darryl Morrison to serve on the Parks and Recreation
Board for a two-year term ending June 3, 2017. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
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27 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Edmond, the motion to approve
28 Resolution No. 052-16-14607 appointing Darryl Morrison to serve on the Parks and Recreation
29 Board for a two-year term ending June 3, 2017, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
CITY COM~ISSION MINUTES
March 15, 2016
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
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2. A Resolution re-appointing Alfredo Riverol, to serve on the Pension Board for a
two-year term ending March 14, 2018. 3/5
(City Commission)
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2 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Edmond, the motion to approve
3 Resolution No. 053-16-14608 re-appointing Alfredo Riverol, to serve on the Pension Board for a
4 two-year term ending March 14, 2018, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
3. A Resolution calling for installation of a streetlight at or near 7121 SW 63rd
Avenue. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
9 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Edmond, the motion to approve
10 Resolution No. 054-16-14609 calling for installation of a streetlight at or near 7121 SW 63rd
11 Avenue, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
N. RESOLUTION(S)
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
4. A Resolution authorizing the City of South Miami ("City") to become a sponsor
of the 36th Anniversary Celebration of the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station.
3/5
(Commissioner Harris) (Deferred 03/01/16)
18 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve as
19 amended Resolution No. 055-16-14610 authorizing the City of South Miami to become a
CITY COMMISSIO~ MINUTES
March lS, 2016
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1 sponsor of the 36th Anniversary Celebration ofthe Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, passed by a
2 4 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
5. A Resolution appointing Bradley Cassel to serve on the City of South Miami
Audit Committee for a term not to exceed twelve months. 3/5
(Commissioner Edmond)
7 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
8 Resolution 056-16-14611 appointing Bradley Cassel to serve on the City of South Miami Audit
9 Committee for a term not to exceed twelve months, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
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Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
6. A Resolution appointing Douglas Thompson to serve on the Green Task Force
for a two-year term ending July 1. 2017. 3/5
(City Commission)
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14 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Liebman, the motion to approve
15 Resolution No. 057-16-14612 appointing Douglas Thompson to serve on the Green Task Force
16 for a two-year term ending July 1, 2017, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
7. A Resolution
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Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
authorizing the City Manager to
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waive one-hundred percent
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(100%) of the non-profit rental fees for the use of the Gymnasium at the
Gibson-Bethel Community Center by NID Housing Counseling Agency to host a
Foreclosure Prevention Workshop. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
2 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
3 Resolution No. 058-16-14613 authorizing the City Manager to waive one-hundred percent
4 (100%) of the non-profit rental fees for the use of the Gymnasium at the Gibson-Bethel
5 Community Center by NID Housing Counseling Agency to host a Foreclosure Prevention
6 Workshop, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
A Resolution appointing Courtney Omega to serve on the Parks
Board for a two-year term ending March 14, 2018.
(Mayor Stoddard)
and Recreation
3/5
13 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
14 Resolution No. 059-16-14614 appointing Courtney Omega to serve on the Parks and Recreation
15 Board for a two-year term ending March 14,2018, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
O. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
8. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a three-year contract
with LexisNexis to provide online legal publications. 3/5
(City Attorney)
CITY COMMISSIOK MINUTES
March 15, 2016
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1 The Commission discussed the proposed item, recommending an extension for one
2 year instead of the proposed three-year contract.
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4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve as
5 amended Resolution No. 060-16-14615 authorizing the City Manager to enter into a three-year
6 contract with LexisNexis to provide online legal publications, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
9. A Resolution for special use approval to permit a law office at 6001 5W 70
Street, Unit CU-1D1. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
12 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve
13 Resolution No. 061-16-14616 for special use approval to permit a law office at 6001 SW 70
14 Street, Unit CU-101, passed by a 4 -1 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
Vice Mayor Welsh
10. A Resolution for special use approval to permit a general restaurant at 6144 S.
Dixie Highway. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
19 Ms. Kamali presented this item, followed by Mr. Proctor, representing the
20 applicant, addressing the Commission on this item. The Commission discussed the request with
21 the parking being at the center of the discussion. After further discussion with Mr. Proctor
22 regarding the parking layout, the Commission recommended deferral of both items relating to
23 the restaurant.
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CITY CO~Y.ISSION M~KUTES
March 15, 2016
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1 The Commission continued discussing the parking situation with Mr. Proctor,
2 recommending angle parking as the best solution.
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4 Moved by Vice Mayor Welsh, seconded by Commissioner Edmond, the motion to defer
5 A Resolution for special use approval to permit a general restaurant at 6144 S. Dixie Highway,
6 the motion failed by a 2 -3 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Edmond
Mayor Stoddard
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
9 After further discussion, deferral was requested again to allow the applicant to
10 come back with a modified parking plan.
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12 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to defer A
13 Resolution for special use approval to permit a general restaurant at 6144 S. Dixie Highway,
14 passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
11. A Resolution approving an application for a waiver of off-street parking space
requirements for the property located at 6144 S. Dixie Highway. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
19 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to defer A
20 Resolution approving an application for a waiver of off-street parking space requirements for
21 the property located at 6144 S. Dixie Highway, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
March 15, 2016
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
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Nay: None
P. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) (NONE)
Q. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING(S)
12. An Ordinance amending Section 20-5.17, "Reserved," of the City of South
Miami's Land Development Code to create a new section entitled "building
site approval or creation; lot split." to establish procedures for identifying
lawful building sites, and for subdividing land into buildable sites or for
transfer of ownership. 3/5
(Commissioners Edmond and Harris)
8 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to table An
9 Ordinance amending Section 20-5.17, "Reserved," of the City of South Miami's Land
10 Development Code to create a new section entitled "building site approval or creation; lot
11 split," to establish procedures for identifying lawful building sites, and for subdividing land into
12 buildable sites or for transfer of ownership, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
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Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
15 Followed by discussion on item No. 13, this item was moved off the table by
16 unanimous vote.
