2010-0318 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting March 18, 20 I 0 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Public Speakers: none Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Scholl seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2010-1541 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10E. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Authorizing the City Manager and/or His Designee to Apply for, Receive and Expend Grant Funds from the State of Florida Land and Water Conservation Fund (L WCF), in an Amount of up to $200,000.00, for the Purpose of Financing Site Improvements at the Bella Vista Bay Park Located at 500 Sunny Isles Boulevard; Authorizing the City Manager to Take Any and All Action Necessary with Respect to the Obtaining, Acceptance, and Distribution of Grant Monies, as Appropriate; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Conner reported. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Brezin moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2010-1542 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10F. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement for Additional Work to the Approved Agreement with West Construction, Inc. for Professional Design and Build Services for a Skateboard Park at Town Center Park, in an Amount Not to Exceed $192,878.55, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Assistant City Manager Vera reported that this is to create a concession stand, a canopy to cover the skateboard park, and for lighting. Public Speakers: none Mayor Edelcup said the concession stand is for the entire park, not just for the skateboard park, and to look at a third party vendor to run the concession stand, and asked when he anticipates this project to be starting. Mr. Vera said they have scheduled a meeting on April 16, 2010 at Town Center Park with all the users for their input, and West Construction has already started getting soil samples, and that the design and construction of the entire park is 270 days from notice to proceed. Mayor Edelcup said at the Workshop they were told October, and City Manager Conner said he thought it was 140 days but that he would check those numbers and let the Commission know. Mayor Edelcup said then not to start until after the April 16 meeting, and so it is 120-140 days after the 16th. City Manager Conner said yes, we don't want to really commit to anything in the ground until we have held that meeting with the children. Mayor Edelcup said if we can to plan it so we can be ready by October because part of the park will be closed while this construction is going on. Mr. Vera said the meeting is being held to get the main user's feedback so we can design it, and maybe modify the original design. Mayor Edelcup asked Mr. Vera to email them the timetable. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Brezin seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2010-1543 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 6