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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WORKSHOP
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2000
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 6 00 p m Present were Councilmembers Scott Bass (arnved at 7 00 p m ), Alan H
Fein Mortimer Fned, Gregory C Han, Robert Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Broucek and Mayor Joe I
Rasco Also present were Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger, Deputy Village Clerk Pamela J
Rome and Village Attorney David Wolpin
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rasco led the Pledge of Allegiance
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Goals and Objectives of the Village Council
By consensus, the Council suggested the following needs that residents might have
1 Public Safety
2 High Quality Beach
3 High Quality School
4 Venues for Children
5 Venues for Adults
6 Playing Fields
7 Infrastructure
8 Millage Rate Discussions
9 Land Acquisition
After extensive discussion and by consensus, the Council recommended the following goals and
objectives
I Top Priority (0-12 Months)
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A Beach Renourishment
• Administer Renounshment Project
• Secure Funding from Miami -Dade County
• Secure Dedicated Funding Source from Rickenbacker Causeway Tolls
• Study Feasibility of Artificial Reefs
• Monitor Beach Improvement
B Beautify All Areas Under Village Control
• Reconstruct Playing Field at Key Biscayne Community School
• Develop a Comprehensive Landscaping Program for Public Areas
• Increase Maintenance Budget
• Study Parking Policy and Lack of Parking and Landscaping (Grapetree,
Sunnse, Galen and Seaview)
C Civic Center
• Community Center
• Fire Station
• Police/Administration Building
• Community Theater/Council Chamber
D Community Information Strategy and Action Plan
• Better use of Channel 99
• Village Computer System Improvement Program
E Consideration of "Keep Seniors on Key Biscayne" (KSOKB)
• Government Involvement
• Short and Long Term Policies
F Crandon Boulevard Beautification and Improvements
• Develop Plan
• Street Tree Planting
• Sidewalks
• Curbing
• Bus Shelters
• Sidewalks to State Park
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• Crosswalks (including Button Operated Lights)
• Pines Canal Development Vista
G Hire A New Manager
H Ocean Park
• Complete Project in Next 12 months
• Usage (Entrance Access Hours, etc )
I Pedestrian Comprehensive Strategy
• Study and Implement Sidewalk Plan
• Develop Budget
J Playing Fields
• Pursue Land in Parks
• Investigate Purchase of Homes
K Residential Street Signs
• Replace Village Street Signs
• Reduce Number of Signs
L Sanitary Sewers
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Construction
Assessments
II High Priority (12-24 Months)
A Develop High Quality School
• Ballfields
• Increased Parking
• New Middle School Building
• Partner with Key Biscayne Community School/PTA/ Miami -Dade County
Public Schools
B Harbor Drive Beautification and Improvements
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• Develop Plan
• Curbing
• Restructure from Crandon Boulevard to Fernwood Road
C Land Acquisition for Passive Bay Park
• Investigate Mashta Island Property
D MIllage Rate
E Ocean Lane Drive Street Beautification and Improvements
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Reclaim Swales
Sidewalks
III Long Term Objectives (24 Months or More)
A Residential Street Lighting Study (TBD)
• Village -Wide Lighting Design Study
• Replacing Existing Lights with Village Character Lights
B Underground Utilities Study ($10 M est )
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Explore Financing Options
Holiday Colony
Crandon Boulevard
Complete at the Same Time as Street Lighting (Item A)
At the request of Council, Police Chief Michael Flaherty addressed the Council on issues of traffic
and pedestnan concerns
The following residents addressed the Council Karen Futernick, 1025 Pacific Road, Donna
Rice, 325 Redwood Lane, Kathy Susjner, Director, Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce,
Father Robert Libby, 200 Ocean Lane Dnve, Blanca Mesa, 544 Fernwood Road, Robert
Baldwin, 290 Sunnse Dnve, Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Dnve, Ed Meyer, 100 Sunnse
Dnve, Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard, Bonnie Cooper, 77 Crandon Boulevard and
Michele Padovan, 425 Grapetree Drive
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By consensus, the Council directed the Manager to submit a final draft of the 2000 Goals and
Objectives with any recommendations or suggestions that the Manager might have
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9 30 p m
Respmifully submitte
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Pamela J Rome
Deputy Village Clerk
Approved this 27th day of June , 2000
Joe I Rasco
Mayor
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WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR HEARING, THAT
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