2016-0915 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting September 15,2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida 10AD.Add-On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,Amending Resolution No. 14-Z-145 to Extend the Time Period to Obtain a Building Permit by Miami Beach Marian Towers, Inc. (the "Applicant") for the Renovation Project Entitled "Marian Towers"Located at 17505 North Bay Road, in Accordance with Section 265-11(L) of the City Code; 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's Note: Item IOAD. was distributed prior to the meeting. See Item 4A for additional action.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Planning and Zoning Administrator Claudia Hasbun reported noting this is for the top floor and four additional units. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Levin moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2607 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10AE. Add-On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,Expressing Support for the Institute for Sefardi and Anousim Studies(ISAS)at Netanya Academic College in Israel for its Efforts in Promoting Cultural Heritage and Bringing Together Jews and Christians of Latin Ancestry; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Item IOAE. was distributed prior to the meeting. See Item 4A for additional action.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Commissioner Isaac Aelion reported. He said it is "in" to look into our roots and ancestry, and for the last 20 years the Academy in Israel took to task this phenomenon that occurred. It started with the Inquisition in the 15th Century wherein much of the population who practiced Judaism had a choice to either convert to Catholicism or be expelled, and many of them were expelled to Latin America. Today there are about 55 Million people within the United States from Latin ancestry both Christian and Jewish ancestry, and the Mission Statement of the College is to enrich the fabric of these people and be able to promote cultural and heritage within this community. Mayor Scholl noted that we just hosted a conference across the street at the Trump via Netanya Academic College, and the former Secretary of Housing was there, Henry Cisneros, and it was a very interesting conference. Commissioner Aelion added that our Mayor was honored at the conference. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Goldman seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2608 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 22