City Council
Regular MeetingHialeah, FL · October 26, 2021
Minutes
Carlos Hernández Council Members
7 Mayor Katharine Cue-Fuente
OMB 0 Oscar De la Rosa
Jesus Tundidor Jacqueline Garcia-Roves
President Paul B. Hernandez
Carl Zogby
Monica Perez
Vice President
City Council Meeting
Minutes
October 26, 2021
7:00 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A. REPORT: Council President Tundidor called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
A. REPORT: Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, called the roll with the following Council Members present:
1. Council President Tundidor
2. Council Member Cue-Fuente
3. Council Member Hernandez
4. Council Member De la Rosa
5. Council Member Garcia-Roves
6. Council Member Zogby
B. REPORT: City Clerk, Marbelys Fatjo, called the roll with the following Council Members absent:
1. Council Vice President Perez
C. REPORT:
1. Mayor Carlos Hernandez was present
2. Lorena Bravo, City Attorney, was present.
3. Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, was present.
3. INVOCATION
A. REPORT: Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, led the invocation.
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4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. REPORT: Council Member Garcia-Roves led the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. 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.
• Any person, whether participating via the web platform, telephonic conferencing or
physical presence at City Hall, interested in making comments or posing questions on
matters of public concern or on any item on the agenda, may do so during the meeting.
• 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.
• The public can view public meetings on the City’s Facebook page (@CityofHialeah).
• Members of the public may hear the meeting live through telephonic conferencing
using any telephone or cellular phone service. A smart device or computer are not
necessary to participate in the meeting if you join by phone.
• All persons participating via the web platform will be muted during the meeting until
called upon to be heard. Participation through Zoom requires a computer or smart
mobile device with a microphone and web camera. The participant may elect to
participate in the meeting using audio only or appear through both audio and video.
The video function of all participants appearing through video will be turned off until
called upon to be heard.
REPORT: Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, read the meeting guidelines.
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6. PRESENTATIONS
Council President Tundidor presented a recognition award on behalf of the City, Mayor and City
Council to Council Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member Hernandez for their years of service in
the City.
Council President Tundidor presented the key to the City of Hialeah to Mayor Carlos Hernandez in
recognition of the time he has served the City of Hialeah as a police officer and elected official.
Mayor Hernandez presented an award recognizing Annette Quintana, Grants and Human Services
Director for her years of service to the City of Hialeah as a police officer and department head.
PAINTING PRESENTATION TO MAYOR
7. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
A. REPORT: The Office of the City Clerk did not receive any email message to be read into the record
from a person interested in making comments or posing questions on matters of public concern.
B. REPORT: No one expressed interested in making comments or posing questions on matters of public
concern registered with the Office of the City Clerk to participate live during the Comments and
Questions portion of the meeting using Zoom.
C. REPORT: No one in the meeting via Zoom expressed interest in making comments or posing
questions on matters of public concern during this portion of the meeting.
D. REPORT: One (1) individual present in the Council Chambers expressed interest in speaking during
this portion of the meeting:
• (1) Eric Johnson, Local 1102, spoke regarding Council Member Cue-Fuente, Council
Member Hernandez and Mayor Hernandez time as elected officials and acknowledged City
wide departments.
• (2) Frank De la Paz, 9361 Bird Rd, thanked the Mayor and the City Council for their
years of service to the City.
8. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
• Consent Items T, U,V, and W have been added to the agenda and a copy has been placed on the dais
for the City Council’s review.
• Item 13A has been added to the agenda for discussion and a copy has been placed on the dais for the
City Council’s review.
• Administrative Items 10 E and 10 F are postponed until further notice.
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• Consent Item R is withdrawn from today’s agenda.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed under Consent Agenda with letter designations are considered routine and will be enacted
by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member, 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 City Council Meeting held on October 12, 2021.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
B. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that the Miami
Herald is a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Hialeah as required by law, and issue a purchase
order to the Miami Herald, for the cost of legal and classified advertisements for fiscal year 2022, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $95,000.00.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
C. Request permission to renew Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-2000-12-017 - Medical Supplies, issued to the
following vendors: Quadmed, Inc., Bound Tree Medical, LLC, Henry Schein, Inc., and Medline
Industries, LP, for a period of one (1) year beginning on October 1, 2021 and ending on September 30,
2022, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $160,000. On November 12, 2019 (Item Z) the City Council
awarded this bid to these four (4) vendors for a period of twelve (12) months with an option to renew for two
(2) consecutive one-year terms.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
D. Request permission to utilize the Department of Management Services Contract No. 43220000-NASPO-
19-ACS - Data Communications Products and Services, effective through September 30, 2024, and issue
a purchase order to Acordis International Corp., for the replacement of the WiFi System at Milander
Center, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $38,861.00.
(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTEMNT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
E. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that the vendor
has agreed to keep the same cost of service for fiscal year 2022, and issue a purchase order to VisualScape,
Inc., for landscape services of the Hialeah Garden of the Arts, including ground maintenance, trimming
of shrubs and ground covers, trimming of trees and palms, horticultural program - pest control and
fertilization, and irrigation system wet check, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $60,000.00.
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
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F. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that this vendor
has agreed to maintain the same prices from fiscal year 2021, and issue a purchase order to Super
Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., for ground maintenance services to various Citywide parks, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $418,555.00.
