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SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
(CONTINUATION OF ZONING MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2007)
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2007
COUNCIL CHAMBER
560 CRANDON BOULEVARD
1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The meeting was called to order by
the Vice Mayor at 7 00 p m Present were Councilmembers Michael W Davey, Thomas Thornton,
Patricia Wemman and Vice Mayor Jorge E Mendia Absent were Councilmembers Enrique Garcia,
Steve Liedman and Mayor Robert L Vernon Also present were Village Manager Jacqueline R
Menendez, Village Clerk Conchita H Alvarez and Village Attorney Stephen P Helfman
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Ms Bngitte Nachtigall led the Pledge of Allegiance
3 Vice Mayor Mendia announced that this meeting is a continuation of the Special Presentation
portion of the Zoning Meeting of January 23, 2007
Carter McDowell, Attorney representing the applicant, Sonesta Resort addressed the Council
Dr Michael Kelly, 395 Gulf Road, with Preserve Our Key Biscayne addressed the Council
The following persons addressed the Council Max Puyanic, 480 S Mashta Dnve, Edgardo
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Defortuna, 760 Harbor Drive, Hernando Taboada, 430 Grand Bay Dnve, Mary Jo Pinedo,
365 Atlantic Road, James Fulton, 335 Atlantic Road, Ira Kurzban, 300 Pacific Road, Jose
Perez, 265 Grapetree Dnve, Geno Marron, 252 Westwood Dnve, Eduardo Barco, 230 Island
Dnve, Shayna Varkas, President, Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce, Camille Guething,
260 Seaview Dnve, Arnold Munoz, 151 Crandon Boulevard, Ilyse Kelly, 395 Gulf Road,
Martin Mas, 255 Galen Dnve, Carlos de la Cruz, 5 Harbor Point, Barry Goldmeier, 1000
Manner Drive, Karen Beber Futernick, 325 Pacific Road, George Abrams, 151 Crandon
Boulevard, representing the Sonnabend family, Luciana Lapnra, 600 Grapetree Dnve, Julio
Padilla, 325 Atlantic Road, Sandra Chartouru, 328 Crandon Boulevard, Edgar Gutierrez, 251
Crandon Boulevard, Charles Viscito, 141 Crandon Boulevard, Bngitte Nachtigall, 931
Harbor Dnve, Bradley Newsom, 345 Pacific Road, Norman Smith, 346 Gulf Road, Mathias
Lichtenheld, 440 Palmwood Lane, Roger Duarte, 397 Harbor Court, Ricardo Fernandez, 670
Curtiswood Dnve, Chris Dziura, 330 Atlantic Road and Andy Gordon, 269 Cranwood Dnve
At 9 45 p m the Council took a 15 minute recess The meeting was reconvened at 10 00 p m
Jud Kurlancheek, Director of Building, Zoning and Planning Director read into the record the
attached letter to Carter McDowell, Esq with Bilzin Sumberg Dunn Price & Axelrod, dated January
26, 2007 regarding the Sonesta Redevelopment
Andy Robbins with Proskauer Rose LLP addressed the Council regarding Hotel Condominiums
The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the pending site plan approval by the applicant
It was the consensus of Council to hold a presentation, at the February 13, 2007 Council Meeting,
regarding how other municipalities regulate Hotel Condominiums
The applicant requested a hearing date of March 20, 2007 for the new site plan There was no
objection to the request
4 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and
events was presented to the Council
5 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10 55 p m
Res, ully submitt
on 7 ita H Alvarez, CMC
Village Clerk
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Approved this 3t d ' of February , 2007
Robert L. Vernon
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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