2008 0221 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting February 21, 2008 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida City Manager Szerlag said by tomorrow night there will be a dozen spaces for commercial vehicle parking. Assistant City Manager/Services Jorge Vera said on behalf of the Public Works Department that there is a lot of stuff there to move, and he doesn't know if it can be done by tomorrow. Community Development Director Solera said the agreement we have with Fortune is a non-exclusive agreement meaning that whoever comes first gets the parking spaces, we can designate 12 spaces. City Attorney Ottinot said he will read the agreement but meanwhile the Mayor gave us instructions, and Mayor Edelcup said to get it done as quickly as you can, in the interim you are not ticketing anybody, and you have the North Bay Road area to use. He noted that taxi cabs will be permitted to park on the street, they will not have to go to William Lehman Causeway. Community Development Director Solera said that they have indicated to all taxi cab drivers who live in the City, that they are able to park in a "Resident Only" parking space as long as they acquire a decal. 12C. Information Technology Department will Navigate Through the City's New Website which is Up and Running. Action: Information Technology Director Edel Fonseca said that Phase I of the City's Website has been completed and he presented the City's new Website which went live at the beginning of February, with the following new features: beach conditions on the home page updated daily by the lifeguards; ability to scroll through community events happening throughout the City; calendar of events can be updated instantly such as cancellations; and there is a form where you can now request to schedule an inspection online. IT Director Fonseca said that this is a continuing process, and the next phase is adding features which are going to allow e-notify, list frequently asked questions, and notifications such as road closures, construction, and this phase will take about 3-months to deploy, and right now they are in the working phase of it. He said that Administrative Services Director Alyce Hanson has done a lot in helping to put this together, it was a group effort. 12D. New Item: March 20,2008 Workshop at 6:30 p.m. regarding a report from Jack Luft and Eric Penfield. Action: Mayor Edelcup reminded the Commission that we will have a workshop on March 20th right before the City Commission meeting. City Manager Szerlag said that Jack Luft and Eric Penfield will be ready with their reports. 12E. New Item: Items to be placed on the March 20, 2008 City Commission Meeting Agenda. Action: Mayor Edelcup asked that the following items be placed on the next agenda: · Auditor Report: City Manager Szerlag said that Assistant City Manager Haag had some corrections on the draft but we will have it ready and distributed by next week to the Commission, and it will be placed on the March 20, 2008 agenda. 28