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Home My Public Portal About08-28-97 Special Council Meeting (Continuation of 08-26-97).tifMINUTES SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997 (CONTINUATION OF MEETING OF AUGUST 26, 1997) 85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The continuation meeting of August 26, 1997 was called to order by the Mayor at 7 00 p m Present were Councilmembers Mortimer Fried, Gregory Han, Vice Mayor Michele Padovan and Mayor John Festa Councilmembers Hugh O'Reilly and Betty Sime were absent Also present were Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Conchita Alvarez and Village Attorneys David Wolpen and Richard Weiss 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge of Allegiance 3 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Mayor and Councilmembers Vice Mayor Padovan requested a discussion of Council Rules and Regulations Vice Mayor Padovan made a motion to add the following sentence to Section 1, Number 15 of Resolution 97-34 lf0o`nc lmem r 11 thFyIshtlildtma geff-Born o „ ifyihe V`lta lex 1. advanc fli ee , The motion was seconded by Councilmember Han and approved by a 4-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Han, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes Vice Mayor Padovan reported on her findings with the Dade County School toward community center facilities The Vice Mayor also announced that there will be a Key Biscayne School walk- thru on Monday, September 8, 1997 at 10 00 a m All Councilmembers and public are invited to attend Bonnie Cooper, 77 Crandon Boulevard addressed the Council Mayor Festa reported on a poll conducted by the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce regarding a post office delivery poll of businesses, dated July 30, 1997 The Manager addressed the Council regarding this issue Mayor Festa read a response from Adelphia Cable to Mr A Bernal, 135 Hampton Lane in response to his E -Mail regarding the service supplied by Adelphia Cable Mayor Festa requested that the Manager invite Adelphia Cable to a Council meeting to look into the possibility of adding more channels to our system 1 of August 28 1997 Councilmember Fried made a proposed amendment to the Golf Cart Ordinance Add to Section 2 Definitions (a) CaAts may havellunitdd access to,Grafdon` Boulevatpanrd-Harb'or Drlverwhen attemptinggto getiarirallithonzedlstreet The Attorney addressed the Council regarding this issue The Attorney will contact the Chief of Police to see if he has some safety concerns about Harbor Dnve and will bnng this issue back in the form of an ordinance at another Council meeting The Manager and the Chief of Police were directed to contact the residents who addressed this issue and find out what their concerns are The Chief of Police was also directed to enforce the ordinance Federico Padovan, 425 Grapetree Drive, Scott Bass, 201 Galen Drive addressed the Council Vice Mayor Padovan and Councilmember Han requested to be re -appointed as representatives of the Village Council before the Board of Directors of the Dade County League of Cities for the year October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998 There were no objections to this request Vice Mayor Padovan made a bnef comment stating that she was very upset to see campaign signs in illegal places Scott Bass, 201 Galen Drive, Martha Broucek, 170 Ocean Lane Dnve addressed the Council Village Attorney The Attorney addressed the Council regarding a proposed ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30 "ZONING" OF THE VILLAGE CODE, BY CREATING ARTICLE IV "SPECIFIC ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS" CONSISTING OF SECTION 30-80 "WATERFRONT RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ZONING DISTRICT" PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA FOR THE WATERFRONT RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ("WR") ZONING DISTRICT, INCLUDING PERMITTED USES, SETBACKS, HEIGHT, LOT COVERAGE, FLOOR AREA RATIO, LANDSCAPING, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN USES AS PERMIT1ED USE SUBJECT TO SITE PLAN AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, PROVIDING FOR REZONING OC CERTAIN LAND FROM COUNTY ZONING DISTRICTS TO VILLAGE ZONING DISTRICTS, BY REZONING PARCEL AT FROM COUNTY RU - 3M ZONING DISTRICT TO VILLAGE "WR" ZONING DISTRICT AND REZONING CERTAIN PARCEL AT FROM COUNTY RU -4A ZONING DISTRICT TO VILLAGE "WR" ZONING DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR REVISION OF ZONING MAP, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Staff was directed to make a presentation at the next Council meeting as to the purpose of this ordinance The Clerk was directed to send a copy of the proposed ordinance to the Yacht Club and the Beach Club and to have copies available for the public 2 of August 28 1997 Village Clerk The Clerk reported that the Mayor had issued the following proclamations during the month of August a) Proclaiming August 25 -September 1, 1997 as Firefighter Appreciation Week, b) Proclaiming September 