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City of South Miami
Regular City Commission Minutes
September 19, 2017
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ADD-ON ITEM(S)
C. ROLL CALL
The following members of the City Comtri'ission were Mayor Stoddard, Vice
Mayor Welsh, Commissioner Harris, Commi~~lg;ljer Liebman, Edmond.
Also in attendance were: City Ma~~i~~,~d§tevene;l~~ander, Thomas F.
Pepe, Esq., City Clerk Maria M. CMC.'f:i[1},!g'10 .·<;1{j;;;;iy? qij?!~i#>
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:L. CITY ATIORNEY'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.]
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 19, 2017
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K. PUBLIC REMARKS
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5 Commission: Antoinette Fischer, George Spillis, Luis Gil, Bradley Cassel.
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L. COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
Summary of Commission Remarks: regarding;th~1~L;inerability of tall trees to stand
the force of a hurricane; recommending deferring the "RU~g~£';,h~arings.
M. CONSENT AGENDA NONE
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N. RESOLUTION(S) ;"'F;;~.';{; ,
1. A Resolution deferfip~ second"4!f<~\iP"~jllvthe fOIlO:;~~rdinance and
scheduling a special~"Q"itY,~ommissiori!;Q;l~~ting for Thursday, 'September 28,
2017 for second readjq~":'df$~r9{9rdinanc~::'r;j.>. 3/5
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Moved by MqY~r:.~tbdd·~r91secondedby Xis~jMavqr~~lsh,the motion to approve
Resolution No. 192-1f7~W~993 d~f~fring seconq;~~~aihg of th;~.fOllowing ordinance and
scheduling a special ci(\/;~pmmiSsi?n meetingf~fffhUrSday, se'~tember 28,2017 for second
reading of S~L?gr~inanc~>:p:~'TIZ~ai;~Xl:~;j'§'('O vot~~';~::
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Commissioner Edmond
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ORDINANCE(S) ~I~$~~~ADING(S)
2. An Ordinance amending the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances, Chapter
2, Article I, Section 2-2.1 (Al, (B) and (C) to give the City Commission more
flexibility in rescheduling regular meetings, especially during times of
emergency, to improve the scheduling of the agenda and to make other
revisions. 3/5
(City Manager)
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 19, 2017
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2 Mayor Stoddard moved to amend page 1, lines 32-33, to allow for less advanced
3 notice, and to strike the language for a super majority to approve the written resolution. The
4 City Attorney further advised that the whole paragraph had to be revised with the correct
5 language as shown in the Code. Seconded by Commissioner Harris, the amendments passed 4-1
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8 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor YY.~!~h, the motion to approve as
9 amended An Ordinance amending the City of South Miamj¢~a:eof Ordinances, Chapter 2,
10 Article I, Section 2-2.1 (A), (B) and (C} to give the City C.pQ}.mi~~J2n more flexibility in
11 rescheduling regular meetings, especially during timespf:emerg~ncy, to improve the scheduling
12 of the agenda and to make other revisions, pass~ct<bY.a4 -1 vot~iS
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After they firli.?D.ed with it~bj·<no.i6~·the age~d~}the Commission called for a
recess in order to all0r't~~tityt\ttorney a~c.I stafftbC:b~Q~<;:t a research looking for the proper
procedure in the e.Y.$pt that th~.second6.~9~¥thearingsbi3d to be postponed from the
scheduled date of September 20th:)i~.\{ .. '
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<.~SWr~·W.~.etin~t¢89nY~h~a~·\.i9~ ~itYAftprney advised that the Commission should
meet 9n·~W~2bth·as~c~.e.?Uled}~~d at that tiJP~th~second budget hearings could be recessed
until Sept~mber 27th. He·.tb~n proVid~d for langUage of a notice to the public to that effect.
P. A~~~bBN M ENT
Attest
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 19, 2017
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Approved
Philip K. Stoddard, PhD
Mayor
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
September 19,2017
Managers Report
As of this morning these are the traffic lights in South Miami that are still out. We
have contacted the county to advise them and they have told us a work order was
prepared to fix the problem. Supposedly the word is power should be restored to
all residents in Dade County by midnight tonight.
SW 72ND ST/ SW 62ND AVE
SW 73RD ST/ SW 62ND AVE
SW 72ND ST/ SW 67TH AVE
SW 74TH ST/ SW 57TH AVE
Last week before during and after Hurricane Irma our Police were out in force
with lights running to help show their visibility and presence. This lead to a
significant reduction in crime in our area to the extent that during the week of 9-
11-17 to 9-17-17 we had no robberies, auto thefts or burglaries and no violent
crimes. This is outstanding and we are very proud of our public safety record
during this difficult period. (Irma hit on 9-10-17).
