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City Commission Meeting
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
December 10, 2008
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Vice-Mayor Jonah Wolfson
Commissioner Victor M. Diaz, Jr.
Commissioner Saul Gross
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Edward L. Tobin
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Attorney Jose Smith
City Clerk Robert E. Parcher
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Call to Order - 9:00 a.m.
Inspirational Message, Pledge of Allegiance
Requests for Additions, Withdrawals, and Deferrals
Presentations and Awards Regular Agenda
PA Presentations and Awards R2 Competitive Bid Reports
R5 Ordinances
Consent Agenda R7 Resolutions
C2 Competitive Bid Reports R9 New Business and Commission
C4 Commission Committee Assignments R10 City Attorney Reports
C6 Commission Committee Reports
C7 Resolutions Reports and Informational Items
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Consent Agenda December 10, 2008 City of Miami Beach
Presentations and Awards
PA1 Certificates Of Recognition To Be Presented To Moises Bakery, First Place, Tamarind Thai
Restaurant; Second Place. And Juices And Bites; Third Place For Best Empanada In North Beach
Contest City Of Miami Beach Hispanic Heritage Festival In 2008. (Page 1)
(Requested by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
PA2 Certificates Of Recognition To Be Presented To: Rachael Ovadia And Michael Hughes Of The
Washington Avenue Neighborhood Association For Their Efforts And Contribution To The Old City
Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony On October 22, 2008.
(Requested by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
PA3 Certificates Of Recognition To Be Presented To: Pepper’s Burrito Grill, Mattarello Bakery Café,
Fratelli La Bufala, Moshi Moshi, Cavas Wine Bar And Lee Ann Drugs & Pharmacy For Their Efforts
And Contribution To The Old City Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony On October 22, 2008.
(Requested by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
PA4 Certificate Of Appreciation To Be Presented To: Maïa Litzenberg, Winner of the Vote Miami Beach
Essay Contest. (Page)
(Requested by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
PA5 Proclamation To Be Presented To The Opium Group For Their Generosity And Efforts In Planning
And Hosting The Seniors' Halloween Dance At Mansion On November 1, 2008.
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Wolfson)
PA6 Certificates Of Recognition To Be Presented To Paula Walker And Vanessa Menkes Of The Opium
Group For Their Efforts In Planning And Hosting The Seniors' Halloween Dance At Mansion On
November 1, 2008.
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Wolfson)
PA7 Certificate Of Recognition To Be Presented To Tim Wilcox Of Bar-B-Que Beach Restaurant For
Generously Providing Food And Refreshments At The Seniors' Halloween Dance At Mansion On
November 1, 2008.
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Wolfson)
PA8 Certificate of Recognition To Be Presented To Kiwanis International Of Miami Beach, Honoring
Kiwanis Family Month.
(Requested by Commissioner Libbin)
PA9 Certificates of Recognition To Be Presented To Litter Awareness Volunteers, For Their Participation
In The “No Litter, No Butts” Weekend Beach Campaign To: ECOMB, Surfriders of Miami Beach,
Surfriders of University of Miami, Honey Shine, North Beach Development Corporation, Doctors
Charter School of Miami Shores, EF International Language School, Boucher Brothers, Loews Hotel,
The Ritz Hotel, Shore Club Hotel, Pelican Hotel, Marriott Hotel, And The Tides Resort.
(Requested by Commissioner Libbin)
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Presentations and Awards – Continued
PA10 Certificate of Recognition To Be Presented To Miami Beach Police Officers Reserve Program For
Their Valuable Assistance To The Miami Beach Police Department.
(Requested by Commissioner Libbin)
PA11 Certificate Of Appreciation Presented To The September, October, November And December 2008
Employees Of The Month "At Your Service Award" Winners.
(City Manager’s Office)
PA12 Recognition Of The Parks And Recreation Department For The Following Accomplishments: 1) For
Receiving National Accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park & Recreation
Agencies (CAPRA); 2) For Receiving The 2008 Agency Excellence Award By The Florida Recreation
and Parks Association (FRPA); 3) Recreation Review Magazine Received The 2007 Media
Excellence Award And The Silver Circle In 2008; And 4) Presentation Of A Plaque To The Mayor
And City Commission, For The Success Of The Surf Camp For Children With Autism Spectrum
Disorders And Media Attention Received Nationwide.
