2012-0621 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary- Minutes =Regular -City- Commission- Meeting ,Tune -21, 2412 Cityo£Sunny- Isles- Beach,Florida recently advised. Her Subcommittee has been conducting some research in preparation for making the request to the Post Office. Although the Post Office must address its internal operations, based upon a 2006 Congressional Research Service Report prepared for Congress by Nigh Stevens concerning the change of zip code boundaries, the Post Office should give careful objective consideration to community wishes even if they are based only on identity concerns. This Congressional Research Report also stated that zip codes misalign with municipal boundaries can cause higher insurance rates, confusion over voter registration, misdirected property and sales tax revenues for municipalities and diminishment of housing values because a shared zip code places a municipality in a less prestigious community. Community identity is also robbed. Further problems include misdirection of jury duty notices and emergency services. Particularly as to Sunny Isles Beach, mail is miss - delivered because we do not have direction such as northeast, southeast, etc. in our street addresses and it is inconvenient to retrieve mail from the North Miami Beach Post Office. Based upon the foregoing and for other reasons which may not yet be clear, and the fact that there are no known substantial reasons why acquiring a unique zip code may be detrimental, it is in the interest of the City to pursue the branding of its unique identity and proceed with the application. Commissioner Aelion recognized the effort of Ms. Levin. Commissioner Scholl said the only issue that he would have is that they will lump us with Golden Beach. Vice Mayor Thaler said that he has spoken to the Commission at Golden Beach and they are having a meeting tonight. Commissioner Scholl said he doubts that the Post Office would carve us out and leave Golden Beach with a zip code that is not contiguous. Commissioner Scholl added that his only concern would be when the computers worldwide get updated and you punch in 33160, it doesn't say Golden Beach, they are going to have the same problem that we are going to have, because what happens is there are these data bases that self populate the city field based on when you punch a zip code in. Mayor Edelcup said it is not for us to determine what they do in Golden Beach, and that we apply for Sunny Isles Beach in hopes that the zip code they assign is strictly for us. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012 -1922 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor. ION. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Second Amendment to Agreement with Beiswenger, Hoch and Associates, Inc. (BH &A), to Provide Post Design Services for the Sunny Isles Beach /Newport Fishing Pier, in an Amount Not to Exceed $7,310.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Rescinding Resolution No. 2012 -1910 Adopted on May 10, 2012; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: An amended Resolution was distributed prior to the meeting.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Assistant City Manager /Finance Shah reported that the change order relates to two items: one is doing additional design as a result our border is extending from the original to a little more west, as well as relocating the electrical box on wiring from outside on the first floor to the inside of the kitchen building. The second item is the LaPerla Agreement [Resolution No. 2012 -1910] is being rescinded so we are no longer 10