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SPECIAL VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 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 5 00 p m Present were Councilmembers
Raul Llorente, Hugh O'Reilly, Michele Padovan (arrived at 5 15
p m ), John Waid, Vice Mayor Betty Sime, and Mayor John Festa
Councilman Raymond Sullivan was absent Also present were
Village Manager Samuel Kissinger, Village Clerk Guido Inguanzo
and Village Attorney Richard Weiss
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Festa led the Pledge
3 AGENDA. There were no changes to the agenda
4 ORDER OF BUSINESS: The Council, manager and attorney
discussed the proposed agreement between the Village of Key
Biscayne and Industrial Waste Service, Inc (IWS), for
residential solid waste collection and recycling services Willy
Hernandez, representing IWS, addressed the Council Mayor Festa
made a motion approving the proposed agreement in substantially
the form submitted to the Council The motion was seconded by
Councilman Waid and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote was
as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid,
Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
Tony Nolan, of Williams, Hatfield and Stoner, addressed the
Council regarding bids received by the Village for the Holiday
Colony, Ocean Lane and Sunrise Drives Stormwater Improvements and
Stormwater Improvements Basins 1 - 8 projects Ivan Cuevas, of
the Miami Dade Water and Sewer Authority, addressed the Council
Mayor Festa made a motion to defer further discussion of the
matter until the meeting of January 10, 1994 The motion was
seconded by Councilman O'Reilly and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice
vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente,
O'Reilly, Padovan, Waid, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voting
Yes Percy Aguilar, the Village's financial advisor, made a
brief presentation regarding possible financing alternatives for
the project
The manager discussed a grant, in the amount of $8,000 00,
presented to the Village, by the Edna Wardlaw Charitable Trust,
for the erection of a playground in the Village Green Mayor
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Festa made a motion accepting the grant The motion was seconded
by Vice Mayor Sime and adopted by a 6 - 0 voice vote The vote
was as follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan,
Waid, Vice Mayor Sime, and Mayor Festa voting Yes
The Council recessed at 6 55 p m The meeting was reconvened at
7 10 p m
5 SPECIAL ORDER: The clerk read the following ordinance, on
second reading, by title
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 30-54 OF THE CODE OF KEY BISCAYNE;
PROHIBITING THE FILLING OF LOTS TO AN ELEVATION OF MORE THAN
2.5 tem i' ABOVE THE CROWN OF THE ADJACENT ROADWAY; PROVIDING
FOR AN EXCEPTION RELATING TO SEPTIC TANKS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Building, Zoning and Planning Director John Little addressed the
Council
Mayor Festa opened the public hearing The following residents
addressed the Council Eduardo Chamorro, 784 Woodcrest Road,
Katherine Slavens, 301 Palmwood Lane, George Warner, 320 West
Enid Drive, Edward Slavens, 301 Palmwood Lane, and Linda
Davidian, 720 Myrtlewood Lane
Councilman Llorente made a motion adopting the ordinance on
second reading The motion was seconded by Councilman Padovan
After extensive discussion, Councilman O'Reilly made a motion
calling for an end to debate The motion was seconded by Vice
Mayor Sime and adopted by a 4 - 2 voice vote The vote was as
follows Councilmembers Llorente, O'Reilly, Padovan, and Vice
Mayor Sime voting Yes Councilman Waid and Mayor Festa voted No
On the Llorente motion, the ordinance was adopted by a 4 - 2 roll
call vote The vote was as follows Councilmembers Llorente,
O'Reilly, Padovan, and Vice Mayor Sime voting Yes Councilman
Waid and Mayor Festa voted No
6 INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. The following informational items were
submitted to the Council a memorandum from Russell Breiner, PNM
Corporation, regarding Village Green progress report, dated
December 8, 1994, a letter from Connie Mack, Unites States
Senator, regarding Key Biscayne beach, dated December 13, 1994,
and a letter from Jose Arrojo, Dade County Police Benevolent
Association, Inc , regarding representation/certification
petition for sworn police personnel, dated December 14, 1994
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7 ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8 25 p m
Approved this u day of
, 1995
Virllage clerk Mayor
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY ME VILLAGE
COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY 1► A1-2 zK CONSIDERED AT A MIKETING OR
THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF TIM PROCEEDINGS AND,
FOR SUCH PURPOSE, MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES ME TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED
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