Commission Meeting / Presentations & Awards
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
June 27, 2018 - 4:00 PM

 

Mayor Dan Gelber

Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman

Commissioner Ricky Arriola

Commissioner Michael Gongora

Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Commissioner Mark Samuelian

Commissioner Micky Steinberg


City Manager Jimmy L. Morales
City Attorney Raul J. Aguila
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado


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ATTENTION ALL LOBBYISTS

Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 3 of the City Code of Miami Beach, entitled "Lobbyists," requires the registration of all lobbyists with the Office of the City Clerk prior to engaging in any lobbying activity with the City Commission, any City Board or Committee, or any personnel as defined in the subject Code sections. Copies of the City Code sections on lobbyists laws are available in the Office of the City Clerk. Questions regarding the provisions of the Ordinance should be directed to the Office of the City Attorney.

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AGENDA KEY  

Consent Agenda:

Regular Agenda:

C2 - Competitive Bid Reports

R2 - Competitive Bid Reports

C4 - Commission Committee Assignments

R5 - Ordinances

C6 - Commission Committee Reports

R7 - Resolutions

C7 - Resolutions

R9 - New Businesses & Commission Requests

 

R10 - City Attorney Reports        



PA - Presentations and Awards        


 

 

 

 

AGENDA

1.CALL TO ORDER


CONSENT AGENDA
C4AREFERRAL TO THE JUNE 29, 2018 FINANCE AND CITYWIDE PROJECTS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS STREAMLINING THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
C7 - Resolutions
C7AA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING AND APPROVING EARLY VOTING FOR THE AUGUST 28, 2018 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SPECIAL ELECTION.
Office of the City Clerk
C7BA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD FOR THE AUGUST 28, 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION TO SERVE AS THE CANVASSING BOARD FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH’S SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 28, 2018.
Office of the City Clerk
C7CA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING FUNDING AND AN EXPENDITURE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $22,000.00 FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH REGARDING THE BALLOT QUESTIONS IN THE CITY’S SPECIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 28, 2018, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRIMARY ELECTION, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A MORE INFORMED ELECTORATE VOTE.
Office of the City Clerk/Office of the City Attorney/Marketing and Communications
C7DA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO REUNITE CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS DUE TO IMMIGRATION DETENTIONS, AND TO PROHIBIT ANY FUTURE PARENT AND CHILD SEPARATIONS BY UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES.
Office of the City Attorney
Vice Mayor Micky Steinberg
C7EA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE, NUTRITION, HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN, AND TO PERMIT ACCESS BY ELECTED  FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO, FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS AND SHELTERS FOR CHILDREN.
Office of the City Attorney
Commissioner Michael Gongora
C7F

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONDEMNING THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES OR SHELTER FOR CHILDREN FOR HUMANITARIAN INSPECTIONS AND PURPOSES AND IMPOSING, AS OF THE DATE OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION, A MORATORIUM ON THE CITY CONTRACTING WITH ANY ENTITY, OR SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OPERATING DETENTION FACILITIES OR SHELTERS FOR CHILDREN DETAINED BY UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES UNTIL SUCH ENTITIES, OR SUBSIDIARIES THEREOF, PERMIT ACCESS TO SUCH FACILITIES BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SEEKING ENTRY FOR INSPECTIONS AND HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES. 

Office of the City Attorney
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
REGULAR AGENDA
R5 - Ordinances
R5AAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 62 OF THE CITY CODE, ENTITLED “HUMAN RELATIONS,” BY CREATING ARTICLE VI THEREOF, TO BE ENTITLED “PROTECTION OF HOTEL AND HOSTEL EMPLOYEES FROM ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT,” TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF CERTAIN HOTEL AND HOSTEL EMPLOYEES; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
VIDEO
First ReadingOffice of the City Attorney/Code Compliance
Referred to NCAC on April 11, 2018 - R5 NCommissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
R7 - Resolutions
R7A

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, AND FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, THE NAMING OF THE BALLROOMS WITHIN THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER AS FOLLOWS: THE GRAND BALLROOM AS THE “GRAND BALLROOM,” THE BALLROOM IN FRONT OF HALL A AS “OCEAN DRIVE ROOM,” THE BALLROOM IN FRONT OF HALL D AS “LINCOLN ROAD ROOM,” THE SPECIALTY SPACE BALLROOM AS “SUNSET VISTA SALON,” AND THE JUNIOR BALLROOM/LEVEL 2 AS “ART DECO ROOM.”

VIDEO5:01 p.m. Public HearingTourism, Culture and Economic Development
R7B

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, AND FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, THE NAMING OF THE CLUBHOUSE STRUCTURE LOCATED IN THE PARK TO THE NORTH OF THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER AS THE "CARL FISHER CLUBHOUSE."

VIDEO5:02 p.m. Public HearingTourism, Culture and Economic Development
R7CA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND, ENTERPRISE FUND, INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUND BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2017/18.
5:03 p.m. Public HearingBudget and Performance Improvement
R7D

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017/18, AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENTS A (SOURCE OF FUNDS), ATTACHMENT B (PROGRAMS), AND ATTACHMENT C (PROJECTS).

