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CALL TO ORDER:
The City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida met
in regular session on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, beginning at 7:30
p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive.
A. Roll Call:
The following members of the City Commission were present:
Mayor Mary Scott Russell, Vice Mayor Velma Palmer, and,
Commissioners Randy G. Wiscombe, Marie Birts- Cooper and Craig Z.
Sherar.
Also in attendance were: City Manager Maria V. Davis, City
Attorney Luis Figueredo, and City Clerk Maria M. Menendez.
B. Invocation: The invocation was delivered in silence.
C. Pledge of Allegiance:
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.
D. Presentation(s) 7:00 p.m.
1) A presentation of a check by State Rep. Julio Robaina,
from the State of Florida Department of Environmental
Protection for improvements to Palmer Park.
State Representative Julio Robaina addressed the Commission
by recalling his past trips to Tallahassee with the group of
Commissioners during his tenure as Mayor of South Miami, when
State Representative Carlos Lacasa was instrumental in helping
the City to find dollars, along with the City's lobbyist Fausto
Gomez. Rep. Robaina said he considers an honor to continue to
represent the City, now at the State level, and proceeded to
present to Mayor Russell a check in the amount of $112,500 from
the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection for
improvements to Palmer Park. He then told the Mayor that he
should be coming back with an additional check for over $800,000.
He also said he will be representing the community for two more
years as he was just reelected with no opposition.
2) Presentation of a certificate of appreciation to South
Miami Hospital for their contribution to the Fourth of
July concert and fireworks show, and their support for
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the National Public Works Week.
Mayor Russell presented Bill Enright, an official
administrator with South Miami Hospital, with a certificate of
appreciation for their contribution to the Fourth of July
celebration.
3) SMH proclamation re recent designation
hospital.
as a magnet
Mayor Russell then presented a proclamation to a group of
nurses from South Miami Hospital, proclaiming Tuesday, July 27,
2004, `South Miami Hospital Nursing Day.'
4) Snapper Creek Traffic Calming Study.
Public Works Director, Ajibola Balogun, introduced Kimley
Horn consultants for this presentation. He explained that the
consultants have been working on this project for the past
several months, and several public meetings have been held with
residents in the area.
Mr. Greg Kyle conducted the presentation, with details of
the traffic calming study, their findings and recommendations.
ITEMS (S) FOR THE COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION:
1. City Manager's Report:
a) SW 67 Ave and SW 64 St traffic modifications.
Mr. Balogun introduced Vishnu Rajkumar with Miami -Dade
County Public Works Traffic Engineering Division, for the
presentation of this project.
b) Scheduling dates to interview attorneys as per the legal
RFP.
Mayor Russell asked the Commission to bring their calendars
to the next meeting so that they could set up the dates for
interviewing the different applicants.
b) Selection of Budget workshop dates.
The dates for the two budget workshops were set as follows:
Thursdays: August 19th and September 2nd, both at 6:00 p.m.
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1 At this point, Ms. Davis referred to item no. 16 relating to
2 the merit increase for the City Manager, saying that the Mayor
3 had called her attention that in accordance with the Charter, the
4 merit increase for the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City
5 Commission, requires an ordinance in lieu of a resolution. She
6 still requested that this goes forward, nevertheless, in order to
7 get some direction from the Commission since we are within the
8 budget process, and to determine what she should budget for the
9 next year.
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11 Attorney Figueredo clarified that the resolution in this
12 case will simply be a direction, therefore, when the ordinance
13 comes before the Commission they will not be obligated at that
14 point and they could always change their vote. All the Commission
15 is basically doing with this resolution is authorizing the City
16 Manager to `plug' a number into the budget by which they are not
17 bound, he added. He then recommended the Mayor to include that
18 amendment in her motion.
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20 Mayor Russell then indicated that in the past these
21 increases have not been done with the Commission's input at all,
22 and that she wanted to make sure that they had a discussion about
23 the issue ahead of the budget process.
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25 Finally, Ms. Davis announced that we started the year with a
26 fund balance of $664,743, and that she was pleased to advise the
27 Commission that we now have a cash balance of $1.456 million.
28 This is the result of reduction in expenditures, increase in
29 building permit revenue, increase in franchise dollars revenue
30 and increase in parking revenue. She said to be very pleased to
31 inform the Commission that the City is in solid financial ground.
32 And by year end, we are anticipating another $200,000 plus which
33 will bring us to a fund balance of $1.6 million. She then advised
34 the Commission that there are budget items coming up that she
35 will be recommending as one -time expenditures which will come out
36 of the fund balance.
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38 Commissioner Sherar then referred to the EAR process and the
39 report they got from the Valencia Apartments, saying that he
40 would like the City to come up with some impact fees for new
41 developments. He said that there is a need for looking at the
42 residential impact that Valencia might have on parking in that
43 area. He also inquired about the occupational license for the
44 `Booby Trap' (now BT Gentlemen's Club) establishment.
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46 With regard to the cars being outside of the Valencia
47 Apartments, Ms. Davis said for the rec -ords that their parking lot
48 is not full by any means. Commissioner Sherar asked Ms. Davis to
49 verify as to whether the tenants are parking outside.
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1 Ms. Davis responded to Vice Mayor Palmer's inquiry relating
2 to the Valencia Apartments, indicating that the parking spaces
3 are legal and that they are designated spaces.
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5 There being no further comments or discussion, the City
6 Manager's Report concluded.
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8 3. City Attorney's Report
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10 Attorney Figueredo said that he did not have a report
11 tonight.
