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City of South Miami
Regular City Commission Minutes
October 18, 2016
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ADD-ON ITEM(S)
C. ROLL CALL
The following members of the City Cqmmission were
Mayor Welsh, Commissioner Harris, Commi~§f¢l(~fLiebman,
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Also in attendance were: City Man~~~~';§teven /~,[¢~ander,
Pepe, Esq., City Clerk Maria M. CMe.'· ,,'c';.> .... : ... \~;~,:;<.
D. MOMENT OF SILENCE
E. PLEDGE OF
Mayor Stoddard, Vice
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F. LOBBYIST(S)
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The Minute~!3~~f~ttember 21, and October 5, 2016 were unanimously approved as
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I. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
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CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
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:L. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
[City Attorney reminder: Remarks are limited to those matters that are not quasi-
judicial. Any comment on a quasi-judicial matter may be made when the item is called
and the speaker is under oath.]
Summary of City Attorney's Report: Researching for labor issues; working on
drafting the brief on the Martinez de Castro appeal to be filed this week.
PUBLIC REMARKS
At the opening of the Public Remarks .set~;~h······t~.~ ••• fO.I.loWing individuals addressed
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the Commission: Dick Ward, Donna Shelley, Dr. f'n:p~Price, John'E~."Yard Smith, Lee Jacobs, Ann
Hoffman, Catherine Noe, Dr. Gray Reed.
L. COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION &.i~~rvle.RKS'r>';{);1%t
Summary of commissibH}s.\8.~marks:·~~~~kiH~·/~~ief Landa; ab~Ji invasive vines
damaging trees; about Dante FasceIYe~H<r~r)nouncing Sa{~Streets on October 31st; urging the
public to vote; thanking Dr. Gray Reed'f9r.th~~e~~~IJ~nt wbrk$h.Q~ on climate change; about the
Madison Square project;aQoytthe relo(;~tjrg oftH'~gyrnat Gi~~BP-Bethel Community Center;
about annexation; ~(l6QJhGrhg. the sp6hgjng prQce~s<py theState Attorney's office this
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CbNSENTAGENDA '·'i\;.(.~·.<,.,
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'~?{~~:j, A Resol~:;~y,;~tkno~i~~~ing M~;:r Stoddard's appointment of Sid Kaskev, to
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Moved by May;rStg~.~~rd, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve
Resolution No. 197-16-14752~cknowledging Mayor Stoddard's appointment of Sid Kaskey, to
serve on the Budget and Finance Committee for a term ending September 30,2017, passed by
a 5 -0 vote:
Yea:
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
October 18, 2016
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2. A Resolution calling for the approval of an Agreement and appointment of an
Assistant City Attorney to handle matters:<t~lated to land use, zoning and
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Mayor Stoddard distributed amo~g·i~ec::ommissiori~proposed new language
providing that the City Attorney shall retain aJlqqti~s and responsibiHfi~?as specified in the City
Charter, and that the Assistant City Attorney:~tiC111 assist the City Attofh<~yin carrying out such
duties and responsibilities when they involve lariH;q~E:!' zoningjplanning, aH(3:J;levelopment.
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The Commission distQ·%$.~.c:I.the Propdg~~f;i·~esolution,
expressing concern with possible ·OJqJ~tipn. gf the dtY';A.ttorney's
discussion, the Mayor withdrew the it;,rt!f: •. "';:.;~~;.... ' .. '
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3. A Res9:~~!i8R;·&Y~iYing ter~.~liTits,:i~!~;:·~~9'9:gnizirig; the appointment of Pam
Lahiff:~~rcom~i§~i~.ner Har~js;~ .. ~·plsrepre~~htative from Group IV to serve on thef-h~tRFiC prei~t~ation B6~~~:for an additional two-year term ending
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Resoluti6ff!~?r198-16-1475~w:aiVingt~F!Jllimits and recognizing the appointment of Pam
Lahiff by CorfttD.!.~?ioner Harrir~~his re~~~Sentative from Group IV to serve on the Historic
Preservation B8~·fa.for an addiH~Qal two-year term ending October 4,2018, passed by a 5 -0
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Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
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P. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
October 18, 2016
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4. A Resolution approving a Variance of both the front setback and the side
interior setback for the property located at 7400 SW 64 Court. 4/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning Dept.)
Followed by the swearing of the speakers, Planning Director Tompkins presented
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Applicant Ramon Lastra addressed the Commi~sibn explaining the need that his
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A R~g~lh;ion a~~~~Ving a;§'~g~f:;1 Use ~~~;ication to permit
Business!PrhfessidriaLuse at 600'iLsw 70 Street, Unit CU-l02.
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;:';~;;;} Ms. TompkiH~.%prese;;f:&~t~~he ite~.fh~ Commission discussed the recommendation
by the pr~lJhing Board to"~mend dFaibqnce No. 06-10-2031 to remove the requirement of a
special use;:~Aproval whichtt§j\permitr~~/ .. in the TODD MU-5 district. Therefore, it was the
consensus 0«th~sommissio~;';t9. direct~taff to prepare the amendment to said ordinance.
Attorney Simon F~~tp ... then ad~t~ssed the Commission explainil)g about options regarding the
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parking situation.
The Commissi6Rdiscussed the parking situation and recommended waiving the
parking requirement by having the applicant working with the city and installing a bike
rack either on-site or on a nearby public right-of-way in the place of the fourth parking space
required. The amendment passed unanimously.
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October 18, 2016
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1 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve as
2 amended Resolution No. 200-16-14755 approving a Special Use application to permit an Office:
3 Business/Professional use at 6001 SW 70 Street, Unit CU-I02, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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R. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S)
s. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING(S) NON
T. ADJOURNMENT
Attest
Maria M. Menendez,
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
October 18, 2016
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THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
To:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Commission
Steven Alexander
October 18, 2016
Managers Report
Hurricane Matthew brushed by us and by doing so allowed us the
opportunity to check all of our systems and planning for such an
event hitting the City. We believe we are ready for a major storm
should one actually impact us with any strength. As I mentioned as
the storm was approaching, I was prepared to issue a declaration of
a state of emergency for the City. I had drafted it and was ready to
file it with the Clerk to make it official, but since the storm did not
significantly impact us, I did not actually file the declaration and
therefore no action of ratification is necessary by the Commission.
We have not detected any damage or loss to City property as the
result of the storm.
Many staff members participated in the annual Best Practices event
produced by the Miami Dade League of Cities on Friday of last
week. I know that Commissioner Edmond and Mayor Stoddard
attended as well.
Ms. Tompkins and I met with Mr. Abreu, the selected contractor for
Family Dollar store construction in this areo and their architects to
review plans for submission for zoning approvals and contract
development last Thursday. We are currently reviewing those
documents and anticipate holding briefing sessions with CRA Board
members upon approval of a sufficient product and an
understanding of necessary code revisions necessary to provide
sufficient zoning approval and proceed to contract development.
Mayor Stoddard has been nomination as the Most Outstanding
THE CITY OF PI.EASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
Green Elected Official and has been advanced as a finalist for the
USGBC South Florida Region's GalaVerde Awards Program. The
GalaVerde Awards dinner will take place October 29, at the Hilton
West Palm Beach, which is a LEED Silver facility. Congratulations on
this noteworthy achievement!