HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-13-95 Regular Council Meeting.tifMINUTES
VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 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, John Waid, and Mayor John Festa. Vice Mayor Betty Sime was
absent Also present were Village Manager Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and
Village Attorney Richard Weiss
2 INVOCATION Reverend Pat Arnold, of the Key Biscayne Presbyterian Church, gave an
invocation
3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge
4 MINUTES Councilman Waid made a motion approving the minutes of the regular meetmg of
January 10, 1995 and the minutes of the continuation meetmg of January 17, 1995 The motion was
seconded by Mayor Festa and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
5 AGENDA Councilman Padovan requested the addition of discussion regarding commercial
fencing regulations as Item 10-A-11 The attorney requested deferral of discussion regarding the
refuse collection ordinance (Item 8-A-1) Mayor Festa made a motion approving the agenda
changes The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The
vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid, Sullivan, and Mayor
Festa voting Yes
6 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Brian Flynn, of the Dade County's Department of
Environmental Resources Management, made a presentation regarding the Dade County beach
renounshment and dune restoration project
7 PUBLIC COMMENTS The following residents addressed the Council regarding concerns
with the L'Esplanade Condominium building Mary Wills, 210 Seaview Dnve, Mabel Miller, 210
Seaview Drive, Canulle Guething, 260 Seaview Drive, Pete O'Hara, 282 Seaview Drive, and
Michael Kahn, 881 Ocean Dnve
8 ORDINANCES The clerk read the following ordinance, on second reading, by title
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 2-1 OF THE VILLAGE CODE BY ABOLISHING THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Mayor Festa opened a public hearing There were no speakers present
Councilman Llorente made a motion adopting the ordinance on second reading The motion was
seconded by Councilman Padovan and adopted by a 5 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes Councilman
Wand voted No
9 RESOLUTIONS The clerk read the following resolution by title
A RESOLUTION OF 1'HE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
DISSOLVING THE VILLAGE'S SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION
OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
Mayo Festa made a motion adopting the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilman
Wand Resolution 95-3 was adopted by a
6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan,
Wand, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes
10 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed
Mayor and Councilmembers The Council discussed a petition from Fernwood Road residents
requesting the change of the street name to Park Avenue Chiqui Labere, 414 Fernwood Road, and
Ray Herrera, 310 Femwood Road, addressed the Council The manager was directed to prepare a
study on the matter
The Council also discussed the recent installation of a three-way stop sign at the intersection of
Femwood Road and West Heather Dnve
Mayor Festa bnefly discussed Dade County's Art in Public Places ordinance
The mayor discussed a community information board and entrance welcome sign Jim Dowd, 101
Ocean Lane Drive, made a presentation on the matter Mayor Festa made a motion authonzing
expenditures, not to exceed $2,500 00, for the installation of a commumty information board and
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new lettering on the welcome sign The motion was seconded by Councilman O'Reilly and adopted
by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilman Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan,
Wand, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
The mayor addressed the issue of employee personnel benefits The manager proposed a series of
additional benefits to the employee package There was extensive Council discussion
Councilman Sullivan discussed the scheduling of the sidewalk capital improvement project
Councilman Padovan addressed the Council, regarding Resolution 92-27, concerning rules of order
for Council meetings
The mayor requested a status report concerning the Kennedy/Nixon Villa located on the VMS
property The manager addressed the matter
Councilman Padovan discussed a petition she received from Village residents concerning the noise
ordinance There was extensive Council discussion regarding the matter The following residents
addressed the Council Shirley Bnll, 550 Ocean Drive, Mary Wills, 210 Seaview Drive, Paul
Froehler, 305 Galen Dnve, and Bob Oldakowski, 550 Ocean Drive
Councilman Llorente presented a petition from the Calusa Park Tennis Association for the
installation of lights at Calusa Park Julio Abeyo, 421 South Mashta Drive, and Dan Depaul, 177
Ocean Lane Drive, addressed the Council m support of the petition Mabel Miller, 210 Seaview
