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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 26, 2023
9:00 AM
City Commission Meeting
City Hall
City Commission
Francis X. Suarez, Mayor
Christine King, Chair, District Five
Joe Carollo, Vice Chair, District Three
Commissioner, District One
Sabina Covo, Commissioner, District Two
Manolo Reyes, Commissioner, District Four
Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager
Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
City Commission
Meeting Minutes October 26, 2023
9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Present: Chairwoman King, Vice Chair Carollo and Commissioner Covo
Absent: Commissioner Reyes
On the 26th day of October, 2023, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at
its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular
session. Chairwoman King opened the meeting at 10:22 a.m. for presentations and
proclamations only. Upon conclusion of presentations and proclamations, Chairwoman
King officially called the meeting to order at 10:45 a.m., recessed at 12:13 p.m., reconvened
at 2:30 p.m., and adjourned at 3:28 p.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Arthur Noriega, V, City Manager
Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
Chair King: We are now going to begin the City Commission meeting for October 26, 2023.
Joining us today to provide the prayer is Mr. Addonis Parker, Jr. Hold on one second. Let me
sign this. He is a wonderful young man, so spiritual, and I'm honored to say that he's a part of
my team. He 's stepping in today for the pastor that we had scheduled. Please join us in prayer.
Invocation delivered.
Chair King: Thank you.
Pledge of allegiance delivered.
Chair King: Thank you, Vice Chair.
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PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
PR.1 PROTOCOL ITEM
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Honoree
Presenter
Protocol Item
Planning Department
Mayor and Commissioners
Salute
Lilo Vilaplana
Mayor and Commissioners
Proclamation
Irasema Otero
Mayor and Commissioners
Proclamation
RESULT:
PRESENTED
1) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Salute to the Planning Department in
recognition of National Community Planning Month. During this month, the
Planning Department was able to complete the first phase of the community
engagement process for Miami: Envision 2035, which is the update to the Miami
Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan. This effort exemplified what makes community
planning so important. The department conducted over 17 public meetings, including
at least one meeting in every City Commission District, 15,000 notices were mailed,
over 2,000 Constant Contact email addresses, door knockers and social media
updates were provided, to name a few methods of outreach. In recognition of the
department's dedication and commitment to the City of Miami, Elected Officials
paused in their deliberations of governance to salute employees.
2) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to Lilo Vilaplana, a
remarkable filmmaker whose work has significantly contributed to the fight for
freedom in Cuba. Through powerful creations like the series "Leyendas del Exilio,"
which recognizes prominent figures of the Cuban exile, and feature films like "El
Caballo," "Plantados," and "Plantadas, " as well as his shorts "La Muerte del Gato"
and "La Casa Vacia," Vilaplana has shed light on the struggles faced by the Cuban
people. In addition to being an acclaimed director of popular TV series such as "El
Capo" and "Duenos del Paraiso, " Lilo Vilaplana has globally condemned the
horrors endured by political prisoners in Cuban jails. His film "Plantados"
chronicles the early days of imprisonments and executions of conscience prisoners in
Cuba, victims of the regime imposed by Fidel Castro. Elected Officials paused in
their deliberations of governance to acknowledge the pivotal role played by Mr.
Vilaplana; thanking him for his unwavering commitment to unveiling the truth to the
world and dedicate this day to the brave Cuban political prisoners.
3) Mayor Suarez and Commissioners presented a Proclamation to Irasema Otero, a
Cuban producer who has left an indelible mark in many hearts and minds for her
exceptional work as a producer, collaborating alongside her life partner, the
renowned Cuban filmmaker, Lilo Vilaplana. Ms. Otero 's passion for filmmaking
knows no bounds, and her collaborations with Lilo have resulted in creations that
have transcended borders and touched the souls of audiences worldwide. She has
been a beacon of courage, fearlessly raising her voice to shed light on the atrocities
of the Cuban dictatorship and the plight of political prisoners on the Caribbean
Island. Her tireless efforts to spread awareness and speak out against injustice have
transformed her into a respected and brave producer in the realms of both cinema
and television. Elected Officials paused in their deliberations of governance to
celebrate Ms. Otero for her remarkable talent and creativity along with her
unwavering commitment to truth, justice, and the power of storytelling.
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ORDER OF THE DAY
Chair King: We are going to get started in a bit. I don't have a quorum as yet. I just
wanted to run out and let you know I know you 're here. Thank you for coming.
Thank you for always participating. As soon as we have a quorum, we'll get started.
[Later... ]
Chair King: (INAUDIBLE) do some recognitions while we have -- we have the entire
Planning Department here and they need to get to work, so we 're going to start with
recognition for our Planning Department. And I'm going to have the director, Ms.
Lakisha Hull, take us through this.
Presentations made.
Chair King: And at this time, Madam City Attorney, would you please read into the
record your statement?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Thank you, Madam Chair. Detailed information
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captioning. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you, Madam City Attorney. Mr. City Clerk, will you please read
your statement for the record?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. The procedures for individuals
who will be providing testimony to be sworn in for Planning and Zoning items and
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The members of the City staff or any other individuals required to be sworn in who
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Commissioners, are you comfortable with all the notice provisions set forth in these
uniform rules and procedures we have established for this meeting?
Chair King: Yes.
Mr. Hannon: And Chair, may I administer the oath for the Planning and Zoning
items?
Chair King: Please.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. If you 'll be
speaking on any of today's Planning and Zoning items may I please have you stand
and raise your right hand? And this is just for Planning and Zoning items.
The City Clerk administered oath required under City Code Section 62-1 to those
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persons giving testimony on zoning items.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair.
Chair King: Thank you. Mr. City Manager, do you have any items that are to be
withdrawn?
Nzeribe Ihekwaba (Deputy City Manager): Yes, Madam Chair. At this time -- good
morning, Madam -- M. Chairwoman, Commissioners, Madam City Attorney, Mr.
City Clerk. At this time, the Administration would like to defer and/or withdraw the
following items: CA.5, to be deferred to November 16th meeting; CA.5, to be
deferred to November 16th meeting.
Chair King: That's it?
Mr. Ihekwaba: I'm waiting for him.
Chair King: Oh. CA.5 will be deferred to November 16th.
Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: November 16th.
Mr. Ihekwaba: PH.3, to be deferred to November 16th meeting. PH.3, to be
deferred to November 16th meeting. FR.1, to be deferred to December 14th
meeting. FR.1, to be deferred to December 14th meeting. PZ.1 and PZ.2 are
companion items, to be indefinitely deferred. PZ.1 and PZ.2 are companion items,
to be deferred indefinitely. PZ.3, to be deferred to December 14th meeting. PZ.3, to
be deferred to the December 14th meeting. PZ.10 and PZ.11 are companion items,
to be deferred to November 16th meeting. PZ.10 and PZ.11, companion items,
deferred to December -- November 16th meeting. That's it, Madam Chair.
Chair King: Thank you.
Vice Chair Carollo: Can you go over one more time real quick all the items that
have been deferred, just to make sure I have them all right? Just quickly.
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): No, I'll do it. I mean, I won't do it as eloquently as
Zerry did, but I'll do it. Certainly, not with a regal accent. But CA.5, to be deferred
to November 16th; PH.3, to be deferred to November 16th; FR.1, to be deferred to
December 14th; PZ.1, to be deferred indefinitely; PZ.2, to also be indefinitely
deferred; PZ.3, to be deferred to December 14th; PZ.10, to be deferred to
November 16th; and PZ.11, to be deferred to November 16th.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Chair King: Mr. Vice Chair, do you have any items that you 'd like to withdraw or
defer?
Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: Okay. Commissioner Covo, do you have any items that you would like
to withdraw or defer?
Commissioner Covo: Defer PH.2 to December.
Chair King: PH.2.
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Commissioner Covo: And Madam Chair, defer FR.3 to January for more
clarification for me.
Chair King: PH.2 until when?
Commissioner Covo: December meeting.
Chair King: Which one? Oh, it 's only one in December.
Commissioner Covo: We only have the 14th, right?
Chair King: Yes, it's only one in December. Okay.
Commissioner Covo: And then FR.3 for the first meeting in January.
Chair King: FR.3.
Mr. Hannon: And for the record, that will be January 11, 2024.
Commissioner Covo: Thank you, Todd.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Madam Chair, PZ.19, I prefer not to defer it. I just need
to have the Administration and the City Attorney have ready when this item comes
up, if you need more time we'll leave it towards the end, the guarantees that the
zoning changes that were given this property are only going to be for this property
and that it will not have a domino effect on other properties along that courier [sic]
of 8th Street. Actually, it's on 9th Street, but it's behind it, behind 8th Street.
Ms. Mendez: Is this for the museum?
Vice Chair Carollo: Yes.
Ms. Mendez: That -- it's a citywide ordinance, so anything that complies with that -
Vice Chair Carollo: I understand the citywide, but in that particular area, what I
don't want to do, and I don't think this says that, I don't want to open up the
floodgates that we could start building back there high. So --
Ms. Mendez: We'll address it.
Mr. Noriega: We'll address it.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, well, I'm just giving you a head start because I don't
want to defer it. So, I just want to get the guarantees on the record when this item
comes up. So, Madam Chair, if you could leave this towards the end so they could
get all that information together.
Chair King: And I'd like to defer indefinitely PZ.15 and 16.
Commissioner Covo: Madam Chair, and I have also one more request, please.
Chair King: Um-hmm.
Commissioner Covo: Mr. Manager, I either need more clarification on RE.2 or I
please ask for a deferral.
Mr. Noriega: We certainly could defer it and come meet with you at the -- in the
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interim. If you want, we can defer it to the November meeting.
Commissioner Covo: Okay, that works.
Chair King: Alright, so that's RE. 2 until when?
Commissioner Covo: November.
Mr. Noriega: November 16th.
Vice Chair Carollo: RE.2?
Chair King: Um-hmm. May I have a motion to set the agenda?
Vice Chair Carollo: Move.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Mr. Hannon: Chair.
Chair King: All in favor?
Mr. Hannon: Just a couple of things. First, Commissioner Carollo, there's a board
item that we have for today. Commissioner Carollo will be appointing Joseph
Corral to one of his seats on the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, which we
can address later. Mayor Suarez would like to co-sponsor PZ.19. I need to read a
brief statement into the record. Pursuant to Section 62-22 of the City Code,
indefinitely deferred action initiated by the City will cost the City mail noticing,
advertising, and posting of properties as applicable. Thank you, Chair.
Chair King: Thank you. I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ALL ITEM(S)
14968 DISCUSSION ITEM
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PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED ONLINE BY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC FOR THE OCTOBER 26, 2023, CITY COMMISSION
MEETING.
RESULT: PRESENTED
Chair King: And at this time, I'm going to open public comments for all other issues on
the agenda today. Anyone wishing to speak on behalf of any of the items that are before
us this morning, please step to the podium. Good morning.
Rafael Montalvo: Madam Chair, Vice Chair Carollo, Commissioner Cole [sic], thank
you very much for hearing us. I am Rafael Montalvo. I'm the president of the Bay of Pigs
Veterans Association. Sixty-two years ago, I was a rifleman with the 2nd Battalion. I
landed, I fought, I ran out of ammunition, I was abandoned, I was imprisoned, I was
rescued, and I've been in Miami, and I'm a Miamian today ever since. We 're here today
because on this item, we're going to -- it's going to permit the museum which -- of the
Bay of Pigs, which has been there for a long time, to continue once we leave. And we're,
you know, all very old, so there's very few of us left. So, we're converting the museum to
audiovisual, and we're doing it in a very professional manner. We have here a number of
people that are the new team that's going to take over after we leave. And we really
would like for you to allow us to do this, to do this professional audiovisual museum that
it conveys -- it not only memorializes all of those people that died in the Bay of Pigs, but
it conveys the message of why we fought then, because it 's as valid then as now. We
volunteered to fight for freedom and we still do. The message is very valid, very vivid
today. So, we're going to have here some speakers that all -- we're all going to be very
brief. But if you have any questions, let me know. Thank you very much.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Claudia Puig: Good morning.
Chair King: Go ahead.
Ms. Puig: Good morning, hi. Good morning, Commissioner Carollo. How are you? Nice
to see you. Chairwoman King and Commissioner Covo. I thank you for a moment. I'm
here as a testament to these young, brave men that are sitting here that join me and I'm
just here to -- I'm very honored to represent them as a testament. In my particular case, I
am the daughter of one of those that fought for freedom and lost his life. This horrific,
historic event that changed the course of the Western Hemisphere because today we 're
still fighting those issues. Now we have a base, an enemy base, 90 miles away, unfinished
business with Nicaragua now and Venezuela and hopefully not Colombia. But my father,
a young man, a young family man, an Olympic athlete, and my mother young with four
small children. My father, just like many of the men here, risked his life. A lot of them
risked their life and a lot of them died and lost their life fighting for freedom. And my
father was one of those that stepped up and knew that he was losing his country. And this
was what we stand for, the values of having freedom has no price. And so he fought, he
was captured, and he was brutally murdered and executed by the firing squad. He was
one of the first that died during the Bay of Pigs. As soon as the support that the United
States stopped -- was unable to support and continue with the invasion, that's when the
executions started. One of the first to be executed was my dad. My mother was captured
with him and she was sentenced to 30 years. Thank God later we were able to get her out
and she did not serve the 30 years and they were left with four small children. And so I'm
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here as a testament to what has happened and continues to affect us and this country and
I think it's so critical and so important that this story be captured, preserved, and told in
truth for many generations to come because it's something not only that affected our
Cuba and our lives and all those young brave men that fought that are here still today,
but for many generations to come because it is still affecting us today and in our country.
So, it's so critical that this be preserved and remembered in honor of their memory and
all of those that fought hard and lost their lives.
Chair King: Thank you. Thank you for sharing.
Ms. Puig: Thank you.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): And my apologies, Chair,
name for the record. Ma'am?
Chair King: Could we have your name for the record, please?
Carlos Leon: Good morning. My name is Car --
Mr. Hannon: Sir, I apologize.
Ms. Puig: Yes, I'm so sorry.
Chair King: Can we --?
Ms. Puig: Claudia Puig.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Puig: You're welcome.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning, sir.
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could have the speaker's
Mr. Leon: Good morning. My name is Carlos Leon. I'm also a veteran of the Bay of Pigs
invasion. As I walked into this hall offreedom, a democracy, I realized there's only one
painting hanging from its walls, and it 's a painting of the battle in the Bay of Pigs. So, I
realized that it 's sharing the same beliefs that we have. A museum is not a static museum.
When you walk in there -- and Vice Chairman Carollo and Mayor Suarez have been
there many times -- it is an intense human interchange of communication. Most of the
tourists that we get from all over the world come in there because of the comments of the
previous who have visited us before. And we zoom from that museum to high schools and
universities all over the world. And I just hope that we continue in doing that in the
future. Thank you for your time.
Chair King: Thank you. Buenos dias (Comments in Spanish not translated).
Humberto Arguelles: Good morning. My name is Humberto Archino Arguelles. Sixty-
three years ago, on October 31st, I arrived in Miami, getting away from an island that I
loved and we loved. And we all came here for one purpose, to go back to Cuba, not to
stay here. We went there to fight for our freedom and to live in our country. But we were
abandoned and betrayed. We were young, full of values and full of principles and super
ideals to go back where we came from. Sixty-three years later, we're here to ask you for
help in order to maintain the legacy of the famous day of Apri117, 1961, which is a day
for history to remember because that bad decision has brought a lot of very bad
consequences that we're still living today. And that 's why we are working very hard in
order to keep and maintain the legacy of the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association and
Brigade 2506. And we'll thank you for your support.
