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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Miami Shores Village
Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2002
at the Village Hall. The Meeting
was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following members present:
PRESENT: Al Davis
Greg Ullman
Bob Blum
Prospero Herrera
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Fugazzi, Village
Clerk
Richard Sarafan, Village
Attorney
ABSENT: Mark Ulmer
PRESENTATION
Mr. Bill Henderson,
Principal of Charter Middle School, presented the Council with an update on
the accomplishments and operations of the Middle School.
CONSIDERATIONS
1)
CONSENT AGENGA Barbara
A. Fugazzi
A)
APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 1, 2002 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES.
B)
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI
SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL SUPPORTING
THE
REQUEST FOR FUNDING OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE – BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE “LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM”.
Mr. Herrera moved to
approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
2) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara
A. Fugazzi
A) COUNTRY
CLUB ADVISORY BOARD (1 VACANCY)
APPLICANTS: Gary Brooks Martin Scasserra
Richard
Thornton
Mr. Brooks withdrew his
name from consideration. Mr.
Scasserra was present and spoke on his own behalf. Council Members voted by paper ballot
and by a 3-1 vote, with Mayor Davis voting for Mr. Thornton, appointed Mr.
Scasserra to the Country Club Advisory Board. (Please note that subsequent action was taken by the Council
appointing Mr. Thornton to the Board).
B) PERSONNEL
APPEALS BOARD (2 VACANCIES)
APPLICANTS: Janine Domlesky Carol Field
Ann Hughes Ronald Platt
Ms. Domlesky and Ms.
Hughes were present and spoke on their own behalf. Paper ballots were collected from the
Council Members with the following results:
Blum Domlesky,
Hughes
Davis Domlesky,
Hughes
Ullman Domlesky,
Hughes
Herrera Hughes,
Platt
By receiving a majority
of votes, Ms. Domlesky and Ms. Hughes were appointed to the Personnel
Appeals Board.
C) GENERAL
EMPLOYEE PENSION BOARD (2 VACANCIES)
APPLICANT: Wendy Reiner
As there was only one
applicant for the two vacancies, Mayor Davis moved to appoint Ms. Reiner to
the General Employee Pension Board.
Mr. Blum seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
D)
POLICE DEPARTMENT
PENSION BOARD (1 VACANCY)
APPLICANTS: William Heffernan Ronald Platt
The Clerk indicated that
Mr. Heffernan was unable to attend the meeting and Mr. Platt had not yet
arrived. Paper ballots were voted
and by a unanimous vote, Mr. Heffernan was reappointed to the Police
Department Pension Board.
E)
RECREATION ADVISORY
BOARD (6 VACANCIES)
APPLICANTS: Kelley Brill Bob Day
Ron
Marrocco Charles
McDonald III
Candy
Rengstl Martin
Scasserra
Ken
Whittaker
Misters Day, Marrocco,
McDonald, Scasserra and Whittaker were present and spoke on their own
behalf. Mr. Jack Rengslt spoke on behalf
of his wife, Candy. A discussion
regarding a candidate (Mr. Scasserra) being appointed to two Boards
ensued. Individual Council Members
offered their views on this issue and the Clerk and the Attorney both
indicated that there was nothing prohibiting a resident from serving on two
“advisory boards”. The Clerk stated
that residents had, in fact, served on more than one Board in the
past. Council Members voted by
paper ballot with the following results:
Blum Brill,
Day, Marrocco, McDonald, Scasserra, Whittaker
Davis Brill,
Day, Marrocco, McDonald, Scasserra, Whittaker
Ullman Day,
Marrocco, McDonald, Rengstl, Scasserra, Whittaker
Herrera Brill,
Day, Marrocco, Rengstl, Scasserra, Whittaker
By receiving a majority
vote, Kelley Brill, Bob Day, Ron Marrocco, Charles McDonald, Martin
Scasserra and Ken Whittaker were appointed to the Recreation Advisory
Board.
