City Council
Regular MeetingHialeah, FL · October 11, 2022
Minutes
Esteban Bovo, Jr. Council Members
SE Mayor Bryan Calvo
7 Vivian Casàls-Muñoz
OMBCarl0Zogby Jacqueline Garcia-Roves
President Luis Rodriguez
Jesus Tundidor
Monica Perez
Vice President
City Council Meeting
Minutes
October 11, 2022
7:00 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A. REPORT: Council President Zogby called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
A. REPORT: Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, called the roll with the following Council Members
present:
1. Council President Zogby
2. Council Vice President Perez
3. Council Member Calvo
4. Council Member Garcia-Roves
5. Council Member Rodriguez
6. Council Member Tundidor (arrived at 7:27 p.m. during the Item 6B presentation)
B. REPORT: Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, called the roll with the following Council Members
absent:
1. Council Member Casáls-Muñoz
C. REPORT:
1. Mayor Esteban Bovo, Jr. was present.
2. Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, was present.
3. Lorena Bravo, City Attorney, was present.
3. INVOCATION
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A. Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk, led the invocation.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. Council Member Calvo 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 YouTube page
(www.youtube.com/cityofhialeahgov ).
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 into the record.
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6. PRESENTATIONS
A. Big Check Presentation by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia to the City of
Hialeah of the allocation of $50,000.00 of FTX Arena Monies from Miami-Dade County
District 13 for the Early Prevention and Intervention Youth Program (EPI).
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
PRESENTED
B. The City of Hialeah recognizes employee George Fuente, Chief of Police, for twenty-five (25)
years of service to the City.
PRESENTED
C. The City of Hialeah recognizes the following employees for thirty (30) years of service to the
City:
Employees of the Hialeah Police Department:
(1) Sandra St Germain – not present
(2) Reginald Gay
Employees of the Hialeah Fire Department:
(3) Anthony Carnevale – not present
(4) Carlos Pereira Jr.
(5) Mario Pico – not present
(6) Alfredo Espriella
(7) Richard Simpson -
(8) Horacio Gomez
(9) Collin McConnell – not present
(10) Dennisse Guillen – not present
Employee of the Hialeah Fleet and Maintenance Department:
(11) George Miller
(MAYOR BOVO)
(HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT)
PRESENTED
7. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
A. REPORT: The Office of the City Clerk did not receive any email message to be read into the
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record from a person interested in making comments or posing questions on matters of public
concern.
B. REPORT: No member of the public participating via Zoom expressed interest in making
comments or posing questions on matters of public concern.
C. REPORT: One (1) member of the public present in the Council Chambers expressed interest
in speaking during this portion of the meeting:
1) Carlos Abrocio Rodriguez, 51 East 42 Street, voiced concerns regarding the vacant
parking lot located at 41 East 42 Street owned by Cano Health. He provided the City
Clerk with twenty-four color photographs of the subject property for the record.
8. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
A. Postponed Items:
o Administrative Item 10A is postponed until the City Council Meeting of October 25,
2022.
o Item PZ 1 is postponed until the City Council Meeting of October 25, 2022.
o Item PZ 5 is postponed until the City Council Meeting of October 25, 2022.
B. Add-On Items:
Consent Item W
Consent Item X
Consent Item Y
Consent Item Z
Consent Item AA
Consent Item BB
Consent Item CC
C. Withdrawn Items:
o Administrative Item 10C is withdrawn from the agenda as the ordinance was passed by the
City Council on September 27, 2022.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed u n d e r C o n s e n t A g e n d a 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.
REPORT: Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda made by Council Member Rodriguez, and
seconded by Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-
Muñoz absent.
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A. Request permission to approve the minutes of the City Council Meeting held on September 27,
2022 at 7:00 p.m.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
B. Request permission to approve the minutes of the Meeting of the City Council – Second Budget
Hearing for fiscal year 2023 held on October 5, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
C. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution accepting a grant from Miami-Dade County in the
amount of $50,000.00 to fund the activities of the Hialeah Early Prevention and Intervention
(EPI) Youth Program; authorizing the Mayor, or the Director of Parks, as the Mayor’s
designee, and the City Clerk, as attesting witness, on behalf of the City, to execute any
application, interlocal agreement or other document required by Miami-Dade County in
furtherance of this resolution; and providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
On September 27, 2022, the item was postponed by the administration until October 11,
2022.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-124
D. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution authorizing an intergovernmental transfer in an amount not
to exceed $323,663.07 as the City’s share of state funding requirements to the State of Florida
Agency for Health Care Administration as part of the City’s participation in the Public Emergency
Medical Transportation Program for supplemental Medicaid reimbursements; approving and
authorizing the execution of a Letter of Agreement between the State of Florida Agency for Health
Care Administration and the City of Hialeah attached as Exhibit “1” for a period beginning July 1,
2022 and ending June 30, 2023; authorizing the Mayor or Mayor’s designee to execute all required
agreements or documents to participate in Intergovernmental Transfers and Supplemental Payment
Program for Medicaid managed patients; and providing for an effective date.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-125
E. Request permission to utilize Lake County, Florida Contract No. 22-730G - Fire Equipment,
Supplies, and Services, contract that is effective through July 31, 2023, and issue a purchase
order to Vector Solutions LLC, doing business as Municipal Emergency Services, for access to
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an educational training website for firefighters–paramedics and dispatch personnel, in a total
expense amount not to exceed $23,535.00 for fiscal year 2023.
The funding for this expenditure is to be withdrawn from Fire Rescue Transportation Fund -
Training and Education Account No. 109.2000.522.491.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
F. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC,
vendor under contract with the City for emergency management administrative support
services, for payment of the following fiscal year 2022 invoices for services rendered from
December 20, 2021 through September 16, 2022:
COHIALEAH-02-19
COHIALEAH-02-20
COHIALEAH-02-21
COHIALEAH-02-22
COHIALEAH-02-23
COHIALEAH-02-24
COHIALEAH-02-25
COHIALEAH-02-26
COHIALEAH-02-27
COHIALEAH-02-28
for professional services designed to support the City with emergency management, response,
recovery and mitigation to assist the City in its recovery from the impacts of COVID-19
(Project DR4486), for a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $279,852.50. On June
25, 2019, the City Council awarded Hialeah Request for Proposal No. 2018/19-8500-36-001 –
Emergency Management Administrative Support Services to this vendor for a period of three
(3) years, with the option to renew the agreement for up to two (2) consecutive one-year terms.
The funding for this expenditure is to be charged to the Emergency Disaster - COVID-19 –
Professional Services Account No. 112.8500.525.310.
(EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
G. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC,
vendor under contract with the City for emergency management administrative support
services, for payment of the following fiscal year 2022 invoices for services rendered from
December 20, 2021 through September 16, 2022:
COHIALEAH-03-15
COHIALEAH-03-16
COHIALEAH-03-17
COHIALEAH-03-18
COHIALEAH-03-19
COHIALEAH-03-20
COHIALEAH-03-21
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COHIALEAH-03-22
COHIALEAH-03-23
COHIALEAH-03-24
for professional services designed to support the City with emergency management, response,
recovery and mitigation to assist the City in its recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Irma
(Irma Closeout DR4337), in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $100,308.75. On June
25, 2019, the City Council awarded Hialeah Request for Proposal No. 2018/19-8500-36-001 –
Emergency Management Administrative Support Services to this vendor, and on May 24, 2022
the City Council approved the extension of the Professional Services Agreement between the
City and this vendor for a period of one (1) year, commencing August of the year 2022 through
August of the year 2023.
The funding for this expenditure is to be withdrawn from Emergency Disaster Fund –
Professional Services Account No. 113.8500.525.310.
(EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
H. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution amending the City’s One-Year Action Plan for federal
funds for fiscal years 2019, 2021 and 2022, which includes the administrative budgets for the
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program in the amount of $232,266, the FY 2021
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program in the amount of $1,780,943, the FY
2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount of $2,120,455, the Fiscal
Year Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) in the amount of
$1,376,016; authorizing the (1) execution of all applicable documents related to the
appropriation and allocation of these program funds, (2) submission of the amended One-Year
Action Plan to HUD for the fiscal years impacted, and (3) amendment of the Consolidated Plan
to reflect the activities within the Action Plan; further authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute Intradepartmental Agreements for sub-recipients of these funds; and providing for an
effective date.
(DEPARTMENT OF GRANTS AND HUMAN SERVICES)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-126
I. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk, as attesting
witness, on behalf of the City to enter into a Second Amendment to Municipal Services
Agreement between the City of Hialeah and MV Contract Transportation, Inc., dated January
3, 2022 to provide services and personnel in connection with the operation of buses for the
Hialeah Transit System as further provided in the amendment, a copy of which is attached
hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “1”.
(TRANSIT DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-127
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J. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City to allow
the new incoming Director of the City’s Construction and Maintenance Department time to
properly analyze the appropriate scope of work, and extend the current service agreement
between the City and the vendor for an additional six (6) months to March 31, 2023 at which
time a new bid process will be completed, and issue two (2) purchase order to South Shore
Elevator Service Corp, for elevator maintenance, inspections and repairs, with purchase
number order one for Affordable Housing elevator maintenance and inspections in the amount
of $18,000.00, and purchase order number two in the amount of $60,000.00 for emergency
elevator repairs, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $78,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the individual buildings utilizing this
service.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
K. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., one of eight rotating vendors used by
the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase number order in the
amount of $25,000.00 for citywide use, and purchase order number two in the amount of
$5,000.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed
$30,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
L. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to Miami Dade Electrical Supply, Inc., one of eight rotating vendors used
by the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase number order one
in the amount of $20,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number two in the amount
of $7,000.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed
$27,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
10/13/2022 4:37 PM
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
M. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to ASP Alarm & Electrical Supplies, Inc., one of eight rotating vendors
used by the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase number order
one in the amount of $25,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number two in the
amount of $10,000.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to
exceed $35,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
N. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to Miami-Dade Electric and A/C Supply, LLC, one of eight rotating
vendors used by the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase
number order one in the amount of $25,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number
two in the amount of $12,500.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense
amount not to exceed $37,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
O. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of vendors for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
supplies and parts who stock a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through
the national chains, and issue two (2) purchase orders to Carrier Enterprise, LLC, one of eight
rotating vendors used by the City for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
supplies (HVAC) supplies and parts, with purchase number order one in the amount of
$38,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number two in the amount of $12,000.00 for
affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $50,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
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(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
P. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of vendors for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
supplies and parts who stock a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through
the national chains, and issue two (2) purchase orders to Trane U.S. Inc., one of eight rotating
vendors used by the City for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
supplies and parts, with purchase number order one in the amount of $15,000.00 for city wide
use, and purchase order number two in the amount of $12,000.00 for affordable housing use, in
a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $27,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
Q. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City to allow
the new incoming Director of the City’s Construction and Maintenance Department time to
properly analyze the appropriate scope of work, and extend the service agreement between the
City and the vendor that ended on September 30, 2022 for an additional six (6) months to
March 31, 2023 at which time a new bid process will be completed, and issue two (2) purchase
orders to Mowrey Elevator Co., Inc., for elevator maintenance, inspections and repairs through
March 31, 2023, with purchase number order one in the amount of $11,210.82 for city wide
elevator maintenance and repairs, and purchase order number two in the amount of $25,000.00
for emergency elevator repairs, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $36,210.82.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the General Fund – Contractual Services –
(charge back to other department) Account No. 001.3220.591.341.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
R. Request permission to issue two purchase orders to G&R Electric Corp., vendor under contract
with the City until September 30, 2023 for citywide fire alarm monitoring, maintenance and
annual testing, with purchase number order one in the amount of $36,220.00 for fire alarm
monitoring, maintenance and annual testing, and purchase order number two in the amount of
$125,000.00 for emergency fire alarm repairs, in a total cumulative expense amount not to
exceed $161,220.00. On September 22, 2020, the City Council awarded Hialeah Invitation to
Bid No. 2019/20-8500-36-0022 – Fire Alarm Monitoring, Maintenance and Annual Testing to
this vendor.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the individual buildings utilizing this
service.
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(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
S. Request permission to enter into a five (5) year contract with this vendor, and issue a purchase
order to Inphynet Contracting Services, LLC, for emergency medical services provided by Dr.
Fredrick Keroff, as the Medical Director of the Hialeah Fire Department Advanced Life Support
Provider, in a total cumulative amount not exceed $60,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the Fire Rescue Transportation Fund –
Professional Services – Account No. 109.2000.522.310.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
T. Request permission to utilize Miami-Dade County Bid No. FB-00634 – Janitorial Supplies and
Related Items, effective through September 30, 2023, and establish a pool of the following vendors
for the purchase of janitorial supplies:
Agni Enterprises, LLC
Allied Paper Co
Cbyrac, Inc.
Central Poly-Bag Corp.
District Healthcare & Janitorial Supply Incorporated
Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC, doing business as East Continental Supplies
Interboro Packaging Corporation
iPhone and iPad Warehouse LLC
Lavcor LLC
Inversiones Papelmania 2000, Inc.
Office Express Supplies, Incorporated
Pyramid Paper Company
Rock Int’l Distributors, Inc.
The Tools Man, Inc.
