June 9 con titlesConsent Agenda, June 9, 2010
City Commission Meeting
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
June 9, 2010
Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Vice-Mayor Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Jorge Exposito
Commissioner Michael Góngora
Commissioner Edward L. Tobin
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Jonah Wolfson
City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Attorney Jose Smith
City Clerk Robert E. Parcher
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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 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 City
Clerk's office. Questions regarding the provisions of the Ordinance should be directed to the
Office of the City Attorney.
Special note: In order to ensure adequate public consideration, if necessary, the Mayor and City Commission
may move any agenda item to the alternate meeting date which will only be held if needed. In addition, the
Mayor and City Commission may, at their discretion, adjourn the Commission Meeting without reaching all
agenda items.
Call to Order - 9:00 a.m.
Inspirational Message, Pledge of Allegiance
Requests for Additions, Withdrawals, and Deferrals
The City Commission will recess for lunch at approximately 1:00 p.m.
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
Consent Agenda, June 9, 2010
Presentations and Awards
PA1 Certificate Of Appreciation To Be Presented To AETNA Foundation For Obesity Prevention.
(Page 3)
(Requested by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
(Deferred from April 14, 2010)
PA2 Certificate Of Recognition To Be Presented To Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Author Of “The Red
Umbrella,” A Children’s Book That Recounts Operation Pedro Pan, Which Had A Lasting Effect On
The Lives Of Thousands Of Cuban Children Who Fled To The U.S. Fifty Years Ago.
(Requested by Commissioner Jorge Exposito)
PA3 Proclamation To Be Presented In Recognition Of National Travel & Tourism Week, And A
Presentation On The State Of The Tourism Industry By The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors
Bureau President And CEO William Talbert.
(Requested by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
PA4 Certificate Of Appreciation To Be Presented To Vincent Andreano For His Years Of Service To The
City Of Miami Beach.
(Requested by Jorge M. Gonzalez & Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
PA5 Proclamation To Be Presented In Honor Of Code Officers Appreciation Week.
(Requested by Jorge M. Gonzalez & Mayor Matti Herrera Bower)
PA6 Proclamations And Certificates Of Recognition To Be Presented To Mathew Weithorn And Rachel
Grosz, Miami Beach’s Only Student Athletes And Their Coaches For Being Honored By Dade
Schools Athletic Foundation.
(Requested By Commissioner Michael Góngora)
PA7 Proclamation To Be Presented To Happy Kids Child Care & Preschool For Becoming The First
Green School In Miami Beach By Obtaining Certification From The National Green School Coalition.
(Requested By Commissioner Michael Góngora)
PA8 Certificate Of Recognition To Be Presented To Tamra Sheffman, For Her Participation In The Air
Race Classic 2010.
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Libbin)
PA9 Certificate Of Recognition To Be Presented To Rebecca Ritter, For Her Participation In The Air Race
Classic 2010.
(Requested by Vice-Mayor Libbin)
Consent Agenda, June 9, 2010
CONSENT AGENDA
Action:
Moved:
Seconded:
Vote:
C2 - Competitive Bid Reports
C2A Request For Approval To Purchase One (1) 2010 Ford F-150 4x4, One (1) 2011 Ford F-250 4x4,
One (1) 2010 Ford E-350 Twelve (12) Passenger Van And Eight (8) 2010 Ford Explorer, From Duval
Ford, Pursuant To Florida State Contract No.09-17-0908, In The Amount Of $260,651 Two (2) 2010
Ford Transit Connect, From Garber Ford Mercury, Inc. Pursuant To Florida State Contract No. 09-17-
0908, In The Amount Of $47,727. (Page 7)
(Fleet Management)
C2B Request For Approval To Award Contracts To Paper Solutions, Inc. (D/B/A Partek Solutions), And
Print Media Corporation, Pursuant To Invitation To Bid (ITB) No. 27-09/10, For The Purchase And
Delivery Of Multi-Space Parking Pay Station Receipt Paper, In The Estimated Annual Amount Of
