City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/25/2008 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final Revised  
Meeting location: City Hall, Commission Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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08-0226 11. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation to Mayor Dorothy Thomson, in honor of Women's History MonthPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0176 12. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 30 year service pin to David Kurtz, Parks and Recreation DepartmentPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0178 13. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 25 year service pin to John Curry, Fire DepartmentPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0180 14. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 20 year service pin to Norman Blackwood, Automotive DepartmentPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0177 15. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 20 year service pin to Patricia Arocha, Automotive DepartmentPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0181 16. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 20 year service pin to Juan Velasquez, Automotive DepartmentPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0182 17. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of 20 year service pin to Victor Goizueta, Automotive DepartmentPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0212 18. Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Officer Frank Jackson, Sergeant Alan Matas, Detective Ivan Cabrera, Detective William Swikehardt, Sgt. Andrew Weidenfeld, and Officer Reinaldo Azan from the City of Coral Gables Police Department, for being selected as finalists for the prestigious LEO Foundation Awards.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0183 19. Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Faye Thompson, Police Department, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Employee of the Month Award, for the month of April 2008.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0217 11.Meeting Minutes for the Regular City Commission Meeting of March 11, 2008.MinutesRegular City Commission Meeting of March 11, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0219 23. ResolutionResolution appointing Mark E. Meranda (Nominated by Mayor Slesnick) to serve as a member of the Emergency Management Division, for the remaining balance of the two (2) year term, which began on June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2009.adopted by Resolution Number  Action details Not available
08-0184 11. ResolutionResolution granting a one-day permit to the Globe Cafe to sell alcoholic beverages on Friday, May 16, 2008, from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight along the 300 block of Alhambra Circle during the CUBALIBRE event, pursuant to Florida Department of Professional Regulation requirements and City Special Event Committee provisions.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0186 12. ResolutionResolution granting a one-day permit to the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana to sell alcoholic beverages on Friday, April 4, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight at Ponce Circle Park as the finale of the Latin Jazz Concert Series, pursuant to Florida Department of Professional Regulation requirements and City Special Event Committee provisions.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0171 14. MinutesParks and Recreation Youth Advisory Board Meeting of February 7, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0173 15.Landscape Beautification Advisory BoardMinutesLandscape Beautification Advisory Board Meeting of March 6, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0188 16. MinutesSenior Citizens Advisory Board Meeting of March 3, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0190 17. MinutesCode Enforcement Board Meeting of February 20, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0193 38.Library Advisory Board Meeting MinutesMinutesLibrary Advisory Board Meeting of March 12, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0200 19.School and Community Relations Committee Meeting of February 12, 2008MinutesSchool and Community Relations Committee Meeting of February 12, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0201 110. MinutesPublic Safety Committee Meeting of January 8, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0208 111. MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of February 28, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0215 112.Advisory Board on Disability Affairs 2-6-08MinutesCoral Gables Advisory Board on Disability Affairs Meeting of February 6, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0216 113.Property Advisory Board meeting of February 20, 2008MinutesProperty Advisory Board Meeting of February 20, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0222 114.Traffic Advisory Board meeting of February 19, 2008MinutesTraffic Advisory Board meeting of February 19, 2008approvedPass Action details Not available
08-0231 1NA.C.-1.Resolution appointing Miguel Diaz De La Portilla to the Cultural Davelopment Board.ResolutionResolution appointing Miguel Diaz De La Portilla to the Cultural Davelopment Board.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0202 11. Agenda ItemLeslie Sternlieb, a Coral Gables resident, to speak about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides Walk to start at Merrick Park on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.Discussed and Filed  Action details Not available
07-1043 1 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)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0032 12.Concurrency Review - ZC Text AmendmentOrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City of Coral Gables, Florida, providing for text amendments to the Zoning Code, Article 3, Division 13, entitled "Concurrency Review," providing for updates to concurrency review provisions and procedures, including the addition of public school concurrency review procedures necessary to meet State of Florida mandated public school concurrency requirements; providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading January 22, 2008)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0077 13.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)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0078 14.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)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0066 15.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)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0194 11. Agenda ItemDiscussion on distribution of the City Newsletter Mayor Donald D. Slesnick, IIDiscussed and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0220 12. Agenda ItemDiscussion on mechanical lifts and relation to the overall parking ratios on new developments in the City Vice Mayor William H. Kerdyk, Jr.Discussed and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0221 13. Agenda ItemDiscussion pertaining to green buildings throughout the City Vice Mayor William H. Kerdyk, Jr.Deferred  Action details Not available
08-0207 11. ResolutionPresentation of excerpts from the Historic Preservation Board meeting of January 17, 2008 requesting the following action with regard to CASE FILE AV 2005-01. That the City Commission adopt a Resolution authorizing Ad Valorem tax relief for the property located at 1024 Asturia Avenue, a local historic landmark legally described as Lot 6 and Lot 7, Block 8, Coral Gables Section “C”. The approximate tax exemption requested is for a $333,406 improvement, which corresponds to approximately $1,750.38 per year and to $17,503.82 over ten years.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0209 12. ResolutionPresentation of excerpts from the Historic Preservation Board meeting of February 28, 2008 requesting the following action with regard to CASE FILE AV2004-01. That the City Commission adopt a resolution authorizing Ad Valorem tax relief for the property located at 637 Alcazar Avenue, a local historic landmark legally described as Lot 23 and Lot 24, Block 19, Coral Gables Section "B". The approximate tax exemption requested is for a $400,000 improvement, which corresponds to approximately $2,460.00 per year and to $24,600.00 over ten years.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0195 21.Old Cutler force main installation, Phase IIResolutionResolution accepting the bid of Conquest Engineering Group Corp., the lowest and most responsive bid for the construction of the Old Cutler Road Force Main Replacement - Phase II, in the City of Coral Gables, Florida, for an amount not to exceed $493,949.00 from the Sanitary Sewer Fund.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0213 12.Resolution for Miller Pipeline Corp. sanitary sewer improvementsResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Miller Pipeline Corporation, the number one-ranked firm recommended by the Sewer Lining Selection Committee, for construction and installation of sewer linings and associated rehabilitation of sanitary sewers for the project entitled “Construction of Sanitary Sewer Improvements at various locations in the City of Coral Gables, PWD #07-13” for the not to exceed amount of $1,000,000.00.deferred by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
08-0197 13. Agenda ItemUpdate on Police PatrolPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0214 14. Agenda ItemUpdate on the Coral Gables Country ClubPresented and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0225 11.Pending Litigation ReportAgenda ItemPending Litigation ReportDiscussed and Filed  Action details Not available
08-0232 1NA.K.-1.Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 2008-41 regarding the implosion at 2801 Ponce De Leon Boulevard.ResolutionResolution to rescind Resolution No. 2008-41 (to implode the remains of the building structure located at 2801 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, on March 30, 2008, beginning 7:30 a.m.)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available