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Home My Public Portal About07-26-94 Special Council Meeting.tifM I NUT E S SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1994 COUNCIL CHAMBER 85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS. The meeting was called to order by the clerk at 7 00 p m Present were Councilmembers Mortimer Fried, Raul Llorente, Betty Sime, Raymond Sullivan, and John Waid Vice Mayor Joe Rasco and Mayor John Festa were absent Also present were Village Manager Sam Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village Attorney Gilberto Pastoriza In the absence of the mayor and vice mayor, Councilman Llorente made a motion appointing Councilman Fried as mayor pro tem The motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan and adopted by a 5 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, and Waid voting Yes 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Fried led the Pledge 3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Pro Tem Fried requested that the minutes of the meeting of July 12, 1994 be corrected to reflect his abstention during the vote approving the minutes of the meeting of June 28, 1994 Councilman Waid made a motion adopting the corrected minutes of the meeting of July 12, 1994 The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime and adopted by a 5 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Pro Tem Fried voting Yes 4 AGENDA- Councilman Sullivan requested discussion regarding the parking situation on East Enid Drive By unanimous consent, the item was added to the agenda 5 SPECIAL PRESENTATION There were no special presentations scheduled 6 ORDINANCES. The following ordinance, on first reading, was read by the clerk AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE MASTER PLAN, AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Page 1 of 6 July 26, 1994 Councilman Llorente made a motion adopting the ordinance on first reading The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime Mayor Pro Tem Fried opened the public hearing The following residents addressed the Council Lorraine Sonnabend, 330 Pacific Road, Kari Madera, 346 Gulf Road, Dorothy Malinin, 360 Atlantic Road, Michael Kahn, 881 Ocean Drive, and Merethe Johnson, 301 Caribbean Road Master Plan Consultant Robert Swarthout participated in discussions with the Council regarding the proposed Part II of the comprehensive plan By consent, technical corrections were made to Objective 2 2 (Natural Resources) of the Future Land Use element Councilman Sime made a motion adopting Alternate Policy 1 4 2 of the Conservation and Coastal Management element The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by unanimous consent Policy 1 4 4 of the Infrastructure element was amended, by consent, to read "1 in 5 34 year frequency storm " The master plan consultant was directed to change Objective 1 3 of the Recreation and Open Space element, as appropriate, to reflect the same measure used by Dade County regarding population figures Policy 1 3 1 was amended to reflect the Council's desire that the tree farm will be used as recreation space until the Village acquires additional land to satisfy the standard indicated in the policy Policy 1 3 4 was amended to read a recreation facility impact fee " The master plan consultant was directed to include in Policy 1 2 1, of the Intergovernmental Coordination element, a statement of intent that the Village is negotiating with the county for use of Calusa Park By consent, the "Additional Park Acquisition" line item in the Capital Improvement Schedule was deleted from the plan After extensive discussion, the Llorente motion was adopted by a 4 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, and Mayor Pro Tem Fried voting Yes Councilman Wald voted No The second hearing of the ordinance was scheduled for September 16, 1994, at 7 00 p m Page 2 of 6 July 26, 1994 7 RESOLUTIONS The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, INC., ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, FOR TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION ON THE SUBJECT OF "COMMUNITY -ORIENTED POLICING" FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Sime made a motion adopting the resolution Mayor Pro Tem Fried seconded the motion Deputy Police Chief Leo Rossiter addressed the Council After brief discussion, Councilman Sime made a motion to table the resolution until the meeting of August 1, 1994 The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid Ed Meyer, 100 Sunrise Drive, addressed the Council The motion to table was adopted by a 5 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Pro Tem voting Yes The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAMS, HATFIELD & STONER, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR STORMWATER PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR OCEAN LANE AND SUNRISE DRIVES, PROVIDING FOR AN h't CTIVE DATE. Councilman Waid made a motion adopting the resolution The motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan After brief discussion, Resolution 94-26 was adopted by a 5 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Pro Tem Fried 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 AN AGREEMENT WITH RACHLIN & COHEN CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDITS OF VILLAGE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The manager requested that the resolution be withdrawn at this time By consent, the resolution was withdrawn Page 3 of 6 July 26, 1994 8 BUILDING, ZONING AND PLAITING At the request of Councilman Sullivan, Building, Zoning and Planning Director John Little addressed the Council regarding the parking situation on East Enid Drive 9 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The following items were discussed Mayor and Councilmembers The Council discussed Councilman Sullivan's initiative regarding the solicitation of funds from Village businesses to subsidize the cost of next year's fireworks show Village Attorney The attorney requested an executive session to be scheduled for August 1, 1994, at 5 30 p m , to discuss the Village of Key Biscayne vs Key Colony lawsuit Village Clerk At the request of the clerk, Councilman Llorente made a motion authorizing the clerk to attend the Florida League of Cities' Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida from August 25th through August 27th The motion was seconded by Councilman Waid and adopted by a 5 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Pro Tem Fried voting Yes Village Manager At the request of the manager, William O'Leary, the Village's landscape architect, addressed the Council regarding the bidding process undertaken concerning the development of the Crandon Boulevard Tree Farm park The clerk read a letter from Mayor John Festa expressing his concern regarding the project Councilman Waid made a motion to table the awarding of any bid at this time until the fill issue can be resolved with the state The motion died due to lack of a second Councilman Llorente made a motion to award the base bid (Items 1 - 11) to PNM Corporation, Miami, Florida, in the amount of $466,850 00 The motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan Russ Brynor, 3780 Northwest 22 Avenue, Miami, of PNM Corporation, addressed the Council The following residents also addressed the Council Bill Ofgant, 512 Fernwood Road, Michele Padovan, 425 Grapetree Drive, Michael Kahn, 881 Ocean Drive, and Bonnie Cooper, 77 Crandon Boulevard Page 4 of 6 July 26, 1994 Councilman Llorente amended his motion to include a provision that the bid be awarded to PNM Corporation, Miami, Florida, in the amount of $415,150 00, if fill from the State of Florida becomes available to the contractor, as per the bidders quotation in Alternative 0 The amendment was seconded by Councilman Sullivan and adopted by a 5 - 0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Pro Tem voting Yes After further discussion, the amended Llorente motion was adopted by a 5 - 0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Waid, and Mayor Pro Tem Fried voting Yes The manager recommended that the Council also award bids for the construction of a jogging path and promenade at the park Councilman Llorente made a motion awarding a bid for Alternates A and B to PNM Corporation, Miami, Florida, in an amount of $17,600 00 for the jogging path and $73,767 50 for the promenade The motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan and adopted by a 4 - 1 roll call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, and Mayor Pro Tem Fried voting Yes Councilman Waid voted No The manager indicated that these improvements will be charged to the Village's Recreation fund The manager announced that A Gail Boorman, the Village's landscape architect, will be present at the meeting of August 1, 1994 to address the Council regarding the seasonal flowering project for Crandon Boulevard The manager advised the Council that the Police Department will be advertising for two full-time crossing guards The manager provided the following informational items a Miami Herald article, regarding the Grand Bay Resort, dated July 18, 1994, and a South Florida Business Journal article, regarding the Banyan property, dated July 8 - 14, 1994 10 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION There was no further business discussed 11 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council and public Page 5 of 6 July 26, 1994 12 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11 05 p m Approved day this q of A � � ` , 1994 Villa CleV172(--- r Mayor IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MArzeai CONSIDESED AT A MEETING OR BERING, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE, MAY NEED TO E2SURE 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 6 of 6