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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-0922 Special City Commission Meeting/S4Ffd SuONY. SUMMARY MINUTES O� t Special City Commission Meeting 2 "d Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2008/2009 `* P Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 6:30 p.m. r, P' 00 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida OF SUN 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. 1. FA 3. AGENDA 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 Roslyn Brezin City Manager Rick Conner City Attorney Hans Ottinot City Clerk Jane A. Hines, CMC Commissioner Gerry Goodman Asst City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui Commissioner George "Bud" Scholl (Absent - out of town) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Action: City Clerk Hines led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks noting that tonight is our second budget hearing. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET 3A. Millage Resolution (Public Hearing) A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Establishing the City of Sunny Isles Beach Ad Valorem Tax Millage Levy Rate at 2.65 Mills per One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) of Taxable Assessed Value Which is 9.74% Less than the "Rolled Back" Rate of 2.9361 Mills, for Fiscal Year 2009/2010; Providing for an Effective Date. (First Hearing 09/10/09) Action: City Manager Conner thanked the Commission and staff, and noted that this is the second hearing of the Fiscal Year 2009/ 2010 budget. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Goodman seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2009 -1484 was adopted by a roll call vote of 4 -0 -1 (Commissioner Scholl Absent) in favor, at 6:32 p.m. Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting September 22, 2009 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Second Budget Hearing 3B. Budget Ordinance (Public Hearing) An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Adopting an Operating and Capital Outlay Budget for the Fiscal Year Commencing October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, Pursuant to Section 200.65, Florida Statutes (Trim Bill); Authorizing Expenditures of Funds Established by the Budget; Authorizing Encumbrances; Authorizing Issuance of Checks; Providing for Grants and Gifts; Providing for Post Audit; Providing for Severability and Providing for an Effective Date. (First Reading /Hearing 09/10/09) Action: City Clerk Hines read the title. City Manager Conner reported. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Goodman seconded a motion to adopt the ordinance. Ordinance No. 2009 -333 was adopted by a roll call vote of 4 -0 -1 (Commissioner Scholl absent) in favor, at 6:33 p.m. Vote: Commissioner Brezin yes Commissioner Goodman yes Commissioner Scholl absent Vice Mayor Thaler yes Mayor Edelcup yes 4. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4A. Add -On: Discussion on the Purchase of Artwork. Action: City Manager Conner said he, Mayor Edelcup and City Historian Richard Schulman have been looking at some artwork that would be a real addition to the community, and staff has selected various locations for placement of the art. He said time is of the essence to get this in place, and because of that he is going to authorize payment for this material and ratify the purchase at the October 15, 2009 Commission meeting. Mayor Edelcup asked for a consensus vote, and Commissioner Brezin moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to go forward with the purchase. The purchase will come out of the FY 2008/2009 budget Art in Public Places account. 4B. Add -On: Discussion on the Lights at Pelican Community Park. Action: Vice Mayor Thaler said as you walk into the Pelican Community Park on the right side there are two white lights on the building that he would like replaced with a higher quality of light. City Manager Conner said he would look into it. 4C. Add -On: Discussion on Stanchions and Traffic Control at 183rd Street. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing Strong Support for the Proposed Traffic Light on 182nd Street and Collins Avenue; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting September 22, 2009 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Second Budget Hearing Action: City Manager Conner said there has been some discussion about the stanchions and the traffic control at 183rd Street and to place a Police Officer, and he asked about putting this on the October 15, 2009 agenda, and Mayor Edelcup said he would like to hear it now as the October 15 meeting is too late and he suggested by a voice vote to announce the Commission's support for the light on 182nd Street and he instructed City Manager Conner and City Attorney Ottinot to formalize that and we can take a vote tonight without having to wait. City Attorney Ottinot said for the record, basically the instruction is for the City Clerk to draft a resolution stating the support of the City Commission for the proposed traffic light on 182nd Street, and that the Commission at a previous Workshop expressed their support. City Manager Conner said he has a meeting before the Florida Department of Transportation and he read an email that stated on October 1, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at 1000 NW l l ltl' Avenue, Conference Room A, Room 6114, Miami, which is their headquarters, we are on the hearing agenda for a variance at the Access Management Review Committee's meeting for traffic signal location at 182nd Street and Collins Avenue. He said in understanding and knowing this process, that this is a major accomplishment, we have done very well. Mayor Edelcup said we need to make sure we have the right people there from the City to push forward with this process, and he noted that he will be out of town as well as