2015-0319 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting March 19,2015 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida 10C. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida,Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Strictly Enforce Traffic Obstruction Laws Relating to Commercial Vehicles on Collins Avenue and Sunny Isles Boulevard During Peak Traffic Hours Based on Guidance Provided by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT); Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title,and Commissioner Aelion reported that this is like a bandwagon effect by seeing somebody doing something and piggybacking. The standing of commercial vehicles north and south bound, sometimes on the side of Collins Avenue and especially in front of hotels, the trucks are being loaded and unloaded and they take their time. He had asked the City Manager to approach FDOT to see if they will give us a free hand in regulating this. City Manager Russo said they responded in the affirmative to this, and we have been actively working on a Code Enforcement Program to emphasize at least the afternoon hours in through rush hours on Collins Avenue and Sunny Isles Boulevard,and so we are fundamentally starting to ratchet up substantially. The Code Enforcement Department does traffic enforcement. Commissioner Aelion said basically the critical hours that he thought were precedent here is in the afternoon hours between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Mostly between 163rd Street and 178th Street. The weaker points to address the backed up traffic because that is when the traffic is maximized on Collins Avenue. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Levin said these trucks are on routes and so there may have to be special deliveries at certain times and take the trucks off their routes which could increase the cost. Commissioner Aelion said that is a very good point and what he also voiced was that it has to initially be spearheaded by the City. The communication between the vendor and the hotel or any place where they are getting deliveries, has to be fine-tuned so that the timing and the availability of staff,and if you have that, then you minimize the down time when that truck is going to be there. City Manager Russo said one of the things they have observed in this whole issue is that many times what we are seeing is just for convenience they are stopping on the street when the loading dock at the hotel is available or the loading area in a shopping center is available. In fact,some of the places can hold two delivery vehicles at the same time. He thinks part of it will be conditioning and training. We are planning on meeting, and we do this periodically, with all the hotel managers about a subject like this. Mayor Scholl commended Commissioner Aelion, the important thing that Commissioner Aelion did here was he uncovered the fact that we had a right to regulate it on a State road. That was a very important consideration and it gives us more flexibility in trying to deal with the problem. Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2015-2388 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10D. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the First Amendment to the Agreement with HPF Associates, Inc. to Provide Professional Consulting Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000.00, 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