2006 0216 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting February 16,2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Commissioner Thaler said that he would like to reduce the amount of time that we would give them so that it would wind up coming into effect before the next hurricane season, he said on this we are giving them six months so that it would be coming a month into hurricane season. City Attorney Ottinot said that we could adopt the ordinance as an emergency ordinance which would give it 90-days. Mayor Edelcup said the two new Ordinances can come in at 90- days and they would coincide with this one and would be in time for this season. Mayor Edelcup said that there are a number of Ordinances as we go throughout the year that we are trying to do whatever we can for hurricane preparedness and we started last year with the price-gouging Ordinance. Commissioner Goodman moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to adopt the ordinance. Ordinance No. 2006-248 was adopted by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Vote: Commissioner Goodman yes Commissioner Iglesias yes Commissioner Thaler ~ Vice Mayor Brezin yes Mayor Edelcup yes 9F. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 193-1 of the Code of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Relating to Construction Noise; Providing for New Penalties to Control Noise Pollution Related to Construction Activities; Providing for Severability; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date. (First Reading 01 II 9/06) Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and Mayor Edelcup reported that we have had ordinances on the books for many years, and those ordinances were being ignored and the time limits were not imposed, therefore, after several complaints by residents who were being disturbed, we felt it was necessary to come up with a new Ordinance that made the penalties more painful. He said he is recommending this Ordinance that carries the first offense fine as $10,000.00, a second offense fine of$20,000.00, and a third offense fine of shutting down the job for 24-hours. He said at the discretion of the City Manager and his staff, that in an emergency situation such as special pours, certain arrangements can be made for earlier starts and later finishes. Public Speakers: Maria Gralia; Jeffrey Bass, Esq.; Cliff Shulman, Esq.; Joe Milton; Peter Weiner; Steven Zelkavitz; Henry Kay; George Berlin; Gregory Warren Commissioner Iglesias agreed with Mayor Edelcup and noted that we need to coexist with the people around here, however, he said he feels that it is also important that we want to make sure that these projects are built, get in and out, and give them a less amount of time that they clog up our roads. He said one thing that comes to his attention is the start time, he wants to make sure that a lot of these mixtures are not competing with the traffic so he would like to see at least a 7:00 a.m. start time Monday through Friday and he doesn't want to have anybody working on Saturdays and Sundays. He said he realizes that if these people don't start their pour on Monday, you can risk the fact that you can have a concrete pour that has to be poured and cured. 10