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SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 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, and Mayor John Festa Vice Mayor Joe Rasco 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 AGENDA. Councilman Sime made a motion adding discussion
regarding the abandoned villas on the Key Biscayne Hotel and Villas
property 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, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
4 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISSUE. Attorney Weiss made a presentation
to the Council regarding the Council's options in the elementary
school issue The attorney addressed the following subject matters
creation of a Village school district by establishing a new county,
equitable distribution of school board tax monies, and available
educational alternatives
The following citizens addressed the Council Sally Brody, 180
Harbor Drive, Sylvester Roland, 177 Ocean Lane Drive, and Dorothy
Rider, principal of Key Biscayne Elementary
Councilman Sullivan presented to the Council a copy of the fact
sheet and survey drafted by the School Advisory Committee
Councilman Waid made a motion to eliminate the "recent demographics"
paragraph and add school population totals from past years The
motion died due to lack of second
By consensus, the Council agreed to the following changes to the
fact sheet
• amended "FACTS ABOUT SCHOOL COST" paragraph to read "Key
Biscayne taxpayers are currently paying approximately $15
million in DCPS taxes Upon completion of the remaining
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residential and hotel projects on the island, it is estimated
that $21 million will be paid annually in DCPS taxes The
best data available indicates that the DCPS spends
approximately $4 million annually on Key Biscayne students in
all public schools (K-12) and Key Biscayners spend some $4
million annually to educate their children in private schools
both on and off the island ",
• amended "FACTS REGARDING THE DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PROPOSAL" to read "The School Board of Dade County has
developed a Master Plan and Scope of Definition to address the
needs of the Key Biscayne Elementary School site and
community Improvements are planned in three phases (Ia, Ib
and II) due to funding limitations Total project budget for
phases Ia and Ib is $5 3 million (bond monies and developer
contributions)
Phase Ia includes new construction, remodeling and
renovation of the existing structure Scheduled design
and construction time is three years Phase Ib will be
completed, based on project funding, eighteen months
after completion of Phase Ia
Phase II (approximately $6 5 million) construction is
contingent upon securing additional funds and is viewed
as a long-range goal Included in the phase are a new
cafetorium, playfields, additional classrooms, and
parking to complete a new K-5 school for 610 students
The present structure will be demolished if Phase II is
completed
The DCPS building of Phase Ia and Ib will reduce open
play areas on the present 6 4 acre site by percent
This impacts the lack of adequate play areas as required
under the State of Florida concurrency guidelines ", and
• amended the "OPTIONS PROPOSED BY THE VILLAGE SCHOOL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE" to read as "In view of the DCPS proposal, the
Village Council appointed a School Advisory Committee to
review the possible alternatives available to Key Biscayne
The committee suggests the following
Encourage Village input into the design and location of
a new elementary school to best serve the interests and
needs of Key Biscayne's children
Explore the possibility of a multi -use Cultural/Civic
Center to be built as a joint venture with a new school
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Evaluate the possibility of extending the new school to
include kindergarten through the eighth grade "
The following residents addressed the Council Tony Camejo, 151
Crandon Boulevard, Gloria de la Cruz, 600 Grapetree Drive, Ms
Brody, Jim Irl, 143 East Enid Drive, Ana Rasco, 310 West Heather
Drive, Barbara Jacobs, 251 Crandon Boulevard, Martha Broucek, 170
Ocean Lane Drive, Linda Davitian, 720 Mirtlewood Lane, Paulette
Skinner, Key Biscayne Elementary school teacher, Haydee Devaney,
881 Ocean Drive, and Cliff Brody, 180 Harbor Drive
The Council also reviewed the proposed survey questions and made
changes
5 ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10 15 p m
Approved this 2 � 14 day of
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