Meeting

The only item that changes private sector behavior right now is the proposed “zoning in progress” declaration for development and redevelopment in the MU R, TCD, B 1, and BO districts. That is the city putting the market on notice that land use rules in its core mixed use and business areas are being actively reconsidered, which matters because it affects projects before permits and redevelopment assumptions harden. If you own, assemble, design, or finance property in those districts, this is the signal that the city wants leverage over what gets filed next. The other substantive move was fiscal and operational, not political theater: a budget amendment to the 2023 to 2024 operating and capital budget, plus a string of implementation items that spend already budgeted money. Those included replacing the City Hall shade structure and adding window awnings through Valrose Investment Group, buying a 4x4 Ford F150 after waiving competitive bidding, buying two more vehicles from Jay Allen Fleet for up to $89,698, extending event rides rental with The Amusement Source for up to $85,000, and setting vendors for carpet and floor maintenance and employee health coverage. The city also accepted its Parks and Recreation Master Plan and approved the schematic design for Bella Vista Park at 500 Sunny Isles Boulevard, which is the kind of planning action that shapes future capital priorities more than immediate regulation. Everything else was either intergovernmental positioning or housekeeping: mutual aid policing, an investment policy update, appointments, and legislative resolutions supporting or opposing state bills on car racing penalties, women’s historical markers, permit timeframes, condo governance, and sovereign immunity.

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. Declaring zoning in progress for development and redevelopment in the MU R, TCD, B 1, and BO districts

   Pending

   This would formally signal active land use changes in the city’s main mixed use and business districts, giving the city a procedural tool that directly affects redevelopment timing and filing strategy.

2. Budget Amendment No. BA2324 01 to the 2023 to 2024 operating and capital budget

   Pending

   This amends the current year budget across the General Fund, ARPA, and capital accounts, which is the enabling step behind several spending and project items on the same agenda.

3. Agreement with Valrose Investment Group, LLC, dba Awnings by Valrose, for replacement of the shade structure and addition of window awnings at City Hall

   Pending

   The city would fund a visible City Hall facility upgrade, a straightforward capital maintenance decision rather than a policy change.

4. Ratifying waiver of competitive bidding and purchase of a 4x4 Ford F150 from Gus Machado Ford

   Pending

   This retroactively blesses bypassing normal bidding rules for a vehicle purchase, which matters less for the truck itself than for the city’s willingness to use waiver authority for routine equipment.

5. Purchase of two vehicles from Jay Allen Fleet for up to $89,698

   Pending

   The city would spend up to $89,698 on two vehicles using budgeted funds, continuing a broader fleet replacement and operations spending pattern.

6. Third amendment with The Amusement Source, LLC for event rides rental, up to $85,000

   Pending

   This extends a recurring events services contract, locking in another round of city programmed entertainment spending rather than creating a new service line.

7. Acceptance of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan

   Pending

   Accepting the master plan gives staff and commissioners a planning document that will steer future parks capital decisions and project sequencing.

8. Schematic design approval for Bella Vista Park at 500 Sunny Isles Boulevard

   Pending

   Approving the schematic design moves Bella Vista Park from concept toward implementation, which is the stage where a park project starts to become a real capital commitment.

9. Opposition to Senate Bill 684 and House Bill 267 on standards and timeframes for issuance of building permits by local governments

   Pending

   This is a policy statement, not a binding local rule, but it clearly shows the city resisting state efforts to constrain local control over permit processing.

