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City Commission Workshop
Thursday, August 15, 2023, 3:00 p.m.
City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
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AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Svechin at 3:00 p.m. with the following officials
present:
Mayor Larisa Svechin
Vice Mayor Alex Lama (absent)
Commissioner Jerry Joseph
Commissioner Fabiola Stuyvesant
Commissioner Jeniffer Viscarra
City Manager Stan Morris
City Clerk Mauricio Betancur, CIVIC
City Attorney Alain Boileau
*[Clerk's Note: 28 has been moved to the beginning and 2C, D, and E, to be heard after Discussion Items]
2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2A. Presentation on Emergency Response by Miami -Dade County Fire & Rescue Department.
Action: Mayor Svechin read the title and presented Chief Shanty Hall and Chief Cardesa from
Miami -Dade Fire Rescue to reported.
2B. Police Department Promotions.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Chief Edward Santiago reported.
2C. Proclamation for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Mayor Svechin reported.
2D. Proclamation for Day of Remembrance of the October 7 Massacre and Subsequent Gaza War.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Commissioner Stuyvesant reported.
2E. SKIPPED: Certificates of Appreciation Presented to SIB Gymnastics Team.
3. DISCUSSION ITEMS
3A. Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 School Facilities & Use Request.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Deputy City Manager Susan Simpson
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reported.
3B. Discussion re: Charter School.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and City Manager Stan Morris reported.
3C. Discussion Regarding Monthly Progress Reports.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Commissioner Joseph reported.
Commissioner Joseph asked City Manager Stan Morris about the progress with Heritage Park
including Capital Improvement Projects, Central Island Projects that should be moving
forward.
3D. Discussion Regarding Increased Compliance of the "Motorized Scooter" Ordinance.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Commissioner Joseph reported and is
concerned about the safety issues, although we give out helmets for free, we need to put out
more information and enforcement.
3E. Discussion re: Additional Speed Humps in Golden Shores.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Commissioner Joseph reported. City
Manager Stan Morris will continue to do a speed study and research on the speed humps,
there's a process that needs to be followed by Dade County.
3F. Discussion re: a Ride Share/Microtransit Solution.
Action: City Clerk Mauricio Betancur read the title and Commissioner Stuyvesant presented
the Company to present Sunnyflex ride share services.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayon;jn moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:46 p.m.
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Approved by th Ci Commission on
Septe r 19, 2024
Larisa Svechin
Mayor
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