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Summon. Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 16, 2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach. Florida Judge Butchko said the building has 144 columns which were not originally designed with the buildine. The building began to sink before it was finished. The columns were designed by an engineer and architect in Mexico City who were also dealing with a structure there that was sinking. The building is built under the water table and therefore the basement is chronically flooding. In January they received a startling report from an engineer stating that of the 144 columns, 143 of the columns are under dangerous conditions. They also received a report that in the event of a hurricane warning the building must be evacuated and before anyone can re -enter the building. it must pass a structural inspection because the tower is not expected to withstand the heavy force of winds. There is mold throughout the entire building coming from the moisture in the basement. the walls. and from the air conditioning. Most people think this building is made of granite and marble, that is not true, it is made of terra cotta painted gray. The terra cotta tiles that in 89 years of sitting in the sun have decreased in size and created crevices in the fagade which has been fixed at a cost of S40 Million. There are four (4) floors vacant because of the mold. The Probate Division where many citizens deal with inheritance issues has recently been moved to another facility because the air conditioning system from the 1950's is not circulating clean air into the building and there is a buildup of carbon dioxide in that section. The Courthouse does have a ramp but it is currently blocked by construction. The footprint of the Courthouse is over a block long, and elderly people find it very difficult to get into the building. Judge Butchko stated there is a plan in place to build a new Courthouse in the downtown area, and there are four (4) sites. There are concept designs by independent engineers and architects. The cost is 5393 Million, S25 Million is to be allocated to make immediate structural repairs to the steel columns that if they are not repaired the building will crumble. The rest is to build a new Courthouse. This is a ballot initiative, the average price of a home in Miami -Dade County is S200.000. which would be $14 a year more on your residence tax bill for thirty (30) years to fund the construction of a new Courthouse and emergency repairs to this building. She asked that everyone vote "yes" on Ballot Question # 168, and noted that Early Voting starts on Monday. October 20, 2014. 6. ZONING: ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI - JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. 6A. Request of Miami Beach Marian Tower, Inc. for Property Located at 17505 North Bay Road for the Following: (Hearing #PZ2014 -12) Summary The Applicant is seeking site plan modification for an approved Development Order pursuant to Miami Dade County Resolution 3- ZAB- 54 -68. The request includes an increase of density from 220 dwelling units to 224 dwelling units. Request: Pursuant to Section 265 -18 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations. the Applicant is requesting a site plan modification of an approved Development Order pursuant to Miami Dade County Resolution 3- ZAB- 54 -68. The modification will increase the number of residential units from 220 to 224 units. Protests 0 Waivers 0 Ex Parte 0