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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
KEY BISCAYNE FLORIDA
MONDAY JUNE 4 2018
COUNCIL CHAMBER
560 CRANDON BOULEVARD
1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The meeting was called to order
by the Mayor at 5 30 p m Present were Councilmembers Luis de la Cruz Allison McCormick
Gary Gross Brett G Moss Kathleen Petros and Vice Mayor Franklin H Caplan and Mayor
Mayra P Lindsay Also present were Village Manager John C Gilbert Village Clerk Jennifer
Medina and Village Attorney Chad Fnedman
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Mayor led the Pledge of Allegiance
The Mayor addressed the Council and the public regarding the process for the selection of the
new Village Manager
3 PUBLIC COMMENTS The following resident addressed the Council Karen Llorente
345 Cypress Drive
4 MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS At this time W D Higginbotham Jr with The
Mercer Group addressed the Council regarding the process for the selection of the new Village
Manager and recommended that the Council select two finalists
At this time the Village Manager candidates Andrea Agha J Mark Taxis Joe Rasco and
Timothy Kelty exited the Council Chambers
There was extensive discussion by Council regarding the selection of the Village Manager
It was the consensus of Council to select two finalists
The Council voted as follows Councilmember de la Cruz selected Andrea Agha and Joe Rasco
Councilmember Petros selected Andrea Agha and J Mark Taxis Councilmember McCormick
selected Joe Rasco and J Mark Taxis Councilmember Gross selected Andrea Agha and J Mark
Taxis Councilmember Moss selected Andrea Agha and Joe Rasco Vice Mayor Caplan selected
Andrea Agha and Joe Rasco and lastly Mayor Lindsay selected Andrea Agha and J Mark Taxis
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At this time the Clerk announced the results of the vote The votes were as follows J Mark
Taxis received four votes Joe Rasco received four votes and Andrea Agha received six votes
It was the consensus of Council to select one finalist from the two candidates that received the
same number of votes Joe Rasco and J Mark Taxis
On the second round of voting Councilmembers de la Cruz Moss and Vice Mayor Caplan voted
in favor of Joe Rasco and Councilmembers Petros McCormick Gross and Mayor Lindsay voted
in favor of J Mark Taxis
The Clerk announced the results of the second round of voting The votes were as follows J
Mark Taxis received four votes and Joe Rasco received three votes
The two finalists for the Village Manager position are Andrea Agha and J Mark Taxis
On the third round of voting Andrea Agha was selected as the new Village Manager by a 5 2
vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers de la Cruz Gross Moss Vice Mayor Caplan
and Mayor Lindsay voted in favor of Andrea Agha and Councilmembers McCormick and Petros
voted for J Mark Taxis
Councilmember Petros made a motion to select Andrea Agha as the new Village Manager The
motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Caplan and approved by a 7 0 voice vote The vote was as
follows Councilmembers de la Cruz Gross McCormick Moss Petros Vice Mayor Caplan and
Mayor Lindsay voting Yes
There was extensive discussion by Council regarding the Village Manager contract negotiation
process
It was the consensus of Council to place a discussion item at the next meeting regarding the
Village Manager s contract negotiation process
The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the contract negotiation process
Vice Mayor Caplan made a motion to schedule a Special Council Meeting on or before June 26
2018 at 6 00 p m to ratify the Village Manager s contract The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Petros and approved by 7 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers de la Cruz Gross McCormick Moss Petros Vice Mayor Caplan and Mayor
Lindsay votmg Yes
It was the consensus of Council to schedule an Executive Session on June 26 2018 pnor to the
Budget Workshop regarding Mentsh Capital LLC v Village of Key Biscayne in the Circuit
Court of the 1 lth Judicial Circuit in and for Miami Dade County Florida Case No 2009 36143
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Andrea Agha addressed the Council thanking them for the opportunity to be the new Village
Manager
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5. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Approved this 30`h day of October, 2018:
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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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