(Parks & Recreation Department)
PA13 Certificate Of Appreciation Acknowledging Gary Farmer For His Work At The Bass As Interim
Administrator.
(Tourism & Cultural Development)
CONSENT AGENDA
Action:
Moved:
Seconded:
Vote:
C2 - Competitive Bid Reports
C2A Request For Approval To Issue A Request For Proposals (RFP) For A Building Development Process
Fees Study. (Page 3)
(Budget & Performance Improvement)
C2B Request For Approval To Issue A Request For Proposals (RFP) For Investment Advisory Services
And Extend The Existing Agreement In A Month To Month Basis With MBIA Municipal Investors
Service Corp. (Page 10)
(Finance Department)
C2C Request For Approval To Issue A Request For Qualifications (RFQ), For Professional Construction
Engineering And Inspection (CEI) Services Of The Water Mains, Sanitary Sewer Mains, And Milling
And Resurfacing Improvements Along Indian Creek Drive Between 26th And 42nd Streets. (Page 17)
(Public Works)
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C4 Commission Committee Assignments
C4A Referral To The Land Use And Development Committee A Discussion Regarding The Possible
Prohibition Or Limitation On Rooftop Venues, Restaurants, Bars, Lounges, Etc., Open To The Public
Located In All Districts South Of Fifth Street. (Page 34)
(Requested by Mayor Bower)
C4B Referral To The Miami Beach Planning Board To Consider An Amendment To The Light Industrial
District To Make A “Towing Service” A “Conditional Use.” (Page 36)
(Requested by Mayor Bower)
C4C Referral To The Sustainability Committee A Discussion Regarding The Removal Of All Public And
Private Jet Ski Water Channels On The Atlantic Ocean Side Of The Beach Covering The Entire City Of
Miami Beach. (Page 38)
(Requested by Mayor Bower)
C4D Referral To The Land Use And Development Committee To Discuss The Unwanted Distribution Of
Literature, Newspapers In Particular, At Local Residences. (Page 40)
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Wolfson)
C4E Referral To The Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee To Discuss A Resolution Adopted By
The Beach Preservation Committee Urging For A Visual Litter Awareness Campaign. (Page 42)
(Requested by Commissioner Libbin)
C4F Referral To The Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee To Discuss A Resolution Adopted By
The Orchard Park Neighborhood Association Requesting The Creation Of An Organic Community
Garden In Pine Tree Park. (Page 44)
(Requested by Commissioner Libbin)
C4G Referral To The Sustainability Committee To Create A Sustainability Master Plan For The City Of
Miami Beach To Contain Short, Mid And Long Range Goals Towards Reducing The City’s Footprint
On The Environment. (Page 46)
(Requested by Commissioner Tobin)
C4H Referral To The Finance & Citywide Projects Committee To Discuss Towing Permit Renewal Options.
(Page 50)
(Parking Department)
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C4 Commission Committee Assignments - Continued
C4I Referral To Land Use And Development Committee A Proposed Ordinance Dealing With Revisions To
Single Family Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions; An Ordinance Amending The Land Development
Regulations Of The Code Of The City OF Miami Beach, By Amending Chapter 118, "Administration
And Review Procedures," Article X, "Historic Preservation," Division 5, “Single Family Ad Valorem Tax
Exemption", Modifying The Requirements And Procedures For City Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions For
Single Family Homes; Providing For Repealer, Codification, Severability And An Effective Date.
