City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:00 AM REGULAR 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 October 16, 2008 CONTENTS PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS MV - MAYORAL VETOES AM - APPROVING MINUTES CA - CONSENT AGENDA PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS SR - SECOND READING ORDINANCES FR - FIRST READING ORDINANCES RE - RESOLUTIONS BC - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES DI - DISCUSSION ITEMS PART B PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 10/27/2008 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 16, 2008 M - MAYOR'S ITEMS D1 - DISTRICT 1 ITEMS D2 - DISTRICT 2 ITEMS D3 - DISTRICT 3 ITEMS D4 - DISTRICT 4 ITEMS D5 - DISTRICT 5 ITEMS Minutes are transcribed verbatim. Periodically, agenda items are revisited during a meeting. "[Later...]" refers to discussions that were interrupted and later continued. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 10/27/2008 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 16, 2008 9:00 A.M. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Commissioner González, Commissioner Sarnoff, Chair Sanchez, Commissioner Regalado and Vice Chair Spence-Jones On the 16th day of October 2008, 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 meeting was called to order by Chair Sanchez at 9:27 a.m. and adjourned at 1:03 p.m. Note for the Record: Commissioner González entered the Commission chambers at 9:29 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager Pamela E. Burns, Assistant City Clerk Chair Sanchez: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting being held here at our historical City Hall. The members of the City Commission that are present today are Michelle Spence-Jones, the Vice Chair, Commissioner Tomas Regalado, Commissioner Angel González, Commissioner Marc David Sarnoff, and myself, Joe Sanchez, as the Chairman. I also want to recognize that we have present City Manager, Pete Hernandez, and also our City Attorney, Julie O. Bru; also, representing the City Clerk, we have Pamela E. Burns that are [sic] present. The order of the day is the agenda that's set forth, that has been properly advertised for this meeting. At this time we'll go straight into the invocation and the pledge of allegiance. I will do the invocation and ask Commission Marc Sarnoff to do the pledge of allegiance. Prayer and pledge of allegiance delivered. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 08-01203 CEREMONIAL ITEM Honoree Presenter Protocol Item National Arts and Mayor Diaz Proclamation Humanities Month Alejandro Cepero Mayor Diaz Certificate of Karate Champion Merit Volunteers for Mayor Diaz Certificates City Year Miami of Appreciation 08-01203 Protocol.pdf PRESENTED 1. Mayor Diaz presented a proclamation in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month, a time to highlight the cultural richness of Miami and to celebrate the cultural contributions of the arts to the City of Miami's development and to show support for local arts agencies and councils in the City of Miami. 2. Mayor Diaz presented a Certificate of Merit to Alejandro Cepero, Karate Champion, to pay highest tribute to his physical excellence and competitive talents and to congratulate him on his martial arts skills. 3. Mayor Diaz presented Certificates of Appreciation to 29 volunteers of City Year Miami who have chosen to give one year of service as role models at public schools in Miami-Dade County. City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 10/27/2008 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 16, 2008 4. Mayor Diaz presented City Medallions of Honor to Gina Eugene and Ginette Eugene, of the nonprofit organization Good Samaritan for a Better Life, for the work they have done to save the lives of sick and dying children from Haiti. 5. Vice Chair Spence-Jones presented Certificates of Appreciation to volunteers of Operation: Hope for Haiti to pay tribute to their demonstrated commitment and humanitarian involvement in the project. Chair Sanchez: All right. We'll go ahead and proceed with the protocol list. We'll go ahead and start with the Mayor. I believe the Mayor -- is the Mayor present? Okay. Mr. Mayor, you're recognized for the record. Presentations and proclamations delivered. MAYORAL VETOES NO MAYORAL VETOES Chair Sanchez: Before we do that, for the record, I have a memo from the Mayor and the City Clerk where -- there are no mayoral vetoes, for the record. Pamela E. Burns (Assistant City Clerk): That is correct. Chair Sanchez: Okay. APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS: Motion by Commissioner Sarnoff, seconded by Commissioner González, to APPROVED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner González, Sarnoff, Sanchez, Regalado and Spence-Jones Chair Sanchez: Before we do that, let's continue the order of the day, which is the agenda. We have to approve the following meetings. We have the regular Commission meeting of September 11, 208 [sic]. We need a motion to approve. Commissioner Sarnoff: So moved. Commissioner González: Move it. Commissioner Sarnoff: Second. Chair Sanchez: There's a motion by Commissioner Sarnoff, second by Commissioner González. No further discussion on the item. All in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Sanchez: Anyone in opposition, having the same right, say "nay." The September 11, 208 [sic] minutes have been approved. Then we need to approve our first budget hearing of September 11, 208 [sic]. We need a motion to approve that. Commissioner González: Move it. Commissioner Sarnoff: Second. Vice Chair Spence-Jones: Second. City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 10/27/2008 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 16, 2008 Chair Sanchez: There's a motion by Commissioner González, second by Commissioner Sarnoff. Any discussion on the first budget hearing of September 11? Hearing none, all in favor, say "aye." The Commission (Collectively): Aye. Chair Sanchez: Anyone in opposition, having the same right, say "nay." Motion carries. Motion by Commissioner González, seconded by Commissioner Sarnoff, to APPROVED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 5 - Commissioner González, Sarnoff, Sanchez, Regalado and Spence-Jones ORDER OF THE DAY Chair Sanchez: Madam Attorney, could you read the Attorney statement -- Julie O. Bru (City Attorney): Good morning, Mr. -- Chair Sanchez: -- to follow in these procedures [sic] during the meeting, please. Ms. Bru: -- members of the Commission. 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. Formal action may be taken on any item discussed or added to this agenda. All decisions of the City Commission are final, except that the Mayor may veto certain items within ten calendar days of the Commission action, and the Commission may override the veto by a four-fifth vote. Please, no cell phones, beepers, 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. Persons may address the City Commission on any items where a public hearing is required and on items where public input is solicited. Persons wishing to speak are requested to please inform the City Clerk of the desire to speak, indicating the item number on the agenda. Any person with a disability requiring auxiliary aids and services for this meeting may notify the City Clerk. The lunch recess is expected to begin at the conclusion of deliberation of the agenda item being considered at noon, unless the Chairman indicates otherwise. This meeting will end either at the conclusion of deliberations of the agenda item being considered at 10 p.m. or at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled agenda, which occurs first -- whichever occurs first. Now, the Chairman or the Administration will announce the items that are being continued -- Chair Sanchez: Wait. Ms. Bru: -- deferred -- Chair Sanchez: Well, whoa, whoa. Before we do that -- thank you, Madam Attorney. Ms. Bru: Thank you. CONSENT AGENDA CA.1 08-01110 RESOLUTION Department of A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE BIDS Purchasing RECEIVED AUGUST 20, 2008, PURSUANT TO INVITATION FOR BID NO. 75132, FROM MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC. AND ARMORED TEXTILES, INC, THE TWO (2) RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS, City of Miami Page 6 Printed on 10/27/2008 City Commission Meeting Minutes October 16, 2008 FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIRE HOSES AND ATTACHMENTS, ON A CITYWIDE AND ON AN AS-NEEDED CONTRACTUAL BASIS, FOR AN INITIAL CONTRACT PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO (2) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS FROM THE USER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED. 08-01110 Legislation.pdf 08-01110 Summary Form.pdf 08-01110 Award Recomendation.pdf 08-01110 Tabualation of Bid.pdf 08-01110 Corporations.pdf 08-01110 Corporation 2.pdf 08-01110 Invitation for Bid.pdf