2013-0516 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting May 16.2013 City of Sunny Isles Beach.Florida 7C. An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Chapter 265 "Zoning" Section 265-36 of the City Code to Include Development Standards for Hotels Within the Neighborhood Business (B-1) District; Providing for Severability; Providing for Repeal of Conflicting Provisions; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported noting that this applies to hotel uses only in the B-1 District which is primarily the west side of Collins Avenue from 172"d to 18th Street. Also, in Town Center, Apartment Hotel is prohibited, and so this Ordinance only creates standards for hotels. Public Speakers: None Mayor Edelcup asked whether these standards will be the same as what is on the ocean-side, and City Attorney Ottinot said yes. Vice Mayor Aelion moved and Commissioner Gatto seconded a motion to approve the proposed Ordinance on first reading,as amended. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of -0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday,June 20, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. Vote: Commissioner Gatto yes Commissioner Levin yes Commissioner Scholl yes Vice Mayor Aelion yes Mayor Edelcup yes 7D. Add-On: An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Amending Ordinance No. 2012-391; Amending the City's Budget for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year - Building Fund for Additional Staff in the Building Department; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Implement the Terms and Conditions of this Ordinance; and Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: The documents were distributed prior to the meeting.] City Clerk Hines read the title. and City Manager Russo and Finance Director Mina! Shah reported noting that the additional staffing is equivalent to 5.25 full time staff. City Manager Russo noted that this was discussed at the Workshop held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. He said they had showed a timeline, the history of the staffing of the Building Department inclusive of both total numbers of inspections from year to year; the total number of new high-rise condominiums and other construction projects that went up over those years, and the level of staffing in the Department. We also included an exit strategy in terms of when the build-out is concluded, and our downsizing once again at that point. That program will expand if more development comes on. Vice Mayor Aelion complimented the City Manager and his staff as the presentation that was given at the Workshop was very detailed, and the outcome was that the City Manager was very conservative on the gradual increase of staff. Public Speakers: None . Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Levin seconded a motion to approve the 6