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Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Ulysses Kemp: Good morning. If she's speaking on the same topic, I'd rather let her go
ahead. Are you -- no? Good morning, Commissioners, Chairwoman. I'm here to -- first
of all, I want to thank you for deferring Item Number 16 so that we have the opportunity
to work on those items. And I 'm here to extend my support for PZ (Planning and Zoning)
Item Number 6, which is with the Design District and the fact that they're working with
the community, and we appreciate it. By the way, my name is Ulysses Kemp, 76
Northwest 39th Street, Miami. And I just wanted to put on record of support.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Kristen Browde: Good morning. My name is Kristen Browde. I live at 888 Biscayne
Boulevard. I'm here to thank you for deferring FR. 3. I know you're trying to make Miami
a better place, a vibrant place. We support you in that. FR.3 is a very bad way to even
approach it. We live in downtown with a lot of noise. It 's part of downtown. But I
represent the 560 families of Marina Blue. There are 30,000 families in our immediate
area with 11 high-rises going up right now. It will bring a total of 50,000 people
downtown. Citizen M Hotel has announced that it's going to have outdoor, at its pool,
music, DJ nights. We have the events at the arena. We have Bayfront Park. All those
events stop at an hour. Now, under this proposal, there could be music all night long.
What's a special event? What's a special occasion? M&Mday? Somebody's birthday? A
quinceanera? This is ill-defined. It is badly thought through. We urge you not just to
defer it from one meeting but to defer it forever unless you want to limit it. You want to
limit it to the business core on Flagler? You want to limit to industrial areas, to places
where people's residences will not be affected? That's fine. Nobody wants to limit --
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Browde: -- the business opportunities.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Browde: Thank you.
Chair King: Got it. Good morning.
James Torres: Good morning, Chairwoman. James Torres, president of DNA
(Downtown Neighbors Alliance). I would like to speak briefly as it relates to FR.3. Thank
you for deferring that item. I know Sabina Covo took the lead on that, so we greatly
appreciate that. However, we're also asking that maybe --
Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE).
Commissioner Covo: I'm sorry, Commissioner?
Vice Chair Carollo: Is that an endorsement?
Mr. Torres: That's not an endorsement, trust me.
Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, okay.
Mr. Torres: And you're still not taking my two minutes away, just want to be clear.
Vice Chair Carollo: Just wanted to be sure.
Mr. Torres: No, no, no endorsements.
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Chair King: Come on, come on, come on.
Mr. Torres: So, be clear. The item as it 's written today talks about cafes where they're
currently allowed to sell alcohol until 10: 00 p.m. That time will change based on the City
Manager specifically changing that event that could go into midnight. The other item is
cafes could also sell alcohol on events that could go until 3 o 'clock in the morning. In
Wynwood itself you can actually suspend the NRD (Neighborhood Revitalization
District) noise ordinance for special occasions. Again, the definition of special
occasions, what are they? With everything that 's going on in Brickell, this is just bad for
the city. So, we kindly ask that this gets looked at yet again in terms of its deferment and
not allowing it to move forward. So, that 's the issue that I'd like to present. The other
thing that I'd like to bring up is, as we know, the City of Miami Beach is moving forward
with a very stringent homeless policy. I'd like to share for the record that the DNA would
like to have that conversation with the Commissioners because what's going to happen
is, from Miami Beach, they're going to start coming over into the core and throughout
the district. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
Linda Alger: Good morning. My name is Linda Alger. I live at 2784 Southwest 29th
Avenue, Miami, Florida, for the past 52 years. I'm a lifelong resident of Dade County. I
need to give you a little background before I speak about this item on the agenda today
and why I'm so up -- you'll understand why I'm -- all my alarm and bells and whistles
have gone off. About 40 years ago, most of the properties in my neighborhood across the
street from my house were taken by eminent domain to build the Coconut Grove
Metrorail station. My property remained. So, I literally live in front of the new Grove
Central development, which I fought for. I was at Dade County Board of Commissioners
when Grass River wanted to sign the lease to build that project, and I supported. I was
the only resident from Miami -Dade that showed up to support that lease being signed. I
was at all the workshops and hearings when 11000 was changed to Miami 21 and I
fought for myself and my neighbors to be rezoned to T5-O because we literally live
approximately 50 steps from the Metrorail and the Underline for that matter. I was at the
groundbreaking for the Underline. So, here we are now. Grove Central project is just
about finished. The residents started moving into the 402 units in the 23-story tower on
October 16. Just before they moved in, apparently, there was a rush order put in to hook
up fiber optic cable and Hotwire was brought in to do that job. Hotwire took their cable -
- actually it's called a line. They took it under several streets, 125 feet of sidewalk, to a
hand hole in the sidewalk next to my neighbor 's house. They jumped under his yard using
boring equipment and bored through all four of our yards to put their fiber optic cable,
which they then had to take out under another sidewalk, under a Swale, under a
guardrail, and another block and a half to get it to the front of the Grove Central
residences.
Chair King: Ma'am.
Ms. Alger: Okay.
Chair King: Thank you. Your time is up. I could have someone speak to you from the City
Manager's Office so that you can finish, but we need to move the public comment along.
Ms. Alger: Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you.
Ms. Alger: It's First Reading Item Number 2. If you look at the exception, it 's about
easements.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning.
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John Bennet: Good morning. My name is John Bennet. I live at 168 Northeast 43rd
Street. This is regarding PZ.9. My property backs up to this proposed new building on
2nd Avenue between 42nd and 43rd. In their proposal of PZ.9, number 7 and number 9
seem of concern to me because number 7, they're proposing to move the open space
requirements off -site, giving them more square footage, more mass to their building,
which I'm concerned is not good for our neighborhood. Number 9, they're proposing
that the events that could happen in this open space that they're proposing for a new
rezoned space directly behind mine is they're asking for no permits for these events and
no limits to these events. And as a resident directly next door, I have a problem with that.
Thank you.
Mr. Hannon: Chair, my apologies. If I could have the speaker's name again?
Mr. Bennet: John Bennet.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, sir.
Chair King: Thank you.
Nuno Felisberto: Good morning.
Chair King: Good morning.
Mr. Felisberto: My name is Nuno Felisberto. I live at 4725 Northeast 1st Court and I
represent the Buena Vista East Historic Neighborhood Association. And I also want to
talk about PZ.9, just around the events element. Because of the encroaching
developments around our neighborhood, we were also very concerned about the .9 in
Item 9, regarding events with no permits. And we just wanted to put that on the record.
Chair King: Thank you. Good morning. How are you today?
Brenda Betancourt: Good morning. Brenda Betancourt, 1436 Southwest 6th Street. In
reference of the FR.3, even though it has been refer [sic], is I think it's a double -way
street. We have businesses who want to do some extra, you know, parties, but we need to
make sure that the special events are not being abused by those who the only thing they
want to do is just drink and then unfortunately for us, drive drunk in the street after those
hours. In reference of the code enforcement, the question for you is those who hasn 't
assigned any members of the Code and those who have assigned Code members in the
Code, can you Commissioners please, please, please, please talk to the board members
that represent you to make sure they actually come to the board meetings. It 's sad and I
think it 's disrespectful to the residents of the City of Miami. Those two, three hundred
people who come to the Code Enforcement hearings, wait in line, do everything they
need to get done, and then we do not have a quorum. I think it's important for us to not
just represent you as Commissioners, but it's important for us to attend to the people who
have been under pressure, knowing that they have a Code Enforcement violation, and
they don't understand or they don't know or just worry. So, I really appreciate if you
guys can, as a Commissioner who represent the people, to please speak with those who
represent you on the Code Enforcement Board that we need their help. We need your
help for them to actually show up. Thank you.
Chair King: Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak? Seeing none, the
public comment portion of our meeting is now closed.
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AM - APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
AM.1 City Commission - City Commission Meeting - Jul 27, 2023 9:00 AM
MOTION TO: Approve
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: May I have a motion to approve the City Commission meeting minutes
for July 27, 2023?
Vice Chair Carollo: Move.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Item passes unanimously.
MV - MAYORAL VETO(ES)
There were no mayoral vetoes associated with legislation that is subject to veto by the Mayor.
END OF MAYORAL VETO(ES)
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CA - CONSENT AGENDA
The following item(s) was Adopted on the Consent Agenda
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
CA.1 RESOLUTION
14786
Department of Risk
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO AND
ON BEHALF OF RAMON RODRIGUEZ, SUBJECT TO THE
CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 440, FLORIDA STATUTES,
THE TOTAL SUM OF $35,000.00, INCLUDING $100.00 FOR A
SEPARATE GENERAL RELEASE, IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF ALL
CLAIMS AND DATES OF ACCIDENT ALLEGED AGAINST THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND
EMPLOYEES, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, UPON
EXECUTING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, HOLD HARMLESS,
AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AS WELL AS A GENERAL
RELEASE OF THE CITY, ITS PRESENT AND FORMER
OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, FROM ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS; ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $34,900.00 FROM ACCOUNT NO.
50001.301001.524000.0000.00000 AND FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $100.00, FOR THE SEPARATE GENERAL RELEASE, FROM
ACCOUNT NO. 00001.980000.531010.0000.00000.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0472
This matter was ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S) on the Consent
Agenda.
Chair King: We are now in our consent agenda. May I have a motion for CA.1, 2, 3,
4,6,7,and 8?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Madam Chair, and CA.1 is as amended to $37,600.
Thank you.
Chair King: With CA.1 as amended.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay --
Commissioner Covo: Move.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- ifyou could give me one more minute, Chair.
Chair King: Sure. I have a motion.
Vice Chair Carollo: So, second.
Chair King: And a second.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, hold on. Okay.
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CA.2
14702
Department of
Police
CA.3
14855
Department of
Police
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE
PROJECT TITLED "PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY HIGH
VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM";
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE LETTER
OF AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA TRAINING AND
SERVICES INSTITUTE, INC., D/B/A INSTITUTE OF POLICE
TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, FOR THE
REIMBURSEMENT OF OVERTIME EXPENSES IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $122,942.96, WITH NO CITY OF MIAMI MATCH
REQUIRED, FOR MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT ("MPD")
OFFICERS CONDUCTING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DETAILS
AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES CONSISTENT WITH
THE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY HIGH VISIBILITY
ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF
OF POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR ACCEPTANCE OF SAID FUNDS.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0473
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For minutes referring to Item Number CA.2, please see Item
Number CA.1.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY
THE ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES TO RECEIVE AND EXTEND
MUTUAL AID IN THE FORM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ABILITY
TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO INTENSIVE SITUATIONS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE
DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES AS DEFINED IN PART 1,
CHAPTER 23, FLORIDA STATUTES, TITLED "FLORIDA MUTUAL
AID ACT."
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0474
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.3, please see Item
Number CA.1.
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CA.4
14701
Department of
Police
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD FROM THE
STATE OF FLORIDA, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
DIVISION OF VICTIM SERVICES AND ESTABLISHING A NEW
SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "2023-2024 VICTIMS OF
CRIME ACT (VOCA') GRANT," CONSISTING OF SAID GRANT IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $307,716.00, WITH NO
MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
PERSONNEL SERVICES AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF
THREE (3) FULL-TIME TEMPORARY ADVOCATE POSITIONS;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AS WELL AS ANY AND
ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR ACCEPTANCE
AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0475
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.4, please see Item
Number CA.1.
CA.5 RESOLUTION - Item Pulled from Consent
14863 MAY BE DEFERRED
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENTS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
PROCEED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PERMIT
PROCESS FOR HOMEOWNERS TO ALLOW FOR THE PLANTING
OF TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-
WAY.
MOTION TO: Continue
RESULT: COUNTINUED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item CA.5 was continued to the November 16, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.5, please see
"Order of the Day."
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CA.6 RESOLUTION
14633
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
CA.7
14413
Office of the City
Attorney
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING ONE (1) RIGHT-OF-WAY DEED
OF DEDICATION AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED ("DEED"), FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY
PURPOSES; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
RECORDATION OF THE DEED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO RETAIN A COPY OF THE DEED.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0476
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.6, please see Item
Number CA.1.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY
LEONARDO GUZMAN, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE
TOTAL SUM OF $165,000.00 IN FULL AND COMPLETE
SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS,
INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, AGAINST THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND
EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE STYLED LEONARDO GUZMAN VS.
CITY OF MIAMI, PENDING IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COURT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FLORIDA, CASE NO.
20-012158-CA, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A GENERAL
RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS BROUGHT FOR
NEGLIGENCE PENDING IN STATE COURT AND A DISMISSAL OF
THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES WITH
PREJUDICE; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO.
50001.301001.545010.0000.00000.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0477
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.7, please see Item
Number CA.1.
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CA.8
14826
Office of the City
Attorney
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO ACCEPT A PAYMENT TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($600,000.00) FROM SOUTHERN WASTE SYSTEMS,
LLC., N/K/A LGL SYSTEMS, LLC, IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF ALL
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS FOR THE CASE OF CITY OF MIAMI V.
SOUTHERN WASTE SYSTEMS, LLC, N/K/A LGL SYSTEMS, LLC,
CASE NO. 2020-020159-CA-01, IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
AND RELEASE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE, AND
ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM TO BE
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE THE
SETTLEMENT.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0478
This matter was ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number CA.8, please see Item
Number CA.1.
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
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PH.1
14781
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-72 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ALLOCATING
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $487,422.00 TO THE AGENCIES
SPECIFIED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED,
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES FOR PROGRAM YEAR 2023-
2024 FROM THE SOCIAL SERVICE GAP PROGRAM FUNDS,
ACCOUNT NO. 14010.910199.481000; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0479
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: May I have a motion for PH.1?
Vice Chair Carollo: Move.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
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PH.2 RESOLUTION
13971
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AERIAL EASEMENT
("EASEMENT"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH ROSA 55 MORNINGSIDE LLC, FOR A
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER AND ACROSS THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
RIGHT-OF-WAY KNOWN AS NORTHEAST 55 STREET BETWEEN
5445 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AND 5501 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
MIAMI, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO SECTION 55-14 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WITH CERTAIN
USER FEES REQUIRED; MAKING FINDINGS; REQUIRING A
COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
ACCOMPLISH THE GRANTING OF THE EASEMENT; APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE RECORDATION OF THE EASEMENT IN
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item PH.2 was deferred to the December 14, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.2, please see
"Order of the Day."
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PH.3 RESOLUTION
14875
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY A
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER AN
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND
CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING(S), ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," THAT COMPETITIVE
NEGOTIATION METHODS AND PROCEDURES ARE NOT
PRACTICABLE OR ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY") AND WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAID
PROCEDURES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
FROM THE DISTRICT 2 SHARE OF THE CITY'S MIAMI FOR
EVERYONE ("MFE") PROGRAM, ON A LUMP SUM BASIS, IN A
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($100,000.00) ("FUNDS") TO BELIEVERS
OF AUTHORITY MINISTRIES, INC, A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION ("BELIEVERS OF AUTHORITY"), IN ORDER TO
CONTINUE THE "BOA PLACEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM,"
WHICH WILL OFFER JOB READINESS AND JOB PLACEMENT
SERVICES TO RESIDENT'S OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, SUBJECT TO
ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT REGULATE THE
USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR SAID PURPOSE; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
MOTION TO: Continue
RESULT: CONTINUED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item PH.3 was continued to the November 16, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PH.3, please see
"Order of the Day."
END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
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RE - RESOLUTIONS
RE.1 RESOLUTION
14785
Department of
Police
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING
THE BID RECEIVED ON APRIL 28, 2023, PURSUANT TO
INVITATION FOR BID ("IFB") NO. 1635386, FROM THE LOWEST
RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, EMAG DAYTONA HD
LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY D/B/A TEDDY
MORSE'S DAYTONA HARLEY-DAVIDSON ("DAYTONA HARLEY-
DAVIDSON"), FOR THE LEASING OF THIRTY-ONE (31) HARLEY-
DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE POLICE MOTORCYCLES, FOR THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") POLICE DEPARTMENT ("POLICE"), FOR
AN INITIAL TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO
RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL TWO (2) YEAR PERIODS;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM POLICE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT
NO. 00001.190101.544000 AND SUCH OTHER VARIOUS
SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM THE USER DEPARTMENT,
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY
APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS,
AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS,
APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS,
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY
CODE"), INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE,
ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY
CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND
IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0481
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: May I have a motion for RE.1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8?
