City Commission
Regular MeetingCoral Gables, FL · September 26, 2017
Minutes
City of Coral Gables
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgables.com
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
5:01 PM
Second Budget Hearing
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 September 26, 2017
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Vice Mayor Keon, Vice Mayor Lago, Commissioner Mena, Commissioner
Quesada and Mayor Valdes-Fauli
1. 17-6551 Presentation of Proposed Fiscal Year 2017-2018 City Budget.
Attachments: FY18 Budget Presentation - 2nd Hearing
This Presentation/Protocol Document was Presented and Filed
City Clerk Item No. 1
2. 17-6552 Public Hearing for obtaining comments relative to Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
This Agenda Item was Discussed and Filed
City Clerk Item No. 2
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-36
3. 17-6548 An Ordinance providing for the levy of taxes for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2017
and ending September 30, 2018; fixing the rate of such levy; providing for the segregation
and the application of the proceeds of such levy; providing for the separability of the
provisions hereof; and providing that this ordinance shall become effective October 1,
2017. (Passed on First Reading on September 14, 2017)
Attachments: FY18 Cover Letter - Adoption of Tax Levy - 2nd Hearing
FY18 Ordinance for Levy of Taxes - 2nd Hearing
Signed Ordinance 2017-36
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2017 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2018;
FIXING THE RATE OF SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING FOR THE SEGREGATION
AND THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH LEVY; PROVIDING
FOR THE SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; AND PROVIDING
THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2017.
A motion was made by Commissioner Quesada, seconded by Vice Mayor Keon,
that this matter be adopted by Ordinance Number 2017-36. The motion passed by
the following vote.
Yeas : 5- Vice Mayor Keon, Vice Mayor Lago, Commissioner Mena,
Commissioner Quesada and Mayor Valdes-Fauli
City Clerk Item No. 3
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ORDINANCE NO. 2017-37
4. 17-6550 An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of Estimated Revenues and Expenditures for
the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2017 and ending September 30, 2018; providing for
the separability of the provisions hereof; and providing that this ordinance shall become
effective October 1, 2017. (Passed on First Reading on September 14, 2017)
Attachments: FY18 Cover Letter - Adoption of Annual Budget - 2nd Hearing
FY18 Ordinance to approve Annual Budget -2nd Hearing
Signed Ordinance 2017-37
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF ESTIMATED
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING
OCTOBER 1, 2017 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2018; PROVIDING FOR
THE SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; AND PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2017.
A motion was made by Commissioner Quesada, seconded by Commissioner
Lago, that this matter be adopted by Ordinance Number 2017-37. The motion
passed by the following vote.
Yeas : 5- Vice Mayor Lago, Commissioner Mena, Commissioner Quesada, Vice
Mayor Keon and Mayor Valdes-Fauli
City Clerk Item No. 4
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-290
5. 17-6554 A Resolution adopting the Capital Improvement Program for the five fiscal years from
2018 to 2022.
Attachments: FY18 Cover Letter - Capital Improvement Program
FY18 Resolution to approve FY18-22 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan
FY18-22 CIP Book - Adopted - FINAL for Web
Signed Resolution 2017-290
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR
THE FIVE FISCAL YEARS FROM 2018 TO 2022.
A motion was made by Commissioner Quesada, seconded by Vice Mayor Keon,
that this matter be adopted by Resolution Number 2017-290. The motion passed
by the following vote.
Yeas : 5- Commissioner Mena, Commissioner Quesada, Vice Mayor Keon, Vice
Mayor Lago and Mayor Valdes-Fauli
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 Second Budget Hearing
Agenda. The Commission of the City of Coral Gables adjourned its meeting at 5:31
p.m.]
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, September 26, 2017
5:01 PM
Second Budget Hearing
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 September 26, 2017
1. 17-6551 Presentation of Proposed Fiscal Year 2017-2018 City Budget.
2. 17-6552 Public Hearing for obtaining comments relative to Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.
3. 17-6548 An Ordinance providing for the levy of taxes for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2017
and ending September 30, 2018; fixing the rate of such levy; providing for the segregation
and the application of the proceeds of such levy; providing for the separability of the
provisions hereof; and providing that this ordinance shall become effective October 1,
2017. (Passed on First Reading on September 14, 2017)
4. 17-6550 An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of Estimated Revenues and Expenditures for
the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2017 and ending September 30, 2018; providing for
the separability of the provisions hereof; and providing that this ordinance shall become
effective October 1, 2017. (Passed on First Reading on September 14, 2017)
5. 17-6554 A Resolution adopting the Capital Improvement Program for the five fiscal years from
2018 to 2022.
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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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