03-22-88 SPECIAL0
OFFICIAL AGENDA
CITY OF SOUTH -MIAMI
6130 Sunset Drive
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING
MARCH 22ND 1988
7:30 P.M.
Next Resolution: 58 -88 -8074
Next Ordinance.: 3 -88 -1298 -
Next Commission Meeting: 4/5/88
A. Invocation
B. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
C. Items for Commission Considera- tion:°
1. City Manager's Report �v
2. City Attorney's Report
ORDINANCES - SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING:
none
RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
3. Discussion of Resolution: A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission
authorizing the City Administration to close Manor Lane Bridge.
(Vice- Mayor Schwait)
RESOLUSIONS:
4. A Resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to purchase computer software.
(Commissioner McCann)
5. A Resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to request proposals for a study
addressing the economic impact on the City's tax base in regard to the proposed
Comprehensive Plan. (Vice -Mayor Schwait)
6. A Resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to request proposals for the
maintenance of median strips in the City. (Commissioner McCann)
7. A Resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to contract for sidewalk repair
and replacement services. (Administration)
8. A Resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to enter into an agreement for
.street repairs. (Commissioner McCann)
9. A Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to resolve litigation and settle all
claims in Case Nos. 87 -46843 (Painted Bird) an 87 -53250 (Ben & Jerry's).
(City Attorney)
10. A Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to -offer the amount of four
thousand dollars ($4, 000) as complete settlement of all-claims-in a tort liability
claim against the City. (City Attorney)
11. A Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to offer the amount of five thousand
five - hundred dollars ($5,500) as complete settlement of all claims in Case
No. 87- 4189(04) pending in the Circuit Court of Dade County, Florida.
' ORDINANCES - FIRST READING: (City Attorney)
12. An Ordinance amending application fees for public hearings before the Environmental
Review & Preservation Board; and establishing separate fees for applications
resulting in notices of violation. (Commissioner McCann)
13. An Ordinance approving and authorizing the amendment of a gas franchise previously,
granted by ordinances 468, 478 and 526 from City Gas Company to N.U.L Corporation
as franchisee. (Administration)
14. An Ordinance creating a Safe Neighborhood Improvement District within the City.
(Administration)
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SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING
MARCH 22ND, 1988
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ORDINANCES FIRST READING (continued):
15. An Ordinance creating a Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District 3/5
to be known as the Neighborhood Improvement District
within an area containing approximately acres bounded on the
South by on the West by on the North by
and on the East by
(Administration)
REMARKS:
none
DISCUSSION:
Individuals meeting with Commissioners for discussion of proposed agenda
items (Commissioner McCann)
Certain aspects of Planning, Zoning & Community Development Department
(Commissioner McCann)
NOTICE IS HEREWITH GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THAT IF ANY PERSON SHOULD
DECIDE TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE AT THE FORTHCOMING MEETING FOR WHICH THIS
AGENDA CONSTITUTES NOTICE, SUCH PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS
CONDUCTED AT SUCH MEETING AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A
VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORDS INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ADMIdVISTRATION
TO CLOSE MANOR LANE BRIDGE WHERE IT CROSSES
BREWER CANAL AT MANOR LANE AT THE END OF
S.W. 64TH COURT.
WHEREAS, in order to preserve the residential
character of the Manor Lane area of the City; and
WHEREAS, in order -to promote the public health,
safety and welfare of the residents of the area by eliminating
excess traffic congestion, the Manor Lane Bridge should be
permanently closed to traffic.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section I. That the Mayor and City Commission hereby
authorize the City Administration to permanently close Manor
Lane Bridge where is corsses Brewer Canal at Manor Lane at the end of
S.W. 64th Court.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1988.
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RESOLUTION N0.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO
PURCHASE COMPUTER SOFTWARE.
WHEREAS, the City has begun the process of automating
departmental procedures by the addition of computer hardware; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends the purchase of
computer software regarding employee vacation and sick time
programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the City Administration is hereby
authorized to purchase computer software regarding employee vaca-
tion and sick time programs from Unisys in the amount of
$3,500.00
Section 2. That funds for this purpose shall come from
Account No. 01 -0101 -400 entitled: Dial Account.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1988,
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER -TO
REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR A STUDY ADDRESSING THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE CITY'S TAX 'BASE IN -
REGARD TO THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami is required to submit
a revised comprehensive plan to the State, Department of Commu-
nity Affairs by August 1, 1988; and
WHEREAS, in order to fully address the economic impact,
if any, the proposed plan may have on the City's tax base, a
study of the proposed plan's effect should be undertaken.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Acting City Manager is hereby
authorized to request proposals for a consultant's study of the
proposed comprehensive plan's impact on the City's tax base.
