Resolution 2025-33496RESOLUTION NO. 2025-33496
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
COMMISSION COMMITTEES, AND AMENDING AND RESTATING
RESOLUTION NO. 94-21382 (AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION
NOS. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, 2013-28437, 2015-28905,
2015-28962, 2019-31107, 2024-32896, 2024-32990, 2024-33256
AND 2024-33437) TO PROVIDE FOR THREE (3) VOTING
MEMBERS AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE TO SERVE ON EACH
COMMITTEE AND TO ESTABLISH VOTING PROCEDURES FOR
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
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, 2015-
28905, 2015-28962, 2019-31107, 2024-32896, 2024-32990, 2024-33256 and 2024-
33437 to amend the provisions for City Commission Committees relative to membership,
participation, purpose, the selection of chairpersons and vice chairpersons, the calling
and holding of meetings, and the sufficiency of information to be provided in items
published in Commission Committee agendas; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission now desire to amend the
Commission Committee requirements to update the Commission Committee structure by
providing for three (3) voting members and one (1) alternate to serve on each committee
and establishing voting procedures for committee agenda item recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. Three (3) 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 three (3) Committees shall be
as follows and shall generally have the following purposes:
a. the Land Use and Sustainability Committee ("LUSC") shall hear matters
related to planning, infrastructure, and zoning issues (including issues
relating to land use, mobility, historic preservation, and sustainable
development) and issues related to specific public and/or private
development projects; additionally, amendments to the Comprehensive
Plan or Land Development Regulations that are initiated by the City
Commission shall first be referred to the LUSC and the LUSC shall transmit
its recommendation to the City Commission before the amendment may be
referred to the Planning Board, unless the City Commission waives this
requirement by a 6/7ths vote;
b. the Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee ("FERC") shall hear
issues related to municipal finance, City-wide capital improvements
projects, and efficiency in government, as well as issues affecting tourism,
arts and culture, business, and education in the City; and
c. the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee ("PSNQLC")
shall address issues related to residents' 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, including public safety, parks and recreation facilities and
programs, housing, and homelessness; additionally, subject to waiver by
the City Commission on a 6/7ths vote, any ordinance initiated by any
member(s) of the City Commission and related to public safety (i.e. any
ordinance that provides for a criminal penalty and/or is to be administered
by the Police Department or the Fire Department), shall first be referred to
the PSNQLC, except for emergency ordinances pursuant to City Charter
Section 2.05; and further, the PSNQLC shall transmit its recommendation
to the City Commission prior to first reading.
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.
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 for 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 (but such members cannot
vote and cannot count toward quorum).
3. The Mayor shall annually appoint a chairperson and vice chairperson for each
Committee. The term of service for each chairperson and 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 audiovisually recorded and shall be broadcast live on the Miami Beach
cable channel (or the audiovisual recording shall be posted 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.
6. A Committee shall advance an agenda item to the full City Commission with a
favorable recommendation when a majority of the members of the Committee vote
in favor of the proposed measure (i.e., on a 2-1 or 3-0 vote).
7. A Committee shall advance an agenda item to the full City Commission with an
unfavorable recommendation when a majority of the members of the Committee
vote against the proposed measure (i.e., on a 2-1 vote). In lieu of an unfavorable
recommendation, a Committee has the option, by majority vote of the Committee,
to specifically recommend advancing the proposed measure to the City
Commission with "no recommendation." If all three (3) Committee members vote
against a proposed agenda item, the agenda item dies at Committee, unless the
Mayor, at the Mayor's discretion, elects to place the item on the next regular City
Commission agenda for consideration by the City Commission. Committee liaisons
shall be responsible with furnishing the Mayor's office with a list of items that died
in Committee, to allow the Mayor to timely determine whether to place any such
item on the next available regular meeting agenda of the City Commission.
8. A Committee shall advance an agenda item to the full City Commission with no
recommendation in the event of a tie (i.e., a 1-1 vote when only 2 Committee
members are present).
9. Discussion items that do not involve any proposed action may be concluded at
Committee by unanimous consent.
10. This Resolution supersedes Resolution Nos. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446,
2013-28437, 2015-28905, 2015-28962, 2019-31107, 2024-32896, and 2024-
32990, 2024-33256 and 2024-33437.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2 day of re6"`4' y , 2025.
ATTEST:
FEB G 5 2025
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
(Sponsored by Mayor Steven Meiner)
Steven Meiner, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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Date
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico
DATE: February 3, 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RELATING TO COMMISSION COMMITTEES, AND
AMENDING AND RESTATING RESOLUTION NO. 94-21382 (AS AMENDED BY
RESOLUTION NOS. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, 2013-28437, 2015-28905,
2015-28962, 2019-31107, 2024-32896, 2024-32990, 2024-33256 AND 2024-33437)
TO PROVIDE FOR THREE (3) VOTING MEMBERS AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE TO
SERVE ON EACH COMMITTEE AND TO ESTABLISH VOTING PROCEDURES
FOR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of the sponsor, Mayor Steven Meiner.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
N/A
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
Applicable Area
Citywide
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Is this a "Resident's Right to Know" item,
pursuant to City Code. Section 2-17?
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Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
Project?
No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
City Attorney
Sponsor(s)
Mayor Steven Meiner
Co-sponsor(s)
Condensed Title
Resolution Amending and Restating Committee Rules. (Meiner) CA
Previous Action (For City Clerk Use Only)
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