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HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-01-98 Special Council Meeting.tifMINUTES SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 (CONTINUATION OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1998) COUNCIL CHAMBER 85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The continuation meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7 15 p m Present were Councilmembers Gregory Han, Hugh O'Reilly, Michele Padovan, Betty Sime, Vice Mayor Mortimer Fned and Mayor John Festa Councilmember Martha Broucek was absent Also present were Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Conchita Alvarez and Village Attorney David Wolpin 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge of Allegiance 3 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed Mayor and Councilmembers Councilmember Sime requested the addition of a discussion item regarding clarification of the motion of the August 25, 1998 Council meeting instructing the Village Attorney to relay the Council policy for playing fields for the Village before the Key Biscayne Working Group Councilmember Sime offered the following motion to clanfy the instructions to the attorney "The Village wants the playing fields to be located in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park or in Crandon Park because proximity to the murucipalrty is of paramount importance to our residents Therefore, we recently unanimously passed Resolution #98-26, A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, FINDING AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ACTIVE RECREATIONAL 1 of September 1 1998 PLAYING FIELDS TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, DIRECTING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH REGARD TO THE USAGE OF A PORTION OF BILL BAGGS STATE PARK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY While Virginia Key may be developed as a regional park with playing fields, it Bees will not fulfill our basic need for local playing fields nor our Master Plan requirement for local park acreage The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Fried Steve Simon, 335 Harbor Lane addressed the Council Mayor Festa offered an amending motion to stnke the word "does" and insert the word " will" The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Reilly and approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes The amended motion was approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmember Padovan requested to delete Item 10A3 from the agenda at this time and substitute it with a brief discussion regarding the programming for Channel 99 (the Village's channel) Councilmember Padovan requested that the Clerk, together with the Manager, look into a programming system for the Key Biscayne Channel and present it to Council at the next meeting Councilmember Padovan addressed the Council and the public regarding the 2000 United States Census Committee requesting the Village residents to participate in this program as volunteers It was the consensus of Council to recommend names to the Manager for the volunteer groups Councilmember Padovan also urged the residents to cooperate with the census workers to ensure that everybody is counted Councilmember Padovan addressed the Council regarding the improvement of traffic into Bill Baggs State Park requesting consensus from Council to place temporary signs on Crandon Boulevard, starting at the corner of West Wood and Crandon Boulevard, indicating that the park is closed It was the consensus of Council to allow the placement of these temporary signs Chief of Police addressed the Council regarding this issue Staff was directed to contact the Miami -Dade County Public Works Department regarding the placement of a sign at Bear Cut Bndge indicating that the State Park is closed 2 of 6 September 1 1998 Village Clerk The Clerk addressed the Council and the public informing that the following candidates had qualified for the Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 1998 Councilmember Michele Padovan, Mr Jim Peters and Mr Joe I Rasco for the Office of Mayor Mrs Jacqueline de Leon, Mr Scott Bass, Mr Alan H Fein, Mr Chris Johannsen and Mr Robert Oldakowski for the Office of Councilmember There will only be a primary election for the Office of Mayor which will be held on October 1 The General Election will be held on November 3, 1998 The Clerk addressed the Council regarding the Great Floridians 2000 a join undertaking of the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Department of State to recognize individuals, no longer living, important to Florida's history and culture Nominations should be submitted to the clerk's office no later than December 31, 1998 The Clerk announced that the following proclamations had been issued by the Office of the Mayor during the month of August Constitution Week, International Forgiveness Day and Make A Difference Day in Key Biscayne The Clerk was directed to send copies of the following proclamations to the Elementary School Constitution Week and Make a Difference Day in Key Biscayne Village Manager The Manager addressed the Council regarding the Fire Rescue Department Accreditation Chief of Fire Rescue, John C Gilbert addressed the Council regarding the accreditation process and stated that if accredited, the Village of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department would be the first department in the State of Florida to achieve accredited agency status The Manager addressed the Council regarding the proposal for the Emergency Services building/buildings Consultant Raul Lastra, OBM Miami, Inc , 2600 Douglas Road, Coral Gables, addressed the Council regarding OBM's proposal for the Emergency Services building/buildings Mayor Festa requested that Council be presented with the cost involved between a drive-thru apparatus room versus a one-way apparatus room Chief Gilbert and Chief Flaherty addressed the Council regarding the proposed Emergency Services buildings It was the consensus of Council to direct staff to contact Miami -Dade County regarding the extension of the lease or the purchase of the land where the existing Fire facilities