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SPECIAL WEEKLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE
Tuesday, October 22, 1991
Key Biscayne Elementary School Cafeteria
CALL TO ORDER' The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rafael Conte
at 7 05 p m with a quorum present
INVOCATION: Joe Kiene, gave the invocation
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Conte led the Pledge of Allegiance
1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
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I OCTOBER 14, 1991 - The minutes were approved unanimously
II OCTOBER 15, 1991 - approval was deferred to the October 29,
1991 Board of Directors Meeting
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/SUBSTITUTIONS: Interim Village
Clerk Beatris Arguelles announced that Trustee Lauredo had been
out of town and would be arriving after 8 00 p m She related
to the Board that Trustee Lauredo requested that item #'s 4(a)
and 4(b) be deferred until he arrived so that he could
participate in the discussion of those items The Board
concurred
3 COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. VILLAGE ATTORNEY SOLICITATION COMMITTEE - Trustee Hill,
Chair stated that the Law Firm of Shutts & Bowen submitted
a proposal which arrived one day after the deadline He
stated that, as Committee Chair, he circulated a memorandum
through the Interim Village Clerk, requesting that any
Trustee that is interested in reviewing the proposal
contact the Village Clerk in order to obtain a copy of the
proposal He stated that none of the Board Members
requested a copy of the proposal, prior to the announcement
of the "Short List"
B FACILITIES COMMITTEE' Vice Mayor Sullivan, Chair
Presentations were made from representatives of the
following locations selected by the Board of Trustees as
prospective facilities for the Village of Key Biscayne
Gardens (Offices) by -the -Sea, Key Biscayne Bank Building
and L'Esplanade
C CELEBRATION COMMITTEE Michelle Padovan, Chair recommended
that the proposed "Gala" be disbanded due to numerous calls
from residents who have stated that a day -long outing be
proposed instead She stated that she has received
proposals from the hotels in this regard and will be giving
further details to the Board as they arise No further
action was taken by the Board in this regard
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D BUDGET COMMITTEE - Trustee Rasco, Chair requested guidance
from the Board as to whether or not they would like to have
a special meeting to discuss and adopt the proposed budget
Vice Mayor Sullivan moved that the Board of Trustees
conduct a special meeting "Public Hearing" on Wednesday,
October 30, 1991 in order to discuss and adopt a Budget for
the 1991-92 fiscal year The motion was seconded by
Trustee Fried The motion passed with the Board voting as
follows
Trustee Brody yea Trustee Fried yea
Trustee Hill yea Trustee Lauredo absent
Trustee Rasco yea Vice Mayor Sullivan yea
Mayor Conte yea
E VILLAGE MANAGER SEARCH COMMITTEE - Dr Steven Simon, Chair
disseminated a proposed advertisement to each of the
Trustees and requested approval of the advertisement The
Board approved by consensus and asked that the Committee
forge ahead with their plans and procedures
4. OLD BUSINESS.
A SELECTION OF A VILLAGE ATTORNEY - Trustee Rasco moved that
the selection of the Village Attorney be deferred to the
October 29, 1991 meeting so as to include the proposal
submitted on October 16th by Shutts & Bowen, and that the
Board of Trustees should review the proposal and decide by
Noon on Thursday, October 24th whether or not to include
the law firm in the "Short List" and that at the October
29th meeting the Board be allowed to hear from each of the
Law Firms included in the short list The motion was
seconded by Trustee Fried The motion passed with the
Board voting as follows
Trustee Brody nay Trustee Fried yea
Trustee Hill yea Trustee Lauredo nay
Trustee Rasco yea Vice Mayor Sullivan nay
Mayor Conte yea
B SELECTION OF A FACILITY FOR THE VILLAGE - Vice Mayor
Sullivan moved that the Board select the first floor of the
Key Biscayne Bank Building as the facility for the
Village, as delineated by the proposal received The
motion was seconded by Trustee Hill Trustee Lauredo
amended the motion to state that the facility be approved
providing that the Building conforms to State & Federal
laws with regard to handicapped access to public
facilities, and that in the event that the building does
not conform, that the Gardens (Offices) by -the -Sea be
looked into with this regard, also that a lease be
negotiated, keeping in mind the concerns of the Board with
regard to handicapped access and rates, to be approved by
the Board at a later date Vice Mayor Sullivan accepted
the amendment The motion passed, with the Board voting as
follows
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Trustee Brody yea Trustee Fried yea
Trustee Hill nay Trustee Lauredo yea
Trustee Rasco yea Vice Mayor Sullivan yea
Mayor Conte yea
C PRESENTATION FROM THE KEY BISCAYNE COUNCIL TRANSITION
COMMITTEE ON BUILDING AND ZONING - Martha Broucek,
Chairperson and Nancy Doke, Co -Chair of the Committee gave
a presentation to the Board on matters of Building and
Zoning and findings and recommendations of the Committee
No further action was taken by the Board of Trustees (a
draft copy of the report is available for public review by
