2016-0721 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting July 21,2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida some concerns over this Interlocal Agreement, while her sentiment is given the outcry and the nuisance to the residents at Winston Towers obviously it is in everybody's best interest to move the Skate Park, especially since most of the people who use the Skate Park are not residents of our City, and so what is the real benefit of having it here? But that being the case she thinks this Interlocal Agreement, from a risk management standpoint, she is not thrilled about this whole idea that the City is involved once we give away the equipment. She would love to be able to say here is the equipment and thank you very much, and we even have to pay to give them the equipment. She feels that maybe this is an imperfect agreement and solution but again the objective to move the Skate Park is the starting place. Ms. Simpson said in very simple terms, when we first met with the County it was they give us the property, we give them the equipment, and they manage it. She thinks that the City Attorney did a really good job of developing a pretty tight Interlocal Agreement that we hope they will approve. We had planned to move forward and we want them to continue to have that amenity rather than just give them something that may go somewhere else. City Manager Russo said the other point is that we will still have flexibility,and he and City Attorney Ottinot are negotiating with the County. The County still has to approve this. One of the pluses of the Agreement is that they will have the Skate Park there. We don't know where we will end up with the County,the Skate Park will be there one way or another. He thinks we are better off with the Agreement to have it there, and they have assured us that it will be there. Mayor Scholl said to your point, we have to ask FDOT permission to maintain the landscaping that we pay for on their property. And so, any time we do something with another agency, as Commissioner Goldman said, it is imperfect. Ms. Simpson said it is a Pilot Program,they have it in that location as a template, it is not a permanent place,and they will bring it into their full Master Plan. Commissioner Aelion asked if it is going to be stipulated in the Agreement that this is a Pilot Program? City Manager Russo said no, the location will be temporary. Ms. Simpson said Haulover Park is the place for it. Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Levin seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2574 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10K. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ranking the Submittals to Perform Shoreline Surveying and Mapping Consulting Services to the City in Response to RFQ No. 16-06-01 and Authorizing the City Manager to Begin Negotiations with the Top Ranked Firm in Accordance with State Law;Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into an Agreement with the Top Ranked Firm, Provided Said Agreement is Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency by the City Attorney; Authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action:City Clerk Hines read the title,and City Manager Russo said that Kathryn is going to present this item because she has become our guru when it comes to anything regarding the process for funding of either beach mitigation or beach renourishment. 11