HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-17-92 Local Planning Agency Meeting.tifMINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1992
COUNCIL CHAMBER
85 WEST MCINTYRE STREET, 2ND FLOOR
1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called
to order by Chairman Sime Present were Members Clifford Brody,
Mortimer Fried, Michael Hill, Ray Sullivan, Vice Chairman Joe
Rasco, and Chairman Betty Sime Member Rafael Conte was absent
Also present were Village Manager Sam Kissinger, Acting Village
Clerk Jack Neustadt, Community Development Director Robin
Sobrino, Village Attorney Steve Helfman, and Master Plan
Consultant Robert Swarthout
2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Sime led the Pledge
3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the Meeting of September
15, 1992 and of October 28, 1992 were approved by unanimous
consent
4 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD No one addressed the board
5 AGENDA: APPROVAL/ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS Item
number 12, Citizens to be Heard, was moved to the end of the
agenda
6 STATUS REPORT OF MASTER PLAN BY MR. ROBERT K. SWARTHOUT: Mr
Swarthout gave a status report to the Local Planning Agency
7 PILOT QUESTIONNAIRE: Mr Swarthout discussed the pilot
questionnaire Mr Swarthout also discussed a telephone survey
The members discussed both options
Member Fried made a motion to use the mail survey in lieu of the
phone survey, second by Vice Chairman Rasco and passed by a 5 - 1
voice vote The vote was as follows Members Fried, Hill,
Sullivan, Vice Chairman Rasco and Chairman Sime voting Yes and
Member Brody voting No
8 MASTER PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE Members made suggestions for
questions
9 INTERIM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Attorney Helfman discussed
concerns about the plan It was the consensus of the members not
to have an Interim Comprehensive Plan
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10 ADVERTISEMENT OF FUTURE AGENDAS: Chairman Sime recommended
advertising Local Planning Agency agendas in the Islander News at
a cost of about $120 00 per advertisement Member Brody made a
motion to advertise L P A agendas in the Islander News, seconded
by Vice Chairman Rasco and passed by a 6 - 0 voice vote The
vote was as follows Members Brody, Fried, Hill, Sullivan, Vice
Chairman Rasco, and Chairman Sime voting Yes
11 SIGN DRAFT ORDINANCE: Mr Steve Pitkin, of Robert
Swarthout's office, discussed provisions of the sign ordinance
Members reviewed the draft of the ordinance
12 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: Item was deferred until the end of the
meeting
13 PLAN FOR CALUSA PARK Manager Kissinger spoke on this item
and asked for direction from the L P A regarding future plans
for the park Mr Swarthout addressed the item The members
discussed the issue and concluded that the manager should proceed
with a short term plan for landscaping the park
At this time, Chairman Sime opened the floor for discussion from
the public The following residents addressed the L P A
Sergio Mendoza, 761 Ridgewood, favors the preliminary goals
discussed at the meeting Also addressed the issue of sewers on
the island Requested that the Master Plan Consultant use visual
aids for the benefit of the public
John Festa, 695 Harbor Lane, discussed the Beach Club Also
discussed FEMA obtaining properties destroyed by Hurricane Andrew
and converting them into parks
Conchita Suarez, 201 Crandon Boulevard, discussed the Future Land
Use Map Also questioned the L P A about the future density in
the Village
Bill Ofgant, 512 Fernwood, discussed his concerns about signs on
Key Biscayne Also spoke about Calusa Park
John Rosser, 300 Redwood Lane, discussed the Village's "length of
grass law " Also addressed the Calusa Park issue
Ed Meyer, 100 Sunrise, addressed the sign ordinance issue
Lorraine Sonnabend, 330 Pacific Road, would like to see limited
growth on Key Biscayne Also spoke about neglected properties
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14 ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9 55 p m
Approved this \S-1-- day of Oe c e. r e} 1992
Village Clerk Chairman
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE LOCAL
PLANNING AGENCY 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 PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY
AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED
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