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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1997-06-09 City Clerk's Reportwou CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 Direction to the Administration: by Commissioner Plummer reaffirming the policy giving a 10 percent preference to those local vendors who are located in the City of Miami, or instead giving the local vendor the right to match the lowest bid; further directing the administration to look into the Philadelphia Business Privilege Tax example, wherein those persons who have businesses outside of the City must pay taxes to the City; further directing the administration to research and consider applying said business privilege example to non -local companies doing business in the City of Miami. PAGE NO. 1 N/A AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THREE (3) EMERGENCY ORDINANCE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ENTITLED: "JTPA TITLE II -A / 11505 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS (PY '97)", MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: HERNANDEZ "JTPA TITLE II-C / ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED UNANIMOUS YOUTH (PY 97), AND JTPA TITLE III / DISLOCATED WORKERS (PY '97)", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR OPERATION OF EACH COMPONENT IN THE RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS OF $344,655, $101,200 AND $381,800, FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GRANT AWARDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSORTIUM (SFETC) FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. N/A A RESOLUTION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO R 97-373 SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE WORK AND GAINS MOVED: PLUMMER ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY COALITION (WAGES). SECONDED: GORT 1. HUMBERTO HERNANDEZ, UNANIMOUS 2. HECTOR GASCA, SR. AND 3. DOROTHY WEAVER AG 4 A RESOLUTION (subject matter: extension of 108 loan to R 97-376 Groveites United to Survive (GUTS) concerning the Goombay MOVED: PLUMMER Plaza Development project). SECONDED: HERNANDEZ UNANIMOUS AG 4 Note for the Record: Commissioner Plummer requested Ms. Thelma Gibson to commend the Miami Police Department and encourage them to keep up the pressure in connection with their efforts to control crime in the West Grove area. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 PAGE NO. 2 AG 5 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ENGAGEMENT BY THE R 97-377 DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING OF THE LAW MOVED: HERNANDEZ FIRM OF NORTON, ALLEN AND BLUE, P.A. TO PROVIDE SECONDED: PLUMMER LEGAL SERVICES CONCERNING THE PROPOSED UNANIMOUS UNIONIZATION OF SAID DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYEES; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000, FOR SAID SERVICES. AG 8 A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO M 97-378 DRAFT AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL MOVED: REGALADO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, SECONDED: HERNANDEZ THEREBY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SUCH UNANIMOUS PERMITTED SIGNS FROM 9 TO 10. N/A Direction to the City Attorney/City Manager: by Commissioner Plummer to review the information he collected concerning newspaper racks, including the information pertaining to ordinances used in other cities that have withstood the constitutionality test; further instructing the City Attorney that upon his review of said issue that he should meet with the City Manager regarding same; further stipulating that said issue shall be scheduled for a public hearing and come back before the Commission at a later date, along with a recommendation regarding same. AG 9 Direction to the Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to research and provide the Commission with a list of principals and a track record of the Community Investment Consortium; further directing to schedule consideration of request to sell five City -owned parcels to Habitat For Humanity of Greater Miami, for the construction of five new single family homes in the Model City neighborhood on the Commission agenda of June 26, 1997. W CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 AG 14-A A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 14-A (PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 62, ARTICLE V., SECTION 62-124, OF THE CODE, AS AMENDED ENTITLED "ZONING AND PLANNING/APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD AND ZONING BOARD/QUALIFICATIONS" TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYEES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES SERVING ON SAID BOARDS) IN ORDER THAT COMMISSIONERS GORT AND REGALADO MAY MEET WITH THE MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY PRIVATELY REGARDING SAID MATTER; FURTHER ENCOURAGING THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS ANOTHER SOURCE TO RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE ZONING AND PLANNING ADVISORY BOARDS. AG 17 Direction