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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The
Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled Council Meeting
on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 in the Council Chambers of Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM 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
CONSIDERATIONS
1)
CONSENT
AGENDA Barbara
A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 7, 2003 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
B) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL,
AUTHORIZING THE LOAN NOT TO EXCEED THE
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $500,000.00, FROM SUNTRUST BANK FOR THE
PURPOSES OF FINANCING ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MOTOR POOL FACILITY FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS COMPLEX, 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; PROVIDING
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.
C) AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, CREATING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2-90,
ET. SEQ. OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE CODE, ESTABLISHING A CHARTER SCHOOL
AUTHORITY TO WHICH IS DELEGATED THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO MANAGE
AND OPERATE A MUNICIPAL CHARTER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL IN MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE,
PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEREOF, SETTING FORTH POWERS OF THE
BOARD, PROVIDING FOR USE OF INCOME, PROVIDING FOR REGULAR REPORTS TO THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(First Reading)
The
Village Clerk read the items contained in the Consent Agenda into the
record. Mr. Davis moved approval of
the Consent Agenda as presented. Mr.
Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
2) VILLAGE COUNCIL Mayor
McCoy
A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING
INITIATING THE ANNEXATION PROCESS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY NORTH AND WEST OF THE EXISTING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE LIMITS.
Mayor
McCoy provided historical, background information regarding the possibility
of annexing a portion of Unincorporated Miami-Dade County which lies to the north/northwest of the current
Village boundaries. Specifically,
the areas are: N.W. 111th Street north to N.W. 115th Street, from N.W. 2nd Avenue west to N.W. 6th Avenue, and the frontage properties of N.W. 103rd Street west to I-95.
Mayor McCoy introduced Sister Jeanne McLaughlin, President of Barry
University, who spoke in support of annexing the areas. Individual Council Members expressed
their thoughts and/or concerns regarding annexing the proposed areas. Mayor McCoy stated that at this point in
time he would be looking to have staff review the feasibility of
annexation. Mr. Davis moved to have
the Village Manager study the proposed areas for annexation. Ms. Holly seconded the motion and the
vote was unanimous in favor.
3) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara
A. Estep
A) APPOINTMENT
TO THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION.
Mr.
Jorge Garcia Torres was present and spoke on his own behalf. Mr. Davis moved to appoint Mr. Torres to
the Fine Arts Commission. Ms. Holly
seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
4) VILLAGE ATTORNEY Richard
Sarafan
A) AUTHORIZATION
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTH DADE MEDICAL FOUNDATION WITH
RESPECT TO ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE CHARTER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION/OPERATION.
Mr. Sarafan introduced
the item, indicating his belief that it was in the best interests of the
Village to move forward and accept the grant funds which the North Dade
Medical Foundation have offered. Mr.
Davis moved to authorize the execution of the grant agreement
document. Mr. Quinton seconded the
motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
5) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) DISCUSSION
REGARDING LOCAL TRAFFIC CALMING ISSUES.
Mr. Benton summarized the
information contained in his report, outlining the two options
offered: 1) using an outside
consultant to provide the Village with a policy to guide traffic calming installation
decisions or 2) use in-house staff and resources to develop criteria. Mr. Ullman provided additional historical
background on the item, indicating his belief that the topic of traffic
calming is an issue which should be reviewed and that he is in favor of
contracting with an outside firm to develop a policy. Following Mr. Ullman’s
statements, he moved to adopt Option 1 offered by Mr. Benton and have the
Village Manager make a decision on the appropriate firm to conduct the
applicable studies. Ms. Holly
seconded the motion. Council Members
expressed their views on attempting to deal with the Village’s traffic
issues and clarified what action was being requested of them.
Mr. Benton introduced
Greg Kyle from the firm of Kimley-Horn and
Associates, who had provided the proposal. Mr. Kyle reviewed the items contained
in the proposal and in response to questions from the Council, provided
specifics detailed in the presented proposal.
Based on issues raised
during the Council’s discussion, Mr. Ullman amended his original motion and
moved to adopt Option 1 offered by Mr. Benton and have the Village Manager
take under consideration the Council’s comments and rework the proposal
presented and bring the item back to the Council at the next Council
Meeting. Ms. Holly accepted Mr. Ullman’s amendment.
Mayor McCoy called for the vote which was unanimous in favor.
6) ANNOUCEMENTS
The Clerk read the
announcements.
7) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mark Sell Mr. Sell spoke on the
annexation issue.
8) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Greg Ullman Mr. Ullman offered his
opinion that it was a good meeting.
Ed Quinton Mr.
Quinton spoke of his pleasure that the Foundation Agreement had been voted
upon and announced that it was his wedding anniversary.
Al Davis “God bless everyone”.
Herta Holly Ms.
Holly thanked everyone involved with developing the Foundation agreement.
Mayor McCoy Mayor
McCoy spoke of the three important issues discussed during the meeting and
“Go Marlins”.
9) ADJOURNMENT
The October 21, 2003 Regular Council Meeting was
adjourned at 9:00 PM.
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Jim
McCoy, Mayor
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Barbara A. Estep, CMC
Village Clerk
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