1999-0617 Regular City Commision Meeting (2)

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11. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 11A. Add-On item: Planning Advisory Committee Role: to City & Land Parks ACTION: City Clerk Brown-Morilla read the title, and City Manager DiPietro explained that there had been a request for the Planning Advisory Committee to have a voice in deciding the use of the City parks. He recommended that the City Commission alone decide the use of the 2.84 acre park site at North Bay Road and 178th Drive, since under the terms of the County funding it is designated as a passive park. He recommended that the Planning Advisory Committee have a voice in recommending the use of the 2.0 acre park site at North Bay Road and between 18151 and 182 Streets, since it was designated as an active park. Mayor Samson suggested leaving the recommendation for use of the 2.0-acre site to professionals, with some advice from the Committee. Mayor Samson suggested a tot lot for the passive park. Commissioner Iglesias said several members of the Planning Advisory Committee have requested the City to convene a meeting as soon as possible. He proposed legislation to provide for a permanent Citizen Planning Advisory Committee, and he volunteered to be the Chairperson, in a role similar to what Commissioner Morrow has as Chairperson for the Fashion, Film, Entertainment Production Council. [City Clerk's Note: see agenda item 9F, in the November 12, 1998, City Commission Summary Minutes, Resolution No. 98-98.] He requested the City Attorney to draft such a resolution. Commissioner Morrow moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to ask the Planning Advisory Committee to make recommendations on the use of the 2.0 acre park site at North Bay Road and between 18151 and 182 Streets. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 11B. Add-On item: Florida League of Cities Annual Conference in Orlando, August 19- 21, 1999 ACTION: City Clerk Brown-Morilla read the title, and Mayor Samson recommended that the City Manager and he attended the Florida League of Cities Annual Conference in Orlando. Vice Mayor Turetsky moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to approve having the City Manager and Mayor attend the Florida League of Cities Annual Conference in Orlando,which was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 11C. Add-On item: Dade League of Cities ACTION: Commissioner Kauffman announced that she declined the City Commission's appointment of her as the City's voting delegate to the Dade League of Cities. [City Clerk's note: see agenda item 11B in the May 13, 1999, City Commission Summary Minutes.] Commissioner Kauffman moved the nomination of Mayor Samson to be the voting delegate to the Dade League of Cities. Mayor Samson nominated Commissioner Kauffman to be the alternate delegate, but City Manager DiPietro explained that the City Commission had already designated Commission Morrow as the alternate during the May 13, 1999 City Commission meeting. Commissioner Iglesias seconded the motion Summary Minutes of the June 17, 1999, Regular City Commission Meeting - Page 9 of 10