City Commission
Regular MeetingCoral Gables, FL · October 25, 2022
Agenda
City of Coral Gables
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgables.com
Agenda
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
9:00 AM
City Hall, Commission Chambers
City Commission
Mayor Vince Lago
Vice Mayor Michael Mena
Commissioner Rhonda Anderson
Commissioner Jorge L. Fors, Jr.
Commissioner Kirk R. Menendez
Peter J. Iglesias, P.E., City Manager
Miriam Soler Ramos, City Attorney
Billy Y. Urquia, City Clerk
City Commission Agenda October 25, 2022
The City of Coral Gables will be holding its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 2022,
commencing at 9:00 a.m.
Members of the public may participate in person, but are also able to participate via the Zoom
platform. Members of the public may join the meeting via Zoom at
(https://zoom.us/j/3054466800). In addition, a dedicated phone line will be available so that any
individual who does not wish (or is unable) to use Zoom may listen to and participate in the
meeting by dialing: (305) 461-6769 Meeting ID: 3054466800. To speak prior to the City
Commission taking action on an Agenda Item, please "Raise your Hand" or send a message to
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The public may comment on an item on the agenda using the City’s already-established
e-comment function which may be found on the City’s website at:
(www.coralgables.com/commissionmeetings) once the meeting’s agenda is published or by
sending an email to cityclerk@coralgables.com prior to the start of the meeting.
The Meeting will also be broadcasted live for members of the public to view on the City’s
website (www.coralgables.com/cgtv) as well as Channel 77 on Comcast.
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INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. PRESENTATIONS AND PROTOCOL DOCUMENTS
A.-1. 22-4660 Congratulations to Bachour on receiving the Keep Coral Gables Beautiful 2022
Commercial Beautification Award.
A.-2. 22-4683 Congratulations to Operator Tania Mateu, recipient of the City of Coral Gables “Operator
of the Second Quarter Award,” for the months of April through June 2022.
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None
C. PUBLIC COMMENTS
During this portion of the meeting, an individual may address the City Commission on an
item that is on the agenda or on a matter which is not on the agenda, but within the
scope of the City Commission’s jurisdiction. If the individual wishes to address the City
Commission on an item that is on the agenda, the individual shall not be given an
opportunity to speak again once the item is called. An individual who wishes to speak
during a public hearing where the City Commission is sitting in a quasi -judicial capacity,
must speak during the public hearing for that item.
Individuals who speak during the open public comment portion of the meeting shall be
given three (3) minutes during which to address the City Commission. At the conclusion
of one (1) hour, if the open public comment section of the meeting has not ended, it shall
end automatically, in order to proceed with the rest of the agenda.
D. MAYOR'S COMMENTS
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E. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed within this section entitled "Consent Agenda" are considered to be
self-explanatory and are not expected to require additional review or discussion, unless a
member of the City Commission or a citizen so requests, in which case, the item will be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered along with the regular order of
business. Hearing no objections to the items listed under the "Consent Agenda", a vote
on the adoption of the Consent Agenda will be taken.
E.-1. 22-4859 A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing ServiCorp, LLC to sell alcoholic
beverages on Alhambra from Ponce de Leon to LeJune Road on Saturday, February 4th,
2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 5th, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. during the Supercars in the Gables event. Subject to Florida Department of
Professional Regulation Requirements.
E.-2. 22-4888 A Resolution of the City Commission accepting the recommendation to waive the
competitive process of the procurement code for all purchases related to the parking
garage fees for the Adult Activity Center activities as Special Procurement /Bid Waiver,
pursuant to Section 2-691 of the City’s Procurement Code.
E.-3. 22-4897 A Resolution of the City Commission approving the IT Department to purchase a GIS
Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) from ESRI, the existing vendor of GIS applications,
services, and support for Coral Gables.
E.-4. 22-4900 A Resolution of the City Commission appointing Giovanni Castro (Nominated by Mayor
Lago) to serve as a member of the Mayor’s Advisory Council, for remainder of the current
term, which began on August 26, 2022 and continues through April 28, 2023.
1. Presentation of Boards and/or Committees minutes requesting no action from the
City Commission:
1.-1. 22-4767 Advisory Board on Disability Affairs Meeting of September 7, 2022.
1.-2. 22-4810 Budget Audit Advisory Board Meeting of October 4, 2022.
1.-3. 22-4858 Economic Development Board Meeting of October 3, 2022.
1.-4. 22-4809 Landscape Beautification Advisory Board Meeting of September 8, 2022.
1.-5. 22-4841 Mayor's Citizens Advisory Council Meeting of June 22, 2022.
1.-6. 22-4898 School Community Relations Committee Meeting of September 16, 2022.
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1.-7. 22-4788 Senior Citizens Advisory Board Meeting of September 1, 2022.
1.-8. 22-4839 Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting of September 27, 2022.
2. Presentation of Boards and/or Committees draft/final minutes requesting action from
the City Commission [Note: A vote to accept the minutes does not mean approval of
the substance within the minutes]:
2.-1. 22-4896 A Resolution of the International Affairs Coordinating Council expressing their desire for
the Coral Gables City Commission to establish a Sister City relationship with the city of
Stellenbosch, South Africa.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS
All Individuals testifying in a quasi-judicial proceeding shall be sworn in.
Presentations made to the City Commission are subject to the City ’s False Claims
Ordinance, Ch. 39 of the City of Coral Gables Code.
