HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-24-94 Special Council Meeting.tifM I NUT E S
SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 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, Raymond Sullivan, John Waid, Vice
Mayor Joe Rasco (arrived at 7 10 p m ), and Mayor John Festa
Councilman Betty Sime was absent Also present were Village Manager
Sam Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village Attorney
Richard Weiss
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Festa led the Pledge
3 MINUTES Councilman Fried made a motion approving the minutes
of the workshop meeting of May 3, 1994, the minutes of the regular
meeting of May 10, 1994, and the minutes of the workshop meeting of
May 17, 1994 The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid and
adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
4 AGENDA The manager requested that items 7-A-1 (zoning hearing
94 -VC -5-1) and 7-A-2 (zoning hearing 94 -VC -5-2) be deferred to the
meeting of June 21, 1994
Councilman Sullivan requested discussion relating to Ordinance 92-11
-- the Village's building moratorium
Attorney Weiss requested that item 7-B be withdrawn at this time
pending further administrative review Kim Taylor, 800 Crandon
Boulevard, and Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Drive, addressed the
Council
Mayor Festa 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, Sullivan,
Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
5 ORDINANCES. There were no ordinances considered by the
Council
6 RESOLUTIONS There were no resolutions considered by the
Council
Page 1 of 4
May 24, 1994
7 BUILDING, ZONING AND PLANNING The following hearing was held
before the Council
Zoning Hearing Number 94 -3 -VC -2 200 Palms Corporation, the
applicant, 200 Crandon Boulevard, requested a waiver from Ordinance
92-11 (building moratorium) Building, Zoning and Planning Director
John Little recommended deferral of the item to allow the Village's
planner time to further review the application Maria Valls, 200
Crandon Boulevard, representing the applicant, addressed the
Council
Mayor Festa opened the public hearing The following residents
addressed the Council Richard Hodges, 255 Glenridge Road, Edward
Stone, 145 Hampton Lane, and Bill Ofgant, 512 Fernwood Road
Councilman Llorente made a motion waiving the building moratorium
The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried After extensive
discussion, the motion was adopted by a 5 - 1 roll call vote The
vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan,
Waid, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Vice Mayor Rasco voted No
Director Little also submitted a report regarding code violations
at the following properties 750 Ocean Drive, 560 Crandon
Boulevard, 20 West McIntyre Street, 724 Crandon Boulevard, and
604 Crandon Boulevard In response to the director's report, the
attorney was directed to review the construction trailer policy
adopted by the Board of Trustees at their meeting of May 26, 1992
8 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were
discussed
Mayor and Councilmembers Mayor Festa discussed correspondence he
received from Sharpe James, president of the National League of
Cities, regarding Flag Day, as well as a letter from Governor Lawton
Chiles regarding playing fields at Cape Florida State Recreation
Area
The mayor also advised the Council that the Metro -Dade County
Commission was considering rescinding its resolution supporting the
Village's efforts in obtaining land for playing fields at Bill Baggs
Cape Florida State Recreation Area Kellie Westervelt, 124
Southwest South River Drive, Miami, and Bonnie Cooper, 77 Crandon
Boulevard, addressed the Council
Vice Mayor Rasco stated his concerns regarding the planning process
for the Crandon Boulevard tree farm property The Council discussed
the matter
Page 2 of 4
May 24, 1994
Councilman Sullivan stated that Ordinance 92-11's building
moratorium provisions expire on June 1, 1994 Councilman Llorente
made a motion directing the attorney to prepare an ordinance
extending that date The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried
and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows
Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, Waid, Vice Mayor Rasco,
and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Village Attorney The attorney reported that the trial regarding
the Village's stormwater utility begins tomorrow
The attorney also reported that the county commission deferred its
decision regarding the proposed Seaquarium master plan issue to its
meeting of June 7th
Village Clerk The clerk did not submit a report
Village Manager The manager submitted the following informational
reports for the Council's review an invitation from the Dade
League of Cities for a testimonial dinner on June 3, 1994, a letter
from Wayne and Linda Manla, 121 Island Drive, regarding the 800
Crandon Boulevard property, dated May 16, 1994, a letter from the
Village Attorney, regarding the Grand Bay Project, dated May 16,
1994, a letter from Armando Vidal, of Metro -Dade County's public
works department, regarding proposed revisions to the county's
impact fee ordinance, dated May 13, 1994, a letter from Pete
Difilippi, of FPL, regarding non -binding cost estimate for
conversion of overhead electric utilities, dated May 9, 1994, a
letter to the Village Attorney, from Doug Weiser, of the Grand Bay
Hotel, regarding the Grand Bay project, dated May 5, 1994, and a
memorandum from Priscilla Dawson, of the Florida League of Cities,
regarding the Quality Cities magazine advertisement, dated May 5,
1994 There was brief discussion regarding the impact fees
ordinance and Grand Bay Hotel project items
9 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION- At this time, Director
Little introduced the Village's new planner -- Raul Lastra
10 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS- A schedule of future
meetings was presented to the Council and public
11 ADJOURNMENT. The meeting was adjourned at 9 40 p m
Page 3 of 4
May 24, 1994
Approved this day of 1994
PP •
Village k
Mayor
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY 1'xr. X CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR
HEARING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF VIE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR
SUCH PURPOSE, MY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED
Page 4 of 4