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<br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 28, 2010 <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />12B. Discussion regarding a Proposed Aquarium within the City of Sunny Isles Beach. <br /> <br />Action: Vice Mayor Thaler reported, and introduced Arthur H. Hertz, CEO of the Miami <br />Seaquarium. <br /> <br />Public Speakers: Arthur H. Hertz; Eduardo Castifieira <br /> <br />Mr. Hertz introduced Eduardo Castiiieira, Architect President/CEO ofAxiorna3Architects, <br />who handed out a booklet of renderings of the proposed project entitled "W ometco Aquatic <br />Center, City of Smmy Isles Beach Town Center", and he presented each of the renderings. <br />He noted that it is located across from St. Tropez, in between Srumy Isles Boulevard East and <br />West and bordering on Collins Avenue. He presented a five-level site plan including a <br />parking garage, restaurants, shops, banquet halls, a three-story aquarium including a portion <br />where stingrays may be petted, etc. The garage can accommodate 140 to 150 cars, and the <br />two banquet halls can easily accommodate 1,000 people. The Commission was very pleased <br />with this proposal, and Mayor Ede1cup noted that this project meets the Comp Plan for <br />pedestrian friendly, it is an educational process, family-oriented, includes banquet halls, and <br />is very unique to all of South Florida. It would take over a portion of what the City has <br />already acquired, and there is still an area to the west of that, and maybe combine ideas to <br />fully develop the entire site so that we have an integrated project. Vice Mayor Thaler asked <br />what the next step would be for the City, and Mr. Hertz said this was the first step, and now <br />we will work on the financing portion which will take some time. <br /> <br />After discussion it was the consensus of the Commission.to move forward with this project <br />and instructed staff to work with Mr. Hertz. <br /> <br />13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />14. ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Commissioner Goodman moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to adjourn the <br />meeting, and Mayor Edelcup adjourned it at 7:54 p.m. <br /> <br />~' <br />Respe~ffjJl1y svbmitted by: <br /> <br />~ .. <br />:' ;'Y' M4~ <br /> <br />Jfuiei A. Hines, C:M:~, City Clerk <br />" >'t~" \. <br /> <br />Approved by the City Commission on Feb. 18, 2010 <br /> <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />.:,. ~ <br /> <br />7 <br />