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City of South Miami
Regular City Commission Minutes
September 28, 2017
A. SILENCE OR TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES
B. ADD-ON ITEM (S)
C. ROLL CALL
The following members of the City Commission were
Mayor Welsh, Commissioner Harris, Commissioner Liebman.
Mayor Stoddard, Vice
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Also in attendance were:c::ity Manage~:i~~~y~~?~lexander, City " .... ,., .... "" Thomas F.
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LOBBYIST(S) ADDHESSING.THE CITY
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CITY MANAGER'S REPO~f
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CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
MISSION TONIGHT MUST HAVE BEEN
[City Attorney rerl\ihder: 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.]
K. PUBLIC REMARKS
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 28, 201.7
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1 At the opening of public remarks the following individuals addressed the
2 Commission: Mark Lago, Hank Courtney, Antoinette Fischer, Beth Schwartz, Dr. Velma Palmer,
3 Denise Covington, Tom Roth.
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.b COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
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7 At this time Commissioner Harris moved to defer the meeting to the following
8 week, the motion died for lack of a second.
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10 Commission Remarks: the devastation caq$~d by Hurricane Maria to Puerto Rico.
11 Comments regarding the financial status of the CitY/allpaboutth~ City Manager's contract. The
12 City Attorney provided clarification regarding "board appointments explaining that a
13 confirmation is not the same as an acknowle~g~l11ent.
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M. CONSENT AGENDA
b A Resolution
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auth6~ii;irigthe City Manager to negotiate~~a enter into a
contract with Maggdld;iht);for the Drainage Improvement Projects at SW
65th Avenue and SW 66th Str~'etand at SW65th Avenue and SW 68th Street.
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Moved by MayqF Stoddard; $econded i:)y COni~iSSi()~e~Harris, the motion to approve
Resolution No. 193-17~i~994 auth&rizing the dtY'.~anager to negotiate and enter into a
contract withrv1~ggolc, l~c'Jfor the Dr<;linage Imprqyement Projects at SW 65th Avenue and SW
60th Street~nd"~tS\f\l65th AvenueandSvy 68th Street, passed by a 4 -0 vote:
Yea: .....••.•... Mayor St~ddard
Nay:
N. RESOLUTION(S)
Vi~~ Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
None
2. A Resolution relating to the review and approval of a Unity of Title request by
S Miami Retail BH, LLC unifying property located at 6020-6022 South Dixie
Highway and 6030 S Dixie Highway, South Miami, Florida. 3/5
(City Manager-Planning & Zoning)
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 28, 2017
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1 Attorney Michael Marrero representing the applicant addressed the Commission
2 with clarification of the properties location.
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4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
5 Resolution No. 194-17-14995 relating to the review and approval of a Unity of Title request by S
6 Miami Retail BH, LLC unifying property located at 6020-6022 South Dixie Highway and 6030 S
7 Dixie Highway, South Miami, Florida, passed by a 4 -0 vote:
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Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Wel~h
Commissioner Harris
Commissiop~r.liebman
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A Resolution amending Resolutioh<No. 071-17,,14872 toe~tend the expiration
of the Special Use approval for an Ahimall-ioSPital/Veterinaflah at 6394-6396
S. Dixie Highway. V···· 3/5
(City Manager-Planning&' Zoning)
12 Moved by Vice Mayor Welsh, seconded by Mayor Stoddard, the motion to approve
13 Resolution No. 195-17-14996;~tnending Resolution No; °71-17-14872 to extend the expiration
14 of the Special Use appr{Jval for ahAnimal Hospitsll/Veterinarianat 6394-6396 S. Dixie Highway,
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Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice MayorWelsh
Commissi()ner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
None
O. RESOLUTION(S)PUBLIC HEARING(S)
4. A Resolutiqnapproving an extension to the existing Agreement between the
City of South Miami and Steven Alexander for City Manager Services for the
City of South Miami, Florida. 3/5
(Mayor Stoddard)
This item was withdrawn from the agenda.
P. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 28, 2017
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5. An Ordinance amending the Land Development Code, Article V, Section 20-5.8,
and Article VI, Section 20-6.1 relating to reapplications and reconsiderations of
applications. 3/5
(Vice Mayor Welsh)
4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve
5 Ordinance No. 17-17-2287 amending the Land Deyelopment Code, Article V, Section 20-5.8,
6 and Article VI, Section 20-6.1 relating to reapplications and reconsiderations of applications,
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Mayor Stoddard
Vice MayOnWelsh
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Harris
An Ordinance amehc:Hhgthe City of SouthMiami Code of Ordinances, Chapter
2, Article I, Section 2 .. Ll1A),(B) and (C}togive the City Commission more
flexibility in reschedLilingregLilar. meetings, especially during times of
emergency! to improve the schedUlih~ of the agenda and to make other
revisions. 3/5
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12 Th~ City AttOrney r~ferred to the higblighted, stricken paragraph on page 2 of 4,
13 lines 12-13;Mo"~dby MayOr Stoddard,s~condedby Commissioner Liebman, the motion to
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16 'The City Manager referred to the various places within the ordinance where the
17 four-fifths voteh~d not been stticken. The City Attorney then explained that after reviewing the
18 recording the only.place where the four-firths vote was to be stricken was on the first page. He
19 then referred to theJ5lnguage>inthe rest of the ordinance such as: "unless a super-majority
20 (4/5) of the members\i~teag;aJl)s1: ignoring the time limitation."
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22 Moved by Mayor StOddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve as
23 amended Ordinance No. 18-17-2288 amending the City of South Miami Code of Ordinances,
24 Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-2.1 (AL (B) and (C} to give the City Commission more flexibility in
25 rescheduling regular meetings, especially during times of emergency, to improve the scheduling
26 of the agenda and to make other revisions, passed by a 4 -0 vote:
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Yea:
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 28, 2017
Mayor Stoddard
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Nay:
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
None
Q. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING(S) NONE
R. ADJOURNMENT
Attest
Maria M. Menendez, CMC
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
September 28, 2017
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Philip K. Stoddard, PhD
Mayor