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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-0119 Regular City Commission Meeting SUMMARY MINUTES Regular City Commission Meeting Thursday, January 19,2012,6:30 p.m. City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida A TTENTION 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 Edelcup at 6:30 p.m. with the following officials present: Mayor Norman S. Edelcup Vice Mayor Lewis J. Thaler Commissioner Isaac Aelion Commissioner Jeanette Gatto Commissioner George "Bud" Scholl City Manager Alan J. Cohen City Attorney Hans Ottinot Assistant City Manager/Finance MinaI Shah City Clerk Jane A. Hines, CMC 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / INVOCATION Action: Former Commissioner Roslyn Brezin led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and City Historian Richard C. Schulman gave the invocation. Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks of decorum. 3. APPRO V AL OF MINUTES 3A. Regular City Commission Meeting - December 15,2011. Action: [City Clerk's Note: A revised page 13 was distributed prior to the meeting.} Vice Mayor Thaler noted a correction on page 13, insert "daily" after "children", and insert "doesn't" before "behoove". Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to approve the above Summary Minutes, as amended. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 3B. Special City Commission Meeting - December 22, 2011. Action: Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to approve the above 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: Revised: Item 3A. Page 13 of December 15, 2011 Summary Minutes; Add-On: Item 7D. Ordinance Amending Sec. 265-5 & 265-46 to revise Off-Street Parking Standards; and Item 101. Resolution re: Haulover Park Large Scale Events. Action: Mayor Edelcup noted the above changes to the agenda. Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Scholl 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 January 19.2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS SA. Annual Report on the "State of the City" by Mayor Norman S. Edelcup. Action: Mayor Edelcup read the State of the City Address, noting that this is the ninth time he will be doing this. He reviewed the significant events that took place in 2011, and stated that the City continues to be very secure and financially strong. According to the Miami- Dade County Tax Assessor's Office, property values in Sunny Isles Beach excluding new construction increased overall from $5.4 Billion to $5.6 Billion. We were one of only two cities in all of Miami-Dade County that actually experienced a recovery on the existing home values during this past year. In the eight years that he has been Mayor, our taxable property values have risen from $2.5 Billion to the present $5.8 Billion, at an increase of 132%. Our millage rate of $2.886 per $1,000 of taxable value has remained the same as last year. The rate is 14% less than the 3.35 millage rate we had in 2003 when he first became Mayor. 5B. Presentation of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2010/2011. Action: City Manager Cohen thanked Assistant City Manager/Finance MinaI Shah and her staff for doing an incredible job day in and day out to keep our books in order and to keep us on the straight and narrow. Assistant City Manager/Finance Shah presented Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Audited Financial Statements with a clean opinion. She introduced Cindy Calvert, the partner on engagement from the firm of Keefe, McCullough & Co. LLP, who provided the Commission with a brief presentation of the City's Financials noting that the City is the first to present its audit. She said they did not find any significant adjustments or deficiencies that needed to be cured. She also noted that the Finance Department submitted an application to the Government Finance Officers' Association for a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for this year's Financial Statements, and noted that the City received the award for 2009/2010. Mayor Edelcup on behalf of the Commission thanked Ms. Calvert and internal staff for delivering the Audit in a very timely manner. Commissioner Aelion noted that the statistics show a steady increase of population which is a very positive sign, and Vice Mayor Thaler said that is due to the K-8 School being here. 5C. A Certificate of Appreciation to be Presented to the Winners of the Greater Miami and the Beaches Hotel Association's First Annual Hospitality Leadership Awards: Susan G. Boone, for "Sales & Marketing", and to Raul Navarrete for "Food & Beverage/Banquets" of the Trump International Beach Resort for a Hotel with Over 200 Rooms. Action: Ibis Romero, Executive Director of the Sunny Isles Beach Resort Association, reported, and Mayor Edelcup, on behalf of the City Commission, presented the Certificates of Appreciation. 5D. Presentation to Police Captain Dwight Snyder. Action: Chief Maas presented Captain Dwight Snyder with a name plate upon completing the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, graduating on December 16, 2011. Captain Snyder presented Mayor Edelcup and the Commission with the "Yellow Brick Road" which represents several grueling components of the II-week training course. The Brick will be housed in the Trophy Case on the 2nd floor lobby of the Police Department. 2 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 5E. Presentation by Aletha Player of Florida Power and Light External Affairs regarding Community Outreach Efforts. Action: Aletha Player of FPL reported noting the items that Mayor Edelcup mentioned to her yesterday will be working by next week including the SIB Sign on the FPL Building. Everyone should have received a letter from FPL regarding a rate increase. Back in 2010 when they filed for a rate increase, there was a settlement and as part of that settlement they agreed to freeze their rates to the end of 2012. In a regulatory environment, they are obligated to send a letter asking for a test year which is to be in March. She pointed out that today there are 55 electric utilities in the State of Florida, and their electric bill is the lowest, they are number one in clean energy, and they have the cleanest footprint in terms of C02. Commissioner Scholl asked how many of those 55 utilities does FPL have, and she said 75%. Commissioner Aelion said Sunny Isles Beach is mostly condominiums, and on the issue of hallway lighting, the Code calls for constant 24-hour lighting. To go from a shut-off switch to a sensor base is not easy to obtain, and he asked ifFPL can make an effort to achieve this and show its support. Ms. Player said FPL only brings power to the meter, what goes on internally is up to the owner ofthat building. Commissioner Aelion said there is a collective effort in neighboring cities as well, and the more vocal the better. Vice Mayor Thaler said one ofthe greatest frustrations that we have are in communications with FPL. The call backs and the amount of time it takes to get answers, that is one area that we need to correct, we need better communication with FPL. Ms. Player said that they met with the City Manager a couple of days ago and he had expressed those concerns, and they are committed to do better. The lighting involves Miami-Dade County which makes it a little more complex. They will send