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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021
COUNCIL CHAMBER
560 CRANDON BOULEVARD
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called to order
by the Mayor at 6:03 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Franklin H. Caplan, Luis Lauredo,
Allison McCormick, Brett G. Moss, Vice Mayor Edward London and Mayor Michael W. Davey.
Councilmember Ignacio Segurola was absent. Also present were Village Manager Steven C.
Williamson, Village Clerk Jocelyn B. Koch and Village Attorney Chad Friedman.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Davey led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: A presentation was given by Deputy Chief Assistant
State Attorney Scott Dunn with the Miami -Dade State Attorney's office and a presentation was
given by Carlos J. Martinez with the Miami -Dade Public Defender's office.
At this time, there was discussion by Council regarding the above presentations.
It was the consensus of Council to direct the Manager to post video clips of tonight's presentations
for distribution to the residents.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following persons addressed the Council: Melissa White,
370 Heather Lane; Alejandro Serrano, 784 Ridgewood Road; Ann Taintor, 170 Ocean Lane Drive;
Betty Sime Conroy, 785 Crandon Boulevard; Jennifer Stearns Buttrick, 180 Cape Florida Drive;
Patricia Romano, 361 Beechwood Drive; Alan Fein, 525 Allendale Road; Joe Kellogg, 115 Sunrise
Drive; Jorge Mendia, 111 Island Drive; Laudy Ibarra, 482 Fernwood Road; Michelle Estevez, 425
Grapetree Drive; Christina Cuervo, 786 Curtiswood Drive; Nina Wallin, 270 Hampton Lane; Terry
Oliva, 300 Galen Drive; Lucas Boccheciampe, 201 Sunrise Drive; Viviana Goris, 201 Crandon
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Boulevard; H. Frances Reeves, 251 Crandon Boulevard; Patricia Agostini, 141 Crandon
Boulevard; Heidi Frank, 485 Woodcrest Road; Carolyn Kosien, 255 Sunrise Drive; Jan Dillow,
200 Ocean Lane Drive; Jennifer Allegra, 1121 Crandon Boulevard; Nancy Elisburg, 177 Ocean
Lane Drive; Don Elisburg, 177 Ocean Lane Drive; Maria Cucalon, 199 Ocean Lane Drive; Charles
Collins, 124 Cadima Avenue, Coral Gables; Inbal Horovitz, 1111 Crandon Boulevard; Toby
Rohrer 1047 Mariner Drive; Jennifer Pema, 101 Crandon Boulevard and Gene Stearns, 250 Cape
Florida Drive.
5. DISCUSSION: There was discussion by Council regarding the incident that occurred a
few weeks ago at the Village Green.
Chief of Police Charles R. Press addressed the Council regarding this incident.
Councilmember Lauredo made a motion directing the Manager to work with Chief Press to
develop a protocol for proactively informing the Council on a general outline on important police
investigations within the Village. The motion was seconded by Mayor Davey and approved by a
6-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, McCormick, Moss,
Vice Mayor London and Mayor Davey voting Yes.
The Mayor opened public comments. Vanessa Sans de Acedo, 103 East Enid Drive
addressed the Council. The Mayor closed public comments.
Chief Press addressed the Council regarding police enforcement, status of past cases, response
times, juvenile activity, public records and transparency. The Chief also reported on recent
statistics of juvenile arrests, civil citations and warnings.
There was extensive discussion by Council regarding police enforcement, community engagement
and education.
The Manager addressed the Council regarding the above items.
Councilmember Moss made a motion to direct the Manager to work with Chief Press and the police
and present a plan of recommendations for community engagement and education regarding
policing at the next Regular Council Meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember
Lauredo and approved by a 6-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan,
Lauredo, McCormick, Moss, Vice Mayor London and Mayor Davey voting Yes.
6. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS: A schedule of future meetings and
events was presented to the Council.
7. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Jocelyn B. Koch
Village Clerk
Approved this 15th day of June 2021:
Michael W. Davey
Mayor
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO 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.
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