(Page 52)
(Planning Department)
C4J Referral To The Planning Board – Application Requirement For Appointment To A Land Use Board
An Ordinance Amending The Land Development Regulations Of The Miami Beach City Code,
Chapter 118, “Administration And Review Procedures”, Article II, “Boards,” Division 1 “Generally,” By
Creating A New Section 118-32, “Application Requirement For Land Use Boards” To Require The
Filing Of An Application For Membership On Any Of The Four Land Use Boards Not Less Than Ten
Days Before Appointment, Providing For Waiver By The City Commission; And Providing For
Repealer, Severability, Codification, And An Effective Date. (Page 59)
(Planning Department)
C6 - Commission Committee Reports
C6A Report Of The Capital Improvement Projects Oversight Committee Meeting On November 3, 2008 : 1)
Attendance; 2) Review And Acceptance Of Minutes; 3) Public Comments; 4) Old Business; 5) Sub-
Committee Meeting Reports; 6) Items Referred To CIPOC From October 7, 2008 City Commission
Meeting; 7) Discussion On How City Is To Address Isolated Flooding Conditions In Areas Outside Of
Identified Priority Basins; 8) Status Of Stillwater Drive (Biscayne Point ROW Project) Issues; 9) Status
Report: Normandy Shores Golf Course; 10) Construction Update: Normandy Shores Neighborhood
Improvement Project; 11) Staff Action Report; 12) Calendar Of Meetings; 13) Adjournment. (Page 64)
C6B Report Of The Land Use And Development Committee Of October 27, 2008 Meeting: 1) Discussion
Regarding 39th Street-End; 2) Discussion Pertaining To The Proposal For Collins Park - A)
Discussion Regarding The Mayor’s CANDO Committee’s Proposal For Collins Park Requiring For All
The Spaces In The City Projects Or Public/Private Joint Venture Projects In The CANDO District
Portion Of The Structure To Include Art Galleries, Artist’s Lofts And Live/Work Spaces; B) Discussion
Regarding The Mayor’s CANDO Committee’s Request For Support Of The Artistic Character Of The
CANDO District Requiring Participation In A Program Which Requires On-Street Construction
Screening To Display Temporary Works Of Arts Created By Local Artists; 3) New Business:
Discussion Of Proposed Ordinance Regarding ADA Lifts And Elevators. (Page 70)
C6C Report Of The Land Use And Development Committee Of November 17, 2008 Meeting: 1)
Discussion Of The Performance Artists’s Presentation On The Right-Of-Way Adjacent To The Palace
Food Bar, Located At 1200 Ocean Drive; 2) Discussion Regarding A Proposed Amendment To The
Regulations Dealing With Accessory Use Restaurants In Hotels Located In The P-PS 1, 2, 3 & 4
Districts. (South Of Fifth Street). (Page 72)
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C6 - Commission Committee Reports - Continued
C6D Report Of The Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee Meeting Of November 24, 2008: 1)
Consideration of A Public Art Project By The Artist Wendy Wischer To Be Commissioned For
Placement In The Third Street And Washington Avenue Plaza, As Recommended By The Art In
Public Places Committee; 2) Discussion Of Implementing A North Beach Local Bus Route, 3) Report
Regarding The Intersection Related To The Bike Path At 16th Street And Alton Road; And 4)
Discussion Regarding Free Public Parking For Electric Cars. (Page 74)
C6E Report Of The Finance And Citywide Projects Committee Meeting For November 18, 2008, 1)
Proposed Project For Retail And Garage In The Sunset Harbor Neighborhood; 2A) Discussion Of
Potential Garage Project In The Collins Park Neighborhood. 2B) Discussion Regarding A Proposed
Joint Venture For A Parking Garage Project In The Collins Park Neighborhood; 3) Discussion Of
Potential Garage Project As Part Of The North Beach Town Center Plan; 4) Discussion Regarding
Acorn Lights Located In Normandy Isle, Normandy Sud ROW Project; 5) Discussion On Additional
Pedestrian Lighting For The Nautilus West ROW Neighborhood; 6) Discussion Regarding The Wing
Art Work At The End Of Lincoln Road And Washington Avenue; 7) Discussion Regarding Limited
Improvements To The Little Stage Theater And 8) Discussion Regarding Implementation Of The
Affordable Housing Ad Valorem Tax Deferral Approved By The 2007 Florida Legislature. (Page 80)
C7 - Resolutions
C7A A Resolution Retroactively Approving And Authorizing The City Manager Or His Designee To Submit
A Grant Fund Request To The John S. And James L. Knight Foundation For Funding In An Amount
Not To Exceed $150,000 For Sleepless Night 2009; Further Appropriating The Above Grant And
Matching Funds, If Approved And Accepted By The City; And Authorizing The Execution Of All
Necessary Documents Related To This Application. (Page 90)
(Budget & Performance Improvement)
