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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2012-06-28 MinutesCity of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Di • -sash. I° r • IN O9P I9 1i: Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:00 AM SUPPLEMENTAL City Hall Commission Chambers City Commission Tomas Regalado, Mayor Francis Suarez, Chairman Marc David Sarnoff, Vice -Chairman Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner District One Frank Carollo, Commissioner District Three Michelle Spence -Jones, Commissioner District Five Johnny Martinez, City Manager Julie O. Bru, City Attorney Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 SI.1 12-00715 Department of Management and Budget Present: Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Sarnoff, Commissioner Carollo, Chair Suarez and Commissioner Spence -Jones On the 28th day of June 2012, the City Commission of the City ofMiami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular session. The Commission Meeting was called to order by Chair Suarez at 9: 00 a.m., recessed at 9:52 a.m., reconvened at 10: 01 a.m., recessed at 11: 03 a.m, reconvened at 11: 06 a.m., recessed at 12: 00 p.m, reconvened at 2: 00 p.m., and adjourned at 5:53 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Spence -Jones entered the Commission chambers at 9:16 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney Johnny Martinez, P.E., City Manager Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC, City Clerk ORDINANCE First Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6432, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 2, 1959, FURTHER AMENDED PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 11462, ADOPTED MARCH 20, 1997, ENTITLED "THE MIAMI FIRE FIGHTERS' RELIEF AND PENSION FUND ", TO IMPLEMENT THE 2011- 2012 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 587; PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF CHAPTER 175 PREMIUM TAX REVENUES RECEIVED IN 2012 FROM THE MIAMI FIRE FIGHTERS' RELIEF AND PENSION FUND TO THE CITY OF MIAMI FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. 12-00715 Summary Form SR.pdf 12-00715 Legislation.pdf 12-00715-Submittal-Draft Legislation (Version 2).pdf Motion by Commissioner Spence -Jones, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be PASSED ON FIRST READING PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Sarnoff, Carollo, Suarez and Spence -Jones Chair Suarez: Miami fire share plan amendment, supplemental item. Commissioner Spence -Jones: Miami what now? Chair Suarez: Miami fire share plan amendment, the supplemental item 1. [Later..] Chair Suarez: Okay, we have supplemental item number 1, which is the last item on the agenda. Commissioner Spence -Jones: What is it? Chair Suarez: It's a supplemental item on the Miami fire share plan agreement -- amendment, I'm sorry. It's the last one. City ofMiami Page 2 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Julie O. Bru (City Attorney): Mr. Chair, this is an amendment to an ordinance that was adopted when the City ofMiami established a share plan that takes some premium tax money and uses it for additional pension benefits for firefighters and police. In this case, this is just the one affecting firefighters, and we're amending it in order to be able to transfer some of the monies that are coming from the state into our pension fund. The Budget director can address it and you might want to hear from -- Chair Suarez: Absolutely, of course. Daniel Alfonso: Danny Alfonso, Budget director. This is part of the agreement for the labor '11-'12, whereby the 1 percent contribution on behalf of the firefighters is going to the FIPO (Firefighters and Police Officers) pension to reduce the City's required contribution. Chair Suarez: Mr. Suarez, you're recognized. No relation. Robert Suarez: Robert Suarez, Miami Association of Firefighters. Commissioners, this was part of what we agreed to help balance the budget last year. It's about $5 million of what otherwise would be supplemental retirement money for firefighters according to Florida Statute, Chapter 175. And what we had agreed to bring savings to the City was to use that money instead to contribute to the City's pension obligation to reduce the City's contribution by that, about $5 million. IfI could also state that there are some ordinance changes that the board has been trying to make and to place on the Commission agenda -- I know they've communicated that to the City Attorney's office -- that weren't able to make it onto this item, but we ask that you please entertain their ordinance to be able to amend -- they have IRS (Internal Revenue Service) qualification issues that they have to address onto their ordinance. And they're hoping to get that -- their time certain or their issues that they have to address in a timely manner according to IRS and -- Commissioner Gort: Time sensitive. Mr. Suarez: -- they're not -- yeah, they're time sensitive -- part of this ordinance andl ask you to just please when you see that come through the agenda, that you -- and allow that to be heard in front of the Commission. Chair Suarez: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Suarez. Okay, coming back -- this is not a pub -- It is a public hearing? Okay. Opening up the public hearing on supplemental agenda item number 1. Seeing none, hearing none, the public hearing is closed; coming back to Commission. Is there a motion? Commissioner Spence -Jones: So moved. Commissioner Carollo: So moved. Second. Chair Suarez: Okay. Moved by Commissioner Spence -Jones, second by Commissioner Carollo. All -- this is an ordinance, I guess, right? Ordinance? The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney. Priscilla A. Thompson (City Clerk): Your roll call. A roll call was taken, the result of which is stated above. Chair Suarez: Meeting adjourned. Ms. Thompson: The ordinance has been passed on first reading, 5-0. Thank you. City ofMiami Page 3 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 SI.2 12-00714 City Manager's Office RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF KEY LEASE AMENDMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT (TERM SHEET), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI , MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND PARROT JUNGLE AND GARDENS OF WATSON ISLAND, INC., RESTRUCTURING CERTAIN DEBT OBLIGATION AND MODIFYING THE LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF PARROT JUNGLE AND GARDENS OF WATSON ISLAND, LLC AND THEME PARK ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. 12-00714 Summary Form.pdf 12-00714 Legislation.pdf 12-00714 Exhibit 1 07/12/12.pdf Motion by Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Gort, that this matter be DEFERRED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Sarnoff, Carollo and Suarez Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Spence -Jones SI.3 12-00717 City Manager's Office (SI.3) 12-00717a City Commission Note for the Record: Item SI.2 was deferred to the July 12, 2012 Commission Meeting. DISCUSSION ITEM DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS FOR THE LEASING OR MANAGEMENT OF SUBMERGED LANDS. 12-00717 Proposed Charter Amends. - Submerged Lands.pdf DISCUSSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, FOR CONSIDERATION AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 2012, PROPOSING, UPON APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE, TO AMEND SECTION 29-B OF THE CHARTER TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COMMISSION TO LEASE TO OR CONTRACT WITH ENTITIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CITY -OWNED SUBMERGED LANDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH METHODS PRESCRIBED BY ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDED THAT THE TERMS OF THE LEASE OR CONTRACT RESULT IN A FAIR RETURN TO THE CITY. Motion by Vice Chair Sarnoff, seconded by Commissioner Gort, that this matter be ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Sarnoff, Carollo and Suarez Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Spence -Jones City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 R-12-0237 Vice Chair Sarnoff What else are we doing that's referendum wise on this agenda? Chair Suarez: On this agenda, there's one more thing, I think. Vice Chair Sarnoff Wasn't it for the leases? Chair Suarez: Yeah, the submerged lands. You want to -- Vice Chair Sarnoff Want to talk about that now? Chair Suarez: Okay, since we're on the items of Charter -related referendums, SI.3. I think this is Ms. Bravo. Ms. Bravo, this is your baby. I'm going to submerge myself just until we vote on this item. Vice Chair Sarnoff It's friendlier down here. We don't eat our young. Commissioner Gort: She's been running around and she's got flats. Alice Bravo: Okay. Good afternoon. Alice Bravo, assistant City Manager. Good afternoon. I'd like to discuss the topic of submerged lands. And as we've identified the need for a charter amendment with regard to the leasing of submerged lands. As everyone knows, over the course of time, the State is responsible for all submerged lands, except for various deeds that have been granted to the City ofMiami, primarily between the years of 1929 and 1949, and so that's