Regular Commission Meeting (2024-09-25)

CITY OF OPA-LOCKA The City of Bright Opportunities REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING Agenda Wednesday, September 25, 2024 7:00 PM Commission Chamber 780 Fisherman Street, 3rd Floor Opa-locka, FL 33054 City Commission Mayor John H. Taylor, Jr. Vice Mayor Natasha L. Ervin Commissioner Sherelean Bass Commissioner Joseph L. Kelley Commissioner Veronica Williams Appointed Officials City Manager Darvin Williams City Attorney Burnadette Norris-Weeks City Clerk Joanna Flores, CMC

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CITY OF OPA-LOCKA “The City of Bright Opportunities” AGENDA REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING September 25, 2024 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. ROLL CALL: 3. INVOCATION: 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 5. AWARDS/PROCLAMATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: 6. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA AND PULL LIST (deferrals and deletions) 7. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: 8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: First Budget Hearing Minutes - September 10, 2024 9. DISTRICT ONE / DISTRICT TWO - COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPORT: 10. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS: 11. CITIZENS’ FORUM: (Opportunity for discussion of any concerns – please limit to 3 minutes) 12. ACTION ITEMS (items from consent agenda pull list): 13. ADMINISTRATION: CONSENT AGENDA: 1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING AND ENTER INTO A SUBAWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HISPANIC ACCESS FOUNDATION AND THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA FOR

URBAN FORESTRY REVITALIZATION WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by City Manager 2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A RENEWAL INSURANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, INC. (ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INSURANCE TRUST) FOR PROPERTY, LIABILITY, DAMAGE AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025; ACCEPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIRED CONDITIONS AT A COST OF FOUR MILLION, TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS ($4,263,159.00), INCLUDING A 10% PROPERTY DEDUCTIBLE OPTION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS BY THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by City Manager 3. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, APPROVING A PROCEDURE FOR SECURING OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIONS; REQUIRING THE CITY MANAGER TO SHARE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTATION AND CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY AND ALL PAST, PENDING AND FUTURE INVESTIGATIONS WHERE OUTSIDE COUNSEL OR A LAW FIRM HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY MONETARY AUTHORITY UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SECURE AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR, WHERE APPROPRIATE; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by City Attorney 14. NEW ITEMS: 15. PLANNING & ZONING: A. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, PROVIDING APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST TO OPERATE AN INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13449 NW 42ND AVENUE AND IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO 08- 2129- 016-0010 IN THE LIBERAL INDUSTRIAL (I-3) ZONING DISTRICT AND WITHIN THE CORRIDOR MIXED USE OVERLAY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by City Manager Deferred from 09/11/2024 RCM Agenda 2. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, PROVIDING APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST

TO OPERATE A CAR DEALERSHIP ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2695 NW 141ST STREET, AND IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO 08-2122-000-0120 IN THE COMMERCIAL LIBERAL (B-2) ZONING DISTRICT AND WITHIN THE CORRIDOR MIXED USE OVERLAY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by City Manager B. APPEALS: 16. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. FIRST READING ORDINANCE(S)/PUBLIC HEARING(S): 1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, AMENDING AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE STORAGE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; SPECIFICALLY AMENDING ARTICLE V, SECTION 22-116, OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR THE CITY’S PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN INTENDED TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE FROM 90 DAYS TO 180 DAYS PERTAINING TO THE REMOVAL OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Sponsored by Commissioner Williams B. SECOND READING ORDINANCE(S)/PUBLIC HEARING(S): 1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ANNUAL ADOPTED GENERAL, PROPRIETARY AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2023 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, ADJUSTING REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AS REFLECTED IN EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE BUDGET; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR APPROPRIATION OF ALL BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURES; PROVIDING FOR FEES CONSISTENT WITH APPROPRIATIONS AND AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (first reading / public hearing held on September 11, 2024). Sponsored by City Manager C. RESOLUTION(S): 17. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: 18. OFFICIAL BOARD REPORTS:

19. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: 20. MAYOR/COMMISSION REPORTS: Mayor John H. Taylor Jr. Financial Oversight Update provided by City Manager Darvin Williams Commissioner Joseph L. Kelley City-wide Canal Cleaning Improvements 21. OFFICIAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS: Charter Review Board 1 Individual appointment (Commissioner Bass) 1 individual appointment (Commissioner Kelley) 2 at-large appointments Civil Service Board 1 individual appointment (Commissioner Bass) 1 individual appointment (Commissioner Williams) Community Relations, Recreation and Activities Advisory Board 1 Individual appointment (Mayor Taylor) Historic Environmental Preservation Board 2 at-large appointments Local Financial Oversight Board 2 at-large appointment Teen & Young Adult Advisory Board 1 individual appointment (Commissioner Bass) 1 individual appointment (Commissioner Williams) 1 individual appointment (Mayor Taylor) 22. ADJOURNMENT: SCHEDULE OF FUTURE WORKSHOPS/OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES 1. City of Opa-locka Mayor & Commission invites you to a Community Baby Shower, celebrating National Baby Safety Month, Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sherbondy Village Auditorium, 215 Perviz Avenue, Opa-locka, Florida. Proof of Residency / Registration Required. Hosted by Commissioner Sherelean Bass

2. The City of Opa-locka Mayor & Commission and the Office of the City Clerk in partnership with the Miami-Dade County Elections Department invites you to register to vote for the November 5, 2024 Election (registration closing October 7, 2024). The Miami-Dade County Elections Department will be on site at the Opa-locka Government Center, 780 Fisherman Street, Opa-locka, Florida, on Monday, September 23, 2024 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and Monday, September 30, 2024 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM for voter registration, voter registration updates, voter information, vote-by-mail requests and more. For more information, please contact the Office of the City Clerk by telephone at 305.953.2800 or email flores@opalockafl.gov. 3. City of Opa-locka Second Budget Hearing to discuss the proposed millage rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2025, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM, Opa-locka Government Center Commission Chambers, 780 Fisherman Street, 3rd Floor, Opa-locka, Florida. 4. Opa-locka Mayor & Commission presents Game Night Tournament, Friday, Saturday, September 27, 2024 from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Helen L. Miller Center, 2331 NW 143 Street, Opa-locka, Florida. Hosted by Commissioner Joseph L. Kelley 5. City of Opa-locka Mayor & Commission in partnership with Farm Share and Miami-Dade County invites the community to a Monthly Free Food Walk- Thru Distribution hosted by Commissioner Joseph L. Kelley, Wednesday, October 2, 2024 from 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M., first come, first served, at Sherbondy Park Pavilion, 777 Sharazad Boulevard, Opa-locka, Florida. 6. City of Opa-locka Mayor & Commission invites the community to a Monthly Free Food Distribution, Friday, October 18, 2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, while supplies last, Segal Park, 2331 NW 143rd Street, Opa-locka, Florida. 7. Free aerobics classes sponsored by Mayor John H. Taylor, Jr. every Monday & Wednesday from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sherbondy Village, 215 Perviz Avenue, Opa-locka, Florida. For further information, please contact the Office of the City Clerk by telephone at (305) 953-2800 or email jflores@opalockafl.gov.