2009-1029 Special Commission Meeting

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Summary Minules: Special City Commission Meeling Oclober 29, 2009 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 3B. Discussion regarding an Agreement between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and R.K. Associates for Police and Crossing Guard Services on 183rd Street. Action.' [City Clerk's Note: Correspondencefrom R.K. Associates was distributed prior to the meeting.) City Attorney Ottinot reported that Raanan Katz had requested an opportunity to discuss an arrangement that he had worked out with the City on the stanchions on 183rd Street. City Attorney Ottinot said that the City had stanchions on 183rd Street and Mr. Katz came here and requested a temporary removal of the stanchions based on certain conditions which were approved by the City Commission, including the return of the stanchions on 183rd Street one week before School opens, and Mr. Katz would assume all the liability. Subsequently after that agreement was worked out, Mr. Katz asked for a modification to that agreement to continue the removal of the stanchions and he would be responsible for payment of one Police Officer and two Crossing Guards. Mr. Katz also agreed to give a donation to the Sunny Isles Beach School Trust Fund. Public Speakers: Raanan Katz; Dan Katz; Mitch Cutler; Arnold Shevlin Mayor Edelcup said he had asked the City Manager to give him a breakdown of what that cost has been running for the two-month period of August 29 to October 29, that total is around $16,000, which is $8,000 per month, and of that, $11,000 is for the one Policeman, and $4,700 is for the two Crossing Guards. City Attorney Ottinot said that is correct, and for the record, Mr. Katz had agreed to pay for that until a light was installed at 182nd Street. Raanan Katz clarified that he knew what he agreed to, however, the only issue was the safety of the kids going to school. He handed out a site plan of the RK Village Plaza, showing where children are walking to school, and after monitoring the area, there are 0 to 2 kids walking to school in the morning on his side. Most ofthe parents coming from the north, go to Publix, park their car, and walk their kids to school. He said he has a $100 Million Liability Policy and the City is insured. He doesn't mind making a donation to the right cause but this one is not needed. He said that they are diligently working together on the traffic light, and the bottom line is we pushed as hard as possible but things didn't work out. Mayor Ede1cup said in looking at the chart with the four alternatives, he would think that Mr. Katz would want to put them into the record. Mitch Cutler, Accountant for RK Associates, said there is a minimum three-hour charge for a Police Officer, ifhe is there for an hour, he has to charge for three hours per shift, which is six hours per day. Other alternatives are: 1) If there were no Police Officers and two Crossing Guards at the intersection for two hours each shift, the cost would be $2,262.96 per month; 2) If there were no Police Officer and one Crossing Guard at the intersection for the two-hour shift each, the cost would be $1,131.48 per month; 3) Ifthere were no Police Officer and two Crossing Guards at the intersection for one and a half hours for each shift which would be 7:30 to 9:00 a.m., the cost would be $1,697.22 per month for each sift; and 4) If there were no Police Officer and one Crossing Guard for one and a half hours for each shift, in the morning and in the afternoon, the cost would be $848.61 per month. The current cost is approximately $8,300 per month. Mayor Edelcup said he was unaware that we were charging a three-hour minimum, and that should be corrected to reflect only the actual hours worked. He happens to support his request as it relates to doing away with the Police Officer being Mr. Katz's expense. He 3