resulted in significant submerged land parcels being granted to the City. Since the majority of State land -- submerged lands are still in control of the State, primarily through control of the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, they've established an administrative process through Florida Administrative Code 1821, by which the State delegated authority to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to enter into leases for submerged lands. So basically, anyone that owns an upland, either owns or leases, has some type of property interest in that upland is able to enter into a lease with the State for the submerged land to construct a marina, slips, et cetera. However, in the City Charter, we do not have that ability since our leases require that either a procurement, an advertisement, or RFP (Request for Proposals) be issued for at least a 90-day period. We're all familiar with that circumstances. So with the Law Department, we've actually been dealing on certain cases where a waterfront property, such as a private condominium, wants to construct some type of marina facility. However, we have no mechanism by which to enter into a lease with them. So providing this Charter amendment would let basically waterfront property owners know that, with certainty, they could approach the City and there's an administrative process by which they could lease the submerged lands and construct a marina facility. Commissioner Gort: Okay. Ms. Bravo: Any questions? So I believe we need the Commission to direct the Law Department to prepare a referendum charter question. Vice Chair Sarnoff Ms. Bravo, since you're impaired with your computer, I take it -- Ms. Bravo: I don't need it. Vice Chair Sarnoff All right. My understanding is the County has the same type of system in place. Ms. Bravo: Well, it's the State. City ofMiami Page 5 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Vice Chair Sarnoff I'm sorry, the State. I apologize. Ms. Bravo: Yes. The State, through Florida Administrative Code -- it's okay -- has delegated the authority of the board, the trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, which is basically the Governor and Cabinet. They're the ones with authority over the state submerged lands. So they've delegated that authority to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection through the Florida Administrative Code 1821. So FDEP (Florida Department of Environmental Protection) has in the FAC (Florida Administrative Code) established lease terms, rates, procedures, et cetera. And so anyone that has an upland interest can approach FDEP. Vice Chair Sarnoff And being the Commissioner that probably has a significant amount of waterfront, for instance, on Brickell, it's hard to imagine that a Brickell condominium that's built doesn't have the ability to have its own marina built out and then used -- obviously, it's building on top of the submerged land. You're not going to be able to have a commercial venture going on in front of or behind a condominium that's been built there for many, many years. So I think what you're suggesting -- what this referendum change would do is really -- I want to use -- I don't want to use the words inappropriately. But it stops meddlesome issues from emerging by having people claiming submerged land rights that would be incongruent, I guess is the right word, with an established condominium association that exists, for instance, on Brickell. I'm just using that as an example. Ms. Bravo: Correct. And basically, this would provide certainty for anyone pursuing the purchase of a waterfront property as to what the established procedure is when the submerged land is one of those in a City deed. The State process is clear. It's when it's a City deed that there's the complication because there is no established process. Vice Chair Sarnoff Okay. So I'm going to make a motion -- Commissioner Gort: Second. Vice Chair Sarnoff -- to instruct the City Attorney to draft the language to go as a referendum. Chair Suarez: Been moved by the Vice Chair, second by Commissioner Gort. All in favor, signify by saying "aye. " Aye. Vice Chair Sarnoff Aye. Commissioner Carollo: Hold on, hold on, hold on. Let me discuss this. I'm not sure -- Chair Suarez: Sure. Commissioner Carollo: -- ifI really understand this, and I'm -- ifI had to vote right now, I would vote no. I'm not certain of this. What exactly are we asking -- are we directing the City Attorney to draft language stating what? Ms. Bravo: To amend the City Charter -- Commissioner Carollo: Right. Ms. Bravo: -- to develop -- to make reference to an administrative process