a survey of all lights in the City and they will work in conjunction with Miami-Dade County to correct some of these. City Manager Cohen said that they did meet which involved FPL and Miami-Dade County Public Works. As they read in a recent edition of our local newspaper, there are times when there is a question as to whose equipment is involved in an outage, and what they have started discussing is a better process for us to identify who we should call, when we should call, and also giving higher priority to situations when a circuit is out as opposed to one light being out. Where a whole bank of lights is out, FPL and the County both agreed that they would give that a much higher priority and respond to that in a much shorter period of time. Mayor Edelcup asked about the undergrounding of the City. When we first became a City some 15 years ago, we were told by the first City Commission and FPL representatives that within 10 years we would be totally undergrounded and of course we are not. He requested on a periodic basis, and he doesn't care if it is three or four times a year, that FPL and our City Manager update this Commission and the City as to the current status and timelines to complete the total undergrounding of the City so that we all have a better understanding and perspective of when it will be done. The Commission keeps getting asked that question particularly during the storm season when everybody is worried about their lights going off because of hurricanes or strong wind. He thinks it would be very good to institute a policy and maybe Ms. Player and the City Manager can work together on how to best communicate to the Commission that schedule. Ms. Player said that they have a meeting here Monday morning with the City Manager and the objective of that meeting is to brief the Manager on the status of where we are with that project, and also to review with him other projects. 3 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida SF. Presentation on Gateway Park by 4M Investors, LLC. (Deferred from 12/15/11) Action: [City Clerk's Note: Joe Milton handed out a set of renderings.] Cliff Schulman, Esq., representing 4M Investors, LLC. reported in July 2011 this Commission approved the Design/Build Agreement for a parking garage and park at Gateway Park as well as a Ground Lease to allow the development of the eastern end ofthe Park for potential retail restaurants. Tonight they will brief you on where they are on that project, and their attempts to get a retail vendor to come in with a restaurant. They have been unsuccessful with that but would like to give the Commission some options to consider about the future use and development of the Park. They had six months to locate that vendor, otherwise they would lose their lease which they have lost but that doesn't mean that you are not going to get a Park. Public Speakers: Cliff Schulman, Esq.; Joe Milton; Eduardo Castifieira; Barry Miller; Joe Milton said what they thought would be a commercial oppOliunity proved to be a commercial improbability. They found Annette Klein O'Brady who specializes in bringing restaurant operators to locations. They showed her the location and the renderings, and she immediately brought up a concern of where to drop off people, dropping them in the rear doesn't work, they need to be dropped off in the front. Joe Milton told her that we can't do that, it is impossible with Sunny Isles Boulevard traffic. They suggested dropping them off or parking at the parking garage and then walk over but Ms. O'Brady did not like that idea, and that they are looking for mall foot traffic. They reached out to other restaurants such as Carrabas and Outback but their representatives did not like the location because there was no foot traffic. The location is too important to have a temporary status as it is a true gateway into the City and so they came up with a new proposal. Eduardo Castifieira, Architect President/CEO ofAxioma3Architects, presented renderings of the proposed project. He pointed out that they are now focusing on the parking garage in a much more refined way, now that the facility is not there and there is more park there, we have a challenging situation. When the facility was there, the park element or the great lawn as we called it, created a much smaller space between the building and the parking garage. When you do a building all the foundations needs to be buried, you are excavating that fill and using it in other areas ofthe site. Personnel are now running numbers and calculating all of these things, by eliminating the building we don't have those excavations any more because we don't have foundations. We are now left with a site that is two feet under, and we need to fill it up level with the sidewalk on either side of the park, otherwise you will start having problems with the drainage, flooding, etc. As they changed the design, they started to do a couple of things in two different areas. One area encompasses the parking garage, a plaza, and the beginnings of the park, and the second area is the balance of the park. Eduardo Castifieira showed several renderings of the project including a sculptural treatment, a sculptural wall, redesign of the restrooms and elevators, and noted that this wall will also create a line of vision for security. The best way for security is to make the parking garage open in the sense that you can see in, as you are getting offthe elevator you are overlooking the park and looking towards Collins Avenue. On the side that faces Sunny Isles Boulevard, there was a need to close off the parking structure from view so that the cars are not visible. One of the ideas of Landscape Architect Barry Miller was to berm the front lawn area ofthe parking garage so there is a linear strip of lawn to berm it up four (4) feet to a retaining wall 4 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida right up against the building so you won't see the cars that are parked at ground level. The concept is to create a sense of dense landscaping in front of the building. He is thinking of using a material for this project which is a metal panel system that you attach as a fabric to the face of the building, it is a weave with smaller hole punctures. At the second level between the retaining wall and slab, there is a horizontal or vertical truss so they will have lines and flowers, a green wall effect, on the roof level to make it a solid crash wall and so cars parked on the roof are not visible from Sunny Isles Boulevard and the park. On the garage layout on the east side, the core of the elevators and the stairs are flipped around so when you exit and enter the elevator behind that tapestry wall, you are overlooking the park. Eduardo Castifieira said on the other side of the garage is a gathering area, and in front of the restrooms and drinking fountains is an opportunity for a concession, and they also identified an area for trash collection, storage, etc. By creating this space, people using the park can walk underneath the structure to get in out of the rain. That area is fronted by a plaza, and this is where the park begins, it is very elegant, inspired by European type similar to Parisian in nature with a gravel path. The park itself is rectangular, simple, long area, with golf course type grass, and on either side from the flat area to the park in the center there