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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, February 11, 2016
9:00 AM
REGULAR
City Hall Commission Chambers
City Commission
Tomas Regalado, Mayor
Keon Hardemon, Chair
Ken Russell, Vice Chair
Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner District One
Frank Carollo, Commissioner District Three
Francis Suarez, Commissioner District Four
Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager
Victoria Mendez, City Attorney
Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk
City Commission Meeting Minutes February 11, 2016
CONTENTS
PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
AM -APPROVING MINUTES
MV - MAYORAL VETOES
CA - CONSENT AGENDA
PA-PERSONALAPPEARANCES
PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS
SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES
FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES
RE - RESOLUTIONS
BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS
MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
M - MAYOR'S ITEMS
D1 - DISTRICT 1 ITEMS
D2 - DISTRICT 2 ITEMS
D3 - DISTRICT 3 ITEMS
D4 - DISTRICT 4 ITEMS
D5 - DISTRICT 5 ITEMS
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9:00 A.M. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ORDER OF THE DAY
Present: Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Russell, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Suarez
and Chair Hardemon
On the 11th day of February 2016, the City Commission of the Cit) of Miami, Florida, met at its
regular meeting place in Cit) Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular
session. The Commission Meeting was called to order by Chair Hardemon at 9:01 a.m. and
adjourned at 11:55 a.m.
Note for the Record: Commissioner Suarez entered the Commission chamber at 9:13 a.m.
ALSO PRESENT:
Barnaby L. Min, Depuo) City Attorney
Daniel J. Alfonso, Cit) Manager
Todd B. Hannon, Cit) Clerk
Chair Hardemon: (INAUDIBLE) February 11, 2016 meeting of the City of Miami Commission
in these historic chambers. The members of the Cit) Commission are Wifredo Gort, Frank
Carollo, Francis Suarez; Ken Russell, the Vice Chairman; and myself, Keon Hardemon. Also on
the dais are Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager; Victoria Mendez, the City Attorney; and Todd
Hannon, the Cit) Clerk. The meeting will be opened by a prayer, and I'll read the prayer; and
the pledge of allegiance, led by our Vice Chairman. Bow your heads, please.
Invocation and pledge of allegiance delivered.
Chair Hardemon: We will now begin the regular meeting. The Cit) Attorney will state the
procedures to be followed during this meeting.
Barnaby Min (Depuo) City Attorne)): Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning. Any person who is
a lobbyist, including all paid persons or firms retained by a principal to advocate for a
particular decision by the Cit) Commission, must register with the Cit) Clerk and comply with
related Cit) requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the Cit) Commission. A person
may not lobby a Cit) official, board member or staff member until registering. A copy of the
Code section about lobbyists is available in the Cit) Clerk's Office. Any person making a
presentation, formal request or petition to the Cit) Commission concerning real propero) must
make the disclosures required by the Cit) Code in writing. A copy of this Code section is
available in the Cit) Clerk's Oce. The material for each item on the agenda is available
during business hours at the City Clerk's Office, and online, 24 hours a day, at
www.miamigov.com<http://www.miamigov.com>. Any person may be heard by the Cit)
Commission through the Chair for not more than two minutes on any proposition before the Cit)
Commission, unless modified by the Chair. If the proposition is being continued or rescheduled,
the opportunio) to be heard may be at such later date before the Cit) Commission takes action on
such proposition. Anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by City Commission for any
matter considered at this meeting may need a verbatim record of the item. A video of this
meeting may be requested at the Office of Communications, or viewed online at
www.miamigov.com <http://www.miamigov.com>. No cell phones or other noise -making
devices are permitted in the Commission chambers. Please silence those devices now. No
clapping, applauding, heckling, or verbal outbursts in support or opposition to a speaker, or his
or her remarks shall be permitted. Any person making offensive remarks or who becomes unruly
in the Commission chambers will be barred from further attending Commission meetings, and
may be subject to arrest. No signs or placards shall be allowed in the Commission chambers.
Any person with a disabilio) requiring assistance, auxiliary aids and services for this meeting
may notify the Cit) Clerk. The lunch recess will begin at the conclusion of deliberation of the
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agenda item being considered at noon. The meeting will end either at the conclusion of
deliberation of the agenda item considered at ]Op. in., or the conclusion of the regularly
scheduled agenda, whichever occurs first. Please note, Commissioners have generally been
briefed by Cit) staff and the Cit) Attorney on items on the agenda today. At this time, the
Administration will announce which items, if any, are being either withdrawn, deferred, or
substituted. Thank you.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): Mr. Chairman, good morning, Commissioners. SR.1 will be
withdrawn; RE 8, we're requesting also to withdraw; discussion item 2 to be deferred to
February 25; and it is my understanding that PA. 1 is requested to be deferred to March 24.
Commissioner Gort: What was the last one again?
Mr. Alfonso: PA.1 is a personal appearance. It is requested that it's deferred to March 24.
Chair Hardemon: Do any Commissioners have any items that they wish to be removed from the
consent or regular agenda? Is there a motion to --?
Commissioner Sarnoff � So moved.
Chair Hardemon: --is there a second?
Vice Chair Russell: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded that we withdraw SR.1 and RE. 8;
defer DI. 2 to February 25; and defer PA.1 to March 24. Any further unreadiness? Hearing
none, motion passes.
Later..
Chair Hardemon: DI3 -- DT 3.
Commissioner Suarez: It's Commissioner Russell's. You want to --?
Barnaby Min (Depuo) City Attorne)): Yeah. Mr. Chair, DI. 3 -- I hate to be the bearer of bad
news -- is Commissioner Russell's item, and he also has a non -agenda item that he's asked can
be addressed at 3:15, because he's invited the State Attorney. It's my understanding, he will be
back this afternoon.
Chair Hardemon: Yeah. I mean, that's the only item that we have a time certain for, which was
asked, and we granted for 3:15. I believe that the State Attorney's Office will be coming with -- I
don't know if she will be coming, or at least one of her representatives -- Don Horn --
Mr. Min: Chief assistant. Correct.
Chair Hardemon: Right. -- will be here to discuss the matter. It's all related to, of course, the --
Commissioner Suarez: Grand jure report.
Chair Hardemon: -- grand jure report that came out. Or another thing that we can do is to have
that item scheduled for another day to be spoken about, so it's really up to the will of the
Commission what we want to do. If we want to continue that item to another day at a time
certain versus having to come back to address that one item, so --
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Commissioner Gort: Move it.
Chair Hardemon: -- I'll leave it to the -- it's been moved by Commissioner Gort.
Todd B. Hannon (Cit) Clerk): It's a non -agenda item, so no action needs to be taken.
Chair Hardemon: Oh.
Mr. Hannon: You can basically just direct --
Chair Hardemon: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) adjourn the meeting.
Mr. Hannon: -- the Administration to maybe place a personal appearance.
Chair Hardemon: So, I'll do that in the spirit of what the Commissioner wanted to hear.
Administration, can we have someone reach out to the State Attorney's Oce to let them know
the 3:15 time certain is cancelled and they should be -- and we'll -- I guess we'll give them
another time to come back at the next Commission meeting.
Commissioner Suarez: I would suggest we give them a time certain, you know, at the next --
Chair Hardemon: Yeah, we'll figure out a time certain, and we'll let them know, and we'll work it
out. So you have anything else?
Commissioner Gort: Yeah. I'd like to get a report on the park remediation that we doing. I
have one park that we've been working on it for a long time; I want to see what's going to
happen there; if we have the fundings, which is Curtis Park.
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): The funding is in place, Commissioner. We can talk about
where we are with Curtis Park; not a problem.
Jeovanny Rodriguez: Good morning, Commissioners. Jeovanny Rodriguez, director of Capital
Improvements & Transportation. Curtis Park, Commissioner, we -- Curtis Park is broken into
three phases. We have the boat ramp, we have the reconstruction of the pool, and we have the
remaining of the park. All three of the phases have a little bit of the contamination, and all three
phases are moving at a different speed. For example, the boat ramp is already designed and
permitted, and is right now under advertisement for construction. The design of the pool, we
have to go back and modify the drawings to include the contamination assessment and
remediation that we have to do. That part is done. We are about 90 percent of the drawings, and
I expect the pool to be advertised probably within the next 30 days to finalize -- to go out for
construction. That leaves the rest of the park, which is basically on the other side of the road.
Now, on the -- of the rest of the park, we have an area that is right now under construction,
which is the playground area, and basically, we have removed a lot of the contaminated material
there that we have to do. We placed the lime rock already, and we are providing the
(UNINTELLIGIBLE) material, which is what we're working on right now, and we anticipate that
we are going to have that playground completed and ready to go by the end ofApril to have the
playground reopened.
Commissioner Gort: By the end ofApril, it should be done?
Mr. Rodriguez: Correct. Now, the rest of the park, Commissioner, is --
Commissioner Gort: The baseball stadium [sic].
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Mr. Rodriguez: Huh?
Commissioner Gort: The baseball stadium.
Mr. Rodriguez: That remains the baseball field, it remains a lot of the green areas that you have
within the park, outside of the basketball courts, and outside of the artificial football field We
are still in the process of finalizing our drawings and our assessment with DERM (Department of
Environmental Resources Management). We do have an issue when it comes to ground water.
DERM has asked us to delineate the extent of the ground water contamination, because we do
have some hits there. So, the last --we had a meeting with DERM last week. We agreed that we
were going to install additional monitoring wells at the perimeter of the park, or at least that
area, and, basically, DERM has given us two options: Either we put in a liner and a new
drainage system associated with that liner over the entire length of that area, including the
baseball field, or we take the time to delineate the ground water contamination or the limits of
the ground water contamination. So we're putting a cost, Commissioner, of what that options
mean. It could be as much as a million dollars.
Commissioner Gort: How much?
Mr. Rodriguez: As much as a million dollars in difference. So -- however, we are doing the
perimeter wells anyways, because we have to do that, and, hopefully, within a couple of weeks,
I'll be able to finalize -- make a decision on the final design on either option.
Commissioner Gort: Thank you. Mr. Manager, I would like to see some funds allocated to that,
because that baseball stadium, that's where the kids -- summer is going to be coming up within
the next two to three month, and it has not been used for the last three years, or four.
Mr. Alfonso: At this point, Commissioner, I don't think the issue is necessarily the funding,
because we had the bond that we issued, and we put money to it. It's an issue of just getting
through the process of getting the DERM design, and all that stuff.
Mr. Rodriguez: It is part of the process. Mr. Manager, at one point --
Commissioner Gort: The most expensive is to cap the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) --
Mr. Rodriguez: The most expensive --
Commissioner Gort: -- payment of $1.2 million.
Mr. Rodriguez: Yeah. DERM is basically saying is you can take the most expensive option right
now to move now, or you can take the time to do additional testing and delineation; it may save
you some money. So what I'm doing right now is tr)4ng to provide what those cost savings could
be, which I think at that point, it might be a difference of a million dollars. And I also am
assessing what are the probabilities that if I -- the end of the day, if I do take the time to do the
additional testing and the additional delineation that I may have to do the whole thing anyways,
because that's also a possibility. So, within the next couple weeks, Commissioner, I think I will
have an answer to that, and we can make a decision on which way to go and finalize it.
Mr. Alfonso: Well, we'll come back to you with a position on that. I think, Commissioners, now
we have a vessel outside; ifyou want to take a ride to the Marine Stadium for the Boat Show.
Commissioner Gort: You got five minutes?
Mr. Alfonso: Do we have five minutes?
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Commissioner Gort: Yeah, before we get on the vessel.
Mr. Alfonso: Sure. I think so.
Chair Hardemon: All right, any other items? All hearts and minds clear?
Commissioner Gort: Move to adjourn.
Chair Hardemon: This is a historic day. Proud ofyou all for getting out before lunch.
Congratulations. This meeting's come to an end. It's adjourned.
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
PRA
16-00165
Honoree
Presenter
Protocol Item
The City of Miami Fire
Mayor Regalado
Plaque
Department
& Comm. Suarez
Mercy Hospital
Mayor Regalado
Plaque
& Comm. Suarez
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Mayor Regalado
Plaque
& Comm. Suarez
16 -00165 -Submittal -Jeffery Horstmyer-Miami Dade Stroke Consortium, Inc.pdf
PRESENTED
Mayor Regalado recognized the Miami Dade Stroke Consortium and introduced Dr. Jeffrey
Horstmeyer, a leading doctor in the initiative of data colletion for stroke care; in addition to
presenting a plaque to the Cit) of Miami Fire Department, Jackson Memorial Hospital and
Mercy Hospital, thanking them for their outstanding professionalism and valuable efforts in
serving the community.
Chair Hardemon: And we will now proceed with our proclamations and presentations at this
time. Mr. Mayor.
Proclamations and presentations made.
APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, to APPROVE PASSED
by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Chair Hardemon: We'll now address the consent agenda.
Commissioner Suarez: You want to move the minutes of the Januaty 14 meeting?
Chair Hardemon: Whatever motion you want to --
Commissioner Suarez: I move the minutes of the January 14 meeting.
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MAYORAL VETOES
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded that we accept the minutes from
January 14. Is there any unreadiness?
Todd B. Hannon (Cit) Clerk): Sore, Chair, who was the seconder?
Vice Chair Russell: I was.
Chair Hardemon: Okay. Is there any unreadiness? Seeing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
END OF APPROVING MINUTES
NO MAYORAL VETOES
Chair Hardemon: Are there any mayoral vetoes?
Todd B. Hannon (Cit) Clerk): Chair, there are no mayoral vetoes.
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CONSENT AGENDA
CA.1 RESOLUTION
15-01661
Department ofPolice A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, ACCEPTING THE BIDS
RECEIVED NOVEMBER 5, 2015, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID NO.
515388, FROM JACK O. KNOWLES ANIMAL CLINIC, P.A. D/B/A KNOWLES
ANIMAL CLINIC, AND AMOROS VETERINARY SERVICES, P.A., THE
RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS, FOR THE VETERINARY
SERVICES FOR POLICE DOGS AND HORSES, ON AN AS NEEDED
CONTRACTUAL BASIS, FORA PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, WITH THE
OPTION TO RENEW FOR FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PERIODS,
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM
THE USER DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALAT THE TIME OF NEED.
15-01661 Summary Form.pdf
15-01661 Memo - Manager's Approval. pdf
15-01661 Bid Tabulation.pdf
15-01661 Corporate Detail.pdf
15-01661 Bid Response - Knowles Animal Clinic.pdf
15-01661 Bid Response -Amoro's Equine.pdf
15-01661 Invitation For Bid.pdf
15-01661 Legislation.pdf
This Matterwas ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
R-16-0050
CA.2 RESOLUTION
15-01665
Department ofPolice A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A
SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT ENTITLED: "2015-2016 U.S. MARSHALS
SERVICE", AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
REIMBURSEMENT FOR OVERTIME WORK PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT (`MPD") FELONY
APPREHENSION TEAM ASSIGNED TO ASSIST THE UNITED STATES
MARSHALS SERVICE ("USMS") PURSUANT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE USMS AND THE MPD FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2016, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $91,000.00; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF
POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE
ACCEPTANCE OF SAID REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS.
15-01665 Summary Form.pdf
15-01665 Back -Up Documents.pdf
15-01665 Legislation.pdf
This Matterwas ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
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Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
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CA.3
RESOLUTION
16-00021
Department ofReal
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE BID
Estate andAsset
RECEIVED NOVEMBER 23, 2015, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID NO.
Management
536381, FROM BETTOLI TRADING, CORP. D/B/ABETTOLI VENDING, THE
SOLE RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, FOR THE PROVISION
OF VENDING MACHINE SERVICES, CITYWIDE, FORA CONTRACT PERIOD
OF THREE (3) YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE (3)
ADDITIONAL TWO (2) YEAR PERIODS.
16-00021 Summary Form.pdf
16-00021 Bid Tabulation.pdf
16-00021 Corporate Detail.pdf
16-00021 Bid Response - Bettoli Vending.pdf
16-00021 Invitation For Bid.pdf
16-00021 Legislation.pdf
This Matterwas ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
R-16-0052
CAA
RESOLUTION
15-01530
Office of the City
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Attorney
ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING A NET PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN
AN AMOUNT OF $277,882.19 IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF AN INSURANCE
CLAIM FOR REMEDIATION OF ARSENIC AT MARLINS PARK, PURSUANT
TO THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORMS, AND ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO EFFECTUATE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
15-01530 Memo - Office of the Law Dept.pdf
15-01530 Legislation.pdf
15-01530 Exhibit-Agreement.pdf
This Matterwas ADOPTED on the Consent Agenda.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
R-16-0053
Adopted the Consent Agenda
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Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, including all the
preceding items marked as having been adopted on the Consent Agenda. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
Chair Hardemon: Consent agenda. Is there a motion on the consent agenda?
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved. Is there a second?
Vice Chair Russell: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded to accept CA -- the consent agenda
CA.1 through CA. 4. Any discussion, unreadiness? Hearing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
PERSONALAPPEARANCES
PA.1 PRESENTATION
16-00129
District 4- PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY CITY OF CORAL GABLES COMMISSIONER
Commissioner VINCE LAGO REGARDING CONNECTION OF THE CORAL GABLES
Francis Suarez TROLLEY LINE WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI COCONUT GROVE AND LITTLE
HAVANA TROLLEY LINES.
16-00129 - Miami Trolley Routes.pdf
16-00129 - Coral Gables Trolley Route.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, that this matter be
DEFERRED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Note for the Record: Item PA.1 was deferred to the March 24, 2016, Planning and Zoning
Commission Meeting.
END OF PERSONAL APPEARANCES
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PHA RESOLUTION
15-01630
Department ofPublic A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Works ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED "STEWART", A
REPLAT IN THE CITY OF MIAMI OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN
"ATTACHMENT 1", SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF ALL CONDITIONS
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REQUIRED BY THE PLAT AND STREET COMMITTEE ASSET FORTH IN
"EXHIBITA", ATTACHEDAND INCORPORATED, AND THE PROVISIONS
CONTAINED IN SECTION 55-8 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON
THE PLAT; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
RECORDATION OF THE PLAT IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
15-01630 Summary Form.pdf
15-01630 Notice to the Public.pdf
15-01630 Back -Up from Law Dept.pdf
15-01630 Legislation.pdf
15-01630 Attachment 1.pdf
15-01630 Exhibit A.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
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Chair Hardemon: Let's move on now to the public hearing, PH.].
Eduardo Santamaria: Good morning, Mr. Chair, Commissioners. Ed Santamaria, director of
Public Works. PH I is a resolution accepting the proposed plat of Stewart,'located along the
south side of Stewart Avenue, between Southwest 37th Avenue and Biscayne Bay.
Chair Hardemon: Is there anyone from the public that would like to speak on this item ? Seeing
none, I'll close the public hearing. Is there any action that the Commission would like to take?
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved --
Vice Chair Russell: Second.
Chair Hardemon: -- and seconded by the Vice Chairman. Any discussion? Any unreadiness?
Hearing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
PH.2
RESOLUTION
15-01662
Department ofReal
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Estate andAsset
ATTACHMENT(S), APPROVING THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 825
Management
SQUARE FEET OF A CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 21
NORTHEAST 28TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOLIO NO.
01-3125-005-0480 ("PROPERTY"), TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXCEPTIONAL INCORPORATED ("PURCHASER"),
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION GRANTED UNDER SECTION 29-B OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, FOR SIXTY
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TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($62,000.00) AS THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO
THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") BY THE PURCHASER; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
("AGREEMENT"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, PROVIDING
THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE CONVEYED "AS IS" AND "WHERE IS",
THAT CITY WILL NOT WARRANT THE SUFFICIENCY OF ITS TITLE NOR
ANY INTEREST IT MAY HAVE IN THE PROPERTY, AND THAT PURCHASER
ACCEPTS THE PROPERTY "AS IS" AND "WHERE IS" AS TO ALL
CONDITIONS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGREEMENT, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
CONSUMMATE SUCH TRANSACTION.
15-01662 Summary Form.pdf
15-01662 Notice to the Public.pdf
15-01662 Property Information.pdf
15-01662 Legislation.pdf
15-01662 Exhibit.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Gort, seconded by Commissioner Suarez, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Suarez and Hardemon
Noes: 1 - Commissioner(s) Carollo
R-16-0055
Chair Hardemon: Moving on now to PH 2.
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): Commissioner, PH 2 is an item where we have an excess
piece of property of 825 square feet. It is adjacent to another property that is privately owned,
and we wish to dispose of this property by selling it to that propero) owner for $75.15 per square
foot, roughly, a total of $62, 000.
