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City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:00 AM Planning and Zoning City Hall Commission Chambers City Commission Tomás Regalado, Mayor Keon Hardemon, Chair Ken Russell, Vice Chair Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Commissioner District One Frank Carollo, Commissioner District Three Francis Suarez, Commissioner District Four Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager Victoria Méndez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2016 CONTENTS PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS AM - APPROVING MINUTES MV - MAYORAL VETOES CA - CONSENT AGENDA PA - PERSONAL APPEARANCES PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES RE - RESOLUTIONS AC - ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION BU - BUDGET DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS PART B PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS M - MAYOR'S ITEMS D1 - DISTRICT 1 ITEMS D2 - DISTRICT 2 ITEMS D3 - DISTRICT 3 ITEMS D4 - DISTRICT 4 ITEMS D5 - DISTRICT 5 ITEMS City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 8/18/2016 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2016 9:00 A.M. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Commissioner Gort, Vice Chair Russell, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Suarez and Chair Hardemon On the 23rd day of June 2016, 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 regular session. The Commission Meeting was called to order by Chair Hardemon at 9:00 a.m., recessed at 11:53 a.m., reconvened at 3:17 p.m., recessed at 3:19 p.m., reconvened at 4:19 p.m., recessed at 11:59 p.m., reconvened at 12:01 a.m., and adjourned at 1:10 a.m. on Friday, June 24, 2016. Note for the Record: Commissioner Suarez entered the Commission chambers at 9:03 a.m., Vice Chair Russell entered the Commission chambers at 9:03 a.m., and Commissioner Carollo entered the Commission chambers at 9:05 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager Victoria Méndez, City Attorney Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair Hardemon: Welcome to the June 23, 2016 meeting of the City of Miami City Commission in these historic chambers. The members of the City Commission are Wifredo Gort, Frank Carollo, Francis Suarez; Ken Russell, the Vice Chairman; and me, Keon Hardemon, the Chairman. Also on the dais are Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager; Victoria Méndez, the City Attorney; and Todd Hannon, our City Clerk. The meeting will be opened with a prayer by Commissioner Gort; and the pledge of allegiance, which will be led by myself. Please, all rise. Invocation delivered. Chair Hardemon: We will now make our presentations and proclamations. You may have a seat --I'm sorry. Pledge of allegiance delivered. Chair Hardemon: I'm sorry. Thank you very much. That was a first. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 PRESENTATION 16-00869 Honoree Presenter Protocol Item Service Awards Mayor & City of Miami Milestones City Manager Pins Clara Eshkenazi- Mayor & Certificate of Tampico City Manager Appreciation Felix Carmenate Mayor & Certificate of Comm Gort Appreciation Nitin Bakery Mayor & Certificate of City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 8/18/2016 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2016 Comm Gort Appreciation Officer Leonardo Mayor & Certificate of Carrillo Comm Gort Appreciation Jill Turner Mayor & Certificate of Comm Gort Appreciation 18 Honorees Mayor & Certificates of Overtown Fair Chair Hardemon Appreciation Emanuel Mayor & Certificate Washington, Jr. Chair Hardemon of Merit Dr. Alana Grajewski Mayor Proclamation Leonard Del Villa Mayor & Certificate City Manager of Honor Alex Blandon Mayor & Certificate of City Manager Honor Dayamy Rodríguez Mayor & Salute Comm Suarez Employees United Mayor & Certificates of Way Campaign City Manager Appreciation 16-00869 Protocol Item.pdf PRESENTED 1) Mayor Regalado presented a proclamation and recognized the late City of Miami Firefighter Rafael Garcia, who died very suddenly from a brain tumor that was detected just days before his passing in March of 2015. Rafael García, known as Ralf, is remembered by the many who loved him as brilliant, compassionate, driven and selfless, and was looked up to and respected by all who knew him. 2) Mayor Regalado and Commissioner Gort presented a proclamation and recognized Alana L. Grajewski, M.D., an Ophthalmologist, Surgeon and Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Director of the newly established Samuel & Ethel Balkan International Pediatric Glaucoma Center and is the Founder and President of the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network (CGRN), an organization dedicated to physicians and scientists who care for children with glaucoma, with members in thirty-eight countries around the world. Dr. Grajewski's vision to provide an integrated care model for the treatment of childhood glaucoma and a comprehensive center to coordinate research and train young physicians at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has resulted in saving the vision of thousands of children here in South Florida, the United States and throughout the world. 