City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final Revised
Meeting date/time: 10/12/2021 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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21-3143 1A.-1. Presentation/Protocol DocumentRecognition of the life of Edwina Prime. (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez) (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson) (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3166 1A.-2. Presentation/Protocol DocumentRecognition of the City of Coral Gables “Solsmart Silver Designation” from the National Solsmart Program and the Department of Energy.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3151 1A.-3. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring October 2021 as "Americans with Disabilities Month" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3184 1A.-4. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring October 18-24, 2021 as "Florida City Government Week" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3190 1A.-5. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring November 1, 2021 as "St. Mark's Lutheran Church Day" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-2842 1A.-6. Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Gregory Walters who holds the title of P/T Admission/Concession Specialist, recipient of the “Part-Time Employee of the Quarter Award,” for the third quarter in 2021.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-2843 1A.-7. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of the Employee of the Month to Monica L. Moreno who holds the title of Communications Supervisor in the Police Department for July 2021.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3173 1A.-8. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of the Employee of the Month to Max Bernal who holds the title of Administrative Analyst in the Development Services Department for September 2021.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3076 1B.-1. MinutesFirst Budget Hearing of September 13, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3075 1B.-2. MinutesSpecial Assessment Public Hearing of September 14, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3153 1B.-3. MinutesRegular City Commission Meeting of September 14, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3152 1B.-4. MinutesSecond Budget Hearing of September 27, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3161 1E.-1.4461 & 4465 SW 16 St Outside Sewer ConnectionResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the execution of an agreement for sewer connection for properties located outside the city’s sewer district at 4461 SW 16 Street and 4465 SW 16 Street, Miami, Florida to the City of Coral Gables wastewater collection/transmission system, subject to the requirements of the Public Works Department, as provided under chapters 62 and 78 of the City Code, Ordinance No. 2007-29 and 2009-39 and Resolution No. 2008-07; and provided that the executed agreement be made part of this resolution.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3165 1E.-2. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission granting permission to the Coral Gables Firefighter’s Benevolent Association to sell Christmas trees, install a temporary chain link fence, and display an inflatable Santa Claus on the Coral Gables Baptist Church property, located at 5501 Granada Boulevard, starting on or about November 20, 2021 through December 24, 2021.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3168 1E.-3. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission appointing Daniel Tormo (Nominated by Commissioner Fors, Jr.) to serve as a member of the Waterway Advisory Board, for the remainder of an unexpired term, which began on June 1, 2021 and continues through May 31, 2023.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3176 1E.-4. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the release of the Declaration of Restrictive Covenant recorded in the Official Records Book 8408, Page 1955, of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida for 1533 Sunset Drive.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-3181 1E.-5.reResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the waiver of special event, parking and barricade fees for the “Day of the Dead” event to occur from Giralda Plaza to Pittman Park on Saturday, October 30, 2021.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3178 1E.-6. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the City Manager to enter into a State-Funded Grant Agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the City of Coral Gables to renovate the intersection of Coral Way and Granada Boulevard.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3194 1E.-7. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the in-kind contribution of 125 “A Taste of Coral Gables: A Culinary Tour and Recipes from the City Beautiful” cookbooks to Beaux Arts, the fundraising arm of the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3222 1E.-8. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission appointing Carmen Lizama (Nominated by Commissioner Fors, Jr.) to serve as a member of the Landscape Beautification Advisory Board, for the remainder of an unexpired term, which began on June 1, 2021 and continues through May 31, 2023.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3180 11.-1.AAP minutes 08.25.2021MinutesArts Advisory Panel Meeting of August 25, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3104 11.-2. MinutesBlue Ribbon Committee Meeting of September 2, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3150 11.-3. MinutesCommunications Committee Meeting of September 8, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3116 11.-4. MinutesEconomic Development Board Meeting of September 1, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3137 11.-5. MinutesHistoric Preservation Board Meeting of August 18, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3185 11.-6.PAB Minutes 09222021MinutesParking Advisory Board Meeting of September 22, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3145 11.-7. MinutesSustainability Advisory Board Meeting of July 27, 2021.approvedPass Action details Not available
