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City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/14/2010 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Commission Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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10-0748 1A.-1. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring December 14, 2010 as Elizabeth Hernandez Day in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
10-0791 1A.-2. Presentation/Protocol DocumentIntroduction of Legislative Delegation.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
10-0761 1A.-3. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Certificate of Recognition to the Coral Gables Fire Department for their first place finish and exemplary performance at NASCAR's Hot-and-Spicy Firefighter Cook-Off.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
10-0751 1A.-4.Firefighter of the Month, December 2010Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Firefighter David Vargas, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Firefighter of the Month Award for the month of December 2010.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
10-0756 1A.-5. Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Police Officer Edward Garcia, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Police Officer of the Month Award for the month of October 2010.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
10-0765 1A.-6.EOM January 2011Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Patricia Arocha, Automotive Department, recipient of the City of Coral Gables Employee of the Month Award for the month of January 2011.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
10-0793 1B.-1.Approval of MinutesMinutesRegular City Commission Meeting of November 9, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0741 1C.-1. ResolutionResolution authorizing the Release of Unity of Title for Lots 8-15, Block 6, Coral Gables Coral Groves Section, 1800 S. LeJeune Road, recorded in the Plat Book 15, Page 72 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida for the purpose of finalizing the plat for the building site separation approved by the City Commission on September 22, 2009, pursuant to Resolution Nos. 2009-269 and 2009-270.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0742 1C.-2. ResolutionResolution approving an Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Coral Gables and Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens for Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens to join the City’s fiber Institutional Network operations.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0749 1C.-3. ResolutionResolution appointing Rebecca Bartleson (nominated by Vice Mayor Kerdyk) to serve as a member of the Parks and Recreation Youth Advisory Board, for the unexpired balance of a two (2) year term, from December 14, 2010 through May 31, 2011.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0750 1C.-4. ResolutionResolution appointing Ariel Fernandez (nominated by Vice Mayor Kerdyk) to serve as a member of the Emergency Management Division, for the unexpired balance of a two (2) year term, from December 14, 2010 through May 31, 2011.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0754 1C.-5.Resolution Beaux Arts Festival of the ArtsResolutionResolution authorizing the waiving of the cost of parking meter rentals for the 60th Annual Beaux Arts Festival of Art.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0758 1C.-6.DEP Agrement No. LP8910 (City 3) - Amendment No.1ResolutionResolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the Department of Environmental Protection Agreement No. LP8910, Sanitary Sewer Pump Station City No. 3 Rehabilitation Project, entered into between the City of Coral Gables and the Department of Environmental Protection on June 26, 2009, for the purpose of extending the completion date of the Agreement from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0770 1C.-7.UM Campus Art Master Plan report 2010ResolutionResolution approving the University of Miami Campus Art Master Plan report in accordance with the requirements of the Art in Public Places Ordinance, Zoning Code Article 3, Division 20.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0783 1C.-10.DEP Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No, LP8909-City No. 2ResolutionResolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the Department of Environmental Protection Agreement No. LP8909, Sanitary Sewer Pump Station City No. 2 Rehabilitation Project, entered into between the City of Coral Gables and the Department of Environmental Protection on March 30, 2009, for the purpose of extending the completion date of the Agreement from October 31, 2010 to June 30, 2012.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0760 1C.-13. ResolutionResolution supporting the adoption of the Miami-Dade County Resolution approving significant modification to Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond Program Project No. 293 - "Historic Preservation Fund," to allocate funds for the Biltmore Hotel for the exterior structural rehabilitation project.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0764 1C.-14. ResolutionResolution granting a one-day permit to the American Lung Association in Florida - South Area - to sell alcoholic beverages on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Ponce De Leon between Miracle Mile and Sevilla Avenue during the 8th Annual Coral Gables Wine and Food Festival, subject to Florida Department of Professional Regulation requirements.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0766 1C.-16.Resolution authorizing expenditures in the amount of $150,000.00 in State Forfeited Asset Fund (F.A.F.) monies to reimburse the City of Coral Gables General Fund for expenditures associated with the Police Communications Center Project.ResolutionResolution authorizing expenditures in the amount of $150,000.00 in State Forfeited Asset Fund (F.A.F.) monies to reimburse the City of Coral Gables General Fund for expenditures associated with the Police Communications Center Project.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0771 2C.-17.Cultural Grants allocation recommendations FY 10-11ResolutionResolution approving the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Cultural Grants.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0773 1C.-18. ResolutionResolution accepting the donation of a Granada Shop console table from Jim and Cathy Kononoff.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0775 1C.-19.Parking Pay StationsResolutionResolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to piggy-back a contract for the purchase of eighty (80) parking pay stations from Parkeon, Inc., from the City of Seattle, Washington contract, pursuant to Section 2-978 of the Procurement Code in the amount of $702,000.00 (seven hundred and two thousand dollars); further providing the option to purchase an extended warranty at a cost of $540.00 (five hundred forty dollars) per pay-station per year.