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
G. Request from Rincon de San Lazaro Church, located at 1190 East 4th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, for
permission to host a vigil from Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. through Friday, December 17,
2021, ending at 11:59 p.m., in the parking lot of the church, in accordance with recommendations from
the Police Department and Fire Department.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
H. Request permission to issue a purchase order to GRM Information Management Services of Miami, LLC,
vendor currently under contract with the City until July 17, 2023, for off-premise storage of City records,
in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $26,900.00 for fiscal year 2022.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
I. Request permission to utilize Sourcewell Contract No. 022217-SYS – Electronic Fuel Management
Systems, effective through June 1, 2022, and issue a purchase order to Synovia Solutions, LLC, to lease
twenty-eight (28) GPS powered fleet tracking software, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed
$8,658.72.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
TABLED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
REPORT: Chief Sergio Velazquez, City of Hialeah Police Chief, addressed the City Council on this
item.
REPORT: Motion to Table the Consent Item I until November 9, 2021 made by Council Member
Cue-Fuente, and seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Vice
President Perez absent.
J. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that the vendor is
the only vendor that works with steal trap, and issue a purchase order to the Savage Range Systems, Inc.,
to upgrade to the City of Hialeah Police Department’s Shooting Range located in the training facility, to
incorporate advanced technology, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $248,020.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021.
REPORT: Motion to reconsider Consent Item J after the approval made by Council Member De la
Rosa and seconded by Council Member Garcia Roves. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice
President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente absent.
REPORT: Motion to table Consent Item J made by Council Member De la Rosa and seconded by
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Council Member Hernandez. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council
Member Cue-Fuente absent.
K. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that this vendor
has been awarded Hialeah Bid No. 2020-21-8500-36-024 – Access Control Keri Systems Installation and
Maintenance, as well as Hialeah Bid No. 2020-21-8500-00-004 – Burglar Alarm Monitoring Service and
the vendor complies with CJIS Security policy and hold a level 1 certificate, and issue a purchase order
VCS Tech Systems, LLC for the installation, programming of the access control, and directional boring of
a surveillance system needed to secure the shoot house and the Fleet Department, in a total cumulative
amount not to exceed $160,721.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
L. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and issue a purchase
order to the Mystic Gardens LLC, vendor providing the lowest quotation, for repair and maintenance to the
Police Department K9 Training Facility, including the service of removal of weeds and the repair of
potholes, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $15,500.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
M. Request permission to issue a purchase order to West Publishing Corporation, sole source provider for the
features and capabilities of CLEAR, for the purchase of a one (1) year subscription to CLEAR for Law
Enforcement Plus & CLEAR Government Arrest Gateway Pro Add-on, in a total cumulative amount not to
exceed $17,199.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
N. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and issue a purchase
order to the Mystic Gardens LLC, for the removal of a gumbo limbo tree, as well as for the grinding of the
stump of the tree, and the lifting of the canopy of the remaining trees within the parking lot, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $2,400.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
O. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Carey’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., sole source
provider for the design, programming and assembly of the control system, for the purchase of a complete
recirculation style ventilation system, to include the design, installation, start-up and control of the firing
range, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $330,000.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
P. Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the City’s Charter, Mayor Hernandez appoints David Fernandez, subject to civil
service rules and regulations, to the position of as Department Head of the Special Events Department.
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(MAYOR HERNANDEZ)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-145
Q. Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the City’s Charter, Mayor Hernandez appoints Caridad Bernal, subject to civil
service rules and regulations, to the position of Department Head of the Media and Public Relations
Department.
(MAYOR HERNANDEZ)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-146
R. Proposed resolution approving a specific appropriation pursuant to Hialeah, Fla. Charter Section 3.08(d) in
the amount of $31,124.17 from the General Fund General Government Account No. 001.8500.519240 to
Human Resources Account No. 001.4100.513310 to fund additional professional services attached as Exhibit
A; and providing for an effective date.
(HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT)
(FINANCE)
WITHDRAWN
S. Proposed resolution creating a department budget for the new Media and Public Relations Department as
provided for in the proposed line-item budget attached as “Exhibit A” by approving a specific appropriation,
pursuant to Hialeah, Fla., Charter Section 3.08(d), in the amount of $421,181.00 from the General Fund
Budget; and providing an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
TABLED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
REPORT: Motion to Table the Consent Item S until November 9, 2021 made by Council Member
De la Rosa, and seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Vice
President Perez absent.
T. Proposed resolution authorizing the donation of Police Canine “Kira” and authorizing the Mayor to execute
the agreement attached as Exhibit “A”; providing for implementation; providing for an effective date.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-147
U. Request from Insomniac, located at 4800 Northwest 37th Avenue, for a permit to host a music concert, at
4800 Northwest 37th Avenue, with set up taking place on Thursday, October 28, 2021, and the event
beginning on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. through Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 a.m., and take
down from Monday, November 1, 2021 through Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in accordance with the
recommendations of the Building Department, Fire Department, Police Department, and Streets Department.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
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APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
V. Request from Special Events Food & Liquor Services, located at 11928 SW 79th Terrace, Miami, Florida
33183, for a permit to host a music concert, at Westland Mall located at 1675 West 49th Street, Hialeah
Florida, with set up taking place on Thursday, October 28, 2021, and the event beginning on Friday, October
29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. through Sunday, October 31, 2021 at 3:00 a.m., and take down on Monday, November
1, 2021 through Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in accordance with the recommendations of the Building
Department, Fire Department, Police Department, and Streets Department.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
W. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that the Miami
Herald is a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Hialeah as required by state law, and increase
Purchase Order No. 2021-876, issued to the Miami Herald, for the cost of legal and classified
advertisements for fiscal year 2021, by an additional amount of $5,572.69, to pay for the cost of the invoice
for all advertisements published during the month of September, for a total cumulative expense amount
not to exceed $149,437.50.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
10 A. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending its Comprehensive Plan to
incorporate a new element, the Property Rights Element, Objective 1.1, Policy 1.1.1 through 1.1.4, as
provided in Exhibit “A”; 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.
