2011-1215 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting December 15.2011 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida ION. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Agreement Betwecn thc School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and the City of Sunny Islcs Bcach for an Address Verification Program, in Substantially the Same Form Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: Revised Agreement distributed prior to the meeting This item was heard with Item I 00) City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Cohen reported that the K-8 is an A-rated School and that we are a magnet for parents looking for the best education for their children and who do not reside in Sunny Isles Beach. That has placed an additional demand on our School, resulting in the loss of Alis and Music classrooms. It is in the best interest of our community to see that our students have the first opportunity to go to our School and get a first rate education. To alleviate overcrowding we are entering into an Agreement with the School District to verify the legal addresses of all students. This is already being done in the cities of Doral and Miami Lakes. Public Speakers: None Commissioner Aelion asked where the money would come from for this program, and Vice Mayor Thaler said $5 Million will come from the School Board and $4 Million will come from the City Trust, it is $9,000 a year, and the City will not spend any money on this. Commissioner Scholl moved and Vice Mayor Thaler seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2011-1825 was adopted by a voice vote of5-0 in favor. 100. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Interlocal Agreemcnt Between the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, and the City of Sunny Isles Beach to Finance and Cost Share in the Design and Construction of a Classroom Addition at the Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K- 8 Facility, in Substantially the Same Form Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A"; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Attorney and the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: [City Clerk's Note: This item was heard with Item ION.) City Clerk Hines read the title, and City Manager Cohen reported that the K-8 has been an A-rated school for several years which has resulted in our community being a more attractive community to move to, and so we have seen an increase in residents and an increase in demand on our classrooms at the school. Enrollment has exceeded initial projections by the School District resulting in Arts and Music classrooms being converted over to regular classrooms. It is in the interest of our school children and our community to expand the number of classrooms at the school to accommodate the increase of our students and allow for the reconversion back to Arts and Music classrooms. We have negotiated an Interlocal Agreement with the County with the assistance of both Assistant City Manager Minai Shah and City Attorney Hans Ottinot. The County Commission just yesterday [December 14,2011] approved this Agreement. The estimated cost for this project is $4 Million, and this Agreement calls for two different funding options, one is for the City to layout the $4 Million and the School District would reimburse the City over a period of time, $2 Million of those dollars. The second option 10