to the Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to modify language of First Reading ordinance amending Chapter 3, Article III of the Code entitled: "Alarm Systems, Burglary and Robbery Alarms," by providing for adjustments in fees charged for alarm permits and false alarm service charges prior to Second Reading. AG 23 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 23 (AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENTS WITH SEVEN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS) UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 26, 1997 IN ORDER THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN BRING BACK A FULL REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH WHETHER $100,000 CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN MODEL CITY AND WYNWOOD, RESPECTIVELY, $50,000 FOR EACH AREA. (Note for the Record: This issue later passed as R-97-407, as modified.) N/A Direction to the City Manager: by Commissioner Gort to encourage training of City staff more in areas of customer service and dealing with the public, specifically those inspectors performing code enforcement duties. 0 PAGE NO. 3 M 97-380 MOVED: SECONDED: ABSENT: M 97-384 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS PLUMMER HERNANDEZ PLUMMER PLUMMER HERNANDEZ 0 CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 PAGE NO. 4 AG 26 A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO M 97-386 RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSION TEN NAMES FOR MOVED: REGALADO CONSIDERATION AS POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS TO THE SECONDED: HERNANDEZ WORKER'S COMPENSATION MANAGED CARE ABSENT: PLUMMER EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND BRING BACK FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION AT THE COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 26, 1997. AG 30 Direction to the Administration: by Vice Mayor Regalado to repair broken sidewalks in order to avoid future lawsuits. AG 31 Direction to the Administration: by Vice Mayor Regalado to consider the deferral of raising the amount of rent for tenants on Watson Island for one or two months. AG 39 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM M 97-398 39 (PROPOSED USE OF TWO PARCELS OF CITY -OWNED MOVED: GORT LAND PROPERTY, THE SITES OF THE PROPOSED LATIN SECONDED: REGALADO QUARTER SPECIALTY CENTER AND THE FORMER ABSENT: PLUMMER PIONEER CLUB FOR CONDUCTING TEMPORARY OPEN- AIR PUBLIC MARKETS); FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO RECONSIDER THE LOCATION FOR THIS PROJECT AND COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION. AG 40 Direction to the Administration: by Mayor Carollo to ensure that firms considered to manage Shrimper's Lagoon on Virginia Key have professional managerial experience; further directing that the management agreement is to be written in clear language as a short-term, true management agreement. AG 48 Direction to the Administration: by Vice Mayor Regalado to request Dade County HUD to post on all City HUD public housing buildings a notice of the Miami-TCI (MTCI) cable television bill adjustment to users. N/A Direction to the Administration: by Mayor Carollo to have Firefighter Deborah Bratz present at the next Commission meeting in order to receive her commendation. AG 37 Direction to the Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to require two payments from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, if said entity moves into the proposed Watson Island Aviation and Visitors Center; one payment to cover rent, and another to cover payment in lieu of taxes. w S� ri CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 PAGE NO. 5 AG 37 A MOTION SCHEDULING A WORKSHOP/SPECIAL M 97-403 MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON MONDAY, JUNE MOVED: PLUMMER 16, 1997 AT 12 NOON IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED SECONDED: GORT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MIAMI UNANIMOUS SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR PROPOSED WATSON ISLAND AVIATION AND VISITORS CENTER, ALONG WITH OTHER ISSUES OF PUBLIC IMPORT. N/A Direction to the Administration: by Vice Mayor Regalado to landscape that portion of the median strip along the McArthur Causeway which belongs to the City of Miami. N/A Instruction to the City Manager: by Commissioner Plummer to direct the Chief Procurement Officer to explain in memorandum form the reasons why the City Manager rejected bids received in connection with maintenance services at the Orange Bowl. AG 49 A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO M 97-404 EXTEND FOR THREE MONTHS THE LEASE AGREEMENT MOVED: REGALADO BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND BAYVIEW SECONDED: PLUMMER ASSOCIATES INC. FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD JOBS UNANIMOUS PROGRAM (AT THE DUPONT PLAZA CENTER). AG 51 A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO MEET M 97-405 WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM MIAMI CITIZENS FOR MOVED: PLUMMER RECYCLING AND MEMBERS OF THE RECYCLING SECONDED:REGALADO INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS WAYS TO KEEP CURBSIDE UNANIMOUS RECYCLING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE MANAGER TO COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION AT THE COMMISSION MEETING PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10, 1997. 