Dnve, spoke m opposition to the petition By consent, Councilman Llorente was appomted as the
Council's liaison on this matter and was authonzed to discuss the issue with the Matheson family
The mayor discussed the L'Esplanade and Fernwood/McIntyre properties and the feasibility of
establishing mumcipal facilities at those locations Francisco Martinez, 904 Crandon Boulevard, and
Mary Wills, 210 Seaview Dnve, addressed the Council The Council readdressed the issue of code
violations at the L'Esplanade property
Mayor Festa briefly discussed the creation of a committee to study the public works issue
Councilman Padovan addressed the issue of regulating commercial fences and walls The
councilman also discussed her concerns regarding the construction of certain buildings at the Grand
Bay site
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Village Attorney The attorney updated the Council regarding the work of the Occupational License
Equity Study Commission
The attorney presented a draft copy of a proposed ordinance amending the zoning hearing procedures
for the Village
Village Clerk The clerk presented copies of the following Council correspondence Councilman
Llorente's memorandum, regarding comprehensive plan survey, dated January 19, 1995, and
Councilman Padovan's memorandum, regarding comprehensive plan survey, dated February 3, 1995
Village Manager The manager briefly discussed the new parking regulations for East Emd Dnve
(no parking 9 00 a m to 6 00 p m)
The manager discussed the request of the Key Biscayne Music and Drama Club to use grant monies
awarded to the organization by the Village to renovate the Calusa Playhouse Paul Froehler, 305
Galen Drive, representing the organization, addressed the Council Councilman Sullivan made a
motion approving the request The motion was seconded by Councilman Padovan After bnef
discussion, Councilman O'Reilly made a motion to table the matter The motion was seconded by
Councilman Waid and adopted by a 4 - 2 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers
O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Llorente and Sullivan
voted No
The manager gave an update regarding the refuse collection contract and the stormwater utility
Councilman O'Reilly made a motion extending the meeting until 11 20 p m The motion was
seconded by Mayor Festa and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
The manager presented a proposal for the construction of an m-lme skating roller hockey nnk at
Calusa Park
The Council scheduled a workshop to discuss the Village Green at 9 00 a.m on Saturday, March 4,
1995
The manager presented the following informational items monthly department reports, a letter
from John Casagrande, Industrial Waste Service, regarding Browning -Ferns Industries, dated
January 6, 1995, a letter from Sharon Fallick, Jackson Memonal Foundation, regarding Village's
pledge, dated January 9, 1995, a letter from the Village Manager, to Richard Bonner, Army Corps
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of Engmeers, regardmg beach renounshment, dated January 11, 1995, a letter from Helene Dudley,
Metro -Dade Solid Waste Management, regarding L'Esplanade condomuuum, dated January 19,
1995, a copy of warning of violation, for L'Esplanade Condominium Association, dated January 19,
1995, a copy of public notice, regardmg Sunny Isles and Miami Beach beach renounshment, dated
January 20, 1995, a letter from Mary Schulman, Village resident, regarding Calusa Playhouse, dated
January 23, 1995, a letter from Jay Fuchs, Village resident, regarding dogs, dated January 26, 1995,
a letter from Lon Boldt-Grau, Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders,
regarding Recreation Department programs, dated January 31, 1995, a letter from Bertram
Warshaw, Pistonno and Alam Consulting Engineers, regarding Commodore Club East, dated
February 3, 1995, a memorandum from the Village Manager, to Village Council, regardmg
responses to letter concerning Tropical Storm Gordon, dated February 6, 1995, a memorandum from
Recreation Department's Sports Coordinator, regardmg use of Village Green, dated February 8,
1995, a memorandum from Village Manager, to Village Council, regardmg catch basm cleaning and
street repairs, dated February 9, 1995, a memorandum from Finance Director, regardmg
investments, dated February 9, 1995, and a copy of the Community Assistance Grant Program
application form
11 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION There was no further business discussed
12 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS A schedule of future meetings was presented to the
Council and public
13 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11 25 p m
Approved this eR4t day of f v wr ,1995
Village Clerk
IFA PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
WITH RESPECT TO ANYMATTER 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 TESTIMONYAND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH
THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED
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