Commissioner Covo: Madam Chair, I would --
Vice Chair Carollo: How about PH.2?
Chair King: PH.2 was deferred until December 14th --
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, PH.3 is deferred.
Chair King: -- and PH. 3 is deferred as well.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
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Chair King: We're on the REs (Resolutions).
Vice Chair Carollo: So --
Chair King: Commissioner Covo?
Commissioner Covo: I wanted on the record clarification for RE.6.
Chair King: You want what?
Commissioner Covo: Just on the record clarification --
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: -- of how it would work. Mr. Springs [sic].
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, if I could get someone from the police department on RE.1.
Larry Spring: Larry Spring, Chief Financial Officer.
Vice Chair Carollo: You're not from the Police Department, sir.
Chair King: He's --
Mr. Spring: No, no, no, I do not represent the police, sir.
Chair King: He's on RE.6. Good morning, Mr. Spring. How are you today?
Mr. Spring: Wonderful, wonderful, thank you.
Chair King: Good to hear.
Commissioner Covo: I just wanted, Mr. Spring, for you to clam on record how does
this process work because I got a call from a couple ofjournalists this morning --
Mr. Spring: Absolutely.
Commissioner Covo: -- asking me.
Mr. Spring: So, when we -- as a normal customary part of our borrowing process and
issuing debt, we pass these intent to reimburse resolutions. The intent to reimburse
resolutions allow the City to proceed or commence projects and utilize our, basically
to the layperson, our savings account, while we put the bond deal together, while we
finalize the scope of work for the projects that are going to be financed, and then we
go to market. When we sell the bonds, the intent resolution allows us to pay ourselves
back for what we use from our savings account during that process. So, you've passed
several intent resolutions. So, I'll give you an example. City Commission a few years
back passed an intent resolution for $150 million to start the process of the new
administration building. At our last Commission meeting, you all approved the bond
deal, which was $285 million, which is what we know the project to be. So, now when
we issue the debt, the money that we've spent towards that project, you know, doing
design and all that stuff we will immediately be able to reimburse ourselves from it.
So, the item you have today, that's all it's doing. And I think every -- you know, in the
general public, Marine Stadium project is something that has, you know, a lot of eyes
on it. We have acquired two grants that are supporting the completion of the boat
ramp component that's in this resolution, as well as the mooring field and the basin.
So, we've gotten FIND (Florida Inland Navigation District) grants. So, now when you
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pass this, we will be able to proceed with getting those two components finished and
be able to accept and utilize the grant money, which is 50 percent of the project. So,
that was --
Commissioner Covo: For the renovation.
Mr. Spring: -- one of the critical reasons why we needed to bring this intent resolution
at this time. It also, unfortunately, and I'll take this moment to put on the record now,
the City passed an intent resolution back in 2016 for the same -- for the Marine
Stadium project. That intent resolution did not advance to a bond deal before the
expiration of that intent resolution. So, because of that, we needed to replace it with
this one. But whatever hard capital costs we did spend during that previous period,
we're now going to have to absorb ourselves. So, it is our great intent to make sure --
Commissioner Covo: That it won 't happen again.
Mr. Spring: -- this bond deal -- it will not -- while I'm here --
Commissioner Covo: Promise me.
Mr. Spring: -- it won 't happen again.
Chair King: Right.
Mr. Spring: Oh, yeah, I can promise you that. That 's not a problem.
Chair King: So, that's why this is time sensitive, eh?
Mr. Spring: Correct.
Chair King: Okay, just --
Commissioner Covo: Thank you.
Chair King: -- making sure.
Mr. Spring: Thank you.
Chair King: And Mr. Police Chief. I believe my Vice Chair has some questions.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Chief thank you.
Manuel Morales: Good afternoon. Manny Morales, Chief of Police.
Vice Chair Carollo: Good afternoon. I'm seeing here, Chief that this is for Harley-
Davidson Motorcycles.
Mr. Morales: The what, sir?
Vice Chair Carollo: Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Mr. Morales: Yes, for the motors.
Vice Chair Carollo: Why is it that you're asking for Harley-Davidson when the last
time that we were asked for motorcycles there was such a strong request for BMW
(Bavarian Motor Works) motorcycles, ifI remember.
Mr. Morales: So, Commissioner, there was --
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Vice Chair Carollo: I'm just trying to figure it out.
Mr. Morales: So, I know that there had been, under the last administration, some
discussion whether we should shift the fleet of motorcycles to BMWs versus Harley-
Davidson.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah.
Mr. Morales: I don't remember the specifics of it. I know that there's some benefits to
both.
Vice Chair Carollo: Well, supposedly, what I -- the only thing I remember is that you
can maneuver the BMWs much better, but outside of that --
Mr. Morales: So, I remember that --
Vice Chair Carollo: -- I don 't remember much.
Mr. Morales: The most significant difference that I remember is the braking distance,
right? So, BMW had a much shorter braking distance that would enhance the safety of
the officers, but I'm not -- I don't remember the specifics of it, since I wasn 't involved
in that transaction. I know that the recommendation was made and passed to continue
Vice Chair Carollo: Harley-Davidson.
Mr. Morales: -- our long-time usage on Harley-Davidson --
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Mr. Morales: -- so we move forward with the Harleys.
Vice Chair Carollo: On price -wise, is Harley-Davidson a better price than BMW, I
would assume?
Mr. Morales: So, I know that Harley-Davidson was -- is a lease which does give us
the ability to kind of trade the motorcycles as we need.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Mr. Morales: There's a lot of wear and tear of the motorcycles versus BMW was
offering a purchase price that later on would be able to auction at the end of the
lifespan. But from my understanding, the lease was a better option for the police
department due to the high usage.
Vice Chair Carollo: How many motorcycles are we looking at here?
Mr. Morales: This allows us to go up to 31.
Vice Chair Carollo: 31. Okay, how many motormen do we have now?
Mr. Morales: Right now, we have a lieutenant, two sergeants -- three sergeants, and
we have -- two are down, so we have 22 motormen.
Vice Chair Carollo: 22.
Mr. Morales: The what?
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Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, 22.
Mr. Morales: 22 motormen --
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah.
Mr. Morales: -- plus the three sergeants and the lieutenant, so it gives us 26.
Vice Chair Carollo: For 26.
Mr. Morales: So, we need some spares for when we take them --
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah.
Mr. Morales: -- to the shop (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Vice Chair Carollo: I understand. That 's fine. Thank you.
Mr. Morales: Okay, thanks.
Chair King: Thank you, Chief. Happy birthday.
Vice Chair Carollo: Whose birthday is it?
Chair King: The Chief's birthday. This week it was his birthday.
Mr. Morales: The 23rd.
Vice Chair Carollo: The 23rd. Well, birthday boy.
Chair King: Happy birthday.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah.
Mr. Morales: Thank you.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second for RE.1 --
Vice Chair Carollo: Yes.
Chair King: -- 5 -- RE.1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; 7 and 8 as amended.
Vice Chair Carollo: Nope. I got some quick questions on 3, 4, 5 so far. So, can we get
into them and maybe --
Chair King: Well, no, no. 3 is not in because 3 is a mitigation. So, 3 is not in.
Vice Chair Carollo: Right, right. Well, that's correct.
Chair King: Right, so 3 is not in.
Vice Chair Carollo: 3 is mitigation.
Chair King: You have a question on what else?
Vice Chair Carollo: On --
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Chair King: RE.4?
Vice Chair Carollo: -- 4 -- 4 and 5, just brief questions.
Chair King: Okay. Mr. Manager, we have some questions for RE.4.
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): I know.
Chair King: Parks.
Mr. Noriega: I'm not allowed to speak on RE.4 --
Chair King: Right, but you were going to say --
Mr. Noriega: -- because I have a conflict.
Chair King: -- that your --
Mr. Noriega: But my Parks director (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Chair King: Okay. It's a grant for the track.
Vice Chair Carollo: Right, but here's what I want to find out. It's a grant from
where?
Chair King: The Orange Bowl Committee.
Vice Chair Carollo: Are they providing all the money?
Christopher Evans (Director, Parks & Recreation): They're providing a 50 percent
match grant. Chris Evans, Parks director.
Vice Chair Carollo: And what I'm trying to find out is, because I want to make sure
this is not one of those that you put the little bean and you shift the glasses. I want to
find out if they're truly putting half the amount, or whatever amount they 're putting
in, into this Orange Bowl legacy project, or have they, you know, used the bean or
mirrors so we end up paying for all of it.
Mr. Evans: No, sir. It's a 50 percent match grant, the funds are going towards the
artificial turf replacement in the track and field only.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Mr. Manager, does your people have anything to say on
this? You are the manager, right?
Mr. Noriega: I am the manager. I have a conflict. We do have a representative from
the Orange Bowl.
Vice Chair Carollo: Oh. Well, why didn't you say so?
Mr. Noriega: I did. I wrote a memo to the fact and added it as an agenda item.
Vice Chair Carollo: I'm sorry, I haven't seen it.
Mr. Noriega: Yeah, yeah. So, we do have a representative from the Orange Bowl
Committee here, ifyou have any specific questions.
Vice Chair Carollo: Who's the representative from the Orange Bowl?
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Unidentified Speaker: (INAUDIBLE).
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Mitch Morrall: Yes.
Vice Chair Carollo: You heard what I said. I want to see --
Mr. Morrall: I just stepped out, I just walked back in. I apologize.
Vice Chair Carollo: I'm trying to find out how much hard cash --
Mr. Morrall: Yes.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- the Orange Bowl Committee is putting into the legacy project.
Mr. Morrall: Yeah, we're committing $500,000 and the upgrade to the track that we
were intending to do in the resolution prior was a resurfacing, not a re -gutting of the
entire track. And the City and the park came out to us and said, this track has been
way overused and it's great for the community that they're way overusing it, but we
need to strip the entire track and redo the entire track. And for that, we can 't do that
for what we had budgeted in the first conditioning of the track.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so you 're providing half a million dollars only?
Mr. Morrall: I'm sorry?
Vice Chair Carollo: You're providing only half a million dollars?
Mr. Morrall: Yes, correct. That 's how we're working.
Vice Chair Carollo: And how much are we providing as the City?
Mr. Evans: Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, so that 's more than the 50-50 split. Do we have that
money, the extra $250, 000 that you're asking? I would assume that the other
$500,000 was in last fiscal year's budget, correct, that we approved?
Natasha Colebrook -Williams (Assistant City Manager): Correct.
Vice Chair Carollo: So, my question is, the additional $250,000 that you're
requesting, was that approved for this year's fiscal year's budget, in our budget when
we approved it?
Ms. Colebrook: Yes, yes. Natasha Colebrook -Williams, Assistant City Manager. Yes,
it's in this year's budget.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. That's all I want to get on the record because what I'm
trying to do -- and I'm sorry ifI'm taking a little bit of time to do it -- is try to make
sure that we're in a straight financial line, that we're not spending monies that have
not been approved and are not within our budget, so that this doesn't become a free-
for-all and we end up at the end of the year in trouble. So --
Chair King: And what I -- I'm sorry.
Vice Chair Carollo: That's fine. I'm good.
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Chair King: What I'd like to know is the timeline for the repair, because this park is
in my district and the track, as well as the whole park, is well used. From seniors in
the morning, stretching their legs, getting their exercise, to the kids using the park
from before dawn until after sunset, this park is in use. So, when do you anticipate --?
Mr. Morrall: Currently right now, we had the go ahead on the field, so we've been
preparing for that, getting the vendors in place to get the field fixed and replaced. The
track, pending this dollar figure, we didn't know whether to baseline it on a repair or
a re -gutting and resurfacing the entire track. So, once we get this blessing, we can
then go ahead and get the vendors in place and go for that. I'm anticipating early
spring probably to get the track, everything up to date and the field done as well.
Vice Chair Carollo: Well, it 's been a while since I've been to that park. I think the last
time I was there, I beat (UNINTELLIGIBLE) one-on-one. But the question that I have,
the last one I think, do we have outdoor exercise equipment there, Madam Chairman?
Chair King: Yes.
Ms. Colebrook -Williams: I didn't hear the -- I couldn 't hear the question.
Chair King: Do you have -- we have outdoor exercise equipment there?
Mr. Evans: Limited equipment, yes.
Chair King: Yes.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Chair King: Limited equipment, but yes, we do.
Vice Chair Carollo: And nobody has complained that they don 't want outdoor
exercise equipment there, correct?
Chair King: No, no.
Vice Chair Carollo: Why is it that all our parks have outdoor exercise equipment,
nobody complains, and because I got two grinches that hate the world, have no life,
you know, that's what the Miami Herald wants to talk about.
Chair King: So, thank you.
Mr. Evans: Thank you. Appreciate it.
Chair King: And thank you for your generosity.
Mr. Morrall: Thank you.
Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you.
Chair King: Once again --
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): My apologies, Chair. Sir, if I could just have your name
for the record, sir.
Mr. Morrall: Sure, sure. Mitch Morrall, Chief Administrative Officer for the Orange
Bowl Committee.
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Chair King: Thank you. So, just for the record, so no one's confused, I have a motion
and a second for RE.1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, as amended.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Chair King: And --
Mr. Hannon: And just for the record, Chair, there are some backup documents being
submitted for RE.4.
Chair King: Thank you.
Vice Chair Carollo: Alright.
Chair King: All in favor?
Vice Chair Carollo: Hold on, I've got another sly question on the -- okay, RE.3, RE.4,
RE.5. On RE.5, the same question that I had for Commissioner King's district in
RE.4, the $2 million that we have in RE.5, was that part of what was approved on this
year's new fiscal year's budget?
Mr. Noriega: Yes, sir. It's actually a reallocation from another project. So, money is
being moved from one project to another.
Vice Chair Carollo: But was that --
Mr. Noriega: It was already --
Vice Chair Carollo: -- in the budget?
Mr. Noriega: -- in place. It was fully funded, yes.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, that's fine.
Commissioner Covo: That's RE.5, right?
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. That's all that I want to get on the record. Okay. Hold on,
RE.6. This is for the Marine Stadium?
Mr. Noriega: Yeah, that's the one that we just discussed.
Vice Chair Carollo: $61,200,000.
Mr. Noriega: Yes, sir.
Vice Chair Carollo: And when are you planning on going out with these bonds? In the
worst market possible that we have today.
Larry Spring (Chief Financial Officer): I'd have to get back to you on that, sir. I don't
anticipate us going any time for this project before the middle of fiscal year, you
know, 2024, so.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, well, let me say this on the record. And this item has come
back a couple of times.
Mr. Spring: Yes.
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Vice Chair Carollo: I think the last time it was before us was when the not -so -great
colonel was here as city manager, and I brought up the fact that my biggest concern
was that this was going to be a white elephant, another one, that we were going to
have yearly deficits on, and sizeable. Neither then nor now have I seen any kind of
financial analysis of how much money we're going to lose there. Or even, if you want
to amuse me and be super creative, how are you going to make believe that we're
going to make a profit there? Back then, what the ask was, if I remember correctly, it
was about $40 million --
Mr. Spring: 45.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- that I was told, Commissioner, no, no way, no way. We'll keep
that at that. Now we're at the number that I said, that it would be over $60 million.