0 CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 PAGE NO. 6 AG 49-A A RESOLUTION (subject matter: authorizing and directing the R 97-406 City Manager to accept the restructuring of the Indian River MOVED: HERNANDEZ Properties located in the Overtown area at 1232 N.W. 1 Place, SECONDED: PLUMMER 149 N.W. 11 Street and 1201 N.W. 2 Avenue to Sentra UNANIMOUS Properties, Inc.; further stipulating that purchase of the property proceeds would go to cover the principal and interest which are in arrears; in the meantime, for the next twelve years, Sentra Properties, Inc. will pay no less than $4,500 a month as interest; further instructing the City Attorney to prepare an assumption of mortgage document clearly stating that this is a onetime deal for Sentra Properties, Inc. and that within seven years, said company must completely pay off the outstanding indebtedness; further requiring personal j guarantees from said company; further requiring that the City be paid in full in the event of any future refinancing of said property; further directing the City Manager to continue deducting the $7,600 monthly from the City's rental assistance payment to Indian River Investments until such time that the deal for said property is consummated). i i 1 i ;jt CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 PAGE NO. 7 N/A A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO HAND- M 97-408 DELIVER TO THE APPROPRIATE METRO-DADE COUNTY MOVED: PLUMMER REPRESENTATIVES) THE MARITIME PARK AGREEMENT SECONDED: HERNANDEZ SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS" AS UNANIMOUS PRESENTED BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS: • THE COUNTY SHALL NOT CONTEST THE DOCKING OF 1 ANY VESSELS, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, AT BAYFRONT PARK; { • THE COUNTY SHALL NOT HAVE EVENTS IN BICENTENNIAL OR THE FEC PROPERTY WHICH COMPETE WITH THE BAYFRONT PARK AMPHITHEATER; • THERE SHALL BE A MARITIME BOARD, AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY DADE COUNTY, WHICH SHALL CONTROL THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARITIME PARK, SAID BOARD COMPRISED OF TWO CITY COMMISSIONERS AND TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND ONE MEMBER ELECTED BY THE FOUR COMMISSION MEMBERS; • COUNTY WILL SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CITY FROM ANY LAWSUITS WHICH MAY OCCUR BY VIRTUE OF COUNTY'S SOLE DECISION AND EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW ARENA; FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE MANAGER TO DELIVER SAID DOCUMENT TO APPROPRIATE DADE COUNTY OFFICIALS BY TOMORROW MORNING, JUNE 10, 1997, WITH THE STIPULATION THAT METRO-DADE COUNTY HAS UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1997 AT 5 P.M. TO CONSIDER SAID OFFER; IF METRO-DADE COUNTY ACCEPTS THE ABOVE CITED TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN DESIGNATED CITY REPRESENTATIVES SHALL SIT DOWN WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE COUNTY REGARDING SAID NEGOTIABLE OFFER. N/A A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SEND M 97-409 OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION MOVED: PLUMMER TO THE MIAMI HEAT CONGRATULATING THE TEAM FOR SECONDED: GORT BRINGING HONOR TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN REACHING UNANIMOUS THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION AND HOPING THE HEAT WILL DO EVEN BETTER IN THE FUTURE. 1 4A •.r. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 N/A Direction to City Attorney: by Mayor Carollo to draft the necessary legislation concerning amendment to "Order of business and rules of procedure" for the Commission by incorporating the following: limiting pocket items to one per Commissioner and two for the Administration; said pocket items are to be considered at the end of the agenda only, unless in cases of emergency; there shall be no more than 60 items scheduled on the meeting agendas; at noon, whoever is the speaker shall be the last speaker, and at 9 p.m., the item being considered shall be the last item; all personal appearances are to be reviewed by the Manager prior to Commission consideration; consent agenda items pulled are to be deferred to the next agenda. AG 50.25 Note for the Record: R 97-416 appointed the following individuals to the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Advisory Board: YVONNE W. EDWARDS (nominated by Commissioner Gort) as nor -for -profit service provider HELENITA FERNANDEZ (nominated by. Vice Mayor Regalado) as nor -far -profit service provider Pending still are seven appointments to be made by members of the City Commission. The Commission agreed to submit remaining names in writing to the