3) Mayor Regalado and Commissioner Gort presented a certificate of appreciation to Felix Carmenate, Jill Turner and Officer Leonardo Carillo; participants in the Keep Miami Beautiful project, a City of Miami project designed to protect and enhance the natural beauty of our Magic City. City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 8/18/2016 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2016 4) Mayor Regalado and Commissioner Gort presented a certificate of appreciation to Clara Eshkenazi of Tampico Beverages and to Nitin Bakery, recognizing them both as important participants in the City of Miami's Arbor Day event. 5) Mayor Regalado presented a certificate of appreciation honoring the participants of the Overtown Health and Resource Fair. 6) Mayor Regalado and Chair Hardemon honored City of Miami native, Emanuel Washington Jr. and his outstanding culinary achievement as Chef Manny FD. Mr. Washington Jr. was selected as one of twenty-two Chefs out of twenty thousand contestants in the MasterChef competition. 7) Mayor Regalado presented City of Miami Solid Waste Department employees Alex Blandon and Leonardo Del Villa, with a certificate of honor for their commendable civic behavior in saving the life of a gentleman who fainted under the extreme South Florida heat. They rendered excellent first aid until the crew of Rescue 8 from the City of Miami's Fire-Rescue Department arrived. 8) Mayor Regalado saluted City of Miami Officer James Fraser who was the first responder at a dispatched call for a report involving a female that was experiencing a seizure. Upon arrival, Officer Fraser found that the subject was unconscious and breathless as she lay on the floor, his medical training and quick thinking saved a heart attack patient after he deployed the AED (Automated External Defibrillator and administered CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). 9) Mayor Regalado saluted City of Miami Officers Kenny Rodriguez, Reynold Philippe and Diego Solano who were first responders at a scene of an accident and saved an elderly woman who was trapped behind an iron gate by methodically initiating lifesaving rescue methods. Their extraordinary efforts and compassion in addition to their expertise saved the victim's life. 10) Mayor Regalado and City Manager Alfonso recognized various City of Miami Employees and their respective department's for their fundraising efforts and dedication to the 2016 United Way Campaign. 11) Mayor Regalado and Commissioner Suarez saluted Dayamy Rodriguez, for her entrepreneurship and civic consciousness in founding the Suarez Museum of Natural Science & History and her extensive involvement in community service. The Suarez Museum of Natural Science & History's mission is to educate, preserve, conserve, teach and enrich the general public in the field of natural history and to work for animal preservation throughout the world . Ms. Rodríguez's contributions to the community have also included fundraising for cancer research and for children with autism and other neurological disorders, networking with Native American tribes in order to pursue mutual interests, promoting investment in Latin America in conjunction with CAMACOL (Cámara de Comercio Latina) and many other activities which have greatly benefitted our constituency. Chair Hardemon: Now we will proceed with our proclamations and presentations. Proclamations and presentations made. APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Vice Chair Russell, to APPROVE PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Russell, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 8/18/2016 City Commission Meeting Minutes June 23, 2016 Chair Hardemon: Just -- let's move through just a few things. Is there a motion to approve the minutes of May 12, 2016? Commissioner Suarez: So moved, so moved. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved. Is there a second? Vice Chair Russell: Second. Chair Hardemon: It's been properly moved and seconded. Any further discussion on the item? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Hardemon: Motion passes. END OF APPROVING MINUTES MAYORAL VETOES NO MAYORAL VETOES Chair Hardemon: Mr. City Clerk, are there any mayoral vetoes? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, there are no mayoral vetoes. Chair Hardemon: Okay. ORDER OF THE DAY Barnaby Min (Deputy City Attorney): Mr. Vice Chair, may I read the procedures into the record? Any person who is a lobbyist, including all paid persons or firms retained by a principal to advocate for a particular decision by the City Commission must register with the City Clerk and comply with the latest City requirements for lobbyists before appearing before the City Commission. A person may not lobby a City official, Board Member or staff member until registering. A copy of the Code section about lobbyists is available in the City Clerk's Office. Any person making a presentation, formal request or petition to the City Commission concerning real property must make the disclosures required by the City Code in writing.