The commission amended the budget to fund temporary speed tables at locations awaiting permanent traffic-calming improvements. It also approved $1.425 million for police union contract expenditures and authorized a five-year lease for a city-owned Granada Boulevard property.
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What this means
Residents may see temporary speed tables installed while longer-term traffic-calming projects are pending. The commission approved several public-safety and infrastructure actions, including $160,000 for a police drone program, $60,000 for senior management training, and an extension for stormwater improvement grant funding. It also approved a townhouse development called The George and rejected a proposal to place an Inspector General charter amendment on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
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Approved Resolution 2024-156, as amended, directing a budget amendment to fund temporary speed tables at locations awaiting traffic-calming improvements; vote: 5-0.
Approved a $1.425 million budget amendment for Coral Gables Lodge Number 7 police union contract expenditures; vote: 5-0.
Approved Resolution 2024-154 for the conditional use and site plan of The George townhouse development at 717, 729, 737 and 741 Valencia Avenue; vote: 5-0.
Approved an extension to the stormwater improvement grant agreement for the Galiano Street and Madeira Avenue project; vote: 5-0.
Approved the purchase and installation of three sanitary submersible pumps for an estimated $43,063.20 through a sole-source procurement.
Approved $160,000 for police law-enforcement operations and equipment, including the piloted drone program, and $60,000 for senior management training.
Adopted zoning and code ordinances addressing building site determinations, the waterfront communities homeowners’ association board name, Trial Board member terms, and police pension provisions.
Failed a resolution proposing a November 5, 2024 special election on a City Charter Inspector General amendment; the motion to approve failed 2-3.
Approved Fiscal Year 2024-2025 cultural grant recipients, contingent on the approved budget; vote: 5-0.
Continued discussion of the proposed purchase and installation of José Bedia’s sculpture, “A Perfect Place.”
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