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Home My Public Portal About01-25-94 Special Council Meeting.tifM I NUT E S SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1994 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 00 p m Present were Councilmembers Mortimer Fried, Raul Llorente, Betty Sime, Raymond Sullivan, John Waid, Vice Mayor Joe Rasco, and Mayor John Festa Also present were Village Manager Sam Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village Attorney Richard Weiss 2 INVOCATION: Attorney Weiss gave an invocation 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge 4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Festa made a motion approving the minutes of the special meeting of January 11, 1994, the minutes of the regular meeting of January 11, 1994 and the minutes of the workshop meeting of January 15, 1994, as submitted The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes 5 AGENDA: Mayor Festa requested the addition of discussion regarding traffic circulation (Item A-6) and a landscaping committee and ordinance (Item A-7) Councilman Sime requested the addition of discussion regarding a promotional brochure (Item A-8) and grocery carts (Item A-9) Councilman Llorente requested the addition of discussion regarding zoning hearings (Item A-10) and tax assessments (Item A-11) Councilman Sullivan requested the addition of discussion regarding the Village's proposed waterways ordinance (Item 10-B-3) Vice Mayor Rasco requested the addition of discussion regarding the Village's financial policy (Item A-12) Mayor Festa made a motion amending the agenda to include the above referenced matters The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes 6 PUBLIC COMMENTS Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Drive, addressed the Council regarding activities of the Recreation Department Page 1 of 6 January 25, 1994 Charles Bailey, 338 West Heather Drive, also addressed the Council regarding the various programs of the Recreation Department Cecile Sanchez, 260 Cypress Drive, discussed the landscaping program at the public library 7 ORDINANCES. The clerk read the following ordinance, on second reading, by title AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; AMENDING THE 1993-1994 VILLAGE BUDGET AS PROVIDED FOR ON EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR AN rerr:CTIVE DATE. The manager made a brief presentation regarding the ordinance and proposed amendments Mayor Festa opened the public hearing There were no speakers present Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the ordinance on second reading The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried and adopted by a unanimous roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Wald, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes 8 RESOLUTIONS: There were no resolutions considered by the Council 9 BUILDING AND ZONING: There were no zoning applications heard by the Council 10 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following reports were submitted MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS Councilman Llorente requested a Council workshop to be scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 1994, regarding discussion and clarification of specified charter sections It was the consent of the Council to schedule the workshop for said date at 6 00 p m Martha Broucek, 170 Ocean Lane Drive, addressed the Council on the matter Councilman Llorente briefly discussed the landscaping program at the public library Councilman Llorente updated the Council on the work of the Building, Zoning and Planning Department Advisory Committee Page 2 of 6 January 25, 1994 Councilman Sullivan gave an update on the progress of the School Advisory Committee It was the consent of the Council that Bill Ofgant be appointed to serve on that committee The Council discussed a petition by the Gardens of Key Biscayne Condominium Association regarding parking on East Enid Drive Helen White, 241 East Enid Drive, Michele Padovan, 425 Grapetree Drive, Shirley Brill, 550 Ocean Drive, and Ms Guething addressed the Council Mayor Festa briefly discussed traffic circulation as it relates to the Crandon Park master plan Ms White, Mr Ofgant and Ms Broucek addressed the Council Vice Mayor Rasco made a motion directing the manager and attorney to contact county officials and inform them of the Council's opposition to the rotaries and overpass elements of the plan The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente Mayor Festa offered an amendment limiting opposition to the overpass The amendment was seconded by Councilman Sime The amendment was adopted by a 4 - 3 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Sullivan and Vice Mayor Rasco voted No The amended Rasco motion was adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The mayor discussed the creation of a landscaping committee It was the consent of the Council that Councilman Sime serve as chairman of the committee Councilman Sime discussed the development of a brochure by the Economic Development Department promoting Key Biscayne Economic Development Director Susan Gregorie addressed the Council Tim Stickney, 285 Woodcrest Road, representing the chamber of commerce, spoke in support of the brochure Robert Fraser, 19252 Northwest 88 Place, Miami, also spoke in support of the item Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard, spoke in opposition to the Village funding such a brochure Councilman Sullivan made a motion allocating up to $20,000 00 to fund the production of the brochure The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Page 3 of 6 January 25, 1994 Councilman Sullivan requested to hear