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City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Friday, September 4, 2009 10:00 AM SPECIAL MEETING City Hall Commission Chambers City Commission Manuel A. Diaz, Mayor Joe Sanchez, Chair Michelle Spence-Jones, Vice-Chair Angel González, Commissioner District One Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner District Two Tomas Regalado, Commissioner District Four Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager Julie O Bru, City Attorney Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes September 4, 2009 10:00 A.M. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Commissioner González, Commissioner Sarnoff, Chair Sanchez, Commissioner Regalado and Vice Chair Spence-Jones On the 4th day of September 2009, the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, in special session. The meeting was called to order by Chair Sanchez at 10:38 a.m., recessed at 1:11 p.m., reconvened at 2:24 p.m., and adjourned at 6:18 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Gonzalez entered the Commission chambers at 10:46 a.m. Note for the Record: Vice Chair Spence-Jones entered the Commission chambers at 2:37 p.m. ALSO PRESENT: Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager Julie O. Bru, City Attorney Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk Order of the Day SP.1 06-02095 ORDINANCE First Reading AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO ADOPT A NEW ZONING CODE TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MIAMI 21 CODE", INCLUDING DEFINITIONS, GENERAL PROVISIONS WHICH ALSO INCLUDE THE ADOPTION OF THE MIAMI 21 ATLAS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF MIAMI, REGULATIONS GENERAL TO ZONES, STANDARDS AND TABLES, REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO ZONES, SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES AND NONCONFORMITIES, AND THOROUGHFARE GUIDELINES; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS APPLICABLE, AND REPLACING IT WITH THE MIAMI 21 CODE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 10/5/2009 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 4, 2009 06-02095 PAB 04-18-07 Reso.PDF 06-02095 PAB 12-17-08 Resos.pdf 06-02095 Miami River Commission Recommendations.pdf 06-02095 PAB 01-07-09 Resos.pdf 06-02095 CC FR Legislation (Version 4).pdf 06-02095 Exhibit A (Miami 21 Code).pdf 06-02095 Exhibit B (Miami 21 Atlas).pdf 06-02095 CC FR 09-04-09 Fact Sheet.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Petitions Opposing the 35' Height Limitation to Miami 21.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Commissioner Sarnoff 1.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Commissioner Sarnoff 2.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Commissioner Sarnoff 3.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Commissioner Sarnoff 4.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Commissioner Sarnoff 5.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Commissioner Sarnoff 6.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Illustration of Changes requested by Eileen Bottari.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Correspondence-Grace Solares.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Charles Tavares.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Little River Business District Document.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Asian American Hotel Owners Association.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Map.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-MNU Proposed M21 Changes, Bullet Points.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Miami Neighborhoods United Analysis of Miami 21's Final Draft of August 3, 2009.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Towers of Blue Lagoon.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Silvia C. Wong.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Miami River Commission September 4, 2009.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Proposed Amendment Detail Changes to Miami 21.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-Barbara Bisno September 4, 2009.pdf 06-02095-Submittal-File Number 05-01536c Document.pdf LOCATION: Citywide APPLICANT(S): Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager, on behalf of the City of Miami FINDING(S): PLANNING DEPARTMENT: Recommended approval. MIAMI RIVER COMMISSION: On March 5, 2007, unanimously found the draft "Miami 21" East Quadrant to be consistent with the Miami River Corridor Urban Infill Plan, subject to conditions*. Also, on January 5, 2009, by a vote of 11-0, found the revised draft "Miami 21" to be consistent with the Miami River Corridor Urban Infill Plan and the Miami River Greenway Action Plan, subject to conditions*. PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD (PAB): Recommended approval with conditions* of the Miami 21 Code and East Quadrant to City Commission on April 18, 2007 by a vote of 7-2. The PAB also recommended approval with conditions* to City Commission on December 17, 2008 of revisions to the Miami 21 Code since the April 18, 2007 vote. On January 7, 2009, the PAB also recommended approval with conditions* of the Miami 21 Atlas on each of the three remaining quadrants (North, West and South). *See supporting documentation. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 10/5/2009 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 4, 2009 PURPOSE: This will adopt the new "Miami 21 Code" and the "Miami 21 Atlas" for the entire City of Miami. Motion by Commissioner González, seconded by Vice Chair Spence-Jones, that this matter be PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATIONS FAILED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 0 Noes: 3 - Commissioner Sarnoff, Regalado and Spence-Jones N/A: 2 - Commissioner González and Sanchez Note for the Record: Chair Sanchez suspended the vote after three "No" votes. __________________________________________________________________ Motion by Chair Sanchez, seconded by Commissioner González, that this matter be PASSED ON FIRST READING WITH MODIFICATIONS PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner González, Sarnoff, Sanchez and Spence-Jones Noes: 1 - Commissioner Regalado Direction by Commissioner Sarnoff to the City Manager to prepare a "white paper" (signed off by the City Attorney) within one year of adoption of Miami 21, explaining exactly how it has been implemented, how many people have utilized it, and the number of Bert J. Harris claims filed and/or constitutional takings. Direction by Vice Chair Spence-Jones to the Administration to prepare and provide to the Vice Chair before second reading a response to each of the 36 Miami Neighborhoods United proposed changes to Miami 21. Direction by Commissioner Sarnoff to the Administration on Item 32 of Miami Neighborhoods United's recommendations, reference Article 7 "Procedures and Nonconformities," Section 7.1.4.4(b), that the staff produce and make available the official application file in an electronic format in order to make it convenient for various organizations and residents within the City of Miami to access and view said documents. Direction by Commissioner Sarnoff to the Administration that the following be studied and that position papers be created for Miami Neighborhood United's prosposed changes, Little River Business District, as well as the Bennett Pumo issues. Chair Sanchez: This is a brand-new hearing, and we must have the record to support it. However, I'm going to take into acknowledgment all the testimony that was presented at the last hearing, so therefore, if you made any statements in front of this Commission, it will be on the record, as we want to make sure that no one is left off in giving testimony on this very important legislation to our city. But if you already gave a statement, it will be on the record as we stated. We're going to go ahead and start the procedure on SP.1, which is the first item on the agenda. We have SP.1, SP.2, and SP.3. We're going to go ahead and at this time recognize the Mayor, followed by the Administration, and then we will open it up to the public where everyone will have two minutes to address the Commission. Mr. Mayor, you're recognized for the record. Mayor Manuel A. Diaz: Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, members of the public, City of Miami, good morning. I will make a brief statement since, as you indicated today, my prior statement has already been -- has been incorporated into the record of this meeting as well. First of all, I've called this special meeting because of the tremendous outpouring of support from many of our constituents and the expressed desire of many of you as well to revisit this issue. This plan has been before you numerous times. Last month alone we heard about eight hours of public testimony about the benefits of Miami 21. I was exceptionally proud, as I'm sure all of you were, of the number of Miamians who were here with us that day who embraced Miami 21. In fact, by our numbers, close to -- probably close to 70 to 75 percent of those who spoke spoke in support City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 10/5/2009 City Commission Meeting Minutes September 4, 2009 of Miami 21, so I was proud to sit through that debate that night. All of those speakers stressed the importance of sustainability, climate change, walkability, pedestrian-friendly streets, bicycling, historic preservation, open spaces, health concerns, obesity, and all the kinds of things that really make me proud to be part of Miami today and really the kinds of conversations that we should be having about the future of our city, as opposed to so many of the disruptive and destructive conversations that we've had over the course of the last few years as it relates to land use and zoning. Speaker after speaker, I believe, reflected the new Miami, a different demographic that we're seeing daily in our city that embraces the urban experience and advocates for a very different type of future for our city. What we're attempting to accomplish today is not an easy task. Some will, no doubt, be disappointed in certain aspects of Miami 21. But I assure you that a vote in support of Miami 21 will be a radical departure from the past that we've all come to know, which is a past that is best exemplified by the philosophy of "Build Now and Plan Later." The time to take this step to protect our city is now.