20170426 AM2MIAMIBEACH
City Commission Meeting
ADDENDUM MATERTAL 2 (4t25t2017)
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3'o Floor, 1700
Convention Genter Drive
April26,2017
Mayor Philip Levine
Commissioner John Elizabeth Alem5n
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
Commissioner Michael Grieco
Comm issioner Joy Malakoff
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
City Manager Jimmy L. Morales
City Attorney Raul J. Aguila
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado
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ADDENDUM AGENDA
G7 - Resolution
C7 AD A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, APPROVING THE FOLLOWING IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2017 WORLD
OUTGAMES, TO BE HELD IN MIAMI BEACH, FROM MAY26,2017 THROUGH JUNE 4,2017 (THE
''EVENT''): THE WAIVER OF RENTAL FEES FOR HALLS A AND B AT THE MIAMI BEACH
CONVENTION CENTER, lN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $143,000.00; THE WAIVER OF
FLAMINGO PARK RENTAL/USER FEES, lN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,750.00; THE
WAIVER OF SPECIAL EVENT PERMITAPPLICATION, PERMIT, AND SQUARE FOOTAGE FEES,
lN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,000.00;AND FURTHER, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
2014-28492, TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MIAMI BEACH - MIAMI LGBT
SPORTS AND CULTURAL LEAGUE, INC., THE EVENT ORGANIZER, TO REIMBURSE THE CITY
$50,000.00, wtTH RESPECT TO THE C|TY'S PRTOR $100,000.00 GRANT TO THE EVENT
ORGANIZER, IN SUPPORT OF THE EVENT.
Tourism, Culture and Economic Development
Addendum added on 412512017
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Addendum 2, April 26,2017
R7 - Resolution
R7 Y A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, OPPOSING SENATE BILL 1312, AND RELATED HOUSE BILL 1021, AND URGING
FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT TO VETO ANY SUCH LEGISLATION WITH REGARD TO
pRovtstoNS THAT A) RETROACTTVELY PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM IMPOSING
REGULATIONS ON CERTAIN BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, OR AESTHETIC REQUIREMENTS
THAT CONFLICT WITH
OR IMPAIR CORPORATE TRADEMARKS, LOGOS, AND OTHER
FEATURES OF CORPORATE BRANDING IDENTITY; B) REQUIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
CALCULATE THE COST SAVINGS TO OWNERS AND CONTRACTORS WHEN USING PRIVATE
PROVIDERS FOR PLANS REVIEWS AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND TO CALCULATE AND
REDUCE PERMIT FEES ACCORDINGLY; C) PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE UTILITIES FROM CHARGING HIGHER WATER AND SEWER RATES TO A ONE-
FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING THAT REQUIRES A LARGER WATER METER DUE TO
THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE SPRINKLERS THAN THE RATES CHARGED TO SUCH
DWELLINGS WITH A BASE METER; AND THAT D) PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM
REQUIRING
OWNERS TO OBTAIN PERMITS TO PAINT ONE-FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY
DWELLINGS.
Office of the City Attorney
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
Addendum added on 412512017
R7 Z A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, STRONGLY OPPOSING SENATE BILL 8 AND RE.AFFIRMING THE CITY'S LONG-
STANDING POLICY AGAINST CASINO GAMBLING.
Office of the City Attorney
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
Addendum added on 412512017
R9 - New Business and Commission Requests
R9 AP PRESENTATION BYTHE MIAMI-DADE COUNTYCOMMISSION ON ETHICSAND PUBLICTRUST
ON THE FINDINGS OF THE 2016 ETHICS QUESTIONNAIREADMINISTERED TO CITYOF MIAMI
BEACH EMPLOYEES.
Mayor Philip Levine
Addendum added on 412512017
R9 AQ DISCUSSION REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF CAMERAS ON UPPER NORTH BAY ROAD,
DUE TO RECENT INCIDENTS OF BURGLARIES/ROBBERIES IN THE AREA.
Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Addendum added on 412512017
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Resolutions - G7 AD
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
Jirnmy L. Morales, City Manager
April 26,2017
AAIAAAI BEACH
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE FOLLOWING IN
CONNECTION WITH THE 2017 WORLD OUTGAMES, TO BE HELD IN
MtAMt BEACH, FROM MAy 26, 2017 THROUGH
JUNE 4, 2017 (THE,EVENT,): THE WAIVER OF RENTAL FEES FOR HALLS A AND B AT THE
MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$143,000.00; THE WAIVER OF FLAMINGO PARK RENTAL/USER
FEES, lN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,750.00; THE WAIVER
OF SPECIAL
EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION, PERMIT, AND SQUARE FOOTAGE FEES,
lN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,000.00; AND FURTHER, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28492,TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR
THE MIAMI BEACH _ M]AMI LGBT SPORTS AND CULTURAL LEAGUE,
INC.,
THE EVENT ORGANIZER, TO REIMBURSE
THE CITY $5O,OOO.OO,
WITH RESPECT TO THE
CITYS PRIOR $1OO,OOO.OO GRANT TO THE
EVENT ORGANIZER, IN
SUPPORT OF THE EVENT.
RECOMMENDATION
Administration has been working with World OutGanes leadership
to support the successful
execution of this significant event with multiple
footprints in Miami Beach from May 26-June 4,2017.
ln light
of recent fundraising challenges, and the City's wish
to support and collaborate on this event,
it is recommended
that the City
of Miami Beach waive the special event and park rental fees for
activations in Lummus Park and Flamingo Park.
Additionally, Administration is working to relocate
at no cost
or low cost any and all events slated to
take place in
the Miami Beach
Convention Center. However,
in
an over abundance of caution, it is
also recomnended to waive any rentalfees in
the Miami Beach Convention Center as well.
ANALYSIS
The Miami Beach - Miami
LGBT Sports & Cultural League, lnc. is
a Florida non-profit
organization which was formed
to bid on the World OutGames. They are agroup of active
community leaders involved
in Human Rights, Culture or Sports throughout our LGTBQ
community. The League was formed
to insure that a competitive
and organized bid be
delivered to Gay Lesbian lnternational Sports Association (GLISA) for the World OutGames
2017.
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The Gay and Lesbian lntemational
Sports Association was established in 2004 as a Gay and
Lesbian lnternational Sport Association democratically govemed, international
association of
sport, culture and human rights organizations that work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) people.
GLISAs mandate is
to support and grow an intemational LGBT
movement by organizing continental associations, continental OutGames, and global World.
The World OutGames is an intemational
sporting event that is organized to help advance gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender human rights around the world. The firct World OutGames
urias held in 2006 in Montreal and attracted more than 12,000 participants. The event was based
on three components: Sport, Culture and Human Rights. The second World OutGames was
held in Copenhagen in 2009. The World OutGames are held every four years in a global city.
Hosts have included Copenhagen, Denmark;
and Montreal. Antwerp, Belgium is hosting the
2013 World OutGames.
The 2017 WorJd
OutGames is slated to take place in Miamiand Miami Beach with more than a
dozen sporting, culture, and human rights activities programmed.
The City of Miami Beach is
a major presenting sponsor of the OutGames; having made
$200,000 in donations to supportthis
eventto-date. The first $100,000 sponsorship funding
was made in 2014, with the stipulation that $50,000 would
be repaid
to the City upon the
OutGames receipt
of VCA grant funds. This money has not yet been repaid. The second
installment, concurrent with the sponsorship agreement, was made in the amount of $100,000
this fiscal year. There are two remaining donations which would be triggered should the
organization meet outstanding fundraising goals. Should the organization meet the fundraising
goal of $1,100,000, this would trigger a third donation in the amount of $100,000. Should the
organization meet
the fundraising goal
of $2,200,000 this would trigger a fourth and final
donation in
the amount of $100,000. Each fundraising goalwould need to be substantiated with
sponsorship agreements, proof
of payment, and fully detailed fundraising reports. As of April
20, 2017,
the event producers are reporting $394,721 in received support; and just under
$63,000 on their cash balance sheet.
Legislative Tracking
Tourism, Culture and Economic Development
ATTAGHMENTS:
Description
n Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEAGH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE FOLLOWING IN
CONNEGTION WITH THE2A17
woRLD OUTGAMES, TO BE HELD tN M|AMI BEACH, FROM MAY 26, 2017 THROUGH
JUNE 4,2017 (THE
"EVENT"): THE WAIVER OF RENTAL FEES FOR HALLS A AND B
AT THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$143,000.00; THE WAIVER OF FLAMINGO PARK RENTAUUSER FEES, lN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,750.00; THE
WAMR OF SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT
AppLtcATloN, PERM|T, AND SQUARE FOOTAGE FEES, lN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXC EED $30,000.00; AN D FURTH
ER, AME N Dl NG RESOLUTION NO. 201 4-28492, T O
ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MIAMI BEACH
- MIAMI LGBT SPORTS
AND CULTURAL LEAGUE, INC., THE EVENT ORGANIZER, TO REIMBURSE THE CIW
$5O,OOO.OO, WITH RESPECT TO THE CITY'S PRIOR $1OO,OOO.OO GRANT TO THE
EVENT ORGANIZER, IN SUPPORT OF THE EVENT.
