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23-6744
| 1 | A.-1. | | Presentation/Protocol Document | Recognition of the life of long-time Coral Gables resident George Volsky. | Presented and Filed | |
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23-6764
| 1 | A.-2. | | Presentation/Protocol Document | Presentation of a Proclamation declaring December 16, 2023 as "Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ Day". | Deferred | |
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23-6696
| 1 | A.-3. | Congratulations to Firefighter David Diaz recipient of the City of Coral Gables "Firefighter of the Month Award," for the month of December 2023. | Presentation/Protocol Document | Congratulations to Firefighter David Diaz a recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Firefighter of the Month Award,” for the month of December 2023. | Presented and Filed | |
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23-6672
| 1 | B.-1. | | Minutes | Regular City Commission Meeting of October 24, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6692
| 1 | D.-1. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission appointing Ramona Busot (Nominated by City Manager Iglesias) to serve as a member of the Landmarks Advisory Board, for the remainder of an unexpired term, which began on June 1, 2023 and continues through May 31, 2025. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6729
| 1 | D.-2. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the Bay 13 Brewery, LLC to sell alcoholic beverages from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2024, on 65 Alhambra Plaza as part of the Woop Woop 2024, subject to Florida Department of Professional Regulation Requirements. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6730
| 1 | D.-3. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana to sell alcoholic beverages from 10:00 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, March 2, 2024, and from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2024 on Miracle Mile from Douglas Road to Le Jeune Road as part of the Carnaval on the Mile, subject to Florida Department of Professional Regulation Requirements. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6698
| 1 | D.-4. | IFB 2023-028 Tree Planting Citywide | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Tree Planting Citywide contract to Treesources, LLC, the most responsive and responsible bidder, in the amount of $177,578.15, pursuant to Section 2-763 of the Procurement Code entitled “Contract Award” and Invitation for Bids (IFB) 2023-028. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6736
| 1 | D.-5. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission confirming the reappointment of Christopher Challenger, who ran unopposed to the City of Coral Gables Retirement Board, At-Large Participating Regular Full-Time Employee Representative Seat and Joshua Nunez, who ran unopposed for the Police Officer Representative Seat, both for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6767
| 1 | D.-7. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the acceptance of a State of Florida Department of Transportation Litter Control and Prevention Grant in the amount of $15,000 to be put towards the “Keep Coral Gables Beautiful” initiative; authorizing execution of the grant contract; and authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Budget to recognize the $15,000 grant as revenue and to appropriate such funds to put toward the cost of the program. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6772
| 1 | D.-8. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the ratification of an emergency authorization of a critical resurfacing project needed to get the clay tennis courts back to safe playing conditions at the Salvadore Park Tennis Center located at 1120 Andalusia Ave. following the storm on Nov. 15, 2023, pursuant to Section 2-690 Emergency Procurement, in the amount of $200,000. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6782
| 1 | D.-10. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission granting easements to Florida Power and Light on City owned property located at 4920 Washington Drive, 202 Jefferson Drive, and 200 Grand Avenue, and authorizing the City Manager to approve future easement requests in connection with the storm secure underground program. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6694
| 1 | 1.-1. | | Minutes | Advisory Board on Disability Affairs November 1, 2023 Meeting Minutes | approved | Pass |
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23-6780
| 1 | 1.-2. | | Minutes | Budget Audit Advisory Board Meeting of November 29, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6781
| 1 | 1.-3. | | Minutes | Communications Committee Meeting of November 8, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6703
| 3 | 1.-4. | | Minutes | Economic Development Board Meeting of November 1, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6695
| 1 | 1.-5. | | Minutes | International Affairs Coordinating Council Meeting of October 23, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6728
| 1 | 1.-6. | | Minutes | Landscape Advisory Board Meeting of November 9, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6247
| 1 | 1.-7. | | Minutes | Planning and Zoning Board Meeting of July 12, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6392
| 1 | 1.-8. | | Minutes | Planning and Zoning Board Meeting of September 21, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6544
| 1 | 1.-9. | | Minutes | Planning and Zoning Board Meeting of October 11, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6676
| 1 | 1.-10. | Retirement Board Meeting of October 12, 2023 | Minutes | Retirement Board Meeting of October 12, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6665
| 1 | 1.-11. | | Minutes | School Community Relations Committee Meeting of September 15, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6682
| 1 | 1.-12. | Minutes of September 27, 2023 | Minutes | Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting of September 27, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6697
| 1 | 1.-13. | Meeting minutes of November 1, 2023 | Minutes | Waterway Advisory Board Meeting of November 1, 2023. | approved | Pass |
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23-6743
| 2 | D.-6. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the City Manager to request additional spending authority in the amount of $150,000 for a contract awarded to John Bell Construction, Inc., pursuant to Section 2-764 of the Procurement Code entitled “approval of change orders and contract modifications”. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6774
| 1 | D.-9. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the Junior Orange Bowl to sell alcoholic beverages from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2023, on 405 Biltmore Way; Rose Garden as part of the Jr. Orange Bowl Parade, subject to Florida Department of Professional Regulation Requirements. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6752
| 1 | 2.-1. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the School Community Relations Committee requesting that the City Commission direct staff to conduct a statistically representative survey of Coral Gables residents regarding education and public schools and include education in the 2026-2029 Coral Gables Strategic Plan. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6473
