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Home My Public Portal About11-17-98 Special Council Meeting.tifMINUTES SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1998 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 7 00 pm Present were Councilmembers Scott Bass, Martha Broucek, Alan H Fein Gregory C Han, Robert Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Mortimer Fried and Mayor Joe I Rasco Also present were Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Conchita H Alvarez and Village Attorney Richard Weiss 2 INVOCATION Reverend David Moran, Key Biscayne Presbyterian Church gave the invocation 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rasco led the Pledge of Allegiance 4 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS The Mayor, on behalf of the Village Council, presented a check to the following 1998 participant of the Employee Training and Development Program Police Officer Idalberto Torres 5 PUBLIC COMMENTS Francisco de la Camara 630 Hampton Lane, Cecile Sanchez, 260 Cypress Drive Ed Meyer, 100 Sunrise Drive, Mabel Miller, 210 Sea View Drive addressed the Council 6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the Special Council Meeting of October 27 1998 were approved by unanimous consent 1 of November 17 1998 7 AGENDA Councilmember Broucek requested the addition of an information item regarding the Dade County School Board as Item 13A4 and Councilmember Fein requested the addition of a brief discussion regarding Adelphia Cable service as item 13A5 There were no objections to the agenda changes 8 CONSENT AGENDA The following consent agenda was approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Han, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Fned and Mayor Rasco voting Yes Certification of November 3, 1998 Election results and a Proclamation to Norman Roberts 9 BUILDING, ZONING AND PLANNING All witness giving testimony in the following zoning hearing were sworn in by the Clerk Hearing Number 98 -1117 -VC -01 Rogerio and Maria Eugenia Palazio, 796 Woodcrest Road, pursuant to Section 30-53 1 of the Key Biscayne Code, the applicants are requesting to waive 1 47 ft of the required 7 5 ft north sideyard setback in order to permit the existing family home to have a 6 03 feet setback along said property line Jud Kurlancheek, Director of Building, Zoning and Planning addressed the Council stating his recommendation of approval with the following conditions 1 The shed shall either be removed or placed in a location that is setback 50 ft From the property line as required by the Village's Zoning Ordinance, 2 The wood fence that encroaches into the West Mashta Drive right of way shall be removed within 30 days or prior to the sales transaction, whichever is earlier, 3 The applicant shall bring the electrical installation into conformance with the applicable codes by December 18, 1998 and 4 The resolution shall be recorded in the public records of Miami -Dade County at the applicant's expense A copy of the proof of recordation shall be submitted to the Building, Zoning and Planning Department within 30 days of the date the resolution is executed or prior to the sales transaction, whichever is earlier Antonetta Palazzo, the applicant addressed the Council stating her approval of the recommendations made by the Building, Zoning and Planning Director Councilmember Fein made a motion to approve the request as recommended by staff The motion was seconded by Councilmember Han and approved by a 7-0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Han, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Rasco voting Yes 10 VILLAGE CLERK Pursuant to Section 2 02 of the Village Charter, an election was held for the Vice Mayor's seat 2 of 6 November 17 1998 Councilmember Broucek nominated Councilmember Han The nomination was seconded by Vice Mayor Fned Councilmember Bass nominated Vice Mayor Fried Vice Mayor Fried declined The motion to nominate Councilmember Han to serve as Vice Mayor was approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass Broucek Fein, Fried, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes 11 ORDINANCES There were no ordinances considered by the Council 12 RESOLUTIONS The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS TO SUBMIT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION AND SELECTION BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AS THE ARCHITECT FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY CENTER Councilmember Fein made a motion to approve the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilmember Broucek Vice Mayor Han made an amending motion to delete Section 2 The motion was seconded by Councilmember Fried Vice Mayor Han withdrew his motion Camille Guething, 260 Sea View Drive, Mabel Miller, 260 Sea View Drive, Ed Meyer, 100 Sunrise Drive, Pat Weinman, 940 Manner Drive, Nancy Doke Harnson, 200 West Mashta Drive addressed the Council Mayor Rasco made an amending motion to amend Section 2 by having the Council instead of the Village Manager organize the architectural committee The motion died for lack of a second The resolution was approved by a 6-1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Fein, Han, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Rasco voting Yes Councilmember Bass voting No The Clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO 3of6 November 17 1998 INVESTIGATE HOW THE VILLAGE COULD SUPPORT THE RELIEF EFFORTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AS A RESULT OF THE HUMAN AND PHYSICAL DISASTER CAUSED BY HURRICANE MITCH, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Councilmember Broucek made a motion to approve the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilmember Fried and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Fried, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes 13 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed Mayor and Councilmembers Councilmember Broucek addressed the Council regarding the 1999 Leader's Guide Part V -Key Biscayne 2004 and beyond and Part VI -Key Biscayne 1998-1999 Our Policy Agenda It was the consensus of the Council to hold a Goal and Objectives Session some time at the beginning of the year At this time the Council discussed the appointment of a representative and an alternate to the Dade County League of Cities It was the consensus of Council to appoint Mayor Rasco as the representative and Vice Mayor Han as the alternate representative Councilmember Fein addressed the Council regarding long term financing issues and methods by which to lock in long term interest rates It was the consensus of Council to have the Manager look into these issues and to invite Percy R Aguila, Jr , Financial Advisor for the Village to make a presentation to Council at a future meeting Councilmember Broucek addressed the Council regarding the Dade County Public Schools reassigning the different areas to the different schools and how it impact the Village It was the consensus of Council to appoint Councilmember Broucek to be the Village representative before the Dade County School Board Councilmember Fein addressed the Council regarding the quality of the Adelphia Cable service It was the consensus of Council to invite a representative from Adelphia Cable to attend one of the Council meetings Village Attorney The Attorney requested an Executive Session to bring the new Council up to date regarding the Seaquarium and Crandon Park litigations The Clerk will coordinate the setting of the date Village Clerk The Clerk presented to the Council the proposed 1999 Council Meeting Schedule It was the consensus of Council to change the December 14th meeting to December 7, 1999 The Clerk submitted to the Council a request for vacation from December 14 to December 31 1998 4of6 November 17 1998 There was no objection from Council to the request At this time Mayor Rasco acknowledged Mr Chip Iglesias, Chief Administrative Aide to Commissioner Jimmy Morales, District 7 Village Manager The Manager requested motions to award the following contracts Winterfest Contract and Bus Shelter Contract Councilmember Fried made a motion to approve the Winterfest Contract in the amount of $19,133 20 The motion was seconded by Councilmember Broucek and approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Fein, Fried, Oldakowski, Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes Councilmember Bass was out of the room at the time the vote was taken Councilmember Broucek made a motion to award the bus shelter contract to CDC Builders Inc in the amount of $9,000 00 (East Heather Drive and Crandon Boulevard) The motion was seconded by Councilmember Fried and approved by a 6-1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Fried, Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes Councilmember Oldakowski voting No Raul Lastra, OBM Miami, Inc addressed the Council regarding the bus shelters The Manager presented to the Council a report regarding Island Drive Traffic Calming Raul Iastra, OBM Miami, Inc and Chief of Police, Michael Flaherty addressed the Council regarding Island Drive Traffic Calming Councilmember Broucek made a motion authorizing the temporary traffic calming devices for Island Drive The motion was seconded by Councilmember Fein Vice Mayor Han made an amending motion to eliminate the temporary speed bumps The motion died for lack of a second The main motion was approved by a 6-1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Fried, Oldakowski and Mayor Rasco voting Yes Vice Mayor Han voting No Councilmember Broucek made a motion to approve a permanent traffic calming plan for Island Drive The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Han and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Bass, Broucek, Fein, Fried Oldakowski Vice Mayor Han and Mayor Rasco voting Yes 5of6 November 17 1998 Ernesto Alvarez, 261 Island Dnve addressed the Council 14 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION Councilmember Oldakowski requested the following items to be included in the agenda for the December 8, 1998 meeting beach renounshment and situation with the Ocean Park Vice Mayor Han addressed the Council regarding Resolution 98-45, Special Rules of Order for council meetings 15 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council and the public 16 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9 07 p m tfully submrtJed Conchita H Alvarez, CMC Village Clerk Approved this 8th day of December, 199 Joe I Rasco Mayor 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 AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED 6of6