WHEREAS, the World Outgames is
an annualsports and culturalevent, Iicensed by
the Gay Lesbian lnternational Sports Association ("GL|SA"),
that attracts thousands of
athletes and spectators in a celebration of diversity; and
VIIHEREAS, the Miami Beach - Miami LGBT Sports & Cultural League, lnc. (the
"Event Organizer"), is a Florida non-profit organization formed to bid on the World
Outgames and to insure that a competitive and organized bid was delivered to the GLTSA
for the 2017 World Outgames; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, the GLISA announced that the 2017
World Outgames would
be hosted in Miami-Dade County, with the events to take place at various locations in
Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County, from May 26,2017 through June 4, 2017 {the
"Event"); and
WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 2014-28492, the Mayor and City Commission
approved a grant
to the Event Organizer
in support of the Event,
in the amount of
$100,000, with $50,000 to be repaid
once separate grant funding from
the Miami Beach
Visitor and Convention Authority was disbursed to the Event Organizer; and
WHEREAS, the Event Organizer has requested, and the Administration
recommends, that the Mayor and City Commission waive the rent of the Miami Beach
Convention Center's Halls A and B, in an amount not to exceed $143,000, for the Event;
waive Flarningo Park rental/user fees, in an amount not
to exceed $3,750.00; waive the
special event permit application, permit, and square footage fees, in an amount not to
exceed $30,000.00; and
WHEREAS,
the Administration further recommends that
the Mayor and City
Commission amend Resolution No. 2014-28492, to eliminate the requirement forthe Event
Organizer to reimburse the City $S0,000, with respect to the City's prior $100,000 grant
made in support of the event.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CIry
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve the following in connection with the2017 World Outgames, to
be held in Miami Beach, from May 26,2017 through June 4, 2017 (the
"Event"):the waiver
of rental fees for Halls A and B at the Miami Beach Convention Center, in
an amount not to
exceed $143,000.00; the waiver of Flamingo Park rental/user fees, in an amount not to
exceed $3,750,00; the waiver of special event permit application, permit, and square
footage fees, in an arnount notto exceed $30,000.00; and further, amende Resolution No.
2014:28492, to eliminate the requirement for the Miami Beach
- Miami LGBT Sports and
Cultural League, lnc., the Event Organizer, to reimburse the City $50,000, with respect to
the City's prior $100,000 grant to the Event Organizer, in support of the Event.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
AfiEST:
day of April,2017.
Philip Levine
Mayor
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
"TPPBOVED AS TO
FOI]M & LANGUAGE
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J. Aguila,
CityAttorney
DATE: April 26,2017
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION
OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING SENATE BILL 1312, AND
RELATED HOUSE BILL 1021,
AND URGING FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK
SCOTT TO VETO ANY SUCH LEGISLATION WITH REGARD TO
PROVTSTONS THAT A) RETROACTTVELY PREEMPT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FROM IMPOSING REGULATIONS
ON CERTAIN
BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, OR AESTHETIC REQU]REMENTS THAT
CONFLICT WITH OR IMPAIR CORPORATE TRADEMARKS, LOGOS, AND
OTHER FEATURES OF CORPORATE BRANDING IDENTITY B) REQUIRE
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CALCULATE THE COST SAVINGS TO
OWNERS AND CONTRACTORS WHEN USING PRIVATE PROVIDERS
FOR PLANS REVIEWS AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND TO
CALCULATE AND REDUCE PERMIT FEES ACCORDINGLY C) PREEMPT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE
UTILITIES FROM
CHARGING HIGHER WATER AND SEWER RATES TO A ONE-FAMILY OR
TWO-FAMILY DWELLING THAT REQUIRES A LARGER WATER METER
DUE TO THE INSTALLATION
OF FIRE SPR]NKLERS THAN THE RATES
CHARGED TO SUCH DWELLINGS WITH A BASE METER; AND THAT D)
PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM REQUIRING OWNERS TO
OBTAIN PERMITS TO PAINT ONE-FAMILY AND TWO.FAMILY
DWELLINGS.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant
to the request
of Comm{ssioner Ricky Arriola,
the attached Resolution is submitted for
consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the April 26,2017 Commission neeting.
