2003-0717 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting July 17,2003 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida Action: Acting City Clerk Hines read the title and City Manager Russo reported that the Comprehensive Plan provides for a pedestrian/bicycle bridge to be considered by this Commission to cross from the dead-end of North Bay Road over to 172nd Street. This is an opportunity to get some grant money to study the feasibility of it. Public Speakers: Cecille Sippin Commissioner Goodman stated that from what he understands,the Winston Towers 300 building's Bulkhead is owned by the people that own the bank, and on the south side of it,that land is owned by the Bellagio. He feels that this study would be interesting to find out what the Army Corp of Engineers, DERM and the property owners say. Cecille Sippin stated that this is a pedestrian bicycle bridge only with no cars, no trucks, that bridge would not be wide enough for anything like that to come through at any time. City Manager clarified that the Comprehensive Plan says that to consider, if feasible, something that would be for pedestrians and bicycles but have the capability of an emergency vehicle driving over it, but whatever this Commission decides is what we will do after we get the study. Commissioner Kauffman moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No.2003-572 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 9H. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Authorizing the City Manager, or His Designee, to Sign All Required Contracts, Agreements, and Purchase Orders that Affect the Health, Safety, or Welfare of the City, and to Temporarily Renew Existing Contracts Which May Expire, for Forty-Five (45)Days,from the Last Commission Meeting in July 2003,Until the First Regular Commission Meeting in September 2003,Subject to After-the-Fact Ratification by the City Commission at its First Regular Meeting on September 18, 2003; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: Acting City Clerk Hines read the title and City Manager Russo reported that there will be a couple of things that he knows about and will need to do in August: the replacement of one of the buses; and the other will be the ordering of the Parking Enforcement vehicles because of the timing of the contracts on these things. Public Speakers: none Vice Mayor Edelcup moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2003-573 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 18