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Home My Public Portal About08-31-99 Regular Council Meeting.tifMINUTES VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 1999 COUNCIL CHAMBER 85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The meeting was called to order in the new Council Chamber by the Mayor at 7 10 p m Present were Councilmembers Scott Bass, Martha F Broucek, Alan H Fein, Mortimer Fried, Robert Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Gregory C Han and Mayor Joe I Rasco Also present were Village manager C Samuel Kissinger, Deputy Village Clerk Pamela J Rome and Village Attorneys Richard Weiss and Steve Helfman 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rasco led the Pledge of Allegiance 3 AGENDA Mayor Rasco requested that heanng number 99 -08 -31 -RV -03 be heard first on the zoning heanngs, Councilmember Oldakowski requested the removal of item 4E from the consent agenda, Mayor Rasco requested the removal of items 4F and 4G from the consent agenda 4 CONSENT AGENDA The following consent agenda was approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Fned, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes The minutes of the July 20, 1999 Council Meeting (continuation of July 6, 1999 Regular Council Meeting) and the minutes of the August 3, 1999 Special Council Meeting A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO OPEN AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT WITH FLORIDA MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT TRUST (FMIT), PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE 1 of August 31 1999 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO OPEN AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT WITH NORTHERN TRUST BANK, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE 5 BUILDING, ZONING AND PLANNING All witness giving testimony in the following zoning hearing were sworn in by the Deputy Clerk Hearing Number 99 -08 -31 -RV -03 Robert Wedding Architects, 520 Crandon Boulevard, the applicant is requesting four (4) regulatory variances associated with the construction of a bank building at the above address 1) Waive 10 ft of the required 20 ft front yard setback in order to place the building within 10 ft Of the front property line facing Crandon Boulevard 2) Exceed the maximum 35 ft Height limit by 10 ft To permit a building with a height of 45 ft 3) Reduce the required 120 ft Long stacking driveway for the driveway for the drive through tellers by 30 ft In order to have a 90 ft Stacking dnveway 4 ) Reduce the required 9300 sq ft of landscaped open space by 319 sq ft in order to have 8,981 sq Ft of the site in landscaped open space (17 5% of site required to be in landscaped open space and 16 9% provided) Director Kurlancheek addressed the Council and the public regarding this request recommending approval of the variance subject to 1) The dedication of a nght of way from Crandon Boulevard to the proposed Village Green Way The exact location and amount of the dedication will be determined at a later date 2) Staff approval of the following items prior to the issuance of the building permit A detailed landscape plan and the final design and finish materials 3) The applicant shall continue to refine the site plan in a manner that is compatible with the Civic Center Master Plan The Mayor opened the public hearing Jose Cordillo, Robert Wedding Architects, representing the applicant and David Wind, Executive Vice President, SunTrust addressed the Council The following residents addressed the Council Jim Taintor, 355 Harbor Dnve, Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard The Mayor closed the public hearing At this point the applicant withdrew vanance request #2 Councilmember Fned made a motion to approve the requested variances numbers 1, 3 and 4 The motion was seconded by Councilmember Fein and approved by a 5-2 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fein, Fned, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes Councilmembers Bass and Broucek voting No Heanng Number 99 -03 -30 -SP -0 Fininvest Investments, Lmt 200 Crandon Boulevard (which faces Fernwood Road) the applicant is requesting approval of a site plan for a residential development that faces Fernwood Road The residential development is part of a mixed use project that was approved by Council on February 24 1998 2 of 4 August 31 1999 The Attorney addressed the Council regarding this heanng Jud Kurlancheek, Director of Building, Zoning and Planning addressed the Council stating his recommendation for approval subject to the following conditions 1) The setback from the building to the dividing wall shall be increased from 5 ft To 7 5 with no two adjacent walls of buildings being separated by less than 15 ft 2) The fence on top of the CBS wall between each of the buildings shall be removed The CBS wall shall be limited in height to six ft above the ground 3) Staff shall approve all outdoor lighting fixtures prior to the issuance of a building permit 4) No equipment shall be mounted on any roof that can be seen from Fernwood Road 5) All metal picket fencing and paint shall use anti -graffiti applications 6) Submission of landscape plan and approval by staff pnor to issuance of a building permit The landscape plan should address the issues raised in the staff analysis in cntena 3 above 7) Compliance with the Fire Department's list of conditions as set forth in memorandum dated May 6, 1999 (attached for the record) 8) The pedestrian sidewalk, from Fernwood Road to the rear of the Pankey Building, should be extended along the entrance drive to the front of the project at Crandon Boulevard 9) Each building contains one single family unit No unit may be subdivided 10) The applicant shall record a covenant running with the land that includes the above conditions pnor to the issuance of a building permit The covenant shall be approved by the Village Attorney prior to recordation The Mayor opened the public hearing Joseph Goldstein, Attorney representing the applicant addressed the Council, Laura Pruna, 201 Crandon Boulevard, James Pilafian, 798 Crandon Boulevard, Gary Gross, 211 Island Drive, Sandi Winters, 285 Harbor Dnve, Jim Taintor, 355 Harbor Dnve, Fred Bhtstein, 1121 Crandon Boulevard, Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Dnve, James L Peters, 561 Allendale Road, Larry Radzville, 77 Crandon Boulevard, Michael Bracken, 224 West Mashta Dnve, Michael Kahn, 881 Ocean Drive, Dr Victoria Simons, 269 Cranwood Dnve, Steven Lefton, 420 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Ellen Blasi, 101 Crandon Boulevard, Haydee Archibald, 881 Ocean Drive, Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard, John Dellaglona, 91 South Dadeland Boulevard, John Festa, 695 Harbor Lane, Nelson Zambrano, 260 Fernwood Road, Nick Gara, 400 Hampton Lane The Mayor closed the public heanng There was extensive discussion from Council regarding this issue The Attorneys addressed the Council regarding this request Vice Mayor Han made a motion to deny the site plan The motion was seconded by Councilmember Fned and approved by a 7-0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Fned, Oldakowski Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes 5 ORDINANCES There were no ordinances considered by Council 3of4 August 31 1999 6 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS There were no reports or recommendations 7 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION There was no further business discussed 8 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council 9 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10 50 p m ully submitted ,2g/a' Conchita 11 Alvarez, CMC Village Clerk Joe I Rasco Mayor Approved this 2l st day of September , 19 ...,:_-_____,:zz.....t) r�, � �' t 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 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