Legislative Tracking
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Sponsor
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Commissioner Ricky Aniola
ATTAGHMENTS:
Description
n Reso opposing
SB 1312AND HB 1021 2017
F.A.4.25.2016
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORID,A, OPPOSING SENATE BILL '
1312,
AND RELATED HOUSE B|LL 1021, AND URGTNG FLORTDA
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT
TO VETO
ANY SUGH LEGISLATION
wTH REGARD TO PROVISIONS
THAT A) RETROACTIVELY
PREEMPT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FROM IMPOSING
REGULATIONS ON CERTAIN BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, OR
AESTHETIC REQUIREMENTS
THAT GONFLICT WITH OR IMPAIR
CORPORATE TRADEMARKS, LOGOS, AND OTHER FEATURES
oF CORPORATE BRA,NDING
IDENTITY; B) REQUIRE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO CALCULATE
THE COST SAVINGS TO
OWNERS AND CONTRACTORS
WHEN USING PRIVATE
PROVIDERS FOR PLANS REVIEWS AND BUILDING
INSPECTIONS, AND TO CALCULATE
AND REDUCE PERMIT
FEES ACCORDINGLY; c) PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND PUBLIC OR PRIVA,TE
UTILITIES FROM CHARGING HIGHER
WATER AND SEWER RATES TO
A ONE.FAMILY OR TWO-
FAMILY DWELLING THAT REQUIRES ,q. LARGER WATER METER
DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF FIRE SPRINKLERS THAN THE
RATES CHARGED TO SUCH DWELLINGS WITH A BASE METER;
AND THAT D) PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM
REQUIRING OWNERS TO OBTAIN PERMITS TO PAINT ONE-
FAMILY AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
WHEREAS, pending Florida Senate Bill 1312, as amended
by committee
substitute (CSISB 1312), and Florida House Bill 1021, as amended by
two corirmittee
substitutes and which passed by
a unanimous vote of
the House of Representatives on
April
19,2017 (CS/CSIHB11021),
contain numerous provisions which will preempt the
authority of local governments and which will have far-reaching and devastating effects
on the operation of local governments; and
WHEREAS, specifically, these Bills contain provisions
that a) retroactively
preempt local governments from imposlng regulations
on certain building, construction
or aesthetic requirements that conflict with or impair corporate trademarks, logos, and
other features of corporate branding identity;
b) require local governments to calculate
the cost savings to owners and contractors when using private providers
for plans
reviews and building inspections, and to calculate and reduce permit fees accordingly;
c) preempt local governments and public or private utilities from charging higher water
and sewer rates to a one-family or
two-family dwelling that requires a larger water meter
due to the installation of fire sprinklers than the rates charged to such dwellings
with a
base meter; and that d) preempt local governments from requiring owners to obtain
permits to paint one-family and two-family dwellings; and
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WHEREAS, the provisions in
the Bills that require local govemments to provide
cost savings to owners and contractors using private providers for building inspections
and plans reviews will result in a substantial reduction in
the budget
of City of Miami
Beach (City) because an estimated 90% of commercial permits are handled by private
providers; and
WHEREAS, this impact on the City's Building Department would result in a 75o/o
decrease in personnel and will significantly increase permit fees for single family
homeowners and those not using private providers
in order
to balance
the Cit/s
Enterprise Fund; and
WHEREAS, furthermore, the inability of local governments to require permits for
painiing certain residential dwellings would detract from the character
of neighborhoods;
and
WHEREAS, in addition,
the retroactive prohibition on Iocal
design review criteria
relating to corporate trademarks, logos, and other features of corporate branding would
have harmful and sweeping aesthetic impacts within the City, especially with the
nationally recognized Art Deco Historic District and throughout the many historically
designated areas of the City which attract a significant amount of
tourists and visitors to
the City annually.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED EY THE MAYOR AND GIry
COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that
the Mayor
and City
Commission hereby oppose
Senate Bill 1312, and related House
Bill 1021, and urge
Florida Governor Rick Scott to veto any such legislation with regard
to provisions
that a)
retroactively preempt local governments from imposing regulations
on certain building,
construction, or aesthetic requirements that conflict with or impair corporate
trademarks,
logos, and otherfeatures of corporate branding identity; b) require local governments to
calculate the cost savings to owners and contractors
when using private providers for
plans reviews and building inspections, and
to calculate and reduce permit fees
accordingly; c) preempt local governments and public
or private utilities from charging
higher water and sewer rates
to a one-family or two-family dwelling that requires a
larger water meter due to the installation of fire sprinklers than the rates
charged to such
dwellings wiih
a base meter; and
that d) preempt local governments
from requiring
owners to obtain permlts to paint one-family and two-family dwellings.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this .--.----- day of Aprfi,2017.
