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<br />Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 17, 2008 <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br />Public Speakers: none <br /> <br />Commissioner Brezin moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the <br />resolution. Resolution No. 2008-1202 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. <br /> <br />lOG. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving <br />an Agreement Between the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund <br />of the State of Florida and the City of Sunny Isles Beach Relating to a Sovereignty <br />Submerged Lands Lease for Operation of the Newport Fishing Pier, in Substantially the <br />Same Form Attached Hereto As Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said <br />Agreement; Authorizing the City Attorney and the City Manager To Do All Things <br />Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of this Agreement; Providing for Ratification by the City <br />Commission; Providing for an Effective Date. <br /> <br />Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Attorney Ottinot reported that by entering <br />into the lease, the City would be authorized to reconstruct and operate the Pier, along with <br />the ticket booth and restaurant. The City agrees to accept the leased premises in an "as is" <br />condition and is not required to finalize the maintenance and repair of the leased premises <br />for five (5) years. The City also agrees that during construction of the Pier, the City will <br />prohibit public access to the Pier and nearby areas. The lease term is for five (5) years from <br />execution date of the lease. The City is required to pay an annual lease fee of One Dollar <br />($1.00) per year, with the City agreeing to use revenues generated by the Pier for <br />maintenance and repair of the leased premises. <br /> <br />Public Speakers: none <br /> <br />Mayor EdeIcup said that he wouldn't want to put all this money into the Pier only to have the <br />State take it away after five years. City Attorney Ottinot said that the State does not own the <br />Pier, the Pier belongs to Dr. Cornfeld, and Dr. Cornfeld has given us the right to operate the <br />Pier. Commissioner Scholl said that when a land lease expires, whatever improvements are <br />on that land, go back to the owner, but he doesn't think it is an issue. <br /> <br />Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Goodman seconded a motion to approve the <br />resolution. Resolution No. 2008-1203 was adopted by a voice vote of 5-0 in favor. <br /> <br />10H. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving <br />an Agreement with First Southwest Company for Financial Consulting Services to <br />Assist in Developing a Comprehensive Financing Plan on an Hourly Basis with a Cap <br />Set at $13,000.00, and te Assist in Seeuring a Credit Rating frem Third Party Rating <br />Ageneies en an Heurly Basis with a Cap Set at $12,000.00, Attached Hereto as Exhibit <br />"A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to <br />Do All Other Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of this Resolution; Providing for an <br />Effective Date. <br /> <br />Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Assistant City Manager/Finance Doug Haag <br />clarified that he wanted to make a slight modification in keeping with our methodology in <br />approaching projects on more of a phase basis, and so he is asking for approval of the master <br />agreement and attachment "B", which is for the financial consulting services to come up with <br /> <br />8 <br />