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<br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 19,2006 <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />involved and how soon you could work this into your Capital Improvements Program and <br />when we can look forward to seeing something like this. <br /> <br />Commissioner Iglesias agreed and said that he thinks we are a service community and if we <br />have the ability to provide this kind of service which would be unique for a City of this size, <br />he would agree with the Mayor. <br /> <br />Commissioner Thaler said that he thinks with the other regulations that we are putting in on <br />Atlantic Boulevard this will enhance the amount of parking that the residents can do and also <br />give the commercial people a place to put most of their vehicles without any real problems to <br />them, and if we can do it simultaneously or relatively close, all we are doing is transferring <br />them basically from Atlantic A venue to the Lehman Causeway and he is for the maximum <br />that we can do for residents. <br /> <br />Commissioner Goodman said originally when we had the beach renourished we had to have <br />a certain amount of parking spaces and the Federal government renourished the beach on two <br />or three different occasions, and we are going to need another beach renourishment, and we <br />have always had enough parking spaces, and Mayor Edelcup said that this would not take <br />away from that. Commissioner Goodman said being that we did not charge before and we <br />are charging now he hoped it wouldn't have an effect, and Mayor Ede1cup said this has <br />nothing to do with the beach area, this is for people who live in the City and want to park <br />there. Commissioner Thaler said that we did charge under the Lehman Causeway, all we are <br />going to do is to have additional charges for bigger vehicles. Commissioner Iglesias said that <br />Commissioner Goodman made a good point but it does not prohibit the City from charging. <br /> <br />City Manager Szerlag said we can come back for either the December Commission Meeting <br />or a Special meeting in December with an entire program for the Commission, and Mayor <br />Edelcup said to do it in December ifhe is ready to go. <br /> <br />12C. Discussion regarding Signage Identifying Several Communities Abutting Collins Avenue <br />and Identifying our Parks. <br /> <br />Action: Assistant City Manager Vera reported noting that previously the Commission had <br />set a budget of $30,000 per sign and with that in mind he contacted Graph Plex Signs who <br />meets our budget and needs. He stated that Cultural and Human Services Director Susan <br />Simpson had advised him that we need to provide a plaque in Samson Park to meet <br />regulations with the State, but that will come at a future date. Assistant City Manager Vera <br />proceeded with a power point presentation on different signs, as well as a model of a sign. <br />He said we must decide if we want one style across the board, or one style for the Parks and <br />another style for the communities, and the estimated cost for all the signs would be <br />$228,000.00, and we budgeted $250,000.00, electricity and landscaping is not included. <br />Mayor Ede1cup said he liked the model sign, it is clean, it is flat surfaced, and is very <br />attractive, and Commissioner Iglesias agreed. Assistant City Manager Vera said some of the <br />signs would have to be made smaller to fit. Commissioner Thaler said that they all agree that <br />the model sign is number one, but we may want a different sign for the parks and a second <br />one for the communities. The Commission agreed to that, and Mayor Edelcup commented <br />that when we get to making the signs, we need a different name for pocket park and active <br />14 <br />