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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-03-1047J-03-819 09/18/03 RESOLUTION NO. i 3 — 10 4 7 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR-FIFTHS (4/5TIS ) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-614 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WAIVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 2-612 OF THE CITY CODE TO ENABLE THE MODEL CITY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION DISTRICT TRUST TO PURCHASE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1461 NORTHWEST 60TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FROM FAITH WILLIAMS, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND WHOLE OWNER OF ROYALTY HEIGHTS APARTMENTS, INC. WHEREAS, the Model City Community Revitalization District Trust ("Trust") was established, pursuant to Ordinance No. 12082, as a limited agency and instrumentality of the City of Miami ("City"); and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 12082, as amended, defines the boundaries of a Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot Project ("Project") area; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 12082, as amended, designates the Trust as the vehicle to administer the Project; and CITY yy�,COMUSSION ETING OF Arsolu:io$ No. ",3-1047 WHEREAS, the annual plan of the Trust for Fiscal Year 2002-2003, defines the Phase I area of the Project area as Northwest 60th to Northwest 62nd Streets between 12th and 17th Avenues, Miami, Florida; and WHEREAS, FAITH WILLIAMS, an employee of the City of Miami ("City") who has achieved the rank of Sergeant in the Miami Police Department, is the whole owner of Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc., located at 1461 Northwest 60th Street, Miami, Florida, which is within the defined Phase I area; and WHEREAS, Section 2-612 of the City Code prohibits an employee of the City from entering into any contract or transacting any business with the City or agency acting for the City; and WHEREAS, Section 2-614 of the City Code allows the City Commission to waive such prohibitions under certain conditions; and WHEREAS, consistent with the authority to waive a conflict of interest pursuant to Section 2-614, the City Commission finds that this transaction involves the purchase of property that is unique and the City cannot avail itself of such property without entering into this transaction; and WHEREAS, also consistent with Section 2-614, the proposed transaction would be in the best interest of the City; Page 2 of 4 x.93-104 7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Pursuant to Section 2-614 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, by a four-fifths (4/5th,) affirmative vote, after an advertised public hearing, the prohibitions contained in Section 2-612 of the City Code, the conflict of interest provisions, are waived to enable the Trust to purchase property located at 1461 Northwest 60th Street, Miami, Florida, from Faith Williams, an employee of the City of Miami and whole owner of Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc. Section 3. The waivers set forth in Section 2 hereof is based upon the following findings: (a) Faith Williams is an employee of the City of Miami and whole owner of Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc. located at 1461 Northwest 60th Street, Miami, Florida. (b) The City wishes to enter into a transaction with Faith Williams to purchase said property. (c) The purchase of the property is in the best interest of the City in furtherance of the Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot Project. Page 3 of 4 93 -1047 Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.11 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th ATTEST: PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON CITY CLERK APPROVED 1WRO VILARELLO ATTORNEY W7531:tr:AS:BSS AND CORRECTNESS.& day of September , 2003. 'a k T&UEL A. DIAZ, MAYO �i If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. Page 4 of 4 gf 3" 1 947 a I Public Hearing Partnerships for a NEWMIAMI To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission From: Marva L. Wiley, Acting President/ CEO, Model City Trust Subject: Conflict of Interest Waiver - Faith Williams Date: August 27, 2003 RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully requested that the City Commission approve by four-fifths vote the waiver of the provisions of Section 2-611 which establishes a conflict of interest for the purchase of property located at 1461 NW 60f Street from Royaltv Heights Apartments, Inc., a corporation wholly-owned by a City employee, Faith Williams, for the Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot Project. BACKGROUND: At its meeting of July 17, 2003, the City Commission approved the purchase of property located at 1461 NW 60th Street for an amount of $488,750. That property is owned by Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc., which is a Florida corporation wholly-owned by Faith Williams, an employee of the City of Miami. Since the City Commissions approval of the acquisition, the City Attorney has advised the Trust that the City Code's conflict of interest provisions apply to a purchase from a corporation wholly-owned by an employee of the City. The legal opinion is attached. You will recall that the Conflict of Interest provisions of Section 2-612 of the Code of the City of Miami provides that: "No person included in Section 2-611 shall enter into any contract or transact any business with the City or any person or agency acting for the City..." (emphasis added). The Trust is legislatively defined as: sj3-1047 "A limited agency and instrumentality of the city to be known as the 'Model City Community Revitalization District Trust' is created and established. Use of the term Trust, in this division, shall mean the Model City Community Revitalization District Trust." Thus, Section 2-611 of the City Code would prohibit purchase of land by the City or the Model City Community Revitalization District Trust without a waiver of the conflict of interest provisions consistent Section 2-614 of the Code. The Code provides the City Commission with the mechanism waiving a conflict of interest by a four-fifths vote and with a public hearing. Given the fact that the development area was designated without any regard to the employee's ownership and the employee was treated in the same manner as other property owners located in the same Phase I area, I encourage the City Commission to support this waiver. You should note that the purchase price is 15% above the average of two appraisals and was, therefore, approved for purchase by a simple majority vote of the City Commission. o!3-1047 CITY OF MIAMI CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE MEMORANDUM R 1 V E D TO: Marva Wiley, Execu ' e,) -recto p,,,IG Model City Trust 4 FROM: Alejandro Vi ello, P�Ze rney DATE: August , 03 RE: Conflict of Int est - Sale of Real Estate Our File N . A-0300782 law: You have, informally, inquired with my office as to the following question of municipal IS THERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS FOR THE MODEL CITY HOMEOWNERSHIP TRUST ("TRUST") TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY FROM A CITY OF MIAMI POLICE OFFICER ("OFFICER")? Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein, the answer to your question is in the affirmative. That is, an officer does have a conflict that would preclude him/her from selling their real estate, presumably at fair market value, to the Trust. The City's Conflict of Interest Law is broad in scope and application. The Conflict of Interest Law applies to every officer, employee, official, and board member. See City Code, Sec. 2-612 which provides, in part, that: "No person included in Section 2-611 shall enter into any contract or transact any business with the City or any person or agency acting for the City..." (Emphasis supplied). The Trust is legislatively defined as follows: "A limited agency and instrumentality of the City to be known as the "Model City Homeownership Trust" is created and established. Use of the tern "Trust" in this division shall mean the Model City Homeownership Trust." See Sec. 12-5.26, City Code." Additionally, Miami -Dade County's Conflict of Interest Ordinance constitutes a minimum standard of conduct for all local municipal officials and officers and, as such applies to this matter. MJ3-104 r Marva Wiley, Director August 26, 2003 Model City Trust Page 2 Section 2-11.1(a), Miami -Dade County's Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance (the "County Ordinance"). The County Ordinance, in general, prohibits any salaried employee, commissioner, as well as, autonomous, quasi-judicial and departmental personnel from transacting business with the County. Transacting business is defined as entering into any contract, transacting any business, or business engagement. Section 2-11.1(c), County Ordinance. Nevertheless, the County Ordinance provides that any salaried employee (other than the manager, department heads, and all attorneys) may individually enter into a contract with the County only if: (i) entering into the contract would not interfere with the full and faithful discharge of the employee's duties; (ii) the employee has not participated in determining the subject contract requirements or awarding the contract; (iii) the employees job responsibilities and job descriptions