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13 There being no further comments or discussion, the City
14 Attorney's Report concluded.
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16 PUBLIC REMARKS
17 (5- minute limit)
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19 David Tucker Sr. addressed the Commission by reading from
20 the Declaration of Independence.
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22 Two letters were read into record by the Clerk, addressed to
23 the Mayor and Commission, relating to the proposed removal of
24 parking restrictions (CPRA) . The letters were: one by Donna J.
25 Phillips and Mariluce de Souza, residing at 7430 SW 59th Ct.; and
26 the other from Illon Kantro, residing at 7540 SW 59th Ct., both
27 in South Miami.
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29 Cathy McCann made comments regarding the traffic in the
30 Epiphany area at SW 80th Street, attributing the traffic to the
31 fact that there are four schools in the immediate area and people
32 maneuver through the traffic to miss the light at the
33 intersection of SW 80th Street and SW 57th Avenue. She then
34 referred to the issue of emails being exchanged by City officials
35 as it relates to the Sunshine Law, suggesting that all emails
36 should be printed and made available for the public to read. She
37 spoke against the alarm fee saying that this is one of the most
38 unfair fees imposed on the residents. About the City Manager's
39 `14o increase,' she said to find it rather large and out of
40 character for the time and the economy and recommended that she
41 looks carefully at what raise she is giving to everyone prior to
42 committing herself to the proposed increase.
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44 Walter Harris spoke about the picnic held back in June
45 saying that it had been a huge success and that they had managed
46 to make over $3,000, and they already have plans for the next
47 one. He referred to the previous Commission meeting where there
48 had been a big discussion about the parking situation. He asked
49 as to why Parking Director Stroyne does not attend some of these
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1 meetings. He then spoke about the 2002 referendum, saying that in
2 spite of all the resistance they encountered from the
3 administration at the time, the residents were able to put it up
4 for a special election. He said that they had worded it in a very
5 simple fashion for everybody to understand; however, the week of
6 the election, the wording was made so confusing, without anyone
7 having any warning that many people voted the wrong way. He
8 recalled that former Mayor Robaina said that they would have a
9 new election because it had come close. He said that this is the
10 new election they want to have now.
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12 Shirley Huebner referred to the item on the Agenda relating
13 to the CPRA, and alluded to the Herald's article, saying that she
14 does not understand why the City Manager needs to have a daily
15 parking count. She said that if we have people not parking in the
16 residential decal -only area that means that the system is working
17 and that it is a success. She said that according to a little
18 study she conducted, she heard no complaints from the merchants
19 as to the lack of parking. Instead, she said, what is really
20 causing the problems downtown is the congestion due to all the
21 construction of the infrastructure. She said that issues such as
22 this relating to parking should be put in the hands of the
23 Parking Committee.
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25 Cal Rosenbaum said to concur with Ms. Huebner about the
26 importance of getting input from the Parking Committee; however,
27 he said that the first issue that the Committee should look at is
28 how many businesses have occupational licenses on both sides of
29 US1 without meeting the existing parking code. He said that prior
30 administrations consistently violated the parking code. He then
31 urged the Commission to direct the School of Architecture of the
32 University of Florida to conduct a parking study, and that he
33 will be even willing to contribute with $1,000 towards the study.
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35 Sharon McCain also referring to the Herald's article
36 relating to the CPRA and to the City Manager's conducting a daily
37 count to assess the situation, she asked to be included in the
38 daily count so that she may monitor it. She then referred to item
39 no. 13 on the Agenda relating to the transfer of funds from one
40 department to another saying that there is not enough back -up
41 information for that item. Also, she requested that the residents
42 get refunded for both the garbage can fee and the burglar alarm
43 fee. About item no. 16 relating to the merit increase for the
44 City Manager said that there has been no evaluation done on the
45 City Manager as yet.
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47 Valerie Newman spoke in favor of the City Manager's merit
48 increase. She said that the fact that she has not addressed the
49 Commission in quite a while is because everything is running
50 smoothly and the City Manager is doing a fabulous job. She said
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1 that another area that is exemplary is the Police Department as
2 the result of the job that Police Chief Martinez is doing. To
3 apprehend a robbery suspect in ten days is amazing, and the Chief
4 himself was out there on the street, looking for the suspect
5 personally, for three days, she added. She also referred to the
6 Community Center's gym facility saying that it is wonderful. She
7 then referred to the downtown area which she said it is looking
8 better and better everyday. She also had words of praise about
9 the new garbage system. In conclusion she said that staff is
10 doing a wonderful job.
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12 Dick Ward said that when speaking about the Community
13 Center, Alan Ricke and Maria Stout -Tate should also be recognized
14 because of what they have done in a short period of time. He then
15 referred to a code violation pertaining to a political sign
16 displayed on an establishment located across from City Hall
17 during the last election process. He then said to be pleased to
18 learn that the City now has increased the cash reserve fund;
19 therefore, because the City is doing so well, he urged to return
20 all the part -time positions to fulltime.
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22 After there were no more speakers, the Public Remarks
23 section was closed, and the Commission stopped for a 5- minute
24 recess.
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26 When the Commission reconvened, the following item was
27 pulled from the Consent Agenda by Mayor Russell: Item no. 3 (now
28 no. 16) .
