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 up a building between 190 and 265 feet and if you are really concerned about traffic why are we putting high-rises on the west side, we are defeating the whole purpose of cutting back on high-rises, and she asked what the reasoning is behind this. Assistant City Manager Vera said that this is Zone B-1 and the County never had any height limitations there as far as two or four stories. He said before it was a greater height that was permitted and even more FAR then they are getting right now. Mayor Edelcup said when we passed the B-1 Zoning, Commissioner Kauffman was on the Commission at the time, and at that time we limited the height to 15-stories. Commissioner Thaler said that was his first meeting as a Commissioner where we established 190-feet in that area, so it was actually established higher by the Commission before this Commission. Vice Mayor Brezin asked Ms. Kauffman where she got her information, and Ms. Kauffman said when we discussed something about the land on 174th and Collins which is now a park, there was supposed to be a building there and the building was going to be constructed and the 600 Building came out in force against any more building on the west side and in that meeting it was established that the County law was four floors on the west side so it would be impossible to put up a building as the developer had wanted and the land got donated in exchange. Mayor Edelcup said it was changed prior to that night. Commissioner Iglesias said that it is four stories on Collins Avenue in Town Center. City Attorney Ottinot said the boundaries of the District are from 178th Street to 185th Street, and if you look at the uses within that District you have this Municipal Center which is a permitted use, you have a Library which is a cultural center, and also you have an educational use which we will eventually have in the future, so basically you have a mixed-use government and educational use and a business use and that is why we gave it that name Cultural and Educational Zoning Overlay District. He said we gave it a title that fits the uses within that District. Steve Trattner asked the Commission if they can support in large part at least in theory and intent not necessarily to the exact letter of everything that we have discussed and the plans and recommendations have been made but at least in those discussions between the City Attorney, Assistant City Manager, and the representatives of Golden Shores, and the Commission said yes that they can definitely have their support. Ellen Wynne gave a brief history of North Bay Road. Juan Crespi said his issue is with the North Bay Road extension into Golden Shores. He said since March 2000 a group of residents got together with the necessary signatures to approach the Miami-Dade County Public Works Department to begin the study for a possible gatehouse to Golden Shores. He said what he had learned in the process and what they had agreed on is 189th Street appeared to be the ideal entry point being in the middle of the neighborhood. He said 189th Street according to FOOT could not get a left-hand turn going north, therefore and this is where they are in direct conflict with the proposal tonight, they need 185th Street to be able to exit and make a left-hand turn into Collins. He said without that possibility, the County would not allow a gate, there are ways to solve matters, but the solution of the traffic problem is not in their little neighborhood. He also showed a rendering of a gate into Golden Shores on 189th Street, and Mayor Edelcup asked him to present it to staff, and said that could go under consideration to discussion of whether or not you can make a left turn going out on 185th Street. 7