C7B A Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager Pertaining To The Ranking Of
Proposals Pursuant To Request For Proposals (RFP) No. 01-08/09, For Community Satisfaction
Survey Services; Authorizing The Administration To Enter Into Negotiations With The Top-Ranked
Proposer, The Center For Research & Public Policy; And Should The Administration Not Be
Successful In Negotiating An Agreement With The Top-Ranked Proposer, Authorizing Negotiations
With The Second-Ranked Proposer, Profile Marketing Research ; And Further Authorizing The
Mayor And City Clerk To Execute An Agreement Upon Conclusion Of Successful Negotiations By
The Administration To Not Exceed $103,000; And Further Authorizing The City Manager To
Negotiate And Approve Subsequent Surveys And/Or Focus Group For 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
(Page 95)
(Budget & Performance Improvement)
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C7 – Resolutions - Continued
C7C A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute Amendment No. 8,
To The Existing Professional Services Agreement With STA Architectural Group, Inc., For The Fire
Station No. 2 And Hose Tower Refurbishment Projects; Said Amendment, In The Not-To-Exceed
Amount Of $265,640, To Provide Design Services And Construction Administration Services For The
Historic Renovation Of The Existing Fire Station No. 2 (Building A); With Funding For Same Available
From Previously Appropriated Funding Sources; $57,618 From The Pay-As-You-Go (Fund No. 302)
Appropriated In The Capital Budget Fiscal Year 2006/2007, $89,087 From The Capital Reserve -
Contingency (Fund No. 304) Appropriated In The Capital Budget Fiscal Year 2007/2008, $76,935
From The Capital Reserve - Design (Fund No. 304) Appropriated In The Capital Budget Fiscal Year
2007/2008; And With Funding For Same Available From Previously Appropriated Hose Tower
Refurbishment Project Funding Sources; $12,000 From The Pay-As-You-Go (Fund No. 302)
Appropriated In The Capital Budget Fiscal Year 2006/2007, And $30,000 From The Capital Reserve -
Design (Fund No. 304) Appropriated In The Capital Budget Fiscal Year 2007/2008. (Page 104)
(Capital Improvement Projects)
C7D A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute Amendment No. 3 To
The Professional Architectural And Engineering (A/E) Services Agreement Between The City Of
Miami Beach, Florida And EAC Consulting, Inc. (EAC), For Additional Professional Services,
Associated With Signage And Pavement Markings, In The Amount Of $49,820, For The Biscayne
Point Right Of Way Infrastructure Improvement Project, With Funding From G.O. Bond
Neighborhoods Fund (384), Previously Appropriated In The Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Capital Budget.
(Page 119)
(Capital Improvement Projects)
C7E A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Mayor And The City Clerk To Execute Amendment No.
9 To The Agreement Between The City And EDAW, Inc., Dated May 16, 2001, In An Amount Not-To-
Exceed $63,247, For Additional Permitting Associated With The Coastal Construction Control Line
And For Additional Resident Project Representative / Construction Administration Services For
Construction Of Phase 1 (East Of Collins Avenue) Within The Right-Of-Way Infrastructure
Improvements Program Neighborhood No. 6 – Oceanfront Project; With Funding From Previously
Appropriated 2003 General Obligation Bond Fund 384, Allocated For Construction In Account 384-
2340-069357 And To Be Re-Allocated To Design Account 384-2340-061357. (Page 128)
(Capital Improvement Projects)
C7F A Resolution Approving An Amendment To The Basis Of Design Report For Neighborhood No. 4,
Normandy Isle And Normandie Sud, To Include Pedestrian Lighting On Marseille Drive, Calais Drive,
And Trouville Esplanade; Uplighting Of Landscaping In The Median On Trouville Esplanade; And
Brick Paver Crosswalks At The Intersections Of Rue Bordeaux And Trouville Esplanade With
Marseille Drive. (Page 137)
(Capital Improvement Projects)
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C7 – Resolutions - Continued
C7G A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Administration To Proceed With Limited Upgrades To
The Little Stage Theater, As A Maintenance Project Through The City’s Property Management
Division, That Would Allow Its Opening And Use, Prior To The Future Comprehensive Little Stage
Theater Complex Project (The Project); And Further Approving And Authorizing Up To $25,000 To
Fund For These Upgrades From The Previously Appropriated Professional Services Portion Of The
Project, With Funds Previously Appropriated From The City Center RDA Capital Fund No. 365.
