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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 Page 1 of 5 February 13, 1995 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 Page 2 of 5 February 13 1995 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 Page 3 of 5 February 13, 1995 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 Page 4 of 5 February 13, 1995 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 Page 5 of 5