City Council
Regular MeetingHialeah, FL · January 22, 2019
Minutes
Carlos 0
Hernández Council Members
Mayor Katharine Cue-
Fuente
Vivian Casáls-Muñoz Jose F. Caragol
Council President Paul B. Hernández
Isis Garcia-Martinez Lourdes Lozano
Council Vice President Carl Zogby
City Council Summary Agenda/Minutes
January 22, 2019
7:00 P.M.
Call to Order
REPORT: Council President Casáls-Muñoz called the meeting to order at 7:19 p.m.
Roll Call
REPORT: City Clerk, Marbelys Fatjo, called the roll with the following Council Members
present:
o Council President Vivian Casáls-Muñoz
o Council Vice President Isis Garcia-Martinez
o Councilman Jose Caragol
o Councilwoman Katharine Cue-Fuente
o Councilwoman Lourdes Lozano
o Councilman Carl Zogby
REPORT: The following Council Members were absent:
o Councilman Paul Hernandez
Also present was:
o Lorena Bravo, City Attorney
o Mayor Carlos Hernandez
Invocation given by Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk
REPORT: Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, led the invocation.
Pledge of Allegiance to be led by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez
REPORT: Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
MEETING GUIDELINES
The following guidelines have been established by the City Council:
ALL LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE CITY CLERK
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As a courtesy to others, please refrain from using cellular telephones or other
similar electronic devices in the Council Chamber.
A maximum of three (3) speakers in favor and three (3) speakers in
opposition will be allowed to address the Council on any one item. Each
speaker’s comments will be limited to three (3) minutes.
No signs or placards, in support of or in opposition to an item or speaker,
shall be permitted within the Council Chamber.
Members of the public may address the City Council on any item
pertaining to City business during the Comments and Questions portion of
the meeting. A member of the public is limited to one appearance before the
City Council and the speaker’s comments will be limited to three
(3) minutes.
REPORT: Brigette Leal, Administrative Aide, Office of the City Clerk read the meeting
guidelines into the record in English by Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, and in Spanish.
1. PRESENTATIONS
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
Administrative Items 4A and 4C have been postponed until February 12, 2019.
An updated Development Agreement for Administrative Item 4B has been placed
on the dais for the City Council’s review.
Applicants have requested that Items PZ 1, PZ 2 and PZ 3 be postponed until
February 12, 2019.
A Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Items LU 1 and LU 2 has been placed
on the dais for the City Council’s review.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed with letter designations are considered routine and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember, the
Mayor or a resident so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent
agenda and considered along with the regular order of business.
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REPORT: Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda made by Council Vice President
Garcia-Martinez, and seconded by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 6-0-1 with
Councilmember Hernandez absent.
A. Request permission to approve the minutes of the Council Meeting held on January 8,
2019. (OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
B. Request permission to award Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-3230-00-007 – Elderly Housing
Buildings Units 32, 29, & 8-Porcelain Tile, to D’Elite Floors of Miami, Inc., lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $78,997, and
further request a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $7,899, to cover any
unforeseen issues that may arise during the work, for a total expense amount of $86,896.
(CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE DEPT. AND DEPT. OF GRANTS & HUMAN
SERVICES)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
C. Request permission to award Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-3230-00-002 – 57 Units Villa Aida
Exterior Painting and Waterproofing, to Pro-Max Restoration & Paint Corp., lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $107,153.98,
and further request a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $10,715.39, to cover
any unforeseen issues that may arise during the work, for a total expense amount of
$117,869.37. (CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE DEPT. AND DEPT. OF GRANTS
& HUMAN SERVICES)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
D. Request permission to award Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-3230-00-006 – 57 Units Villa Aida -
Porcelain Tile, to D’Elite Floors of Miami, In., lowest responsive and responsible bidder,
in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $54,997, and further request a ten percent (10%)
contingency in the amount of $5,499, to cover any unforeseen issues that may arise during
the work, for a total expense amount of $60,496. (CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
DEPT. AND DEPT. OF GRANTS & HUMAN SERVICES)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
E. Request permission to utilize Florida Sheriffs Association & Florida Association of
Counties Bid No. FSA18-VEL 26.0, and issue a purchase order to AN Motors of
Pembroke, LLC d/b/a Autonation Chevrolet Pembroke Pines, to purchase four (4) 2019
Chevy Malibu, Mid-Size-4 Door Administrative Vehicles, Specification No. 19, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $66,068. (BUSINESS TAX DIVISION)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
F. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in
that this vendor is a manufacturer representative for BECS System 3, 5 and 7 controllers
and Poletank Sand filtration systems, and issue a purchase order to Commercial Energy
Specialists, Inc., for the purchase of a new EPD filter tank system for Bucky Dent Water
Park activity pool, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $43,499.26. (PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPT.)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