$50,000. (Page 13)
(Parking Department)
C2C Request For Approval To Award A Contract To Vila & Son Landscaping Corp. As Primary Vendor For
Groups A, B And C; And As Secondary Vendors: Southern Landscaping Enterprises, Inc. For Group
A, SFM Services, Inc. For Group B, And Superior Landscaping For Group C; Pursuant To Invitation
To Bid (ITB) No. 20-09/10 For Grounds Maintenance Services For The Northshore/Washington
Avenue Areas, In The Estimated Annual Amount Of $254,033.90; And Further Authorize The
Administration To Add Service Visits Or Litter Control Services As May Be Required For Special
Events, Or Other Needs. (Page 17)
(Procurement/Parks & Recreation)
C2D Request For Approval To Award A Contract To AAA Automated Door Repair, Inc., Pursuant To
Invitation To Bid No. 33-09/10, For The Installation Of The Access Control System For The
Multipurpose Municipal Parking Facility Tenant Build-Out, In The Amount of $32,574.31, To Be Paid
From The Parking Operating Fund 480 For Construction Previously Appropriated In The Capital
Budget. (Page 25)
(Procurement/Capital Improvement Projects)
C2E Request For Authorization To Issue A Request For Proposals (RFP) For The Acquisition Of An
Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL) System. (Page 31)
(Procurement/Building/Code Compliance/Fleet/Parking)
C2F Request For Approval To Award Contracts To Enterprise Electrical Contracting, Inc. As Primary
Vendor, And R & D Electric, Inc. As Secondary Vendor, Pursuant To Invitation To Bid (ITB) No. 29-
09/10, For Parking Lots Utility Maintenance, In The Estimated Annual Amount Of $39,000.
(Page 39)
(Procurement/Public Works)
Consent Agenda, June 9, 2010
C4 - Commission Committee Assignments
C4A Referral To The Finance And Citywide Projects Committee To Review And Discuss A Land
Exchange And Development Agreement Among Miami-Dade County, The City Of Miami Beach And
South Beach Heights II; Involving The Properties At 615 Collins Avenue (P.E.T. Center), 710 Alton
Road (Miami Beach Health Center) And 745 Alton Road (Vacant Private Land). (Page 45)
(City Manager’s Office)
C4B Referral Of The Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee To Review And Discuss An
Amendment To The Code Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida; Amending Chapter 2, Article VIII,
Division 3 Entitled “Lobbyists.” (Page 47)
(City Clerk’s Office)
C4C Referral To The Finance And Citywide Projects Committee – Amendment To City’s Cone Of Silence
Ordinance. (Page 49)
(Mayor / City Attorney’s Office)
C4D Referral To The Land Use And Development Committee – Discussion And Review Of The Current
CMB Ordinance Regarding Signage Size And Neon Signage In Regards To Lincoln Road And
Washington Avenue Signage District. (Page 51)
(Requested by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
C4E Referral To The Sustainability Committee – Discussion On EcoMedia In Regards To Establishing An
EcoZone Miami Beach Program That Provides Funds To Support The City’s Sustainability Initiatives
At No Additional Cost To Taxpayers. (Page 53)
(Requested by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
C4F Referral To The Land Use And Development Committee – Discussion Regarding Possible Locations
For Tennis Courts For The Use Of Beach High Students. (Page 55)
(Requested by Commissioner Deede Weithorn)
C6 - Commission Committee Reports
C6A Report Of The Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee Meeting On April 6, 2010: 1) Discussion
Regarding An Amendment To The Flamingo Park Master Plan Relative To The Tennis Center
Facility; 2) Discussion Regarding A Report From The Transparency, Reliability, Accountability
Committee; 3) Discussion Regarding The Placement Of A Plaque At The Flamingo Park Tennis
Facility Commemorating Mr. Jerry Moss And His Tremendous Contribution To Tennis On Miami
Beach; And 4) Discussion Regarding Miami Beach Youth Camps And The Different Ages Served By
These Camps As Well As Programs Available For Children With Disabilities. (Page 59)
(Deferred from May 12, 2010)
Consent Agenda, June 9, 2010
C6 - Commission Committee Reports (Continued)
C6B Report Of The Capital Improvement Projects Oversight Committee Meeting On April 12, 2010: 1)
Attendance; 2) Appointment Of Vice-Chair; 3) Public Comments; 4)Commission Item: 4a) Request