| 1 | E.-1. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for text amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process,” Section 14-212, “Zoning Code Text and Map Amendments,” to create carbon concrete requirements, a review procedure, and an appeal process that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, providing for repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (11 08 23 PZB recommended approval; Vote 7-0)
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | adopted by Ordinance Number | Pass |
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23-6359
| 1 | E.-2. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for text amendments to the City of Coral Gables official Zoning Code, Article 6, “Landscape,” by amending the utilization of artificial turf on open joints of pavement; and Article 10, “Parking and Access,” by providing review of materials in pavement joints; and providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (10 11 23 PZB recommended denial, Vote 4-3)
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago) | adopted by Ordinance Number | Fail |
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23-5816
| 1 | E.-3. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for a text amendment to Article 2 “Zoning Districts,” Section 2-405 “Residential Infill Regulations Overlay District (RIR)” of the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code to provide a maximum building length of three hundred feet for all properties seeking approval pursuant to the Residential Infill Regulations; providing for severability clause, repealer provision, codification, and providing for an effective date.(06 06 23, 07 12 23 and 09 21 23 deferred by PZB) (10 11 23 PZB recommended Approval, Vote 6-1)
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | adopted by Ordinance Number | Pass |
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23-6580
| 1 | E.-4. | | Agenda Item | An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Article 9 "Art in Public Space" of the City Zoning Code in order to amend certain procedures related to the Art in Public Places waiver process and options; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, enforceability, and providing for an effective date. (Item deferred at PZB Meeting of 01 10 24) | approved as an Ordinance on First Reading | Pass |
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23-6723
| 1 | E.-5. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission amending the Cocoplum Phase 1 Security Guard District, as created by Miami-Dade County pursuant to County Ordinance 95-214, to expand the scope of services to include additional security measures including but not limited to security cameras.
[Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez] | approved as an Ordinance on First Reading | Pass |
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23-6727
| 1 | E.-6. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Section 14-103.3. “Meeting; Panel Review; Full by Full Board; Conflict Resolution Meeting; Special Master Quasi-Judicial Hearing” in order to amend certain procedures related to the conflict resolution and Special Master Quasi-Judicial Process for appeals of decisions by the Board of Architects; providing for repealer provision, severability clause, codification, enforceability, and providing for an effective date. (01 10 24 PZB - Motion to approve in part, Vote 4-2)
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | approved as an Ordinance on First Reading | Pass |
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23-6732
| 1 | E.-7. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for text amendments to Article 2, “Zoning Districts,” Section 2-201, “Mixed Use 1, 2 and 3 (MX1, MX2 and MX3) Districts” and Article 3, “Uses,” Section 3-209, “Live work minimum requirements,” of the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code to allow a reduction of storefront transparency on frontages facing single-family and multi-family uses, providing for repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date.
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | approved as an Ordinance on First Reading | Pass |
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23-6733
| 1 | E.-8. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for text amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code Article 15, “Notices,” Section 15-102, “Notice,” to amend requirement for the Applicants Required Public Information Meeting to occur prior to review by the Board of Architects and to require additional registration information for future notifications to be included in meeting notice, providing for repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (01 10 24 PZB - Motion to approve with conditions, Vote 4-2)
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(Co-sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | approved as an Ordinance on First Reading | Pass |
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23-6785
| 1 | E.-9. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Section 1-2 “Definitions and Rules of Construction”; Section 2-464 “Same-Authority to Fix Schedule of Charges; Method of Determination”; Section 2-1091 “City-Owned Property Sale or Lease Generally; Advertised Public Bidding Process; Section 18-2 “Canvas of Returns; Duty of Commission; Declaration of Results”; Section 34-60 “Statement of Costs; Filing; Publication of Work; Cost and Lien”; Section 34-239 “Forfeiture Proceedings”; Section 58-53 “Statement of Costs; Publication”; Section 58-119 “Notice by Publication”; Section 62-329 “Procedures Relating to Applications”; Section 62-331 “Adoption of Ordinance”; Section 78-281 “Requirement for Underground Utilities”; Section 101-109 “Notices”; Section 109-41 “Permit Application Procedures- Class 1 Permits”; and Section 109-42 “Same- Class 2 Permits” of the City Code in order to provide a definition of publication and remove the requirement for newspaper publication, providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. | approved as an Ordinance on First Reading | Pass |
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23-6786
| 1 | E.-10. | | Ordinance | An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Section 1-104 “Jurisdiction and Applicability”; Section 8-109 “Moving of Existing Improvements”; Section 8-106 “Certificates of Appropriateness”; Section 14-209.4; Section 14-215.3 “Notice and Hearing Procedures”; Section 15-102 “Notice” of the City’s Zoning Code in order to provide a definition of publication and remove the requirement for newspaper publication, providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. | approved as an Ordinance on First Reading | Pass |
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23-6726
| 1 | E.-11. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission directing a joint meeting of the Economic Development Board and the Cultural Development Board to discuss the City’s Strategic Plan to promote the City of Coral Gables as a cultural destination for South Florida residents and tourists.