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G. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in
that this vendor has agreed to extend the prices from last year’s contract, and issue a
purchase order to H & R Paving, Inc., for the purchase of asphalt at $72.00 per ton and
paver rental at $950.00 per day in order to resurface various roads, in a total cumulative
amount not to exceed $400,000. (STREETS)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
H. Report of Scrivener’s Error – Ordinance No. 2018-008 of the City Council Meeting of
January 23, 2018 was passed and adopted with a reference in the title of the ordinance
having been omitted and an error in Section 1 of the ordinance. The title and section one
(1) of the ordinance are being amended as follows:
ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE PERMIT TO ALLOW A PERVIOUS AREA
OF 24 PERCENT, WHERE 30 PERCENT IS REQUIRED; ALLOW PARKING
SETBACK OF 5 FEET, WHERE 55 FEET IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED…
Section 1. The below-described property is granted a variance permit to allow a
pervious area of 24 percent, where 30 percent is required; contra to Hialeah Code § 98-
2056(b)(1) that provides: “A minimum of 30 percent of the net residential land area shall
be maintained in landscaped open space…”; allow parking setback of 5 feet, where 55
feet is the minimum required…
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
I. Report of Scrivener’s Error – Ordinance No. 2011-78 of the City Council Meeting of
November 8, 2011 was passed and adopted with an incorrect reference in the title and
section one (1) of the ordinance. The title and section one (1) of the ordinance are being
amended as follows:
ORDINANCE REZONING FROM C-2 (LIBERAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT) TO R-3-3 (MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT).
Section 1. The below-described property is hereby rezoned from C-2 (Liberal
Retail Commercial District) to R-3-3 (Multiple Family District).
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
J. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Motorola Solutions, Inc., sole source
vendor, for the purchase of three (3) Motorola 8500 all band dual control head mobile
trunk mount radios for the fire department’s 800 MHz Radio Trucking System for
Hialeah Fire Department rescue trucks, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed
$17,414.25. (FIRE DEPT.)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
K. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., vendor
assisting the City with the process of reaching a successor employment contract with
IAFF, to pay for outstanding invoices for services rendered, in a total amount not to
exceed $73,075.70. Further request permission to increase Purchase Order No. 2019-982
issued to Bryant Miller Olive P.A., for the services of David Miller, Esq., the City’s lead
negotiator, for services rendered in the process of reaching a successor employment
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contract with IAFF, by an additional amount of 30,000, for a new total cumulative amount
of $90,400.97 (LAW DEPT.)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
L. Report of Scrivener’s Error – Ordinance No. 2019-001 of the City Council Meeting of
January 8, 2019 was passed and adopted with an incorrect reference in the title of the
ordinance. The title of the ordinance is being amended as follows:
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY FROM GU (INTERIM DISTRICT MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY ZONING DESIGNATION) TO MH (INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT).
PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 336 ACRES BOUNDED ON
THE NORTH BY NW 154 STREET,…
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
4. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
4A. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance approving an amendment, a copy
of which in substantial form is attached hereto as Exhibit “1”, to the Development
Agreement, by and between Alberto Micha, as trustee of Hialeah Gardens Irrevocable Trust
dated December 6, 2010, and the City of Hialeah, Florida, entered into on September 6,
2016, and recorded at Official Records Book 30303 at Pages 574-595 of the Public Records
of Miami-Dade County, Florida; Property comprising approximately 77.25 acres within
an area bounded on the west by NW 102 Avenue, on the north by theoretical NW 142
Street, on the east by NW 97 Avenue, and on the south by NW 138 Street/State Road
924; all located in Hialeah, Florida. Property having a land use classification of
Mixed-Use Commercial and to be developed within the parameters of the Hialeah
Heights - Commercial Zoning District. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability
clause; and providing for an effective date. (Applicant: Alejandro J. Arias, Esq., on behalf
of Atlas Fam II, LLC) POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
4B. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance approving the Development
Agreement between F03-4, LLC, and F99-5, LLC, Florida Limited Liability Companies,
and the City of Hialeah, Florida, a copy of which in substantial form is attached hereto and
made a part hereof as Exhibit “1”. Property comprising approximately 326.50 acres within
an area generally located at the southwest intersection of NW 97 Avenue and NW 154
Street; all located in Hialeah, Florida. Property having a land use classification of
Industrial and to be developed within the parameters of the MH (Industrial District) zoning
classification. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing
for an effective date. (Applicant: Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Esq., on behalf of F03-4, LLC
and F99-5, LLC)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-002
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Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 4B made by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez,
and seconded by Councilman Caragol. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember
Hernandez absent.