So, the administration has now stated that I was correct in what I was saying. That 's
then, this is now. Now I'm going to tell you that the $61,200,000 is going to end up
being over -- well over $70 million, and I'm being conservative. All that for a place
that is going to give us a deficit every year, that we 're not going to have the demand
for it. Now, there is a certain requirement that we have some kind of stadium there,
but that was with the County years ago. And there are some that they had with us that
are kind of gray, too. But that particular requirement in that contract between both
parties didn't say that it had to be this stadium and this size. And I submit to you that
if we would give the same attention, provide the same monies to affordable housing in
our community, we could do a lot better for our residents than going to a white
elephant just because the pillars of the community say we want it, but they don 't pay
for it, just like they didn't pay for the opera houses or performing arts centers, just
like they didn 't pay for the museums, and just between those two little items, it 's well,
well over a billion dollars that we've given. But we can't give anything even close to
that to affordable housing or to mentor, provide touring to our inner-city kids for the
future. So, do you have a pro forma that is going to show me what you 're projecting
that this is going to bring in income and what it's going to cost us to maintain it?
Plus, in today's super high interest rate that we reached the highest in years last week
Mr. Spring: It's going up.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. What is this going to cost us? And how much we 're going
to lose every year? And you know, I need that even before I could contemplate voting
no for it.
Mr. Spring: So, through the Chair, Vice Mayor -- I mean, Vice Chair, my general
answer in the context of this item is, you know, we are advancing two components of
the redevelopment of the area, as I stated earlier, that have been awarded grant
funding, which is the boat ramp and the mooring field components of it, which are the
two smallest, as I know you already know of those. With regards to the stadium itself,
we have engaged consultants to do a lot of the analysis that you are referring to. We
have had several meetings, myself the Manager as well, and committee and OCI
(Office of Capital Improvements), and you know, a bunch of the administration
looking at exempt --
Commissioner Covo: Commissioner, and also -- sorry to interrupt. I also met with one
of the consultants because I am a huge advocate of preserving the stadium. I actually
commit to advocate for it to make sure that it's not going to become a white elephant,
find funding from anywhere else just for historic preservation. So, I've been trying to
imagine a vision, Fred, that I think that could be very, very useful for the community.
Vice Chair Carollo: Well, Commissioner, I have always, since you've been here, tried
to --
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Commissioner Covo: But I share your concern.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- be in your side --
Commissioner Covo: I share your concern.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- to help you in votes and so on, but this is one that I am not
going drink the Kool-Aid because I've been around for decades and I 've seen how the
pillars of the community are. They lead you to drink the Kool-Aid and then you go
over the cliff and then they don 't want to talk about it. They forget about it.
Commissioner Covo: I understand. I understand you.
Vice Chair Carollo: And the ones that are paying the bill are us, the residents of
Miami. So, before we advance in this one, I want to get a lot of additional
information. I want to know the deficit, who 's going to commit to paying for it for the
years to come, because I'm not going to leave my name into something that is going to
cost the taxpayers millions of dollars into the future, and it 's going to constantly be in
additional maintenance. This is right in the water, right in the water. So, the minute
you built it, you're having to, forced to, maintain it. And each year that goes by, it 's
more and more and more. And then my question is, how are we going to have that
place full? I don 't know what demand there is. There wasn 't a demand back then, I
assure you. So, in today's world, I don't know if we're going to have any more
demand than back then when we didn't have it. So, I need to get those answers.
Commissioner Covo: Why don't we --? How timely is this, Mr. Spring?
Mr. Spring: Well --
Commissioner Covo: I mean, because if I -- I would prefer to then defer it and make
sure that we can get all that information.
Mr. Spring: If you will allow me, through the Chair. I would prefer that you not defer
this item, because this item is actually not advancing any debt at this time.
Vice Chair Carollo: Any what?
Mr. Spring: This is just -- this item does not advance any debt at this time. What this
item is saying is we intend at a future date to advance debt, and in the meantime,
while we're going through our planning process, we do have some actual real capital
needs that have been grant matched, and we will reimburse ourselves at a future date.
So --
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but then we just gave you a blank check, Larry.
Mr. Spring: No, it's --
Vice Chair Carollo: So, you could sign it at any time you want.
Mr. Spring: Well, no, because --
Vice Chair Carollo: So, why don't you come back --
Mr. Spring: -- you approved the bond deal as well.
Vice Chair Carollo: Why don 't you come back --
Mr. Spring: I have to bring it back.
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Vice Chair Carollo: Why don't you come back --
Mr. Spring: Okay.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- and give me the areas that you need, minus the stadium, for the
grant money? And I'll probably approve those today. Give my vote for it.
Mr. Spring: You can actually make that modification on the dais today. I just need to
give you what the dollar amount is.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, give me the dollar amount, come back --
Mr. Spring: Okay.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- on those other ones, less the stadium.
Mr. Spring: Not a problem.
Chair King: So, for now, I'm going to take out RE.6 of our voting and we're going to
vote on R -- well, I need a motion for RE.1, RE.4, 5, 7 and 8 as amended.
Vice Chair Carollo: There's a motion.
Commissioner Covo: I second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Passes unanimously.
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RE.2 RESOLUTION
14664
Department of Risk
Management
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL RECEIVED MAY
9, 2022, PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ("RFP") NO.
1294386, FROM AON CONSULTING SERVICES, INC., A FOREIGN
PROFIT CORPORATION PENDING AUTHORIZATION TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS IN FLORIDA ("AON"), FOR THE
PROVISION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT CONSULTING SERVICES,
FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") RISK MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT ("RISK"), FOR AN INITIAL PERIOD OF THREE (3)
YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2)
ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PERIODS; ALLOCATING FUNDS
FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM RISK,
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY
APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT ("PSA") WITH AON, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY
AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO
ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY
APPROVALS, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), INCLUDING THE CITY'S
PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI- DEFICIENCY ACT, AND
FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN
CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE
DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
MOTION TO: Continue
RESULT: CONTINUED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item RE.2 was continued to the November 16, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.2, please see
"Order of the Day."
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RE.3 RESOLUTION
14824
Department of
Code Compliance
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
MITIGATING/NOT MITIGATING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT
LIENS RECORDED AGAINST PROPERTY ADDRESS 2621
NORTHWEST 2 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, CASE NUMBER
CE2021016682, AFTER A HEARING, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION
2-817 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE AMOUNT APPROVED AS FULL
AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LIEN;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE
PURPOSES STATED HEREIN.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0482
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: And at this time we'll hear RE.3, the mitigation. Good morning.
Robert Santos-Alborna (Director, Code Compliance): Good morning, Commissioners
Chair King: How are you?
Mr. Santos-Alborna: -- Chairwoman, Commissioner Covo --
Commissioner Covo: Good morning.
Mr. Santos-Alborna: -- Chairman Carollo. Robert Santos-Alborna, Code Compliance
director. I'm here to present on the mitigation item. Property address is 2621
Northwest 2nd Avenue. This case reverts back to 2021. Notice of violations were
issued on August 20, 2021. The case is for a notice -- is for failure to operate without
a certificate of use and BTR (Business Tax Receipt). The violations were adjudicated
on November 10, 2021, and the violations ran for a total of 499 days, accruing a total
of $124, 750. Respondent is offering $15, 000. I spoke with Mr. Andrew Atkins, who
will provide information regarding the respondent and their efforts to comply.
Chair King: And you said they are offering how much?
Mr. Santos-Alborna: They are offering $15, 000.
Chair King: Which amounts to?
Mr. Santos Alborna: It's 12 percent of the total accrued fine. Also with me is Legal
Division Chief Rachel Dooley who can elaborate on some of the challenges that they
had.
Chair King: And the total amount owed is $124, 750.
Mr. Santos-Alborna: Yes, ma'am.
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Chair King: Thank you.
Mr. Santos-Alborna: Thank you.
Chair King: Good morning, Attorney Dooley. How are you today?
Rachel Dooley: Good morning, Madam Chair. Rachel Dooley on behalf of the Office
of the City Attorney. This case was assigned to me when the property owner/plaintiff
did file a quiet title action. I've worked very well with their counsel who 's present
here today. This is a large commercial retail center. The property was purchased by
the current owner in March of 2021. They were cited in August of 2021. The issue
dealt with tenants, not with the actual structure itself, but rather the CUs (Certificates
of Use) and BTRs for the several tenants within the units, within the structure. It went
to hearing in November, I believe, loth. We also did receive and I have received and
confirmed with counsel that as of November 16th of 2021, the owner did send notices
of breach out to the tenants who were in violation because the owner was present at
the hearing before the board finding out that they were not in compliance. So, they
dealt with it at that point. So, yes, they are offering $15,000. It ran $224,750. The
property itself has about 16 different addresses for it, which can create issues when it
comes to applying for CUs, and so I believe there was also some of those issues. The
main address is 2621 Northwest 2nd Avenue, but mostly it shows as 2nd Avenue
Circle. So, if somebody applies under just the avenue without adding the circle, then
they'll get problems with their application. So, I do -- counsel can elaborate on that,
but I think that was one of their main issues.
Chair King: Good morning.
Andrew Atkins: Good morning. For the record, my name is Andrew Atkins. I'm the
attorney for Wynwood Block Realty LLC (Limited Liability Company). Good morning,
Madam Chairman, Commissioner. Pretty much what Rachel said was on point. There
were -- this involves the tenants of the property, not our client. I believe there's 26
different spaces at this property, comprised of about 10 tenants, who didn't have, at
the time, some of them didn't have BTRs and CUs. Once we -- once the landlord
learned of it, we immediately -- they actually got a hold of me. I went back to my
records because I understood that this was important to know when did we first learn
of the situation. So, myself and my client yesterday went through everything and I
found emails. First email on this issue was, I believe, November 11, 2021. My client
contacted me and said, we need to start getting default letters out to these tenants
because they don't have their CUs. We did. I established I sent letters to every tenant.
From that point forward, the landlord took over and was putting the pressure on the
tenants to get these. The applications were submitted. There were two roadblocks that
were beyond the control of the tenant and the landlord. One was that the total square
footage of the property on record was incorrect. The prior owner -- because my client
purchased the property in March of 21. The prior owner had taken 10 percent of the
common areas and put that on the record. The City -- it did not match the actual
square footage of the property. Everything had to be remeasured. Every application
was denied. Once that issue was resolved, then all the addresses changed. So, I forget
how many. It might have been 16 decent -- every tenant had to have a different
address, causing further delays in the process. You know, our client was diligent in
trying to get this done. At the same time, they were redoing the property. I don 't know
if you 've seen pictures of before and after, but the property looks incredible now as
compared to what it originally was purchased just in two years. So, I understand
we're asking more on the lower end of the mitigation. And the only basis for that is
that this situation was beyond the control of our client and even beyond the control of
the tenants. So, that's why we're asking for the resolution on the lower end. And we
feel it's appropriate. And we appreciate your consideration.
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Chair King: Attorney, what are they doing up there?
Ms. Dooley: It looks like Halloween decorations.
Chair King: Can you let them know that --?
Vice Chair Carollo: What are you celebrating up there, Mr. Manager?
Commissioner Covo: It's Halloween.
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): (INAUDIBLE).
Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, it 's the Mayor 's office? We 're not invited? We 're not
invited?
Chair King: It's a lot of ruckus up there. Attorney Dooley, he said that everyone
submitted their applications, but it was rejected because of the square footage was
incorrect. When was that? When did that happen?
Ms. Dooley: That was -- I believe that occurred in very late 2021 and early 2022. So,
it was in -- within, you know, a few months -- the few months of having that, and I
think they had to resurvey the entire property. They had to get a surveyor out there
and resurvey to figure out what the proper square footage was. Then after that point,
you know, they had to reapply again. It still did take, you know, from the City's
perspective, it wouldn 't have needed to take as long as it did. But yes, the problems at
the beginning were very real and made it difficult to comply timely within 90 days.
Unfortunately, an extension of time wasn 't requested, which would have saved it, but
we wouldn 't be here if that was the case. But I think other than that, yes, I mean, they
did move it along.
Chair King: Okay. Do you have any questions?
Vice Chair Carollo: I do. What is the total amount in liens that the property has?
Ms. Dooley: What was that?
Vice Chair Carollo: Total liens. Dollar amount?
Ms. Dooley: Oh, it's --
Chair King: Almost $125, 000.
Ms. Dooley: $124, 750.
Vice Chair Carollo: And how much are they offering?
Ms. Dooley: $15,000.
Vice Chair Carollo: What percent?
Chair King: 12 percent.
Vice Chair Carollo: $15, 000, okay. What says the Chair? It's in your district.
Chair King: Let me see. Commissioner, do you have any?
Commissioner Covo: No.
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Chair King: No? For me, I don't think that I can go lower than 15 percent. I
understand the challenges that you -- the owner has, but you're here before us for a
reason. And I typically don't go under 20 percent and I'm willing to go 15 percent. I
go 20, 25, because we've set this up, my colleagues and I, for a reason to make sure
that we try to curtail this kind of conduct. And I'm willing to go with the 15 because of
the hardships, no fault of your own.
Mr. Santos-Alborna: For the record, Madam Chair, that amount will go to
$18, 712.50.
Mr. Atkins: How much was it?
Mr. Santos-Alborna: $18, 712.50.
Mr. Atkins: That's fair.
Chair King: Good?
Mr. Atkins: Yeah. I think that's fair.
Vice Chair Carollo: $18, 712.50. (INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: You know, I don 't like odd numbers either, but I'm okay with that. 19?
Vice Chair Carollo: 19.
Chair King: An even 19.
Mr. Atkins: Okay.
Chair King: I have a motion.
Vice Chair Carollo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries.
Mr. Atkins: Thanks, everyone. Appreciate it.
Chair King: Thank you so much.
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): As amended.
Chair King: As amended.
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RE.4
14819
Department of
Parks and
Recreation
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT COOPERATION
AGREEMENT ("PCA") WITH OBC MOORE PARK, LLC, THE SOLE
MEMBER OF WHICH IS THE ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE, INC.
("OBC"), FOR THE 2021 LEGACY PROJECT TO PROVIDE FOR AN
INCREASED CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT
OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($250,000.00), FOR A TOTAL CITY CONTRIBUTION NOT TO
EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($750,000.00), TO REPLACE THE ATHLETIC TRACK;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, OR
AMENDMENTS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0483
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.4, please see Item
Number RE.1.
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RE.5 RESOLUTION
14810
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS
($2,000,000.00) ("FUNDS") FROM THE SW23 TERRACE
FROM SW27 AVENUE TO SW 32 AVENUE PROJECT,
PROJECT NO. 40-B50412, IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
("CITY") FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL
PLAN ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 PURSUANT TO
RESOLUTION NO. R-23-0376 AS AMENDED ("CAPITAL
PLAN"), AND RE -APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE
TAMIAMI BOULEVARD RECONSTRUCTION AND
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, PROJECT NO.
40-B243600 ("TAMIAMI DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS");
DECLARING THE CITY'S OFFICIAL INTENT TO ISSUE
TAX-EXEMPT MIAMI FOREVER LIMITED AD VALOREM
BONDS ("MIAMI FOREVER BONDS"), IN ONE OR MORE
SERIES, TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER
APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
REGARDING THE MIAMI FOREVER BONDS, AND USE A
PORTION OF THE MIAMI FOREVER BONDS FOR SEA -
LEVEL RISE MITIGATION AND FLOOD PREVENTION
("SLRMFP") PROJECTS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TWO
MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00) TO
REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY IT
FOR EXPENDITURES INCURRED AND TO BE INCURRED
WITH RESPECT TO THE TAMIAMI DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS AND THE PURPOSES STATED HEREIN;
THE USE, ALLOCATION, AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
MIAMI FOREVER BONDS SLRMFP FUNDS ARE SUBJECT
TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS THAT
REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE
RECEIPT OF ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND
COUNSEL APPROVAL; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE
CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS
IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT
FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT CLOSE-
OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING
SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE, ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS,
MODIFICATIONS, AND MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES
SATED HEREIN.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0484
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MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.5, please see Item
Number RE.1.
