2013-1219 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes Regular City Commission Meeting December 19,2013 City of Sunny Isles Beach.Florida add an additional $700 of in-kind bringing the in-kind total to $11,935.50, and that is an estimate based on meetings they have had with Ken Kruger. She said the City received some revenues that were not expected and so without impacting the budget, we can support this event with $10,000. Public Speakers: Bob Welsh; Ken Kruger Mayor Edelcup asked what the money would be used for, and Ms. Simpson said for out of pocket expenses for marketing, the table rentals, the entertainers, the sound, etc. The proposed budget is a little over $10,000 and the rest will come from their funds. Mayor Edelcup said most of the in-kind services are employee labor and the fees that we normally charge for the facility? Ms. Simpson said yes, the big bulk is the actual site, and the main impact for the in-kind will be for salaries primarily in her Department and the Police Department. Bob Welsh said the money they have gotten so far has been put into a general fund and Principals sign requests from students, teachers, staff, who need money for something and the Principal signs a form approving that request. What we are doing with this money that we raise is starting to put a dedicated fund for children of special needs. We have already started with the help of former Vice Mayor Lewis Thaler to put that autism unit in the school. We have children of special needs in this City that are going to other schools because we don't have space, room, teacher, equipment, etc., and so we are earmarking these funds for those kids. Ken Kruger, the immediate past President of Kiwanis Foundation of North Dade, is recognizing the City for the partnership they have shared with the City for the last seven(7) years, and have enabled us on several levels to make a difference in the lives of many children, specifically for the City's support for this event. Our mission is serving the children of the world and we happen to have a local focus right here in Sunny Isles Beach at the Norman S. Edelcup K-8. It has a Kids Club, a Builder's Club, we distribute hundreds of dictionaries and we are constantly seeking ways to fulfill their Mission. Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Levin seconded a motion to approve the resolution,as amended. Resolution No.2013-2168 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10F. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida,Approving a Donation to Joshua's Heart Foundation for their Fundraising Efforts at Jazz Fest 2013, in the Amount of $1,000.00 $570.18; Authorizing the City Manager To Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: A revised Resolution and correspondence from the Foundation's Executive Director Claudia McLean was distributed prior to the meeting.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Cultural and Community Services Director Susan Simpson reported noting that Joshua's Heart Foundation has been a partner of Jazz Fest for the last five years. They provide volunteers for the event to help facilitate some of the services that we offer during that event. In lieu of that we use the art work and some poster sales and donated beverage sales to them as a fundraiser for the organization. She noted the 12