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 The future is not much better for where they are going if things that are still looming out there occur, things like Amendment 4 and Amendment 3 that strike at the heart of local governments that have a ripple effect. Amendment 4 is the end of growth in Florida, it is the end of planned reasonable responsible growth. To talk about land use and zoning decisions being done by referendum which is what Amendment 4 is all about, means we shouldn't bother to elect local government officials, it means we don't have any confidence or any faith in our local government officials. Amendment 3 which in affect will strangle your City Manager, Amendment 3 means he can't raise any revenue in the future in affect without the vote of the people. So you have a convergence of things happening over the next year or two, all of which have not only an affect on you and all of the other local governments but it has an affect at the State level as well. Mr. Book said the House Delegation continues to be again from this part of town, effective on our behalf and on issues that we care about but we are going to have to be more creative in the future, we are going to have to continue to look to things that we can weigh in on that improves our overall situation whether that is with grants for Florida Community Trust, FCT, which this City have been extraordinarily fortunate very successful, successful because of your staff, your leadership, and because our Legislative Delegation has made the phone calls, and made the press when they needed to. All of those grant programs will have to get more creative in the things that we do. Vice Mayor Thaler asked if any of the grants that we have been getting are in jeopardy, and he said that all grant programs have taken a step back, however, there will be money for those programs, we will have to fight to get them. Mayor Edelcup said because we know that Florida's financial conditions are poor, and that the likelihood of grants is minimal, is there any attempt that we can make to tap into Federal funds directly, and Mr. Book said yes, no, yes, somewhere in the middle. He is a big believer in supporting the people that are there leading your country, he is one of those who believes that the Stimulus Program to date has not proven to be very effective or very helpful to the people of Florida. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Brezin seconded a motion to approve this resolution. Resolution No. 2009 -1467 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor. 10L. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying the Approval of an Agreement Between Logistics Management Group and the City of Sunny Isles Beach, to Provide Logistical and Event Management Services for the City's Jazz Festival on October 16 -18, 2009, in an Amount Not to Exceed $65,000.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A "; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: Assistant City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Cultural and Human Resources Director Susan Simpson reported, and Mayor Edelcup noted that it is a turnkey operation. Public Speakers: none Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Brezin seconded a motion to approve this resolution. Resolution No. 2009 -1468 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor.