2014-1016 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary \finales: Regular Cin Commission Meeting October 16, 2014 Ciw of Sunnr Isles Beach. Florida come up and talk about the \Vorkshop, and he noted that Clay Parker. our Building Official is also here. Dana Goldman said that our Workshop Series does help and addresses some of those concerns and issues because the presentation that is going to take place on Wednesday. October 29, 2014 is actually geared toward unit owner rights and responsibilities. Our guest speaker is Lazero Gonzalez who is at the Bureau of Compliance through the Department of Business and Professional Regulations. We are going to be handing out a manual to describe what your rights are as a unit owner in a condominium. While the Cite of Sunny Isles Beach doesn't necessarily have jurisdiction over some of the issues that you are grappling with, it certainly is an ability as a unit owner to say what Tallahassee can and cannot do. what the City of Sunny Isles Beach can do, for example the issue about permitting. those are issues within the jurisdiction of the City. Things like are you getting financial reports that you are requesting, are you getting official records, is your voting process fair and equitable, those are the things that will be discussed at this Workshop. She encouraged her to attend and get that information as a way for her to be able to express your rights as a unit owner in a condominium. Ms. Freed said she will attend that Workshop. City Manager Russo said that Ms. Freed had stated that parts of the Building are unsafe. he thinks we should see if we can get access and inspect it. Building Official Clayton L. Parker said he has sent the Chief Building Inspector over there more than once, but we can go over again to meet with Ms. Freed and we will take another look at it. The Permits for that repair has changed as the Contractor left the job, and they recently have applied for change of Contractor and we just re- issued within the last two weeks the Permits to continue the repairs. We have one issue with one of the Contractors making sure that he was certified to do the waterproofing that needs to take place there and we got that resolved. All the permits have now been issued and the work should now continue with the new Contractor. Commissioner Gatto thanked Ms. Freed for coming here tonight, but one of the things that she was thinking about is she really thinks there should be a reorganization of the whole Statute when it comes to all condominium issues. When you go to the Workshop where Mr. Gonzalez will be, maybe bring up the idea of a Residents Bill of Rights. She thinks it is time that it is needed. The fact that you have been dragged through a year without your balcony, work stopped, boarded up windows, missed steps; all kinds of stuff going on is really unconscionable. She will talk to Mrs. Freed later and we can come up with some ideas. Vice Mayor Aelion said the Florida Statute, Chapter 718, which governs condominium law. a provision allows a homeowner collectively to get a petition and when a certain number is reached then it is allowing for some kind of grievance to be brought forth but also for a recall if a Board does not function properly. To that end, these rights are governing the totality of the Condominium Association. Traditional responsibilities toward the homeowner is a t\yo- %vav street and so for them to tell you and give you the run around for such a long time becomes an issue of safety and no use of vour balcony. You are basically enclosed and have no air coming in and out. You have the right to go around and get that petition, and you have the right to knock on your neighbors doors. 13D. Robert Freed to Discuss Major Problems in the 200 Building of Winston Towers with the decisions made by the Property Manager and the Board regarding their Terraces. Action: Robert Freed thanked the City Commission for allowing them to have this time to discuss their problems that they are having with the Management and Board of Directors of -)a