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0790 1C.-21. ResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager of the City of Coral Gables to execute a deed re-conveying the Fire Station property to the University of Miami in conjunction with a City of Coral Gables and University of Miami Agreement dated September 28, 2010.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0792 1C.-22. ResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager of the City of Coral Gables to execute a deed conveying the Internal Waterways within the University of Miami campus to the University of Miami in conjunction with a City of Coral Gables and University of Miami Agreement dated September 28, 2010.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0782 1C.-23.Resolutions re: Miami Dade County Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for Public School Facility PlanningResolutionResolution of the City of Coral Gables, Florida indicating that the City of Coral Gables does not support proposed Amendment No. 1 offered by the Miami-Dade County School Board to the “Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement (ILA) for Public School Facility Planning; authorizing transmittal of the School Board Response Form to the Miami-Dade County School Board; and providing for an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0712 1C.-24. MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of October 18, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0734 1C.-25. MinutesCode Enforcement Board Meeting of October 27, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0738 1C.-26. MinutesCommunications Committee Meeting of October 21, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0744 1C.-27. MinutesLandscape Beautification Advisory Committee Meeting of November 4, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0753 1C.-28. MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of November 8, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0755 1C.-29. MinutesCode Enforcement Board Meeting of November 17, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0757 1C.-30. MinutesBudget/Audit Advisory Board Meeting of October 27, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0763 1C.-31. MinutesParks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting of November 19, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0767 1C.-32. MinutesCity of Coral Gables/University of Miami Community Relations Committee Meeting of October 4, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0768 1C.-33. MinutesEconomic Development Board Meeting of November 3, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0769 1C.-34.CDB meeting minutes October 18, 2010MinutesCultural Development Board Meeting of October 18, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0776 1C.-35. MinutesYouth Advisory Board Meeting of November 22, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0777 1C.-36.Retirement Board Meeting October 14, 2010MinutesRetirement Board Meeting of October 14, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0778 1C.-37. MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of November 18, 2010approvedPass Action details Not available
10-0787 1C.-8.Ponce Median Change Orders to Tran ConstructionResolutionResolution approving two (2) change orders to the Ponce de Leon Boulevard Median Installation & Roadway Improvements Phase II Project under Section 2-829 of the Procurement Code in the amount of $303,044.82 for modifications to the median landscaping plan; further authorizing an amendment to the 2010-2011 Annual Budget for an appropriation of $159,620 for the amount to be reimbursed from Miami- Dade County Road Impact Fees.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0795 1C.-9. ResolutionResolution authorizing the execution of a Solid Waste Franchise Agreement (Agreement) with Waste Management Inc. of Florida (WMIF) and authorizing a waiver of the City’s Procurement Code to allow the award of the Agreement to WMIF pursuant to Section 2-583(d) of the Procurement Code.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0802 1Non AgendaResolution to reconsider the vote previously taken in connection with Agenda Item C-9.ResolutionResolution to reconsider the vote previously taken in connection with Agenda Item C-9.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0803 1Non Agenda ResolutionResolution authorizing the execution of a Solid Waste Franchise Agreement with Waste Management Inc. of Florida (WMIF) and authorizng a waiver of the City's Procurement Code to allow the award of the Agreement to WMIF pursuant to Section 2-583(d) of the Procurement Code.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0788 1C.-11.Segovia ImprovementResolutionResolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award the Segovia Streetscape Improvements Project to McBayne’s Construction and Renovation, Inc. pursuant to Section 2-828 of the Procurement Code, Invitation For Bid (IFB) 2010.09.27 and the Community Small Business Enterprise (CSBE) Sixteen Percent (16%) Subcontractor Goal, in the amount of $696,262.50 (six hundred ninety-six thousand two hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents); further authorizing an amendment to the 2010-2011 Annual Budget for an appropriation of $696,262.50 (six hundred ninety-six thousand two hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents).adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0789 1C.-12.Segovia TreesResolutionResolution accepting the recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer pursuant to Section 2-583 to waive the Procurement Code to award a contract to Cherry Lake Tree Farm for the purchase and installation of 202 (two hundred and two) container grown oak trees (300 gallon size) as part of the Segovia Streetscape Improvement Project in the amount of $113,928.00 (one hundred thirteen thousand nine hundred twenty-eight dollars).adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0725 1C.-15. ResolutionResolution authorizing the City to reduce permit fees associated with the replacement of Chinese drywall, and providing for an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0794 1C.-20. ResolutionResolution pursuant to Section 2-26 of the City Code, entitled "Regular Meetings, Special Meetings" setting forth the City Commission meeting date for January 2011, on Tuesday, January 25, 2011.Withdrawn  Action details Not available
