2010-0218 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Commission Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting February 18, 2010 City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida if an employee received a huge bill will the insurance company cover it, and Mr. Hollander said yes, it is unlimited. Mayor Edelcup asked if we are doing everything we can to educate the employees to help keep our costs and loss ratio lower, and Mr. Hollander said we have wellness programs, an annual health fair, and the next step will be an open - enrollment process where they can make any changes needed. Mayor Edelcup said that the cover memo from Mr. Haag states that we are going to be with Brown and Brown to discuss a possible reduction in their commission fee, and Mr. Hollander said that their commission is a standard 6% that the carriers pay, we have about 200 employees here and historically 200 is not the area where we get into those kind of negotiations, the carriers allow us to do that at 500, and the carriers are more receptive to us doing that but he will talk with Mr. Haag. Mayor Edelcup said what if the City would jointly petition for insurance with Aventura or Surfside, or get up to 500 employees by group purchase would we all gain by that, and Mr. Hollander said it is not always the size, it depends on what you are dealing with and loss experience, but you have to have a common employer. Mayor Edelcup said he is sure the attorneys in the respective cities can come up with something. Commissioner Scholl said under the last health bill, the way it was drafted, we could actually end up paying more because our plan could be considered a premium plan. Vice Mayor Thaler moved and Commissioner Brezin seconded a motion to approve the resolution. Resolution No. 2010 -1529 was adopted by a voice vote of 5 -0 in favor. 10E. A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the First Addendum to Agreement with American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS) to Provide Collection Services for All Photo Enforcement Violations Remaining Unpaid, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "A "; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Said First Amendment to Agreement and to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date. Action: City Clerk Hines read the title, and Assistant City Manager /Finance Doug Haag reported noting that ATS would keep 30% of what they actually collect. Public Speakers: none Mayor Edelcup suggested for discussion to consider modifying our policy as it relates to the red light and all the people that are being ticketed for making a right turn without coming to a full stop. When we put the red light program into effect, we were trying to prohibit cars from going straight through on a red light but we are ticketing many people who are doing a rolling turn on a red. He said the law requires people to come to a stop but for years we have all been educated that you can make a right turn on a red. He would like to discuss two possibilities: 1) Don't ticket on a rolling red; or 2) Put a sign up on that corner advising people that they will be ticketed if they make a right turn on a red before coming to a full stop first. Vice Mayor Thaler said he thought we had ordered signs and he thought we had established a rolling stop at 12 MPH, and City Manager Conner said you are correct on both issues, we have ordered signs but they say "no right turn on red when pedestrian is in crosswalk ", and there is a rolling limit, if the vehicle is going 12 MPH or faster rolling through the intersection then it enters into the system. Mayor Edelcup said we established the 12 MPH, how does the public know this unless it is posted, and so unless we go back and 4