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<br />SUMMARY MINUTES <br />Special City Commission Meeting <br />Friday, November 6, 2009,3:00 p.m. <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />ATTENTION ALL LOBBYISTS: CITY LAW REOUlRES YOUR REGISTRATION PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN <br />LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF, BOARDS, COMMITTEES OR THE CITY COMMISSION. <br />PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK FOR FORMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. <br /> <br />AGENDA <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Edelcup at 3 :00 p.m. with the following officials <br />present: <br /> <br />Mayor Norman S. Edelcup <br />Vice Mayor Lewis J. Thaler <br />Comm. Roslyn Brezin <br />Commissioner Gerry Goodman <br />Commissioner George "Bud" Scholl <br /> <br />City Manager Rick Conner <br />City Attorney Hans Ottinot <br />City Clerk Jane A. Hines, CMC <br />Assistant City Manager/Services Jorge Vera <br />Assistant City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui <br /> <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Action.' Phyllis Katz led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. <br /> <br />Mayor Edelcup gave opening remarks noting that this is to resume our discussions from the <br />October 29, 2009 Special Commission meeting on the traffic problem at 183rd Street. He <br />reported on the meeting held yesterday by Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) <br />Committee that decides on variances regarding the City's request for the installation of a <br />traffic light on 182nd Street and Collins Avenue. The Committee denied the City's request <br />and we now need to go on to the next level which is to meet with District Director Gus Pego, <br />where he has the authority to override the decision of the Committee. Ifwe are not successful <br />at his level, we need to carry it to Tallahassee because the light is more of a problem for the <br />City in the future, then what currently exists as it relates to the school and the need to have <br />safety for the kids crossing that street. In looking at the light and the City traffic flow <br />currently and what we are projecting out into the future, it is more important to get that light <br />there for what will happen in the future there including the traveling of ingress and egress out <br />of the Trump building as well as traffic patterns that don't get resolved without having a light <br />there. We need to keep fighting for it because it is not an issue ofMr. Katz's shopping center, <br />or the school, or the Trump individually, it is a collective problem for the City and its traffic <br />flow now and into the future. <br /> <br />3. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />3A. Discussion regarding Traffic Issues related to 183rd Street and Collins Avenue. <br />Action: Mayor EdeIcup said we still have the issue of the current impact right now at 183 rd <br />Street and Collins Avenue where we left off a week ago. Everyone has had an opportunity to <br />see memos that have been distributed by Mr. Katz, and staff, and he opened this discussion <br />for a continuation of the discussion amongst the Commission and Mr. Katz to see if we can <br />come to a resolution until such day as we do have a light at 182nd Street and Collins A venue. <br />