(ZONING)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-120
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 A made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by Council
Member Cue-Fuente. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 B. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 2 entitled “Administration”,
Article II. - entitled “Departments, Offices and Divisions”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Hialeah by eliminating Division 11 Community Development Department and elevating the Divisions of
Building, Planning and Zoning, and Business Tax to department status as Division 11, 21 and 22,
respectively; retaining Code Compliance as a Division of Building; providing for a new Division 23, to
create a new department entitled “Special Events Department” with attendant duties and responsibilities;
providing for a new Division 24, to create a new department entitled “Media and Public Relations
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Department” with attendant duties; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
providing for inclusion in the code; providing for severability; providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
TABLED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021.
REPORT: Jose Azze, with a home address of 788 Southeast Park Drive, addressed the City Council
requesting to table this item.
REPORT: Motion to Table Item 10 B until November 9, 2021 made by Council Member De la Rosa,
and seconded by Council Member Zogby. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez
absent.
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item as amended on first reading. Second reading and
public hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 C. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Hialeah Code of Ordinances
Chapter 86, entitled “Taxation and Fees”, to clarify the local business tax application requirements; Article
II Local Business Tax, § 86-26 entitled “Definitions”, § 86-37 “False Statements”; § 86-40 “Exemptions”
§ 86-42 “Determination of Classification of a Business”; § 86-44 “Expiration Date of Business Tax
Receipt”; Delinquency”; § 86-45 “Business Tax Receipt for Fractional Part of Year”; § 86-46 “Transfer
of Location, Ownership or Change of Name, Except When Prohibited”; § 86-53 “Denial of Business Tax
Receipt”. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for
violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; providing for inclusion in the code; providing for an
effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-121
REPORT: Frank De la Paz, with a home address of 9361 Bird Road, addressed the City Council in
opposition the approval of this item.
REPORT: Lorena Bravo, City Attorney, addressed the City Council.
REPORT: Yesenia Gruich, Occupational License Official, addressed the City Council.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 C made by Council Member Cue-Fuente, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 D. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Hialeah Code of Ordinances
Chapter 18 entitled “Businesses” replacing Occupational License and Licensing Department references
with Business Tax Receipt and Business Tax Department and to provide for new standards for business
establishments and to conform to Florida law; Article II Carnivals, Shows and Exhibits, specifically
amending § 18-29 “Permit; Operating Standards”; Article III Amusement Machines; § 18-61
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“Definitions”; § 18-65 “Business Tax Receipts and Amusement Machine Decals”; § 18-66 “Type II
Amusement Machines, Limitations”; § 18-70 “Seizure of Machines”; § 18-71 “Hours of Operation in
industrial-zoned properties”; Article V establishments offering alcoholic beverages and/or entertainment;
Division 1 Generally; § 18-206 “Definitions”; Division 2 “License”; § 18-236 “Required”; § 18-237 State
Alcoholic Beverage License Required; § 18-239 “Denial”; § 18-240 “Revocation”; § 18-241 “Closing and
Sealing of Establishments”; Article VI “Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors”; Division 2 Peddlers,
Itinerant Vendors; § 18-305 “State Sales Tax Identification Number and Display of City Identification
Required”; § 18-307 “Application”; § 18-309 “Sale of Fireworks from Tents”; § 18-310 “Direct Sales”;
Article VII “Precious Metal Dealers”; Division 2 License; § 18-401 “Information Required”; Article VIII
“Secondhand Goods Dealers”; Division 2 License; § 18-461 “Information Required”; Article X Race
Prediction Publications; Division 2 License; § 18-583 “Issuance; Tax”; Article XI Used Tire Dealers; §
18-612 “Registration of Business”. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; providing for inclusion in the
code; and providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-122
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 D made by Council Member Cue-Fuente, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Vice President Perez absent.
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 E. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 98 entitled “Zoning”, Article VI. “Supplementary
District Regulations”, Division 10. “Parking”, Section 98-2200 entitled “Parking Commercial Vehicles,
Recreational Vehicles, Boats or Vessels on Property Zoned Residential” of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Hialeah and in particular, revising Section 98-2200 to conform to the recent enactment of
Florida Statutes 559.955 permitting home-based businesses and limiting local restrictions to prohibit the
parking, placement, storage or maintenance of industrial machinery or heavy equipment or vehicles;
repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause;
providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing for an
effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
POSTPONED
On September 28,2021, the item was postponed. First reading was scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 F. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 98 entitled “Zoning”, Article VI. “Supplementary
District Regulations”, Division 5. “Uses”, Subdivision XI “Home Offices” of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Hialeah, and in particular, revising Section 98-2030 entitled “Home Offices”, to conform to
the recent enactment of Florida Statutes 559.955 permitting home-based businesses and limiting local
restrictions; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a
severability clause; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and
providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
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POSTPONED
On September 28,2021, the item was postponed. First reading was scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 G. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Hialeah Code of Ordinances
Chapter 90, entitled “Vehicle for Hire”, Article III - Wrecker Service, § 90-178 adding minimum service
requirements for City-Initiated Towing Services; eliminating the requirement that the business operations
of a wrecker company be located within the City and expanding the business location to within five miles
of the City limits; eliminating the requirement that employees operating wreckers have at least three years
experience; eliminating storage charges when a vehicle is on hold at a police impound facility for
evidence as an instrumentality of a crime with the Police Department; repealing all ordinances in conflict
herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing for
an effective date.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021.
