City of Coral Gables

Meeting Name: City Commission Agenda status: Final Revised
Meeting date/time: 4/26/2022 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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22-3743 1A.-1. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring April 29, 2022 as "Arbor Day" in Coral GablesPresented and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-3744 1A.-2. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of the 2022 Landscape Beautification Awards.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-3986 1A.-3. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring May 2-6, 2022 as "Teacher Appreciation Week" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-3989 1A.-4. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring May 5, 2022 as "Israeli Independence Day" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4010 1A.-5. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring May 2-5, 2022 as "National Small Business Week" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4039 1A.-6. Presentation/Protocol DocumentPresentation of a Proclamation declaring April 10-16, 2022 as "National Public Safety Telecommunications Week" in Coral Gables.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-3995 1A.-7. Presentation/Protocol DocumentCongratulations to Communications Operator Jessica Suita, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Operator of the Year Award,” for 2021.Presented and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4006 1B.-1. MinutesRegular City Commission Meeting of March 29, 2022.approvedPass Action details Video Video
22-4037 1D.-1. Agenda ItemAn update from staff on the landscape maintenance in downtown Coral Gables.Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-3919 1D.-2. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission amending the Mayor Lago's Strategic Priorities Plan to include priority number nine - "Trailblazing with Technology". (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-4005 1E.-1.521 Santurce - outside sewer connectionResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the execution of an agreement for a connection into the City of Coral Gables’ sewer wastewater collection / transmission system for the property located outside the City’s sewer district, 521 Santurce Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, subject to the requirements of the Public Works Department, as provided under Chapters 62 and 78 of the City Code, Ordinance Nos. 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
22-4021 1E.-2. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission appointing Raul Faget (Nominated by Mayor Lago) to serve as a member of the Anti-Crime Committee, for remainder of a two (2) year term which began on June 1, 2021 and continues through May 31, 2023.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-4023 1E.-3. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission appointing Lauren Dowlen (Nominated by Commissioner Menendez) to serve as a member of the Landmarks Advisory Board, for remainder of a two (2) year term which began on June 1, 2021 and continues through May 31, 2023.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-3990 1E.-4. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission accepting the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Compliance Report, and Management Letter, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 by RSM US LLP, Certified Public Accountants.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-4038 1E.-5.Rubicon Global MOUResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, in substantially the attached form, with Rubicon Global, LLC. To conduct a waste data pilot project, allowing the city to test Rubicon’s technology-enabled suite of products to improve the impact and efficiency of its residential solid waste and recycling collection. Lobbyist: Jose Felix Diaz Lobbyist: Courtney Whitneyadopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-4053 1E.-6. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving an interlocal agreement between the City of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County providing for the removal of epiphytes on certain trees on Miami-Dade right-of-way.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-3957 11.-1. MinutesAdvisory Board on Disability Affairs Meeting of February 2, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-3959 11.-2. MinutesAdvisory Board on Disability Affairs Workshop of March 16, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-3888 11.-3.AAP minutes 03.09.2022MinutesArts Advisory Panel Meeting of March 9, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-3994 11.-4. MinutesBudget Audit Advisory Board Meeting of February 23, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4009 11.-5. MinutesBudget Audit Advisory Board Meeting of March 30, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4044 11.-6. MinutesCommunications Committee Meeting of April 13, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4040 11.-7. MinutesCoral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of March 14, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-3889 21.-8.CDB minutes 03.15.2022MinutesCultural Development Board Meeting of March 15, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-3988 11.-9. MinutesEconomic Development Board Meeting of March 1, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4004 11.-10. MinutesInsurance and Risk Management Advisory Board Meeting of March 15, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4007 11.-11. MinutesInsurance and Risk Management Advisory Board Meeting of March 30, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4056 11.-12. MinutesInsurance and Risk Management Advisory Board Meeting of April 18, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4041 11.-13. MinutesLandmarks Advisory Board Meeting of February 1, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-3987 11.-14. MinutesLibrary Advisory Board Meeting of February 9, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4048 11.-15. MinutesParks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting of March 10th, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4046 11.-16. MinutesParks and Recreation Youth Advisory Board Meeting of March 2nd, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4016 11.-17. MinutesProperty Advisory Board Meeting of March 9, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4047 11.-18. MinutesSenior Citizens Advisory Board Meeting of March 3rd, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4067 11.-19. MinutesTransportation Advisory Board Meeting of March 15, 2022.approvedPass Action details Not available