Section 2. That funds for this service shall come from
Account No. , entitled
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO
REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
MEDIAN STRIPS IN THE CITY. •
WHEREAS, the
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maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the
the public interest to
for such services.
City of South Miami has median strips
the. City which are in need of year -round
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Kayor and City Commission deem it to be in
have this work performed by contracting
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Acting City Manager is hereby
authorized to request proposals for the maintenance of median
strips within the City boundaries.
Section 2. That all terms of any agreement for such
services shall be approved by the Mayor and City Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of
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RESOLUTION NO. 6- 88- 8022 -A
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO
CONTRACT FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
SERVICES.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 6 -88 -8022, the City
authorized negotiations with Homestead Concrete and Drywall
regarding sidewalk services; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends contracting for
the services from this Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Acting City Manager is hereby
authorized to contract for sidewalk repair and replacement
services from Homestead Concrete and Drywall from government bid
in the total amount of $ , said funds to be expended from
Account No. 01- 0101 °400, entitled Dial Account, for the repair
and replacement of sidewalks in the area bounded by 57th Avenue
and 59th Place and 68th and 64th Streets.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1988.
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RESOLUTION NO. 6 -88 -8022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR A CONTRACT FOR THE
REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALKS IN THE BIRD ROAD AREA
OF THE CITY AND IN THE AREAS BORDERED BY RED ROAD AND
S.W. 59TH PLACE AND S.W. 64TH AND S.W. 68TH STREETS.
WHEREAS, the Administration has recommended the repair or
replacement of sidewalks in the Bird Road area of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission wish to implement this
program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. - That the Acting City Manager be and is hereby
authorized to enter into negotiations with Homestead Concrete and Drywall for
a contract to repair or replace sidewalks in the Bird Road area of the City and
in the areas bordered by Red Road and S.W. 59th Place and S.W. 64th and
S.W. 68th Streets.
Section 2. That all terms of a contract with the City and the
contractor shall be approved by the City Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of January 1988.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR. AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR STREET REPAIRS.
WHEREAS, an area of 59th Avenue between 82nd and 83rd
Street in the City is in need of street paving; and
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that the City
retain a private contractor for these necessary repairs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Acting City Manager is hereby
authorized to retain General Asphalt Co., Inc. of 4850 N.W. 72nd
Avenue, Miami, Florida for the amount of $7,000.00 from
Government Bid to do the street paving described above.
Section 2. That funds for this expenditure shall come
from Account No. 1730 -4640 entitled: Streets and Parkways.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1988.
APPROVED:
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RESOLVE
LITIGATION AND SETTLE ALL CLAIMS IN CASE NOS.
87- 46843 (PAINTED BIRD) AND 87-53250 (BEN &
JERRY'S).
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami is presently in
litigation with two business establishments in -the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney recommends the settlement of
all claims in Case Nos. 87- 46843 (Painted Bird) and 87 -53250 (Ben
& Jerry's) pending in the Circuit Court in and for Dade County,
Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Mayor and City Commission hereby
authorize the City Attorney to settle Case No. 87 -46843 by
accepting the payment of $1,200 at 8% per annum interest in eight
monthly installments.
Section 2. That the Mayor and City Commission hereby
authorize the City Attorney to settle- Case No. 87 -53250 by
accepting the payment of $1,200 at 10% per annum interest in
twelve monthly installments.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1988.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY - OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER THE
AMOUNT OF FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,000.00)
AS COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS IN A
TORT LIABILITY CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami is on notice of a tort
liability claim against the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney recommends the settlement of
all claims in this pending action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Mayor and City Commission hereby
authorize the City Attorney to offer the amount of Four Thousand
Dollars ($4,000.00) to settle all claims pending in the matter of
Middleton v. City of South Miami.
Section 2. That the funds for this settlement shall be
expended from Account No. 131.160 entitled: Self Insurance Fund.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1988.
APPROVED
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MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO OFFER THE
AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($5,500.00) AS COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ALL
CLAIMS IN CASE NO. 87-4189 (04) PENDING IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami is presently in
litigation in a tort liability case; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney recommends the settlement of
all claims in Case No. 87-4189(04).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Mayor and City Commission hereby
authorize the City Attorney to offer the amount of Five Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00) to settle Case No. 87-4189 (04)
Nina v. City of South Miami'.
Section 2. That the funds for this settlement shall be
expended from Account No. 131.160 entitled: Self Insurance Fund.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 1988.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO, 24 -83- 1184 -A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, AMENDING
APPLICATION FEES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PRESERVATION
BOARD; AND ESTABLISHING SEPARATE FEES FOR
APPLICATIONS RESULTING IN NOTICES OF
VIOLATION.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 24 -83 -1184, the City has
adopted a schedule of fees regarding public hearings before the
boards and Commission of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration has considered the
costs of processing applications for public hearings before the
Environmental Review and Preservation Board and recommended the
following fee schedule to cover said costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Section 2(10) and (11) of Ordinance
24 -83 -1184 be amended to reflect the following fees that shall be
paid to the City of South Miami at the time of filing of all
applications for public hearings and prior to any processing
action being taken on said applications before the Environmental
Review and Preservation Board.
