2013-1121 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting November 21. 2013 City of sunny Isles Beach. Florida 1 OT. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Florida, Authorizing the Purchase of Parts and Supplies from W.W. Grainger, Inc. for the Maintenance of the Government Center, Streets, and Parks. in an Amount Not to Exceed 536.000.00; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution: Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title. and Assistant City Manager Bill Evans reported. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Aelion moved and Commissioner Levin seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2013 -2160 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor. IOU. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Ratifying an Agreement to Retain the Services of the Law Firm of GrayRobinson, P.A. and Specifically Bradley Gould, Esq. to Handle All Litigation Nlatters Relating to the Acquisition of Certain Property Owned by Plaza of Americas. Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A ": Authorizing the City Attorney to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution: Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title. and City Attorney Ottinot reported. He and the City Manager have met with representatives of Plaza of Americas several times and unfortunately they have not reached an agreement for use of the property for the pedestrian overpass bridge to connect Gateway Park to the north side of SR836 west. Plaza of Americas has hired an eminent domain attorney, and right now we have no choice but to move forward and try to acquire that property through eminent domain. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Levin moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2013 -2161 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor. l OV. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Ratifying the Sublease Agreement between the City of Sunny Isles Beach, American Federated Title Corporation, as Trustee Under Florida Land Trust 43258, and Beach Bar @ Newport Pier, LLC, or Assignee, a Florida Limited Liability Company, for Nlanagement of Restaurant Operations at the Pier, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Providing the City Manager and the City Attorney with the Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution: Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's !Vote: Items 101,' and I OW were heard together.] City Clerk Hines read the title. and City Manager Russo reported there were just a couple of minor word changes to the Sublease Agreement on the restaurant that the City approved at the previous City Commission meeting. The changes are on pages 1 and 2 of the Agreement. They wanted to clarify that they would use their best efforts to open by January 1. 2014. which may be unlikely based on permitting and the work they still have to do. However. their intention is to open as soon as they possibly can. The Agreement states the maximum time is an April