ATTEST:
@
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
F:\ATTO\TURN\RESOS\Reso opposlng SB 1312
AND HB fi212017.doc
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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MIAAAI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J. Aguila,
CityAttorney
DATE: April 26,2017
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION
OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY OPPOSING SENATE BILL 8 AND
RE-AFFI RMI NG
THE
CITY'S LONG.STANDING POLICYAGAI NST CASI NO
GAMBLI NG.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant
to the request
of Comndssioner Ricky Aniola, the attached Resolution is submitted for
consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the April 26,2017 Commission meeting.
Legislative Tracking
Office of the CityAttomey
Sponsor
Commissioner Ricky Aniola
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
a RESQ Opposing SB I20'17 F.A.4.25.2016
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION
OF THE MAYOR
AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY OPPOSING
SENATE BILL
8 AND RE.AFFIRMING THE CITY'S LONG-
STANDING POLICY AGAINST CASINO GAMBLING.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill
8 is currently pending consideration
in the 2A17 Florida
Legislative Session; and
WHEREAS,
this Bill would allow
the expansions of slot machlnes and casino
gambling, and would continue
to provide certain exclusive gaming rights
to the
Seminole Tribe throughout the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Miami Beach has a long-standing policy against casino
gambling in Florida as evidenced
by Resolution Nos.
2014-28529,2011-27812,2A08-
26927, and 2008-26925, which
are attached hereto as Composite
Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach continues to be firmly committed to
opposing all measures that would expand casino gambling in the State of Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT DULY RESOLVED
BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby strongly oppose Senate Bill
8 and hereby re-affirm
the City's long-
standing policy against casino gambling.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 'day of
April, 2017.
ATTEST:
@
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
APPROVED ASTO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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' RESOLUTTON
NO.l 2014-28529
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
. THE CITY :
OF MTAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY
REAFFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 2011.27812
WHICH URGED
THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO REJECT ANY AND ALL
EXPANSTONS
OF GAMBLTNG
tN FLORIDA, |NCLUD|NG
LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD LEGALIZE "DESTINATION
cAStNOS."
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature is currently considering various measures that would
substantially expand gambling in
the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS,
on December
14, 2011,
the Mayor
and City Commission passed and
adopted Resolution
No. 2011-278'12
which urged
the Florida Legislature to reject any and all
expansions of gambling, includihg legislation
to legalize
'destination casinos," in the State of
Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Maybr
and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach strongly reaftirm
the position expressed
in Resolution
No. 2011-27812,
which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, and wish
to maintain Resolution No. 201 1-27812 in full force
and effect.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE tT DULY RESOLVED
By THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that, by a unanimous 7-0 vote, the
Mayor and City Commission hereby strongly reafiirm Resolution No. 2011-27812
which urged
the Florida Legislature
to reject
any and all expansions
of gambling
in Florida, including
legislation that would
legalize'destination casinos.'
PASSED AND ADOPTED
this ftt day of March,
2014.