If in
Violation
Application for preliminary
approval by. the Environmental_...,
Review
Review & Preservation Board $ l ®Tee $ 28 :89 .
App scation"for final ippirova
by the Environmental Review
and Preservation Board-. $ -is-roe $ 30,8A
Section 2.• -These,-:fees shall be in addition to any -
other fees required by any other Ordinances of the City of South
Miami.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1988.
APPROVED: '
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- ORDINANCE NO. 526-A
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF -SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, APPROV-
ING AND AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF A GAS
FRANCHISE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED BY ORDINANCES
468, 4'78 and 526 FROM CITY GAS COMPANY TO
N.U.I. CORPORATION, AS FRANCHISEE.
WHEREAS, on September 18, 1962, the City of South Miami
granted a gas franchise which is currently held by City Gas
Company; and
WHEREAS, the franchisee has requested that the City
approve an amendment to reflect that the N.U.I. Corporation of
New Jersey will be the franchisee and operating company, with
City Gas Company being a division of N.U.I. -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Mayor and City Commission hereby
approve that the franchise originally granted by Ordinance 468
and as amended by Ordinances 478 and 526 of the City and cur -
rently held by City Gas Company be amended to reflect that the
N.U.I. Corporation of New Jersey is the franchisee and operating
company with City Gas Company serving as a division of the N.U.I.
Corporation.
Section 2. That all other terms and conditions of
original Ordinance 468, as amended,` shall remain in full force
and effect through the expiration of the franchise.
Section,-'3., That this Ordinance is conditioned upon the
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N.U.I. Corporation complying with all Federal, State and local
laws and regulations regarding this franchise, including the
original grant of franchise.
PASSED AND-ADOPTED this. day of , 1988.-
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CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO. 526
ORDINANCE OF CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF GAS
FRANCHISE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED BY ORDINANCES
468 AND 478 FROM FLORIDA GAS COMPANY TO CITY
GAS COMPANY; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF ACCEPTANCE.
WHEP.EAS, by Ordinance No. 468 dated September 18, 1962,
the City granted a gas franchise unto Florida Gas Company and
amended said franchise by Ordinance No. 478 adopted April 2,
1963, and
WHERRAS, Florida Gas Company proposes to sell ant transfer
the said franchise unto City Gas Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
1. Approval is hereby given to the transfer by Florida
Gas Company unto City Gas Company of the gas franchise prev
iously granted by the City to Florida Gas Company. by Ordinance
No. 468 and amended by Ordinance No. 478.
2. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the transfer hereby authorized
shall not become effective unless written acceptance of all
duties and liabilities accruing under the.aforementioned
franchise is filed with the City by City Gas Company. Said
acceptance to be filed not later than 30 days from the date of
the adoption of this ordinance.
3. The rights transferred shall be subject to all the
terms, conditions and liabilities expressed in or accruing by
virtue of the original franchise and the amendment thereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of September, A.D. 1965.
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ORDINANCE NO. .478
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 468, PREVIOUSLY
ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1962, BY CHANGING THE
GRANTEE FROM FLORIDA GAS UTILITIES COMPANY TO FLORIDA
GAS COMPANY, A FLORIDA CORPORATION, D /B /A FLORIDA GAS
UTILITIES COMPANY: THEREBY CORRECTING AN INADVERTENT
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of September, 1962, the City
of South Miami adopted Ordinance No. 468, the caption of which
reads as follows:
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO FLORIDA GAS UTILITIES
COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, A GAS FRANCHISE
AND IMPOSING PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING
THERETO.
WHEREAS, an inadvertent error was made in said Ordinance
setting forth the grantee as Florida Gas Utilities Company,
WHEREAS, the grantee should have been set forth as
Florida Gas Company, a Florida corporation, doing business as
Florida Gas Utilities Company.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Paragraph
1. Ordinance No. 468,
previously adopted
by the City
on the 18th day
of September, 1962,
is hereby amended so that the
word "Grantee"
as set forth therein,
shall mean FLORIDA
GAS COMPANY,
doing business
as FLORIDA GAS UTILITIES
COMPANY, in all
provisions of
said Ordinance No. 468, and in particular the following sections:
A. The caption of said Ordinance No. 468 is hereby amended
so as to read as follows, to -wit:
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO FLORIDA GAS COMPANY, DOING
BUSINESS AS FLORIDA GAS UTILITIES COMPANY, ITS
SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, A GAS FRANCHISE, AND IMPOSING
PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING THERETO.
