2015-28962 Reso RESOLUTION NO 2015-28962
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 94-21382 CONCERNING COMMISSION
COMMITTEES, AND AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY
RESOLUTION NOS. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, 2013-
28437, AND 2015-28905, BY CREATING A NEW
PARAGRAPH 5 TO ESTABLISH A REQUIREMENT THAT
ITEMS PUBLISHED IN COMMISSION COMMITTEE
AGENDAS SHALL INCLUDE SUFFICIENT DETAIL AND
INFORMATION FOR THE COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC TO
EVALUATE THE ITEMS IN A REASONABLE AND TIMELY
MANNER.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 94-21382, the City Commission established City
Commission Committees to examine facts and issues relating to matters relating to land use and
development, capital improvements and finance, and community issues; and
WHEREAS, over the years, various amendments have been made to Resolution No. 94-
21382 by Resolution Nos. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, 2013-28437, and 2015-28905 to
amend the provisions for City Commission Committees relative to membership, participation,
purpose, the selection of chairpersons and vice chairpersons, and the calling and holding of
meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission wish to provide agenda requirements for the
City Commission Committees, as set forth herein, to provide greater transparency, efficiency, and
meaningful participation by the Committee members and the public on matters coming before City
Commission Committees..
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
I. That Resolution No. 94-21382, as subsequently amended by Resolution Nos. 97-
22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446,2013-28437,and 2015-28905 is hereby amended as
follows:
1. Four (4) Committees shall be established to examine in depth facts and
issues relating to matters in which the Mayor and City Commission may need
to act and to advise the Mayor and City Commission of their findings and
their recommendations relating to those matters. The four(4) Committees
shall be as follows and shall generally have the following purposes:
a. the Land Use and Development Committee shall hear matters related
to planning and zoning issues and issues related to specific public
and/or private development projects;
b. the Finance and City-Wide Projects Committee shall hear issues
related to municipal finance and City-wide capital improvements
projects;
c. the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee shall address
issues related to the quality of life, including improvement programs
relating to the various neighborhoods throughout the City and shall
address issues of concern or interest to the Miami Beach community;
and
d. the Sustainability and Resiliency Committee shall address issues
related to general environmental improvement trends, sustainable
development, and green initiatives.
2. Each Committee shall have three (3) voting members who shall be
comprised of members of the City Commission selected by the Mayor. In
addition, each Committee shall have an alternate member selected by the
Mayor, provided, however, that the Mayor may serve as one of the three(3)
members of any Committee or may serve as the alternate member on any
Committee on which the Mayor does not serve as a member. In the event
that one or more of the three (3) members comprising a specific Committee
are not present at a Committee meeting, the alternate member may
participate and vote on any issue before his or her designated committee
and may serve for purposes of establishing a quorum. If the alternate
member is unable to serve, the Mayor may serve as the alternate member
(provided, however, that the Mayor is not already serving as a member, or
alternate member, of such Committee). Notwithstanding the above, City
Commission members who are not Committee members, or serving as an
alternate member in the place of an absent Committee member, may
participate in the discussion of any issue before any Committee.
3. The Mayor shall appoint a chairperson and vice chairperson for each
eCommittee. The term of service for each chairperson or vice chairperson
shall be one year.
4. Meetings shall be held when called by the chairperson, or in his /her
absence, by the vice chairperson and shall be held in the City Commission
Chambers unless the chairperson or, in his/her absence, the vice
chairperson determines that good cause exists for the holding of a meeting in
another location. In addition, meetings shall be video and audio recorded
and shall be broadcast live on the Miami Beach cable channel or videotaped
for posting on the City's website within a reasonable time following the
conclusion of the meeting.
5. Items published in Committee agendas shall include sufficient detail and
information for the Committee and the public to evaluate the items in a
reasonable and timely manner.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor and City Commission reserve the right to assign such
other matters they may deem appropriate, to be addressed by one or all of the aforestated
Committees.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 11 day of March, 2015.
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