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Home My Public Portal About15-03 ISSUE REGULAR AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS1" Reading: 2 "d Reading: Public Hearing: Adopted: Effective Date: Sponsored by: January 14, 2015 February 11, 2015 February 11, 2015 February 11, 2015 February 12, 2015 City Manager Ordinance No. 15 -03 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, AMENDING THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AT SECTION 11.1 -4 STYLED "DEFINITIONS ", BY ADDING SECTION 11.1 -4 (2)(C), ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE REGULAR AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION; AMENDING 11.1 -24, STYLED "APPEALS ", BY ADDING SUB- SECTIONS 11.1 -24 (1) AND 11.1 -24 (2); PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Opa- locka, Florida, has established a Historic Preservation Ordinance, and Preservation Board, in order to preserve and protect the City's historic and cultural heritage in order to foster civic pride; and WHEREAS, the City is required to have a fully functional process as required by Miami- Dade County in order to maintain our separate, independent Historic Preservation Ordinance; and WHEREAS, as there has been great difficulty in obtaining quorums of the Board in order to properly administer the applications coming before the City, the City Commission desires to allow the City Manager to grant Certificates of Appropriateness, subject to the approval of a majority of the City Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The recitals to the preamble herein are incorporated by reference. Ordinance No. 15 -03 Section 2. That Section 11.1 -4 (2) (C) of the Code of Ordinances is amended by the addition of the following language: 11.1 -4 (2) (c) — In the absence of a quorum of the Board, the City Manager may issue Regular or Special Certificates of Appropriateness, subject to a majority vote of the City Commission, in accordance with all administrative requirements pursuant to Sections 11.1 -1 through 11.1 -26 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance. Section I Section 11.1 -24. Styled "Appeals" shall be amended as follows: (1) Upon a written decision of the Board or the City Manager, an aggrieved party may appeal the decision by filing a written notice of appeal with the city clerk. The notice of appeal shall state the decision which is being appealed, the grounds for the appeal, and a brief summary of the relief which is sought. Subsequently, the City Commission shall conduct a public hearing at which time they may affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Board. Nothing contained herein shall prelude the City Commission from seeking additional information prior to rendering a final decision. The decision of the City Commission shall be reflected in the minutes and a copy of the minutes shall be forwarded to the Board and the appealing party. (2) Appeals from any decision of the City Commission's written decision granting or denying a Regular or Special Certificate or Appropriateness shall be by a Petition for Certiorari to the Circuit Court. Section 4. If any clause, section, or other part or application of this Ordinance is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or in application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or application of this Ordinance. Section 5. All ordinances or resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed. Section 6. This Ordinance shall be codified in the Code of Ordinances when the code is recodified. Ordinance No. 15 -03 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11`h day of February, 2015. to: NA FLORES CLERK Moved by: Second by: Commission Vote: Commissioner Kelley: Commissioner Pinder: Commissioner Santiago: Vice Mayor Holmes: Mayor Taylor: COMMISSIONER KELLEY COMMISSIONER PINDER 4 -0 YES YES YES YES NOT PRESENT 2ND I SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 ND MiamiHerald.com I MIAMI HERALD REACH US EDITORIAL Community News Editor Amy Lipman Prezant 305- 376 -3456 alipman @MiamiHerald.com Editor Steve Rothaus 305- 376 -3770 srothaus@MiamiHerald.com Reporters Miami Gardens: Lance Dixon, Idixon @MiamiHerald.com, 305- 376 -3708; Religion: Bea Hines, bea.hirtes@gmaii.com Youth Sports EdRor James Varsallone jvarsallone @MiamiHeraid.com School Now arichardson @MiamiHeraldcom OTHER CONTACTS Advertising Liana Guilarte, 305- 376 -4645 Calendar deskAistings 305- 376 -3355 Delivery problems 1- 800 - THEHERALD (I-800 -843 -4372) Single -copy sales 305- 376 -3222 e CORAL GABLES TALK ON HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA Professor Seth H. Bran- son, the official historian for the City ofMiami Beach, will present "The History of Dis- crimination in South Flor- ida: More than 60 years of Jim crow and more than 40 years of restricted clientele" at 230 p.m. Sunday at the meeting of the Miami Pio- neers/Natives of Dade at Central Christian Church, 222 Menores Ave, Coral Ga- bles. Parking is available be- hind church; those driving can enter the lot from Men- doza Avenue. The talk will feature memorabilia from The Bramson Archive, the largest private collection of Miami memorabilia and Floridian in America. