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Home My Public Portal About01-26-21 H Regular Council Meeting.pdfMINUTES HYBRID REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 COUNCIL CHAMBER 560 CRANDON BOULEVARD 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 6:07 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Franklin H. Caplan, Luis Lauredo, Allison McCormick, Brett G. Moss, Ignacio Segurola, Vice Mayor Edward London and Mayor Michael W. Davey. Also present were Interim Village Manager Charles R. Press, Village Clerk Jocelyn B. Koch and Village Attorney Chad Friedman. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Davey led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. BRIEF COMMENTS BY COUNCIL: Mayor Davey, Councilmembers Lauredo and McCormick addressed the public and Council regarding concerns over recent incidents within the Village and the need for increased law enforcement. Interim Manager Charles R. Press addressed the Council regarding these incidents which are under investigation and he will address them later in the evening. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following resident addressed the Council: Cecile Sanchez, 260 Cypress Drive. 5. AGENDA: Councilmember Segurola requested to defer Item 8B to a future Regular Council Meeting and to remove Item 7B from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Councilmember Lauredo requested to consolidate Item 9A with Item 11B2 and requested the addition of a discussion item on the property at the entry block as Item 11B3. There was no objection to the Agenda changes. 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: There were no special presentations. January 26, 2021 7. CONSENT AGENDA: Councilmember Lauredo made a motion to approve the following Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Mayor Davey. Councilmember Caplan requested an amendment to the minutes of January 12th, 2021 to page 2 to amend the sentence: "1. For the Attorney to come back with language that would address the concerns of Councilmember Lauredo regarding the following:" Councilmember Caplan requested a clarification to Tab 3 in the Settlement Agreement, Section 2A on whether the provision regarding the payment arrangements should be clarified. The Attorney will review and clarify the language if necessary. Councilmember Lauredo requested an amendment to the minutes of January 12th, 2021 to page 2 to say "bring back" the resolution from the table. The minutes of the January 12th, 2021 Hybrid Regular Council Meeting, as amended. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS OF AMELIA VICIANA FRANCISCO IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,000 TO BE PAID BY THE VILLAGE'S INSURER; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The Consent Agenda, as amended, was approved by a 7-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, McCormick, Moss, Segurola, Vice Mayor London and Mayor Davey voting Yes. At this time, the Clerk read the following resolution by title: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, CONFIRMING EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES RELATING TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19; PROVIDING FOR RATIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Davey made a motion to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Caplan. There was discussion from Council regarding the above resolution. The Manager addressed the Council regarding the above resolution. Councilmember Segurola requested from the Manager to report back at the next Regular Council Meeting of the cost of Covid19 testing to the Village to date with a time breakdown along with FreeBee ridership numbers from before and after the declaration of the Covid19 emergency. 2 of 5 January 26, 2021 Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer, Dr. Roland Samimy addressed the Council regarding the above resolution. The resolution was approved by a 7-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, McCormick, Moss, Segurola, Vice Mayor London and Mayor Davey voting Yes. 8. ORDINANCES: There were no ordinances considered by Council. 9. RESOLUTIONS: The Clerk read the following resolution by title: A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE 2040 STRATEGIC VISION PLAN BOARD FROM JANUARY 15, 2020, THROUGH JANUARY 15, 2022; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mayor Davey made a motion to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor London. There was extensive discussion from Council regarding the above resolution and Item 11B2, review of Council appointed Boards. The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the resolution and clarified that this resolution solely extends the term of the Board. Council directed staff to reach out to former Councilmember Luis de la Cruz for feedback on the membership participation of the 2040 Strategic Vision Board and to report back to Council at the next Regular Council Meeting. The resolution was approved by a 7-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, McCormick, Moss, Segurola, Vice Mayor London and Mayor Davey voting Yes. 10. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following resident addressed the Council: Don Elisburg, 177 Ocean Lane Drive. At this time, the Manager's report was heard. The Manager addressed the Council regarding the work being done on possible Covid19 vaccination plans. Fire Rescue Chief Eric Lang addressed the Council reporting on a status update regarding a possible distribution plan if a supply of Covid19 vaccines become available. Melissa White with the Key Biscayne Community Foundation addressed the Council on the status for a possible Covid19 vaccination plan with a list of over 500 residents who are 65 years old and older. 3 of 5 January 26, 2021 The Manager addressed the Council regarding an update on the beach camera installation and the enforcement of the rules for dogs on the beach with the distribution of an FAQ document as a reference. Councilmember Lauredo addressed the Manager regarding dogs on the beach and reaching out to the condominium associations to have additional enforcement support. The Manager will report back on the status regarding the above matter at the next Regular Council Meeting. The Manager addressed the Council regarding the juvenile situation and ongoing investigations within the Village. The Manager addressed the Council confirming there is a Miami -Dade County ordinance against trespassing in the parks and beaches from sundown to sun -up and that the Key Biscayne police is administering stricter enforcement for this within the Village. 11. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The following items were discussed: Village Manager. The Manager's Report was heard earlier in the evening. Mayor and Councilmembers. Mayor Davey addressed the Council on the next steps for the Village Manager search. Chief of Staff Thomas Fossler and Human Resources Director Juan Gutierrez addressed the Council on the details of the contract and the status of the contract negotiations with the Berkley Group. The Manager and the Attorney also addressed the Council regarding the status of the contract negotiations with the Berkley Group. There was extensive discussion from Council regarding the Village Manager search and the contract negotiations with the Berkley Group. The Manager addressed the Council regarding background checks. Councilmember Moss made a motion that the Council selects Steven Williamson, Brian Lynch, Christopher Rose, Joseph Fernandez and Thomas Bradford as the top five Candidates and to include in the Berkley Group contract: interviews, background checks, reference checks, psychological assessments in an amount not to exceed $6,000. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Lauredo. Councilmember Caplan made a friendly amendment to remove background checks since Human Resources Director Juan Gutierrez is doing them. Councilmember Moss agreed to the amendment to the motion. 4 of 5 January 26, 2021 The motion, as amended, was approved by a 7-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, McCormick, Moss, Segurola, Vice Mayor London and Mayor Davey voting Yes. It was the consensus of Council if the Manager and the Attorney are unable to execute the contract with the Berkley Group, a Special Council Meeting may be called for February 4t', 2021 after the Executive Session scheduled for that day. Councilmember Lauredo deferred Item 11B3 to the next Regular Council Meeting. Village Attorney. The Attorney did not submit a report. Village Clerk. The Clerk did not submit a report. 12. OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION: There was no further business discussed. 13. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS: A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council. 14. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adj9u gd.at 8:11 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Jocelyn B. K t h Village Clerk Approved this 9th Michael W. Davey Mayor of February, 2021: IF A PERSON DECIDES 0 APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE_ COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR HEARING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE, MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. 5 of 5