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CLERK'S ACTION SUMMARY MINUTES
SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING
Monday,April 03, 2017
5:30 P.M.
Sherbondy Village Auditorium
215 Perviz Avenue
Opa-locka, FL 33054
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Vice Mayor Joseph Kelley called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 03, 2017 in
the Auditorium at Sherbondy Village, 215 President Barack Obama (Perviz) Avenue, Opa-locka,
Florida.
2. ROLL CALL:
The following members of the City Commission were present: Vice Mayor Joseph L. Kelley,
Commissioner Timothy Holmes, Commissioner John B. Riley and Commissioner Matthew A.
Pigatt. Also in attendance were: City Manager Yvette Harrell, City Attorney Vincent T. Brown,
and City Clerk Joanna Flores. Mayor Myra L. Taylor was not in attendance.
3. INVOCATION:
The invocation was delivered by Vice Mayor Joseph Kelley.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.
5. PUBLIC INPUT:
Agenda Items Only
Vice Mayor Kelley asked the city attorney for guidance in regards to item 6-a.
City Attorney Brown said that the ordinance was approved and forwarded to the oversight board
for their input. They received the comments back from the state earlier today and have not had a
chance to go through it and review and make any recommended changes. He is recommending
that the meeting be recessed and brought back at a date certain so that they can make the changes
and give it to the commission for review. Once it has been approved by the commission, the
oversight board will adopt the changes as well.
Vice Mayor Kelley asked the dais if they wanted to take the recommendation from the attorney
and come up with a date to meet and decide upon the item.
City Manager Harrell recommended that the commission add the item to the agenda for the next
regular meeting.
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Vice Mayor Kelley said that means the meeting cannot be recessed.
City Attorney Brown said that the item needs to be to the clerk by Wednesday, April 5th for the
April 12th regular commission meeting.
Commissioner Riley said that he will also defer his items until that date.
Commissioner Pigatt asked how the delay of this meeting will affect the trash pickup on the
commercial side.
City Manager Harrell said that it will not affect anything with the franchise as they had already
started the pickups weeks ago. There have already been around three hundred (300) contract
agreements signed on the commercial end and she does not see any affects from this delay.
A motion was made to recess the meeting until Wednesday, April 12, 2017 or soon thereafter.
It was moved by Commissioner Riley, seconded by Commissioner Holmes to recess the meeting.
There being no further discussion, the motion to recess passed by a 4-0 vote.
Commissioner Holmes Yes
Commissioner Pigatt Yes
Commissioner Riley Yes
Vice Mayor Kelley Yes
Mayor Taylor Not Present
6. SECOND READING ORDINANCE/PUBLIC HEARING:
a) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-
LOCKA, FLORIDA, TO AWARD A FRANCHISE CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, PURSUANT TO AN EMERGENCY
PROCEUREMENT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT
"A", SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, PAYABLE
FROM ACCOUNT 34-534340; A BUDGETED ITEM; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND REPEALER;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (first
reading held on March 08, 2017); Sponsored by City Manager
7. RESOLUTION:
a) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-
LOCKA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY ATTORNEY RETAINER AGREEMENT
WITH THE BROWN LAW GROUP, LLC; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF
RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; Sponsored by Commissioner Riley
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Status report on all litigation
2. Report on the cost of litigation (hired outside attorneys billing cost to date)
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3. Discussion as to whether the city should be paying legal fees for contracted
personnel
Please note:All items will be included on the agenda at the next Regular Commission Meeting on
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter.
9. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Commissioner
Riley, seconded by Commissioner Pigatt to adjourn the meeting at 5:45 p.m.
AYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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