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RE.6
14901
Department of
Finance
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), DECLARING THE OFFICIAL INTENT OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY") TO ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT AND
TAXABLE SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS, IN ONE OR MORE
SERIES, IN THE EXPECTED TOTAL MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF SIXTY-ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($61,200,000.00) IN ORDER TO, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, REIMBURSE ITSELF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH
SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY THE
CITY FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS AT THE MIAMI
MARINE STADIUM, THE ASSOCIATED WELCOME CENTER AND
MUSEUM COMPLEX, THE BOAT LAUNCH AND TRAILER
PARKING, THE MOORING FIELD IN THE MIAMI MARINE
STADIUM BASIN, AND ASSOCIATED PARKING FACILITIES;
ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RELATED DEFINITIONS OF TERMS;
AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FURTHER AND INCIDENTAL
ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL, AND SUCH OTHER
APPROPRIATE OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF THE
CITY, AS THE CITY MANAGER DEEMS NECESSARY, ALL AS
REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 103 AND 141-150 OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING RELATED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY'S MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023, AS MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0488
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: I believe we're ready to take up RE.6. Commissioner, are you ready for
RE. 6? To go back to RE. 6? That's the Marine Stadium.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yes. Where's slick?
Chair King: Do you mean Mr. Spring? Is Mr. Spring in the building?
Commissioner Covo: He's probably upstairs.
Chair King: Andrew? Okay. While we wait for Mr. Spring, any of the --
Andrew Frey (Director, Public Facilities): I'm sorry, Chair. Is this about --
Chair King: RE.6.
Mr. Frey: -- I think it was RE.6.
Chair King: Marine Stadium.
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Mr. Frey: Yes, yes.
Chair King: He's supposed to give a report.
Mr. Frey: Gotcha. I will -- think I know the information, but I will find him first.
Chair King: Okay. In the meantime, we have a couple of discussion items. Do we
want to take up any of the discussion items?
Vice Chair Carollo: If you like.
Mr. Frey: (INAUDIBLE) in a meeting.
[Later...]
Chair King: Mr. Spring, you have a report for us?
Larry Spring (Chief Financial Officer): Just an update. This is regarding RE.6. Based
on my conversations and the considerations from each of you, we 'd like to modem the
item. The notional amount will be reduced from $61.2 million down to $6 million. We
will redact the reference to Miami Marine Stadium Welcome Center and Museum
Complex from the resolution.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Chair King: Do I have a motion?
Vice Chair Carollo: It's a motion.
Chair King: Second?
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: RE.6 passes, as amended.
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RE.7 RESOLUTION
14904
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), REALLOCATING FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND AND 00/100
DOLLARS ($970,000.00) ("FUNDS") FROM THE SW23 TERRACE
FROM SW 27 AVENUE TO SW 32 AVENUE PROJECT, PROJECT
NO. 40-B50412, IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") FISCAL YEAR
2023-24 MULTI -YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER
9, 2023 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. R-23-0376 AS
AMENDED ("CAPITAL PLAN"), AND RE -APPROPRIATING SAID
FUNDS TO THE SOUTHWEST 24 STREET FROM SOUTHWEST
27 AVENUE TO SOUTHWEST 32 AVENUE PROJECT, PROJECT
NO. 40-B50413 ("SW 24 STREET PROJECT"); DECLARING THE
CITY'S OFFICIAL INTENT TO ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT MIAMI
FOREVER LIMITED AD VALOREM BONDS ("MIAMI FOREVER
BONDS"), IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, TO THE EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS REGARDING THE MIAMI FOREVER BONDS, AND
USE A PORTION OF THE MIAMI FOREVER BONDS FOR SEA -
LEVEL RISE MITIGATION AND FLOOD PREVENTION ("SLRMFP")
PROJECTS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF NINE HUNDRED
SEVENTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($970,000.00) TO
REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR FUNDS ADVANCED BY IT FOR
EXPENDITURES INCURRED AND TO BE INCURRED WITH
RESPECT TO THE SW 24 STREET PROJECT AND THE
PURPOSES STATED HEREIN; THE USE, ALLOCATION, AND
APPROPRIATION OF THE MIAMI FOREVER BONDS SLRMFP
FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
LAWS THAT REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH FUNDS AND THE
RECEIPT OF ALL NECESSARY APPROVALS, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOND COUNSEL
APPROVAL; RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER AND
DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE
CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND
COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR
PROJECT CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES IN PROGRESS IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE, ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, AGREEMENTS, AMENDMENTS,
MODIFICATIONS, AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING,
ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES SATED HEREIN.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0485
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.7, please see Item
Number RE.1.
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RE.8 RESOLUTION
14905
Commissioners
and Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT")
WITH DAVID MANCINI & SONS, INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT
CORPORATION ("DMSI"), FOR ADDITIONAL WORK
CONCERNING GOLDEN PINES ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS, SOLICITED UNDER BIDSAFE REQUEST FOR
QUOTATION ("RFQ") NO. 21-22-005, INCREASING THE EXISTING
CAPACITY BY FIVE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THREE DOLLARS AND
FOURTEEN CENTS ($5,465,453.14), THEREBY INCREASING THE
TOTAL COMPENSATION LIMIT FROM EIGHT MILLION FORTY
NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY ONE DOLLARS AND
TEN CENTS ($8,049,891.10) TO THIRTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY
FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY FOUR CENTS ($13,515,344.24);
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE APPROPRIATE SOURCE OF
FUNDING, SUBJECT TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME
OF NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH DMSI, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID
PURPOSES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND
EXTENSIONS, SUBJECT TO ALL ALLOCATIONS,
APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS,
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY
CODE"), INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE,
ANTI -DEFICIENCY ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY
CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND
IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0486
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number RE.8, please see Item
Number RE.1.
END OF RESOLUTIONS
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SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES
SR.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading
14654
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION NAMING THE
PARCELS OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 37,500
SQUARE FEET LOCATED AT 3701 SOUTHWEST 1ST AVENUE,
3699 SOUTHWEST 1ST AVENUE, AND 3691, 3693, AND 3695
SOUTHWEST 1 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOLIO NOS. 01-4139-
007-0390, 01-4139-007-0380, AND 01-4139-007-0370
RESPECTIVELY, AND OTHER CONTIGUOUS PARCELS THAT
MAY BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE AS "WOODSIDE PARK";
AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND
RECREATION/IN GENERAL," BY CREATING SECTION 38-36,
TITLED "NAMING OF WOODSIDE PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14220
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: We are on our second reading items. Madam City Attorney, would you
please read the titles into the record for us?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): For SR.1 and 2, correct?
Vice Chair Carollo: Yes.
Chair King: All of them.
Vice Chair Carollo: SR.1, SR.2.
Chair King: SR.1, 2, 3, and 4.
Vice Chair Carollo: 3 and -- yeah.
Commissioner Covo: Three.
Ms. Mendez: Okay, thank you.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: SR.2.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: SR.3.
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The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: SR.4.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Chair King: Thank you. Do I have a motion?
Vice Chair Carollo: Move.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second for SR.1, 2, 3, and 4. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
SR.2 ORDINANCE Second Reading
14720
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 12.5/ARTICLE I/DIVISION 3/SECTION(S), 12.5-42, 12.5-
44, 12.5-45 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PURPOSE; POWERS AND
DUTIES; GOVERNING BODY -COMPOSITION AND
APPOINTMENTS; TERMS OF OFFICE AND VACANCIES;
MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS; PROCEDURES FOR
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS; OATH; QUORUM AND VOTING;
MEETINGS; ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS; INDEMNIFICATION;
PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; APPOINTMENT,
TERM, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPENSATION, GENERAL POWERS,
AND RESPONSIBILITIES," TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE LITTLE HAITI REVITALIZATION TRUST ("TRUST");
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14221
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number SR.2, please see Item
Number SR.1.
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SR.3 ORDINANCE Second Reading
14561
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING CHAPTER 4/SECTION 4-6 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED
"ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES/ ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS,"
MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING THE "OVERTOWN
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT" IN ORDER TO MODIFY THE
DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES AS DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT "0,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14222
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number SR.3, please see Item
Number SR.1.
SR.4 ORDINANCE Second Reading
14809
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 10/ARTICLE V OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"BUILDINGS/CODE RELIEF PROGRAM," MORE PARTICULARLY
BY AMENDING SECTION 10-75 OF THE CITY CODE TO CREATE
A SHORT-TERM ENHANCED SIDE SETBACK ADMINISTRATIVE
ADJUSTMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
EXISTING CODE RELIEF PROGRAM AND CREATING SECTION
10-76 TITLED "DRIVEWAY AMNESTY PROGRAM" TO PROVIDE
FOR A SETBACK ADJUSTMENT FOR EXISTING DRIVEWAYS AT
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND DUPLEX PROPERTIES;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14223
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number SR.4, please see Item
Number SR.1.
END OF SECOND READING ORDINANCES
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FR.1 ORDINANCE First Reading
13783
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 10/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "BUILDINGS/IN
GENERAL," BY CREATING SECTION 10-10 OF THE CITY CODE,
TITLED "DEMOLITION PAYMENT BOND REQUIRED FOR
CONSTRUCTION," TO PROVIDE BONDS FOR NEW PERMITS; TO
REQUIRE A BOND TO BE POSTED FOR THE COST OF
DEMOLITION BY THE CITY OF MIAMI OF THE WORK TO BE
PERFORMED SHOULD THE PERMIT HOLDER FAIL TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN VIOLATION OF THE FLORIDA
BUILDING CODE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE A
DUE PROCESS APPEAL FOR ANY SUCH DEMOLITION ACTION
TAKEN; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item FR.1 was deferred to the December 14, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.1, please see
"Order of the Day."
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FR.2 ORDINANCE First Reading
14640
Department of
Resilience and
Public Works
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 55/SECTION 55-14 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED
"SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS/ ENCROACHMENTS ONTO, INTO,
BELOW, AND/OR ABOVE RIGHTS -OF -WAY, PUBLIC
EASEMENTS, PRIVATE EASEMENTS, OR EMERGENCY ACCESS
EASEMENTS; EXCEPTIONS," TO INCLUDE FOR THE
ALLOWANCE OF AN ENCROACHMENT INTO A PRIVATE
EASEMENT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: Madam City Attorney, would you please read into the record FR.2?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): FR.2.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: Between first and second, we 're going to make sure that the hold
harmless and indemnification agreement is done or signed by both the requesting
parties and the holder of the private easement in order to make sure that that's
indemnified if there's any encroachment. FR (First Reading) --
Chair King: That 's it.
Ms. Mendez: That's it. Thank you.
Chair King: May I have a motion for FR.2?
Vice Chair Carollo: Motion.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
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FR.3 ORDINANCE First Reading
14903
Commissioners
and Mayor
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES," AND CHAPTER 36 OF THE CITY CODE, TITLED
"NOISE," TO PROVIDE FOR CITY COMMISSION AUTHORITY TO
WAIVE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item FR.3 was deferred to the January 11, 2024, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number FR.3, please see
"Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES
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14832
City Manager's
Office
DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS
DISCUSSION ITEM
A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING AN UPDATE ON HOMELESS.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: We will go back to our discussion items. I believe we're going to get a
report for the homeless, an update on homelessness.
David Gilbert (Director, Human Services): Yes. Good afternoon, Madam Chair.
Chair King: Good afternoon.
Mr. Gilbert: So, we 've just concluded our first month.
Chair King: You have to state your name for the record.
Mr. Gilbert: David Gilbert, Director of Human Services. We've just concluded our
first month of homeless outreach in the evening. So, we outreach in District 3 from 5
to 10. So, we've conducted an average offive locations per day, a total of 94 over the
past month. We've encountered 119 homeless, we sheltered 49, and we had 70 that
refused homeless based on the evening report.
Chair King: What about D5 (District 5) ?
Mr. Gilbert: D5, we have two locations that we've done. I think we've sheltered 18
and we had about 40 that refused.
Chair King: That refused?
Mr. Gilbert: Yes.
Chair King: And your efforts continue?
Mr. Gilbert: Every day from 5 to 10 in the evening and we 're looking to extend those
hours.
Chair King: To extend the hours.
Commissioner Covo: To extend to what? I'm sorry.
Mr. Gilbert: Yes.
Chair King: Go ahead.
Mr. Gilbert: Till 12.
Commissioner Covo: 12 midday?
Mr. Gilbert: 12 midnight, yes.
Commissioner Covo: 12 midnight.
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Mr. Gilbert: Yes. We 're working with the service providers and PD (Police
Department) to see how we can extend the hours additionally.
Commissioner Covo: Okay.
Chair King: And whatever happened with Walgreens, the Walgreens in D3 (District
3) ?
Mr. Gilbert: We're working with the district office. They 're looking at putting a fence
around the Walgreens and doing some other things to deter the homeless from the
Walgreens on 12th and Flagler.
Chair King: And have we spoken to the management at Walgreens?
Mr. Gilbert: We are setting up a meeting with the district office, I think, within the
next week. I believe that's coming with Code and Police.
Chair King: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: We've been getting reports on the Coconut Grove Post Office as
well.
Mr. Gilbert: Okay.
Commissioner Covo: And I'm not sure if they're willing to work with us, but I think
that -- that's a hot spot that should be included.
Mr. Gilbert: I will have staff work on that for you, Commissioner, Coconut Grove
Post Office.
Commissioner Covo: The post office.
Mr. Gilbert: Okay.
Chair King: Vice Chair, do you have any questions?
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Mr. Gilbert: Okay.
Chair King: Okay.
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DI.2 DISCUSSION ITEM
14829 A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKS
City Manager's IN DISTRICT 3.
Office
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: Are we interested in D3 (District 3)? Do you want to have this discussion
item? Do you still want to have it or--?
Commissioner Covo: I think that's --
Chair King: Oh, I'm sorry.
Commissioner Covo: -- that 's not mine.
Chair King: You know what I'm looking at?
Commissioner Covo: Parks.
Chair King: It's --
Commissioner Covo: The parks, right?
Chair King: -- it's Discussion Item 2, so I'm looking at D2 (District 2) instead of the
whole title.
Commissioner Covo: No, it's D3.
Chair King: D3, park improvements.
Commissioner Covo: Commissioner Carollo.
Chair King: (Comments in Spanish not translated). Hector, (Comments in Spanish not
translated).
Hector Badia (Director, Capital Improvements Program): (Comments in Spanish not
translated).
Chair King: D2.
Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE).
Mr. Badia: Sure.
Chair King: Presentation?
Mr. Badia: Connected, let me see. (INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: IT (Information Technology). Is IT in the building? Where is IT? We
need some assistance. IT, can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Mr. Badia: It's a little crazy around here.
Chair King: Here they come. Thank you.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF RECORD)
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Chair King: I just fell asleep.
Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. Union President, Mr. Flechas, somebody told me we were
having elections in November in the City. Are you guys covering the City or not?
Joey Flechas: Oh, you've been reading (INAUDIBLE)?
Vice Chair Carollo: Huh? No, I don't.
Mr. Flechas: (INAUDIBLE) you 'd see it if you were.
Vice Chair Carollo: You want to charge me for me to read it and for what I get out of
it, I --
Mr. Flechas: I 've got to eat too.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- I don't think it's worth it, frankly. So, there is an election then.
Yeah, I guess you guys learned from the last City election races when some character
told them he didn't want the Herald's endorsement and then ended up winning by 65
percent, and now you endorse the day after the election, right?
Mr. Flechas: That was you.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, somebody told me. It was me.
Chair King: Was it you or was it me?
Vice Chair Carollo: No, it was me.
Chair King: They didn't endorse me either.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah. They changed their format now. Now they endorse the day
after the election. You better bring Nancy Acker with you to the Sculpture Gardens,
Dogs and Cats Walkway. She'll enjoy it.
[Later... J
Chair King: Are we ready with the --?
Mr. Badia: I think so.
Chair King: Are you ready? What if you move to this one? Maybe this one will work
better.
Mr. Badia: There we go.
Chair King: Oh, there we go.
