Laserfiche WebLink
<br />ATTENTION ALL LOBBYISTS: CITY LAW REOUIRES YOUR REGISTRATION PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN <br />LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF, BOARDS, COMMITTEES OR THE CITY COMMISSION. <br />PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK FOR FORMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. <br /> <br />SUMMARY MINUTES <br />Special City Commission Meeting - First Budget Hearing <br />Thursday, September 9, 2004, 7:00 p.m. <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA <br /> <br />AGENDA <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDERlROLL CALL OF MEMBERS <br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Edelcup at 7:05 p.m., with the following officials <br />present: <br />Mayor Norman S. Edelcup <br />Vice Mayor Gerry Goodman <br />Commissioner Roslyn Brezin <br />Commissioner Danny Iglesias <br />Commissioner Lewis J. Thaler <br /> <br />City Manager Christopher J. Russo <br />City Attorney Lynn Dannheisser <br />City Clerk Jane A. Hines <br /> <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIINVOCA TION <br />Action: Former Commissioner Irving Turetsky led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. <br /> <br />City Manager Russo reported that this would be an abbreviated presentation since the City <br />has been involved in hurricane preparations. He noted that we are in the formulation stages <br />of documenting and completing a Disaster Emergency Plan. He commended the City staff <br />for pulling together in tenTIS of eXec uti on, ability, skill and commitment, and noted that the <br />police Department was out there during the entire event and manned the divisional ELC in <br />North Miami Beach. He said that City staff prepared the community, City facilities, <br />equipment, secured construction sites, and secured the entire City facility here. He also <br />commended the cooperation from other communities and entities, like A ventura who made <br />their mall available for our vehicles and equipment, vendors such as Quality <br />Communications, that allowed us to use their warehouse, the City of Pembroke Pines for <br />allowing us to bring vital records and computer servers to their climate controlled secured <br />warehouse, through our interlocal agreement that we have with them as part of our Disaster <br />Emergency Preparedness. <br /> <br />City Manager Russo then gave an abbreviated presentation on Fiscal Year 200412005 Budget <br />and noted that there will be a more in depth presentation at the second Budget Hearing on <br />September 22,2004. He said that we are mostly in a continuation of completing projects and <br />starting some new ones, and we have had a substantial growth to the City's tax base, about <br /> <br />-- ----- <br />