 

VIDEO5:04 p.m. Public HearingBudget and Performance Improvement
R7EA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF A HOST COMMITTEE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A GRAND OPENING GALA AND A CONCURRENT COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE IN CELEBRATION OF THE NEWLY RENOVATED MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, TO TAKE PLACE IN EARLY 2019, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS MADE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, SUBJECT TO BUDGET APPROPRIATION, TO MAKE SUCH EXPENDITURES AND/OR REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED DONATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF, AND CONSISTENT WITH, THE HOSTING OF A GRAND OPENING GALA AND COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE. 
Tourism, Culture and Economic Development
Item Deferred to July 2, 2018 SCM
R7FA RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A LIMITED EXCEPTION TO SECTION 6(C) OF THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BEACHFRONT CONCESSION OPERATIONS (PROHIBITING NEW APPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE COOKING/HEATING CONCESSION FACILITIES), AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE TEMPORARY LETTER AGREEMENTS WITH THOSE INTERESTED PRIVATE UPLAND PROPERTY OWNERS (CONCESSIONAIRES), LOCATED IMMEDIATELY WESTWARD OF THE BEACHFRONT, FOR A SIX MONTH PILOT PROGRAM IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF NO MORE THAN ONE (1) MOBILE COOKING/HEATING CONCESSION FACILITY, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED SEAWARD OF THE UPLAND PROPERTY; AND SHOULD THE ADMINISTRATION DETERMINE THAT THE PILOT PROGRAM WAS SUCCESSFUL, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE UTILIZATION OF MOBILE COOKING/HEATING CONCESSION FACILITIES AS PART OF THE BEACHFRONT CONCESSION AGREEMENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY TO THE UPLAND PROPERTY OWNERS.
VIDEOTourism, Culture and Economic Development
Supplemental updated on 6/26/2018 (Memorandum, Draft Agreement, & Resolution)
R9 - New Business and Commission Requests
R9AINTRODUCTION OF THE NEWLY ELECTED  DISTRICT 5 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER EILEEN HIGGINS.
VIDEOCommissioner Michael Gongora
R9BDISCUSS THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN PLANS AND REPORT BY DOVER KOHL FOR THE FUTURE USE OF THE NORTH BEACH WEST LOTS. 
VIDEOTourism, Culture and Economic Development
Deferred from June 6, 2018 - R9 O
Supplemental updated on 6/25/2018 (PowerPoint Presentation)
R10 - City Attorney Reports
R10A

CLOSED ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION:

PURSUANT TO §286.011, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE CITY ATTORNEY HEREBY ADVISES THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION THAT HE DESIRES ADVICE CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING PENDING LITIGATION MATTER:

 

CONSOLIDATED CASES NOS. 2015-11069 CA 43 AND 2014-023217 CA 43

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

 

MURANO GRANDE AT PORTOFINO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT, MURANO GRANDE AT PORTOFINO MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, AND ICON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION,

 

PLAINTIFFS,

V.

THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, A FLORIDA PUBLIC AGENCY, AND MIAMI BEACH MARINA ASSOCIATES, LTD., A FLORIDA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

 

DEFENDANTS,

MURANO GRANDE AT PORTOFINO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION,

 

PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT,

V.

THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, A FLORIDA PUBLIC AGENCY,

 

DEFENDANT/COUNTER-PLAINTIFFS,

THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, A FLORIDA PUBLIC AGENCY,

 

THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS,

 

V.

MURANO GRANDE AT PORTOFINO MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, AND ICON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR PROFIT CORPORATION,

 

THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS.

 

THEREFORE, A PRIVATE CLOSED ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION WILL BE HELD DURING THE COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 27, 2018 AT 4:00 P.M. IN THE CITY MANAGER'S LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR, CITY HALL TO DISCUSS SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND/OR STRATEGY RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES WITH REGARD TO THE ABOVE-REFERENCED LITIGATION MATTER.

 

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE: MAYOR DAN GELBER; MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION; MICKY STEINBERG, MICHAEL GONGORA, MARK SAMUELIAN, RICKY ARRIOLA, KRISTEN ROSEN GONZALEZ, AND JOHN ELIZABETH ALEMAN; CITY MANAGER JIMMY L. MORALES, CITY ATTORNEY RAUL J. AGUILA, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY STEVEN H. ROTHSTEIN, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JASON JACOBSON, MARK A. HENDRICKS, ESQUIRE, AND MEREDYTH S. COOPER, ESQUIRE.

VIDEO4:00 p.m.Office of the City Attorney
Deferred from June 6, 2018 - R10 A
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RDA)
1.A RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RDA), ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE MIAMI BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017/18, AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENTS A (SOURCE OF FUNDS), ATTACHMENT B (PROGRAMS), AND ATTACHMENT C (PROJECTS).
VIDEO5:05 p.m. Public HearingBudget and Performance Improvement
PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS (COMMENCES AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 P.M.)
PA1CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE.
VIDEOVice-Mayor Micky Steinberg
Deferred from May 16, 2018 - PA 2
PA2CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE MIAMI BEACH ROWING CLUB.
VIDEOCommissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
PA3PROCLAMATION TO BE PRESENTED TO TOMAS REGALADO FOR HIS LIFETIME ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
VIDEOCommissioner Michael Gongora
PA4CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE 1 HOTEL FOR THEIR MODE OF EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS.
VIDEOCommissioner Michael Gongora
PA5PROCLAMATION TO BE PRESENTED TO ROBERTO ESCUDERO AND RANSES QUIROGA FOR THEIR HEROIC DEEDS IN SAVING TWO SWIMMERS' LIVES.
VIDEOCommissioner Mark Samuelian
PA6PROCLAMATION TO BE PRESENTED TO VICTOR M. DIAZ FOR HIS LIFETIME OF OUTSTANDING CIVIC WORK, INCLUDING CO-FOUNDING UNIDAD, FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
VIDEOCommissioner Mark Samuelian
PA7CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
VIDEOCommissioner Ricky Arriola
Notices
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