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<br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting <br /> <br />July 19,2007 <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />Police Chief Fred Maas said that last week they had a situation where an officer went to stop <br />a vehicle but prior to stopping it he ran the tag on the computer and within 5 seconds the <br />information came back that it was a stolen vehicle, and it had been taken in a carjacking in <br />Miami Beach, and so the officer knew prior to stopping that vehicle what he was facing. <br />Prior to activating his lights, he notified the other officers and they started moving toward his <br />direction as a safety precaution, and when he went to stop the vehicle, the driver bailed out of <br />the car and ran westbound at 158th & Collins, meanwhile the other officers already moved <br />into position, and took him into custody without incident. This is a tremendous system, <br />primarily for the safety of officers giving them a heads-up of what they are facing. <br /> <br />Chief Maas stated that the team worked hard on this program, and the Department started <br />saving from the first day of inception as a Police Department, saving asset forfeiture funds to <br />pay for this program. Chief Maas thanked the Commission, and stated that it was done <br />without any cost to the taxpayers. ChiefMaas and City Manager Szerlag presented plaques <br />to Information Technology Director Derrick Arias on behalf ofthe IT Department including <br />Kamran Sadighi, Edel Fonseca, and Humberto Martinez; Francis Sands, of the Police <br />Department; Kamran Sadighi as Project Manager; and Captain Michael Grandinetti who <br />managed the financial side dealing with the vendors. <br /> <br />Mayor Edelcup thanked Chief Maas and the team on behalf of the Commission. <br /> <br />12C. Add-On Item: <br />Information Technology Director Derrick Arias. <br />Action: City Manager Szerlag announced that Information Technology Director Derrick <br />Arias will be leaving us as he has another position closer to his home. He said he has always <br />found Mr. Arias to be the consummate professional, his department was always run very <br />smoothly and he is going to be greatly missed. He said he is always in favor of having <br />someone to be able to advance their career and that is happening here. Commissioner Brezin <br />asked when he is leaving and Mr. Arias said Friday, July 27, 2007. The Commission wished <br />him luck. <br /> <br />13. CITIZENS' FORUM: REQUESTS, PETITIONS & OTHER COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />14. ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Mayor Ede1cup adjourned the meeting at 8: 17 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted by: <br /> <br />Approved by the City Commission on Aug. 16, 2007 <br /> <br />~~L <br /> <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />7 <br />