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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1997-07-10 City Clerk's ReportCITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 PAGE NO. 1 Direction to Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to research if Florida Power and Light can assign a representative full time to monitor City street lights in need of new light bulbs, repairs and/or tree trimming. AG 4 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S R 97-449 MILDRED AND CLAUDE PEPPER BAYFRONT PARK AND MOVED: PLUMMER MOERE NUMA KOEN, A PREMIERE PARK LOCATED IN SECONDED: HERNANDEZ THE CITY OF SAPPORP, JAPAN, AS THE WORLD'S FIRST UNANIMOUS "SISTER PARKS". Direction to Administration: by Vice Mayor Regalado to repair broken lights in Comstock Park. Direction to City Attorney: by Mayor Carollo to review the lobbyist ordinance in order to redefine "lobbyist"; further requesting the City Attorney to present a draft to the City Commission for further discussion by the Commission meeting of July 24, 1997. AG 6 Direction to Administration: by Commissioners Plummer and Hernandez to provide the Commission with the following in connection with the Lyric Village Housing Project in Overtown: (1) a breakdown of $420,000listed for administrative costs; (2) project costs, balances and pending loan applications. Commissioner Plummer further directed not to approve distribution of home funds until the funds are received and all applications for said forms are filed, in order for the City Commission to consider all applications at the same time and determine which projects are funded. AG 6 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM M 97-460 6 (REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR THE PROPOSED LYRIC MOVED: HERNANDEZ VILLAGE HOUSING PROJECT, PLANNED IN THE SECONDED: REGALADO OVERTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD) FOR FURTHER UNANIMOUS INFORMATION. AG 7 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM M 97-461 7 (REQUEST FOR PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A WEEKLY MOVED: PLUMMER FARMER'S MARKET IN COCONUT GROVE). SECONDED: HERNANDEZ UNANIMOUS CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT !!! MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 f PAGE NO. 2 t AG 8 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $5,000 FROM THE R 97-462 COCONUT GROVE SPECIAL EVENTS DISTRICT FUND TO MOVED: GORT THE CITY OF MIAMI COCONUT GROVE STANDING SECONDED: PLUMMER FESTIVAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNANIMOUS COMLETING A LANSCAPING PROJECT ON COMMODORE PLAZA, LOCTED IN THE COCONUT GROVE SPECIAL EVENTS DISTRICT. AG 9 A RESOLUTION (subject matter: granting request received by R 97-463 Miguel Saavedra of "Vigilia Mambisa" to permit the placement MOVED: GORT of a small sculpture of the "13 de Marzo" (the tugboat that was SECONDED: PLUMMER sunk by the Castro regime on July 13, 1994) at Unity Park UNANIMOUS located on Flagler Street and 17 Avenue, subject to the City Manager approval of same). i AG 14 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM M 97-464 14 (PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE BY MOVED: PLUMMER PROVIDING FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN FEES CHARGED FOR SECONDED: HERNANDEZ BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARM PERMITS AND FALSE UNANIMOUS ALARM SERVICE CHARGES); FURTHER DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO: (1) REDUCE THE ANNUAL RENEWAL FEE TO $25; (2) CHARGE A $200 FEE FOR THE 7TH FALSE ALARM CALL AND ANY NUMBER OF FALSE ALARM CALLS THEREAFTER; FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT BACK TO THE COMMISSION BY THE JULY 24, I 1997 MEETING REGARDING WHETHER HIRING OF A PRIVATE COMPANY TO RESPOND TO BURGLAR ALARMS IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER. AG 17 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM M 97-465 j 17 (PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CAPITAL MOVED: PLUMMER IMPROVEMENTS ORDINANCE 11337 BY ESTABLISHING SECONDED: HERNANDEZ NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS) IN ORDER UNANIMOUS i THAT FUNDS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR BAYFRONT PARK. Note for the Record: Agenda item 17 was later passed on first reading. i AG 28 Direction to Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to provide the City Commission with a breakdown of all contracts including bids totalling $8,000,000 which the HOPWA Board is managing. t ' CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 Direction to Administration: to begin negotiations with the second ranked firm which bid for the Firehouse Four property under the same conditions as the firm who was awarded said contract. AG 36 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 36 (PROPOSED WAIVER OF BIDDING REQUIREMENTS TO AUTHORIZE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE MIAMI YACHT CLUB, INC. FOR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY AND BAY BOTTOM LAND LOCATED AT 1001 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY, WATSON ISLAND); FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO MEET WITH MAYOR CAROLLO AND HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENT AT SAID MEETING. AG 36 Direction to Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to outline, when item 36 is rescheduled for Commission consideration, community service programs planned in the