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SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1997
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 05 p m Present were Councilmembers Mortimer Fried, Gregory Han, Hugh
O'Reilly, Christina Reed, Betty Sime, Vice Mayor Michele Padovan, and Mayor John Festa Also
present were Village Manager Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Conchita Alvarez and Village
Attorney Richard Weiss
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge of Allegiance
3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Festa and Councilmember Fned offered technical
corrections to the minutes of the Village Council Workshop of January 11, 1997 The corrected
minutes of the Village Council Workshop of January 11, 1997, the minutes of the Council Meeting
of January 14, 1997, the minutes of the Village Council Workshop of January 21, 1997 were
adopted by unanimous consent
4 AGENDA Vice Mayor Padovan requested the withdrawal of Item 9A4
Councilmember Sine requested the deferral of Item 9A1 to the next Council meeting on February
11, 1997
There was no objection to the agenda changes
5 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS There were no special presentations
6 ORDINANCES The clerk read the following ordinance, on first reading, by title
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE CODE OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY
AS MADE APPLICABLE TO THE VILLAGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 8 OF THE
VILLAGE CHARTER, ADDING POST -GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AS AN UNUSUAL USE, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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Director of Building, Zoning and Planning Little, addressed the council stating that this is the first
part of the overall amendment that the Pankey Institute is requesting The next stage would be to
change the zoning on the property and also review if there are any variances that would be required
as part of this application The attorney addressed the council on this issue
The mayor opened and closed the public hearing
Councilman O'Reilly made a motion to approve this ordinance on first reading The motion was
seconded by Councilman Fned and approved by a 6-0 roll call vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, O'Reilly, Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Councilmember Han was absent from the room at the time the vote was taken
The clerk read the following ordinance, on first reading, by title
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES ARISING FROM
THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING, DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES FINANCED BY THE
STATE OF FLORIDA REVOLVING LOAN FUND AUTHORIZED BY SECTION
403 1835, FLORIDA STATUTES, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF PROTEST AND
DOCUMENTATION, PROVIDING FOR A HEARING, PROVIDING FOR AN
APPEAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
The manager and attorney addressed the council on this issue
The mayor opened the public hearing Sam Davitian, 720 Myrtlewood Lane addressed the council
The mayor closed the public hearing
Councilman Sime made a motion to approve the ordinance The motion was seconded by Vice
Mayor Padovan and approved by a 6-1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers
Fried, Han, O'Reilly, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmember
Reed voting No
7 BUILDING, ZONING AND PLANNING All witness giving testimony in the following
zoning hearings were sworn in by the clerk
Hearing Number 97 -0128 -VC -01 Isabel Obregon Reyes, 480 North Mashta Drive, the applicant
requested a non-use variance of fifteen -foot (15') interior side setback requirement to permit an
interior side setback of ten feet (10') from the southwest property line for a proposed residence
located at 480 North Mashta Drive
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Director of Building, Zoiung and Planning Little addressed the council on this issue recommending
approval The mayor opened the zoning hearing Architect Juan Zubillaga, 245 Woodcrest Road,
representing the applicant, addressed the council Eduardo Alfonso, 711 South Mashta Dnve,
representing the Mashta Island Homeowners Association, Max Puyanic, representing the Smugglers
Cove Design Board also addressed the council The mayor closed the public hearing
Councilman Sime made a motion to approve the variance The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor
Padovan and approved by a 6-1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried,
O'Reilly, Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmember Han
voting No
9 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed
Mayor and Councilmembers Summary of proposed 1997 Goals and Objectives was presented to
Council and February 18, 1997 was set for a Goals and Objectives Session
The following item was submitted for information only a letter from Mr Donald Pybas, Florida
Cooperative Extension Service dated January 17, 1997
Village Attorney The attorney did not submit a report
Village Clerk The clerk submitted the Certification of the Special Election held January 21, 1997
The clerk also presented to council a letter from Mayor Alex Penelas requesting support for "Love
Your Neighbor Week" By council consensus a proclamation will be issued at the February 11th
council meeting The council suggested that the Recreation Department to bring back some ideas
to accomplish this
Village Manager The manager requested to extend a housing allowance of $12,000 per year to the
new Chief of Fire Rescue Councilman Fried made a motion to approve the manager's request Vice
Mayor Padovan seconded the motion
Mayor Festa made an amendment to the motion that the requirement to live on the Key for the Fire
Chief be an option and not a requirement for the new Fire Chief The motion was seconded by
Councilman O'Reilly and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers
Fried, Han, O'Reilly, Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes
The manager requested authorization to execute an agreement with the Florida League of Cities in
reference to Occupational License Insurance Companies Vice Mayor Padovan made a motion to
authorize the manager to execute the agreement The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried
and approved by a 7-0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Han, O'Reilly,
Reed, Sime, Vice Mayor Padovan and Mayor Festa voting Yes
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The manager requested permission to attend the ICMA Annual Conference, which is a city managers
conference, to be held in Vancouver, B C , from September 12 - 17, 1997 and immediately following
the conference, requested to take seven vacation days Permission was granted by council
consensus
The mayor requested to make an amendment to the 1997 Council Meeting Schedule to change the
March 25, 1997 zoning meeting to April 1, 1997 There was no objection to the request
The manager presented the following information items a letter from Sonny Holtzman and
Servando Parapar, Dade County Expressway Authority, dated January 17, 1997, a letter from Lynn
Whisenhunt, General Manager, Adelphia Cable, dated January 10, 1997
Mayor Festa made a recommendation to the manager to invite Mr Whisenhunt from Adelphia Cable
to our next council meeting to give us an update
Michael Kelly, Palmwood Lane addressed the council on the stormwater sewer work on Palmwood
Lane
10 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION
11 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and
events was presented to the Council and public
13 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8 30 p m
Respp4fully submitted
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Conchita H Alvarez
Village Clerk
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Approved by the Village Council
this 11th day of February, 1997
n F Festa
ayor
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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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