are slight berms. One concern is the amount of traffic that goes by, they want to protect the people iffor instance a ball rolls out into the street, and so they are introducing a slight berm here that goes up to two (2) feet to a stage that is flat in the center. Opposite of that is the overpass that comes down on the west side, the berm is higher, it goes up to four (4) feet, and the reason for that is because of the overpass coming down. The trees wrap the entire project around the center of the park with a cluster of vegetation and trees in the higher berm creating a moss-like area. People like to sit on the grass under the trees, and for more passive activities on this side of the park. There are a couple of very important amenities, one is a children's play area that is adjacent to the plaza and next to a stage set right in the center which will accommodate about 500 people, with structured seating it would accommodate approximately 700 people. The playground for the kids will have three (3) different apparatus which they are proposing to have a canvas type covering, adjacent to the plaza, where they are talking about having seating, tables and chairs, etc. At the end of this main access they are proposing a sculpture and the idea is to create a more organic sculpture, maybe sea grass. At the end of the plaza is a water wall, and that is very important, also something that Barry Miller brought to their attention. The water wall will deaden the sound of traffic, the mist from the water wall will create a cool environment in the plaza itself. Behind the water wall is the back ofthe house area where trash, etc. is located. At the end of the great lawn is a ripple effect representing waves, where children can run up and down on this area. There is a combination of materials, lots of richness in materials, and he showed renderings of trees, sidewalks, pathways with compacted gravel, fruit trees, and vegetation. Commissioner Aelion asked if the drop off point was a major calculation in the refusal for potential vendors to come in, and Joe Milton said that was the secondary reason. The main reason was the destination, no foot traffic, no pedestrians walking around the area. Commissioner Aelion said that Collins A venue is high traffic like at Epicure where they have valet parking on the side street. The other thing he is looking at is the great lawn there is substantial footage (40,000 square feet) and that there would be the same usage for this park as the others with a stage, there may be better usage for that park. He is leaning toward a more attractive park with a path of sculptures by renowned sculptors, and he sees that more 5 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida than the same that we already have. He also asked if the metal sheeting is similar to the Heritage Park garage, and Mr. Castifieira said no, at Heritage Park it is a flat metal punctured panel system, and this one is more of a weave pattern that is smaller punctured, it gives it a whole new dynamic but the point is well taken regarding the statues, each park has to have some of those amenities. Joe Milton said that we have located a main sculpture element at the east side of the park, and we can expand on that. Commissioner Scholl said that Mr. Castifieira is very talented and we appreciate the effort. When he heard that Joe Milton was going to come before us and that the potential restaurant fell apart, he thought of getting Annette Klein O'Brady to see what she could come up with, and ironically that is who Joe Milton went to. As a retail broker she is one of the more reliable sources of attracting that type of tenant. We should appreciate her credibility because she gets paid by getting a tenant in here, and if she can get a tenant she would have told Joe exactly what to do to attract that tenant. He is sad that the restaurant is not developing but he was glad to hear ofthe quality of the resource that Joe went to in order to try to attract a tenant. He feels that we want a national tenant or nothing. The site is too critical that we don't want to speculate and that was his credibility to the aquarium, he just didn't feel we had the economics there to support it. He feels we forget about the density sometimes that we have in this City, and from his perspective you can't have enough green space. He would walk to or ride his bike to this park, he won't do that to the other parks, and he lives on Atlantic Island which is a little south. He is excited about the Intracoastal Park but it is not a park like this one. He is not going to play Frisbee in the Intracoastal Park with his kids it is going to end up in the water. He thinks that the design is innovative, he likes the plaza, he likes the feature that you can come in out of the rain, he likes the area next to the parking garage where you can watch your kids, and it is not overburden with play equipment. He thinks the ripple effect is very creative, and he likes the way the Architect picked up the symbolism with the ocean. The point that he would like to make is that if we are not going to attract a high quality tenant, he doesn't think we should build the building there. Mr. Castifieira said his theory is, and he has spoken to staff, there is a 30,000 square foot roadway, it is going to have a foundation, it is going to have columns, and it is going to have a structure supporting the garage. It can very easily be brought up, the structural foundation can be designed to accommodate a future restaurant, gym, or anything that you want to do. You have a 30,000 square foot plan that you can build on. He thinks that is something that is definitely an advantageous element to take into account now because the cost of breaking up that structure to allow for future construction will be a fraction of what it would cost, the piles, the elevation, etc., and so that is really something for you to consider. Commissioner Scholl said then that you are saying to beefup the infrastructure ofthe garage when you are building it to accommodate a structure on top of it. In the future in the event that the economy improves or you get a tenant that, when the park is built and they see the foot traffic in the park, that it will attract tenants. Mr. Castifieira said to keep in mind that the garage is being designed as what they call state construction, in other words it is not precast and so it would work with the addition on top, and you will get incredible views. One of the hurdles mentioned was that they would like the parking and facility combined, they don't want people to have to walk across the park to go to the restaurant. Commissioner Scholl said they can put valet at the bottom of the garage and use the elevators. 