29 CONSENT
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31 Resolution No. 114 -04 -11893
32 3. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
33 SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
34 EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
35 OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT
36 OF $112,500.00 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PALMER PARK;
37 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
38 (City Manager)
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40 Resolution No. 115 -04 -11894
41 4. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
42 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
43 MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH H & R
44 PAVING, INC. FOR ROADWAY RESURFACING SERVICES TO BE
45 FUNDED THROUGH THE LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX TRUST FUND
46 ACCOUNT NUMBER 001- 1730 - 541 -3450 IN AN AMOUNT OF
47 $34,000; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
48 (City Manager)
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Resolution No. 116 -04 -11895
5. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH F & L
CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR CITYWIDE SIDEWALK REPAIRS, TO BE
FUNDED THROUGH THE LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX TRUST FUND
ACCOUNT NUMBER 112- 1730 - 541 -4640 IN AN AMOUNT OF
$24,000; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Resolution No. 117 -04 -11896
6. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO PURCHASE A GRAVELY PROMASTER LAWNMOWER, WEED
TRIMMER AND EDGER FROM ACE LAWNMOWER SERVICES IN AN
AMOUNT OF $7,443.25 TO BE CHARGED TO PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT NUMBER 001- 1730 - 541 -6430, OPERATING
EQUIPMENT, AS AUTHORIZED IN THE 2003 -04 GENERAL FUND
BUDGET; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Resolution No. 118 -04 -11897
7. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH LEON'S ENGINEERING
CORP. FOR CITYWIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION
IN AN AMOUNT OF $186,295.15 TO BE CHARGED TO SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GRANT ACCOUNT NO.
001- 0000 - 132 -2059; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Resolution No. 119 -04 -11898
8. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ENVIROWASTE
SERVICES GROUP, INC. FOR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM CLEANING IN
AN AMOUNT OF $15,000.00 TO BE CHARGED TO STORMWATER
TRUST FUND ACCOUNT NO. 111 - 1730- 541 -3450; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Resolution No. 120 -04 -11899
9. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE APPLICABLE CONTRACTS AND DOCUMENTS
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE ONE (1)
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1 REPLACEMENT PATROL /NARCOTICS K -9 NOT TO EXCEED THE COST
2 OF $8,500.00 FROM POLICE SERVICE DOGS, INC., UTILIZING
3 FUNDS DONATED FOR THAT PURPOSE AND AT NO COST TO THE
4 CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
5 (City Manager)
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7 Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Commissioner Wiscombe,
8 the motion to approve the Consent Agenda passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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10 Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
11 Commissioner Sherar: Yea
12 Vice Mayor Palmer: Yea
13 Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Yea
14 Mayor Russell: Yea
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17 ORDINANCE (S) SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING (3)
18 (None)
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20 RESOLUTION (S) /PUBLIC HEARING (S)
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22 10. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR & CITY COMMISSION OF THE
23 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR
24 A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 20- 3.6(B)(7) OF THE LAND
25 DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW THE AIR CONDITIONING
26 EQUIPMENT SETBACK (WEST SIDE) TO BE 2.5 FEET FROM THE
27 PROPERTY LINE WHERE A MINIMUM OF 5 FEET IS REQUIRED ON
28 PROPERTY WITHIN AN "RS -3" SINGLE - FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE
29 DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 8280 SW 59 AVE., SOUTH MIAMI,
30 FLORIDA, AND LEGALLY_DESCRIBED_AS LOTS 29, 30, BLOCK 4,
31 "SEAVIEW PARK AMENDED SUBDIVISION" PLAT BOOK 17, PAGE
32 80; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
33 (City Manager)
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35 Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Commissioner Wiscombe
36 to approve this item.
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38 Planning Director, Don O'Donniley, explained to the
39 Commission that the applicant, James Denman is requesting
40 approval for a variance of the Land Development Code (LDC) to
41 allow an air conditioning equipment and concrete deck to be
42 setback 2.5 feet from the property line, where the LDC requires
43 a minimum of 5 feet. Mr. O'Donniley then expanded on the
44 request for variance. The applicant has submitted a letter
45 explaining as to why they have a hardship with this property.
46 The Planning Board, at its meeting of July 13, 2004 adopted a
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motion to approve the requested variance. The recommendation of
staff, however, is for the denial of the variance request for
the reasons set forth in the Planning Staff Observation as
submitted to the Commission on the cover memorandum.
At this point, Attorney Figueredo proceeded to swear in the
speakers on this item and Mayor Russell opened the floor for
public hearing.
Mr. John Micali indicated that he would be speaking of Mr.
Denman who was unable to attend. Mr. Micali explained that he
had built the house and then sold it to Mr. Denman. Mr. Micali
addressed the Commission about the owner's justification for
hardship. (A Letter of Intent for Variance dated June 5, 2004
submitted with the request explains in detail the justification
for hardship).
At the Mayor's request, Mr. O'Donniley explained the reasons
for staff and the Planning Board having different
recommendations on this request; the Planning Board does not
seem to have a problem with the request for variance, while
staff feels strongly against the request. Mr. O'Donniley
believes that the Planning Board felt that as the builder
indicated, he picked up a project that it was not clear that it
was totally his fault and maybe that was a hardship. At this
point, Mr. O'Donniley continued to explain the situation in
further graphic detail by pointing to the site plan projected
on the screen.
Commissioner Wiscombe said that he has a problem with this
request for variance and that he believes that by approving it
they might be opening up `Pandora's Box' with regard to
setbacks. Another reason for having a problem with this
approval is that having a noisy air conditioner 2.5 feet from
the property line is not being respectful of your neighbor. He
said that by approving this request they would be making a
special exception and setting a citywide precedent; therefore,
he asked that the request be denied.
