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Home My Public Portal About10-10-06 Regular Council Meeting.tifMINUTES VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 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 Enrique 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 Heitman 2 INVOCATION Reverend Thomas Bruttell, St Christopher's by the Sea gave an invocation 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Former Councilmember Mortimer Fried led the Pledge of Allegiance 4 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Councilmember Weinman requested the deferral of the Special Presentation of the Youth Council to the October 24, 2006 Regular Council Meeting The Mayor, on behalf of the Village Council, presented a proclamation to the owners of the Oasis' Cafe commemorating their 38 years of service to the community 1 of October 10 2006 5 PUBLIC COMMENTS The following residents addressed the Council Mortimer Fned, 291 Harbor Court, Ed Sanchez, 260 Cypress Dnve and Gloria Izaguirre, 285 Hampton Lane 6 AGENDA The Manager requested the addition of the approval of the proposed Key Colony Cross Walk Modification to Crandon Boulevard Phase II as Item 10D1 to be heard together with Item 9A and Councilmember Mendia requested the addition of a discussion regarding Landscape Master Plan as Item 10A4 There was no objection to the agenda changes 7 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmember Garcia made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 26, 2006 Second Budget Heanng The motion was seconded by Councilmember Weinman 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 8 ORDINANCES The Clerk read the following ordinance on first reading, by title AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA CREATING AN ADVISORY BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, PROVIDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE NUMBER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS, RULES OF PROCEDURE AND THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Councilmember Liedman made a motion to adopt the ordinance on first reading The motion was seconded by Councilmember Garcia Councilmember Weinman addressed the Council regarding the proposed advisory board The Mayor opened the public hearing Ed Meyer, 100 Sunrise Dnve addressed the Council The Mayor closed the public heanng The Attorney addressed the Council regarding this ordinance It was the consensus of Council to amend Section 2 206 Creation, composition, qualifications and term as follows remove 1 school principal and the Chief of Police, Fire Chief and Parks and Recreation Director from the membership and eliminate subsection (c) It was also the consensus of Council to amend Section 2-202 Rules of procedure as follows add Chairman to subsection (b) 2 of 5 October 10 2006 The ordinance, as amended, was adopted on first reading by a 7-0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Garcia, Liedman, Mendia, Thornton, Weinman, Vice Mayor Vernon and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes The second reading of this ordinance will be on October 24, 2006 9 RESOLUTIONS The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE AND M VILA AND ASSOCIATES, INC , IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR CRANDON BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS — PHASE III, PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER TO EARLIER PHASE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION, PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE Councilmember Liedman made a motion to approve the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilmember Weinman The Manager addressed the Council regarding this resolution Ramon Castella with 3CTS and Paul Abbot with Skyline Management addressed the Council regarding Crandon Boulevard Improvements - Phase III The resolution was 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 At this time Item 10D1 was heard The Manager addressed the Council recommending approval of the additional cross walk at the North intersection of Key Colony and Crandon Boulevard Angel Martin, 151 Crandon Boulevard, Charles Viscito, 141 Crandon Boulevard and Carlos Rivero, 141 Crandon Boulevard addressed the Council Councilmember Liedman made a motion to approve the cost estimate of $41,606 25 for the inclusion of an additional cross walk at the North intersection of Key Colony and Crandon Boulevard 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 3 of October 10 2006 10 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed Mayor and Councilmembers Councilmember Weinman addressed the Council requesting that the Manager give an underground utility update Ramon Castella with 3CTS addressed the Council regarding the process for underground utilities It was the consensus of Council to direct staff to negotiate a professional services agreement with 3CTS for the underground utilities project Vice Mayor Vernon addressed the Council regarding the employee's salary step program proposing to change the program, for new employees, to a ment system The Manager will present different proposals to Council, at a future meeting Mayor Oldakowski addressed the Council regarding the combination of single family lots and its consistency with the zoning regulations that were recommended by the Zoning Ordinance Review Committee The Attorney and Jud Kurlancheek, Building, Zoning and Planning Director addressed the Council regarding this issue It was the consensus of Council to direct staff to bnng before the Council the appropnate ordinance addressing this issue Councilmember Mendia addressed the Council regarding the Landscape Master Plan process recommending to hold further planting until the Landscape Master Plan is completed Village Attorney The Attorney did not submit a report Village Clerk The Office of the Mayor issued the following proclamation dunng the month of September proclaiming September 16, 2006 as Coastal Clean -Up Day The Clerk submitted to the Council, for their consideration, a proposed 2007 Council Meeting Schedule Village Manager Item 10D1, additional cross walk at the North intersection of Key Colony and Crandon Boulevard was heard together with Item 9A 4 of 5 October 10 2006 11 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION Councilmember Thornton announced that he attended a meeting with the Manager and City of Miami officials regarding the feasibility of a high school on Virginia Key 12 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council 13 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9 20 p m Rest fully submitte onchita H Alvarez, CMC Village Clerk aleY Approved this 24th day of October , 2006 ZOcd-a_Lei_, Robert Oldakowski Mayor IFA 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 5 of 5