2006 0411 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting April I I, 2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida were provided all of the materials from the site and got on site they found out that there were utilities located all over the property and they found out that there was a retention area where they expected to drain into, is a FDOT retention area completely full so they couldn't use it. She said that they had to redesign the whole plan in order to come up with a new drainage plan which required them to drain into the Intracoastal which requires a DEP permit and that is the reason they had asked for the extension. Vice Mayor Brezin asked when did they get control of the site and Ms. Burke said they got the information approximately three (3) months ago, and all this time, even though they had the right to park on the property, they have not, so they have not utilized any part of the advantage of this bargain, everything has been at a dead stop. She said that they now have a plan that they think can be approved by DEP. Vice Mayor Brezin asked if they can start earlier so it will not take them into December and Ms. Burke said getting the DEP permit takes a considerable amount oftime, it is not within their control, but they will try to get it done before December. Commissioner Goodman asked about the parking, and Ms. Burke said that parking did not change, that there are about 35 spaces, and he asked how long will they use the parking before they give it back to the City and Ms. Burke said three years per the agreement. Mayor EdeIcup clarified that there will always be parking and landscaping there, nothing will change after they leave. City Attorney Ottinot clarified that this park-like improvement will be turned over to the City upon construction, the parking area that Jade intends to use is located exactly under, closer to Sunny Isles Boulevard. Ms. Burke said they can park some vehicles there and across the street but they don't own it or control it, they lease it from the City at a fee that they pay the City. Commissioner Goodman asked if the City would have access to the park while they use it and they said yes, and Mayor EdeIcup noted that it is not a park but a landscaped parking lot. Commissioner Iglesias said that it also belongs to the Department of Transportation which we are leasing from them and they are leasing it from us, it only requires FDOT one-month notice to take it back for any staging. Commissioner Thaler said as Vice Mayor Brezin indicated it should be done ASAP as it will be in the height of the season and whatever they bring in, it will not enhance the traffic situation during that period. Ms. Burke said they will do it as fast as they can. Mayor EdeIcup noted that they are basically going to build what was originally presented to the Commission and approved at that previous meeting, and all they are asking for tonight is a delay. He said whatever it will cost to build this, Fortune is absorbing that cost, and ifthere has been inflation between June and December, that is Fortune's cost. Ms. Burke agreed, and noted that it is the plan that they presented but slightly modified as presented in the package tonight. Ron Choron of Fortune International, noted that it is not just DEP, but it is DERM, Corp. of Engineers, and others. Commissioner Goodman moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2006-908 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. lOB. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying Approving the Purchase and Installation of Nine (9) Police Radios and Warning Equipment for City Vehicles, in the Total Amount of $42,185.00, Attached Hereto as 9