will not require him or her to be involved in the contract in any way, including enforcement, oversight, administration, amendments, termination, and so forth. Id. All affected personnel shall seek a Conflict of Interest opinion from Miami -Dade County's Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. Id. If the Ethics Commission finds that the requirements of the County Ordinance are not met, the employee or board member may seek a waiver from the requirements by a two-thirds vote. The County Ordinance generally comports with State Ethics Code prohibition against doing business with your own agency. However, interpreting Section 112.313(3), Fla. Stat., opinions of the State's Ethics Commission have allowed public employees (who are not purchasing agent, city managers or administrators or elected officials) to do business with an affiliated public agency or entity when the public officer or employee has had no possible influence in relation to the business or the agency with which the officer is connected. The commission has interpreted §112.313(3) to be superceded by §112.316, Fla. Stat. Thus, subordinate boards of a City (e.g. P.A.B. member, Board of Adjustment member, Housing Authority member) can do business with a City or County, as long as the respective board or agency has nothing to do with the transaction, and as long as he or she has no procurement duties or influence over the contract in question. See, CEO 81-66; CEO 88-17, In Re Stephen Hule, 13 F.A.L.R 1852 (Commission On Ethics, 10/26/89). In this case, because it is a City police officer selling a parcel of real estate to the Trust (as opposed to the City) it would be permissible under State law (as long as this police officer has no procurement or real estate duties). 93-1047 LARSuarezRivas\MEMOSIAV Mc=s\MCT-ConOicroflnterest-R E -_' doc Marva Wiley, Director Model City Trust CONCLUSION August 26, 2003 Page 3 By clear and unambiguous language of the City's Conflicts of Interest Law, an Officer cannot sell, in an arms length transaction, real estate that he/she owns to the Trust. In this instance, it is not necessary to resolve this issue under County conflict laws because this matter is answered under the City's applicable conflict laws. The City's laws control when they are more restrictive than the County Ordinance, as is the case in this instance. Please be further advised that the City of Miami Commission may waive the requirements of the City's Conflict of Interest Laws for a particular transaction by four -fifth vote, after a public hearing, if the City Commission makes certain findings.' In this instance, the most applicable findings allowed by the City code could be any of the following: (i) The transaction was solicited through sealed bids, if applicable; or (ii) The property or services involved are unique and the City cannot avail itself of such property or services without entering into this transaction; and (iii) The proposed transaction would be in the best interest of the City.2 To be certain, this waiver would have to be obtained before the Trust and the Officer could enter into this Purchase and Sale Agreement. Please contact my office if you have any additional questions, comments or concerns regarding this issue. 1 Sec. 2-614, City Code. 2 Sec. 2-614(a), (b), City Code. 4\RSu2rezRivasIMEMOS\AV Memos\MCT-Conflinoflnterest-R.E.-2.doc ­ 3--1047 CITY OF MIAMI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on September 25, 2003, at 9:00 a.m., in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of considering the following resolution: A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, pursuant to Section 2-614 of the City Code, to waive by a 4/5ths vote, the Conflict of Interest provisions of Section 2-612 of the City Code to enable the City of Miami to purchase the property located at 1461 Northwest 60th Street, Miami, Florida, for the Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot Project, from Faith Williams, an employee of the City of Miami and whole owner of Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc. All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard concerning this item. