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Home My Public Portal About03-24-92 Special Council Meeting.tifVILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA MINUTES Special Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, March 24, 1992 Key Biscayne Elementary School - Cafeteria 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Mayor Rafael Conte called the meeting to order at 7 10 p m The following Trustees were also present Mortimer Fried, Michael Hill, Joe Rasco and Betty Q Sime Trustee Brody arrived shortly after the approval of the minutes 2 INVOCATION Anne Owens, Islander News publisher, offered the invocation 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Conte led the Pledge 4 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Trustee Fried moved that the minutes of February 25, 1992 be approved as submitted Trustee Rasco seconded the motion which carried unanimously (5-0) with each Trustee voting as fol- lows Trustee Brody - Abs , Trustee Fried - Yes, Trustee Hill - Yes, Trustee Rasco - Yes, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 5 AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS None 6 ORDINANCES None 7 RESOLUTIONS A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING PUBLIC PARTICIPA- TION PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163 3181, FLORIDA STATUTES AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Trustee Fried moved that the resolution be adopted as read Trustee Sime seconded the motion, which carried unanimously (6-0) with each Trustee voting as follows Trustee Brody - Yes, Trustee Fried - Yes, Trustee Hill - Yes, Trustee Rasco - Yes, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 8 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 8(a)1 Trustee Sime moved that a County and State Park Committee be created, the purpose of which would be to act as a liaison between the County and State Parks Department and the Board of Trustees, which would consist of no more than 7 members, with the Village Manager serv- ing as an ex -officio member, which Committee shall make periodic re- ports to the Board The term of such Committee shall be until Septem- ber 30, 1992, with an evaluation at the end of the term The motion was seconded by Trustee Fried Following discussion, the motion failed (1-5) with each Trustee voting as follows Trustee Brody - No, Trustee Fried - No, Trustee Hill - No, Trustee Rasco - No, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 8(a)2 Trustee Sime moved that a Public Works Committee be created for the purpose of acting as a liaison between Dade County Public Works, MINUTES - 03/24/92 Page 1 of Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Board of Trustees The mo- tion was seconded by Trustee Hill Following discussion, the motion failed (1-5) with each Trustee voting as follows Trustee Brody - No, Trustee Fried - No, Trustee Hill - No, Trustee Rasco - No, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 8(a)3 AUTHORIZATION REQUESTED FOR TRUSTEE HILL TO NEGOTIATE SETTLEMENY PROPOSALS IN KEY BISCAYNE COUNCIL, INC LAWSUIT vs DADE COUNTY RE TENNIS CENTER - Trustee Hill requested such authorization Following brief discussion, Trustee Rasco moved to authorize the Attorney to present the facts of the present KBC, Inc lawsuit in order to ascer- tain the direction the Board of Trustees may wish to take in regard to the ITC The motion was seconded by Trustee Sime Following further discussion, the question was called and the motion failed (2-4) with each Trustee voting as follows Trustee Brody - No, Trustee Fried - No, Trustee Hill - No, Trustee Rasco - Yes, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 8(b) VILLAGE MANAGER REPORT Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger pre- sented the attached report, which he summarized for the Board Follow- ing the presentation of his report, the Manager requested that the Board take action with regard to the hiring of a Building and Zoning Director for the Village Following brief discussion, Trustee Brody moved that the Village Man- ager be authorized to put out an RFP for the purpose of hiring a Build- ing and Zoning Director The motion was seconded by Trustee Fried and carried unanimously (6-0) with each Trustee voting as follows Trustee Brody - Yes, Trustee Fried - Yes, Trustee Hill - Yes, Trustee Rasco - Yes, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs The Village Manager also reported that he, Vice Mayor Sullivan, th Village Attorney and County Officials had met with regard to transi- tional matters He stated that the first draft of a Transitional Agreement will be drafted and presented to the County 8(c) VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT Village Attorney reported on the sta- tus of the Seaquarium litigation He also reported that he is working with Trustee Fried with regard to a code enforcement ordinance With regard to a transition agreement with Metropolitan Dade County, Attor- ney Weiss reported that the target date for completion is May 1st 8(d) COMMITTEE REPORTS 8(d)1 MASTERPLAN COMMITTEE Chairman Frank Caplan was not present therefore his report was deferred until such time as he was present to report to the Board 8(d)2 VILLAGE CLERK SEARCH Committee Member Laura Pruna briefly syn- opsized the actions of the Committee to date 9 OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSIONS 9(a) DISCUSSION RE, PUBLICIZING ALL OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE ISLANDER NEWS Trustee Hill suggested that this course of action be pursued in order to keep the public informed as to the true actions of the Board Discussion ensued with regard to the pos- MINUTES - 03/24/92 Page 2of 1- sibility of creating a summarized report to be submitted to the Is- lander for publication Following further discussion, the Board, by consensus, asked the Village Manager to look into costs associated with implementation of such publication 9(b) DISCUSSION RE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE PARTICIPATION IN KEEP DADE BEAUTIFUL MONTH - Mayor Conte suggested that Keep Dade Beautiful Month has a number of activities that the residents of Key Biscayne may wish to participate in and moved that the Village participate in Keep Dade Beautiful Month, wherever possible The motion was seconded by Trustee Rasco and carried unanimously (6-0) with each Board Member vot- ing as follows Trustee Brody - Yes, Trustee Fried - Yes, Trustee Hill - Yes, Trustee Rasco - Yes, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 9(c) DISCUSSION RE PRESENT/FUTURE EMPLOYMENT OF THE INTERIM VILLAGE CLERK - Interim Village Clerk Beatris M Arguelles addressed the Board with regard to her present employment with the Village, as an employee of the Board of Trustees She requested authorization to speak to the Village Manager about possible permanent employment within the Village once a permanent Village Clerk is selected by the Board Following the request, Trustee Brody moved that the Interim Village Clerk be autho- rized to speak to the Village Manager regarding possible future employ- ment within the Village Government Trustee Rasco seconded the motion Trustee Hill expressed concern, and stated for the record, that should the motion pass, the Board is not endorsing, recommending, or urging the Village Manager to hire this, or any other, employee Resident Judith Secher voiced her opposition to the motion Following further discussion, the motion carried (5-1) with each Trustee voting as fol- lows Trustee Brody - Yes, Trustee Fried - Yes, Trustee Hill - No, Trustee Rasco - Yes, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 9(d) DISCUSSION RE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANUP OF PUBLIC AREA SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE TO KEY BISCAYNE - Following brief discussion, a motion by Trustee Sime was withdrawn No further action was taken 10 APPROVAL OF THE BILLS Village Manager Kissinger reported a correction to the Bills that an item listed as "Fuel' on the bills was incorrectly entered and should be changed to "Food' (Luncheon Meeting) Trustee Fried moved that the Bills be approved as corrected and exclud- ing the bill presented by the Key Biscayne Beach Club, in the amount of $106 for the use of the Beach Club for Master Plan Committee Meetings until further information is obtained by the Village Manager with re- gard to a verbal agreement that had been reached between the Beach Club and Master Plan Committee Chair, Frank Caplan The motion was seconded by Trustee Brody, and carried unanimously (6-0) with each Board Member voting as follows Trustee Brody - No, Trustee Fried - Yes, Trustee Hill - Yes, Trustee Rasco - Yes, Trustee Sime - Yes, Vice Mayor Sullivan - Abs 8(d)1 Previously deferred until such time as the Master Plan Commit- tee Chairman was present to report to the Board - MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE REPORT - Chairman Frank Caplan reported that the Committee has drafted a public participation procedures plan for LPA approval at the next meeting He stated that the Committee would be refining the report at their next meeting MINUTES - 03/24/92 Page 3 o f 1 11 ANNOUNCEMENTS The following announcements were made NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING Tuesday, April 14, 1992, Key Biscayne Elementary School SPECIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING REGARDING FIRE/RESCUE Monday, Mar( 30, 1992, 7 00 p m , Key Biscayne Presbytarian Church, Fellowship Hall VILLAGE CLERK CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS - Monday, April 13, 1"992, 7 00 p m , Tentatively to be held at the Key Biscayne Presbytarian Church, Fellow- ship Hall MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING 7 30 p m , Wednesday, March 25, 1992, Key Biscayne Beach Club, 685 Ocean Drive MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE SPEAKER PROGRAM MEETING 7 30 p m , Thursday, March 26, 1992, Key Biscayne Beach Club, 685 Ocean Drive VILLAGE CLERK SEARCH COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 1, 1992, 7 00 p m , Key Biscayne Bank Building, Suite 201, 91 West McIntyre Street 12 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Conte adjourned the meeting at 9 19 p m af- ter a motion to adjourn by Trustee Fried was seconded Submitted for approval by Beatris M Arguelles, Interim VIllage Clerk Any person wishing to appeal any decision made by this Board with re- spect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceeding, and for such purposes, may need to ensure that a verba- tim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testi- mony and evidence upon which the appeal is made bma MINUTES - 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