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Home My Public Portal About04- April 04, 2014 Special Commission Meeting Minutes CITY OF OPA-LOCKA "The Great City" CLERK'S ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING April 4,2014 5:30 P.M. City Commission Chambers at Sherbondy Village 215 President Barack Obama (Perviz) Avenue Opa-locka,FL 33054 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Myra L. Taylor called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2014 in the City Commission Chambers at Sherbondy Village, 215 President Barack Obama (Perviz) Avenue, Opa-locka, Florida. 2. ROLL CALL: The following members of the City Commission were present: Commissioner Timothy Holmes, Vice Mayor Joseph L. Kelley, and Mayor Myra L. Taylor. Also in attendance were: City Manager Kelvin L. Baker, Sr. and City Clerk Joanna Flores. Commissioner Dorothy Johnson and Commissioner Luis B. Santiago were not in attendance. City Attorney Joseph S. Geller arrived at 5:54 p.m. 3. INVOCATION: The Invocation was delivered by Mayor Myra L. Taylor. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison. Mayor Taylor opened the floor for a public input. There being no persons to speak, Mayor Taylor closed the floor for public input. 5. RESOLUTIONS: a). A RESOLUITION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CIRCLE OF ONE MARKETING, INC., TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE AN ANNUAL SIGNATURE EVENT/FESTIVAL THAT WILL ATTRACT RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS TO THE GREAT CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,000, PAYABLE FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 19-519312, A BUDGETED ITEM; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by T.H. Special Commission Meeting Minutes—04/04/2014 1 The above resolution was read by title by Attorney Geller. It was moved by Commissioner Holmes, seconded by Vice Mayor Kelley to pass the resolution. Vice Mayor Kelley said he want to be clear on his support of the legislation. He did not initially support the resolution do to the structure of the agreement and according to the new contractual structure that the City Manager has negotiated regarding compensation in section 4. He asked, is the agreement correct? Manager Baker replied, yes. In addition, Vice Mayor Kelley said he did not support the legislation because it was occurring that the employees were still taking furlough days and the city was dealing with an insurance issue for the employees and he had concerns about having a festival knowing those two items were still pending. Since that time, the employees are no longer taking furlough days and legislation was passed to deal with the insurance issues, therefore he can support the item with the re-structure of the compensation as the City Manager have re-negotiated. There being no further discussion, the motion passed by a 3-0 vote. Commissioner Holmes Yes Commissioner Santiago Not Present Vice Mayor Kelley Yes Commissioner Johnson Not Present Mayor Taylor Yes b). A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF SIDEWALK INSTALLATION, BY USING PEOPLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (PTP) FUNDING AND EMPLOYING LABOR FROM THE CURRENT CITY JOB PROGRAM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000, PAYABLE FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 47-541630, A BUDGETED ITEM; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by J.K. The above resolution was read by title by Attorney Geller. It was moved by Commissioner Holmes, seconded by Vice Mayor Kelley to pass the resolution. Vice Mayor Kelley said this is PTP funding and this is an opportunity to enhance the sidewalk program and hire citizens from the community. Mayor Taylor asked was the previous sidewalk project funded from PTP dollars? Vice Mayor Kelley replied, yes. Special Commission Meeting Minutes—04/04/2014 2 Mayor Taylor asked, did they run out of funding? Vice Mayor Kelley replied, no. Commissioner Holmes said he does not want this project to interfere with the sidewalk infrastructure. Vice Mayor Kelley said the areas that he's referencing to will not be large areas. They are small areas that the City Manager will identify. There being no further discussion, the motion passed by a 3-0 vote. Vice Mayor Kelley Yes Commissioner Santiago Not Present Commissioner Holmes Yes Commissioner Johnson Not Present Mayor Taylor Yes Attorney Geller said both resolutions are appropriate and he signed them for legal sufficiency. Commissioner Holmes asked, is it legal that they started the meeting in the absence of the City Attorney? Attorney Geller said yes it is if there are any questions he will address them at this time. For the record, Attorney Geller asked the City Commission to take a re-vote on agenda item 5a to avoid any legal issues. Clerk Flores said agenda item 5a was moved by Commissioner Holmes, seconded by Vice Mayor Kelley. There being no discussion, the motion passed by a 3-0 vote. Commissioner Holmes Yes Commissioner Santiago Not Present Vice Mayor Kelley Yes Commissioner Johnson Not Present Mayor Taylor Yes Special Commission Meeting Minutes—04/04/2014 3 6. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Commissioner Holmes, seconded by Vice Mayor Kelley to adjourn the meeting at 5:55 p.m. LM OR ATT ST: 4.4PA L • CITY CLERK Special Commission Meeting Minutes—04/04/2014 4