6 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Vice Mayor Thaler said adding that to the garage should absolutely be considered and put on whatever agenda we have to put it on to add to it. Whether it becomes a retail store or whether we here in City Hall have to expand and need areas to build additional offices, that would enhance the future of the City overall, and it would be a selling point in terms ofthe retail operation on top of the garage. On one of the other things mentioned, this park was designed for the south side of Sunny Isles Beach and he thinks the structure and the way it was laid out covers both sides of what has been said so far, and that was the initial thought of why we created the park where it is. It is a stand alone and it is for the people south of 16ih Street. He also believes that somewhere in there, and he knows you have the water park, or the additional area, there is so much space there that we can create an additional water park for the kids or for decorative purposes but he thinks on the far end we should put in something with water, he is looking at Heritage Park and it is the most used area in the park. Through the period of time that this has been on the agenda one of the things that did come up was a butterfly park, a small area creating certain types of foliage that the kids can go and look at it. There are different bushes and trees that will attract different butterflies and if we can put that in a corner, it would make it a more interesting park. Mr. Castifieira noted that we have a passive seating area here and that would be a beautiful area for it. Vice Mayor Thaler said we have to get people there, if you go on the far side of 167th Street there is almost no way for the people at the edge of the bridge to get to that park. We need a bridge from that area and it could hook right into the parking garage. He noted one of the renderings did have a bridge, and he remembers discussing it before for the front part ofthe park, he is now relating it to the back part of it, and he thinks it is more needed there to bring the people to the park to make it fully useful. Mr. Castifieira said they had already identified two points, at this corner and at the opposite side where there is an area, combination of a elevator tower and the stairs, and so that is something that they can look at. There are also some FPL power lines there and so we will have to look at that and restudy it. Vice Mayor Thaler said again if the Commission can look at that, he knows it wasn't discussed earlier, and know what the numbers are. He thinks it is something important to finish the Park and to make it useful to a large amount of individuals. Mr. Castifieira said they would do a cost study on that. Commissioner Gatto said that she had met earlier with Joe Milton and we have some wonderful parks in the City already in place, a lot ofthem are dedicated to children with play areas, as they should, but she was thinking that we have an opportunity here to do something more in line for adults. We were talking about some ideas like a facility if people want to do a over the top wedding, band shell there for concerts, maybe an event like wine tasting, really just save this area for a certain kind of event that the City wants to put on that appeals to young professionals. We talked about maybe an Art Basel or mini-Art Basel, and your signs are so beautiful, and that kind of aesthetics appeals to her. She thinks it could be something more sophisticated and elegant for adults. Mayor Edelcup said that one of the things you could consider, as they were discussing before, the garage has the ability to put on a top floor, there has been a prime need in this City for a catering hall or banquet hall. There have been people asking for a museum type of thing, and we talked about it with Cultural and Human Services Director Susan Simpson. A lot of times we try to have events outside and we get rained out, it would be nice to have an 7 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida indoor facility where you can have the movies take place inside because it is raining outside, and you would still be in a glassed in box on top of that park and maybe we should examine some of those concepts to tie in with what you are suggesting for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other major events that the City is currently lacking having the space for. It is an added expense but we can study the economics of it as to whether or not there would be enough of a demand from the commercial side or people in the area that would support it so we can consider that kind of investment on the top floor of the garage. Commissioner Scholl said as a point of comparison, his son is in Miami Beach Rowing Club at the Shane Center on 62nd Street and Collins A venue on Indian Creek. When Dr. Shane gave his endowment to build that facility he insisted they put in an empty top floor with some commercial catering facilities in it and it has become a great economic driver. The Rowing Center has a person that helps lease it out and it is basically for weddings, etc., there is no park associated with it and it has all surface parking. We can kill three birds with one stone if we plan it properly. People need a reasonable cost facility and with the park adjacent to it, it is a capper and so whatever demand there is for that it certainly would be an attractive alternative for that kind of a venue. Vice Mayor Thaler said we can go out and get a caterer, and Commissioner Scholl said if you put the infrastructure in, then they come to you. Anybody can bring in anything they want, there is a basic kitchen requirement you put in, they don't cook there necessarily but they bring all their catering supplies in. Commissioner Gatto asked if there is a view of the ocean from there, and the Commission said yes, you would also have the Intracoastal. Mayor Edelcup said particularly if you are over the top of the garage, at that point you are overseeing the flyover. Mr. Castifieira said it would be the same height as on the fourth floor of this building. Commissioner Aelion said the design where you showed the ripple effect and the potential of sharp edges, he would rather it be sloping down and not just a sharp cutting edge there. Barry Miller said there is a 30-inch limit you can come up to without to provide liability, and so we would have to put some kind of edging on there to prevent people from going over, we will check that. Mayor Edelcup said one of the other considerations in building this park and it is in a open area, is security and safety, we may have to address some sort offenced-in area in the evening so we can lock up certain sections of the park. The garage stays open and perhaps other areas can stay open but the main section of the park will probably need it, and we need to think about that in this architecture design. Joe Milton said we will think about that in the design, the park will be well lit, and they will put in fencing for security. City Manager Cohen said regarding the cost, we have been presented with some initial cost estimates and we hope to bring those to you next week as an add-on to our reorganization plan discussion Workshop (January 26, 2012). Mayor Edelcup asked ifhe can also bring in some of the concepts that we discussed tonight like the cost of a third floor. City Manager Cohen said yes we have that as well as the numbers for everything that has been presented, there are a couple of things that came up tonight that are new, we will see if we can get you some figures on it. Vice Mayor Thaler said of all of them, the most important is the floor on the garage, which was the consensus of the Commission. 