2009-0917 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting September 17, 2009 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10AA. Add -On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Agreement with Ari Properties, Inc. for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property Located at 16050 Collins Avenue, in the Amount of $4,500,000.00 with a Deposit of $450,000.00 Which Deposit Shall be Credited Against the Purchase Price at Closing, in Substantially the Same Form as the Attached Exhibit "A "; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Providing the City Manager and the City Attorney With the Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Added to the agenda prior to meeting. See action under item 4A.] Assistant City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Mayor Edelcup said we are completing the puzzle of all the parcels of property on Collins Avenue to permit the development of a Park along the west side of Collins Avenue and last night this agreement was reached with Mr. Steiger, who is here in the audience. City Attorney Ottinot reported that this is additional property for park purposes and we expect to close in December. He noted that Mr. Steiger has also requested that the Park be named the Steiger Family Park. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Brezin moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approve this resolution. Resolution No. 2009 -1483 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor. 11. MOTIONS None 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS None 13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 13A. Mike Kroll, Vice President of Miller Legg, said for the past nine years he has served as the Principal in Charge of the Design Team for Pelican Community Park. He remembers several years ago sitting and putting the information together to acquire some of those grants to acquire the Park and do the improvements at the Park, and he noted at the beginning it was supposed to be a very simplistic athletic park with a baseball field and a basketball court, a playground, and a small building for restroom facilities, etc. and it evolved into the fantastic project that it is right now which is a credit to the Commission, the City's vision, its recognition of the citizens need for this facility. As with any great project there were always issues to deal with and some of those issues included a hurricane, the drastic escalation of construction material costs, a construction of a school right next to us, and this vision has been recognized at the State level. In August of this year, the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects awarded Pelican Community Park with an Award of Merit for Excellence in Landscape Architectural Design. Mr. Kroll, on behalf of Miller Legg, presented the award to Mayor Edelcup on behalf of the City, in recognition of Pelican Community Park. 15