City Commission

City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:00 AM REGULAR City Hall Commission Chambers City Commission Tomas Regalado, Mayor Wifredo (Willy) Gort, Chairman Frank Carollo, Vice-Chairman Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner District Two Francis Suarez, Commissioner District Four Richard P. Dunn II, Commissioner District Five Tony E. Crapp Jr., City Manager Julie O. Bru, City Attorney Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk City Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2011 CONTENTS PR - PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS MV - MAYORAL VETOES AM - APPROVING MINUTES CA - CONSENT AGENDA 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) 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 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 2 Printed on 4/6/2011 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2011 INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Chairman Gort, Commissioner Sarnoff, Vice Chairman Carollo, Commissioner Suarez and Commissioner Dunn II On the 10th day of March 2011, 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 Gort at 9:32 a.m., recessed at 11:40 a.m., reconvened at 11:54 a.m., recessed at 12:20 p.m., reconvened at 3:10 p.m., and adjourned the meeting at 4:20 p.m. Note for the record: Commissioner Dunn entered the chambers at 9:43 a.m., and Vice Chair Carollo entered the chambers at 9:57 a.m. ALSO PRESENT: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney Tony E. Crapp, Jr., City Manager Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk Chair Gort: Welcome to the City of Miami Commission meeting of March 10, 2011. With me and members of the Commissions [sic] is -- Commissioner Richard Dunn should be around in a minute -- Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, Commissioner Suarez, and myself, Chairman Gort. With us also we have the City Manager, Tony Crapp. We also have City Attorney, Julie Bru, and we have the City Clerk, Priscilla Thompson. At this time I would like to have Commissioner Sarnoff to open the meeting with a prayer. Commissioner Sarnoff: I'd like to also state there is a surrogate mother in this town who's been here for many years who is about to pass. Her name is Dorothy Quintana. She's 102 years old. She's originally from Puerto Rico. Most of us know her as a civic and political activist. She is an extremist and may be about to make her transition any day or moment now. She's resting at home. I think each one of us know Dorothy in our own way, and each one of us has been touched by her in our own way. And if just today we could just spend five minutes remembering something that she did for each and every one of us, I think it would make her passing, and hopefully finding a better place that she goes to, a better day for her today. Thank you. Invocation and pledge of allegiance delivered. 9:00 A.M. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS PR.1 PRESENTATION 11-00207 Honoree Presenter Protocol Item Bicycle Action Month Mayor Regalado Proclamation 11-00207 Protocol.pdf PRESENTED 1. Commissioner Sarnoff paid tribute to John Voss from the Virginia Key Bicycle Club, honoring his commitment to an elevated quality of life for the residents and visitors of South Florida, and acknowledged his volunteer work to assure the creation of the Virginia Key Mountain Bike Trail, a project which he championed as a member of the Virginia Key Bicycle Club, and for which the group gained City approval and additional support to build the trail and assure its opening to the public. City of Miami Page 3 Printed on 4/6/2011 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2011 2. Chair Gort presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, recognizing the importance of their contributions in the provision of services to our citizens, and honored their continued support of various programs and initiatives, including the Club's generous philanthropy that speaks of the nobility of their service to the community. 3. Commissioner Sarnoff presented a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Regalado to the Bicycle Action Committee, declaring the month of March to be Miami Bicycle Action Month, recognizing the value of increasing bicycle usage to promote health and wellness, in addition to addressing the problem of greenhouse gas emissions. 