City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final Revised
Meeting date/time: 3/28/2023 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Commission Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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23-5748 1Non Agenda Item Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Resolution of Condolence to the family of John "Jack" Thomson.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
23-5731 1Non Agenda Item Presentation/Protocol DocumentFarewell to Commissioner James C. Cason.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
23-5732 1Non Agenda Item Presentation/Protocol DocumentFarewell to Vice Mayor Michael Mena.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
23-5440 1A.-1. Presentation/Protocol DocumentRecognition to the Coral Gables Art Cinema for achieving Silver Certification under the Coral Gables Green Business Program.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5488 1A.-2. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring March 2023 as "Women's History Month" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5487 1A.-3. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring April 2023 "World Autism Acceptance Month" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5297 1A.-4. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring April 2023 as "Earth Month" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5481 1A.-5. Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Officer Kristopher Clute, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Officer of the Month Award,” for the month of January 2023Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5492 1A.-6.Employee Recognition Presentation April 2020 - March 31, 2023Presentation/Protocol DocumentEmployee recognition for 20, 25 and 30 years of service during the period of April 2020 to March 31, 2023.Deferred  Action details Not available
23-5733 1Non Agenda Item Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring March 28, 2023 as "Education and Sharing Day" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Not available
23-5402 1B.-1. MinutesRegular City Commission Meeting of February 28, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5476 1C.-1. Agenda ItemUpdate regarding landscaping in Kings Bay. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5477 1C.-2. Agenda ItemUpdate from staff regarding security camera installations in North Gables. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5431 1C.-3. Agenda ItemUpdate regarding parking and food delivery scooters. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-5502 1C.-4. Agenda ItemUpdate on EV Charging Infrastructure, Electronic Billboards and Interactive Kiosks. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5490 1C.-5. ResolutionUpdate regarding the street signs in the Downtown Area.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5509 1C.-6. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding a cut through on San Sebastian. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5511 1C.-7. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding board expansion to allow for a new board to be composed of City HOA’s (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5557 1Non Agenda Item ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission expressing confidence on the Chief of Police.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
23-5482 1E.-3.UM Master Art Plan 2022 ExtensionResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving an extension to the submission deadline of the University of Miami’s Campus Art Master Plan.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
23-5479 1E.-4. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission confirming the election of Sureya Serret, who ran unopposed for the City of Coral Gables Retirement Board Participating Regular Full-time (General/Teamster) Employee Representative seat to fill the remainder of an unexpired term which began January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
23-5489 1E.-5.PS-A Wet Well Coating Sole Source (C&I)ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission accepting a recommendation of the City Manager to waive the competitive process of the Procurement Code for the purchase of a Wet Well Coating for PS-A Pump Station from C&I Construction & Design as a “Sole Source Procurement”, pursuant to Section 2-689 of the City’s Procurement Code.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
23-5491 11.-1. MinutesConstruction Regulation Board Meeting of March 13, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5474 11.-2. MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of February 13, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5459 11.-3. MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of January 18, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5493 11.-4. MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of February 15, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4007 11.-5. MinutesInsurance and Risk Management Advisory Board Meeting of March 30, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5460 11.-6. MinutesJoint Meeting of the Historic Preservation Board and the Landmarks Advisory Board Meeting of October 19, 2022approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5361 11.-7. MinutesPlanning and Zoning Board Meeting of February 8, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5343 11.-8. MinutesSchool Community Relations Committee Meeting of January 20, 2023.approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5467 11.-9. MinutesSustainability Advisory Board Meeting of February 22, 2023 .approvedPass Action details Not available
23-5504 12.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the Historic Preservation Board of Coral Gables, Florida, recommending opposition to Senate Bill 1346/House Bill 1317 as written and strongly encouraging the City to protect its existing historic fabric.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5355 1E.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the donation of a 1998 Pierce ladder truck, a designated surplus item, to the Fire Department of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on behalf of the City of Coral Gables Sister Cities Program.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5478 1E.-2. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the donation of three MSA ALTAIR 5X Multigas Detectors to Villa Elisa, Paraguay.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
23-5494 1E.-6. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving the “El Carnaval de Barranquilla USA” event as one of five events of the International Cultural Events Initiative.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5510 1E.-7. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving a corporate relocation plan for a company referred to as "Project Bell" and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Coral Gables and "Project Bell."adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5349 1F.-1. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending Chapter 54 - “Solid Waste” to prohibit placing clean yard waste in trash bags and depositing trash bags in trash piles before 6:00 p.m.; providing for severability clause, repealer provision, codification, and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5404 1F.-2. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending Chapter 74 - Traffic and Vehicles, Article I - In General, Section 74-1 "Definition" and 74-2 "Prohibiting Skateboard Use Generally" in order to prohibit the use of other wheeled conveyances where posted; providing for repealer provision, codification, severabilty clause, and providing for an effective date; (Sponsored by Commissioner Cason)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5406 1F.-3. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission authorizing the City to enter into a Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement for the property commonly known as the Village of Merrick Park, with Merrick Park, LLC, f /k/a Rouse Coral Gables, LLC, amending Section 3.1 relating to parking to clarify that the License Agreement may require consent of additional parties; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (Lobbyist N/A)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5362 1F.-4. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission providing for a Text Amendment to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code by amending Article 10, “Parking and Access,” Section 10-110, “Amount of Required Parking,” adding parking exemption for newly enclosed roof deck on existing office buildings built as of February 9, 2021, and providing for severability clause, repealer provision, codification, and providing for an effective date. (03 08 23 PZB recommended approval, Vote 4-0) (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Video Video