through ordinance by which the City could lease submerged lands to someone with an upland interest. Commissioner Carollo: Which right now it has to go to the voters on a referendum, so you're --? Ms. Bravo: No, no. These are not waterfront properties. City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Vice Chair Sarnoff. Right. Ms. Bravo: These are submerged lands. Chair Suarez: Submerged land. Vice Chair Sarnoff. Right. Ms. Bravo: So technically -- Chair Suarez: It's for dock -type stuff. Ms. Bravo: -- the lease -- if the value of the lease property of the submerged lands is less than 500, 000, it could be approved through a four fifths vote. If it's more than that, then it requires some type of advertisement, a procurement process, 90-day advertisement. So you could have the situation where you're the upland owner of the condominium and you cannot contract directly with the City for the submerged land right in front of your condominium. It would have to go through this procurement process. Chair Suarez: Can I maybe clam for the Commissioner a little bit? Let's say Bristol Towers wasn't there and somebody buys the land of Bristol Towers to build Bristol Towers. They would have to RFP the marina in front and they may not end up being the owner of the marina, of their own marina, essentially. So, you know, you can't buy, you know, the land and then own the submerged land in front of the property, you know, which would go with the property. It's like your front yard, so to speak. Ms. Bravo: Right. And in most cases, that upland owner wants some type of lease in order to get financing for the construction of the marina. Chair Suarez: I hope I explained it well for you. Commissioner Carollo: No. You explained it, but I'm just seeing value here that I'm not -- I'm still not -- Vice Chair Sarnofff. It organizes your waterfront. Because take Bristol Tower, all right, you say to yourself, no, Commissioners. I don't think that's a good idea because I think we could maximize our dollars from the City ofMiami. The next question you then have is, all right, how do I get access to that marina -- Commissioner Gort: Yeah. Vice Chair Sarnofff. -- that is going to be on top of the waterfront -- on the submerged lands? Well, then you say to yourself I've got to somehow get a right-of-way. And all of a sudden now, Brickell has additional -- and you wouldn't get it from FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation), but theoretically, you could -- then you have a marina entranceway -- Chair Suarez: Right. Vice Chair Sarnofff. -- to go behind a condominium. Chair Suarez: Right. Vice Chair Sarnofff. And I could think of nothing more disorganized or troublesome than having that scenario. And that's why I said it's -- I was going to use the word meddlesome. I was going City ofMiami Page 7 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 to use the word -- especially in this city of people who find angles, if we didn't have -- in other words, if we hadn't thought of and we hadn't organized that the upland owner didn't really have the submerged lands, which is predominantly what we have done, we could have a very disorganized and very scattered waterfront. Chair Suarez: Andl think the -- and correct me if I'm wrong 'cause I know a little bit about this from some private stuff that I've done. My understanding is there hasn't been much dock work done. I mean, the practical impact of this is that nothing has happened. And in fact, there have been certain docks that were destroyed by hurricanes where the people can't rebuild the dock because they can't -- Ms. Bravo: Correct. Chair Suarez: -- you know. Ms. Bravo: Correct. And all of our deeds from the State have a deed restriction -- Chair Suarez: Right. Ms. Bravo: -- so they would still have to go through the process of getting a waiver on that deed restriction. But we've been caught in that circumstance where, you know, the State has proposed reverting a portion of our deed so that they can lease with the condominium since we do not have that access. And for example, the State process provides for appraisals and renewals and set fees as a base minimum, so it's an established process that provides some certainty for anyone that is pursuing this type of development. Chair Suarez: And ifI can just clam real quick. When I said -- I've represented a client who's bought a boat slip and a lot of these issues came up. And that was many, many years ago. I have absolutely no financial interest whatsoever, nor any of my clients, in this amendment. Commissioner Gort: This will not affect any waterfront -- Vice Chair Sarnoff Correct. Commissioner