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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2000-06-29 City Clerk's ReportMEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 1 NON- A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY R- 00-522 AGENDA COMMISSION RESCHEDULING THE FIRST MOVED: SANCHEZ REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY SECONDED: WINTON TO TAKE PLACE ON JULY 20, 2000, UNANIMOUS COMMENCING AT 9:30 A.M. ITEM NO. Instruction to the City Manage r: by Vice Chairman Gort 4 to direct Community Development Department to train the subcontractors of Section 8 Housing developments how to properly maintain their buildings. ITEM NO. A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF M- 00-534 7A AGENDA ITEM NO. 7A (PROPOSED AMENDMENT MOVED: TEELE OF RESOLUTION NO. 00-427 BY TRANSFERRING SECONDED: SANCHEZ $3 MILLION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNANIMOUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR THE HISTORIC OVERTOWN PRIORITY BUSINESS CORRIDOR PROJECT TO MEET THE ANNUAL FUNDING COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY) TO THE COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2000. (Note for the Record: This motion was later reconsidered by Motion 00-555 and said item was deferred to July 11, 2000 by Motion 00-556.) ITEM NO. Note for the Record: Commissioner Winton stated that 7 he is not in favor of awarding grants for business development, but is in favor of having the Commission consider granting low interest loans. ITEM NO. Direction to the Administration: By Vice Chairman 7 Gort to provide technical assistance when granting funds for commercial revitalization projects; Commissioner Teele further indicated that the City as a matter of policy should not be funding any start-up commercial revitalization projects. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 2 ITEM NO. Direction to the Administration: By Commissioner 7 Teele, to have an interlocal agreement between the City and the County as it pertains to the commercial revitalization project; further stipulating that the Administration shall come back at the next City Commission meeting and tell the Commission how said project can be administered to ensure the proper administration and distribution of funds in connection with same. ITEM NO. Note for the Record: Commissioner Winton indicated 22 that counsel for the former City Manager and special counsel for the Mayor, in the case of Donald H. Warshaw vs. Joe Carollo, should negotiate a settlement to pay the former City Manager his severance pay in the amount of $162,000; Commissioner Sanchez further stated that during the upcoming executive session, the City Attorney should inform the Commission on the status of the proposed settlement versus litigation issue; Commissioner Teele indicated that inasmuch as the City Commission was accused of activities violating the Government in the Sunshine law, there is a need for the Commission to look at the requested public records (Donald Warshaw's notes). ITEM NO. Instruction to the City Attorney: To come back and tell 22 the Commission why the requested public records (Donald Warshaw's notes) have not been released by the court. .0 6 Y OF�r9 CITY OF MIAMI ""'°""' CITY CLERK'S REPORT O FV04`O MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 3 ITEM NO. 22A rte__ A MOTION CONFIRMING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S. RECOMMENDATION FOR SCHEDULING OF AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, JULY 20, 2000, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE OF DONALD H. WARSHAW VS. JOE CAROLLO IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR IN THE CITY OF MIAMI. M- 00-547 MOVED: SANCHEZ SECONDED: WINTON ABSENT: REGALADO GORT ITEM NO. A MOTION DESIGNATING COMMISSIONER M- 00-550 26 JOHNNY WINTON AS CHAIRMAN OF THE MOVED: SANCHEZ "COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN . SECONDED: WINTON FOR BICENTENNIAL PARK;" FURTHER UNANIMOUS STIPULATING THAT SAID COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN 4 