4C. First reading of proposed ordinance banning the sale of Hemp and Cannabidiol/CBD
products not presently permitted by federal or Florida state law and requiring proof of
compliance thereof; and establishing a temporary moratorium for a period of one hundred
and eighty (180) days on the processing, approval or issuance of business tax receipts and
development permits as the term is defined in Florida Statutes 163.3164(16) or issuance
of any other license or permit following the effective date of the enactment of Federal
Hemp or Florida state regulations and Cannabidiol/CBD regulations once approved by
the USDA as required by the 2018 Farm Bill; before cultivation and sales among the
states is permitted; providing for amortization; repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date. (ADMINISTRATION)
POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 12, 2019
4D. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Section 98-1607.3 RH-CD-Mixed Use
Multiple Family District of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hialeah, in Chapter 98
entitled “Zoning”, Article V. “Zoning District Regulations”, Division 29. Hialeah Heights
by allowing up to 32 units per gross acre; providing a purpose; site and development
standards; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing
penalties for violation hereof; providing for severability; providing for inclusion in code;
and providing for an effective date. (ZONING)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 4D made by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez,
and seconded by Councilman Caragol. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember
Hernandez absent. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for February 12, 2019.
5. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
5A. Proposed resolution appointing Patrick Carnevale to the Personnel Board of the City of
Hialeah, as the IAFF/FOP appointment, for the remainder of a two (2)-year term ending
on June 26, 2019. (IAFF/FOP)
DENIED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
REPORT: Motion to Deny Item 5A made by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez, and
seconded by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez
absent.
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5B. Proposed resolution reappointing Robert Williams III to the Board of Trustees of the
Employees General Retirement System as the International Association of Fire Fighters
(“IAFF”) appointment for a two (2)-year term ending on December 31, 2020. (IAFF)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-008
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 5B made by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez,
and seconded by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez
absent.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
REPORT: NONE
7. NEW BUSINESS
REPORT: Mayor Hernandez extended an invitation to the Jose Marti Exhibition on
January 25, 2019 at Milander. Mayor Hernandez announced his upcoming visit to the
White House.
8. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
REPORT: Olga Gonzalez, 6080 East 4th Avenue, Hialeah 33013, addressed the City Council
regarding her request to have the alley adjacent to her property closed.
ZONING
Administration of Oath to all applicants and anyone who will be speaking before the City
Council on any Zoning, Land Use or Final Decision Item
REPORT: All were duly sworn in.
Attention Applicants:
a. Items approved by the City Council are subject to the Mayor’s approval or veto.
The Mayor may withhold his signature or veto the item. If the Mayor’s signature is
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withheld, the item is not effective until the next regularly scheduled meeting. If the
Mayor vetoes the item, the item is rejected unless the Council overrides the veto at
the next regular meeting.
PZ 1. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance to allow the construction of a
duplex on a substandard lot, with a frontage of 40 feet and area of 5,160 square feet, where
75 feet and 7,500 square feet are required; and allow interior east side setback of 5.83 feet
for a distance of 11 feet, where 7.5 feet are required; property zoned R-2 (One-and Two-
Family Residential District); all contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-544 and 98-
546. Property located at 457 East 16 Street (Lot 21), Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
Owner of the Property: Charles Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141.
Vivian Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Registered Lobbyists: Juan Jose Leon, 14031 Leaning Pine Drive, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 2. First reading of proposed ordinance to allow the construction of a duplex on a substandard
lot, with a frontage of 40 feet and area of 5,160 square feet, where 75 feet and 7,500 square
feet are required; and allow interior east side setback of 5.83 feet for a distance of 11 feet,
where 7.5 feet are required; property zoned R-2 (One-and Two-Family Residential
District); all contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-544 and 98-546. Property
located at 457 East 16 Street (Lot 22), Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing
for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date. POSTPONED UNTIL
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
Owner of the Property: Charles Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141.
Vivian Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Registered Lobbyists: Juan Jose Leon, 14031 Leaning Pine Drive, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.
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Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 3. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a Special Use Permit
(SUP) pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-161 to allow for a plasma collection
facility; Property located at 2750 West 68 Street, Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Owner of the Property: Frank Sarria, 1001 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite E, Coral Gables, Florida
33134.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 4. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance approving a Final Plat of Aquabella
North Subdivision; accepting all dedication of avenues, streets, roads or other public ways,
together with all existing and future planting of trees; repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date. Property bounded on the north by
N.W. 170 Street, on the south by N.W. 154 Street, on the east by the I-75 extension and on
the west by N.W 97 Avenue.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-003
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 4 made by Councilwoman Cue-Fuente, and
seconded by Councilwoman Lozano. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez
absent.
PZ 5. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance approving a Final Plat of Mount Sinai
Subdivision; accepting all dedication of avenues, streets, roads or other public ways, together
with all existing and future planting of trees; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause;
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and providing for an effective date. Property located at 6050 West 20 Avenue, Hialeah,
Florida.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-004
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 5 made by Council Vice President Garcia-
Martinez, and seconded by Councilwoman Cue-Fuente. Motion passed 6-0-1 with
Councilmember Hernandez absent.
