HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-13-92 Regular Council Meeting.tifMINUTES
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1992
KEY BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
150 WEST MCINTYRE STREET
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called to
order by Mayor Conte at 7 10 p m Present were Trustees Brody,
Fried, Hill, Rasco, Sime, Vice Mayor Sullivan, and Mayor Conte
Also present were Village Manager Kissinger, Village Clerk
Inguanzo, Police Chief Flaherty, Finance Director Neustadt,
Community Development Director Sobrino, Recreation Director
Tessler, and Attorney Weiss
2. INVOCATION: Fr Bob Libby, St Christopher's By -the -Sea,
offered the invocation
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Conte led the Pledge of Allegiance
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the Special Meetings of
September 9, 14, 15, and 18, 1992 were approved by unanimous
consent
5. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS/WITHDRAWALS: Vice
Mayor Sullivan, with the consent of the board, added the discussion
of a sign ordinance, Attorney Weiss suggested that the item be
heard under Building and Zoning Trustee Sime, with the consent of
the board, added the discussion of the proposed compost plant
6. ORDINANCES: None
7. BUILDING AND ZONING:
7-A-1. Vice Mayor Sullivan discussed his interest in a sign
ordinance After discussion by the board, deliberation on a sign
ordinance was deferred
7-A Waiver of Plat Richard Strauss (690-700 Harbor Drive)
Community Development Director Sobrino made her recommendation for
approval Trustee Brody made a motion to approve, seconded by
Trustee Fried The motion carried unanimously (7-0) on a roll call
vote
7-B Waiver from Ordinance 92-11 (Building Moratorium) for Ocean
Village Condominium entrance feature (101 Ocean Lane Drive) The
applicant requested that the item be deferred Trustee Brody made
a motion to defer, seconded by Trustee Sime The motion carried
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unanimously on a voice vote
7-C Entrance feature application 92-EF-17 (Ocean Village
Condominium, 101 Ocean Lane Drive) Item was deferred
7-D Waiver from Ordinance 92-11 (Building Moratorium) for C & C
Records, Inc (65 Harbor Drive) The applicant was not present
Trustee Hill made a motion to defer, seconded by Trustee Sime The
motion carried unanimously on a voice vote
7-E Temporary Certificate of Use and Occupance for C & C
RECORDS INC (65 Harbor Drive) Item was deferred
8 SPECIAL REPORT:
8-A Seal and Motto Committee There was no one present from the
committee After discussion of the item by the board, Trustee
Brody moved to approve Seal #3, with alterations to the sail and
motto and return to the committee for a final version Trustee
Rasco seconded the motion which passed on a 4-3 roll call vote with
Trustees Brody, Hill, Rasco, and Sime voting yes and Mayor Conte,
Vice Mayor Sullivan and Trustee Fried voting no On a motion by
Trustee Rasco, seconded by Trustee Hill, the motto "Island
Paradise" was adopted by a 6-1 roll call vote Vice Mayor Sullivan
voted no
9 REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
9-A-1 Seaquarium Lawsuit Attorney Weiss informed the board on
the progress of the case
9-A-2 Status of purchase of Crandon/Fernwood property Attorney
Weiss informed the board of his meeting with Mr Rebozo regarding
the purchase of said property Trustee Brody made a motion to
authorize the Village Manager and Village Attorney to negotiate a
price for the Rebozo property and to purchase said property if it
can be obtained for a reasonable price The motion was amended to
also direct the manager to complete a financial analysis
determining the feasibility of purchasing the property The motion
was seconded by Trustee Fried and carried unanimously by a 7-0 roll
call vote
9-B Village Clerk's Activity Report Clerk Inguanzo requested
approval for travel to the Florida Clerk's Association Institute in
Palm Beach in November Vice Mayor Sullivan made a motion to
approve travel for the clerk and was seconded by Trustee Sime The
motion carried unanimously by a 7-0 voice vote
9-C Village Manager's Report
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9 -C -1-a Building Official Building Official Nieda briefly
discussed FEMA's 50% rule and answered questions from the board
9 -C -1-b Community Affairs Report was submitted
9 -C -1-c Engineer Report was submitted
9 -C -1-d Police Chief Chief Flaherty briefly addressed the
board regarding the proposed salary and benefits package for the
police department and answered questions from the board
9 -C -1-e Recreation Report was submitted
9-C-2 Youth day at Key Biscayne Elementary has been postponed to
a future date
9-C-3 Trustee Fried made a motion to authorize the Village
Manager to instruct the Village Engineer to undertake an
engineering study in order to propose a rate schedule for the
Storm -water utility and his fee be charged against the Storm -water
Utility budget at a cost not to exceed $35,000 Trustee Sime
seconded the motion which carried unanimously by a 7-0 roll call
vote
9-C-4 Hurricane Andrew Progress Report
9 -C -4-A Debris Removal Engineer Penin spoke on this item
9 -C -4-B Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area Manager
Kissinger informed the board that the U S Army Corp of Engineers
will be chipping rather that burning debris at the park
9 -C -4-C Crandon Boulevard Manager Kissinger reported that
Crandon Boulevard was partially cleaned by the county on October
5th and 6th
9 -C -4-D Financial Reimbursement by Federal Emergency Management
Act (FEMA) Manager Kissinger reported that the Village has been
reimbursed by FEMA for hurricane expense
9-C-5 Status of Furniture for Second Floor Report was
submitted
9-D Mayor and Trustees
