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Home My WebLink AboutR-79-050197.9 - 5 01 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AMENDING SECTION 53 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT PRICE FROM $1,000 TO $4,500 FOR ANY PUBLIC WORK OR IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT BEFORE REQUIRING PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT AND OPEN - COMPETITIVE BIDDING BEFORE THE SALE, CONVEYANCE, OR DISPOSITION OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING LEASEHOLD INTEREST THEREIN, OHEED BCITYTHE OFCITY MIAMI ANDMIAMI, THETHE DOWNTOWNDEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYOFPARKING OFF T THE CITY OF MIAMI BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1.. The City Commission of the City of Miami hereby; suliMits the followirig proposed charter amendment for submission to the electors of the City of Miami at the regular municipal election of November 6, 1979, to become effective upon its approval by the electors: CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 3 Section 53 of the City of Miami Charter, Chapter 10847, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, 1925, as amended is hereby amended in the folloWing� 1/ "DOCUMt.rii U /� particulars., 53. Fi nance taxation--Contract1 M rpubllc orks or improvements, real property. (a) Any public work or improvement may be executed either by contract or by direct labor, as may be determined by the commission. Before authorizing the direct execution of any work or improvement, detailed plans and estimate thereof shall be submitted to the commission by the city manager and there shall be separate account- ing as to each work or improvement so executed. All contracts for more than ene-tl+etmand-de44ars-400999} $4,500 shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, after public advertisement and competition as may be prescribed by ordinance, but the city manager shall have power to reject all bids and advertise again. All advertisements as to contracts shall contain a reservation of the foregoing rights. Contracts for public work shall be signed by the city manager after approval thereof by the commission. (b) Anything in this charter to the contrary notwithstanding. there shall be no sale. conveyance, or disposition of any interest. including any leasehold in real property. owned by the city. the department of off-street parking or the downtown development authority. unless there has been a prior opportunity given to the Public to compete as purchasers of said real property or env "Section I/ 1/ Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures constitute the amendment proposed. Remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUL 1 1 1979 RESOLUTION N0. 7 9 5 0 REMARKS:........ 1 1M1 iiiU•IIUIOOII IIUI II I1A1 ft interest therein. There shall be pridr advertisement, as may be prescribed by ordinance, and said sale, conveyance, or disposition shall be conditioned upon compliance with the Provisions of this section. No right, title or interest shall vet in the purchaser of the above property unless the sale, conveyance, or disposition is made to the bidder who offers the bid which is in the best interest of the city, as is determined by the city commission, or the department of off-street parking, as determined by the off-street parking board, or the downtown development authority, as determined by the downtown develop- ment authority board of directors. The city or the depart- ment of off-street parking or the downtown development . authority shall have the power to reject all bids and readvertise as the same may apply to the respective entity; all advertisements shall contain a reservation of the.. foregoing right and power. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the special requirements for leases and contracts of waterfront property provided elsewhere by the Charter and the Code of Ordinances of the City of Section 2. The proper City officials are hereby instructed and directed to take the actions necessary for the submission of this "Proposed Charter Amendment NO. 3" to the electors of the City of Miami by placing it on the ballot as CHARTER AMENDMENTN0.3 in substantially the following form: "Shall section 53 of the Charter of the City of Miami be amended to provide for an increase in the contract price from $1,000 to $4,500 for any public work or improvement contract before requiring public advertisement and competi- tive bidding; further providing for the requiremtent of public advertisement before the sale, conveyance, or dispo- sit.ion of any real property, including leasehold interest therein, owned by the City of Miami, the Department of Off -Street Parking of the City of Miami and •the Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami?" PASSED AND ADOPTED this nth day of July , 1979. Maurice A. Ferre MAYOR RALPH ONGIE, CITY CLERK PRE ARED AND APPROVED ROBERT F. CLARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNS,V-"'- AS TO AND CORRECTNESS: P•79-5ni PROT.ca oux t��ATERFRONT Amendment No. 2 • P E T I T I O N The undersigned duly qualified electors of the City of Miami, Florida petition the Miami City Commission to place. before the electors of this City at the regular City primary election on November 6, 1979 the following proposed Amendment to the Miami City Charter, in accordance with Section 5.03 of the Home Rule Charter of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida: Effective immediately upon its adoption by a majority of the electors voting on this proposed amendment, the Charter of the City of Miami shall be amended as follows: In order to preserve the City's natural scenic beauty, to guarantee open spaces for light, air, and significant visual access, and to protect the ecology of the waterfront and Biscayne Bay and the Miami River, anything in this Charter or the ordinances of the City of Miami to the contrary notwithstanding neither the City nor any of its agencies shall issue building permits for or permit any surface parking or enclosed structure (except walls in connection with single family residences, structures not in excess of 500 sq. feet each relat- eention d to docks and structures thorethert of Miami iamRiverand the from itsity's �mouthCtovNorthwestnSth)Streeted on Biscayne Bay, GovernmentCut, 1. Which is not set back at least 50 feet from the seawall except that where the depth of the lot is less than 200 feet the setback shall be 25% of the lot depth. The City after public hearing may grant an exception to this setback requirement if the land- owner or the City dedicates a permanent public right-of-way along the waterfront not less than 25 feet average depth and at no point less than 20 feet in width and pro- vides acceptable landscaping and maintenance for such right-of-way; or 2. Which at ground level occupies more than 75% of the water frontage of each lot or tract on which the structure is to be built. The total water frontage shall be computed by a straight line calculation measured at the waterfront except that in cases of irregular shaped pieces of property or islands or single family residences, the City shall determine the method of measurement of the total water frontage and the appropriate sight lines. In administering this requirement the City shall attempt to preserve open spaces for light, air and significant visual access. The City in its zoning code may grant floor areas ratio and height bonuses for observing such or greater property occupancy limits, eliminating surface parking, and raising the structure above ground level so only supporting columns, minimum lobby tyandall d elevator and required stair enclosures are built at ground level. The encourage highrise construction to be perpendicular to the waterfront to create maximum openness along the waterfront. In any case where side set -back requirements of existing zoning are greater than the foregoing requirements the existing zoning requirements shall govern. The City nor any of its agencies shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for any structure as defined above which does not comply with -the foregoing requirements if the building permit for such structure was issued after June 26, 1979, the date the City of Miami gave notice by adopting a resolution that it intended to place a charter amendment with similar setback and occupancy requirements on the November 6, 1979 ballot. Residence Signature, Date Address 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF DADE ersigned being duly sworn deposes and says that the undersigned is y persons o t e o the above -named petitioners in undersigned's presence on the dates set opposite tive names. unu f h f regoing petition` that the foregoing petition signed b Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of Notary Public My Commission expires: the circ was sig their r