Item 10-D-6 at this time The manager presented a request by St Agnes Catholic Church for permission to hold its annual festival Mayor Festa made a motion granting St Agnes Catholic Church, 122 Harbor Drive, permission to hold its annual festival the weekend of February 4, 5 and 6, 1994 Approval includes waiving any and all fees and allowing for the temporary installation of banners on said property The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes At this time, it was the consent of the Council to hear Item 10- D-7 regarding the 1993-1994 quarterly budget review of the Recreation and Economic Development departments There was extensive discussion by the Council regarding future reports Ms Broucek and Ms Suarez addressed the Council Recreation Director Laurie Tessler also addressed the Council Mayor Festa made a motion instructing staff to return at a future date with a greater detailed budget report to include a line -item breakdown of events The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid and was adopted by a 5 - 2 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried and Sime voted No Councilman Sime discussed the problem of grocery carts removed from the grocery stores and abandoned in different locations throughout the island The manager addressed the issue Ms Padovan and Ms Brill addressed the Council Councilman Llorente stated that the Council should hold its zoning hearings on a night separate from the regular Council meeting night The manager recommended one legislative meeting and one zoning meeting every month Councilman Fried made a motion directing the manager to schedule a legislative meeting for the second Tuesday of each month and a zoning meeting for the fourth Tuesday of each month -- allowing the manager flexibility to schedule additional legislative items during the zoning meeting The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Llorente briefly discussed tax assessments Page 4 of 6 January 25, 1994 Vice Mayor Rasco requested that the manager prepare a presentation regarding the Village's financial policy for the meeting of February 8th VILLAGE ATTORNEY The attorney made a brief presentation regarding the Village levying a tourist bed tax The attorney addressed Councilman Sullivan's concern regarding the Village's jurisdiction in regulating waterways in relation to the proposed ordinance on that issue VILLAGE CLERK The clerk announced that Mayor Festa had proclaimed February 5, 1994, as Mackle Day, recognizing the contributions to the community by the Mackle brothers VILLAGE MANAGER The manager and Village Engineer Carlos Penin made a presentation regarding a parking plan for the post office facility Councilman Sullivan made a motion adopting the engineer's proposal The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The engineer also gave an update on the construction of basketball courts at the Key Biscayne Elementary School Councilman Llorente made a motion authorizing the Village Manager to negotiate a contract, with a Dade County contractor, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 00, for the construction of two basketball courts at the elementary school The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The manager gave an update on the Village's beautification program The manager presented to the Council a draft of the proposed grant program application form There was extensive discussion regarding the adoption of a grant policy The manager requested Council approval of the following vacation schedule February 22 - 25, 1994, November 21 - 23, 1994 and December 23, 1994 - January 3, 1995 Mayor Festa made a motion Page 5 of 6 January 25, 1994 approving the request The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a unanimous voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Wald, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The manager gave an update on grant proposals, approvals and other pending projects The manager submitted the following informational reports for the consideration of the Council memorandum from Recreation Director, regarding bulletin board at Winn Dixie, dated January 19, 1994, a letter to Anthony Greco, from the Building, Zoning and Planning Department, regarding code violations, dated January 19, 1994, memorandum from Building, Zoning and Planning Director, regarding department schedule, dated January 14, 1994, reply of Adelphia Cable Partners, L P , regarding Dade County's response to petition, dated January 12, 1994, letter from Jeff Krell, president of Key Biscayne Shopping Center Merchants Association, regarding annual Christmas tree lighting, dated January 10, 1994, letter from Percy Aguila, the Village financial advisor, regarding land acquisition revenue bonds, dated January 10, 1994, letter from Allen Eagle, Metro -Dade Tax Collector Division, regarding convention and tourist tax, dated December 7, 1993, a copy of the 1993 final milage chart for Dade County municipalities 11 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION There was no further business discussed 12 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE /EVE TS: A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council and public 13 : The meeting was adjourned at 11 45 p m Approved this g` day of re u , 1994 Village C-4;-...erk Mayor IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY TIN VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MAbrir..X CQNSIDERED AT A MEET' G OR THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE, MAY MEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY M EVIDENCE UPON' WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASS. 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