(PURCHASING DIVISION)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
U. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., doing
business at Toshiba Business Solutions, to pay for the lease cost of the copiers used citywide, in the
amount of $7,886.17 per month, amount which includes the three additional copiers requested after
the City Council approved the entering of a four (4) year lease with this vendor ending on June 30,
2026, in a total amount of $94,634.04, plus a blanket amount to cover the cost of black and white
impressions at a cost of $0.0044 per copy and color impressions at a cost of $0.039, $00.37 and
$00.035 per copy.
(PURCHASING DIVISION)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
V. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Beefree, LLC, doing business as Freebee,
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vendor under contract with the City until July 21, 2023, for regular on-demand transportation
services within designated service areas to the residents and visitors of the City of Hialeah, for
a total expense amount not to exceed $247,302.50. On March 23, 2021, the City Council
approved Resolution No. 2021-034, thereby approving an On-Demand Transportation Services
Agreement between the City and Beefree, LLC, for a period of one year with the option to
renew the agreement for four (4) consecutive one-year terms.
(TRANSIT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
W. ADD-ON ITEM: Request permission to issue a purchase order to Zoll Medical Corporation,
sole source vendor, for the purchase of medical supplies and specialized equipment that
include AutoPulse Life Bands, AutoPulse Lithium Ion Batteries, AutoPulse Carry Case, X-
Series Monitor Defib Pads, X-Series Monitor carry case, X-Series Monitor Batteries, physical
damage repairs and AED Pro., in a total expense amount not to exceed $45,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the Fire Rescue Transportation Fund –
Capital Outlay - Equipment Account No. 109.2000.522.640.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
X. ADD-ON ITEM: Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous
to the City to allow the new incoming Director of the City’s Construction and Maintenance
Department time to properly analyze the appropriate scope of work before a bid process is
completed, and extend the current service agreement between the City and Action Cleaning
Services, AP, Inc., for an additional six (6) months to March 31, 2023, and issue a purchase
order to Action Cleaning Services AP, Inc., for janitorial services, in a total expense amount
not to exceed $267,704.52, of which $85,872.06 is for affordable housing use and $181,832.46
is for city-wide use.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the General Fund – Contractual Services –
(charge back to other department) Account No. 001.3220.591.341.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
Y. ADD-ON ITEM: Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous
to the City, and establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of appliances and parts with a
stock of a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national
chains, and issue a purchase orders to South Florida Appliance, Inc., one of three rotating
vendors used by the City for the purchase of appliances and parts for affordable housing use, in
a total expense amount not to exceed $35,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the General Fund – Inventory –
Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
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APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
Z. ADD-ON ITEM: Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it advantageous to
the City based on the vendor’s past response time to the City for service during an emergency,
and issue a purchase order to Robert L. Hughes Company Incorporated, for the replacement of
two (2) diesel fuel station dispensers located at the Fleet Maintenance Department that have
been damaged beyond repair, in a total expense amount not to exceed $35,062.28.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the General Fund – Repair & Maintenance
– Building Account No. 001.8500.519.461.
(FLEET MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
AA. ADD-ON ITEM: Request permission to utilize Florida Sheriffs Association Bid No. FSA22-
VEL30.0 - Pursuit, Administrative, and Other Vehicles, effective through September 30, 2023,
and issue a purchase order to Duval Ford, LLC, for the purchase of forty-(40) police rated
vehicles for the Uniform Patrol Division, in a total cumulative amount not to exceed
$1,748,720.00.
The funding for this expenditure is to be withdrawn from the General Fund - Capital Outlay -
Vehicles Account No. 001.1000.521.645.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
BB. ADD-ON ITEM: Request permission to utilize Florida Sheriffs Association Bid No. FSA20-
VEL28.0 - Pursuit, Administrative, and Other Vehicles, effective through September 30, 2022,
and issue a purchase order to Duval Ford, LLC, for the purchase of ten (10) police rated
vehicles for the Uniform Patrol Division, in a total expense amount not to exceed $405,840.00
(for a cost of $33,014.00 plus $5,394.00 for a 2023 model per vehicle. On June 28, 2022, the
City Council approved the issuance of Purchase Order No. 2022-1761 to this vendor, but the
City was unable to make the purchase due to Ford’s inability to fulfill the vendor’s order. The
vendor has agreed to honor the pricing of Florida Sheriffs Association Bid No. FSA20-
VEL28.0 - Pursuit, Administrative, and Other Vehicles although it has since expired.
The funding for this expenditure is to be withdrawn from the General Fund - Capital Outlay -
Vehicles Account No. 001.1000.521.645.
(POLICE DEPARTMENT)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
CC. ADD-ON ITEM: Request permission to issue a purchase order to Caballero Fierman Llerena
& Garcia, LLP, auditors for the City of Hialeah since the year 2008, for an auditor’s opinion on
fair representation of the financial statements presented within the City’s Annual Financial
Comprehensive Report (ACRF) pertaining to fiscal year 2022, in a total expense amount not to
exceed $147,582.00. On October 10, 2017, the City Council approved the entering into a five
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(5) year agreement with the City to perform auditing services and complete the City’s annual
audit for fiscal years ending on September 30, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
The funding for this expenditure is to be withdrawn from the following General Government
Accounts:
Streets Account No. 101.3210.541.311 in the amount of $6,195.00
Grants Account No. 103.8325.513.300 in the amount of $6,195.00
Fire Rescue Account No. 109.2000.522.310 in the amount of $6,195.00
TCT Account No. 116.3120.569.310 in the amount of $10,000.00
Affordable Housing Account No. 125.8500.554.310 in the amount of $6,195.00
Circulator Account No. 130.3220.544.310 in the amount of $6,195.00
Building Account No. 141.4300.515.310 in the amount of $6,195.00
Solid Waste Account No. 401.3240.534.310 in the amount of $6,195.00
Water & Sewer Account No. 450.9500.536.320 in the amount of $36,385.00
Finance Account No. 001.4200.513.310 in the amount of $38,384.00
Retirement Account No. 001.4210.513.310 in the amount of $19,448.00
(FINANCE)
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
10 A. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the
organizational structure of the City placing the functions and operations of retirement under the
supervision of the Human Resources Department as a Division of Human Resources; amending
Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hialeah entitled “Administration,” Article II
“Departments, Offices and Divisions,” providing duties and responsibilities of the new
Retirement Division and other amendments to conform; providing for a severability clause;
repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing
for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
ITEM IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25,
2022.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
10 B. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 4 2 entitled "Floods and
Water Management" for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the State’s Floodplain
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Management Model Ordinance and National Flood Insurance Program; repealing ordinances in
conflict hereof; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in code;
providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.
(BUILDING)
On September 27, 2022, the item was postponed by the administration until October 11, 2022.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
REPORT: Alexis Riveron, Building Official, spoke on this item.
REPORT: Mike Gambino, consultant for the City of Hialeah, 1312 Hawthorne Circle,
Hollywood, Florida, addressed the City Council on the item.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item 10 B made by Council Member Rodriguez, and
seconded by Council Member Tundidor. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Member
Casáls-Muñoz absent.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for October 25, 2022.
