2012-0920 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting September 20,2012 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida and this is for boat use, no water craft, and no jet skis. If this is approved tonight, the Applicant applied to have the Commission approve as a conditional use as part of this application, and so they are not required to come back to the Commission for additional approval with respect to this marina. If they try to expand their use to have a jet ski facility, they would have to come back to this Commission. This marina is for boat slips and boat storage, no other use is permitted. Commissioner Scholl said then that there are no fuel docks, no service base, they are not going to work on engines there,and it is basically just a dry storage facility and Mr. Karp said that is correct. Commissioner Scholl asked if there will be any boat slips besides the dry storage facility, and Ms. Dannheisser responded there will be 90 storage slips, 36 wet slips, and 7 for dry storage staging. The marina is there now and they are utilizing the current spaces exactly as they are but they are going to enclose that area. Part of what they are trying to do here in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan is to activate the street and create pedestrian activity and generate redevelopment. The marina will be visually available to pedestrians to watch the operation of the marina. City Attorney Ottinot said that this Commission has a right to ensure that the marina and boat storage is used for that purpose and it cannot be ajet ski or a watercraft launching facility. He further added you can impose these conditions upon this approval. Vice Mayor Thaler said he thought that is what we had before but all of a sudden, one popped up. Commissioner Aelion asked how close is the north side of the building to the highway, and Mr. Karp said they have a setback from the property line of about 25-30 feet. Commissioner Aelion asked what the noise impact is for the residents living there, and Mr. Karp said when the people come down the concrete and where the metal is on top of the bridge,that is what it is. He said their glazing and glass are for hurricanes which are to meet the new Code. It is very much sound proof for the condominium owners. Mayor Edelcup asked him to discuss the baywalk, and Mr. Karp said the baywalk is specifically a continuation which currently commences all the way under the bridge and to the Park. It goes all the way around to the Park and comes all the way around to the water and sewer treatment area. Mayor Edelcup asked how wide that would be, and Mr. Karp said ten (10) feet with chairs and lights, etc. Ms. Dannheisser said there is access from both sides. Mayor Edelcup said that he just wanted to make sure for the handicapped people that benches are far enough away so there is a clearance in between. City Attorney Ottinot said to Ms. Dannheisser that she needs to inform the Commission that her client made a proffer in terms of a water facility. Ms. Dannheisser said they are located right next to the WASA site, and she knows that the City wants to clean that up,and so does her client. Therefore, they are willing to create, construct and design a landscape façade around the WASA site. They have also offered to demolish the water storage tank and their only concern is whether or not DERM is going to give them some issue relating to permitting. If that is the case they may come back to the Commission. They are going to try to do this within the first year or two, and if necessary they will come back for the Commission's assistance. If for some reason they are not able to accomplish it, they are willing to proffer $150,000 to the City in order for the City to do it. Obviously,it is in their best interest as well to beautify that site. 4