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SUBJECT: THE COMMITTEE OF THE WILL MEET ON OGTOBER 22, 2014 IN THE
GITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CONFERENGE ROOM TO DISCUSS THE
2015 CIry GOMMISSION MEETING DATES.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Miami Beach City Charter, the City Commission shall meet at such
times as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution.
The Administration recommends that when preparing the City Commission meeting calendar, the
City Commission take into consideration the following events: U.S. Conference of Mayors; Miami-
Dade County Days; Art Basel; ICMA Conference; August recess; September to set the
tentative/final millage and budget approval; November for election/runoff election meetings (if it is
an election year); and Federal & Religious Holidays. (Note: The Miami Beach Annual Boat Show is
scheduled for February 12-16, with move-in scheduled to start on February 6-11 and move-out
scheduled on February 17 -20, which creates significant parking and traffic challenges for the City
Hall area.)
ln order to make the City Commission Meetings more efficient and prevent residents from
spending multiple hours waiting for a time certain item to be heard, Mayor Philip Levine proposed
last year that all presentations and awards be heard at a separate meeting. By placing the
Presentations and Awards on the Alternate meeting date, the regular City Commission meetings
will start business on time, which will increase the likelihood that time certain agenda items are
taken up at the time listed, or closely thereafter. Additionally, having a designated Presentations
and Awards Commission Meeting will allow the City Commission an opportunity to properly
acknowledge and show gratitude to those individuals or groups who have taken an active role in
serving our community. lf needed, the Presentations and Awards Commission Meeting may be
utilized as a continuance for items not reached during the previous Commission Meeting.
The Administration suggests that when scheduling the 2015 City Commission Meeting dates, the
City Commission accomplish three goals: 1) schedule one City Commission meeting and one
alternate meeting a month, if possible; 2) schedule Commission meetings on Wednesdays; and 3)
not schedule Commission meetings during the month of August, while the City Commission is in
recess.
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
Agenda ltem R0I
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Mayor Philip Levine and Members
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
October 22,2014
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Commission meetings be set as follows:
Commission Meetinos
January 14 (Wednesday)
February 11 (Wednesday)
March 11 (Wednesday)
April 15 (Wednesday)
May 13 (Wednesday)
June 10 (Wednesday)
July 15 (Wednesday)
August - City Commission rn recess
September 9 (Wednesday)
October 14 (Wednesday)
November 9" (Monday)
December 9 (Wednesday)
* Meeting(s) for election related items only.
Alte rn ate ( P rese ntati o nl M eeti n ss
January 28 (Wednesday)
February 25 (Wednesday)
March 18 (Wednesday)
April 29 (Wednesday)
May 20 (Wednesday)
July 29 (Wednesday)
(September TBA) ld Rdg of Budget
October 28 (Wednesday)
November 23"(Monday)
December 16 (Thursday)
The proposed 2Q15 calendar calls for 1 1 regularly scheduled meetings, 9 alternate meetings,
and an additional Special Budget meeting to be scheduled at a later time in September.
CONGLUSION
The Administration is seeking direction from the Mayor and Commission as to the 2015 City
Commission meeting dates, so that a resolution adopting the meeting dates may be brought forth
during the November 19, 2014 Commission meeting.a
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Attachment "A". List of legal and religious holidays.
Attachment "B". List of Jewish holidays.
Attachment "C": Known unavailable dates on Commission Calendars for Year 2015
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Attachment "A"
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH LEGAL AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS 2015
New Year's Day Thursday, January l,2O1S
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 1g,2O1S
President's Day Monday, February 16,2015
Good Friday Friday, April 3, 2015
Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015
Memorial Day Monday, May 2S,2e1S
lndependence Day Friday, July 3, 2015
Labor Day Monday, September Z,z}ls
Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11,2015
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 26,2014
Day after Thanksgiving Friday, November 27,2014
Christmas Friday, December 2S,2O1S
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Fast ofTevet 10
Tu B'Shevat
Purim
Ta'anit Esther
Shushan Purim
Passover
Second Passover
Lag B'Omer
Sefirat HaOmer
Shavuot
The Three Weeks
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz
Fast of Tish'a B'Av
The 15th of Av
Rosh Hashanah
The Month of Elul
Fast of Gedaliah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Hoshanah Rabbah
SheminiAtzeret & Simchat Torah
Chanukah
Fast ofTevet 10
Aftachment "B"
JEWISH HOLIDAYS 2015
January 1
February 4
March 4-5 (work should be avoided)
March 4
March 6
April 3-11 (work permitted gillon April 6-9)
May 3
May 7
April4 - May 23
May 23-25 (no work permitted)
July 4-25
July 5
July 25-26
July 31
September 13-15 (no work permitted)
August 16 - September 13
September 16
September 22-23 (no work permitted)
September 27 - October 4 (work permitted on Sept. 30-Oct. 2)
October 4
October 4-6 (no work permitted)
December 6-14
December 22
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Attachment "G"
Known Unavailable Dates On Commission Galendars For Year 2015
Year 2015 Tobin Malakoff Steinberg Grieco Wolfson Weithorn Levine
January
February
March
April 4t29t15
May 5t7t15 -
5t22t15
June
July 7t10115 -
7t24t15
August
September
October
November
December 12t23t15 -
1t3t16
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