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Home My Public Portal About10-05-95 Special Council Meeting.tifMINUTES SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1995 COUNCIL CHAMBER 85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS 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 (arrived at 7 10 p m ), John Waid, Vice Mayor Betty Sime, and Mayor John Festa. Also present were Village Manager Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village Attorney Richard Weiss 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge of Allegiance 3 AGENDA Without objection, it was the consensus of the Council to discuss the Goals and Objections section of the agenda pnor to consideration of the discussion concerning the proposed charter amendments 4 ORDER OF BUSINESS The Council discussed its goals and objectives as established at its workshop of June 20, 1995 Vice Mayor Sine recomended the adoption of a vision statement The Council discussed its goal of a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a municipal library system The following residents addressed the Council Sidney Cooper, 170 Ocean Lane Drive, Haydee Archibald, 881 Ocean Dnve, Kathy Slavens, 301 Palmwood Lane, Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Drive, Susan Gregone, 320 Palmwood Lane, Joanna Wragg, 361 Redwood Lane, Steve Stern, 161 Crandon Boulevard, Joseph Weisenthal, 421 Island Drive, S Rollen, 177 Ocean Lane Dnve, and Jim Boyer, 550 Ocean Drive Mary Somerville, Director of the Miami -Dade Public Library System, also addressed the Council Mayor Festa made a motion to delete the libary study from the Council's goals and objectives The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sine, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes The Council reviewed the Priority One goals and objectives and made the following changes Page 1 of 4 October 5, 1995 Councilman Padovan made a motion establishing "Curbing on Crandon Boulevard" as a goal The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Sime Mayor Festa offered an amendment that the goal be to initiate a study to determine the feasibility of curbing on Crandon Boulevard. The Festa motion was seconded by Councilman O'Reilly and adopted by a 6 - 0 - 1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes Councilman Wald was absent during the vote The amended Padovan motion was adopted by a 6 - 0 - 1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Wald was absent during the vote "More Control of School" goal was relabeled "School UpdatelCommututy Needs " "Calusa Park Control" was deleted as a goal Addition of "Environmental Awareness" goal establishing community awareness in regards to the eradication of exotic tree species Addition of "Development of Ocean Front Park" goal "Histonc Buildings" goal was reclassified as a Pnonty Three goal The "Preservation" goals of Calusa Playhouse and Mackie Home were deleted. The Council reviewed the Pnonty Two goals and made the following change Mayor Festa made a motion reclassifying the "Acquisition Community Center" and "Acquisition Land Aquisition" goals as Pnonty One goals The motion was seconded by Councilman Padovan and adopted by a 6 - 1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Padovan, Sullivan, Wald, Vice Mayor Sine, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman O'Reilly voted No There were no changes to the Pnonty Three, Priority Four and Unpnontized goals Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the goals and objectives as amended by the Council The motion was seconded by Councilman O'Reilly and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Wald, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes The following citizens participated in discussions with the Council regarding the goals and objectives Kathy Slavens, 301 Palmwood Lane, Sidney Cooper, 170 Ocean Lane Page 2of4 October 5, 1995 Dnve, Servando Parapar, 240 Cypress Drive, Cecile Sanchez, 260 Cypress Drive, Bob Brookes, 95 West McIntyre Street, Chns Sager, 335 Harbor Drive, Elaine Gross, 211 Island Dnve, and Bonnie Cooper, 77 Crandon Boulevard, The Council discussed Vice Mayor Sine's proposed charter amendments The vice mayor presented her proposal to reduce Council seats from seven to five, reduce all terms to two years and establish numbered Council seats The following residents addressed the Council Stuart Ames, 285 Harbor Drive Haydee Archibald, 881 Ocean Drive, and Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Drive After extensive discussion, Councilman Llorente made a motion that no proposed changes be made to the charter at this time The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and failed by 3 - 4 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Padovan and Mayor Festa votmg Yes Councilmembers O'Reilly, Sullivan, Waid, and Vice Mayor Sime voted No Councilman Waid made a motion directing the attorney to prepare an ordinance, to place on the ballot a charter amendment, reducing the terms of councilmembers to two years with staggered terms There was no second to the motion Councilman Sullivan made a motion directing the attorney to prepare an ordinance, to place on the ballot a charter amendment, reducing councilmember terms to two years with no staggered terms The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid and adopted by a 6 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, and Vice Mayor Sure voting Yes Mayor Festa voted No Councilman Sullivan made a motion directing the attorney to draft an ordinance, to place on the ballot a charter amendment, creating numbered Council seats The motion was seconded by Councilman O'Reilly and failed on a 3 - 4 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers O'Reilly, Sullivan and Vice Mayor Sime votmg Yes Councilmembers Llorente, Padovan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voted No Councilman Waid made a motion directing the attorney to draft an ordinance, to place on the ballot a charter amendment, limiting terms of councrlmembers to six consecutuve years The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and failed on 3 - 4 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sullivan and Waid voting Yes Councilmembers O'Reilly, Padovan, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voted No Page 3of4 October 5, 1995 Vice Mayor Sime offered an amendment to limit the mayor's term to two consecutive terms There was no second to the motion Vice Mayor Sime made a motion directing the attorney to draft an ordinance, to place on the ballot a charter amendment, reducing the number of Council seats from seven to five There was no second to the motion 5 Or1 1ERBUSINESS/GEvERALDISCUSSION There was no further business discussed 6 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEEHNGS A schedule of future meetings was presented to the Council and public 7 ADJOURNMENT' The meeting was adjourned at 11 05 p m. Approved thus _ _ _ day of K.1ova--- , 1995 IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPE4.L ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MA71Eit CONSIDERED AT A MEE77NG OR HFARING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDJNGS AND, H)R SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO FIVSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL LS' TO BE BASED Page 4 of 4