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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-1215 Regular City Commission Meeting MinutesSUMMARY MINUTES Regular City Commission Meeting Thursday, December 15, 2016, 6:30 p.m. City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 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. 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 City Manager Christopher J. Russo Vice Mayor Jeanette Gatto City Attorney Hans Ottinot Commissioner Isaac Aelion City Clerk Jane A. Hines, MMC Commissioner Dana Goldman Deputy City Manager Stan Morris Commissioner Larisa Svechin Deputy City Attorney Fernando Amuchdstegui Zoe Gubacsi, SGA President 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION Action: Principal Adam Kosnitzky led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and Monseigneur Gregory Wielunski gave the invocation. Mayor Scholl gave opening remarks of decorum, and he welcomed newly elected Commissioner Svechin to her first Commission meeting. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3A. Regular City Commission Meeting — November 17, 2016. Action: Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto 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) 4A. Request to Hear Items. Add -On: Item 5A. Presentation by Chief Maas; Item 5B. Acknowledgement by Vice Mayor Gatto; Item 1OP. Extension of time to obtain a Building Permit; Additional Information: Item 100. Payment to FPL. Action: Mayor Scholl noted the above changes to the agenda. Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the above changes to the agenda. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 5A. Add -On: Presentation by Police Chief Fred Maas. Action: [City Clerk's Note: See additional action under Item 4A. ] Police Chief Fred Maas said he is here tonight to announce a surprise promotion. One of the greatest resources in this City and one of the greatest commodities that we have is our K-8 Community School. For over seven (7) years one individual has been the liaison between students and the Police Department reaching as many as 2,000+ students. To say she has made an impact would be a huge understatement. He asked Patty Gonzalez to join him to be promoted to the rank of Corporal. Chief Maas asked her son Elijah to come up and stand with his Mom. Chief Maas said if you ask Patty Gonzalez she will be the most direct, most honest, and the first one to tell you that her life was impacted by meeting a police officer. She had a difficult time growing up and it was a police officer who changed the course of direction for her life. Chief Maas said this promotion will be effective after the first of the year, and with this comes numerous responsibilities not only those that she has now but also supervisory responsibilities that will be added on with regards to the school. He presented her with her Corporal's badge, she will get a date certain, and also her Corporal stripes for her uniform. 511. Add -On: Acknowledgement by Vice Mayor Jeanette Gatto of a Sunny Isles Beach Resident, Charlotte Trattner. Action: [City Clerk's Note: See additional action under Item 4A.] Vice Mayor Gatto introduced Charlotte Trattner who overcame a speech disability known as Apraxia as a young child, after eight (8) years of therapy and the love and support of her family, and her parents Steve and Liz Trattner. Charlotte founded an organization called "Just Like Me Too" which mentors children with speech disabilities and impediments. While attending our K-8 School, she did a brave thing by enrolling in speech and debate class in the Oh grade, and participated in an annual Optimist International Oratorical Competition. Despite her speech impediment and through sheer tenacity ended up winning the competition three (3) years later which earned her a college scholarship. She further persevered and competed in pageants and she won the title of Miss Global Charity Queen U.S. which recognizes the importance of volunteerism. She will be competing in Taipei this summer representing the United States. Vice Mayor Gatto said Charlotte was accepted to 18 universities around the country, deciding upon the University of Central Florida on a full scholarship where she is studying Journalism. Charlotte has helped to raise over $18,000 for Relay for Life, worked with Clean the World, an organization which recycles soap and creates hygiene kits for the homeless. She also worked with Prom to Remember which is an organization that provides a prom for children with cancer who missed their proms. Vice Mayor Gatto said she met Charlotte at our K-8 school when she spoke to the students on ways to protect the environment as Miss Florida Teen Earth. It was then that it struck her that Charlotte was a very special person, and she wanted to acknowledge her amongst all of you in the community. One of the things she likes the best is that Charlotte has lived her entire life in Sunny Isles Beach. Mayor Scholl and the City Commission presented Ms. Trattner with a Certificate of Acknowledgement. 2 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 6. ZONING: ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. None 7. ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING 7A. Public Hearing: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Establishing a Moratorium on the Submittal, Processing, and Issuance of Local Business Tax Receipts and/or Land Use Approvals for Medical Marijuana Dispensing Organizations and Treatment Centers, as Defined Herein, for a Period of One Hundred Eighty (180) Days from the Date of Adoption of this Ordinance; Providing for Legislative Findings, Intent and Purpose; Providing for Conflict; Providing for Severability; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported noting this Ordinance was requested by Mayor Scholl and Commissioner Aelion. The constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana was recently approved by the voters in November, consequently marijuana dispensing facilities will be doing business in the State of Florida. As such, this Ordinance will preclude these facilities from doing business in Sunny Isles Beach until City staff is able to investigate the impact of these facilities without appropriate regulations to ensure there is no negative impact