2007 0719 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting July 19,2007 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 10H.A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Project Grant Agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the City Manager to Accept a Grant Award of $200,000.00 from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) for Development of the Pelican Community Park Located at 181 st - 1820d Drive and North Bay Road; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Assistant City Manager/Finance Doug Haag reported, noting that this is a renewal and an extension of a previous grant that had expired before this project was completed. Public Speakers: none Mayor Edelcup noted that this was delayed because the Park was not ready at the time. Commissioner Brezin moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2007-1136 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. 11. MOTIONS None 12. DISCUSSION ITEMS 12A. Discussion regarding Dr. Cornfeld's Proposal for the City to Take Over the Newport Pier. Action: Withdrawn as this was discussed at the July 16,2007 Budget Workshop. 12B. Discussion/Presentation of Police Vehicles with Mobile Units Filing Reports Electronically. Action: City Manager Szerlag noted that this is going to be a monthly endeavor to highlight something positive about this organization, to update the Commission and the public about what we are doing in a very positive fashion. Captain Michael Grandinetti presented a power-point presentation on the implementation of the Public Safety Automation System. He said the project was estimated to cost $738,000, with an implementation timeline of 12-15 months, they went before the Commission and approval was granted, funding ofthis project was approved and allocated from the Federal Forfeiture Funds. He said because ofthe diligence and hard work oftheir Project Manager, Kamran Sadighi from the Information Technology Department, and everyone else involved in this implementation, they were able to complete this project between 4-7 months early, and approximately $30,000 under budget. Captain Grandinetti said this automation project consisted offour major modules: Computer Aided Dispatch System; Mobile Computer Terminals, which are the laptops in the cars; Mobile Field Reporting, which gives the officers the ability to write their reports directly from the Police cars; and Records Management System. He then showed a video demonstrating the working efforts and the affects of this completed project. 6