HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2014-2182RESOLUTION NO. 2014- 2 Z
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO PAY RONALD L. BOOK, ESQ. FOR
PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS AND LOBBYING
SERVICES RENDERED FROM OCTOBER 1, 2012 THROUGH
APRIL 30, 2013, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS (510,000.00), ATTACHED HERETO AS
EXHIBIT "A "; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO
ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS
RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach has had and continues to anticipate a number
of issues that will come before the Florida Legislature and possibly other legislative bodies that
will directly affect the City of Sunny Isles Beach and for which the City of Sunny Isles Beach
may be eligible to receive funding; and
WHEREAS, since 1998 the City has contracted Ronald L. Book, Esq. for the provision
of professional legislative and lobbyist services; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Book has performed well overall, assisting the City in securing grant
monies from State and County agencies, and
WHEREAS, the City and Mr. Book continued their professional association for the
provision of legislative relations and lobbyist services from October 1. 2012 through April 30,
2013, in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10.000.00), attached hereto as Exhibit
"A -.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Authorization of City Mana &er. The City Manager is hereby authorized to pay
Ronald L. Book, P.A. for professional services rendered from October 1, 2012 through April 30,
2013, in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), attached hereto as Exhibit
.:A„
Section 2. Authorization of City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to do
all things necessary to effectuate this Resolution.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16`x' day of January 2014
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Jane A. Hines, MMC, City Clerk
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Vice Mayor Aelion
Commissioner Gatto
Commissioner Levin
Commissioner Scholl
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City of Sunny Isles Beach
18070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
(305) 947 -0606 City Hall
(305)949 -3113 Fax
MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Christopher J. Russo, City Manager
DATE: January 16, 2014
Citv Commission
Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor
Isaac Aelion, Lice Mayor
Jeanette Gatto, Commissioner
Jennifer Levin, Commissioner
George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner
Christopher J. Russo City Manager
Hans Ottinot, City Attorney
Jane A. Hines, MMC, City Clerk
RE: PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY RONALD L. BOOK, P.A.
RECOMMENDATION
This Resolution is presented for your consideration.
REASONS
Ronald L. Book, Esq. managed the legislative relations and lobbying services for
2012 -2013 Fiscal Year. These services have not been paid and Mr. Book is requesting payment
in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). I respectfully request that the City Commission
authorizes payment for the aforementioned services.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note, commencing with the 2013 -2014 Fiscal Year, we have changed the term of his
contract to correspond with the end of the legislative session. Our records show that the first
agreement with Mr. Book was in 1998. The following is a small snapshot of the agreement
history:
Term
Resolution Number
Amount of Agreement
FY 2009 -2010
2009 -1467
$55,000
FY 2010 -2011
2010 -1606
$60,000
FY 2011 -2012
2011 -1823
$10,000
October 1, 2012 - April 2013
N/A
N/A
May 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014
2013 -2058
$10,000
FUNDING SOURCE
The cost for the management of legislative relations and lobbying services is funded thru the
General Ledger Account 10 -512 -5317 (Professional Services in the Office of the City Manager).
For Fiscal Year 2013 -2014, Staff budgeted thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for Professional
Services.