10-0674 1E.-1.Change of Land Use - Ordinance re: 246-296 Andalusia AvenueOrdinanceChange of Land Use. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, amending the Future Land Use Map of the Coral Gables Comprehensive Plan pursuant to small scale amendment procedures subject to ss. 163.3187, Florida Statutes, from “Commercial Use, Mid-Rise Intensity” to “Commercial Use, High-Rise Intensity” for a 0.6 acre parcel legally described as Lots 1-10, Block 7, Crafts Section (246-296 Andalusia Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; and providing for severability, repealer, codification and an effective date. (PZB recommended approval, vote: 5-0) (Passed on First Reading October 26, 2010)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0716 1E.-2.ZC Text Amend Article 5 - Ordinance: Parking Loading DrivewayOrdinanceZoning Code Text Amendment. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, amending the Official Zoning Code, Article 5, “Development Standards,” Division 14, “Parking, Loading, and Driveway Requirements,” Section 5-1404, “Materials, construction and drainage”, to clarify language used to cite for vehicles parked on unapproved surfaces; and, providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading November 9, 2010)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0717 1E.-3.Gulliver Academy - Ordinance: PAD, Site Plan, Encroachment & Amend to ZCOrdinancePlanned Area Development, Site Plan, Encroachment, and Zoning Code Text Amendment. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, requesting the following for Gulliver Academy, located on Tract No. 7, Avocado Land Company Subdivision (12595 Red Road), Coral Gables, Florida: 1) Planned Area Development (PAD) assignment, pursuant to Zoning Code Article 3, Division 5; 2) Site plan review and an amendment to the previously approved Gulliver Academy Master Campus Site Plan to allow for new classrooms, pavilion building, gymnasium, baseball field house, natatorium and other miscellaneous improvements; 3) Encroachment into the Campamento Drive, Old Cutler Road and Red Road rights-of-ways; and, 4) Zoning Code Text Amendment to the Official Zoning Code, Appendix A, Site Specific Zoning Regulations; providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date. (PZB recommended approval, Vote: 6-0) (Passed on First Reading November 9, 2010) (Deferred from the January 25, February 8 and March 8, 2011 Meetings)deferred by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0739 1E.-4.Ordinance - UM/Abandonment and Vacation of Non-Fee InterestOrdinanceAbandonment and Vacation of Non-Fee Interests. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, pursuant to Zoning Code Article 3, Division 12, “Abandonment and Vacations”, providing for the abandonment and vacation of non-fee interests of the City for the following public rights-of-way identified as: Theo. Dickinson Drive, Wm. E. Walsh Avenue, George E. Merrick Street, Henry King Stanford Drive, Pavia Street and Levante Avenue, all within the University of Miami campus, Coral Gables, Florida; providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date (Mapping and legal descriptions on file for review within the Planning Department). (Passed on First Reading December 14, 2010)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
10-0772 1E.-5.Northern Trust Bank - Conditional Use Site Plan ApprovalOrdinanceConditional Use. An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables, Florida, granting conditional use site plan approval pursuant to Zoning Code Article 3, Development Review, Division 4, Conditional Uses, for a bank drive-through facility within the Commercial Limited (CL) District on the property legally described as Lots 23-34, Block 3, Biltmore Section (595 Biltmore Way - Northern Trust Bank), Coral Gables, Florida; providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading December 14, 2010)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Not available
10-0745 1E.-6.Resolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments for fire protection services levied within the incorporated area of the City; stating a need for such levy; providing for the mailing of this Resolution; and prResolutionResolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments for fire protection services levied within the incorporated area of the City; stating a need for such levy; providing for the mailing of this Resolution; and providing for an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0746 1E.-7.Resolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting solid waste collection non-ad valorem assessments levied within the incorporated area of the City; stating a need for such levy; providing for the mailing of this Resolution; and providing for aResolutionResolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting solid waste collection non-ad valorem assessments levied within the incorporated area of the City; stating a need for such levy; providing for the mailing of this resolution; and providing for an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0762 1F.-1. ResolutionResolution accepting retirement of City Attorney Elizabeth M. Hernandez effective December 31, 2010. (Commission-as-a-Whole)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0785 1F.-2. ResolutionResolution appointing Lourdes Alfonsin Ruiz as Interim City Attorney of the City of Coral Gables. (Commission-as-a-Whole)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0759 1F.-3.Holiday Courtesy Notices ResolutionResolutionResolution granting approval for a one-hour courtesy parking program for on-street parking meters within the Business Improvement District each year from December 15 through December 25. (Commissioner Rafael "Ralph" Cabrera, Jr.)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0779 1I.-1. ResolutionResolution directing the City Attorney to proceed with filing an action for injunction, abatement of public nuisance, foreclosure of a Code Enforcement Lien and other relief against Jose Baez, owner of 4145 Pinta Court; and further authorizing the City Attorney to take all action necessary to represent the interests of the City.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0804 1Non Agenda ResolutionResolution granting authority to the City Attorney's Office and the City Manager's Office to take appropriate action in connection with the Warranty Deed and Reverter Provision for the property located at 45 Almeria Avenue.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0784 1I.-2. Agenda ItemPending Litigation Report   Action details Not available
10-0805 1Non Agenda ResolutionResolution in furtherance of the recruitment of a new City Attorney for the City of Coral Gables.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0806 1Non Agenda ResolutionResolution establishing a deadline of December 31, 2010 as the deadline for any interestested attorney to submit a resume for the position of City Attorney for the City of Coral Gables.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
10-0807 1Non Agenda ResolutionResolution authorizing issuance of a lifetime parking permit from the City of Coral Gables to Elizabeth M. Hernandez.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available