Mr. O'Donniley responded to Vice Mayor Palmer's question as
to which was the original location where the A/C unit was
supposed to be placed. He explained that this is the original
location; the problem is that apparently the pad was not drawn
to the correct scale. Commissioner Wiscombe then pointed out
that it could have been that the pad was intended for a larger
A/C unit.
Mr. O'Donniley responded to Commissioner Birts- Cooper saying
that he does not believe that Mr. Mitchell is concerned so much
about noise anymore, and that his concerns might have been
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greater before the unit was put in, realizing that to leave it
where it is would be better than the alternative. Mr.
O'Donniley said that he believes that it poses no hazard, also
responding to Commissioner Birts- Cooper's concern.
Commissioner Wiscombe reiterated that the bottom line is
that they would be setting a precedent by making a special
exception with this request.
Commissioner Sherar said that it
not drawn to scale, but rather that
in accordance with the plan. He
something which is created through
control. The fact is that the buyer
all these problems.
is not that the plans were
the building was not built
said that a hardship is
circumstances beyond your
purchased the property with
Vice Mayor Palmer then said that she has met -with a resident
who has a similar situation and who is unable to sleep at night
due to the noise generated from the neighbor's A /C.
Mayor Russell then directed that a copy of an email that she
received in opposition to this request be attached to this item
for the records as her disclosure of the only communication she
had on this item, adding that this will not influence her
decision. She will vote against the request following staff's
recommendation and because they would be setting a precedent by
approving this request.
With no further comments or discussion, the motion to
approve this item failed by a 0 -5 vote:
Commissioner Wiscombe: Nay
Commissioner Sherar: Nay
Vice Mayor Palmer: Nay
Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Nay
Mayor Russell: Nay
Resolution No. 121 -04 -11900
11. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, RELATING TO A REQUEST PURSUANT TO
SECTION 20- 3.3(D) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR A
SPECIAL USE APPROVAL TO LOCATE A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO IN
THE "MO" MEDIUM- INTENSITY OFFICE ZONING USE DISTRICT
SPECIFICALLY LOCATED AT 7090 SW 59th PLACE_ AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 4/5
(City Manager)
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Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Commissioners Wiscombe
and Birts- Cooper to approve this item.
Mr. O'Donniley explained that this is a request for a
special use approval to locate a photographic studio in the
above - referenced location. This use will be in the rear, one -
half of the building. The LDC provides that special uses must
be approved by the City Commission. The overall purpose is to
determine the compatibility of the proposed use with the
surrounding neighborhood, and that it must comply with the
conditions set forth in the LDC. The Planning Board at its
meeting of July 13, 2004 adopted a motion of 5 -0 to approve the
special use request subject to the three conditions recommended
by staff. (Mr. Morton recused himself)
At this point Attorney Figueredo proceeded to swear in the
speakers and the Mayor opened the floor for public hearing:
Luis Feldman, with Fine Arts Studio Inc., also a resident of
the City, said that he is looking for a location to be able to
work in the same City where he resides.
Mr. Feldman indicated that he has no problems in complying
with staff's recommendations, in response to Mayor Russell's
question.
Commissioner Birts- Cooper said that she will be glad to see
Mr. Feldman doing something nice with that property since it
has been an eyesore for so long.
With no further comments or discussion, the motion to
approve this item passed by a 5 -0 vote:
Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
Commissioner Sherar: Yea
Vice Mayor Palmer: Yea
Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Yea
Mayor Russell: Yea
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43 Resolution No. 122 -04 -11901
44 12. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
45 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO AMENDMENT OF
46 2003 -2004 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET; APPROVING AND ADOPTING
47 THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER
48 LINE ITEMS AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED ITEMIZED LIST
49 FROM ONE CITY DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
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IV F(1) OF THE CITY CHARTER AS OF THE END OF THE BUDGET
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO TAKE SUCH MEASURES AS ARE NECESSARY TO
ACCOMPLISH THOSE TRANSFERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Vice Mayor Palmer and
Commissioner Wiscombe to approve this item.
Ms. Davis explained that this is standard procedure before
the end of the fiscal year to make budget transfers and
identify encumbered balances in between departments.
Commissioner Wiscombe asked as to which departments are in
the red, saying that his guess is that they might be the Police
and Public Works. Finance Director, Mr. Oshikoya, indicated
that this information is shown in the back up of the proposed
resolution. Commissioner Wiscombe then said that his other
question has to do with the fact that last week they were
presented with the quarterly budget review which showed
everything in the positive. Ms. Davis explained that there are
various employees that have left in the Police Department, one
of them being Police Chief Watson, plus another four that have
left as well, resulting in significant payouts. Therefore,
Hakeem appropriately charges to the pertinent departments and
that is why we ran over. This was unanticipated during last
year's budget process. Commissioner Wiscombe then asked as to
whether the administration is planning to budget in the future
for this to some extent. Ms. Davis said that she had that
discussion with the Finance Director and with the Department
Heads asking them to inform her in case they know if someone is
retiring so that they can budget for it. Ms. Davis and Mr.
Oshikoya indicated that all the overage from every department
will go to the cash reserve.
Ms. Davis said that they are budgeting $125,000 for the
contingency fund, to respond to Vice Mayor Palmer's concern.
Commissioner Sherar said that he has trouble interpreting
financial reports, and asked Hakeem to give him a call a day or
two in advance so that he may be prepared for the meeting. The
Mayor asked" permission from the City Manager for Commissioner
Sherar to contact the Finance director directly and the City
Manager said to have no problem with that request.