10 C. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 2 entitled
“Administration”, Article III. entitled “Boards, Commissions and Committees”, by creating
Division 9 “Beautification Committee” Sections 2-759 “Established”, 2-760 “Composition and
Term of Service”, 2-761, “Duties and Powers”, and 2-762 “Meetings; Quorum and Voting;
Attendance Requirements; Rules of Procedures; Minutes”; 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.
WITHDRAWN
11. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
REPORT: None.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
REPORT: None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
REPORT: None.
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14. ZONING
REPORT: All were duly sworn in.
PLANNING AND ZONING
PZ 1. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow a K-1
grade school with an enrollment of 20 students within a facility that also includes a daycare with
an enrollment of 33 students; property located at 543 East 9 Street, Hialeah, zoned C-2
(Liberal Retail Commercial District). Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith; providing penalties for conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
ITEM IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25,
2022.
On September 27, 2022, the item was postponed. Second reading and public hearing was
scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 13, 2022, the item was postponed. Second reading and public hearing was
scheduled for September 27, 2022.
On August 23, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and
public hearing was scheduled for September 13, 2022.
On August 10, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval with conditions.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve with the condition that the old signs are replaced by
two new state-of-the-art signs.
Property Owner: Gladys Perez, 971 East 26th Street, Hialeah, FL 33013
PZ 2. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance rezoning property
from RO (Residential Office) to RO (Residential Office) incorporating a Site Plan as required by
§ 98-784 of the City of Hialeah Code of Ordinances. Property located at 260 Hialeah Drive,
Hialeah, 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.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
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Property Owners: Nelson Sanchez and Yahanka Perrira, 14900 SW 164th Terrace, Miami FL
33187.
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-099
REPORT: Council President Zogby opened the item for public participating and no one present
in the Council Chambers or participating via Zoom expressed interest in speaking.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 2 made by Council Member Rodriguez, and
seconded by Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Member
Casáls-Muñoz absent.
PZ 3. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance rezoning property
from C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial District) to C-3 (Extended Liberal Commercial
District); to allow a proposed expansion of the adjacent gas station and convenience store;
property located at 336 West 9 Street, Hialeah, zoned C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial
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 September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Mostafa Setayesh, President, 107755 Sandhill Road, Dallas, TX, 75288
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-100
REPORT: Council President Zogby opened the item for public participating and no one present
in the Council Chambers or participating via Zoom expressed interest in speaking.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 3 made by Council Member Rodriguez, and
seconded by Council Member Calvo. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-
Muñoz absent.
PZ 4. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow the
expansion of the footprint of a 276-bed skilled nursing facility with a distance separation of less
500 feet from single family homes and less than 1,200 feet from another existing similar facility;
granting a variance permit to allow the expansion of the footprint of a legal non-conforming use
for the redevelopment of an existing senior living facility currently having 100 assisted living
facility beds and 276 skilled nursing beds; properties located at 195 West 27 Street, 141 West
27 Street, 130, 140, 150 and 160 West 28 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-3 (Multiple-Family
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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 September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
Registered Lobbyist: Javier L. Vazquez, 1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900, Miami, Florida
33133, on behalf 140 LLC, 10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 600, Miami, FL 33161.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owners: HLRE LLC and Abraham Shaulson
APPROVED 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-101
REPORT: Council President Zogby opened the item for public participating and no one present
in the Council Chambers or participating via Zoom expressed interest in speaking.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 4 made by Council Member Calvo, and seconded
by Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-
Muñoz absent.
PZ 5. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) pursuant to Hialeah code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow a K-6
grade school with an enrollment of 47 students within a facility that also includes a daycare with
an enrollment of 36 children; property located at 380 West 21 Street, Hialeah, zoned M-1
(Industrial 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 IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25,
2022.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing was scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval with the
condition that the site improvements detailed in the plans prepared by Octavio Santurio,
Architect, be permitted and having received a final by the Building Department before August
2023 prior to the start of the school year. The Planning and Zoning Board further
recommended that if the condition is not met, the Business Tax Receipt for the school not be
renewed in the year 2023.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with conditions
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Property Owner: AJM Hialeah Holdings, LLC, c/o Alicia Paez, 380 West 21 Street, Hialeah
FL 33010
PZ 6. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning properties from R-1 (One-Family
District) to R-3-3 (Multiple-Family District); granting a Special Use Permit (SUP) pursuant to
Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-1630.8 to allow the expansion of the NBD Overlay District;
and granting a variance permit to allow only residential uses, where a mixed use is required;
allow front setback of 3 feet fronting East 6 Avenue, 7.25 feet fronting East 26 Street and 9.16
feet fronting East 27 Street, where 10 feet built-to-line are required; allow a 10 foot interior side
setback, where 15 feet are required; allow 26.2% pervious area, where 30% pervious area is the
minimum required; and allow 56 parking spaces, where 63 parking spaces are required; all
contra to §§ 98-1630.1, 98-1630.3(e)(1), 98-590, 98-2056(b)(1) and 98-2189(16)a. Properties
located at 585 East 26 Street, 591 East 26 Street and 595 East 26 Street, Folio No. 04-3108-
001-2570 and 04-3108-001-2580, 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: Manny Reus, 18501 Pines Boulevard #342, Pembroke Pines, Florida
33029, on behalf of Hialeah Re-Investment, LLC.
On September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Benjamin Leon, 8600 NW 41 Street, Doral, Florida 33166.
ITEM TABLED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25, 2022, 6-0-1
with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
REPORT: Debora Storch, Planning Official of the City of Hialeah, spoke on this item.
REPORT: Motion to Table Item PZ 6 until the City Council Meeting of October 25, 2022
made by Council Member Tundidor, and seconded by Council Member Rodriguez.
Motion passes 6-0-1 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
PZ 7. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance granting a Special Use Permit (SUP) to
allow the expansion of the Neighborhood Business District Overlay for the development of a 58-
unit multifamily mixed-use building, pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-1630.8;
granting a variance permit to allow all residential units with areas ranging from 523 square feet
to 728 square feet, where 850 square feet is the minimum required and only 10% of the units
may have an area of 600 square feet; allow 5.5 feet front setback for staircase, where 10 feet
built-to-line are required; allow 18% pervious area, where 30% is the minimum required and
parking variance to allow 160 parking spaces, where 266 are required; all contra to Hialeah Code
of Ordinances §§ 98-1630.2, 98-1630.3(e)(1), 98-2056(b)(1) and 98-2189(16)a.; property
located at 8155 West 12 Avenue, Hialeah, zoned C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial
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., 701 Brickell
Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami FL 33131, on behalf Prestige Builders Construction
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Management, LLC.
