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05-16-1989 Regular MeetingMIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 16, 1989 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on Tuesday, May 16, 1989, at Village Hall commencing at 7:31 p.m. with the following members present: Mayor Henry Courtney Herb Spahn Stephen Loffredo Spero Canton Marty Stofik Also present: Elly F. Johnson Gall Macdonald William F. Fann Reverend John Rice from the Miami Shores Presbyterian Church gave the invocation and Mayor Courtney led the pledge of allegiance. ITEM *1 MINUTES Mr. Canton moved for approval of the minutes from the 5/2/89 Regular Council Meeting. Mr. Spahn seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous In favor. Mr. Spahn moved approval of the minutes from the 5/9/89 Country Club Workshop. Mr. Loffredo seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. Mayor Courtney acknowledged receipt of the following minutes: Fine Arts Committee 4/3/89 Recreation Advisory Committee 4/10/89 Downtown Revitalization Board 4/19/89 Country Club Advisory Board 4/26/89 Planning and Zoning Board 4/27/89 Code Enforcement Board 5/4/89 Mayor Courtney presented a plaque to Mr. Franklin Grau for his service on the Downtown Revitalization Board. ITEM *2 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING COMMUNITY SIGN ON GRAND CONCOURSE. Mayor Courtney explained why this Item was placed back on the agenda. He suggested taking the sign and placing it in Its agreed upon location and seeing if it can be read from the intersection. Mr. Loffredo suggested an alternate location could be 6th Avenue and 96th. He said it Is safer and could get more exposure. Mr. J.D. Varney stated the Mayors Task Force chose the present Iocatlon because it could serve Miami Shores residents best. Mr. Varney said the sign will be approximately 7' by 5' with 5 lines of text. Mr. Spahn stated a simulation of the sign would be easy to make, put In place and an evaluation could easily be made. Mr. Seth Bramson, a Miami Shores resident, stated there are neighbors in the selected area who are against the placing of a sign In that location. Mr. Loffredo moved to direct Mr. Varney to construct a temporary sign, approximating the dimensions and letter size of the sign that the Council ordered, to be put up temporarily so that the Mayor's Task Force Committee, Police Department and the Council can all review the location and satisfy themselves that it Is safe. Mr. Spahn seconded the motion. Ms. Stofik asked how long the temporary sign would be In place. Mr. Loffredo stated it should be left up to the Village Manager to arrange how long it should be up. Mr. Canton asked If the review could be done In the next week. The vote was taken and was unanimous In favor. ITEM *3 APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADVISORY BOARD ON HANDICAPPED SERVICES AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. Mr. Johnson told the Council that there is only one applicant for the Handicapped Services Board. Mr. Canton made a motion to approve Mr. Bradford Lundin for the Handicapped Services Board. Ms. Stofik seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous In favor. Mr. Johnson explained to the Council that there were 5 applicants for the Code Enforcement Board. Mayor Courtney asked the applicants If they wished to speak In their own behalf. Mr. Barton Cohen, Mr. Steven Johnson, Ms. Candice Larson, Mr. Wallace Moneyhun and Mr. Arthur Taylor all explained to the Council why they felt they should be selected for the vacancy. The members of the Council voted for the applicants as follows: Stofik Canton Spahn Loffredo Courtney Moneyhun Taylor Taylor Taylor Johnson Mr. Taylor was appointed.to the Code Enforcement Board for a term expiring 9/91. ITEM *4 REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR SEMINAR FOR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. Mr. Johnson explained that the request Is for $200.00. Mr. Canton moved to grant the request. Ms. Stofik seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous In favor. ITEM *5 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF POLICE RADIO SYSTEM. Mr. Johnson explained the background behind the request. Mr. Canton asked Chief Zoovas and Commander Burdick of Metro Dade about financing the radios and how the system will function. Commander Burdick spoke about the frequency the Shores would be using and how beneficial it will be to change soon. Mr. Johnson stated none of the private banking sources have come close to the rate offered by Motorola. Detailed discussion was held by all Council members and Commander Burdick and Chief Zoovas about which police department can talk to whom on the system and how radio communication works. Mr. Spahn moved to approve the purchase of the 800 mhz system in the amount of $154,000 with the financing to be determined with a second resolution at a later time. Mr. Canton seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous In favor. Mayor Courtney called for a 5 minute recess. The meeting was reconvened at 9:04 p.m. ITEM *6 REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF POOL ENGINEERING CONTRACT. Mr. Johnson explained the background behind the request. Mr. Canton asked how much was budgeted. Mr. Johnson stated that the contract was $1000 short of the budgeted figure. Mr. Canton asked how much Phase 1 will cost. Mr. Johnson replied $10,500. Mr. Canton moved approval of the engineering contract with Seller Keller and Associates for $10,500. Mr. Loffredo seconded the motion. Mr. Loffredo asked Mr. Seiler what type of suggestions his firm would be making. Mr. Seller explained the type of report he would be making to the Council. Mr. Loffredo stated that after the Council Is made aware of the problems with the structure of the pool area one of the options may be to close the facility. The vote was taken and was unanimous In favor. ITEM *7 DISCUSSION OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ON CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH DADE COUNTY. Mr. Canton explained the background behind the agreement and discussed the interlocal agreement In detail. Mr. Spahn asked If the Village cites a resident of the County who enforces it. Mr. Johnson stated that the case would go through the County system. Mr. Loffredo moved to approve the Interlocal agreement with the County for code enforcement. Mr. Canton seconded the motion. Mr. Johnson stated that item 10 In the agreement will be changed to read either party will have the right to terminate the agreement. Discussion was held among the Council as to the limits of enforcement and how the system will work. Mr. Fann stated that the agreement does not bind the Council and it gives the Council an opportunity to see if the program Is cost effective. Ms. Stofik stated that she agrees with the need for code enforcement In the surrounding areas but that she Is reluctant to approve an agreement that the Council does not have all of the information on. Mr. Loffredo changed his motion to be: Approve the Interlocal agreement with the County for code enforcement In principle as submitted by staff. Mr. Canton seconded the new motion. The vote was unanimous In favor. ITEM *8 VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT. Mr. Johnson presented the Investment report for the Council's review. ITEM *9 ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Courtney read the announcements. ITEM *10 COUNCIL COMMENTS Ms. Stofik suggested having the Budget Workshop during the day for 1 long session rather than 3 nights. She suggested having 1 day for the Village and 1 for the Country Club. Mr. Canton spoke about the barricade workshop. He suggested May 30th. He also talked about selling advertising for the fence at the baseball field at the Recreation Center. Mr. Loffredo spoke about the League of Cities meeting that he attended and also recycling. Mayor Courtney spoke about Mothers Day at the Country Club and the Miami Shores Performing Arts Theater FIIm Festival. ITEM *11 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:04 p.m.. Attest: Elly F. Johnson By: Scott W. Davis Deputy Village Clerk