PZ 6. First reading of proposed ordinance vacating and abandoning for public use all of the 16
foot alley east of and adjacent to Lot 6, Block 1 of Wollaston Park, according to the plat
thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 13, at Page 49, of the public records of Miami-Dade
County, Florida extending for approximately 138.24 feet north of West 33 Street
bounded on the north and adjacent to 3368 Palm Avenue and running between the
properties located at 3320 Palm Avenue, to the east, and 35 W. 33 Street to the west,
and more particularly described in the legal description and location sketch attached
hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A”; and reserving within the easement to the
city perpetual and exclusive access to maintain, repair and replace utilities or install
utilities as may be necessary as more particularly depicted in the legal description and
location sketch attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “B”; repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
APPROVED 5-1-1 with Council President Casáls-Muñoz voting “No” and
Councilmember Hernandez absent.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
Owner of Property: 3368 Palm Avenue, LLC
Applicant: Virtual Imaging Investments, Inc., Juan Puig.
REPORT: Jose Briscano, 3320 Palm Avenue, addressed the City Council.
REPORT: Debora Storch, Director of Planning and Zoning, addressed the City Council on
this item.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 6 made by Council Vice President Garcia-
Martinez, and seconded by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 5-1-1 with Council President
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Casáls-Muñoz voting “No” and Councilmember Hernandez absent. Second reading and
public hearing is scheduled for February 12, 2019.
PZ 7. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning property from R-1 (One Family District) to
P (Parking District). Property located at 35 West 33 Street, Hialeah, Florida.
Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties
for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective
date.
APPROVED 5-1-1 with Council President Casáls-Muñoz voting “No” and
Councilmember Hernandez absent.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Owner of the Property: Virtual Imaging Investments, Inc., 3320 Palm Avenue, Hialeah, Florida.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 7 made by Council Vice President Garcia-
Martinez, and seconded by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 5-1-1 with Council
President Casáls-Muñoz voting “No” and Councilmember Hernandez absent. Second
reading and public hearing is scheduled for February 12, 2019.
PZ 8. First reading of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow a duplex on a
substandard lot having a frontage of 50 feet and lot area of 5,000 square feet, where 75
feet and 7,500 square feet are required; allow interior north and south side setback of 5
feet, where 7.5 feet are required; property zoned R-2 (One and Two Residential District);
all contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-544 and 98-546. Property located at
4820-4822 East 10 Avenue, Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date. POSTPONED
Item was approved as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve only substandard lot and side setback variances.
Legalization shall be completed within 180 days.
Owner of the Property: Margie Izquierdo, 4822 East 10th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
REPORT: Margie Izquierdo, 4822 East 10th Avenue, addressed the City Council.
REPORT: Debora Storch, Planning and Zoning Director, clarified item for the City Council.
REPORT: Motion to Table Item PZ 8 made by Councilwoman Cue-Fuente, and seconded
by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
PZ 9. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning property from C-1 (Restricted Retail
Commercial District) and R-1 (One-Family District) to TOD (Transit Oriented
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Development District); and granting a variance permit to allow 10 stories, where 8 stories
is the maximum allowed contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-1544(c)(2) and 98-
1544(d). Property located at 955 East 25 Street, Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Owners of the Property: Hialeah Evocative, LLC, 1474 A West 84 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33014;
Michael L. Osman, 1474 A 84 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33014.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 9 made by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez,
and seconded by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez
absent. Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for February 12, 2019.
PZ 10. Recommendation of denial by the Planning and Zoning Board for the rezoning from M-2
(Industrial District) to M-3 (Industrial District) and Special Use Permit to allow an indoor
electronic recycling facility at property located at 5501 NW 36 Avenue, Hialeah,
Florida. POSTPONED
Item was denied by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Denial
Owners of the Property: FRC Warehouse 5501 LLC; Eduardo Rodriguez 9420 SW 77 Street,
Miami, Florida 33173.
REPORT: Planner’s recommendation was corrected on the record from “Approval” to “Denial”.
REPORT: Eduardo Rodriguez, 5501 NW 36 Avenue, addressed the City Council.
REPORT: Bala Somasundaram, 556 NW 53 Street, addressed the City Council and provided a
Lobbyist Registration Form.
REPORT: Debora Storch, Planning and Zoning Director, addressed the City Council on this item.
REPORT: Motion to Table Item PZ 10 made by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez,
and seconded by Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez
absent.