City Clerk. PAGE NO. 8 AG 50.25 A MOTION APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO M 97-410.1 THE SELECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE MOVED: PLUMMER PROPOSALS FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING FOR SECONDED: HERNANDEZ j INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE WITH HIV/AIDS: UNANIMOUS ANDREW L. CHERRY (nominated by Commissioner Gort) MANUEL RICO, JR. (nominated by Vice Mayor Regalado) FURTHER STIPULATING THAT MAYOR CAROLLO AND COMMISSIONER PLUMMER, WHOSE APPOINTMENTS ARE STILL OUTSTANDING, MAY SUBMIT THE NAMES OF THEIR APPOINTEES IN WRITING TO THE CITY CLERK. _(Note for the Record: R-96-798, passed on October 24, 1996, had previously made certain appointments to the selection review committee for rental housing for individuals who live with HIV/AIDS.) N/A Direction to the Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to investigate salary paid to Shake-A-Leg's executive director. I i l { ?�N m CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 PAGE NO. 9 N/A A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, GRANTING R 97-411 FIREHOUSE FOUR LLC AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) MOVED: PLUMMER DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SECONDED: GORT OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NAYS: REGALADO, MIAMI AND FIREHOUSE FOUR LLC, DATED APRIL 24, HERNANDEZ 1997; SAID DEADLINE TO BE NO LATER THAN JULY 9, 1997; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT(S), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO EVIDENCE THIS EXTENSION. N/A A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE R 97-412 CITY OF MIAMI S SALE, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF- MOVED: GORT STREET PARKING (DOSP), OF TRACT 3 OF THE SECONDED: HERNANDEZ PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE MIAMI RIVERSIDE CENTER ABSENT: PLUMMER ("MRC"), AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" TO THE CONTRACT ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1", FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF $2,436,066.15; FURTHER APPROVING THE CITY'S CONVEYANCE TO DOSP OF LEGAL TITLE TO A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND COMMONLY KNOWN AS LOT 10, AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B" TO THE CONTRACT ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "1 "; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND DOSP, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO EVIDENCE THE SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTIES; APPROVING THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE LAW FIRM OF HOLLAND & KNIGHT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DOSP TO REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS IN THIS TRANSACTION. N/A A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION R 97-413 URGING THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND MOVED: REGALADO NATURALIZATION SERVICE ("INS") TO ABIDE BY ALL SECONDED: HERNANDEZ PROCEDURES THAT ARE LEGAL AND PROPER WHEN UNANIMOUS ARRESTING NICARAGUAN INDIVIDUALS; FURTHER URGING THE TRANSFER OF INS DETAINEE PABLO i VANEGAS FROM THE PENSACOLA DETENTION CENTER TO THE KROME DETENTION CENTER, SO THAT THE NICARAGUAN LEADERS TAKING PART IN A HUNGER STRIKE WILL END SAID HUNDER STRIKE; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS DESIGNATED HEREIN. CITY OF MIAMI CITY- CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: June 9, 1997 PAGE NO. 10 N/A A RESOLUTION (subject matter: renewing for one year the R 97-414 contract with Fortune International Realty in connection with MOVED: PLUMMER listing units at Saint Hugh Oaks Village, subject to approval by SECONDED: GORT the State Financial Emergency Oversight Board). UNANIMOUS N/A AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 11337, AS AMENDED, ADOPTED JANUARY 25, 1996, THEREBY ESTABLISHING A NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 322055, ENTITLED "ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT" AND APPROPRIATING $250,000 FOR SAID PROJECT, CONSISTING OF A GRANT IN SAID AMOUNT FROM THE MIAMI SPORTS & EXHIBITION AUTHORITY ("MSEA"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH MSEA TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE 11513 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: GORT UNANIMOUS aew4 CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE; June 9, 1997 N/A A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SPECIAL CHARGES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AS SPECIFIED HEREIN, FOR THE USE OF THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM BY REEBOCK CORPORATION FOR ITS PRESENTATION OF A SOCCER GAME BETWEEN BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA ON JULY 25, 1997; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND REEBOCK CORPORATION FOR SAID PURPOSE. APPROVED: PAGE NO. 11 R 97-415 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: GORT UNANIMOUS vim- -- 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.