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HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-08-94 Regular Council Meeting.tifMINUTES VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 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 05 p m Present were Councilmembers Mortimer Fried, Raul Llorente, Betty Sime, Raymond Sullivan, John Waid, Vice Mayor Joe Rasco (arrived at 7 30 p m ), 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 adopting the minutes of the meeting of February 8, 1994, the minutes of the meeting of February 15, 1994, the minutes of the workshop of February 22, 1994, the minutes of the meeting of February 23, 1994, and the minutes of the workshop of March 1, 1994, as submitted The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes 5 AGENDA: Councilman Sime requested that Item 9-D-10 be heard as a Local Planning Agency item (9-A-3) Councilman Llorente requested time for Anne Owens, president of the Islander News, to make a presentation to the Council (9-A-4) Mayor Festa requested discussion regarding the clerk's schedule (9-A-5) Councilman Sime made a motion approving the agenda changes The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Llorente requested the addition of consideration of a resolution adopting a debt policy It was the consent of the Council to defer the matter to the Council's next regular meeting 6 PRESENTATION: Roger Hernstadt, of the Dade County Public Works Department, made a presentation regarding a proposed computerization toll system for the Rickenbacker Causeway Toll Plaza Page 1 of 8 March 8, 1994 7 ORDINANCES: The clerk read the following ordinance, on first reading, by title AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF REY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE INCURRING OF INDEBTEDNESS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000.00; PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CCNDITIONS OF SUCH INDEBTEDNESS BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR REPAYMENT OF SAID INDEBTEDNESS FMK AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL REVENUES ; PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS ; ATJT ORIZING FURTHER OFFICIAL ACTION; SPECIFYING GOVERNING LAW; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Clerk Inguanzo explained that the ordinance was adopted on first reading at the meeting of February 8, 1994 on a 4 - 2 vote The Village Charter requires that this ordinance be adopted by a five - sevenths vote As a result, the ordinance was rescheduled for first reading The manager made a presentation regarding the ordinance After brief discussion, Councilman Fried made a motion adopting the ordinance on first reading The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime and adopted by a 6 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Waid voted No The clerk announced that the second reading will be held on April 12, 1994, at 7 00 p m 8 RESOLUTIONS: The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OF THE CONY LIBRARY FACILITY ON CRANDON BOULEVARD; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Cecile Sanchez, 260 Crandon Boulevard, spoke in support of the resolution Councilman Llorente made a motion adopting the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried Mayor Festa offered an amendment that the following language be inserted in Section 1 "substantially in the form attached" The amendment was seconded by Councilman Sime and adopted by a unanimous roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Resolution 94-7, as amended, was adopted by a unanimous roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Page 2 of 8 March 8, 1994 The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO DIRECT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, CENTER FOR URBAN AND cOmK[ANITY DESIGN, TO UNDERTAKE A SIX W = STUDY RELATED TO RIOT -OF -WAY IMPROVEMENTS; ALL FINDINGS AND CONCEPTS SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE VILLAGE COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Fried made a motion adopting the resolution The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco Resolution 94-8 was adopted by a unanimous roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTACEED AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE WITH WILLIAMS, HATFIELD & STONER, INC., MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ES RELATING TO THE HOLIDAY COLONY STORMN TER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Fried made a motion adopting the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime Resolution 94-9 was adopted by a unanimous roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF LEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; URGING THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF HIGH NOISE LEVELS S FROM AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER THE 'VILLAGE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Vice Mayor Rasco made a motion adopting the resolution The motic,a was seconded by Councilman Waid Fritz Scharenberg, 150 Crandon Boulevard, addressed the Council Resolution 94-10 was adopted by a unanimous roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; COMMENDING WINN-DIXIE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Page 3 of 8 March 8, 1994 Councilman Waid made a motion adopting the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente Resolution 94-11 was adopted by a unanimous roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes 9 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The following reports were submitted Mayor and Councilmembers Councilman Sullivan gave an update on the work of the School Advisory Committee He presented a proposed concept for the establishment of a Village center including a new school Councilman Sullivan requested direction regarding further action of the committee There was extensive Council discussion The following residents addressed the Council Federico Padovan, 425 Grapetree Drive, Michele Padovan, 425 Grapetree Drive, Martha Broucek, 170 Ocean Lane Drive, Susan Fox-Rosellini, 151 Crandon Boulevard, Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard, Patricia Gonzalez, 255 Galen Drive, Paul Gonzalez, 255 Galen Drive, Mary Schulman, 1121 Crandon Boulevard, Michael Kahn, 881 Ocean Drive, and James Iri, 143 East Enid Drive It was the consent of the Council that the attorney and Councilman Sullivan meet with Superintendent Octavio Visiedo and the school board to communicate the Village's desire to have a new school built Councilman Llorente made a motion to hear Anne Owen's presentation at this time 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 Ms Owens, president of the Islander News, made a brief presentation requesting that the Council open the Crandon Boulevard tree farm property for use by Village residents It was the consent of the Council that the property be cleaned as soon as possible Councilman Llorente presented to the Council a copy of the