B. Section 1. shall be amended so as to read:
SECTION Ire DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this ordinance,
the word "Grantee" shall mean Florida Gas Company, a Florida corpora-
tion, doing business as Florida Gas Utilities Company, its successors
and assigns, and tiie -word "Grantor" shall mean the City of South
Maimi, Dade County, Florida, its successors and assigns, and the
word "Consumer" ahall mean any person, firm, or public or private
corporation served by the Grantee.
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C. Section 2, shall be amended-so as to read:
SECTION 2. GRANT. There is hereby granted to Florida
.Gas Company, doing business as Florida Gas Utilities Company, its
successors and assigns, for a period of thirty (30) years from the
passage and approval of this Ordinance, and its written acceptance
by the Grantee within thirty (30) days, a non- exclusive right to
erect, install, extend, maintain and operate a system of works, pipes,
pipelines and all necessary apparatus, machinery, structures, and
appurtenances in, on and under the streets, alleys, avenues, ease-
ments, and other public ways and places in the City of South Miami,
Dade County, Florida, as it is now constituted and as it may here-
after be added to or extended, for the purpose of tranporting, dis-
tributing, and selling natural gas to said City, its inhabitants
and the public generally, for domestic, commercial and industrial
uses, and for any and all other purposes for which gas, during the
period of this grant, may be used, together with the right to enter
upon the streets, alleys, avenues, easements, and other public ways
and places and grounds of said City for the purpose of removing
and repairing said works, pipes, pipe lines and all necessary appar-
atus, machinery, structure or structures and appurtenances. This
franchise shall become null and void and of no effect unless the
Grantee shall supply natural gas to its initial customer in said
City within twelve (12) months after said Grantee's written accept-
ance of this franchise ordinance has been filed with the City Clerk.
Paragraph 2. This amendatory ordinance shall not be construed
so as to change any provisions of ordinance No. 468, except as
specifically set forth herein, and it is the specific intent of this
Ordinance that it shall not operate so as to extend any time periods,
as forth in the original ordinances, all time periods, both to
grant, time of service to the original customer, and all payment
periods shall be measured from the date the Grantee's written
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acceptance of the original franchise ordinance was filed with
the City, Clerk.
Paragraph 3. This ordinance shall become effective upon
its adoption in the manner provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of April, A.D. 1963.
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Presiding Officer,-City-Council
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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ORDINANCE-No. 4.. X68..._
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO FLORIDA GAS
UTILITIES COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS OR
ASSIGNS, A GAS FRANCHISE, AND IMPOSING
PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING
THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this ordinance,
the word Mr antee shall mean the Florida Gas Utilities Company, a
Florida Corporation, its successors and assigns, and the word
"Grantor" shall mean the City of South Miami, Dade County, Florida,
its successors and assigns, and the word "Consumer" shall mean any
person, firm, or public or private corporation served by the Grantee.
SECTION 2. GRANT. There is hereby granted to Florida Gas
Utilities Company, its successors and assigns, for a period of thirty
(30) years from the passage and approval of this Ordinance, and its
written acceptance by the Grantee within thirty (30) days, a non -
exclusive right to erect, install, extend, maintain and operate a
system of works, pipes, pipelines and all necessary apparatus,
machinery, structures, and appurtenances in, on and under the streets,
alleys, avenues, easements and other public ways and places in the
City of South Miami, Dade County, Florida, as it is now constituted
and as it may hereafter be added to or extended, for the purpose of
transporting, distributing, and sellint natural gas to said City, its
inhabitants and the public generally, for domestic, commercial and
industrial uses, and for any and all other purposes for which gas,
during the period of this grant, may be used, together with the right
to enter upon the streets, alleys, avenue, easements, and other public
ways, places and grounds of said City for the purpose of removing
and repairing said works, pipes, pipe lines and all necessary appara-
tus, machinery, structure or structures and appurtenances. This
franchise shall become null and ,void and of no effect unless the
Grantee shall sup 'ly- natural gas to its initial customer in said City
within twelve (123 months after said Grantee's written accetance_of
this franchise' ordinance has been filed with the City Clerk*:
SECTION '3. ASSIGNMENT. No sale, assignment, or transfer of the
rigghts grantedhereby -shall be effective unless the Grantee shall have
filed written notice thereof with the City Clerk, at least sixty (60)
days prior to the scheduled date of such 'sale, assignment or transfer,
and unless, subsequent to the filing of such notice, the Couhcl••
shall have by Ordinance approved and consented to such sale, assign-
ment or transfer; provided, however, that any sale, assignment or
transfer decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction in any receiver-
ship or bankruptcy proceedings shall not be governed by the provision
of this Section. - In the event the Grantee shall receive a bona fide
offer to purchase the rights granted hereby, the'Grantee``agrees to
give to the Grantor the privilege of purchasing the rights granted
hereby and the physical property used by the Grantee.under this grant
at the price and on the terms so offered, said priviie e,`to'be-g ven
by a written notice served on the Grantor's clerk requiring the Grantor
to sign a suitable form of contract of purchase within ninety, ldays
after the service of such notice. N`
SECTION 4. USE OF STREETS. The said pipe lines_, pipes, appara-
tus, structures, and appurtenances shall be erected;, placed or Ia3e` °"
in such manner as will, consistent with necessity,= -jeast interfere..