Chair Hardemon: Is there anyone from the public that would like to speak on this item ? Seeing
none, I'll close the public hearing at this time. Is there any motion?
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Gort: Move it.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved by Commissioner Gort seconded by Commissioner
Suarez. Is there any discussion?
Commissioner Carollo: Yes, Mr. Chairman.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Carollo: Is there an appraisal on this propero) ? I saw in the backup you had the
property appraiser, the assessed value and all that, but do you have an appraisal?
Mr. Alfonso: Commissioner, I'll check with our staff, but it is 825 square feet, and our Code
allows us to sell that property to the adjacent propero) owner, I believe, without having to do the
appraisals, because it is such a small lot. You really can't do anything with 825 square feet, but
here is my real estate folks to tell you about it.
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Mark Burns (Lease Manager): Mark Burns, Department of Real Estate & Asset Management.
What was the question? I'm sorry, I missed that.
Commissioner Carollo: If there was an appraisal done.
Mr. Burns: No appraisal was done due to the size of the property.
Commissioner Carollo: And -- because I understand that maybe we can't do as much with it, but
it does have value to the neighboring property, so I want to make sure we're getting fair market
value, we're getting the right amount. It's not just a -- you know, I don't think there's -- we have
excess properties that, you know, we want to dispose of.
Mr. Alfonso: Well, in this case --
Commissioner Carollo: And I get it. You want to get in the ad valorem taxes --
Mr. Alfonso: Not only that, Commissioner, but being that it's only 10 feet wide -by --
Commissioner Carollo: 80.
Mr. Alfonso: -- 80 feet deep --
Commissioner Gort: You can't build anything.
Mr. Alfonso: -- and it is the Cit) property, whenever the adjacent property owners feels that the
grass is overgrown, we're the ones who have to go mow it. Whenever somebody dumps
somebody [sic] on it, we're the ones who have to go pick it up. So not only does it make sense to
sell it to the adjacent property owner to put it on the tax roll, but also from an operational
perspective, it eliminates our having to service the -- and maintain that property.
Commissioner Carollo: So is there an analysis of how much maintenance have -- how much
expense we have had on that property in a year? I mean, not to mention that property values are
going up every year, so it may even be worth it to wait a year or two to sell it to them.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Suarez.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair, thank you. I think his concern really is more related to the
value, for getting the appropriate value for the transfer, and so, what have you done that could
comfort this Commission in terms of the value that you're selling the propery) at, if anything, and
if -- and, you know, I think an appraisal of a residential piece of propery) is probably not
expensive. We probably have people that are on the rolls to do it, but I'd like to hear what your
analysis is in terms ofyou recommending this action by the Commission.
Commissioner Carollo: And ifI may --
Commissioner Suarez: Sure.
Commissioner Carollo: --just to chime in, how do you come up with $62, 000?
Commissioner Suarez: Right. That's --yeah.
Commissioner Carollo: How did you come up with that amount?
Mr. Burns: The first offer that was given was a little bit over $20, 000, and we felt that it was too
low, and rejected the offer. The offers were made by the person who wanted the propery) , by the
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adjacent property owner. We basically went by the Broward Count) Property Appraiser's
website, and ifyou take a look at it, you see that the property value, according to the Property
Appraiser's website, jumped up from the mid -20's --
Commissioner Suarez: Right.
Mr. Burns: -- to up to 60, 61, a little under $62, 000, so they made the offer at $62, 000, and we
accepted it.
Commissioner Carollo: And that's exactly what I'm saying. If we wait a year, maybe it goes up
to 80, because it's been going up 20, 000 every year. That's exactly why I said that. Why -- you
know, and I'm just trying to maximize our assets.
Commissioner Gort: Listen.
Commissioner Carollo: If we're going to sell, I'm just trying to maximize our assets; it's as
simple as that.
Mr. Alfonso: We appreciate that. I think property values have grown significantly over the last
couple ofyears. It could also go down 20 percent.
Commissioner Suarez: Right.
Commissioner Carollo: Understood
Mr. Alfonso: So --
Commissioner Gort: Let me ask you a question. I'm not a real estate agent, or expert in real
estate, but one of my understanding, the value of the land is according to what you can build
there, and the use of the land This is 10 -by -80. I don't think you can build anything in there.
Commissioner Suarez: No, you can't; not on a lot that small.
Mr. Burns: It would only be valuable to the neighboring property owner.
Commissioner Carollo: Right. And I guess there's various points, but my point is, also, I mean,
you look at a glass half empty or half full. It's worth a lot to the next- door property owners.
Mr. Alfonso: Right.
Commissioner Carollo: But it may not be worth as much tons, but it's worth a lot to them, and I
just want to maximize our assets.
Mr. Alfonso: I understand, but think about this: It's a negotiation between one possible buyer,
possibly two possible buyers and the City; it's not like we can open it up for --
Commissioner Gort: Right.
Mr. Alfonso: -- the world to btry it, because no third part) is going to come in and buy it.
There's no benefit to them. They can't do anything with it.
Commissioner Gort: My understanding this is a 501(c) (3), also. They provide services to need
individuals.
Commissioner Carollo: Who is the prospective buyer?
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Mr. Burns: Hold on.
Mr. Alfonso: That is correct. The buyer is a non-profit organization.
Commissioner Gort: They provide service to handicapped individuals, in my understanding.
Commissioner Suarez: Moved it and seconded.
George Mensah: George Mensah, director, Communio) & Economic Development. Yes, it is a
non-profit, provides services to the disabled adults, and we fund them evevy year. They've been
wanting this property for a vett' long time. That property, sometimes you have illegal parking on
it, and they always call, and we have to have people go and remove the cars. So that property
has been a nuisance in the City for a very long time.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair.
Commissioner Gort: Thank you.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah, and I understand the Commissioner's concerns. I think he makes a
good point; however, if he were to say, for example, to do a formal appraisal, it wouldn't take
long, it wouldn't be expensive, but it could come below what we actually have negotiated and
asked for. It could come in at 50; it could come in 30; it could come in at 20, because it -- they'll
use comparable sales and land values, which probably will be difficult to do, because you're not
going to have sales of that kind of like -kind property --
Mr. Mensah: Right.
Commissioner Suarez: -- in that area. So it's really a hard thing to value and a hard thing to
appraise. So, you know, look, I'm comfortable, given the fact that it's a non-profit organization
going forward, but I understand his concern. It's a good concern. It's not a bad concern.
Chair Hardemon: I'd like to echo your comments, and I'm comfortable moving forward, because
you're not going to find the like properties. The property value that it's being sold at is the
property value that's been stated on the County's website, so that makes me more comfortable
with -- especially that O pe of property, that size of the land, so I'm also comfortable moving
forward with the vote as it is. So if there is no further discussion, I know there was a mover and
a seconder, and I would like to take it to vote. All in favor, say 5)ye. "Aye.
Commissioner Suarez: Aye.
Commissioner Gort: Aye.
Vice Chair Russell: Aye.
Chair Hardemon: All against?
Commissioner Carollo: No.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
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SRA ORDINANCE Second Reading
15-01238
City Manager's Office TO BE WITHDRAWN BY THE ADMINISTRATION
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
40/ARTICLE IV/DIVISION 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "PERSONNEL/PENSION AND
RETIREMENT PLAN/CITY OF MIAMI FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE
OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST", MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING
SECTION 40-191 ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS", TO AMEND THE DEFINITION
OF POLICE OFFICER AND SECTION 40-203 ENTITLED "BENEFITS" TO
CLARIFY CHANGES TO THE BENEFICIARIES; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FORAN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE
DATE.
15-01238 Summary Form SR.pdf
15-01238 Actuarial Impact Statement.pdf
15-01238 Legislation FR/SR.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, that this matter be
WITHDRAWN PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
SR.2 ORDINANCE
15-01413
Second Reading
District 4- AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
Commissioner 10/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
Francis Suarez AMENDED, ENTITLED "BUILDINGS/IN GENERAL," MORE PARTICULARLY
BY AMENDING SECTION 10-5 TO PROVIDE FOR EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO DEFER BUILDING PERMIT FEES;
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
15-01413 Declaration of Rest. Covenants.pdf
15-01413 Legislation SR(v3).pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
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Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair, if I may be recognized on SR.2?
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Suarez: Thank you. SR.2 is a second reading on the Extremely Low Income
Affordable Housing Incentive Construction Deferral Program. I'd like to move it and just thank
the Commission for supporting it on first reading. And, hopefully, it's something that promotes
one of the critical housing needs in our community, which is housing for extremely low income
people that have 30 percent of area median income or below. It's a huge need, particularly
among senior citizens that live on fixed income, and just the extremely poor. And what we've
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noticed in the Cit) is that this is becoming a City of two tales; of the extremely wealthy and
powerful, and also, the extremely vulnerable and poor. And, unfortunately, our census data
indicates that the extremely poor and vulnerable are being pushed out of our Cit), and that's an
objective data that we've seen in the last 10 years. So I think we need to do everything as a
government to try to stem the flow of that, and I think this is one way to do it. Thank you.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Is there any -- well, first of all, let's
open up the hearing for public comment. Is there anyone from the public that'd like to speak on
this item? Seeing none, I'll close it. Discussion.
Commissioner Gort: Mr. Chair, my understanding, there's a cap on how that can be done.
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): The cap is $250, 000 a year, Commissioner; meaning that if a
number of projects come to request permits, the waiver will be up to the first $250, 000.
Commissioner Gort: Okay, thank you.
Chair Hardemon: Is there any further discussion?
Vice Chair Russell: Yes.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Vice Chair Russell: Good morning, Chair; and good morning, Commissioners. I'm very much
in favor of this, as I stated at the last meeting where we took it up. Extremely low income, ELI
affordable housing is probably the hardest to incentivize and move developers toward doing, so
anything that we can do to get them there is a positive step, and I look for ward to attacking all
sides of this issue holistically, and that's some other things we're taking up today, so thank you
for bringing this.
Chair Hardemon: And Commissioner Suarez, this brings joy to my heart, because it's in
furtherance of us fighting poverty. So every time we have an cpportunio) to fight povero) , the
City of Miami Commission has not shied away from it. And so, these o pes of incentives for all of
us, I think is a shining example of what we should be doing in the City of Miami, so thank you
very much.
Commissioner Suarez: Thank you.
Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
Todd B. Hannon (Cit) Clerk): Chair, it is an ordinance.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by Depuo) City Attorney Barnby Min.
Mr. Hannon: Roll call on item SR. 2.
A roll call was taken, the result of which is stated above.
Mr. Hannon: The ordinance passes on second reading, 5-0.
END OF SECOND READINGS ORDINANCES
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FRA ORDINANCE First Reading
15-01597
City Commission AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
2/ARTICLE XI/DIVISION 6 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION/BOARDS, COMMITTEES,
COMMISSIONS/SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY/GOVERNING
BODY", TO CLARIFY THE ORGANIZATION, DUTIES, AND POWERS OF THE
MIAMI SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY; CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15-01597 Legislation SR v3.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Chair Hardemon: FR. 1.
Barnaby Min (Depuo) City Attorne)): Mr. Chair, FR.1 is an amendment to the MSEA (Miami
Sports & Exhibition Authorio) Code concerning both the composition of the body, as far as who
-- which members of the Commission are appointed; as well as clarifying that any waterfront
property that MSEA holds that is going to be sold or leased has to go to referendum; and any
other property that the MSEA sells or leases has to come to City Commission for approval.
Chair Hardemon: Is there anyone from the public that would like to speak on this item ? Seeing
none, I'll close the public hearing at this time. Is there any discussion about this item?
Commissioner Gort: Well --
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir.
Commissioner Gort: -- I'd like to go back. I served originally as one of the founding members,
and I believe I served for about six months. I didn't comeback to become a member until I was
back inhere, and I would say about maybe three years ago, I was appointed myself. I got some
of the record, some of the things that the agency has done, like the sports teams. We had the
Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, Florida Panther; and at one time, we also help El Toro, which is
the soccer team. We were able to bring Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey; and Miami Grand
Prix, which a lot of people forget; the Miami International Film Festival; concerts; Dragon Boat
Racing; Miami International (UNINTELLIGIBLE); and Goombay Festival; Melreese Golf
Course Clubhouse; Watson Island Heliport; all kind of projects that have been done by all of us.
I have never seen in any of the parks that I've been any property that was taken away that was
given tons, and without public referendum, we took actions on it. The only property is on
Watson Island. The reason Watson Island -- ifyou look at the record, that was done about the --
we were in court with Watson Island, with the people that own the (INAUDIBLE) for over 20
years. The City cannot do anything. It was now when an agreement came with the new propero)
owners that made an agreement with the people that suing the Cit) of Miami that we came to this
agreement to get these things done. I appreciate --personally would like to continue to serve. I
think l feel very proud to be a member of that board, and I would like to continue to be on it.
Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion?
Vice Chair Russell: Yes, Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir.
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Vice Chair Russell: Yes. I brought this up from my very first meeting, and I've been learning as I
go here about the merits and pitfalls of MSEA over the past, and I definitely want to clarify from
my side that I recognize the value of MSEA and what it has done in terms of sports and
exhibition, and what its mission should be, so when we talk about altering it, changing it,
possibly abolishing it, it's not to demonize the efforts of the board where the action is taken,
especially with the events that its supported. I merely brought about the question trying to
understand why MSEA manages assets for the Cit), and does it need to manage assets to
accomplish its goal to write these grants? These are assets that would -- I mean, arguably, it
managed the assets to generate income in order to fund these efforts, but these assets would
otherwise be part of the Real Estate & Assets Management team. They would go before us, as
any asset transaction would And we arguably could provide MSEA with a budget to which it
could carry out its entire mission of writing grants and supporting events, and taking on
initiatives without actually suddenly becoming landlords, as well, because I don't know that that
was the original mission. It's done amazing things with the Heat and the various events, but
that's what brought about my question, is, why are we managing it? Then that then took us to the
next step of: Are there loopholes that we should, you know, close, so that it does what it's meant
to do, without giving the appearance or perception of violating 29-B of the Charter. And it
seems like we're working on those in this, in that we're looking for --any waterfront properi)�,
asset transfer lease has to go to referendum. Any non -waterfront propero) has to come before us
as a Commission, and I think we're all in agreement with that. I'll wait to hear the others'
opinions. The remaining issue was the board makeup, and four out of the five Commissioners in
the past have been on the board. When I came in, the City Attorney approached me, mentioning
there was a dual office issue, dual -office -holding issue; if all of us were on there versus none of
us; or if it was by choice versus mandatory for Commissioners to be on there, and there were all
sorts of options placed forward. The one that I'd recommend is actually not listed here as an
option, and it was one that I requested. And it confused me a little bit, because when we last
brought this forward, we had set the Cit) Attorney with sort of a mission of coming back with
some language, and it was sponsored by us as a Commission, but none of the options that I had
preferred were listed in there as an option. And my option was that none of us, as
Commissioners, should serve on there if it's managing assets. All of those things are going to
come before us as a Commission, and so I'm trying to find, you know, I'm trying to find the
options that work, that close the loopholes. What we're dealing with here mainly is a perception
of the public issue. It's not that this board, the MSEA Board has taken incorrect action or done
anything illegal by any means. It is the perception that's received by the public and the press,
and you have to give that some weight, because if we're taking actions that appear incorrect,
we're doing something wrong. And so rather than defend ourselves in that --and I would rather
set it up in a way that is as transparent as possible that everybody can see exactly our intention
and that we carry forward that way, and for that reason, I'm recommending one of two things:
Either that there not be Commissioners on the board, that we appoint representatives, and
specialists, and people to handle it, and that those things then come before us; or that MSEA not
handle assets if Commissioners are going to be on the board. One of those two things would be
good for me. I don't know. I'd love to hear more, though, because this is a very open discussion.
I know there's not a lot of consensus here on this one, because there's a lot of history and a lot of
potential disagreement, so I'm vei)� open to ideas.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Suarez.
Commissioner Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I'm going to move the item, and I'm
going to tell you why. And by the way, it's a motion to approve the item. This is a first reading,
and I'm open on a varied) of the same issues that Commissioner Russell just articulated. First
and foremost, I think, to be fair, MSEA's had some great successes; it's had some difficulties; and
while we've been board members here, I think -- and we've kind of glossed over this the first time.
We really didn't get into this, butt think it's fair, it's only fair to say it, because if we're going to
say something, we have to say it. And I think the fear was that -- with Marine Stadium, in
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particular, so I'm just going to -- and this was before both ofyour times -- with Marine Stadium,
in particular, there was a feeling that MSEA was being used as a conduit to potentially get
around the waterfront -- whatchamacallit -- referendum, and potentially, some procurement
issues. And so I'm going to be very straightforward in saying what my concern is, and I think,
you know, that deal never happened, and so that's why maybe some of those concerns never
surfaced ifyou will, but I think they always stayed in the back of our minds as -- and to your
point, Commissioner Russell -- in the public's mind So there was a loss of -- there was a
perception issue that began at that point, in my opinion; at least while we've been here as
Commissioners. So I think taking MSEA out of the exemption from a governmental agency, I
think it's a good idea. It's just -- all it's going to do is it's going to make MSEA have to go
through the same thing that evevybody else would have to go through, so I don't think we
disagree with that. Whether the Commissioners are on or off the board makes no difference to
me. Trust me, I have plenty of things to do, so whether we're on the board, or whether we're
completely off the board, it's fine with me. Either one of those two options is -- I'm good with, so
it matters not to me. I see your point as to, you know, sort of making a decision in MSEA, and
then having to come back here as the Cit); Commission, and making a similar decision. I think
we have to do that in a variei); of contexts, like the CRA (Community; Redevelopment Agenc)) is
one of them, where we have to make decisions and have our CRA Board member have to make
decisions as an MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) Board member. You have to make
decisions as a DDA (Downtown DevelopmentAuthorio) Chairman, and then kind of come back
here, potentially, and have to make a decision as a City Commissioner. So I'm good either way.
And I think MSEA has done a lot of good things, you know. I think they sponsor a lot of very
good organizations in the exhibition and arts context. Obviously, I think -- my opinion -- the
Miami Heat, bringing the Miami Heat to Miami, managing that property and selling that
property, I think was probably MSEA's best work. I think the fact that the helicopter pad is not
built yet, the fact that the seaplane base is not built yet, that's not a particular proud moment for
MSEA that it's taken this long to get to that point. So in fairness, I think it's not about MSEA's
great or MSEA's bad. It's -- MSEA's had its good moments, it's had its difficulties, and I think
that the legislation here seeks to remedy that. It's good --a good idea, like you said,
Commissioner Russell, to pause every once in a while and rethink how we do things, you know.
And I think from that perspective, this is welcome legislation, which is why I moved it, but I'm
willing to amend it to remove -- you know, or to keep it as it; or we can do that on second
reading; whatever you guys prefer. It makes no difference to me.
Commissioner Carollo: Second. Discussion.
Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved and seconded. One thing, you -- as Ilook at things
from a different viewpoint, when I look at the 29-B exception for MSEA, I don't look at it as a
loophole. To me, it is a tool, and it is a tool that is not necessarily used by MSEA, but a tool used
by the Commission. It's a tool used by the Commission, because there comes times when it is
necessaty to do things, because we were elected to represent a group of people, and do those
things in a responsible manner, and in an efficient way. And so, for instance, if there comes a
time, such like when the Miami Heat were attracted here, that you don't have the time to wait
until -- wait ten months for a referendum, and depend on the public vote to come back and show
you the confidence that the decision you're making is a good one. You need an opportunity to --
if it comes, if the opportunio) comes -- to not go to a referendum, to not wait that long time
period to make a decision that you know is the right decision. And so I think that having an
exception for a board like MSEA is a good tool for the Cit) Commission to have. I don't think
that it's something that has been abused that is being abused and I disagree in a sense that if
there is a public perception about something that you have to change something to meet that
public perception or make that public perception go away. I think that what you do is you show
the public that the perception that perhaps the media is casting is not the right one. And I think
that in this instance, it is not the right one. And so, I would, as a Cit) Commissioner, have to
first make a decision to move apiece of property under the auspice of MSEA. So first, wearing
that hat, I would have to make that decision. And then, as a MSEA Board member, then make
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the decision to lease or sell apiece of property under MSEA. Now, that's a two-step process, and
I think that that two-step process shows that, as Commissioners who may not or may sit on the
MSEA Board have to put true thought into making those decisions. But the one thing that I've
always said is that if I'm going to war, I'm going to battle, if I'm representing the interest of the
City of Miami, I need to negotiate, and I need the best interest to come into my City, I want to
have as many tools as possible to make things work. And the time that I've been on the
Commission, and the time that I've been following the Commission, I have not seen this
Commission use that tool for the exception of the 29-B. And so just because it's there doesn't
mean that you use it. I mean, the President --I won't go that far -- but you know where --you
have extreme options to choose from when making decisions, and just because you have that
option doesn't mean that it's reasonable at that time to make that option a reality. And I think
that by putting 29-B or getting rid of the exception for 29-B, what we're doing is creating a bad
position for us. It reminds me of something that was stated in the CRA grand jury report. And I
disagree with many of the things that were said there, but the bottom line for me is that I would
hate to see us tie our hands at a time when we may need the ability to use that tool sometime in
the future.