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based. (City Seal) (Ad # 1109 1) Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk ul3 -1®4 7 ti �ro^boa CITY OF MIAMI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on September 25, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 3500 Pap American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of considering the following resolution: A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, pursuant to Section 2-614 of the City Code, to waive by a 4/5ths. vote, the Conflict of Interest provisions of Section 2-612 of the. City Code to enable the City of Miami to purchase the prop- erty located at 1461 Northwest 6011 Street, Miami, Florida for the Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot Project, from Faith Williams, an employee of the City of.Miami and whole owner of Royalty Heights'Apartments, Inc. All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard con- cerning this item. -Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the pro- ceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based. Priscilla A. Thompson (#11091) City Clerk Miami Time.9 -00 NW 54th STR] E'T. MIAMI. F'LORJDA 33127 305-757-1147 ekly y, Florida PROOF OF PUBLICATION Winston Rudolph who, on oath, says that weekly newspaper published at Miami, :isement was published in said newspaper September 19, 2003 Affiant further state that THE MIAMI TIMES is a newspaper published in Miami, Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Dade County, Florida, each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the U.S. Post Office in Miami, Dade County, Florida, for a period of more than one year next preceding date of publication of the attached copy of advertisement: further affiant says that she has neither paid nor promised any firm, person or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publicat�qd in this t}ewspaper. Sworn to and subscribed before me on this, the 19th N ARY PUBLIC STATE OF FLORIDA AT LARGE, My commission expires: 0``PRr iow�terll� , Gcf MY 1vrm Ad Tr is erk day of September, A.D. 2003 STATE OF FLORIDA SS COUNTY OF DADE c s ==-,._00 NW 541h S"I'305-757-1147 05-7 MIAMI. FLORIDA 33127 305-75'7- 1 ] 47 Published Weekly Miami Dade, County, Florida PROOF OF PUBLICATION Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Winston Rudolph who, on oath, says that he is the Ad Traffic Clerk of THE MIAMI TIMES weekly newspaper published at Miami, Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement was published in said newspaper in the issues of: September 19, 2003 Affiant further state that THE MIAMI TIMES is a newspaper published in Miami, Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Dade County, Florida, each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the U.S. Post Office in Miami, Dade County, Florida, for a period of more than one year next preceding date of publication of the attached copy of advertisement: further affiant says that she has neither paid nor promised any firm, person or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publicatigrl in this r}ewspaper. Swo to and subscribed before me on this, the 19th 2 ems' � N ARY PUBLIC STATE OF FLORIDA AT LARGE, My commission expires: o0111Mb6MV�� GQ� MY CGMlf1 E1� Ad Traffic erk day of September, A.D. 2003 Por ANA MARIA ECHEVERRIA DUBAI, (AFP) - El FMI aprob6 el sabado en Dubai el acuerdo alcanzado con Argentina, por un monto de 12.500 millones de d6lares, que harA que ese pais deje de estar en la lista de morosos del Fondo, al permitirle refinanciar deuda por unos 21.000 millones de d6lares con los institutos multilaterales. La ndmero dos del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Anne Krueger, afirm6 en Dubai que el acuerdo aprobado por la junta di- rectiva del organismo respalda "el programa econ6mico del gobierno argentino que busca, en el mediano plazo, restaurar un crecimiento sostenido" y "reducir la pobreza". Ese acuerdo, aprobado en una reunion a la que asistieron los 24 directores del FMI, fue alcanzado el 10 de septiembre, al t6rmino de intensas negotiations y al dfa siguiente de que Buenos Aires incumpliera un vencimiento impostergable con el organismo multi- lateral, por 2.900 millones de d6lares. Segun fuentes del FMI, los directivos "examinaron la Carta de In- tenci6n presentada por Argentina" que describe en detalle el acuerdo, que tiene un plazo de tres anos y preve un ahorro fiscal equivalente a13% del Producto Bruto Intern para 2004. Aunque el acuerdo es formalmente por tres anos, los porcentajes para 2005 y 2006 quedan sujetos a discusiones futuras, confirm6 el FMI. Ese entendimiento ha recibido ya el claro apoyo de Estados Unidos, y fue el tema de la conversation entre el ministro de Economia ar- gentin, Roberto Lavagna, y el secretario del Tesoro estadounidense, John Snow, este sabado en Dubai, donde se celebra la reuni6n anual del FMI y del Banco Mundial (BM). " CIUDAD DE MIAMI, FLORIDA ro'a "ISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA La Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, Florida, celebrara una audiencia publica el 25 de septiembre del 2003, a las 9:00 a.m., en los Salones de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en el Ayuntamiento (City Hall), 3500 Pan Ameri- can Drive, Miami, Florida, con el prop6sito