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Home My Public Portal About08-16-94 Special Council Meeting.tifMINUTES SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 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, Vice Mayor Joe Rasco, and Mayor John Festa Councilman John Wald was absent Also present were Village Manager Sam Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo and Village Attorney Stephen Helfman 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Festa led the Pledge 3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: There were no minutes submitted for the Council's consideration 4 AGENDA: Councilman Sime requested the addition of comments during the special presentations section of the agenda Vice Mayor Rasco requested the addition of a resolution as item 7-B Mayor Festa requested the addition of a resolution as item 7-C The agenda changes were approved by the unanimous consent of the Council Mayor Festa requested the deferral of the manager's item regarding the Community Grants program The request failed on a 1 - 5 voice vote The vote was as follows Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, and Vice Mayor Rasco voted No 5 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: Councilman Sime commended Laurie Tessler, the out -going Recreation Director, for her fine work as the Village's first recreation director Bill Bailey, 338 West Heather Drive, addressed the Council and concurred with Councilman Sime's remarks At this time, the Council heard the resolutions section of the agenda The clerk read the following resolution by title A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; COMMENDING VERNON'S PHARMACY FOR THEIR YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Fried made a motion adopting the resolution The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice Page 1 of 5 August 16, 1994 vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Vice Mayor Rasco requested that the Council consider a resolution recognizing Jane Yarnell's service to the community through her work at the chamber of commerce The mayor also requested that a resolution be drafted commending William Croysdale for his service as a special master By consent, the resolutions were scheduled for the next meeting Mayor Festa made a motion re -appointing James Dowd as a special master The motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes 6 ORDINANCES: The clerk read the following ordinance, on second reading, by title 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. After brief discussion, and at the request of Councilman Sime, Mayor Festa made a motion tabling discussion of the master plan until immediately after discussion regarding playing equipment for Village parks The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes At this time, the Council heard the manager's item regarding playground equipment for Calusa Park and the Crandon Boulevard Tree Farm park The manager made a brief presentation Henry Pasella, of the Gametime company, also made a presentation The following residents addressed the Council Mabel Miller, 210 Seaview Drive, John Rosser, 300 Redwood Lane, Pat Weinman, 570 North Mashta Drive, Mari Campano, 760 Allendale Road, Barbara Corcoran, 273 Cranwood Drive, Christiane Ulvert, 785 Ridgewood Road, Voya Savi, 221 East Enid Drive, Jacqueline Sanchez, 385 Ridgewood Road, Teresa Hoffman, 472 Ridgewood Road, Martha Broucek, 170 Ocean Lane Drive, Bill Ofgant, 512 Fernwood Road, and Tony Camejo, 151 Crandon Boulevard It was the consent of the Council that the group meet with the manager to further discuss the matter Mayor Festa made a motion to continue discussion of the ordinance Page 2 of 5 August 16, 1994 authorizing transmittal of the master plan The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes The following sections of Part I of the plan were amended Section 4-2 (reference to "sand" was deleted), Section 4-3 (reference to "special taxing district" was deleted), Section 4- 6 ("Community Development Director" was changed to "Building, Zoning and Planning Director"), Section 5-6 ("Broward" was changed to "Dade"), Section 5-11 (reference to beach access should be consistent with Part II of plan), Section 5-12 (reference to "beach enhancement funds" was deleted), Section 6- 2 (Calusa Park should be included as public facility and references to Calusa being part of Crandon Park should be reviewed), Section 6-3 (references to Crandon/Calusa being one park was deleted), Section 6-4 (map was updated to show state park), Section 6-11 (indicated only one beach access), Section 7-3 (reference to "referendum" was deleted), Section 7-4 (updated to indicate Village's right to use Calusa Park and reference for use of state park was re -instated), Section 7-5 (reference to joint Dade County Public Schools/Village project was deleted), Section 8-4 (reference to "Ocean Drive extension" was deleted), Section 8-8 (figure was amended to read $1 9 million for beach renourishment), and Table VIII -2 (updated to reflect accurate budget figures) Mayor Festa opened the public hearing The following residents addressed the Council Mark Boulris, 55 Southwest 18 Terrace, Miami, representing property owner of 800 Crandon Boulevard, Lorraine Sonnabend, 330 Pacific Road, Jose Bou, 323 Carribean Road, Brigette Nachtigall, 881 Ocean Drive, and Mabel Miller, 210 Seaview Drive The Council reviewed Part II of the proposed comprehensive plan Mayor Festa made a motion maintaining the current land use designation for the Holiday Colony area with a footnote indicating the right of property owners to exercise their deed restriction rights -- within a ten year period The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco After extensive discussion, the motion failed on 1 - 5 voice vote The vote was as follows Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, and Vice Mayor Rasco voted No Mayor Festa made a motion amending the Land Use Map to reflect the designation of the L'Esplanade property as low density (10 units per acre) The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Page 3 of 5 August 16, 1994 Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Mayor Festa made a motion changing the "Office" category text to allow mixed -use (limited commercial use) The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried After brief discussion, the motion failed on a 1 - 5 voice vote The vote was as follows Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, and Vice Mayor Rasco voted No Councilman Llorente made a motion changing the designation of the Crandon Boulevard Tree Farm property from Public and Institutional to Recreation and Open Space The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rasco The motion was adopted on a 5 - 1 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, and Vice Mayor Rasco voting Yes Mayor Festa voted No Mayor Festa made a motion extending the meeting until 11 30 p m The motion was seconded by Councilman Sullivan and adopted by a 4 - 2 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sullivan, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Councilman Sime and Vice Mayor Rasco voted No Additional technical and scrivener changes were made to the plan Mayor Festa made a motion to table discussion of the master plan to discuss the Community Grant program The motion was seconded by Councilman Llorente and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting yes There was brief discussion regarding the grant proposals The manager indicated that a special meeting may be called to discuss proposals on September 1, 1994 Councilman Llorente made a motion resuming discussion of the master plan The motion was seconded by Mayor Festa and adopted by unanimous consent Mayor Festa made a motion adopting Part II of the comprehensive plan The motion was seconded by Councilman Sime and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes Mayor Festa made a motion adopting the ordinance on second reading The motion was seconded by Councilman Fried and adopted by a 6 - 0 roll call vote The vote was as follows Page 4 of 5 August 16, 1994 Councilmembers Fried, Llorente, Sime, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Rasco, and Mayor Festa voting Yes 7 RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions were considered prior to the ordinances section of the agenda 8 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Mayor and Councilmembers Mayor Festa discussed the bidding process undertaken in relation to the development of the Crandon Boulevard Tree Farm park Councilman Sullivan recommended the hiring of a purchasing agent Councilman Llorente commended the manager on the process Vice Mayor Rasco discussed the process and the timely decision of the Council The following residents addressed the Council Martha Broucek, 170 Ocean Lane Drive, Michele Padovan, 425 Grapetree Drive, Hugh O'Reilly, 475 Allendale Road, Mabel Miller, 210 Seaview Drive, Jose Bou, 323 Caribbean Road, and Martha Abreu, 170 Ocean Lane Drive Village Attorney The attorney did not submit a report Village Clerk The clerk did not submit a report Village Manager The manager's report was deferred to the next meeting of the Council 9 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION: There was no further business 10 SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS: A schedule of future meetings and events was presented to the Council and public 11 ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 12 00 midnight Approved this 1,3t day of SetM 1994. 4P Vi ge Cl k Mayer IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY 1A'11mi 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 TIM PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED Page 5 of 5