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Home My Public Portal About09-14-95 Special Council Meeting.tifMINUTES SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING (BUDGET HEARING) VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1995 COUNCIL CHAMBER 85 WEST MCINFYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR The meeting was called to order by Mayor Festa at 7 05 p m. Present were Councilmembers Raul Llorente, Hugh O'Reilly, Michele Padovan, Raymond Sullivan, John Wald, Vice Mayor Betty Sime, and Mayor John Festa. Also present were Village Manager Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village Attorney Stephen Helfman Mayor Festa led the Pledge of Allegiance The Council considered the following resolution and ordinance A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE NIILL AGE RATE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1,1995 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 200 065 (TRIM BIM), SETTING A DATE FOR A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT TIE MILL AGE RATE, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A TENTATIVE GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCZNNG OCTOBER 1, 1995 'THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 IN THE AMOUNT OF PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 200 065 (TRIM BILL), SE'T1ING A DATE FOR A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE The Council and manager discussed the financial condition of the Village in Fiscal Year 1995 It was the consensus of the Council that a report regarding the status of reserve funds be presented each month along with the financial statements The mayor opened the public hearing Marina Wecksler, 1450 South Bayshore Drive, Maim, and Haydee Devaney, 881 Ocean Drive, addressed the Council Page 1 of 4 September 14, 1995 Ed Stone, 145 Hampton Lane, representing the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce, made a presentation to the Council and requested an appropnation of $104,000 00 for the chamber The following members of the chamber also addressed the Council Bill Durham, 748 Glenndge Road, Dorothea Bailey, 338 West Heather Drive, Bob Brookes, 95 West McIntyre Street, and Anne Owens, 200 Ocean Lane Drive The Council recessed for ten minutes and resumed discussions at 8 45 p m. The Council reviewed the Capital Outlay budget and by consensus directed the manager to make a reduction of $550,000 00 (including $70,000 from Fire Vehicles, $150,000 00 from Sanitary Sewers, $50,000 00 from Street Signs, and $320,000 00 from Crandon Boulevard) The Council discussed the Recreation Department's budget and requested additional information for the second hearing regarding the Special Events line item. After bnef discussion, the Public Works Department's budget was amended as follows Landscape Architect line item was reduced to $15,000 00, the Council recommended the addition of an administrator for the department, and the Council requested that the department provide additional animal control related services The Council reviewed the proposed budget's of the Emergency Services Department (Police and Fire Rescue), the Building, Zoning and Planning Department, Debt Service, Village Attorney and made no changes Mayor Festa made a motion extendmg the meeting until 1130 p m. The motion was seconded by Councilman Padovan and adopted by a 5 - 1 - 1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Padovan, Sullivan, Wald, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Vice Mayor Sime voted No Councilman O'Reilly was absent during the vote The Non -Departmental budget was amended to increase the Village Hall Rent line item to $72,000 00 The Village Clerk's budget was amended to increase the Salary line item to $40,000 00 The Council directed the manager to include $75,000 00 m the budget for the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce By consensus, the Council approved a cost -of -living increase for the manager Mayor Festa made a motion to extend the meeting until 1145 p m The motion was seconded by Councilman Padovan and adopted by a 6 - 1 voice vote The vote was as follows Page 2of4 September 14, 1995 Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Wald, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes Vice Mayor Sime voted No The Council discussed the projected revenues for Fiscal Year 1996 The following staff members participated m discussions with the Council Fire Rescue Chief William Huddleston, the Recreation Department's Program Coordinator Loren Matthews, and Emergency Services Director Michael Flaherty Councilman Llorente made a motion establishing the tentative millage rate at 3 8 mils The motion was seconded by Councilman Wald Vice Mayor offered an amendment establishing the rate at 3 85 mils The Sime motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan and failed on a 2 - 5 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilman Sullivan and Vice Mayor Sime voting Yes Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voted No The Llorente motion was adopted by a 6 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Sullivan voted No Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the tentative millage rate resolution The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid. Resolution 95-34 was adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the budget ordinance on first reading The motion was seconded by Councilman Padovan and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes The clerk announced the second reading of the ordinance and budget for September 28, 1995 The meeting was adjourned at 11 45 p m. Page 3of4 September 14, 1995 Approved this 1 O44day of , 1995 dlrge * erk IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR HE4R1NG, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THEPROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO F1VSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS LS' MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES' THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THEAPPE4L LS' TO BE BASED Page 4of4