Mr. Badia: Alright.
Chair King: Here we go.
Mr. Badia: I'm up and running.
Chair King: Nope, it's gone again. Oh, okay. Go ahead.
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Mr. Badia: Alright. I'm here with the director of Parks to update you on the District 3
projects for -- in your district for parks. So, the first one is the Jose Marti Park
Shoreline Seawall Kayak Launch and River Walk. This is one of our Miami River
Bond demonstration projects. It includes 1,150 linear feet of river walk, shoreline
improvements, (INAUDIBLE). It has a taxi landing and loading dock, kayak launch,
and a floating boardwalk with two gangways. It also includes one additional dockage.
It's funded by FIND (Florida Inland Navigation District) and federally funded,
managed through the Florida Department of Commerce and Housing and Urban
Development. We're in dry run permitting on this project. Next phase would be the
bidding. We 're awaiting the clearances -- the environmental clearances for the
federal government in order to go to bid on this project. Essentially, that is where
we're at right now.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, how about the other parks that we've been working at?
Mr. Badia: I have more.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Mr. Badia: The Woodside Mini Park. That is a park that is located at 3699-3701 and
a newly acquired property at 3691 Southwest 1st Avenue. We are in bidding on that
project. We're also finalizing the dry run permitting. We 're finishing the first cycle.
We're waiting submittal for the second cycle. We submitted it to the Building
Department on the 24th, yesterday.
Vice Chair Carollo: When do you --?
Mr. Badia: We have a warrant application that 's in process. The notifications were
sent on the 19th.
Vice Chair Carollo: When do you foresee that we can start breaking ground and
actually doing something there?
Mr. Badia: We are -- for phase one, which is essentially the site work, we're issuing
an NTP on October 31st with the purchase order, and subsequent to that, we need to
schedule a groundbreaking.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. And in the new acquired property that we're going to
include with the park, do you have a date when that house will be taken down?
Mr. Badia: Yes, so we have a demo contractor on board. They did some testing for
asbestos and lead. Lead came back unusually high. We had to resample this morning
to see if the lead -- to validate or disclaim the lead contamination in the house.
Following the results of that testing, we can either move up the schedule to do the
demo, or we're looking at a December start on the demolition.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, alright. What's next?
Mr. Badia: Affordable Housing Projects, Ruben Dario Park. We're receiving bids
today for demolition. We're starting the process for rezoning and we already met with
Public Works to initiate the Northwest 5th Street and 16th Avenue road closures.
Vice Chair Carollo: Hold on. You've got an affordable housing project, but that's for
parkland.
Mr. Badia: Yes, that 's the name of the funding project, was affordable housing, but
it's to acquire those properties.
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Vice Chair Carollo: But I'm a little concerned because I don't want to have any
problems with any pots of monies we're getting. The land is going to be used strictly
for parks. Why are we saying affordable housing projects?
Mr. Badia: I believe that's where the funding's coming from, 223401.
Vice Chair Carollo: Somebody in the Attorney's Office, if you can look into this so
that we're walking in firm ground not in quicksand from the funding.
George Wysong (Deputy City Attorney): Okay, we'll reach out to your office and --
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah.
Mr. Wysong: -- see if we can figure out --
Vice Chair Carollo: We are going to be building quite a bit of affordable housing in
other properties we own already there, but I don't know if with the funding that
you're looking to do this with, that 's allowed or not. So, I just want to be sure. If not,
I'll look at bringing in money from some other pots.
Mr. Badia: Okay. Morazan Quesada Park Renovations and Enhancements. The first
phase of that, the installation of playground equipment has already been completed.
And the scope is the design and construction of synthetic field and associated right-of-
way improvements. This is a pro -- this is -- the federal funds moved to this project
from the Plaza de la Comunidad -- Cubanidad, in order to move that project further
along.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Mr. Badia: So, it is going to delay this project a little bit because of the federal
requirements. We're initiating the bidding process with Procurement using
Sourcewell, which is a federally compliant state contract. We are negotiating with
FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) for the -- there's some right-of-way
improvements required by them. It's just simply a handicap ramp. It 's not anything
complicated. We are in dry run, finalizing dry run with the Building Department and
it 's on hold pending those DOT (Department of Transportation) issues. And then once
we receive the Sourcewell bids, we can reexamine the cost and schedule for the
project.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Mr. Badia: Coral Way Park Expansion and Enhancements. This is the expansion for
playground for children two to five. It includes playground amenities, shade
structures, additional landscaping and benches, and it does include the construction
of new ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) unisex extension bathroom, and it does
have right-of-way improvements. We're in dry run permitting with parks and
restrooms and we're getting a design underway for the right-of-way improvements.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Mr. Badia: We're looking at obtaining dry run approval November 13th, construction
PO (Purchase Order) and NTP (Notice to Proceed) for expansion of the restrooms by
December 11 th, and for the right-of-way improvements, design, construction, and
proposal by November 6th. With the right-of-way, the street improvements.
(COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Mr. Badia: Mid -November, yeah.
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Vice Chair Carollo: Do you have the playground equipment (INAUDIBLE)?
Mr. Badia: That is something we're looking at issuing an NTP to the contractor.
There's a long lead item for the playground equipment so they can order it right
away. We don 't have to wait for the -- for final approvals.
Vice Chair Carollo: We need to get it because --
Mr. Badia: Yes, sir.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- (INAUDIBLE) waiting for six, eight months to get the
playground equipment.
Mr. Badia: Correct. That's been an issue across all our projects is the lead time on
the materials.
Vice Chair Carollo: I would greatly appreciate it (INAUDIBLE).
Mr. Badia: We will.
Vice Chair Carollo: (INAUDIBLE).
Commissioner Covo: (INAUDIBLE).
Mr. Badia: Yes, yes. I'll turn it over to Parks Department.
Chris Evans: Alright, good afternoon, Chris Evans, Parks Director. Jorge Morawill
be joining as well, Assistant Director of Construction. Next project is the 1320 Mini
Park, Rocco Villas. It 's -- the scope of the project is to develop the 7,500 square foot
vacant lot into a dedicated dog park and fitness area. We 've completed the conceptual
design. The next step in the process is a community meeting scheduled for Monday at
6 p.m. on site. Flyers have been distributed to the community as well. Once we have
that meeting, we're estimated to be able to complete the construction documents
phase with the input by January at the latest, and then with our goal to break ground
in the summer of next year with the anticipated construction completion date by
December of 2024.
Vice Chair Carollo: You guys are serious on that? This is a little park, a mini park,
7,500 square feet. Why in the world --? I mean, it 's been -- I've been waiting for this
for a year and a half or more and it's still going to take another year and a half for it
to be done?
Mr. Evans: Right, to complete construction we have, I know there 's tree
(INAUDIBLE).
Vice Chair Carollo: And then on top of that, it's going to charge -- you're going to
charge us a million and a half dollars. All we 're getting is a fence, a few exercise
equipment places, and most of it is going to be a dog park. Why is it going to cost a
million and a half dollars?
Jorge Mora (Parks & Recreation): Sorry, this is Jorge Mora, assistant director.
There's also right-of-way improvements included. There's parking we're going to add
to the park. There's a number of specimen trees that we have to deal with, so the park
is going to be quite costly. We'll update the estimates, obviously, after the community
meeting. We'll update estimates to see where we're at, but that's our projection.
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Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but my God, Jorge, how much is it going to cost us for
each specimen tree that we're taking out? A hundred thousand? The parking there,
you know, it 's simple parking. We're not building the parking. It's off-street parking. I
mean, I'm in shock not only at the timing that it takes, but also at the cost that we 're
getting.
Chair King: And time wounds all deals. The longer it takes to complete, the more
expensive it becomes. I think what the Commissioner is saying is make best efforts to
be as economical as possible for this project and all projects.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, Mr. Manager -- Mr. Manager.
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Yes, sir.
Vice Chair Carollo: Can we go at least into one of these smaller parks, out to the
private sector, at least as a pilot project, to see how quickly they could build it and for
how much cheaper? Because I mean, my God, you guys are really trying to force me
to come and run again for something when I don 't. I want to go to Shangri-La. You
know, because we've got all these parks and I can 't get them built for the residents.
You know, it's like it's all going to be after I'm gone if they're finished.
Mr. Noriega: Jorge, do we have a --? And maybe we can address this issue as a pilot
maybe, but we have a -- do we have a pre -approved list for design build? Because I
think that's the only way to really do something like this quicker. I mean, in terms of
this project type, do we have a list of pre -approved design -build firms? No? Okay.
That's the way to go. So, we're going to start -- we'll work on something relative to --
Vice Chair Carollo: Look, I don't know --
Mr. Noriega: -- getting a pool of design -build firms.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- who you have in your office or whatever, but you know what?
Tell somebody that they can't take weekends off, that they've got to work after 5,
whatever you need to do, Mr. Manager, so that we can get some of these projects
done? I mean, if someone from your office is not driving this, this ain 't going to
happen. And this is a small, little park. What's going to happen with Ruben Dario?
Six and a half acres. It'll never get built. Not in the next two years. What's going to
happen with Bolivar? What's going to happen with Woodside, an acre? And, you
know, I'm just tired of being here and trying to get things done, and I don 't have the
power, none of us do, to get it accomplished. It falls on you, but it's not happening.
And I don't want to embarrass anybody, but if we start asking for what
accomplishments we've had as a city in the last years, we're going to fall real, real
short. I see no motivation for parks, even less motivation for affordable housing. I
mean, I don't know, it's like everything in this city is an automatic (INAUDIBLE), and
it's always tomorrow. You know --
Commissioner Covo: Commissioner, why don't we direct Mr. Manager to come out
with a plan for speeding up processes and removing the obstacles that they are facing.
I don't know how that would work from a management perspective, but what I've
noticed is that it's so much going back and forth. And many times, you 've been very
collaborative with me, but we go through processes that are just like (INAUDIBLE)
and just happen to be that way. Maybe we can explore a reality of a plan to make our
city more efficient managerially in the sense that what can we like do to speed
processes up?
Vice Chair Carollo: Well, this is exactly what I've been telling him now. And my next
-- and this is why I'm having to put these items on the agenda so that you all could see
what we're going through and at the same time hoping that someone, you know,
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would get a fire lit so they could move quicker with them. But my next step is going to
be to bring a motion to this Commission to get these parks and get the private sector
to come in and, you know, whether we four -fifth it or whatever we've got to do, bring
somebody that could get the job done quickly. And with the prices that we're paying
here, I guarantee you, we should be able to get quite a few people that would do it.
And I believe cheaper, too.
Chair King: Thank you.
Commissioner Covo: Yes, the question is, do we, like, not have enough employees?
The question is, is the procurement process --? Is it the permitting?
Vice Chair Carollo: Commissioner, I don't know why it's happening. I'm fickle as to
why it's all like this. All that I know is that it takes forever to get even a minute mini
park like this one that we just talked about now finished. And it's always a million
plus, a million and a half for mini parks. This one is bare bones. I'm not even having
a playground in it, but it's still a million and a half bucks. It's like it's a cookie cutter.
No matter what, you've got to charge a million and a half bucks. And you know, it's
really frustrating.
Chair King: Having said that, I think this will conclude our City of Miami
Commission meeting for October --
Vice Chair Carollo: Do we have any more here?
Chair King: Oh, do you have more? You have more?
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, I think we do.
Chair King: Oh, I didn't know you have -- okay, go ahead. You know I'm going to ask
for the same thing. I do want to say that I believe that facilities need to be upgraded.
The facility at the Little Haiti Soccer Park, the office space, the bathrooms, staff does
an excellent job of keeping the bathroom clean, but there's just so much you can do. I
don't think that space has been updated since the facility was built. And it really
needs addressing. I know I'm doing that. I'm doing that at the Upper Eastside facility.
We need to look at the Little Haiti Soccer Park Center because it is bad. It's bad.
Vice Chair Carollo: It's been 20 years since we constructed it, more or less.
Chair King: It's bad. And I know you're doing some work at Roberto Clemente Park,
correct? So, I would like a comprehensive report like this as well, discussion item, D5
(District 5) parks.
Commissioner Covo: And D2 (District 2).
Chair King: But let's --
Commissioner Covo: No, but you know that.
Chair King: -- stretch it out in --
Commissioner Covo: I mean, I've been working with him.
Chair King: -- different meetings because, you know --
Commissioner Covo: It's a lot but --
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Chair King: -- you know, it's -- I think I have the most parks in the City of Miami, D5,
right?
Mr. Evans: It's usually between District 2 and District 5, yes.
Chair King: Okay. But let 's continue with District 3.
Mr. Evans: The --
Vice Chair Carollo: District 3 has the least amount of parks. And at the rate we're
going, we're still going to be the one with the least amount of parks.
Mr. Evans: The next project, Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park Improvements, we've
separated the project into multiple phases. The first phase is to assist the district
office with the coordination of the monument installation there on the boulevard. It 's
been designed and permitted, and there's active construction going on now at the site.
It commenced this month and anticipated completion in December. The next project
on the boulevard is the renovation of six existing historical monuments and the
amenities located along 13th Avenue. Two of the six monuments will be relocated per
the directive given on August 31st. The -- we've started with the planning and repairs.
The next step is to -- is for the four monuments. The drawing and the conceptual plans
will be delivered next month and then the next step will be to relocate the Antonio
Maceo Pedro Pan monument and then coordinating to move forward with the new art
in public place for the mural and the new design. The next project, the Plaza de la
Cubanidad Improvements. The -- we 're currently in permitting and we are working
with OCI (Office of Capital Improvements) and Budget to reallocate funds to an
alternate project in the next Commission meeting. Once that is approved, then the
next step will be to go to the dry run permitting approval and construction award in
January, with anticipated construction to begin shortly thereafter in February. The
next project, Simpson Rockland Hammock Preserve Park, it is a roof system
replacement for the facility. That's a historic park. We are in dry run permitting,
estimated completion for next month, and then to award construction shortly
thereafter to begin construction in January 2024.
Vice Chair Carollo: January 2024?
Mr. Evans: Yes, sir. For the (INAUDIBLE). The next project is the Southside Park
Enhancements, to address the 40-50 year recertification for the repairs and
treatments. That's going to include termite treatment, interior wood beam
replacement, retaining wall repairs. We've completed the first five steps of this
process, which ended with the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air -Conditioning)
system replacement. And then the next in progress is the design for the construction
documents with a similar timeline of getting the dry run permitting approved in
November for construction award in January to begin construction in February of
2024. So, our goal is to get this in construction right away. And then the last on the
list is the Henderson Park Playground Replacement, to replace the existing
playground with new and improved playground equipment. We 've presented two
conceptual designs. We're pending feedback and then we'll go into the engineering
and permitting phase so next year the community can have a new playground there at
Henderson Park.
Chair King: Thank you.
Vice Chair Carollo: No, there's more.
Chair King: Oh, he said that was the last one.
Mr. Evans: That was the last one.
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Vice Chair Carollo: You have any more?
Mr. Evans: No, sir.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, how about any more information on Ruben Dario that you
had?
Mr. Evans: No, sir. At this moment, I know it's on the OCI list --
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Mr. Evans: -- for demolition of the existing buildings.
Vice Chair Carollo: How about the Simon Bolivar?
Mr. Evans: I don 't have those plans.
Vice Chair Carollo: The area that I spoke about, by the water?
Mr. Badia: Yeah, I believe just south of the Flagler bridge. Right, we have to meet
internally to discuss the options on that, Commissioner.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay. Alright, thank you. Mr. Manager, if you could please keep
placing this in every agenda.
Chair King: And is that it?
Vice Chair Carollo: Yes.
Chair King: Well, that shall conclude the City of Miami Commission meeting for
October 26, 2023. Thank you all for attending, participating. Meeting adjourned.
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DI.3
14893
City Manager's
Office
DISCUSSION ITEM
A DISCUSSION REGARDING TAKING ANY AND ALL ACTIONS IN
RELATION TO ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2024 FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
Chair King: Should we take up the legislative priorities as a discussion item while you
guys wait for that?
