20150731 Titles Presentations & Awards/Commission Meeting
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
July 31, 2015
Mayor Philip Levine
Vice-Mayor Edward L. Tobin
Commissioner Michael Grieco
Commissioner Joy Malakoff
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Jonah Wolfson
City Manager Jimmy L. Morales
City Attorney Raul J. Aguila
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado
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AGENDA
1. Call to Order - 4:00 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Moment of Silence in Honor of Miami Beach Resident Dr. Kevin Berkowitz
4. Requests for Additions, Withdrawals, and Deferrals
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Presentations and Awards
PA1 Presentation On The State Of The Travel And Tourism Industry By William Talbert, President &
CEO Of The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau And Recognition Of National Travel
And Tourism Week.
(Sponsored by Mayor Philip Levine)
(Deferred from June 10, 2015)
PA2 Certificates Of Completion To Be Presented To The City Of Miami Beach Neighborhood
Leadership Academy Graduates For Spring 2015.
(Office of the City Manager)
PA3 The American Heart Association Recognizes The Miami Beach Fire Department For Achieving
The 2015 Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Level Recognition Award And Implementing Quality
Improvement Measures For The Treatment Of Patients Who Experience Severe Heart Attacks.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Joy Malakoff)
PA4 Proclamation To Be Presented To Cheryl Cook, Of The Strand Restaurant In Miami Beach, For
Her Role In Creating The Cosmopolitan (Cocktail) Sometime In 1989.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Grieco)
PA5 Proclamation To Be Presented To Miami Beach Gay Pride For Their Role In Bringing Residents
And Visitors Together To Celebrate Inclusion, Diversity And The Unique Spirit Of The LGBTQ
Community.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Grieco)
PA6 Certificates Of Recognition To Be Presented To Miami Beach Senior High School Students:
Gabrielle Walden, 2015 Silver Knight Winner For Digital And Interactive Media; And Nick Caine,
2015 Silver Knight Honorable Mention In Social Science.
(Sponsored by Mayor Philip Levine)
CONSENT AGENDA
C4 - Commission Committee Assignments
C4A Referral To The Land Use And Development Committee Discussion Regarding Alcoholic
Beverages As A Conditional Issue In Commercial Districts.
(Sponsored by Mayor Phillip Levine)
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C6 - Commission Committee Reports
C6A Report Of The July 1, 2015 Finance And Citywide Projects Committee Meeting: 1) General Fund
CSL Update And Proposed Millage Rate. 2) Review Of Proposed Capital Budget. 3) FY 2015/16
General Fund Operating Budget: Potential Efficiencies/Reductions, Potential Enhancements, And
Potential Revenue Enhancements. 4) Proposed Parking Rate Increases. 5) A) Discussion
Regarding Parking Demand Analysis/Walker Parking Consultants; B) Discussion Regarding The
Construction Of A Parking Garage At The 27th Street And Collins Avenue Parking Lot. 6)
Discussion Regarding Whether Or Not To Pursue Food And Beverage Concessions For
Soundscape Park, Collins Park, And The Miami Beach Botanical Garden. 7) Discussion To
Amend The Living Wage Ordinance Insurance Provision In Light Of Obama Care. 8) Discussion
Regarding The Requirement For City Contractors To Provide Equal Benefits For Domestic
Partners. 9) Discussion Regarding A New Lease Agreement Between The City Of Miami Beach
(Landlord) And SB Waxing, Inc. (Tenant) Involving The Use Of Approximately 1,291 Square Feet
Of Ground Floor Retail Space Located At 1701 Meridian Avenue, Unit 3 (A/K/A 771 17th Street),
Miami Beach, Florida (Premises), For An Initial Term Of Five (5) Years, With One (1) Renewal
Option For An Additional Four (4) Years And Three Hundred And Sixty Four (364) Days. 10)
Discussion Of A Resolution Of The Chairperson And Members Of The Miami Beach
