2008 0717 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting July 17,2008 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 12B. Discussion/Live Presentation by MCCi and Granicus regarding an Automated Agenda System. Action: Deputy City Clerk Priscilla Walker reported, and introduced Bob Kinsey ofMCCi and Reda Soodi of Granicus who reported on an automated agenda system. MCCi handles assembling the agenda, getting it ready, and posting it to the website with a full text search. Granicus does the public meeting management solution, assisting the City Clerk in the minutes, combining the video with the minutes, and posting the video and all supporting documentation to the City's web page. Public Speakers: Bob Kinsey; Reda Soodi It was the consensus of the City Commission to go forward with the purchase of this system. 12C. Add-On: Discussion regarding a Request from R.K. Associates to Modify the Code to Allow Limited Dancing in the Town Center District for Certain Restaurants, Specifically the Lotus Restaurant Located in the RK Town Center at 17082 Collins A venue. Action: [City Clerk's Note: See action to add this item under Item 4A.] Arnold Shevlin requested that the Commission allow dancing in restaurants in the Town Center District. Assistant City Manager Vera said once a dance floor is in, it is classified as a nightclub. The Code allows restaurants on certain days ofthe week to have live entertainment but states no dance floors, no outside entertainment or loud speakers will be permitted outside. Public Speakers: Arnold Shevlin Arnold Shevlin requested a modification to the Code to allow dance floors, allow the use at different times, and allow liquor to 1 :00 a.m., and dancing to 2:00 a.m., but it was suggested that dancing and liquor stop at the same time. He proposed dancing in conjunction with a full-service restaurant with 4,000 square feet or larger, with 200 seats or more in the Town Center District, and allow dancing Wednesday through Sunday until 1 :00 a.m. City Manager Szerlag said if the Commission wants to pursue this, he would have staff, in particular, Zoning for enforcement and the Police Department, to indicate what their issues would be on this matter. It was the consensus of the City Commission to have staff do further study on this and come back at the September 18, 2008 Commission meeting. 13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS None 14. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting, and Mayor Edelcup adjourned it at 9:06 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: . ~A:L Jane A. Hines, CMC, City 0:lerk Approved by the City Commission on Sept. 18, 2008 12