Gort: -- property owned by the City ofMiami. Vice Chair Sarnoff Correct. Ms. Bravo: No, because the -- Commissioner Gort: Okay. Ms. Bravo: -- waterfront -- we would do a procurement for the lease of our waterfront property. Commissioner Carollo: And Mr. Chairman -- Chair Suarez: Yeah. Commissioner Carollo: -- ifI may. This is just a -- directing the City Attorney to -- Chair Suarez: Draft the language. Commissioner Carollo: -- draft -- We, at the next City Commission, could actually -- Chair Suarez: Vote against it. City ofMiami Page 8 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Commissioner Carollo: -- vote against it -- Vice Chair Sarnofff. Right. Commissioner Carollo: -- and it -- so there -- Vice Chair Sarnofff. But to crystallize it for you once more -- and this is kind of (UNINTELMGBT,F) way of looking at it. Think of the ebb and flow of the water. Where the water touches and goes back to the water, the upland portion stays just the same; procurement process, all the protections afforded in the Charter. Where the water goes out and is submerged so that it -- Chair Suarez: There's more flexibility. Vice Chair Sarnofff. -- the water's on top of it, it's saying the person that owns that land directly above the water as it ebbs and flows, that person has the right to procure and be a person to get that particular submerged land, to be a lessor of that submerged land. So you own what goes up to the water's edge, and then -- and the way the City ofMiami does it, there's no guarantee and no real procedure in place where you then can build a marina. Chair Suarez: The way I look at it is it's like your front yard. I mean, like -- Vice Chair Sarnofff. Back yard. Chair Suarez: -- when you buy a piece of property. Commissioner Gort: Your backyard. Chair Suarez: It's like your -- or your back yard, whatever -- however you want to call it. Johnny Martinez (City Manager): In theory, you could have two different tenants -- Vice Chair Sarnofff. Right. Chair Suarez: Right, and that's the part that's -- Mr. Martinez: -- you know, the property owner -- Chair Suarez: -- kind of disastrous, which is -- Mr. Martinez: -- one -- exactly. Chair Suarez: -- you have somebody that owns the building and then somebody owns the marina behind the building. And like you said, you have to have access to that marina. You actually have two separate businesses and properties. Instead of saying the person who buys that property in effect is buying, you know, the submerged land -- and I'm -- my guess is there's a procedure for us to -- how does that work? Ms. Bravo: And we would -- once we have the charter amendment, we would create an administrative procedure through City ordinances as to the process, how the fair market value would be established and the lease terms, renewal requirements, et cetera. Vice Chair Sarnofff. So you could then build in some protections. City ofMiami Page 9 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Commissioner Gort: Let me -- I'm not an attorney, but let me ask you a question. Suppose it takes place, they have an RFP, somebody else wins the ability to build the marina and the property owners decided you're not going to go through my property. How do they go into the marina? Commissioner Carollo: Through the sea. Ms. Bravo: And that's the scenario where someone -- Commissioner Carollo: A boat. Ms. Bravo: -- would be blocked. Commissioner Gort: I mean -- Vice Chair Sarnoff Then there's also a common law -- and I'm not going to speak to the City Attorney, but I'll speak as -- Commissioner Carollo: Easement? Vice Chair Sarnoff -- a private attorney. Yeah. There is a common law theory -- Commissioner Carollo: Easement. Vice Chair Sarnoff -- that says you must allow a person the right to get to their property. Commissioner Carollo: Yes. Vice Chair Sarnoff So somebody could sue in court and say Mr. Brickell -- Chair Suarez: Easement by prescription. Vice Chair Sarnoff Easement by prescription.So Mr. Brickell Bristol -- Chair Suarez: By necessity. Vice Chair Sarnoff -- I don't care what you have to say. I have a right to get to my submerged land. And that's the part you're trying to -- that's what I called meddlesome. It's -- because people in Miami think of angles of doing things. Commissioner Gort: But they can do that without any -- paying any fees for it? Chair Suarez: Correct. Commissioner Carollo: Yes. Vice Chair Sarnoff Yes. Chair Suarez: Correct. The Court can enforce it. Vice Chair Sarnoff Because no land is considered to be landlocked. I'm sure I didn't say that right, Madam Attorney, but -- Chair Suarez: Just like if it was a road and -- City of Miami Page 10 