2016-1215 Regular City Commission Meeting Minutes

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Commissioner Goldman asked if there is any way to interface this computer initiative with Marian Towers? CIO Arias said yes, the City Manager had brought that up to him this afternoon and the South Florida Digital Alliance has actually been asking him if there is a location where they can work with us to set up a learning center. He has already reached out to them and we will be working with them. One of the issues is we are not able to transfer software and licensing, and so by doing the donation through the South Florida Digital Alliance they have the ability to refurbish the equipment, to install windows and office on it, and then put it back out into the community with software. If we were to donate it directly, it would be hardware only, we have to wipe everything off from the equipment. So working with them gives us the opportunity to have them put it back into the community, and so we will make sure that we reach out to Marian Towers and work with them to have whatever equipment we can locate there and actually they will help us to also facilitate having someone come out and do the training as well. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2647 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10M.A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Economic Development Transportation Project Fund Agreement Between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the City of Sunny Isles Beach for the North Bay Road Emergency/Pedestrian Bridge, in an Amount of $500,000.00, in Substantially the Same Form Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A" Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager and 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 reported that this is actually the contract that is necessary that goes along with the $500,000 State appropriation that was secured last year through the good work of our State Representatives and Lobbyist Ron Book. Public Speakers: None Mayor Scholl noted that every year we put in for certain grants at the State level and usually they get cut out of the budget because money is always tight at the State level. Last year Florida Governor Rick Scott actually left our grant in the budget and we are going to receive $500,000 toward the building of the Pedestrian/Emergency Bridge. An interesting thing because when we had the issue with the Chateau building and the tower blew up that day, the Governor called him about an hour after it happened and asked if there was anything they could do for us, and Mayor Scholl had said yeah, you can lower our taxes, and you could help us with our emergency bridge which keeps getting cut out of the budget. Ultimately to the credit of our Lobbyists and our Representatives we got the appropriation, and so the Governor shined a favorable light on us. Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2648 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10