with other public uses of said streets, alleys, avenues, easements,'
and public grounds, and said streets shall not be unnecessarily ob.
structed, and before the Grantee makes any excavation or disturbs
the surface of any of the streets, alleys, or other public places,
it shall make application for a - permit to the appropriate City
authority and shall, with due diligence and dispatch, place such
streets or public place in as good condition and repair as before
such excavation or distrubance was made, and in default thereof the
City may make such repairs and charge.the cost thereof to the Grantee
and collect the same from it.
The City of South Miami retains the right of reasonable regulation
of the erection or construction of any works or laying any pipe or pipe
lines, and to reasonably designate where such works and pipe lines
shall be placed. =-
The Grantee hereby agrees to abide by all the rules and regula-
tions and ordinances which the Grantor has passed or might pass in
the future, and further agrees to abide by any established policy
which the City Council or its duly authorized representative has
passed; or established; or will establish; provided, however, it is
not intended hereby that the City shall have the right of breaching
the terms of this franchise other than is herein provided.
SECTION 5. MAINTENANCE. All such works, pipes, pipe lines,
apparatus, structures, appurtenances and the entire plant and system
of Grantee shall be constructed and maintained in such condition as
will enable it to furnish adequate and continuous service and shall
be constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with accepted
good practice and in accordance with the orders, rules and regulations
of the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission or other regu-
latory body having jurisdiction over the Grantee.
SECTION 6. LAYING OF PIPE. All main pipe lines shall be laid
at least two feet and all lateral pipe lines not less than eighteen
inches below the established grade of said streets, avenues, alleys,
easements, and other public ways and places as such grades now exist
or may hereafter be established,, unless otherwise specifically author-
ized by proper authority of the City.
SECTION 7. CONSTRUCTION WORK. The City of South Miami reserves
the right to lay and permit to be laid electric conduits, water, gas
and other pipe lines or cables, sewers, and to do and permit to be
done any underground work that may be necessary or proper by the City
Council or other governing body of the City in, across, along or under
any street, alley, public way, easement, place or other public gground.
In permitting such work to be done the City of South Miami shad not
be liable to the Grantee herein for any damages so occasioned, nor
shall the City in doing such work be liable to 'the Grantee for any
damages not wilfully and unnecessarily occasioned. Whenever, by
reason of establishing a grade or by reason of! changes in the grade
of any street, or by reason of the widening, grading, paving or other-
wise improving present or future, streets, alleys, or other public ways
and places, or in the location or 'manner of construction of any water
pipes, electric conduits, sewers or other underground structure, it
shall be deemed necessary by the City Council or other governing body
of the City 'to alter, change, adaptor conform the mains, pipe lines,
service pipe or other apparatus or appurtenance of the Grantee hereto,
such alterations, or changes, shall be made by`the Grantee as ordered
in writingg by the City Council or `other governing body of the City,
without claim for reimbursement or compensation for damages against
the City. If the City shall require the Grantee to adapt or conform
its pipe lines, pipes, structures, apparatus, appurtenances or other
appliances, or in any way to alter, relocate or to change its propp-
erty to enable any other pperson or corporation, except the City, Dade
County, or the State of 'Florida, to use said'street`, alley, easement,
highway or public place, the Grantee shall be reimbursed by 'the person
or corporation desiring or occasioning such change for any loss,` cost
or expense caused by or arising out of such change, alteration or re-
location of Grantee's property. The Grantee further agrees that it
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shall not interfere with, change or- injure any water pipes, drains,
or sewers, within the corporate limits of the City of South Miami,
Florida, unless it has received specific permission from the City
Council, its duly authorized representative or Board.
Grantee further agrees that during the term of this franchise, it
will not install, erect, construct, or maintain any maintenance yards
or above- ground bulk storage facilities within the City of South Miami,
Florida. _
SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION. That prior to the beginning of any
work Ey t e Graniee within Re corporate limits of the City of South
Miami, Florida, the Grantee shall file with the City Clerk and shall
keep in full force and effect at all times during the effective period
hereof, insurance certificates evidencing a liability insurance policy
or policies, the terms and conditions whereof shall be such as to pro-
vide for the protection and indemnification of the City with respect
to any and all claims of any persons suffering injury, loss or damage
to person or property by reason of the construction or operation of a
natural gas distribution system within the corporate limits of the
City of South Miami, Florida.
