05-24-1988 Special MeetingSPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
MAY 24, 1988
A Special Council Meeting of the Miami Shores Village
Council was held on Tuesday, May 24, 1988, at Village Hall
commencing at 8:30 a.m. with the following members present:
Mayor Spero Canton
Robert S. Butler, Jr.
Karen Kirby
Marty Stofik
Absent Stephen Loffredo
Also present Elly F. Johnson, Village Manager
William F. Fann, Jr., Village Attorney
Mayor Canton announced that the Special Council Meeting
was for the purpose of discussing a possible extension on the
Miami Shores Theater lease option.
Mr. Johnson advised that he had spoken with Irwin Knohl
as requested by the Council. Mr. Knohl's terms were $5,000
for a 4 month extension 4, $7,500 for a 6 month extension and
no credit of this extension cost toward the lease
purchase.
Mrs. Kirby stated she was opposed to continuing the
lease option without the extension cost credit and requested
Mr. Johnson discuss this again with Mr. Knohl.
Frederick R. Von Langen addressed the Council and stated
It would be mutually advantageous If the Council would vote
favorably for the extension. His experience has been In
theaters and he Is Interested In leasing the property from
the Village. Upon inquiry from Dr. Butler, he said a 120 day
extension should be adequate and he felt the city would
recoup Its $15,000 Investment.
Franklin Grau stated he had spoken with Mr. Knohl's
attorney who had also emphasized that no extension funds
would be credited toward the purchase price.
Dr. Butler commented, although he was not In favor of
exercising the option without a plan, he was willing to
gamble $5,000 for a 4 month extension on the verbal
commitment that the city would recoup Its $15,000 through
private enterprise. He made a motion to give the Manager
permission to extend the lease option for a period of 4
months at a cost of $5,000.
Mrs. Stofik second the motion and Inquired If the
extension needed to be exercised by the Florida Mainstreet,
Inc. or the Village. Mr. Grau stated he would check the
agreement before the extension was executed. He reported
that the corporation as holder of the option had
responsibility for transferring the option to the Village at
the Council's request. The Village then had the option of
turning the lease over to a third party.
Dr. Butler amended his motion to Include a provision
that the lease can be transferred to the Village and that the
Village has the right to transfer that option elsewhere at
the Council's request. Mrs. Stoflk agreed to the amendment
and encouraged the Council to look at other proposals. She
inquired If during the interim the theater should be run as a
movie theater and, If so, was the current manager willing to
run it. If the Council were committed to doing something
with the theater, the 4 month entension expired at the end of
the fiscal year and the Council would have an opportunity
for it to go through the budget. She further stated the
Council would need to work hard In the next few months to
find the $140.000 to buy the option and the $180,000 rent and
additional operating costs committed after the purchase. She
inquired about the turnover time after the lease option Is
exercised. Dr. Butler stated he thought there was a 30 day
turnover period.
Mr. Grau commented that the current theater operator
would be Interested In continuing with the theater and the
lease option Included equipment assets but not the existing
contracts.
Mayor Canton expressed concern about the continued
Impact to residents In the theater area. He agreed the
extension provided more time to look at alternatives,
however, he questioned whether the Village could afford the
expense. He suggested another advisory group look at
alternatives.
Mrs. Kirby stated the upcoming summer months were
popular and profitable times also for matinees. She
requested a breakdown of allocated funds in the capital bud-
get for the coming year for downtown revitalization which
were sprinkled through other departments. She felt funding
could be achieved from these funds.
Mr. Johnson advised that Public Works was the only other
department which had these revitalization protects. He
stated he would go through the corporation to negotiate the
extension.
The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Johnson requested an emergency Item be placed on the
agenda. That Item being the waiver of bid procedures for the
rebuilding of the cart barn. Dr. Butler made a motion to add
the cart barn Issue as an emergency Item on the agenda. Mrs.
Stoflk second the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Johnson stated he needed to negotiate with the con-
tractor and the Village would buy the materials. Mrs. Stoflk
requested that the contractor be one the Village has pre-
viously used.
Dr. Butler stated he wanted to see the plans before
construction began. Mr. Johnson advised that the plans
Include repairing not rebuilding. The only difference was
that steel rafters would replace wood rafters. Carts would
either be stored with the company or stored In the half of
the building not being repaired at that time.
Mr. Grau recommended getting signed plans/shop drawings
or a signed letter Indicating that what is planned will work.
Mrs. Stoflk made a motion to authorize the VIIIage
Manager to negotiate with the builder to as expediently as
possible affect the repairs on the cart barn. Dr. Butler
second the motion. Mrs. Kirby requested that signed plans be
received stating that the building would be structually
sound.
The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 a.m.
ATTEST: Elly F. Johnson
Village Manager
BY:
Aria Clayton
Deputy Village Cler