City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/25/2007 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Commission Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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07-0879 1A.-1.Presentation of a Proclamation proclaiming the month of September 2007 as Nicaraguan-American Heritage Month in Coral GablesPresentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation proclaiming the month of September 2007 as Nicaraguan-American Heritage Month in Coral GablesNoted and Filed  Action details Not available
07-0878 1A.-2.Presentation of a Proclamation proclaiming the week of October 1 - 7, 2007 as Financial Planning Week in Coral Gables.Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation proclaiming the week of October 1 - 7, 2007 as Financial Planning Week in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
07-0832 1A.-3.Welcome to Roger Carlton, Chief of Staff to Commissioner Carlos A. GimenezPresentation/Protocol DocumentWelcome to Roger Carlton, Chief of Staff to Commissioner Carlos A. GimenezRecognized  Roll call Not available
07-0868 1A.-4.Employee of the Month for October 2007Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Alain Gracia, Building and Zoning Department, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Employee of the Month Award, for the month of October 2007Recognized  Action details Not available
07-0885 1B.-2.First Budget Hearing of September 11, 2007MinutesFirst Budget Hearing of September 11, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-0860 1C.-1.Economic Development Board ResolutionResolutionResolution accepting the recommendation of the Economic Development Board that, in consideration of potential public health and safety issues and the communications needs of business and personal users, the City Manager assign an Assistant City Manager to manage improvements in wireless communications service and address the issue of expended WI-FI coverage in the City, including identifying all City properties that could serve as potential wireless communications antenna sites, and to move forward with the Business Improvement District's project to provide wireless coverage to the Downtown Business District.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0880 1C.-2.A resolution confirming the reappointment of Louan Zagarino (Board-As-A-Whole) to serve as a member of the Pinewood Cemetery Advisory Board, for a two (2) year term, beginning June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2009.ResolutionResolution confirming the reappointment of Louan Zagarino (Board-As-A-Whole) to serve as a member of the Pinewood Cemetery Advisory Board, for a two (2) year term, beginning June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2009. adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0892 1C.-3.Uvu ResolutionResolutionResolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables authorizing the use of the City seal by WPBT Channel 2 on uVu, a video sharing website.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0893 1C.-4.Board of Adjustment Minutes, August 6, 2007MinutesBoard of Adjustment Meeting of August 6, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-0855 1C.-5.Economic Development Board minutes of July 10, 2007MinutesEconomic Development Board minutes of July 10, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-0882 1C.-6.Historic Preservation Board Meeting of August 16, 2007Agenda ItemHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of August 16, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-0866 1C.-7.Landscape Beautification Advisory Board meeting of September 6, 2007MinutesLandscape Beautification Advisory Board Meeting of September 6, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-0853 1D.-1.Carlos LacasaPresentation/Protocol DocumentCarlos Lacasa, member of the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, to speak about the work of the Commission.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
07-0886 1D.-2.Mark TrowbridgeAgenda ItemMark A. Trowbridge, President, CEO, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, to present Quarterly Report.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
07-0862 1D.-3.Laura Russo 6709 Red Road EncroachmentResolutionLaura L. Russo, Esq., of Russo & Baker, P.A., on behalf of Venera Holdings LLC, Owner, requesting permission to encroach into the right-of-way with twenty-two (22) light fixtures projecting approximately 1'-3" from building face at an elevation of 8'-3" above the sidewalks adjacent to 6701 Red Road, Coral Gables, Florida.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0864 1D.-4.Laura Russo - Old Spanish Village encroachmentResolutionLaura L. Russo, Esq., of Russo & Baker, P.A., on behalf of Ponce Circle Developers, LLC., Owners, requesting permission for encroachments into the right-of-way consisting of building architectural elements including but not limited to decorative balconies, balcony extensions, roof overhangs, building portions, colonnade, cornices, stone veneer, entry vestibule, doors, steps and landings and concrete bands, and with site improvements including but not limited to, pavers, planters, a six inch (6") drain underground storm water pipe, lighting, landscaping, tree grates, fountains, pedestrian bridge, entrance feature pylons, landscape lighting and up lighting, adjacent to the "Old Spanish Village" project in Coral Gables, Florida.