are located 3 of 6 September 1 1998 Mayor Festa offered a motion to proceed with the design and development schematics for the Fire Station The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Reilly and approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes Consultant Lastra addressed the Council regarding the Ocean Park plan It was the consensus of Council that the Manager present a contract to Council at the next Council meeting in order to proceed with this project Councilmember Han offered a motion to accept Alternative 2 (attached for the record) presented by OBM, Miami, Inc The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Fried Mayor Festa offered an amending motion to delete the gate house The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Reilly and failed by a 3-3 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Padovan, Sime and Vice Mayor Fried voting No The main motion was approved by a 5-1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime and Vice Mayor Fried voting Yes Mayor Festa voting No It was the consensus of Council to direct the Attorney to investigate the feasibility of the Village creating a non-profit corporation somewhat analogous to the existing Beach Club and to convey this property to them with certain contractual obligations for the purpose of restricting the access to the beach The Manager addressed the Council regarding the bandstand/gazebo and perimeter features for the Village Green The Manager explained that the Village has a $ 100,000 matching grant that was secured from the State for the construction of the gazebo (these funds are not transferable to other projects) and other funds from the County concerning a perimeter feature Mayor Festa requested that the Manager provide a copy of the above mentioned grant Councilmember Sime offered a motion to retain an architect and proceed with the design of the gazebo Vice Mayor Fried seconded the motion Mayor Festa made an amending motion to defer the gazebo to the next Council meeting The motion was seconded by Councilmember Padovan and approved by a 3-2 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers O'Reilly, Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmember Sime and Vice Mayor Fned voting No Councilmember Han was out of the chamber at the time the vote was taken 4of6 September 1 1998 The Sime motion failed by a 3-3 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, Sime and Vice Mayor Fned voting Yes Councilmembers O'Reilly, Padovan and Mayor Festa voting No Councilmember Han offered a motion to build the perimeter wall The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Fried and failed by a 3-3 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, Sime and Vice Mayor Fried voting Yes Councilmembers O'Reilly, Padovan and Mayor Festa voting No The Manager and Consultant Lastra addressed the Council regarding the Crandkn Boulevard Master Plan It was the consensus of Council to set a date for a traffic calming workshop, in conjunction with the County, some time during the next fiscal year The Manager addressed the Council regarding the beautification enhancement project for a centerpiece at the circle located at the intersection of West Mashta Drive and Harbor Drive Vice Mayor Fried made a motion to install a fountain at the circle located at the intersection of West Mashta Drive and Harbor Drive The motion was seconded by Councilmember Sime Councilmember Han offered an amendment to consider a fountain, some other object d'art or some other decorative structure or landscaping The motion was seconded by Councilmember Sime and failed by a 3-3 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmember Han, Sime and Vice Mayor Fried voting Yes Councilmembers O'Reilly, Padovan and Mayor Festa voting No The main motion failed by a 1-5 voice vote The vote was as follows Vice Mayor Fned voting Yes Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime and Mayor Festa voting No The Manager presented to Council a request for "No Parking" sign and low foliage for Woodcrest Road It was the consensus of Council to discuss this issue when the overall parking around the school is brought before Council The Manager addressed the Council regarding the proposed 1999 Annual Budget The Mayor requested that the tables that were provided last year comparing 11 months into the budget year versus what was budgeted be provided this year The Mayor also requested that an analysis on the stormwater utility be discussed at the budget meeting, to include the monies received from the State to purchase the Village Green and the funds received from the Safe Neighborhood Bond Act The Manager informed the Council that the drainage study report for the Key Biscayne Elementary School had been completed The Mayor recommended that the Village look into the possibility of obtaining State funding in this year's legislative process for traffic calming and drainage around the school 5 of 6 September 1 1998 At this time the Manager requested that Chief Flaherty address the Council regarding the different signage options around the school It was the consensus of Council to allow Councilmember Padovan, together with the PTA, to pursue before the School Board Officials, the drop off/pick up lane going thru the middle of the school Councilmember Han made a motion to accept Plan #3 proposed by the Chief of Police (attached for the record) with the extension of West Enid on both sides The motion died for lack of a second Mayor Festa offered an amendment to add Woodcrest Road up to the school zone sign The motion was seconded by Councilmember Han and approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes The plan as amended was approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes The Manager presented to the Council a letter from M R Stierheim, Miami -Dade County Manager authorizing the Village to do the improvements to Calusa Park, dated June 24, 1998 4 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10 20 p m Respectfully submitted Conchita H Alvarez, Village Clerk Approved this 8th day of September , 199 -9 atg, 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 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