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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Miami Shores Village
Council held their regularly schedule Council Meeting on Tuesday,
November 16, 2004 at the
Village Hall. The Meeting was called
to order at 7:30 PM with the
following members in attendance:
PRESENT: Jim 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)
VILLAGE CLERK Barbara
A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 2, 2004 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
Mr. Davis moved approval
of the November 2, 2004 Council Meeting Minutes as presented. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the
vote was unanimous in favor.
B) APPOINTMENTS
TO THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD. (2 Vacancies)
Mrs.
Estep advised the Council on the current list of applicants for the two
vacancies on the Board. The applicants
included: Jerry Bell, Alex Bonet,
Sid Reese Jr., Cesar Sastre, Donald Shockey and Peter Walsh. Misters Alex Bonet, Sid Reese Jr., and
Donald Shockey were present and spoke on their own behalf. Paper ballots were voted with the
following results:
Jim McCoy Sastre Shockey
Herta Holly Reese Sastre
Al Davis Reese Sastre
Ed Quinton Reese Sastre
Greg Ullman Sastre Shockey
As
a result of the balloting, Misters Reese and Sastre were appointed to the
Planning & Zoning Board.
C) APPOINTMENT
TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD (1 Vacancy)
Mrs.
Estep advised the Council of the two individuals seeking appointment to the
Code Enforcement Board: Barry Asmus and Richard Hudson. Mr. Asmus was present and spoke on his
own behalf. Following a paper ballot
being voted, Mr. Asmus was appointed to the Code Enforcement Board by a 4 -1 margin, with Mr. Ullman voting
for Richard Hudson.
D) APPOINTMENT
TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE PENSION BOARD. (1 Vacancy)
There
were two applicants applying for the opening on the General Employee
Pension Board: Richard Hudson and
Wendy Reiner. A paper ballot was
conducted and Ms. Reiner was appointed to the Board by a unanimous vote of
the Council.
2) FINANCE DEPARTMENT Mark Malatak
A)
A RESOLUTION
OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL CREATING BUDGET AMENDMENT #1 TO
THE FY2004-2005 OPERATING BUDGETS TOTALLING $267,850,
REAPPROPRIATING $119,831 FROM THE GENERAL RESERVED FUND BALANCE; $56,760
FROM THE SPECIAL REVENUE (GRANTS) RESERVED FUND BALANCE; $64,188 FROM CAPITAL
PROJECTS RESERVED FUND BALANCE; $1,853 FROM INTERNAL SERVICE FUND BALANCES;
AND $25,218 FROM THE ENTERPRISE FUND RESERVED RETAINED EARNINGS ACCOUNTS TO
FUND OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS INCURRED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30,
2004; AND APPROPRIATING $23,863 FROM GENERAL FUND UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE
FOR UNANTICIPATED RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Mrs.
Estep read the caption of the Resolution into the record. Mr. Malatak confirmed that the amendment
reappropriating funds from the previous fiscal year into the current fiscal
year is an annual “housekeeping” resolution. Mr. Davis moved approval of the
Resolution. Mrs. Holly seconded the
motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
3) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING SIDEWALKS
ALONG N.E.
10TH AVENUE.
Mr. Benton provided
background information relating to the sidewalk issue, advising the Council
that a good portion of the roadway in question (N.E. 96th Street south to N.E. 91st Street) already has sidewalks. Mr. Benton stated that the area will need
to have the overgrown landscaping cut back and ADA sidewalk connectors installed. Council discussion centered around the make-up of the costs for the project. Mr. Ullman moved to have the Village
proceed with clearing the existing sidewalks and to install ADA sidewalk connectors and the actual sidewalks
where required. Mr. Davis seconded
the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Mr. Ullman clarified his motion,
indicating that his intent is to move forward with sidewalks within the
Village limits. Mr. Benton, as
stated in his cover memo, will contact the County regarding the possibility
that they will install sidewalks within the County area.
4) ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Clerk read the
announcements.
5) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Parker Quinton Mr. Quinton spoke about
cutting the vegetation along N.E. 10th Avenue.
Sid Reese III Mr. Reese spoke of the gate
at N.E. 91st Terrace and N. Bayshore Drive.
6) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Greg Ullman Mr.
Ullman asked the Administration to look into the gate issue referred to by
Mr. Reese. Mr. Ullman also spoke of
the Charter School Groundbreaking Ceremony and wished everyone a Happy
Thanksgiving holiday.
Al Davis “Happy Turkey Day”
Ed Quinton Mr. Quinton spoke of the
Charter School’s groundbreaking and the school in general.
Herta Holly Mrs.
Holly also talked of the groundbreaking ceremony. Mrs. Holly congratulated Sister Linda for
her appointment as the 6th President of Barry University and
wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Jim McCoy Mayor
McCoy thanked Vice Mayor Holly for filling in for him during the Charter School’s groundbreaking event. Mayor McCoy wished everyone a Happy
Thanksgiving and spoke of the upcoming Tree Lighting event.
7) ADJOURNMENT
The November 16,
2004 Council Meeting was
adjourned at 8:18 PM.
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Jim
McCoy, Mayor
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Barbara A. Estep, CMC
Village Clerk
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