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Virtual Regular City Commission Meeting
Thursday, July 16, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Scholl at 6:30 p.m. with the following officials
present:
Mayor George “Bud” Scholl
Vice Mayor Larisa Svechin
Commissioner Dana Goldman
Commissioner Alex Lama
Commissioner Jeniffer Viscarra
City Manager Christopher J. Russo
City Clerk Mauricio Betancur, CMC
City Attorney Edward A. Dion
Deputy City Manager Stan Morris
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3A. Virtual City Commission Meeting – June 18th, 2020.
Action: Commissioner Viscarra moved, and Vice Mayor Svechin seconded a motion to
approve the above-mentioned Summary Minutes. The motion was approved by a voice
vote of 5-0 in favor.
4. ORDER OF BUSINESS (Additions/Deletions/Amendments)
Add On: 3A. Summary Minutes – June 18, 2020; Add’l. Information: 7A. Ordinance
Extending Zoning Moratorium; Revised: 10C. Resolution Ratifying First Amendment to
Agreement with FPI Security Services; Deferred: 10M. Resolution Amending Zoning
Resolution No. 12-Z-130;
Action: Vice Mayor Svechin moved, and Commissioner Lama seconded a motion to
approve the above-mentioned changes to the agenda. The motion was approved by a
voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
6. ZONING
6A. Request of Publix Super Market (“Applicant”) for the property located at 18320 Collins
Avenue, Conditional Use Application for the following: (Hearing #PZ2020-03):
Requests:
1. Pursuant to Section 265.13 and Chapter 98 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Code of
Ordinances, the Applicant is requesting a conditional use approval for a packaged liquor
ATTENTION ALL LOBBYISTS: CITY LAW REQUIRES YOUR REGISTRATION PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF, BOARDS, COMMITTEES OR THE CITY COMMISSION.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK FOR FORMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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store to be located within the retail space on the ground level of the supermarket shopping
center.
Action: Mayor Scholl gave opening remarks on zoning procedures/decorum. City Clerk
Betancur read a disclaimer for the Zoning hearing and administered the oath to witnesses.
City Clerk Mauricio Betancur asked if there were any Ex Parte disclosures to which all five
(5) Commissioners stated they had not met with the applicant.
Planning and Zoning Director Claudia Hasbun reported that the applicant is seeking a
conditional use approval for a packaged liquor store to be located within the retail space on
the ground level of the supermarket shopping center. The application is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan and generally consistent with the City’s Land Development
Regulations.
Public Speakers: None.
After presentation from the applicants representatives and comments from the City
Commission, Vice Mayor Svechin moved to DENY the application, and Commissioner
Lama seconded. The motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0, in favor.
Vote: Commissioner Goldman yes
Commissioner Lama yes
Commissioner Viscarra yes
Vice Mayor Svechin yes
Mayor Scholl yes
7. ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
7A. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Extending
the Term of Ordinance No. 2019-541 for an Additional Six (6) Months from September
19, 2020; Providing for Severability; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for an Effective
Date.
[Clerk’s Note: Additional information was provided prior to the start of the meeting].
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and City Attorney Edward A. Dion reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Vice Mayor Svechin moved, and Commissioner Viscarra seconded a motion to approve the
Ordinance on first reading by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. A second and final reading
was scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2020.
Vote: Commissioner Goldman yes
Commissioner Lama yes
Commissioner Viscarra yes
Vice Mayor Svechin yes
Mayor Scholl yes
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Other than Ordinances for Second Reading)
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9. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING (Public Hearings)
10. RESOLUTIONS
10A. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving
an Agreement with Millenium Products, Inc. for the Purchase and Installation of
License Plate Recognition Systems, in an of $126,309.78, Attached Hereto as Exhibit “A”;
Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution;
Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Police Chief Snyder reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Commissioner Goldman moved, and Vice Mayor Svechin seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3073 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10B. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Authorizing
the Chief of Police, in Accordance with the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 to
Expend Forfeiture Funds from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the installation of
Six (6) License Plate Reader System Cameras, in an Amount Not to Exceed $126,309.78;
Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Police Chief Snyder reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Commissioner Goldman moved, and Vice Mayor Svechin seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3074 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in
favor.
10C. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying a
First Amendment to the Agreement with FPI Security Services, Inc. to Provide a
Customer Service Ambassador for the Pier Park Parking Lot, in a Total Amount Not to
Exceed $60,000.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do
All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
[Clerk’s Note: This item was revised prior to the start of the meeting, and was heard in
conjunction with item 10D.]
10D. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying
an Emergency Agreement with FPI Security Services, Inc. to Aid in Enforcement of
City, State, and Federal Emergency Guidelines and Regulations Related to COVID-19,
in a Total Amount Not to $60,000.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City
Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an
Effective Date.
[Clerk’s Note: This item was heard in conjunction with item 10C.]
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Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Cultural and Community Services Director
Sylvia Flores reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Commissioner Viscarra moved, and Vice Mayor Svechin seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution Nos. 2020-3075 (10C) and 2020-3076 (10D) was adopted
by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10E. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying
an Increase in Spending Authority with Martin & Sons Residential Services, Inc. for
Pressure Cleaning Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $2,915.99; Authorizing the City
Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an
Effective Date.
[Clerk’s Note: This item was heard in conjunction with item 10F.]
10F. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying a
Third Amendment to the Agreement with Martin & Sons Residential Services, Inc. for
Pressure Cleaning Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $69,000.00, Attached Hereto as
Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this
Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
[Clerk’s Note: This item was heard in conjunction with item 10E.]