23-5495 2F.-5. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending Section 62-151 "Alleys, Swale Areas and Rights-of-Way to be Kept Clean and Mowed” in order to provide for a mechanism for the City to provide the required deep cleaning in commercial areas and lien the property for the cost of deep cleaning when a property owner fails to do so after notification; providing for repealer provision, codification, and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Video Video
21-3110 1F.-6. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving the Final Plat entitled “Gables Village” pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, Section 14-210, “Platting/Subdivision,” being a re-plat of 113,310 square feet (2.6 acres) into three (3) tracts of land on the property legally described as Lots 1 through 22, Block 28, “Coral Gables Biltmore Section” (504, 516, 522, 530, and 536 Malaga; 503, 511, 515, 535, 529, 525, and 521 Santander; and 3109 Segovia), Coral Gables, Florida; including required conditions; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (Lobbyist: Mario Garcia-Serra)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5505 1G.-1. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding Catalonia/Savadore Dog Park. (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez) (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5473 1G.-2. Agenda ItemUpdate on maintenance responsibility for swale areas next to bridges. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Deferred  Action details Video Video
23-5486 1G.-3. Agenda ItemUpdate on the peafowl mitigation program. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago) (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5496 1G.-4. Agenda ItemAn update on the possibility of placing a fenced dog play area at Majorca Park. (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez) (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5497 1G.-5. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding plaques/information at the Art in Public places project. (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5503 1G.-6. Agenda ItemDiscussion on Waste Management Recycling Center. (Sponsored by Commissioner Cason)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5506 1G.-7. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission directing the City Manager to allocate and earmark mobility impact fees collected from development projects in the Flagler Street Section for the purpose of design and construction of streetscape improvements, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety improvements in the areas to address the impacts of new developments. (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson) (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5507 1G.-8. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission directing the City Manager to allocate and earmark mobility impact fees collected from development projects in and around the Biltmore and Craft Sections for the purpose of design and construction of streetscape improvements, traffic calming, and pedestrian safety improvements in the areas to address the impacts of new developments. (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson) (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5508 1G.-9. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission directing the City Manager and the City Attorney to take the next steps, in accordance with Miami-Dade County requirements, in furtherance of annexation efforts for the areas known as Little Gables and High Pines/Ponce-Davis. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)adopted as amended by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5181 1H.-1.AiPP Proposal Frank StellaResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission requesting a proposal for artwork with an all-inclusive budget of $1.25 million from the artist Frank Stella (recommended by the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 5 to 0). (Lobbyist: N/A)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5298 1I.-1. Agenda ItemFlorida Beverage Association Grant Presentation & Reverse Vending Machine Program UpdateDiscussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
23-5468 1I.-2. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission declaring Principles of Inclusion for individuals with autism and other special needs, and urging action by national, state, and local governments, businesses, and residential communities consistent with these principles.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5469 1I.-3. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the renewal of the Property and Casualty Insurance Program which includes, but is not limited to, property, general liability, automobile liability, public officials errors and omissions, excess workers’ compensation, crime liability, cyber liability, terrorism property and liability, pollution liability, deadly weapon protection coverage, flood, as well as other ancillary lines of insurance coverage and insurance broker fees through Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., for a not to exceed amount of $3,930,212 for the policy period of May 1, 2023 to May 1, 2024 (Funding Source: Insurance Fund). (Lobbyist: N/A)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5456 1I.-4. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, for Project Victory, a program that assists young adults with disabilities by providing work skills and employment training within the City of Coral Gables.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5480 1I.-5. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $364,032 on behalf of the Coral Gables Police Department as part of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to support Fiscal Year 2022-2023 operations of the South Florida Money Laundering Strike Force; and authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Budget to recognize the $364,032 grant as revenue and to appropriate such funds to put toward the cost of the program.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5470 1I.-6. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission ratifying the attached Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Coral Gables and the Teamsters, Local 769 (“Union”), implementing the Classification and Compensation Study for bargaining unit classifications represented by the Union effective April 10, 2023.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
23-5558 1Non Agenda Item ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission expressing their interest in moving forward with the installation of a F.P. Journe clock within the boundaries of the City of Coral Gables.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available