2006 0720 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting July 20, 2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida accommodate the school band, etc., it doubles for other uses. Mayor Edelcup said that it is an important aspect to the City because we were willing to make the cash contribution to buy the land, we were not only going to get a benefit for our children but get a benefit for the adults who lives in our community as well. Michael Krtausch with the School Board said that City Attorney Ottinot is working with their staff to develop a Interlocal Agreement and it will include joint use of the Park as well as the school, and he knows that the City will want to use the parking garage as well, and that will be worked out. City Attorney Ottinot said that he will be sure to outline those issues in the Interlocal Agreement. Mr. Cohen said because it goes from a cafeteria to an auditorium it has built-in flexibility so there are acoustical and structural concerns, that they don't have columns that would block the view to the stage, and in order for it to function properly, it needs to have a great deal of flexibility. Anthony Cohen, Architect, said it is a 5,400 square foot space which will serve 500-600 persons, in that area there is going to be a stage with a 30-foot per centum opening, 18-feet high, and 23-feet deep, which is a typical average size auditorium. He said it will have an acoustical consultant to adequately address the cafetorium space so it will perform well for performance functions, and it will have the required lighting, rigging, sound systems, and everything that would be needed to make it into a performance space. He said the only difference is it does not have fixed seating. He stated in addition to that space there are also two other performance spaces on the campus: the music classroom which is a 1,900 square foot space with steps; and there is a black box theater which is a 1,200 to 1,300 square foot space for small performances, and it also receives a complete light rigging set-up, sound system, control room, etc. Bob Welsh, Chairman of the Education and Schools Committee, asked if the 18-foot high cafetorium is from floor to ceiling or from stage height to ceiling, and Mr. Cohen said the stage is elevated three-feet off the floor because it is a flat floor, and the per centum is 18- feet from the level of the stage up. Mayor Edelcup thanked everyone, and recognized Dr. Martin Karp, Miami-Dade County School Board, for all his efforts in making this happen. 6. ZONING: ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. 6A. Request of St. Tropez II, LLC, Owner of the Property Located at 16690 Collins Avenue, for the Following: (Hearing #Z2006-05) 1. Pursuant to Section 265-23 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations the Applicant is requesting approval of zero (0) square feet and seventeen (17) units from the City's Transfer of Development Rights Bank ("Bank"). (An adjustment to be made for a decrease of 32,759 sq. ft. and seventeen (17) units from the City's Transfer Development Rights Bank). 2. Modification of condition #2 previously approved under Resolution No. 05-Z-95 passed and adopted by the City Commission on September 22, 2005 reading as follows: From: Plans are on file and may be examined in the Planning and Zoning Department entitled "St. Tropez on the Bay", prepared by Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, consisting of 17 sheets dated received 8-01-05 and plans entitled "Boundary Survey", 3