2014-0220 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting February 20,2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida complex and serious process as he explained at the Workshop. You have to take this down in very small sections,every single cable has to be de-stressed individually through a process and that is what came back up into the time frame. They have got engineers on board and they have started the permitting process, and are waiting for their final plans for submission of that and they believe, and he still believes that they can get their permit by June 1, 2014 and be on their way to taking the building down based on their meetings with the Building Department and the developer's representative. Mayor Edelcup said the purpose of this whole incentive was to get the building down so that we wouldn't have that eye sore sitting at the south end of the City and creating a problem for the neighboring residents. He is happy to see the dates put in here, and hopefully it can be done within this time frame. He recommends that we actually propose and pass this resolution. Public Speakers: Harold Gordon; Greg Nicklas Harold (Sonny) Gordon is the President of the Tropicana Condominium Association, and they are here because they are the most affected entity by this structure known as Solis, having lived next to it for many years. They applaud the City for the initiative that they have taken to have this demolished. The previous developer caused damage to them and we were in discussions with them to rectify those damages when they became insolvent. We now have damages to our building and no solvent person to do the right thing. Now we have a new owner and we should not be made to suffer again,and if this Resolution goes through as drafted, it does not do the job for us. We need protection from what happened before. We are not talking about monetary protection because we are not here to ask for a handout. We suggest the new owner put in place appropriate insurance to cover us from the damages we may suffer with a credible insurance, with appropriate deductibles and other terms and conditions, subject to our approval and we will always act reasonably. Moreover, we must be a named insured, and that means if there is damage we can go directly to the insurance company, we don't have to depend on the developer. This is a minimal protection that we should have, we need it, and we deserve it. Not to do so would be putting us in double jeopardy, we would suffer the same damages. As the City Manager explained, the demolition is tricky and things happen when the demolition occurs, and we need that protection. And so we urge the Commission to give us that normal protection, the most affected neighbor needs to cover their exposure. Commissioner Levin asked him what damages did he incur from the prior developer,and Mr. Gordon replied they have cracks in the building,the swimming pool,and the hot tub because they had their cranes over our property without consent or permission. Commissioner Scholl asked if we can induce the demolition contractor to make the adjacent property owner additionally insured? City Attorney Ottinot said yes, legally we can request that. Commissioner Scholl said it is very close and so he does not have a problem with that, he thinks that is a reasonable request and he knows they have been living through the nightmare of being next door to that thing for a long time. City Attorney Ottinot said we can put that in the Resolution. Mr. Gordon said he would offer his time and attention to the City Attorney. Vice Mayor Aelion asked if he had requested the same insurance the first time around prior to the original built, and Mr. Gordon said no. The first time around, the previous developer was unusual to deal with, we are a small condominium with just 48 units. Commissioner Scholl said he thinks what we are hearing is that the City is going to induce the contractors to 14