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18 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
19 An Ordinance amending Section 20-5.17, "Reserved," of the City of South Miami's Land
20 Development Code to create a new section entitled "building site approval or creation; lot
21 split," to establish procedures for identifying lawful building sites, and for subdividing land into
22 buildable sites or for transfer of ownership, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
March 15, 2016
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
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Nay: None
13. 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 the subdivision of
land, including subdivision by a waiver of plat or through the process set forth
in Chapter 28 of the Miami-Dade County Code. 3/5
(Commissioners Edmond and Harris)
The Commission tabled item No. 12 in order to consider this item first.
6 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to table An
7 Ordinance amending Section 20-4.2 of the City of South Miami's Land Development Code to
8 add criteria for the City's approval of the subdivision of land, including subdivision by a waiver
9 of plat or through the process set forth in Chapter 28 of the Miami-Dade County Code, passed
10 by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
13 After discussing both items 12 and 13, this item was moved off the table by
14 unanimous vote.
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16 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
17 An Ordinance amending Section 20-4,2 of the City of South Miami's Land Development Code to
18 add criteria for the City's approval of the subdivision of land, including subdivision by a waiver
19 of plat or through the process set forth in Chapter 28 ofthe Miami-Dade County Code, passed
20 by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
CITY COMMISSION !JiINUTES
:V:a~ch 15, 2016
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
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b) An Ordinance amending Chapter 15, titled "Offenses and miscellaneous
provisions", Article III, Section 15-82.1, titled "Excessive noise or music from
motor vehicles" adding a regulation as to idling vehicles.
(Vice Mayor Welsh) 3/5
6 The Commission discussed the proposed ordinance. It was moved by Commissioner
7 Liebman, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh to amend the ordinance on page two, line 38 by filling
8 the blank for the fine as $150. The amendment passed 4-1 (Harris)
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10 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Liebman, the motion to approve
11 An Ordinance amending Chapter 15, titled "Offenses and miscellaneous provisions", Article III,
12 Section 15-82.1, titled "Excessive noise or music from motor vehicles" adding a regulation as to
13 idling vehicles. passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
R. ADJOURNMENT
Attest
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
March 15, 2016
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
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Approved
Philip K. Stoddard
Mayor
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South ~Miami CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM TIIF etTY Of PLEA$Ar",'T L!VI~G
To: The Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Commission
FROM: Steven Alexander
DATE: March 15, 2016
SUBJECT: Managers Report
We have met with Troy Ballard, Senior Managing Director of ARA
Newmark and Lynx Development Group, LLC who is the offerer'
behind the letter of interest (LOI) regarding the proposed purchase
of our main property. They were very understanding about the
valuation issue and thought their offer was fair given the uses that
they understood the City Commission and community wished to
have on the site. They were very interested in revising their offer and
the proposed uses of the property, to generate a higher valuation
and expressed a desire to meet with City Commissioners to become
better educated in the current goals and targets that each
Commissioner may have in order to attempt to incorporate them
into their revised proposal.
We have a meeting set with RER (DERM) regarding their suggestions
to the tree ordinance for the end of this week as they postponed this
meeting from an earlier date.
We have received appraisals for the Robinson properties in and
across from the Madison Square location and I have sent them to
the authorized representiative of the property with a statement
summarizing our verbal agreement on the sale price of these
properties. I have not heard back from him yet, but hope soon to
negotiate a potential sales agreement. The Family Dollar concern
has continued to express interest in this project.
Fausto Gomez and his team were successful again this year in
securing funding from the legislature for the Miami Twin Lakes /
Tllf CITY or PIJASAr-.:T LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
Cocoplum Sanitary Sewer Expansion Program. The majority of the
City of South Miami is in need of additional sanitary sewer
infrastructure. This project focuses on a section of the Twin Lakes
area, a residential area located between SW 64th Court to 62nd
Avenue and between SW 56th Street to SW 70th Street. Currently,
this area is served by septic tank systems. Due to the immediate
proximity of drainage canals, surface lakes, and low topography this
area has a higher than average potential for its septic tanks to flood
and overflow with a minor rainfall event. It is therefore imperative to
connect to the public sanitary sewer system that is bounding the
project area.
This project entails design and construction of approximately 6,000
linear feet of sanitary sewer gravity system.
Current Project Cost: $1,200,000.00
Amount Requested: $200,000.00
Local Match Amount: $1,000,000.00 GOB
Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on Wednesday, Mar. 16 th at 4:00 PM
at Marshall Williamson Park. This is a free event for families as well as
the city's after-school program to take pictures with the Easter bunny
and search for hidden eggs at the park.
Murray Park Aquatic Center Opens for spring break on Saturday,
Mar. 19 th at 12:00 PM
The pool will be open from Mar. 21 5t through 25 th from 12 PM to 4 PM
The pool will be open during the weekends and holidays only for the
spnng.
Water Aerobics Free Trial begins on Mar. 21 5t, and continues 23 rd , 28 th
and 30 th at 11 :00 AM at the Murray Park Aquatic Center and its free,
no charge during March! Monthly classes begin April 2016.