2011-0920 Special City Commission Meeting 2nd Budget

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Summary Minutes: Special City Commission Meeting September 20,2011 Second Budget Hearing Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Mayor Edelcup said for the record, we violated our own ordinances on the construction site by not having a fence up, and Commissioner Scholl said we hold everybody else to the vacant lot standard to have a fence and to have it landscaped, and we don't have a fence or landscaping on it, he thought we would be working on it right after the demolition, and so it has been sitting there violating our own ordinances. City Manager Cohen will look into it. Vice Mayor Thaler said regarding the pedestrian bridge area, you have the start of October 2012, where did we come up with that date, and City Manager Cohen said there are some underline legal issues and he referred it to the City Attorney, and we took a guess based on what has been going on. City Attorney Ottinot said the only legal issue is trying to receive consent to use the small percentage of submerged land that exists over the potential bridge area going through November here before DERM. If the hearing is not successful in terms of DERM he will waive the consent issue, most likely he will recommend that we move to condemn that area legally and from a standpoint, the legal issue can be resolved by no more than the end of this year. It depends on the DERM position, if the DERM position is at the risk of the City, we will see if we can condemn it. Commissioner Aelion asked about the fund allocation for the projections, was it looked at for at least the next two or three years when you did these projections, and City Manager Cohen said yes, the fund allocation was done and you will find that reflected starting on page C-5, and there are different components, pages C-5 and C-6 have all of the projects, and the subsequent pages split the projects up among the various Capital Fund projects that we have on pages C-7 through C-lO, and so that gives you a clearer sense of what the funding is. What you see before you does not reflect some of the other options that Commission has discussed that can balance the budget. Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to adopt the ordinance. Ordinance No. 2011-369 was adopted by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor, at 6:30 p.m. Vote: Commissioner Aelion yes Commissioner Gatto yes Commissioner Scholl yes Vice Mayor Thaler yes Mayor Edelcup yes 4. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Edelcup adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Approved by the City Commission on Oct. 20, 2011 ~ A:-tJ,~) Jane A. Hines, CMC, City:C:lerk 5