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HomeMy Public PortalAbout05-24-94 Special Council Meeting (1).tifMINUTES 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 Fned, Raul Llorente, Raymond Sullivan, John Wald, Vice Mayor Joe Rasco (amved 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 Fned 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 Fned, 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discussion relating to Ordinance 92-11 -- the Village's building moraton um Attorney Weiss requested that item 7-B be withdrawn at this time pending further administrative review Kim Taylor, 800 Crandon Boulevard, and Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Dnve, addressed the Council 1 of May 24 1994 Mayor Festa made a motion approving the agenda changes The motion was seconded by Councilman Fned 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 7 BUILDING, ZONING AND PLANNING The following hearing was held before the Council Zoning Heanng 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 Glenndge Road, Edward Stone, 145 Hampton Lane, and Bill Ofgant, 512 Fernwood Road Councilman Llorente made a motion waiving the building moratonum The motion was seconded by Councilman Fned After extensive discussion, the motion was adopted by a 5 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fned, 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 Dnve, 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 Flonda State Recreation Area The mayor also advised the Council that the Metro -Dade County Commission was considenng rescinding its resolution supporting the Village's efforts in obtaining land for playing fields at Bill Baggs Cape Flonda State Recreation Area Kellie Westervelt, 124 Southwest South River Dnve, Miami, and Bonnie Cooper, 77 Crandon Boulevard, addressed the Council 2 of May 24 1994 Vice Mayor Rasco stated his concerns regarding the planning process for the Crandon Boulevard tree farm property The Council discussed the matter Councilman Sullivan stated that Ordinance 92-11's building moratonum 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 Fned, Llorente, Sullivan, Wald, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Village Attorney The attorney reported that the teal regarding the Village's stormwater utility begins tomorrow The attorney also reported that the county commission deferred its decision regarding the proposed Seaquanum 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 electnc 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 Pnscilla Dawson, of the Flonda League of Cities, regarding the Quality Cities magazine advertisement, dated May 5, 1994 There was bnef 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 Approved tins day of , 1994 3 of 4 May 24 1994 Village Clerk Mayor IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER 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 TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED 4 of 4