2012-0119 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19, 2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10H. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Agreement with Harbour Construction, Inc. to Provide Demolition Services for 151 & 215 Sunny Isles Boulevard, in an Amount Not to Exceed $95,520.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Providing the City Manager with the Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Thaler said this will finish Sunny Isles Boulevard, when will Collins A venue be done, and City Manager Cohen said the last remaining property is due to vacate April 30, and we hope to demolish the Koslovsky property sometime in May. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1839 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 101. Add-On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Urging Miami-Dade County to Reject Any and All Large Scale Special Event Requests Planned for Haulover Park; Directing the City Clerk to Transmit a Copy of this Resolution to Miami-Dade County Mayor and Members of the Board of County Commissioners; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action:: [City Clerk's Note: Item distributed prior to the meeting See additional action under Item 4A.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Cohen reported that this is as a result of recent information that has come to the City about an event that is being proposed at Haulover Park. It is a four-day concert event to run from Wednesday to Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 11 :00 p.m. He and Chief Maas attended Bal Harbour's Commission meeting on Tuesday night where they discussed and passed a similar Resolution. The feeling there as well as with staff here is events of this magnitude overwhelm the resources of our community, and they pose public safety risks as well because traffic comes to a virtual standstill and it makes it impossible for both our Police Department and the Fire Department to be able to respond in a timely manner to parts ofthe City that are impacted by this traffic. It places an undue financial burden on us, it taxes the resources of our Police Department four days of overtime over and above what the officers work. Public Speakers: None Mayor Edelcup asked if it would be helpful ifthis Resolution is forwarded with a letter from the Chief, and City Manager Cohen said we will be forwarding this to both Mayor Gimenez and to the Parks Director, and ChiefMaas did have a conversation with the Parks Director. There is a process where local law enforcement is consulted and their opinions are heavily weighted in the process. We are also going to reach out to the Mayor's office as well to make sure that he is clear about our displeasure, Bal Harbour's displeasure, Bay Harbor and Surfside are also weighing in the negative as well. He noted that the way the resolution is written it does not preclude wide scale activity that does not present a burden to surrounding municipalities, and we welcome that type of activity as it can bring some economic activity 16