2014-0911 Special City Commission Meeting

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summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting September 11, 2014 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida $400,000 in addition to paying for their fair share of this. The original Agreement we want to change to have them pay us the money as opposed to do that part of the work, the logistics. RJ Behar is now costing out the value of the work that is in the Agreement that we have with Chateau and then we will hopefully get a check from them and get the project bid out. Mayor Edelcup asked if we have a dollar amount that Chateau has agreed to, he knows that the stage that is going into Gateway Park they are funding as well. City Manager Russo said yes 5400,000 of it, and what we are doing now is we are taking what is spelled out in their Agreement and we are costing it out, and we will be in negotiations with them. Commissioner Scholl said the fixed cover is the way to go because every time we put these covers, especially on the ocean, you can't get a canopy to hold up. Ultimately even the sail material over time, Ms. Curtis said the environment is very harsh. Commissioner Scholl said he feels that is a great change and he fully supports that. He also likes the fact that you have lawn seating because the Park always seems to be under seated. When the Park is used in the evening there is not enough seating there, and the fact that you have this is a great addition. City Manager Russo said in addition to what is under the existing pavilion, we are going from 30 to 90 total seats in this Park. Vice Mayor Aelion said normally what we used to do is to set up the stage on the southern side and then people would come for events. With this new design will the stage be able to be placed exactly where it was or in front on the north side, and City Manager Russo said that it is fixed on the north side. Vice Mayor Aelion asked what the measurements are for that stage area, and Ms. Curtis said it is on the plans and it is 25 x 40 oval. Commissioner Gatto asked if it is the exact same footprint as the one we had prior to this renovation in terms of the size of the Park as she gets asked that question a lot, and Assistant City Manager Evans said the lot dimensions have not changed. Commissioner Gatto said she was going to ask about the seating, and she noticed that there is wall seating which she feels is a great idea, and Ms. Curtis said yes around the playground area. Commissioner Gatto asked where the restrooms are. and Ms. Curtis said the restrooms are where they are right now, they are not being moved, they are being expanded and renovated inside. Commissioner Levin said she understands the concrete structures, the roofs, the first thing she thought of was are they going to be hot, is it going to keep the air in? Ms. Curtis said they are going to be raised higher than what is there right now and so the one in the playground is about 24 feet high so that it can capture more of the breezes coming through. Commissioner Levin said the existing one you have the pass through from the ocean but that one is kind of off to the side and then the stage area is kind of off to the side and she didn't know if air would circulate in there or not. Ms. Curtis said again, the whole breezes that come from the ocean, the idea is that they will come through that. Commissioner Levin asked about the stage location, is it going to be open with just a roof or is there going to be a wall in the back so that it would keep the sound from going to the building next door? Ms. Curtis said there is a wall behind the stage, and Commissioner Levin asked how tall is the wall? City Manager Russo said four (4) stories, 35 feet, 18 inches in back of the stage parking pedestal and that is why it is over there, it will project the sound. Commissioner 4