Each such insurance policy shall be subject to the acceptance
and approval of the City Attorney of the City of South Miami. Any
primary insurance policy must be issued by a Company having a policy -
holder's surplus at least five times the amount of coverage of the
policy, and the Company must have 'a management rating in Best's
Insurance Guide of BB or better. Any excess policy used must be
issued by Underwriters acceptable to the City Attorney of the City
of South Miami. Each such policy shall be in the minimum sum of
$150,000.00 for injury or death to any one person, and in the minimum
sum of $1,000,000.00 for injury or death to all persons where there is
more than one person involved in any one accident and in the minimum
sum of $500,000.00 for damage to property, resulting from any one
accident, and each of the said minimum sums shall remain in full force
and shall be undiminished during the effective period of this ordinance.
Every such insurance policy shall contain a provision whereby
every company executing the same shall obligate itself to notify the
City Clerk of South Miami, Florida, in writing, at least thirty (30)
days before any alteration, modification, or cancellation of such
policy is to become 'effective.
In the event that any suit is filed or action brought against
the City, either severally or jointly with the grantee, by any person
or corporation seeking to recover damages resulting from or attribu-
table to the operations or the existence of the Grantee within the
City of South Miami, or arising in any manner whatsoever out of the
operations or existence of the Grantee within the City of South Miami,
whether due to the Grantee's negligence or otherwise, the Grantee shall,
upon written notice by the City, defend said suit or action, and, in
the event any judgment therein should be rendered against the City,
the Grantee shall promptly pay the sum together with all costs resulting
therefrom.
SECTION 9. RULES - MAKING OF. The Grantee shall have the right
to make and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as it may
deem necessary for the extension of its facilities, and the sales of
its gas and the prudent conduct of its business, provided that such
rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the laws, rules,
and other regulatory authorities of the City of South Miami, or Dade
County, or_ she- State of Florida.
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SECTION 10. JURISDICTION. In the vent that the Florida Railroad
and Public Utilities Commission, or other State regulatory authority,
should be deprived of the authority to make rules and regulations
governing the Grantee, then the City Council of the City of South
Miami, or other governing body, shall have the right to fix: reasonable
and compensatory rates_to be paid for gas by the consumers, and to
provide for the extension, repair, and maintenance of mains and ser-
vice lines, and the connection with the pipes of the consumers and
the installing and testing of meters, and to regulate the quality and
pressure of gas, and to provide such other and further regulations as
shall be reasonably necessary and proper to provide adequate service
to consumers and to protect their interests.
SECTION 11, ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS. The accounts and records of
the Grantee appertaining to gas service rendered hereunder shall be
maintained within the State of Florida, and be open at all reasonable
times for inspection by the duly authorized representatives of the
Grantor. The Grantee shall use the Uniform System of Accounts for
Public Gas Utilities prescribed by the Florida Railroad and Public
Utilities Commission of the State of Florida. The Grantee shall estab-
lish and maintain appropriate accounts and records in such detail that
revenues within the limits of the City of South Miami are consistently
declared separately from all other revenues. In the event that the
Grantor should determine it necessary to make a detailed audit of the
accounts and records of the Grantee and a material error in the accounts
and records of the 'Grantee is found by the auditor of the Grantor, then
in said event the Grantee would bear the cost of said audit. In the
event that the Grantor should determine it necessary to make a detailed
audit of the accounts and records of the Grantee and said audit reveals
that the accounts and records of the Grantee are substantially correct,
then in such event the Grantor would bear the cost of said 'audit.
The Grantee shall file in duplicate with the City Clerk of the
City of South Miami, monthly statements of ,gas revenues derived from
within the City of South Miami, annual financial statements and such
other statements and reports as the Grantor may reasonably prescribe.
Within twenty (20) days after the close of each month, the Grantee
shall file as 'required by this section a statement of gas revenues
derived from within the City of South Miami for the precedin month.
During each annual period and within one hundred twenty (1203 d; ays
after the close of the Grantee's fiscal year, the Grantee shall file
as required by this section the balance sheet of the year then ended,
and the related statements of income and retained earnings certified
by a Certified Public Accountant. The Grantee shall at all times make
and keep full and complete' plats, maps and records, showing the reason -
ably exact locations, depth and size of all .pipes and pipe lines owned
by it in the City of South Miami, that may hereafter be laid, and show -
ing the location and kind of all other works; structures, appliances
and appurtenances, and shall furnish the Grantor,' within a reasonable
time, 'with copies of all such plats, maps and records, and these mans
and records and all other records and contracts 'between the Grante.:
and persons or corporations furnishing gas to the Grantee for distri-
bution in the City shall be available for inspection daring business
'..ours to the Grantor through any duly authorized officer or employee
of the Grantor.