Redevelopment Agency (RDA), Accepting The Recommendation Of The Finance And Citywide
Projects Committee, Pursuant To Invitation To Negotiate (ITN) No. 2015-060-LR (The ITN), For
The Leasing Of City-Owned Buildings And Rooftops For The Placement Of Telecommunications
Equipment, And Authorize The Executive Director To Execute A Nine Year And 364 Day Lease
Agreement With Crown Castle NG East, LLC (“Tenant”), Attached And Incorporated Herein As
Exhibit “A,” For Tenant To Operate And Maintain Its Existing Telecommunications Hub On The
Roof Of The RDA’s Parking Garage Located At 1550 Collins Avenue, With A Monthly Rent Of
$4,000.00. 11) Discussion Regarding A Potential Public-Private Partnership With 1234 Partners,
LTD. For A Parking Garage On The 1200 Block Of Washington Avenue. 12) Discussion
Regarding Land Use & Development Committee And The Planning Board For The Review Of All
Planning Fees, Including Fees Associated With Plans Review, Board Applications And Other
Ministerial Functions. 13) Discussion Regarding A Request From The Parks And Recreation
Facilities Committee For A Competition Swimming Pool. 14) Discussion Regarding A Resolution
Accepting The Recommendation Of The City Manager, Pursuant To Invitation To Negotiate (ITN)
2014-170-SW For A Gated Revenue Control System For The City's Parking Garages; Approving
The Material Terms Of An Agreement Between The City And Skidata, Inc., As Set Forth In The
Term Sheet Attached As Exhibit “A” Hereto; Authorizing The City Manager And The City
Attorney's Office To Finalize The Agreement Based Upon The Material Terms Approved Herein;
Provided That They May Make Any Non-Substantive And Non-Material Revisions And/Or
Additions To The Agreement, As They Deem Necessary; Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk
To Execute The Final Agreement; And, In The Event That The City Is Unable To Finalize
Successful Negotiations With Skidata, Inc., Authorizing The City Manager And The City
Attorney's Office To Negotiate An Agreement With Amano McGann, Inc. Based Upon The
Material Terms Approval In Exhibit “A” Herein (Provided That They May Make Any Non-
Substantive And Non-Material Revisions And/Or Additions To The Agreement). 15) Discussion
Regarding The Transfer, Via Quit Claim Deed, To The Florida Department Of Transportation
(FDOT) The Property Identified In Exhibit “A,” As The Property Has Been Constructed Upon By
FDOT And Utilized As A Turning Lane From Michigan Avenue Onto Alton Road; Containing
Approximately 4,014 Square Feet In Total Area; Further Waiving, By 5/7th Vote, The Competitive
Bidding Requirements And Independent Appraisal Requirements Of Section 82-39 Of The City
Code, Finding That The Public Interest Would Be Served By Waiving Such Conditions.
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C6 - Commission Committee Reports
C6B Report Of The July 17, 2015 Finance And Citywide Projects Committee Meeting: 1) Finalizing
Proposed FY 2015/2016 Operating Budget And Capital Budget; 2) Proposed Water And Sewer
Rates. 3) Stormwater Update.
C7 - Resolutions
C7A A Resolution Adopting The Official Election Certificate Of The Canvassing Board For The Special
Mail Ballot Election Held In The City Of Miami Beach From June 29, 2015 To July 24, 2015, To
Determine Whether A Majority Of The Affected Property Owners Approve The Creation Of A
Special Assessment District To Be Known As The Lincoln Road Business Improvement District.
(Office Of The City Clerk/Office Of The City Attorney)
(Item to be Submitted in Supplemental)
REGULAR AGENDA
R5 - Ordinances
R5A Required Enclosures for Rental Car Facilities
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 114 “General Provisions,” Section 114-1, “Definitions,” By
Modifying The Definition Of Commercial Vehicle; By Amending Chapter 142 “Zoning Districts And
Regulations;” Article IV, “Supplementary District Regulations,” Division 1, “Generally” To Modify
The Requirements For Required Enclosures To Create An Allowance For The Outdoor Exposure
Of Rental Car Vehicles; Providing For Repealer; Severability; Codification; And An Effective Date.
