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LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1993
COUNCIL CHAMBER
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, SECOND FLOOR
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called to
order by Chairman Sime at 7:15 p.m. Present were members Clifford
Brody, Mortimer Fried, Raymond Sullivan, Vice Chairman Joe Rasco,
and Chairman Betty Sime. Members Rafael Conte and Michael Hill were
absent. Also present were Village Manager Sam Kissinger, Village
Clerk Guido Inguanzo, Village Attorney Steve Helfman, and Community
Development Director Robin Sobrino.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chairman Sime led the Pledge.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of July 20,
1993 were approved, as submitted, by unanimous consent.
4. AGENDA.: There were no changes made to the agenda.
Chairman Sime called for a special meeting of the board on
August 31, 1993, at 7:00 p.m.
5. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Chairman Sime recognized Robert
Swarthout, the Village's Master Plan consultant, who made a
presentation regarding the goals and objectives of the plan.
It was the consensus of the board to adopt the following without
changes to the Swarthout proposal: Community Character Statement 1;
Traffic Circulation Goals and Objectives; Housing; Infrastructure;
Conservation and Coastal Management; Recreation and Open Space;
Intergovernmental Coordination;
The board also agreed to eliminate the following: Community
Character Statement 2; Objective 1.1 (Urban Design and Character)
and Objective 1.3 (Mixed Use) of the Future Land Use section;
The board amended the following items: Objective 2.1 of the Future
Land Use section was amended to read "Begin to achieve sanitary
sewer service to 100 percent of the developed areas no later than
2003 and achieve on -site stormwater runoff detention, soil erosion
control, and floodplain (topography) protection through provisions
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in the 1994 land development code."; the acquisition of McIntyre
Street land for park adjacent to the school was deleted from the
capital improvement schedule of the Capital Improvements section;
Chairman Sime stated that a petition has been submitted to the board
by the Chamber of Commerce regarding the development of the hotel
sites. The petition was discussed by the board.
The following citizens participated in discussions with the board:
Linda Malin, 121 Island Drive; Patricia Copeland, 280 Ridgewood
Road; Eric Nesse, 750 Ocean Drive, representing the Key Biscayne
Hotel and Villas property; Pauline Rivelli, 550 Ocean Drive;
Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard; Gene Stearns, 180 Cape
Florida Drive; Servando Parapar, 240 Cypress Drive; Martha
Broucek, 170 Ocean Lane Drive; Camille Guething, 260 Seaview Drive;
Doug Weiser, 3250 Mary Street, Miami, representing the Continental
Company; Howard Nelson, 100 Southeast 2 Street, Miami, representing
the Continental Company; Nancy Harrison, 170 Ocean Lane Drive;
Bill Ofgant, 512 Fernwood Road; Shirley Brill, 550 Ocean Drive;
Alfred Gilman, 181 Crandon Boulevard;
There was extensive discussion regarding the future land use
category descriptions affecting the D.R.I. properties.
The board also discussed the mission statement adopted in October
1992. It was the consensus of the board that a majority of the
major issues in the statement have been addressed in some manner.
The board briefly reviewed Mr. Swarthout's contract to insure that
he has satisfied his obligations.
The board scheduled a special meeting of the Village Council for
August 24th to discuss the purchase of the Rebozo property.
6. MISSION STATEMENT: The board briefly reviewed aspects of the
mission statement adopted in October 1992.
7. REVIEW OF MASTER PLAN CONSULTANT'S CONTRACT: The board
briefly reviewed Robert Swarthout's contract. The board agreed that
the consultant had met the obligations of the contract.
8. DISCUSSION OF PETITION FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGARDING
HO'T'EL PROPERTIES: The board discussed this issue as part of
Item #5.
9. : The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
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Approved this day of , 1993
Village Clerk Chairman
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PLANNING AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ANY MA1 i R CONSIDERED AT A MEETI1VG
OR HEARI1VG, THAT PERSON WILL NEED A RECORD OF TT PROCEEDINGS AND,
FOR SUCH PURPOSE, MAY Ii i TO ENSURE THAT .A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND
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