Then at the request of the Mayor, Parks and Recreation
Director, Alan Ricke explained that the savings shown for his
department is because they opened the Community Center a little
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bit later than they anticipated at the time of the budget
process and most of it is savings in salary.
With no further comments or discussion, the motion to
approve this item passed by a 5 -0 vote:
Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
Commissioner Sherar: Yea
Vice Mayor Palmer: Yea
Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Yea
Mayor Russell: Yea
Resolution No. 123 -04 -11902
13. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CITY'S
2004/2005 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET; ADVISING THE MIAMI -DADE
COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER OF ITS PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE
OF 7.373 MILLS; ITS ROLL -BACK RATE OF 6.524 MILLS AND
ANNOUNCING THE DATES OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE AND TENTATIVE BUDGET; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Commissioners Wiscombe
to approve this item.
Ms. Davis explained that this is a measure that they must
take every year, to set the millage rate and submit it to the
County. We can always lower it, but we cannot raise it;
therefore, she is recommending that we adopt the same millage
rate that we had for the FY 03 -04.
Commissioner Wiscombe said that it would be prudent and wise
to keep the millage rate as is, for the fact that we are
finally getting to be `healthy.' Let's not pull it back just
yet, he added. He believes that we need just one more year of
being sound financially to make sure that we don't slip back
into what we had before. He said that the ten percent
requirement for the cash reserves is sound management and that
he and the Mayor always pushed for it. He recommended capping
it at this and if they can roll something back, fine, but if
they don't at least we know that we are sound and where we are.
Mayor Russell said that this will guarantee that the tax rate
will not go up.
Vice Mayor Palmer concurred that the -rate should be kept as
is, essentially because of the tax reduction from the Shops at
Sunset. Ms. Davis said that the Vice Mayor is absolutely right,
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and that she and the Finance Director are looking at the
delineation of the tax base, and that the Vice Mayor is right
on target. Ms. Davis said to be very concerned about the fact
that the commercial tax base is below fifty percent now which
means that the residents are carrying the burden. She said that
they will be bringing up this issue during the budget process,
but that the Commission needs to be very cognizant of
commercial construction. We need commercial construction to
balance the tax base so that the pain is not all on the
residents. She said that she does not like the trend that she
is seeing and that she is going to raise the `red flag' when we
have the budget workshops and will let the Commission know.
Mayor Russell said that this decline in commercial tax is
typical and it has happened before. She said that nobody should
be alarmed by it, that it comes and goes in cycles. Ms. Davis
thanked the Mayor for bringing that up, and that she will do
some research to be better informed about being cyclical.
Commissioner Sherar said that he does not understand why
people have so many problems about what the tax base is. He
said that for instance, Medley which is mainly commercial has a
very high tax rate compared to our City. Ms. Davis said that
she will discuss it during the budget workshops since she is
very familiar with Medley. Commissioner Sherar then said that
people need to realize that this resolution does not establish
the millage rate; it only establishes the maximum we can raise
it. He said he wants to remind people that there are still
problems carried over from last year, as well as big ticket
items such as the Van Smith property. He said that he concurs
with Commissioner Wiscombe and that he will vote for the
proposed 7.373 millage rate but that does not mean that this is
what he expects to see at the end of the budget process.
With no further comments or discussion, the motion to
approve this item passed by a 5 -0 vote:
Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
Commissioner Sherar: Yea
Vice Mayor Palmer: Yea
Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Yea
Mayor Russell: Yea
Resolution No. 124 -04 -11903
14. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
NOTIFYING THE CITY COMMISSION OF EXPENDITURES ISSUED TO
VENDORS EXCEEDING THE $5,000 LIMIT AS OUTLINED IN THE
CITY CHARTER FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR; CHARGING THE
DISBURSEMENTS TO THE CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT EXPENSE
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ACCOUNTS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON THE 2003/2004 ADOPTED
BUDGET; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Vice Mayor Palmer to
approve this item.
Ms. Davis indicated that this is a housekeeping issue.
During a review of purchasing procedures, she said that it had
come to her attention that the way in which open purchase
orders with various vendors was being handled was not in full
compliance with the intent of the City's Charter. She said that
Purchasing Manager Kathy Vazquez has conducted weeks of
research. The problematic area mainly involves those vendors
who are utilized by more than one department, whose individual
expenses may not have reached the spending threshold but
collectively exceeded the amounts allowed under provisions of
the Charter. The proper procedures have been outlined to
Central Services and all department heads to insure that any
future spending is done according to accepted procedure. Ms.
Davis told the Commission that they will be getting inundated
in October with what we anticipate spending with each vendor
for the fiscal year 04 -05. This way the Commission will be
aware of how much we will be spending with each vendor in the
future.
Commissioner Wiscombe referred to the back up for this item,
indicating that he had found invoices dating back to 2002, such
as one for the City of Miami Beach for public safety equipment.
Ms. Davis clarified that this was a bid which was awarded and
it could have been a two -year bid. He then asked as to whether
bills are being paid on time, since this used to be a problem
with the prior administration.
With no further comments or discussion, the motion to
approve this item passed by a 5 -0 vote:
Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
Commissioner Sherar: Yea
Vice Mayor Palmer: Yea
Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Yea
Mayor Russell: Yea
Resolution No. 125 -04 -11904
15. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING A MERIT
INCREASE OF $15,00D IN THE CITY MANAGER'S SALARY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Mayor Russell)
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Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Commissioner Sherar to
approve this item.