on our community. Public Speakers: None Mayor Scholl said he has had more people calling him about having marijuana dispensing facilities. The fact is that the State rules are not clear yet, and we need to get a lot more clarity. We don't have any rules on the books that prohibits it, and so this is a preeminent strike to make sure we can freeze it for now until we understand it better. Given the fact that we are a small community, tightly coupled, and our commercial district is relatively small, we need to understand this clearly. Commissioner Aelion agreed, and noted the School Board is in the process of working on this for minimum distances of any future facilities especially by a public school. He asked if the 180 days is the ceiling or if it is one year? City Attorney Ottinot said they won't allow more than a year, but he thinks six (6) months is enough. Mayor Scholl said the State does not have complete clarity yet. Vice Mayor Gatto added that she thinks they have until July 2017 which is longer than six (6) months for the State to come up with rules. They are looking at three (3) options and so it behooves us to wait. Mayor Scholl said if we don't have clarity by July, we can add another six (6) months to it. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the proposed Ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. Vote: Commissioner Aelion yes Commissioner Goldman yes Commissioner Svechin yes Vice Mayor Gatto yes Mayor Scholl yes Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Mayor Scholl introduced Zoe Gubacsi who is the new President of the Student Government Association (SGA) at Norman S. Edelcup Sunny Isles Beach K-8, and he invited her to sit on the dais with the Commission. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Other than Ordinances for Second Reading) None 9. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING (Public Hearings) None 10. RESOLUTIONS 10A. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying a Temporary Agreement for Training and Code Enforcement Services with the Village of Biscayne Park, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Providing the City Manager and the City Attorney with the Authority to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Russo reported that the Village of Biscayne Park lost their only Code Enforcement Officer and asked for some temporary part- time help. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Svechin seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2636 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, Approving Appointments to the City Advisory Committee for Calendar Year 2017; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Deputy City Clerk Mauricio Betancur reported. The members of the Committee are: Chairperson Jeniffer Viscarra; Members: Michael Ducote, Howard Gordon, Carla Mast, Lenny Roth, Mila Simkin, and one appointment needs to be added by Mayor Scholl. Mayor Scholl said his last appointment is out of town, when they get back he will confirm it. He noted that the Committee is an important function to City government. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Goldman moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2637 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 4 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10C. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving Appointments to the Historic Preservation Board for Calendar Years 2017 and 2018; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and reported. The members of the Committee are: Chairperson Arie Steiger; Members: Shari Blank, Dione Del Monico, Tim Lanham, Warren J. Stamm, Fabiola Stuyvesant, and Steve Trattner. Public Speakers: None Mayor Scholl said this Board is near and dear to his heart because he lives in the only historic house in the City, and so every time he wants to get a paint job, it takes him about three (3) months to get approval, but for the record, he is not complaining. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2638 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. lOD. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Third Amendment to the Agreement with HPF Associates, Inc. to Provide Professional Consulting Services, in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $270,000.00, 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 Hines read the title, and City Manager Russo reported that this is a contract renewal for Fiscal Year 2016/2017 with Paul Abbot's company. Paul is our Owner's Representative on the entire Undergrounding Project, the Pedestrian/Emergency Bridge, and other miscellaneous items that he helps with. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion asked if this is something that is renewed as need be, and City Manager Russo said it is based on the project, and this is in the amount not to exceed for the remainder of this fiscal year. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2639 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 5 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10E. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Providing an In -Kind Donation to Chabad Russian Center of South Florida for Use of Heritage Park and City Support Personnel for a Community Event on December 29,2016; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Cultural and Community Services Assistant Director Sylvia Flores reported that this event is held annually. They provide all of the actual event needs, and they have requested in-kind as far as using the Park as well as Park services from Park personnel and from Police Services. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2640 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10F. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an In -Kind Donation to the North Miami Beach Little League in an Amount Not to Exceed $21,925.00 for Use of the Chief Fred Maas Baseball Field to Provide a Recreational Baseball Program for Calendar Year 2017; Authorizing the City Manager To Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Cultural and Community Services Assistant Director Sylvia Flores reported that we receive this request every year. This amount is based upon the schedule that they provided us. The maximum amount of hours and usage will most likely not reach that amount because certain City programs will take priority. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion asked if the in-kind is use of the facility, there will be no monetary donation, and Assistant Director Flores said that is correct. Commissioner Svechin moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2641 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, Approving a Charitable Contribution to Miami Beach Marian Towers, Inc., in an Amount Not to Exceed $10,000.00, to Continue to Expand their Educational and Social Programs; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution: Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Mayor Scholl reported that Miami Beach Marian Towers ironically settled here a long time ago, which is why it is called Miami Beach Marian Towers instead of Sunny Isles Beach Marian Towers. It is a non-profit HUD, it is an elderly housing complex here in Sunny Isles Beach and it has over 250 residents, most with limited mobility and resources to lead a social life outside of the complex. They have a big social services and senior infrastructure in Marian Towers and they have a lot of programs to offer quality of life activities for the residents and neighbors. The programs are offered year-round Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and available to all residents as well as their guests, most of who are Sunny Isles Beach residents who live in or around the complex. He recommends that the City designate $10,000 of funds budgeted as a donation for the purpose of financial assistance for these programs. We are always doing things to try to help our seniors as you know, and so our donation will go a long way to directly serve our residents most in need. The funds will be used to purchase and install computers for a computer lab along with instruction classes on their use, expansion of the English Citizenship classes, senior exercise and yoga classes, and expansion of the in-house hot lunch program to offer a daily hot meal to more residents. He noted Monseigneur Wielunski actually lives in Marian Towers, he is a visiting Monseigneur. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion said the purchase of laptops and computers to train them is a very good program, and is a very good effort to ease their learning of the computers. Mayor Scholl said the program is there but a lot of the folks didn't know about it, the folks immediately around Marian Towers understood what was out there. Commissioner Goldman is very pleased to see the support. She is a proponent and advocate for seniors programming, expansive activities, having a stationery senior center while the City is working out the terms of the government annex, to have that or an alternative site. We need to do everything that is within our means to support all of the enhanced services and activities of our senior population. She commended the Mayor and the Commission for this initiative. Commissioner Svechin moved and Commissioner Goldman seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2642 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 1011. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an In -Kind Donation to the Social Citizens of Southeast Florida for Use of the Community Center at Pelican Community Park on January 7, 2017; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Cultural and Community Services Assistant Director Sylvia Flores reported this is a request from the Social Citizens to use the Park's multi-purpose room for their event. The in-kind donation is essentially the rental fees which would have been associated with using that room, as well as some support services that they are requesting from the facility's staff. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Goldman moved and Commissioner Svechin seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2643 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10I. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Agreement with O'Leary Richards Design Associates, Inc. to Perform Landscape Architect Services, in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $65,000.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Planning and Zoning Director Claudia Hasbun reported that the City entered into negotiations with O'Leary Richards Design Associates after accepting RFQ No. 16-06-02. The services provided include building plan review, site plan review, City's landscaping professional review, and multiple design projects. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2644 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, Approving a Lease Agreement with Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department for the Property Located at 350 Sunny Isles Boulevard, to Create a Passive Park, Attached Hereto in Substantially the Same Form as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Lease Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Planning and Zoning Director Claudia Hasbun reported that we have been working with the County Water and Sewer Department for a long time in order to get this lease agreement in place to obtain certain areas to develop a passive park with walkways and landscaping improvements at 350 Sunny Isles Boulevard. The agreement includes approximately 17,561 square feet. The original term is 20 years with two 10 -year options to renew. Public Speakers: None Mayor Scholl said what Claudia is describing is that when you come across the bridge on 163rd Street going east toward the ocean, it is that big tank that sits on the right side, on the south side of 163rd Street. Part of the construction being finished there of the building will be a Passive Park including the bay -walk along there. We have the rights of all the buildings to have a walkway that goes behind the buildings along the bay. City Manager Russo said one thing we should mention so that everyone understands is that the County is rebuilding a new Sewer Pump Station there. What they are under our consent to do there is actually to first improve some of the deficiencies to keep the existing Pump Station functioning. Then where the tank is they are going to build fundamentally in that area a new Pump Station. It is actually going to be a little bit more aesthetically pleasing, we