de donsiderar la siguiente resolution: Una Resoluci6n de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, conforme a la Secci6n 2-614 del C6digo de la Ciudad, para sobreseer mediante 4/5 de los votos, las provisiones del Conflicto de Intereses de la Seccion 2-612 del C6digo de la Ciudad de Miami con objeto de capacitar a la Ciudad de Miami a adquirir la propiedad situada en el 1461 de la Calle 60 del Noroeste, Miami, Florida, para el Proyecto denominado "Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot", de Faith Williams, una empleada de la Ciudad de Miami y Unica propietaria de Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc. Se invita a com parecer y ser oidas a todas las personas intere- sadas en este asunto. Si alguna persona deseara apelar cualquier decision de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en relaci6n con cualquier asunto tratado en esta audiencia, dicha persona debera asegurarse de que se produzca una transcripci6n literal de las actuaciones, incluyendo todos los testimonios y evidencias que pudieran senrir de fundamentD a dicha apelaci6n. r/� Priscilla A. Thompson (#11091) I Secretaria Municipal a las 9:00 a.m., en los Salones di de la Ciudad en el ayuntamienlD can Drive, Miami, Florida, con obj tes interesadas y que resultarian Enmienda a la Secci6n54-190 d Miami,Florida, segun resulta "Nonstandard Street Widths" (An , al reducir el derecho de via zoi Noroeste entre la 17ma. Aveni( Avenida del Noroeste, de 70 pies Se invita a comparecer y ser c interesadas en relaci6n con est derecho de via. Si alguna persor decision de la Junta 'Comisionad con cualquier asunto tratado en e: debera asegurarse de que se p literal de las actuaciones, incluye evidencias que pudieran senrir de cion. (Ad #11094) CIUDAD DE II "ISO DE AU[ La Junta de Comisionados de la celebrara una audiencia public, 2003, a las 9:00 a.m., en los Comisionados de la Ciudad, en e 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, considerar la siguiente resolution UNA RESOLUCION D COMISIONADOS DE LA CIU (S), AUTORIZANDO AL ADN CIUDAD A EJECUTAR UN DERECHO DE VIA, PARA P POWER AND LIGHT COMI DE DIEZ (10) PIES EN CON( NO EXCLUSIVA, EN LA PR EN LA PARTE NORTE DE LA CAMENTE EN LA LOCALI[ "EXHIBIT" "A", ADJUNTA FORMANDO PARTE DE Li CONSTRUCCION, OPER NIMIENTO DE INSTALACK SOTERRADAS, CON DEF STRUIR, MEJORAR, CAME REMOVER DICHAS IN,' CUALQUIERA DE ELLAS D CHO DE VIA. Se invita a cornparecer y ser oidas sadas en este asunto. Si algunE cualquier decisi6n de la Junta de C en releci6n con cualquier asunto dicha persona debera asegurarse transcription literal de las actuacii testimonios y evidencias que pudi a dicha apelaci6n. (#11092) Non, "emitira una positiva senal a los s Wol- inversores" y avanzar en negociaciones urguig- similares con M6xico y Canad6. cional- los ultimos tres anos, de acuerdo tual en EI acuerdo bilateral con Estados Uni- ublica, dos serA abordado con el presidente y cre- estadounidense, George Bush, du- os es- rante la vrsita que el jefe de Estado peruano Tiara a Nueva York para omista participar en la Asamblea General indic6 de las Naciones Unidas. estudio Los rones mas vendidos son las mar- imiento, Representantes de Comercio y en sereuniran en Montreal en los e/ 7 de octubre politica kibgramo, siropes, mmidosis y ca - tidos". (EFE).- Los representantes de Co- menos mercio de los tres paises integrantes s de del Tratado de Libre Comercio de value Am6rica del Norte (TLCAN) se reu- nirAn en Montreal el 7 de octubre cella a para asistir a una reuni6n de la Co- nsific6 misi6n del acuerdo. cia Chi - I yuan, EI ministro de Comercio Internacio- ta sien- nal canadiense, Pierre Pettigrew, C11 para anunci6 hoy que los representantes stadou- de Estados Unidos, Robert B. Zo- logra ellick, y de M6xico, Fernando Ca- nales, acudiran a Montreal para asis- tir a la Cita anual. s Esta- anun- Cuba aumenta sus yentas de revisto derivados de /a cava de azdcar contra y "ma- (EFE): EI alcohol y los rones son los productos lideres en las ventas de la empresa cubana Tecnoazucar, espe- timo el cializada en la exportation y comer- 's, Chen cializaci6n de productos derivados de k Credit la cava, informo hoy esa entidad. Por ANA MARIA ECHEVERRIA DUBAI, (AFP) - El FMI aprob6 el sabado en Dubai el acuerdo alcanzado con Argentina, por un monto de 12.500 millones de d6lares, que harA que ese pais deje de estar en la lista de morosos del Fondo, al permitirle refinanciar deuda por unos 21.000 millones de d6lares con los institutos multilaterales. La ndmero dos del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Anne Krueger, afirm6 en Dubai que el acuerdo aprobado por la junta di- rectiva del organismo respalda "el programa econ6mico del gobierno argentino que busca, en el mediano