2011-0519 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting May 19, 2011 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida the monitoring of it will be done at the Police Station where they are monitoring all the other areas that have cameras. Mayor Edelcup said when Heritage Park opens there are a lot of children in Golden Shores that will want to get to Heritage Park because it has a playground area, water features, programs for the youth, and it is going to bring a lot of people to your street that want to have access into Heritage Park whether they go through the little Pocket Park or around the wall they will still come. Mayor Edelcup said any person that lives here has a right to use all the facilities and parks within our City, as well as the tourists. He also noted that the City is in the process of getting ID cards, and every resident should come in and get their pictures taken and given an ID card. Marianna Talalaevsky reminded the Commission that one of the reasons for the opening was to make sure it was a safe walkthrough because originally it was not in the plans. Otherwise the children would have to go out to Collins Avenue to get to the Park with heavy traffic coming in from the Causeway as well. Safety was our biggest concern. Commissioner Aelion said that Golden Shores has only one main entrance, and he also noted the Citizen's Watch. Mayor Edelcup said it is also a good reminder that when we have public hearings and are about to build something new, that all the residents take a part in it because afterwards it becomes very awkward as we are finding out with this or with the Skateboard Park. In every instance we have public hearings and we listen to the people at those hearings and make our determination on what we have heard at those meetings, and we can't really come back six months or two years later and say we didn't realize what we were approving and then go through this whole thing again, or we will never get anywhere with the City and its Capital Improvements. In addition to the survey, we should have our Police Department make a determination as to their opinion as to how they view the children's safety going either through that back gate or around the wall and underneath. Ms. Simpson said the basketball court would be open after school from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., similar to the Skateboard Park. Ms. Spillane asked if the homeowners or the residents will complete the survey, and Mayor Edelcup said all the residents, it doesn't matter if you own or rent because they are the people utilizing the facilities. City Attorney Ottinot asked about the survey, and Mayor Edelcup said to discuss and formulate it at the next Workshop. 14. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Edelcup adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Approved by the City Commission on June 1 P, 2011 Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk N man S. Edelcup, Mayor