City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/11/2007 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Commission Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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07-1100 1A.-1.Welcome to General Victor E. "Gene" Renuart, JrPresentation/Protocol DocumentWelcome to General Victor E. "Gene" Renuart, Jr., Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern CommandRecognized  Action details Not available
07-1102 1A.-2.American Institute of ArchitectsPresentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, recipient of the 2007 Governmental Leadership AwardRecognized  Action details Not available
07-1054 1A.-3.Presentation to Dallas BrownPresentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of "Member of the Year" Award to Dallas Brown, Facilities Division Superintendent, by the South Florida Branch of the American Public Works AssociationRecognized  Action details Not available
07-1069 1A.-4.Presentation of 25 years service pin to Richard Ridley, Public Works DepartmentPresentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 25 years service pin to Richard Ridley, Public Works DepartmentRecognized  Action details Not available
07-1071 1A.-5.Employee of the Month for January 2008Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Jason Swift, Police Department, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Employee of the Month Award, for the month of January 2008Recognized  Action details Not available
07-1079 1B.-1.Meeting Minutes of the Regular City Commission Meeting of November 13, 2007.MinutesRegular City Commission Meeting of November 13, 2007approved as amendedPass Action details Not available
07-1078 1C.-1.A resolution appointing Ricardo R. Perez (nominated by Commissioner Cabrera) to serve as a member of the Emergency Management Division, for a two (2) year term, beginning June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2009.ResolutionResolution appointing Ricardo R. Perez (nominated by Commissioner Cabrera) to serve as a member of the Emergency Management Division, for a two (2) year term, beginning June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2009.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1056 1C.-2.Carolina Valdes-Lora Parks & Recreation Board AppointmentResolutionResolution confirming the appointment of Carolina Valdes-Lora (Board-As-A-Whole) to serve as a member of the Parks and Recreation Youth Advisory Board, for a two (2) year term, beginning June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2009.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1081 1C.-3.Resolution of the City of Coral Gables Commission confirming the reelection of Sergeant Agustin Diaz as a Police Officer Representative (Unopposed): said individual to serve as a Participant Retirement Board Member for a two year term beginning January 1,ResolutionResolution of the City of Coral Gables Commission confirming the reelection of Sergeant Agustin Diaz as a Police Officer Representative (Unopposed); said individual to serve as a Participant Retirement Board Member for a two (2) year term beginning January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009. adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1097 1C.-4.sale of Canine "Troll"ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale of decommissioned Canine "Troll" to Officer Alex Castello for the amount of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1075 1C.-5.Board of Adjustment Minutes, November 5, 2007MinutesBoard of Adjustment Meeting of November 5, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1074 1C.-6.Budget/Audit Advisory Board draft minutes meeting of October 11, 2007MinutesBudget/Audit Advisory Board Meeting of October 11, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1061 1C.-7.Communications Committee Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2007MinutesCommunications Committee Meeting of November 15, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1059 1C.-8.Disability Affairs Advisory Bd . 10-07MinutesCoral Gables Advisory Board on Disability Affairs Meeting of October 10, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1089 1C.-9.Coral Gables Merrick House Governing Board meeting of August 22, 2007.MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of August 22, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1088 1C.-10.Coral Gables Merrick House Governing Board meeting of September 24, 2007.MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of September 24, 2007.approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1090 1C.-11.Coral Gables Merrick House Governing Board meeting of October 1, 2007.MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of October 1, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1092 1C.-12.Coral Gables Merrick House Governing Board meeting of November 5, 2007.MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of November 5, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1048 1C.-13.Cultural Development Board meeting minutes for Oct. 25, 2007MinutesCultural Development Board Meeting of October 25, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1051 1C.-14.Economic Development Board minutes of October 3, 2007.MinutesEconomic Development Board Meeting of October 3, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1087 1C.-15.Historic Preservation meeting of October 18, 2007MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of October 18, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1096 1C.-16.Historic Preservation Board meeting of November 15, 2007MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of November 15, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1073 1C.-17.Parking Advisory Board Meeting of September 27, 2007MinutesParking Advisory Board Meeting of September 27, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1055 1C.-18.Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting of November 16, 2007MinutesParks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting of November 16, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1093 1C.-19.Pinewood Cemetery Advisory Board meeting of September 11, 2007.MinutesPinewood Cemetery Advisory Board meeting of September 11, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1094 1C.-20.Pinewood Cemetery Advisory Board Special Informational meeting of October 2, 2007.MinutesPinewood Cemetery Advisory Board Special Informational Meeting of October 2, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1012 1C.-21.Minutes of the School and Community Relations Committee Meeting of October 23, 2007MinutesSchool and Community Relations Committee Meeting of October 23, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-0971 1C.-22.Senior Citizens Advisory Board Meeting of October 1, 2007MinutesSenior Citizens Advisory Board Meeting of October 1, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1041 1C.-23. MinutesSenior Citizens Advisory Board Meeting of November 5, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1047 1C.-24.TAB October 19, 2007 meetingMinutesTraffic Advisory Board Meeting of October 19, 2007approvedPass Action details Not available
