2007 0118 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January IS, 2007 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10M. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Authorizing the City Manager and/or hislher Designee to Enter into an Consultant Agreement with Calvin Giordano and Associates, Inc. for the Provision of Consultant Engineer Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $250,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2006/2007, Provided Said Agreement is Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency by the City Attorney; Further Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of the Agreement; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title and City Manager Szerlag reported noting that he attached a schedule of hourly rates and from now on, with all of our consultants, instead of having lump sum contracts we will like to have an hourly rate not to exceed a certain lump sum which makes our reporting requirements a little stricter. He said although we will have a contract to expend what is budgeted, any particular project that we think will be in excess of $25,000.00 we will take proposals. Mayor Edelcup noted in the last "Whereas" that it specifies the $25,000.00. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Iglesias asked if this is permitted by our Charter as we have a $l 0,000.00 limit. City Attorney Ottinot said it is permitted in the procurement code. He said the Commission has the authority to approve a consultant agreement with the amount the City Manager indicated, the $10,000.00 limit is with the Commission's approval tonight which allows the City Manager to go above the $10,000.000 limit giving him that blanket authority of $250,000.00. City Attorney Ottinot said for clarification that the procurement code requires that any contract for service over $l 0,000.00 requires Commission approval, and here all the City Manager is requesting is to enter into a general contract for service for a set amount for Fiscal Year 2006/07. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Iglesias seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2007-1040 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. ION. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a New Lease Agreement with Miami-Dade County for the Property Located at 17200 Collins Avenue to Construct a Fire Station, in the Amount of One Dollar ($l.OO) Per Year, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Providing for an Aggregate 99- Year Lease Term and a 2- Year Commencement of Construction Period; Providing for the Rescission of Resolution No. 2006-955; Providing the Mayor with the Authority to Execute the New Agreement; Providing the City Manager with the Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of the New Agreement; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: This item was taken out of order and heard after 9A.] City Clerk Hines read the title and City Attorney Ottinot reported. Public Speakers: Carlos Heredia Carlos Heredia, Fire Department, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, reported that they have reached an agreement and are moving forward. He said this will allow them to go ahead and set up the temporary site at the church, put the trailers in and relocate their staff from the station 13