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1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: The meeting was called to order
by the Mayor at 6:03 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Franklin H. Caplan, Luis Lauredo,
Edward London (arrived at 6:08), Allison McCormick, Ignacio Segurola, Vice Mayor Brett G.
Moss and Mayor Michael W. Davey. Also present were Village Manager Steven C. Williamson,
Village Clerk Jocelyn B. Koch and Village Attorney Chad Friedman.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Davey led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. INVOCATION: Rabbi Avremel Caroline, Chabad of Key Biscayne gave an invocation.
4. BRIEF COMMENTS BY COUNCIL: Mayor Davey and Councilmember Caplan
addressed the Council recognizing the passing of residents Helen White and former Vice Mayor
Clifford Brody sending condolences to the families and held a moment of silence in their honor;
Mayor Davey addressed the public stating that the armed robbery that occurred this past weekend
in our community is being investigated by the Police Department; Councilmember Lauredo
requested a moment of silence for the victims of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Texas in their honor;
Mayor Davey, Councilmember London and Councilmember Segurola addressed the public
regarding Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's memorandum regarding the
Rickenbacker Causeway RFP and thanked residents for their past and continued efforts.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following residents addressed the Council: Pedro
Kolychkine, 515 Ridgewood Road; Vanessa Sanz de Acedo, 103 E. Enid Drive; Claudia
Fontecilla, 345 Caribbean Road; Joe Rasco, 310 W. Heather Drive; Lisa Kornse, 590 Ocean Drive;
Maria Patricia Somarriba, 255 E. Enid Drive; Maite Thornton, 475 Hampton Lane; Miranda
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Stasulli, 161 Crandon Boulevard; Ileana Gill, 270 Buttonwood Road; Jacqueline Sanchez Volny,
133 E. Enid Drive; Juan C. Diaz, 157 E. Enid Drive; Ignacio Sanz de Acedo, 103 E. Enid Drive;
Carolyn Koslen, 255 Sunrise Drive; Michelle Estevez, 425 Grapetree Drive; Helena D'Amato, 131
Island Drive; Louisa Conway, 151 Crandon Boulevard and Carolina Forero, 220 W. McIntyre
Street.
6. AGENDA: Councilmember Lauredo requested the addition of a report from Police
regarding the armed robbery that occurred this past weekend and Council discussion to be heard
immediately after setting the Agenda; Mayor Davey requested the addition of a discussion item on
transcriptions of Council meetings as Item 12B5; Vice Mayor Moss requested to defer Item 12Bl,
Councilmember Segurola requested not to defer. There was discussion and the item was not
deferred; The Manager requested to add a modification to the Paradise Park budget to Item 12A2b;
Councilmember McCormick requested the addition of a discussion item on motorized vehicles on
the Village Green as Item 12B6; Councilmember London requested the addition of a discussion
item on street lights after dark as Item 12B7 and the Clerk requested to defer the minutes of the
November 16th and December 7t11, 2021 Regular Council Meetings to the February 8th, 2022
Regular Council Meeting.
Councilmember Lauredo made a motion to approve the Agenda, as amended. The motion was
seconded by Councilmember London and approved by a 7-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows:
Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, London, McCormick, Segurola, Vice Mayor Moss and Mayor
Davey voting Yes.
At this time, Deputy Chief of Police Jason Younes addressed the public reporting on a status update
on the Police Department's ongoing investigation of the armed robbery that occurred this past
weekend in the Village.
There was extensive discussion from Council, the Manager and Deputy Chief Younes regarding
the following items: safety, citizen engagement, communications, stricter enforcement, the license
plate reader system, installing more cameras in public spaces and a unified security system for the
Village. There was additional discussion from Council regarding "neighborhood beat policing", a
GPS system for tracking police officers in the field, solar powered street lighting and crime
prevention measures.
The Manager addressed the Council stating that the administration will report back to Council and
the community with a plan to make this a more safe and secure Village.
Councilmember Lauredo addressed the public urging residents to register to vote and to stay
engaged and participate in future Council Meetings.
7. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: There were no special presentations.
