Council Minutes - 04/06/04

 

MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

 

The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 in the Council Chambers of Village Hall.  The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following individuals present:

 

PRESENT:                   Jim McCoy                   ABSENT:         Al Davis,  Councilman

                                    Herta Holly                                           Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney

                                    Ed Quinton                               

Gregg Ullman

 

ALSO PRESENT:        Tom Benton,Village Manager

                                    Barbara Estep, Village Clerk

 

CONSIDERATIONS

 

1)                  CONSENT AGENDA                                                              Barbara A. Estep

 

Ms. Estep read the items under consideration on the Consent Agenda.  Mayor McCoy requested that the items contained on the Consent Agenda be addressed individually.

 

A)    APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 16, 2004 COUNCIL MEETING & WORKSHOP

      MINUTES .

 

Mrs. Holly moved approval of the Minutes as submitted.  Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.

 

B)   REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FORFEITURE FUNDS IN

THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 TO THE INFORMED FAMILIES OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ORGANIZATION.

 

Chief Masten offered a brief explanation of the Informed Families organization and the Village’s obligation to expend a portion of the forfeiture funds received.  Mr. Ullman moved to approve the request to appropriate and expend $5,000 from Forfeiture Funds for the Informed Families organization.  Mr. Quinton seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.

   

C)      REQUEST APPROVAL TO WAIVE BID PROCEDURE AND ENGAGE THE FIRM OF

       PETRO-HYDRO, INC., FOR $28,785 TO PREPARE A SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT

       OF OUR CHIPPER FIELD FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DERM. 

 

Mr.Benton provided information regarding the request to waive the bid procedure, summarizing the information contained in the Council Agenda Packages.  Mrs. Holly moved to approve the request to waive the bid procedure and engage Petro-Hydro for $28,785 to prepare a site assessment report.  Mr. Quinton seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.

 

PRESENTATION

 

Mr. Al Berg, Planning & Zoning/Code Enforcement Director, presented David & Edith Payen with the House of the Month award for April, 2004.

 

2)         VILLAGE CLERK                                                                   Barbara A. Estep

 

A)  AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, AUTHORIZING

     TRANSMITTAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE “MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE 

     COMPREHENSIVE PLAN”, FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, TO THE STATE

     DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PURSUANT TO STATE STATUTES. 

 

Ms. Estep read the caption of the Ordinance into the record and offered information related to the proposed ordinance.  Mayor McCoy opened the floor for the Public Hearing and having no one come forward to speak, closed the Public Hearing.  Mrs. Holly moved to adopt the proposed transmittal ordinance on second and final reading.  Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.

 

3)         VILLAGE COUNCIL                                                             

 

A)    DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ANNEXATION

      PROPOSALS.                                Mayor McCoy

 

Mayor McCoy introduced his item, outlining his reasons for wanting to annex the two areas that have previously been discussed; namely a parcel of land adjacent to Barry University and the location of the new charter school, and the 103rd Street corridor, and requested Council comments.  Individual Council members offered their views and opinions on the proposed annexation areas, stating whether or not they were in favor of the proposals.  In addition, Council members suggested other means to accomplish what they felt was the primary goal for 103rd Street which they believed to be cleaning up and beautifying the corridor area. 

 

Following these discussions, Mr. Ullman expressed his opinion that the two areas should be discussed and voted upon separately.  Mr. Ullman then moved to authorize staff to proceed with the process of annexing the unincorporated area referred to as the “Barry” parcel which runs from the north side of NW 111th Street north to the south side of NW 115th Street, and from the west side of NW 5th Street west to the west side of NW 6th Avenue.  Mrs. Holly seconded the motion. 

 

Following a brief discussion regarding public comment procedures, Mayor McCoy opened the floor for the public to speak on either of the annexation proposals.    

 

Leon Newman              Mr. Newman stated that he felt that the two areas should be handled separately and his hope that as three Council Members expressed their opinions that 103rd Street not be annexed, the matter would go no further.

 

William Fann                 Mr. Fann voiced his opposition to annexing 103rd Street, stating that good intentions do not always work out when it comes to code enforcement issues.  Mr. Fann indicated his belief that annexing 103rd Street would not benefit the Village.

 

Bekky Leonard             Ms. Leonard stated she is in favor of annexing the Barry parcel but not 103rd Street.  She stated that the appearance of the homes along the corridor is what matters most.

 

Alice Burch                  Ms. Burch spoke about cherry picking revenue producing areas of the County.

 

David Payen                 Mr. Payen expressed his opinion that annexing 103rd Street is a good idea.

 

Mayor McCoy closed public comment and invited Council discussion.  Council Members reiterated their views on the annexation proposals and the reasons for their opposition or support.  Following these discussions, Mayor McCoy called for a vote on Mr. Ullman’s motion.  The vote was unanimous in favor of moving forward with the Barry parcel annexation proposal. 

 

As a follow-up to the discussions regarding 103rd Street, Mr. Ullman moved to direct staff, and the Planning & Zoning Board, to work with the County to see what can be done about improving the appearance of the 103rd Street corridor, and to report their findings back to the Council.  Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.

 

B)  DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING EXPANDING THE  

     ANNEXATION STUDY AREAS.   Greg Ullman

 

Mr. Ullman provided information regarding a request to have staff review the unincorporated area to the southeast of the Village and his rational for raising the issue at this time.  Mr. Ullman clarified the area in question which is NE 91st Street south to NE 87th Street and from Biscayne Boulevard east to the Bay.  Council discussion centered around the changes the area has undergone since the last time research was done and how a feasibility study would provide important data to assist in making a decision as to whether or not to pursue an annexation proposal. 

 

Mr. Ullman moved to authorize staff to investigate the feasibility of annexing the parcel of unincorporated Miami-Dade County (from NE 91st Street south to NE 87th Street and from Biscayne Boulevard east to Biscayne Bay), to have the Planning & Zoning Board review the possibility of annexing this area, and for the Council to receive a report regarding the Staff’s and the Planning & Zoning Board’s study results within a six month period. Mr. Quinton seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.

 

4)         ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

The Clerk read the announcements.

 

5)         PUBLIC COMMENT

 

TF Chambers    Mr. Chambers asked that another area of the County be considered for annexation.

 

6)         COUNCIL COMMENT

 

Greg Ullman     Mr. Ullman thanked the Council for their consideration and discussions of the night and wished everyone a Happy Easter and Passover.

 

 

Ed Quinton        Mr. Quinton expressed his condolences to the Heffernan family on the death of their mother.

 

Herta Holly       Mrs. Holly also expressed her sympathy to the Heffernan family.  Mrs. Holly thanked those residents in attendance for their involvement.

 

Mayor McCoy  Mayor McCoy thanked the residents for their attendance at the meeting.

 

7)            ADJOURNMENT

 

The April 6, 2004 Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    _____________________________

                                                                                    Jim McCoy, Mayor

 

 

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Barbara A. Estep, CMC

Village Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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