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Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting January 22, 2009 <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br />and that was the last phase of the underground work, and at this point, it will be all surface <br />work, and so the project is moving quickly, well ahead of schedule. The contractors did run <br />into some utility problems in that area so that did delay the work a little bit, as there were a <br />lot of old lines that were not on the maps or to anyone's knowledge exact locations. There is <br />a driveway south of the Church between that and Marion Towers, that driveway is currently <br />ponding water, and our hope is to get that drainage system in there as quickly as possible, and <br />build a concrete driveway there, and he has relayed that to them. <br />Vice Mayor Thaler asked when the bike path will be usable, and Acting City Manager <br />Conner responded that is part of the surface work, and he does not know when that segment <br />is on the schedule, he will check the flow charts, but it should be relatively soon. They will <br />finish all the concrete work first, and then move on to the asphalt work. Vice Mayor Thaler <br />asked if that project will be done by June 2009, and Assistant Public Works Director Bill <br />Evans said no, but a good portion of the concrete work and the paving work will be done, <br />and the remaining work will be the light poles, etc., and 80 -85% of the surface improvements <br />will be done by June. Acting City Manager Conner said they are finishing the underground <br />work and then they will start the surface work which should be done relatively quickly. After <br />that is done, the lighting and some of that detailed work takes a little time, but the basic <br />project is moving quite quickly and will be done easily by June. Mayor Edelcup said the <br />June date is important because the school kids are out and we would like to make sure that <br />Gwen Margolis Park itself is usable and access to the Park is attainable. Acting City <br />Manager Conner said he and Bill Evans met with the contractors and the consultants two (2) <br />weeks ago on timeframes for certain issues and the Park is critical, and we have given the <br />contractor a tighter leash, that way we have a little flexibility if something goes wrong. <br />Public Works is working with Cultural and Human Services Director Susan Simpson who <br />has given them a workable schedule so we can make it happen. <br />Vice Mayor Thaler said in that area the contractors are closing those streets and there are no <br />signs or anything, and yesterday they were pouring cement on the sidewalk and they had <br />traffic stopped in three (3) directions. Acting City Manager Conner said he spoke with the <br />consultant and the contractor last night about that, and instructed them that it had better be a <br />lot better flow for traffic, we have been pushing them and we will make certain that they take <br />care of those things. <br />Mayor Edelcup asked that the Commission read the report and come back at a later date to <br />discuss it. <br />6. ADJOURNMENT <br />Mayor Edelcup adjourned the meeting at 9:15 a.m. <br />Respectfully submitted by: <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br />Approved by the City Commission on Feb. 19, 2009 <br />No an S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />3 <br />