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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-24-06 Regular Council Meeting.tifMINUTES VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006 COUNCIL CHAMBER 560 CRANDON BOULEVARD 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7 00 p m Present were Councilmembers Ennque Garcia, Steve Liedman, Jorge E Mendia, Thomas Thornton, Patncia Weinman, Vice Mayor Robert L Vernon and Mayor Robert Oldakowski Also present were Village Manager Jacqueline R Menendez, Village Clerk Conchita H Alvarez and Village Attorney Stephen P Helfman 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Ms Basha Hicks led the Pledge of Allegiance 3 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS There were no special presentations 4 PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments 5 AGENDA Councilmember Liedman requested the addition of a discussion regarding certain items for the Crandon Boulevard Implementation Committee as Item 9A5, Mayor Oldakowski requested the addition of a discussion regarding another Art in Public Places vacancy as Item 9A6 and also requested the addition of an update on leaf blowers as it relates to the Noise Ordinance as Item 9A7, Councilmember Weinman requested the deferral of Item 8B to the February 21, 2006 Council Meeting and the addition of a discussion regarding the possibility of a storage/deck on the Village Green as Item 9A8 There was no objection to the agenda changes 1 of January 24 2006 6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmember Garcia made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2006 Regular Council Meeting The motion was seconded by Councilmember Thornton and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Garcia, Liedman, Mendia, Thornton, Weinman, Vice Mayor Vernon and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes 7 ORDINANCES There were no ordinances considered by Council 8 RESOLUTIONS The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE AND DUTKO WORLDWIDE CONCERNING FEDERAL LOBBYING SERVICES, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE The Manager addressed the Council recommending the approval of the agreement for Federal Lobbying Services Mr Javier Soto with Dutko Worldwide addressed the Council Councilmember Mendia made a motion to approve the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilmember Liedman and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Garcia, Liedman, Mendia, Thornton, Weinman, Vice Mayor Vernon and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes 9 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed Mayor and Councilmembers Due to the resignation of Mr Barclay Cale, Mayor Oldakowski is recommending the appointment of Dr Robert L Maggs to the Board of Trustees Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Plan Vice Mayor Vernon made a motion to appoint Dr Robert L Maggs to the Board of Trustees Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Plan The motion was seconded by Councilmember Liedman and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Garcia, Liedman, Mendia, Thornton, Weinman, Vice Mayor Vernon and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes Due to the resignation of Ms Conchita Sarnoff, Mayor Oldakowski is recommending the appointment of Ms Joan Matheson to the Art in Public Places Board Vice Mayor Vernon made a motion to appoint Ms Joan Matheson to the Art in Public Places Board The motion was seconded by Councilmember Garcia and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Garcia, Liedman, Mendia, Thornton, Weinman, Vice Mayor Vernon and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes 2 of 4 January 24 2006 At this time Mayor Oldakowski also addressed the Council regarding another vacancy in the Art in Public Places Board due to the resignation of Mr Oscar de Armas The Mayor requested that Councilmembers and the public submit names to the Clerk Councilmember Weinman addressed the Council regarding the Key Biscayne Athletic Programs The Attorney and the Manager also addressed the Council regarding the KBAC Dr Michael Kelly, 395 Gulf Road, Bill Thompson, 300 Ridgewood Lane and former Councilmember Mortimer Fned, 291 Harbor Court addressed the Council regarding the KBAC It was the consensus of Council to direct staff to bnng before the Council solutions regarding the partnership between the KBAC and the Village At this time Item 9D2 was heard Patncia Carney with PBS&J made a presentation regarding the proposed Sanitary Sewer Project companng the estimate submitted in 1999 to the estimate in 2005 The Manager also addressed the Council regarding the proposed Sanitary Sewer Project and the replacement of water pipes The Mayor and the Manager will hold a meeting with Miami -Dade County Commissioner Carlos Gimenez next week to discuss this issue Councilmember Weinman also addressed the Council giving an update of the new Key Biscayne Community Website Dr Henny Groschel-Becker, Communication Consultant for the Village addressed the Council regarding the new website Councilmember Liedman addressed the Council regarding the inclusion of the Crandon Boulevard Implementation Committee when proposed changes to the project are made Mayor Oldakowski requested an update from the Manager regarding leaf blowers as they relate to the noise ordinance Public Works Director Armando Nunez and Chief of Police Charles Press addressed the Council regarding this issue Councilmember Weinman addressed the Council regarding the possibility of building a wooden storage/deck on the Village Green Key Biscayne Architect Willie Borroto has offered to prepare drawings pro bono for this structure The Council agreed to take a look at the drawings before making a final decision 3 of 4 January 24 2006 Village Attorney The Attorney did not submit a report Village Clerk The Clerk did not submit a report Village Manager The Manager and Fire Rescue Chief John C Gilbert addressed the Council regarding hurricane preparedness John Festa, 695 Harbor Lane addressed the Council regarding this issue 10 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION The Clerk announced that the February 7th Regular Council Meeting was cancelled and that the next Council Meeting will be on February 21, 2006 The Manager and the Mayor addressed the Council regarding the construction on Crandon Boulevard 11 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council 12 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8 55 p m Res, ' ully submitt 4, agil? Conchita H Alvarez, CMC Village Clerk Approved this 21st day of February , 2006 if D CLL€L:. Robert Oldakowskt 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 4of4