Building, Zoning and Planning Department Advisory Committee's final report Building, Zoning and Planning Director John Little addressed the Council Councilman Llorente made a motion adopting Director Little's and Manager Kissinger's departmental re -organization and authorizing the implementation of the recommendations The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa 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 Sime discussed future actions of the Local Planning Agency regarding the comprehensive master plan and the land development regulations It was the consent of the Council to tentatively schedule a meeting of the Local Planning Agency for Page 4 of 8 March 8, 1994 March 22, 1994, following the scheduled zoning hearing Mayor Festa briefly discussed the clerk's schedule and asked that the matter be reviewed at the next regular Council meeting Village Attorney The attorney gave a report regarding the Calusa Park environmental report It was the consent of the Council that the Village pay for any costs associated with implementing the recommendations of the report Village Clerk The clerk announced that Mayor Festa had proclaimed February 26, 1994 as Engineers Day Mayor Festa made a motion that a public comments section appear on the regular Council meeting agenda each month 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 Village Manager At the request of the manager, Village Engineer Carlos Penin gave updates on the following items the post office facility curbing, Key Biscayne Elementary School basketball courts and fields, sanitary sewer study, and refuse collection study The manager gave an update on the beautification program Ms Padovan and Robert Brooks, 95 West McIntyre Street, addressed the Council Manager Kissinger updated the Council on grant proposals, approvals and unfunded projects A stormwater utility report was submitted to the Council The manager reported on the costs associated with the closing on the Crandon Boulevard tree farm property The Council discussed the manager's community assistance program application form Councilman Waid made a motion limiting grants to no greater than $10,000 00 The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and adopted on a 4 - 3 voice vote The vote was as follows Concilmembers Llorente, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Sime and Sullivan voted No Councilman Llorente made a motion to reconsider the Waid motion The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa 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 made a motion adopting the grant application as presented by the manager The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried Mayor Festa made a motion amending the maximum Page 5 of 8 March 8, 1994 grant award to $10,000 00 The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 4 -3 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Sime and Sullivan voted No Vice Mayor Rasco made a motion incorporating an administrative review process to evaluate the final project 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 Councilman Sime made a motion striking the word "local" and replacing it with "Key Biscayne" 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 Llorente motion, as amended, 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 Mayor Festa made a motion extending the meeting to 11 30 p m The motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan and adopted by a 4 - 3 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Sime, Waid and Vice Mayor Rasco voted No Councilman Fried made a motion authorizing the purchase of a 4X4 pick-up truck The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime and adopted on a 4 - 3 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, and Sullivan voting Yes Councilman Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco and Mayor Festa voted No Police Chief Michael Flaherty made a brief presentation regarding the purchase of police vehicles Councilman Llorente made a motion approving the purchase of four police vehicles 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 Councilman Fried made a motion adopting the budget schedui presented by the manager The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa Mayor Festa made a motion amending the schedule by adding a May 17th workshop 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 The Fried motion, as amended, 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 Page 6 of 8 March 8, 1994 Councilman Fried made a motion authorizing the manager to travel to the Florida City and County Management Association 48th Annual Conference The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa 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 brief reports regarding beach signs and Crandon Boulevard lighting The manager reported that Thomas Erhwan, a resident of Sunrise Drive, requested permission for the placement of plantings in the swale area Councilman Sullivan made a motion to defer the item until such time as the Village's landscape architect has reviewed the request The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa 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 Mayor Festa made a motion extending the meeting for five minutes The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and failed on a 2 - 5 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilman Llorente and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Vice Mayor Rasco voting No The following informational items were submitted for the consideration of the Council and public the monthly departmental reports, the monthly financial statement, an analysis and recommendations for local regulation of activities on coastal dunes, prepared by Coastal Management and Consulting, dated March 4, 1994, a letter from Carolyn Dekle, South Florida Regional Planning Council, regarding comprehensive plan, dated February 25, 1994, a letter to resident Ed Meyer, from Recreation Director, regarding departmental activities, dated February 17, 1994, memorandum from Village Engineer Carlos Penin, regarding septic tank location, dated February 8, 1994, a letter from resident Marcel Doublier, regarding the causeway toll system, dated February 8, 1994, and the 1992 annual report of the City of Miami Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services Department 10 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION: There was no further business discussed 11 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS: A schedule of future meetings was presented to the Council and public 12 : The meeting was adjourned at 11 40 p m Page 7 of 8 March 8, 1994 Approved this 2 Z% --J day of (.),--t' CI- 1994 *------- Village Mayor IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY TBE VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TV ANY MA-MAI-x.e.it 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 PROCEED.INGS IS MADE, WIc1IQY RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED Page 8 of 8