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS • MIAMI -DADE COUNTY NW 83rd St, 305- 836-5095 FREE INCOME TAX HELP FROM MIAMI -DADE PARKS AND THE IRS Until April 15, Miami - Dade County Parks will of- fer free income tax prepara- tion at 4 Technology Learn- ing Centers for the elderly, disabled and non - English speaking. Volunteers from the Internal Revenue Ser- vice (IRS) will help tax- payers prepare their re- turns. Tax preparation sites include: e Goulds Park, 31350 SW 216th St, 305- 255 -2399 e Westwind Lakes Park, 6805 SW 152nd Ave., 305- 388 -4771 *Country Village Park, 6550 NW 188th Te , 305.622- 2594 e Arcola Lakes Park, 1301 &mAW' Join Commissioner Barbara Jordan and Clty Of Miami Ga. rdens ON Coundiman Rodney Harris as they celebrate... it JORDAN HARRIS aNeK BQRITA�Q FRSGIraL Celebrating a Century of Black Life, History & Culture Saturday, February 7, 2015 Noon - 3 p.m. Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex 3000 NW 199 Street, Miami Gardens, FL 33056 African Fashions, Musical Entertainment, Dancers, Face Painting, Rock Climbing, and Bounce House. Vendors will also Showcase their wares. f�uuwK�t �9:,,� "SpT.. 4+.11Ai ® wn 4. oar � '!1� Other Sponsors Include: AT &T, Inc. Martins Foundation, Santana Moss Foundation, Inc \ D. Stephenson Construction, Inc., and EAC Consulting, Inc. e CORAL GABLES ANDRES BUKOWINSKY AT CORAL GABLES MUSEUM The Centro Cultural Bra- sil -USA and the Coral Ga- bles Museum will host a talk with award - winning direc- tor; Andres Bukowinsky at 6 p.m., Feb. 9 at 285 Aragon Ave. His films will be shown in Portuguese with English subtitles. RSVP for this free event at ccbu @centrocultural brasilusa.org or 305 -569- 0078. s CORAL GABLES CORAL GABLES FORUM LUNCHEON The Coral Gables Forum will host a luncheon at noon Monday at JohnMartin's Restaurant, 253 Miracle Mile. Cathy Swanson -Ri- venbark, Coral Gables' new city manager, will be the guest speaker. Lunch is $20 for members and $25 for non - members. The Coral Gables Forum meets on the first and third Mondays of the month at JohnMartin's. RSVP at coralgablesforum @gmail .COm • CUTLER RIDGE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT AT DEERING ESTATE Part of the Living Artist Concert Series, "Classical America" will beheld at 530 p.m. Feb. 22, with a meet - the- artist reception at 5 pXX at the Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for stu- dents, with ID. The Estate Chamber En- semble founding members, along with Charles Castle- man will perform a range of Classical music. To purchase tickets, visit www.deeringestate.org or call 305- 235 -1668, ext. 233. • MIAMI BEACH JEWISH WOMEN SCHOLARS LECTURE Join Israeli professor To- va Cohen for a lecture about women who crossed gender barriers to learn Hebrew at 7 p.m., Feb. 16 at the Jewish Museum of Florida -FIU, 301 Washington Ave. Event is $10 for the public, $5 for mu- seum members and free for students with ID. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact info @jewishmuseum.com or 786- 972 -3175. CITY OF OPA- LOCKA, FLORIDA NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City of Opa- locka, Florida will hold public hearings at its Regular Commission Meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at Sherbondy Village. 215 President Barack Obama (Pen•iz) Avenue, Opa- krcka. Flonda to consider the following item: SECOND READING ORDINANCEIPLIBLIC HEARING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OPA- LOC'KA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AT SECTION 1 I.1 -4 STYLED "DEFINITIONS', BY ADDING SECTION 11.14 (2)(c), ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE REGULAR AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF CITY COMMISSION; AMENDING 11.1 -24.. STYLED "APPEALS ", 13Y ADDING SUB - SECTIONS 11.1 -24 (])AND 11.1- 24(2); PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS: PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND REPEALER: PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION: PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (first reading held on January 14, 2015). Additional information on the above items may be obtained in the Office of the City Clerk. 3400 NW 135 Street, Bldg. B, Opa- locka. Florida. All interested persons are encouraged to attend this meeting and will be heard with respect to the public hearing. Pl:RSIIANTTO F'S 286.0105:. A. v.hodev 1 appealanc decision mode bar um• Nmd, aeem7.or rnmmi.siun.rich re. pec! to am matter tonvidered al sock m elmg ur hcm ng trill need a rernrd of the prnrredings. "'I't that ""'m. mar aced ro -n ,v shat a u•rlwrim rrt nrd o%the prrx re<ltng. c. owdr a hm h twrnil mtlude, the tesnrnom and t .idenre ahem .chit h the gy,eal m v firma he h -1 JOANNA FLORES,CMC CITY CLERK