8. CONSENT AGENDA: Councilmember Caplan made a motion to approve the following
consent agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilmember London.
The minutes of the September 215\ 2021 Second Budget Hearing.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY GOVERNING THE USE OF OPIOID
SETTLEMENT FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REGIONAL
FUND; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION; ·PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A CAPITAL PROJECT AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, SELECTING REST ATE
CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THE VILLAGE GREEN INTERIOR SIDEWALK
RENOVATION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$61,172; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The consent agenda, as amended, was approved by a 7-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows:
Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, London, McCormick, Segurola, Vice Mayor Moss and Mayor
Davey voting Yes.
9. ORDINANCES: There were no ordinances considered by Council.
10. RESOLUTIONS: The Clerk read the following resolution by title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE NEW BUILDING, ZONING, AND PLANNING
FEE SCHEDULE; REPEALING THE BUILDING, ZONING, AND PLANNING FEE
SCHEDULE APPROVED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2018-13; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mayor Davey made a motion to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Lauredo.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. There were no speakers present. The Mayor closed
the public hearing.
The resolution was approved by a 5-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers
Lauredo, London, McCormick, Segurola and Mayor Davey voting Yes. Councilmember Caplan
and Vice Mayor Moss were out of the room at the time the vote was taken.
The Clerk read the following resolution by title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, APPROVING A VARIAN CE REQUEST TO ALLOW
INSTALLATION OF A TEN-FOOT WALL IN THE REAR ZONE OF THE PROPERTY
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LOCATED AT 131 ISLAND DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR
RECORDING; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mayor Davey made a motion to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember McCormick.
The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the above resolution.
The Clerk swore in Building, Zoning and Planning Director Jeremy Calleros Gauger and Ms.
Helena D' Amato.
There was discussion from Council and Ms. D 'Amato regarding not being able to attend the
hearing in person.
Mayor Davey made a motion to defer the resolution to a date certain of February gth, 2022, the
next Regular Council Meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Caplan and approved
by a 7-0 voice vote. The vote was as follows: Councilmembers Caplan, Lauredo, London,
McCormick, Segurola, Vice Mayor Moss and Mayor Davey voting Yes.
11. PUBLIC COMMENTS: There were no residents that addressed the Council.
12. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The following items were discussed:
Village Manager. Fire Rescue Chief Eric Lang addressed the Council reporting on a status update
regarding Covidl 9 stating that the positivity rate in the Village is currently at 29%: for the last 7
days, Calusa Park's testing site has had a positivity rate of 22.73% and 900 tests have been
administered and the Village Green's testing site has had a positivity rate of 25% and 4,700 tests
have been administered. The Village's vaccine percentages remain close to 80%. The Village was
one of the first municipalities to provide a vaccine pop-up event for children ages 5 to 11 years
old. Future vaccination pop-up events have been scheduled for January 27111, February 17th and
March 101\ 2022 at the KB Community Center. Four free Covid 19 home tests kits are available to
order from the federal government at www.covidtests.gov. Chief Lang stated that the Fire
Department staff has had over a 50% positivity rate since December 8th but has been able to
continue to deliver services to the Village.
There was discussion from Council and Chief Lang confirming that the Village was the first to
have a rapid PCR testing site in the County and thanked the work done by administrative staff,
Curative and the KB Community Foundation.
Public Works Director Jake Ozyman addressed the Council introducing Joe Williams and Henry
Thomas from Raftelis who then gave a PowerPoint presentation on the Stormwater Rate Design
Fee Structure Analysis and Preliminary Results.
At this time, Councilmember London exited the Council Chamber.
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There was extensive discussion from Council, Director Ozyman and Mr. Williams regarding the
above presentation.
The Manager addressed the Council stating that the administration will report back with an
ordinance on first reading and will try to determine a baseline which is the fairest way possible to
set the conditions to provide the greatest number of incentives to reduce the amount of impervious
areas in the Village.
