2006 0119 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2006 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Commissioner Thaler reported that this Ordinance will require gas stations within Sunny Isles Beach to have alternate power to sustain operations following a disaster such as a hurricane. Public Speakers: none Commissioner Iglesias moved and Commissioner Goodman seconded a motion to approve the proposed ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 in favor. Second reading, public hearing will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. V ote: Commissioner Goodman yes Commissioner Iglesias ~ Commissioner Thaler ~ Vice Mayor Brezin yes Mayor Edelcup ~ 7F. An Ordinance ofthe City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Requiring Marina Owners and Operators to Install and Maintain a Security Fence Enclosing the Perimeter of All Docks Located Within their Respective Marinas; Providing for Height Limitations and Setback Requirements; Providing for Penalties; Providing for Severability; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Inclusion in the Code; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the'title, and Vice Mayor Brezin reported that this Ordinance requires the area marine owners and operators to install and maintain fencing around the perimeter of each boat dock within their respective marina. She said it is a very dangerous situation because we have marinas with no fencing and adjacent to these marinas there are sidewalks and would be an access for people and children walking to get to the school bus stops, and if one child accidentally pushes another child he would fall into the water. She said some of the sidewalks are so narrow that if someone walking loses their balance their lives are in danger, and that this Ordinance is basically as a protection. Public Speakers,' Isaac Aelion; Fred Chouinard; Sam Kruger; Manny Fernandez Isaac Aelion recommended to the Planning and City Engineers that before the public hearing to sit down and study the limitations of height which is secondary to the setback requirements to consider the coastal water erosion below the dock level. He suggested that they consider a seawall to impede an erosion so that people coming in contact with the fence outside the dock area won't have a compromise like we do with the park in front of the 700 building marina where there is a serious problem with erosion and the fencing is standing and there is a compromise of children falling and sliding under the fence. He also noted that coupled with that, there also has to be a consideration of the structure, be it cement or boardwalk so that it will accommodate the fencing in such a way it would prevent the corrosion of the fence itself as a function of time because it would live on an area of high salt intensity in the air. Vice Mayor Brezin said that is a point well taken and she agrees with Mr. Aelion as to the foundation of the fence in dealing with erosion, however, as far as the setbacks are concerned, there are areas where you cannot have a setback of a fence because there is a sidewalk just adjacent to that waterway, and if you were to put a setback there before the fence started, then 9