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<br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting <br /> <br />July 21,2011 <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />Commissioner Scholl moved and Commissioner Aelion seconded a motion to approve the <br />resolution. Resolution No. 2011-1752 was adopted by a voice vote of5-0 in favor. <br /> <br />11. MOTIONS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />12. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />12A. Discussion regarding SeaDuction Floats. <br />(Deferred from 6/15111) <br /> <br />Action: City Manager Cohen reported that they met with Miami-Dade County Parks <br />Department representatives and talked about a number of ideas and they are continuing those <br />discussions. <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Thaler asked if they were using the floats, and if it was being monitored, and <br />City Manager Cohen said they are not using the floats, and the lifeguards are monitoring it on <br />a daily basis. <br /> <br />l2B. Add-On: <br />Discussion regarding Skateboard Park. <br /> <br />Action: [City Clerk's Note: See additional action under Item 4B.] Commissioner Gatto <br />reported that we have a firm commitment to move ahead with the Study on the next step of <br />either covering it or creating something that would deflect the noise. <br /> <br />Public Speakers: Rachel Beyda <br /> <br />13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />13A. Presentation by Tony LoCastro regarding the City Advisory Committee's <br />Recommendation to hold monthly meetings, and to require a Vetting Process for <br />Candidates (Requires a Charter Amendment). <br /> <br />Action: Tony LoCastro ofthe City Advisory Committee reported that the Committee passed <br />two motions to advise the Commission. One of them is to go from bi-monthly meetings to <br />monthly meetings. Secondly, to require a vetting process for candidates running for Mayor <br />or Commissioner. <br /> <br />City Attorney Ottinot said that the City Advisory Committee had asked him to research that <br />issue and he found that it is permissible by law to vet a candidate's background. He <br />researched the entire State of Florida to see ifthere were any municipalities that had that type <br />of requirement and he only found one which was Cooper City. He noted a newspaper article <br />where Cooper City made a mistake when they vetted the background of a candidate when <br />they found a criminal infraction but someone typed the wrong name or birth date. Legally, <br />yes, but in terms of qualification of candidates, the City Charter controls, and the City <br />Charter requires that any candidate be a resident of the City for at least one year. Even if you <br />do have a vetting process and a person is convicted of a misdemeanor it doesn't preclude the <br /> <br />16 <br />