On September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item
with the condition that improvements be constructed at the West 12th Avenue median to
improve safety at the West 82nd Avenue intersection.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval subject to the required improvements set forth by the
City’s Streets Department.
Property Owner: Daniel Caamano of the Daniel Tobias Caamano Living Trust, 5400 N 35
Street, Hollywood Florida 33021.
ITEM TABLED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25, 2022, 4-1-2
with Council President Zogby voting “No”, Vice President Perez having abstained from
voting and Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
REPORT: Debora Storch, Planning Official of the City of Hialeah, spoke on this item.
REPORT: Hugo P. Arza, Esq, 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami, Florida 33131,
spoke on behalf of Prestige Builders Construction Management, LLC.
REPORT: Motion to Table Item PZ 7 until the City Council Meeting of October 25, 2022
made by Council Member Tundidor, and seconded by Council Member Rodriguez. Motion
passes 4-1-2 with Council President Zogby voting “No”, Vice President Perez having
abstained from voting and Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent.
REPORT: Council Vice President Perez abstained from voting on the item and filed Form
8B - Memorandum of Voting Conflict for County, Municipal, and Other Local Public
Officers with the City Clerk, record which is on file with the Office of the City Clerk.
PZ 8. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance granting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow a kindergarten grade elementary
school with an enrollment of 7 students within a facility that also includes a daycare with an
enrollment of 29 children; property located at 4305 East 8 Avenue, Bays A and B, Hialeah,
zoned C-2 (Liberal Retail Commercial 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 September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Maria Luisa Puente, 600 Biltmore Way, # 810, Miami, Florida 33134
DENIED 5-0-2 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent and Council Vice President
Perez not present during roll call.
REPORT: Debora Storch, Planning Official of the City of Hialeah, spoke on this item.
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REPORT: Motion to Deny Item PZ 8 made by Council Member Calvo, and seconded by
Council Member Rodriguez. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz
absent and Council Vice President Perez not present during roll call.
PZ 9. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance approving a Final Plat of Snake Son;
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 located at 10300 NW 142 Street, Hialeah, Florida.
On September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent and Council Vice President
Perez not present during roll call.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item PZ 9 made by Council Member Tundidor, and
seconded by Council Member Garcia-Roves. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Member
Casáls-Muñoz absent and Council Vice President Perez not present during roll call.
REPORT: Second reading and public hearing is scheduled for October 25, 2022.
15. LANDUSE
LU 1. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the
Future Land Use Map from Residential Office to Commercial; property located at 3375 West
4 Avenue, Hialeah, zoned RO (Residential Office); repealing all ordinances or parts or
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing was scheduled for October 11, 2022.
Registered Lobbyist: Ceasar Mestre, Esq., 8105 NW 155 Street, Miami Lakes, Florida
33016 on behalf of J and Y Investment Corp., 4901 Southwest 87th Avenue, Miami, FL
33165.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owners: Jorge Acevedo and Yenin Acevedo, 181 Leucadendra Drive, Coral Gables
FL 33156
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent and Council Vice President
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Perez not present during roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-102
REPORT: Council President Zogby opened the item for public participating and no one present
in the Council Chambers or participating via Zoom expressed interest in speaking.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 1 made by Council Member Rodriguez, and
seconded by Council Member Tundidor. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Member
Casáls-Muñoz absent and Council Vice President Perez not present during roll call.
LU 2. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the
Future Land Use Map from Low Density Residential to Commercial; property located at 374
West 34 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District); repealing all ordinances or parts
or ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing was scheduled for October 11, 2022.
Registered Lobbyist: Ceasar Mestre, Esq., 8105 NW 155 Street, Miami Lakes, Florida
33016 on behalf of J and Y Investment Corp., 4901 Southwest 87th Avenue, Miami, FL
33165.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owners: Jorge Acevedo and Yenin Acevedo, 181 Leucadendra Drive, Coral Gables
FL 33156
APPROVED 5-0-2 with Council Member Casáls-Muñoz absent and Council Vice President
Perez not present during roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-103
REPORT: Council President Zogby opened the item for public participating and no one present
in the Council Chambers or participating via Zoom expressed interest in speaking.
REPORT: Motion to Approve Item LU 2 made by Council Member Rodriguez, and
seconded by Council Member Tundidor. Motion passes 5-0-2 with Council Member
Casáls-Muñoz absent and Council Vice President Perez not present during roll call.
16. ADJOURNMENT
REPORT: Council President Zogby adjourned the meeting at 8:42 p.m.
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NEXT CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at
6:30 p.m.
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
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Agenda
Esteban Bovo, Jr. Council Members
SE Mayor Bryan Calvo
7 Vivian Casàls-Muñoz
OMBCarl0Zogby Jacqueline Garcia-Roves
President Luis Rodriguez
Jesus Tundidor
Monica Perez
Vice President
City Council Meeting
Agenda
October 11, 2022
7:00 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. INVOCATION
A. The invocation to be led by Marbelys Fatjo, City Clerk.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. The Pledge of Allegiance to be led by Council Member Calvo.
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 YouTube page
(www.youtube.com/cityofhialeahgov ).
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
A. Big Check Presentation by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia to the City of
Hialeah of the allocation of $50,000.00 of FTX Arena Monies from Miami-Dade County
District 13 for the Early Prevention and Intervention Youth Program (EPI).
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
B. The City of Hialeah recognizes the following employees for thirty (30) years of service to the
City:
Employees of the Hialeah Police Department:
(1) Sandra St Germain
(2) Reginald Gay
Employees of the Hialeah Fire Department:
(3) Anthony Carnevale
(4) Carlos Pereira Jr.
(5) Mario Pico
(6) Alfredo Espriella
(7) Richard Simpson
(8) Horacio Gomez
(9) Collin McConnell
(10) Dennisse Guillen
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Employee of the Hialeah Fleet and Maintenance Department:
(11) George Miller
7. COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
8. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
A. Postponed Items:
Administrative Item 10A is postponed until the City Council Meeting of October 25,
2022.
Item PZ 1 is postponed until the City Council Meeting of October 25, 2022.
Item PZ 5 is postponed until the City Council Meeting of October 25, 2022.
9. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed u n d e r C o n s e n t A g e n d a 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 September 27,
2022 at 7:00 p.m.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
B. Request permission to approve the minutes of the Meeting of the City Council – Second Budget
Hearing for fiscal year 2023 held on October 5, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
(OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK)
C. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution accepting a grant from Miami-Dade County in the
amount of $50,000.00 to fund the activities of the Hialeah Early Prevention and Intervention
(EPI) Youth Program; authorizing the Mayor, or the Director of Parks, as the Mayor’s
designee, and the City Clerk, as attesting witness, on behalf of the City, to execute any
application, interlocal agreement or other document required by Miami-Dade County in
furtherance of this resolution; and providing for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
(DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION)
On September 27, 2022, the item was postponed by the administration until October 11,
2022.