Chief of Staff Jocelyne Moussavou addressed the Council reporting on a budget modification
update for Paradise Park regarding the following DERM mandated additional requirements and
corresponding estimates for a total budget modification of approximately $147,000. The budget
modification reallocates the monies from the CIP ARP A funds currently assigned to the K-8
Stormwater basin project.
There was discussion from Council, the Manager and Chief of Staff Moussavou regarding the
above items.
Chief Building Official Rene Velasco addressed the Council reporting on an update regarding
Building Recertifications, The Village sent out notice of violations to 10 properties because the
Village has not received these property's engineering reports. Building Official Velasco stated that
the Village is working with these properties and other properties whose recertification is coming
up in the next year or two.
There was discussion from the Mayor and the Manager regarding the above item and building
compliance.
Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer Dr. Roland Samimy addressed the Council reporting
on an update regarding kite surfing and beach monitoring and stating that the Village received an
approval letter from the United States Coast Guard for the deployment of regulatory buoys for the
vessel exclusion zone.
Dr. Samimy also addressed the Council reporting on an update regarding beach operations and
maintenance and a possible easement agreement with the Island House.
Mayor Davey and Councilmember Lauredo addressed the Council regarding the enforcement of
no dogs on the beach.
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Director Todd Hofferberth addressed the Council reporting on
an update regarding athletic field options including possibly Harbor Park, partnering with the City
of Miami for long and short-term field options, a possible La Salle High School collaboration and
discussions with the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust.
There was discussion from Council regarding the above items.
Councilmember Lauredo addressed Director Hofferberth regarding his opposition for usmg
Harbor Park for organized sports stating that the Village needs passive green parks.
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T he staff w as asked to explore other athletic field options ra ther than the curr ent passive parks like
H arbor Park and to look at w ays to im pro ve these parks suitability fo r residents as public spaces
w ithout a large m on etary investm ent and to not have scheduled sport s activities at these parks.
T he M anager addressed the C ouncil reporting on an update regarding the R ickenbacker C ausew ay
RF P w hich w ill be heard tom orr ow , Ja nuary 19th at the B oard of C ounty Com m issioner's m eeting.
D r. S am im y addressed the C ouncil report ing on the status of H arbor Park being needed fo r the
S torm w ater K -8 basin project and stating that A E C O M is w orking on giving a presentation at the
next R egular C ouncil M eeting regarding the project's fir st task order. D r. Sam im y reported on a
successfu l gra nt application fo r $159,000 to do a pilot pro gra m on storm w ater treatm ent.
T here w as discussion fr om C ouncil regarding fl ooding and W . H eather D rive.
D r. S am im y addressed the C ou ncil report ing on shoreline pro tection fo r the bayside w ith a fu tur e
seaw all ordinance and looking at the northern boundary in term s of m itigation thr eats. The V illage
is still incl uded in th e C oastal Storm R isk M anagem ent's Tentatively Selected Plan but that it is
requiring a lot of engagem ent on the part of the V illage's adm inistra tion and the V illage's
lobbyists.
T he M anager addressed the C ouncil stating that C ongressw om an M aria Elvira Salazar has been
very helpfu l, and that the adm inistra tion is reaching out to Senator's M arco R ubio and R ick Scott
and M ayor D aniell a Levine C ava to reenfo rce the V ill age's incl usion in the CSRM Tentatively
S elected Plan.
T here w as discussion fr om C ouncil and the M anager regarding state fu nds being m ade available
fo r local m unicipalities.
D r. S am im y addressed the C ouncil report ing on utility hardening options incl uding a hybrid
system and stated th at the LI D A R sur veying of the V ill age and the elevation data is nearly
com plete.
T here w as discussion fr om the M anager and the C ouncil regarding fu tur e constru ction in the
V ill age and the abov e item s.
C h ief of S taff M ou ssavou addressed the C ouncil givm g a Pow erPoint presentation on the
fo ll ow ing C IP project updates: the Para dise Park constru ction project, C ra ndon B oulevard, the
V ill age G reen interior sidew alk renovation and the B each Park sew er extension.
C ouncilm em ber Laur edo addressed D irector H offerbert h regarding the status of the A rt in Public
Places com pon ent in th e Para dise Park project. D irector H offerberth stated that the Bedia Plaza
design w ou ld be incorpora ted into the Para dise Park design.
