2009-0605 Special City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting June 5, 2009 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and then go back to Haulover, and the party will then start with a VIP area. On Saturday they are having the "Poker Run" which is going to Key Largo and back. The boats that are racing on Sunday will be able to practice on Saturday and the race course will be set up for test runs between 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday night is the Charity event at the Regent in Bal Harbour, cover charge is $20 per person, with hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and an auction for "Take Stock in Children". Sunday is the Invitational Race and as of this morning, there are 35 boats that are committed to this weekend. Ms. Simpson said this year with the City being simply a sponsor, we are working with the Howard Miller firm to put out new press releases this afternoon with the new information. Now that everything is confirmed, we are putting together a flyer to put on CATV, the City's Web site, the Sunny Isles Beach Sun, etc. There is a lot of advertising for the birthday party within the City and a press release went out again yesterday, and at the bottom of the press release there was information about the powerboat race. The birthday party is on Sunday, June 14 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. at Samson Oceanfront Park. Vice Mayor Thaler asked if the Commission has to change the wording on the contract now that it is not a sanctioned race, and City Attorney Ottinot said it is really a policy call, if the Commission wants the race to go forward, we can always modify the contract accordingly. It is a provision that we are basically waiving, and verbal instruction is fine. It was the consensus of the Commission to set a drop-dead date of the end of January for the promoters of this event to get their necessary paperwork and funding in place. [City Clerk Note: Mayor Edelcup broke/or a short recess.] 4B. Add-On: Discussion regarding a Request from Raanan Katz regarding 183 rd Street. Action: Mayor Edelcup said this is a request by Mr. Katz to be able to discuss with us the problems that he is having at 183rd Street. Public Speakers: Raanan Katz, Arnold Shevlin The request from Raanan Katz and Arnold Shevlin to remove the stanchions on 183rd Street in order for CVS to agree to move into the building was discussed at length. After discussion City Attorney Ottinot summarized the directive from the City Commission to give staff the authority to negotiate a letter agreement with Mr. Katz which will spell out the terms of the temporary removal of the bollards: 1) RK Associates will be responsible to give CVS notice that the bollards will be temporarily removed and reinstalled a week prior to school; 2) RK Associates will make the City additionally insured on their insurance policy; 3) RK Associates will hold the City harmless ifCVS sues the City, and RK Associates agrees not to sue the City also if we reinstall the bollards; and 4) we agree to work together to try and resolve this matter by installing a traffic light on Collins Avenue, and RK Associates will be responsible for the cost of the installation of the light on their side. 3