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Summary Minutes: Regular Cin. Commission Meeting January 16. 2019 Cin. of Sunny Isles Beach. Florida <br />11. MOTIONS <br />1Vone <br />12. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />Atone <br />13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS S OTHER CONIMUNICATIONS <br />13A. Mr. Alex Amselem said he is currently and has been for the last ovo years the President <br />of Arlen House East. He said he has been on the Board of Directors for the past four (4) <br />years representing approximately 600 units. 1.200 residents. Several years ago the Cite and <br />their Association entered into an Easement Agreement whereby the Association provided the <br />City a Landscape Easement for the beautification of the south entrance to the City. Over the <br />course of negotiations of the easement it was the Association's good faith understanding that <br />the City would consult with the Association on all aspects of this project. They relied on that <br />commitment to ensure that the beautification project would welcome the Association's <br />comments and suggestions. None of the .Association's suggestions have been taken into <br />account with respect to the project, especially their main request relating to the architectural <br />aspect of the wall that is going to be put up along Collins Avenue in front of their building. <br />Recently the Association was advised that the project was close to design completion. The <br />.Association welcomes a cooperative relationship with the City and respectfully requests that <br />the wall matches the architectural integrity of their building. Arlen House was desiened by <br />the same architect that designed the Fontainebleau Hilton; Morris Lapidus. They would like <br />to see some resemblance and connection to their building as maybe the Sunny Isles Beach <br />City Hall with its beautiful mosaic tile and modern architecture. He hopes to meet with City <br />representatives in hope that the Association's concerns and suggestions if not accepted can at <br />least be discussed in a cooperative setting before 100% completion of the design. <br />Public Speakers: Ales Amselem; Roslyn Brezin; Freddie Vivas <br />Mayor Edelcup said the wall in front of the Arlen House property is a continuation of the <br />Intracoastal wall which was presented to the Arlen House people when the easement was <br />obtained. That would be continuing that coral rock plus concrete block look from the <br />entrance of the City at Haulover all the way through to Sunny Isles Boulevard so that we <br />would have an integral look on Collins Avenue from one end to the other. It was certainly <br />not our intent to design a wall in front of each private property to look like that private <br />property but it was to have a common wall which was presented four or five years ago. <br />Former Commissioner Brezin was on the Commission at that time and led that effort. Please <br />feel free to have a discussion with our City Manager and wherever he can accommodate you <br />with the fact that the Commission has already approved the look for that wall and we need to <br />stay with that look because we can't go changing each segment of that wall. <br />Mayor Edelcup said we have already made our decision of how it was going to look and that <br />is where he wants to stay. and that is what the easement that has already been granted to us <br />15 <br />