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D. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution authorizing an intergovernmental transfer in an amount not
to exceed $323,663.07 as the City’s share of state funding requirements to the State of Florida
Agency for Health Care Administration as part of the City’s participation in the Public Emergency
Medical Transportation Program for supplemental Medicaid reimbursements; approving and
authorizing the execution of a Letter of Agreement between the State of Florida Agency for Health
Care Administration and the City of Hialeah attached as Exhibit “1” for a period beginning July 1,
2022 and ending June 30, 2023; authorizing the Mayor or Mayor’s designee to execute all required
agreements or documents to participate in Intergovernmental Transfers and Supplemental Payment
Program for Medicaid managed patients; and providing for an effective date.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
E. Request permission to utilize Lake County, Florida Contract No. 22-730G - Fire Equipment,
Supplies, and Services, contract that is effective through July 31, 2023, and issue a purchase
order to Vector Solutions LLC, doing business as Municipal Emergency Services, for access to
an educational training website for firefighters–paramedics and dispatch personnel, in a total
expense amount not to exceed $23,535.00 for fiscal year 2023.
The funding for this expenditure is to be withdrawn from Fire Rescue Transportation Fund -
Training and Education Account No. 109.2000.522.491.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
F. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC,
vendor under contract with the City for emergency management administrative support
services, for payment of the following fiscal year 2022 invoices for services rendered from
December 20, 2021 through September 16, 2022:
COHIALEAH-02-19
COHIALEAH-02-20
COHIALEAH-02-21
COHIALEAH-02-22
COHIALEAH-02-23
COHIALEAH-02-24
COHIALEAH-02-25
COHIALEAH-02-26
COHIALEAH-02-27
COHIALEAH-02-28
for professional services designed to support the City with emergency management, response,
recovery and mitigation to assist the City in its recovery from the impacts of COVID-19
(Project DR4486), for a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $279,852.50. On June
25, 2019, the City Council awarded Hialeah Request for Proposal No. 2018/19-8500-36-001 –
Emergency Management Administrative Support Services to this vendor for a period of three
(3) years, with the option to renew the agreement for up to two (2) consecutive one-year terms.
The funding for this expenditure is to be charged to the Emergency Disaster - COVID-19 –
Professional Services Account No. 112.8500.525.310.
(EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT)
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G. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC,
vendor under contract with the City for emergency management administrative support
services, for payment of the following fiscal year 2022 invoices for services rendered from
December 20, 2021 through September 16, 2022:
COHIALEAH-03-15
COHIALEAH-03-16
COHIALEAH-03-17
COHIALEAH-03-18
COHIALEAH-03-19
COHIALEAH-03-20
COHIALEAH-03-21
COHIALEAH-03-22
COHIALEAH-03-23
COHIALEAH-03-24
for professional services designed to support the City with emergency management, response,
recovery and mitigation to assist the City in its recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Irma
(Irma Closeout DR4337), in a total cumulative amount not to exceed $100,308.75. On June
25, 2019, the City Council awarded Hialeah Request for Proposal No. 2018/19-8500-36-001 –
Emergency Management Administrative Support Services to this vendor, and on May 24,
2022 the City Council approved the extension of the Professional Services Agreement
between the City and this vendor for a period of one (1) year, commencing August of the year
2022 through August of the year 2023.
The funding for this expenditure is to be withdrawn from Emergency Disaster Fund –
Professional Services Account No. 113.8500.525.310.
(EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT)
H. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution amending the City’s One-Year Action Plan for federal
funds for fiscal years 2019, 2021 and 2022, which includes the administrative budgets for the
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program in the amount of $232,266, the FY 2021
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program in the amount of $1,780,943, the
FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount of $2,120,455, the
Fiscal Year Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) in the amount
of $1,376,016; authorizing the (1) execution of all applicable documents related to the
appropriation and allocation of these program funds, (2) submission of the amended One-
Year Action Plan to HUD for the fiscal years impacted, and (3) amendment of the
Consolidated Plan to reflect the activities within the Action Plan; further authorizing the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute Intradepartmental Agreements for sub-recipients of these
funds; and providing for an effective date.
(DEPARTMENT OF GRANTS AND HUMAN SERVICES)
I. RESOLUTION: Proposed resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk, as attesting
witness, on behalf of the City to enter into a Second Amendment to Municipal Services
Agreement between the City of Hialeah and MV Contract Transportation, Inc., dated January
3, 2022 to provide services and personnel in connection with the operation of buses for the
Hialeah Transit System as further provided in the amendment, a copy of which is attached
hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “1”.
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(TRANSIT DEPARTMENT)
J. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City to
allow the new incoming Director of the City’s Construction and Maintenance Department
time to properly analyze the appropriate scope of work, and extend the current service
agreement between the City and the vendor for an additional six (6) months to March 31,
2023 at which time a new bid process will be completed, and issue two (2) purchase order to
South Shore Elevator Service Corp, for elevator maintenance, inspections and repairs, with
purchase number order one for Affordable Housing elevator maintenance and inspections in
the amount of $18,000.00, and purchase order number two in the amount of $60,000.00 for
emergency elevator repairs, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $78,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the individual buildings utilizing this
service.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
K. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to Graybar Electric Company, Inc., one of eight rotating vendors used by
the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase number order in the
amount of $25,000.00 for citywide use, and purchase order number two in the amount of
$5,000.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed
$30,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
L. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to Miami Dade Electrical Supply, Inc., one of eight rotating vendors used
by the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase number order one
in the amount of $20,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number two in the amount
of $7,000.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed
$27,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
M. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
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a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to ASP Alarm & Electrical Supplies, Inc., one of eight rotating vendors
used by the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase number order
one in the amount of $25,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number two in the
amount of $10,000.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to
exceed $35,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
N. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of local vendors for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials with a stock of
a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through the national chains, and issue
two (2) purchase orders to Miami-Dade Electric and A/C Supply, LLC, one of eight rotating
vendors used by the City for the purchase of electrical supplies and materials, with purchase
number order one in the amount of $25,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number
two in the amount of $12,500.00 for affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense
amount not to exceed $37,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
O. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of vendors for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
supplies and parts who stock a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through
the national chains, and issue two (2) purchase orders to Carrier Enterprise, LLC, one of eight
rotating vendors used by the City for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
supplies (HVAC) supplies and parts, with purchase number order one in the amount of
$38,000.00 for city wide use, and purchase order number two in the amount of $12,000.00 for
affordable housing use, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $50,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
P. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City, and
establish a pool of vendors for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
supplies and parts who stock a variety of supplies and brands that can be difficult to obtain through
the national chains, and issue two (2) purchase orders to Trane U.S. Inc., one of eight rotating
vendors used by the City for the purchase of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
supplies and parts, with purchase number order one in the amount of $15,000.00 for city wide
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use, and purchase order number two in the amount of $12,000.00 for affordable housing use, in
a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $27,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged as follows: purchase order (1) to the General
Fund – Inventory – Construction & Maintenance Account No. 001.0000.141.150, and purchase
order (2) to the Affordable Housing Fund – Repair & Maintenance – Building Account No.