Due to the fact that Mr.
Scasserra had been appointed to two Boards, Mr. Ullman moved to adopt a
policy that when possible, candidates should be limited to serve on only
one Board. Mr. Davis seconded the
motion. Council Members discussed
whether or not limiting the number of Boards a resident could serve on would
be prudent. Following this
discussion, Mr. Ullman withdrew the motion.
After confirming that Mr.
Scasserra’s first choice was to serve on the Recreation Advisory Board, Mr.
Ullman moved to reconsider the appointment to the Country Club Advisory
Board. Mr. Blum seconded the motion
and the vote was unanimous in favor.
Mr. Blum moved to appoint
Mr. Richard Thornton to the Country Club Advisory Board. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the
vote was unanimous in favor.
F) PLANNING & ZONING BOARD (2 VACANCIES)
APPLICANTS: Gary Brooks John Figueroa Ron
Platt
Cesar Sastre Donald Shockey Robert Stobs
Carlos Viera
Mayor Davis moved to
postpone the appointments to the next meeting when a full Council will be
present. The motion died for lack
of a second.
The Village Clerk
indicated the receipt of a letter from Mr. Robert Stobs withdrawing his
name from consideration. Mr. Platt
also withdrew his name from the candidate list. Misters Brooks, Figueroa and Shockey were present and spoke
on their own behalf. Council Members voted by paper ballot
with the following results:
Blum Sastre,
Shockey
Davis Figueroa,
Sastre
Ullman Sastre,
Shockey
Herrera Brooks,
Sastre
As Mr. Sastre received a
majority vote of the Council, he was appointed to the Planning & Zoning
Board. A second ballot was
collected, the results of which were as follows:
Blum Shockey
Davis Figueroa
Ullman Shockey
Herrera Figueroa
As no one received a
majority vote, a third ballot was voted with the following results:
Blum Shockey
Davis Brooks
Ullman Shockey
Herrera Figueroa
Once again, no one
candidate received a majority vote.
Council Members expressed their opinions and views on their choice
of candidate. Following these
comments, Mr. Figueroa indicated that he would step aside, and he withdrew
his name from consideration.
Mr. Blum then moved to
appoint Mr. Shockey to the Planning & Zoning Board. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the
vote was unanimous in favor.
3) ANNOUCEMENTS
The Clerk read the
announcements.
4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ron Platt Mr.
Platt spoke about the upcoming event at the Theater. Mr. Platt also indicated that although
his Board Appointment Application indicated that he would like to be
considered on the Police Pension Board, due to the extra vacancy, he
offered to serve on the General Employee Pension Board.
Mr. Blum moved to appoint
Mr. Platt to fill the remaining vacancy on the General Employee Pension
Board. Mr. Herrera seconded the
motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
Continuing on with PUBLIC
COMMENT
T.F. Chambers Mr.
Chambers spoke of the appointment to the Planning & Zoning Board as
well as Halloween Howl.
Jack Rengstl Mr. Rengstl spoke about the
appointments to the Recreation Advisory Board.
5) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Prospero Herrera Mr.
Herrera spoke of an upcoming meeting he was made aware of with Barbara
Carey-Shuler regarding the Marbella project and his concerns about the
project’s status.
Bob Blum Mr. Blum also spoke of
the Marbella project and of Halloween Howl.
Greg Ullman Mr.
Ullman offered his congratulations to the Board appointees and thanked Ms.
Rengstl for her service to the Village.
He congratulated the Middle School on their performance. Mr. Ullman also spoke of the Marbella
project, as well as reminding everyone about the upcoming election.
Mayor Davis Mayor
Davis thanked those residents applying for Board positions and also about
Halloween Howl.
6)
ADJOURNMENT
The
October 15, 2002 Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:55 PM.
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Al
Davis, Mayor
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Barbara
A. Fugazzi, CMC
Village
Clerk
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