16, 1997 as Flonda International University Day, c) Proclaiming September 16, 1997 as International Day of Peace, d) Proclaiming September 17-23, 1997 as Constitution Week, e) Proclaiming October 14-20, 1997 as Licensed Midwives Awareness Week, f) Proclaiming November 18, 1997 as National Community Education Day Village Manager The Village Manager requested a motion to authonze him to award the following contracts a) Contract for landscaping maintenance services for a two year period to Gorgeous Lawns, Inc in the amount of $ 99,967 00 The Attorney addressed the Council regarding this issue Councilmember Fned made a motion to award the landscaping contract to Gorgeous Lawns, Inc The motion was seconded by Councilmember Han and approved by a 4-0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Han, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes Martha Broucek, 177 Ocean Lane Dnve, Cecile Sanchez, 260 Cypress Dnve, Carlos Coto, 310 Harbor Court, Jane Lusk Smith, 350 W Enid Dnve, Haydee Archibald, 881 Ocean Dnve, Bob Hinkley, 800 Crandon Boulevard, Mike Bracken, 224 W Mashta, Roger Castro, Property Manager of a Broward County addressed the Council b) Contracts for lighting Crandon Boulevard medians 1 Installation $ 29,900 + 10% contingency for a total of $ 33,000 to Horsepower Electric, Inc 2 Matenals $ 33,234 30 + 10% contingency for a total of $37,000 to Paramount Electronic Distributor Councilmember Han made a motion to award the contract for lighting Crandon Boulevard medians Councilmember Fried seconded the motion Mayor Festa made a motion to defer this item to the next Council meeting The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Padovan and failed by a 3-1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Han, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmember Fned voting No Councilmember Fried made a motion to reconsider the motion to defer The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Padovan and approved by a 4-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Han, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes The motion to defer was approved by a 4-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Han, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes 3 of ) ) August 28 1997 The Manager reported on the West Mashta bndge Diorusio Torres, CAP Engineenng addressed the Council regarding this issue The Village Manager requested a motion to authorize him to proceed with the process Mayor Festa made a motion to authorize the Manager to proceed with the process for the West Mashta bridge The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Padovan and approved by a 4-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Han, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes The Manager presented to the Mayor and Members of the Village Council a proposed 1997 Community Grant application form for their approval The form was approved without objections The Manager presented a site analysis survey summary and reported that the Rebozo property has been cleared regarding contamination The Manager was directed to include the asking price for these properties in the next summary Robert Brooks, 95 West McIntyre addressed the Council The Manager gave a brief report on the SunTrust Bank reply to Village request regarding the vacant land adjacent to the Village Green The Manager submitted to the Council the proposed 1998 annual budget The Manager was directed to ask the Chief of Fire Rescue to provide a summary table of what other municipalities charge for fire rescue service Vice Mayor Padovan requested a financial statement report from the Lighthouse Run Committee The Manager reported that the Party in the Park "National Night Out", which took place on Tuesday, August 5, 1997 was a complete success and would like to continue to do next year The Manager reported on the substantial completion of the Stormwater construction program The Manager gave a bnef report regarding the West Mashta Dnve traffic calming project Mike Bracken, 224 W Mashta Drive, Jane Lusk Smith, 350 W Enid Dnve addressed the Council The Manager reported that the dates for the Charrette have been changed to October 24, 25 and 26, 1997 4 of 5 1 August 28 1997 At the suggestion of Vice Mayor Padovan, the Manager reported that a Town Meeting/Reception for State Representatives Appreciation will be held on Saturday, November 22, 1997 at the Sonesta Beach Resort, from 6 00 to 8 00 P M The Manager reported that he had a request from Sandra Goldstein, Village Volunteer to move her workshop regarding Beach Nourishment to September 16, 1997 at 7 00 p m There were no objections to the request 4 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION There was no further business discussed 5 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council and public 6 ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10 05 p m 1 Respectfully submitted Conchata H Alvarez, Village Clerk Approved this 9th day of September ,1997 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 5 of