City Commission
Regular MeetingCoral Gables, FL · July 27, 2016
Minutes
City of Coral Gables
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgables.com
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
9:00 AM
Budget Workshop
City Hall, Commission Chambers
City Commission
Mayor Jim Cason
Vice Mayor Frank C. Quesada
Commissioner Patricia Keon
Commissioner Vince Lago
Commissioner Jeannett Slesnick
Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark, City Manager
Craig E. Leen, City Attorney
Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk
City Commission Meeting Minutes July 27, 2016
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Mayor Cason, Commissioner Keon, Commissioner Lago, Commissioner
Quesada and Commissioner Slesnick
A. AGENDA ITEMS
A.-1. 16-5243 Video presentation of Strategic Management Plan and Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Major
Accomplishments.
Attachments: Strategic Plan
This Presentation/Protocol Document was Presented and Filed
City Clerk Item No. 1
A.-2. 16-5244 Slide presentation of the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Budget Estimate.
Attachments: FY17 Budget Workshop Presentation - Final 3
This Agenda Item was Discussed and Filed
City Clerk Item No. 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-177
A.-3. 16-5245 A Resolution setting a Tentative Millage Rate of 5.559 Mills for the Fiscal Year 2016-2017
Annual Operating Budget, to be submitted as preliminary disclosure to the Miami -Dade
County Property Appraiser.
Attachments: FY17 Resolution - Tentative Millage Rate
Signed Resolution 2016-177
A RESOLUTION SETTING A TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE OF 5.559
MILLS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 ANNUAL OPERATING
BUDGET TO BE SUBMITTED AS PRELIMINARY DISCLOSURE TO THE
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER.
A motion was made by Commissioner Slesnick, seconded by Commissioner
Lago, that this matter be adopted by Resolution Number 2016-177. The motion
passed by the following vote.
Yeas : 5- Commissioner Keon, Commissioner Lago, Commissioner Quesada,
Commissioner Slesnick and Mayor Cason
City Clerk Item No. 3
B. DISCUSSION ITEMS
City Clerk Item No. 4
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C. EXECUTIVE SESSION
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-177.1
C.-1. 16-5246 Attorney-Client executive session, closed to the public, for purposes of discussing the
litigation styled Miami-Dade County et al. v. In re Florida Power & Light Co., etc., et al.,
Case Nos. 3D14-1467, 3D14-1466, 3D14-1465, 3D14-1451, OGC Case No. 09-3107,
DOAH Case No. 09-3575. The attorney-client session shall begin immediately following
the Budget Workshop that is scheduled to begin at 9 am. This session may be attended
by the following individuals: Mayor Jim Cason, Vice Mayor Frank Quesada,
Commissioner Patricia Keon, Commissioner Vince Lago, Commissioner Jeannett
Slesnick, Acting City Manager Peter Iglesias, City Attorney Craig Leen, Deputy City
Attorney Miriam Ramos, and Assistant City Attorney Cristina Suarez. A certified Court
Reporter will be present to ensure that the session is fully transcribed, and the
transcripts will be made available to the public upon the conclusion of the above -stated
litigation. At the conclusion of the attorney-client session, the public meeting will be
reopened, and termination of the attorney-client session will be announced.
Attachments: Signed Resolution 2016-177.1
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Quesada, seconded by Commissioner Lago,
that this matter be adopted by Resolution Number 2016-177.1. The motion passed
by the following vote.
Yeas : 4- Commissioner Lago, Commissioner Quesada, Commissioner Keon and
Mayor Cason
Absent : 1- Commissioner Slesnick
City Clerk Item No. 5
[Note for the Record: The verbatim transcript for this meeting is available for public
inspection in the Office of the City Clerk and in Legistar.]
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ADJOURNMENT
[Note for the Record: There being no further business on the Budget Workshop
Agenda. The Commission of the City of Coral Gables adjourned its meeting at 2:51
p.m. The next regular meeting of the City Commission has been scheduled for August
23, 2016, beginning 9 a.m.]
JIM CASON
MAYOR
ATTEST:
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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Agenda
City of Coral Gables
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgables.com
Agenda
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
9:00 AM
Budget Workshop
City Hall, Commission Chambers
City Commission
Mayor Jim Cason
Vice Mayor Frank C. Quesada
Commissioner Patricia Keon
Commissioner Vince Lago
Commissioner Jeannett Slesnick
Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark, City Manager
Craig E. Leen, City Attorney
Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk
City Commission Agenda July 27, 2016
A. AGENDA ITEMS
A.-1. 16-5243 Video presentation of Strategic Management Plan and Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Major
Accomplishments.
A.-2. 16-5244 Slide presentation of the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Budget Estimate.
A.-3. 16-5245 A Resolution setting a Tentative Millage Rate of 5.559 Mills for the Fiscal Year
2016-2017 Annual Operating Budget, to be submitted as preliminary disclosure to the
Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser.
B. DISCUSSION ITEMS
This time is for informal discussion among the City Commissioners, the City Manager
and the City Attorney.
C. EXECUTIVE SESSION
C.-1. 16-5246 Attorney-Client executive session, closed to the public, for purposes of discussing the
litigation styled Miami-Dade County et al. v. In re Florida Power & Light Co., etc., et al.,
Case Nos. 3D14-1467, 3D14-1466, 3D14-1465, 3D14-1451, OGC Case No. 09-3107,
DOAH Case No. 09-3575. The attorney-client session shall begin immediately following
the Budget Workshop that is scheduled to begin at 9 am. This session may be attended
by the following individuals: Mayor Jim Cason, Vice Mayor Frank Quesada,
Commissioner Patricia Keon, Commissioner Vince Lago, Commissioner Jeannett
Slesnick, Acting City Manager Peter Iglesias, City Attorney Craig Leen, Deputy City
Attorney Miriam Ramos, and Assistant City Attorney Cristina Suarez. A certified Court
Reporter will be present to ensure that the session is fully transcribed, and the
transcripts will be made available to the public upon the conclusion of the above -stated
litigation. At the conclusion of the attorney-client session, the public meeting will be
reopened, and termination of the attorney-client session will be announced.
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ADJOURNMENT
NOTE
Any person who acts as a lobbyist pursuant to the City of Coral Gables Ordinance No .
2006-11, must register with the City Clerk, prior to engaging in lobbying activities before
city staff, boards, committees and/or the City Commission. A copy of the Ordinance is
available in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall.
Any person, or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission
with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, will require a verbatim
record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. Interested persons should,
therefore, take the necessary steps to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings
is made which contains the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
Any person making impertinent or slanderous remarks or who become boisterous while
addressing the Commission, shall be barred from further audience before the
Commission by the Chair, unless permission to continue or again address the
Commission is granted by the majority vote of the Commission Members present .
Clapping, applauding, heckling or verbal outbursts or any remarks in support or
opposition to a speaker shall be prohibited. Signs or placards shall not be permitted in
Commission Chambers.
Any person who needs assistance in another language in order to speak during the
public hearing or public comment portion of the meeting should contact the City ’s
Non-Discrimination Coordinator Raquel Elejabarrieta (E-mail :
relejabarrieta@coralgables.com, Telephone: 305-722-8686, TTY/TDD: 305-460-5010),
at least three (3) business days before the meeting.
Any person with a disability requiring communication assistance (such as a sign
language interpreter or other auxiliary aide or service ) in order to attend or participate
in the meeting should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator Raquel Elejabarrieta (E-mail:
relejabarrieta@coralgables.com, Telephone: 305-722-8686, TTY/TDD: 305-460-5010),
at least three (3) days before the meeting. Additional information
Walter J. Foeman
City Clerk
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