2012-0119 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting January 19,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida indoor facility where you can have the movies take place inside because it is raining outside, and you would still be in a glassed in box on top of that park and maybe we should examine some of those concepts to tie in with what you are suggesting for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other major events that the City is currently lacking having the space for. It is an added expense but we can study the economics of it as to whether or not there would be enough of a demand from the commercial side or people in the area that would support it so we can consider that kind of investment on the top floor of the garage. Commissioner Scholl said as a point of comparison, his son is in Miami Beach Rowing Club at the Shane Center on 62nd Street and Collins A venue on Indian Creek. When Dr. Shane gave his endowment to build that facility he insisted they put in an empty top floor with some commercial catering facilities in it and it has become a great economic driver. The Rowing Center has a person that helps lease it out and it is basically for weddings, etc., there is no park associated with it and it has all surface parking. We can kill three birds with one stone if we plan it properly. People need a reasonable cost facility and with the park adjacent to it, it is a capper and so whatever demand there is for that it certainly would be an attractive alternative for that kind of a venue. Vice Mayor Thaler said we can go out and get a caterer, and Commissioner Scholl said if you put the infrastructure in, then they come to you. Anybody can bring in anything they want, there is a basic kitchen requirement you put in, they don't cook there necessarily but they bring all their catering supplies in. Commissioner Gatto asked if there is a view of the ocean from there, and the Commission said yes, you would also have the Intracoastal. Mayor Edelcup said particularly if you are over the top of the garage, at that point you are overseeing the flyover. Mr. Castifieira said it would be the same height as on the fourth floor of this building. Commissioner Aelion said the design where you showed the ripple effect and the potential of sharp edges, he would rather it be sloping down and not just a sharp cutting edge there. Barry Miller said there is a 30-inch limit you can come up to without to provide liability, and so we would have to put some kind of edging on there to prevent people from going over, we will check that. Mayor Edelcup said one of the other considerations in building this park and it is in a open area, is security and safety, we may have to address some sort offenced-in area in the evening so we can lock up certain sections of the park. The garage stays open and perhaps other areas can stay open but the main section of the park will probably need it, and we need to think about that in this architecture design. Joe Milton said we will think about that in the design, the park will be well lit, and they will put in fencing for security. City Manager Cohen said regarding the cost, we have been presented with some initial cost estimates and we hope to bring those to you next week as an add-on to our reorganization plan discussion Workshop (January 26, 2012). Mayor Edelcup asked ifhe can also bring in some of the concepts that we discussed tonight like the cost of a third floor. City Manager Cohen said yes we have that as well as the numbers for everything that has been presented, there are a couple of things that came up tonight that are new, we will see if we can get you some figures on it. Vice Mayor Thaler said of all of them, the most important is the floor on the garage, which was the consensus of the Commission. 8