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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The
regularly scheduled meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on
Tuesday,
February 3, 2004 at the
Village Hall. The Meeting was called
to order at 7:30 PM with the
following members in attendance:
PRESENT: Mayor Jim McCoy
Al Davis
Ed
Quinton
Greg
Ullman
ALSO
PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village
Manager
Barbara
Estep, Village Clerk
Richard
Sarafan, Village Attorney
PRESENTATION
Mr.
Berg presented the February, 2004 “House of the Month” award to Patrick
Mitchell and Phil McKinstry of 75 N.E. 104th Street.
CONSIDERATIONS
1)
VILLAGE CLERK
Barbara
A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 20, 2004 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
Mr.
Davis moved approval of the January 20, 2004 regular Council Meeting Minutes. Mr. Quinton seconded the motion and the
vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
2) VILLAGE ATTORNEY Richard
Sarafan
A) AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT
WITH BARRY UNIVERSITY FOR USE OF THEIR PREMISES FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Mr. Sarafan provided
highlights of the provisions contained within the Ground Lease Agreement
and confirmed that the lease was for the land only. The Village will “manage” the facility,
providing for and paying for the building’s services, i.e. electricity,
janitorial tasks, waste removal, security, etc. Mr. Davis moved to authorize the Village
Manager to execute the Agreement.
Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor
of the motion.
3) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) REQUEST TO
AWARD BID TO TETRA TECH WHS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,000 FOR TRAFFIC CALMING
POLICY.
Mr. Benton provided
background information and summarized the recent research and work done
with respect to traffic calming bid specifications. Mr. Benton indicated that he has broken
out the various components involved in a comprehensive traffic calming
project and as discussed at the October, 2003 Council Meeting, will bid
them out separately as appropriate. Council
discussion and questions centered around the
Firm’s experience, funding for the policy development, and the appropriate
forum for future discussions between the engineering firm and the
Council. Mr. Ullman moved to award
the bid to Tetra Tech in the amount of $8,000. Mr. Quinton seconded the motion and the
vote was 3 to 1 with Mr. Davis dissenting.
4) ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Clerk read the
announcements.
5) PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one present at the
meeting wished to make any comment.
6) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Gregg Ullman Mr.
Ullman offered congratulations to Mr. Sarafan and Mr. Benton for their work
on the ground lease agreement and the traffic calming project. Additionally, Mr. Ullman congratulated the
Shores Performing Arts Theater for receiving 25 out of 88 nominations for the Curtain Up award.
Al Davis Mr.
Davis offered thanks to Mr. Sarafan for his work on the
lease agreement. Mr. Davis
congratulated the Theater for their recent success and award nominations
and also to the Village Clerk, Barbara Estep, for her 10 years of service
with the Village.
Ed Quinton Mr.
Quinton thanked Mr. Sarafan for the work on the ground lease agreement.
Mayor McCoy Mayor
McCoy spoke of sitting in on the Charter School Board meetings and the
talented people sitting on the Board.
In addition, Mayor McCoy spoke of the recent Fine Arts Commission
sponsored concert and details on the upcoming Mayor’s Ball.
7) ADJOURNMENT
The
February 3, 2004 Regular Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM.
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Jim
McCoy, Mayor
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Barbara
A. Estep, CMC
Village
Clerk
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