4:11 p.m. Second Reading Public Hearing
(Sponsored by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson)
(Legislative Tracking: Planning)
(Continued from July 8, 2015 - R5C)
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R5 - Ordinances
R5B Ocean Terrace Overlay - Comprehensive Plan And LDR Amendments
1. Comprehensive Plan - Ocean Terrace Overlay
An Ordinance Amending Policy 1.2 Of The Future Land Use Element Of The
Comprehensive Plan Pursuant To The Procedures In Section 163.3184(3), Florida
Statutes, By Modifying The Medium Intensity Commercial Category (CD-2) And The
Mixed Use Entertainment Category (MXE) To Establish The 'Ocean Terrace Overlay' In
Order To Allow For An F.A.R. Of 3.0 for Residential and Hotel Uses, To Limit Commercial
F.A.R. To 1.0; And To Reduce The Maximum Allowable Residential Density To Fifty Units
Per Acre Within Its Boundaries; Providing For Repealer; Severability; Codification; And An
Effective Date. 4:12 p.m. First Reading Public Hearing
(Sponsored by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson And
Co-Sponsored by Commissioners Michael Grieco, Joy Malakoff & Deede Weithorn)
(Legislative Tracking: Planning)
(Continued from July 8, 2015 - R5I1)
2. Ocean Terrace Overlay - LDR Amendments
An Ordinance Amending The Land Development Regulations Of The Code Of The City Of
Miami Beach, By Amending Chapter 142, "Zoning Districts And Regulations," Article III
"Overlay Districts," Creating Division 10 "Ocean Terrace Overlay", To Modify The
Applicable Setbacks And Allowable Encroachments, Increase The Allowable Height To
250 Feet For Residential Uses And 125 Feet For Hotel Uses, Increase The Allowable
Floor Area To 3.0 for Residential and Hotel Uses, To Limit The Allowable Floor Area For
Commercial Uses To 1.0, To Limit The Maximum Floorplate Of The Tower Portion Of New
Buildings, To Provide A Minimum Building Separation For The Tower Portion Of New
Buildings, To Modify The Allowable Main, Conditional, Accessory And Prohibited Uses;
Providing For Repealer; Severability; Codification; And An Effective Date. 4:12 p.m. First
Reading Public Hearing
(Sponsored by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson And
Co-Sponsored by Commissioners Michael Grieco, Joy Malakoff & Deede Weithorn)
(Legislative Tracking: Planning)
(Continued from July 8, 2015 - R5I2)
R5C An Ordinance Amending Chapter 46 Of The Miami Beach City Code, Entitled "Environment,"
Article II, "Care And Maintenance Of Trees And Plants," Division 2, "Trees"; At Section 46-59
Entitled “Tree Work Permit Application Processing, Requirements, And Review” To Authorize The
City Commission To Adopt By Resolution, A Fee Schedule Relating To Implementing The Tree
Code; Providing For Repealer; Codification; Severability; And An Effective Date. 4:13 p.m.
Second Reading Public Hearing
(Sponsored by Commissioner Joy Malakoff)
(Legislative Tracking: Public Works)
(First Reading on July 8, 2015 - R5S)
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R7 - Resolutions
R7A A Resolution Approving, Following First Reading/Public Hearing, A Development And Ground
Lease Agreement, As Authorized, Respectively, Under Section 118-4 Of The City Code,
Sections 163.3220 - 163.3243, Florida Statutes, And Section 82-37 Of The City Code, Between
The City And Portman Miami Beach, LLC (“Portman”), For The Development Of An 800-Room
Convention Headquarter Hotel And Related Facilities, Including Up To 95,000 Square Feet Of
Conference And Ballroom Facilities, And Up To 37,400 Square Feet Of Restaurant Facilities (The
“Hotel”), On An Approximately 2.65 Acre Site On The 1700 Block Of Convention Center Drive,
Bounded Roughly By The Miami Beach Convention Center To The North, 17th Street To The
South, The Fillmore Miami Beach At The Jackie Gleason Theater To The East, And Convention
Center Drive To The West (The “Leased Property”); Delineating The Conditions For The Design,
Construction, Equipping And Operation Of The Hotel On The Leased Property, With No City
Funding Therefor; Providing For A 99-Year Term Of The Leased Property Once Certain
Conditions Are Satisfied; Prohibiting Gambling Establishments On The Leased Property; And
Providing For Annual Base Rent To The City, After The Hotel Opens, Of A Fixed Percentage Of
The Gross Revenues Of The Hotel, Among Other Rent; And Further Setting The Second Public
Hearing And Final Reading Of The Development And Ground Lease Agreement For A Time
Certain. 4:10 p.m. First Reading Public Hearing
(Office of the City Manager/Office of the City Attorney)
R7B A Resolution Pursuant To Section 46-59, Of The City Code, Entitled “Tree Work Permit
Application Processing, Requirements, And Review”; Creating And Adopting The Tree Code
Permit Fee Schedule As Delineated In Exhibit “A”; Which Fee Schedule Implements All Fees
Relating To Chapter 46, "Environment," Article II, "Care And Maintenance Of Trees And Plants,"
Division 2, "Trees," Sections 46-56 Through 46-90. 4:13 p.m. Public Hearing
(Sponsored by Commissioner Joy Malakoff)
(Legislative Tracking: Public Works)
R7C A Resolution Setting 1) The Proposed Millage Rate; 2) The Required Debt Service Millage Rate;
3) The Calculated “Rolled-Back” Rate; And, 4) The Date, Time, And Place Of The First Public
Hearing To Consider The Millage Rates And Budgets For Fiscal Year (FY) 2015/16; Further
Authorizing The City Manager To Transmit This Information To The Miami-Dade County Property
Appraiser In The Form Required By Section 200.065, Florida Statutes.