For Approval To Award A Contract, Pursuant To Invitation To Bid No. 16-09/10, For The North Shore
Bandshell Facility Renovations Project, Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute An
Agreement With OAC Action Construction Corp., At The Not-To-Exceed Amount Of $934,262.81, For
The Construction Of The Project, Further Authorizing The Administration To Engage In Value
Engineering To Further Reduce The Cost And Time For Completion Of Said Project; 5) Requested
Reports: 5a) Fire Department Fire Hydrant Testing Schedule; 5b) GIS Presentation: Water Line
Prioritization(Deferred From March 8, 2010 Meeting; 6) Old Business: 6a) CIP Project Status Report;
6b) Construction Update: Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improvement Project; 6c) Status Report:
Venetian Islands Neighborhood Improvement Project; 6d) Status Report: Sunset Islands I & II; 6e)
Status Report: Sunset Islands III & IV; 6f) Status Report: Royal Palm Avenue And 44th Street
Flooding Mitigation; 6g) Status Report: Palm & Hibiscus Island Undergrounding; 6h) Status Report:
Flamingo/West Avenue Neighborhood Improvement Project; 7) Staff Action Report; 8) Calendar; 9)
Adjournment. (Page 71)
C6C Report Of The Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee Meeting On April 27, 2010: 1)
Discussion Regarding An Ordinance Requiring Automated External Defibrillators (AED) In Certain
Public Facilities; 2) Discussion Regarding The Issue Of The Miami Beach Marina’s Agreement With
The City; 3) Discussion Regarding The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust’s Campaign To Use
Refurbished Parking Meters In Miami Beach In An Effort To Give People An Alternative To Giving
Money To Panhandlers; 4) Discussion Regarding Pedestrian Safety For Residents In South Of Fifth
Neighborhoods; 5) Discussion Regarding Street Conditions On 6th Street Near Las Olas Café; 6)
Discussion Regarding The Placement Of A Plaque At The Flamingo Park Tennis Facility
Commemorating Mr. Morry Moss And His Tremendous contribution to Tennis On Miami Beach; 7)
Update Regarding The Status Of Efforts Made By The Administration To Encourage FDOT To Re-
stripe The Lanes In The Mid Beach Area Along Alton Road; 8) Discussion Regarding The Bayshore
Neighborhood G.O. Bond And Changes To The Original BODR Specifications, As Well As Review
Current Plans; 9) Discussion Regarding A Request By The Shane Watersport Center To Hold Bingo
Events, For The Purpose Of Funding Needed Capital Repairs/Improvements To The Center; 10)
Discussion Regarding Whether Miami Beach Should Require Naming Rights When It Gives A
Substantial Gift To An Organization; 11) Discussion Regarding Belle Isle Traffic And Parking
Conditions; 12) Discussion Regarding An Ordinance To Provide That Adults, Only While Supervising
Children, Be Allowed In Playgrounds or Tot-Lots; 13) Discussion Regarding Field Rentals in South
Pointe Park. (Page 75)
C6D Report Of The Land Use And Development Committee Meeting On April 28, 2010: 1) Discussion
Regarding The Following Board Of Adjustment Related Issues: a) Consideration Of Alteration Of
Variance Criteria; And b) Review Of Types Of Applications Which May Be Heard By The Board; 2)
Discussion Regarding The Relationship Between Production Sud And The City Of Miami Beach; 3)
Discussion On An Ordinance Amendment That Would Require Notice To Be Given To Residents
Within A Certain Distance Of Any Proposed Movie Or Film Permit; 4) Consultant Review Fee
Ordinance; 5) Discussion Regarding The Possibility Of An Ordinance Prohibiting The Sale Of
Individual Cans Or Bottles Of Alcoholic Beverages By Retail Establishments; 6) Short Term Rental Of
Apartment Units Or Townhomes; And 7) Discussion On An Ordinance That Would Limit Rooftop
Business Operations Citywide. (Page 85)
Consent Agenda, June 9, 2010
C6 - Commission Committee Reports (Continued)
C6E Report Of The Finance And Citywide Projects Committee Meeting On April 29, 2010: 1) Discussion
Regarding The Process For City Of Miami Beach License Renewals, Including Notices Provided To
License Holders; 2) Discussion Regarding Property Management Division Cost Savings
Recommendation; 3) Update On Ameresco Financing; And 4) City Ordinances - Beach Clean Up.