Mayor Russell said that an amendment to this resolution will
need to be added stating that this Commission is not bound by
this discussion this evening, but she said that they needed to
start somewhere with the budget and asked the Commission to
review the City Manager's contract which shows her anniversary
as of July 14th. The Mayor indicated that in the past the City
Manager used to receive an increase without any discussion.
Attorney Figueredo recommended the language to the amendment
as: "The City Commission reserves the right to.make any further
amendments during the budget considerations." He also
recommended adding one more amendment: "The City Commission
shall review the performance of the City Manager on an annual
basis according to criteria established."
At this point Mayor Russell proceeded to read her Memo to
Ms. Davis dated July 16, 2004 relating to the City Manager's
annual merit increase, which was submitted with the proposed
resolution. She then went over all the City Manager's
accomplishments during her first year with the City and asked
for the Commission's support for this resolution since they
will not be bound by it.
Commissioner Wiscombe indicated that he has a concern with
the amount which he considers to be excessive. He then passed a
`Comparison of Manager Salaries' chart for selected
municipalities. He also pointed out that he believes that it is
not appropriate for the Mayor to give a recommendation in this
case. The Mayor said that she was just responding to a request.
She then indicated that she had done the recommendation in
writing and open to the public and asked the attorney as to
whether there would be any problems or violations with that.
Attorney Figueredo said that there is no legal violation in
this instance and cited Robert's Rule. Commissioner Wiscombe
continued saying that the City Manager is also getting the COLA
increase which it will mean that she will be getting more than
a $15,000 increase. He said that we just got out of a serious
financial situation and that the rest of the employees will not
be getting nearly a ten percent increase.
Vice Mayor Palmer said that she looked at this request
carefully. She looked at performance, professionalism versus
personal, the recommendations of the previous Budget and
Finance Committee, the health of the City, where we were and
where we are; and the one that she would be going to reflect on
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is the recommendations of the Committee and its implementation,
which she believes is the most important thing. She said that
she sees a lot of growth in the City and that the
implementations have taken place beyond expectation. And for
all the positive signs she is able to see in the City and that
all of this is the result of the hard work of the City Manager,
she believes that Ms. Davis should be recognized for her work;
she said that the Manager deserves a decent increase, she
should be appreciated and the only way to do that is by
increasing her salary.
Commissioner Birts- Cooper said that it is important to give
credit when it is due. She said that it makes her feel good
when she drives around in the City and sees all the things that
have been done. She said that even though there will be some
people who will disagree with her she is going to follow her
heart tonight, because it is important to see things getting
done and not dragged on. She said that the manager deserves
something.
Commissioner Wiscombe said that this is not about
personalities, but that his main concern here is the amount and
that they need to be very careful as to how they deal with
this. He realizes that there have been many good and positive
things, but that he also wants to make sure that they are very
prudent as to the message they are sending to the rest of the
employees.
Mayor Russell reiterated that with the adopted amendments
referenced above they are not obligated to this amount but that
they needed to start somewhere. She then asked the Attorney if
it would be appropriate to send a memorandum with a review
package that she has to place in the Commissioners box through
the City Clerk's office, in order for them to review. The
Attorney said that would be fine.
Without any further comments or discussion, the motion to
approve this item as amended passed by a 5 -0 vote:
Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
Commissioner Sherar: Yea
Vice Mayor Palmer: Yea
Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Yea
Mayor Russell: Yea
At this point Ms. Davis thanked the Commission for their
vote of confidence. She then addressed Commissioner Wiscombe's
concerns, indicating that she, more than anyone understands
employee morale, and that she walked into the worst employee
morale she has even seen when she came into the City, and that
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she is very sensitive to employee salaries and benefits and
their wellbeing. I'm also very sensitive to being paid
equitably, and the chart you showed can be looked at in
different ways because it is also very important to look at
performance and experience, she added. She said that the
criteria that she used were similar -size cities, from 8,000 to
22,000 populations. Sweetwater, mentioned by some of the
speakers, is a strong -mayor form of government; they have a
one - square mile geographic area; they have 14,000 residents,
and the strong mayor works part time and they have a $3.5
million budget and that is why she did not include that city.
And as far as Opalocka, they did not return their calls and
that is why it was not included in the study. Finally, she
thanked them for their comments, and reiterated that she wishes
to be paid equitably and that she would like for them to think
about that. She said that she has the credentials, the
experience and the background and that she did take the job at
a lesser rate because the City was at such financial straits.
She said that she is not asking for anything more than what her
peers make.
16. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES; AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 42 -04 -11821 ADOPTED
MARCH 16, 2004, TO REMOVE SUZANNE GILMORE FROM THE
PENSION BOARD WHERE SHE WAS APPOINTED TO SERVE FOR A
TWO YEAR TERM ENDING MARCH 15, 2006; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(Mayor Russell)
Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Commissioners Wiscombe
to approve this item.
Mayor Russell asked the Commission to vote against this
resolution, explaining that the reason for originating this
resolution was because Ms. Gilmore had a schedule conflict
which was not going to allow her to serve on the Pension Board.
The Pension Board has agreed to move the day over one day so
that she does not have a conflict with her job. She is doing an
outstanding job and is going to be an incredibly important part
of our budget process this year.