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SECTION 12. FRANCHISE TAX. During the term hereof, the grantee
shall pay to the CITy, for t e privilege of operating a gas system under
thit franchise the sum of $3,000.00 annually during the first three years
of the term commencing with the date of the filing of the grantee's
acceptance and each year thereafter shall pay annually the sum of $5,000.00
payments shall be made on March 1st of each year of the sums due for the
previous calendar year or portion thereof.
In addition thereto, the grantee shall on or before March lst of
each year pay unto the grantor or its successors an additional amount
which when added to the aforementioned amounts and the amount of all
taxes, licenses or other impositions levied or imposed-.by the Grantor
upon the Grantee's gas utility property, business or operations for the
preceding calendar year will equal six percent (6%) of the Grantee's
revenue from the sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, govern-
mental, and industrial customers within the corporate limits of the
Grantor for the preceding calendar year.' The amount of all taxes, li-
censes or other impositions credited herein shall pertain only to that
property or such portion of that property of the Grantee which is used -
in connection with the distribution of gas within the corporate limits
of the Grantor. Nothing herein shall be construed to be a limitation on
the assessment and collection of valid taxes, licenses and other imposi-
tions by the Grantor on and from the Grantee in excess of such six percent
(6%) amount for each year during the thirty (30) years of this franchise.
The franchise tax levied herein shall be in addition to any tax,
franchise or otherwise, now or in the future, levied by any other govern-
mental body or agency.
In the event the grantee shall accept or operate under the terms of
a franchise in an yy other municipality or area in Dade County, Florida
providing for a higher percentile payment, the grantee agrees that
the percentile franchise tax hereunder payable shall be imrediately
increased to such percentile amounts as are payable to'such other
municipality or governmental agency.
SECTION 12.1 - REIMBURSEMENT FCR FEASIBILITY SURVEY. The grantee
agrees to pay unto the iralty t e sum of ,4 as an for reimbursement
to the City for sums expended by the City in obtaining and making available
to the grantee a gas feasibility survey; said sums to be paid to the City
by Certified Check at the 'same time the grantee files its acceptance of
this franchise as provided in Section 2 hereof.
SECTION 13. FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF GRANT. That violation by
the Grantee of any of the covenants, terms an con itons hereof, or de-
fault by the 'Grantee in observing or carrying into effect any of said
covenants, terms and conditions, shall authorize and empower the City to
declare a forfeiture of and to revoke and cancel all rights granted here-
under, provided, however, that before such action by the City shall be-
come operative and effective, the Grantee shall have been served by the
City with 'a written notice setting forth all matters pertinent to such
violation or 'default, and describing the action of the City with respect
thereto, and Grantee shall have had a period of sixty (60) days
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after service of such notice within which to terminate such violation
or default; and provided, further, that any violation or default re-
sulting from a strike, a lockout, an act of God or any other cause
beyond the control of the Grantee shall not constitute grounds for
revoking and canceling any rights hereunder. In the event that the
Grantee upon receipt of said written notice from the City does not
desist from such violation within the time aforesaid, then the Grantee
shall be deemed to have forfeited and annulled and shall thereby f or1
f eit -and annul all of the said franchise, grants, privileges, rights,
licenses and immunities given by this franchise. The Grantee shall
not enter into any verbal or written agreement with any person, firm,
corporation, or other organization which agreement is conditioned upon
the Grantee receiving tax relief or any other relief from the City.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Grantee from negotiating
with any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity, ex-
cept Grantee is prohibited from entering into any agreement with any
person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity receiving
compensation from the Grantor for the issuance of this franchise or
the continuance thereof under its provisions. The Grantee is required
to make every effort to maintain operation and service at all times
even in the event of any work stoppage by its employees.
minate,
visions
rantee,
revoke
of this
the City
and cancel
Ordinance
event of a final adjudication of bankruptcy
hall have full power and authority to ter -
any and all rights granted under the pro-
(Franchise).
SECTION 15. CHANGES IN -PROVISIONS HEREOF. That minor changes
in the terms and conditions hereof may a "made by written agreement
between the City and the Grantee, provided, however, that this Section
shall not be construed as conferring authority to make any changes
in or modifications of the provisions of this Ordinance which would be
repugnant to or inconsistent with basic factors or %principles under-
lying the terms and conditions hereof.
SECTION 16. REPEALING SECTION. That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances, insofar as they are inconsistent with or in conflict; with
the provisions of this Ordinance, be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 17. SAVING PROVISION. That, if any section, part of
section, paragraph, sentence or clause of this Ordinance shall be ad
judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of any other portion hereof, but shall be
restricted and limited in its operation and effect to that 'specific
portion hereof involved in the controversy in which such decision shall
have been rendered..