Agenda items

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

1. 10.HResolutionpending$348.9KOutcome not recorded
   Additional Information: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving an Agreement with Valrose Investment Group, LLC, d/b/a Awnings by Valrose, for Replacement of the Shade Structure and the Addition of Window Awnings at the City Hall Annex, in an Amount Not to Exceed $348,865.00, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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2. 10.EResolutionpending$89,698Outcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Authorizing the Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for the Purchase of Two Vehicles From Jay Allen Fleet, in an Amount Not to Exceed $89,698.00; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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3. 10.GResolutionpending$85,000Outcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Third Amendment to the Agreement with The Amusement Source, LLC., for Event Rides Rental; in an Amount Not to Exceed $85,000.00, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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4. 10.DResolutionpending$52,500Outcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Ratifying the Waiver of the Compe ve Bidding Procedures of Chapter 62 of the City’s Code of Ordinances; Ra fying the Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for the Purchase of a 4x4 Ford F150 From Gus Machado Ford, in an Amount Not to Exceed $52,500.00; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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5. 3.AMinutespendingOutcome not recorded
   Special City Commission Meeting – Summary Minutes – December 8, 2023.
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6. 3.BMinutespendingOutcome not recorded
   Regular City Commission Meeting – Summary Minutes – January 18, 2024.
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7. 7.AOrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, A mending Ordinance No. 2023-606; Approving Budget Amendment No. BA2324-01 to the City’s Operating and Capital Improvement Budget for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year - General Fund, American Rescue Plan Act Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and Stormwater Capital Fund; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Implement the Terms and Conditions of This Ordinance; Providing for an Effective Date.
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8. 10.AResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Revised Investment Policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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9. 10.BResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   A Resolution of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving a Mutual Aid Agreement Between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and the South Florida Task Force Burglary Apprehension and Vehicle Crimes Unit, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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10. 10.CResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Accepting the City of Sunny Isles Beach Parks and Recrea on Master Plan, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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11. 10.FResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Awarding Invita on to Bid No. 24-01-01 for Carpet and Floor Maintenance Services to, and Approving Agreements with, Jumep Multy Services LLC as the Primary Bidder, and Green Facility Inc. as the Secondary Bidder, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A” and “B”, Respec vely; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreements; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Eff
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12. 10.IResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Selection of United Healthcare as the Provider of Employee Health Insurance; United Healthcare Dental as the Provider of Dental Insurance; Eyemed as the Provider of Vision Care; Mutual of Omaha as the Provider of Life Insurance, Accidental, Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Voluntary Short Term Disability Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance, for a One-Year Period
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13. 10.JResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Additional Information: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving the Schema c Design of the Property Located at 500 Sunny Isles Boulevard, Known as the Bella Vista Park; A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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14. 10.KResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    Additional Information: A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Declaring “Zoning in Progress” Rela ng to Development and Redevelopment in the Mixed Use- Resort (MU-R), Town Center (TCD), Neighborhood Business (B-1) and Business Overlay (BO) Zoning Districts; Determining that Applications for Development Orders and Development Permits Shall be Subject to the Zoning in Progress; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolu
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15. 10.LResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing Support of Florida Senate Bill 1764 Rela ng to Car Racing Penal es; A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Direc ng the City Clerk to transmit Copies of this Resolution; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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16. 10.MResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing Support of Florida House Bill 629 Rela ng to Florida Women’s Historical Marker Initiative; A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Direc ng the City Clerk to transmit Copies of this Resolution; Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Said Agreement; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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17. 10.NResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing Opposi on to Florida Senate Bill 684 and Florida House Bill 267 Rela ng to the Standards and Timeframes for the Issuance of Building Permits By Local Governments; A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Direc ng the City Clerk to transmit Copies of this Resolution; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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18. 10.OResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing Support of Florida Senate Bill 1178 Rela ng to Governance of Condominium and Coopera ve Associa ons and the Prac ce of Community Association Management; A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”; Direc ng the City Clerk to transmit Copies of this Resolution; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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19. 10.PResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Expressing Opposi on to Florida Senate Bill 472 and Florida House Bill 569 Rela ng to Sovereign Immunity, A ached Hereto as Exhibit “A”, Respec vely; Direc ng the City Clerk to transmit Copies of this Resolution; Authorizing the City Manager to Do All Things Necessary to Effectuate this Resolution; Providing for an Effective Date.
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20. 10.QResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Approving Appointments to the Historic Preserva on Board for Calendar Years 2024 and 2025; Providing for an Effective Date.
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