contact the office of the Interim Village Clerk at (305)
557-1722 )
5. NEW BUSINESS:
A. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE:
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYNE FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR MODIFICATION OF
THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 33 "ZONING" OF THE DADE
COUNTY CODE AS MADE APPLICABLE TO THE VILLAGE OF
KEY BISCAYNE PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.03 OF THE
VILLAGE CHARTER SO AS TO VEST JURISDICTION OF
ZONING MATTERS IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE IN LIEU OF OFFICIALS, COMMITTEES AND
BOARDS OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY EXERCISING
SUCH JURISDICTION; PROVIDING FOR DELEGATION BY
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO AN INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEE OR
OTHER PERSON FOR REVIEW AND SIGN -OFF OF ALL
PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING COMPLIANCE;
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING FOR DEC-
LARATION OF EMERGENCY
Trustee Lauredo moved that the Board adopt the Emergency
Ordinance Trustee Fried seconded the motion and it was passed
unanimously by the Board
Trustee Rasco expressed concern over the fact that the Village
will require professional assistance in rendering an approval
from the Board of Trustees on permit applications for zoning
compliance, and suggested that the Board appoint, on an
emergency basis, and on a contractual basis, a consultant or
firm that will be able to supply the necessary information to
the Board for rendering a decision on these matters The Board
concurred
6 OTHER BUSINESS - GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
A. REPORT FROM THE BUILDING AND ZONING COMMITTEE - Trustee
Cliff Brody disseminated copies of the Metropolitan Dade
County Code and a Zoning Use Manual He stated that, as
previously discussed, in item 5 (a) that a professional
should be hired on an "emergency" basis to assist in making
recommendations to the Board with regard to Building and
Zoning Matters Trustee Lauredo moved that Trustee Brody
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be given the authority to contact persons or firms to be
hired by the Village for these purposes The motion was
seconded by Trustee Hill, and passed unanimously by the
Board
Trustee Brody stated that he will bring back to the Board
at least two proposals for discussion as soon as possible
A REMUNERATION OF THE INTERIM VILLAGE CLERK AS PROPOSED BY
INTERIM VILLAGE ATTORNEY DAVID WOLPIN - Trustee Lauredo
moved that Beatris Arguelles be remunerated in the amount
of $600 per week ($31,200 per year), according to the terms
and recommendation made by the Interim Attorney (memorandum
attached) Trustee Fried seconded the motion The motion
passed with the Board voting as follows
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
B SELECTION
SCREENING
MEETING OF
Stone be
Committee
the motion
NEXT MEETING*
Village of Key
tober 29, 1991
Brody
Hill
Rasco
yea
nay
yea
Mayor Conte
Trustee Fried yea
Trustee Lauredo yea
Vice Mayor Sullivan yea
yea
OF AN INTERIM CHAIRMAN OF THE VILLAGE CLERK
COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE FIRST
THAT COMMITTEE Trustee Brody moved that Edward
selected to serve as Interim Chair of the
The motion was seconded by Trustee Lauredo, and
carried unanimously
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Biscayne will be held at 7 00 p m , Tuesday, Oc-
at Key Biscayne Elementary School Cafeteria
ANNOUNCEMENTS - The following announcements were made
A THE VILLAGE MANAGER SEARCH COMMITTEE MEETING - 5 30 p m ,
October 23, 1991, Key Biscayne Elementary School Library
B SEAL & MOTTO COMMITTEE MEETING - 10 00 a m , October 26,
1991 at St Agnes Academy
C BUDGET COMMITTEE EMERGENCY MEETINGS - 5 00
24th, Sheraton Royal Biscayne and 10 00 a m
International Tennis Center
GOOD OF THE ORDER
p m , October
October 26,
A REQUEST FOR PERMISSION FOR THE INTERIM VILLAGE CLERK TO
ATTEND THE MUNICIPAL CLERKS CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE,
REPRESENTING THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE - November 18 -
22, 1991 The Interim Village Clerk, Beatris Arguelles
stated that the Florida Association of City Clerks had
invited her to attend the Seminar, which will be held in
Palm Beach County Trustee Fried moved that Beatris be
granted permission to attend the Seminar and that she be
reimbursed for the fee ($125) The motion was seconded by
Trustee Lauredo The motion passed with the Board voting
as follows
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Trustee Brody yea Trustee Fried yea
Trustee Hill nay Trustee Lauredo yea
Trustee Rasco yea Vice Mayor Sullivan yea
Mayor Conte yea
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ADJOURNMENT The Meeting was adjourned by Mayor Conte, after a
motion to adjourn by Vice Mayor Sullivan at 10 35 p m
Submitted for approval by
Beatris Marie Arguelles
Interim Village Clerk
Approved as amended, this 29th day of October, 1991, by a unanimous
vote Moved by Trustee Fried, Seconded by Trustee Rasco.
Rafael ij Conte, Mayor
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Beatris M. Arg elles,�
Interim Villag Clerk
Any person wishing to appeal any decision made by the Board 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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