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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #10658 Ordinance First Reading Sponsored by: Joe Carollo, Commissioner AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STARS OF CALLE OCHO ADVISORY COMMITTEE"; MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-1329 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "STARS OF CALLE OCHO WALK OF FAME CELEBRITY AND COMMUNITY RECOGNITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE —ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND POWERS AND DUTIES," BY MAKING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE STARS ALONG THE CALLE OCHO WALK OF FAME AND PROVIDING FOR THE CITY COMMISSION'S CONFIRMATION OF ALL NOMINEES FOR SUCH A STAR; FURTHER AMENDING, SECTION 2-1330 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS, MEETINGS AND QUORUM," BY CHANGING THE NUMBER OF STARS OF CALLE OCHO ADVISORY COMMITTEE BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR NOMINATION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City of Miami File ID: 10658 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/20/2025 City of Miami Legislation Ordinance File Number: 10658 Final Action Date: 9/22/2022 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/STARS OF CALLE OCHO ADVISORY COMMITTEE"; MORE SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-1329 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "STARS OF CALLE OCHO WALK OF FAME CELEBRITY AND COMMUNITY RECOGNITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE —ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND POWERS AND DUTIES," BY MAKING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE STARS ALONG THE CALLE OCHO WALK OF FAME AND PROVIDING FOR THE CITY COMMISSION'S CONFIRMATION OF ALL NOMINEES FOR SUCH A STAR; FURTHER AMENDING, SECTION 2-1330 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED "MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS, MEETINGS AND QUORUM," BY CHANGING THE NUMBER OF STARS OF CALLE OCHO ADVISORY COMMITTEE BOARD MEMBERS AND THEIR NOMINATION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-1329 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), titled "Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame Celebrity and Community Recognition Advisory Committee —Establishment, Purpose and Powers and Duties", currently, a not for profit organization would be responsible for all matters concerning the stars along the Calle Ocho Walk of Fame ("Stars"); and WHEREAS, the City Commission believes it is more appropriate for the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Parks and Recreation ("Parks") assume all responsibilities regarding the Stars; and WHEREAS, currently, the City Commission selects the nominees for a star and the Commission desires to confirm nominees instead; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-1330 of the City Code, titled "Membership and Qualifications, Meetings and Quorum", currently, the Stars of Calle Ocho Advisory Committee is comprised of nine (9) Members and the City Commission desires to reduce the membership to five (5), with the Mayor nominating one (1) member, the District Commissioner nominating three (3) members, and one (1) nominated at large by the City Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. City of Miami File ID: 10658 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/20/2025 Section 2. Chapter 2/Article XI/Division 22, titled "Administration/Boards, Committees, Commissions/Stars of Calle Ocho Advisory Committee", is amended as follows:1 "CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XI. BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS * * * DIVISION 22. STARS OF CALLE OCHO ADVISORY COMMITTEE * * * Sec. 2-1329. - Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame celebrity and community recognition advisory committee —Establishment, purpose and powers and duties. (a) The Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame Celebrity and Community Recognition Advisory Committee ("committee") is hereby established. The purpose of the committee will be to oversee the nomination process and placement for any new Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame celebrity and community recognition plaques ("stars") and to oversee the maintenance, repair relocation, and replacement of existing stars. The stars are situated in Little Havana on Southwest 8th Street, between Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest 27th Avenue in Miami, Florida ("Calle Ocho"). The stars will recognize entertainment professionals in motion pictures, television, live theater, arts, radio and recording. (b) The committee, on behalf of the city, will oversee the Department of Parks and Recreation ("Parks") a not for profit organization to place, replace, repair, relocate, and maintain the stars in order to defray the costs for the city. The honoree will work with the not for profit organization working with the committee to pay for the costs of the initial placement of the star. (c) The committee may solicit unrestricted and unconditional funds, subject to the acceptance of the city manager or city commission, as applicable per section 18-115 of the City Code, to be used for the placement, replacement, repair, relocation, and maintenance and upkeep of the existing and future marble stars and the contiguous sidewalk area they are in, in coordination with the not for profit. (d) The committee will, in general, advise the mayor and the city commission, and additionally the city manager, Parks, and public works director, as applicable, as to matters in relation to the honorees and the placement, replacement, repair, relocation, maintenance and upkeep, security, promotion, enhancement, and encouragement for the stars. However, the committee will have no power to contract, incur debt, obligation or liability or to take any final independent action on behalf of the city. (e) The committee may accept nominations from any person, entity or group, as to proposed honorees who the nominator(s) think has made an outstanding contribution to the fields of motion pictures, television, live theater, arts, radio and recording and who has made a significant contribution to the community in South Florida that merits the inclusion of that honoree in the stars. The committee will review and advise the city commission of their choice(s) for inclusion among the stars. The city commission will confirm select the nominee. There will be no more than one new star placed per year, unless there is a unanimous vote of the city commission. 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. City of Miami File ID: 10658 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/20/2025 (f) The committee shall issue quarterly or bi-annual reports to the city commission and mayor on such matters as stated above and makes their recommendations in such report(s). Whenever possible, nomination(s) shall be presented to the committee 30 days before they take a vote on the item. (g) The not for profit Parks will maintain a separate account for the stars and work with reporting to the city and the committee on funds raised to be placed in that account for placement, replacement, repair, relocation, and maintenance and upkeep of the existing and future marble stars in order to avoid any cost to the city. (h) The placement, replacement, repair, relocation, and maintenance and upkeep shall be approved by the director of the department of resilience and public works or designee and the aesthetics of the Star will be approved by the director of planning and zoning or designee prior to any placement, replacement or repair. Sec. 2-1330. - Membership and qualifications, meetings and quorum. (a) The committee will consist of five (5) members with the Mayor nominating one (1) member, the District Commissioner nominating three (3) members, and one (1) member nominated at large by the City Commission nine members, one appointment by the mayor, three members to be appointed by the commissioners at large, two members appointed by the not for profit organization working with the city for the placement, replacement, repair, commissioner, all subject to ratification by the city commission. (b) The term of their appointment will be as is set forth in section 2-885 of the City Code. (c) The qualifications of the members shall be as are set forth in subsection 2-884(a) of the City Code, unless waived by four -fifths of the city commission. (d) The committee shall hold quarterly public meetings at city hall and may hold additional meetings if needed as decided by a unanimous vote of all members present. (e) A quorum of the committee shall consist of three (3) five members. A majority vote of the members present shall be required to make any recommendation to the city commission. (f) The committee will use Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition, as its rules of procedure. (g) The city attorney's office will serve as counsel to the committee. *„ Section 3. It is the intention of the City Commission that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the City Code which provisions may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention as may be deemed necessary. Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of the Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and adoption thereof.2 2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10) days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated herein. whichever is later. City of Miami File ID: 10658 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/20/2025 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: City of Miami File ID: 10658 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/20/2025