Ralph
fl Granado,APPROVED AS TO
FOBM & IANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
F:\ATTO\TURN\RESOS\Cas|no Gambling March 2014.docx
Composite Exhibit
A
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RESOLUTTON NO. 2Ot1-27812
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO REJECT ANY AND ALL
EXPANSIONS OF GAMBLING, INCLUDING LEGISLATION TO
LEGALIZE "DESTINATION CASINOS" IN FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature is currently considering various measures that would
substantially expand gambling in the State, and
WHEREAS, the legislation being considered would allow for casino operations that rival
in size and scope
the gambling operations existing in Las Vegas and Atlantic City; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the assurances of gambling promoters, historically, large
scale casino operations cannibalize non-gambling businesses and have caused, for instance,
the shuttering of forty percent of all restaurants and one{hird of all retail businesses in Atlantic
City; and
WHEREAS, our community will bear the severe and painful economic and social costs
that always accompany expansive gambling, including the misery of individuals and families
touched by problem gambling as they are at higher risk
of divorce, bankruptcy, child abuse,
domestic violence, crime, and suicide, and
WHEREAS, expanded gambling promotes corruption of the governmental process as
immensely
wealthy gambling companies from all over the world seek to receive benefits from
state governmental entities that regulate their existence and profits, and
WHEREAS, if gambling interests
are allowed to obtain major casino expansion, full
scale casino and gambling operations will became commonplace throughout our community
and our State, and
WHEREAS, inward facing mega-developments will privatize pubhc streets, destroy the
pedestrian experience of downtown neighborhoods, exacerbate trafflc, and denigrate the quality
of life in our community; and
WHEREAS, the false promises of increased revenue and jobs, like
the broken promises
that accompanied the lottery and other gambling expansions, are intended to convince
Floridians to make a fool's gamble with their future, and
WHEREAS, based upon the foregoing concerns, the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, hereby urge the Florida Legislature to reject
any and all
expansions of gambling in the State of Florida, including any legislation
which would legalize so
called "destination
casinos j
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CIry
COMMISSTON OF THE Clry OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Florida Legislature is
hereby urged to reject any and all expansions of gambling, including legislation to legalize so
called "destination casinos' in Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this (A day of December, 2011
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RE$BLUTIONHO. 2oo8-26e27
A RESOLUTION SF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAilIII BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTHG THE
RIGHT OF THE CITY TO DECIDE AND TO EXERCISE LOCAL
CONTROL IITIITH
REGARB TO CASINO GAMBLING IfiIITHII'{ ITS
JURISDICTION.
YUHEREA$, [n response to news
arlicles reporting that a commitlee, financed by
local developers, raras investigating the possibility
of a proposed amendment to the
Florida Constitution to allow fir Class lll ganrbling
at various- gite1 within Miarni-Dade
County, including in the City of ftr{iami Beach, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resotution No. 2008-26S?5 on October B, 2008, opposing rasino garnbling in the City;
and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach support
the right of tlre City to decide and to exercise local control with regard to casino
gambling within its jurisdiction.
NOW THEREFORE, EE IT DULY RESOLYED BY THE II'AYOR ANO CITY
COililrfiltStOH OF THE CITY OF MlAtlltl BEACH, FLORIDA, that, in addition to
opposing casino garnbling in
the City of Miami Beach, the Mayor and City Comrnission
support ine rigfrt of the City to decide and to exercise local control wlth regard to casino
gambling in the City of Miami Beach.
PASSED and,4OOPTEB this Tttrday of 0ctober 2008.
ATTEST:
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RESOLUT]ON NO.2008-e6925
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND GITY COMMISSION OF
Tt"tE
clTy
oF MtAMt BEACH, FLOR|D^I.,
OppOstHG ANy
INITIATIVE TO AITIEND FLORIDA'S COHSTITUTIOH TO ALLOW
CA$INO GAIIIBLIHG IN ITII.AMI
BEACH.
WHERHA$, local news adictes have reported
that a cornrnittee, financed b-y lo*al
developers, [s investlgating the possibility of writing
an initiative for a proposed casino
amendment
ts the Florida Consfftution
to allow for Class lll gambling at various sites
within Miami-Dade, including in the Cig of Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission are opposed to casino gambling in
the City of Miami Eeach and oppose any efforts
to bring casino gambling to the City of
Miami Beach; and
WHERHAS,
in view
of the concern
of the Mayor and City Commission with
regard to the prospect of casins gambling in Miami-Dade County, the City Manager and
City .&ttorney's
Office are hereby direcled
to inuestigate
and research any and all
methsds to oppose and prevent casino gambling in
the City of Miami Beach.
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT DULY RESOLVED
BY THE MAYOR
AND CITY
C0llllttflls$l0N OF THE CITY OF MLAftill BEACH, FLORID.A, that the Mayor and City
Gomrnission
sppose ca$ino gambling in
the City of Alliami Beach and the City lvlanager
and City Attorney are herehy
directed
to research
and investigate any and all rnethods
to oppose caslno gambling in the City of Miami Beach.
