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North Miami council approves appointments, renewals and sponsorship agreement; tables tree-trimming increase
Summary
Council removed a committee member, appointed four others, approved a naming/sponsorship pact with FIU and a workers' compensation contract renewal, approved a tentative plat, and tabled a $50,000 increase to a tree-trimming contract after member objections.
The North Miami City Council on a single night handled multiple administrative and contractual matters: it removed one committee member, appointed four replacements, approved a sponsorship agreement with Florida International University, renewed a workers' compensation third-party administrator contract, approved a tentative plat to subdivide a property, and tabled a request to add $50,000 to an existing tree-trimming contract.
In a roll of actions, the council adopted a resolution removing Ovidio De Leon from the Floodplain Management Planning Committee and then appointed Gerda Theodore and Marie France to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (SHIP program) with terms ending Nov. 7, 2028; appointed Sabine Dulcio to the Centennial Committee (term ending Dec. 31, 2026); and appointed Michael McDermott to the Floodplain Management Planning Committee (term ending Nov. 2026) to represent the Ironman Center Central Homeowners Association. The removal and the appointments were approved by voice vote; Councilwoman Mary Estime Irvin moved the appointment motion and the mayor seconded.
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