FINAL DECISION
FD 1. Proposed resolution approving the final decision of the Planning and Zoning Board,
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Decision No. 2018-14 that granted an adjustment on the property located at 577 West 55
Place, Hialeah, Florida; and providing for an effective date.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-009
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
Owner of the Property: Magda Soriano, 577 West 55th Place, Hialeah, Florida 33012.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item FD 1 made by Councilman Caragol, and seconded by
Councilman Zogby. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
LANDUSE
LU 1. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Future Land
Use Map from Residential Office to Commercial. Property located at 385 West 49
Street, Hialeah, Florida, zoned RO (Residential Office); repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof;
providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
ORDIANNCE NO. 2019-005
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on November 28, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve as recommended
Registered Lobbyist: Felix Lasarte, 3250 NE 1 Avenue, Suite 334, Miami, Florida.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on December 11, 2018.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 1 made by Councilman Caragol, and seconded by
Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember
Hernandez absent.
LU 2. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Future Land
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Use Map from Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential. Property
located at 1200, 1205, 1265, 1280 West 25 Place, Hialeah, Florida, zoned R-3
(Multiple-Family District); repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause;
and providing for an effective date.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Councilmember Hernandez absent.
ORDIANNCE NO. 2019-006
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on November 28, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve as recommended.
Owner of the Property: Oceanmar Park Apartments LLC., 16400 NW 59th Avenue, Miami Lakes,
Florida.
Registered Lobbyist: Anthony Escarra, Esq., 16400 NW 59th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on December 11, 2018.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 2 made by Councilman Caragol, and seconded by
Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez. Motion passed 6-0-1 with Councilmember
Hernandez absent.
REPORT: Meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m. by Council President Casáls-Muñoz.
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
NEXT CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at
6:30 p.m.
Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of an agenda item should contact the Office of the City Clerk
at (305) 883-5820 or visit at 501 Palm Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hialeah, Florida, between the hours of
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matter considered at the meeting, will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purposes,
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An ordinance or resolution shall become effective when passed by the City Council and signed by
the Mayor or at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting, if the Mayor’s signature is
withheld or if the City Council overrides the Mayor’s veto. If the Mayor’s veto is sustained, the
affected ordinance or resolution does not become law and is deemed null and void.
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accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Office of the City Clerk at
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Agenda
Carlos 0
Hernández Council Members
Mayor Katharine Cue-Fuente
Jose F. Caragol
Vivian Casáls-Muñoz Paul B. Hernández
Council President Lourdes Lozano
Isis Garcia-Martinez Carl Zogby
Council Vice President
City Council Agenda
January 22, 2019
7:00 P.M.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Invocation given by Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk
Pledge of Allegiance to be led by Council Vice President Garcia-Martinez
MEETING GUIDELINES
The following guidelines have been established by the City Council:
ALL LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE CITY CLERK
As a courtesy to others, please refrain from using cellular telephones or other
similar electronic devices in the Council Chamber.
A maximum of three (3) speakers in favor and three (3) speakers in
opposition will be allowed to address the Council on any one item. Each
speaker’s comments will be limited to three (3) minutes.
No signs or placards, in support of or in opposition to an item or speaker,
shall be permitted within the Council Chamber.
Members of the public may address the City Council on any item
pertaining to City business during the Comments and Questions portion of
the meeting. A member of the public is limited to one appearance before the
City Council and the speaker’s comments will be limited to three
(3) minutes.
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1. PRESENTATIONS
2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
Applicant has requested by Items PZ 1 and PZ 2 be postponed until February 12,
2019.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed with letter designations are considered routine and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember, the
Mayor or a resident so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent
agenda and considered along with the regular order of business.
A. Request permission to approve the minutes of the Council Meeting held on January 8,
2019. (OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
B. Request permission to award Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-3230-00-007 – Elderly Housing
Buildings Units 32, 29, & 8-Porcelain Tile, to D’Elite Floors of Miami, Inc., lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $78,997, and
further request a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $7,899, to cover any
unforeseen issues that may arise during the work, for a total expense amount of $86,896.
(CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE DEPT. AND DEPT. OF GRANTS & HUMAN
SERVICES)
C. Request permission to award Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-3230-00-002 – 57 Units Villa Aida
Exterior Painting and Waterproofing, to Pro-Max Restoration & Paint Corp., lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $107,153.98,
and further request a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $10,715.39, to cover
any unforeseen issues that may arise during the work, for a total expense amount of
$117,869.37. (CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE DEPT. AND DEPT. OF GRANTS
& HUMAN SERVICES)
D. Request permission to award Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-3230-00-006 – 57 Units Villa Aida -
Porcelain Tile, to D’Elite Floors of Miami, In., lowest responsive and responsible bidder,
in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $54,997, and further request a ten percent (10%)
contingency in the amount of $5,499, to cover any unforeseen issues that may arise during
the work, for a total expense amount of $60,496. (CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
DEPT. AND DEPT. OF GRANTS & HUMAN SERVICES)
E. Request permission to utilize Florida Sheriffs Association & Florida Association of
Counties Bid No. FSA18-VEL 26.0, and issue a purchase order to AN Motors of
Pembroke, LLC d/b/a Autonation Chevrolet Pembroke Pines, to purchase four (4) 2019
Chevy Malibu, Mid-Size-4 Door Administrative Vehicles, Specification No. 19, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $66,068. (BUSINESS TAX DIVISION)
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F. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in
that this vendor is a manufacturer representative for BECS System 3, 5 and 7 controllers
and Poletank Sand filtration systems, and issue a purchase order to Commercial Energy
Specialists, Inc., for the purchase of a new EPD filter tank system for Bucky Dent Water
Park activity pool, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $43,499.26. (PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPT.)
G. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in
that this vendor has agreed to extend the prices from last year’s contract, and issue a
purchase order to H & R Paving, Inc., for the purchase of asphalt material at $72.00 per
ton and paver rental at $950.00 per day in order to resurface various roads, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $400,000. (STREETS)
H. Report of Scrivener’s Error – Ordinance No. 2018-008 of the City Council Meeting of
January 23, 2018 was passed and adopted with a reference in the title of the ordinance
having been omitted and an error in Section 1 of the ordinance. The title and section one
(1) of the ordinance are being amended as follows:
ORDINANCE GRANTING A VARIANCE PERMIT TO ALLOW A PERVIOUS AREA
OF 24 PERCENT, WHERE 30 PERCENT IS REQUIRED; ALLOW PARKING
SETBACK OF 5 FEET, WHERE 55 FEET IS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED…
Section 1. The below-described property is granted a variance permit to allow a
pervious area of 24 percent, where 30 percent is required; contra to Hialeah Code § 98-
2056(b)(1) that provides: “A minimum of 30 percent of the net residential land area shall
be maintained in landscaped open space…”; allow parking setback of 5 feet, where 55
feet is the minimum required…
I. Report of Scrivener’s Error – Ordinance No. 2011-78 of the City Council Meeting of
November 8, 2011 was passed and adopted with an incorrect reference in the title and
section one (1) of the ordinance. The title and section one (1) of the ordinance are being
amended as follows:
ORDINANCE REZONING FROM C-2 (LIBERAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT) TO R-3-3 (MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT).
Section 1. The below-described property is hereby rezoned from C-2 (Liberal
Retail Commercial District) to R-3-3 (Multiple Family District).
J. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Motorola Solutions, Inc., sole source
vendor, for the purchase of three (3) Motorola 8500 all band dual control head mobile
trunk mount radios for the fire department’s 800 MHz Radio Trucking System for
Hialeah Fire Department rescue trucks, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed
$17,414.25. (FIRE DEPT.)
K. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A., vendor
assisting the City with the process of reaching a successor employment contract with
IAFF, to pay for outstanding invoices for services rendered, in a total amount not to
exceed $73,075.70. Further request permission to increase Purchase Order No. 2019-982
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issued to Bryant Miller Olive P.A., for the services of David Miller, Esq., the City’s lead
negotiator, for services rendered in the process of reaching a successor employment
contract with IAFF, by an additional amount of 30,000, for a new total cumulative amount
not to exceed $30,000 for a new total commutative amount of $90,400.97 (LAW DEPT.)
L. Report of Scrivener’s Error – Ordinance No. 2019-001of the City Council Meeting of
January 8, 2019 was passed and adopted with an incorrect reference in the title of the
ordinance. The title of the ordinance is being amended as follows:
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY FROM GU (INTERIM DISTRICT MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY ZONING DESIGNATION) TO MH (INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT).
PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 336 ACRES BOUNDED ON
THE NORTH BY NW 154 STREET,…
4. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
4A. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance approving an amendment, a copy
of which in substantial form is attached hereto as Exhibit “1”, to the Development
Agreement, by and between Alberto Micha, as trustee of Hialeah Gardens Irrevocable Trust
dated December 6, 2010, and the City of Hialeah, Florida, entered into on September 6,
2016, and recorded at Official Records Book 30303 at Pages 574-595 of the Public Records
Of Miami-Dade County, Florida; Property comprising approximately 77.25 acres
within an area bounded on the west by NW 102 Avenue, on the north by theoretical
NW 142 Street, on the east by NW 97 Avenue, and on the south by NW 138
Street/State Road 924; all located in Hialeah, Florida. Property having a land use
classification of Mixed-Use Commercial and to be developed within the parameters of
the Hialeah Heights - Commercial Zoning District. Repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date. (Applicant: Alejandro J. Arias,
Esq., on behalf of Atlas Fam II, LLC)
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
4B. Second reading and public of proposed ordinance approving the Development Agreement
between F03-4, LLC, and F99-5, LLC, Florida Limited Liability Companies, and the City
of Hialeah, Florida, a copy of which in substantial form is attached hereto and made a part
hereof as Exhibit “1”. Property comprising approximately 326.50 acres within an area
generally located at the southwest intersection of NW 97 Avenue and NW 154 Street; all
located in Hialeah, Florida. Property having a land use classification of Industrial and to be
developed within the parameters of the MH (Industrial District) zoning classification.
Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for
violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(Applicant: Melissa Tapanes Llahues, Esq., on behalf of F03-4, LLC and F99-5, LLC)
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
4C. First reading of proposed ordinance banning the sale of Hemp and Cannabidiol/CBD
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products not presently permitted by federal or Florida state law and requiring proof of
compliance thereof; and establishing a temporary moratorium for a period of one hundred
and eighty (180) days on the processing, approval or issuance of business tax receipts and
development permits as the term is defined in Florida Statutes 163.3164(16) or issuance
of any other license or permit following the effective date of the enactment of Federal
Hemp or Florida state regulations and Cannabidiol/CBD regulations once approved by
the USDA as required by the 2018 Farm Bill; before cultivation and sales among the
states is permitted; providing for amortization; repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
4D. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Section 98-1607.3 RH-CD-Mixed Use
Multiple Family District of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hialeah, in Chapter 98
entitled “Zoning”, Article V. “Zoning District Regulations”, Division 29. Hialeah Heights
by allowing up to 32 units per gross acre; providing a purpose; site and development
standards; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing
penalties for violation hereof; providing for severability; providing for inclusion in code;
and providing for an effective date.
5. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
5A. Proposed resolution appointing Patrick Carnevale to the Personnel Board of the City of
Hialeah, as the IAFF/FOP appointment, for the remainder of a two (2)-year term ending
on June 26, 2019. (IAFF/FOP)
5B. Proposed resolution reappointing Robert Williams III to the Board of Trustees of the
Employees General Retirement System as the International Association of Fire Fighters
(“IAFF”) appointment for a two (2)-year term ending on December 31, 2020. (IAFF)
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
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ZONING
Administration of Oath to all applicants and anyone who will be speaking before the City
Council on any Zoning, Land Use or Final Decision Item
Attention Applicants:
a. Items approved by the City Council are subject to the Mayor’s approval or veto.
The Mayor may withhold his signature or veto the item. If the Mayor’s signature is
withheld, the item is not effective until the next regularly scheduled meeting. If the
Mayor vetoes the item, the item is rejected unless the Council overrides the veto at
the next regular meeting.
PZ 1. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance to allow the construction of a
duplex on a substandard lot, with a frontage of 40 feet and area of 5,160 square feet, where
75 feet and 7,500 square feet are required; and allow interior east side setback of 5.83 feet
for a distance of 11 feet, where 7.5 feet are required; property zoned R-2 (One-and Two-
Family Residential District); all contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-544 and 98-
546. Property located at 457 East 16 Street (Lot 21), Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
Owner of the Property: Charles Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141.
Vivian Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Registered Lobbyists: Juan Jose Leon, 14031 Leaning Pine Drive, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 2. First reading of proposed ordinance to allow the construction of a duplex on a substandard
lot, with a frontage of 40 feet and area of 5,160 square feet, where 75 feet and 7,500 square
feet are required; and allow interior east side setback of 5.83 feet for a distance of 11 feet,
where 7.5 feet are required; property zoned R-2 (One-and Two-Family Residential
District); all contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-544 and 98-546. Property
located at 457 East 16 Street (Lot 22), Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing
for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
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Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
Owner of the Property: Charles Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141.
Vivian Macias, 6538 Collins Avenue, #440, Miami Beach, Florida 33141
Registered Lobbyists: Juan Jose Leon, 14031 Leaning Pine Drive, Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 3. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a Special Use Permit
(SUP) pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-161 to allow for a plasma collection
facility; Property located at 2750 West 68 Street, Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Owner of the Property: Frank Sarria, 1001 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite E, Coral Gables, Florida
33134.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 4. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance approving a Final Plat of Aquabella
North Subdivision; accepting all dedication of avenues, streets, roads or other public ways,
together with all existing and future planting of trees; repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date. Property bounded on the north by
N.W. 170 Street, on the south by N.W. 154 Street, on the east by the I-75 extension and on
the west by N.W 97 Avenue.
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 5. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance approving a Final Plat of Mount Sinai
Subdivision; accepting all dedication of avenues, streets, roads or other public ways, together
with all existing and future planting of trees; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause;
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and providing for an effective date. Property located at 6050 West 20 Avenue, Hialeah,
Florida.
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on January 8, 2019.