07-1104 1NA.C.-25.Resolution Appointing Jeffrey Devin to the Emergency Management DivisionResolutionResolution Appointing Jeffrey Devin to the Emergency Management Division by Vice Mayor Kerdyk.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1105 1NA.C.-25.1Resolution Appointing Lonnie Hayes to the Emergency Management DivisionResolutionResolution Appointing Lonnie Hayes to the Emergency Management Division by Commissioner Cabrera.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1049 1D.-1.SAE sewer connection, 1520 Liguria AvenueResolutionWilliam D Wright, Jr., Treasurer, FAAI, on behalf of the Florida Alpha Association, Inc. for permission for an outside sewer connection to the City's pressure system to serve the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) Fraternity House, located at 1520 Liguria Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida. adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1040 1D.-2.Personal Appearance - UM presentation re: traffic related improvementsAgenda ItemJanet Gavarrete, Associate Vice-President of Campus Planning and Development, University of Miami, presentation of the Advancement of Traffic-Related Improvements pursuant to the 2006 University of Miami Campus Area Development (UMCAD) Approval.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
07-1063 1D.-3.Robert and Judi Prokop - 6200 San Amaro sewer connectionResolutionJoe Folino, Associate Vice-President of Facilities and Design Construction, University of Miami, for permission for an outside sewer connection to the City's pressure system to serve the University of Miami Robert and Judi Prokop Alumni Center located at 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, Florida. adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1057 1D.-4.West Lab request for an outside sewer connectionResolutionDr. Claudius A. Carnegie, on behalf of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for permission for an outside sewer connection to the City's pressure system to serve West Laboratory Elementary School, 5300 Carillo Street, Coral Gables, Florida.Deferred  Action details Not available
07-1066 1D.-5.Congregational Church, sewer connectionResolutionLaura L. Russo, Esquire, from Russo & Baker, P.A., on behalf of the Coral Gables Congregational Church, Owner, for permission for an outside sewer connection to the City's pressure system to serve the Coral Gables Congregational Church, located at 3010 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, Florida. adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1053 1D.-6.Matheson Hammock Park - signResolutionDavid Potts, Jr., from A1A Electric Signs & Neon, Inc., on behalf of Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department for permission to encroach into the right of way with a double-sided, sandblasted, non-illuminated, free standing sign at the entrance of Matheson Hammock Park, located at 9610 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, Florida. adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1101 1D.-7.Eugenio DuarteAgenda ItemEugenio Duarte, Esq. on behalf of B.E.N. Development Corp., requesting releases of two Restrictive Covenants of Unity of Title for two-unit duplexes located at 404 Zamora Avenue and 301 Santander Avenue, in order to facilitate the sale of the individual duplex units to different owners. The Restrictive Covenants were recorded by the City on June 28, 2005 and August 31, 2006, respectively.Deferred  Action details Not available
07-0966 2E.-1.Ordinance - Art In Public Places ProgramOrdinanceOrdinance on Second Reading. An Ordinance of the City of Coral Gables Zoning Code creating a new Division within Article 3, Development Review, Division 20, entitled "Art in Public Places"; providing definitions; establishing policy, establishing an art fund to be used for public art purposes; providing procedures and administration criteria; providing exemptions and waivers; providing for ownership and maintenance; and providing for enforcement for an art in public places program; providing for repeal, providing severability, providing for codification thereof, an effective date, and repealing all ordinances inconsistent herewith. (Passed on First Reading October 23, 2007)adopted as amended by Ordinance Number Pass Action details Not available
07-1103 1NA.E.-1.1.Resolution ammending the Art in Public Places Ordinance.ResolutionA Resolution to amend proposed Art in Public Places Ordinance on Second Reading which was presented to the Commission on this same date, thereby amending said Ordinance on Second Reading to allow for an exemption for College/University that maintains at its campus a publicly accessible permanent collection of art of at least thirty (30) sculptures and/or other public art in accordance with a master art plan which shall be reviewed and confirmed by the City Commission and a report of changes to the master art plan shall be presented to the City Commission every three (3) years.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1106 1NA.E.-1.2.Resolution ammending the Art in Public Places OrdinanceResolutionA Resolution to amend proposed Art in Public Places Ordinance on Second Reading which was presented to the Commission on this same date, thereby amending said Ordinance on Second Reading to permit non-municipal project developers to donate art in lieu of payment of a fee or place art within the project.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1028 2E.-2. OrdinanceOrdinance on Second Reading. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables approving an amendment to a previously approved abandonment and vacation of alleys for 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, Tract 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 November 13, 2007)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1085 1E.-3.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)deferred by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1042 1E.-4.ZC Text Amendment - Planned Area DevelopmentOrdinanceOrdinance on Second Reading. An Ordinance of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, amending Article 3, Division 5, entitled Planned Area Development of the City of Coral Gables Zoning Code by providing for revised standards and criteria and exemptions for adult living facilities and affordable housing facilities; providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading December 11, 2007)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
