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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The
Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May
6, 2003. The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers of Village Hall with the
following members present:
PRESENT: Mayor McCoy
Herta
Holly
Al Davis
Ed
Quinton
Greg
Ullman
ALSO
PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara
Estep, Village Clerk
Richard
Sarafan, Village Attorney
PRESENTATIONS
Al Berg, Director of Planning & Zoning/Code
Enforcement presented the “House of the Month” award to James Cohen and
Sarah Talalay in honor of their home being named “House of the Month” for
the month of May, 2003.
Mr.
William Tenney, Chairman of the Historic Preservation Board gave a brief
presentation regarding the recent Historic Preservation Walking tour.
CONSIDERATIONS
1)
VILLAGE CLERK
Barbara
A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 15, 2003 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
Ms.
Holly moved approval of the April 15, 2003 Minutes.
Mr. Davis seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
B) APPOINTMENT OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE POLICE
RETIREMENT PENSION BOARD.
Following
a request for volunteers, Mr. Quinton and Mr. Davis indicated that they
would serve on the Police Retirement Pension Board. Ms. Holly moved to appoint Mr. Quinton
and Mr. Davis. Mr. Ullman seconded
the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
C) APPOINTMENT OF A COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
MIAMI-DADE LEAGE OF CITIES.
Mayor
McCoy expressed an interest in being the Council representative to the
Miami-Dade League of Cities. Mr.
Ullman moved to appoint Mayor McCoy.
Ms. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
D) APPOINTMENT OF A COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES.
Ms.
Holly indicated that she would like to represent the Village in the Florida
League of Cities organization. Mr.
Davis moved to appoint Ms. Holly.
Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
2) FINANCE DEPARTMENT Mark
A. Malatak
A)
A RESOLUTION
OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, AUTHORIZING THE LOAN OF NOT TO EXCEED,
$1,280,000 FROM SUNTRUST BANK FOR THE PURPOSES OF FINANCING ALL OR A
PORTION OF THE COSTS OF CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PURCHASES, OF
REFINANCING CERTAIN OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS OF THE VILLAGE, AND OF PAYING
COSTS RELATED TO THE ENTRY INTO SUCH LOAN; DETERMINING THAT SUCH LOAN WITH
SUNTRUST BANK IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE VILLAGE; PROVIDNG FOR THE
TERMS OF SUCH LOAN, AUTHORIZING THE PROPER OFFICIALS AND OFFICERS OF THE
VILLAGE TO DO ALL THINGS DEEMED NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE IN CONNECTION WITH
THE ENTRY INTO SUCH LOAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ms.
Estep read the caption of the Resolution into the record. Mr. Malatak offered information
summarizing the purpose and terms of the loan. Mr. Davis moved to adopt the Resolution
as presented. Ms. Holly seconded the
motion. Mr. Davis confirmed that
funding for N.E.
2nd Avenue would not be utilized until the County’s roadway
project necessitates payments. Mayor
McCoy called for the vote which was unanimous in favor.
3) ANNOUCEMENTS
The
Clerk read the announcements.
4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
No
one present wished to offer any public comments.
5) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Greg Ullman Mr. Ullman thanked the members of the Historic
Preservation Tour for the recent Historic Home tour, and spoke about the
Theater’s production of Blood Brothers.
Ed Quinton Mr. Quinton thanked the Optimist Club for
their donation of a golf cart for the Recreation Department. Mr. Quinton also spoke about the Concert
in the Park.
Al
Davis Mr. Davis expressed his view that the Mayor had run a great
meeting.
Herta
Holly Ms. Holly
echoed the comments made by Mr. Ullman and Mr. Quinton. She
stated that she was honored to have had the opportunity
to accept the donation of the golf cart from the members of the Optimist
Club.
Mayor McCoy Mayor McCoy spoke of the wonderful job that the
Fine Arts Commission did in putting on the Concert in the Park.
6) ADJOURNMENT
The
May
6, 2003 Regular Council
Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM.
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Jim
McCoy, Mayor
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Barbara
A. Estep, CMC
Village
Clerk
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