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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2002
COUNCIL CHAMBER
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR
1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The meeting was called to order by
the Mayor at 8 19 a m Present were Councilmembers Scott Bass, Martha F Broucek, Alan H Fein,
Mortimer Fned, James L Peters and Mayor Joe I Rasco Vice Mayor Robert Oldakowski was
absent Also present were Village Manager Jacqueline R Menendez and Village Attorneys Joseph
Serota and Mitchell J Burnstein
The Mayor addressed the Council stating that the purpose of this meeting is to discuss the acquisition
of the Citgo Gas Station property Mayor Rasco also stated that this property is a very important
public, open space that is cntical to the Village and a necessary element in completing the Civic
Center
Mayor Rasco made a motion to purchase the Citgo property under eminent domain The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Bass
Attorneys Serota and Burnstein addressed the Council regarding the eminent domain process
There was extensive discussion from Council on this issue
The following r esidents a ddressed t he C ouncil Jo hn F esta, 6 95 H arbor L ane, C amine
Guething, 260 Seaview Dnve, Michael Kahn, 881 Ocean Dnve and Carol Diaz -Castro, 240
Hampton Lane
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The Attorney clanfied the Mayor's onginal motion as follows 1 The Village Manager and Village
Attorney shall notify the current owner of the Council's intent to acquire the parcel by voluntary
conveyance or eminent domain, 2 The Village Manager and Village Attorney shall retain an
appraiser to prepare a new appraisal of the parcel in order to negotiate in good faith with the current
owner and 3 The Village Manager and Village Attorney shall comply with the provisions of Section
73 015 Flonda Statutes, and take such further action as is reasonably required to fully accomplish
this purpose
The motion was approved by a 6-0 roll call The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass,
Broucek, Fein, Fned, Peters and Mayor Rasco voting Yes
2 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9 45 a m
Re fully submitt d
is
onchita H Alvarez, CMC
Village Clerk
Approved this 2nd day of July , 2002
Joe I Rasco
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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