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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1998-12-18 City Clerk's ReportCITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: December 18, 1998 NON- A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OF M-98-1232 AGENDA TIME IN CONNECTION WITH NOISE LIMITATION MOVED: FOR FIREWORKS DURING NEW YEAR'S SECONDED: CELEBRATION ON DECEMBER 31, 1998 AT ABSENT: BAYFRONT PARK. Note for the Record: It was later clarified by the City Attorney that pursuant to Ordinance No. 11724, the Commission was unable to consider items other than those listed in the Mayor's call for a special meeting. The City Manager stated that he had the authority to extend the time limitation of noise for fireworks and that he would do so for the aforementioned event and bring said issue back for ratification by the Commission at the January meeting. Direction to the City Manager: by Chairman Plummer to reiterate a previously established Commission policy to include one more member representing the private sector than the public sector in committees which make recommendation and rank proposals. Page No. 1 TEELE SANCHEZ GORT CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: December 18, 1998 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), R-98-1233 ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MOVED: CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE FINDINGS OF SECONDED THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE AS TO THE NAYS: MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS, IN RANK ORDER, TO PROVIDE STATE LOBBYING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST RANKED FIRM, A JOINT VENTURE CONSISTING OF RONALD L. BOOK, P.A., MIKE ABRAMS OF D.A.A. ASSOCIATES, PAMELA BURCH FORT OF THE COMMERCE GROUP, AND ROSARIO KENNEDY & ASSOCIATES ("JOINT VENTURE") AND TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH SAID JOINT VENTURE FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD, WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS, AT AN ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $118,000 PLUS $25,000 FOR EXPENSES; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SCHEDULE SAID ITEM BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION SHOULD SAID NEGOTIATIONS FAIL; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM ACCOUNT CODE NO. 920216-270 FOR SAID SERVICES. Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner Teele to approve the necessary expenses for Commissioner Sanchez to lobby in Tallahassee on behalf of the City of Miami. Chairman Plummer further stated that any member of the Commission who wishes to lobby in Tallahasse should also have appropriate expenses to cover said effort. Page No. 2 SANCHEZ REGALADO PLUMMER CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: December 18, 1998 Note for the Record: by Commissioners Teele Sanchez reminded respective list of legislative issues. the Commission to forward priorities in connection with and their state Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner Teele to empower and authorize the Manager in the negotiations for state lobbying services to allocate the monies that have been approved for the Ronald Book joint venture team in a manner that fits the total, without the Commission legislating how much should be apportioned for expenses and for lobbying services, thereby giving the Manager more flexibility in his negotiations with said firm. A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON THIS DATE IN CONNECTION WITH REVIEWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE RANKING PROPOSALS FOR STATE LOBBYING SERVICES. Page No. 3 M-98-1234 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS 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. PLUMMER SANCHEZ