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SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1997
COUNCIL CHAMBER
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR
1 CALL TO ORDERIROLL CALL OF MEMBERS the meeting was called to order by
the Mayor at 8 05 a m Present were Councilmembers Martha Broucek, Michele Padovan, Betty
Sime, Gregory Han and Mayor John Festa Vice Mayor Mortimer Fried and Councilmember Hugh
O'Reilly were absent Also present were Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger, Deputy Village
Clerk Vivien Mauri and Village Attorney David Wolpin
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE mayor Festa led the Pledge of Allegiance
3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES there were no minutes submitted for approval of Council
4 AGENDA there were no changes made to the agenda
5 INTERVIEWS FOR LOBBYIST The purpose of the meeting was to discuss hiring a
professional lobbyist for the Village
The Village Manager introduced the first candidate, Mr Robert L Book, P A
At this time, Council proceeded to interview Mr Book The Council proceeded to call upon
the second candidate for interview
The second candidate for professional lobbyist, Mr Russ Marchner was interviewed by the
Council and following the interviews, Council briefly discussed the candidates
James DeCocq, Assistant to the Village Manager, addressed the Council regarding his
conversation with Ms Debbie Flack from the Florida Shore & Coast Beach Preservation,
Sandra Goldstein, Village Beach Resource Volunteer, addressed the Council regarding the
crucialness of the beach renourishment project and her recommendation for the Village to
hire a lobbyist
There was extensive discussion from Council regarding the hiring of a professional lobbyist
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The Village Manager made recommendations as to how Council may proceed in order to hire a
lobbyist The recommended steps to follow would be for Council to authorize the contract and
charge it to the 1997 fiscal year surplus fund through a motion or resolution
Councilmember Han made a motion to vote for the appointment of Mr Robert L Book and to place
contract on the next Council agenda The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and approved a 5-0
voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Broucek, Han, Padovan, Sime, and Mayor
Festa voting Yes
The Manager and Council drafted the following list of priorities for Mr Book to consider beach
renourishment, sewage, Virginia Key, Police/Fire Pension Plan, aircraft noise, Rickenbacker
Funding, future underground wiring
Council directed the Manager to forward Mr Book a copy of the budget and of the Council's goals
and objectives
6 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10 00 a m
Respectfully submitted
Vivien Maur:
Deputy Vill ' e Clerk
Approved by the Village Council
this 13th day of Januafy ,1998
JhnFFesta
Mayor
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WITH RESPECT TO ANYMATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR HEARING, THAT
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