On August 10, 2021, the item was postponed until further notice.
On July 13, 2021, the item was postponed until August 10, 2021. Second reading and public hearing
was scheduled for August 10, 2021.
On June 22, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing was scheduled for July 13, 2021.
REPORT: Council Member Cue-Fuente left the meeting at approximately 8:18 p.m.
10 H. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Ordinance 2021-059 (June 22, 2021) extending the
imposition date for Park, Recreation, and Open Space, Police and Transportation Impact Fees to February
1, 2022, codified at Hialeah, Fla. Code §§98-2530, 98-2551, 98-2571 and 98-2581 to make dates
consistent with the imposition date for Fire Rescue Impact Fees repealing all ordinances in conflict
herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing for
an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away
absent.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 H made by Council Member Garcia-Roves, and seconded
by Council Member Zogby. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council
Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
10 I. First reading of proposed ordinance adopting the City of Hialeah 20-year Water Supply Facilities Work
Plan update (2020-2040), attached as Exhibit “1”, and related text amendments to the Potable Water
Element, Conservation Element, Intergovernmental Coordination Element and Capital Improvement
Element of the Hialeah, Fla., Comprehensive Plan (2015-2025), attached as Exhibit “2”. 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.
(ZONING)
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APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away
absent.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 I made by Council Member Garcia-Roves, and seconded by
Council Member Zogby. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council
Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
10 J. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-051 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Operating Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify an increase to the budget
in the amount of $1,343,356; to approve and ratify the transfer of all unencumbered appropriation
balances, supplemental appropriations, and expenditures of same, for a new year-end operating budget
in the total amount of $162,802,793; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
TABLED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021.
REPORT: Ines Beecher, Director of the City’s Office of Management and Budget, spoke on this
item.
REPORT: Motion to Table the Administrative Item 10 J until November 9, 2021 made by Council
Member De la Rosa, and seconded by Council Member Hernandez. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council
Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
10 K. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-2021 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Public Works Funds Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify a reduction in
the budget in the amount of $6,868,762 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered
appropriation balances within an office or department or from one office or department to another for a
new year-end public works funds budget in the total amount of $111,147,306; repealing all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an
effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away
absent.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 K made by Council Member De la Rosa, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council
Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
10 L. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-053 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Street Transportation Funds Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify a
reduction in the budget in the amount of $891,025; to approve and ratify the transfer of all unencumbered
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appropriation balances, supplemental appropriations, and expenditures of same for a new year-end street
transportation funds budget in the total amount of $4,389,389; repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away
absent.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 L made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by Council
Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council
Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
10 M. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-054 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Stormwater Fund Budget For fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify an increase in the
amount of $13,157 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered appropriation balances within
an office or department or from one office or department to another for a new year-end stormwater fund
budget in the total amount of $3,613,157; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET).
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away
absent.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 M made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and
Council Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
10 N. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-055 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Special Revenue Funds Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify supplemental
appropriations in the amount of $9,689,684 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered
appropriation balances within an office or department or from one office or department to another for a
new year-end special revenues fund in the total amount of $40,969,824; repealing all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET).
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away
absent.
REPORT: Ines Beecher, Director of the City’s Office of Management and Budget, spoke on this
item.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 N made by Council Member De la Rosa, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and
Council Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
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REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
10 O. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-056 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Capital Projects Funds Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify supplemental
appropriations in the amount of $6,034,003 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered
appropriation balances within an office or department or from one office or department to another for a
new year-end special revenues fund in the total amount of $4,913,679; repealing all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET).
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and Council Member Cue-Fuente away
absent.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 H made by Council Member De la Rosa, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Vice President Perez and
Council Member Cue-Fuente away absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
11. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
REPORT: None.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
REPORT: None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
13 A. ITEM FOR DISCUSSION - Proposed resolution providing for cooperation and coordination between
the Mayor and City Council regarding Councilmembers; and providing for an effective date.
POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021.
REPORT: Council Member Hernandez thanked Council Member De la Rosa for his friendship
throughout the years, his father and wife for their support through his career and his assistant Jorge
Adan for his service.
REPORT: Council Member De la Rosa left the meeting at a approximately 8:52 p.m.
14. ZONING
PLANNING AND ZONING
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PZ 1. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) and R-2 (One-and
Two-Family Residential District) to TOD (Transit Oriented Development District). Properties
located at 932, 942, and 952 East 26 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District) and R-2
(One-and Two-Family Residential 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 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council Member Cue-Fuente and
Council Member De la Rosa absent.
Registered Lobbyist: Jorge L. Navarro, Esq., 333 SE 2 Avenue, 44 Floor, Miami, Florida 33131
on behalf of Metro Parc Hialeah, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Yudixtviana Leyva, 942 East 26 Street, Hialeah, FL 33013,
Aracely Gonzalez, 952 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013 and
Margarita Gonzalez, 932 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 1 made by Council Member Garcia-Roves, and
seconded by Council Member Zogby. Motion passes 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez,
Council Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member De la Rosa absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
PZ 2. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) to P (Parking District).
Property located at 41 East 42 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-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 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council Member Cue-Fuente and
Council Member De la Rosa absent.