4. Vice Chair Carollo presented a Distinguished Citizen Proclamation to Xavier Cortada, recognizing his artistic genius and genuine value to the elevation of our quality of life, applauding Mr. Cortada's creativity as shown through his recent artwork The Four Nucleotides, and paid highest tribute to Mr. Cortada for beautifying our City, increasing Miami's recognition nationwide through his creations, enriching our culture, and inspiring a new generation of Americans to see life in new and exciting ways. Chair Gort: At this time we're going to make some presentations. Presentations made. [Later...] Chair Gort: Welcome from the recess. My understanding, City Clerk, we'll have to wait until we have the full board before we can -- Priscilla A. Thompson (City Clerk): Correct. Commissioner Dunn: Oh, yeah. Chair Gort: -- (UNINTELLIGIBLE) 3:10:43 with your requests. We have a couple of items that we need all five members to be here. Ms. Thompson: Chair -- Chair Gort: Yes, ma'am. Ms. Thompson: -- you've lost your quorum. Chair Gort: Lost the quorum, okay. I'm getting good at doing this. Vice Chair Carollo: Mr. Chairman. Chair Gort: Yes, Vice Mayor [sic] -- Vice Chairman. Vice Chair Carollo: I want to see if could ask for a point of privilege. I know that earlier it was mentioned that I have a proclamation and I wanted to see if we could do it now since the artist is here. Chair Gort: We'd love to, yes. Presentation made. MAYORAL VETOES NO MAYORAL VETOES City of Miami Page 4 Printed on 4/6/2011 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2011 Chair Gort: Do we have any Commissioners that would like to pull any of the items? Priscilla A. Thompson (City Clerk): Excuse me, Chair, if I might. Chair Gort: Yes. Ms. Thompson: Your -- on your agenda, your next substantive item would be your mayoral vetoes and then your minutes. And we have no mayoral vetoes. Chair Gort: No mayoral vetoes. They got to change my instructions in here. They have that first, so -- APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING: Motion by Commissioner Suarez, seconded by Commissioner Dunn II, to APPROVED PASSED by the following vote. Votes: Ayes: 3 - Commissioner(s) Gort, Suarez and Dunn II Absent: 2 - Commissioner(s) Sarnoff and Carollo Commissioner Suarez: I move the minutes of -- Chair Gort: -- they have to change it. Commissioner Suarez: -- February 10. Chair Gort: It's been moved. Is there a second? Commissioner Dunn: Second. Priscilla A. Thompson (City Clerk): Thank you. Chair Gort: Any further discussion? Being none, all in favor, state it by saying “aye.” The Commission (Collectively): Aye. END OF APPROVING MINUTES ORDER OF THE DAY Chair Gort: Okey-doke. Now we'll begin our regular meeting. Madam Attorney, will you state the regulations -- Julie O. Bru (City Attorney): Yes. Good morning -- Chair Gort: -- procedures? Ms. Bru: -- Mr. Chair, members of the Commission, Mr. Mayor, Madam City Clerk, Mr. Manager, members of the public. Just by way of reminder, any person who is a lobbyist must register with the City Clerk before appearing before the City Commission. A copy of the Code section regarding 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 you can also see it online at www.miamigov.com. Anyone 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. Please, no cell phones or other noise-making devices are permitted. Please silence them now. And person who makes offensive remarks or who becomes unruly in the Commission chambers will be barred from further attending Commission meetings. Any person with a disability City of Miami Page 5 Printed on 4/6/2011 City Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2011 requiring auxiliary aids and services for this meeting may notify the City Clerk. And the lunch recess will begin at the conclusion of deliberation for the agenda item being considered at noon, unless the Chairman indicates otherwise. There is also a Planning & Zoning item scheduled in this meeting, which is scheduled to begin after 10 o'clock. There may be some announcements concerning whether or not that item will be heard today. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chair Gort: Thank you. [Later...] Commissioner Dunn: Mr. Chair. Chair Gort: Yes. Commissioner Dunn: I would like to request a continuance for SR.4. Chair Gort: For which one? Commissioner Dunn: SR.4. Chair Gort: SR.4? Commissioner Dunn: Yes, sir. Chair Gort: Continuance? Commissioner Dunn: Yes, sir. Chair Gort: To next meeting? Commissioner Dunn: Sometime -- yes. April. Chair Gort: Okay. Commissioner Dunn: Sometime in April. Chair Gort: Any other item? Administration? Tony E. Crapp, Jr.

Load more