plazo, restaurar un crecimiento sostenido" y "reducir la pobreza". Ese acuerdo, aprobado en una reunion a la que asistieron los 24 directores del FMI, fue alcanzado el 10 de septiembre, al t6rmino de intensas negotiations y al dfa siguiente de que Buenos Aires incumpliera un vencimiento impostergable con el organismo multi- lateral, por 2.900 millones de d6lares. Segun fuentes del FMI, los directivos "examinaron la Carta de In- tenci6n presentada por Argentina" que describe en detalle el acuerdo, que tiene un plazo de tres anos y preve un ahorro fiscal equivalente a13% del Producto Bruto Intern para 2004. Aunque el acuerdo es formalmente por tres anos, los porcentajes para 2005 y 2006 quedan sujetos a discusiones futuras, confirm6 el FMI. Ese entendimiento ha recibido ya el claro apoyo de Estados Unidos, y fue el tema de la conversation entre el ministro de Economia ar- gentin, Roberto Lavagna, y el secretario del Tesoro estadounidense, John Snow, este sabado en Dubai, donde se celebra la reuni6n anual del FMI y del Banco Mundial (BM). " CIUDAD DE MIAMI, FLORIDA ro'a "ISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA La Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, Florida, celebrara una audiencia publica el 25 de septiembre del 2003, a las 9:00 a.m., en los Salones de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en el Ayuntamiento (City Hall), 3500 Pan Ameri- can Drive, Miami, Florida, con el prop6sito de donsiderar la siguiente resolution: Una Resoluci6n de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, conforme a la Secci6n 2-614 del C6digo de la Ciudad, para sobreseer mediante 4/5 de los votos, las provisiones del Conflicto de Intereses de la Seccion 2-612 del C6digo de la Ciudad de Miami con objeto de capacitar a la Ciudad de Miami a adquirir la propiedad situada en el 1461 de la Calle 60 del Noroeste, Miami, Florida, para el Proyecto denominado "Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot", de Faith Williams, una empleada de la Ciudad de Miami y Unica propietaria de Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc. Se invita a com parecer y ser oidas a todas las personas intere- sadas en este asunto. Si alguna persona deseara apelar cualquier decision de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en relaci6n con cualquier asunto tratado en esta audiencia, dicha persona debera asegurarse de que se produzca una transcripci6n literal de las actuaciones, incluyendo todos los testimonios y evidencias que pudieran senrir de fundamentD a dicha apelaci6n. r/� Priscilla A. Thompson (#11091) I Secretaria Municipal a las 9:00 a.m., en los Salones di de la Ciudad en el ayuntamienlD can Drive, Miami, Florida, con obj tes interesadas y que resultarian Enmienda a la Secci6n54-190 d Miami,Florida, segun resulta "Nonstandard Street Widths" (An , al reducir el derecho de via zoi Noroeste entre la 17ma. Aveni( Avenida del Noroeste, de 70 pies Se invita a comparecer y ser c interesadas en relaci6n con est derecho de via. Si alguna persor decision de la Junta 'Comisionad con cualquier asunto tratado en e: debera asegurarse de que se p literal de las actuaciones, incluye evidencias que pudieran senrir de cion. (Ad #11094) CIUDAD DE II "ISO DE AU[ La Junta de Comisionados de la celebrara una audiencia public, 2003, a las 9:00 a.m., en los Comisionados de la Ciudad, en e 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, considerar la siguiente resolution UNA RESOLUCION D COMISIONADOS DE LA CIU (S), AUTORIZANDO AL ADN CIUDAD A EJECUTAR UN DERECHO DE VIA, PARA P POWER AND LIGHT COMI DE DIEZ (10) PIES EN CON( NO EXCLUSIVA, EN LA PR EN LA PARTE NORTE DE LA CAMENTE EN LA LOCALI[ "EXHIBIT" "A", ADJUNTA FORMANDO PARTE DE Li CONSTRUCCION, OPER NIMIENTO DE INSTALACK SOTERRADAS, CON DEF STRUIR, MEJORAR, CAME REMOVER DICHAS IN,' CUALQUIERA DE ELLAS D CHO DE VIA. Se invita a cornparecer y ser oidas sadas en este asunto. Si algunE cualquier decisi6n de la Junta de C en releci6n con cualquier asunto dicha persona debera asegurarse transcription literal de las actuacii testimonios y evidencias que pudi a dicha apelaci6n. (#11092) Las ventas de los productos comer - ria es- cializados por Tecnoazucar han au - I" dijo mentado en un 25 por Ciento durante o pro- los ultimos tres anos, de acuerdo I yuan con Javier Naranjo, vicedirector ge- rata de neral de Tecnoazucar. nto los os es- Los alcoholes se emplean en la in- dustrias farmac6utica y del plastico 'rar y Como combustible automotor. re- oehler Los rones mas vendidos son las mar- cas Bucanero y Mulata, a los que netario se suma la oferta del azucar en " a re- fracciones, que incluye bolsas de un io por kibgramo, siropes, mmidosis y ca - 1, y tal ramelos. menos me del Naranjo explic6 que los principales