Registered Lobbyist: Melissa Tapanes Llahues, 200 S Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300, Miami,
Florida 33131 on behalf of 4201 Palm Avenue II, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: 4201 Palm Avenue II, LLC., 4201 Palm Avenue and 41 East 42 Street,
Hialeah, Florida 33012.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 2 made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by
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Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council
Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member De la Rosa absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
PZ 3. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) to R-2 (One-and Two-
Family Residential District); granting a variance permit to allow rear setback of 15.22 feet, where
25 feet are required for the legalization of improvements and conversion of an existing accessory
building into a second unit for the proposed duplex; allow 24.6 feet rear yard depth from the rear
side of the main house to the front of an existing accessory building proposed as a second unit, where
25 feet are required. All contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances Section 98-547. Property located at
495 East 45 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-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 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council Member Cue-Fuente and
Council Member De la Rosa absent.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Sandra Benitez, 495 East 45th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 3 made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez,
Council Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member De la Rosa absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
15. LAND USE
LU 1. First reading of proposed ordinance amending the future land use map from Low Density Residential
to Medium Density Residential. Property located at 782 East 37 Street, Hialeah, Florida, zoned
R-1 (One-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 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council Member Cue-Fuente and
Council Member De la Rosa absent.
Registered Lobbyist: Ceasar Mestre, Esq., 8105 NW 155 Street, Miami Lakes, Florida 33016, on
behalf of New Land Opportunities Inc.
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On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: New Land Opportunities Inc., 782 East 37th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33010.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 1 made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez,
Council Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member De la Rosa absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
LU 2. First reading of proposed ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Hialeah,
Florida, amending the future land use map from major institutions to medium density residential.
Property located at 7450 West 4 Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, zoned R-1 (One-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 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council Member Cue-Fuente and
Council Member De la Rosa absent.
Registered Lobbyists: Hugo P. Arza, Esq. and Alejandro J. Arias, Esq., Holland & Knight, LLP,
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami, Florida 33131 on behalf of Prestige Builders
Construction Management, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with the condition that transportation data will be
submitted with enough time to be reviewed by the City consultant and the understanding that
the item will be tabled if this condition is not met.
Property Owner: The Salvation Army, 7450 West 4th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida 33014.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 2 made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council
Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member De la Rosa absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
LU 3. First reading of proposed ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Hialeah,
Florida, amending the future land use map from low density residential to transit oriented
development district. Property located at 932, 942, and 952 East 26 Street, Hialeah, Florida,
zoned R-1 (One-Family District); Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
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herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing
for an effective date.
APPROVED 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council Member Cue-Fuente and
Council Member De la Rosa absent.
Registered Lobbyist: Jorge L. Navarro, Esq., and Carlos L. Diaz, Esq., 333 SE 2 Avenue, 44
Floor, Miami, Florida 33131 on behalf of Metro Parc Hialeah, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Yudixtviana Leyva, 942 East 26 Street, Hialeah, FL 33013, Aracely Gonzalez,
952 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013 and
Margarita Gonzalez, 932 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 3 made by Council Member Hernandez, and seconded
by Council Member Zogby. Motion passes4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council
Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member De la Rosa absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
LU 4. First reading of proposed ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Hialeah,
Florida, amending the future land use map from medium density residential to high density
residential. Property located at 61, 63, 75 and 77 West 31 Street, 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 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez, Council Member Cue-Fuente and
Council Member De la Rosa absent.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Juan V. Pules and Dania M. Pulles, 8242 NW 164th Street, Miami Lakes,
Florida 33016.
REPORT: Debora Storch, City’s Planning Official, addressed the City Council on this item.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 4 made by Council Member Zogby, and seconded by
Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 4-0-3 with Council Vice President Perez,
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Council Member Cue-Fuente and Council Member De la Rosa absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for November 9, 2021.
REPORT: Council President Tundidor adjourned the meeting at 9:03 p.m.
NEXT CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at
6:30 p.m.
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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Agenda
Carlos Hernández Council Members
7 Mayor Katharine Cue-Fuente
OMB 0 Oscar De la Rosa
Jesus Tundidor Jacqueline Garcia-Roves
President Paul B. Hernandez
Carl Zogby
Monica Perez
Vice President
City Council Meeting
Agenda
October 26, 2021
7:00 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. INVOCATION
A. The invocation is to be led by Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. The Pledge of Allegiance is to be held by Council Member Garcia-Roves.
5. 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.
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Any person, whether participating via the web platform, telephonic conferencing or
physical presence at City Hall, interested in making comments or posing questions on
matters of public concern or on any item on the agenda, may do so during the meeting.
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.
The public can view public meetings on the City’s Facebook page (@CityofHialeah).
Members of the public may hear the meeting live through telephonic conferencing
using any telephone or cellular phone service. A smart device or computer are not
necessary to participate in the meeting if you join by phone.
All persons participating via the web platform will be muted during the meeting until
called upon to be heard. Participation through Zoom requires a computer or smart
mobile device with a microphone and web camera. The participant may elect to
participate in the meeting using audio only or appear through both audio and video.
The video function of all participants appearing through video will be turned off until
called upon to be heard.
