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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting October 15,2015 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida <br /> 4. ORDER OF BUSINESS (Additions/Deletions/Amendments) <br /> 4A. Request to Hear Items: Deferrals: Item 6A. Corner House;and,Item 10K.Undergrounding <br /> Chateau Beach; Change the Order of Agenda: Hear Item 12A (SIB Foundation) before <br /> 10A; Revisions: Item 9C.Report on Ordinance Amending Chapter 265-35;and,Item 12A. <br /> Report re: SIB Foundation Update. <br /> Action: Mayor Scholl noted the above changes. <br /> Commissioner Aelion moved and Commissioner Levin seconded a motion to approve the <br /> above changes to the agenda. The motion was approved by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. <br /> 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS <br /> 5A. A Presentation by Stephania Tones, District 4 - Miami-Dade County, Acknowledging the <br /> City for Helping to get Additional Funding for"Beach Renourishment". <br /> Action: Stephania Torres introduced herself who is new to the District and works with <br /> County Commissioner Sally Heyman. On behalf of Commissioner Heyman she thanked the <br /> City Commission for all their efforts in obtaining additional funding for the Beach <br /> Renourishment Project. Mayor Scholl noted, for the record, that the funding amount is <br /> $10,000,000.00, not $10,000.00 as stated in the agenda. <br /> 5B. A Proclamation to be Presented to the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue for their response <br /> and handling of the Chateau Beach Residences Explosion. <br /> Action: [City Clerk's Note: This item was heard with related Item 5C.] Mayor Scholl <br /> reported on the explosion at the Chateau Beach Residences that is probably the most <br /> significant incident/emergency that we have ever had in the history of the City. Maybe the <br /> plane crashing on the beach under Mayor Norman S. Edelcup's tenure, who is in the <br /> audience tonight,is neck and neck with this incident,however the plane crash didn't back up <br /> traffic on Collins Avenue in the same way that this incident did, and didn't have the same <br /> impact on our citizens, residents and tourists. At approximately 12:00 noon on Friday, <br /> October 2, 2015, there was a build-up of gas in the top mechanical room of a newly built <br /> condo,the Chateau Beach Residences. That gas ignited and it caused an explosion and blew <br /> out three of the walls on the top floor of this condo in addition to substantial interior damage. <br /> Mayor Scholl said he just happened to be standing across the street when it occurred, it was <br /> just one of those days where he walked to lunch, he looked up and there it was. In addition <br /> to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and our Sunny Isles Beach Police Department, we could have <br /> been considered the first responders that day. It was a surrealistic moment for him personally <br /> as the Mayor and watching this unfold in front of him, but we have an incredibly dedicated <br /> team of professionals who did an unbelievable job. The Fire Department and our Police <br /> Department were on the scene in less than five minutes. The commanding control of the <br /> situation that unfolded before him gave him such a degree of confidence and he cannot <br /> convey that enough to the public. Everybody should be very proud of these people and he <br /> can say that we live in a community that is managed in an extremely safe manner because <br /> this could have been a real mess. As he watched the Fire Department apply assets and he <br /> 2 <br />