PASSED ANd
ADOPTED this 7th
.day of 0ctaber 2008-
ATTEST:
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Robert Far'cher
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New Business and Commission Requests -
R9 AP
AAIAAAI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Mayor Philip Levine
DATE: April 26,2017
SUBJECT:
PRESENTATION
BY THE MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY COMMISSION ON
ETHICS AND PUBLIC TRUST ON THE FINDINGS
OF THE 2016 ETHICS
QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED
TO CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
EMPLOYEES.
ANALYSIS
Attached please find the Executive Summary of the 2016 Ethics Questionnaire administered to
City of Miami Beach employees by the Miami-Dade
County Commission on Ethics and Public
Trust.
Mr.
Joseph M.
Centorino, Executive Director
of the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics
and Public Trust, will be presenting an overview of the results, followed by questions.
Leoislative Trackino
Mayor Philip Levine
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
o Executive Sumnary - Survey Findings
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Findings of 2A16
ethics questionnaire administered to
City of Miami Beach employees
Introduction
During a seven-month period during 2013,
the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission Staff presented
an intensive
ethics training program to approximately 250
City of Miami Beach employees, consisting of nine steps and more
than twelve hours
of classroom presentations and interaction. This unusual
"bootcamp" approach to ethics
training for public employees was arranged through an interlocal agreement between the
City of Miami Beach
and Miami-Dade County, paid
for
by the City. The employees
were from "regulatoq/" departments dealing
directly with the public regarding enforcement and related issues, including the Building, Code Compliance,
Finance, Fire Prevention, Parking, Planning, and Procurement.
The program was prompted by a request from former
City Manager Jorge Gonzalez, due to significant problems
generated
by a number
of individuals from among those departments who had been prosecuted
for comrption-
related crimes, as well as by his assessment
of the ethics and comrption risks to the
City from those
departments.
The program, conducted during the first year of the administration of City Manager
Jimmy Morales, was provided
explicit approval and
support by Manager Morales as well as the Mayor and
City Commission. The program was
also video-recorded by employees
of the City for its continued use in the training
of new employees in those
departments, which has been done on a regular basis since 20L3.
The final step of the program consisted of personal interviews by Ethics Commission staff with 203
of the
employees from those departments, and the
administration of a questionnaire to those
employees, which included
an
assessment of their attitudes on a number
of ethics and comrption- related issues in the City government. The
results
of the questionnaire were included in a Final Report issued
by the Ethics Commission staff to Manager
Morales, in February 2014.
During December, 2016,
Miami-Dade Ethics Commission staff, with the cooperation
of City Manager Morales
and his staff, re-administered
two sections
of the
original questionnaire
to 218 current City of Miami Beach
employees
within the same departments that had been the subject of the original ethics training. This group
included many
of those who personally participated in the original program, as well as a substantial number
of
employees hired in those
departments since 2013,
who received the video-recorded
version of the
training as part
of their orientation.
The purpose
of the second questionnaire was to provide a basis for assessing whether
the attitudes of the
employees in the participating departments had measurably changed during the three years since the completion
of the original program. The questions selected were identical to questions
from the original questionnaire
administered in December 2013. The methodology used to administer and record the answers was identical to
that used in 2013-personal interviews
of City employees by Ethics
Commission staff.
The results are summarized
below through a comparison of the average responses to those questions
included on
both questionnaires. The tabulation
of the responses
was done by COE Forensic Accountant/Investigator Karl
Ross. Attached to this summary are copies of the
original program outline as proposed and conducted in 2013, as
well as the questionnaires used in both 2013 and 20i6.
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Comparison of 2013 results to 2016 results: Part I
o In response to Question #1, overall job satisfaction was
slightly higher n2016 at 8.2 on a scale of 1 to
10, compared to 8 for the survey conducted in December 2013.
o In response to Question #2, employees said working conditions improved fromT .4 in 2013 to a rating
of
8.1 in 2016
- a nearly 10 percent increase.
o In response to Question #3, employees rated the quality of their supervision at 8.3 in 2016 as compared
to 7 .7 in 201
3
- an increase
of 8 percent.
o In response to Question #4, employees rated the quality of their training n 2016 as 7 .5 versus 7 n 2013
- a 7 percent improvement.
o In response to Question #5, employees rated the morale
of their fellow co-workers as 7.1 in 2016,
registering a 16 percent improvement over the 6.1 assigned in 2013.
o In response
to Question #6, employees again gave their supervisors higher marks in2016, rating their
ethical standards at 8.6 compared to 8.1 in 2013.
r In response to Question #7, employees also reported a more favorable view of their co-workers' ethics
in 2016 at 8.6 when compared to20t3 al8.2.
o In response to Question #8, employees rated the
City's overall ethical standards at 8 in 2016 as opposed
to 7.1 in 2013
- or a 13 percent increase over that period.
