Commission Meeting (Presentations & Awards)
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
January 25, 2017 - 5:00 PM

 

Mayor Philip Levine

Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman

Commissioner Ricky Arriola

Commissioner Michael Grieco

Commissioner Joy Malakoff

Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Commissioner Micky Steinberg


City Manager Jimmy L. Morales
City Attorney Raul J. Aguila
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado


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Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 3 of the City Code of Miami Beach, entitled "Lobbyists," requires the registration of all lobbyists with the Office of 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 Office of the City Clerk. Questions regarding the provisions of the Ordinance should be directed to the Office of the City Attorney.

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AGENDA KEY  

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 Businesses & Commission Requests

C4 - Commission Committee Assignments

R10 - City Attorney Reports        

C6 - Commission Committee Reports
C7 - Resolutions

Reports and Informational Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

1.CALL TO ORDER
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.REQUEST FOR ADDITIONS, WITHDRAWALS, AND DEFERRALS


Presentations and Awards
PA1EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE RECOGNITION.
VIDEOOffice of the City Manager
PA2PRESENTATION BY THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
VIDEOCommissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
PA3CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO ALAN LIEBERMAN, FOR HIS WORK IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACROSS THE CITY.
VIDEOCommissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
PA4PROCLAMATION TO BE PRESENTED TO DAVID KELSEY, FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

VIDEOCommissioner Michael Grieco
PA5CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO PRINCIPAL JUDITH A. CARDONA-DELGADO, FOR EXCELLENCE IN ADULT EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
VIDEOCommissioner Michael Grieco
PA6CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO MARIA MAQUIEIRA, OCTAVIO RODRIGUEZ, AND LISA SPENCE FROM WALGREENS ON 41ST STREET FOR HELPING THE MIAMI BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT COLLECT TOYS FOR NEEDY CHILDREN.
VIDEOCommissioner Micky Steinberg
PA7CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION EMPLOYEES WHO ORGANIZED THE HOLIDAY SENIOR EVENT.
VIDEOVice-Mayor Joy Malakoff
New item added on 1/23/2017
PA8CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO STEPHANIE MYERS, LAURA BRODER AND SANDY SKELANY, THE THREE ORGANIZERS OF THE WOMEN'S RALLY SOUTH FLORIDA.
VIDEOCommissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
New item added on 1/23/2017
PA9CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO BE PRESENTED TO DAVID ZARET  FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IN THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION THIS PAST YEAR.
Mayor Philip Levine
New item added on 1/24/2017


CONSENT AGENDA

C4 - Commission Committee Assignments
C7 - Resolutions


REGULAR AGENDA

R5 - Ordinances
R5AMEDICAL CANNABIS MORATORIUM ON ESTABLISHING USE:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS, THROUGH MAY 17, 2017, FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE ON THE ACCEPTANCE, REVIEW, APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF ANY LAND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AS THE TERM IS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 163.3164(16), BUSINESS TAX RECEIPTS OR ANY OTHER LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OR OPERATION OF DISPENSING FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY ENGAGED IN THE ON-SITE DISTRIBUTION, SALE, DELIVERY OR RETAIL OF LOW-THC CANNABIS, MEDICAL CANNABIS OR CANNABIS DELIVERY DEVICES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 381.986 AND 499.0295 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND ENACT REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF DISPENSING FACILITIES; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 19, 2016; FOR ZONING IN PROGRESS PURPOSES, THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE.
VIDEO
5:01 p.m. First Reading Public HearingPlanning / Office of the City Attorney
Commissioners Ricky Arriola and Joy Malakoff
R5BAN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 82, ENTITLED “PUBLIC PROPERTY”, AT DIVISION V, ENTITLED “SIDEWALK CAFES,” AT SECTION 82-383, RELATING TO PERMIT FEES AND PENALTIES; TO REQUIRE PRE-PAYMENT, PRIOR PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL SIDEWALK CAFÉ PERMIT FEE; AND ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO PAY IN TWO ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS; AND TO AMEND THE PERMIT FEE, TO BE INCREASED WHEN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) INCREASE IS 1.5% OR MORE, RATHER THAN A CPI INCREASE OF 5 PERCENT OR MORE; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
VIDEO
First ReadingPublic Works
Deferred from January 11, 2017 - R5 HCommissioner Ricky Arriola
R7 - Resolutions
R7A

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $250.00 FROM KAROSEN STRATEGIC PARTNERS, LLC, AND APPROPRIATING THE DONATION TO THE CITY’S EDUCATION FUND.

VIDEOOrganizational Development Performance Initiatives
R9 - New Business and Commission Requests
R10A

CLOSED ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION.

PURSUANT TO §286.011, FLORIDA STATUTES, THE CITY ATTORNEY HEREBY ADVISES THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION THAT HE DESIRES ADVICE CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING PENDING LITIGATION MATTER:

BAKE HOUSE SB, LLC V. THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, CASE NO. 17-CV-20217-JAL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.

THEREFORE, A PRIVATE CLOSED ATTORNEY-CLIENT SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 4:45 P.M. ON JANUARY 25, 2017, IN THE CITY MANAGER’S LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR, CITY HALL TO DISCUSS SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND/OR STRATEGY RELATED TO LITIGATION EXPENDITURES WITH REGARD TO THE ABOVE-REFERENCED LITIGATION MATTER.

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE: MAYOR PHILIP LEVINE; MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION; MICKY STEINBERG, JOY MALAKOFF, MICHAEL GRIECO, RICKY ARRIOLA, KRISTEN ROSEN GONZALEZ, AND JOHN ELIZABETH ALEMÁN; CITY MANAGER JIMMY L. MORALES, CITY ATTORNEY RAUL J. AGUILA, CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY DON PAPY, CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY ALEKSANDR BOKSNER AND FIRST ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ROBERT ROSENWALD.

Office of the City Attorney
Addendum added on 1/20/2017
Notices
1.USE OF AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS FOR PRESENTATIONS DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS.