2006 0615 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting June 15, 2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 11. MOTIONS llA. Call for a Motion regarding Nominations for the Florida Cities of Excellence Awards. Action: Vice Mayor Roslyn Brezin reported nominating Mayor Norman S. Edelcup for the category of Mayor of the Year, and Commissioner Lewis J. Thaler for the category of Council Member of the Year. She said that they have added so much to the success of Sunny Isles Beach by their loyalty, their dedication, and by their accomplishments. City Attorney Ottinot said that this voice motion will be turned into a resolution for the record. Vice Mayor Brezin moved and Commissioner Goodman seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2006-939 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS 12A. Discussion on the Status of Negotiations relating to FPL Franchise Fees. Action: City Manager Szerlag reported that since the last report by Mayor Edelcup the County has agreed to repay three years out of the four years instead of two years that they originally agreed to, which will equate to about $590,000.00. He said we will still need to have an operational definition of the franchise fee payment methodology from this point forward, and once we get that and all the newer municipalities agree, we will then come back to our individual governing bodies and recommend approval. Mayor Edelcup gave some background information reporting that after a series of meetings over the last couple of years, the County and the cities are very close to reaching an agreement, which three out of the four years of the collections, differing from the original formula, will be paid to us. He said a new formula will be entered into an agreement between the City and the County as well as the other four cities [A ventura, Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, and Miami Lakes] going forward. He said this dispute has been going on since 2001 when this was brought to the attention of the City Commission that the County had unilaterally made this change, and through our efforts as well as the other cites we have been able to recoup this money. Commissioner Thaler said through Mayor Edelcup's perseverance and standing up to the other cities and to Miami-Dade County, to get three years for Sunny Isles Beach and the other cities, where most of the other cities were willing to settle for two. He said Mayor Edelcup held out and the others finally agreed with him and here we are getting $200,000.00 above and beyond what we would have had if our Mayor had not been involved in this negotiation. 12B. Discussion on the Status of Utility Undergrounding. Action: Assistant City Manager Vera reported noting that he and City Attorney Ottinot met today with an FPL representative to discuss replacement of the utility lines. They gave FPL the right-of-way maps for Atlantic Isle so they can go ahead and try to expedite and provide the City with an answer as to when we can underground those utility lines and we should 12