HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-19-92 Local Planning Agency Meeting.tifVILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
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LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING
Wednesday, August 19, 1992
Sheraton Royal Biscayne, 555 Ocean Drive, Cape Florida Room
1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Local Planning Agency Chair Betty Sune
called the meeting to order at 6 55 p m
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Sime led the Pledge
3 ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS In addition to Chair Sime the following LPA Board Members
were present Cliff Brody, Mortimer Fried, Michael Hill, Joe I Rasco and Ray Sullivan Also
present were Village Manager C Samuel Kissinger, Village Attorney Steve Hellman, Interim
Village Clerk Jack Neustadt, Community Development Director Robin Sobrino and Recording
Secretary Beatris M Arguelles LPA Member Rafael Conte was absent
4 AGENDA APPROVAL/ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS Chair Sune requested
a report from the Attorney as well as from staff with regard to the mterview process Village
Attorney Alma Denis reviewed for the Board the process through which each candidate would be
interviewed Village Manager Kissinger disseminated the attached list of proposed questions for
the Board's perusal in interviewing the candidates The Attorney advised that the same questions
be asked of all the candidates in order to maintain fairness in the mterview process
5 OPEN FLOOR FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION There were no comments from the residents
6 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSULTANT INTERVIEWS Each of the following firms made
a 40 minute presentation to the Board, after which the Board was able to question each for a
period of 15 minutes The Board alternated rooms (between the Cape Florida North and Cape
Florida South ballrooms) m order to allow for the next candidate to set up The following firms
were interviewed
1 SOLIN & ASSOCIATIONS, INC , PLANNING CONSULTANTS, 901 DOUGLAS
AVE SUITE 207, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FL 32714 Les Solm, Wendy Crowder,
Tom Campbell and Bill Tipton, Cape Florida South Ballroom (7 05 p m )
2 ROBERT K SWARTHOUT, INC 400 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY, STE 121, BOCA
RATON, FL 33432 6023 Robert Swarthout, Cape Florida North Ballroom (8 15 p m )
3 WALLACE ROBERTS & TODD, 191 GIRALDA AVE, PH, CORAL GABLES, FL
33134 John Fernsler Cape Florida South Ballroom (9 30 p m )
7 OPEN FLOOR FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION Member Hill announced that he would not be
present at the meeting on August 20th at which the LPA would be ranking the interviewees
Discussion ensued as to whether or not to hold the meeting Followmg additional discussion no
Board action took place with regard to rescheduling the meeting There was additional discussion
with regard to whether or not the Boas would physically rank the candidates or if staff would be
asked to submit a short list of three tor the Board to rank No further action took place in that
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regard.
8 . ADJOURNMENT Chair Sime announced the next meeting of the LPA would take place at 7 00
p in , Thursday, August 20, 1992 at the Sheraton Royal Biscayne, 655 Ocean Drive and adjourned
the meeting at 1125 p m
Submitted for approval by
Beams M Arguelles,
Recording Secretary
Approved this 20 day of r' r , 1992,
Any person wishing to appeal any decision made by the LPA with respect to any matter considered at
this meeting will need a record of the proceeding and for such purposes may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is made
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