Meeting

The real action was fiscal and operational, not ceremonial. The commission had a budget amendment on the table for the 2023 to 2024 operating and capital budget, touching both the General Fund and Capital Projects Fund, which is the item that actually reallocates capacity inside City Hall. If you care about where the city is putting money now, that is the hinge point, because it changes what gets funded this fiscal year rather than just extending a vendor relationship. Right behind it was a lease approval with La Playa Beach Associates, LLC for 18590 Collins Avenue, a concrete property decision that ties the city to a named site and landlord instead of a generic policy statement. The other substantive move was regulatory. The city teed up a rewrite of its permit and decal rules in Chapter 256, including purpose, definitions, issuance and renewal, revocation, and exclusions for certain vehicles. That is not housekeeping. When a city rewrites definitions, application rules, revocation standards, and exclusions in one package, it is resetting who gets access and who gets screened out. Another ordinance would tighten rules around use of the city seal, creating explicit permissible and prohibited uses, which matters for anyone who markets with city affiliations or imagery. The resolutions were mostly contract maintenance: up to $95,000 for Academy Bus, up to $215,500 for Green Facilities, up to $160,000 for Brightview Landscaping, $79,368.17 for Gateway Center exhaust fans, and a $6,277.77 roof repair change order at Samson Oceanfront Park. Minutes were routine.

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. Budget Amendment No. BA2324-02 for the 2023 to 2024 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget

   Pending

   Amends Ordinance No. 2023-606 to revise the current fiscal year budget in both the General Fund and Capital Projects Fund, which is the mechanism that shifts spending authority this year.

2. Lease Agreement with La Playa Beach Associates, LLC for 18590 Collins Avenue

   Pending

   Approves a lease for a specific Sunny Isles Beach property, locking in a site commitment with a named private landlord rather than leaving the use to later administrative action.

3. Amendments to Chapter 256 permit and decal rules

   Pending

   Rewrites the purpose, definitions, application and renewal process, revocation standards, and vehicle exclusions for permits and decals, which resets who qualifies and how enforcement works.

4. Amendments to the city official seal code

   Pending

   Updates Chapter 5, Article II to define permissible and prohibited uses of the city seal and creates a new enforcement section, giving the city clearer control over branding and representations.

5. Third Amendment with Academy Bus, LLC for motor coach transportation services

   Pending

   Extends or revises the transportation services agreement in an amount not to exceed $95,000, preserving the city's ability to keep bus service in place under the existing vendor relationship.

6. First Amendment with Green Facilities, Inc. for carpet and floor maintenance

   Pending

   Approves up to $215,500 for continued carpet and floor maintenance services, a facilities operations cost that keeps city buildings on the current service track.

7. First Amendment with Brightview Landscaping, Inc. for right of way and facilities landscaping

   Pending

   Approves up to $160,000 for landscaping maintenance on city rights of way and facilities, continuing a visible public realm service through the incumbent contractor.

8. Agreement with Stan Weaver and Company for Gateway Center exhaust fans

   Pending

   Authorizes up to $79,368.17 for purchase and installation of exhaust fans at Gateway Center, a targeted building systems upgrade rather than a broad capital program.

Agenda items

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

1. 10.BResolutionpending$215.5KOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with Green Facilities, Inc. to Provide Carpet and Floor Maintenance Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $215,500.00, 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 Effec ve Date.
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2. 10.CResolutionpending$160KOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with Brightview Landscaping, Inc., to Provide Landscaping Maintenance Services for City Right-of-Ways and Facilities, in an Amount Not to Exceed $160,000.00; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Amendment; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effec ve Date.
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3. 10.AResolutionpending$95,000Outcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Academy Bus, LLC for Motor Coach Transportation Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $95,000.00, 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 Effec ve Date.
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4. 10.DResolutionpending$79,368Outcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Agreement with Stan Weaver and Company for the Purchase and Installation of Exhaust Fans at Gateway Center, in an Amount Not to Exceed $79,368.17; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate the Terms of this Resolution; Providing for an Effec ve Date.
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5. 10.EResolutionpending$6,278Outcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving Change Order No. 1 With Team Contrac ng, Inc. To Repair Shade Structure and Restroom Facility Roof Located at Samson Oceanfront Park, in an Amount Not to Exceed $6,277.77, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effec ve Date.
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6. 3.AMinutespendingOutcome not recorded
   Regular City Commission Meeting – Summary Minutes – April 18, 2024.
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7. 3.BMinutespendingOutcome not recorded
   Special City Commission Meeting – Summary Minutes – April 25, 2024.
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8. 7.AOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Sections 256-14 “Purpose”, 256-6 “Defini ons”, 256-9 “Issuance and Renewal of Permits/Decals; Application”, 256-10 “Revoca on of Permits/Decals”, 256-11 “Exclusion of Certain Vehicles”, 256-14 “Parking Rates & Fees”, 256-15 “Authority of City Manager”, and 256-16 “Term of Permits/Decals; Transfer”, of Chapter 256, Article II of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles Beach; Repealing Section 256-12 “
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9. 9.AOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Ordinance No. 2023-606; Approving Budget Amendment No. Ba2324-02 to the City’s Operating and Capital Improvement Budget for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year - General Fund and Capital Projects Fund; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Implement the Terms and Conditions of This Ordinance; Providing for an Effec ve Date.
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10. 9.BOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
    An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Lease Agreement Between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and La Playa Beach Associates, LLC. for the Leased Premises Located at 18590 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida; Providing for Severability; Providing for an Effec ve Date.
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11. 9.COrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
    An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Amending Chapter 5, Article II of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Entitled “Official Seal”; Establishing Permissible and Prohibited Uses; Creating a New Section 5- 35 Entitled “Official City Logo”; Creating a New Section 5-36 Entitled “Penal es”; Providing for Repealer; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codifica on; Providing for an Effec ve Date.
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