(Budget & Performance Improvement)
R7D A Resolution Of The Board Of Directors Of The Normandy Shores Local Government
Neighborhood Improvement District Setting 1) The Proposed General Operating Millage Rate For
The Normandy Shores Neighborhood Improvement District; 2) The Calculated Rolled-Back Rate;
And, 3) The Date, Time And Place Of The First Public Hearing To Consider The Operating
Millage Rate And Budget For Fiscal Year (FY) 2015/16; Further Authorizing The City Manager To
Transmit This Information To The Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser In The Form Required
By Section 200.065, Florida Statutes.
(Budget & Performance Improvement)
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R7 - Resolutions
R7E A Resolution Accepting The Written Recommendation Of The City Manager (As Set Forth In The
City Commission Memorandum Accompanying This Resolution) And Waiving, By 5/7th Vote, The
Competitive Bidding Requirement, Finding Such Waiver To Be In The Best Interest Of The City,
And Approving And Authorizing The City Manager (On Behalf Of The City) And City Clerk To
Execute An Agreement With Woosh Miami Beach LLC, In Connection With The Implementation,
Management And Operation Of A Pilot Program For A Citywide Network Of Smart Drinking Water
Stations, For An Initial Term Of Three (3) Years, With One Renewal Option Of One (1) Year, At
The City’s Sole Discretion; Which Agreement Shall, At A Minimum, Contain The Essential
Provisions Contained In The Term Sheet Set Forth As Exhibit “A” To This Resolution; And Which
Final Negotiated Agreement Shall Be Subject To Legal Review And Form Approval By The City
Attorney’s Office.
(Office of the City Attorney)
R7F A Resolution Calling For A November 3, 2015 Special Election For The Purpose Of Submitting To
The Electorate Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, A Question Asking Whether Miami Beach
City Charter Section 1.03(b)(4) Should Be Amended To Require A 4/7th Planning Board Vote And
A 7/8th Vote Of The Miami Beach Redevelopment Agency To Approve The Sale, Exchange,
Conveyance Or Lease Of 10 Years Or Longer Of Property Owned By The Miami Beach
Redevelopment Agency.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Grieco)
(Legislative Tracking: Office of the City Attorney)
R7G Request For Final Negotiations And Approval Of Tier 1 Final Contract Adding Economic Analysis
And Recommendations For Town Center And West Lots With Dover, Kohl And Partners For
Master Plan For North Beach District.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Joy Malakoff)
R9 - New Business and Commission Requests
R9A Discuss Storm W ater Pump Stations Policy.
(Planning)
R9B Presentation On The Beautification Of Alton Road Flyover Bridge At The Eastern End Of I-395.
(Public Works)
R9C Discussion Concerning Waiving Remaining City Fees And Charges For The “Dwayne Have A
Heart Foundation 5K/Run Walk,” To Benefit The Dwayne Have A Heart Foundation, Inc.
(Requested by Commissioner Michael Grieco)
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R9 - New Business and Commission Requests
R9D Request The City Attorney Prepare Ballot Language For A Vote By The City Of Miami Beach
During The November 3, 2015 Election To Increase The FAR For The Proposed Ocean Terrace
Overlay District.
(Sponsored by Joy Malakoff)
R9E Discussion Regarding What Rights The City Has To Take Away Mount Sinai's Grant Of 15 Million
Dollars Due To Their Being Bad Corporate Citizens.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson)
R9F Request From The Miami-Dade County Supervisor Of Elections For Permission To Do Absentee
Voter Outreach, Pursuant To Florida Statutes 101.655, To Electors Residing In Assisted Living
Facilities (ALFs) And Nursing Home Facilities Located Within The City Of Miami Beach for the
upcoming November 3, 2015 Elections.
(Office of the City Clerk)
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