8 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Cliff Schulman said what they need tonight is, under their Design/Build Agreement they are due to submit for final site plan approval by the end of this month. On the site plan we don't know what we are doing yet, it gives you a number of options and it is going to take the Commission to reach whatever consensus they can to send us in the direction to start creating those site plan documents. Rather than having a date certain, he suggested once the Commission approves a concept plan, that they would be given 90 days to submit for final site plan approval and then bring it back. Mayor Edelcup suggested 60 days, he is trying to keep us on schedule. Joe Milton asked for 90 days because he needs approval from FDOT, DERM, etc., it is out of his control. He still needs traffic reports which will take three or four weeks and he can't do that until he has a final design. Mayor Edelcup said to try to force things along, we have had a wonderful discussion tonight about lots of ideas that need to be digested and put down on paper with cost estimates, and whether or not that can all be done on Phase I or whether it is a Phase I and Phase II approach, we are in the middle of January. Ifwe took 30 days to try to gel on our ideas, he would hope that 30 days from now, or certainly by March 1,2012, we should be in a position to have pretty well finalized what we want to do and when we want to do it and how much it is going to cost. He would hope that we can have a meeting scheduled no later than the March 15,2012 meeting of what it is that we are going to build for site plan review. Mr. Schulman said he thinks a lot of that may depend on a workshop, and Mayor Edelcup said yes, in between the meetings but he is trying to keep this on track. Commissioner Scholl said he thinks we have an 85% start right now if we don't change it. Mayor Edelcup said we need to get it by March or April at the latest to the point where we are approving some sort of a site plan. How long it takes to get approvals thereafter is going to be dependent upon how fast the permitting agencies are going to work with you. Joe Milton said that the City requires FDOT approval prior to being submitted, he can submit to FDOT what he has right now if the Commission is satisfied with the parking garage, that is going to be the real critical item, and Mayor Edelcup said that it is the consensus of the Commission to go forward with the garage the way it was presented tonight with the extra footing and the pad that would allow for a bridge to be connected to it, that makes the whole west side of the Park pretty much in concrete. We are pretty much gelled even on what the great lawn looks like, he thinks what we may be hung up on in making some variations is what we do on top of the garage and when we do it, and whether or not we put the bridge in across to connect to the Plaza of Americas area at the time that we are doing the park initially or if we are going to do it at some future phase, and so he doesn't think either of those things will slow you down from getting the permits that you need. Commissioner Scholl said he wouldn't want to hold up the construction for the park or garage waiting for the permitting agencies on the bridge. Even if we wanted to do the bridge we would have to break it up into two separate projects because we are going to get hung up on it. Vice Mayor Thaler said they can get started on the garage today, and Mayor Edelcup said definitely, and that we are just saying that probably the delayed items are going to be the connecting bridge and the possibility of a fourth floor banquet hall or whatever we want to call it. That would keep us on the schedule and he noted that we are still planning on doing the demolition on that site in March 2012, and hopefully being able to turn that site over to 9 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida you as early as April, knowing that you probably can't get started in April but certainly that you can get started by Mayor June. Commissioner Scholl said procedurally their site plan runs out, do we need to do anything tonight, and Mr. Schulman said they are scheduled to submit for site plan approval by January 21, and so they need another date or once the Commission has approved the concept plan, a period of time thereafter. Mayor Edelcup suggested we do it in April which will give them 90 days from tonight. City Attorney Ottinot said one important date is in the design review you have to apply for a building permit by June 30, 2012. Commissioner Scholl said tonight let's just make a motion that your site plan presentation is extended until the April 19, 2012 City Commission meeting and then we will deal with the other stuff. Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to extend the site plan presentation until the April 19, 2012 City Commission meeting. The motion was approved by a voice vote of5-0 in favor. [City Clerk's Note: This motion was turned into a Resolution and added as Item 1 OJ} Mayor Edelcup said we will have as many workshops in between as we need, and he asked that Cultural and Human Services Director Susan Simpson attend the workshops because we need her input as well as our own as to what belongs in those parks. [City Clerk's Note: The Commission took a 10-minute break. After which the Commission heard Miami-Dade School Police Chief Charles Hurley. See action under Item 12A.] 6. ZONING None 7. ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING 7 A. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Pursuant to Section 265-4 of the City Code to Make it Consistent with the Land Use Map; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Cohen reported that in September 2011 the Commission amended the Future Land Use Map of the City and this is amending the official Zoning Map to be consistent with the Land Use Map updating park land. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5- o in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Aelion Commissioner Gatto Commissioner Scholl Vice Mayor Thaler Mayor Edelcup yes ~ ~ ~ ~ 10 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 7B. An Ordinance ofthe City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Sections 265-34, 265-35, and 265-36 of the Zoning Code to Correct a Scrivener Error; Providing for a Repealer; Providing for Severability; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported noting that this Ordinance is to correct a scrivener's error. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5- o in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Aelion ~ Commissioner Gatto ~ Commissioner Scholl ~ Vice Mayor Thaler ~ Mayor Edelcup ~ 7C. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Section 10 Entitled Budget Procedures to Create a New Section Entitled Emergency Fund Balance Reserve; Requiring Budget Amendments be Approved by Ordinance; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Severability; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Mayor Edelcup reported that one of the major responsibilities of the City Commission is to ensure fiscal stability and for several years the City has maintained a healthy reserve fund of $10 Million to be used for emergency purposes. To protect our rainy day fund and to ensure the availability of funds for man-made or natural disasters, he is proposing this Ordinance to codify that the City must keep a minimum of $10 Million as a rainy day fund. Under this proposed Ordinance the $10 Million fund must be used for emergency purposes only and in order to use it, the City Commission is required to approve any use of funds by Resolution upon the super majority, which today would be 4-1, and he noted that any reserve funds accumulated above $10 Million can be used without any restriction. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5- o in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Aelion ~ Commissioner Gatto ~ Commissioner Scholl ~ Vice Mayor Thaler ~ Mayor Edelcup ~ 11 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19, 2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 7D. Add-On: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Sections 265-5 and 265-46 of the Zoning Code to Revise Off-Street Parking Standards; Providing for a Repealer; Providing for Severability; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Item distributed prior to the meeting. See additional action under Item 4A.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported that the purpose of this amendment is to provide additional parking spaces. Specially, the unit size of 1,800 square feet or greater will be required to provide two parking spaces per unit for condominium units whereas smaller units will be required to provide 1.5 parking spaces per unit. If 24-hour valet service is provided, then 100% of the required parking may be permitted as tandem parking. Additionally, the off-street parking rules should be amended to permit self-parking by unit owners within non-mechanical parking spaces, while prohibiting self-parking in mechanical parking lifts or any other type of mechanical parking device Public Speakers: None Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5- o in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Aelion ~ Commissioner Gatto ~ Commissioner Scholl ~ Vice Mayor Thaler ~ Mayor Edelcup ~ 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Other than Ordinances for Second Reading) None 9. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING (Public Hearings) 9A. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Ordinance No. 2011-369; Amending the City's Budget for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year- Capital Projects Funds; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Ordinance; Providing for an Effective Date. (First Reading 12/15/11) Action: City Clerk Hines read the title. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to adopt the ordinance. Ordinance No. 2012-378 was adopted by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. V ote: Commissioner Aelion ~ Commissioner Gatto ~ Commissioner Scholl ~ Vice Mayor Thaler ~ Mayor Edelcup ~ 12 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 9B. An Ordinance ofthe City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Ordinance No. 2011-369; Amending the City's Budget for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year- General Fund; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Ordinance; Providing for an Effective Date. (First Reading 12/15/11) Action: City Clerk Hines read the title. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to adopt the ordinance. Ordinance No. 2012-379 was adopted by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. V ote: Commissioner Aelion ~ Commissioner Gatto ~ Commissioner Scholl ~ Vice Mayor Thaler ~ Mayor Edelcup ~ 10. RESOLUTIONS lOA. A Resolution of the City Commission ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Adopting the Miami-Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS), Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the City Manager to Identify and Prioritize Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Projects to Become a Part of the Local and Statewide Hazard Mitigation Strategy; Further 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 Cohen reported noting that every five (5) years the City goes through a recertification of the community rating system. The points that are accumulated through this recertification process determine in part the rates that our residents will pay for Flood Insurance. By adopting the LMS which was done in collaboration with Miami-Dade County and other municipalities, we will gain more points in the certification process leading to lower insurance rates for our residents. Commissioner Aelion said some of the properties are in the flood zone and others are not, how does that affect the general mitigation, City Manager Cohen said he will come back with an answer. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1832 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. lOB. A Resolution of the City Commission ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving Budget Amendment No. BAl112-012 to Fiscal Year 2011/2012 Budget for the Collins Avenue Street Improvement - West Phase III Project in an Amount of $100,000.00; 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 Assistant City Manager/Finance Shah reported. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1833 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 13 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10C. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Awarding Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 11-11-03 to and Entering into an Agreement with Tenex Enterprises, Inc. for the Collins Avenue (West Side) Sidewalk Pavers Project, in an Amount Not to Exceed $546,161.50, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to Negotiate and Execute Agreements for Contingency Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $750,00.00, and to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Public Works Director Gio Batista reported that this is for the sidewalk pavers on the west side of Collins Avenue excluding the Arlen House. The City went through a procurement process, rejected all bids and negotiated with Tenex. A contingency amount was added for landscaping, irrigation, electrical work, and palm trees as part of this proj ect. Public Speakers: None Mayor Edelcup noted that this will complete the west side streetscape. City Manager Cohen clarified that the Arlen House has a separate designated project in our Capital budget, as it is a more complex project which does not fit into the more simple parameters of this project which is why it is not being included at this time. Vice Mayor Thaler asked if the $750,000 was for the foliage and palm trees, and City Manager Cohen said it includes the trees, irrigation, electric and lighting for all of the trees, and we are talking approximately 70+ medjools, and it also includes ground landscaping between the trees. Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1834 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10D. A Resolution ofthe City Commission ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Authorizing Payment to Atlantic Broadband for Undergrounding Cable Television Lines at 19201 Collins Avenue, in an Amount Not to Exceed $11,367.00; 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 Cohen reported that this is a continuation of our efforts to complete the undergrounding of the utilities throughout the City, and once Atlantic Broadband undergrounds lines, FPL will remove the poles. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Thaler asked ifthere is a time schedule, and City Manager Cohen said from the date that we sign the agreement and give them a check, it will take two (2) months. They have to do some design work and may need to do some rewiring on the Marco Polo property and after that two-month period, we will coordinate with FPL to remove the relevant poles. Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1835 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 14 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10E. A Resolution ofthe City Commission ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving Change Order No.1 to Agreement with Namin Construction Company, Inc. for Bella Vista Bay Park Improvements, in an Amount Not to Exceed $55,095.63, 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 Hines read the title, and Public Works Director Gio Batista reported this is to complete our permit process. As a result of the requirements received from the Fire Department and Miami-Dade PERA, we were required to make modifications to the plan. Public Speakers: None Mayor Edelcup asked if this project will be done by June 2012, and Mr. Batista said yes. City Manager Cohen pointed out that these additional expenditures are within the original budget for this Capital project, and Mayor Ede1cup noted we have a grant on this one as well. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1836 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 Change Order No.1 to Agreement with The BG Group, LLC for Professional Demolition Services at 16000 Collins Avenue, in an Amount Not to Exceed $6,610.00, 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 Hines read the title, and Public Works Director Gio Batista reported noting that this is an asphalt parking lot. City Manager Cohen noted that this was as a result of the recent decision by the Commission to acquire this property and so we have the opportunity to add this property to the Intracoastal Park project. This demolition will concur with the other demolition, and the monies for this are within the budget. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Gatto moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1837 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. lOG. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Committing the City to Partner with the North Miami Beach Little League to Provide Little League Baseball to Sunny Isles Beach Residents Through the In-Kind Use of the Chief Fred Maas Baseball Field at Pelican Community 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 Cultural and Human Services Director Susan Simpson reported noting that the opening date is Sunday, February 12,2012. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1838 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 15 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19, 2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10H. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Agreement with Harbour Construction, Inc. to Provide Demolition Services for 151 & 215 Sunny Isles Boulevard, in an Amount Not to Exceed $95,520.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Providing the City Manager 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 Attorney Ottinot reported. Public Speakers: None Vice Mayor Thaler said this will finish Sunny Isles Boulevard, when will Collins A venue be done, and City Manager Cohen said the last remaining property is due to vacate April 30, and we hope to demolish the Koslovsky property sometime in May. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1839 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 101. Add-On: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Urging Miami-Dade County to Reject Any and All Large Scale Special Event Requests Planned for Haulover Park; Directing the City Clerk to Transmit a Copy of this Resolution to Miami-Dade County Mayor and Members of the Board of County Commissioners; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action:: [City Clerk's Note: Item distributed prior to the meeting See additional action under Item 4A.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Cohen reported that this is as a result of recent information that has come to the City about an event that is being proposed at Haulover Park. It is a four-day concert event to run from Wednesday to Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 11 :00 p.m. He and Chief Maas attended Bal Harbour's Commission meeting on Tuesday night where they discussed and passed a similar Resolution. The feeling there as well as with staff here is events of this magnitude overwhelm the resources of our community, and they pose public safety risks as well because traffic comes to a virtual standstill and it makes it impossible for both our Police Department and the Fire Department to be able to respond in a timely manner to parts ofthe City that are impacted by this traffic. It places an undue financial burden on us, it taxes the resources of our Police Department four days of overtime over and above what the officers work. Public Speakers: None Mayor Edelcup asked if it would be helpful ifthis Resolution is forwarded with a letter from the Chief, and City Manager Cohen said we will be forwarding this to both Mayor Gimenez and to the Parks Director, and ChiefMaas did have a conversation with the Parks Director. There is a process where local law enforcement is consulted and their opinions are heavily weighted in the process. We are also going to reach out to the Mayor's office as well to make sure that he is clear about our displeasure, Bal Harbour's displeasure, Bay Harbor and Surfside are also weighing in the negative as well. He noted that the way the resolution is written it does not preclude wide scale activity that does not present a burden to surrounding municipalities, and we welcome that type of activity as it can bring some economic activity 16 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida to US. Mayor Edelcup said a letter from the Chief should be forwarded with this Resolution, and Vice Mayor Thaler said to make sure a copy goes to County Commissioner Sally Heyman as well. City Manager Cohen said that Commissioner Heyman did attend the Bal Harbour meeting and expressed her concerns about the impact that an event like this would have on our communities. She wanted to make sure our voices were heard and encouraged us to give voice to our concerns. Chief Maas said additionally in regards to the Mayor's suggestion about the letter being attached to the Resolution, he will also make sure that Police Major Jeeter who is the Commanding Officer of District 6 who also would be responsible from the County side to provide security and traffic control for all of Haulover Park, and he himself cannot ensure with all that is going on in the County at the same time including the Dade County Youth Fair, a Tennis Meet, another concert in another location of the County, as well as the timeliness of the cut backs in the Police Department for the County that they would be able to provide the numbers necessary for safety and security. He will also ask him to provide a letter to be sent in or even attached to our Resolution, along with a letter from the Chief of Bal Harbour and of Bay Harbor Islands, all the surrounding communities that would be impacted by this event. City Manager Cohen noted that Captain Snyder and Corporal Samora attended a meeting last week in Bal Harbour about this event. Commissioner Aelion said there are other locations in the County to hold that concert. Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1840 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10J. Add-On: A Resolution of the City Commission ofthe City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a 90-Day Extension for 4M Investors, LLC. to Present a Final Site Plan for the Design of a Park and Parking Garage to be Approved by the City Commission no Later than April 19, 2012; 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: See additional action under Item 5F.} City Manager Cohen reported. Public Speakers: Cliff Schulman, Esq.; Joseph Milton; Eduardo Castifieira, Architect; Barry Miller, Landscape Architect; Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2012-1841 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 11. MOTIONS None 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS 12A. Add-On: Chief Charles Hurley, Miami-Dade School Police. Action: [City Clerk's Note: this item was heard after a break before hearing Item 7A.] Police Chief Fred Maas introduced Chief Charles Hurley, Chief of the Miami-Dade School Police who had asked if it would be possible for him to come up one night at a Commission 17 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida meeting to address the Commission and share with them some of his thoughts with regards to the City, the Commission, the support, and the relationship between the Norman S. Ede1cup Community K-8 School in our City. Chief Charles Hurley complimented the Commission and it is glaring apparent that you value education, quality oflife, and public safety for all of the residents, and for that he salutes them and thanks them. He also pointed out that the City has a very good Police Chief, he has always been a tremendous mentor to him, a guiding voice of reason, and always there for him whenever he needed him for advice and support. He has served with him on the Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police, and he cannot think of a better man for this profession. He is noble, he is good, and the City is very lucky to have him. This school is a gem and he feels very comfortable knowing that Chief Maas and his men and women in uniform has the best interest of our school children, everything from traffic to how we interact with juveniles to our most recent event where our schools were targeted by copper thieves. Chief Maas is always available and he is always willing to assist in protecting that school, and he offers his assistance beyond the City limits. Mayor Edelcup thanked Chief Hurley for his kind words and for the special words for our Chief, we know we have somebody very special, and he is loved by this community. The Chief goes out of his way and spends many hours devoted to doing things for our City that is totally remarkable and we are blessed to have him. We love working with Chief Hurley and the school, and the school is near and dear to all of us and whatever we can do to make life more pleasant for you and the school administration, we are there for you. 12B. Commissioner Scholl said that he and City Manager Cohen met with Calvin Giordano and Associates today regarding an update on our Pier and we are happy to report they are mobilizing next week on site to start the Pier construction. The way the schedule is laid out right now the Pier will be completed before the end ofthe year. Weare going to meet again in about two (2) weeks. Weare looking at some of the additional costs of the contract. Mayor Edelcup said that next month he would like an update on the Bridge Project, we can alternate the months between bridge and pier. 13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 13A. Ari Steiger said that the City has not done anything in the last couple of years with our Sister City N etanya, Israel. Mayor Edelcup said this is our 15th Anniversary and he thinks it would be appropriate if we invited them to attend our June 2012 Celebration. He asked Mr. Steiger if he would like to coordinate it. The Celebration will be a two-day event, on Saturday and Sunday, June 16-17, 2012 at the two Parks. They were here for our 10th Anniversary and they brought the Israeli Dance Group and perhaps you can find out from Miriam, the Mayor of Net any a, if that could be feasible. Ari Steiger asked if the City would be willing to sponsor them, and Mayor Edelcup said we will have to come up with a budget and suggested that he meet with City Manager Cohen and Cultural and Human Services Director Susan Simpson and they can confer with the Commission of what they think it will cost before we say a number. Mr. Steiger said he will talk to the Mayor of Netanya. Mayor Edelcup said another thing we can report is that we are diligently working towards some other Sister Cities who we are in hopes of inviting to our 15th Anniversary as well. 18 Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Mr. Steiger asked if the Commission can visit Israel soon, and Mayor Edelcup said we will arrange to do something but he doesn't want to commit for this year because they may be tied up for other Sister City events or require us to travel. Let's try to plan it for 2013, and that would give you plenty of time to get a group together. The last time we did this, there was a group of 10-12 people that went, perhaps we should open this to any other residents of the City that want to buy into going, and we can go over as a bigger group. As a courtesy open it to residents of the City that may want to go if we can come up with an attractive rate. 13B. Guillermo Ramirez discussed Senior Exercise Equipment be placed in the Parks. He feels it is important to recognize retirees, and he has not seen anything in the Parks to attend to the physical well being ofthe senior citizens. He recently visited Brazil and in their parks they have equipment for seniors to exercise. He said this is true in other major cities in the world such as in Canada and England, and Sunny Isles Beach being a progressive City he would like to see that in our Parks. Mayor Edelcup said that was an excellent suggestion and told him to talk to Cultural and Human Services Director Susan Simpson who was sitting in the audience, and she will get with our City Manager. If we can work something into our existing Parks or future Parks that is beneficial for our senior citizens and we can find the space to do it, and he is sure we can, he thinks it is an excellent suggestion. In the interim, Ms. Simpson runs a number of programs that create an exercise program in Pelican Community Park and maybe she can make you aware of some of the things that are currently available until such time that we are able to expand it out into the other Parks. 14. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Edelcup adjourned the meeting at 9:12 p.m. , . Respectfully submitted by: Approved by the City Commission on Feb. 16,2012 ~A~ Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk 19 Preview TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Page 1 of 1 City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM The Honorable Mayor and City Commission Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk 2/16/2012 Summary Minutes for the January 19, 2012 City Commission Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Attached for your consideration are the Summary Minutes for the January 19, 2012 Regular City Commission Meeting. REASONS: N/A . 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