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): Probably a good idea.
Chair King: Probably.
Mr. Noriega: It 's a productive use of our time.
Melissa Fernandez-Stiers: Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the City
Commission. Melissa Fernandez-Stiers, Chief of Staff to the City Manager. I believe
at this point your offices have already received a list of our draft legislative priorities,
which include both the bills and the appropriations projects that we've been working
with your offices to present for you for discussion purposes today. So, I'm here to
answer any questions that you may have and make any changes to those lists that you
deem appropriate at this time.
Vice Chair Carollo: We have -- well, I've just got a few minor changes. Okay, I'd like
to add Ruben Dario Park and make an ask for construction of $4 million out of the $8
million that the City says it 's going to cost, which will probably be more. So, we 're
going to cover at least -- as much of what we 're asking, if not more. Woodside Park,
we're asking $2 million in construction. By the way, Ruben Dario is going to be about
a six and a half acre park approximately. Woodside Park is right around one acre.
And Simon Bolivar Park, we're asking $2 million for the construction. And I don't
know how big that'll be, but it might be quite big. But for the part that we 're looking
at now, it's $2 million right now. So, that's the three additional items that I'd like to
ask for.
Chair King: Commissioner Covo, do you have any?
Commissioner Covo: No, ours are okay.
Chair King: I think D5 (District 5) is pretty square. Thank you.
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PART B: PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S)
PZ.1 ORDINANCE Second Reading
12858
Commissioners
and Mayor - PZ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS
AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL
SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION
163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND
USE DESIGNATION FROM "DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL" TO "LOW
DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY
GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3424 AND 3442 SOUTHWEST 37
AVENUE, 3714 AND 3718 WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND 3719
THOMAS AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED;
MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer
RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.1, please see "Order
of the Day."
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PZ.2 ORDINANCE Second Reading
12859
Commissioners
and Mayor - PZ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM: "T3-O" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT
ZONE - OPEN TO "T4-O" GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE -
OPEN WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES
AVENUE NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT)
OVERLAY FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3424
AND 3442 SOUTHWEST 37 AVENUE, 3714 AND 3718 WASHINGTON
AVENUE, AND 3719 THOMAS AVENUE; MAINTAINING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION OF "T3-O" SUB -URBAN TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN
WITH A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE
NCD-2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY
FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3735
WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND MAINTAINING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION OF "T5-O" URBAN CENTER ZONE— OPEN WITH
A "VILLAGE WEST ISLAND DISTRICT AND CHARLES AVENUE NCD-
2" (NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT) OVERLAY FOR
THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3710 GRAND AVENUE,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer
RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.2, please see "Order
of the Day."
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PZ.3
13953
Department of
Planning
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING AN AMENDMENT OF A
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED
AT APPROXIMATELY 5445 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AND 5501
BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
MOTION TO: Defer
RESULT: DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item PZ.3 was deferred to the December 14, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.3, please see "Order
of the Day."
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PZ.4
14670
Commissioners
and Mayor- PZ
ORDINANCE Second Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS
AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL
SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO §163.3187,
FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE
DESIGNATION FROM "SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "PUBLIC
PARKS AND RECREATION" FOR THREE (3) PARCELS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY AT 713 SOUTHWEST 63 COURT, 725
SOUTHWEST 63 COURT, AND 735 SOUTHWEST 63 COURT, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.475± ACRES
COMBINED; MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14224
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: Mr. Manager, you were saying something?
Arthur Noriega (City Manager): I was just explaining to (INAUDIBLE) that
(INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: Okay.
Mr. Noriega: (INAUDIBLE) discussion item (INAUDIBLE).
Chair King: Do you need --? I don 't need an update on the homeless. I kind of get that
regularly. Do you -- do you need --?
Vice Chair Carollo: I want it on the record --
Chair King: Okay.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- because I want to see where we're at. That's the only way that
maybe we can get something done.
Chair King: Is there anyone here that's going to report?
Mr. Noriega: Yeah, we have everybody teed up for the reports. We just got to get
everybody down here.
Chair King: Oh.
Mr. Noriega: They're all hovered upstairs because we don't have the staff room back
here because they're setting up for elections. So, let me just get everybody down here
and we'll get everything.
Vice Chair Carollo: Elections.
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Chair King: Entiendo (Comment in Spanish not translated).
Mr. Noriega: Huh?
Vice Chair Carollo: Elections?
Chair King: Entiendo (Comment in Spanish not translated). With the meeting --
Mr. Noriega: Yeah, we have elections coming up in two weeks, you know. We have the
back room is an early voting spot.
Commissioner Covo: Yeah, I'm getting my parking spot taken away and everything.
Mr. Noriega: Elections, yeah.
Chair King: I see.
Vice Chair Carollo: Oh, so that's what we 're having.
Commissioner Covo: Because it's the first one.
Chair King: Well, let me see. Is there any --? Can we take up --? Madam City
Attorney, do you have the language that we needed for --
Vice Chair Carollo: For Item Number 19.
Chair King: -- for PZ.19, so we can have these gentlemen who have been waiting all
day so patiently.
Ms. Mendez: Give me one moment. We had a -- we're having it printed out.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Chair King: Okay. Well, did you read the title into the record? You know, what you
could start doing is reading the Planning and Zoning item titles into the record for us
while we wait.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, that or if you guys want to give us the Lotto numbers for
today, whatever you like.
Chair King: Or I could do karaoke. No, I'll go with the titles.
Ms. Mendez: Okay, Madam Chair, I know that PZ.1, 2, and 3 are not in play.
Chair King: No, PZ.1, 2, 3, 10 --
Commissioner Covo: PZ.1 --
Chair King: -- and 11 --
Commissioner Covo: PZ.1 and 2 were indefinitely deferred.
Ms. Mendez: Right. PZ.1, 2, and 3 are not in play.
Chair King: Right, not in play.
Ms. Mendez: So, I'm going to start with PZ.4.
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Chair King: 4 -- yes, 4 and 5.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.4 and 5 is sponsored by Commissioner Manolo Reyes.
Vice Chair Carollo: So moved.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Ms. Mendez: One more title.
Chair King: Wait.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.5.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Vice Chair Carollo: So moved on both.
Chair King: I have a motion for PZ.4 and 5. Do I have a second?
Commissioner Covo: I second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
PZ.5 ORDINANCE Second Reading
14671
Commissioners
and Mayor- PZ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3-R," SUB -URBAN TRANSECT
ZONE - RESTRICTED, TO "CS," CIVIC SPACE ZONE, OF THREE (3)
PARCELS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT 713 SOUTHWEST 63
COURT, 725 SOUTHWEST 63 COURT, AND 735 SOUTHWEST 63
COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY
0.475± ACRES COMBINED; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14225
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.5, please see Item
Number PZ.4.
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PZ.6 ORDINANCE First Reading
14672 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING
Planning ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED,
("MIAMI 21 CODE") PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 AND ARTICLE 7 OF
THE MIAMI 21 CODE, SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING APPENDIX F,
TITLED "MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL STREET SPECIAL AREA
PLAN" ("MDD SAP"), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
AMENDED THE REGULATING PLAN, ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," AND THE AMENDED CONCEPT
BOOK, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B,"
SPECIFICALLY BY: (A) ADDING APPROXIMATELY 127,805 SF (2.934
ACRES) OF LOT AREA SPLIT AMONG SIX (6) ADDITIONAL PARCELS
FOR A TOTAL COMBINED AREA OF 1,110,387 SF (25.491 ACRES);
THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY
3995 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, 21 NORTH EAST 39 STREET, 35
NORTH EAST 40 STREET, 27 NORTH WEST 39 STREET, 3801
NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, AND 3819 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "C"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; (B) AMENDING THE ZONING
ATLAS OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE BY CHANGING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION FROM "T5-O," URBAN CENTER ZONE OPEN, TO
"T6-8-O," URBAN CORE ZONE OPEN, FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3995 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "D," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; (C) AMENDING THE REGULATING PLAN TO
INCLUDE REVISED VERSIONS OF CERTAIN RECENTLY ADOPTED
MIAMI 21 CODE PROVISIONS RELATING TO FRONTAGES,
FLOORPLATES, HEIGHT, LOADING, AND LANDSCAPING; (D)
PROVIDING CLARIFICATIONS OF EXISTING TERMS AND
CONSOLIDATING ILLUSTRATIONS AND FIGURES FOR
READABILITY; E) ESTABLISHING CERTAIN NEW DEFINITIONS AND
FRONTAGE TYPES AND AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATING TO
SAP PERMIT ISSUANCE; (F) ALLOWING CONSOLIDATION OF
VEHICULAR ENTRANCES, ALLOWING CIVIC SPACE AND PORTE
COCHERES ON FRONTAGES WITH CERTAIN DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS, CLARIFYING PARKING AND LOADING
REQUIREMENTS, ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL HEIGHT IN THE
TOP STORY WITHIN THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM, ADJUSTING
PROVISIONS FOR ROOFTOP ELEMENTS, REVISING BUILDING
HEIGHT CALCULATIONS WITHIN PERMITTED MAXIMUM, AND
ALLOWING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES OVER A RIGHT-OF-WAY
SUBJECT TO PUBLIC WORKS REVIEW; AND G) UPDATING THE
CONCEPT BOOK PURSUANT TO THE REGULATING PLAN
AMENDMENTS; MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.6, please see
"Public Comments for all Item(s). "
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Chair King: Okay. Victoria, can you continue to read the titles for our PZs (Planning
and Zoning)?
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Thank you, Madam Chair. We're on to PZ.6.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: That is just PZ.6.
Lakisha Hull (Director, Planning): Madam Chair, we have a substitution memo for
PZ.6 as well.
Ms. Mendez: So, as amended and also the title as I read and changed it a little bit.
Chair King: May I have a motion for PZ.6?
Commissioner Covo: I move it.
Vice Chair Carollo: Move -- second.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
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PZ.7 ORDINANCE First Reading
14837 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT,
Planning PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, BETWEEN
RFD NORTH 39 LLC, RFD NORTH 40 LLC, RFD SOUTH 40 LLC
(COLLECTIVELY, "APPLICANT"), AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
("CITY"), GOVERNING THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT
3995 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, 21 NORTHEAST 39 STREET, AND 35
NORTHEAST 40 STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, A DRAFT OF WHICH IS ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B," IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: PZ.7.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): PZ.8.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: That's PZ.8. And then PZ.9 also has a substitution memo.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Chair King: Thank you. May I have a motion for PZ.7, 8, 9?
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Vice Chair Carollo: So move.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries as amended where appropriate.
Ms. Mendez: Thank you.
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PZ.8 ORDINANCE First Reading
14838 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
Planning CITY ATTORNEY, THE PARTIAL RELEASE OF CERTAIN PARTIES
AND PROPERTIES FROM, AND AMENDMENT TO, THE SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
("AMENDED MDDA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT"), PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, BETWEEN THE APPLICANTS
LISTED IN EXHIBIT "B" ("APPLICANT ENTITIES"), ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, AND THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY"), TO
GOVERN THOSE CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE MIAMI
DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL STREET SPECIAL AREA PLAN ("SAP"),
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED EXHIBIT "C" ("SUBJECT PROPERTIES"), FOR THE
PURPOSE OF A) UPDATING THE APPLICANT ENTITIES TO
REFLECT LATEST OWNERSHIP; B) ADDING THE FOLLOWING
PROPERTIES TO THE AMENDED MDDA DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT: LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 27 NORTHWEST 39
STREET, 3801 NORTH MIAMI AVENUE, AND 3819 NORTH MIAMI
AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "D" ("NEW PROPERTIES"), ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; C) RELEASING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES
FROM THE AMENDED MDDA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 4200 NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE
AND 4240 NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "E," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED; D) ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL BELOW -GRADE
CONNECTIVITY, PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES OVER A RIGHT-OF-WAY
SUBJECT TO PUBLIC WORKS REVIEW, LIMITING COMMUNICATION
KIOSKS IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; AND ACKNOWLEDGING
COMPLIANCE OF SECTION 54-46 OF THE CITY CODE THROUGH
PRIOR CONTRIBUTIONS; E) MODIFYING PROCESS AND
APPROVALS FOR SPECIAL/TEMPORARY EVENTS, TEMPORARY
USES, AND FOOD TRUCKS; F) ADOPTING ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS RELATED TO PERMITTING IN MULTI -UNIT
DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING FOR CONSENT TO
AMENDMENTS BY SPECIFIED ASSOCIATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE AMENDED
MDDA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, A DRAFT OF WHICH IS
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.8, please see Item
Number PZ. 7.
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PZ.9 ORDINANCE First Reading
14839 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FLAGLER
Planning DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("AMENDED FLAGLER
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT"), A DRAFT OF WHICH IS ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "A," PURSUANT TO CHAPTER
163, FLORIDA STATUTES, BETWEEN FLAGLER HOLDING GROUP,
INC. AND DD 4200 LLC (COLLECTIVELY, "APPLICANT"), AND THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA ("CITY"), TO GOVERN THOSE CERTAIN
PROPERTIES WITHIN THE MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT RETAIL
STREET SPECIAL AREA PLAN ("SAP"), AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED,
"SUBJECT PROPERTIES") FOR THE PURPOSE OF A) UPDATING
THE APPLICANT TO REFLECT LATEST OWNERSHIP; B) ADDING
TO THE FLAGLER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THE PROPERTIES
LOCATED AT: 4200 NORTHEAST SECOND AVENUE AND 4240
NORTHEAST SECOND AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY,
"NEW PROPERTIES") AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "C," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; C) LIMITING
COMMUNICATION KIOSKS IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ALLOWING
OPEN AND CIVIC SPACE REQUIREMENTS TO BE SATISFIED VIA
DEDICATION OF A PUBLIC PARK OR OPEN SPACE WITHIN THE
SAP AREA OR WITHIN HALF A MILE RADIUS OF THE SAP AREA; D)
MODIFYING THE PROCESS AND APPROVALS FOR
SPECIAL/TEMPORARY EVENTS, AND ADOPTING ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS RELATED TO PERMITTING IN THE MULTI -UNIT
DEVELOPMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE AMENDED FLAGLER
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, A DRAFT OF WHICH IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT
"A", FOR SAID PURPOSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.9, please see
"Public Comments for all Item(s)" and Item Number PZ.7.
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PZ.10 ORDINANCE First Reading
14675 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS
Planning AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL
SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO §163.3187,
FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE
DESIGNATION FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL" TO "COMMERCIAL RECREATION" OF THE
ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 171
NORTHEAST 42 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A"; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Continue
RESULT: CONTINUED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item PZ.10 was continued to the November 16, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.10, please see
"Order of the Day."
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PZ.11 ORDINANCE First Reading
14676 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
Planning NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION FROM "T3- 0," SUB -URBAN ZONE — OPEN, TO
"CS," CIVIC SPACE ZONE, OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 171 NORTHEAST 42 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED
AND INCORPORATED; FURTHER ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC
ACCESS EASEMENT AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, A DRAFT OF WHICH IS
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS EXHIBIT "B"; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Continue
RESULT: CONTINUED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: Item PZ.11 was continued to the November 16, 2023, City
Commission Meeting.
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.11, please see
"Order of the Day."
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PZ.12 ORDINANCE First Reading
14677 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION , WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS
AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP ("FLUM") OF THE MIAMI
Planning COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ("MCNP"), PURSUANT
TO SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO
SECTION 163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE
FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "LOW DENSITY MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" AND "LOW DENSITY RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL" TO " RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE
ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY AT 43
NORTHEAST 53 STREET AND 50 NORTHEAST 54 STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): And Madam Chair, I don't know -- I believe --
Chair King: We have PZ.12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 20 in play.
