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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The Miami Shores Village Council
held their regularly scheduled meeting on PRESENT: Jim McCoy ABSENT: Al Davis, Councilman Herta
Holly Richard
Sarafan, Village Attorney Ed Quinton Gregg Ullman ALSO PRESENT: 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
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 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 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. 2) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara
A. Estep A) AN ORDINANCE OF THE TRANSMITTAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE “ COMPREHENSIVE PLAN”, 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 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 Bekky Leonard Ms.
Leonard stated she is in favor of annexing the Barry parcel but not Alice Burch Ms. Burch spoke about cherry
picking revenue producing areas of the County. David Payen Mr. Payen
expressed his opinion that annexing 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 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 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
_____________________________ Jim
McCoy, Mayor ________________________________ Barbara
A. Estep, CMC Village
Clerk
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