MONTHS, WHICH DEADLINE CAN BE EXTENDED TO 6 MONTHS, IF NECESSARY. ITEM NO. Note for the Record: Mayor Carollo stated that the City 26 Commission should consider having the bulk of a certain inlet adjacent to the American Airlines Arena filled to create a pedestrian walkway connecting the Arena to Bayfront Park; Commissioner Winton indicated that the "Committee to Develop a Master Plan for Bicentennial Park" shall create objectives and guidelines as it pertains to deadlines for the development of a master plan which will provide for direct linkages between the east side of Biscayne Boulevard and the west side of Biscayne Boulevard by including Park West; further charging the- Committee with the responsibility of developing a financial funding mechanism for implementation of said master plan. 0 CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 4 DISTRICT A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE M- 00-551 3-B CITY MANAGER TO IDENTIFY AND MOVED: TEELE APPROPRIATE A LOCATION FOR THE SECONDED:. SANCHEZ PROPOSED MIAMI YOUTH MUSEUM UNANIMOUS (INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF WATSON ISLAND, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER LOCATION) THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY'S MANAGEMENT AND TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MIAMI YOUTH MUSEUM; FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO COME BACK AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 27, 2000 WITH A RECOMMENDATION. DISTRICT A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER M- 00-552 3-B TO INSTRUCT THE CITY OF MIAMI MOVED: WINTON LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANTS COMPRISING SECONDED: TEELE RONALD L. BOOK, ESQ., MICHAEL ABRAMS, UNANIMOUS PAMELA BURCH-FORT, ESQ. AND ROSARIO KENNEDY TO SEEK FUNDS FROM THE STATE FOR THE MIAMI YOUTH MUSEUM. ITEM NO. A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF M-00-554 24 AGENDA ITEM NO. 24 (ACCEPTANCE OF MOVED: TEELE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR SECONDED: WINTON BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2000 AND ENDING UNANIMOUS SEPTEMBER 30,2001); FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING FOR JULY 11, 2000, BEGINNING 3 P.M. TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ITEM. Y OF y�l9 CITY OF MIAMI ""'P I I A F I CITY CLERK'S REPORT d�c0 Fv�� MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 5 - ITEM 7-A A MOTION TO RECONSIDER PRIOR VOTE M- 00-555 TAKEN ON MOTION NO. 00-534, WHICH HAD MOVED: TEELE DEFERRED PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECONDED: SANCHEZ RESOLUTION NO. 00-427 BY TRANSFERRING $3 UNANIMOUS -�- MILLION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR HISTORIC OVERTOWN PRIORITY ' BUSINESS CORRIDOR PROJECT TO MEET THE ANNUAL FUNDING COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO THE JULY 20, 2000 COMMISSION MEETING. ITEM 70A A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO M-00-556 INCLUDE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO MOVED: TEELE RESOLUTION NO. 00-427 BY TRANSFERRING $3 SECONDED: SANCHEZ MILLION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNANIMOUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR HISTORIC OVERTOWN PRIORITY BUSINESS CORRIDOR PROJECT TO MEET THE ANNUAL FUNDING COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AS ONE OF THE ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2000 AGENDA, IN CONNECTION WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING 26TH YEAR FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. ITEM 25-A Note for the Record: R-00-557 appointed the following individual as a member of the Parks Advisory Board: Sallye Jude (nominated by Commissioner Sanchez). Pending still are two appointments, yet to be made by Mayor Carollo and Commissioner Teele, respectively. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 6 ITEM NO. 27 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM NO. 27 (DECISION REGARDING STATUS REPORT FOR PALMETTO HOMES OF MIAMI, INC.) TO THE SPECIAL- COMMISSION MEETING OF TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2000, BEGINNING AT 3:00 P.M. M- 00-558 MOVED: TEELE SECONDED: WINTON ABSENT: SANCHEZ NON- A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY R-00-559 AGENDA COMMISSION APPOINTING AN INDIVIDUAL AS MOVED: WINTON A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE SECONDED: REGALADO BOARD. UNANIMOUS Note for the Record: Commissioner Winton nominated Fernando Figueredo. ITEM NO. A MOTION ACCEPTING THE VOLUNTARY M- 00-560 28 CANCELLATION OF THE REVOCABLE PERMIT MOVED: TEELE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALOR DEVELOPMENT, SECONDED: SANCHEZ LTD. AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, TO CONSTRUCT AND UNANIMOUS OPERATE A PARKING LOT ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY; FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT THE DIRECTOR OF ASSET MANAGEMENT TO PREPARE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS INCLUDING CERTAIN MINIMUM BID STANDARDS COMMENSURATE WITH A FIRST CLASS PARKING LOT FACILITY TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, FOR THE CITY COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION, REVIEW AND APPROVAL AT ITS NEXT REGULAR MEETING .PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2000; FURTHER STIPULATING THAT DURING THE INTERIM, THE CITY MANAGER WILL TAKE POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF SAID PARKING LOT FACILITY AND APPLY WHATEVER OPTIONS HE HAS RELATIVE TO MANAGING SAID FACILITY, SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 DISTRICT Direction to the City Clerk: by Commissioner Teele to 3-B provide legislative consultant to the City, Ron Book, Esq. with transcripts from the City Commission proceeding wherein Commissioner - Teele included amongst his legislative priorities for District 5, funding between $10412 million for land acquisition in connection with the development of a park in Little Haiti. Page No. 7 DISTRICT A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY M-00-561 5-C TO MEET WITH THE BRICKELL FAMILY HEIRS MOVED: TEELE (WHO DONATED BRICKELL PARK TO THE CITY SECONDED: WINTON OF MIAMI) TO NEGOTIATE WITH A VIEW UNANIMOUS TOWARD HAVING THE CITY OF MIAMI RETAIN SAID PROPERTY AS A PARK AND REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION DURING THE MEETING CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 27, 2000. DISTRICT A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY R-00-562 3-C COMMISSION SUPPORTING AND AUTHORIZING MOVED: SANCHEZ THE MIAMI DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT, A SECONDED: REGALADO CONFERENCE OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ABSENT: WINTON PROFESSIONALS AND END-USERS TO BE ORGANIZED TO SHOWCASE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI ON JANUARY 20-24, 2001, AT THE JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,000, FROM NON -DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNT NUMBER 001000.921002.6.270 TO BE USED AS SEED MONIES FOR THE SUMMIT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUMMIT. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 8 DISTRICT A MOTION REFERRING TO THE MIAMI STREET M-00-653 1-B CODESIGNATION COMMITTEE PROPOSED MOVED: GORT CODESIGNATION OF SOUTHEAST 5"HSTREET AT SECONDED: SANCHEZ BRICKELL AVENUE IN MEMORY OF THE LATE ABSENT: WINTON JUDGE MILTON A. FRIEDMAN. DISTRICT A MOTION REFERRING TO THE MIAMI STREET M-00-654 1-� CODESIGNATION COMMITTEE PROPOSED MOVED: GORT CODESIGNATION Of SOUTHWEST 12 AVENUE SECONDED: SANCHEZ AT CORAL WAY IN MEMORY OF THE LATE MRS. ABSENT: WINTON LOURDES AGUILAR OF THE LEAGUE AGAINST CANCER (LICA CONTRA CANCER). DISTRICT A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO M-00-565 3-F ORDER A STUDY RELATED TO PROPOSED MOVED: SANCHEZ REDIRECTION OF TRAFFIC ALONG S.W. 8 SECONDED: TEELE STREET; FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER UNANIMOUS TO FUND SAID STUDY FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FUND. NON- A MOTION TO RECESS THE REGULAR PORTION M-00-566 AGENDA OF TODAY'S AGENDA IN ORDER TO