9-D-1 Acquisition of + 30 acres of a portion of Crandon Park
adjacent to Calusa Park Trustee Rasco informed the board of his
meeting with county officials on this matter A sketch of possible
plans for the land was presented
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9-D-2 Local Planning Agency Trustee Sime informed the board of
the LPA meeting on October 28, 1992 LPA meetings will be held the
third Tuesday of the month Trustee Rasco suggested that the LPA
meeting be advertised in the Islander
9-D-3 Design of Storm -water System Vice Mayor Sullivan
requested that the manager begin to develop and RFP for design of
the storm -water system
9-D-4 FPL Analysis of Community Service (Above Ground vs
Underground) Vice Mayor Sullivan discussed the issue of
conducting a study with Florida Power and Light to determine the
feasibility of placing power -lines underground
9-D-5 Insurance Problems Trustee Rasco requested that Insurance
Commissioner Gallagher be invited to the FEMA meeting on October
29th to discuss insurance problems on Key Biscayne
9-D-6 FEMA - 50% Rebuilding Item discussed during Building
Official's report
9-D-7 Resolution to adopt hardship guidelines for granting
variances Trustee Hill asked that an ordinance be prepared to
address this issue Attorney Weiss briefly discussed provisions of
a draft of an ordinance requested by Trustee Sime that addresses
this matter
9-D-8 International Tennis Center Settlement Several residents
addressed the board regarding this issue Trustee Hill expressed
his interest in settling this case with the county
9-D-9
9-E Committee Reports None
10. RESOLUTIONS:
10-A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY
AUTHORIZING SPECIFIED PERSONS TO
REPEALING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION TO
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Appointment of Special Master Item was not discussed
BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
EXECUTE CHECKS,
EXECUTE CHECKS AND
Trustee Brody made a motion to adopt the resolution Trustee Fried
seconded the motion and it carried unanimously by a 7-0 voice vote
10-B RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH
NAPOLES AND SON TO PERFORM 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES
AT THE DIRECTION OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER FOR THE
VILLAGE
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Vice Mayor Sullivan made a motion to adopt the resolution Trustee
Fried seconded the motion and it carried unanimously by a 7-0 voice
vote
10-C RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
COMMENDING COMMENOZ GALLERY, SERGE AND NAYDU COMMENOZ,
ALAIN DE GRELLE, AND THEIR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF
BEAUTIFICATION ON KEY BISCAYNE
Trustee Hill made a motion to adopt the resolution Trustee Fried
seconded the motion and it carried unanimously by a 7-0 voice vote
10-D RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF APPLICATION FOR
COMMUNITY DISASTER LOAN
Trustee Fried made a motion to adopt the resolution Trustee Rasco
seconded the motion and it carried unanimously by a 7-0 voice vote
11. OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION:
Trustee Sime discussed the proposed compost
Trustee Sime asked about the beautification
12. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/FUNCTIONS:
was presented
A SPECIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
1 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1992
plant with the board
of Crandon Boulevard
The following schedule
a ACCEPTANCE OF CALUSA PARK FROM METRO-DADE COUNTY
BY MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES 5 00
P M AT THE PARK
2 MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1992
a RECEPTION FOR MR ROBERT K SWARTHOUT, MASTER
PLAN CONSULTANT, AT THE VILLAGE OFFICES AT 6 00
P M
B SPECIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1992 AT 7 00 P M
KEY BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
150 WEST McINTYRE STREET
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA 33149
C REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
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October 13, 1992
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1992 AT 7 00 P M
KEY BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
150 WEST McINTYRE STREET
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA 33149
D SPECIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1992 AT 7 00 P M
KEY BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
150 WEST McINTYRE STREET
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA 33149
E REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1992 AT 7 00 P M
KEY BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
150 WEST McINTYRE STREET
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA 33149
F SPECIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1992 AT 7 00 P M
KEY BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
150 WEST McINTYRE STREET
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA 33149
G UPCOMING CONFERENCE
MIAMI '92 FLORIDA PLANNING CONFERENCE, FLORIDA CHAPTER
OF AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION AND FLORIDA PLANNING
AND ZONING ASSOCIATION OCTOBER 28-30, 1992 HOTEL
INTERCONTINENTAL, DOWNTOWN MIAMI
13. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10 50 p m
Approved this Z-1 day Ortii4t/L , 1992
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TRUSTEES WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR
HEARING, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH
PURPOSE, MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE
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EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED
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