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6738
| 1 | F.-1. | | Agenda Item | Update on Granada Diner/Burger Bob's and Le Parc Cafe.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6746
| 1 | F.-2. | | Agenda Item | Discussion regarding visioning for the restaurant mix in and near Giralda Plaza.
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6747
| 1 | F.-3. | | Agenda Item | Discussion regarding green hydrogen production.
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6755
| 1 | F.-4. | | Resolution | Discussion on new City replacement lights.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Fernandez) | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6758
| 1 | F.-5. | | Agenda Item | Update regarding City's transition to electric leaf blowers and other City's enforcement of gas leaf blower prohibitions.
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6759
| 1 | F.-6. | | Agenda Item | Update on plastic film recycling.
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6760
| 1 | F.-7. | | Agenda Item | Update on humane iguana removal.
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6761
| 1 | F.-8. | | Agenda Item | Maintenance plan for White Way Lights.
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6763
| 1 | F.-9. | | Agenda Item | Discussion regarding invasive vines at Merrick House.
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(Co-sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6773
| 1 | F.-10. | | Agenda Item | Update on the recent Keep Coral Gables Beautiful events.
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6775
| 1 | F.-11. | | Agenda Item | Update on the legislative priorities trip to Tallahassee.
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(Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6778
| 1 | F.-12. | | Agenda Item | Discussion regarding the Alhambra Circle sidewalk connection between San Rafael Avenue and Taragona Drive.
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6779
| 1 | F.-13. | | Resolution | Update regarding Pittman Park
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago) | Deferred | |
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23-6783
| 1 | F.-14. | | Agenda Item | Update on Development Services Department.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Castro) | Deferred | |
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23-6784
| 1 | F.-15. | | Agenda Item | Update regarding Mediterranean Design proposed revisions.
(Sponsored by Vice Mayor Anderson) | Discussed and Filed | |
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23-6745
| 1 | G.-1. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission granting approval of a residential waiver (by a four-fifths vote of the City Commission) for Justine Chichester (Nominated by Vice Mayor Anderson), in accordance with Section 2-52(b)(2) of the City Code, to serve as a member of the Coral Gables Advisory Board on Disability Affairs, for a two (2) year term, which begins on June 1, 2023 and through May 31, 2025. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6756
| 1 | H.-1. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Innovations and Technology Department to waive the competitive process to purchase Tyler Technologies Maintenance service as a “Special Procurement/Bid Waiver,” pursuant to Section 2-691of the Procurement Code, for a period of five (5) years, to cover September 2023 - September 2028 at a total cost of $1,875,000.00 ($375,000 per year). | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6757
| 1 | H.-2. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation of the Innovations and Technology Department to approve the Master Service Agreement Piggyback Addendum, $2,000,00.00 for five (5) years, which will piggyback the State of Florida Department of Management Services - Mobile Communication Services (Contract Number DMD-19/20-006C) Contract with Verizon. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6627
| 1 | H.-3. | White Way Lights Sect 2 & 3 Poles Rest | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation to waive the Competitive Bid Process of the Procurement Code and contract with Allen Architectural Metals, Inc. for the restoration and replication of the Historic White Way Light Poles, Sections 2 and 3, along University Drive between Riviera Drive and Bird Road and along Riviera Drive between Anastasia Avenue and University Drive, pursuant to Section 2-691 of the Procurement Code as a continuation of the approval issued on Resolution 2021-50, at a total cost of $308,414.00 (Phase 2 - $189,460.00 for 34 poles and Phase 3 - $118,954.00 for 25 poles).
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23-6766
| 1 | H.-4. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Public Transportation Grant Agreement in the amount of $253,000, as identified in the Notice of Grant Award FM # 453981-1-84-01 between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the City of Coral Gables to provide Flex Route Transportation Service using Tesla vehicles and to amend the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Budget to recognize the grants funds as revenue and appropriating such funds to be used for such services. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6754
| 1 | H.-5. | | Resolution | Annexation update presenting options for Coral Gables resident participation. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6765
| 1 | H.-6. | | Agenda Item | Illegal dumping mitigation technology update. | Deferred | |
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23-6724
| 1 | I.-1. | | Resolution | Hearing regarding decision by Retirement Board to grant COLA to class members in Murhee v. City of Coral Gables, Case No. 13-20731 CA (13) (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.) (treating GAP and opt outs in the same manner) -ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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23-6737
| 1 | J.-1. | | Resolution | A Resolution of the City Commission in accordance with Section 2-30 of the City Code, entitled "Regular Meetings, Special Meetings," setting forth the City Commission Meeting dates through December 2024. | adopted by Resolution Number | Pass |
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