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Home My WebLink AboutR-94-0183D '� 5q' ' ,Sxk 5 ` 4 4ibA.. 'sa 'wy -i'-'m i4� 7tst��4 t :'F= ♦r v s, 1. .9 r�to x"hz'�:%Jf ,. ,�.: 'a ' J-94-240 } 3/24/94 9 4 - 183 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION MUST EITHER RESIDE, WORK OR OWN A BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, AND REDUCING THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF SAID COMMITTEE FROM FIVE YEAR TERMS TO TWO YEAR TERMS; PROVIDING THAT THE TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY STEERING COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION; AMENDING THE BYLAWS OF THE MIAMI COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AS FOLLOWS: (1) REDUCING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP FROM THREE TO TWO YEARS; (2) LIMITING THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE TERMS A MEMBER MAY SERVE TO THREE TERMS OF TWO YEARS EACH; (3) ELIMINATING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN EXCUSED AND;UNEXCUSED ABSENCES; (4) PROVIDING THAT A MEMBER'S THIRDCONSECUTIVE ABSENCE OR FOURTH ABSENCE, DURING A CALENDAR YEAR SHALL BE CERTIFIED TO THE CITY COMMISSION, THE MEMBER SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED AND THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL FILL THE VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT; AND (5) PROVIDING THAT A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTY PERCENT (50%) PLUS ONE OF THE PRESENT TOTAL MEMBERSHIP; FURTHER, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 6 AND 7 OF RESOLUTION NO. 77-482, SECTION 1 OF RESOLUTION NO. 89-217, AND SECTION 4 OF RESOLUTION NO. 93-285; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 93-766, adopted December 16, 1993, the City Commission established a committee known as the City's Boards and Committees Review Committee and directed said committee to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of each presently existing City board and committee and make recommendations to the City Commission regarding the continuation, abolishment or consolidation of said boards and committees, and of any. changes which should be made in the membership, function or any other characteristic of said boards and committees; and WHERFM, pursuant to the City Commission's directive, the City's Boards and Committees Review Committee held meetings and rendered a report making findings and recommendations to the City Commission at its meeting of February 171 1994; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to adopt the City's Boards and Committees Review Committee's recommendations contained hereinbelow and amend Resolution Nos. 77-482; 89-217 and 93-285 to reflect the adoption of said recommendations; 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 hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Sections 6 and 7 of Resolution No. 77-482, adopted June 9, 1977, concerning the City of Miami Committee on .Ecology and Beautification are hereby amended in the following particulars:—/ "Section 6. That each -member must be a resident of Miami or work. or own a have business ei� signifleant �—r- ltural eEet in the City of Miami. Section 7. That the terms of membership of this committee shall be give two (2) years from the date of each Official Member's appointment or reappointment. ___ appeintfoents nEl the t appeintffeat to €l!aaeaneies- shall -be--made enly at _e9mi4si6n meeting in June and at ne etheLc time." Section 3. Section 4 of Resolution No. 93-285, adopted May 13, 1993, concerning the Tax Exempt Property Steering Committee, is hereby amended in the following particulars: 1� 1/ Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. 9- 183 -2- "section 4. The Committee shall be responsible for }; monitoring the level of.`tax-exempt property within the City of Miani ("City") and the fiscal import of said property to the City's tax base. Further, the Committee shall recommend procedures to the .City Commission for monitoring such uses and actively engage in negotiations leading to reasonable property tax reimbursement for tax revenues lost from existing tax-exempt institutions in the City, as well as actively pursuing PILOT program participation by tax-exempt institutions seeking to build up, expand, or significantly alter its holdings in the City. The Committee shall issue general guidelines to be followed in negotiating voluntary agreements for payment -in -lieu of taxes, and shallberesponsible for making .a recommendation, by a majority vote of the membership, to the City Manager on all such agreements. In addition, the Committee shall monitor the progress of all PILOT Agreements and provide the City Commission with an annual report on tax-exempt properties, and shall, work with the City Manager, the City's lobbyists, the Dade County Legislative Delegation, and such other organizations as may be necessary to effectuate legislation necessary to reduce the negative effect on the City's tax base that tax-exempt uses cause. The Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the CityCommission within six.