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VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1997
(CONTINUATION OF MARCH 11, 1997 MEETING)
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR
The Mayor called the continuation meeting of March 11, 1997 to order at 10 00 p m Present were
Councilmembers Mortimer Fned, Gregory Han, Christina Reed, Betty Sime, Vice Mayor Michele
Padovan and Mayor John Festa Councilmember Hugh O'Reilly was absent Also present were
Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Conchita Alvarez and Village Attorney Richard
Weiss
Dave Leahy, Supervisor of Elections, Metro -Dade County Elections Department, 111 N W First
Street, Miami addressed the Council on different options for the Village's upcoming election on
Charter amendments
Councilmember Han made a motion to hold the Special Election by mail The motion was seconded
by Mayor Festa and approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fned,
Han, Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes
The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the Charter amendments Vice Chairman Michael
Kahn, Charter Revision Commission, addressed the Council Councilmember Han suggested to
issue a Proclamation to the Charter Revision Commission members
The Clerk read into the record a letter from Councilmember O'Reilly regarding powers of Initiative
and Referendum to the people regarding debt The Attorney addressed the Council on this issue
Councilmember Han made a motion to have the Attorney draft O'Reilly's proposal to be place in
the ballot The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and failed by a 1-5 voice vote The vote was
as follows Councilmember Reed voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Han, Sime, Vice Mayor
Padovan and Mayor Festa voting No
Mayor Festa made a motion to have alternate language to the Charter Revision Commission's
recommendation to Section 7 05 "to require a vote of 5 Councilmembers" on grants
Councilmember Sime seconded the motion and it was approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was
as follows Councilmembers Fned, Han, Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting
Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion to amend the Charter to change the language regarding Charitable
Contributions to say "such contributions as have been approved by 5 Councilmembers" The motion
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was seconded by Vice Mayor Padovan and approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Han, Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes
The Manager addressed the Council regarding his intention to petition the Metro -Dade
Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) for an extension of time to connect to the proposed
sanitary sewer collection system which, pursuant to Section 24-13(7) of the Metropolitan Dade
County Code, requires residential properties to hook-up within ninety (90) days of service
availability
Councilman Han made a motion to delete #3 "A change in the property's ownership occurs, or"
Councilmember Reed seconded the motion and failed by a 3-3 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Han, Reed and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Sime and Vice
Mayor Padovan voting No
Councilmember Han made a motion to delete #4 "Five (5) years have elapsed from the date of sewer
availability " The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and approved by a 5-1 voice vote The vote
was as follows Councilmembers Han, Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting
Yes Councilmember Fried voting No
Carlos Pemn from C A P Engineering addressed the Council
By Council consensus the Manager was directed to get the necessary dates changed on the time
schedule for the sanitary sewer
Mayor Festa made a motion to extend the meeting to 11 15 p m The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Fried and failed by a 3-3 voice vote Councilmembers Fned, Han and Mayor Festa
voting Yes Councilmembers Reed, Sime and Vice Mayor Padovan voting No
Mayor Festa made a motion to instruct the Manager to make offers to the property owners of the
land adjacent to the Village Green and adjacent to the Police Fire complex The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Han and approved by a 6-0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Mortimer Fried, Gregory Han, Christina Reed, Betty Sime, Vice Mayor Michele
Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Scott Bass, 201 Galen Drive addressed the Council
The Manager was directed to put together a list of other available properties for sale and present it
at the next Council meeting
The meeting adjourned at 11 01 p m
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Respectfully submitted
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onchita H Alvarez, Village Clerk
Approved this 1st day of April 1997
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Jo n F Festa
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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 THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH
THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED
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