We have surveyed the City for damage several times and are proud to report that
all of our roadways are clear and have been for days. However, we have suffered
damage to our infrastructure and our excellent Public Works staff will be
addressing those issues immediately. Some of those issues include:
THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
HURRICANE IRMA DEFICI~I\ICY LIST AS OF SEPTEMB,ER 15, 20~7
62nd Ave/72ns St (Sunset)
US 1 /SW 73rd St
67th, Ave/ 72nd St (Sunset)
SW 62nd Ave / 64th St
US 1 / SW 80th St
SW 80th St / SW 67th Ave
62nd Ave / 56th St
57th Ave / San Remo
57th Ave / 72nd St
SW 62nd Ave / 73rd St
City Hall
SW 58th Ave / 85th St
Manor Ln
SW 63rd Ct South of Sunset
58th Ave 51 St / 51 Ter
SW 65th Ave / 72nd St
SW 74th St / 63rd Ave
SW 69th Ave / 75th St
SW 65th Ave / 54th St
SW 65th Ave / 64th st
SW 59th PI/56th Ter
69th Terr / 69th Ave
66th St / 58th PI
67th Ave / 69th Ter
62nd Ter & 58th PI
72nd St!64th ST
64th ST B/W 59th PL / 60th Ave
6200 Blk 66th St W of 62nd Ct
6325 SW 59th Ave
SW 65th Ave / 72nd st No Threw St
Ped X-ing SW 72n st / 63rd Ave
Speed Sign 64th St / SW 72nd St
Speed Sign 6300 Blk 64th Ct
64th St / 64th Ct
Speed Sign 58th St / 62nd Ave
Speed Sign 50th Ter / 63rd Ave
Speed Sign, 65th Ave / 64th St
Rail Damage 62nd Ave / 57th St
Speed Sign 58th st / 62nd Ave
Speed Sign 63rd Ave / 72nd st
Speed Hump SW 77th Ter / 67th Ave
Dip Sign Manor Ln / 78th Ter
Down Wire SW 59th Ct SW 64/66 St
Down Wire 5820 SW 63rd St
Down Wire SW 66th St / 62nd Ct
Down Wire SW 64th St / 62nd Ct
Low Wire 67th Ave / 59th St
Down Wire 5900 SW 78th St
Down Wire 62nd Ct / 42nd St
Down Wire Low Cable 54th St / 64th Ave
Down Wire 57th Dr / 58th St
Down Wire 59th St B/W 60-61st Ave
Low Wire 63rd Ave / 66th St
Down Wire 70th St B/W 63rd Ave/63rd Ct
Down Wire 64th Ave / 70th St
SS 70th Street between SW 63rd Ave & SW
62nd Ct
NS 70th Street between SW 63rd Ave & SW
62nd Ct
62nd Ct between 69th Street and 68th
Street
6304 SW 41st Street
THE CITY OF PLEASANT LIVING
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
Some have wondered why our Public Works staff is not finishing the debris
clearing that they started. Our contracted hurricane debris removal specialists
have first hand knowledge of the very complicated and ever-changing FEMA
regulations and have larger FEMA certified trucks and more crews so that'w~ will
get a faster cleanup and a much greater likelihood of a fuller reimbursement of
our funds from FEMA. Our Public Works crews will be assisting the debris clean
up by ensuring that the roadways are truly clear of hurricane debris after the
main crews have done their mass pickups. Additionally, our Public Works staff is
responsible for garbage pick up and that process needs to continue uninterrupted
on its regular schedule. With the combination of our Public Works staff
addressing infrastructure repairs and regular garbage services, and our task
specific debris removal contractors vigorously attending to debris removal, we
have maximized our efforts to bring the City back to normal as soon as possible.
We are using this two-pronged approach to ensure the maximum refund from
FEMA, which is our fiduciary responsibility to the citizens of the City.
As a highlight of the difficulty some Cities are having because they are not as
nimble as we are, here is an excerpt of an email from the Planning Bureau
Manager of the Office of Emergency Management for the County:
Subject: Concerns with contracts for Debris Importance: High
I know some of you are having issues with the contractors honoring the contracts.
I have spoken to the FEMA rep we have here and they are reaching back to FEMA
to find a PA Debris specialist and maybe an attorney who can answer your
questions directly. As soon as I have any additional information I will pass this
along. They may choose to do this as a conference call. I want you to be able to
speak to FEMA directly so there is no confusion on the proper manner to handle
this to avoid any issues with reimbursement in the future.