Comparison of 2013
results to 2016 results: Part II
o In response to Question #9,22 percent
of employees reported having been offered a bribe at some point
in their careers
- down from27 percent
in20l3.
o In response
to Question #10, 13 percent
of employees said they were aware of bribery or comrption in
CMB government. The percentage
is unchanged over 2013.
o ln response to Question #11, 90 percent of employees said they felt they received enough training to
identify and avoid ethical pitfalls - slightly lower than the 92 percent that expressed having received
adequate training in 2013.
o In response
to Question #12,77 percent
of employees said they felt adequate safeguards were in place to
thwart comrption compared to just 60 percent
in2013.
o In response to Question #13, 80 percent
of employees expressed that adequate measurers
were in place
to report
comrption - up significantly from the 64 percent
in 2013.
o In response to Question #14,81percent of employees viewed
CMB Govemment to be ethical compared
to 65 percent
in 2013
- an overall improvement
of 25 percent.
o In response to Question #15, 67 percent
of employees said they felt there were adequate protections
against retaliation for reporting ethical misconduct. This is more than double the 33 percent
of
employees who responded
affirmatively in2013.
Other findings and highlights among departments:
o Based on the 2016 results, Procurement showed the highest level
ofjob satisfaction at 9.3 out of 10 and
co-worker morale, also 9.3 out of 10,
while Parking seemed to be the most problematic department with
job satisfaction of 7.4 and co-worker morale
of 4.4.
o The departments with the highest percentage
of employees stating they had been offered bribes were Fire
Prevention at 36 percent
followed by Parking at 35 percent and
Code Compliance at
30 percent. Finance
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and Procurement employees reported
no such overtures while Planning reported
8 percent
affrrmative
response.
. The reduction in the percent
of employees offered a bribe fromZ7 to 22 percent is likely more
significant
than it may seem. 30 percent
of employees taking the survey in 2013 reported having been offered a bribe
at some point. This contrasts with just 9.4 percent
of employees joining the regulatory ranks since that
time. This suggests that the incidence
of bribery may
be declining due to increased awareness by
regulatory employees as well as reduced
expectations of the receptivity of employees to bribes by potential
bribers.
Conclusion
Overall, the above findings suggest that
City of Miami Beach employees from the regulatory departments
surveyed are more satisfied with the City's ethical standards than
they were at the time of the initial ethics survey
in 2013. The recent questionnaires
highlighted a number
of positive trends, such as
double-digit improvements
with respect to the
City's overall ethics and ethical standards, as well as co-worker morale. The findings further
signal that management is doing a better job at finding ways to report and prevent comrption while making
employees who report misconduct feel safer against retaliation.
The favorable trend
in employee attitudes documented in this comparison cannot be attributed to any
single factor,
but is likely related
to both the intensive ethics training that the employees have received over the past three years,
as well as appropriate follow-up actions by administrators, supervisors and the employees themselves.
The
original questionnaire was administered at the end of the 2013 live version of the ethics training. Because
the employees were not interviewed prior to the commencement of that training, we are unable to determine the
impact of the
original training apart from the follow-up video training. Assuming that the original live presentation
would have left a positive impact on those attitudes following that seven-month program and prior to the first
suryey, it is probable that the impact
of the original training, plus the continued use of the video version
of that
training, would have
shown an even greater
improvement in attitudes toward ethics than what was concluded
from the available data.
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New Business and
Commission Reouests -
R9 AQ
MIAAAI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
FROM: Vce-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
DATE: April 26,2017
SUBJECT:
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE INSTALLATION
OF CAMERAS ON
UPPER NORTH BAY ROAD, DUE TO RECENT INCIDENTS OF
BURGLARIESIROBBERIES IN THE AREA.
ANALYS!S
Please place a discussion item
on the April 26, 2017 Commission Agenda, regarding the
installation
of cameras on Upper North Bay Road,
due to recent incidents of
burglaries/robberies in the area.
Leoislative Trackino
Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen
Gorzalez
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