CONVENE MOVED: TEELE CONSIDERATION OF THE PLANNING AND SECONDED: SANCHEZ ZONING AGENDA. UNANIMOUS PZ -3 A MOTION APPROVING RECOMMENDATION M-00-570 FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING MOVED: WINTON DEPARTMENT, TO DENY APPEAL AND DENY SECONDED: SANCHEZ VARIANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW PROPOSED UNANIMOUS SIDE YARD SETBACK REDUCTION FOR DOCKS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3501 ANCHORAGE WAY. • CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 9 PZ -5 A MOTION TO CONTINUE CONSIDERATION OF M-00-571 AGENDA ITEM PZ -5 (PROPOSED VACATION AND MOVED: TEELE CLOSURE OF PORTION OF LANE BETWEEN N.W. SECONDED: SANCHEZ .�.. 17 AVENUE AND N.W. 15 AVENUE FROM N.W. 7 UNANIMOUS STREET RUNNING NORTH TOWARD N.W. 8 STREET APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET) TO THE COMMISSION MEETING CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2000. NON- A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER M-00-574 AGENDA TO DIRECT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO MOVED: TEELE STUDY POSSIBLE EXEMPTION OF THE ONE SECONDED: SANCHEZ BEDROOM, ONE STUDY RULE TO APPLY TO UNANIMOUS PROPERTIES WHICH HAVE LESS THAN FOUR (4) UNITS WITH A VIEW TOWARD STIMULATING URBAN INFIELD AREAS AND COME BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITH A RECOMMENDATION (AND POSSIBLE LEGISLATION) WITHIN 60 DAYS. DISTRICT A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY R-00-576 4-A COMMISSION (subject matter: establish a series of MOVED: REGALADO programs entitled, "Miami's Neighborhoods," to be SECONDED:, TEELE aired on NET -9 cable television in connection with UNANIMOUS information on various neighborhoods throughout the City of Miami, programming to begin within 90 days, and reoccurring at 30 -day increments, providing for input from Commissioners and the Mayor). DISTRICT Direction to the City Manager: by Mayor Carollo to 4-A prepare a comprehensive plan to properly equip and staff the Office of Media Relations and NET 9 cable television. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. 10 DISTRICT A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER M-00-577 4-A TO DIRECT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE MOVED: TEELE NET OFFICES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SECONDED: WINTON DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP -A DOCUMENT UNANIMOUS THAT REFLECTS THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, ITS BOUNDARIES AND SOME HISTORICAL DATA ASSOCIATED WITH EACH; FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO COME BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN 180 DAYS WITH A STATUS REPORT OF SAME. DISTRICT Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner 4-B Regalado to negotiate with the managers of the Tower Theater to schedule at least once a week second -run films (movies) for $ I , for the entertainment of the area residents. DISTRICT Direction to the City Manager: by Mayor Carollo to 4-13 ascertain what kind of realistic deficit the City will be facing as it pertains to the Tower Theater. DISTRICT Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner 4-C Regalado to report back whether the Police Department ever investigated allegations that Commissioner Regalado had made telephone calls to Cuba from City of Miami telephones. S�Gl�Y OF yf9 CITY OF MIAMI a ,11 ;;ATE( q� CITY CLERK'S (REPORT 90 4 MEETING DATE: June 29, 2000 Page No. I I NON- A MOTION TO ADJOURN TODAY'S COMMISSION M-00-578 AGENDA MEETING. MOVED: TEELE SECONDED: WINTON ABSENT: SANCHEZ, GORT APPROVED: #:-)TA-Llf-R J. FOE N, CITY CLERK NOTE: AS DULY NOTED ON THE HEREIN AGENDA AND CITY CLERK'S REPORT, WHICH CONSTITUTE A JOURNAL OF CITY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS, THE "UNANIMOUS" NOTATION NEXT TO THE VOTE ON EACH AGENDA ITEM MEANS THAT ALL FIVE CITY COMMISSIONERS WERE PRESENT AND VOTED "AYE" ON SAID ROLL CALL VOTE. NEGATIVE VOTES, PHYSICAL ABSENCE OF A COMMISSIONER OR ABSTENTION FROM VOTING BY A COMMISSIONER, IF ANY, IS ALSO DULY REFLECTED IN SAID VOTE.