2011-0223 regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting February 23, 2011 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida lOB. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Selection of Humana as the Provider for Employee Health and Dental Insurance; EyeMed as the City's Provider for Vision Care; Mutual of Omaha as the Provider for Life Insurance, Accidental, Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Voluntary Short Term Disability Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance, for a One-Year Period; Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into Agreements with these Providers, Provided Said Agreements are Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency by the City Attorney; Further Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Documents were distributed prior to the meeting.) City Clerk Hines read the title, and Assistant to the City Manager/Human Resources Priscilla Walker reported. She noted that the rates from Mutual of Omaha are frozen for three years. Public Speakers: none Mayor Edelcup asked if in the future we can get Humana to freeze the rates for three years for health and dental so we don't have to go through this process every year, and Ms. Walker said they tried this year, but the rates were not competitive, and they would only issue it for one year. Patricia Hennessey from Brown and Brown said that the carriers will not guarantee rates for three years because it depends on how things are running. Vice Mayor Thaler asked if this affects many ofthe employees who have their own doctors, and Ms. Walker said most should fair better because Humana is a nation-wide plan where our current provider is a Miami-based plan. Humana plans are in-network at a lower cost, a premium plan which is more expensive is out of network, and there is a PPO plan for health and for dental. Vice Mayor Thaler asked what the cost difference is between the plans, and Ms. Walker said on the medical side they offer three plans, the HMO-High which is our standard plan and is $3 more than the HMO-Low. The HMO-Low is a little higher than the current provider. Mayor Edelcup noted on page 6 of7 of the handout it lists the rates. Commissioner Scholl said that most of the doctors in the old plan are covered in this plan, and if not, they could take the PPO plan and they would be covered, and Ms. Walker said that was correct. Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve this resolution. Resolution No. 2011-1678 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 10C. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Reappointing Judge Robert Newman, Maurice Donsky, Esq., Mimi V. Turin, Esq., Regine Monestime, Esq., Rafael E. Suarez-Rivas, Esq., and Ellen Lavin, Esq. as Special Masters, for a Period of One Year, in Accordance with City Code Section 14-3; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Acting City Manager Vera reported. Public Speakers: none Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve this resolution. Resolution No. 2011-1679 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 6