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Home My Public Portal About09-23-03 Second Budget Hearing.tifMINUTES SECOND BUDGET HEARING KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 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 Ms Maya Becker led the Pledge of Allegiance 3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmember Fned made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 9, 2003 Regular Council Meeting and the minutes of the September 9, 2003 First Budget Heanng The motion was seconded by Councilmember Vernon 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 4 BUDGET RESOLUTION The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2003 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 PURSUANT TO F LORIDA STATUTE 200 065 (TRIM BILL), PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE 1 of September 23 2003 The Mayor and the Attorney addressed the Council regarding the procedure for the adoption of the budgets Councilmember Fned made a motion to approve the resolution The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mendia Councilmember Broucek made a motion to table the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilmember Diaz -Castro 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 5 BUDGET ORDINANCE The Clerk read the following ordinance, on second reading, by title AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2003 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 200 065 (TRIM BILL), PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Councilmember Fned made a motion to adopt the ordinance on second reading The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mendia Mayor Oldakowski requested a discussion of the possibility of adding a position or positions to the Fire Department and a discussion regarding the Cost of Living Adjustment for Village employees, Councilmember Peters requested a discussion of the possibility of adding positions to the Police Department, Councilmember Diaz -Castro requested the discussion of temporary funding for the intersection at Harbor Dnve and Crandon Boulevard and a discussion on speed humps The Mayor opened the public hearing Henny Groschel-Becker, 290 West Mashta Dnve, Maya Becker, 290 West Mashta Dnve, Camille Guethmg, 260 Seaview Dnve, Dan Feeney, President, Key Biscayne Professional Firefighters, Ed Meyer, 100 Sunrise Dnve and Jim Taintor, 355 Harbor Dnve addressed the Council The Mayor closed the public hearing The Manager addressed the Council regarding the budgets for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004 Councilmember Fned made a motion to grant the Manager 90 days in order to continue negotiations with the City of Miami for ancillary agreement and Miami -Dade County Fire Department for staffing of Station 15 The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mendia and approved by a 6-1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Fried, Peters, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes Councilmember Diaz -Castro voting No 2 of 5 September 23 2003 There was extensive discussion from Council regarding the Fire Department Councilmember Diaz -Castro made a motion to freeze 9 months of the salary for an additional firefighter at a cost of $262,544 per year in the Fire Department Budget The motion was seconded by Councilmember Peters and failed by a 3-4 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Diaz -Castro, Peters and Vernon voting Yes Councilmembers Broucek, Fried, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting No The Budget for the Fire Department was approved as presented by a 6-1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Fried, Peters, Vernon, Vice Mayor Mendia and Mayor Oldakowski voting Yes Councilmember Diaz -Castro voting No Public Safety Director John C Gilbert addressed the Council regarding the Budget for the Police Department Councilmember Peters made a motion to hire five additional police officers to patrol streets at all times The motion was seconded by Councilmember Diaz -Castro Lieutenant Ben Torres addressed the Council regarding the staffing in the Police Department Councilmember Peters made an amending motion to increase the staffing in the Police Department to 24 police officers The motion was seconded by Councilmember Diaz -Castro Councilmember Peters made an amending motion to direct the Manager to prepare a study regarding the proper staffing of the Police Department The motion was seconded by Councilmember Diaz - Castro Councilmember Peters withdrew his motion There was extensive discussion from Council regarding the Police Department The Budget for the Police Department was approved as presented Councilmember Diaz -Castro made a motion to set aside $75,000 for improvements on Harbor Drive and Crandon Boulevard The motion was seconded by Councilmember Peters Councilmember Diaz -Castro withdrew her motion Armando Nunez, Public Works Director addressed the Council It was the consensus of Council to direct the Manager to bring before Council an island wide revised traffic calming and speeding analysis in 90 days The Budget for the Public Works Department was approved as presented 3of5 September 23 2003 Todd Hofferberth, Parks and Recreation Director addressed the Council The Budget for the Parks and Recreation Department was approved as presented Jud Kurlancheek, Director of Building, Zoning and Planning addressed the Council The Building, Zoning and Planning Department was approved as presented The Manager addressed the Council recommending no Cost of Living Adjustment for employees for this fiscal year Councilmember Fned made a motion to accept the Manager's recommendation regarding the COLA 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 The Budget for the Administration and Finance Department was approved as presented Randolph White, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, through the firm of Severn Trent and Associates, addressed the Council regarding the budget The Manager addressed the Council regarding the budget for the Office of the Village Clerk recommending the addition of a line item in the Clerk's Office regarding Internet Video Streaming in the amount of $6,000 The Clerk addressed the Council regarding the Budget for the Office of the Village Clerk The Budget for the Office of the Village Clerk was approved as amended The Budgets for the Village Council and Village Attorney were approved as presented It was the consensus of Council to remove the WIFI Hot Spots from the Capital Outlay and transfer the item to Contingency The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the adoption of the budgets Councilmember Fned made a motion to remove the resolution from the table The motion was seconded by Councilmember Vernon 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 4of5 September 23 2003 The resolution adopting the final millage rate 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 ordinance, as amended, was adopted on second 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 6 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council 7 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10 00 p m Res g tfully submitted idle, onchita H Alvarez, CMC Village Clerk Approved this 14th day of October , 2003 Cet-wCa.,--, 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