consumidores de estos rones son Italia, Espana, Alemania, Finlandia, cella a Rusia, China, M6xico y Chile. Por ANA MARIA ECHEVERRIA DUBAI, (AFP) - El FMI aprob6 el sabado en Dubai el acuerdo alcanzado con Argentina, por un monto de 12.500 millones de d6lares, que harA que ese pais deje de estar en la lista de morosos del Fondo, al permitirle refinanciar deuda por unos 21.000 millones de d6lares con los institutos multilaterales. La ndmero dos del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Anne Krueger, afirm6 en Dubai que el acuerdo aprobado por la junta di- rectiva del organismo respalda "el programa econ6mico del gobierno argentino que busca, en el mediano plazo, restaurar un crecimiento sostenido" y "reducir la pobreza". Ese acuerdo, aprobado en una reunion a la que asistieron los 24 directores del FMI, fue alcanzado el 10 de septiembre, al t6rmino de intensas negotiations y al dfa siguiente de que Buenos Aires incumpliera un vencimiento impostergable con el organismo multi- lateral, por 2.900 millones de d6lares. Segun fuentes del FMI, los directivos "examinaron la Carta de In- tenci6n presentada por Argentina" que describe en detalle el acuerdo, que tiene un plazo de tres anos y preve un ahorro fiscal equivalente a13% del Producto Bruto Intern para 2004. Aunque el acuerdo es formalmente por tres anos, los porcentajes para 2005 y 2006 quedan sujetos a discusiones futuras, confirm6 el FMI. Ese entendimiento ha recibido ya el claro apoyo de Estados Unidos, y fue el tema de la conversation entre el ministro de Economia ar- gentin, Roberto Lavagna, y el secretario del Tesoro estadounidense, John Snow, este sabado en Dubai, donde se celebra la reuni6n anual del FMI y del Banco Mundial (BM). " CIUDAD DE MIAMI, FLORIDA ro'a "ISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA La Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, Florida, celebrara una audiencia publica el 25 de septiembre del 2003, a las 9:00 a.m., en los Salones de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en el Ayuntamiento (City Hall), 3500 Pan Ameri- can Drive, Miami, Florida, con el prop6sito de donsiderar la siguiente resolution: Una Resoluci6n de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, conforme a la Secci6n 2-614 del C6digo de la Ciudad, para sobreseer mediante 4/5 de los votos, las provisiones del Conflicto de Intereses de la Seccion 2-612 del C6digo de la Ciudad de Miami con objeto de capacitar a la Ciudad de Miami a adquirir la propiedad situada en el 1461 de la Calle 60 del Noroeste, Miami, Florida, para el Proyecto denominado "Model City Homeownership Zone Pilot", de Faith Williams, una empleada de la Ciudad de Miami y Unica propietaria de Royalty Heights Apartments, Inc. Se invita a com parecer y ser oidas a todas las personas intere- sadas en este asunto. Si alguna persona deseara apelar cualquier decision de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en relaci6n con cualquier asunto tratado en esta audiencia, dicha persona debera asegurarse de que se produzca una transcripci6n literal de las actuaciones, incluyendo todos los testimonios y evidencias que pudieran senrir de fundamentD a dicha apelaci6n. r/� Priscilla A. Thompson (#11091) I Secretaria Municipal a las 9:00 a.m., en los Salones di de la Ciudad en el ayuntamienlD can Drive, Miami, Florida, con obj tes interesadas y que resultarian Enmienda a la Secci6n54-190 d Miami,Florida, segun resulta "Nonstandard Street Widths" (An , al reducir el derecho de via zoi Noroeste entre la 17ma. Aveni( Avenida del Noroeste, de 70 pies Se invita a comparecer y ser c interesadas en relaci6n con est derecho de via. Si alguna persor decision de la Junta 'Comisionad con cualquier asunto tratado en e: debera asegurarse de que se p literal de las actuaciones, incluye evidencias que pudieran senrir de cion. (Ad #11094) CIUDAD DE II "ISO DE AU[ La Junta de Comisionados de la celebrara una audiencia public, 2003, a las 9:00 a.m., en los Comisionados de la Ciudad, en e 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, considerar la siguiente resolution UNA RESOLUCION D COMISIONADOS DE LA CIU (S), AUTORIZANDO AL ADN CIUDAD A EJECUTAR UN DERECHO DE VIA, PARA P POWER AND LIGHT COMI DE DIEZ (10) PIES EN CON( NO EXCLUSIVA, EN LA PR EN LA PARTE NORTE DE LA CAMENTE EN LA LOCALI[ "EXHIBIT" "A", ADJUNTA FORMANDO PARTE DE Li CONSTRUCCION, OPER NIMIENTO DE INSTALACK SOTERRADAS, CON DEF STRUIR, MEJORAR, CAME REMOVER DICHAS IN,' CUALQUIERA DE ELLAS D CHO DE VIA. Se invita a cornparecer y ser oidas sadas en este asunto. Si algunE cualquier decisi6n de la Junta de C en releci6n con cualquier asunto dicha persona debera asegurarse transcription literal de las actuacii testimonios y evidencias que pudi a dicha apelaci6n. (#11092)