2004 1209 Regular City Commission Meeting

Home Browse Search

Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 9, 2004 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 100. A Resolution ofthe City Commission ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Placement of an Ad in the Anti-Defamation League's Commemorative Journal, in an Amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), Honoring Sandra and Bill Joel and Lila and George Berlin; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: Acting City Clerk Walker read the title and Information Technology Director Derrick Arias reported. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Goodman moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2005-753 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 11. MOTIONS None 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS 12A. Evaluation and Appraisal Report [EAR] for Sunny Isles Beach Comprehensive Plan Action: Shelley Eichner, Planning Consultant, reported noting the first workshop and scoping meeting for the EAR was held on November 30, 2004 to identify issues that are important to the future of the City. She said that the next step in the process is to normally meet with the State agencies but what has happen is since the State agencies actually showed up at the meeting, the need to now meet with them is not necessary. She stated that the next step in the process is to send the City's list of issues to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for them to approve and then we begin our work in terms of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report. She distributed a list of Major Issues under five categories [1) Land Development; 2) Transportation Improvements; 3) Intergovernmental Coordination; 4) Affordable Housing; and 5) Mission Statement] and within those categories are the sub- issues which encompass all ofthe items that were discussed at the last meeting. She noted her conversations with both the Regional Planning Council and the gentleman from DCA that were at the meeting, that they were quite impressed with the level of discussion on the issues and with the City Commission as a whole. She noted they said that there was more discussion than some ofthe other cities that they go to, and felt even though there were not a lot of members ofthe public that, based on the volume ofthe discussion and the issues raised and the fact that the Statute requires we provide opportunity for public input, they felt comfortable that there was not a need for additional hearings and recommended that we start to move forward. Planning Consultant Eichner said that once we get the DCA's blessing we can go ahead and begin our work which will keep us on schedule for adoption ofthe ERA by October 2005. 10