6. PRESENTATIONS
7. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
8. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
9. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed under Consent Agenda with letter designations are considered routine and will be enacted
by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member, 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 City Council Meeting held on October 12, 2021.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
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B. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that the Miami
Herald is a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Hialeah as required by law, and issue a purchase
order to the Miami Herald, for the cost of legal and classified advertisements for fiscal year 2022, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $95,000.00.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
C. Request permission to renew Hialeah Bid No. 2018/19-2000-12-017 - Medical Supplies, issued to the
following vendors: Quadmed, Inc., Bound Tree Medical, LLC, Henry Schein, Inc., and Medline
Industries, LP, for a period of one (1) year beginning on October 1, 2021 and ending on September 30,
2022, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $160,000. On November 12, 2019 (Item Z) the City Council
awarded this bid to these four (4) vendors for a period of twelve (12) months with an option to renew for two
(2) consecutive one-year terms.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
D. Request permission to utilize the Department of Management Services Contract No. 43220000-NASPO-
19-ACS - Data Communications Products and Services, effective through September 30, 2024, and issue
a purchase order to Acordis International Corp., for the replacement of the WiFi System at Milander
Center, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $38,861.00.
(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTEMNT)
E. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that the vendor
has agreed to keep the same cost of service for fiscal year 2022, and issue a purchase order to VisualScape,
Inc., for landscape services of the Hialeah Garden of the Arts, including ground maintenance, trimming
of shrubs and ground covers, trimming of trees and palms, horticultural program - pest control and
fertilization, and irrigation system wet check, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $60,000.00.
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
F. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that this vendor
has agreed to maintain the same prices from fiscal year 2021, and issue a purchase order to Super
Landscape & Maintenance, Inc., for ground maintenance services to various Citywide parks, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $418,555.
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
G. Request from Rincon de San Lazaro Church, located at 1190 East 4th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, for
permission to host a vigil from Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. through Friday, December 17,
2021, ending at 11:59 p.m., in the parking lot of the church, in accordance with recommendations from
the Police Department and Fire Department.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
H. Request permission to issue a purchase order to GRM Information Management Services of Miami, LLC,
vendor currently under contract with the City until July 17, 2023, for off premise storage of City records,
in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $26,900.00 for fiscal year 2022.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
I. Request permission to utilize Sourcewell Contract No. 022217-SYS – Electronic Fuel Management Systems,
effective through June 1, 2022, and issue a purchase order to Synovia Solutions, LLC, to lease twenty-eight
(28) GPS powered fleet tracking software, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $8,658.72.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
J. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that the vendor is
the only vendor that works with steal trap, and issue a purchase order to the Savage Range Systems, Inc.,
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to upgrade to the City of Hialeah Police Department’s Shooting Range located in the training facility, to
incorporate advanced technology, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $248,020.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
K. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City in that this vendor
has been awarded Hialeah Bid No. 2020-21-8500-36-024 – Access Control Keri Systems Installation and
Maintenance, as well as Hialeah Bid No. 2020-21-8500-00-004 – Burglar Alarm Monitoring Service and
the vendor complies with FJIS Security policy and hold a level 1 certificate, and issue a purchase order
VCS Tech Systems, LLC for the installation, programming of the access control, and directional boring of
a surveillance system needed to secure the shoot house and the Fleet Department, in a total cumulative
amount not to exceed $160,721.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
L. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and issue a purchase
order to the Mystic Gardens LLC, vendor providing the lowest quotation, for the repair and maintenance
to the Police Department K9 Training Facility, such as removal of weeds and repair of potholes, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $15,500.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
M. Request permission to issue a purchase order to West Publishing Corporation, sole source provider for the features
and capabilities of CLEAR, for the purchase of a one (1) year subscription to CLEAR for Law Enforcement Plus
& CLEAR Government Arrest Gateway Pro Add-on, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $17,199.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
N. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and issue a purchase
order to the Mystic Gardens LLC, for the removal of a gumbo limbo tree, as well as for the grinding of the
stump of the tree, and the lifting of the canopy of the remaining trees within the parking lot, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $2,400.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
O. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Carey’s Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., sole source provider
for the design, programming and assembly of the control system, for the purchase of a complete recirculation
style ventilation system, to include the design, installation, start-up and control of the firing range, in a total
cumulative amount not to exceed $330,000.00.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
P. Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the City’s Charter, Mayor Hernandez appoints David Fernandez, subject to civil
service rules and regulations, to the position of as Department Head of the Special Events Department.
(MAYOR HERNANDEZ)
Q. Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the City’s Charter, Mayor Hernandez appoints Caridad Bernal , subject to civil service
rules and regulations, to the position of Department Head of the Media and Public Relations Department.
(MAYOR HERNANDEZ)
R. Proposed resolution approving a specific appropriation pursuant to Hialeah, Fla. Charter Section 3.08(d) in the
amount of $31,124.17 from the General Fund General Government Account No. 001.8500.519240 to Human
Resources Account No. 001.4100.513310 to fund additional professional services attached as Exhibit A; and
providing for an effective date.
(HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT)
(FINANCE)
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S. Proposed resolution creating a department budget for the new Media and Public Relations Department as provided
for in the proposed line-item budget attached as “Exhibit A” by approving a specific appropriation, pursuant to
Hialeah, Fla., Charter Section 3.08(d), in the amount of $421,181.00 from the General Fund Budget; and
providing an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
10. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
10 A. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending its Comprehensive Plan to
incorporate a new element, the Property Rights Element, Objective 1.1, Policy 1.1.1 through 1.1.4, as
provided in Exhibit “A”; 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.