With no further comments or discussion, the motion to
approve this item failed by a 0 -5 vote:
Commissioner Wiscombe: Nay
Commissioner Sherar: Nay
Vice Mayor Palmer: Nay
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Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Nay
Mayor Russell: Nay
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17. AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA RELATING TO THE PERMIT
FEE SCHEDULE; AMENDING ORDINANCE 14 -90 -1454 AS AMENDED
BY ORDINANCES 6 -92 -1501, 17- 92- 1512A, 10 -95 -1583, 18-
99 -1692, 28 -00 -1730, 32- 01- 1763, 14 -02 -1782 AND 21-03 -
1805 IN ORDER TO ADJUST LAND USE APPLICATION FEES,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 3/5
(City Manager)
Moved by Mayor Russell, seconded by Vice Mayor Palmer to
approve this item.
Mr. O'Donniley explained that from time to time, the City
revisits its permit fees, and in the instance of Planning and
Zoning the last updating of this schedule was done in November,
2001 and since then there have been increases in costs that we
incur. Currently, our fee for amendments to the LDC or to the
zoning map is set at $1,750. We are required to publish notices
in newspapers that have to meet certain criteria, which cost
$2,700 for each ad; therefore, this prompted us to review the
entire schedule. We checked with other cities, and generally, we
are towards the high end but we believe these are relatively
comparable. A number of cities have a lower application fee but
then have the applicant pay for the cost of advertising
regardless of how that ad runs. For some people that might be an
extraordinary burden and we believe that our approach where there
is a set fee is a better approach.
Commissioner Sherar said that for instance the Renovation
and Sidewalk Sales should be kept as is. About publishing in the
Herald he said that it is a good idea because a lot of people
read it, but there are others such as the Floridian which meets
the criteria and is much cheaper, but nobody reads it. He also
said to believe that Miller's paper might meet the criteria as
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1 well. He then asked as to whether we can put these ads online.
2 Mr. O'Donniley said that if people in this community are used to
3 looking in the Herald there might be some complaints at least for
4 some period of time about what happened to our notices.
5
6 Commissioner Sherar then said that he would be making an
7 amendment to keep the Renovations at $150. Mr. O'Donniley said
8 that the amount of paperwork involving renovations for staff is
9 about the same as for new construction. The Commissioner then
10 said that it might be a good idea to set some type of scale based
11 on the amount of square footage of each renovation.
12
13 Commissioner Wiscombe said that the proposed increases
14 reflect not only doubling, but tripling on some things and he
15 does not think that would be fair especially for some residents.
16 He also said that the sidewalk sales which are proposed to be
17 increased $15 is something hard to be enforced because they take
18 place on Saturdays when Code Enforcement is not around. Ms. Davis
19 said that Code Enforcement will be going on duty on weekends
20 soon. Commissioner Wiscombe mentioned the nails seen on trees and
21 that on Monday morning they are gone and inquired as to what is
22 the fine for that, saying that it should be a hefty fine without
23 even a warning, and that the County's he believes is $500. He
24 still made another comment referring to the "Construction Trailer
25 Agreement" proposed fee of $25 saying that this fee should be
26 much higher. Mr. O'Donniley explained that the purpose of this
27 agreement is in the instance that the contractor does not remove
28 the trailer within the specified time, so we then can take action
29 to have them remove it.
30
31 Moved by Commissioner Wiscombe, seconded by Mayor Russell,
32 the motion to defer this item passed by a 5 -0 vote:
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34 Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
35 Commissioner Sherar: Yea
36 Vice Mayor Palmer: Yea
37 Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Yea
38 Mayor Russell: Yea
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40 COMMISSION REMARKS
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42 Commissioner Birts- Cooper said that she appreciates the
43 observation made by Dick Ward about returning the part -time
44 employees to fulltime. She said that there are a lot of positive
45 things going on in the City that are not being mentioned; on the
46 - contrary, at these meetings all they hear is negative comments.
47 She urged the public to come up and talk about some of those
48 positive things. She said that in order to start healing we must
49 start projecting the positive things. She then said that during
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1 vacation the same meeting was running repeatedly on the cable
2 channel, and requested that some of the positive things that are
3 happening in the City are played instead of having the same
4 meeting running over and over. She said that the City is moving
5 forward and that says a lot about them because it takes all of
6 them to do that.
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8 Vice Mayor Palmer thanked the City Manager and staff in
9 general and all the people who serve the City, including the
10 board members who voluntarily serve the City so well and urged
11 everyone to continue to do the good work.
12
13 Commissioner Wiscombe said to be happy that they did not
14 have to extend the meeting this time. He said that the good thing
15 is that all things were put on the table for discussion, whether
16 they all agree on them or not, but that some good ideas always
17 come out by putting things on the table. He said that not
18 harboring anything, but rather bringing them up for discussion in
19 the open has nothing to do with personalities but that they have
20 everything to do with the betterment of the City. He also said he
21 appreciates the amount of time and energy that people put on the
22 boards because he has been there. He then mentioned that we will
23 be entering into the budget process which tends to be a hectic
24 period of time but that he is confident that they will be going
25 into the budget hearings with a commitment to do the right thing
26 to make sure that we will stay sound.
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28 Commissioner Sherar said that "the best deals are forged in
29 the hottest fires." He said that it is important that people come
30 to the meetings to say what they need to say. He particularly
31 appreciates this since he works outside of the City and sometimes
32 is not in touch with some important details. He said that he
33 understands that schools cause a lot of traffic which causes an
34 inconvenience to most people; however, the fact of the matter is
35 that we need schools if we want to have an educated society. He
36 then, in reference to parking said that per discussions with the
37 City Manager on the subject, it was his understanding that part
38 of the problem with the parking was that the SW 74th Terrace was
39 going to get torn up and we were going to loose parking. He said
40 that somewhere along the line that message got lost on everybody.
