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 10F. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Request Submitted by 18555 Developers, LLC ("Applicant") for a Modification of an Approved Temporary Sign for the Porsche Design Tower Project Subject to Certain Conditions; 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 Planning and Zoning Administrator Claudia Hasbun reported that the developer wants to have two (2) banners on the Porsche Tower. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion moved and Vice Mayor Gatto seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2015-2391 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 11. MOTIONS None 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS 12A. Discussion regarding Bike Lanes. Action: City Manager Russo said back in December the Commission had a discussion item sponsored by Commissioner Levin to discuss the Bike Share Program to connect surrounding municipalities, and other things. During that discussion the Mayor brought up the issue of where the bike lanes are or are not currently in the City, and it was agreed to do a feasibility study that looks at where our bike paths are first. The maps enclosed for this item is the first pan. The rest of it will be included in the Comprehensive Traffic Study by the professionals that will be before the Commission at the next meeting in April. That study will deal with vehicular traffic, pedestrian traffic, and non-motorized traffic. Cultural and Community Services Director Susan Simpson gave a Powerpoint Presentation denoting the Bike Path Maps. She said that they identified some areas that most of our residents don't even know exist where we can get some bike traffic off from Collins Avenue. She showed the first map that had the least amount of color and lines, and we will refer to that one mostly. The second map is where we are today, the existing bike path, most everything is on Collins Avenue and it is unmarked as it is a State Road and we don't have the power to mark it but we can request that through FDOT. There is an area that everyone is familiar with at the north end of the City by the Lehman Causeway where it is marked and bike traffic can go over the Lehman Causeway. In the north end, if you are going south you can take your bike into Heritage Park Garage and go past Heritage and down this little walkway and it actually takes you under Lehman Causeway and,this is what most people do not know,on the south side that sidewalk goes all the way to Collins Avenue. The advantage there is that you are continuing south and not ending up in the middle of four lanes of traffic. The next area that we can do something about is North Bay Road between I83`d Street and 174`h Street. That is where we already have our designated Bike Lane and have the Bike Path Signs already there. The sidewalk was already made wide enough to accommodate both pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The one component from that project that never got completed 14