Ms. Mendez: Okay, PZ.12 -- thank you. PZ.12.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: And we have PZ.13.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: Then we have -- is PZ.14 next?
Chair King: Yes.
The Resolution was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ 15?
Chair King: No.
Ms. Mendez: No?
Chair King: PZ.17.
Ms. Mendez: 17. Thank you. PZ 17.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ 18.
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The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: PZ.20.
Chair King: 20.
Ms. Mendez: An -- thank you.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Chair King: And PZ.20 will be as amended.
Ms. Mendez: Thank you, Madam Chair.
Chair King: May I have a motion for PZ.12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 20 as amended?
Commissioner Covo: I move it.
Chair King: Second?
Vice Chair Carollo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
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PZ.13 ORDINANCE First Reading
14678 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
Planning NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T4-R," GENERAL URBAN
TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER
TRANSECT ZONE - OPEN, OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 43 NORTHEAST 53 STREET; FROM "T5-O," URBAN
CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER
TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 40 NORTHEAST 54 STREET; AND "T5-O" URBAN
CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER
TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN (NORTHERN PORTION), FROM "T4-R,"
GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T5-O,"
URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN (SOUTHWESTERN
PORTION), AND FROM "T4-O," GENERAL URBAN TRANSECT ZONE
— OPEN, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER TRANSECT ZONE — OPEN
(SOUTHEASTERN PORTION), OF THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 50 NORTHEAST 54 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA
(COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROPERTY"), MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED;
MAKING FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.13, please see Item
Number PZ.12.
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PZ.14
14721
Department of
Planning
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE RELEASE OF A DECLARATION
OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED
AS EXHIBIT "C," THEREBY RELEASING THE DECLARATION OF
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS
EXHIBIT "B," FOR THE REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT
3043 NORTHWEST 3 AVENUE, THE WESTERN PORTION OF 3040
NORTHWEST 2 AVENUE, AND 224, 234, 244, 252, 262, 268, 276,
AND 284 NORTHWEST 31 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("NORTH
PARCELS"), AND THE REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT
221, 229, 237, 243, 251, 267, 269, 275, 285, AND 291 NORTHWEST 30
STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA ("SOUTH PARCELS") (COLLECTIVELY
WITH THE NORTH PARCELS, REFERRED TO AS THE
"PROPERTY"), AS MORE PARTICULARITY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT
"A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0489
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ14, please see Item
Number PZ.12.
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PZ.15 ORDINANCE First Reading
14742 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS
Planning AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL
SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION
163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND
USE DESIGNATION FROM "SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" AND
"MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL" TO "MEDIUM
DENSITY RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" AND "RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL" FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT
160 NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE, 162 NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE, 170
NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE, 184 NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE, 183
NORTHEAST 50 STREET, 177 NORTHEAST 50 STREET, AND 169
NORTHEAST 50 STREET MIAMI, FLORIDA (COLLECTIVELY, "THE
PROPERTY"), MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN COMPOSITE
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer
RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.15, please see
"Order of the Day."
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PZ.16 ORDINANCE First Reading
14743 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
Planning NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), BY CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM "T4-L," GENERAL URBAN ZONE —
LIMITED, TO "T5-O," URBAN CENTER ZONE — OPEN, FOR THE
PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 5010 AND 5040
NORTHEAST 2 AVENUE AND A PORTION OF 184 NORTHEAST 50
TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, A CHANGE OF ZONING DESIGNATION
FROM "T4-R," GENERAL URBAN ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T5-O,"
URBAN CENTER ZONE — OPEN, FOR A PORTION OF 184
NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE (THE WEST 15.50' OF LOT 2, BLOCK 7
OF THE CORRECTED PLAT OF ALTA VISTA), MIAMI, FLORIDA, A
CHANGE OF ZONING DESIGNATION FROM "T4-R," GENERAL
URBAN ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T5-L," URBAN CENTER ZONE —
LIMITED, FOR THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 162,
170, AND A PORTION OF 184 NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE (LOT 3,
BLOCK 7 OF THE CORRECTED PLAT OF ALTA VISTA), MIAMI,
FLORIDA, A CHANGE OF ZONING DESIGNATION FROM "T4-R,"
GENERAL URBAN ZONE — RESTRICTED, TO "T4-L," GENERAL
URBAN ZONE — LIMITED, FOR THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 169, 177, AND 183 NORTHEAST 50 STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AND A CHANGE OF ZONING DESIGNATION FROM "T3-L,"
SUBURBAN TRANSECT ZONE — LIMITED, TO "T4-L," GENERAL
URBAN ZONE — LIMITED, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY
LOCATED AT 160 NORTHEAST 50 TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA
(COLLECTIVELY, "PROPERTY"), AS PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
EXHIBIT "A," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; MAKING FINDINGS;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Indefinitely Defer
RESULT: INDEFINITELY DEFERRED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.16, please see
"Order of the Day."
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PZ.17 ORDINANCE Second Reading
14558
Commissioners
and Mayor - PZ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3,
TITLED "GENERAL TO ZONES," MORE SPECIFICALLY BY
AMENDING SECTION 3.3.1 AS IT RELATES TO MAXIMUM LOT
AREA (OR LOT SIZE), IN ORDER TO PERMIT ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDINGS
WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN PARK WEST COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ("SEOPW CRA"); MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14226
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.17, please see Item
Number PZ.12.
PZ.18 ORDINANCE Second Reading
13542 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Department of ATTACHMENTS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10544, AS
Planning AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE MIAMI
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, PURSUANT TO SMALL
SCALE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO SECTION
163.3187, FLORIDA STATUTES, BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND
USE DESIGNATION FROM "MEDIUM DENSITY RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL" TO "RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL" OF THE
ACREAGE DESCRIBED HEREIN OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT
APPROXIMATELY 3700 SOUTHWEST 28 STREET AND 2810, 2814,
2816, 2818, 2824 AND 2828 SOUTHWEST 37 AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A";
MAKING FINDINGS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14227
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.18, please see Item
Number PZ.12.
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PZ.19 ORDINANCE First Reading
14682
Commissioners
and Mayor- PZ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("MIAMI 21 CODE"), MORE
SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE 4, TABLE 3 OF THE MIAMI
21 CODE, TITLED "BUILDING FUNCTION: USES," TO PERMIT CIVIC
COMMUNITY FACILITY USES IN "T4-R," GENERAL URBAN ZONE -
RESTRICTED TRANSECT ZONES; FURTHER AMENDING ARTICLE
6, SECTION 6.1 OF THE MIAMI 21 CODE, TITLED "INTENT AND
EXCLUSIONS," TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN TABLE 13; MAKING FINDINGS;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION TO: Pass on First Reading with Modification(s)
RESULT: PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For additional minutes referencing Item Number PZ.19,
please see "Order of the Day" and "Public Comments for all Item(s)."
Chair King: Now, do we want to take up the PZ (Planning and Zoning) items first --
Vice Chair Carollo: Can we --
Chair King: -- or discussion items?
Vice Chair Carollo: Can we come back?
Chair King: You know, we could finish this up before lunch.
Vice Chair Carollo: Lunch is now, 12..08.
Chair King: I mean, we have PZ and you want to take lunch?
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, but it's going to take quite some time and --
Chair King: It's a lot of them that are deferred, you know.
Vice Chair Carollo: Can -- well, can we come back even if it's coming back earlier? I
don't mind.
Chair King: Okay, it's -- 2 o'clock.
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay, that's fine.
Commissioner Covo: Coming back at 2, okay.
Chair King: We'll come back at 2.
Vice Chair Carollo: One item maybe if we could take so they don't have to come
back, the one that 1 requested the guarantees on --
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Chair King: For the Bay of Pigs?
Vice Chair Carollo: -- other properties on 8th Street, the item for the Brigade
Museum.
Chair King: That will be PZ.18 and 19 --
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah.
Chair King: -- because they're companion items.
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah, can we just take those so that they don 't have to come
back?
Commissioner Covo: I'm okay with that.
Lakisha Hull (Director, Planning): Madam Chair?
Chair King: They have to be read into the record.
Ms. Hull: It's actually one item, it's the legislation. It should be PZ.19.
Chair King: PZ.19.
Ms. Hull: That's correct.
Vice Chair Carollo: Right, what I --
Chair King: Okay.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- what I've asked for is that I want to pass this. I just want the
guarantee within the ordinance that whatever changes we're making are for a
museum only. And this will not give the right into the future for anyone else in the
long 8th Street corridor on either side to want to ask for higher density in height and
what they could build?
Ms. Hull: Commissioner, so the legislation as written, the eligible property has to
meet criteria. It has to be a government -owned or non-profit facility first and
foremost. It also has to meet the requirement of 30 years being able to have that use
on site. So, it's a very restrictive criteria within the legislation as written, sir. If you
would like to make a modification based on just --
Vice Chair Carollo: Well --
Ms. Hull: -- only museums, that's something we can --
Vice Chair Carollo: -- the modification is that it would only be for museums. This
way, they can move forward, but we're protecting that area from greedy developers
coming in and wanting to build the sky is the limit.
Victoria Mendez (City Attorney): Would you like to make that amendment between
first and second?
Vice Chair Carollo: Excuse me?
Ms. Mendez: Would you like to make that additional amendment about it only being
for museum purposes?
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Vice Chair Carollo: Can we make it right now?
Ms. Mendez: I wouldn 't know the language right now to add to it to make it super
specific like that, but you don 't want -- then Commissioner, I would ask --
Vice Chair Carollo: I don't want Iris bringing her client so they could, you know --
Ms. Mendez: Right, right so --
Iris Escarra: I have all types of clients. I have Bay of Pig clients, I have other clients.
Ms. Mendez: Right, so the only concern I have and why I wouldn 't want to write it on
the spot, I would either like to do between first and second or have the lunch time to
give you the appropriate language because it would have to be only for museum
purpose versus museum on the first and second floor and a skyscraper on top or
something. So, you know what I mean?
Vice Chair Carollo: Okay.
Ms. Mendez: So, I would prefer --
Vice Chair Carollo: Then I'm sorry --
Ms. Mendez: -- a little bit of --
Vice Chair Carollo: -- but we're going to have to bring it back today so that she could
have the right language put in it that you get to build, but no one else can come in and
do anything else. So, she'll bring this after lunch.
Commissioner Covo: So that I'm clear, Commissioner, it will just be to increase the
density for the museum.
Vice Chair Carollo: Exactly.
Chair King: Just to make it the use for only museums.
Commissioner Covo: Only museums.
Vice Chair Carollo: Museum use only.
Chair King: Only museums.
Commissioner Covo: There's no increase in density.
Chair King: No.
Ms. Escarra: If I may, Chairwoman, I just wanted to also clam one of the points that
the Commissioner raised. This is an amendment to allow a use, so the height is the
same as currently allowed. There's no increase in footprint or square footage or
height.
Commissioner Covo: That was my question.
Ms. Escarra: The volume of whatever building is there has to remain the same, so
there's nothing of that. It is only the use that is being requested to be allowed the use,
and we have no objection to the museum use being -- because that 's what the goal is.
So, thank you very much. I just want to clarify, there 's no height increase or building
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volume or footprint or anything being changed. This is a use that would go through a
warrant to be reviewed through site plan.
Vice Chair Carollo: But Iris, as you well know, the devil is in the wording and details.
So, I want to clam for the future --
Ms. Escarra: Understood.
Vice Chair Carollo: -- so people don 't come and try to piggyback in something that
was never meant for anybody else but for this right here.
Ms. Escarra: Understood. We appreciate it and thank you very much.
Chair King: Having that consideration that we need to do, I'm going to recess the
meeting until 2 o'clock so that you could get the appropriate language. Sorry, guys,
but we want to make sure that it's right for you.
Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you.
Ms. Mendez: Madam Chair, I also had a call from Commissioner Reyes that wanted
to make sure that this museum provision would be nice to make sure that we solid
so that -- so --
Chair King: So, that 's -- so we'll break for lunch and we'll be back at 2 o'clock.
Thank you all.
[Later...]
Chair King: Welcome back to the City of Miami Commission meeting for October 26,
2023. Good to see all of you. Thank you for your patience. We are going to get
started. Mr. City Clerk, do you need to read anything into the record? Great. Madam
City Attorney, do you need to read anything into the record? I can 't hear you. Is your
button green? It is? Everything is on, no? Oh, try now.
Ms. Mendez: Hello?
Chair King: Oh, okay. Sorry.
Ms. Mendez: Thank you. I don 't believe I need to read anything into the record other
than whatever was the last item that we were on that we can discuss.
[Later... J
Ms. Mendez: Madam Chair, do you want me to jump to PZ.19 now that I have the
language?
Chair King: Yes, please.
Ms. Mendez: So, for PZ.19.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by the City Attorney.
Ms. Mendez: And the way that we're amending the section in order to address
Commissioner Carollo and Commissioner Reyes' concerns is in subsection 5, the
property must be a museum facility owned and operated by a governmental agency,
including the City, and/or a non-profit corporation in existence for a minimum of 30
years. I may add only a museum facility because if not you'll have -- you can
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potentially have -- but for now a museum facility works. If we think we need to add
"only, " I'll make sure we add it for second reading.
Vice Chair Carollo: I would do that.
Chair King: Just go ahead already --
Vice Chair Carollo: Yeah.
Chair King: -- and put the only in there.
Ms. Mendez: Okay. Then only. Then we're just going to add the word only as well, so
the property must be only a museum facility owned and operated by a governmental
agency, including the City, and/or a non-profit corporation in existence for a
minimum of 30 years.
Vice Chair Carollo: Move.
Commissioner Covo: Second.
Chair King: All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
Applause.
Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. Clerk.
Chair King: Thank you, you guys.
Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. Clerk, can you show me as a sponsor also, please?
Unidentified Speaker: Commissioner Carollo, thank you for your help (INAUDIBLE).
Vice Chair Carollo: My pleasure.
Unidentified Speaker: (INAUDIBLE).
Vice Chair Carollo: Thank you.
Unidentified Speaker: Thank you.
Unidentified Speaker: (INAUDIBLE) 63 years. Thank you.
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PZ.20 ORDINANCE Second Reading
14631
Commissioners
and Mayor - PZ
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 13114, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, MORE SPECIFICALLY BY
AMENDING ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3.5, TITLED "GENERAL TO
ZONES/MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT" AND ARTICLE 5, SECTION
5.3, TITLED "SPECIFIC TO ZONES/SUB-URBAN TRANSECT ZONES
(T3)," TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL HEIGHT ALLOWANCES AND
FREEBOARD IN THE FLOODPLAIN AND CLARIFY LANGUAGE FOR
RAISING STRUCTURES WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN; MAKING
FINDINGS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ENACTMENT NUMBER: 14228
MOTION TO: Adopt with Modification(s)
RESULT: ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATION(S)
MOVER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Note for the Record: For minutes referencing Item Number PZ.20, please see Item
Number PZ.12.
END OF PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S)
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14969
Office of the City
Clerk
ADJOURNMENT
NA - NON -AGENDA ITEM(S)
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND
APPEALS BOARD FOR A TERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Joe Corral
ENACTMENT NUMBER: R-23-0487
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Joe Carollo
MOTION TO: Adopt
RESULT: ADOPTED
MOVER: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
SECONDER: Sabina Covo, Commissioner
AYES: King, Carollo, Covo
ABSENT: Reyes
Chair King: At this time, we're going to take up the board appointments. Mr. City
Clerk?
Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Thank you, Chair. Planning, Zoning, and Appeals
Board. Commissioner Carollo will be appointing Joseph Corral to one of his seats on
the Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board.
Chair King: Do I need a --? I have a motion.
Commissioner Covo: Move.
Chair King: I have a motion and a second. All in favor?
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
Chair King: Motion carries unanimously.
Mr. Hannon: Thank you, Chair.
The meeting adjourned at 3: 28 p.m.
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