C6A-Report- Land Use And Development Committee Meeting Of July 25 2012~ MIAMI BEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
DATE: September 12, 2012
SUBJECT: REPORT OF THE JULY 25, 2012 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING
A Land Use and Development Committee meeting was held on July 25, 2012. Members in
attendance were Commissioners Gongora, Libbin, Wolfson; Mayor Bower was also in
attendance. Members from the Administration and the public were also in attendance.
Please see the attached sign-in sheet. The meeting was called to order at 4:30 pm.
1. DISCUSSION REGARDING A RESOLUTION BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BOARD TO MODIFY THE CODE GOVERNING THE VOLUNTARY DESIGNATION OF
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
{DEFERRED FROM THE JUNE 13,2012 LUDC MEETING
ORIGINALLY REQUESTED BY MAYOR MATTI HERRERA BOWER
SEPTEMBER 14,2011 CITY COMMISSION MEETING, ITEM C4M)
AFTER-ACTION: William Cary introduced the item.
MOTION: Libbin/Bower: (3-0) Bring back to the Committee a draft ordinance amendment
setting the date for DRB review of single family homes to 1966.
2. REDUCED PARKING RATES FOR HOTEL EMPLOYEES.
{DEFERRED FROM THE JUNE 13,2012 LUDC MEETING
ORIGINALLY REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER JONAH WOLFSON,
OCTOBER 19. 2011_CITY COMMISSION MEETING, ITEM C4K)
AFTER-ACTION: Commissioner Wolfson introduced the item, and the Committee
discussed the matter further, going into what areas of the City are being used by hotel
employees for parking, for example near the Hebrew Academy on Pinetree Drive, or even
the single family residential area on Flamingo Drive near 41st Street (it was alleged that hotel
employees are parking in these areas for free, and then being picked up by vans provided
by the hotel. Alternative locations for parking for employees were discussed, such as the
42nd Street Garage, and 5th and Alton Garage. Adam Shedroff spoke about the problem.
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MOTION: ITEM CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING.
3. DISCUSSION REGARDING NOT CHARGING DOUBLE PERMIT FEES FOR PEOPLE
WHO COME FORWARD AND REQUEST PERMITS FOR WORK DONE WITHOUT A
PERMIT.
{DEFERRED FROM THE JUNE 13, 2012 LUDC MEETING
ORIGINALLY REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER JONAH WOLFSON
DECEMBER 14, 2011 CITY COMMISSION MEETING, ITEM C4A)
AFTER-ACTION: Commissioner Wolfson introduced. tfue item and explained the reasoning
behind giving people who came forward voluntarily an amnesty so they didn't have to pay
the double fees for work done without a permit. Discussion of the Florida Building Code,
and what ability the City had to waive the double fees ensued, and Steve Scott, Building
Director, explained the Code.
MOTION: Wolfon/Libbin: (3-0) Motion ing DePt'"'" ent and the City
Attorney's Office to reach out to Florida ission to se ey could allow
flexibility on the double fees.
4.
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historic
single family
generators.
BOARDS OF MIAMI BEACH
DING AND PLANNING
MEETING
ION MICHAEL GONGORA
ON MEETING, ITEM C4M)
Director, explained that at the previous
bring back ideas for amendments to the
reduce the number of variances that are
ent. He introduced several concepts, including
for in the RM-3 district, minimum hotel room size for
for RM-2 districts that permit six stories, swimming pools for
and requirements for air conditioner condenser units and
MOTION: Libbin/G : (3-0) Staff to bring back these concepts to the Committee, in
ordinance form, when ready.
5. DISCUSSION REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH MARRIOTT SEVILLE, FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE 29TH STREET END AND
TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PORTION OF THE
BEACHWALK.
{REQUESTED BY CITY COMMISSION
JUNE 6, 2012 CITY COMMISSION MEETING, ITEM C4E)
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AFTER-ACTION: Fred Beckman began the discussion, explaining the Marriott Seville
project, and the proposed re-working of the front entrance to the property and the swap of land
between the City and the project in order to improve access and circulation. The discussion
centered upon protecting the access to the adjacent residential Triton Towers. Mickey Marrero,
attorney for the Marriott, indicated that Triton Towers had agreed to the proposal and liked it.
MOTION: Libbin/Gongora: (3-0) Move the proposal forward to the City Commission, but
also get a resolution of support from the Triton Towers association.
6. DISCUSSION REGARDING A PROPOSED SE\NAGE LIFT STATION IN 18TH
STREET FOR THE SHELBOURNE HOTEL.
7.
{REQUESTED BY CITY COMMISSION
JULY 18,2012 CITY COMMlS.SION MEETING,IITEM C4D)
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tation. The only
Fred Beck explained that
the Shelborne would be paying
r asked what the criteria for
Commissioner Gongora also
for the nominal cost of $10,
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ON SERVING AS THE EVALUATION
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N JONAH WOLFSON
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er Wolfson introduced the item, proposing that large projects
that entailed City-owned property and had extraordinary impact on the
City, the City ld serve as the selection committee. Commissioner Gongora
expressed some ut changing the present system, but was not opposed to the
idea. Commissioner n was concerned that going to the Commission serving as
selection committee would eliminate two layers of oversight -the selection committee,
which currently is made up of experts, professionals and citizens, and the City Manager, and
that it could hamper the City Manager's due diligence process. The discussion turned to
giving more input into the makeup of the selection committee to the City Commission. It was
pointed out that the City Commission can always override the recommendations of the
selection committee anyway. Commissioner Wolfson indicated that the Commission has
gotten so used to deferring to appointed committees that it has become a crutch.
Commissioner Gongora proposed a compromise that would permit the Commission to
directly appoint the selection committee. Commissioner Libbin indicated he would be in
favor of appointing the committee, as long as there was enough lead time, but that he was
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not in favor of the Commission serving as the selection committee. Questions were then
discussed regarding whether the Commissioners could sit in on the committee meetings,
and Raul Aguila of the City Attorney's Office explained that they really couldn't. According
to a new law on the subject, the selection committee hearings are closed to the public. A
Commissioner could attend, but not speak or interact with the proceedings. Two or more
Commissioners in attendance would create problems with the Sunshine Law. Russell
Galbut spoke. Ralph Andrade spoke. Raul Aguila explained that in Broward County there is
a limited role for Commissioners to sit on certain selection committees, and that although the
standard process under the model procurement process is our existing procedure, some
other jurisdictions do vary from this and have the Commission serve as selection committee.
The applicability of the proposed new process was also 1discussed, and Raul Aguila clarified
that the new process would not be applied to Procurement projects that were already
underway. ·
MOTION: Wolfson/Gongora: (3-0). For m~jor development projects or conveyance of
property, the City Commission may either to serve as the selection committee, or
alternatively, may directly appoint the sel committee.
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