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South Miami Commission: key votes and referrals from July 2 meeting
Summary
The commission approved a conflict-waiver for matters involving Baptist Health, authorized staff to seek a joint disposition conversation for the Lot B RFP area, approved a Southern Park parking design agreement (not to exceed $133,960), and asked staff to prepare November referendum language for a potential $65 million general-obligation bond; the recycling reduction resolution was tabled to Sept. 3.
The City of South Miami Commission took several formal actions during its July 2 meeting. Vote outcomes and directions of record:
• Conflict-of-interest waiver for Baptist Health/South Miami Hospital: The commission approved a waiver requested by the city attorney relating to a partner’s prior representation of Baptist and pending matters before the city, including a design-review application and proposed ordinance; roll-call recorded all present voting yes.
• Southern Park parking lot design contract: The commission approved a project agreement with J and M Engineering (DBA M and J Engineering) to provide design services for the Southern Park parking lot improvement study and design work in an amount not to exceed $133,960. The scope includes resurfacing, lighting, ADA/access improvements, signage, possible parking-capacity expansions and drainage review; the contract passed on roll-call.
• Withdrawal notice for insurance pool: The commission approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to issue a notice of intent to withdraw from the Public Risk Management of Florida insurance pool (consent agenda item; approved).
• Lot B (Sunset Place) RFP pause / joint disposition outreach: Commissioners directed the city manager and city attorney to approach adjacent private property owners to explore jointly marketing adjacent parcels with the city-owned Lot B, with the goal of determining whether a coordinated solicitation or disposition could create a more attractive redevelopment assemblage. Staff was asked to pursue initial outreach and report back.
• General obligation bond referendum (November 2024): The commission directed the city attorney to draft ballot language for a November referendum authorizing a general obligation bond and asked staff to advertise an outer limit of $65,000,000 for the ballot question. Staff and the financial advisor previously provided scenarios showing higher theoretical capacity; the commission asked for a cleaned-up project list and debt-service illustrations ahead of the next meeting.
• Charter amendment: procurement threshold: The commission directed the city attorney to prepare language for the November ballot to allow the commission to set the procurement threshold by ordinance (rather than leaving a fixed dollar amount in the charter).
• Recycling pickup resolution: The resolution to reduce curbside recycling pickup to biweekly service was discussed at length but tabled to the first budget hearing on Sept. 3 to allow staff to return with county contract details, downstream recycling destination information, and more accurate cost projections.
• Meeting date change (add-on): A resolution to move the commission’s second July meeting to July 18 passed by roll-call vote.
All actions and directions will be followed by staff reports and, in many cases, formal ordinances or contract documents brought back for final approval.
