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SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING (BUDGET HEARING)
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1995
COUNCIL CHAMBER
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Festa at 710 p m. Present were Councilmembers
Raul Llorente, Hugh O'Reilly, Michele Padovan, Raymond Sullivan, John Waid, Vice Mayor
Betty Sime, and Mayor John Festa. Also present Village Manager Samuel Kissinger, Village
Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village Attorney Stephen Helfinan.
Mayor Festa led the Pledge of Allegiance
Vice Mayor Sime requested the addition of discussion regarding the waiving of permit fees for
the Key Biscayne Community Church. There were no objections to the agenda change
Vice Mayor Sane made a motion waiving permit fees for repairs to the Key Biscayne
Community Church's property The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente David
Dines, 240 Galen Dnve, and Patncia Copeland, 280 Ridgewood Road, representing the church,
addressed the Council Councilman O'Reilly offered an amendment that all charitable,
educational and religious organizations be exempted from permit fees up to $900 00 for disaster
repairs The motion was seconded by Councilman Wald After beef discussion, Mayor Festa
made a motion deferring the item until October 5, 1995 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, Waid, Vice Mayor Sane, and Mayor
Festa voting Yes
The clerk read the following resolution and ordinance by title
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNF, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
FINAL MIIIAGE RATE OF THE VIIIAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE FOR THE FLSCAL YEAR
COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1995 'IHROUGII SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, PURSUANT' TO
FLORIDA STATUTE 200 065 ('TRIM BILL), PROVIDING FOR AN FFCIIVE DATE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VIIIAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A
TENTATIVE GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1995 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 IN THE AMOUNT
OF $15,226,322.00 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 200 065 (TRIM BILL), SEz11NG
A DATE FOR A FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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The mayor opened the public hearing on the budget Dennis O'Hara, 111 Island Dnve addressed
the Council
There was extensive discussion by the Council regarding the proposed Capital Outlay budget
The Council discussed the Recreation Department's budget
Councilman O'Reilly made a motion directing the manager to adjust the user fees for the
Recreation Department's bus to cover the vehicles's actual expenses There was no second
to the motion
The Council discussed the $10,000 00 appropnation for the 18th Annual Key Biscayne
Lighthouse Run from the Special Events line item. The following citizens addressed the
Council Jim Brewster, 500 North Mashta Drive, Cns Burns, 675 Arthur Lamb Road,
Miami, Ed Stone, 145 Hampton Lane, and Ann Fonts, 205 Buttonwood Drive
Councilman O'Reilly called a point of order that the appropnation of funds to the
organization constituted a charitable contribution requiring a unanimous vote of all seven
members The mayor ruled that the point of order was not well taken and that the item,
as m the past fiscal year, would be considered a grant and simply require a majority vote
After extensive discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that the funds remain in
the budget and be appropnated from a line item to be determined by the manager
Loren Matthews, the Recreation Department's Program Coordinator, addressed the
Council
The Council discussed the Police Department's proposed budget. Emergency Services Director
Michael Flaherty addressed the Council
Councilman Padovan requested an appropriation of $13,750 00 for the purchase of banners for
the Crandon Boulevard light poles from contingency funds By consensus, the Council agreed
to address the issue at a future date
Councilman O'Reilly discussed the Non -Departmental budget's Community Grants line item. It
was the consensus of the Council that a line item for the Jackson Trauma Center charitable
contribution, in the amount of $5,000 00, be added to the Non -Departmental budget On a point
of order, Councilman O'Reilly asked for a vote on the appropnation of the $5,000 00 charitable
contribution, for the trauma center, pursuant to the Village Charter requiring a positive vote of
all seven councilmembers The mayor stated that, on the advise of the attorney, that the point
of order was not well taken because the Council had, by previous action, approved the
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contnbution Councilman O'Reilly appealed the ruling of the chair On a 6 - 1 roll call vote,
the appeal failed. Councilman O'Reilly voted for the appeal Councilmembers Llorente,
Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voted against the appeal
Pursuant to Flonda Statutes 200 065 (Tnm Bill), the clerk read the resolution adopting the final
millage rate Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the resolution. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Padovan Councilman O'Reilly offered an amendment reducing the rate to 3 75
mills The O'Reilly motion was seconded by Councilman Wald and failed on a 2 - 5 voice vote
The vote was as follows Councilmembers O'Reilly and Waid voting Yes Councilmembers
Llorente, Padovan, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Sine, and Mayor Festa voted No Resolution 95-35
was adopted by a 6 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente,
O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sine, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Sullivan
voted No
Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the budget ordinance on second reading The motion was
seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 5 - 2 roll call vote The vote was as
follows Councilmembers Llorente, Padovan, Wald Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voting
Yes Councilmembers O'Reilly and Sullivan voted No
The meeting was adjourned at 10 00 p m.
l ofOCt -Q'-- , 1995
IFA PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL WiTHRESPECT TO ANY MA 11ER CONSIDERED AT A MELTEVG 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 LS' MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS' TO BE BASED
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