2013-1017 Regular City Commission Meeting

Home Browse Search

Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 17, 2013 Citp of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Action: [City Clerk's Note: Item 7A was heard after Item 101, and the remainder of the agenda was heard in order.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported noting that the purpose of this Ordinance is to require Commission approval of any gambling /gaming facilities or bingo halls as a Conditional Use. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Aelion said the legislation passed a bill prohibiting the use of gaming facilities, and so how does that set with this. Mayor Edelcup said he is the sponsor of this Ordinance and what he is trying to do is to give the Commission the opportunity from now on and into the future to determine whether or not it is advisable to permit gambling halls, bingo halls, and everything that falls under gaming. Right now up until a couple of weeks ago we had one grandfathered in, they left the area and that place has been released to somebody else with a different kind of business. He thought it would be appropriate to put it down for a conditional use so that in the future should some opportunity arise that somebody wants to bring gambling, bingo halls or gaming to this area, that this Commission kept it within its purview to decide whether or not it wanted it or not and this Ordinance permits this. Commissioner Scholl said he agrees with the Mayor, and that this is a quality of life issue and what we see at the State level is the legislation keeps getting abstracted for gaming and so these types of uses could get abstracted along with the legislation. He agrees with the Mayor to kick it back to the Commission and not putting staff on the spot to approve these things that may be controversial. Vice Mayor Aelion said Florida law precedes, and City Ottinot said this Ordinance is consistent with Florida law. Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to approve the proposed Ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5- 0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. Vote: Commissioner Gatto es Commissioner Levin yes Commissioner Scholl yes Vice Mayor Aelion yes Mayor Edelcup yes 7B. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Ordinance No. 2013 -412; Amending the City's Budget No. BA1314 -02 for the 2013 -2014 Fiscal Year — General Fund, Street Maintenance & Construction Fund, Building Fund, Capital Fund, 2011 Capital Fund, 2010 Capital Fund, and Stormwater Capital Fund; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Implement the Terms and Conditions of this Ordinance; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Finance Director Audra Curts -Whann reported noting the purpose of this Ordinance is to carryover the fiscal year end 2012/2013 purchase orders that were already in place into the 2013/2014 year for those goods and services that were not completed but were obligated at the end of the fiscal year. They will take additional time to complete and we anticipate most of those being completed in 2013/2014, construction projects could take longer. This is the first of two Ordinances that you will see, 18