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ZONING MEETING
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 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 Michael W Davey, Enrique Garcia, Steve
Liedman, Thomas Thornton, Patncia Weinman, Vice Mayor Jorge E Mendia 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 Mayor Vernon led the Pledge of Allegiance
3 AGENDA Councilmember Thornton requested the addition of a report regarding access to
Fernwood from the property at 240 Crandon Boulevard as Item 7A2 and Councilmember Weinman
requested the deferral of Item 7A1 to the December 5, 2006 Council Meeting There was no
objection to the agenda changes
4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmember Garcia made a motion to approve the
minutes of the November 14, 2006 Regular Council Meeting The motion was seconded by Vice
Mayor Mendia and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Davey,
Garcia, Liedman, Thornton, Weinman, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Vernon voting Yes
5 ORDINANCES There were no ordinances considered by Council
6 RESOLUTIONS There were no resolutions considered by Council
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7 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed
Mayor and Councilmembers Councilmember Thornton addressed the Council requesting an update
on the temporary access to Fernwood Road for the property at 240 Crandon Boulevard for
improvements in the rear parking lot The Manager and Jud Kurlancheek, Building, Zoning and
Planing Director addressed the Council regarding this issue
Village Attorney The Attorney did not submit a report
Village Clerk The Clerk presented to the Council the proposed 2007 Council Meeting Schedule
It was the consensus of Council to approve the 2007 Council Meeting Schedule as presented
Village Manager Councilmember Davey read the following statement, before the WRT
presentation "As a citizen, and then as a candidate for Council, I have spoken with many Key
Biscayne residents who are concerned about what they consider to be a lack of transparency and
procedural fairness in government Dunng the campaign, transparency and procedural fairness were
issues that I promised to address as a Councilmember
Accordingly, with all due respect to this Council and to WRT, It is my opinion that the process by
which WRT was hired to make certain recommendations concerning the HR zoning distnct violates
these pnnciples and is an improper method for changing our development regulations and/or our
master plan
I am concerned that the assessment before us is the work of a single consultant and represents only
one point of view Although WRT met with some interested parties, there was no input from the
general population Moreover, the results with which we are being provided are WRT's
interpretations of parties' positions, and not the actual positions of those parties It is my opinion
that a public workshop which discusses only the assessment provided to us by WRT is insufficient
to establish the transparency and fairness we desire for our community
There are many issues presented in WRT's assessment which should be studied by this Council,
acting as the LPA, with public heanngs and the utilization of a variety of data and opinions/
Therefore, it is my recommendation, that rather than a workshop on WRT's assessment, the Council
should set aside a future meeting as the LPA for public discussions on HR zoning This will allow
the full and frank public discussion of all concerns associated with the HR zoning distnct
I do not intend this statement as a condemnation of WRT's assessment I appreciate the hard work
that went into this report, and I believe that it should be a part of our review of the HR zoning
district However, 1 believe that the proper procedure should be for the LPA to conduct public
hearings and to also consider other professional perspectives This is an important issue, and the
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public deserves to have input in the process, as well as the right to review other perspectives Thank
you"
The Manager presented to the Council the draft Hotel Resort Zoning Distnct Assessment prepared
by Wallace, Roberts and Todd (WRT) recommending to schedule a workshop to provide an
opportunity to thoroughly review the report
The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the process for the proposed Sonesta Project
Alyn Pruett and Silvia Vargas with WRT made the presentation to the Council
It was the consensus of Council to schedule a workshop on January 16, 2007 to thoroughly review
the WRT Report and provide for public input
8 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION There was no further business discussed
9 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and
events was presented to the Council
10 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8 20 p m
Resye1L fully submi
Conchzta H Alvarez, CMC
Village Clerk
Approved this h day of December , 2006
Robert L Vernon
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
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