2013-0718 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting July I8.2013 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 5A. A Presentation Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the Police Department and its Service to the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Action: Chief Fred Maas said July 20, 2013 is the 15th Anniversary of the inception of the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department, and he noted the many changes that have occurred over these past 15 years. Captain Dwight Snyder on behalf of the men and women of the Police Department presented a plaque to the Mayor and City Commission in gratitude for everything the Commission has done for them. The plaque was designed in Washington DC by members of our Honor Guard at the National Police Memorial. It not only represents the support that the City Commission has given the Police Department but what the Commission has done for the entire law enforcement community. Captain Snyder read the plaque into the record, and noted that this is a depiction of the National Police Wall where officers are honored in Washington DC. He noted the Commemorative Badge was made specifically for the 50th Anniversary of the Police Memorial. Mayor Edelcup on behalf of the City Commission thanked Chief Maas and the entire Police Department. He said the Police Force is the heartbeat of our City and we are proud to know that we have the finest Police Force in all of South Florida if not in the entire nation. 5B. Certificates of Acknowledgement to be Presented to Two Sunny Isles Beach Residents who Won the"International Distance"of the Mack Cycle Triathlon Trilogy and Duathlon Trilogy held on Virginia Key: Mike Butler and Sandra Forero. Action: Mayor Edelcup reported and presented the Certificates to athletes Mike Butler and Sandra Forero. 5C. A Proclamation Declaring August 12-16,2013 as"Florida Water Professionals Week"in the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Action: Mayor Edelcup reported and presented the Proclamation to Renee Moticker, Director of the Florida Water& Pollution Control Operations Association—Region 7. Ms. Moticker thanked the Commission and noted that Region 7 encompasses Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties with almost 900 members. [City Clerk's Note: Item 7A was heard after Item 5C as Joe Milton was not here yet.] 5D. A Proclamation Declaring July 18, 2013 as a Memorial Day to Remember the Life of "Jose Milton" in the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Action: Mayor Edelcup reported that one of the City's Founding Developers, Jose Milton, passed away two weeks ago, and he read the Proclamation into the record. Mayor Edelcup and the City Commission presented the Proclamation to Jose Milton's son Joe Milton. Joe Milton on behalf of the Milton family thanked the Mayor and City Commission for this honor. He said his father fell in love with this City and through the years he wanted to give back to this community, and Joe Milton wants to follow through on his father's words to complete that legacy and really give back to this City in a way that his father would be proud. [City Clerk's Note: Item 9A was heard after Item 5D and the remainder of the agenda was heard in order.] 2