PZ 6. First reading of proposed ordinance vacating and abandoning for public use all of the 16
foot alley east of and adjacent to Lot 6, Block 1 of Wollaston Park, according to the plat
thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 13, at Page 49, of the public records of Miami-Dade
County, Florida extending for approximately 138.24 feet north of West 33 Street
bounded on the north and adjacent to 3368 Palm Avenue and running between the
properties located at 3320 Palm Avenue, to the east, and 35 W. 33 Street to the west,
and more particularly described in the legal description and location sketch attached
hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A”; and reserving within the easement to the
city perpetual and exclusive access to maintain, repair and replace utilities or install
utilities as may be necessary as more particularly depicted in the legal description and
location sketch attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “B”; repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
Owner of Property: 3368 Palm Avenue, LLC
Applicant: Virtual Imaging Investments, Inc., Juan Puig.
PZ 7. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning property from R-1 (One Family District) to
P (Parking District). Property located at 35 West 33 Street, Hialeah, Florida.
Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties
for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective
date.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Owner of the Property: Virtual Imaging Investments, Inc., 3320 Palm Avenue, Hialeah, Florida.
PZ 8. First reading of proposed ordinance granting a variance permit to allow a duplex on a
substandard lot having a frontage of 50 feet and lot area of 5,000 square feet, where 75
feet and 7,500 square feet are required; allow interior north and south side setback of 5
feet, where 7.5 feet are required; property zoned R-2 (One and Two Residential District);
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all contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-544 and 98-546. Property located at
4820-4822 East 10 Avenue, Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve only substandard lot and side setback variances.
Legalization shall be completed within 180 days.
Owner of the Property: Margie Izquierdo, 4822 East 10th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
PZ 9. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning property from C-1 (Restricted Retail
Commercial District) and R-1 (One-Family District) to TOD (Transit Oriented
Development District); and granting a variance permit to allow 10 stories, where 8 stories
is the maximum allowed contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances §§ 98-1544(c)(2) and 98-
1544(d). Property located at 955 East 25 Street, Hialeah, Florida. Repealing all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Owners of the Property: Hialeah Evocative, LLC, 1474 A West 84 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33014;
Michael L. Osman, 1474 A 84 Street, Hialeah, Florida 33014.
PZ 10. Recommendation of denial by the Planning and Zoning Board for the rezoning from M-2
(Industrial District) to M-3 (Industrial District) and Special Use Permit to allow an indoor
electronic recycling facility at property located at 5501 NW 36 Avenue, Hialeah,
Florida, zoned M-2 (Industrial District).
Item was denied by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 9, 2019.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Owners of the Property: FRC Warehouse 5501 LLC; Eduardo Rodriguez 9420 SW 77 Street,
Miami, Florida 33173.
FINAL DECISION
FD 1. Proposed resolution approving the final decision of the Planning and Zoning Board,
Decision No. 2018-14 that granted an adjustment on the property located at 577 West 55
Place, Hialeah, Florida; and providing for an effective date.
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Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on December 12, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
Owner of the Property: Magda Soriano, 577 West 55th Place, Hialeah, Florida 33012.
LANDUSE
LU 1. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Future Land
Use Map from Residential Office to Commercial. Property located at 385 West 49
Street, Hialeah, Florida, zoned RO (Residential Office); repealing all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof;
providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on November 28, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve as recommended
Registered Lobbyist: Felix Lasarte, 3250 NE 1 Avenue, Suite 334, Miami, Florida.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on December 11, 2018.
LU 2. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Future Land
Use Map from Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential. Property
located at 1200, 1205, 1265, 1280 West 25 Place, Hialeah, Florida, zoned R-3
(Multiple-Family District); repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause;
and providing for an effective date.
Item was approved with conditions by the Planning and Zoning Board on November 28, 2018.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve as recommended.
Owner of the Property: Oceanmar Park Apartments LLC., 16400 NW 59th Avenue, Miami Lakes,
Florida.
Registered Lobbyist: Anthony Escarra, Esq., 16400 NW 59th Avenue, Miami Lakes, Florida.
Item was approved on first reading by the City Council on December 11, 2018.
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NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
NEXT CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at
6:30 p.m.
Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of an agenda item should contact the Office of the City Clerk
at (305) 883-5820 or visit at 501 Palm Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hialeah, Florida, between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Persons wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Council, with respect to any
matter considered at the meeting, will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purposes,
may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
An ordinance or resolution shall become effective when passed by the City Council and signed by
the Mayor or at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting, if the Mayor’s signature is
withheld or if the City Council overrides the Mayor’s veto. If the Mayor’s veto is sustained, the
affected ordinance or resolution does not become law and is deemed null and void.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special
accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Office of the City Clerk at
(305) 883-5820 for assistance no later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding; if hearing
impaired you may telephone the Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771 (TDD), (877) 955-
8773 (Spanish) or (800) 955-8770 (Voice).
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