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Draft Summary Minutes <br />City Commission Budget Workshop <br />4th Floor Conference Room <br />Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA <br /> <br />1. Call to Order/Roll Call of Members <br /> The meeting was called to order by Mayor Scholl at 9:00 a.m. with the following officials <br />present: <br />Mayor George “Bud” Scholl <br />Vice Mayor Jeanette Gatto <br />Commissioner Isaac Aelion <br />Commissioner Dana Goldman <br />Commissioner Jennifer Levin <br />City Manager Christopher J. Russo <br />City Attorney Hans Ottinot <br />City Clerk Jane A. Hines, MMC <br />Deputy City Manager Stan Morris <br />Finance Director Audra Curts-Whann <br />Planning/Zoning Admin. Claudia Hasbun <br /> <br />2. OPENING REMARKS <br /> <br /> Mayor Scholl presented opening remarks noting that this is a philosophical meeting. We are <br />not getting into the details of next year’s budget but just trying to give some general <br />guidelines to the staff for when they do start preparing with the departments, all the individual <br />budgets. <br /> <br /> <br />3. PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SUNNY <br />ISLES BEACH FISCAL YEAR 2016/2017 BUDGET: <br /> <br />City Manager Russo said he would like to go through what we see from the standpoint of the <br />staff and administration going forward with this year’s budget philosophically. He said we <br />will not be talking about Capital Projects until the Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Workshop at <br />9:00 a.m. His goal is the Pre-Budget Discussion on the development of the FY 2016/2017 <br />Budget. <br /> <br />Mayor Scholl said he had four items he would like to see: 1) Lower the Millage Rate; 2) <br />Build the Rainy Day Fund to $25 Million over a period of time; 3) Civic Center; and 4) Once <br />we are in Gateway Park with the beautiful stage, that will change the whole game. We can <br />rent it out to certain venues, and being on 163rd Street traffic will not have to go through the <br />length of the City, they can come over the Causeway instead. <br /> <br />Commissioner Aelion agreed with lowering the Millage Rate, and building up the Rainy Day <br />Fund to $25 Million, and he asked what the time frame would be. Finance Director Audra <br />Curts-Whann said it is at $19 Million right now, and Mayor Scholl said the over the next 3 to <br />4 years. City Manager Russo said we would have a one-time payment of $100 Million, and <br />ATTENTION ALL LOBBYISTS: CITY LAW REQUIRES YOUR REGISTRATION PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN <br />LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF, BOARDS, COMMITTEES OR THE CITY COMMISSION. <br />PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK FOR FORMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.