(Page 91)
C6F Report Of The Finance And Citywide Projects Committee Meeting On May 20, 2010: 1) Discussion
Item: Update On Revenue Parking Bonds; 2) Discussion Regarding A Lease Agreement Between
The City And Rubin & Bickman, PLLC, For Use Of 1,515 Sf Of City-Owned Property Located At 1130
Washington Avenue, 4th Floor; 3) Discussion Regarding A Lease Agreement Between The City And
Strang Adams, P.A., For The Use Of 858 Sf Of City-Owned Property Located At 1130 Washington
Avenue, 3rd Floor East; 4) Review And Discuss An Amendment To The Code Of The City Of Miami
Beach; Amending Chapter 82, “Public Property,” Article II “Sale Or Lease Of Public Property,”
Sections 82-36 Through 82-40, Amending The Procedures For Sale Or Lease Of City Property.
(Page 99)
C6G Report Of The Land Use And Development Committee On May 27, 2010: 1) Discussion Regarding
The Following Board Of Adjustment Related Issues: 1) Consideration Of Alteration Of Variance
Criteria; And 2) Review Of Types Of Applications Which May Be Heard By The Board; 2) Discussion
On The Blighted Condition Of The 300 Block Of Ocean Drive; 3) Short Term Rental Of Apartment
Units Or Townhomes; 4) Discussion On The Enforcement Of Short Term Rentals In Single Family
Homes; 5) Discussion Regarding Potential Sources Of Relief For Residents Living In Close Proximity
To Commercial Operations With Late Hour Deliveries And Similar Habitual Sources Of Noise; 6)
Discussion On The Possible Re-Zoning Of 1600 Lenox Avenue. (Page 103)
C7 - Resolutions
C7A A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute An Agreement With
McCumber Golf, Inc.; For Design, Bid And Award, And Construction Management Services, In The
Negotiated Lump Sum Fee Of $294,500.00, Plus An Additional Not-To-Exceed Amount Of
$92,600.00 For Approved Reimbursables, For The Par 3 Golf Course, Pursuant To Request For
Qualifications (RFQ) No. 07-09/10; Funding To Be Appropriated From The Middle Beach Quality Of
Life Resort Tax Fund 161. (Page 109)
(Capital Improvement Projects)
C7B A Resolution Electing Commissioner Jorge Exposito, Group II, As Vice-Mayor For A Term
Commencing On July 1, 2010, And Terminating On October 31, 2010 Or On Such Date When A New
Vice-Mayor Is Thereafter Elected. (Page 121)
(City Clerk’s Office)
Consent Agenda, June 9, 2010
C7 - Resolutions (Continued)
C7C A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The City Manager Or His Designee To Submit The
Following Grant Application: 1) US Department Of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) For Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed $103,000, For Police Department
Initiatives; 2) Florida Junior Golf Council Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,000 For The
Normandy Shores Junior Golf Program; 3) State Of Florida, Division Of Cultural Affairs, Culture
Builds Florida Under The Specific Cultural Projects Program, For Funding In An Amount Not To
Exceed $25,000 For Sleepless Night 2011; 4) US Department Of Justice, Bulletproof Vest
Partnership Program, For Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed $20,000 For Bulletproof Vests; 5)
Miami-Dade County For Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Funds In An
Amount Not To Exceed $20,000 For The City’s Police Department Initiatives; And 6) Approvfsal To
Accept A Congressional Earmark From The U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Justice Programs
For Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed $500,000 For The City Of Miami Beach Teen Club, Gang
And Drug Prevention Program; And, 7) To Support An Application To The Us Department Of
Education, Promise Neighborhoods Grant Program, For Funding To Complement The City’s Service
Partnership Program; Appropriating The Above Grant And Matching Funds, If Approved And
Accepted By The City, And Authorizing The Execution Of All Necessary Documents Related To
These Applications.
