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City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/11/2014 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Commission Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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14-3321 1A.-1.Norman Parsons Day ProclamationPresentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a proclamation declaring September 17, 2014 as Norman Parsons Day in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
14-3328 1A.-2.Springmyer 30 Yr. Service PinPresentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 30 year service pin to Kimberley A. Springmyer, Development Services Department/Code Enforcement Division.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
14-3253 1A.-3.20 Yr. Service Pin - Carlos StadhagenPresentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 20 year service pin to Carlos Stadthagen, Leisure Services Department/Parks & Recreation Division.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
14-3324 1A.-4.September 2014 Firefighter of the MonthPresentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Lt. Jeff Fabyan, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Firefighter of the Month Award, for the month of September 2014. (Deferred from the September 11, 2014 Meeting)Deferred  Action details Not available
14-3299 2A.-5.July 2014 Officer of the MonthPresentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Officer James Molina, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Officer of the Month Award, for the month of July 2014.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
14-3478 1Non Agenda Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring the week of September 17 through September 23, 2014 as Constitution Week in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
14-3348 1B.-1.7-23-14 Budget WorkshopMinutesBudget Workshop of July 23, 2014.approvedPass Action details Video Video
14-3349 1B.-2.8-4-14 Special MeetingMinutesSpecial City Commission Meeting of August 4, 2014.approvedPass Action details Video Video
14-3347 1B.-3. MinutesCitizens Ad Hoc Committee Meeting, August 22, 2014.approvedPass Action details Video Video
14-3249 1C.-2.Granting Permission to MDPS for use of Phillips ParkResolutionA Resolution granting permission to Miami-Dade Public Schools for non-exclusive use of Phillips Park by Coral Gables Preparatory Academy, Monday-Friday from 9:00am-3:00pm, for physical education activities from the 2014-2015 school year to the 2019-2020 school year, in accordance with the Education Compact, as specified in Resolution 2006-57.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
14-3315 1C.-3.1000 Hardee Rd brick encroachmentsResolutionA Resolution authorizing encroachments into the public right-of-way, consisting of two Old Chicago brick parking surfaces, a portion of a paver walkway, concrete steps and door adjacent to 1000 Hardee Road, Coral Gables, Florida.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
14-3300 1C.-4.OKTOBERFEST Special EventResolutionA Resolution authorizing Satchmo Blues Bar and Grill, Inc. to sell alcoholic beverages from noon until midnight at the Plaza located at 60 Merrick Way from Thursday, October 2, 2014, through Sunday, October 12, 2014, during the OKTOBERFEST event to benefit the Woody Foundation, subject to Florida Department of Professional Regulation Requirements.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
14-3322 1C.-6.Board Appointment - Rene AlvarezResolutionA Resolution appointing Rene Alvarez (Nominated By Commissioner Lago) to serve as a member of the Coral Gables Retirement Board - General Employees, for the remainder of a two (2) year term, which began on June 1, 2013 and continues through May 31, 2015.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
14-3333 2C.-7.Donation of Fire TrucksResolutionA Resolution granting permission to the City Manager to donate an Air Service Truck and an LTI 100FT Aerial Platform Fire Truck to the International Affairs Foundation, which will then donate it to the Denton Program, a federal program designed to transport humanitarian goods to countries in need.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
14-3303 2C.-8.Cultural Development - 7-23-14MinutesCultural Development Board Meeting of July 23, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3304 1C.-9.Economic Development - 8-6-14 Economic Development Board Meeting of July 10, 2014 ..Body Economic Development Board Meeting of August 6, Economic Development Board Meeting of August 6, Economic Development Board Meeting of AugusMinutesEconomic Development Board Meeting of August 6, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3307 1C.-10.Coral Gables Merrick House 6-9-14MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of June 9, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3308 1C.-11.Historic Preservation - 7-17-14MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of July 17, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3314 1C.-12.Budget/Audit 6-25-14MinutesBudget/Audit Advisory Board Meeting of June 25, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3318 1C.-13.Green Task Force 6-25-14MinutesGreen Task Force Meeting of June 25, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3319 1C.-14.Traffic Advisory - 6-17-14MinutesTraffic Advisory Board Meeting of June 17, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3331 1C.-15.Retirement - 6 12-14MinutesRetirement Board Meeting of June 12, 2014approvedPass Action details Not available
14-3260 1C.-1.Miami Childrens Hospital 5K Run Walk eventResolutionA Resolution authorizing free parking for event participants in parking Garages One (1), Three (3), and Four (4); and a fee waiver in the amount of $510 associated with the rental of fifty-one (51) Parking spaces along Biltmore Way for the 4th Annual Miami Children’s Hospital 5K Run/Walk event scheduled for September 20, 2014. (Deferred from the August 26, 2014 Meeting).adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3326 1C.-5.Parking Cashiers, Attendants and Supervisors Contract AwardResolutionA Resolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Parking Cashiers, Attendants, and Supervisors for City Parking Facilities contract to Laz Florida Parking LLC, pursuant to Request for Proposal (RFP) 2014.06.19, and Section 2-828 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award”.DeferredPass Action details Video Video
14-3273 1D.-1.John B. Thompson regarding DUI CheckpointsAgenda ItemPersonal appearance by John B. Thompson regarding DUI Checkpoints in Coral Gables. (Deferred from the August 26 and September 11, 2014 Meetings)Continued  Action details Not available
  1  ResolutionAnyone who wishes to address the City Commission on an item to be considered for public hearing must fill out a Speaker Card and turn it in to the City Clerk. Speaker Cards can be obtained on the credenza located outside the Office of the Mayor, during the day of the City Commission Meeting.   Action details Not available
14-3269 1E.-1.Ordinance - Review of Planned Area Development re: Gables Pointe PlazaOrdinanceReview of a Planned Area Development (PAD). An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida requesting review of a Planned Area Development (PAD) pursuant to Zoning Code Article 3, “Development Review”, Division 5, “Planned Area Development (PAD)”, for the proposed project referred to as the “Gables Pointe Plaza” on the property legally described as Lots 7-27, Block 1B, MacFarlane Homestead and St. Alban’s Park Section (280 South Dixie Highway), Coral Gables, Florida; including required conditions; providing for severability, repealer and an effective date. (Legal description on file at the City) (Passed on First Reading August 26, 2014)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3270 1E.-2.Ordinance - Change of Zoning re Gables Pointe PlazaOrdinanceChange of Zoning. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida requesting a change of zoning pursuant to Zoning Code Article 3, “Development Review”, Division 14, “Zoning Code Text and Map Amendments” from Commercial Limited District (CL) to Commercial District (C) for the property legally described as Lot 13 and Lots 17-23, Block 1B, MacFarlane Homestead and St. Alban’s Park Section (280 South Dixie Highway), Coral Gables, Florida; and providing for severability, repealer and an effective date. (Legal description on file at the City) (Passed on First Reading August 26, 2014)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3186 2E.-3.Retirement System for City EmployeesOrdinanceAn Ordinance Amending Chapter 50, Article II of the Code of the City of Coral Gables, entitled “Retirement System for City Employees”; amending Section 50-89, Quorum; amending Section 50-121, Establishment, Members and Chairman; repealing all ordinances inconsistent herewith; and providing an effective date (Passed on first reading on August 26, 2014)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3305 1E.-4.ZC Text Amend. - Ordinance re Development Review CommitteeOrdinanceZoning Code Text Amendment. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, repealing Sections 101-20, 101-21, 101-22, 101-23, 101-24, 101-25 and 101-26 of Article II, “Development Review Committee”, of Chapter 101, “Administration and Enforcement”, of the Coral Gables Code of Ordinances in its entirety; repealing Division 8 of Article 2, “Decision Making and Administrative Bodies”, of the Zoning Code of Coral Gables in its entirety; amending Section 101-19, “Development Review Committee”, of Chapter 101, “Administration and Enforcement”, of the Coral Gables Code of Ordinances; amending Section 3-204, “Review by Development Review Committee”, of the Zoning Code of Coral Gables; and providing for a new Division 8, of Article 2, of the Zoning Code of Coral Gables, by updating, revising and codifying Development Review Committee (DRC) procedures and review requirements as originally established in Ordinance No. 2003-45; providing for severability, repealer, codification and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading September 11, 2014)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Video Video
14-3306 1E.-5.ZC Text Amend. - Ordinance re TDR (sending sites)OrdinanceZoning Code Text Amendment. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida providing for text amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, Article 3, “Development Review”, Division 10, “Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)”, by expanding the area for qualifying TDR sending sites to include historically designated properties within a Multi-Family 2 (MF2) District located in the area north of the Central Business District (CBD) bounded by SW 8th Street (north), Navarre Avenue (south), Douglas Road (east), and LeJeune Road (west); providing for severability, repealer, codification and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading September 11, 2014)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Video Video
