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.� 'Fpf;fl' �q• C,Tk 4F SUS+ A�cl City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager FROM: Amy Canales, AICP, Planning& Zoning Director DATE: January 15, 2026 RE: Community Aesthetic Feature Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Local Identification Markers RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this Resolution. The City currently has four welcome signs that need to be replaced due to deterioration and outdated branding. The City Commission approved conceptual designs for these welcome signs via Resolution 2024-3652. Three of these signs are located within Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) right- of-way, on the William Lehman Causeway eastbound ramp and within the Collins Avenue medians at the southern and northern limits of the city. Since the original installation of the signs, FDOT has a new, required process for installation of welcome signs in their right-of-way. According to the FDOT Design Manual, the entryway signs are considered "Community Aesthetic Features" and more specifically, "Local ID Markers." According to the FDOT Design manual, a Community Aesthetic Feature (CAF) is defined as, "An enhancement installed within the Department's right of way to represent or reflect the surrounding community's identity, culture, and values," and Local I D Markers, "are intended to represent the geographic boundary for a county, municipality, sovereign nation, or unincorporated area." Replacement of the existing welcome signs will require a CAF Agreement with FDOT, which must be executed by the local governmental entity and FDOT prior to construction. The agreement provides for the removal and/or relocation of the CAF at the local governmental entity's expense should it not be Item Number: 9.E 619