2014-0116 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summan, Minutes: Regular CinCommission Weting January 16. 2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida theme, we need to hear about it. He thinks that the CAC has that benefit of being almost closer to the grass roots then we are at times. As the Mayor said, parking is a great example where we actually modified our Code. Although we don't have jurisdiction over parking in the old buildings but we modified our Code to prevent the problem in the future and will never allow a park to be a central point of access to a building. Vice \flavor Aelion said historically the CAC has had the traffic committee and the density shows our City is growing. Collins Avenue is not getting wider, and there are several impacts that will definitely occur. This is somethinu that he assumes one of the subcommittees is actively addressing. or it is something that you want to create and look into. He has noted that they have put a crosswalk with blinking lights on the Shell gas station crossing. The light turns going southbound on Collins into the westbound Causeway Bridge, sometimes the view is hampered and it happened to him. A lady with a baby cart made the crossing and he saw them at the last minute but this is something that has to get addressed or perhaps the City Manager can take a look at it. Commissioner Gatto said the condo situation is a gray area. She gets tons of phone calls because her building is going through the 40 -year inspection process now. It is interesting because they don't understand to a large degree that it is the State that is dictating it but the City stewards it basically. Clay Parker's group is responsible for getting all the permitting through, and getting the ball rolling. etc.. and so we are caught in the middle. It is very hard to define what the City's role is and isn't because people in their mind know there is balcony restoration they need to pay for, and they are asking why is the City making us do this. etc. We have to explain to them that it is not the City per se, but it is the City's job to steward the process. That is something that would be very helpful to emphasize to the residents. \9ayor Edelcup said he thinks what you are hearing leads to the point that it would be wonderful if the CAC could eventually come up with a "White Paper" or a published document that we could mail out to all our residents that defines the City's role in multi- family districts as well as single-family districts. The results will only help educate our public if it would come in a written document that they can refer to. City Attorney Ottinot added that last year he and Deputy City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui gave a presentation on the Sunshine Law and the Ethics Code of \4iami-Dade County. the State, and also public records. At least we have seven new members and generally we want to give them those parameters. Vice \favor Aelion said maybe they can be involved in the landscaping in our public areas when they feel they should have a subcommittee for that. Lukes' Landscaping actually changed the flora around the City and it would be a good thing for you, your opinion is also relevant to place the correct plants, etc. 6. ZONING: ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. None L