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WORKSHOP ON
COUNCIL PRIORITY PROJECTS
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015
COUNCIL CHAMBER
560 CRANDON BOULEVARD
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The Mayor called the meeting to
order at 6:15 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Franklin H. Caplan, Luis de la Cruz, Theodore
Holloway, Michael E. Kelly, Edward London, Vice Mayor James S. Taintor and Mayor Mayra
Lindsay. Also present were Village Manager John C. Gilbert, Village Clerk Conchita H. Alvarez
and Village Attorney Stephen J. Helfman.
2. INVOCATION: Rabbi Yoel Caroline with Chabad of Key Biscayne gave an invocation.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Lindsay led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. WELCOME- MAYOR MAYRA P. LINDSAY: The Mayor welcomed the Council and
the public to the Workshop giving a brief update on the 2014 Council set priorities/directives.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (FUTURE COMMUNITY NEEDS): The following residents
addressed the Council: Cecile Sanchez, 240 Cypress Drive; Kathy Susnjer and Cindy Mize,
representing the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce; Alan Fein, 525 Allendale Road; Donald
Ellisburg, 177 Ocean Lane Drive on behalf of the Condominiums President's Council; Sharon
McClatchey, 177 Ocean Lane Drive; Pat Woodson, 940 Mariner Drive; Patricia Romano, 361
Beechwood; Bradley Newsom, 345 Pacific; John Hoffman, 260 West McIntyre and Jacquie Kellogg,
115 Sunrise Drive.
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6. COUNCILMEMBERS: IDENTIFY 12/24 MONTH CAPITAL INITIATIVES AND
IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES:
There was extensive discussion from Council regarding the above subject matter.
The following Capital Initiatives and Improvement Priorities were identified by the Council and the
public: Burying of power lines, land acquisition, Presbyterian Church project partnership, Dog Park
completion, 530 Crandon Boulevard, Beach Renourishment, Transportation issues, Library, Police
Parking Lot, K-8 School overcrowding, Beach Club Property, parking, extending the green paint for
the bike lanes, sea level rise mitigation plan and implementation, addressing external threats like the
Boat Show, Community Drug Abuse Education, MAST Academy Auditorium upgrade, gymnasium
at MAST Academy, action on traffic light situation, continued emphasis on public safety, courtesy
and civility program.
7. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
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Conchita H. Alvarez, MMC
Village Clerk
Approved this 12th day of January , 2016:
Mayra a Lindsay
Mayor
IFA PERSONDECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDEREDATA 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 TESTIMONYAND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH
THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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