C ou ncilm em ber M cC orm ick addressed the adm inistra tion requesting that the Pow erPoint
presentation be posted on the V ill age's w ebsite fo r the public's view ing.
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The Manager addressed the Council stating that one of the jobs of the new Capital Improvement
Program Manager will be to have a geo-located map of the Village so that residents can click on a
location for viewing each location's project status.
Director Ozyman addressed the Council reporting on traffic and safety, focusing on the two
following areas: the intersection of Crandon Boulevard and Harbor Drive and extending the que
lane into Key Colony. The Public Works Department is looking at additional traffic and safety
improvements in the Village with construction starting this summer. The Beach Club will be off
the septic system with construction completing in the next few weeks.
Director Hofferberth addressed the Council regarding the resolution passed earlier in the evening
regarding sidewalk renovation on the Village Green and stating that the project will start on the
north end first and then the south end.
Community Engagement and Communications Officer Jessica Drouet addressed the Council
reporting on Channel 77 TV programming updates.
Vice Mayor Moss addressed Communications Officer Drouet requesting if an App for Channel 77
could be available for streaming purposes.
Mayor and Councilmembers. Councilmember Segurola addressed the Council regarding the
Rickenbacker Causeway and asked all residents to reach out to the Miami-Dade County
Commission with their concerns for tomorrow's meeting.
Councilmember Segurola addressed the Council regarding the golf cart ordinance and the striping
along Crandon Boulevard and the County's feedback.
Councilmember Segurola addressed the Council regarding resident feedback received involving a
threat incident at MAST Academy, reports of bullying and that the residents felt a disconnect in
communication with the school.
There was discussion from Council regarding a possible workshop with MAST Academy and
residents to be set up through the Education Advisory Board.
Mayor Davey addressed the Council regarding appointment/reappointments for the Board of
Special Magistrates.
Councilmember Lauredo addressed the Council regarding residents who would like to serve and
stated that William Krauss who has served on the Vision Plan Board and who has been nominated
previously, would like to serve on the Board of Special Magistrates.
Mayor Davey requested that names be submitted to the Clerk for the next Regular Council
Meeting.
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The Attorney addressed the Council clarifying that there are 5 magistrates and 2 alternatives for
the Board of Special Magistrates. The terms are for one year.
There was discussion from Council regarding appointments, board continuity, judiciousness and
knowledge of the Village Code.
Councilmember Lauredo addressed the Council recommending resident, Mr. Adolfo Henriques,
who is willing to serve on the Pension Board and who has been previously nominated.
The Attorney addressed the Council regarding the Pension Board stating that the administration
was going to bring forward an item at the February 8th Regular Council Meeting in order to extend
the terms of office for better continuity and that the board was renewing its members.
Mayor Davey addressed the Council regarding transcriptions of meetings as the official record for
meeting minutes.
There was extensive discussion from Council regarding transcriptions of meetings, costs and
transparency.
Councilmember McCormick addressed the Council and the Clerk regarding workflow approval
options for meeting minutes. The Clerk was asked to incorporate the Councilmembers requested
changes received if appropriate and circulate these changes with the rest of Council so that Council
can have the opportunity to review the meeting video ahead of time and prior to the next Council
Meeting.
Councilmember McCormick addressed the Council regarding motorized vehicles on the Village
Green stating that the scooters are being ridden on the turf which could cause damage and asked
the administration to speak to the athletic programs regarding this concern.
Village Attorney. The Attorney called for an Executive Session regarding Leach vs. Village of
Key Biscayne and that the date will be announced at a future date.
Village Clerk. The Clerk announced that the next Charter Revision Commission Meeting will be
held on January 25, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
13. OTHER BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION: There was no further business
discussed.
14. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS: A schedule of future meetings and
events was presented to the Council.
15. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 10:27 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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Village Clerk
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Michael W. Davey
Mayor
IF A PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE VILLAGE
COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OR
HEARING, THAT PERSON 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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