have had them use the FPL Station as a model. However, that new Pump Station will be enclosed by a wide easement as part of this lease so that we will be able to plant the curb side of that pretty substantially, the Park will be to the west of the area that will still be used by the Water and Sewer Agency of the County. In the rear of it they will also, and this was a big Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida improvement because at first they had issues with doing this, give us access along the back of it along the water to be able to connect the bay -walk through there. Commissioner Goldman said she has one comment that she made while meeting this week and that was because of the way this contract is drafted and hold harmless indemnities, she was wondering whether or not a Phase I Environmental Study had been conducted or would be conducted in connection with this lease, and any improvements that were made by the City. City Manager Russo said yes, and we did look into that and there was one that he believes was older and he believes that we will at least do or make sure it is current for at least Phase I Analysis of that land before we enter into the lease. Commissioner Aelion said they took away the source where they had approximately two miles into the ocean, and now this is going back on Biscayne Bay which is a much more secure location. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2645 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10K. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Accepting a Donation of Two (2) Wild Lime Trees and Eight (8) Passion Flower Vines from Keith and Fang Oliver for the Butterfly Garden at Gateway Park; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Commissioner Goldman reported this is a gift to the City for a Butterfly Garden that is going to be planted. City Manager Russo said yes, that has been partially installed already, and we will have to be making some adjustments for a statue installation that we talked about. These plants are part of the process to attract Butterflies, and they will be planted to the back of the Stage area. Commissioner Goldman said they are serving as host plants for that purpose. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2646 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. IOL. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Donation of Surplus Computer Equipment to Miami -Dade County Public Schools and South Florida Digital Alliance; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Chief Information Officer Derrick Arias reported this is our regular donation of surplus equipment that we have accumulated over the past year. He has heard back from the School and they will be taking six (6) of the laptops and the rest of the equipment will be going to the South Florida Digital Alliance to be refurbished and put back into the community. Public Speakers: None Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Commissioner Goldman asked if there is any way to interface this computer initiative with Marian Towers? CIO Arias said yes, the City Manager had brought that up to him this afternoon and the South Florida Digital Alliance has actually been asking him if there is a location where they can work with us to set up a learning center. He has already reached out to them and we will be working with them. One of the issues is we are not able to transfer software and licensing, and so by doing the donation through the South Florida Digital Alliance they have the ability to refurbish the equipment, to install windows and office on it, and then put it back out into the community with software. If we were to donate it directly, it would be hardware only, we have to wipe everything off from the equipment. So working with them gives us the opportunity to have them put it back into the community, and so we will make sure that we reach out to Marian Towers and work with them to have whatever equipment we can locate there and actually they will help us to also facilitate having someone come out and do the training as well. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2647 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10M.A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Economic Development Transportation Project Fund Agreement Between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the City of Sunny Isles Beach for the North Bay Road Emergency/Pedestrian Bridge, in an Amount of $500,000.00, in Substantially the Same Form Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A" Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Russo reported that this is actually the contract that is necessary that goes along with the $500,000 State appropriation that was secured last year through the good work of our State Representatives and Lobbyist Ron Book. Public Speakers: None Mayor Scholl noted that every year we put in for certain grants at the State level and usually they get cut out of the budget because money is always tight at the State level. Last year Florida Governor Rick Scott actually left our grant in the budget and we are going to receive $500,000 toward the building of the Pedestrian/Emergency Bridge. An interesting thing because when we had the issue with the Chateau building and the tower blew up that day, the Governor called him about an hour after it happened and asked if there was anything they could do for us, and Mayor Scholl had said yeah, you can lower our taxes, and you could help us with our emergency bridge which keeps getting cut out of the budget. Ultimately to the credit of our Lobbyists and our Representatives we got the appropriation, and so the Governor shined a favorable light on us. Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2648 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10N. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Declaring Dana Goldman as Vice Mayor; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Mayor Scholl reported typically we rotate the Vice Mayor seat. In the past, the prior Mayor believed in seating it with one person and Mayor Scholl said he is kind of on a two-year cycle. Commissioner Aelion was the Vice Mayor for a couple of years, then Commissioner Gatto was the Vice Mayor for two years, and tonight he would like to nominate Commissioner Goldman to be the next Vice Mayor for two years. Commissioner Goldman has been a great Commissioner, she just ran for reelection and she persevered. She will need to trade seats with Vice Mayor Gatto for the next meeting. Vice Mayor Gatto thanked Mayor Scholl for the honor of being Vice Mayor for the past two years, she appreciated it and it was very rewarding. She said,to Commissioner Goldman that as she knows she gets to fill in for the Mayor, and that means when his plane is late, you get to speak in front of a bunch of people in an auditorium at the very last minute, it was a great honor and a lot of fun. She can't think of a better person to follow up, and she thinks the community agrees because they reelected her overwhelmingly this go around. Mayor Scholl said in the old days when the Mayors were much older in age, Mayor Edelcup actually came into office because Mayor Samson died, and Commissioner Goodman was five (5) days from being declared the Vice Mayor, and so every time you sit down and talk politics, former Commissioner Goodman reminds him that he was five (5) days away from being Mayor, and so we take this designation very seriously. Commissioner Aelion said he wanted to echo Vice Mayor Gatto's comments as we have been serving here for a few years together and he can only say great words and great comradery and congratulated Commissioner Goldman. Commissioner Goldman said what a privilege and an honor to serve with such wonderful leadership and Commission, and City staff. It has been a great privilege and honor of her career and her life, and so thank you all. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Gatto moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2649 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 100. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Payment to Florida Power and Light (FPL), in an Amount Not to Exceed $477,072.00 for the Collins Avenue Overhead Undergrounding Conversion Project from 17275 to 17555 Collins Avenue, 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's Note: Documents distributed prior to the meeting.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Planning and Zoning Director Claudia Hasbun reported that this is actually to advance a section of the undergrounding project basically from the Sole on the Beach to the Chateau Beach Residences Projects. Those two developers are putting up part of the money that is being spent here, and this section will come before the rest of the project. City Manager Russo said this includes obviously some sections in between that are the City's responsibility, so the two developers that you may recall put up about $330,000 of it. We 11 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida paid a payment for the low voltage at the October 20, 2016 meeting, and this is the big chunk of FPL, there may be other miscellaneous expenses but this is going to get implemented and energized. Public Speakers: None Mayor Scholl said just so the public understands this, Collins Avenue has been torn up for the past eight (8) months and it will be torn up a lot longer. We are putting in conduit piped under the ground to take all the wires down along Collins Avenue and underground them all, not only the power lines but also cable television, the telephone and other utilities that are up on the poles. As part of that we are going to have a new Streetscape with new light posts and new lights along Collins Avenue. Everybody that has called him about holiday decorations, we don't have holiday decorations up because of this project but also the new light posts will accommodate holiday decorations that we can power, then hopefully we will outshine Bal Harbour next year. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2650 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10P. Add -On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Resolution No. 14-Z-149 to Extend the Time Period to Obtain a Building Permit by Chabad Lubavitch Russian Center of South Florida, Inc., (the "Applicant") for the Project Entitled "488 & 500 Sunny Isles" Located at 488 & 500 Sunny Isles Boulevard in Accordance with Section 265-11 (L) of the City Code; Authorizing the City Manager and the City Attorney to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Distributed prior to the meeting.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and Planning and Zoning Director Claudia Hasbun reported that this Application was approved on December 18, 2014, and the Rabbi has requested an extension for another 12 months and he also has mentioned that he might come in, in the next six months, to downsize the design of the project. Public Speakers: None Mayor Scholl said he had discussed this with the Rabbi and he might consider downsizing this project a little bit and he was sorry that he could not be here as his father took ill in Russia and he flew to Russia yesterday. Commissioner Aelion said he also spoke to him and he voiced the same sentiments to him. Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Goldman seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2016-2651 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 12 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15, 2016 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 11. MOTIONS None 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS None 13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 14. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Aelion moved a motion to adj ourn the it at 7:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Approve by the 4at', �' -Jane A. Hines, MMC, City Clerk George H. chol r 13 and Mayor Scholl adjourned Commission on Jan. 19, 2017 Mayor (6w �w City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 sF F9j sf �+° yip (305) 947-0606 City Hall of avN �0 (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission VIA: Christopher J. Russo, City Manager FROM: Jane A. Hines, MMC, City Clerk DATE: 1/19/2017 RE: Summary Minutes for the December 15, 2016 City Commission Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Attached for your consideration are the Summary Minutes for the December 15, 2016 Regular City Commission Meeting. REASONS: ATTACHMENTS: Description Summary Minutes Item Number: 3.A. ii