2006 1019 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 19,2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida park, and that they will need to discuss what that should be. City Manager Szerlag said if the Commission tells them to proceed, they will contact Kathy O'Leary the City's Landscape Architect to work on uplighting the landscaping around the signs as well. Assistant City Manager Vera said we would come in with a contract if the Commission agrees for them to proceed, and the first sign takes approximately six weeks to build it in the warehouse and they put it up on the site in less than a week, and they will be up before Christmas. Mayor Edelcup said to make sure there is lighting and landscaping there. Public Speakers: Jack Gervais Jack Gervais of Graph Plex Signs said they will also need to get the permits to install the signs, in addition their thinking was that the parks would take on a certain appearance to brand the City of Sunny Isles Beach and then the locations would take on a different, although they would be in the same family, it would help brand the parks versus the residential areas. Mayor Edelcup said it was an excellent presentation and we will all enjoy the benefits and it will help identify the community and the residential areas to visitors of the City. Commissioner Iglesias moved and Vice Mayor Brezin seconded a motion to move forward with the two styles of signs, and Assistant City Manager Vera noted the locations as well. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 12D. Add-On: Discussion regarding Use of General Fund Balance to Advance Infrastructure Construction for 172nd Street. Action: City Manager Szerlag reported that W ASA is going to install a 16-inch sanitary sewer line on 172nd Street beginning at Collins A venue through its terminus at North Bay Road, and we have planned to budget Fiscal Year 2007/2008 some City infrastructure projects, drainage, sidewalks, undergrounding ofFPL as well as lighting. He said if we do nothing this fiscal year, what is going to happen in terms of tearing up 172nd Street is that construction will start with the W ASA project, probably in January 2007 and run through the summer and there will be a four to five month time lag and then the City will go in for six to eight months more to do its project. He said money is not budgeted this year but he would like to get input from the Commission just so that the Commission becomes cognizant that he would like to expedite the infrastructure on the City's behalf to avoid having the area of 172nd Street being under construction for a less time frame so that when it is open, although it will be a little longer, we won't have to go back three or four months later and open it up again. He said he would follow all purchasing and procurement protocols but would be requesting to take the funding out of a budget amendment utilizing the General Fund balance. It was the consensus of the City Commission to move this ahead simultaneously as we have the reserves there. 15