Commissioner Suarez: Can I have just like a little colloquy with you on that? I think part of the
reason why -- the same could be said about the requirement that any -- the sale of waterfront
property go to referendum. I mean, when we imposed that upon ourselves, we tied our hands.
The reason why we tied our hands is because the public did not want the -- or there may have
been a perception that there were sweetheart deals, for example, for waterfront property. So
sometimes, like -- even the Citizens Investigation Panel, you know -- there are some times when
the citizens sort of reach back and say, Because of decisions that were made "-- maybe not
decisions that are going to be made. Maybe --you know, because every Commission is different,
and as Commissioner Gort always reminds us, you know, he feels that he's serving on one of the
best, if not the best Commissions that he's served on. It really is a reflection of things that have
happened, not a reflection of things that will happen. And sometimes, safeguards have to be put
into place that do hamstring us a bit. But to one of your points -- I think you were saying this in
the real estate context, this happens -- when you do a power of attorney for someone who's going
to sign a deed the power of attorney has to have the same formalities as the underlying
document, so two witnesses, a notary, all that stuff, because if you have a document that's
supposed to give a power, and it's less perfect, if you will, than the power itself, then it's
ineffective. So I think what you're saying -- what you might be saying is maybe if MSEA had the
same requirements, because I think -- the transfer to MSEA is not the problem. The problem is,
what does MSEA do with it afterwards?
Vice Chair Russell: That's right.
Commissioner Suarez: You know what I mean? And I think that's where the real issue was. The
real issue was that if MSEA now then -- because by virtue of the fact that it's with MSEA -- can
now go through this process without procurement; that's the problem, you know, so you've not --
you've gone from bypassing the waterfront referendum provision to now also bypassing
procurement provisions. So it's sort of a double whammy. And so, you know, maybe the thing to
think about -- and we can think about it from first to second reading -- we can push out second
reading a little bit to think about it, too -- is, you know, should we require -- should we say, you
know, that MSEA has to have the same requisite formalities if it's going to dispose of the property
or lease the property in a long-term fashion? Because, like you said, MSEA, like Ba)firont Park,
or all these other -- Bayfront Park Management Trust -- these are all entities that we have
created self-created to self -govern assets of the City. Why we did that, you know, I mean, there's
just many of examples. We have the MPA (Miami Parking Authorit) that governs our parking
assets. We have, you know, the Bayfront Park Management Trust that governs the park assets.
So we just do that. I don't know if it's because we think that there's a core competency, or we
want to, you know, delegate that role to someone and to a board of people that will spend the
time and the energy to really manage it in an effective way, but it's -- there's plenty of precedent
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for doing it, so just food for thought. I mean, I'm okay with passing this on first reading and sort
of letting the debate percolate and digest, and see where we go from here, ifyou will.
Commissioner Gort: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Gort: Let me tell you, I don't have a problem either on passing on first reading. I
think it'd be very good and if we can -- we already talked about it in the MSEA meeting that we
would have to -- any property would have to go to the public if it's waterfront. I don't have any
problem with that, but the people need to understand MSEA was created to build the Miami
Arena, which they did a good job, and the reason it had to be done with private sector. It had to
be a joint venture on private sector and MSEA. MSEA received the PSD funds to go ahead and
do the bond issues to btvy it. When we sold-- when MSEA sold-- and I was not there, I was not
part of that -- when MSEA sold the stadium, the Miami Arena, what happens is all those funding
that was coming to MSEA from the tax went to the -- I believe it was called the global agreement
that was done between the Count) and the City, and so on, and the funds went to there, and those
funds were utilized to do a lot of the -- bringing the stadium -- it's paying for some of the stadium
right now, for some of the parking that we have, and this is some of the things that MSEA has
done, also. But I don't have any problem in taking it to the public. Anything that you want the
people to vote on, I don't have any problem with it.
Chair Hardemon: Vice Chairman Russell, and then the Mayor.
Vice Chair Russell: For me, I understand that this is a tool that we can use that can make things
more efficient, speedy. But for me, speed and ejficiency should always come second to
transparency and process, because that -- where we -- even though we know in our hearts we're
doing the right thing to do quickly, or get it through properly, in a more efficient manner, the
public suddenly gets left behind a little bit, and that's where these perceptions come about. I
mean, I wonder if we could point back to where these perceptions come from if we are acting
properly; where -- the Miami Herald calls this agency the place where shady deals go to die,"
that's what they said in the Herald, and that's such a -- that's a -- I mean, that's a bold statement.
I mean, if we can't point to anything that we've done wrong by the letter of the law, there must be
something that's creating this perception. And sometimes, I'm worried that if we are prioritizing
efficiency and -- in order to get things done, that's where we're sacrificing some of the
transparency and that -- you know, for example, the MSEA Board meets, and even though it's
several of the Commissioners that are there, they're handling some of those valuable assets that
we have as a City. Even though it's a public meeting and it's noticed, there's no cameras, like
there are in here; there's no minutes, like we have here. It doesn't have the same transparency,
even though they're invited. It's not as publicly aware, and people aren't as publicly aware. And
for me, anything of that importance of especially asset transfer; especially in this case,
waterfront, should come before us here in this room; not as Commissioners wearing a different
hat, necessarily. You know, that being said I'm wondering if possibly bifurcating this might be
an option, because it seems we're unanimous on the first half, which Commissioner Gort
mentioned about changing the way it handles the assets, but maybe where we're having trouble
is in terms of the board makeup. And I don't know if passing it on first reading, as -is, is the right
way, because I'm not comfortable with the wording of it to say fies'to this and vote Yes, 'but I do
want to discuss further. I do want to cave through with this, and continue to work on it
process -wise; I just don't know if that's right.
Commissioner Gort: Move to a continuance.
Vice Chair Russell: What's that?
Commissioner Gort: Move to continue. I didn't work with the attorney's office at all. I didn't
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want to give my opinion, because I know they were talking to all ofyou. I don't want to get
involved in the second phase.
Vice Chair Russell: Could I get the City Attorney's opinion?
Chair Hardemon: Before, what we'll get is the --
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah, I'll --
Chair Hardemon: -- Mayor, and then the Cit) Attorney have an opinion.
Commissioner Suarez: So, wait. Is it the will of the Board that we continue this and not take
action on it?
Chair Hardemon: We haven't --there's not a motion to continue just yet.
Commissioner Suarez: Understood
Commissioner Gort: Frank wants to speak also.
Chair Hardemon: It was a suggestion by Commissioner Gort, but I want to recognize the Mayor
first --
Commissioner Suarez: Sure.
Chair Hardemon: -- before we go into whatever motion.
Mayor Tomas Regalado: Thank you. Just to give you a historical perspective, I think that maybe
because we are old, Commissioner Gort and myself have a historical memory, but, indeed,
MSEA was used to build the Miami Arena. MSEA was used to build the arena for the Miami
Heat, and for the Florida Panthers. And MSEA had a lot to do with bringing the Marlins to the
City of Miami. In fact, even the County didn't have a mechanism to do this, and they created
one. They created the Sports Authorio) in Miami -Dade County, which has a large staff, and it's
fully funded, and they do what they think is best for the County, but I think that there's so many
issues here. Number one: In terms of managing assets, well, the Bayfront Trust is an example.
They managed one of the most precious assets in the Cit) of Miami, even more so than Watson
Island and they have been successful. And trust me, it's about the way things are done; not the
entio) , because one -- in my time, in the '90s here, one executive director went to jail, and there
was a audit, and the Commission changed the composition of the board, and we had had a
chairman, and the Bad front Trust is a success. I mean, they make a lot of money, but not only
they make a lot of money, which I think it should not be the purpose of any agency that manage
assets, they participate in community events. As a matter of fact, if not for the Bayfront Trust, we
would not have been able to have the New Year's Eve event in the Cit) of Miami the first year,
and the second year. And now, Fox Network is signing onto do a yearly event on the 31st for
three hours long, live, from Bayfront Park, and it was because of the Bad front Trust, because had
not them give the $300, 000 that they would have charged and all the things, the event would not
have happened, because Fox was nervous, and Pitbull -- the Pitbull organization was nervous.
Then we had -- I remember that we created in '97, Commissioner Arthur Teele did, the Virginia
Key Trust, the historical black beach. And that board has been successful, because the City did
not have the assets to take care -- or the resources to take care of that area, and they are
self-sustaining. They do a lot of events. So MSEA used to own and run the Miami Arena, and I
think Commissioner Gort touched on it, but it is important to look back at what happened on the
global agreement. The global agreement was something that we cannot fix now, as a
government, or you, as a Commission, but it was a bad thing, and it took away the possibility of
the City of Miami of using millions, and millions, and millions of dollars in tourist development
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dollars in the City of Miami, for the Cit) of Miami. And this is important, and this is something
that this Board should look at it, eventually, because the $6 million that we got from tourist
development dollar at that time to pay to the fees the cost of the arena, nobody knows where
those dollars are after the Cit) sold the arena -- to me, on the fire sale; I was not in favor of, but
it happened, and the Commission approved it, and the money was used to do the Marlins
Stadium and to build the Marlins Stadium, and then the CRA paid for the debt of the Arsht. And
by the way, those TD (Tourist Development) dollars were being used to pay the debt of the Arsht,
and were substituted by the CRA. So we --you know, we're all living the sins of the past. So the
fact that MSEA is managing some assets, and the fact that has this -- I don't know if it's a
loophole, or it was created like that. And it was mentioned that there was discussion about the
Marine Stadium being transferred to MSEA, but it never happened, because the Commission
realized and the MSEA Board also realized that it shouldn't be done like that. The reason that
MSEA manage assets is because it used to manage the Miami Arena and the Children's Museum.
The reason that MSEA took over that property is because the Children's Museum needed to be
built, and it was built, everything, with private money. Now that you've been asked to pay for the
Science Museum, it's important to remember that the Children's Museum was built with all
private money, but with the assets of the Authorio) . And also, the money that the Authorio) will
begetting can be used to promote festivals and events in the City of Miami. So we have several
entities that manage assets, and they have been very successful. I think -- and Commissioner
Russell, you are correct, minutes were not kept for a while, but now, everything is on track in
terms of the minutes. It's a public meeting, and it should be televised We can do with MSEA the
same thing that we do with the CRA. We can film and put it on the air; the same thing that we do
with the CRA. I think it's important. We can do Periscope, but we can do -- personally, I think
it's the best thing. I do think that the reason that we have those agencies is because we have
citizens that want to be engaged, and to me, the citizen's participation, it's very important. So I
just wanted to mention that there are some historical things that are the consequences of what we
have now. Commissioner Suarez mentioned MPA. Guess what? MPA sells and buy all the
properties that they want to sell or btry without Commission approval, or the Administration.
They just sold a big, big garage in the Grove, and they have no accountabilio) to the residents of
the City of Miami in terms of the property. Only this Commission can approve or reject the
budget. So things that you have to look, but I --you know, I think that MSEA is important. Ido
think that more than MSEA, the citizen's participation in any board is more important, and I just
wanted to say that it's a whole good discussion about all these issues, and you know, I am in
support of keeping MSEA, whatever you guys want to do in terms of changing the structure. I do
think that having Commissioners in the board elevate the importance of MSEA, because, you
know, the rest of the people feel that they are being supported by elected officials in decisions
that they take. So I just wanted to say that it is important that we have this discussion. I think
that MSEA is important. I think that whatever you guys want to do, it's fine with us. I do think --
by the way, MSEA manage those assets, but with the support ofAsset Management, because we
work with the Manager on so many things that happens on that piece of land in Watson Island.
Thankyou.
ChairHardemon: Thankyou very much, Mr. Mayor. Commissioner Carollo.
Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to start by saying that I agree with
the Mayor with regards to the success that Bad front Park Management Trust has had, especially
in most recent years. And ifyou see, each one of these organizations is actually structured
differently. Bad front Park couldn't do half the things that MSEA is allowed to do; and still, we've
ran it in a way where, you know, if -- it def nitely has had some very good success, especially
lately. With that said, listen, I'm not here to argue with some of my colleagues, and some of my
colleagues are, were part of the MSEA Board. I understand that in the past, it's done some --
what we consider great things, with regards to the Miami Heat, the Miami Arena, and that was
also a very long time ago. Recently, you know -- and I think Commissioner Suarez mentioned it
-- it's had some difficulties. And listen, I don't think there's anything wrong, and we should
actually welcome, you know, some amendments, and to see if we could you know, change some
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of that perceptions and some of that -- what some people would think are realities, without
getting into details. Commissioner Russell, what you mentioned is what I was going to say.
There's actually in this ordinance a lot of moving parts, and I think we have consensus in a lot of
it. So I actually think that, yes, maybe it should be two ordinance, and, you know, make sure we
could pass what we have consensus on, which is 29-B, and some of the other parts coming back
to Commission, Cit) Commission. And then maybe in a separate ordinance, we should tackle the
makeup of the board. I know for first reading, it was supposed to be zero Commissioners. Now,
I'm seeing all Commissioners. And then, at the same time, there was an email or a memo sent,
where you have two Commissioners, three Commissioners, and so forth. So I think that what I
don't want to see is that we throw the baby with the bathwater, and because there's vevy different
aspects that we're tackling in one ordinance that, let's say, Commissioner Russell, you couldn't
support, because of this, or you could -- or, you know, I couldn't support it, because of that. I
think we do have consensus in the meat and potatoes of it. I think the parts that we may need
more discussion on, maybe we should make it a separate ordinance.
Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Vice Chair Russell: I think that's a good idea. I'd rather that than continue it, simply because if
we continue the whole thing, we'll be back here in a couple weeks, starting from where we're
leaving right now, without -- this is our chance to discuss and meet openly in the sunshine, so I
think it's a good idea. I do have a question, though, about the Asset Management. What is the
process by which it is decided that MSEA will manage an asset, rather than our Asset
Management team? How do we decide whether something fits the MSEA mold or not? Because
when we look at Bayfront Trust, I find it to be a different situation, because it is specifically
tasked with managing a park, a service. When we look at the CRA's, they're specifically tasked
with addressing slum and blight. And this one, it seems like its mission is a little broader, and to
me, confusing. The initial intention of the sports teams, I get it; sports and exhibition, and to
manage those assets, and bring a sports team, or do that, but then, suddenly, it became a tool
that could be used for other things, because they kind of fit its expediency for passing things
through. I didn't quite see where a Children's Museum is sports or exhibition. I don't really see
where a helicopter pad, or seaplane is sports or exhibition. The original mission seems to fit it,
but where we are now, it seems to have strayed a little bit on the type of assets it manages. So I
guess my question is -- and maybe this is to those who are -- who have served on MSEA and to
the City as well: Just what makes us decide that this asset is going toward MSEA versus our
Asset Management team? How do we decide that?
Commissioner Gort: My understanding, it was decided by us, the Commissioners.
Vice Chair Russell: At the Commission --
Commissioner Gort: The Commission is the one that we decided that we were going to put this
project into MSEA. Now, let me tell you, at one time, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors
Bureau were going to build -- where the airport is being built right now -- they were going to
build a center there, and they were going to build the airport, but that one fell. I don't know
what happened, but they had the grants, they had the funds, and so on. And let me tell you
something, I do understand, because something was successful, changes can always take place.
I'm a great believer in changes. Even though I'm an old man, I believe change has got to take
place, and you got to adapt to the changes, and I'm all for it. For example, Bayfront Park.
Bayfront Park was created, thanks to the private sector working together with the Commission to
bring out Bad front, to be able to raise a bond issue of over 40 -some million dollars to build what
we have today in Bayfront Park. And Commissioner Carollo has done a great job in managing
that Bad front Park, but a lot of this began with the private sector working together with the Cit)
of Miami. We did not have the funding at that time, so that's why we had to do the joint ventures
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that we did. And mainly, what it is, my -- our goal, as my understanding is to bring sports,
exhibitions and entertainment to the City of Miami.
Chair Hardemon: And we have to remember, also, what &hibition'fneans. I mean, it's a public
display of work or art --
Commissioner Gort: Yeah.
Chair Hardemon: --you know, so &hibition, 'an exhibition can be a display of artwork, an
exhibition can be a sporting event; an exhibition can be a number of different things that we
exhibit to the public for admiration. And then, of course, you would look into things that are
related to sports or exhibitions to determine other parts, but if there is a -- now I'm hearing more
than one of us speak up, bifurcating this. So I'll probably -- to lend myself to the Cii)v Attorney to
see what would need to be done at this point to address the bifurcation of, for instance, this
ordinance, so that it comes back in two pieces, rather than one.
Mr. Min: Mr. Chair, you can simply amend the legislation that is before you today. I know there
is a pending motion by Commissioner Suarez, so if he accepts a friendly amendment to just pass
the modifications to the proposed ordinance concerning --
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah, join.
Mr. Min: -- the disposition ofproperty and whatnot, and leave the membership as is, without
any proposed changes that would be a motion to approve, as amended.
Commissioner Carollo: With the intent of bringing it back.
Mr. Min: Correct.
Commissioner Suarez: The other part.
Mr. Min: And then I'd need some direction from the Commission --
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah.
Mr. Min: -- as far as --
Commissioner Suarez: So --
Mr. Min: -- when you would like that second ordinance to come back with an option, because --
Commissioner Suarez: Okay. So, well, I amend my motion, as stated by the Cii)v Attorney, which
maintains the 29-B exception extrication language, so that the exception does not apply, and
leaves in all of the things related to disposition, but takes out the membership and composition
question for a separate ordinance.
Vice Chair Russell: Second.
Commissioner Carollo: Seconder agrees, and I'll state it a little bit different: I want to leave it
as is, with the exception of the membership of the board.
Commissioner Suarez: That's fine; I'm okay with that. That way it's --
Mr. Min: Just so we're all on the same page, basically, all the changes that are on page 2 of the
legislation that's before you will not take place; everything else will remain as is.
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Commissioner Carollo: Let me verify. I need to see.
Chair Hardemon: Because 5s is'fneans as it is stated in the ordinance.
Mr. Min: In the actual ordinance --
Chair Hardemon: The actual ordinance.
Mr. Min: -- as it exists today.
Chair Hardemon: Correct.
Commissioner Carollo: Right; as it's stated in the ordinance, with the exception of the
membership.
Commissioner Suarez: I think there's some spillover to page 3.
Commissioner Carollo: Exactly, so that's why I don't want to just go with what's on that page.
Mr. City Attorney, if we say, Exactly as is, with the exception of membership "--
Mr. Min: Correct.
Commissioner Carollo: -- the makeup of the board, the membership of the board --
Mr. Min: Correct.
Commissioner Carollo: -- would that be then sufficient?
Mr. Min: Yes.
Commissioner Suarez: I'm good with that.
Commissioner Carollo: And just to verify, with the intent that the membership or the makeup of
the board will come back to the Cit) Commission for --
Mr. Min: A separate ordinance.
Commissioner Carollo: -- discussion --
Commissioner Suarez: And a separate ordinance.
Mr. Min: Yes, sir.
Commissioner Suarez: I think we're good.
Mr. Min: Mr. Chair, may I read the title?
Chair Hardemon: Excuse me?
Mr. Min: May I read the title into the record?
Chair Hardemon: Sure.
The Ordinance was read by title into the public record by Depuo) City Attorney Barnby Min.
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Todd B. Hannon (Cit) Clerk): Roll call on item FR. 1. Commissioner Gort?
Mr. Hannon: Vice Chair Russell?
Vice Chair Russell: Yes.
Mr. Hannon: Commissioner Carollo?
Commissioner Carollo: Yes, as amended.
Mr. Hannon: Commissioner Suarez?
Commissioner Suarez: Yes, as amended.
Mr. Hannon: Chair Hardemon?
Chair Hardemon: For.
Mr. Hannon: The ordinance passes on first reading, as amended, 5-0.
Mr. Min: Mr. Chair, before we move on, when -- would you like an ordinance to be presented to
the City Commission concerning the composition of the body; or do you want it to be a
discussion item?
Commissioner Gort: Well, my understanding, you guys have been meeting with each
Commissioner (INAUDIBLE) given you ideas of what they would like to see.
Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman.