the City Manager, and so he suggested that Vice Mayor Thaler, City Attorney Ottinot, and Assistant City Manager Jorge Vera be present at that meeting, and anyone else you feel would be important to be there. You may want to ask Principal Annette Weissman for a letter stating her support. He also suggested that Vice Mayor Thaler contact the PTA and get a letter of support from them, as well as the Trust Committee. Vice Mayor Thaler will follow through on that. Vice Mayor Thaler asked what the step is after the hearing, and City Manager Conner said if the variance is granted, then there is only the process of permitting. We turn in the design and they review it, the staff has to have the variance in hand before they can review it. The design will be completed the first week in October, and they will turn around and submit the plans immediately and ask for an expedited review. Mayor Edelcup said that in previous meetings we were told that the concept was approved subject to seeing the design, and so if anything, all they can object to is a change in design and not the concept of not having a light, we need to hold that line, and City Manager Conner agreed, and said that they have approved it and the only thing they can object to is the technical design. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Brezin seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2009 -1485 was adopted by a roll call vote of 4 -0 -1 (Commissioner Scholl Absent) in favor. 41). Add -On: Discussion on Artwork on Wall of Katz Sports Center at Pelican Community Park. Action: [City Clerk's Note: A rendering of the wall at the Phyllis and Raanan Katz Sports Center was distributed] Commissioner Brezin said this is in reference to the south side wall of the Phyllis and Raanan Katz Sports Center. When the building was constructed they had this formation there that looked like actual shadow boxes that are part of the concrete. We thought we could just leave it painted to look like a wall, however, upon looking at it recently, she feels it looks incomplete, like something should go in there, and she suggested Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting September 22, 2009 Second Budget Hearing Sunny Isles Beach, Florida that staff address this once again. She said the thought behind the rendering is good, the fact that you have all the different sports activities. However, she feels that you should get the opinion of the person who is going to do the artwork because they might be able to, without any additional expenses, embellish upon this and make it a little more outstanding. Mayor Edelcup said that the rendering is kind of dull because there is no contrast, but on the other hand he thinks we are looking for ideas more than anything else and he would like to couch those ideas by saying he doesn't think the City should be spending a lot of money to accomplish this because it is embellishing on something we already have and not necessarily contributing a lot to the benefit of the community. However, he would be in favor of looking at something that maybe staff could come up with, maybe more of a mural with a multicolor type of thing. He likes the concept of showing each of the sports but he would like to see uniformed figures however, he is hoping that we can accomplish something with our own staff and not hire consultants or professional people to accomplish this. Mayor Edelcup reiterated that it would be nice to have a mural type of thing there but he doesn't want to see the City spending a lot of its resources with the economy the way it is. If we can get something that staff can accomplish without much cost to the City other than materials, then that would be fine, and Commissioner Brezin agreed and said to bring suggestions back to the Commission. City Manager Conner said that we have some very creative staff and they will try to pull something together, some suggestions, and putting the approximate cost with each one, and knowing that one of the themes is to try to keep it very affordable. 4E. Add -On: Discussion on an Update on the Fishing Pier. Action: City Manager Conner said we received an email today from Jimmy Christoff who is the head of the team that we met at DEP in Tallahassee to see if we couldn't accomplish the goals that the Commission wanted on the Pier. He read it into the record "Jeff looked at the current lease and I have discussed with Bud and the result is that we are fine with allowing the "empty space" currently in the leased area to be reapportioned for a walkway to bypass the dining room and also a second story for use as a lifeguard facility." (Jeff and Bud are team members). Mayor Edelcup asked who we can send up there right now to get the permit, let's not wait too long. City Manager Conner said that is the next step, and having gotten this is just incredible, from this point forward we are very confident. Mayor Edelcup said in City Manager Conner's absence, will somebody be following through as to how soon we can get the necessary permits, and City Manager Conner said that he has already had a discussion with both of the consultants on both sides working this process and City Attorney Ottinot will also be in the loop. 5. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Edelcup adjourned the meeting at 6:54 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk Approved by the City Commission on Oct. 15, 2009 N rman S. Edelcup, Mayor 4 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 Cleric 10/15/2009 Summary Minutes for the September 22, 2009 Special City Commission Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Attached for your consideration are the Summary Minutes for the September 22, 2009 Special City Commission Meeting /2nd Budget Hearing FY 2009/2010. REASONS: ATTACHMENTS: . Summary Minutes http: / /sibagenda.sibfl .net /agenda/Preview.aspx ?ItemID =113 &MeetingID= O &MeetingDate... 10/7/2009