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07-20-1988 Budget Workshop MeetingMIAMI SHORES BUDGET WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 1988 The Budget Workshop of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on Wednesday, July 20, 1988 In the Village Hall. The following members were present: Mayor Spero Canton Stephen Loffredo Robert S. Butler, Jr. Karen Kirby Marty Stofik Also present: Elly Johnson Gall Macdonald The meeting was called to order. The first order of business was: LIBRARY Discussion took place about the current hours of opera- tion and the amount of staff that would be required to ex- pand those hours. Ms. Stofik made a motion to approve the Library budget as presented. Ms. Stofik stated that the Library Is open as much as non -County libraries and longer than County libraries. Discussion arose as to the $2,500 contingency fund for the library. No action taken on the motion. Dr. Butler made a motion to remove $2,500 from the contingency fund, and then to approve the budget. The motion was seconded. Mr. Johnson stated that this motion does not Impact the library In a negative way. He stated that If Elizabeth Esper has a problem we will handle It. The motion passed 3 to 2 with Mr. Loffredo and Ms. Stofik voting against the motion. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Mr. Tom Benton Ms. Stofik Inquired why this year's waste removal amount Is more than the last two year's amount. Mr. Benton stated that he looks at the amount that was dumped last year then estimates what It will cost in the coming year. Mr. Loffredo inquired about the feasibility of using a barge to transport the garbage to Homestead. Mr. Johnson stated that environmentally it would not be feasible. A motion was made to approve the budget under the cate- gory waste department as presented. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. PARKS AND RECREATION Discussion took place about the removal of trees and maintenance of Ficus trees. Discussion also arose as to the beautification protects. There was a motion to approve the budget under Parks and Recreation. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. STREETS Discussion took place to move the Public Works facility closer to the Village. It was stated that the residents don't want it near them. Ms. Stofik made a motion to approve the streets budget. The motion was seconded. No action was taken. Mr. Loffredo made a motion to amend the streets budget to include the paving of the public works yard for $37,500. The motion was seconded by Ms. Stofik. The vote was 4 to 1 with Dr. Butler voting against the motion. Dr. Butler made a motion to delete the hurricane shutters from the Fire Department for a savings of $995. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Dr. Butler moved that we accept the budget on streets. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION Dr. Butler made a motion to accept the budget as presented. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. BUILDING AND ZONING Mr. Frank Lu Bien Discussion took place about the use of a court reporter at the building and zoning meetings. It was determined that It was useful if a lawsuit comes up regarding a zoning matter. Dr. Butler made a motion to delete $16,000 out of Item *34 which would leave planning and professional services $10,000. The motion was seconded. Discussion arose as to what a planner Is good for and what they do. The vote was 4 to 1 with Ms. Kirby opposed. The motion passed. Ms. Stofik made a motion to delete Item *33(court re- porter). The motion was seconded and passed with Mr. Lof- fredo In opposition. Dr. Butler moved to approve as amended the Building and Zoning and Code Enforcement budget. The motion was seconded. The motion passed unanimously. DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION Mr. Tony West Dr. Butler moved to delete $4,500 under professional services. The motion was seconded. The vote was 2 to 3, with Ms. Stofik, Mayor Canton and Ms. Kirby voting against the motion. Ms. Stofik made a motion to hire a secretary with fees not to exceed $3,000. The motion was seconded and passed unan- imously. Dr. Butler made a motion to delete $2,000 of the $4,000 as designated for promotions. The motion was seconded and passed with Mayor Canton In opposition. Dr. Butler moved to approve the Downtown Revitalization budget as amended. The motion was seconded and passed unan- imously. The meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: Elly F. Johnson Village Clerk By: Scott W. Davis Deputy Village Clerk