07-1043 1E.-5.School Concurrency Ordinance - Amending CLUP (new Educational Element)OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, amending the City of Coral Gables Comprehensive Land Use Plan, providing for a new "Educational Element" and associated text amendments to the Intergovernmental Coordination Element and Capital Improvements Element necessary to meet state-mandated public school concurrency requirements; authorizing transmittal of these amendments to the South Florida Regional Planning Council, Florida Department of Community Affairs, and other applicable agencies for compliance review as required by Florida Statutes; providing for a repealer provision, a savings clause, a severability clause, and codification; and providing for an effective date. (Passed on First Reading December 11, 2007)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
07-1044 1E.-6.Concurrency Ordinance - City Code Amendment (Concurrency Management Program)OrdinanceOrdinance on Second Reading. An Ordinance of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, repealing Chapter 101, Article V of the Coral Gables City Code, entitled "Concurrency Management Program," providing for the removal of duplicitous and outdated regulations; providing for a repealer provision, a savings clause, a severability clause, and codification; and providing for an effective date. (Passed on First Reading December 11, 2007)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
07-1045 1E.-7.School Concurrency Resolution: Interlocal AgreementResolutionResolution. Resolution of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, amending and updating the City of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County School Board Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning for the purpose of addressing state-mandated public school concurrency requirements; authorizing transmittal of this agreement to the South Florida Regional Planning Council, Florida Department of Community Affairs, and other applicable agencies for review and comment as required by Florida Statutes; and providing for an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1084 1E.-8.Waterway OrdinanceOrdinanceOrdinance on First Reading. An Ordinance amending the City Code Section 86-59 of Chapter 86, entitled "Waterways", Division 2, entitled "Anchoring, Mooring etc."; providing for prohibitions on the length of boat or craft; providing for placement of boat or craft within minimum side setbacks for main structure; providing for placement of boat or craft parallel to the abutting property; amending Section 86-60 by adding a section specifying when to allow the mooring of boat or craft to other boats; adding Section 86-62, entitled "Definitions" to define "Boat Mooring Space"; amending Section 86-86 by adding a section making it unlawful to obstruct passage to the waterway due to hurricanes; providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date.deferred by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1083 1H.-1.Presentation by Dr. Murat Erkoc, Ph.D.,Agenda ItemPresentation by Dr. Murat Erkoc, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Miami, to present the results of the study conducted on transportation service provided by the Coral Gables Trolley system. r title here.]Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
07-1037 1H.-2.Interlocal Agreement between City and City of MiamiResolutionResolution of the Coral Gables City Commission, with attachments, authorizing City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Coral Gables and the City of Miami to allow the combined properties which make up Ponce Medical Plaza, LLC, which is located in both City of Coral Gables at 114 Ponce de Leon Blvd and the City of Miami at 3690 West Flagler Street, to be developed as one integrated development over the municipal boundaries of both cities. (Deferred from the November 13, 2007 City Commission Meeting)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1067 1H.-3.Granada Pro-Shop Restrooms - bid awardResolutionResolution accepting the bid of Florida Construction & Engineering Inc., in the amount of $175,792.21, for the construction of the Granada Pro-Shop Restrooms.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1062 1H.-4.Parks & Recreation Board ResolutionResolutionResolution of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, amending and updating operations policy for the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center facilities effective December 11th, 2007 and rescinding Resolution No. 29841.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1098 1H.-5.Concurrent Use AgreementResolutionResolution of the City Commission of Coral Gables authorizing the City Manager to execute a Concurrent Use Agreement with the City of Orlando for the use of "The City Beautiful" by both cities.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1072 1H.-6.Cultural Grant recommendations of Cultural Development BoardResolutionResolution accepting the recommendations of the Cultural Development Board for FY2007-2008 Cultural Grants in the total amount of $166,250 (consistent with the 2007/2008 annual budget). adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1076 1H.-7.Jean Ward 3 sculptures in Ingraham ParkResolutionResolution approving the recommendation of the Cultural Development Board for the placement of three Jean Ward Sculptures in Ingraham Park. (Deferred from the December 11, 2007 City Commission Meeting)deferred by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
07-1046 1I.-1.Pending litigation reportAgenda ItemPending Litigation ReportDiscussed  Action details Not available
07-1082 1J.-1.Retirement Board ResolutionResolutionResolution accepting the City Clerk's Certification and Declaration of Results from the Coral Gables Retirement Board Election.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available