City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/12/2008 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Commission Chambers
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08-0088 1B.-1.Meeting Minutes for the Regular City Commission Meeting of January 22, 2008.MinutesRegular City Commission Meeting of January 22, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0061 1C.-2.Reso granting one-day permit to John Martin'sResolutionResolution granting a one-day permit to John Martin’s Restaurant to sell alcoholic beverages from 4:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight on Monday, March 17, 2008, on Salzedo Street from Aragon Avenue to Miracle Mile, and one half block of Aragon Avenue, as part of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival to benefit the Marian Center for mentally and developmentally disabled children, subject to Florida Department of Professional Regulation requirements.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0081 1C.-3.Kings Bay Security Guard DistrictResolutionResolution approving amendment to the Kings Bay Security Guard District by Miami-Dade County for Kings Bay, Coral Gables, Florida; providing for construction of guard house facility and operation of traffic control devices; requiring execution of Interlocal Agreement and permit between City of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0060 1C.-5.Economic Development Board minutes of December 5, 2007.MinutesEconomic Development Board Meeting of December 5, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0070 1C.-6. MinutesCommunications Committee Meeting of January 17, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0073 1C.-7. MinutesBudget/Audit Advisory Board Meeting of January 10, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0076 1C.-8. MinutesInternational Affairs Coordinating Council Meeting of January 31, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0082 1C.-9.Historic Preservation Board meeting of January 17,2008MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of January 17, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0083 1C.-10.Coral Gables Merrick House Governing Board meeting of January 7, 2008.MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of January 7, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0085 1C.-11.Pinewood Cemetery Advisory board meeting of January 14, 2008.MinutesPinewood Cemetery Advisory Board Meeting of January 14, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0074 1C.-12. MinutesParks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting of January 25, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0079 1C.-13Minutes of School and Community Relations Committee of January 15, 2008MinutesSchool and Community Relations Committee Meeting of January 15, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0089 1C.-1.Hammock Lakes I & II Special Taxing DistrictResolutionResolution approving creation of a Special Taxing District by Miami-Dade County for Hammock Lakes, Coral Gables, Florida, for purpose of providing for twenty-four hours stationary security guard service subject to compliance with applicable Miami-Dade County requirements, approving construction of a guard house facility, a road closure with an emergency access gate, operation of traffic control devices, and requiring execution of Interlocal Agreement between City of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County.deferred by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0069 1C.-4.A Resolution accepting the recommendation of the City Manager to extend the Professional Services Agreement with Robert J. Shafer and Associates, Inc. for Health Insurance Consultant ServicesResolutionResolution accepting the recommendation of the City Manager to extend the Professional Services Agreement with Robert J. Shafer and Associates, Inc. for Health Insurance Consultant Services at the rate of $ 30,000.00 for an additional one (1) year period.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0104 1NA.C.-1.Resolution appointing Richard MartinResolutionResolution appointing Richard Martin (nominated by Vice Mayor Kerdyk) to serve as a member of the Emergency Management Division.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0084 1D.-1. Agenda ItemRoger M. Serola, President of Cocoplum Homeowners Association, to discuss a local improvement district to provide for the remodeling of the entrance guardhouse.Discussed  Action details Not available
08-0096 1D.-2. Agenda ItemPeter Lombardi, Manager of the Village of Pinecrest, to request approval of ballot language for the Village of Pinecrest in order for the City of Coral Gables to provide fire rescue services.Discussed  Action details Not available
08-0071 1E.-1.Art CinemaOrdinanceAn Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a Lease Agreement for a ten-year period, plus options, with Coral Gables Cinemateque, Inc., for 3,858 sq. ft. plus 1,922 sq. ft. of a private mezzanine, in the westernmost 60 linear feet of the City of Coral Gables Parking Garage located at 250 Aragon Avenue, known as the Museum Garage, with the legal description of Coral Gables Section K PB 8-33 Lots 10 thru 20, Block 37. The space will have a retail address of 260 Aragon Avenue and will be used as a non-profit art cinema and cultural facility. (Passed on First Reading March 11, 2008).Deferred  Action details Not available
