2014-0911 Special City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting September 11, 2014 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 3B. Add -On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Accepting a Donation in the Amount of S3,200.00 from the Sunny Isles Beach Foundation, Inc.; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution: Providing for an Effective Date. Action: Mayor Edelcup asked Lynn Dannheisser who is the Executive Director of the Sunny Isles Beach Foundation if she would like to speak. Public Speakers: Lynn Dannheisser, Esq.; Ari Steiger Executive Director Lynn Dannheisser and Board Member Ari Steiger presented the City with a check from the Sunny Isles Beach Foundation to cover the expenses of those in -kind contributions in the amount of $3,200.00. She said the Foundation has begun to raise money and they have the funds in their bank account. They wanted to begin on a good foot and start reimbursing the City for what otherwise might have been bourn by the City alone. That was our stated goal when we formed and that is what we hope to carry out. Mayor Edelcup and the City Commission thanked them for their contribution. Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2014 -2281 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor. 4. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4A. Discussion regarding the Conceptual Design for Samson Oceanfront Park. Action: City Manager Russo said as he had promised any time when we are doing one of these projects that has a look to it, a plan, a park, the Commission is going to see a colored rendering of it before we go forward with it. This is where we are at with Samson Oceanfront Park and so we want to take a few minutes to get your conceptual blessing on the Park design. It is not drastically different although there are some significant things like a new electrical system, a new entire sewer system and plumbing system, the expansion of the bathrooms, and a few other things. He asked Assistant City Manager Bill Evans to go through this. Public Speakers: Ida Curtis; Javier Rodriguez Assistant City Manager Bill Evans introduced Javier Rodriguez with RJ Behar, part of our design team taking the lead, and Ida Curtis with Curtis and Rogers, who is doing the landscape design of the Park. He said we are approaching the completion of the Chateau project and we were given the task of reconfiguring somewhat increasing the size of the walkways, not doing a whole lot with the landscape other than trying to match what was on the south side, increasing some seating, putting in a playground structure, etc., and he presented renderings of the design for Samson Oceanfront Park with those kind of things. What you also see on the north side of the Park is a pavilion plan for our design there with an increased width in the walkway for potentially a dance floor or whatever else wants to occur there. The walls on the Collins Avenue side are being redone in such a way it will look really artistic and kind of freshen it up a bit. 2