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HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-24-04 Regular Council Meeting.tifMINUTES VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004 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 Martha F Broucek, Carol Diaz -Castro, Mortimer Fned, James L Peters, Robert L Vernon, Vice Mayor Jorge Mendia 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 Dr Henny Groschel-Becker led the Pledge of Allegiance 3 AGENDA The Attorney requested to substitute Item 6B on the agenda by a revised version of the resolution before Council There was no objection to the request 4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmember Fned made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2004 Regular Council Meeting The motion was seconded by Councilmember Broucek and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Diaz -Castro, Fned, Peters, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes 1 of February 24 2004 5 ORDINANCES The Clerk read the following ordinance on first reading, by title AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, CREATING A CRANDON BOULEVARD MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE, PROVIDING PURPOSES FOR THE COMMITTEE, APPOINTING MEMBERS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE The Manager addressed the Council regarding this ordinance Councilmember Fried made a motion to adopt the ordinance on first reading The motion was seconded by Councilmember Diaz -Castro The Mayor opened the public hearing There were no speakers present The Mayor closed the public heanng The ordinance was adopted on first reading by a 7-0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Diaz -Castro, Fned, Peters, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes The Clerk announced the second reading of the ordinance on March 9, 2004 6 RESOLUTIONS The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT A VOTING MECHANISM THAT PROVIDES FOR A PAPER RECORD Councilmember Vernon made a motion to approve the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilmember Peters and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Diaz -Castro, Fned, Peters, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CRANDON BOULEVARD MASTER PLAN AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CRANDON BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE MASTER PLAN, DIRECTING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO INITIATE ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE The Manager addressed the Council regarding this resolution 2 of 4 February 24 2004 Councilmember Fned made a motion to approve the resolution The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mendia The Mayor and Councilmembers thanked the Committee Members for their time and dedication The following residents addressed the Council Annika Akerlund-Tarajano, 200 Cypress Dnve, Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard, Felix E Granados, President, Key Colony Homeowners Association, Inc , 141 Crandon Boulevard, Nicholas Mavens, 24 Crandon Boulevard, Ed Meyer, 100 Sunrise Dnve, Cesar Sordo, 38 Crandon Boulevard and Max Puyanic, 480 South Mashta Dnve Dr Henny Groschel-Becker, Chairman, Crandon Boulevard Streetscape Advisory Committee, Ramon Castella, C3TS, Javier Salman, C3TS, Karen Llorente, Committee Member, Steve Liedman, Committee Member, Shayna Lopate, Committee Member and Michele Estevez, Committee Vice - Chairman made a special presentation to the Council Jeffrey Cohen, P E , Traffic Engineenng Division, Acting Assistant Chief, Miami -Dade County also addressed the Council regarding the Crandon Boulevard Master Plan There was extensive discussion from Council regarding this resolution The Attorney also addressed the Council regarding this resolution Councilmember Diaz -Castro made an amending motion to amend Section 3 of the resolution as follows "the Village Manager is hereby directed to take all necessary and appropnate action to commence the implementation of the State and County approvals and funding for the Crandon Boulevard Master Plan " The motion was seconded by Councilmember Peters and failed by a 2-5 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Diaz -Castro and Peters voting Yes Councilmembers Broucek, Fned, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting No The resolution was approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Diaz -Castro, Fned, Peters, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO INITIATE ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE "STUDY OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING IMPACTS OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT", PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE 3 of 4 February 24 2004 Councilmember Fried made a motion to defer this resolution to the March 9, 2004 Council Meeting The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mendia and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Diaz -Castro, Fned, Peters, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes 7 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed Mayor and Councilmembers Councilmember Diaz -Castro addressed the Council giving and update regarding playing fields on Virginia Key Village Attorney The Attorney did not submit a report Village Clerk The Clerk did not submit a report Village Manager The Manager addressed the Council regarding the Miami -Dade County General Obligation Bond 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 10 25 p m Re % ect ully submitted di, G� onchita H Alvarez, CMC Village Clerk Approved this 9th day of March . 2004 4,0 ta-vt,A (,_--- Robert Oldakowski 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 4 of 4