(Page 142)
(Capital Improvement Projects)
C7H A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Strategic Alliance Memorandum Between
The City Of Miami Beach And The United States Small Business Administration, For The Purpose Of
Enhancing Awareness Of And Access To Federal Small Business Programs By Miami Beach
Businesses. (Page 151)
(City Manager’s Office)
C7I A Resolution Approving The Assignment From Berkowitz Development Group (As Assignor) To The
City (As Assignee), Of The Following Agreements Between Berkowitz Development Group, Inc., And
1) The Firm Of Schwebke-Shiskin & Associates, Inc., For Civil Engineering Services For Off-Site
Improvements Along Lenox Avenue And 6th Street, In The Amount Of $90,850; 2) C. Davis Electric
Col, Inc., For The Engineering And Coordination For The Roadway Lighting On 6th Street And Lenox
Avenue, In The Amount Of $19,200; And 3) EGS2 Corporation, For Landscape Architectural Services
Related To Off-Site Improvements On 6th Street And Lenox Avenue, In The Amount Of $3,700; With
Funding, In The Amount Of $113,750, From South Pointe RDA Account 379-2330-061357,
Previously Appropriated For Flamingo Neighborhood Bid Pack A In The Capital Budget. (Page 158)
(City Manager’s Office)
C7J A Resolution Approving The Sale Of One (1) Used 1981 Darley Pumper Truck And One (1) Used
1987 Spartan Ladder Truck, In Their “As Is” Condition, To The Cuerpo General De Bomberos
Voluntarios Del Peru (Volunteer Firefighters Of Peru), In The Amount Of $10,000. (Page 177)
(Fleet Management)
C7K A Resolution Consenting To And Confirming The Appointment Of Eric Yuhr As The Fire Chief For
The City Of Miami Beach. (Page 182)
(Human Resources)
C7L A Resolution Accepting The Recommendations Report From The Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee And Referring Same To The Land Use & Development Committee For Discussion And
Implementation Considerations. (Page 189)
(Office of Real Estate, Housing & Community Development)
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C7 – Resolutions - Continued
C7M A Resolution Authorizing The Mayor And The City Clerk To Execute A HOME Investment
Partnerships (HOME) Program Agreement With The Miami Beach Community Development
Corporation (MBCDC), Providing $185,273 Of Home Program Funds From Fiscal Year 2007/2008
Pursuant To A Notice Of Funding Availability Issued On October 1, 2007, For MBCDC To Continue
An Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Program And Provide Rental Housing For Income-Eligible
Elderly Participants In The Villa Maria Apartments, Located At 2800 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach,
Florida; Further Approving A One-Time Only Assignment Of This Agreement To MBCDC: Villa Maria,
LLC, A Not-For-Profit Entity Created By MBCDC As A Successor In Interest In Title To The Property
Located At 2800 Collins Avenue. (Page 204)
(Office of Real Estate, Housing & Community Development)
C7N A Resolution Approving The Following Actions With Regard To The Affordable Housing Rental
Project Acquired And To Be Rehabilitated By Miami Beach Community Development Corporation
(MBCDC), Known As The Villa Maria, And Located At 2800 Collins Avenue: 1) Approving A
Subordination Of The City’s Interest In Favor Of A New Mortgage In The Amount Of $2,000,000
Being Made To MBCDC Development Corporation (MBCDC) By The Florida Housing Finance
Corporation Special Housing Assistance And Development Program (SHADP); 2) Approving A
Subordination Of The City’s Interest In Favor Of A New Mortgage In The Amount Of $1,215,000
Being Made To MBCDC By Miami-Dade County From FY 2007 Home Funds; 3) Approving A
Subordination Of The City’s Interest In Favor Of A New Mortgage In The Amount Of $1,000,000
Being Made To MBCDC By Miami-Dade County From FY 2006 Surtax Program Funds; 4) Further
Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Any And All Documents To Effectuate The Aforestated
Transactions. (Page 211)
(Office of Real Estate, Housing & Community Development)
C7O A Resolution Retroactively Approving The Attached HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME)
Program Agreement Between The City Of Miami Beach And Miami Beach Community Development
Corporation, A Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation (MBCDC), In The Amount Of $192,481 Of Home
Program Funds From Fiscal Year 2006/2007 To Continue An Affordable Housing Rehabilitation
Program And Provide Rental Housing For Income-Eligible Participants In The Allen House
Apartments, Located At 2001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida; Further Approving A One-
Time Only Assignment Of This Agreement To MBCDC: The Allen, LLC, A Not-For-Profit Entity
Created By MBCDC As A Successor In Interest In Title To The Property Located At 2001
Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida. (Page 218)
(Office of Real Estate, Housing & Community Development)
C7P A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The City Manager Or His Designee To Submit A U.S.
Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Special Projects Grant Application For Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed $514,500 For
Renovation Of The London House Apartments; Authorizing The Mayor And The City Clerk To
Execute An Agreement Between HUD And The City; And Further Authorizing Execution Of An
Additional Agreement Between The City And MBCDC: The London, LLC. (Page 251)
(Office of Real Estate, Housing & Community Development)
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C7 – Resolutions - Continued
C7Q A Resolution Approving A One-Time Only Assignment Of The October 1, 2007, CDBG Agreement In
The Amount Of $160,230 Between The City And Miami Beach Community Development Corporation
(MBCDC), To MBCDC Meridian Place, LLC, A Not-For-Profit Entity Created By MBCDC (And Whose
Sole Member Is MBCDC) As A Successor In Interest In Title Of The Meridian Place Apartments,
Located At 530 Meridian Avenue. (Page 256)
(Office of Real Estate, Housing & Community Development)
C7R A Resolution Approving A One-Time Only Assignment Of The October 1, 2008, CDBG Agreement In
The Amount Of $69,894 Between The City And Miami Beach Community Development Corporation
(MBCDC), To MBCDC Meridian Place, LLC, A Not-For-Profit Entity Created By MBCDC (And Whose
Sole Member Is MBCDC) As A Successor In Interest In Title Of The Meridian Place Apartments,
Located At 530 Meridian Avenue. (Page 261)
(Office of Real Estate, Housing & Community Development)
C7S A Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager, Pursuant To Request For
Proposals (RFP) No.42-07/08, For A Concession Agreement Of A Shared-Car Program For Residents
And Visitors Of The City Of Miami Beach; Authorizing The Administration To Enter Into Negotiations
With Hertz; And Further Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute An Agreement Upon
Completion Of Successful Negotiations By The Administration. (Page 266)
(Parking Department)
C7T A Resolution Approving A Parking Agreement Lease With The NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers’
Association) Boat Show For The Preferred Parking Lot And Related Space; Additional Storage Space;
And Services To Be Provided By The City's Parking Department, For Specific Dates In February 2009
And 2010, Said Lease Running Concurrently With The Boat Show Lease With Miami Beach
Convention Center. (Page 303)
(Parking Department)
C7U A Resolution Rescinding The Award Of Contract To Club Car, Inc., Pursuant To Invitation To Bid No.
38-07/08, For The Lease Of Golf Carts And Other Miscellaneous Golf Equipment/ Vehicles, For The
Normandy Shores And Miami Beach Golf Clubs (The ITB), And Further Approving Award Of The ITB
To The Second Bidder, E-Z-Go, (In The Same Amount Of The Original Award To Club Car, Inc.);
Further Approving And Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Retroactively Execute An Equipment
Lease Agreement And Other Related Documents With E-Z-Go In The Total Amount Of $209,330.28,
For A Period Of Thirty-Six (36) Months, With Monthly Installments Of $5,814.73 For The Normandy
Shores Golf Club; And In The Total Amount Of $237,850.20, For A Period Of Thirty-Six (36) Months,
With Monthly Installments Of $6,606.95 For The Miami Beach Golf Club. (Page 322)
(Parks & Recreation)
C7V A Resolution Approving The Scope, And Authorizing The Issuance Of A Request For Letters Of
Interest (RFLI), For The Development Of Public Parking To Serve Two Neighborhoods In North Beach,
Said Areas Generally Defined As The North Beach Town Center From 69 To 72 Street Between Collins
Avenue And Indian Creek Drive/Dickens Avenue, And The Collins Avenue Commercial District
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Between 63 And 69 Street. (Page 329)
(Planning Department)
C7 – Resolutions - Continued
C7W A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager And City Clerk To Execute A Voluntary Cooperation And
Operational Assistance Mutual Aid Agreement With The School Board Of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
(Page 336)
(Police Department)
C7X A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute An Agreement Between
The City And The State Of Florida, The State Attorney’s Office For The Eleventh Judicial Circuit In And
For Miami-Dade County, Florida, To Reimburse The State For The Cost Of State Attorney Prosecution
Of Certain Criminal Violations Of The City Of Miami Beach And Miami-Dade County Codes And
Ordinances. (Page 341)
(Police Department)
C7Y1 A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Mayor And The City Clerk To Execute Amendment No. 1
To The Agreement Between The City And The IBI Group, Inc., Dated April 2, 2007, Pursuant To
Request For Qualifications No. 19-04/05 For Design, Engineering, Permitting, And Construction
Administration Services For The Dade Boulevard Bike Path Project, In An Amount Not To Exceed
$94,321; Said Amendment For The Provision Of Additional Design, Permitting, And Construction For
The Adoption Of Necessary Modifications To The Design Plans Of The Northern Bank Of Collins Canal
From The Venetian Causeway To 23rd Street; With Funding From Previously Appropriated City Center
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Funds. (Page 344)
(Public Works)
C7Y2 A Resolution Approving A Local Agency Program Agreement With The Florida Department Of
Transportation In The Amount Of $319,000 In Federal High Priority Project Funds For A Bike Path
Along Washington Court To Connect To The Dade Boulevard Bike Path. (Page 344)
(Public Works)
C7Z A Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager Pursuant To Request For
Proposals (RFP) No. 32-07/08 For An Insurance Broker Of Record For Property And Liability
Insurance, As Needed, For The City Of Miami Beach, Florida; Authorizing The Administration To Enter
Into Negotiations With The Top-Ranked Firm Of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc.,
And Should The Administration Not Be Able To Negotiate An Agreement With The Top-Ranked Firm,
Authorizing The Administration To Negotiate With The Second-Ranked Firm Of Willis Of Florida; And
Further Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute An Agreement Upon The Completion Of
Successful Negotiations By The Administration. (Page 385)
(Risk Management)
C7AA A Resolution De-Accessioning Of The “Red Sea Road” Sculpture (Designed By The Artist Barbara
Neijna”); And “Speed Love Seat” Sculpture (Designed By The Artist Antoni Miraldi). (Page 400)
(Tourism & Development)
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C7BB A Resolution Regarding Request By The Law Firm Of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., For A Waiver Of
Conflict Of Interest In Representing The City Of Miami Beach, On A Pro Bono Basis, Relative To
Obtaining Temporary Visas (Or Other Authorizations, As Required) For Foreign National Entertainers
Who Will Be Performing In The City’s “Sleepless Night 2009” Special Event. (Page 415)
(Legal Department)
C7 – Resolutions - Continued
C7CC A Resolution Approving And Authorizing A Month-To-Month Extension Of The Agreement With
Waste Management, Inc. Of Florida, Dated December 8, 2004, For Collection And Disposal Of
Residential Solid Waste, Yard Trash, Bulk Waste And Operation Of The City's Green Facility,
Pending A Determination By The City Commission On Whether Or Not To Exercise The Renewal
Term Under Said Agreement; Said Month-To-Month Extension Commencing On January 1, 2009,
And Terminating No Later Than March 31, 2009; Further Referring The Issue Of Whether Or Not To
Exercise The Renewal Term Under The Agreement To The Finance And Citywide Projects
Committee, For Its Recommendation. (Page 425)
(Public Works)
End of Consent Agenda