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City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:00 AM PLANNING AND ZONING City Hall Commission Chambers City Commission Tomás Regalado, Mayor Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Chair Keon Hardemon, Vice Chair Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner District Two 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 March 27, 2014 CONTENTS PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS AM - APPROVING MINUTES MV - MAYORAL VETOES CA - CONSENT AGENDA PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES TIME CERTAIN RE - RESOLUTIONS 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 4/21/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 27, 2014 9:00 A.M. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chair Gort, Commissioner Sarnoff, Commissioner Carollo, Commissioner Suarez and Vice Chair Hardemon On the 27th day of March 2014, 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 Gort at 9:01a.m., recessed at 12:11p.m., reconvened at 3:02 p.m, recessed at 6:22 p.m., reconvened at 6:32 p.m, and adjourned at 8:11 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner Suarez entered the Commission chambers at 9:04 a.m., Commissioner Carollo entered the Commission chambers at 9:09 a.m., and Commissioner Hardemon entered the Commission chambers at 9:23 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Victoria Méndez, City Attorney Daniel J. Alfonso, City Manager Todd B. Hannon, City Clerk Chair Gort: Good morning. Welcome to March 27, 2014 meeting of the City of Miami Commission in these historic chambers. The members of the City Commission are Marc David Sarnoff, Frank Carollo, Francis Suarez, Vice Chair Keon Hardemon, and myself, Wifredo Gort, Chairman. Also on the dais, are City Manager Daniel Alfonso; City Attorney, Victoria Méndez; and City Clerk, Todd Hannon. At this time, I will ask you to please stand for the prayer; the prayer by myself and the pledge of allegiance by Commissioner Sarnoff. Invocation and pledge of allegiance delivered. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PRESENTED 1. Mayor Regalado presented a Proclamation recognizing and proclaiming Thursday, the twenty-seventh of March in the year two thousand and fourteen as the Leap for Ladies Femmepreneur Day; furthermore recognizing the Ladies Empowerment and Action Program (LEAP) as a support program that is designed to empower incarcerated women to make positive life changes through entrepreneurship training, financial literacy, life skills and post-release follow-up and assistance. 2. Commissioner Sarnoff honored Fernando Lopez, Tom Cobitz, Esq., Etta Mills, Esq. and Henry Martinez for being outstanding citizens and highlighted their many contributions to the community, further applauding their commitment to civic responsibility and proudly proclaiming them as Outstanding Citizens of the City of Miami. 3. Commissioner Carollo presented a Proclamation commending ConnectFamilias for educating the community to keep children safe; further acknowledging that ConnectFamilias provides the community with an efficient, consistent and holistic network of coordinated services to increase the safety and well-being of children, youth and families. 4. Mayor Regalado presented a Proclamation to Sergeant-at-Arms Roberto Soler for his tireless commitment towards protecting our City Commission and co-workers; further recognizing Sergeant Soler for his remarkable professionalism and outstanding performance, whose tenure with the City of Miami represents the hallmark of integrity and excellence. Chair Gort: At this time we'll have some proclamation. Mayor, you're recognized. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 4/21/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 27, 2014 Mayor Tomás Regalado: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, and I'm just going to move this a little and we will -- thank you, Commissioner. Presentations made. APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: Motion by Commissioner Sarnoff, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, to APPROVE PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Sarnoff, Carollo, Suarez and Hardemon Chair Gort: Do we have the minutes? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, I have for Commission consideration and approval the Planning & Zoning meeting minutes from the February 27, 2014 Miami City Commission meeting. Chair Gort: Do I have a motion? Commissioner Sarnoff: So move. Chair Gort: Been moved by Commissioner Sarnoff. Is there a second? Commissioner Carollo: Second? Chair Gort: Second by Commissioner Carollo. Any discussion? Being none, all in favor, state it by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. END OF APPROVING MINUTES MAYORAL VETOES NO MAYORAL VETOES Chair Gort: And I need to apologize (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Mr. Clerk, do we have any Mayor's veto? Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): Chair, there are no Mayoral vetoes. Chair Gort: Okay. ORDER OF THE DAY Chair Gort: We will now begin the regular Commission meeting. The City Attorney will state the procedure to follow during the meeting. Victoria Méndez (City Attorney): Thank you, Chairman. Any person who is a lobbyist must register with the City Clerk before appearing before the City Commission. A copy of the Code section about lobbyists is available in the City Clerk's Office. The material for each item on the agenda is available during business hours at the City Clerk's Office and online 24 hours a day at wwwmiamigov.com [sic]. Any person may be heard by the City Commission through the Chair for not more than two minutes on any proposition before the City Commission, unless modified by the Chair. If the proposition is being continued or rescheduled, the opportunity to be heard may be at such later date before the City Commission takes action on such proposition. Anyone City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 4/21/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 27, 2014 wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission for any matter considered at this meeting may need a verbatim record of the item. A video of this meeting may be requested at the Office of Communications or viewed online at wwwmiamigov.com [sic]. No cell phones or other noise-making devices are permitted in the Commission chambers. Please silence those devices now. Any person making offensive remarks or who becomes unruly in the Commission chambers will be barred from further attending Commission meetings or could be subject to arrest. Any person with a disability requiring assistance, auxiliary aids and services for this meeting may notify the City Clerk. The lunch recess will begin at the conclusion of deliberation of the agenda item being considered at noon. The meeting will end either at the conclusion of deliberation of the agenda item being considered at 10 p.m. or at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled agenda, whichever occurs first. Please note, Commissioners have generally been briefed by City staff and the City Attorney on items on the agenda today. At this time, the Chairman or the Administration will announce the items, if any, which are being withdrawn, deferred, or substituted. Thank you. Chair Gort: Thank you, ma'am. Yes, sir, Mr. Manager. Daniel J. Alfonso (City Manager): Good morning, Commissioners. We are requesting to defer DI.4 to the May 8 agenda; SR.2 to be continued to the April 24 agenda; and RE.7 to be continued also to the April 24 agenda. Chair Gort: Repeat them one more time, please. Mr. Alfonso: DI.4 to be deferred to May 8 and to continue SR.2 and RE.7 to April 24; PZ.1 is to be continued to April 24 as well. Chair Gort: Thank you. Does any other Commissioner would like to pull any item? Any Commissioners? Yes, sir, you're recognized. Commissioner Suarez: I'll make a motion to defer the items as -- Chair Gort: Okay, there's a motion. Is there a second? Commissioner Sarnoff: Second. Chair Gort: Second. Is any further discussion? Being none, all in favor, state it by saying "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Later... Vice Chair Hardemon: I believe there's one discussion item that we have not addressed; DI.1, status of hiring police officers. Commissioner Carollo: Mr. Chairman. Vice Chair Hardemon: Yes. Commissioner Carollo: While we're waiting on that, can I defer all of my discussion items to the first meeting in May? Vice Chair Hardemon: As long as there's no objection, I don't see a problem. Commissioner Carollo: I make a motion to defer my -- City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 4/21/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 27, 2014 Commissioner Sarnoff: Second. Commissioner Carollo: -- discussion items till -- Vice Chair Hardemon: It passes. Commissioner Carollo: -- the first meeting Vice Chair Hardemon: Motion passes. Commissioner Carollo: Got to vote though. Vice Chair Hardemon: No, no, you don't. Todd B. Hannon (City Clerk): No sir. Those are your items, sir, so it's -- Vice Chair Hardemon: Absolutely. Mr. Hannon: -- your prerogative to, without Commission approval, move them to a future agenda date. Vice Chair Hardemon: But not -- but only -- but even more so, I said if there is no objection. So if it's silent, then there's no objection; it's a motion that just passed. Commissioner Carollo: Oh, boy. Vice Chair Hardemon: Motion passes. That makes you feel better? City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 4/21/2014 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 27, 2014 CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION 14-00162 Department of A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE BIDS Procurement RECEIVED OCTOBER 28, 2013, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID NO.