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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting November 18, 2008 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 Chapter 26 of the City Code to Accept those Charter Provisions Set Forth in Said Chapter and Only those Approved by a Majority of the Voters on November 4,2008 According to Official Results to Amend the City Charter by Amending Section 2.3 (b) "Residential Areas" to Permit the Redrawing of Residential Voting Areas Boundaries by Ordinance Based on Population Growth; Amending Section 2.3(b) to Convert the At-Large Seat on the City Commission to a Residential Voting Area Seat; Amending Section 5 .1 (c) to Change the Dates of General and Run-Off Elections of the City and for the Related Extension of the Term of Office and the Allowed Length of Service; Amending the Qualifying Period no Earlier than 9:00 a.m. on the 63rd Day and no Later than 4:00 p.m. on the 60th Day Prior to the Date of the General Election for the Office of Mayor or City Commissioner; Providing for Permission to Make Technical and Stylistic Amendments; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Severability; Directing the City Clerk to Amend the City Charter in Accordance with the Election Results and this Ordinance; Providing for Inclusion into the City Charter and Code; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Item lOA accepting results of the Special Election was heard before this item, see action under Item 4A.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and reported noting that the County had requested to move the qualifying period back one week. This Ordinance is effective 10 days after adoption on second reading, with the exception of Section 2.3(b) which shall apply only to candidates for the City's General Election beginning in 2010. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Goodman moved and Vice Mayor Thaler 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, December 18,2008, at 6:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Brezin yes Commissioner Goodman yes Commissioner Scholl yes Vice Mayor Thaler yes Mayor Edelcup yes 7B. Public Hearing An Ordinance ofthe City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 265-5 of the Land Development Regulations Relating to Definitions; Amending Section 265-37 of the Land Development Regulations Relating to Adult Entertainment Regulations in the Town Center District (TCD) and the Amortization of Nonconforming Adult Entertainment Uses Located Therein; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported that this Ordinance is to ensure compliance within the law, not to eliminate adult entertainment use or to encourage adult use in the City. When we adopted our Land Development Regulations, we, by default, made Thee Doll House a nonconforming use in the Town Center, and we have to 5