SECTION 18. RIGHT TO PURCHASE. That the Grantor hereby reserves
the right at an after the expiration of fifteen (15 ) years from the
date of written acceptance of this grant by the Grantee, and /or in the
event of the Grantee's forfeiture of any of the terms, conditions and
provisions of this Franchise Ordinance, at its option, to purchase the
physical property of the Grantee used under this grant at the fair
value of the property. The fair value of the property is herein de-
fined as the installed cost of the Grantee's facilities including
overhead, engineering, administrative expense related to construction,
and depreciation at the rate of 2% per year. The Grantor shall 'exercise
such option by giving written notice to the Grantee of its election so
to do not less than sixty (60) nor more than one hundred twenty (120)
days prior to the commencement of the aforesaid fifteenth (15th) 'year.
The failure of the Grantor so to exercise its option shall 'be deemed,
a waiver of its right to purchase the property of the Grantee and said
franchise thereafter shall continue in full force and effect for the
remainder of its term as though said right to purchase h`ad not been
reserved by the Grantor.. Nothing contained herein shall be construed
as a waiver by the Grantor of any right to purchase the property of
the Grantee at the end of the'_thirty;(30) year period of said franchise
as provided by the Laws of Florida in effect at the time of� the Com-
pany's acceptance thereof, including Section '167.22 of the Florida
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Statutes of 1951, as amended. The Grantee shall be deemed to have
given such rights of option to purchase and to purchase by its
written acceptance of said franchise and the filing of said accep-
tance with the City Clerk.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1I day of 1962.
Mayor
ATTEST
ity C er
ACCEPTED, this 15th day of October, 1962.
FLORIDA GAS UTILITIES COMPANY
By
ATTEST: AT ION
the Cjt �' Acting Gity Clerk in and for
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA, CREATING A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the governing body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance
authorizing the formation for Safe Neighborhood Improvement Districts; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission determined that the public interest
will be best served by adopting an ordinance authorizing the formation of Local
Government Neighborhood Improvement Districts in accordance with the enabling
Laws of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Districts Authorized
Safe Neighborhood Improvement Districts, as provided in the
Laws of Florida, may be established within the City of South
South Miami.
Section 2. Method of Establishment
The method of establishing such Safe Neighborhood Improvment
Districts in the City of South Miami shall be as described
in Section 59 of Chapter 87 -243, Laws of Florida, relating
to Local Governement Improvement Districts.
Section 3. If any clause, section, sentence - or other part of this
Ordinance is declared to be invalid or unconstitutional by
any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby, but shall remain
in full force and effect.
Section 4. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect then (10)
days after the time of its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 1988.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
Passed on 1st Reading:
Passed on 2nd Reading:
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA,
CREATING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVE-
MENT DISTRICT TO BE KNOWN AS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN
AN AREA CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ACRES
BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY ON THE
WEST BY ON THE NORTH BY
AND ON THE EAST BY
WHEREAS, the governing body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance
authorizing the formation of Safe Neighborhood Improvement District; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida,
concomitant with this Ordinance wishes to authorize the creation of Safe
Neighborhood Improvement Districts within the City of South Miami; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Building, Zoning & Community Development
has recommended the creation of a Local Government Neighborhood Improvement
District for the area of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1, District Created -
W--Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District is hereby
created to include approximately acres in an area
bounded on the South by on the West by
on the North by and on
the East by
Section 2. Name of District
The Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District created
hereby shall be known as the
Section 3. Authority to Apply for and Receive Grant
The Local Government Neighborhood Improvement District created
hereby is authorized to apply for and receive from the Florida
Department of Community Affairs up to for
a planning grant and up to an additional to
employ the services of technical experts.
Section 4. Utilization of Tax or Special Assessment
The purpose is hereby stated that the District may utilize a
maximum two (2) mills ad valorem taxes or special assessments
on real property within the City.
Section 5. Designation of Board of Directors
The Mayor and the City Commission are hereby designated as the
Board of Directors of the District.
Section 6. Establishment of Advisory Board
An Advisory Board is hereby established for the Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District created hereby. The Advisory
Board shall be composed of no fewer than five (5) members who
shall be owners of real property located in the District or
residents of teh District. The members of the Advisory Board /...
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shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at
the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Advisory Board
shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board
of Directors and shall submit, within the time period
specified by the Board of Directors, a report on the
Districts' proposed activities and a proposed budget to
accomplish the Districts' objectives. In formulating a plan
for services or improvements, the Advisory Board shall
consult in public session withxthe appropriate staff of
consultants of the City of South Miami - responsibile for
preparation of the Districts' plan.
Section 7. If any clause, section, sentence or other part of this
Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby but shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 8. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately
upon time of its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 1988.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
Passed on 1st Reading:
Passed on 2nd Reading:
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APPROVED:
MAYOR