2014-0619 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting June 19,2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida with the first ranked proposer we have the option of going to the next ranked proposer. Mayor Edelcup noted that they are here tonight,and City Manager Russo said yes,Carlos and JC who are with the Passion Group are here, and they stood up. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Scholl said he reviewed the proposals and met with the City Manager and he thinks the group that is recommended was very transparent in their application and very realistic about the cost of the build out and how to approach it. Vice Mayor Aelion agreed and likes the fact that it is called"Fly Me to the Moon". Commissioner Levin also agreed. Mayor Edelcup said he went to their restaurant a couple of years ago and he was very impressed with the operation that they ran. Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2014-2253 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10M. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida,Approving an Agreement by and Between Ronald L. Book,Esq. and the City of Sunny Isles Beach for Professional Legislative Relations and Lobbying Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $60,000.00, Effective from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A";Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement;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 City Manager Russo reported that they just had the Legislative session this year and we were very pleased with the results as the City received,for the first time in many years, $1 Million for two items that our Lobbyist worked very hard on. We are restoring Mr. Book to the previous amount of a contract we had a number of years ago. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Aelion moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2014-2254 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. ION. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida,Approving a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Section 18 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and the Police Benevolent Association ("PBA"),Attached Hereto as Exhibit"A"; Providing the City Manager with the Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Russo said this is a matter that the Chief brought to his attention and it made a lot of sense to rectify. The City Attorney's Office did a fine job in negotiating this, and this was really to even the playing field between the process that we follow for on-duty overtime and off-duty overtime. It was not the same, it was one more hour of minimum commitment to people coming into town to work here and to work overtime. We were getting canceled last minute calls for the Police and so this put the off-duty policy the same as if they were on duty working when they were called in for overtime. One last point, there is really no such thing as off duty, once they come in they are performing 12