2012-0920 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting September 20,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida 10Q. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida,Establishing a Schedule for City Commission Meetings for Calendar Year 2013; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title. Mayor Edelcup said the meetings are scheduled on the third Thursday of the month with no meeting in August. If any Commissioner has a problem with these dates later on,we are usually flexible so we can move them if necessary. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1973 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10R. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,Authorizing Entering into an Agreement with Blue Digital Corp.for Document Imaging Services,in an Amount Not to Exceed $260,850.00. Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement Provided Said Agreement is Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency by the City Attorney; Authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: See additional action under Item 4A.] Mayor Edelcup noted that this item was deferred. 10S. Add-On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,Concerning Amendment 4 to the Florida Constitution which, if Adopted, would Create Additional Inequities in Florida's Tax System by Granting Certain Tax Breaks to Some Taxpayers at the Expense of Other Taxpayers; Providing the City Manager with the Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: This Resolution was distributed prior to the meeting. See additional action under Item 4A.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Assistant City Manager/Finance Shah reported passing of Amendment 4 will create further inequities in the tax system. It consists of three main criteria: 1)non-homesteaded property assessment would be capped at an increase of 5%where it is currently at 10%and would cost the City in excess of$750,000;2)give first time home buyers an additional homestead exemption equal to 50% of just value of property which could cost the City in excess of$200,000;and 3)in the event that the just value which is also the fair market value of the homes, if they are to decrease then the Save Our Homes property owners would not experience a 3%increase which would be$70,000. She clarified that although she is saying what it would cost the City the reality is those dollar amounts, from $200,000 to $950,000, is actually a shift of tax burden to our current tax payers versus the newer tax payers. That is where the inequities get even greater. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1974 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 22