Meeting

The only item with real citywide weight was the grant acceptance for the Central Island Area Drainage Improvements Project. The commission was asked to take money from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, in the amount of $2, for drainage work. Even with the amount truncated in the agenda text, the mechanism is clear: outside resilience money is being pulled into a named infrastructure project, which matters more than the usual contract housekeeping because it shifts part of the cost of flood related capital work off the local ledger. The next meaningful move was operational, not flashy: a first amendment to the Corradino Group agreement for planning and zoning services, capped at $140,950. That tells you the city is buying more review capacity on land use and development matters, which helps applicants who need the pipeline to keep moving and gives staff backup on zoning workload. The TDR bank item is narrower but still notable because it monetizes 313 square feet of FAR from the city’s public TDR bank, with zero dwelling units attached. In plain terms, the city is selling a small amount of development intensity without adding residential count, which is a very specific way to fine tune a project while preserving the unit cap. The balcony enclosure case and the special magistrate appointments were routine by comparison.

Statura-generated summary of the official agenda and minutes. Verbatim per-item votes and dollar figures are in the Agenda & votes tab.

Key decisions

1. Accepting a grant award from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection for the Central Island Area Drainage Improvements Project

   Pending

   Would bring state resilience funding into a named drainage project, reducing how much of that infrastructure burden has to sit on city resources.

2. First amendment to the agreement with The Corradino Group for planning and zoning services

   Pending

   Would extend or expand outside planning and zoning support up to $140,950, signaling added review capacity for development and land use work.

3. Purchase and assignment of transfer of development rights from the City’s Public TDR Bank

   Pending

   Would approve 313 square feet of FAR and zero dwelling units from the public TDR bank, letting a project gain a small amount of floor area without increasing residential count.

4. Balcony enclosure request for 17749 Collins Avenue, Unit 602, Hearing PZ2022 06

   Pending

   This is a property specific zoning request with no broader policy signal beyond a single unit alteration.

5. Appointing Hofit N. Lottenberg and Steven H. Rothstein as Special Magistrates

   Pending

   Would fill code enforcement or quasi judicial hearing roles, an administrative step that affects process more than policy.

Agenda items

5 items on the agenda. Outcomes not yet parsed from minutes.

1. 4.CResolutionpending$2MOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Accepting a Grant Award From the Florida Department of Environmental Protec on’s Office of Resilience and Coastal Protec on for the Central Island Area Drainage Improvements Project, in the Amount of $2,000,000.00; Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Grant Agreement, Expend Grant Funds, and Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of this Resolution, Provided Said Grant Agreement is Approved as to Form an
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2. 4.DResolutionpending$141KOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with The Corradino Group for Planning and Zoning Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $140,950.00, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Amendment; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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3. 3.AZoningpendingOutcome not recorded
   Request of Sunny Isles Living LP (“Applicant”), for a Balcony Enclosure for the Property Located at 17749 Collins Avenue, Unit 602 (Hearing #PZ2022-06).
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4. 4.AResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Purchase and Assignment of Transfer of Development Rights (“TDRs”) in the Amount of 313 Square Feet of Floor Area Ra o (“FAR”) and Zero (0) Dwelling Units From the City’s Public TDR Bank Account to Sunny Isles Living LP; Authorizing the Development Services Director to Withdraw 313 Square Feet of Far and Zero (0) Dwelling Units From City’s Public TDR Bank Account and Assigning the 313 Square Feet of FAR
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5. 4.BResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Appointing Hofit N. Lottenberg and Steven H. Rothstein as Special Magistrates, in Accordance with Section 14-3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles Beach; Providing for an Effective Date.
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