City Commission
Regular MeetingCoral Gables, FL · July 11, 2017
Minutes
City of Coral Gables
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgables.com
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
3:00 PM
Budget Workshop
City Hall, Commission Chambers
City Commission
Mayor Raul J. Valdes-Fauli
Vice Mayor Patricia Keon
Commissioner Vince Lago
Commissioner Michael Mena
Commissioner Frank C. Quesada
Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark, City Manager
Craig E. Leen, City Attorney
Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk
City Commission Meeting Minutes July 11, 2017
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Vice Mayor Keon, Vice Mayor Lago, Commissioner Mena, Commissioner
Quesada and Mayor Valdes-Fauli
A. AGENDA ITEMS
A.-1. 17-6245 A presentation of OpenGov Transparency functionality for the Coral Gables Website.
Attachments: OpenGov - Coral Gables FL Deck
CCBudgetMtg Jul 11 2017 - Agenda Item - A-1 - Presentation of OpenGov Transparency function
This Presentation/Protocol Document was Presented and Filed
City Clerk Item No. 1
A.-2. 17-6243 A presentation of the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget.
Attachments: FY18 Budget Workshop Presentation - Final
CCBudgetMtg Jul 11 2017 - Agenda Item - A-2 - Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budg
This Presentation/Protocol Document was Presented and Filed
City Clerk Item No. 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-211
A.-3. 17-6244 A Resolution setting a tentative millage rate of 5.559 mills for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018
Annual Operating Budget to be submitted as preliminary disclosure to the Miami -Dade
County Property Appraiser.
Attachments: FY18 Resolution - Tentative Millage Rate
Signed Resolution 2017-211
CCBudgetMtg Jul 11 2017 - Agenda Item - A-3 - Resolution setting a tentative millage rate of 5.55
A RESOLUTION SETTING A TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATE OF 5.559 MILLS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET TO BE
SUBMITTED AS PRELIMINARY DISCLOSURE TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
PROPERTY APPRAISER.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Keon, seconded by Commissioner Quesada,
that this matter be adopted by Resolution Number 2017-211. The motion passed
by the following vote.
Yeas : 5- Commissioner Quesada, Vice Mayor Keon, Vice Mayor Lago,
Commissioner Mena and Mayor Valdes-Fauli
City Clerk Item No. 3
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B. DISCUSSION ITEMS
[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].
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 on July
11, 2017.]
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
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
3:00 PM
Budget Workshop
City Hall, Commission Chambers
City Commission
Mayor Raul J. Valdes-Fauli
Vice Mayor Patricia Keon
Commissioner Vince Lago
Commissioner Michael Mena
Commissioner Frank C. Quesada
Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark, City Manager
Craig E. Leen, City Attorney
Walter J. Foeman, City Clerk
City Commission Agenda July 11, 2017
A. AGENDA ITEMS
A.-1. 17-6245 A presentation of OpenGov Transparency functionality for the Coral Gables Website.
A.-2. 17-6243 A presentation of the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Budget.
A.-3. 17-6244 A Resolution setting a tentative millage rate of 5.559 mills for the Fiscal Year
2017-2018 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
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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 ADA
Coordinator Raquel Elejabarrieta, Esq., Director of Labor Relations and Risk
Management (E-mail: relejabarrieta@coralgables.com, Telephone: 305-722-8686 ,
TTY/TDD: 305-442-1600), 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, Esq.,
Director of Labor Relations and Risk Management (E-mail :
relejabarrieta@coralgables.com, Telephone: 305-722-8686, TTY/TDD: 305-442-1600),
at least three (3) business days before the meeting.
Walter J. Foeman
City Clerk
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