Commissioner Gort: So it's going to be different options.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Well, okay, so when I think of a discussion
item, I think of an item that we're -- it's going to come to Commission to discuss. I would want to
see it in a formal resolution, so we're going to take a vote with all the different options, because I
believe Commissioner Russell, which was, actually, when it first came tons, the way it was
amended, had zero Commissioners on the board. The way it came now, all Commissioners were
on the board. And in between, we received an email saying two Commissioners, three
Commissioners, four Commissioners. So maybe a resolution and bring it back with those
different options.
Mr. Min: What I would suggest is a discussion item, and I will attach to the backup for the
discussion five separate ordinances, which then the body can choose which one they want to
present for first reading. The five options would be: Five Commissioners to be appointed,- four
Commissioners to be appointed,- three Commissioners to be appointed; two Commissioners --
actually, it'd be six options; five, four, three, two, one, zero.
Commissioner Carollo: Understood So it will be a discussion item, butt just want to make sure
that the intent is to take a vote that day.
Mr. Min: Yes.
Commissioner Carollo: It's not just a simple discussion item.
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Chair Hardemon: Right, but the way that the Cit) Attorney has presented, the discussion item
will have the ordinances attached to it so that the body can move forward --
Commissioner Carollo: Exactly.
Chair Hardemon: -- at that meeting with the one --
Mr. Min: Yes.
Chair Hardemon: -- that they wish to move forward with.
Mr. Min: And when would the body like the discussion item to come before the Commission?
Commissioner Carollo: I think in the next Commission meeting, as soon as possible --
Mr. Min: Yes, sir.
Commissioner Carollo: -- correct?
Chair Hardemon: That's fair. I don't see any objection to that.
END OF FIRST READING ORDINANCES
RESOLUTIONS
REA
RESOLUTION
15-01659
Honorable Mayor
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Tomas Regalado
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ("MOU"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR
THE BEACH CORRIDOR DIRECT CONNECTION PROJECT; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN
ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE INTENT OF THE MOU.
15-01659 Back -Up Document.pdf
15-01659 Legislation.pdf
15-01659 Exhibit - MOU.pdf
15 -01659 -Submittal -City Manager -Memo and Backup Documents.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
R-16-0056
Chair Hardemon: All right, let's move on to RE.1, unless you have something to --?
Mayor Tomas Regalado: No, RE.1.
Chair Hardemon: RE], okay.
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Mayor Regalado: I'm here for RE], Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much. In the last
Commission, I asked and the board approved to continue a resolution about the -- what is called
the Miami Beach Corridor, because we were going to have a meeting on February 4 at Count)
Hall, and that meeting tookplace. That board, as you all know, was created to discuss the bay
link project, and also the streetcar project. As a matter of fact, in the last meeting that we had on
February 4 at County Hall, the Count) Attorney said on the record that there was an omission on
the first resolution, and that, indeed, the resolution that l presented and that was second by
Commissioner Javier Suarez had include the streetcar connection of the Cit) of Miami in that
project, the bay link. As you know, that committee is formed by the Mayor of the Count), the
Mayor ofMiami Beach, the Mayor ofMiami, and Count) Commissioners Javier Suarez and
Bruno Barreiro. It's a five person board, and what that board has been doing, I guess, for three
years now, is to discuss the bay link project and, of course, in a lateral way, the streetcars. So
last meeting on February 4, we had a briefing from consultants from Washington, the MPO
(Metropolitan Planning Organization), and experts, and a Memorandum of Understanding was
approved by the five members. Commissioner Suarez, was there; there was public input;
Commissioner Suarez spoke; Former Mayor Maurice Ferrer spoke, and some other members,
and we were asked to bring this resolution to you. And what the resolution is, is the Cit) of
Miami participating on the bay link project and the streetcar, and the NEPA (National
Environmental Policy Act) study. As you have heard and know, because we had this on the last
agenda, FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation), CITT (Citizens'Independent
Transportation Trust), Miami -Dade Count), Cit) ofMiami Beach and the Cit) ofMiami all have
been asked to allocate money. The FDOT is allocating $5 million; CITT, 3.7; the Count), the
Beach and the Cit) ofMiami has the rest, $400, 000. You have it in your backup copy. And it is
important to understand -- and I understand the sense of urgency that Commissioner Suarez had
at that time, and also Mayor Levine. It is important to understand that once we approve this and
start the project we can go separate ways under the umbrella of FDOT. I would like to ask
Assistant City Manager Alberto Parjus to come to the podium, because it is important for several
things that we understand that number one, we can get Federal funding; that number two, we
can move forward on the streetcar project; and -- but we do need before March this MOU
(Memorandum of Understanding) approved. It's going to be in the Count) Commission, I think,
next week. It's been placed or it was in the Miami Beach; although Miami Beach has said and
people have said that they have separated, they haven't. They are willing to participate in
everything. So with that, I would like to ask Alberto to briefyou, because I think it's important,
and I think that this does have a chance of Federal money.
Alberto Parjus: Good morning. Alberto Parjus, Assistant Cit) Manager. As the Mayor was
explaining, going into the NEPA process is an important step in order to receive Federal funding.
It involves a process that basically, also, Miami Beach will sort of go through, because they're
going to go into a similar process with the State of Florida. What happened with the NEPA
process, once completed the NEPA process, we are eligible for Federal funding, and submit an
application for a full funding grant agreement under the Federal Government. If we get that full
funding, it basically means that the Federal Government come up with at least 50 percent of the
project, and the State will fund 50 percent of the local match, so technically, the CITT, the
Count) and the City will have to contribute the other 25 percent. After the NEPA process is
approved, which is basically involving environmental justice, environmental analysis,
redefinition of the corridor, approval of the stops and a series of the steps that we will have to
completed even if we were going on our own, we could ask the Federal Government, as part of
the deliverable of the project to allow for what is known as the Miami Corridor, the Miami
streetcar, as you say, to be moved ahead of the construction of the interconnector, and the
Federal Government actually would love that, because it provides them then the opportunio) to
have two operating corridors while the connection is finished. So that's why it's so important to
have the NEPA process get the full funding grant agreement in place, and move ahead with the
project of the Miami Corridor.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it for discussion.
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Vice Chair Russell: Second.
Commissioner Carollo: Second, discussion.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded by Commissioner Carollo. Is there
any further discussion about the item?
Commissioner Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah. First, I think part of the reason why this is
-- voting on this MOU is kind of a no-brainer is because when you look at the funding formula
for the PD&E (Project Development & Environment) study, we're only paying, I think, 417, 000
out of a total of, you know, $10 million. So from a leveraging perspective in transportation, it's
always good to get such a high leverage rate in terms of a study that has to be done, regardless
of how we fund it The PD&E study has to be done before we get a permit to build anything. I
spoke yesterday at a roundtable discussion on transit; on freight, in particular, butt did also get
the chance to speak to the Secretary of Transportation from the State of Florida, Secretary
Boxold, and one of the things that we need to do all together, collectively, is work towards
expediting some of these processes. You know, the NEPA process, the State environmental
process takes as much as 24 months, and I think, you know, we should not be -- and I think this is
a frustration we feel in CIP (Capital Improvements Program). We feel this in a lot of our
different processes that we have to undergo. The pre -construction process takes forever, you
know, because what we want to see, and I think, in particular, Commissioners whose district
touches this area, with the density that's there and with the density that's coming is we need this
-- you know, we need this solution immediately; we needed it yesterday, really. And so, you
know, I'm glad that the Mayor and Mr. Parjus clarified a couple of things, because, you know,
from my perspective, I think, certainly, you prefer to have another government, who we pay taxes
to, by the way, and Chairman Moss at the TSC Committee really highlighted the fact that, you
know, those Federal funds are our dollars, too. I mean, our community has paid for that money.
But if somebody --you know, I use the analogy that if you're in a sinking boat -- and I think, in
terms of traffic, we're sort of in a sinking boat -- and you had the money to pay for the repair,
you may have the money to pay for the repair, or someone else will offer you to pay for the repair
for you, obviously, you'd prefer that someone else pay for it than you have to pay for it yourself.
The problem is, if you get the money after the boat has sunk, and is a thousand feet underwater,
then it's not particularly helpful that somebody was willing to pay for that repair. So, you know,
I really -- I want to thank Mr. Parjus, the Mayor, the members of the Police Executive Committee
who are working at trying to deliver the solution as quickly as possible. I don't think we should
take off the table the unfortunate possibility that we may have to do more, as we've had to do in
transit, not because we want to, or not because we should, but because we have to. You know,
we're doing it in the trolley context; we did it in the Tri -Rail context, and we need to do it,
because we need to deliver these solutions to our residents yesterday, and unfortunately, that
might mean that to bypass some of these processes that take, you know, incredibly long amount
of time that we have to do it through funding mechanisms that don't have these requirements,
don't have these strings attached, if you will. So I think, you know, approving this MOU,
because we can -- partly because we can get out of it; partly because we can go our own way;
partly because, as the Mayor said Miami Beach can go its own away, and as Mr. Parjus said
we could start on the Miami portion before the linkage portion, which I think is important. But,
certainly, it would be unwise of us not to try to get as much Federal funding, not to try to get as
much OPM, you know, lather people's money'to try to solve this problem if it's available tons.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: Thank you. Any other further discussion?
Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
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Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to verify something that I'm still a little
confused about, because of the different briefings and what I've been told Is Miami Beach going
to put in their part of the $417, 000?
Mayor Regalado: Yes, Commissioner.
Commissioner Carollo: Yes. So whether they go on their own or not, for this study, they're
putting --
Mayor Regalado: It was voted exactly as you have it, and Mayor Levine made a commitment. I
mean, he voted yes, 'but he explained that Miami Beach is onboard, and because of what Alberto
has said we can engage and disengage, do this corridor, do this corridor and wait for the
connection.
Commissioner Carollo: And Mr. Mayor, and so I want to verify that all parties are onboard,
then.
Mayor Regalado: All parties are onboard --
Commissioner Carollo: Even though they may try to go their own route to expedite and so forth,
but they're still onboard with this, and we need to have this study in order to be eligible for any
Federal dollars, correct?
Mayor Regalado: Yes, Commissioner. Yes, sir.
Commissioner Carollo: Thankyou.
Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Mayor, thank you for working together with the Miami Beach Mayor
and the others to get this rolling. I think it's amazing that it's going to happen, and we may see it
in our lifetime that there's a public transportation option across the bay. Is there any discussion
with Miami Beach that they're -- that we're all going to use similar equipment, so that there's a
seamless ride?
Mayor Regalado: Right, yes.
Vice Chair Russell: And so is -- and there was also risk that Miami Beach moving forward on
their own would risk all of our Federal dollars. Is that still considered a risk, or have we gotten
past that?
Mayor Regalado: No.
Vice Chair Russell: Good.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair, if I may, on the first question, I think there's still a little
concern that if they go on their own and they procure on their own that we may -- in order to
have the same technology, have to adopt their procurement, so that -- I mean, I think that's a fair
statement, Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Regalado: Yeah, but remember that the -- Miami Beach has said that they have been
putting out a request for ideas; not a real request, and with the caveat that that company, if
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selected, whoever is selected, has the risk of not being the operator on the building, you know.
So the only thing I want to say, and Commissioner Suarez was there, is that I remember the
board, that in the global agreement, we had a commitment from the County of $20 million for the
streetcar. The streetcar was part of the global agreement. And I asked the County Attorney if
that is a binding agreement, and the County Attorney at that meeting said that it -- yes, it's a
County -- it's a binding
Agreement, so at the time, Mayor Gimenez said that the County will have to honor that. So
there's $20 million from the County within the global agreement for the street project of the City
ofMiami, so that's another thing that is in the record in this project.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, Commissioner.
Commissioner Suarez: I agree with what the Mayor said in his characterization of what was
said there. I still think we need to be vigilant with reference to Miami Beach and what they do on
their procurement, because they did not join in one aspect of this MOU, which is an EDOT
overseeing, which we did, and I -- you know, I wouldn't have a problem with either EDOT or the
County; some global entity, some larger entity handling that aspect of it, because it would ensure
the concern that you have, which is the concern that I have, which is that it be one seamless
technology. And really, to be honest with you, you have to even, in my opinion, go even a step
further and say it should be one seamless technology countywide, because you want to be able to
use the same technology to get from, you know, Florida City all the way to, you know, to the
Dolphin Stadium, if you will. So, I mean, I think that is a concern, but it's something we're just
going to have to be vigilant about. It's not going to be changed by this.
Mayor Regalado: Yeah, it's not going to change anything, because in the MOU, on number 3,
you have several phrases that say all parties should -- shall, k'hall'{vork to seek approval by the
Federal Transit Administration into the program of interrelated projects. And what it says is, on
number 2, Miami transit connector project to be advanced following the Federal NEPA process.
Miami Beach transit connector project to be advanced following the State environmental
process. So, yes, we need to be vigilant, but this is going to take some times, and the bottom line
is that all these four, five entities, CITT, MPO, FDOT, Miami Beach, County and City of Miami,
they're all onboard on this project.
Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion?
Vice Chair Russell: I just wanted to add something ifI may. I understand Commissioner Suarez
talking about the sinking boat analogy, and being ready for us, as a city, to step up where we
need to, rather than waiting if we see on the horizon that Federal funding isn't as forthcoming as
we hoped, and I think we're ready for that task. I think we, as a Commission, will authorize the
funds and move forward, I hope, on our own, if we need to, or to whatever extent we need to. I
chaired my first meeting as the Chair of the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District
yesterday. I was sworn in, and in our very first meeting, we voted unanimously as a board to
purchase on our own as a BID (Business Improvement District) two trolley cars, so that the
Grove now has its official link between Brickell -- this will become the Brickell extension. And I
also met with Commissioner Lago from the Gables last week, and we agreed that our trolleys will
meet in the West Grove, so that residents can get a free ride all the way into the Grove, all the
way into downtown, and I think this is a great thing. So providing these public transportation
options, sometimes, we can't wait for the funding. Sometimes, we have to step up and find the
monies, and make things happen, so --
Commissioner Suarez: Agreed.
Vice Chair Russell: --I'm in favor.
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Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes. Moving on now to RE. 2.
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): Mr. Chairman, before we go on, I'm just going to assume that
the approval of the MOU also gives us the authorio) to dispense the $417, 000.
Commissioner Suarez: Yes.
Mr. Alfonso: Nonetheless, we will come up with a budget amendment for the mid -year, and they
will be in there to memorialize in the budget that expenditure, but I'm going to use this resolution
as the approval.
Commissioner Suarez: Yes.
Mr. Alfonso: Thank you.
RE.2
RESOLUTION
15-01660
Department of
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, ACCEPTING THE BIDS
General Services
RECEIVED OCTOBER 29, 2015, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID NO.
Administration
505378, FROM EARL W. COLVARD, INC. D/B/A BOULEVARD TIRE CENTER,
AND ROADWAY TIRE AND PARTS, INC., THE TWO (2) RESPONSIVE AND
RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS, FOR THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE TIRES, ON
AS NEEDED CONTRACTUAL BASIS, FORA PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS,
WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL TWO (2) YEAR
PERIODS, ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF
FUNDS FROM THE USER DEPARTMENTAND AGENCIES, SUBJECT TO
THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVALAT THE TIME
OF NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIERS TO BE
ADDED TO THE CONTRACTAS DEEMED IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI.
15-01660 Summary Form.pdf
15-01660 Memo - Manager's Approval. pdf
15-01660 Bid Tabulation.pdf
15-01660 Corporate Detail.pdf
15-01660 Bid Response - Boulevard Tire Center.pdf
15-01660 Bid Response - Roadway Tires and Parts Inc.pdf
15-01660 Invitation For Bid.pdf
15-01660 Legislation.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
R-16-0057
Chair Hardemon: RE.2.
Ricardo Ealero: Ricardo Ealero, director of GSA (General Services Administration). A
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resolution of the Cit) of Miami Commission accepting bids from October 29, from Boulevard Tire
Center and Roadway Tire and Parts for the purchases of vehicle tires needed as contractual
basis for a period of two years, with an option to renew of two additional two -)�ear periods.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Chair Hardemon: Is there a second?
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded to pass RE. 2. Is there any person
from the public that'd like to speak on this item? Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing. Any
discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
Mr. Ealero: Thank you.
RE.3
RESOLUTION
15-01666
Department ofReal
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Estate andAsset
ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
Management
REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED
FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND CROCODILE
CANTINA, INC. D/B/A MAMBO CAFE ("LICENSEE") FOR DOCKSIDE
RESTAURANT SEATING INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DAILY
SET-UP, BREAKDOWN AND MAINTENANCE OF TABLES AND CHAIRS AS
WELLAS THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES, ON
CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 401 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, N215,
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A",
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED.
15-01666 Summary Form.pdf
15-01666 Legislation.pdf
15-01666 Exhibit-Agreement.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
R-16-0059
Direction by Vice Chair Russell and Commissioner Suarez to the City Manager to bring back a
report at the September 8, 2016 Miami Cit) Commission Meeting analyzing the following:
1) Whether or not the additional outdoor seating provided by the revocable license agreement
generates enough increased revenue to allow the restaurant to provide its employees with a $15
per hour minimum wage.
2) Whether or not the rent being charged through the revocable license agreement is fair market
value.
Chair Hardemon: Moving on now to RE 3.
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Mark Burns: Mark Burns, lease manager with the Department of Real Estate & Asset
Management. RE.3 is a resolution authorizing the Ciov Manager to execute a revocable license
with Crocodile Cantina, also known as Mambo Cafe.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved. Is there a second?
Commissioner Gort: Second.
Vice Chair Russell: Second. Discussion.
Chair Hardemon: And seconded Is there any person from the public that'd like to speak on this
item? Seeing no person from the public that would like to speak, discussion. Commissioner
Russell.
Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. I think you all are seeing a trend for me in terms of the "Fight
for 15, " which is the idea that the phrase, ii orking poor'Mouldn't be in our vocabulary, and that
if someone is working, they shouldn't be poor; they should be able to afford a good living in our
cit). And as our ciov is getting so expensive, it's good to see us taking actions, as we did this
morning, with the extremely low income permitting waiver. And what you're going to see from
me is everywhere we have an opportunity to influence those who have to contract with us or
work on our land that we flex our muscle a little bit to put our finger on the scale of social justice
a little bit, and I've actually asked the City Attorney to begin drafting something that we can
implement on a sweeping basis. Until that's ready, on a one -by -one basis, any time someone is
tr)ving to extend a lease or change a lease with us, I'd like to see us consider asking them to pay
their employees properly, and this is one case where we have an opportunity to do so.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Suarez.
Commissioner Suarez: Can I play devil's advocate to that position for a second?
Vice Chair Russell: Yes.
Commissioner Suarez: Thank you. From my understanding of this, this is essentially a small
revocable license for some seats next to a restaurant. And I think in the last Commission
meeting, if I'm not mistaken, we exempted service employees from one of the requirements,
because they work on tips, and so they have a smaller hourly wage, but they can potentially
make much more than, for example -- depending on the day, of course. If it's a great day, maybe
they make 20, 40, $50 an hour. If it's a slow day, you know, they sort of suffer with the business.
My fear is that -- let's say this is -- because this is going to create employment, so I have two
fears. One fear is by requiring this, we're kind of deviating from what we set as a policy matter
at the last Commission meeting, where we said we were going to exempt, you know,
service -based employees, so that's one concern. The second is, if I'm the operator or owner, then
I say, "Well, instead of having three, you know, people servicing this area of new business, I may
only have two, " so in effect, we have two people that are maybe better paid, but we -- you know,
there's that third person that doesn't get the job. That's the concern. And then the second
concern is, you know, this is at Bayside, and I like your principle. Let me just start by saying, I
like it, and I've supported it. Obviously, I've supported it in every context that you brought it up,
and I agree with it. And I've supported it in every context that the Chair has brought it up in
terms of increasing wages, and living wage, and enhanced living wage, and, you know, all the --
responsible wage; all the different categories of wages, but the concern that I have is -- I almost
prefer it as a blanket statement than on an individual basis, because what you then create is a
situation where then this particular entity's at a competitive disadvantage, vis-a-vis, the rest of its
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-- you know, Bayside has a lot of restaurants. I mean, it has -- I don't know -- 30, 40. I don't
know how many restaurants it has. So now what you're setting up is they're at a competitive
disadvantage. And by the way, vis-a-vis, only this little space that they're now leasing from the
City as between them and everybody else, and so I almost prefer that everyone has to abide by it
than just one at a time, because I don't know when another restaurant will come back into us
asking for something like this; they may; they may not. They've been in business for a long time
and have never asked for anything like this. So, you know, I'm just playing devil's advocate. I
agree with the principle. I think we made an exception at the last Commission meeting for
service -based jobs, and I think this is going to create service -based jobs. And then the second
fear I have is that it's a little bit unfair, vis-a-vis, competitors that don't have to have the same
requirements, so those are my concerns.
Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Vice Chair Russell: Yeah, I've done a little bit of research since the last time we looked at it, and
I believe that within labor laws and when we're talking about the living wage, you can apply it to
service -based jobs when you include their tips; that the minimum wage must be met when their
tips are included. They have to declare their tips, and so it would meet that amount. And in a
restaurant of this O pe that's servicing the crowd that it does, I would be very confident that they
probably already are, but to formalize it would be a good thing. Competitive -wise, I think the
restaurant should and would be proud to show and express that they are responsibly treating
their employees in a very good way; that they know that rather than having more employees paid
less that they have the employees -- sufficient employees that go -- can go home, afford a good
rent, and feed their families.
Chair Hardemon: I want to recognize Commissioner Suarez, and then allow the representatives
from --
Commissioner Suarez: I think he answered the question, because I think you hit the nail on the
head because for me, what you're saying is you'd rather there be less employees that potentially
are paid a better wage than more employees that potentially are paid a lesser wage, because if
you're looking at this license agreement and you're a business owner, and you're thinking, `I'm
going to have three waiters or waitresses servicing this area, " their effective wage could be --
after all the compilations and computations could be, let's say, $10 an hour, so the cost of the
business is $30 an hour versus them saying, maybe, Well, we're going to have to then" -- "if we
have to meet the 15 hour -- $15 an hour requirement to get that same cost and, you know, make
the same profit, " if you will, you're going to have -- they're only going to be able to hire two
employees, so you're effectively, number one, I think, you know, there's one person doesn't get
the job, you know, who might otherwise be able to work and would want to work, and then
secondly, the two people who are working there, they may have to work a lot more hours, they
may have to work in a more intense fashion, because they have to do more work, in essence, for
a, -- you know, they're not able to apportion the work on the basis of manpower; they have to
apportion the work on the basis of costs. And so, I'm just --again, I'm playing devil's advocate
in that position, because it ends up being the same cost of $30 an hour and $30 an hour with
three employees versus with two employees.
Chair Hardemon: You're representatives from Mambo, correct?
Emilio Calleja: Yes.
Chair Hardemon: Give you an opportuniov to address the Commission.
Mr. Calleja: Sure. Emilio Calleja, 401 Biscayne Boulevard, in Bayside. We've been in business
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-- it'll be 30 years next month in Bayside. We're one of the original tenants. And this evolved
because the area downstairs in Bayside, if you've seen it, it's a walkway and a big wall down
there, not too appealing, but we get boats, we get business; and I've tried and -- through months
of negotiations with the Law Department -- just to put some tables and chairs down there. We
negotiated a revocable license, which means I can be thrown out at any time, for 144 square feet.
It's a trial period to see how it works. Unfortunately, right now, with all the weather and the
cola we don't get too many people down there. The question is to raise all of our employees to
$15 an hour, it's a -- we can't do it. We can't afford it. Tip employees make S. 01 an hour, plus
their tips; anywhere from 15 to 20 percent. To just across-the-board raise it to 15, it would just
-- we would have to raise our prices at least 4, $S an item just to cover that. It's not competitive;
no one else does that. I guess because we're down there in that little space -- and I get what
you're trying to do -- it just doesn't make sense. We can't afford it. It's something that's way --
you know, three times what they're getting paid now, and it's something that we really cannot
afford. I'd like to look at it. I mean, we just started. I'd like to get an extension to see how it
works; maybe if we can comeback and see if it's feasible to see how it works. We've been there
just a month trying it, but we cannot commit right now to across-the-board raise evetyone to $15
an hour. It's just -- doesn't make sense.
Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioners, I want -- I do want to make a statement: That most of the
time when I hear business owners, and you talk about an increase in salary or wages, and they
say, "we just can't do it, " I don't think they're being disingenuous; I just think -- don't think they
want to do it, because it is -- it's a vett' big hassle. However, I will say that any time I sit at a
restaurant, I mean, and you eat a $20 meal and you tip, I mean, just that one person tipping
could be $4.
Commissioner Suarez: Right.
Chair Hardemon: So, you know, that's why I am confident in what you said, Mr. Vice Chairman;
that they meet -- they probably meet $15 an hour anyway when you are a salary -- I mean, a --
someone who is a service waiter, or something of that nature. And I remember being a service
waiter when it wasn't $S an hour, so I know what that means. The difference is that now you
have to declare those tips. I mean, you should be declaring your tips today, but it's one thing to
say "declare your tips" and it's another thing to say "declare your tips. " And so, I find that
when people have to declare their tips, it becomes something that you're -- you know, you have
the ability to skirt taxes, and I think that if, for instance, an employer would ensure -- which is
very difficult, and I admit that it is difficult-- that the waiters declare their tips, he would see that
his restaurant waiters are getting paid more than $15 an hour, but the -- as opposed to -- but the
fairness argument in all of this, though, is, to me, moving in this situation, because I don't think
that -- although, I'm -- and I'm an advocate for fighting poverty, I am also an advocate for
fairness, inherent fairness; and the one thing about this situation that brings me a little
discomfort is that it is only 144 square feet, and there's not much notice in making this work. So,
yes, you want the 144 square feet; however, if this was a lease renewal, that's another thing. If
this was something, for instance, where we're having requests for bids to come in and we're
saying, "Listen, we want you to meet this hourly wage, " that's another thing. I think this one's a
little more difficult to swallow just because the O pe of notice that they're getting. They're saying,
"Look, I want to put" -- I don't know. I mean, 144 square feet can fit but so many more tables,
and because of that, we'll hit them with that; we hit them with the wage requirement.
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah, and I just --just so sort of betrust what you just said, I fear that,
you know, if you're a small business owner and you're trying to maximize an asset, which is
really a Ciov asset, you know, and looking at an opportuniov that you might say, "Ah, I'm just not
going to go ahead and do it, "you know, I think maybe the better thing to do, Commissioner
Russell, and maybe this will satisfy you, hopefully, is to have them come back, as they said they
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would you know, and after a few months and do an analysis of, you know, how it's going for
them, because it may not -- I mean, it may not work out. It may not work out for the Cit); it may
not work out for them. I mean, it's a risk. In business, you take risks, and so you don't really
know how it's going to work out, but certainly, if it works out for them, I think evetyone's going
to be doing well. I mean, if the tables are full, as the Chair said, and they're probably going to
be making far more, and so, clearly, they wouldn't have a problem committing to that, but I think
it's hard at the inception stage when you're taking a risk and, you know, without knowing
anything -- you know what I mean? -- having sort of any legitimate sales history or, you know --
and you've done it in business as well -- maybe the thing to do is to say, "Look, come back in six
months, give us a report, you know, after the winter's over and people actually start going
there, " whatever. I don't know. Maybe this is the high season. I don't know when the high
season is. But give us a report in six months as to what" -- "whether or not you think this is
something that you can do. " And, obviously, the City has a right, with 30 days' notice, to cancel
the revocable license anyways, and I suppose that if it's not working out, it won't take six months
for them to figure it out, and they'll probably be wanting to cancel, as well.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Russell.
Vice Chair Russell: I'm sorry; I just want to follow what you're referring to as "the risk. " You
meaning having nothing to do with the wage; just offering them the additional seats to see how
that works out, or are we talking about -- something about with the wage?
Commissioner Suarez: I'm confused as to what your question --
Vice Chair Russell: What we're offering them is additional seating that they can use down by the
waterfront, correct?
Commissioner Suarez: Right, that they're going to pay for. And then they got to put tables, they
got to put chairs, so they have to btcy all that stuff, so that's a capital expense; then they got to
hire the employees, which is a risk, because you want to pay the employees; and you don't want
to hire somebody and then tell them a month later, `you're fired, " because think didn't work out.
So they probably have some sort of capital plan where, you know, they have a proforma, and,
you know, figuring out how long -- you know, how -- you know, they're going to take the risk for
a certain period of time. Evevy restaurant --and I'm not a restaurant expert by any stretch of the
imagination, and it's the hardest business in the world. But you put together a business plan
predicated on operating -- no matter what, for a certain period of time, just to see how things
pan out. You know, you have to advertise, you have to -- you know, has to be a certain traffic
volume, and they're just saying now they don't have the traffic volume today, but they may have it
in a month when things -- you know, when the weather improves a little bit. Certainly, I won't be
eating outside in SI degrees. I'm a little bit of a -- you know, I don't like to get too cold. I like
the Miami sun. But, you know, I think what they're saying is they're more than happy to come
back in six months; and if it's doing well, then it's something that they wouldn't have a problem
agreeing to, because, you know, it sort of makes sense.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Gort and then Commissioner Russell.
Commissioner Gort: My understanding is they might be able to come back and say later on that
they make more than $15; they make 20 or 25. Now, the problem that I understand is, in this
O pe of a business is a lot of the people do not declare all their income they get from tips, because
-- I don't know if there's a way that they can assure that they know how much tips that they get; if
it goes directly to them, or if they going to go through one base, and then they will give it out to
each individual. So my suggestion is give them the extension; it's revocable; we can take it back
any time, and they can do an analysis how much they really make; what they paying, and the
tips, because you might be paying $15 and might get an additional $30 in tips.
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Vice Chair Russell: Thank you for coming today; I really appreciate it, and I do empathize with
you as a business owner. Do you have any record of what your waiter -- wait staff does get;
what they do declare as their average income after tips?
Mr. Calleja: They do have to declare. They do have to declare their tips. We have an
accountant, our CPA (Certified Public Accountant) that takes the tips. All those tips legally has
to be declared Now, there's two ways to get tips: on a credit card, which there's no way around
that, and it's in cash.
Chair Hardemon: And then there's cash.
Mr. Calleja: So there's both of those. They do preto) well. I mean, a good waiter makes --you
know, obviously, when business is good they do well.
Vice Chair Russell: What would you say the average hourly wage is after tips that they receive?
Mr. Calleja: It depends on, you know, the shift that they're working. You know, if they're
working on a Saturday night or a Monday day or -- but, you know, they'll do -- some will do
more than $15 an hour per their shift.
Chair Hardemon: Do you know the average yearly income they will be -- is that a easier
question to ask, sir; how much on an average when you -- when they're filing their taxes, or your
"W" -- or what is it called, a W-2?
Commissioner Carollo: W-2.
Chair Hardemon: -- the W -2s that you submit?
Unidentified Speaker: We haven't had a reason --
Mr. Calleja: Yeah, we haven't looked, and we haven't had a reason to. They --
Chair Hardemon: Okay.
Vice Chair Russell: I'm going to study this further. I'm still learning on this issue. All I do know
is that at a Federal and State level, this is a very hot topic where many people's hands are tied
because of so many interests. Our hands aren't as tied, and we do have the ability, at a City
Commission level, to make a sweeping change that can affect a lot of people in our communii)�.
And while we're busy trying to make housing more affordable and bring that down, I think we
can also think about bringing people up.
Commissioner Gort: Sure.
Vice Chair Russell: And that's something I'd like to see us take on as a Commission as we go
forward. I do understand in this case what we're looking at. I do realize that the small extension
of space of waterfront seating is not a renewal of lease, it's not a major thing, but it's a place
where we have an ability to make change. I'm certainly not trying to make business more
difficult. I'm trying to, like I said, put a little bit of a finger on the scale of social justice where
we have the abilio) to do so, and not in an unfair way to the businesses. So I would love to study
this more. I'd love -- I don't know if we can ask our tenant to bring us some information after --
Commissioner Suarez: Of course, we can.
Vice Chair Russell: -- such a time with regard to wages. I don't know if we are able to mandate
that of them just being their landlord, but I would certainly encourage them and like to see that
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since we -- that's where we are.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Suarez.
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah, I think we can, because, you know, this is a revocable license, and
obviously, it's revocable by the Ciiy, as well as by them, I suppose, if they didn't want to go
forward, if the business wasn't working well. I suspect we'll find out in the next six months as
whether the business model even works, but certainly, I think that's why -- let me just go back
and say, I agree with the principle. I agree with the principle that -- what you're articulating. I
think the concern I have is not only putting pressure on a business model that's very tight and
that's very uncertain, but I think the second part is you have, you know -- I don't know how many
-- how many restaurants are in Bayside?
Mr. Burns: Probably around -- I mean, he would probably have a better idea, but probably
around 30.
Mr. Calleja: It's about 137 businesses, and there's maybe 40, 50 restaurants.
Commissioner Suarez: So 40, 50 restaurants. So the other issue is now all of a sudden, they got
to sell their Popa bieja, jou know, or their boliche, 'br whatever it is that they sell -- you know
what I mean? -- they have to sell it more expensively than everybody else, so they could go out of
business, vis-a-vis, the other competitors, the 39 other businesses that are, you know, selling
because they can sell things more competitively. So I likedyourfirst sort of look at this, which is
to say, "Hey, how do we look at this comprehensively? " because I think what you don't want is
to setup a situation where people are at a competitive disadvantage within the same envelope,
too.
Vice Chair Russell: I do believe that they can't have it both ways, though, and this just goes for
any business. You can't say "Yes, my employees get paid sufficiently and great and probably
over $15 an hour after you count for tips, but if you mandate it and we have to record it, well,
then I'm going to go out of business because I have to raise every plate by four bucks. " It's one
or the other. Either you say, "Yeah, we do have to pay them less in order for us to survive as a
business" or --you know, you can't have it both ways. So that's where I would like to study and
see.
Commissioner Suarez: That's fair.
Vice Chair Russell: In this case, I don't think there's any risk in Miami to say waterfront dining
is a risky opportunio) . I think we're giving them a very good opportunity here to be very
profitable with this additional space; that we're giving them, more seats, more space, more
waterfront, and I think they can continue to be competitive with their neighbors. So I'm not
going to hardline this issue. I really do want to study it some more. I do want to look at some
sweeping change that we can implement as a Commission, and it's a very healthy discussion --
Commissioner Suarez: It is.
Vice Chair Russell: -- about the number of employees versus how much you pay them, but when
you go out and you meet people, and you see them at their level of income, and what they can
afford with that income, I think we should do more.
Commissioner Suarez: I agree.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Gort: Let me ask a question. Would this also be imposed on people that ask us
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for permit to put them on the sidewalk throughout the Cit)? I mean, as you're doing your study,
just analyze the whole thing, because we have a lot of people using Cit) property to expand their
business.
Vice Chair Russell: I think we have to test that as we go. I'm not decided yet, honestly, and I
look for guidance and partnership with you guys on what's appropriate, but --
Commissioner Suarez: It's a great discussion.
Vice Chair Russell: -- for sure, wherever we own land that we're leasing or that we're
contracting with somebody, we should make sure that who they hire, they're paying a fair wage
to.
Commissioner Suarez: Look, it's a great discussion. I'll tell you, when we came in here in '09,
the sky was falling, and we had a freeze on requiring contractors to pay a living wage. We've
come 180 degrees from that. We went from unfreezing that to paying a living wage, to paying a
enhanced living wage, to paying a responsible wage, and now $15 an hour, which I think is a
little higher than the responsible wage, so I think the trend is certainly going in the direction that
you're heading. And I think you're absolutely right; it's a social justice issue. It goes to the issue
of, you know, this City being more and more expensive to live in, the things that we discussed
earlier today, so I'm with you on that. I just want to make sure that we do it the right way and
don't just sort of paint it with a broad brush, you know, on one particular person.
Chair Hardemon: The $15 an hour is a fixed number, as compared to responsible wage, which
could change.
Commissioner Suarez: Can float.
Chair Hardemon: So -- right, it can be higher in the future. Is there any further discussion on
this item?
Commissioner Carollo: Yes, Mr. Chairman.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir.
Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, thank you for being here today.
I have a question: How much do you currently pay per square foot in rent?
Oscar Gaetan: With this addition to the Cit)?
Commissioner Carollo: No. Just how much do you pay per square foot in rent?
Mr. Gaetan: Hundred dollars afoot. I don't know.
Commissioner Carollo: A hundred dollars afoot?
Mr. Gaetan: Yes.
Commissioner Suarez: Preto expensive.
Commissioner Carollo: So, ifyou extend, you know, even 144 square foot, I mean, I would think
it's waterfront property that the Cit) should at least get $100 per square foot.
Mr. Burns: We had an appraisal done on the property; just along stretch along the south side of
the dock side, just because we wanted to see if we could offer this up to other restaurants over in
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the area to see if we could just generate some additional income. The appraisal came back at 20
afoot, and we got -- what we're getting from Mambo's -- or what we're asking for is 22.50 afoot.
Vice Chair Russell: For the additional amount?
Mr. Burns: For the additional amount. The additional amount is only going to have -- I mean,
how many additional tables is this area?
Commissioner Carollo: But -- okay, but yeah. But let's not mix apples with oranges.
Mr. Burns: Sure.
Commissioner Carollo: If they're paying -- obviously, the appraisal is probably wrong, because
they are paying $100 per square foot; they're just not paying it to the City. They're paying it to
the private sector. When the City comes along, for some reason, it's -- what I keep saying --for
some reason, when government comes along, there's huge discounts. And then you have issues
that, you know, big teams come along,- they want to build stadiums and stuff like that, and it's
expected that we're going to give everything in, you know, some type of discount.
Mr. Gaetan: Commissioner --
Commissioner Carollo: So this is small, you know --
Mr. Gaetan: -- I think I gave you the wrong answer.
Commissioner Carollo: -- but still, I'm just -- again, all I'm saying is, listen, you know, Mr.
Chairman, you mentioned about fairness. So all I'm saying is, let's be fair, you know. I'm not
saying, "Ley, let's not give them the additional waterfront, you know, space, " but let the City get
its fair share also. I mean, you know, that's all I'm saying.
Mr. Gaetan: May I?
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir.
Mr. Gaetan: By the way, my name is Oscar Gaetan of 401 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. I think I
gave you the wrong answer. Quoting $100, the base rent, which I think is what this is, is $40.
Then there's a $40 fee that goes to the advertising, et cetera, et cetera, real estate taxes, et
cetera, and -- $40 is the apple -to -apple number.
Commissioner Carollo: By the way, even the $40 is more -- a lot more than what we're charging.
Chair Hardemon: So if I hear you correctly, Commissioner Carollo, would it satisfy you if the
rate in which we charge for the additional square footage is the same as the rate that they're
paying today for the square footage, would that be more fair than a one-time user fee per month?
Commissioner Carollo: Exactly. What I'm saying is, hey, if their per square foot is much higher
than what they're paying us, I mean --think about it. This is an extension of their --of the rent
that they're paying, of the area that they're paying, so we're extending them. I'm not even getting
into, "Hey, is this waterfront that we're extending versus inside?" I'm just saying, listen, okay, I
get it; it's an extension. What are you paying now? I think you should pay, per square foot, at
least the same amount for the extension. I mean, it's only fair to the City.
Chair Hardemon: I agree with him.
Commissioner Carollo: And by the way, here's the other part that I haven't gotten into. What
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about the domino effect? Because here we have one restaurant. What about the neighbor, or
what about the other restaurants that are now going to want that same space or additional
space? And then we're -- and then when we negotiate, they might say, Flet', whoa, but you're
giving it to them for this amount. "And so, it could be a domino effect.
Mr. Gaetan: Commissioner, ifI may? I think this was based on --
Chair Hardemon: One second, please, sir.
Mr. Gaetan: Okay, sure.
Chair Hardemon: Vice Chairman.
Vice Chair Russell: I would like to ask our Real Estate Asset Management team sort of how they
come up with the $20 number versus the -- if the market rate is 40.
Mr. Burns: Well --
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): Mr. Chairman -- I'm sorry. Before you answer that, let me --
I want to point out a difference between outdoor space and the indoor space that they're paying
for. Ifyou think about the indoor space that they're paying the $40 a foot for that has air
conditioning, that has a roof over their head, that is usable 100 percent of the time that they're
open. The outdoor space has no infrastructure whatsoever. If it's raining, it won't be used. If
it's hot outside, too hot, it won't be used. If it's too cold, it won't be used so that -- there is a
difference in value, sir, to outside and inside, but I'll let the professionals kind of --
Mr. Burns: Yeah, that's exactly where I was going. They have -- you know, if they've been there
for 30 years, I don't know what improvements they've been given over the years, but they're given
tenant improvement allowances; they have air condition space, like the Manager was talking
about. They have a lot of incentives, you know, to pay a much higher amount than the outdoor
seating. That's why the appraisal came in lower. There's -- they can't -- you know, the uses that
they're allowed to have for that. They're basically just having seating there. You know, the uses
that you're allowed to use the propero) for are a lot different from what you're allowed to use the
restaurantfor.
Chair Hardemon: And it makes sense if then, per the argument of the Cit) Manager and
DREAM (Department of Real Estate & Asset Management) that if there is a market rate that
they're paying for inside space, then to use the term, I think, more appropriately, there should be
a discount at least on that market rate for the additional space that is outside that could not
necessarily be used at a --at every time that the business opens. Vice Chairman.
Vice Chair Russell: Is that standard practice in Asset Management, that outdoor lease space is
less expensive than indoor lease space because of that less usage? And so, there was an
appraisal process for that land that came back at 20?
Mr. Burns: Yes.
Commissioner Carollo: And what's the discount -- what's the normal discount? What's the --?
Mr. Burns: It's going to depend on the size of the space; it's going to depend on the location of
the space; you know, how much traffic the space gets. It's going to be variable, depending on
what you're dealing with.
Commissioner Carollo: And ifI may, Mr. Chairman?
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Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Carollo: Is this space under cover? So I understand it's not under AC (air
condition), but does it have a cover?
Mr. Burns: No, sir.
Mr. Gaetan: No.
Vice Chair Russell: So ifyouve gone to Bayside, and ifI understand correctly, this is the lower
portion below the balcony down by the water that is actually Miamarena, rather than Bayside
itself, so it's along that wall and -- if I understand correctly, though, there's very specific rules
within the marina about space -- walking space, wheelchair space down there, and this all
complies with that.
Mr. Burns: Certainly similar.
Commissioner Carollo: And Mr. Chairman, one last thing?
Chair Hardemon: Go ahead.
Commissioner Carollo: I mean -- listen, so I'm not saying that I'm a real estate expert, but at the
same time, I think there has to be some value to being, you know, next to the water. I mean, I
think some people prefer that.
Mr. Burns: Certainly.
Commissioner Carollo: So I don't know if that, you know, makes it a net -- it nets it out or not,
but one thing is being next to water. I know a lot of people specifically want to be next to the
water, next to the boats, so again, I don't know if it nets out. I just see that, again, whenever you
start really analyzing, it seems like the government is always getting paid less, and there's always
justifications. There's always great arguments here and there and -- but the bottom line is
government always gets paid less.
Chair Hardemon: In this document, it talks about a monthly use fee. And is that the only way
that we will get revenue from this, that monthly use fee?
Mr. Burns: Yes.
Chair Hardemon: So is there any way that that fee can be a percentage of the square footage
that --the square footage fee they pay for their current lease? So, for instance, if they're paying
$40 per square foot --
Mr. Burns: Right.
Chair Hardemon: -- then a percentage of that, say 80 percent of it, they're paying $30 or $20
per square foot for the additional space, rather than just a one-time fee of $240.
Mr. Burns: Sure. I mean, we had a negotiation with them. We can negotiate anything we want.
Let's say, in six months from now, we're going by, we're talking to the marina's manager and
saying, flet', how's Mambo's doing? "And it's jammed packed. Those tables are used every day;
you know, just having them stand out from the crowd because they have some seating here; the
upstairs restaurant is jammed packed, and we notice a heavier volume, we can go back and
negotiate. It's a revocable license; we can cancel with 30 days' notice. We can say, "Hey, we
notice you're doing a lot of great business here." We thought of this as like a guinea pig. We
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wanted to make it something that was --that would incentivize them to come in. They were
looking to do it so that we could set it up; and then, if additional restaurants want to come in and
they say, "Wow, it's really increasing their business, " then we have that treasure chest that we
can say, .lust because we gave them 22.50 afoot, doesn't mean that the next person we can do
$30 afoot or $35 afoot, " especially if it shows that it's going to significantly increase their
revenues, and that was kind of what we were trying to achieve with getting into this deal with
Mambo.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chairman.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Suarez.
Commissioner Suarez: I think what that refects, what you just said, is that it's very malleable
preto) much on a 30 -day basis, so really both the objectives can be achieved relatively quickly, if,
for example, this takes -- this catches fire and everybody wants to do it. Now we can be on an
even playing field from the perspective of wages, and we can be in an even playing field from the
perspective of rent. So I think we have that f exibilio) because of the nature of the agreement.
Vice Chair Russell: So that we should go forward with it now, and bring it back to study how the
rent's doing and how the employees are doing.
Commissioner Suarez: Agreed.
Commissioner Carollo: Within what period? What would be a reasonable amount of time?
Vice Chair Russell: Six months.
Commissioner Suarez: Six months.
Commissioner Carollo: Six months. I'm okay with that.
Commissioner Suarez: Sounds good.
Chair Hardemon: Okay. Has there been a motion and second on this item? So it's been
properly moved and seconded. The --there is not necessarily a need to amend the motion to
include the six months, so at this point, is there any further discussion? Hearing none, all in
favor, say 5)ye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
Barnaby Min (Depuo) City Attorne)): And just to be clear, Mr. Chair, there's a directive that on
September 8, the City Administration should report on the success and status of this agreement.
Chair Hardemon: Correct.
Commissioner Gort: Yes.
Mr. Burns: Thank you.
REA RESOLUTION
16-00024
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Department of Capital A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Improvement ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING THE CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM
PYograms/Transportat THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING A/K/A MIAMI PARKING
ion AUTHORITY, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,300,000.00, TO BE
ALLOCATED BY SEPARATE CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION TO CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTAND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PROJECT NO.
B -30182B, FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF THE REGATTA PARK
PARKING LOT, PHASE 2; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE A JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY
THE ATTACHED FORM, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
16-00024 Summary Form.pdf
16-00024 Legislation.pdf
16-00024 Exhibit.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Gort, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
R-16-0058
Chair Hardemon: RE.4.
.Ieovanny Rodriguez: Good morning, Commissioners. .Ieovanny Rodriguez, Capital
Improvement & Transportation director. RE.4 is a resolution accepting the contribution of funds
from the Miami Parking Authority, in the amount of 1,300, 000, to be applied to the Regatta Park
project for the construction of the phase 2 parking lot; furthermore, authorizing the Cit)
Manager to execute a joint participation agreement with the MPA (Miami ParkingAuthorio) in
substantially attached form.
Chair Hardemon: Is there anyone from the public that would like to speak on this item ? Seeing
none, I'll close the public hearing. Is there a motion?
Grady Muhammad: Mr. Chair, I want to speak on it. Please forgive me. Grady Muhammad,
6033 Northwest 6th Court. It's great. We should accept it. And I think on the next one, I'll bring
up my point that I want to make specific with this. Thank you.
Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much.
Commissioner Carollo: Move it. Discussion.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved --
Commissioner Gort: Second.
Chair Hardemon: --and seconded by Commissioner Gort. Discussion, Commissioner Carollo.
Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I guess I'm -- obviously, I'm going to
accept the 1.3 million, but I was hoping we accept 12 million, and I'll tell you why. This money
is coming from the sale of the OakAvenue Garage, correct?
Mr. Rodriguez: That's correct.
Commissioner Carollo: So that was $16 million, more or less, approximately?
Mr. Rodriguez: That's correct.
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Commissioner Carollo: And then, when we had the discussion a few months ago, we said that
out of those $16 million, 4 million were going to go to the Grove Harbor Garage, correct?
Mr. Rodriguez: Commissioner, I'm not sure of the distribution of those 16 million. I'm sorry.
Commissioner Carollo: Well, I'm not sure of those distribution of those 16 million, because I
asked for that itemized amount, and I did not get it, so I'm not sure about those -- the distribution
or the allocation of those 16 millions either, and that's why I'm asking.
Art Noriega: The entire distribution of that 16 million is
Chair Hardemon: State your name for the record, please.
Mr. Noriega: Sore. Art Noriega, Miami Parking Authorio) . All of the money -- all of the
proceeds from the sale of the Oak Avenue Garage are actually re -- are being reapportioned
towards projects in Coconut Grove.
Commissioner Carollo: And --
Mr. Noriega: They are the Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Grove Bay project, this project, and a
refund to the Coconut Grove BID (Business Improvement District) of the original investment
from the Parking Trust Fund; it was a little over $2.3 million.
Commissioner Carollo: And that's actually in the backup, but not the amounts; it's not itemized
and I was expecting to receive all that.
Mr. Noriega: I'll send you a copy of the resolution that the BID Board passed accepting that, as
well as my board, because both boards have passed resolutions to that effect. I'm happy to
provide that for you.
Commissioner Carollo: Yeah. That's what I was told a few months ago, and I still haven't
received it. And Mr. Chairman, if I could? Mr. Manager, isn't it true that if MPA doesn't say,
We're using that money for this and using that money for that"-- and I'm talking the sale of the
Oak Avenue Garage --that that money then returns back to the Cit) of Miami ? They just sold a
garage and received $16 million.
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): The MPA operates for the benefit of the City in that.
Commissioner Carollo: Understood
Mr. Alfonso: Whatever revenues that receive that are in excess of what they need for the
reserves, and construction, and projects, and whatnot do come to the Cit).
Commissioner Carollo: Right. So I would have preferred that that money, instead of them
saying, "Well, K amount's going to go to this and Y amount's going to go to that, " which, by
the way, I still have not received that itemized list that I asked back when we had the discussion
and that vote on the Grove Harbor Garage, I would prefer that it comes to the Cit) of Miami for
us to decide as opposed to the MPA, because I'm seeing here $16 million; 4 million to Grove
Harbor Garage; 1.3 now to Regatta Park. That leaves us $10.7 million that the Cit), which, in
essence, who they work for -- well, sort of -- I get it.
Mr. Alfonso: Now, Commissioner, I think the Charter gives the -- their board certain rights, so
I'm not sure about how that --
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Commissioner Carollo: Right. But in those rights, when they sell a garage for $16 million, and
the City's just waiting to see how they decide to spend what would be our money if they don't
have any other capital improvement or expenses, it will come back to the City for this
Commission to decide how to spend the money, and the only thing I ask -- and it was Mr.
Tapanes --you know, the only thing I asked was an itemized list of those $16 million, and I still
haven't received it.
Mr. Noriega: You'll get it within the hour, I promise.
Commissioner Carollo: Understood And Mr. --
Mr. Noriega: I'll make that commitment to you (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
Commissioner Carollo: -- Manager, with regards to those $16 million, is there a way for, in the
future, if something like that happens, for the Cit) to have more involvement?
Mr. Alfonso: Commissioner, I don't believe so, but I'll let the Cit) Attorney opine. I mean, there
is a board for the MPA that the Charter has approved.
Commissioner Carollo: Understood Mr. City Attorney
Barnaby Min (Depuo) City Attorne)): Yes, the Manager's correct. Obviously, if the MPA and the
City are able to come to an agreement, that's something that potentially could be negotiated but
that would have to comply with all the Charter and Code requirement.
Mr. Noriega: If I may, just to clarify some things. We didn't -- certainly didn't do this in a
vacuum. We worked with the sitting Cit) Commissioner at the time for that district, because it
impacted his district. I mean, it was a sale of a asset in his district, and we actually discussed
how we were going to reapportion all of those proceeds back into that district. That's part of the
public discussion we had with both the Village Council. We -- I was in a number of public
meetings as it related to that, because we understood that this was an asset that resided within a
specific district, and a specific neighborhood within that district, so we publicly vetted this at
length. We discussed how all of the proceeds for that project were going to get reinvested in the
Grove, so we did -- we held true to our responsibilio) . I'm happy to have the Cit) Administration
play a bigger role in any future projects like that, specifically, but I think, as good public
stewards, especially of the parking assets that we manage, I think we did -- we went above and
beyond in this particular case. I'm sorry you didn't get the information you requested, and I'll
get it to you as soon as I can.
Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair.
Commissioner Carollo: Noriega, and ifI may, it never did come to Cit) Commission, any of
those discussions, correct?
Mr. Noriega: Not to the City Commission, but --
Commissioner Carollo: And ifI may? The original garage that was purchased, was it all BID
funds, or was it also Cit) of Miami funds?
Mr. Noriega: No. The original proceeds, there was -- about 25 percent was Parking Trust Fund
money; the rest was a bond issue, which has since been paid off.
Commissioner Carollo: Which is still cio) wide --
Mr. Alfonso: No. It's MPA money.
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Commissioner Gort: No.
Mr. Noriega: Yeah. They're our bonds, but they've been paid off. They've been retired.
Mr. Alfonso: It was not Cit) money.
Mr. Noriega: It was bonds we issued
Commissioner Gort: It's not Cit) money.
Commissioner Carollo: But, Mr. Manager, you understand, while they're paying off the bond,
that's less money that's coming into the City, right? So that's still preventing more money coming
into --
Mr. Alfonso: Right, but --
Commissioner Carollo: -- the City of Miami, and I understand.
Mr. Alfonso: -- if they don't --
Mr. Noriega: But it's an asset that didn't exist before --
Mr. Alfonso: Right.
Mr. Noriega: --until we issued the bonds and built it, so the net proceeds also didn't go to the
City.
Commissioner Carollo: Right. But at the same time, it's an asset of the Cit) of Miami, and we
should -- if there is a gain, should get some --
Mr. Noriega: If we were reinvesting the money, absolutely. I wholeheartedly agree with you, by
the way, and in any case, we'd do that. But I think in this particular case, we made a
commitment to the residents and business owners in Coconut Grove that we were going to take a
hundred percent of those proceeds and put it right back into the Grove again.
Chair Hardemon: Vice Chairman.
Vice Chair Russell: Thank you. Obviously, I wasn't the district Commissioner at the time, and I
-- I'm sure that they did follow the process of notification and meetings and everything; and
money, yes, has come back to the BID, and that's part of what we're using for these trolleys that
we've agreed to. But it definitely was a sense amongst the residents -- many residents and many
businesses that this snuck up on them, and there was a confusion as to why an asset like this can
be sold without going to Commission or without, you know, public input, and this is the entio)
that we've -- that has been created that is a quasi -governmental, semi -autonomous MPA, and so
that's maybe something we need to look at in the future, because there is a sense of that, but -- I
--for my part on this particular issue, I would -- I had one question about -- this is the lot in
front of Cit) Hall, correct, that we're talking about?
Mr. Noriega: To the side of Cit) Hall.
Vice Chair Russell: Just to the side.
Mr. Noriega: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
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Vice Chair Russell: But this is the lot where people when they would come to visit us on
Commission days would use.
Mr. Noriega: Correct.
Vice Chair Russell: Will it be --will there be charged parking fees on Commission days?
Mr. Noriega: No. We've made a commitment from the time we discussed redoing that lot to have
it absolutely be free for Commission days, and any other major events that occur with the City.
Remember, this -- one of the areas of oversight the Cit) Commission has over us is rates and
operational management. So, in this particular case, we can embed that into the ordinance,
because we're going to have to come back and do a modification to create the rate structure for
it. But I'm telling you, we've always had the commitment that any Cit) Commission day, any
major events here, tree lightings, whatever may occur, we won't charge for parking.
Vice Chair Russell: Thank you.
Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman, one last thing.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, yeah.
Commissioner Carollo: And again, Commissioner Russell, I think you understand my concerns,
and why I'm raising the issue.
Vice Chair Russell: Preto) much.
Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Noriega, I appreciate that you stated that within the next hour, I'll
have the itemized list. Let me ask you something. According to my calculation, looking at the
backup to what's there, it seems like from -- there's going to be $10.7 million approximately left,
and the only two other expenses you're looking at is business improvement and the Playhouse.
So you're going to spend $10.7 [sic] on those two items?
Mr. Noriega: I'll give you the exact detail. I can break it down for you. It adds up to zero left
when we're all done in terms of the projects. I'll list the projects out for you. We reimbursed the
Coconut Grove BID, their original investment; a million three towards Regatta Park; Grove Bay
and Coconut Grove Playhouse. That's what -- that's where all the monies went.
Commissioner Carollo: Right. So, I'm seeing that it's going to be close to $10 million to the
Coconut Grove Playhouse.
Mr. Noriega: No; $6 million to the Coconut Grove Playhouse.
Commissioner Carollo: Six. So then it's $3 million to the Business Improvement, more or less.
Mr. Noriega: Business Improvement District got two point --just shy of 2.4; 2.3 and change.
Commissioner Carollo: Okay.
Commissioner Gort: Okay.
Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion?
Commissioner Carollo: You wonder who really runs the Cit).
Chair Hardemon: Any further unreadiness? Seeing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
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The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: All against? Motion passes.
RE.5 RESOLUTION
15-01493
Department of Capital A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
Improvement ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE TO THE CONTRACT WITH
PYograms/Transportat J.R.T. CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO REGATTA PARK,
ion CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PROJECT
NO. B -30182B ("PROJECT"), FOR ADDITIONAL WORK NECESSARY FOR
COMPLETION OF THE REMAINING ALTERNATE PHASE II AND ALTERNATE
PHASE III PLANS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,669,924.87 AND COMPRISED OF
THE FOLLOWING BREAKDOWN: THE COST OF THE ALTERNATE PHASE II
AND ALTERNATE PHASE III PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,082,781.00,
PLUS A TEN PERCENT (10%) OWNER CONTINGENCY FOR THE SAME IN
THE AMOUNT OF $208,278.10, MINUS THE REMAINING CONTRACT
CAPACITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $621,134.23 THEREAFTER THE DESIGN
REVISIONS AND COMPLETION OF THE PHASE I PLANS, THEREBY
RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THE PROJECTAWARD VALUE FROM
$6,504,928.50 TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE PROJECT AWARD
VALUE OF $8,174,853.37; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTAND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PROJECT NO.
B-3018213; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CONTRACT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
15-01493 Summary Form.pdf
15-01493 Memo - Manager's Approval. pdf
15-01493 Back -Up Documents.pdf
15-01493 Corporate Detail.pdf
15-01493 Contract.pdf
15-01493 Legislation.pdf
15-01493 Exhibit.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Gort, seconded by Commissioner Suarez, that this matter be
ADOPTED WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0060
Chair Hardemon: Moving on now to RE S.
Vice Chair Russell: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Vice Chair Russell: Point of privilege. I'm going to ask to be excused I --
Chair Hardemon: Okay.
Vice Chair Russell: There's been an incident in one of the elementaty schools, and I'm going to
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go visit.
Chair Hardemon: Okay. All right. RE 5.
Jeovanny Rodriguez (Director, Capital Improvements & Transportation): Good morning,
Commissioner. RE 5 is a resolution authorizing an increase in contract capacio) to JRT, which
is the contractor from Regatta Park. Commissioners, I need to read into the record a small
correction to the numbers that were presented before. We were off by a total of six cents, and we
need to read the correct numbers. So, again, this is a resolution to a contract -- an increase in
contract capacio) to JRT. The correct amount is $1,669,724.87. Again, the amount that was
reflected in the ordinance was $1,669,924.81. This is for the improvement of Regatta Park. The
total cost of the improvements that are left in this project is two million dollars, eight hundred
and two -- 82, 781. And the reason that we're only increasing the contract capacio) by one
million six, approximately, is that we're utilizing the current savings that we have on the project
in the contract capacity, and the total savings that we're utilizing, it's -- the correct number is
621,134.23. The resolution again is reflecting 621,134.29, and that's where you got the six cents
different. This increase in capacity will bring the total contract capacio) for this contractor. It
would increase it from 6,504,928.50 to a total not to exceed -- again, the new number is -- or the
correct number 8,174,853.3 7.
Chair Hardemon: I'll open up the floor for public hearing. You're recognized, sir.
Grady Muhammad: Grady Muhammad, president and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of
Miami -Dade First. I like it, but I want to question, because we spending the money; I think we
need to be always talking about jobs, contracting cpportunio) jobs. I think we got to start to
doing -- especially this program and the project that I'm looking at, the new Samuel Johnson
Center, Charles Hadley Youth Park, I don't see no black people. Literally see no black people.
So I'm not against any of the projects, but we need to start to looking at how when we talk jobs
and we're funding projects, the City directly, how do that affect the residents? Are the resident
truly benefiting with job? Because I just looked at -- as I passed by, someone was cutting the
grass; contracting opportunities. We have a lot of black landscapers that could be able to do -- I
know, when it's finished, it'll be the City maintaining it, but who gets the contracts? How are
they reaching out to others outside of the community elsewhere to be able to verify and help
those residents get opportunities, contracting opportunities? Because businesses, individuals,
companies, corporations, they create jobs. Jobs don't come out of the sky. And ifyou don't have
those companies, individuals, corporations, your people not going to get the jobs, because your
people got the felonies. And so what I want to know, when we do these projects and all --
usually, with the Cit) , all MUSPs, major use special permits, have small job cpportunio) ,
contracting opportunities, but there's no monitoring. There's nobody to literally monitor it.