Miami Yacht Club property by the Outboard Club. AG 44 Direction to Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to have the Police Department prepare and forward to him a report detailing complaints received on a daily basis about all towing companies. AG 44 Direction to Administration: by Mayor Carollo have the Police Department inspect the area of S.W. 31 Avenue between 8 and 10th Streets (behind Home Depot) for illegally parked trucks in that area; further requesting a report on this matter no later than July 18, 1997; further requesting that a meeting be scheduled between representatives) from Home Depot and the area neighbors to negotiate a solution to the trucks problem. Direction to City Attorney: by Commissioner Plummer to bring back the necessary legislation redefining "lobbyist" to mean only an individual who is paid a fee to represent another party; further excluding from definition of "lobbyist" those individuals who work for a company and speak on behalf of said company. M 97-477 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS PAGE NO. 3 HERNANDEZ REGALADO AG 44 A RESOLUTION (subject matter: rescind towing contract with R 97-483 Nolan Co. for towing zone #3 and award said zone to Diaz MOVED: HERNANDEZ Co.; further designating Molina Co, as backup and Nolan Co. SECONDED: REGALADO as the second backup). UNANIMOUS CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 PAGE NO. 4 AG 45 Note for the Record: Mayor Carollo requested Commissioner Hernandez to call the chairman of the State's Financial Oversight Board in order to explain to him the situation with Fortune Realty and its contract to sell the St. Hugh Oaks units. AG 45 A RESOLUTION (subject matter: authorizing Downtown R 97-484 Investments, Inc. to refinance its existing mortgage loan; MOVED: HERNANDEZ further authorizing the City to subordinate Downtown SECONDED: GORT Investments Inc.'s $1.7 million loan with the following ABSENT: PLUMMER conditions: 1) Downtown Investments, Inc. shall reinstate its mortgage loan (presently in foreclosure) with First Union; 2) Downtown Investments, Inc, shall update by next week payments for its loan with Miami Capital, Inc., who holds the second mortgage on same; 3) Have cross default language on the subordination agreement; 4) Pay 1995 and 1996 taxes which are in arrears). AG 46 Direction to Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to research the number of vested City employees in order to determine a way to protect their pension in case of the City's dissolution. AG 46-A A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING COMMISSIONER J.L. R 97-485 PLUMMER, JR. AS THE VOTING DELEGATE FOR THE MOVED: REGALADO CITY OF MIAMI AT THE 71st ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF SECONDED: HERNANDEZ THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, INC., TO BE HELD ABSENT: GORT, AUGUST 21-23, 1997, AT LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA. CAROLLO AG 47 Direction to City Clerk: by Commissioners Hernandez and Gort to readvertise for applications to the Planning Advisory Board. ") CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 N/A A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FUNDING FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES ("NOBLE"), 21st ANNUAL TRAINING AND EXHIBITION CONFERENCE, TO BE HELD DURING JULY, 1997, IN MIAMI, FLORIDA; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,00, FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND FOR SAID FUNDING SUCH EXPENDITURE HAVING BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE AS COMPLYING WITH FLORIDA STATE STATUTES, CHAPTER 932.7055, AS AMENDED. N/A Direction to Administration: by Vice Mayor Regalado to evaluate the Telecommunications, Inc. (TCI) cable rates of those residents who reside in HUD and low income housing areas. Many of these residents have indicated that they are confused and feel that they did not receive sufficient notice of their rate increase. N/A Direction to Administration: by Commissioner Hernandez to schedule on the July 24, 1997 meeting consideration of $100,000 funding for community based organizations in Model City and Wynwood from Community Development Block Grant funds to carry out the following: (1) implementation of the Commercial Facade Program; (2) technical assistance to for profit businesses; (3) a job creation/retention and area benefit activity under the national objective of benefiting low and moderate income persons. R 97-486 MOVED: SECONDED: ABSENT: PAGE NO. 5 PLUMMER HERNANDEZ GORT, CAROLLO AG 33 A MOTION TO RECONSIDER PRIOR TABLING OF AGENDA M 97-487 ITEM 33 (ACCEPTANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI MOVED: PLUMMER PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-1998). SECONDED: HERNANDEZ UNANIMOUS AG 33 Direction to Administration: by Commissioner Plummer to notify the State Financial Oversight Board that the proposed 1997-1998 budget will probably be amended. :1 r ty'w1 CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERKS REPORT MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 N/A A RESOLUTION RESCINDING, IN ITS ENTIRETY, RESOLUTION NO. 96-900, ADOPTED DECEMBER 12, 1996, WHEREBY PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED FOR THE ATTORNEYS ENGAGED AS SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD, PROVIDING THAT SAID ATTORNEYS PAID 100% OF COSTS FOR SAID PARTICIPATION. N/A A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $17,500.00, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICE FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND FOR OTHER ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM ACCOUNT NO. 001000311401.6.670 FOR SAID CONSTRUCTION. R 97-489 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS R 97-490 MOVED: SECONDED: UNANIMOUS PAGE NO. 6 PLUMMER HERNANDEZ PLUMMER GORT N/A A MOTION ACCEPTING REDISTRICTING MAP PLAN NO. 5- M 97-491 5(b) FOR FIVE DISTRICTS, AS PRESENTED BY DR. ALLAN MOVED: HERNANDEZ LICHTMAN AND AS SEEN BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON SECONDED: PLUMMER THIS DATE, WITH THE MODIFICATION THAT BOTH SIDES UNANIMOUS OF BRICKELL AVENUE WILL BE KEPT TOGETHER WITHIN THE COASTAL DISTRICT. CITY OF MIAMI CITY CLERIC'S REPORT MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 AG 52 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO R 97-492 CONTINUE THE WEEKLY CURBSIDE RECYCLING MOVED: PROGRAM AND TO KEEP THE CITY SWIMMING POOLS SECONDED: OPENED; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO UNANIMOUS PREPARE AMENDMENTS TO THE FIVE YEAR PLAN REFLECTING THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE AND PRESENT SAME TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 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. PAGE NO. 7 PLUMMER HERNANDEZ 0 \ �PW/CRA REPORT f.. .r oq�Flegs SEU CQ E1.04`�P MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 AG-3 A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ENTER INTO A RENEWED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000. Note for the Record: SEOPW/CRA M-97-5 (above) was later modified by making same subject to no objection being received from the Advisory Committee to the Community Redevelopment Agency within the next seven days. AG 1 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, WITH THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC. TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH SECURING FINANCING FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000; FURTHER AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION FROM FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACCOUNT (PROJECT NO. 640001). Note for the Record: SEOPW/CRA R-97-6 (above) passed subject to no objection being received from the Advisory Committee to the Community Redevelopment Agency within the next seven days. AG 4 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENTS, OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA") APPROVING THE TERMS OF THE SALE OF A CRA OWNED PROPERTY, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 12, IN BLOCK 35, OF NORTH CITY OF MIAMI, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT "B" AT PAGE 41, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO GREATER BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH, LOCATED AT 269 N.W. 8TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA. PAGE NO. 1 SEOPW/CRA M 97-5 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED:GORT UNANIMOUS SEOPW/CRA R 97-6 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: GORT UNANIMOUS SEOPW/CRA R-97-7 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: REGALADO UNANIMOUS a�.Y '+It"I" r,SEOPW/CRA'REPORT MEETING DATE: July 10, 1997 AG 5 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("CRA"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS FOR CONVEYANCE OF TWO CRA-OWNED VACANT PARCELS, APPROXIMATELY 7,546 SQUARE FEET, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS S.W. WHITE SUBDIVISION, BLOCK 36, PLAT BOOK B-34, LOTS 28, 21, AND SOUTH 18.6 FEET OF LOT 20, (FOLIO NUMBERS: 01- 0103-060-1181 AND 01-0103-060-1130) TO THE BLACK ARCHIVES, HISTORY AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., FOR ONE DOLLAR ($1.00), FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AN ANCILLARY BUILDING AND OTHER SUPPORTING USES FOR THE HISTORIC LYRIC THEATER, LOCATED AT 819 NORTHWEST 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI, AG 6 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF CRA AGENDA ITEM 6 (PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH RELATED HOUSING INC., FOR PROVISION OF UP TO $2,000,000 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FLOAT FUNDS, IN THE FORM OF A LOAN TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 24-UNIT PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED LYRIC VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE PROJECT LOCATED AT NORTHWEST 1 AND 2 AVENUES AND 8 AND 10 STREETS). Direction to the Executive Director: by Board Member Plummer reiterating a policy that in the future, no item can come before the CRA Board unless the Advisory Committee to same hears said matter five days prior to scheduled meeting date. kiAPPRqVED:, lk -►ems 1, W \ IN k VAL91 4E PAGE NO. 2 SEOPW/CRA R-97-8 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: GORT UNANIMOUS SEOPW/CRA M 97-9 MOVED: PLUMMER SECONDED: CAROLLO UNANIMOUS NOTE: AS DULY NOTED ON THE HEREIN AGENDA AND CITY CLERK'S REPORT, WHICH CONSTITUTE A JOURNAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SEOPW/CRA) PROCEEDINGS, THE "UNANIMOUS" NOTATION NEXT TO THE VOTE ON EACH AGENDA ITEM MEANS THAT ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE SEOPW/CRA BOARD WERE PRESENT AND VOTED "AYE" ON SAID ROLL CALL VOTE. NEGATIVE VOTES, PHYSICAL ABSENCE OF A SEOPW/CRA MEMBER OR ABSTENTION FROM VOTING BY A SEOPW/CRA MEMBER, IF ANY, IS ALSO DULY REFLECTED IN SAID VOTE.