2013-0409 Special City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Special City Commission Meeting April 9,2013 Sunny Isles Beach,Florida then painted, and Mayor Edelcup said right, auto coded. City Manager Russo said the bottom line is that on our shopping list we said that is what we don't want. Architect Castineira said that is exactly why they are looking at Hunter Douglas which is an antidike material,made out of aluminum,different than paint,a different part of coding. Everything next to water is an issue and that is one of the things that these coastal areas have in common. ' We are definitely looking at a quality product that is meant for the exterior, etc. Commissioner Scholl asked what is the back of house on the stage, is there a bathroom, a backroom? Architect Castineira said yes that means specifically what was required in terms of the shopping list, he thinks it was 20 feet. There is a bathroom and a room that is air conditioned. Commissioner Scholl asked how do we step up for the 16,000 square feet?Are you going to put in the mechanical infrastructure because when he looked at the jewelry box all he thinks is a thousand ton of air conditioning, and so who pays? Is that included in the price because when he sees the slab by others,he understands that we are not putting the slab in but when it comes to mechanical infrastructure for the future restaurant/banquet hall what are we getting? Joe Milton said we leave it all free, we have the pads outside for the AC equipment, we don't install it because we have no idea what requirements you will have for AC. The plumbing is all brought in for the design that he has done that is a requirement for the bathroom fixtures. We will oversize your sanitary,we will oversize the water coming in here,we will distribute the fire sprinklers throughout. We will provide all the accesses to the ventilation and so in the future when you do put in the AC, you will have access to the location and the appropriate ventilation to the location but we don't put in any of the final equipment. That needs to be with the final design. Commissioner Scholl asked what the purple areas are in the bathroom in the rendering, and Mr. Milton said those are finished areas, and are completed where they are following instructions provided by staff He noted that the bathrooms are not air conditioned,they are mechanically ventilated at the request of staff We have feedback from staff on all of these items, and that is what we provided. Architect Castineira noted that the concession stand is also raw space because the City has not decided what that is going to be, to what degree it was going to have, what type of equipment, etc. Commissioner Levin said the only question she has is where will the pedestrian bridge fall, and the Commission stated in the northwest corner. Architect Castineira said right,based on some preliminary discussions,this area is ample enough for the pedestrian bridge to come in, and that works with the distance that he has from the ramp. Also the possible location has been identified by Building Official Parker of the other tower on the other side of the bridge. In a previous review there was a suggestion about closing the bathrooms here from within and that was an input from Commissioner Levin and that made a lot of difference. City Manager Russo said that there will be some adjustments to this,nothing major,this has been pretty well thought out even at this preliminary stage. Where the bridge lands is probably going to be somewhat east of where Ed was just pointing out. However, we have our spot, everything on that side can be made to,and there is some leeway in that. Mayor Edelcup said the bridge itself will never go into the garage,and City Manager Russo said right,the bridge is going to be totally free standing for a lot of reasons: 1) primary use of it is to get to the Park; 2) there are security issues; and other issues. Mayor Edelcup opened it up to public comment. Regina Fridkin said her concern today is 6