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1 <br /> Summary Minutes:Special City Commission Meeting July 31,2014 Sunny Isles Beach,Florida <br /> Action: Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks on zoning procedures/decorum. Deputy City <br /> Clerk Betancur read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearing, and administered the oath to <br /> witnesses. City Attorney Ottinot asked the Commission if there were any Ex Parte <br /> communications to disclose, and there were none. Mayor Edelcup noted a Protest Letter <br /> received from Francine Bloomingthal opposing this application. <br /> City Planner Claudia Hasbun reported that Rosalba Gutierrez, the Applicant, is seeking <br /> approval for a conditional use to allow a Family Day Care for less than six(6)children within <br /> a Single-Family Residential District(R-1)which is located in the Golden Shore neighborhood <br /> residential area. The Application is in compliance with all the conditions, and is consistent <br /> with the City's Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Public Speakers: Valeria Espinal; <br /> Valeria Espinal,daughter of Rosalba Gutierrez, said it is a family business and will be run by <br /> her Mother, two teachers, and that she will do the paper work. <br /> Commissioner Gatto said a while back the same issue arose in her area,the Winston Towers <br /> district, and the folks in the Winston Towers complex were not happy with the idea of this <br /> sort of thing because they thought it would create a lot of traffic and problems in the area and <br /> she had agreed with that. She said she understands that there is already a Day Care Center in <br /> the area about two blocks away and she asked if that was correct,and Ms. Espinal said yes, it <br /> is another family-run center with minimal requirements. After further discussion by the City <br /> Commission it was the consensus of the Commission that they were not in favor of having a <br /> Day Care Center located in that residential area. <br /> Vice Mayor Aelion moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to deny this <br /> Application. Resolution No. 14-Z-142 was adopted by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. <br /> Vote: Commissioner Gatto yes <br /> Commissioner Levin yes <br /> Commissioner Scholl yes <br /> Vice Mayor Aelion yes <br /> Mayor Edelcup yes <br /> 3B. Request of Turnberry Ocean Club,for the Property Located at 18501 Collins Avenue,for <br /> the Following: (Hearing#Z2014-08) <br /> Summary: The Applicant is seeking approval of a site plan application for a 52-story <br /> residential condominium with 154 dwelling units and 597,278 square feet of floor area. The <br /> Applicant is requesting approval of the purchase of 137,833 square feet of floor area and 55 <br /> dwelling units from the City's Transfer of Development Rights Bank ("TDR Bank"). <br /> Additionally, the Applicant is requesting approval of the use of mural and graphics on <br /> temporary construction fencing. <br /> Requests: <br /> 1. Pursuant to Section 265-18 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development <br /> Regulations,the Applicant is requesting a site plan approval for a 52 story residential <br /> 2 <br />