(ZONING)
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 B. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 2 entitled “Administration”,
Article II. - entitled “Departments, Offices and Divisions”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Hialeah by eliminating Division 11 Community Development Department and elevating the Divisions of
Building, Planning and Zoning, and Business Tax to department status as Division 11, 21 and 22,
respectively; retaining Code Compliance as a Division of Building; providing for a new Division 23, to
create a new department entitled “Special Events Department” with attendant duties and responsibilities;
providing for a new Division 24, to create a new department entitled “Media and Public Relations
Department” with attendant duties; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
providing for inclusion in the code; providing for severability; providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item as amended on first reading. Second reading and
public hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 C. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Hialeah Code of Ordinances
Chapter 86, entitled “Taxation and Fees”, to clarify the local business tax application requirements; Article
II Local Business Tax, § 86-26 entitled “Definitions”, § 86-37 “False Statements”; § 86-40 “Exemptions”
§ 86-42 “Determination of Classification of a Business”; § 86-44 “Expiration Date of Business Tax
Receipt”; Delinquency”; § 86-45 “Business Tax Receipt for Fractional Part of Year”; § 86-46 “Transfer
of Location, Ownership or Change of Name, Except When Prohibited”; § 86-53 “Denial of Business Tax
Receipt”. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for
violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; providing for inclusion in the code; providing for an
effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 D. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Hialeah Code of Ordinances
Chapter 18 entitled “Businesses” replacing Occupational License and Licensing Department references
with Business Tax Receipt and Business Tax Department and to provide for new standards for business
establishments and to conform to Florida law; Article II Carnivals, Shows and Exhibits, specifically
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amending § 18-29 “Permit; Operating Standards”; Article III Amusement Machines; § 18-61
“Definitions”; § 18-65 “Business Tax Receipts and Amusement Machine Decals”; § 18-66 “Type II
Amusement Machines, Limitations”; § 18-70 “Seizure of Machines”; § 18-71 “Hours of Operation in
industrial-zoned properties”; Article V establishments offering alcoholic beverages and/or entertainment;
Division 1 Generally; § 18-206 “Definitions”; Division 2 “License”; § 18-236 “Required”; § 18-237 State
Alcoholic Beverage License Required; § 18-239 “Denial”; § 18-240 “Revocation”; § 18-241 “Closing and
Sealing of Establishments”; Article VI “Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Vendors”; Division 2 Peddlers,
Itinerant Vendors; § 18-305 “State Sales Tax Identification Number and Display of City Identification
Required”; § 18-307 “Application”; § 18-309 “Sale of Fireworks from Tents”; § 18-310 “Direct Sales”;
Article VII “Precious Metal Dealers”; Division 2 License; § 18-401 “Information Required”; Article VIII
“Secondhand Goods Dealers”; Division 2 License; § 18-461 “Information Required”; Article X Race
Prediction Publications; Division 2 License; § 18-583 “Issuance; Tax”; Article XI Used Tire Dealers; §
18-612 “Registration of Business”. Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a severability clause; providing for inclusion in the
code; and providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
On October 12, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 E. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 98 entitled “Zoning”, Article VI. “Supplementary
District Regulations”, Division 10. “Parking”, Section 98-2200 entitled “Parking Commercial Vehicles,
Recreational Vehicles, Boats or Vessels on Property Zoned Residential” of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Hialeah and in particular, revising Section 98-2200 to conform to the recent enactment of
Florida Statutes 559.955 permitting home-based businesses and limiting local restrictions to prohibit the
parking, placement, storage or maintenance of industrial machinery or heavy equipment or vehicles;
repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause;
providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing for an
effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
On September 28,2021, the item was postponed. First reading was scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 F. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 98 entitled “Zoning”, Article VI. “Supplementary
District Regulations”, Division 5. “Uses”, Subdivision XI “Home Offices” of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Hialeah, and in particular, revising Section 98-2030 entitled “Home Offices”, to conform to
the recent enactment of Florida Statutes 559.955 permitting home-based businesses and limiting local
restrictions; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a
severability clause; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and
providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
On September 28,2021, the item was postponed. First reading was scheduled for October 26, 2021.
10 G. Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the Hialeah Code of Ordinances
Chapter 90, entitled “Vehicle for Hire”, Article III - Wrecker Service, § 90-178 adding minimum service
requirements for City-Initiated Towing Services; eliminating the requirement that the business operations
of a wrecker company be located within the City and expanding the business location to within five miles
of the City limits; eliminating the requirement that employees operating wreckers have at least three years
experience; eliminating storage charges when a vehicle is on hold at a police impound facility for
evidence as an instrumentality of a crime with the Police Department; repealing all ordinances in conflict
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herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing for
an effective date.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2021.
On August 10, 2021, the item was postponed until further notice.
On July 13, 2021, the item was postponed until August 10, 2021. Second reading and public hearing
was scheduled for August 10, 2021.
On June 22, 2021, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and public
hearing was scheduled for July 13, 2021.
10 H. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Ordinance 2021-059 (June 22, 2021) extending the
imposition date for Park, Recreation, and Open Space, Police and Transportation Impact Fees to February
1, 2022, codified at Hialeah, Fla. Code §§98-2530, 98-2551, 98-2571 and 98-2581 to make dates
consistent with the imposition date for Fire Rescue Impact Fees repealing all ordinances in conflict
herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing for
an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
10 I. First reading of proposed ordinance adopting the City of Hialeah 20-year Water Supply Facilities Work
Plan update (2020-2040), attached as Exhibit “1”, and related text amendments to the Potable Water
Element, Conservation Element, Intergovernmental Coordination Element and Capital Improvement
Element of the Hialeah, Fla., Comprehensive Plan (2015-2025), attached as Exhibit “2”. 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.