125.8500.554.461.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
Q. Request permission to waive competitive bidding, since it is advantageous to the City to allow
the new incoming Director of the City’s Construction and Maintenance Department time to
properly analyze the appropriate scope of work, and extend the service agreement between the
City and the vendor that ended on September 30, 2022 for an additional six (6) months to
March 31, 2023 at which time a new bid process will be completed, and issue two (2) purchase
orders to Mowrey Elevator Co., Inc., for elevator maintenance, inspections and repairs through
March 31, 2023, with purchase number order one in the amount of $11,210.82 for city wide
elevator maintenance and repairs, and purchase order number two in the amount of $25,000.00
for emergency elevator repairs, in a total cumulative expense amount not to exceed $36,210.82.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the General Fund – Contractual Services –
(charge back to other department) Account No. 001.3220.591.341.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
R. Request permission to issue two purchase orders to G&R Electric Corp., vendor under contract
with the City until September 30, 2023 for citywide fire alarm monitoring, maintenance and
annual testing, with purchase number order one in the amount of $36,220.00 for fire alarm
monitoring, maintenance and annual testing, and purchase order number two in the amount of
$125,000.00 for emergency fire alarm repairs, in a total cumulative expense amount not to
exceed $161,220.00. On September 22, 2020, the City Council awarded Hialeah Invitation to
Bid No. 2019/20-8500-36-0022 – Fire Alarm Monitoring, Maintenance and Annual Testing to
this vendor.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the individual buildings utilizing this
service.
(CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
S. Request permission to enter into a five (5) year contract with this vendor, and issue a purchase
order to Inphynet Contracting Services, LLC, for emergency medical services provided by Dr.
Fredrick Keroff, as the Medical Director of the Hialeah Fire Department Advanced Life Support
Provider, in a total cumulative amount not exceed $60,000.00.
The funding for this expenditure will be charged to the Fire Rescue Transportation Fund –
Professional Services – Account No. 109.2000.522.310.
(FIRE DEPARTMENT)
T. Request permission to utilize Miami-Dade County Bid No. FB-00634 – Janitorial Supplies and
Related Items, effective through September 30, 2023, and establish a pool of the following vendors
for the purchase of janitorial supplies:
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Agni Enterprises, LLC
Allied Paper Co
Cbyrac, Inc.
Central Poly-Bag Corp.
District Healthcare & Janitorial Supply Incorporated
Imperial Bag & Paper Co. LLC, doing business as East Continental Supplies
Interboro Packaging Corporation
iPhone and iPad Warehouse LLC
Lavcor LLC
Inversiones Papelmania 2000, Inc.
Office Express Supplies, Incorporated
Pyramid Paper Company
Rock Int’l Distributors, Inc.
The Tools Man, Inc.
(PURCHASING DIVISION)
U. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., doing
business at Toshiba Business Solutions, to pay for the lease cost of the copiers used citywide, in
the amount of $7,886.17 per month, amount which includes the three additional copiers requested
after the City Council approved the entering of a four (4) year lease with this vendor ending on
June 30, 2026, in a total amount of $94,634.04, plus a blanket amount to cover the cost of black
and white impressions at a cost of $0.0044 per copy and color impressions at a cost of $0.039,
$00.37 and $00.035 per copy.
(PURCHASING DIVISION)
V. Request permission to issue a purchase order to Beefree, LLC doing business as Freebee,
vendor under contract with the City until July 21, 2023, for regular on-demand transportation
services within designated service areas to the residents and visitors of the City of Hialeah, for
a total expense amount not to exceed $247,302.50. On March 23, 2021, the City Council
approved Resolution No. 2021-034, thereby approving an On-Demand Transportation
Services Agreement between the City and Beefree, LLC, for a period of one year with the
option to renew the agreement for four (4) consecutive one-year terms.
(TRANSIT)
10. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
10 A. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the
organizational structure of the City placing the functions and operations of retirement under the
supervision of the Human Resources Department as a Division of Human Resources; amending
Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hialeah entitled “Administration,” Article II
“Departments, Offices and Divisions,” providing duties and responsibilities of the new
Retirement Division and other amendments to conform; providing for a severability clause;
repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for inclusion in the code; and providing
for an effective date.
(ADMINISTRATION)
ITEM IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25,
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2022.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
10 B. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 4 2 entitled "Floods and
Water Management" for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the State’s Floodplain
Management Model Ordinance and National Flood Insurance Program; repealing ordinances in
conflict hereof; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for inclusion in code;
providing for a severability clause and providing for an effective date.
(BUILDING)
On September 27, 2022, the item was postponed by the administration until October 11, 2022.
10 C. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance amending Chapter 2 entitled
“Administration”, Article III. entitled “Boards, Commissions and Committees”, by creating
Division 9 “Beautification Committee” Sections 2-759 “Established”, 2-760 “Composition and
Term of Service”, 2-761, “Duties and Powers”, and 2-762 “Meetings; Quorum and Voting;
Attendance Requirements; Rules of Procedures; Minutes”; 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.
11. BOARD APPOINTMENTS
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13. NEW BUSINESS
14. ZONING
PLANNING AND ZONING
PZ 1. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow a K-1
grade school with an enrollment of 20 students within a facility that also includes a daycare with
an enrollment of 33 students; property located at 543 East 9 Street, Hialeah, zoned C-2
(Liberal Retail Commercial District). Repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith; providing penalties for conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation
hereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
ITEM IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25,
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2022.
On September 27, 2022, the item was postponed. Second reading and public hearing was
scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 13, 2022, the item was postponed. Second reading and public hearing was
scheduled for September 27, 2022.
On August 23, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading and
public hearing was scheduled for September 13, 2022.
On August 10, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval with conditions.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approve with the condition that the old signs are replaced by
two new state-of-the-art signs.
Property Owner: Gladys Perez, 971 East 26th Street, Hialeah, FL 33013
PZ 2. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance rezoning property
from RO (Residential Office) to RO (Residential Office) incorporating a Site Plan as required by
§ 98-784 of the City of Hialeah Code of Ordinances. Property located at 260 Hialeah Drive,
Hialeah, 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.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owners: Nelson Sanchez and Yahanka Perrira, 14900 SW 164th Terrace, Miami FL
33187.