41 Therefore, he said he wanted to inform the public that the main
42 reason for the analysis on the SW 74th Terrace was that we were
43 going to have a problem with loosing street parking and that
44 people would have to flow over, and because we live in a city and
45 there are not bright boundary lines between the cities, the
46 people that live one block off of the commercial avenue shouldn't
47 complain that the commercial traffic spills over into the
48 residential area because that happens when you live on a boundary
49 line. He added that he is not satisfied by the traffic studies
50 and presentations he has seen. Ms. Davis said that many traffic
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I study presentations have been done on that particular area, and
2 that she had just brought it back this time as a courtesy for the
3 Commission's benefit. He also said that he wants to make sure
4 that the referendum gets on the ballot. About public remarks he
5 said that one of the reasons he doesn't think that this country
6 is going to go where other countries have gone is because
7 Americans make a lot of noise. He does not like the light and he
8 does not like cutting people off. He said that sometimes there
9 are numerous items on the agenda that are not for public hearing
10 and people want to talk about them. He then said that one of
11 these days someone is going to come before the Commission with a
12 big project with big lawyers and talk for 30 minutes, while the
13 little residents are allowed only 5 minutes, and then we are
14 going to tell them that if they are all going to talk about the
15 same thing, then don't come up here and say it. Mayor Russell
16 said that she has never done that. On the contrary, she said she
17 has always allowed people to speak on every item and even on
18 those items that are not for public hearing she has opened the
19 floor to allow people to speak. She said that this measure is
20 only a tool to have some control of the meeting and the time. She
21 said that at the last meeting someone came up three times to
22 speak, and that she needs to be able to run a meeting that is
23 efficient as a professional business meeting.
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25 Vice Mayor Palmer said that the Mayor needs to have some
26 type of control of these meetings because there are some people
27 that if you let them will be here until the following morning.
28 She said that there are a number of times when some people talk
29 about issues that are not even on the agenda. The government
30 business is something that has to be first on the list.
31 Otherwise, they talk for hours and then we have to run through
32 the important issues.
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34 Commissioner Birts- Cooper said that perhaps it would be
35 different if they reversed it. Commissioner Sherar said that it
36 was reversed at one time but in his opinion it is better as it is
37 now, at the beginning of the agenda.
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39 Mayor Russell said that Commissioner Birts- Cooper's idea of
40 holding town hall meetings was an excellent one, and she asked as
41 to whether the Commission would be willing to do this at least
42 once a month. Commissioner Birts- Cooper said that to do this
43 effectively they at least should have an idea of the issues that
44 will be on the upcoming agenda. Ms. Davis indicated that this
45 might be possible for some of the items but there may be others
46 that there is no way to project far ahead.
47
48 Commissioner Sherar referred to the boards saying that there
49 are some people, such as Yvonne Beckman, who has been trying to
50 serve on a board for a long time and has not been appointed yet.
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I He said that she would love to serve on the Planning Board. Mayor
2 Russell pointed out that Ms. Beckman had served for about two
3 years on the Zoning Task Force. She said that there are no
4 openings for the Planning Board until November but she is looking
5 at it and has her application on file.
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7 Moved by Commissioner Sherar, seconded by Mayor Russell, the
8 motion to extend the meeting at 11:00 p.m. passed by a 3 -1 vote.
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10 Commissioner Wiscombe: Yea
11 Commissioner Sherar: Yea
12 Vice Mayor Palmer: Nay
13 Commissioner Birts- Cooper: Out of the Room
14 Mayor Russell: Yea
15
16 Commissioner Sherar then continued, referring to the alarm
17 fee saying that he would agree with the fee if the purpose of
18 this fee were to correct false alarms. However, he asked as to
19 why we charge a fee to everybody in the City for having an alarm.
20 Ms. Davis said that all the municipalities do, and the reason is
21 to pay for the number of times that we have to respond to these
22 false alarms. She said that the volume we get for false alarms is
23 incredible. Residents get the first three free along with the
24 alarm registration, and after that we begin charging.
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26 At this point Commissioner Wiscombe excused himself and said
27 goodnight.
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29 Mayor Russell asked the Attorney as to whether she could
30 prepare a memorandum of ideas that she would like to bring
31 forward, they are not necessarily going to require a resolution
32 but she would like to submit them to the Commission for their
33 consideration. Attorney Figueredo said that he would review
34 Florida Statutes but that he saw no violation of the Sunshine Law
35 because she is not undertaking government business, and the
36 memorandum is subject to anyone who asks to review them. She also
37 asked the Attorney to review for her in cases when a boisterous
38 person in the audience is repeatedly disrupting the meeting, what
39 would be her rights for permanently removing that person from the
40 Chambers; and whether that action would require a vote from the
41 Commission, or maybe we can do it for six months instead of
42 permanently. She said that she has tried to be more than fair;
43 just tonight she tried to set up an appointment with the
44 particular individual and she was told no, they would contact her
45 when they were ready. She wants to know what her rights are as
46 the Mayor in order to run these meetings as a business and
47 eliminate these conflicts once and for all. The Attorney said
48 that he would look into it, since she is asking about a
49 disciplinary action that will extend beyond the one meeting.
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the meeting adjourned at 11:10 P.M.
Attest
Maria M. Menendez
City Clerk
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Mary Scott Russell
Mayor