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 did the plan (which Commissioner Iglesias has), Marlin Engineering set up a meeting with staff and he was told it was August 8, 2006. Mayor Edelcup asked City Manager Szerlag ifhe is back in town by that date and he said yes, that this is the first time he has heard about it, and Commissioner Iglesias said he was told today by DOT's consultant. After public comment, Mayor Edelcup stated that St. Tropez I was approved for a specific piece of property and it is not being modified as it relates to that piece of property. He said this modification is on a separate piece of property that was not part of the property that was presented to the Commission when St. Tropez I was reviewed and received Site Plan approval. He said Mr. Milton acquired that property subsequently, and as a property owner he has a right to develop that property irrespective of what approvals the Commission may have given on St. Tropez I. He said that there will probably be more towers since Mr. Milton is in the process of acquiring other pieces of property along that same avenue. He said the only reason he would have for acquiring those would be to come before the Commission at a future date to present other towers on another separate piece of property which could again be quoted as an amendment as tonight is considered an amendment, treat them as separate Site Plan Reviews even though we may have lumped them together as one particular project. Mayor Edelcup said to keep in mind of what was on Sunny Isles Boulevard before and how that was a detriment to this City and certainly nothing that we could be proud of to see the old 30-40 year old dilapidated one and two-story buildings that were in various states of disrepair on Collins A venue. He stated that there still are a couple of those buildings along that Avenue, which he is hoping Mr. Milton or other developers will acquire. He said we should be encouraging people to work with the City to make it a better City for all of us, and he thinks that this developer has demonstrated by some other proffers that he has made tonight that he is not just looking out for his particular property, although some of the things he is doing may benefit his property, it is also benefiting the City and by benefiting the City it is benefiting everybody in this room. He further stated that to build a fayade around the water sewage treatment plant is not a requirement that had to be done to build this project, but yet Mr. Milton stepped up to the plate and has volunteered to do that. He said the City is cognizant of what is supposed to be best for our people, and our staff is working diligently with this developer and any other developers to see what improvements can be obtained for the entire City, not only for a particular site, but what makes Sunny Isles Beach a better City for all of its residents. Vice Mayor Brezin asked City Attorney Ottinot about the walkway that was addressed, the waterfront fence, that is private property as Mr. Milton indicated, could they at their own discretion at any time close that to the public. City Attorney Ottinot said that the baywalk access is similar to our beach access, it is a permanent easement that the City will publicly utilize unless this Commission removes that. Commissioner Thaler said that he would like it written in that it is only a drop-off and it can never have valet put into the front entrance to that building on Collins A venue. Commissioner Goodman said that it cannot ever be used as a loading zone either. City Attorney Ottinot noted for the record that there were some conditions added: 1) the developer agreed to provide two additional handicapped parking spaces; 2) the developer 8