2007 1018 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 18,2007 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 7. ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING 7 A. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 26-10 of the City Code Relating to the Installation of New Officers After an Election; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for Repealer; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and reported noting that this is a housekeeping item. Public Speakers: none Mayor Edelcup explained that when we had a Charter revision recently, this brought into call a need to change our City Code to conform to what we had passed when we had the Charter Review, and so the swearing-in time is within the first 30-days after the Election as opposed to the very next day after the Election, and that is what this Ordinance proposes to do. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Goodman seconded a motion to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, November 15,2007, at 7:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Brezin yes Commissioner Goodman ~ Commissioner Iglesias ~ Vice Mayor Thaler yes Mayor Edelcup yes 7B. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Sections 129-65 and 129-66 of the City Code Relating to the Registration for Placing or Maintaining Communications Facilities in Public Rights-of-Way, and the Transfer, Sale, or Assignment of Assets in Public Rights-of-Way; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for Repealer; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported that this Ordinance is being proposed in conformity with a new State law, which was effective on July 1,2007, precluding local government from regulating cable operators. He said that local governments can no longer award a new cable franchise for the provision of cable services within its jurisdiction, and instead, an incumbent cable or non-incumbent cable service provider is now required to file an application with the State for a State Certificate to operate a cable franchise in the City. City Attorney Ottinot said that this ordinance properly amends the City's cable regulations to require cable service providers to register with the City upon the issuance of a State license. He stated that the City's incumbent cable provider, Atlantic Broadband, will continue to operate under the existing franchise agreement until the expiration of that agreement in 2012. Public Speakers: none 3