08-0077 1E.-2.Bahamian Village - Change of Land UseOrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables for a change of land use from “Residential Use (Single-Family) Low Density” to “Commercial Use, Low-Rise Density” on Lot 24, Block 1B, MacFarlane Homestead and St. Albans Park Section (230 Florida Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; providing for a repealer provision, a savings clause, and a severability clause; and providing for an effective date. (Passed on First Reading February 12, 2008)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
08-0078 1E.-3.Bahamian Village - Change of Zoning & Site Plan ReviewOrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables for a change of zoning from “SFR”, Single Family Residential to “CL”, Commercial Limited on Lot 24, Block 1B, MacFarlane Homestead and St. Albans Park Section (230 Florida Avenue), and review of proposed amendments to a previously approved site plan referred to as “Bahamian Village” on Lots 7-27, Block 1B, MacFarlane Homestead and St. Albans Park Section (intersection of Grand Avenue and U.S. 1), 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 February 12, 2008)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
07-1085 3E.-4.Ordinance on First Reading. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables amending the "Code of the City of Coral Gables", Chapter 34, entitled "Nuisances," Article VI, entitled "Graffiti; Graffiti Removal", by adding Section 34-108, eOrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables amending the "Code of the City of Coral Gables", Chapter 34, entitled "Nuisances," Article VI, entitled "Graffiti; Graffiti Removal", by adding Section 34-108, entitled "Definitions", Section 34-109, entitled "Prohibitions", Section 34-110, entitled "Possession of spray paint & markers" Section 34-111, entitled "Declared Nuisance", Section 34-112, entitled "Responsibility of Property Owner(s); Graffiti Removal and Notice", Section 34-113, entitled "Appeal", Section 34-114, entitled "Failure to Comply; Cost Graffiti Removal as Lien on Property- Collection, Foreclosure and Sale", and Section 34-115, entitled "Interested Persons May Petition to dispute assessed costs"; and repealing all Ordinances inconsistent herewith. (Passed on First Reading February 12, 2008)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
08-0066 1E.-5.An Ordinance amending Chap. 50 of the "Code of the City of Coral Gables," entitled "Pensions"OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables amending Chapter 50 of the "Code of the City of Coral Gables," entitled "Pensions," providing for certain changes in order to comply with provisions of Chapters 175 and 185, Florida Statutes; providing for an effective date; and repealing all Ordinances inconsistent herewith. (Passed on First Reading February 12, 2008)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
08-0094 1F.-1. ResolutionDiscussion regarding loss of on-street parking Commissioner Rafael "Ralph" Cabrera, Jr.Discussed and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0075 1H.-1.2-11-08 Purchase of Use Trolley BusResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase a used trolley from George Washington University, the sole source vendor, in the amount of $68,000.00 as an addition to the fleet of the Coral Gables Trolley Program.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0093 1H.-2. ResolutionResolution authorizing City staff to proceed with developing the requirements of ordering an improvement district for the purpose of providing funds necessary to improve the Cocoplum Entrance Guardhouse, and declaring the improvements to the Guardhouse to be appropriate, all pursuant to Article II, of the City Code, City of Coral Gables, Florida.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0064 1H.-3.EDEN PRESENTATIONAgenda ItemEDEN Project UpdatePresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0098 1H.-4. ResolutionResolution accepting the Village of Pinecrest ballot question, "Shall the Village of Pinecrest opt-out of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue District and contract with the City of Coral Gables for fire rescue services?"adopted by Resolution NumberFail Action details Not available
08-0107 1NA.I-1. ResolutionResolution authorizing the City Attorney to file a motion with the Florida Supreme Court for leave to provide writeen comments and/or oral argument in opposition to proposed amendments to Rule 9.310(B)(2), and authorizing the City Attorney to participate in the proceedings on behalf of the City of Coral Gables.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0086 1J.-1.Certification and Declaration of Special Municipal Referendum Election ResultsResolutionResolution of the City of Coral Gables Commission with attachments, officially accepting the attached City Clerk’s Certification and Declaration of Results of the Special Municipal Referendum Election for Charter Amendment No. 1, held on January 29, 2008, in which said charter amendment providing for deletion of Section 22 of the Coral Gables Charter, (which calls for a Special Trial Board to be convened to conduct hearings, investigate and render a decision as to City Manager’s removal, suspension, layoff or reduction in grade of any officer or employee) was rejected by the Coral Gables electorate.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available