22-4091 1Non Agenda Item ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission appointing Beatriz Vazquez (Nominated by Commissioner Anderson) to serve as a member of the Coral Gables Retirement Board - General Employees, for a remainder of a two (2) year term which began on June 1, 2021 and continues through May 31, 2023.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-4092 1Non Agenda Item ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission finding that Vice Mayor Mena had an extraordinary circumstance which did not allow him to attend the City Commission Meeting in person and allowing him to fully participate in the City Commission Meeting of April 26, 2022 via Zoom, while there was a physical quorum in the room.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-3724 1F.-1. 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,” Section 10-110, “Amount of required parking,” and Article 16, “Definitions,” to clarify parking requirements related to single-family building alterations and to update the definition for a single-family residence regarding the use of covered open air walkways, and location of porte-coches and carports; providing for severability clause, repealer, provision, codification, and providing for an effective date.adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-3760 1F.-2. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission providing for a text amendment to the City of Coral Gables Official Zoning Code by amending Article 1, “General Provisions,” Section 1-108, “Transitional Rules,” to clarify that allowed existing uses of property or permitted as a conditional use of property within the city prior to the effective date of the Zoning Code Update Ordinance No. 2021-07 shall remain in effect as a permitted use of property or a conditional use of property upon the adoption of Ordinance No. 2021-07; providing for retroactive application; providing for severability clause, repealer provision, codification, and providing for an effective date.adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-3930 1F.-3. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending the City of Coral Gables Code by amending Chapter 2, Article III, Section 2-147 "Membership" in Division 4- Sustainability Advisory Board; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-3931 1F.-4. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending the City of Coral Gables Code by creating Chapter 54 “Solid Waste”, Article III- Collection and Disposal, Division 3- Collection Requirements, Section 54-150 Prohibited Disposition of Yard Waste, Dirt, or Debris When Using Leaf Blowers; providing for repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date. (Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Not available
21-2710 1F.-5. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission amending the Future Land Use Map of the City of Coral Gables Comprehensive Plan pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process”, Section 14-213, “Comprehensive Plan Text and Map Amendments”, and Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment procedures (ss. 163.3187, Florida Statutes), changing the land use designation for certain properties located at Lots 19A & 20 Block 56 of the Revised Plat of Coral Gables Riviera Section Part 4, Coral Gables Florida from Multi-Family Duplex Density to Hospital Use; and assigning a land use designation of same, Hospital Use for the abutting property legally described as that portion of the un-dug University Waterway in Block 56 of the Revised Plat of Coral Gables Riviera Section Part 4, Coral Gables, Florida; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (LEGAL DESCRIPTION ON FILE) (Lobbyist: Alessandria San Roman) (Lobbyist: Alexandra Villoch) (Lobbyist: Joseph G. Goldstein)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-2711 1F.-6. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission making zoning district boundary changes pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process”, Section 14-212, “Zoning Code Text and Map Amendments”, for certain properties located at Lots 19A & 20 Block 56 of the Revised Plat of Coral Gables Riviera Section Part 4, Coral Gables Florida from Multi-Family 1 Duplex (MF1) District to Special Use (S) District; and assigning a Zoning Designation of same, Special Use (S) District for the abutting property legally described as that portion of the un-dug University Waterway in Block 56 of the Revised Plat of Coral Gables Riviera Section Part 4, Coral Gables, Florida; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (LEGAL DESCRIPTION ON FILE) (Lobbyist: Alessandria San Roman) (Lobbyist: Alexandra Villoch) (Lobbyist: Joseph G. Goldstein)adopted by Ordinance NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-3851 1F.-7. OrdinanceAn Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Coral Gables, Florida approving the purchase and sale agreement for the sale of Municipal Parking Lot 24, located at 5151 University Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, (Folio No. 03-4119-006-0200), to Doctors Hospital Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation; and providing for a repealer provision, severability clause and providing for an effective date. (The lot is currently leased to Doctors Hospital) (Lobbyist: Erin Dowd) (Lobbyist: Alexandra Villoch) (Lobbyist: Dawn White)approved as an Ordinance on First ReadingPass Action details Video Video
