City of Miami - Commission Meeting March 8th, 2018

LEGISLATIVE NEWSLETTER

Commission Meeting

March 8, 2018

Dear Neighbor,

Since the horrific school shooting in Parkland, the courage, resilience and indomitable will of the

survivors to fix what’s broken in our system has awed the entire country. Change is possible and these young people and their parents have shown us that.

During the last Commission meeting among several items aimed at addressing safety in our schools, I sponsored an item to offer the Parkland survivors the services of the City’s lobbying team. I traveled to Tallahassee to make the introduction and offer whatever support I could.

These young people inspired me to continue the fight here at home. In this week’s Commission meeting, I will propose our City legal team research all legal avenues for challenging the state’s preemption on local gun regulations – including filing a lawsuit.

I’d like to note, during Women’s History Month, that many of the most prominent advocates for common sense gun reform have been women – from the students to the mothers, teachers and many others. If we follow their lead to making our communities and schools safer, we can’t go wrong.

Everyone is welcome to City Hall on Thursday. Thank you for staying informed and involved. Please follow the commission meeting on Twitter @kenrussellmiami or watch live for the full session online at www.miamigov.com .

Your Commissioner,

Ken Russell

City of Miami Commissioner

District 2

WHAT I'M SPONSORING

RESOLUTION

RE.11 – In 2016, the City of Miami entered into a four-year agreement with the Department of Justice for ongoing monitoring of the Miami Police Department related to use of deadly force. One of the agreement’s requirements is that the City convene a citizens board to provide oversight and feedback to the MPD regarding compliance with the settlement agreement. This resolution will extend the Community Advisory Board for a third year to continue to aid in the City’s efforts toward full compliance with the agreement and to develop best policies and practices around MPD’s use of deadly force.

Full legislative summary here

FIRST READING

FR.4 – The aftermath of Hurricane Irma highlighted the need to protect our City’s most frail and vulnerable residents. This ordinance will require all nursing homes and assisted living facilities catering to the elderly to adopt an emergency plan that provides for emergency power and fuel for generators. The ordinance will also require that any City-funded facilities be equipped with properly functioning generators that power essentials, including elevators, lights, emergency alarms, and air conditioning.

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FIRST READING ORDINANCE

FR.2 – This item is an amendment to the Code provision that authorizes the Bayfront Park Management Trust to allow the sale or dispensation of alcoholic beverages in Bayfront Park. The amendment will remove language in the Code that prohibits alcohol sales at content-specific events.

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RESOLUTIONS

RE.2 & RE.3 - This pair of items would accept the bid from Virginia Key, LLC to redevelop the marina located at Virginia Key, and would approve the ballot language to seek voter approval for the project by referendum. [These items will be indefinitely deferred.]

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CONSENT AGENDA

CA.1-CA.6 ; PH.4-PH.8; RE.4-RE.7 – The Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) is a special taxing district created by the State of Florida, which provides assistance to other governments to develop waterway access and improvement projects. On this agenda, the City Commission will be asked to approve several applications for FIND grants to fund capital projects Citywide that will increase public access to water. Projects located in District 2 include a managed mooring field north of Dinner Key Marina, reconstruction of a floating dock at Morningside Park, a mooring field offshore from Watson Island, a seawall and baywalk at Alice Wainwright Park, improvements to Miamarina Bayside Wharf Pier 5, and the Virginia Key boat launch and trailer parking.

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CA.11 - This resolution will approve the placement of marker designations at the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 10 ^th Street to commemorate the late architect and designer Zaha Hadid.

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PUBLIC HEARING

PH.3 – This resolution will approve a lease agreement between the City and the U.S. Sailing Center for the use of City-owned waterfront property at 2476 South Bayshore Drive. [This item will be deferred to April 12th.]

Full legislative summary

If you are interested in items not published here, please refer to the full agenda using the following link .

If you have any questions or suggestions about the upcoming meeting, you may reply to this message or contact my office at (305) 250-5333.

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