2003-1218 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting December IS,2003 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida 9J. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving Change Orders to Contracts by and between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and Weitz Company, and Spillis Candella & Partners, Inc., for Modification to Interior Design of the New Government Center Facility Located at 18070 Collins Avenue, in the Total Amount of $78,386.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate Said Change Orders; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and City Manager Russo reported that this was pre-construction change orders on the plans to reconfigure, primarily, offices in the Police Department, and minor changes in the Public Works and Building Departments areas. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Thaler moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2003-625 was adopted by a voice vote of 4-0-1 in favor. 9K. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Agreement by and between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and Calvin Giordano & Associates, Inc., for a Collins Avenue (SR AlA) Median Closure Traffic Study, in the Amount of $43,004.50, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and City Manager Russo reported that they have had meetings with FDOT, Scott Gombar, and George Fisher, to get a good handle on everything that is necessary to make the decisions for the Commission that we want to go forward on pursuing closing these medians. They are proposing to close the medians that are not signalized,or have a turn lane associated with them,notably 175th Terrace,and at 186 h Street, the complete area between 183rd Street and 178th Street, and the cut around the vicinity of the Poincianna and Turnberry Project that we are proposing to study, getting all the information meeting FDOT requirements, does not mean we are going forward with all of these. Public Speakers: Scott Gombar; George Berlin Commissioner Iglesias asked if this includes a traffic count and turning movements,and Mr. Gombar said yes, and will be subcontracted out, but that their company will be doing the traffic analysis. City Manager Russo said that they will be conducting some public meetings on this. "7