21-2712 1F.-8. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving Conditional Use review pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process” Section 14-203, “Conditional Uses” for a proposed Parking as an Accessory Use to a Hospital on the property legally described as Lots 19A & 20 and that portion of the un-dug University Waterway in Block 56 of the Revised Plat of Coral Gables Riviera Section Part 4, Coral Gables, Florida (5151 University Drive); including required conditions; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (LEGAL DESCRIPTION ON FILE) (Lobbyist: Alessandria San Roman) (Lobbyist: Alexandra Villoch) (Lobbyist: Joseph G. Goldstein)continued by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
21-2713 1F.-9. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving the Final Plat entitled “Doctors Hospital Annex” pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, Section 14-210, “Platting/Subdivision,” being a re-plat of approximately 45,635 square feet on the property legally as Lots 19A & 20 and that portion of the un-dug University Waterway in Block 56 of the Revised Plat of Coral Gables Riviera Section Part 4, Coral Gables, Florida (5151 University Drive) providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an effective date. (LEGAL DESCRIPTION ON FILE) (Lobbyist: Alessandria San Roman) (Lobbyist: Alexandra Villoch) (Lobbyist: Joseph G. Goldstein)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-3928 1G.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission amending parking medallion policy. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Not available
22-4011 1G.-2. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding banning gas leaf blowers. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4028 1G.-3. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding Blue Road and Alhambra Circle sidewalks. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4029 1G.-4. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding downtown storm water grates. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4042 1G.-5. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding to the fire hydrant located at 2331 Ponce de Leon Boulevard. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Not available
22-4055 1G.-6. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding the North Ponce Garden Apartment Study. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Deferred  Action details Not available
22-4066 1G.-7. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding the property located at 827 Ortega Avenue. (Sponsored by Mayor Lago)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4068 1G.-8. Agenda ItemDiscussion regarding the status of the Underline Dog Park. (Sponsored by Commissioner Menendez)Discussed and Filed  Action details Video Video
22-4034 1H.-1.AiPP Coral Gables Museum, Art on the PlazaResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving an ongoing, rotating temporary public art exhibition curated by the Coral Gables Museum titled “Art on the Plaza” (recommended by the Arts Advisory Panel, approval/denial vote: 6 to 0, and the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 6 to 0). Lobbyist: N/Aadopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-4014 1I.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the City Manager to administratively approve certain encroachments in the rights-of-way adjacent to single family residential dwellings, which do not extend into the paved right-of-way.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-4008 1I.-2. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation to waive the competitive process of the Procurement Code to secure Dover, Kohl & Partners for planning services for Biltmore Way public engagement as a special procurement/bid waiver, pursuant to Section 2-691 of the City’s Procurement Code. Lobbyist: N/Aadopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-4035 1I.-3. ResolutionTIME CERTAIN: 11:00 AM A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the King’s Bay Gravity Sanitary Sewer System Grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) Coral Protection and Restoration Program and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with FDEP for said grant; directing the City Manager to develop the estimated local improvement assessments to be imposed on all benefitting properties to fund the project cost not covered by the grant; authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 annual budget to recognize the grant as revenue and to appropriate the funds to put toward the cost of the project; and providing for an effective date.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-3943 1I.-4. 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 $3,046,176 for the policy period of May 1, 2022 to May 1, 2023. (Funding Source: Insurance Fund) Lobbyist: N/Aadopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-4064 1J.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission approving a Settlement Agreement and Release between the City of Coral Gables and Coral Grand, LLC and Coral Gables Athletic Club, LP. Lobbyist: N/Aadopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video
22-4015 1K.-1. ResolutionA Resolution of the City Commission creating a special assessment district to be known as the Business Improvement District (“BID”) of Coral Gables, for a period of five years, subject to approval by a majority of the affected property owners; providing for electronic voting as the method for ascertaining whether a majority of the affected property owners approve continued existence of the bid; providing for levy of special assessments thereof; providing for location, nature and estimated cost of services to be provided; providing for an expansion of duties and responsibilities; providing details of assessment procedure; and providing for publication of legal notice.adopted by Resolution NumberPass Action details Video Video