2014-0320 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summar Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting March 20,2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida fence was going to come down, it was your fence not the fence on the private property. Assistant City Manager Evans said that is correct, it is the fence that borders the Public Works compound. Commissioner Levin said there is the fence that belongs to the three buildings, there is the gravity wall, there is the asphalt, and then there is another fence that the City put up, and you are saying that whole parking area there, is that the Public Works property that you are referring to? Assistant City Manager Evans said that is correct. Commissioner Scholl said what he is hearing is that if the fence is on private property it won't come down because it is not Public Works' fence to take down. Assistant City Manager Evans said what we don't want to do is to have a wall and two fences. We are taking our fence down which is on FDOT property,and the area between the two we will put filter fabric in there, and we will put rock down to create a no maintenance area, realizing that we may still have to get back there at some date if anything happens like graffiti so they can take care of it,which is in the contract. City Manager Russo asked if that rock also helps with the drainage, and Assistant City Manager Evans said yes, everything is going to be graded to the Intracoastal and there is a drainage system underneath the wall itself. Commissioner Levin said when you come around behind Ocean Reserve, there is that sidewalk there when you are in between Lehman and the wall that is already there that holds the causeway up,people are going to still be able to walk through there? How are the people going to go to the other side of the wall, does the wall go all the way down, and are people going to be able to walk behind the wall? Assistant City Manager Evans said no,the people cannot walk behind the wall, there will be an access gate there and we are going to do a direct purchase on that. We met with the property managers over there, we talked about it, and we said we would leave that up in the air until we get to that, if the City was going to purchase the 12-foot gate in-house. Vice Mayor Aelion said when something comes before the Commission that has a dollar value to it,understandably the plans including drawings and everything has to be something of a finalized version. Commissioner Scholl said he would make the motion subject to the fact that we don't require an easement, we are on FDOT property, we are not encroaching on the Condominium's property, and we are not removing any improvements on the Condominium's property. Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2014-2210 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10B. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida,Ratifying a Payment to Beiswenger, Hoch and Associates, Inc. (BH&A), to Provide Post Design Services for the Sunny Isles Beach /Newport Fishing Pier, in an Amount Not to Exceed $9,500.00; 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 Evans reported. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2014-2211 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 11