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Cultural and Community Services Director
Sylvia Flores reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Commissioner Goldman moved, and Vice Mayor Svechin seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution Nos. 2020-3077 (10E) and 2020-3078 (10F) was adopted
by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10G. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,
Establishing the City of Sunny Isles Beach Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Millage Levy
Rate at 2.200 Mills per $1,000.00 of Taxable Assessed Value Which is 2.01% Less than
the "Rolled Back" Rate of 2.2451 Mills, for Fiscal Year 2020/2021; Setting the Date,
Time and Place for the First and Second Public Budget Hearings as Required by Law;
Directing the City Clerk and City Manager to File this Resolution with the Property
Appraiser of Miami-Dade County Pursuant to the Requirements of Florida Statutes and the
Rules and Regulations of the Department of Revenue of the State of Florida; Providing for an
Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Finance Director Tiffany Neely reported.
Public Speakers: None.
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Vice Mayor Svechin moved, and Commissioner Lama seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3079 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in
favor.
10H. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Rescinding
the Sixth Amendment and Ratifying the Seventh and Eighth Amendments to the
Agreement with KCI Technologies, Inc., F/K/A Keith and Schnars, P.A. for
Professional Services for the FPL Overhead to Underground Conversion Project, in an
Amount Not to Exceed $6,100.00, Attached Hereto As Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City
Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an
Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Assistant to the City Manager Susan Simpson
reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Vice Mayor Svechin moved, and Commissioner Lama seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3080 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in
favor.
10I. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Adopting
Rules of Procedure for Virtual Special Magistrate Hearings that Take Place During the
Pendency of the State of Emergency Declared in Florida Governor’s Executive Order
20-52; Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and City Attorney Edward A. Dion reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Vice Mayor Svechin moved, and Commissioner Goldman seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3081 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in
favor.
10J. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Urging
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez and the Board of County
Commissioners of Miami-Dade County, Florida to Transfer Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security (CARES) Act Direct Federal Funds Received by Miami-Dade
County to the City of Sunny Isles Beach and to Other Units of Local Government
Within the County Based on Population; Further Directing the City Clerk to Transmit a
Copy of this Resolution to the Officials Named Herein; Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and City Manager Christopher J. Russo reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Commissioner Lama moved, and Commissioner Goldman seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3082 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10K. A Resolution Of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Fifth Amendment to
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the Agreement with Perkins+Will Architects, Inc. for Architectural Design Services for
the Pedestrian Overpass Bridge at 18080 Collins Avenue, in an Amount Not to Exceed
$99,900.00, Attached Hereto As Exhibit “A”; Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and City Engineer Richard Labinsky reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Commissioner Goldman moved, and Commissioner Lama seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3083 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10L. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing
the City’s Opposition to Offshore Drilling Activities, Including Seismic Airgun Blasting;
Providing Direction to City Officials; Providing for Implementation; Providing for an
Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and City Engineer Richard Labinsky reported.
Public Speakers (listed alphabetically): McKenzie, Daniela; Nemstev, Lyudmila; Rotker,
Jennifer; Stuyvesant, Fabiola.
Commissioner Goldman moved, and Vice Mayor Svechin seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3084 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10M. Deferred:
A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending
Zoning Resolution 12-Z-130 to Correct a Scrivener’s Error in Paragraph 5 of Section
IV; Providing the City Manager and City Attorney with the Authority to Do All Things
Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
[Clerk’s Note: This item was deferred.]
10N. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving
a Purchase Agreement with BREAKFAST NY for the Purchase of a High-Tech Kinetic
Art Installation at the Sunny Isles Beach Government Center, in an Amount Not to
Exceed $42,000.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute Said Purchase Agreement and to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this
Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Cultural Master Plan Consultant Lynn
Dannheisser reported.
Public Speakers (listed alphabetically): Cukierkorn, Jesse; Joseph, Jerry; Joseph, Jodie.
Vice Mayor Svechin moved, and Commissioner Viscarra seconded a motion to approve the
resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3085 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10O. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Pursuant to
Section 5.1 of the Municipal Charter, Calling for a General Election to be Held on
Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the Purpose of Submitting to the Electorate of the City of
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Sunny Isles Beach the Names of All Qualified Candidates for Election to the Positions of
City Commissioner Seat 01 (Northern Area), and City Commissioner Seat 03 (Southern
Area); Providing for a Run-Off Election, if Necessary, to be Held on Tuesday,
December 1, 2020; Designating One Registered Voter Who Shall Serve with the City
Manager and the City Clerk as the Canvassing Board for Said Run-Off Election;
Providing for Conducting the Elections, Polling Places, Form of Ballot, Voter Registration,
Notice of Elections; Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title and reported.
Public Speakers: Grozdanova, Rumiana.
Commissioner Viscarra moved, and Commissioner Goldman seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3086 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
10P. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving
a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with O’Leary Richards Design Associates, Inc.
for Additional Landscape Design Services Relating to the Meditation Garden, in a Total
Amount Not to Exceed $99,776.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the Mayor
to Execute Said Amendment; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to
Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
Action: City Clerk Betancur read the title, and Assistant City Manager Susan Simpson
reported.
Public Speakers: None.
Commissioner Goldman moved, and Vice Mayor Svechin seconded a motion to approve
the resolution. Resolution No. 2020-3087 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor.
11. MOTIONS
12. DISCUSSION ITEMS
12A. Discussion regarding Sargassum (Seaweed) on Beach.
Action: Vice Mayor Svechin led a discussion.
Public Speakers (listed alphabetically): McKenzie, Daniela; Joseph Jerry.
13. CITIZENS’ FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
Speakers (listed alphabetically): Steiger, Arie; Joseph, Jerry; Joseph, Jodie
14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Scholl adjourned it at 9:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by: Approved by the City Commission on
September 17th, 2020
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Mauricio Betancur, CMC
City Clerk
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George H. Scholl
Mayor