(6) months after the effective date of this Resolution." Section 5. Section 1 of Resolution No. 89-217, adopted March 3, 1989, concerning the Miami Commission on the Status of Vbmen, is hereby amended in the following particulars: 1� ARPICLE IV - MEMBERSHIP - Section 3. A member shall be appointed by the City Commission to serve for a period of *h=== (3) two (2) years and may be reappointed fore seeead three (3) two additional two (2) year terms. No member shall serve more than 2) three (3) consecutive terms. [Attorney's note: The limitation of three terms is to be interpreted on a prospective basis. ARrICGE IX -MEETINGS {dervn 3. here is hereby established i shed an attenda n _ p9liey for the Gefmls'en. Fer- thepaFparze e€ this AFtleley tom Teiteered-absenee" shall be defined as pevseRal A,Efamily illness,- subjeet fie t-he--appfeya! e€ tie-F,ieeeatiye Eeeaittee. Any--eleh absence shall be considered an "unexcused absence." -3- 94- 183 sxrx. �. .e, ,,.. • t k ��,i: y �k',v(c{rt«$a?e$#i�, ��E a�:7�t Y� >�a.'e h' .?�4'�,�� i+�' r 1zAMAL i ..G99igeliaate* ebsenees te LcegulaLe ffieebings-4a shall el#ately-eeRtaet the in- -member- Witing*-a _f-„ h, 4ie that —a thir4 -F3Lad-}-enemeueedl--absebee--shall :e e died be- the -i-y--F' issien -eta i-equesting his7the=-- yal frem the n. "^ ; ,.� -6 fat -tie a €--i��te�---�3�ae� --�sde 4.fil i , h the mem6eE shall be deemed rewyed and the Gity Gqmmlsaien shall fill thevaeaney by .,ppglatmeats If *�►seneM to eege, ar fneetings, whether-emeaeed onet, --in ene--(1) shall: iimeeliately eQRtaekcmF�or �++ nit fl--fin&M him74ier- � that the :gj s: eh ,, t g; ea, the-ffiemberr be eat; shal1 Eleeme-El• r-effig4ed-c—nd the �, tV r al I +. x ccsc OaCa[IC�t7r"ap*!l CTFtYYtT thee is „„ . agc-ea shall nab be penalized. A sfusE--shcq]: mate-erie-half- e€--the t9tal pEesesf awRbei e€ Ggmiseleff plus one mewbeE bet net less than teti (19) membeLaeT--jMbec-Fiey'es fflember-ship is be be ineeEpr-eted en a-Peespeeflye baste,-]- Section 3. There is hereby established an attendance. policy for the Commission. If any member has t%o (2) consecutive absences to regular Lmeetings in one (1) calendar year, the Commission Coordinator shall immediately contact the member in writingto inform him/her that a third (3rd) consecutive absence shall be certified to the City Commission requesting his/her removal from the Commission on the Status of Women. Upon such certification, the member shall be deemed removed and the City Commission shall fill the vacancy by appointment. If any member has a total of three (3) absences to regular meetings, in one (1) calendar year, the Commission Coordinator shall immediately contact the member in writing to inform him her that the fourth (4th) absence shall be certified to the City Commission requesting his/her removal from the Commission on the Status of Wbmen gp`on such certification, the member shall be deemed removed and the City commission shall fill the vacancy by appointment. Section 4. A quorum shall consist of fifty percent (5U%) plus one (1) of the present total number of Commission members. [Attorney's note: The herein amendment pertaining to termination of membership is to be interpreted on to be reted on a prospective basis.] -4- 94- 183 { k I v, J-41-U4 1 • 001 LaH UkE'T.-* t�O�dS$17U7= ." CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA , CL' INTEROFFICE MEMpRANDUiIA Honorable, Mayar and Members DA'� : March 15, 199d F' �9�1-24U of the City Commission RUBJEcr CitV' a Boards and COmmi 4taes " Review Committee Recommendations 4 i n. es, [{I' H«FRENCEgity_commission Agenda FROMA. City At nay March 24, 1994 _ ENC100W IEE At the City Commission meeting of December 160 1993, Resolution No. 93-766 was passed and adopted creating the City's Boards. and Committees Review Committee. The Committee <was directed to. evaluate the pertormance and electiveness of -;all presently" existing City boards and report its findings and. recommendations to the City Commission. ". At, the Commission meeting of February 17, 1994, the reportprepared by the City's Boards and Committees Review Committee. was submitted for consideration by the City Commissions,together with an ordinance adopting the Committee's recommendations, with regards to these 'City Boards which were created by Ordinance, which 'passed on First reading on that date.' Enclosed now for consideration by the City Commission is a Resolution adopting .the City's Boards and Committees Review _ i Committee's recommendations with. regard to those City boards`' which were created by Resolution. �. M504/AQ►7/bj r Enclosure 6c: Matty Hirai, City Clerk MAR-17-94 THU 14:55 305 5793399 94 J.83 P.27