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 10N. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Declaring Dana Goldman as Vice Mayor; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Mayor Scholl reported typically we rotate the Vice Mayor seat. In the past, the prior Mayor believed in seating it with one person and Mayor Scholl said he is kind of on a two-year cycle. Commissioner Aelion was the Vice Mayor for a couple of years, then Commissioner Gatto was the Vice Mayor for two years, and tonight he would like to nominate Commissioner Goldman to be the next Vice Mayor for two years. Commissioner Goldman has been a great Commissioner, she just ran for reelection and she persevered. She will need to trade seats with Vice Mayor Gatto for the next meeting. Vice Mayor Gatto thanked Mayor Scholl for the honor of being Vice Mayor for the past two years, she appreciated it and it was very rewarding. She said,to Commissioner Goldman that as she knows she gets to fill in for the Mayor, and that means when his plane is late, you get to speak in front of a bunch of people in an auditorium at the very last minute, it was a great honor and a lot of fun. She can't think of a better person to follow up, and she thinks the community agrees because they reelected her overwhelmingly this go around. Mayor Scholl said in the old days when the Mayors were much older in age, Mayor Edelcup actually came into office because Mayor Samson died, and Commissioner Goodman was five (5) days from being declared the Vice Mayor, and so every time you sit down and talk politics, former Commissioner Goodman reminds him that he was five (5) days away from being Mayor, and so we take this designation very seriously. Commissioner Aelion said he wanted to echo Vice Mayor Gatto's comments as we have been serving here for a few years together and he can only say great words and great comradery and congratulated Commissioner Goldman. Commissioner Goldman said what a privilege and an honor to serve with such wonderful leadership and Commission, and City staff. It has been a great privilege and honor of her career and her life, and so thank you all. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2649 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 100. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Payment to Florida Power and Light (FPL), in an Amount Not to Exceed $477,072.00 for the Collins Avenue Overhead Undergrounding Conversion Project from 17275 to 17555 Collins Avenue, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Documents distributed prior to the meeting.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Planning and Zoning Director Claudia Hasbun reported that this is actually to advance a section of the undergrounding project basically from the Sole on the Beach to the Chateau Beach Residences Projects. Those two developers are putting up part of the money that is being spent here, and this section will come before the rest of the project. City Manager Russo said this includes obviously some sections in between that are the City's responsibility, so the two developers that you may recall put up about $330,000 of it. We 11