(Page 125)
(Grants Management)
C7D A Resolution Adopting And Appropriating An Amendment To The Parking Department Operating
Budget For Fiscal Year 2009/2010 In The Amount Of $138,048 For The Operation Of The
Pennsylvania Avenue Garage To Be Funded From Parking Fund 480. (Page 137)
(Parking Department)
C7E A Resolution Urging Miami-Dade County To Implement Comprehensive Amendments To Its Parking
Fines And Urging The Florida Legislature To Amend The Florida Statutes In Order To Increase State
Penalties For Various Parking Violations. (Page 143)
(Parking Department)
C7F A Resolution Approving A Preconstruction Application For Historic Ad Valorem Tax Exemption For A
Single-Family Property At 3193 Royal Palm Avenue, And Authorizing The Miami-Dade County
Property Appraiser’s Office To Grant This Tax Exemption For The City’s Portion Of Ad Valorem
Property Taxes For Qualifying Improvements To The Subject Property Following Substantial
Completion Of The Project And Compliance With Certain Conditions. (Page 147)
(Planning Department)
C7G A Resolution Setting A Public Hearing To Consider An Ordinance Of The City Of Miami Beach,
Florida, Adopting A 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan And Amending The City’s
Comprehensive Plan To Strengthen Coordination Between Water Supply And Local Land Use
Planning As Required By Florida Law. (Page 165)
(Planning Department)
Consent Agenda, June 9, 2010
C7 - Resolutions (Continued)
C7H A Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager Relative To The Ranking Of
Temporary Personnel Agencies, Pursuant To Request For Proposals (RFP) No. 22-09/10, For
Temporary Personnel Services; Authorizing The Administration To Enter Into Negotiations With The
Ten (10) Top Ranked Proposers, As Set Forth In This Resolution; And Further Authorizing The
Mayor And City Clerk To Execute Agreements Upon The Completion Of Successful Negotiations By
The Administration. (Page 169)
(Procurement/Human Resources)
C7I A Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager Pertaining To The Ranking Of
Architectural And Engineering Firms, Pursuant To Request For Qualifications (RFQ) No. 01-09/10,
For Professional Architectural And Engineering Services In Specialized Categories, On An “As-
Needed Basis,” For Projects In Which The Basic Construction Cost Does Not Exceed $2 Million Or
For Study Activities When The Fee For Such Professional Services Does Not Exceed $200,000;
Authorizing The Administration To Enter Into Negotiations With The Top-Ranked Firms Of Each
Specialty; And Further Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute Agreements Upon
Conclusion Of Successful Negotiations By The Administration. (Page 181)
(Procurement/Capital Improvement Projects/Public Works)
C7J A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Termination To Joint
Participation Agreement (JPA) Between The City And Florida Department Of Transportation (FDOT)
For JPA A1494, Executed On June 14, 2000, For The Milling And Resurfacing Of State Road
A1A/Collins Avenue From 5th Street To 15th Street. (Page 205)
(Public Works)
C7K A Resolution Authorizing The Acceptance Of $28,000 Dollars In Cash Donations (Including
Sponsorships) Made To The City For The Annual Fourth Of July Celebration, A Free Event; And
Further Appropriating Said Funds For The Fourth Of July Celebration; And Accepting And
Appropriating Future Donations For This Purpose; And Authorizing The City Manager Or His
Designee To Make Such Expenditures And/Or Reimbursements From The Aforestated Donations, In
Furtherance Of And Consistent With The Aforestated Event. (Page 215)
(Tourism & Cultural Development)
C7L A Resolution Authorizing The Appropriation And Expenditure Of $13,550 For The City's Joint Tourism
And Hospitality Scholarship Program In Partnership With Global Spectrum And Centerplate; And
Further Awarding Said Scholarships As Detailed In Exhibit “A.” (Page 219)
(Tourism & Cultural Development)
End of Consent Agenda