There's nobody to ensure compliance. And this is one of the things I'm asking Mr. Tapanes, how
many jobs -- you should have a report of how many people from the residents in the community
got employed with this very wonderful position, because the park is great, but we should also
ensure jobs should be created. Along with building a beautiful park, residents should be able to
benefit as well. Thank you.
Chair Hardemon: Well, Mr. Muhammad, the one thing I will say, that we both recognize the
same issue at Charles Hadley Park, but it's -- the employment is a reflection of the contract; so
the contract, when it was created at that time, didn't really have any teeth in it to guarantee that
there was ininorio) representation in the employment and also in the --
Mr. Muhammad- Subs.
Chair Hardemon: -- opportunity for the firm to actually do the work. So you've seen within the
CRA (Communio) Redevelopment Agenc)), you've seen on many of the contracts that we brought
before the Cit) Commission we're making leaps and bounds in changing that to give minorities
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and those who are residents of that communio) an cpportunio) to work and work for fair wages,
so we're moving things forward. The reason I didn't --for instance, at the Hadley project, the
reason I didn't try to exercise our will to make that a reality --
Mr. Muhammad You would have slowed the project down.
Chair Hardemon: -- is because there had been so many years that had passed before the project
was completed --
Mr. Muhammad- You would have slowed it down.
Chair Hardemon: -- so at some point, we got to get things done.
Mr. Muhammad- Without question.
Chair Hardemon: And so that's what we attempted to do in that situation. But we do now have
an entio) within the Cit) of Miami that would be charged with monitoring some of those types of
things. For instance, the -- there's -- I believe there's two employees now today -- could be more
in future -- but they are monitoring the responsible wage ordinance, so when there's a
requirement for responsible wages and other details, some newly created group that will do just
that.
Mr. Muhammad- Who are they, may I ask?
Chair Hardemon: The name --
Mr. Rodriguez: Commissioner -- and you're right. We have now basically three ordinance which
we now have adopted by the Cit) and that talk specifically of what you're saying. One is a
prevailing wage ordinance that says that, you know, every project within --for City of Miami
contracts have to pay certain rates. Number two, there's an ordinance that says that any
construction contract that we award, all design contracts for that matter, you have to provide 15
percent of the contract value to small work -- small business. It's got to be a small business
participation component. And the third is that 15 percent of the labor cost of the project has to
go to City of Miami residents. Those are the three components that now are the ordinance that
are in the books with the City, and we have to abide for. In the new section that was created, it is
within the Department of Capital Improvements, so they are within my department, and we
currently have two employees dedicated to this. It's a new program, so we are setting up the
program. We're having discussions with the County and making sure that the policies and
procedures and so on are in place, but the ordinance is currently in place. And again, it's going
to be implemented and monitored by the Capital Improvements Department; and again, that's
under our department, so I'll be more than happy to meet with you and provide you the
information --
Mr. Muhammad- Thankyou.
Mr. Rodriguez: -- on specifically, the individuals that are working on that.
Mr. Muhammad- Thankyou, sir. Thankyou, Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: And I'll recommend you do it, because I know you like to be up to date on
what's really happening within the City, but we're making the strides that we
(UNINTELLIGIBLE) made.
Mr. Muhammad- Without question, without question. That's why I commend you all doing it,
and let's just -- we can always do better.
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Chair Hardemon: Absolutely. You're right. Seeing no other persons (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
public hearing, I'll close the public hearing at this time.
Commissioner Gort: Move it.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved --
Commissioner Suarez: Second.
Chair Hardemon: -- and seconded that we accept RE. S, pass RE. S. Is there any further
discussion?
Commissioner Carollo: Yes, Mr. Chairman.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Carollo: And just real quick. Mr. Director, what's the funding source for the 300
-- approximately $300, 000 that we're adding to the 1.3 from the MPA (Miami Parking
Authorio) ? And what I mean 'from the MPA, " the monies that they have from the State.
Mr. Rodriguez: Commissioner, this project has several funding sources. You have impact fees;
you have contributions for special revenue; you have also contributions for now the MPA, which
will be applied over here; and you also have contributions from the TV (television) production
that used to be here.
Commissioner Carollo: Understood but I'm saying these 300, 000, because this is part of my
point. This was part of my point in the previous item that we had. We received 1.3. Why didn't
we receive the 1.6 for the whole amount? So I'm saying, these 300, 000, what funding source are
they from?
Mr. Rodriguez: Well, Commissioner, the 1.3 -- the reason that we only receive 1.3 is because the
cost of the 1.3 is specifically what is the cost for the parking lot area.
Commissioner Carollo: Understood
Mr. Rodriguez: So what we did is we just separated that cost, and that's what the MPA can
cover.
Commissioner Carollo: However, Mr. Manager, funding sources from there doesn't have to be
just for parking. Funding -- let me rephrase that. Let me go back. The monies that were used on
this -- or that were received from the sale of the Oak Avenue Garage doesn't need to be used just
for parking; am I correct?
Mr. Rodriguez: I --
Commissioner Carollo: So in other words -- I understand (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): Well, I understand what you're saying, but we tied it so that
the cost of the parking space, which is going to be managed by the MPA, is what they're paying
for, the one point --
Commissioner Carollo: Understood but they could have paid the additional 300, 000, and it
could have been 1. 6, because, I mean, the Coconut Grove Playhouse is not a parking garage, so
I would think that they could have done the whole 1.6. And so that's why I was asking, "Okay,
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what other funding source for the rest of the money, the 300, 000 came from. " So that's why I
was asking. And it goes back to what I was saying in my previous item, you know, that we -- at
least I didn't -- I never got an itemized list of where the monies was going from. And from what
the Manager and the attorney had said, it's the purview of the Miami ParkingAuthorio) Board
where that money is going to. So I just think the Cit), once again, should have had more
discussion, more of a say.
Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Todd B. Hannon (Cit) Clerk): As amended.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
RE.6
RESOLUTION
16-00110
District 4-
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
Commissioner
EXPANSION OF THE CORAL WAY ROUTE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
Francis Suarez
TROLLEY SYSTEM, FROM THE CURRENT SCHEDULE OF 6:30 AM TO 8:00
PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, TO THE HOURS OF 6:30 AM TO 11:00
PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND OFFERING NEW SUNDAY
SERVICE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM; AND SETTING
THE HOURS FOR THE LITTLE HAVANA TROLLEY ROUTE FROM 6:30 AM
TO 11:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM,
SUNDAY, ALLOWING FOR SERVICE DURING CERTAIN EVENTS SUCH AS
"VIERNES CULTURALES," WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM ACCOUNT
CODE 15600.402000.531000.0000.00000; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO
IMPLEMENT SUCH EXPANSION.
16-00110 Legislation.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0061
Direction by Commissioner Suarez to the Cit) Manager to provide a report to the Cit)
Commission within the next 60-90 days, detailing the costs associated with expanding trolley
service to the northern and western parts of the Cit).
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized, sir.
Commissioner Suarez: RE.6 is a resolution extending the hours of the Coral Way trolley, based
on citizen requests, up to 11 p.m.; and also based on our discussion, the Little Havana trolley as
well, particularly during local events, such as Vievnes Culturales. Obviously, I know that our
assistant director is looking at and studying the volume of ridership for, you know, maybe peak
service, increases or decreases in the -- the name is escaping me -- the actual number of times --
the headway; and nonpeak hours potentially even decreasing the headway, depending on
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ridership, which I'm okay with that. Like I always said from the beginning when we did the
Coral Way trolley, that, you know, I'm not going to be blind to it from a parochial perspective.
We need to see how it works. And I think everything that we've seen in the area of the trolley
program has given us a lot of joy, and we're being talked about. And I could tell you, I do a lot
of transportation forums across the Count), and we're being talked about by everyone in terms of
our trolley program being successful, because I think it's the largest one in the Count), and it's --
probably has got the most riders; and now with this expansion, it's going to get in even bigger.
So, you know, I move the item, and I just want to thank the Commissioners for their input.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. I'll open up for public hearing at this
time. You're recognized, Mr. Muhammad.
Grady Muhammad: Great thing. Mr. Chairman, we're looking for it in Liberty Cit).
Chair Hardemon: Name for the record.
Mr. Muhammad- Grady Muhammad president and CEO of Miami -Dade First. We're looking
for this trolley in Liberty Cit), because I could tell you, the one in Overtown is very rarely used
all over. I catch the one from -- all the way from down --from Brickell to downtown, and take it
all the way up to Midtown, and it is needed It's free. It's clean. It's accessible. And like you
stated, Commissioner Suarez, it's talked about, because we are creating a new paradigm with
this here. And I think with this potentially going --and the crime issue in Libero) -- Overtown is
not even there, because we have the system, we have the cameras; we have all of those things
that be able to literally, if there's any criminal activio) , they can be able to get that thing done.
So I think Liberty Cit) needs to be able to do it, and they could potentially help spark a tourism
designation, because now we have a way for people to be able to come through Libero) City free,
whether they arrive at the trolley; but it should be coming around, going to the major things,
whether it's Winn Dixie that's there; coming through Shantel Lounge, 7th Avenue and 62nd
Street. I think something like this -- I don't know where the money's going to come from, but I
definitely believe we should expand it to Libero) City, Mr. Chair. Thank you all.
Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. Seeing no persons other than Mr. Muhammad for
public hearing, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioner Suarez.
Commissioner Suarez: And just -- I would like to add and ask the Administration if they can
come back -- doesn't have to be right away -- but in the next 60 to 90 days with a cost estimate
for the northern part of the Cit) and the western part of the City, because what we talked about
when we last did the prioritization was -- and the way we've expanded, I think we've gone from
the core outward, and I think the last two remaining areas that are not connected are the
northern section of the City and the Flagami -- western Flagami part of the Cit). So, if we can
get, in the next 60 to 90 days, a report from the Administration on what those costs are, I think
we can get a sense for what we're looking at from a cost perspective to move on.
Chair Hardemon: Commissioner Gort.
Commissioner Gort: I'm glad you brought that up, because I was going to do it. I requested that
about three years ago --
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah.
Commissioner Gort: -- to analyze. When you look at the 7th Street Corridor all the way down to
50 -something, you got thousands of senior citizens that live within that area that could use them.
They keep asking all the time, Flow can we use it? "At the same time, I ask -- we need to have a
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comprehensive study. I think the trolley, they're good, and they can work even better and it could
be very -- more efficiency [sic]. A lot of the cities adjacent to neighbors through Miami, they do
have trolley. And Mr. Chairman of the MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) [sic] --
Art Noriega: Yes, sir.
Commissioner Gort: -- I'd like the MPO [sic] to look at the -- all the existing trolley they have in
all the different cities, and we -- how we can connect to each other. At the same time, look at the
option and the study that they're going to do to look at the circulars, and connect in circles
rather than straight lines, and then you can be even more efficient.
Commissioner Suarez: I agree.
Commissioner Gort: So who's going to be doing that? Mr. Manager, in that study, I would like
for the people to look at the corridors, if they can connect a lot better by going to circle -- a
shorter route than longer route like we had today. Also, I'd like to know how much money do we
have; what is the total that we have; when we going into deficit; and what percentage do we
have.
Daniel J. Alfonso (Cit) Manager): Right. So, Commissioner, as we move forward -- and again,
the estimated cost of this expansion is about 300,000 -- $295, 000. We will definitely comeback
with an estimated cost for other trolley routes in the north and going west. What I do have to say
is that right now, we receive about $15 million a year from the halfpenny surtax that is used for
transportation. About six and a half million dollars of that goes to debt service for bond monies
that was issued in order to do major renovations in streets and whatnot. Another $6 million,
roughly, we put to pay-as-you-go capital, and then the other 20 percent of roughly three point x"
million dollars goes to operating for the trolleys. Right now we're operating our current service
at a deficit, so we are burning through reserves that we had built in the initial years of the 20
percent that was set aside. When we closed out last year, we had about $10 million in that
reserve. We will exhaust that reserve at the current rate --not with added service -- but at the
current rate, we will exhaust that reserve approximately in 2018; then we will start taking away
the pay-as-you-go capital. And by 2022 or '23, we expect that we will have zero money going to
capital, and the rest going to debt service. So it'll be debit service and operations; no money
going to capital. And then after that, we have to go into general fund subsidy, because there is
no other money.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Gort: Yes, sir.
Commissioner Suarez: I think he's correct, except for one slight modification with what he said
It's correct to say, `After that, we have to go into general fund " The difference is that we
created a general fund category, which is the Transportation Trust Fund, which is being funded
to the time of 1. 25, or one and a half percent of gross receipts, so that'll be building up as well,
so you'll have that for, hopefully, every year rolling forward. So you'll have another --you know,
by 20 -- 2012 [sic], you'll have another, you know, 6 or $7 million there; and that, by the way,
assumes that we don't stabilize the service. Obviously, we're looking at now one last expansion.
I think the idea for all of us with the trolley program was we wanted it to serve the whole City. It
wasn't going to just serve some areas of the Cit). It was supposed to -- it was meant to serve the
entire City. So I think even when we did the prioritization at the last time -- and it was a
hard-fought, you know, prioritization, because we didn't agree with the Administration's
prioritization; we actually -- they actually had 8th Street as being the one with the least priorii)�,
and we fought -- Commissioner Carollo and I fought very hardly -- very hard to make that the
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number -one priorio) . So, look, I think the idea was always that we were going to have a Flagami
hookup and a northern corridor hookup at that time, so it's just a matter of going through that,
and that might require some adjustments on the Transportation Trust Fund to maintain the
viability forever, but at some point, the trolley program will stabilize in terms of cost once we
know the ridership and once we have it comprehensive throughout the Cit). At that point, we
may have to make some adjustments to the trust fund but other than that, I think we're -- you
know, I think we're in good shape, because we anticipated some of this stuff, and we acted upon
those, you know, projected shortfalls.
Commissioner Gort: I'd also like to get the information on the ridership, because we might want
to look in the future -- right now it's completely free -- a minimum charge.
Mr. Alfonso: Commissioner --
Commissioner Gort: We have to look at all the options that we have, because we want to make
sure that we maintain it.
Mr. Alfonso: Yeah, we'll definitely get you our ridership figures. Now, I want to point out that a
lot of the trolley service that we have -- not all of it, but some of it -- is running along significant
roadways that are currently serviced or were serviced by the Count), so the ridership, in total, is
probably not a tremendous increase. We're actually stealing ridership from the Count). Whereas
people used to ride a bus on route 8 on Calle Ocho, now they're getting on our trolley, so it's
really a shift of the ridership. And there's a concern there because now what the County has
done in some routes is that they have expressed them, like the Coral Way route. They expressed a
number of their buses, so their citizens are actually getting a less service, I guess we could argue,
so we're talking to the Count) about that, as well.
Chair Hardemon: I think that's an important point to bring up, and I say that because when
jitneys first, for instance, came into the system -- and I used to ride the black and white or the
orange jitney -- it didn't really matter which one -- it took you along routes that buses didn't take
you, and so that was always something that was really important, because I could get dropped
Off on a certain avenue on a certain street that I would normally not get dropped off on if I was
on a bus. So we may just have to consider tweaking the routes a little bit. It may be something
that we should probably consider.
Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman. But with that, because the Cotmo) `s doing that in some
of the routes, there is a savings to the County.
Unidentified Speaker: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Commissioner Carollo: Right. I had spoken to Mayor Gimenez about it; he doesn't have a
problem sharing that savings, but again, it's for the Cit) to go and negotiate that with him, and
stuff like that, but I've had that conversations with him. So, in all fairness, I think that, you know,
the City -- Mr. Manager should have that conversation, especially now that we have Alice Bravo
there in the Count), and have that conversation, because I could tell you, I had that conversation
with Mayor Gimenez, and he understands that there is a savings. And I said "Yes, but we need
to share that savings," and he agreed to it. So now it's just negotiating it so we have a -- you
know, some O pe of revenues coming into the Cit) for those savings that the County's
experiencing.
Commissioner Suarez: Yeah, and I would agree with that. I think that's the better approach. I
think the better approach is to approach the Count) and say, `Zook, you're saving a bunch of
money. Let's do some sort of a revenue sharing on the savings, " because --for example, the 24,
which is the Coral Way one that the Manager was talking about, what's unique about it -- even
though it does, to a certain extent -- I mean, I don't know you can design something that doesn't
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track a bus lane -- doesn't obviously track the whole bus lane, because the 24 goes from Brickell
to --as far as Coral Way goes all the way west to a hundred and something. What's unique
about the 24 is that you're connecting, as Commissioner Gort said, and as Commissioner Lago
was going to give a presentation today that he postponed, you're connecting business centers.
It's a different concept, and it's a circulator concept, and I think that's one of the reasons why it's
successful. Yes, you're right, I think it's successful because it has cannibalized some bus routes.
I think it's successful because it's free, and I think it's successful because it's new and it's a
different modalio) . People --it looks different. I feels different. I think Grady pointed to it; you
know, that it's clean, it -- you know, it's beautiful. It --you know, it's symbolizes, and it sort of
builds on what other cities -- successful cities across the United States are doing with trolleys,
with -- you know, with rail -base trolleys. So I think that's -- those are all the reasons why it
works.
Commissioner Gort: It should also be feeding through Metrorail and public transportation,
because one of the reason Metrorail is not really working originally when they were putting the
plans together, the plan was, it's going to be transportation and a shuttle system that would take
people to Metrorail.
Commissioner Suarez: You know, one might -- Mr. Parjus, one thing that might be good ifyou
don't mind, Mr. Chair, is showing a map -- having a map design that shows how -- to
Commissioner Gort's point -- how our trolley lines connect not only to each other but -- and to
other cities, but also connect to the mass transit linkages, because, for example, on the Brickell
Biscayne, that one connects to various Metrorail stops. The Coral Way one doesn't specifically,
but it connects to Ponce, which does connect to the Douglas Station on 37th. You know what I'm
saying? So, I think it'd be a good idea to bring a map, you know, to -- as a presentation to the
Commission maybe when you come back with revised estimates on north and west.
Commissioner Gort: You got the Vizcaya Metrorail that can connect a lot of people to that one --
Commissioner Suarez: True.
Commissioner Gort: -- coming through Coral Way.
Commissioner Suarez: True. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say 5)ye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
RE.7
RESOLUTION
16-00128
District 4-
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION URGING THE FLORIDA
Commissioner
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT STUDY
Francis Suarez
REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A "CUT AND COVER"
OPTION IN THE I-395 EXPRESSWAY SIGNATURE BRIDGE PROJECT, IN
AND AROUND THE BISCAYNE BOULEVARD AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF
MIAMI, INCLUDING FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS, IN ORDER TO
RECAPTURE CERTAIN VALUABLE ACREAGE AND IMPROVING THE
EFFICIENCY OF CONNECTING NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES; DIRECTING
THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
OFFICIALS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
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Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
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Chair Hardemon: RE. 7.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair, RE. 7 is the making lemonade out of lemon that we talked
about in the discussion of the 395 shifting of the funds from the project to, you know, bay link
Obviously, the concern is that, you know, we're obviously going for Federal funding now, and
State funding, and local funding. I was trying to accelerate that process; and I think, you know,
you've expressed some concerns; your counterpart at the County has expressed some concerns.
You know, I think there's some sentiment about a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush,
and we'll see how the procurement of 395 ultimately works out, because I think it just got issued,
so I won't talk more about that. But I think there's an opportunio) for its to leverage what is
happening in a way that could get its partially what we wanted, which was to expand green
space, and to still connect Overtown to the water, except that it wouldn't be, you know,
eliminating essentially a bridge there. You know, it would be under, you know, an elevated
bridge. I think that's better than not having that, obviously, and I think it's something that we
should ask the Florida Department of Transportation to study and potentially fund. So I move
the item.
Commissioner Carollo: Second. Discussion.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Is there anyone from the public that
would like to speak on this item?
Grady Muhammad: You way ahead ofyour time.
Chair Hardemon: Name for the record.
