Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 13,2007 <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />Community Affairs in Accordance with Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes; Providing for <br />Severability; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an <br />Effective Date. <br /> <br />(First Reading 05/17/07) <br /> <br />Action: [City Clerk's Note: Hear~ after Item lOJ Revised EAR-Based Amendments were <br />distributed prior to the meeting. See Action under Item 4A.] City Clerk Hines read the title, <br />and Jerry Bell, of the David Bell Planning Group, explained the changes that were made in <br />response to the comments by the State. He said they raised an issue regarding the Town <br />Center District language that we had which would increase permitted density/intensity <br />although that was not the intent, and so we clarified that language to address their concern. <br />He said that they also asked for more specificity in the affordable housing goals in the <br />Housing Element, we changed that as they requested, and they also asked that we include <br />language to address some ofthe new concurrency requirements that have come up in the past <br />several years, we made that change, as well as some minor changes to address coordination <br />issues with FDOT to include some interpretive tax for Community Facilities District, and to <br />reference the most recent State population estimate that came out after we did the first draft. <br /> <br />Public Speakers: none <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Brezin seconded a motion to adopt the <br />ordinance, as amended. Ordinance No. 2007-295 was adopted by a roll call vote of 5-0 <br />in favor. <br />Vote: <br /> <br />Commissioner Brezin <br />Commissioner Goodman <br />Commissioner Scholl <br />Vice Mayor Thaler <br />Mayor Edelcup <br /> <br />yes <br />yes <br />yes <br />yes <br />yes <br /> <br />10. RESOLUTIONS <br /> <br />10A. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving <br />a Letter of Agreement with Robert M. Cornfeld, President, Newport Operating <br />Corporation, for Replacement of Sunny Isles Beach Fishing Pier, Attached Hereto as <br />Exhibit "A"; Providing for the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the <br />Terms of the Agreement; Providing for an Effective Date. <br /> <br />Action: [City Clerk's Note: Heard after Item 5B. Addendum to Letter of Agreement and <br />emaU from Mario R. Lamar of Lehman Brothers were distributed prior to the meeting. See <br />action under Item 4A.] City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Szerlag reported <br />that the Pier has to be replaced as it is deficient and the next major storm surge could bring it <br />down. He noted that he and Mayor Edelcup have tried to secure funding from other planes <br />of government, but times are tough and funding will not be available until 2010, which <br />would only be a fraction of the $4 Million Dollars that is needed. He said he spoke to Dr. <br />Cornfeld who has agreed to forge a public/private partnership with the City whereby he is <br />going to contribute $2 Million Dollars toward the demolition, design and reconstruction of a <br />new Pier. He said he has an addendum to the Letter of Agreement whereby Dr. Cornfeld will <br />remit to the City a 25% deposit, or $500,000.00, that the City will establish in a Capital <br /> <br />13 <br />