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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Miami Shores Village
Council held their regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Tuesday, July
6, 2004 at the Village
Hall. The Meeting was called to
order at 7:36 PM with the
following individuals in attendance:
PRESENT: Jim McCoy ABSENT: Ed Quinton
Herta
Holly
Al Davis
Greg Ullman
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep, Village Clerk
Richard Sarafan, Village
Attorney
CONSIDERATIONS
1)
VILLAGE CLERK Barbara
A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 15, 2004 AND JUNE 22, 2004 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
Mrs. Holly moved approval
of the submitted Council Meeting Minutes.
Mr. Davis seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of
the motion.
B) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TEXT OF “MIAMI SHORES
VILLAGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN”, “FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT” AND
“INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT”, TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS REGARDING
SITE OF SCHOOLS AS REQUIRED BY STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (DCA)
ACCORDING TO 1998 AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH.
Mrs. Estep read the
caption of the ordinance and offered background information regarding the
comp plan amendment and associated ordinance. Mr. Davis moved to adopt the ordinance on
first reading. Mrs. Holly seconded
the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
C) AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTIONS 99-42 (1), (1)(a), AND (3), OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, RELATING TO THE FEES CHARGED FOR GARBAGE & TRASH
COLLECTION, TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN SAID FEES, PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mrs. Estep read the ordinance
title. Mr. Davis moved to approve
the ordinance on first reading. Mrs.
Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the
motion.
D) AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 20-104 (c) OF THE VILLAGE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO THE STORMWATER UTILITY FEES, TO PROVIDE FOR AN
INCREASE IN SAID FEES, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mrs. Estep read the
caption of the ordinance. Mr. Davis
moved approval of the ordinance on first reading. Mrs. Holly seconded the
motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
2)
FINANCE
DEPARTMENT Mark Malatak
A) A RESOLUTION OF THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES, VILLAGE, FLORIDA, APPROVING BUDGET
AMENDMENT #2 TO THE FY 2003-2004 OPERATING BUDGETS TOTALLING $256,186,
INCREASING RECURRING REVENUE APPROPRIATIONS
BY $85,417, INCREASING INTERFUND TRANSFERS BY $39,500 AND INCREASING
THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE UNRESERVED GENERAL FUND BALANCE BY $60,269 TO
FUND INCREASES IN THE BUDGET OF THE VILLAGE ATTORNEY AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL
ACCOUNTS; INCREASE RECURRING REVENUE ACCOUNTS IN THE EXCISE TAX FUND BY
$39,500 WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN TRANSFERS-OUT TO THE GENERAL FUND
RELATING TO UNANTICIPATED LEGAL SERVICES AND EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT
SETTLEMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Mrs. Estep read the title of the
resolution. Mr. Malatak, the
Village’s Finance Director, offered a brief explanation of the purpose of
the resolution, outlining the various transfers involved in the proposed
budget amendment. Mr. Davis moved to
adopt the resolution as presented.
Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
PRESENTATION
Presentation by State
Representative Phillip Brutus. State
Representative Phillip Brutus arrived at this time and provided the Village
Council with an update on this past legislative session.
3) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
REGARDING THE TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY REPORT.
Mr. Benton provided
background information regarding the traffic calming policy development and
re-introduced Mr. Rick Derr from the engineering
firm Tetra Tech. Mr. Derr offered the Council some basic information
relating to the components of the draft policy and some of the highlights
of the policy development process.
Individual Council Members expressed their thoughts on the policy
contents and offered their suggestions regarding possible changes in the
text. Mr. Derr
reported that the traffic thresholds suggested in the draft policy, as well
as a good deal of the criteria utilized was taken from other policies
already in effect around the Country.
Mr. Derr pointed out that some criteria
which was not deemed to be applicable to Miami Shores was culled from the various policies that were used to put the Miami Shores policy together. Mr. Ullman
asked that Mr. Derr forward copies of the other
policies, specifically the Alexandria, Virginia and Lakeland, Florida policies along to the Council for their
review. At the conclusion of the
discussion, the suggestion was made to conduct another workshop to review
the additional policies, as well as the Miami Shores “final” draft prior to formally adopting the resultant traffic
calming policy.
4) ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Estep read the
announcements.
5) PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one present wished to
make any public comments.
6) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Greg Ullman No Comment offered
Al Davis Mr.
Davis spoke of the 4th of July event and
thanked the Village staff for their hard work.
Herta Holly Mrs.
Holly also thanked the staff for their work on the fireworks and
celebration.
Jim McCoy Mayor McCoy spoke of the
July 4th celebration and thanked all involved.
7) ADJOURNMENT
The July 6, 2004 Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.
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Jim
McCoy, Mayor
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Barbara A. Estep, CMC
Village Clerk
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