Mr. Muhammad Commissioner, Grady Muhammad You ahead ofyour time. I wish we really
would have thought about this when Harriet was here. We could have literally used Harriet that
built the tunnels; could have used it to board some (UNINTELLIGIBLE) -- under Brickell where
we would have had the bridges, and it could have literally did this here. I think the thinking and
the mindset is there. And I think where we have Alice Bravo at the County coming from the Cit),
I think we have to look -- along with the Federal and our State delegation, we have to look at
how we can be able to maximize these funds. The funds, like you state, they're already there. A
bird is always better in the hand, because once you try to chase the ones in the bushes, they gone
fly away, and you gave that one that you had up in the hand. And you know the State of Florida,
unfortunately, they don't care nothing about Dade County, because them other folks, they gone
take all of that money, and they got a lot of needs. Up in Hillsborough, I-4 Corridor, the I-10
Corridor so they going to definitely take these monies and put them there. We need these funds;
we need this bridge, but we need to do what you all discussed with Rus Prego at the last meeting
in looking at how we can build -- especially, Mr. Chairman, with 62nd the expressway. You
walk up under the expressway, it is darkest, literally. I meant, it is a safety, liabilio) issue,
because when you go in there, there is no light; you can't see your shadow. People could be
hiding behind a -- the little -- the columns and everything, and I think we need to be able to look
at doing that, but I think we have to get this money spent, but we have to still look at how we can
be able to improve transportation in this County. And another thing is FDOT (Florida
Department of Transportation) is not your concern, but it -- not your concern; it's not your
purview. Like you talked about the side roads, especially when you going over the catwalk from
I-95 and about 65th, FDOT hasn't cut up under that thing for about two, three years, and the
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grass is growing literally high as this here, and FDOT is responsible for that portion for cutting
it. And again, if FDOT doesn't do it, the City has already passed an ordinance where just like a
property owner doesn't cut their grass, the Cit) cut their grass, and they put a lien on it. You
don't have to deal with FDOT, but I think you all should seek some reimbursement, because --
and give some contracting opportunities to some area businesses, because it's definitely needed
Thankyou.
Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much. No further discussion from the public, because there's
no other person that wants to speak.
Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman.
Chair Hardemon: I'll recognize Commissioner Carollo.
Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I just want to clarify something that
Commissioner Suarez said. I just want to make sure. There is no shifting of funds in this
resolution? All it is is really urging FDOT to conduct a study?
Commissioner Suarez: That's right.
Commissioner Carollo: Okay.
Commissioner Gort: Mr. Chairman, my understanding, did you guys read the report from the
Sea Level Rise Commission that criticizes Miami 21 for going under?
Chair Hardemon: I didn't get it
Commissioner Gort: In other words, an article that they criticize that we should not be going
under because of the sea level rising that is taking place. I don't know ifyou read that part.
Commissioner Suarez: I think, in terms of their studying of the engineering of how to do a cut
and cover, I think that they will obviously take into account what I think is an issue that we're all
looking at, which is sea level rise and how it would impact the project, if anything, so I move it.
Commissioner Gort: It will make it very expensive
Commissioner Suarez: I hear you.
Commissioner Gort: Okay.
Chair Hardemon: Any further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
ChairHardemon: Motion passes.
RE.8
RESOLUTION
16-00132
District 5-
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING AN
Commissioner Keon
ALLOCATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $800,000.00 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
Hardemon
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ("DEPARTMENT") IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
CONTINUE SERVICING MUCH NEEDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND THE FISCAL
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BC.1
15-01676
Office of the City
Clerk
BC.2
15-01500
YEAR 2015-2016 ANNUAL BUDGETATAN APPROPRIATE TIME TO
REFLECT SAID ALLOCATION.
16-00132 Legislation.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, that this matter be
WITHDRAWN PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
END OF RESOLUTIONS
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE ARTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT COUNCIL FORATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Ian Welsch
15-01676 Arts CCMemo.pdf
15-01676 Arts Current_Board_Members.pdf
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort
Motion by Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Suarez, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0063
Chair Hardemon: RE.8 was withdrawn. We'll move on now to our boards and committees.
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): Good morning, Chair and Commissioners. BC. 1, Arts &
Entertainment Council, Commissioner Gort will be reappointing Ian Welsch.
Commissioner Carollo: Move it.
Commissioner Suarez: Second.
Chair Hardemon: Properly moved and seconded. Is there any unreadiness? All in favor, say
"aye.
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
RESOLUTION
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Clerk
BC.3
15-01280
Office of the City
Clerk
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
r.'.'I.TwItrr-1-E
Yvette Garcia
15-01500 Audit CCMemo.pdf
15-01500 Audit Current_Board_Members.pdf
15-01500 Audit Resume. pdf
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Commissioner Francis Suarez
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0064
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 2, Audit Advisory Committee: Commissioner Suarez
will be appointing Yvette Garcia.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: Properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all in favor,
say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL ASA MEMBER OF THE BAYFRONT PARK
MANAGEMENT TRUST FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
r.'.'I.TwItrr-d--E
Jose Migoya
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Frank Carollo
15-01280 Bayfront CCMemo.pdf
15-01280 Bayfront Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Suarez, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0065
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Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC. 3, BayfirontPark Management Trust: Commissioner
Carollo will be reappointing Jose Migoya.
Commissioner Carollo: Move it.
Commissioner Suarez: Second.
Chair Hardemon: Properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all in favor,
say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
BCA RESOLUTION
15-01677
Office of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
Clerk CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE CHARTER REVIEWAND
REFORM COMMITTEE FOR ATERMAS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY:
Iris Escarra
Mayor Tombs Regalado
15-01677 Charter Review CCMemo.pdf
15-01677 Charter Review Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0066
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 4, Charter Review & Reform Committee: Mayor
Regalado will be reappointing Iris Escarra.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Move it. Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all
in favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
BC.5 RESOLUTION
16-00079
Office of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
Clerk CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
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BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Maria Sardina
NOMINATED BY:
Mayor Tombs Regalado
16-00079 Beautification CCMemo.pdf
16-00079 Beautification Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0067
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC S, City of Miami Beautification Committee: Mayor
Regalado will be appointing Maria Sardina.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all in
favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
BC.6 RESOLUTION
14-00967
Offrce of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CONFIRMING THE
Clerk APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE
CIVILIAN INVESTIGATIVE PANEL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED
HEREIN.
APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY:
Civilian Investigative Panel
Civilian Investigative Panel
Civilian Investigative Panel
Civilian Investigative Panel
Civilian Investigative Panel
14-00967 CIP CCMemo.pdf
14-00967 CIP Current_Board_Members.pdf
14-00967 CIP Memo and Resumes.pdf
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BC.7
15-01679
Office of the City
Clerk
BC.8
15-01680
Office of the City
Clerk
NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT
BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
(Alternate Member)
(Alternate Member)
15-01679 CEB CCMemo.pdf
15-01679 CEB Current_Board_Members.pdf
NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
NOMINATED BY:
Vice Chair Ken Russell
Commission -At -Large
Commission -At -Large
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS
BOARD FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Antonio Diaz
15-01680 CRIB CCMemo.pdf
15-01680 CRIB Current_Board_Members.pdf
15-01680 CRIB Memos and Resumes.pdf
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Francis Suarez
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0068
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 8, Communio) Relations Board: Commissioner
Suarez will be appointing Antonio Diaz.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all
in favor, say "aye. "
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15-01282
Office of the City
Clerk
BC.10
15-00291
Office of the City
Clerk
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
Christian Guerrier
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Vice Chair Ken Russell
15-01282 CSW CCMemo.pdf
15-01282 CSW Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0069
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 9, Commission on the Status of Women: Vice Chair
Russell will be appointing Christian Guerrier.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all in
favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION ADVISORY
BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
NOMINATED BY:
Mayor Tombs Regalado
Vice Chair Ken Russell
City Manager Daniel J. Alfonso
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BC.11
15-01503
Office of the City
Clerk
(Ex -Officio Non Voting Member)
City Manager Daniel J. Alfonso
(Ex -Officio Non Voting Youth Member)
15-00291 EAB CCMemo.pdf
15-00291 EAB Current_Board_Members.pdf
15-00291 EAB Resume.pdf
NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY
BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY:
Edilfa Perez Commissioner Francis Suarez
Sergio Garrido AFSCME 1907
15-01503 EOAB CCMemo.pdf
15-01503 EOAB Current_Board_Members.pdf
15-01503 EOAB Resume.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0070
A motion was made by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, and was
passed unanimously, with Vice Chair Russell absent, to appoint Edilfa Perez as a member of the
Equal Opportunio) Advisory Board, further waiving the attendance requirements in Section
2-886 of the Code of the Cit) of Miami, as amended, by a four/fifths (415ths) vote of the members
of the full Cit) Commission, as it relates to past absences on record for Edilfa Perez as a member
of the Equal Opportunio) Advisory Board.
A motion was made by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, and was
passed unanimously, with Vice Chair Russell absent, to appoint Edilfa Perez as a member of the
Equal Opportunio) Advisory Board, further waiving the employment prohibition contained in
Section 2-884(e) of the Code of the Cit) of Miami, as amended is hereby waived by a four fifths
(415ths) vote of the members of the City Commission, as said requirement relates to the
appointment of Edilfa Perez as a member of the Equal Opportunity Advisory Board.
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 11, Equal Opportunio) Advisory Board.-
Commissioner
oard:Commissioner Suarez will be appointing Edilfa Perez, with a four -fifth attendance and a
four -fifth employment waiver.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
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Ms. Ewan: AFSCME (American Federal, State, Count), and Municipal Employees) 1907 will be
appointing Sergio Garrido.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all
in favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
BC.12 RESOLUTION
15-01283
Office of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
Clerk CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY:
Vice Chair Ken Russell
15-01283 Finance CCMemo.pdf
15-01283 Finance Current_Board_Members.pdf
NO ACTION TAKEN
113C.13 RESOLUTION
15-01284
Office of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING
Clerk CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE HISTORIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD FOR TERMS AS
DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES/CATEGORIES: NOMINATED BY:
Chair Keon Hardemon
(Landscape Architect - Category 2)
Chair Keon Hardemon
(Citizen - Category 7)
Vice Chair Ken Russell
(Real Estate Broker - Category 5)
Vice Chair Ken Russell
(Citizen - Category 7)
Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort
(Architect - Category 1)
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BC.14
16-00080
Office of the City
Clerk
(Citizen - Category 7)
(Business/Finance/Law - Category 6)
(Historian or Architectural Historian
- Category 3)
(Architect or Architectural Historian
- Category 4)
15-01284 HEP CCMemo.pdf
15-01284 HEP Current_Board_Members.pdf
15-01284 HEP Applications. pdf
15-01284 HEP Application Summary.pdf
NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort
Commissioner Frank Carollo
Commissioner Frank Carollo
Commissioner Francis Suarez
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MAYOR'S
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
NOMINATED BY:
Joe L. Chi
Mayor Tombs Regalado
Adib Eden
Mayor Tombs Regalado
Julian Linares
Mayor Tombs Regalado
Wasim Shomar
Mayor Tombs Regalado
16-00080 MIC CCMemo.pdf
16-00080 MIC Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0071
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 14, Mayor's International Council: Mayor Regalado
will be reappointing the following individuals: Joe Chi, Adib Eden, Julian Linares, Wasim
Shomar.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
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Chair Hardemon: Been moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all in favor, say
"aye.
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
BC.15 RESOLUTION
16-00081
Office of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING
Clerk CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI SPORTS AND
EXHIBITION AUTHORITY FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES: NOMINATED BY:
Chair Keon Hardemon
Vice Chair Ken Russell
Vice Chair Ken Russell
Commissioner Frank Carollo
16-00081 MSEA CCMemo.pdf
16-00081 MSEA Current_Board_Members.pdf
NO ACTION TAKEN
BC.16 RESOLUTION
16-00082
Office of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
Clerk CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Eileen Bottari
NOMINATED BY:
Mayor Tombs Regalado
16-00082 PRAB CCMemo.pdf
16-00082 PRAB Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0072
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 16, Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: Mayor
Regalado will be reappointing Eileen Bottari.
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Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all
in favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
BC.17 RESOLUTION
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Office of the City A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
Clerk CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING, ZONING AND
APPEALS BOARD FOR ATERMAS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE: NOMINATED BY:
Chris Collins Mayor Tombs Regalado
15-01683 PZAB CCMemo.pdf
15-01683 PZAB Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0073
A motion was made by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, and was
passed unanimously, with Vice Chair Russell absent, to appoint Chris Collins as a member of the
Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board; further waiving the attendance requirements in Section
2-886 of the Code of the Cit) of Miami, as amended, by a four/fifths (415ths) vote of the members
of the full Cit) Commission, as it relates to past absences on record for Chris Collins as a
member of the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board.
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 17, Planning, Zoning & Appeals Board: Mayor
Regalado will be reappointing Chris Collins with a four fifth attendance waiver.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: Been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all in
favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
BC.18 RESOLUTION
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS'
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
NOMINATED BY:
Vice Chair Ken Russell
Commissioner Frank Carollo
Commissioner Francis Suarez
16-00083 Senior Citizens Committee CCMemo.pdf
16-00083 Seniors Citizens Committee Current_Board_Members.pdf
NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE STARS OF CALLE OCHO
WALK OF FAME COMMITTEE FOR ATERM AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
r.'s.1.TwItrr-d--E
Brenda Betancourt
NOMINATED BY:
Mayor Tombs Regalado
16-00084 Stars of Calle Ocho CC Memo.pdf
16-00084 Stars of Calle Ocho Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0074
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 19, Stars of Calle Ocho Walk of Fame Committee:
Mayor Regalado will be appointing Brenda Betancourt.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all
in favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
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Clerk
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
REVIEW BOARD (DDRB) FOR ATERMAS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
Fidel Perez
NOMINATED BY:
Commissioner Francis Suarez
15-01507 UDRB CCMemo.pdf
15-01507 UDRB Current_Board_Members.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, that this matter be
ADOPTED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Absent: 1 - Commissioner(s) Russell
R-16-0075
Nicole N. Ewan (Assistant City Clerk): BC 20, Urban Development Review Board.-
Commissioner
oard:Commissioner Suarez will be reappointing Fidel Perez.
Commissioner Suarez: Move it.
Commissioner Carollo: Second.
Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Any unreadiness? Hearing none, all
in favor, say "aye. "
The Commission (Collectivel)): Aye.
Chair Hardemon: Motion passes.
Ms. Ewan: Thank you, Chair. That concludes the boards and committees.
Chair Hardemon: Thank you vett' much.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING A
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALAS A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA KEY BEACH
PARK TRUST FOR ATERMAS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEE:
NOMINATED BY:
Vice Chair Ken Russell
15-01686 VKBPT CCMemo.pdf
15-01686 VKBPT Current_Board_Members.pdf
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Department of
Information
Technology
NO ACTION TAKEN
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPOINTING
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF THE WATERFRONT
ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS AS DESIGNATED HEREIN.
APPOINTEES:
15-01689 WAB CCMemo.pdf
15-01689 WAB Current_Board_Members.pdf
NO ACTION TAKEN
NOMINATED BY:
Chair Keon Hardemon
Chair Keon Hardemon
Vice Chair Ken Russell
Vice Chair Ken Russell
Commissioner Frank Carollo
Commissioner Frank Carollo
END OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
DISCUSSION ITEMS
DISCUSSION ITEM
ADMINISTRATION TO DRAFTA PLAN THAT WILLALLOW FOR THE CITY
OF MIAMI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPANSION OF THE GOOGLE FIBER
PROGRAM THAT IS OCCURRING IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED
STATES.
DISCUSSED
Direction by Commissioner Suarez to the Cit) Manager to place a discussion item on the agenda
for the April 14, 2016 Miami Cit) Commission Meeting to discuss the options available (Google
Fiber, Comcast, AT&T) for an advanced internet infrastructure within the Cit) ofMiami by using
fiber-optic capabilites.
Commissioner Carollo: I think we have a discussion item or two before we adjourn?
Chair Hardemon: Yeah, sure. DI 1.
Commissioner Suarez: Mr. Chair, DI I was a follow-up on a discussion item that I brought up
regarding Google Fiber. We did a presentation at the time, and we just want to make sure that
the City is on the cutting edge of technology infrastructure, and that we're doing -- we're working
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District 2 -
Commissioner Ken
Russell
City of Miami
with the private sector to make sure that they're delivering for businesses and residents the
highest connect -ability, and the highest capacity of Internet, you know, capabilities that are
possible from an infrastructure perspective.
Otto Conteras: Good morning, Mr. Chair, Commissioners. My name is Otto Conteras, deputy
CIO (Chief Information Officer), IT (Information Technology) Department. We were directed by
the Administration, and the IT conducted multiple attempts, to reach out to Google Fiber.
Unfortunately, they don't have kind of like a sales force for this initiative. They're going directly
with the cities. One of the cities that is in Florida at this time is Tampa, so we're going to attempt
to reach out to them, what's the process that Google Fiber is doing in order to do this. While we
were doing this, AT&T (American Telegraph & Telephone) and Comcast announced on last
Tuesday that they have plans to do a gigabyte Internet access for small business and consumers,
and they have plans also for the second half of this year. So we would like to, you know, ask
what would you like its to do at this time; to continue with Google Fiber, trying to see exactly
what their plans are, or wait on the companies that are planning to do a gigabyte in the South
Florida?
Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman.
Chair Hardemon: You're recognized.
Commissioner Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And Google Fiber is something that,
obviously, we all believe in, but at the same time, AT&T is already offering some of that in the
City of Miami; they're actually trying to expand as we speak right now. So, it's already being
implemented in the City of Miami. And you know, I think, in the future, we should offer them an
opportunity to make a presentation. And once again, this fiber is not called "Google Fiber, " but
it's called 'fiber. " It's the same type of network, and it's being established here. And I had a
long discussion with them, I think, like a month ago or so, and they showed me all the different
points where it's available in the City of Miami, but they're looking to expand.
Commissioner Suarez: Let's do this, if you don't mind? If we can, in, let's say, 60 days, have an
item back on the agenda that just talks about expansion of infrastructure fiber capabilities,
because I think that makes it more generic, so it's not company -specific. The reason why I made
it company -specific when I first brought it up is somebody brought it to my attention as a
company -specific initiative; and so then I learned, as we all have, I think, after that that there are
several companies that are doing it, and certainly, some of them are our partners, as
Commissioner just mentioned so I have no problem with, you know, having them, and inviting
all of them to make presentations. At the end of the day, what's most important is that the end
user, which is our businesses and our residents, have that capability.
Mr. Conteras: Thank you.
Commissioner Suarez: Thank you.
Chair Hardemon: Thank you very much.
Commissioner Carollo: (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
Commissioner Suarez: Thank you, Chair. Adjourn?
DISCUSSION ITEM
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE STATE OF 3-1-1.
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Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, that this matter be
DEFERRED PASSED by the following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon
Note for the Record: Item DI2 was deferred to the Februaty 25, 2016, Planning and Zoning
Commission Meeting.
DI.3 DISCUSSION ITEM
16-00153
District 2- DISCUSSION REGARDING THE STATE OF CONTAMINATED CITY PARKS.
Commissioner Ken
Russell
16-00153 E -Mail - Discussion Item.pdf
DISCUSSED
END OF DISCUSSION ITEMS
MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
CITYWIDE
HONORABLE MAYOR TOMAS REGALADO
END OF CITYWIDE ITEMS
DISTRICT 1
COMMISSIONER WIFREDO (WILLY) GORT
END OF DISTRICT 1
DISTRICT 2
VICE CHAIR KEN RUSSELL
END OF DISTRICT 2
DISTRICT 3
COMMISSIONER FRANK CAROLLO
END OF DISTRICT 3
DISTRICT 4
COMMISSIONER FRANCIS SUAREZ
END OF DISTRICT 4
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CHAIR KEON HARDEMON
NAA DISCUSSION ITEM
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ADJOURNMENT
END OF DISTRICT 5
CHAIR HARDEMON HONORED BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY
CELEBRATING THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM LEGENDS HERE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI DATING BACK TO THE
INCORPORATION OF THE CITY TO THE PRESENT INCLUDING MILLER
THOMAS, ROSS JOHN, RICHARDSON ATHENS, BARRINGTON LEE,
ATHALIE RANGE, MILLER DAWKINS, THEODORE GIBSON, JEFFREY
ALLEN AND MICHELLE SPENCE-JONES; IN ADDITION TO URGING THE
COMMUNITY TO USE #29DAYSOFHISTORY IN THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS.
DISCUSSED
Chair Hardemon: In honor of Black History Month, my office will be highlighting the
contributions of our legends here in Miami. Ifyou can, join its in using the hashtag,
#29daysofhistory on all ofyour social media platforms. Miami's African-American influence
goes as far back as the signing of the Cio) `s Charter, with Miller Thomas, Ross John, Richardson
Athens and Barrington Lee, to name a few. And on July 28, 1896, 162 black men were present at
the meeting for the incorporation for the Cit) of Miami. It is because of the strides made by
former Commissioners Athalie Range, Theodore Gibson, Miller Dawkins, Arthur Teele, Jeffrey
Allen, Michelle Spence -Jones, and Richard P. Dunn, II that I now have the opportunio) to serve
as the Chairman of the City of Miami Commission. In addition, I would like to say a special
tank you'to the City's Black History Month Committee for a great opening reception in a month
filled with celebrations. Like you, I am Black History. Thankyou so very much.
The meeting adjourned at 11: SS a.m.
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