14-3342 1E.-6.Agenda Coordination OrdinanceOrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending the Code of the City of Coral Gables, Florida to move the function of preparation of the commission meeting agenda from the City Manager to the City Clerk, and moving the agenda coordinator position and budgeted funds from under the Office of City Manager to under the Office of the City Clerk, and providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date. (Sponsored by Commissioner Vince Lago) (Continued from the September 11, 2014 Meeting) (Passed on First Reading September 23, 2014)Continued  Action details Not available
14-3238 1E.-7.Resolution - Roof CleaningResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida providing for interpretation of Article 5, “Development Standards”, Division 16, “Roofs” of the Coral Gables Zoning Code in conjunction with Chapter 105, “Buildings and Building Regulations,” Article V “Minimum Housing Code,” Section 105-289 “Floors, “Walls, Ceilings and Roofs” of the Coral Gables Code of Ordinances; and providing for an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3330 1E.-8.Fire Protection Services AssessmentResolutionA Resolution of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, relating to the Provision of Fire Protection Services, Facilities and Programs in the City of Coral Gables, Florida; reimposing fire protection assessments against assessed property located within the City, for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014; approving the rate of assessment; approving the assessment roll; and providing an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3289 1F.-1.Discussion regarding sidewalk ordinancesAgenda ItemDiscussion regarding sidewalk ordinances. (Continued from the August 26 and September 11, 2014 Meetings) Commissioner Pat KeonContinued  Action details Not available
14-3344 1F.-2.Tree Protection ResolutionResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, directing staff to require tree surveys and tree protection measures upon applications for Development Review Committee and Board of Architects, where applicable; directing staff to propose amendment to the City Code accordingly; and providing for an effective date. (Continued from the September 11, 2014 Meeting) Commissioner Pat KeonContinued  Action details Not available
14-3343 1F.-3.Flavored Tobacco ResolutionResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, urging that retailers in the City of Coral Gables refrain from the sale and marketing of any and all flavored tobacco products; urging federal state governments to take further action prohibiting flavored tobacco products; and directing the police department to review scope of lawful authority, in conjunction with the City Attorney and police legal advisers, and prioritize enforcement of current prohibitions and regulations to the full extent of federal and state law. Commissioner Vince Lagoadopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3346 1F.-4.Update on crime statistics, discussion and possible action.Agenda ItemUpdate on crime statistics, discussion and possible action. Commissioner Frank QuesadaDiscussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
14-3362 1  ResolutionResolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida appointing Edward Hudak Interim Police Chief.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
14-3323 1G.-1.Board Appointment - Derrek L. SpaceResolutionA Resolution appointing Derrek L. Space (Nominated By Commission-As-A-Whole) to serve as a member of the Property Advisory Board, for the remainder of a two (2) year term, which began on June 1, 2013 and continues through May 31, 2015.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3369 1Non Agenda ResolutionResolution appointing John Holian (nominated by Commissioner Quesada) to serve as a member of the Budget/Audit Advisory Board, for the remainder of a two-year term, beginning June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
14-3187 1H.-1.Presentation of Quarterly ReportAgenda ItemPresentation of Quarterly Report for the nine months ended June 30, 2014. (Deferred from the August 26 and September 11, 2014 Meetings)Continued  Action details Not available
14-3293 1H.-2.Short Term Parking Rate IncreaseResolutionA Resolution amending Resolution 2013-89 to adjust the Maximum Short-Term Meter Rate in accordance with City Code Chapter 74, and providing for severability and an effective date. (Deferred from the August 26, 2014 Meeting)adopted as amended by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3316 1H.-3.Miracle Mile - Giralda Improvements methodology approvalResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, approving the project delivery methodology and public outreach concept for the Miracle Mile improvement project and the Giralda Avenue improvement project.adopted as amended by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3325 2H.-4.November and December Meeting DatesResolutionA Resolution in accordance with Section 2-26 of the City Code, entitled “Regular Meetings, Special Meetings,” setting forth City Commission meeting dates for the months of November and December, as follows: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 and Tuesday, December 16, 2014.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
14-3209 1I.-1.Evaluation of Fees for Filing an AppealResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, providing for interpretation of Article 5, "Development Standards," Division 19, "Signs" of the Coral Gables Zoning Code, and providing for an effective date. (Continued from the August 26 and September 11, 2014 Meetings)Continued  Action details Not available
14-3210 1I.-2.Sign Ordinance DiscussionAgenda ItemStatus report regarding appeal fees and appeal fees waiver. (Continued from the July 22, August 26 and September 11, 2014 Meetings)Continued  Action details Not available