2009-0115 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 15, 2009 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida available than he has no problem waiving the fee. Commissioner Goodman asked if this was anything religious, and City Attorney Ottinot said he met with the Rabbi who made it clear to him that this is strictly Jewish education. Vice Mayor Thaler said he has no problem waiving the fee as long as there is no profit, and Rabbi Baron gave a little background, and that they are a non - profit organization. Mayor Edelcup said it is the consensus of the Commission if there is room than the Commission has no problem waiving the fee. 12C. Discussion/Presentation regarding the City's eSIBi Notification Service of City Information through Email Subscriptions. Action: Administrative Services Director Alyce Hanson and Information Technology Director Edel Fonseca gave a power -point presentation of the System, and reported that there are now over 100 subscribers. Public Speakers: none 121). Add -On: Discussion regarding the Responses to Questions the City Commission Raised at the Workshop on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 on the City's Capital Improvement Projects. Action: City Manager Szerlag handed out a memorandum on responses to questions relative to Capital Projects. In particular he noted Question No. 4. Sunny Isles Boulevard Street Improvements and identified three (3) options: Option A. Pave the street without regard to undergounding which would be next month; Option B. Place conduit in area without FPL approval and hope that they agree with us, and then pave the street in March 2009; and Option C. Work with FPL to find an acceptable location for the switch cabinet and finish the project in April or May 2009. Public Speakers: none Mayor Edelcup explained we are talking about the construction that is yet to be completed on Sunny Isles Boulevard or the southern most lane of the eastbound lane of Sunny Isles Boulevard, and we are debating the issue as to when that paving should take place to either open that road immediately by paving it so it will be done in February, waiting until March in hopes that we will be negotiating something with FPL, or have a location for a switch box. Assistant City Manager Jorge Vera presented a diagram of Sunny Isles Boulevard and surrounding properties. He noted the current lane that is closed and above it from the end of the St. Tropez property heading east towards Collins Avenue is all underground done by Joe Milton. We have to underground west of that to accommodate the properties to the west and underground the distribution lines we have on the south side of that property. We can pave the area and forego the undergrounding, however the overhead lines will stay there until we go underground. FPL said until they know where the distribution lines are going, they are going to require that box. Staff proposed to FPL that the City put the conduits into that 10- foot easement along the front, but FPL has not gotten back to us. Staff told FPL that the City does not want that box on City Property, and are now trying to get the Storage Facilities property and something from FPL. FPL said they can't put it on their own property because of the run that they have to do if it is over 600 feet. When WASA was asked about using their property, they said they have a water main running down there and they can't have 7