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City of South Miami
Regular City Commission Minutes
January 16, 2018
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 ., City Clerk Maria M . Menendez, CMe.
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D. MOMENT OF SILENCE
E. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
F. LOBBYIST(S) ADDRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION TONIGHT MUST HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED WITH THE CITY CLERK
G. PRESENTATIONS
~ Officer ofthe Month for December 2017: Sergeant Lisa King
27 This presentation was conducted by Chief Landa and by Michael Miller of
28 Community Newspaper.
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H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a) Minutes of January 4,2018
The Minutes of January 4, 2018 were unanimously approved as presented .
I. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
CITY COMMISSION MIN UTES
Januar y 16 , 2018
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(See attached)
J. 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.]
5 Summary of City Attorney's Report: the Shops at Sunset Place; scheduling a shade
6 meeting at the next Commission meeting relating to the Carlos Rodriguez case; the Martinez de
7 Castro case; the Clean Power Plan litigation; opinion from the Ethics Commission.
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K. PUBLIC REMARKS
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11 At the opening of public remarks the following individuals addressed t he
12 Commission: Steve Cody, Brad Cassel, Horace Feliu, Lee Jacobs, Girlee Doddard, Levy Kelly, Dr.
13 Velma Palmer, Antoinette Fischer, Denise Covington, John Edward Smith .
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L. BOARDS & COMMITIEES APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
M. COMMISSION REPORTS, DISCUSSION & REMARKS
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19 Summary of Commission Remarks: upcoming car shows; the need for welcome and
20 parking signs ; welcoming a new ACE Hardware store in the City.
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22 At this juncture, Commissioner Liebman moved to defer the groups of items
23 relating to the Shops at Sunset Place project until March 20, 2018. These items were deferred
24 for 60 days at the Commission meeting of November 21, 2017. The Commission then agreed
25 holding a Committee of the Whole (COW) March 8, 2018 from 7 :00 to 9:00 p.m. The motion to
26 deferred was seconded by Mayor Stoddard. The motion passed unanimously.
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N. CONSENT AGENDA
1. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the FY2017 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement with Miami-Dade County for the
City of South Miami Gibson-Bethel Community Center Restrooms Renovation
Project. 3/5
(City Manager-Grants)
32 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve
33 Resolution No. 004-18-15036 authorizing the City Manager to execute the FY2017 Community
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1 Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement with Miami-Dade County for the City of South
2 Miami Gibson-Bethel Community Center Restrooms Renovation Project, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
2. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the FY2017 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement with Miami-Dade County for the
South Miami Brewer Park Playground Shade Structure Improvement Project.
3/5 (City Manager-Grants)
7 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve
8 Resolution No. 005-18-15037 authorizing the City Manager to execute the FY2017 Community
9 Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement with Miami-Dade County for the South Miami
10 Brewer Park Playground Shade Structure Improvement Project, 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 authorizing the City Manager to execute the FY2017 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement with Miami-Dade County for the
South Miami Senior Meals Program. 3/5
(City Manager-Grants)
15 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve
16 Resolution No. 006-18-15038 authorizing the City Manager to execute the FY2017 Community
17 Development Block Grant (CDBG) Agreement with Miami-Dade County for the South Miami
18 Senior Meals Program, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
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Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
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Nay:
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
4. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with
Solar Tint, Inc., for the supply and installation of Low-E window tint film for the
City Hall Chambers and Gibson-Bethel Community Center. 3/5
(City Manager)
4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to approve
5 Resolution No. 007-18-15039 authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with
6 Solar Tint, Inc., for the supply and installation of Low-E window tint film for the City Hall
7 Chambers and Gibson-Bethel Community Center, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Nay:
O. RESOLUTION(S)
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
5. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to permit VolksBlast, Inc. to hold its
annual Car Show event on Sunday, January 28, 2018, on 72nd Street (Sunset
Drive) from South Dixie Highway to 57th Avenue (Red Road) and to waive
certain City fees. (Deferred 01-04-18) 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
14 Commissioner Liebman informed the Commission that the director of the event has
15 agreed to pay for all of the fees in full without any waivers. Moved by Commissioner Liebman
16 to amend the resolution by striking Section 2 relating to the fees. Seconded by Vice Mayor