21-3140 12.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the Historic Preservation Board requesting that the City Commission adopt a Resolution authorizing Ad Valorem tax relief for the property located at 1223 Lisbon Street, Local Historic Landmark, legally described as Lot 29, Block 59, Coral Gables Granada Section, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 8, at Page 113 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. (Historic Preservation Board Vote: 8-0).adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-3148 12.-2. ResolutionA Resolution of the Historic Preservation Board requesting that the City Commission adopt a Resolution authorizing Ad Valorem tax relief for the property located at 4209 Santa Maria Street, a Local Historic Landmark and Contributing Resource within the Santa Maria Street Historic District, legally described as Lots 11 and 12, Block 96, Coral Gables Country Club Section Part 5, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 23, at Page 55 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. (Historic Preservation Board Vote: 9-0)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3122 12.-3. ResolutionA Resolution of the Communications Committee requesting the City Commission to support the creation of a working group for the purpose of organizing and executing events promoting the City’s Centennial anniversary.Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3175 1F.-1. OrdinanceAn Emergency Ordinance of the City Commission amending Chapter 46 of the "Code of the City of Coral Gables," entitled "Pensions," implementing provisions of the 2021-2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City and the Teamsters, amending Section 46-29, “City Contributions”; and providing for severability, repealer, codification, and providing for an effective date.adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-2688 1F.-2. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending the City of Coral Gables Code by amending Chapter 2 “Administration”, Article IX “Sponsorship Program”, Section 2-1123 “Administration” providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-3080 1F.-3. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending the City of Coral Gables Code by creating Chapter 2 "Administration", Article III "Boards and Committees", Division "FEMA Community Rating System Program Activity 330 Program for Public Information Committee" providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date.adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-2936 1F.-4. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission providing for text amendments to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code, Article 5, “Architecture,” Section 5-200, “Mediterranean Standards” including re-prioritizing the purpose of the Mediterranean bonus, encouraging Coral Gables Mediterranean architectural style, expanding review process, reinforcing compatibility and context review standards, and reducing certain criteria and providing for severability clause, repealer provision, codification, and providing for an effective date.DeferredPass Action details Video Video
21-3158 1F.-5. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending the Cocoplum Phase 1 Street Lighting Special Taxing District, as created by Miami-Dade County pursuant to County Ordinance 20-114, to increase the proposed streetlights from 55 to 123 lights and change the method of assessment from assessing on the basis of lot frontage to applying a per parcel charge; providing for severability clause, repealer provision, and providing for an effective date. Lobbyist: Jerry Proctorapproved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Video Video
21-3081 1F.-6. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission directing the City Manager and City Staff to establish sponsorship packages for certain City events and further directing staff to secure sponsorship for those events. (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3174 1F.-7. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission with attachments, ratifying the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Coral Gables and the Teamsters, Local 769, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
21-3157 1G.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission supporting the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ rulemaking process to phase-out the use and sale of polystyrene products in regulated Food Establishments. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-3082 1G.-2. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding reduced-density PAD bonus in Central Business District core, in properties of a certain size. (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson) (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Deferred  Action details Not available
21-3172 1G.-3. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding Miami-Dade County authorizing conveyance to the City of Coral Gables pursuant to Section 125.38, Florida Statutes for the purposes of improving and maintaining Solano Prado as a neighborhood park. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3186 1G.-4. Agenda ItemAn update on the Downtown Coral Gables Community Clean-up event. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3149 1I.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission declaring Principles of Inclusion for all individuals with disabilities, 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
21-3187 1I.-2. Agenda ItemA conceptual design presentation of the Mobility Hub Project located at 245 Andalusia Avenue by M.Arthur Gensler Inc. architects.Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3133 1I.-3. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of the Retail Strategy Market Update.Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3182 1I.-4. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation on FEMA preliminary flood risk map and flood insurance study adoption process.Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
21-3103 1I.-5. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving the City’s 2022 Legislative Priorities in substantially the attached form.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-3195 1I.-6. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission confirming the appointments Ana R. Chaoui, Oscar Arellano, and Luis Gazitua (Nominated by City Manager Iglesias) to serve as members of the of the Coral Gables Community Rating System - Program for Public Information Committee, for a two (2) year term which will begin on October 15, 2021 and continues through May 31, 2023.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video