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SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 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, Vice Mayor Betty Sime, and Mayor John Festa Also
present were Village Manager Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village
Attorney Steve Hellman
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge
3 AGENDA There were no changes to the agenda
4 ORDER OF BUSINESS The mayor briefly discussed employee concerns raised via suggestion
boxes at Village Hall The manager addressed the matter and stated that he will return with report
at a future meeting
The Council discussed the following issues pertaining to the financing of the stormwater utility
project
At the request of the mayor, the clerk read the following Council correspondence mayor's
memorandum of March 16, 1995, regardmg special meetmg of March 27th, Councilman
Llorente's memorandum of March 20, 1995, concerning comments regarding mayor's
memorandum of March 16, 1995, and Councilman O'Reilly's letter of March 20, 1995,
regardmg stormwater debt
The Council briefly discussed the Fiscal Year 1995 Capital Improvement Budget.
The Council reviewed a fund balance sheet presented by the manager outlining each of the
Village's reserve accounts
Councilman Waid made a motion to mcrease stormwater utility fees to cover financmg costs
($7 2 million) for the project (Basins 1 - 8) The motion was seconded by Councilman
Llorente After extensive discussion, the motion was adopted by a 5 - 2 roll call vote The
vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid, and Mayor Festa
voting Yes Councilman Sullivan and Vice Mayor Sime voted No
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The clerk read the following ordmance, on first readmg, by title
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $7,200,000 00 OF
STORMWATER UTILITY REVENUE BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OF
THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE DETAILS OF
SAID NOTES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the ordmance on first reading The motion was
seconded by Councilman Sullivan
The mayor opened a public hearmg There were no speakers
After bnef discussion, the ordinance failed on a 4 - 3 roll call vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers O'Reilly, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa votmg Yes
Councilmembers Llorente, Padovan, and Waid voted No
Councilman Waid made a motion to reconsider the ordinance 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 Sime, and Mayor
Festa votmg Yes
Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the ordmance on first readmg The motion was
seconded by Vice Mayor Sime and adopted by a 6 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as
follows Councilmembers O'Reilly, Padovan, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor
Festa votmg Yes Councilman Llorente voted No
The clerk announced second reading of the ordinance for Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at 7 00
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The following residents participated m discussions with the Council Sam Davidian, 720
Myrtlewood Lane, Cliff Brody, 180 Harbor Drive, Jim Haney, 472 Glenndge Road, Steve
Ettenheim, 397 Harbor Court,
Percy Aguila, the Village's financial advisor, Jack Neustadt, finance director, and Tony
Nolan, Williams, Hatfield and Stoner, the project consultant, addressed the Council
5 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION There was no further business discussed
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6 FUTURE MEETINGS A schedule of future meetmgs was presented to the Council and public
7 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9 35 p m
Approved this i ` ' day of 1) (2 r l ,1995
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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