HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-29-98 Special Council Meeting.tifMINUTES
SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
(CONTINUATION MEETING OF JANUARY 27, 1998)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 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 6 00 p m Present were Councilmembers Martha Broucek, Gregory Han, Hugh
O'Reilly, Michele Padovan, Betty Sime, Vice Mayor Mortimer Fried and Mayor John Festa 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 APPROVAL OF MINUTES No minutes were submitted for Council's consideration
4 AGENDA There were no changes made to the agenda
5 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed
Mayor and Councilmembers Councilmember Sime made a motion to reconsider the West Mashta
beautification project and place it on the agenda at the earliest possible date The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Han and failed by a 3-4 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Broucek, Han and Sime voting Yes Councilmembers O'Reilly, Padovan, Vice
Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting No
Councilmember Padovan made a motion to have a brief discussion regarding the Twelve Month
Revenue Report The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The
vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Councilmember O'Reilly made an amending motion to have the discussion for no more than 15
minutes The motion was seconded by Councilmember Fned and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The
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vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Councilmember Padovan shared with the Council the fact that the Village had had a good end of the
1997 fiscal year and that the 1998 fiscal year has had a good beginning
Village Manager Ramon Castella, Vice President of the Design Built Team, Javier Saiman, Vice
President of Architecture, addressed the Council regarding the 30% completion of the construction
plans for the West Mashta Bridge
Village Planner, Raul Lastra, addressed the Council regarding the bridge
There was extensive discussion from Council regarding this issue
Mayor Festa made a motion to go on to the 60% completion of the construction plans for the West
Mashta Bndge The motion was seconded by Councilmember Broucek and approved by a 7-0 voice
vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice
Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes
The Manager presented to the Council proposed Sanitary Sewer information material for
referendum
Mayor Festa proposed to add the following changes to the last paragraph of the letter dated January
29, 1998 "Please keep in mind the above explanation is based on estimated costs and the most
accurate information which is available at this time The cost estimate is subject to change upon
receipt of the bids and completion of the project If the project cost as bid exceeds the estimate by
more than 10% the Council will not proceed with the project unless another voter referendum then
approves it One time eel charges of approximately $4,000 to -$5,009 must be paid at the time
of connection to the system An annual county sewer use charge based on water consumption of
about $600 annually is required after connection There will be -an annual county charge for water
wastebsposal based,onwater usage For example, if your usage or quarterly bill is $75 per month
you can expect an additional charge of $135 per quarter or $540 annually The motion was seconded
by Councilmember Broucek and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa
voting Yes
Chris Johannsen, 212 W Mashta Drive, Nancy Doke Harrison, 200 W Mashta Drive
addressed the Council
Mayor Festa made a motion to add the following amendments to the fact sheet Section I A A
Master Plan Requirement, 1 Sanitary Sewer Master Plan must be completed by 1998 Complctcd ,
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2 Salutary sewer must be serviee available by 2006 Section VI An annual county sewer use
charge based on water consumption of about $600 annually is required after connection There will
be an annual county charge for water waste disposal based on water usage For example, if your
usage or quarterly bill is $75 per month you can expect an additional charge of $135 per quarter or
$540 annually The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Reilly and approved by a 7-0 voice
vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice
Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion to add the date of the workshop to the letter The motion was seconded
by Councilmember Broucek and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa
voting Yes
Councilmember Sime made a motion to make the following amendments to the first paragraph of
the Question and Answer newsletter The Village of Key Biscayne is considering a project to
expand its sanitary sewer system to serve the properties within the Village, which are now served
by the system These properties still depend on septic tanks for the disposal of sanitary waste A
referendum on whether this project should or should not proceed as now conceived will be held on
and ballots will be mailed on or before February 10, 1998 and must be returned
on or February 24, 1998 to the Village Clerk This letter, presented to you in the form of questions
and answers, is you to provide to you information on the project in preparation for the public
meeting to be held February 3 5th at 7 00 p m Councilmember Broucek seconded the motion and
it was approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han,
O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Wendy Johannsen, 212 West Mashta Drive addressed the Council
Councilmember Padovan made a motion to amend "Question No 3 If the referendum does not
pass, the project would have to be reconsidered not take place It maybe ci
It should also be borne in mind that, even if the referendum fails to pass, the possibility of having
to construct the sewer system would still exist, as future State or Federal laws may ultimately
mandate this improvement Today this is a matter of local discretion and add the Village Clerk's
phone number at the end of the paragraph The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Reilly
and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han,
O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Nancy Doke Harrison, 200 West Mashta Drive addressed the Council
Mayor Festa made a motion to amend Question No 4 Section 3 by adding A municipal sanitary
sewer system may enhance the value of your property and provide you with more flexibility to build
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onypur property Without the sanitary sewer system, new home sizes may have to be reduced due
to\large drain -field installation (In 1986 the drain -field area requirements for a typical four bedroom
dwelling was 125 S F in 1995 it was 1,142 S F) The motion was seconded by Councilmember
Padovan and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek,
Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion to amend Section 4 The financial impact of the system on the residents
is relatively short tcrm It is likely to represent an investment that will be returned in the form of
increased property values, particularly if major improvements are contemplated It may also be
viewed as a form of insurance against septic tank and drain field failure, which could render a
property unsaleable The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Reilly approved by a 7-0
voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime,
Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Mayor Festa made a recommendation to delete under Section 5 The changes continually tighten the
regulatory environment and the regulations are becoming more a ore restnctive, resulting in a
higher cost of compliance There were no objections to the changes
Councilmember Han made a recommendation to add the following under Question No 5 Section
3 The property is sold or a change in ownership occurs, refinancing does not constitute a sale
There was no objection to the change
Mayor Festa made a recommendation that the last paragraph under Question No 6 be consistent with
the rest of the newsletter
It was the consensus from Council to change under Question No 7 the following delete State and
add Village and "the lien in no way affects your ability to sell, transfer or refinance your property"
Councilmember O'Reilly made the following recommendation to ammend Question No 8 Section
1 Delete the second paragraph and add the following "The life of a septic tank system is extremely
difficultto establish Certain disastrous and irreparable failuresthave already occurred " There were
no objections to the changes
Councilmember O'Reilly made a motion to adopt all amendments made at this meeting The motion
was seconded by Mayor Festa and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried and Mayor Festa
voting Yes
Councilmember Sime made a request that the experts on this subject matter that were present at the
Sanitary Sewer public hearing be invited to attend the Sanitary Sewer Workshop to be held on
February 5, 1998 Andrew Pierce from C A P Engineering addressed the Council and said he would
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contact these people and will invite them to the meeting
It was the consensus of Council that a mailing of questions and answers and a fact sheet will go out
to all affected property owners on January 30, 1998
Councilmember Han made a motion to mail the ballots regarding the sanitary sewer by first class
mail The motion was seconded by Councilmember Broucek and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The
vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sime, Vice Mayor Fried
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard and Wendy Johannsen, 212 West Mashta Drive
addressed the Council
6 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and
events was presented to the Council and public
7 ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7 50 p m
Respectfully submitted
Conchita H Alvarez, Village Clerk
Approved this 24th day of February ,1998
n F Festa
ayor
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