PZ 3. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance rezoning property
from C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial District) to C-3 (Extended Liberal Commercial
District); to allow a proposed expansion of the adjacent gas station and convenience store;
property located at 336 West 9 Street, Hialeah, zoned C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial
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 September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
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Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Mostafa Setayesh, President, 107755 Sandhill Road, Dallas, TX, 75288
PZ 4. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow the
expansion of the footprint of a 276-bed skilled nursing facility with a distance separation of less
500 feet from single family homes and less than 1,200 feet from another existing similar facility;
granting a variance permit to allow the expansion of the footprint of a legal non-conforming use
for the redevelopment of an existing senior living facility currently having 100 assisted living
facility beds and 276 skilled nursing beds; properties located at 195 West 27 Street, 141 West
27 Street, 130, 140, 150 and 160 West 28 Street, Hialeah, 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 September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing is scheduled for October 11, 2022.
Registered Lobbyist: Javier L. Vazquez, 1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900, Miami, Florida
33133, on behalf 140 LLC, 10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 600, Miami, FL 33161.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owners: HLRE LLC and Abraham Shaulson
PZ 5. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance granting a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) pursuant to Hialeah code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow a K-6
grade school with an enrollment of 47 students within a facility that also includes a daycare with
an enrollment of 36 children; property located at 380 West 21 Street, Hialeah, zoned M-1
(Industrial 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 IS POSTPONED UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 25,
2022.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing was scheduled for October 11, 2022.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval with the
condition that the site improvements detailed in the plans prepared by Octavio Santurio,
Architect, be permitted and the work finaled before August 2023 prior to the start of the
school year. The Planning and Zoning Board further recommended that if the condition is
not met, the Business Tax Receipt for the school not be renewed in the year 2023.
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Planner’s Recommendation: Approval with conditions
Property Owner: AJM Hialeah Holdings, LLC, c/o Alicia Paez, 380 West 21 Street, Hialeah
FL 33010
PZ 6. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance rezoning properties from R-1 (One-Family
District) to R-3-3 (Multiple-Family District); granting a Special Use Permit (SUP) pursuant to
Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-1630.8 to allow the expansion of the NBD Overlay District;
and granting a variance permit to allow only residential uses, where a mixed use is required;
allow front setback of 3 feet fronting East 6 Avenue, 7.25 feet fronting East 26 Street and 9.16
feet fronting East 27 Street, where 10 feet built-to-line are required; allow a 10 foot interior side
setback, where 15 feet are required; allow 26.2% pervious area, where 30% pervious area is the
minimum required; and allow 56 parking spaces, where 63 parking spaces are required; all
contra to §§ 98-1630.1, 98-1630.3(e)(1), 98-590, 98-2056(b)(1) and 98-2189(16)a. Properties
located at 585 East 26 Street, 591 East 26 Street and 595 East 26 Street, Folio No. 04-3108-
001-2570 and 04-3108-001-2580, 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: Manny Reus, 18501 Pines Boulevard #342, Pembroke Pines, Florida
33029, on behalf of Hialeah Re-Investment, LLC.
On September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Benjamin Leon, 8600 NW 41 Street, Doral, Florida 33166.
PZ 7. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance granting a Special Use Permit (SUP) to
allow the expansion of the Neighborhood Business District Overlay for the development of a 58-
unit multifamily mixed-use building, pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-1630.8;
granting a variance permit to allow all residential units with areas ranging from 523 square feet
to 728 square feet, where 850 square feet is the minimum required and only 10% of the units
may have an area of 600 square feet; allow 5.5 feet front setback for staircase, where 10 feet
built-to-line are required; allow 18% pervious area, where 30% is the minimum required and
parking variance to allow 160 parking spaces, where 266 are required; all contra to Hialeah Code
of Ordinances §§ 98-1630.2, 98-1630.3(e)(1), 98-2056(b)(1) and 98-2189(16)a.; property
located at 8155 West 12 Avenue, Hialeah, zoned C-1 (Restricted Retail Commercial
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., 701 Brickell
Avenue, Suite 3300, Miami FL 33131, on behalf Prestige Builders Construction
Management, LLC.
On September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item
with the condition that improvements be constructed at the West 12th Avenue median to
improve safety at the West 82nd Avenue intersection.
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Planner’s Recommendation: Approval subject to the required improvements set forth by the
City’s Streets Department.
Property Owner: Daniel Caamano of the Daniel Tobias Caamano Living Trust, 5400 N 35
Street, Hollywood Florida 33021.
PZ
8. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance granting a Conditional Use Permit
(CUP) pursuant to Hialeah Code of Ordinances § 98-181 to allow a kindergarten grade
elementary school with an enrollment of 7 students within a facility that also includes a daycare
with an enrollment of 29 children; property located at 4305 East 8 Avenue, Bays A and B,
Hialeah, zoned C-2 (Liberal Retail Commercial 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 September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owner: Maria Luisa Puente, 600 Biltmore Way, # 810, Miami, Florida 33134
PZ 9. ORDINANCE: First reading of proposed ordinance approving a Final Plat of Snake Son;
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 located at 10300 NW 142 Street, Hialeah, Florida.
On September 21, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
15. LANDUSE
LU 1. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the
Future Land Use Map from Residential Office to Commercial; property located at 3375 West
4 Avenue, Hialeah, zoned RO (Residential Office); repealing all ordinances or parts or
ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing was scheduled for October 11, 2022.
Registered Lobbyist: Ceasar Mestre, Esq., 8105 NW 155 Street, Miami Lakes, Florida
33016 on behalf of J and Y Investment Corp., 4901 Southwest 87th Avenue, Miami, FL
33165.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval.
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Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owners: Jorge Acevedo and Yenin Acevedo, 181 Leucadendra Drive, Coral Gables
FL 33156
LU
2. ORDINANCE: Second reading and public hearing of proposed ordinance amending the
Future Land Use Map from Low Density Residential to Commercial; property located at 374
West 34 Street, Hialeah, zoned R-1 (One-Family District); repealing all ordinances or parts
or ordinances in conflict herewith; providing penalties for violation hereof; providing for a
severability clause; and providing for an effective date.
On September 27, 2022, the City Council approved the item on first reading. Second reading
and public hearing was scheduled for October 11, 2022.
Registered Lobbyist: Ceasar Mestre, Esq., 8105 NW 155 Street, Miami Lakes, Florida
33016 on behalf of J and Y Investment Corp., 4901 Southwest 87th Avenue, Miami, FL
33165.
On September 7, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of the item.
Planner’s Recommendation: Approval.
Property Owners: Jorge Acevedo and Yenin Acevedo, 181 Leucadendra Drive, Coral Gables
FL 33156
16. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT CHARTER SCHOOL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at
6:30 p.m.
NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
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883-
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resolution does not become law and is deemed null and void.
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