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<br />- <br /> <br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting <br /> <br />May 20, 2010 <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />and recommended that he present this information to the City Commission. <br /> <br />Public Speakers: Bob Caplan; Bob Welsh <br /> <br />Bob Caplan, Chair of the CAC Cultural Fine Arts and Enrichment Sub Committee, said with <br />the planned redevelopment of the south end ofthe City, it is the ideal time to incorporate a <br />Cultural Arts Center in this project. Every real estate indicator shows our emergence from <br />the surplus to the resurgence resulting in increased revenues for the City, this means three <br />things: 1) the City's revenues will increase and will continue to do so; 2) our land values will <br />be increasing; and 3) the City is in a stronger position with developers to negotiate with those <br />who want a stake in the City. He handed out a supplementary report to help clarify how they <br />envision the Cultural Center to function. He said he had a discussion with Arthur Hertz <br />about integrating this concept into his project, we need a location and until we have a <br />location we don't have a destination. He is asking the Commission to adopt this project and <br />encourage its development, and to direct the City Manager to involve them as liaison <br />between potential developers to establish the design and function criteria of this facility. <br /> <br />Bob Welsh thanked Bob Caplan and his Committee for their input into this project and he <br />summarized that Mr. Caplan is asking the Commission to support his efforts to explore <br />getting this Cultural Center without a cost to the City. <br /> <br />After discussion it was the consensus of the City Commission to support the idea to put the <br />concept into a building project whether it is the concept that was laid out from Arthur Hertz <br />for the Seaquarium or other possibilities throughout the City. Overall, it is a very good <br />concept to get started with. Commissioner Scholl is happy to see someone from the <br />community take some initiative, as it takes vision and leadership to get anything <br />accomplished. Mayor Edelcup said it is a wonderful concept and is glad that we have an <br />advisory committee set up to be able to create some of these wonderful new thoughts and <br />processes for our City, and he commended Mr. and Mrs. Caplan and the Committee for all <br />their hard work. They have the entire support of the Commission to move forward with <br />Arthur Hertz or any other developer, and hopefully they can bring to the City a wonderful gift <br />that is tax free to our residents and yet benefits them and all the visitors to our City. <br /> <br />13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />14. ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to adjourn the <br />meeting, and Mayor Edelcup adjourned it at 7:42 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted by: <br /> <br />Approved by the City Commission on June 17,2010 <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />~AL <br /> <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br />