2012-0328 Special Commission Meeting

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SUMMARY MINUTES Special City Commission Meeting Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 6:00 p.m. City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida ATTENTION ALL LOBBYISTS: CITY LAW REOUIIU:S YOUR REGISTRATION PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF. BOARDS. COMMITTEES OR TIlE CITY COMMISSION. PLEASE CONTACT TIlE CITY CLERK FOR FORMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The meeting was called to order by Mayor Edelcup at 6:00 p.m. with the following officials present: Mayor Norman S. Edelcup Vice Mayor Lewis 1. Thaler Commissioner Isaac Aelion Commissioner Jeanette Gatto Commissioner George "Bud" Scholl City Manager Alan J. Cohen City Attorney Hans Ottinot Asst City Manager/Financc MinaI Shah Asst City Clerk Mauricio Betancur 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION Actioll: Bob Welsh led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and City Historian Richard C. Schulman gave the invocation. Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks of decorum. Mayor Edelcup noted additional information was distributed for Item 3A cost estimate summaries for the Gateway Park Project, as well as Add-on Itcm 3D a Letter of Agreement with John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Govcrnment to provide Supervisor Training for City Employees. Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approvc thc abovc changcs to thc agcnda. Thc motion was approvcd by a voicc votc of5-0 in favor. 3. RESOLUTIONS 3A. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Initial Schcmatic Dcsign for Gatcway Park and Parking Garagc and Approving a Sccond Amcndmcnt to Design-Build Agl'eement between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and 4M Investors, LLC., for a Park and Pal'king Garage, Attachcd Hereto as Exhibit "13"; Further Approving a Tax Exemption Agreement; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Second Amendment to Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Actioll: [City Clerk's Note: Cost Estimate Summaries were distributed prior to the meeting. Correspondence from Axioma3/Architects dated March 20, 2012, was distributed at the meeting.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Cohen reported noting that cost estimate summaries were distributed on the Pedestrian Bridge, Gateway Park, and Performance Stage, and the original Estimate for the Parking Garage and Park. Public Speakers: Cliff Schulman, Esq.; Eduardo Castifieira, Architect; Joseph Milton;