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0861 1D.-5.Laura Russo - Landscape Lighting at Gables EstatesResolutionLaura L. Russo, Esq., of Russo & Baker, P.A., on behalf of the Gables Estates Club, Inc., for permission to encroach into the right-of-way of Arvida Parkway, Casuarina Concourse and Old Cutler Road with landscape lighting, at Gables Estates Subdivision, Coral Gables, Florida.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0676 2E.-1.Amendments to previously aproved PAD Site Plan re: Old Spanish VillageOrdinanceOrdinance on Second Reading. Amendments to Previously Approved PAD Site Plan. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables approving amendments to the site plan of the previously approved mixed use Planned Area Development (PAD) known as "Old Spanish Village", located on property legally described as all of Block 20, Block 23 less a portion of Lot 11 and Lot 12, all of Block 24 and 30, and Lot 45, Block 31 and a portion of Lot 13, Block 33, and adjacent public rights-of-ways (ROW), Crafts Section, Tracts A, B, and C, Catamal Corner, Coral Gables, Florida; and including required conditions; providing for a repealer provision, a savings clause, and a severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (Passed on First Reading August 28, 2007) PZB recommended approval (vote: 5-0).adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0677 2E.-2.Amendments to previously approved abandonment and vacation of a street re: Old Spanish VillageOrdinanceOrdinance on Second Reading. Amendments to Previously Approved Abandonment and Vacation of a Street. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables approving an amendment to a previously approved abandonment's and vacation of a street of the previously approved mixed use Planned Area Development (PAD) known as "Old Spanish Village", located on property legally described as all of Block 20, Block 23 less a portion of Lot 11 and Lot 12, all of Block 24 and 30, and Lot 45, Block 31 and Lots 12-13, Block 33, and adjacent public rights-of-ways (ROW), Crafts Section, Tracts A, B, and C, Catamal Corner, Coral Gables, Florida; and including required conditions; providing for a repealer provision, a savings clause, and a severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (Passed on First Reading August 28, 2008)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0723 2E.-3.Sewer Ordinance first readingOrdinanceOrdinance on Second Reading. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, amending Chapter 78 of the City Code by amending Section 78-98 adding definition of sewer district and by adding Section 78-106 to provide for connection to the sanitary sewer system by properties located outside existing sewer districts, and by adding Section 78-107 to provide for dedication of sanitary sewer service extensions and for a permissible repayment period of ten (10) years to original applicant for subsequent connections, and to provide for community development district situations and administrative fees, and clarifying provisions as described herein, providing for inclusion in the Code, and providing for an effective date. (Passed on First Reading August 28, 2007)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0870 1H.-1.Bay Plumbing Extension ResolutionResolutionResolution authorizing an extension of the existing contract with Bay Plumbing Company until November 30, 2007, for miscellaneous plumbing projects throughout the City of Coral Gables.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0872 1H.-2.Wilco Electric Contract ResolutionResolutionResolution authorizing an extension of the existing contract with Wilco Electrical Contracting, Inc., until November 30, 2007, for miscellaneous electrical projects throughout the City of Coral Gables.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0883 1I.-1.Pending Litigation ReportAgenda ItemPending Litigation ReportPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
07-0897 1ExecSess#1A Resolution proceed with settlement of the lawsuit between Courtelis Construction Company (“Courtelis”) vs. Country Club of Coral Gables Inc., Granada LLC and the City of CoralResolutionA Resolution of the City Of Coral Gables instructing the City Manager and City Attorney to proceed with settlement of the lawsuit between Courtelis Construction Company (“Courtelis”) vs. Country Club of Coral Gables Inc., Granada LLC and the City of Coral Gables; said terms of proposed settlement as more fully outlined in a letter dated September 24, 2007, from Kenneth J. Weil, Esquire, Law Firm of Richman Greer, P.A., Counsels for Courtelis to Steven M. Siegfried, Esquire.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-0897 1NA-ExS-2A Resolution proceed with settlement of the lawsuit between Courtelis Construction Company (“Courtelis”) vs. Country Club of Coral Gables Inc., Granada LLC and the City of CoralResolutionA Resolution of the City Of Coral Gables instructing the City Manager and City Attorney to proceed with settlement of the lawsuit between Courtelis Construction Company (“Courtelis”) vs. Country Club of Coral Gables Inc., Granada LLC and the City of Coral Gables; said terms of proposed settlement as more fully outlined in a letter dated September 24, 2007, from Kenneth J. Weil, Esquire, Law Firm of Richman Greer, P.A., Counsels for Courtelis to Steven M. Siegfried, Esquire.   Action details Not available