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Ms. Bru: That is -- Chair Suarez: -- a land was -- Ms. Bru: -- precisely why the State ofFlorida has this administrative proceeding because it recognizes the common law theory or riparian rights. Vice Chair Sarnoff. Right. Ms. Bru: And in order to avoid a lot of litigation between the upland riparian owners and the State ofFlorida, they've recognized that it's in the best interest of both parties to enter into these agreements. Commissioner Carollo: Just for my comfort 'cause I usually like to -- and as you all know, I analyze everything before I take a vote. If we vote today in favor of directing the City Attorney to draft -- andl know I asked this question already. She could draft it, bring it to the next Commission meeting, and we could actually vote against it -- Vice Chair Sarnoff. Yes. Chair Suarez: We could all vote against it. Commissioner Carollo: -- and that would be it? Chair Suarez: We could all vote against it. Commissioner Carollo: We -- right. But what I'm saying is, it could actually -- because -- and I'm saying this because I was actually looking at something similar andl was going to probably -- and I'm not sayingl am --butl was going to probably bring language for the next Commission meeting with regards to something maybe somewhat similar for, you know, consideration to put in the Charter also. Vice Chair Sarnoff. Okay. Commissioner Carollo: So with that said -- Ms. Bru: Okay, just to be clear, July -- the July 11 -- July 12 meeting will be the -- based on the City Clerk's timeline -- Vice Chair Sarnoff. right. Ms. Bru: -- will be the last opportunity for this Commission to consider charter amendments for November -- for this upcoming year. So -- Commissioner Carollo: Gotcha. Ms. Bru: -- I can work -- if there's any other charter amendment that's going to be proposed, I would have to actually prepare the resolution directing that the charter amendment be prepared and the charter amendment. And at that Commission meeting of July 12, both resolutions -- first the resolution directing would have to be approved and then the -- and the resolution actually calling for the election. Now with respect to the item that you just voted on, you've already approved the resolution directing. Commissioner Carollo: That was with the -- City of Miami Page 11 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Ms. Bru: With the elections. Commissioner Carollo: -- for the election years change. Ms. Bru: Right, so at the next -- at the July 12 meeting, you will get just a resolution calling for the election. But if -- Commissioner Carollo: Gotcha. Ms. Bru: -- there's any other request that comes in from now until, I guess, the end of the day tomorrow -- Commissioner Carollo: Gotcha. Ms. Bru: -- because that's the deadline for me to draft something, then they will appear in the July 12 meeting as a resolution directing, a resolution calling for. So the Commission would have to first -- Commissioner Carollo: Gotcha. Ms. Bru: -- vote on the resolution that directs the preparation of the amendment, and then they can vote on the resolution that calls for the election on the amendment. Vice Chair Sarnoff So what you're really saying is every Commissioner should bring his top ten list of whatever they -- Chair Suarez: Of course, yeah -- Vice Chair Sarnoff -- want to change for the Charter. Chair Suarez: -- of Charter changes, right. Ms. Bru: No, no, no. Vice Chair Sarnoff So no more -- Commissioner Carollo: I heard -- Vice Chair Sarnoff -- than 50 is what you're saying. Chair Suarez: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Commissioner Carollo: -- top 20. Chair Suarez: Top 20. All right. Ms. Bru: Well, here you have a resolution already directing, so if you vote on this, that's -- the first step has already been done. And then just so that nobody gets confused, you will see in July 12 two resolutions calling for a referendum, and that's just calling for a referendum on the leases for the Chart House and for Scotty's, and those will -- Commissioner Carollo: What? Ms. Bru: -- appear in the agenda of July 12. City of Miami Page 12 Printed on 7/23/2012 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 28, 2012 Commissioner Carollo: Let's vote on this, and then if I could have a -- Chair Suarez: It's been moved and seconded, I believe -- Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. Chair Suarez: -- correct? Commissioner Carollo: Let's vote on this first. Chair Suarez: All in favor, signifi, by saying "aye. " The Commission (Collectively): Aye. The meeting adjourned at 5: 53 p.m. City of Miami Page 13 Printed on 7/23/2012