17 Welsh, the motion passed unanimously.
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19 Moved by Commissioner Liebman, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to
20 approve as amended Resolution No. 008-18-15040 authorizing the City Manager to permit
21 VolksBlast, Inc. to hold its annual Car Show event on Sunday, January 28,2018, on 72nd Street
22 (Sunset Drive) from South Dixie Highway to 57th Avenue (Red Road) and to waive certain City
23 fees, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
6. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to permit Das Renn Treffen to hold
its 4th annual DRT Porsche Car Show on Sunday, February 11, 2018 on 72nd
Street (Sunset Drive) from South Dixie Highway to 57th Avenue (Red Road),
73rd Street from 58th Court to 57th Avenue and surrounding stre ets and for a
waiver of certain special event fees. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
4 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
5 Resolution No. 009 -18-15041 authorizing the City Manager to permit Das Renn Treffen to hold
6 its 4th annual DRT Porsche Car Show on Sunday, February 11, 2018 on 72nd Street (Sunset
7 Drive) from South Dixie Highway to 57th Avenue (Red Road), 73rd Street from 58th Court to
8 57th Avenue and surrounding streets and for a waiver of certain special event fees, passed by a
9 5 -0 vote :
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
7. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Branches South Miami to hold its
annual MLK Remix Black History Festival and to waive all special event fees
and insurance requirements. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
14 Commissioner Liebman proposed to amend this item to provide that the CRA either
15 picks up the expense or shares the cost of the special event 50/50 with the City . Mayor
16 Stoddard then proposed to approve this item as presented and to follow up with the
17 recommendation at the CRA level.
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19 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
20 Resolution No. 010-18-15042 authorizing the City Manager to Branches South Miami to hold its
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
None
8. A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to waive program fees for the
afterschool program, from January through June 2018. 3/5
(City Manager-Parks & Recreation)
7 Mayor Stoddard thanked the City Manager and staff for their dedication to these
8 children, saying that the City had applied for certification but the State apparently lost the
9 application and did not process it in a timely manner, causing the City to run out of time due to
10 an administrative error at the State level. Commissioner Liebman said that his recommendation
11 with the previous item regarding the fees also applies to this item.
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13 Moved by Mayor Stoddard, seconded by Commissioner Harris, the motion to approve
14 Resolution No. 011-18-15043 authorizing the City Manager to waive program fees for the
15 afterschool program, from January through June 2018, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
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A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to reallocate funds set aside within
the capital improvement fund for the installation of solar at the public works
and pool facilities and allocate them for the installation of playground
equipment at Dison and Van Smith Park. 3/5
(Commissioner Liebman)
24 Moved by Commissioner Liebman, seconded by Vice Mayor Welsh, the motion to
25 approve Resolution No. 012-18-15044 authorizing the City Manager reallocate funds set aside
26 within the capital improvement fund for the installation of solar at the public works and pool
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2 Park, passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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Yea:
Nay:
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Liebman
Commissioner Edmond
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P. RESOLUTION(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) (NONE)
Q. ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING(S) PUBLIC HEARING(S) (NONE)
R. ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING(S)
9. An Ordinance relating to the amendment of the City'S 2017-2018 fiscal year
budget and increasing the appropriation amount for the General Fund and
allocating such increase to the Non-Departmental, line item 001-2100-519-
9924. 4/5
(City Attorney)
13 The City Attorney reassured the Commission that with the adoption of this
14 ordinance on second reading this matter will be resolved once and for all.
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16 Moved by Vice Mayor Welsh, seconded by Mayor Stoddard, the motion to approve An
17 Ordinance relating to the amendment of the City's 2017 -2018 fiscal year budget and increasing
18 the appropriation amount for the General Fund and allocating such increase to the Non-
19 Departmental, line item 001-2100-519 -9924, passed by a 4 -1 vote:
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Nay:
S. ADJOURNMENT
CITY COMMISSIO N MINU TES
Jan uar y 1 6 , 2018
Mayor Stoddard
Vice Mayor Welsh
Commissioner Harris
Commissioner Edmond
Commissioner Liebman
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Attest
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk
CITY COMMISSION MINUTES
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Approved
Philip K. Stoddard
Mayor
South Miami
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM II!! CiIYOf I'll '1":"(
To: The Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Commission
FROM: Steven Alexander
DATE: January 16, 2018
Su BJ ECT: Managers Report
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We have an Officer of the Month presentation tonight for Sgt Lisa
King who is a superstar. Following that we have a special request
from the victim who happens to be the Editor of the Community
News to present an honor to our public servant.
I would like to remind the Commission during the meeting of
November 21, 2017, the City Commission moved and approved the
deferral of all the items related to The Shops at Sunset Place. The
motion was "a motion to defer this item for up to 60 days". The sixty-
day period ends on January 20. After consultation and agreement
with the City Attorney, at this point tonight someone on the
Commission has an opportunity to make a motion to defer the entire
group of items relating to this project until some date after the
election to allow the new Commission to address it should the
applicant signal its intent to resume its pursuit of the application.
According to OFO the total bike rides last week were 372.
Ms. Kamali and I had a conference call today regarding the septic
tank replacement pilot program established for us by the Legislature.
At our request, the potential vendor met with the Deputy County
Manager and DERM. Based on the response that they received, we
suggested that they meet with WASA to discuss the technology and
the permittablity within the Dade County system. We are hopeful
that WASA will also approve a pilot program quickly.
Samantha Fraga Lopez is our new Personnel Office Director and she
is here tonight. Samantha is a Florida barred attorney who comes to
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
the City from private practice where she specialized in labor and
employment low. She has spent her legal career advising both
employees and employers about their rights and obligations under
the applicable lows and is applying that experience to her position
as the new Human Resources Personnel Manager.