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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-18-22 Regular Council MeetingM IN U T E S RE G U L A R C O UN C IL M E E T IN G KE Y B IS C A YN E , F L O RI D A T U E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 18 , 2 0 2 2 C O UN C IL C H A M B E R 5 6 0 C RA N D O N B O U L E Y A RD 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 Ja n u a ry 18, 2022 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. 2of9 January 18, 2022 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 3 o/9 Ja n u a ry 18 , 20 22 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. 4 o/9 January 18, 2022 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. 5 of9 January 18, 2022 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. 6o.f9 January 18 , 2 0 2 2 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. 7of9 Ja n u a ry 18, 2022 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: 8of 9 ?c;}ou ~ b l£ccb ioce:ynB.~ ' Village Clerk January 18, 2022 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. 9o.f9