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
10 J. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-051 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Operating Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify an increase to the budget
in the amount of $1,343,356; to approve and ratify the transfer of all unencumbered appropriation
balances, supplemental appropriations, and expenditures of same, for a new year-end operating budget
in the total amount of $162,802,793; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith;
providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
10 K. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-2021 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Public Works funds budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify a reduction in
the budget in the amount of $6,868,762 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered
appropriation balances within an office or department or from one office or department to another for a
new year-end public works funds budget in the total amount of $111,147,306; repealing all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an
effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
10 L. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-053 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the street Transportation Funds Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify a
reduction in the budget in the amount of $891,025; to approve and ratify the transfer of all unencumbered
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appropriation balances, supplemental appropriations, and expenditures of same for a new year-end street
transportation funds budget in the total amount of $4,389,389; repealing all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET)
10 M. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-054 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Stormwater Fund Budget For fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify an increase in the
amount of $13,157 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered appropriation balances within
an office or department or from one office or department to another for a new year-end stormwater fund
budget in the total amount of $3,613,157; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET).
10 N. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-055 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Special Revenue Funds Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify supplemental
appropriations in the amount of $9,689,684 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered
appropriation balances within an office or department or from one office or department to another for a
new year-end special revenues fund in the total amount of $40,969,824; repealing all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET).
10 O. First reading of proposed ordinance amending Hialeah, Fla. Ordinance 2020-056 (September 28, 2020)
adopting the Capital Projects Funds Budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 to approve and ratify supplemental
appropriations in the amount of $6,034,003 and to approve and ratify all transfers of unencumbered
appropriation balances within an office or department or from one office or department to another for a
new year-end special revenues fund in the total amount of $4,913,679; repealing all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
(OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET).
11. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13. NEW BUSINESS
14. ZONING
PLANNING AND ZONING
PZ 1. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) and R-2 (One-and
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Two-Family Residential District) to TOD (Transit Oriented Development District). Properties
located at 932, 942, and 952 East 26 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District) and R-2
(One-and Two-Family Residential 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.
Registered Lobbyist: Jorge L. Navarro, Esq., 333 SE 2 Avenue, 44 Floor, Miami, Florida 33131
on behalf of Metro Parc Hialeah, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Yudixtviana Leyva, 942 East 26 Street, Hialeah, FL 33013,
Aracely Gonzalez, 952 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013 and
Margarita Gonzalez, 932 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
PZ 2. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) to P (Parking District).
Property located at 41 East 42 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-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.
Registered Lobbyist: Melissa Tapanes Llahues, 200 S Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300, Miami,
Florida 33131 on behalf of 4201 Palm Avenue II, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: 4201 Palm Avenue II, LLC., 4201 Palm Avenue and 41 East 42 Street,
Hialeah, Florida 33012.
PZ 3. First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning from R-1 (One-Family District) to R-2 (One-and Two-
Family Residential District); granting a variance permit to allow rear setback of 15.22 feet, where
25 feet are required for the legalization of improvements and conversion of an existing accessory
building into a second unit for the proposed duplex; allow 24.6 feet rear yard depth from the rear
side of the main house to the front of an existing accessory building proposed as a second unit, where
25 feet are required. All contra to Hialeah Code of Ordinances Section 98-547. Property located at
495 East 45 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-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.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Sandra Benitez, 495 East 45th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
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15. LAND USE
LU 1. First reading of proposed ordinance amending the future land use map from Low Density Residential
to Medium Density Residential. Property located at 782 East 37 Street, Hialeah, Florida, zoned
R-1 (One-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.
Registered Lobbyist: Ceasar Mestre, Esq., 8105 NW 155 Street, Miami Lakes, Florida 33016, on
behalf of New Land Opportunities Inc.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: New Land Opportunities Inc., 782 East 37th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33010.
LU 2. First reading of proposed ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Hialeah,
Florida, amending the future land use map from major institutions to medium density residential.
Property located at 7450 West 4 Avenue, Hialeah, Florida, zoned R-1 (One-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.
Registered Lobbyists: Hugo P. Arza, Esq. and Alejandro J. Arias, Esq., Holland & Knight, LLP,
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami, Florida 33131 on behalf of Prestige Builders
Construction Management, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with the condition that transportation data will be
submitted with enough time to be reviewed by the City consultant and the understanding that
the item will be tabled if this condition is not met.
Property Owner: The Salvation Army, 7450 West 4th Avenue, Hialeah, Florida 33014.
LU 3. First reading of proposed ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Hialeah,
Florida, amending the future land use map from low density residential to transit oriented
development district. Property located at 932, 942, and 952 East 26 Street, Hialeah, Florida,
zoned R-1 (One-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.
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Registered Lobbyist: Jorge L. Navarro, Esq., and Carlos L. Diaz, Esq., 333 SE 2 Avenue, 44
Floor, Miami, Florida 33131 on behalf of Metro Parc Hialeah, LLC.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Yudixtviana Leyva, 942 East 26 Street, Hialeah, FL 33013, Aracely Gonzalez,
952 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013 and
Margarita Gonzalez, 932 East 26th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33013.
LU 4. First reading of proposed ordinance of the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Hialeah,
Florida, amending the future land use map from medium density residential to high density
residential. Property located at 61, 63, 75 and 77 West 31 Street, 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.
On October 13, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Juan V. Pules and Dania M. Pulles, 8242 NW 164th Street, Miami Lakes,
Florida 33016.
NEXT CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at
6:30 p.m.
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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not become law and is deemed null and void.
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