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
F.-1. 22-4781 An Ordinance of the City Commission authorizing the City to enter into a Lease with
Francesco Miracle Miles, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, d /b/a Francesco
Restaurant with regard to the City-owned property 278 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL
33134 for a period of seven (7) years and with two (2) additional, five-year renewal
options, at the City’s discretion; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and
providing for an effective date.
F.-2. 22-4331 An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for a text amendment to the City of Coral
Gables official Zoning Code by revising Article 15 “Notices”, Section 15-102 “Notice”,
Subsection C “Mail Notices” providing that when a notice radius extends outside of the
City limits, notice shall be mailed outside of the City limits only to addresses that are
within a five hundred (500) foot radius of the property that is subject of the application;
providing for severability clause, repealer provision, codification, and providing for an
effective date.
F.-3. 22-4483 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending the City of Coral Gables Code, Chapter
2 “Administration”, Article VIII “Procurement Code”, Section 2-696 “Procedure to Provide
Preference to Coral Gables-Based Vendors in Contracts for Goods and General Services ”
to add a preference for Miami-Dade County-Based Vendors, define principal place of
business and expand and clarify the preference in competitive bids, providing for a
repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an effective date.
(Sponsored by Mayor Lago)
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F.-4. 22-4581 An Ordinance of the City Commission approving the vacation of a public alleyway
pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process,” Section 14-211, “Abandonment and
Vacations” and City Code Chapter 62, Article 8, “Vacation, Abandonment and Closure of
Streets, Easements and Alleys by Private Owners and the City; Application Process, ”
providing for the vacation of the north-south public alleyway lying between lots 9-16 and
lots 8 & 17, Block 97, Coral Gables Riviera Section #2, according to the plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 28, Page 18 of the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida;
providing for substitute utility easement, setting forth terms and conditions; providing for a
severability clause, repealer provision, and providing for an effective date.
F.-5. 22-4732 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending the City of Coral Gables Code, Chapter
10 “Animals”, Article II “Dogs”, Section 10-33 “Dogs Running at Large Prohibited;
Leashes Required; Penalty for Violation of Article” to add an exemption from the leash
provision for dogs within posted and designated off -leash dog parks and facilities,
providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an
effective date.
Agenda Items F-6 and F-7 are related
F.-6. 22-4582 An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for a text amendment to the City of Coral
Gables Official Zoning Code by amending Article 2, "Zoning Districts," Section 2-102,
"Multi-Family 1 Duplex (MF1) District," to modify and clarify provisions related to garages
and driveways; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and
providing for an effective date.
F.-7. 22-4583 An Ordinance of the City Commission providing for a text amendment to the City of Coral
Gables Official Zoning Code by amending Article 10, "Parking and Access," Section
10-106, "Visibility Triangle" to modify and clarify provisions related to convex mirror;
providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, codification, and providing for an
effective date.
ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING
F.-8. 22-4842 An Ordinance of the City Commission amending Chapter 78 "Utilities”, Article I "In
General” Section 78-1 “Utility Easement” and Article VI “Underground Utilities” Sections
78-280 Through 78-282 of the Code of Ordinances, by requiring attaching entities to
underground and remove co-located facilities, requiring pole-owners to remove redundant
utility poles, providing for procedures related to major hardening projects, and requiring
property owners to cooperate and comply with access to utility easements, access to
property, and location of facilities, providing for severability clause, repealer provision,
codification, and providing for an effective date.
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RESOLUTIONS
F.-9. 22-4291 A Resolution of the City Commission approving receipt of Transfer of Development Rights
(TDRs) pursuant to Zoning Code Article 14, “Process,” Section 14-204.6, “Review and
approval of use of TDRs on receiver sites,” for the receipt and use of TDRs for a
Mixed-Use project referred to as “1505 Ponce” on the property legally described as Lots
1 through 6 and Lots 17 through 22, Block 36, “Douglas Section” (1505 Ponce de Leon
Boulevard, 126 and 122 Menores Avenue), Coral Gables, Florida; including required
conditions; providing for a repealer provision, severability clause, and providing for an
effective date.
G. CITY COMMISSION ITEMS
G.-1. 22-4890 Discussion regarding a Residential Parking Permit Program.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)
G.-2. 22-4891 Discussion regarding Valencia traffic flow and speed.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)
G.-3. 22-4892 Dover Kohl Up-Date and availability of preliminary bike lane recommendations to Mobility
Hub east and west of LeJeune from Anderson to Ponce.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)
G.-4. 22-4845 A Resolution of the City Commission approving license agreement with 1505 Ponce
SPE, LLC for the operation of a temporary City-Operated dog park located on the site for
the proposed 1505 Ponce de Leon project.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Anderson)
H. BOARDS/COMMITTEES ITEMS
None
I. CITY MANAGER ITEMS
I.-1. 22-4840 Presentation regarding the Pininfarina Industrial Design for the new Coral Gables Smart
City Poles.
I.-2. 22-4855 A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in the
amount of $261,617 allocated to the Coral Gables Police Department as part of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
Program Initiative; authorizing execution of the grant contract; and authorizing an
amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Budget to recognize the $261,617
grant as revenue and to appropriate such funds to put toward the cost of the program.
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I.-3. 22-4856 A Resolution of the City Commission authorizing the acceptance of a $ 392,361,
three-year traffic technology grant, as well as the execution of the respective grant
contract, and authorizing an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Budget to
recognize the year one amount of $130,787 as revenue and to appropriate such funds to
put toward the cost of the program.
J. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS
None
K. CITY CLERK ITEMS
None
L. 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.
Billy Y. Urquia
City Clerk
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