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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
The Miami Shores Village Council held a Council Workshop on Tuesday, February 8, 2000 at
the Village Hall Conference Room beginning at 6:30 PM with the following members present:
PRESENT:
Mayor Ulmer
Bob Blum
Al Davis
Steve Loffredo
Mary Ross Agosta
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Fugaz7i, Village Clerk
Rich Freeman, Community Development/Code Enforcement Director
Allyn Berg, Planning & Zoning Director
Mayor Ulmer offered a brief introductory statement, indicating his intent for the meeting. He
stated that he viewed the Workshop as an organizational meeting for the Council members to
speak generically about the recommendations contained in the Task Force report. Mayor Ulmer
reiterated that he would not be allowing public comment during the Workshop but would invite
public comment when specific items were placed on Council Meeting agendas. Mayor Ulmer
asked to hear from the individual Council Members.
Council Members expressed their views on the findings of the Task Force, with a central theme
emerging that the Village needs to have a Planner. Views differed on whether the Planner should
be hired as a staff member or on a consulting basis. Another central focus was the need to have a
comprehensive traffic study completed. This idea was endorsed by the entire Council and the
Village Administration, as a number of the redevelopment elements would have an impact on
traffic throughout the Village. Various Council members spoke of their concerns regarding the
funding aspects of the recommendations. Following a general discussion on revitalizing
businesses in Miami Shores, it was suggested that there is a need to have an economic
marketing/feasibility study done, similar to the study that was done for the Shores Performing
Arts Theater a number of years ago. This type of study would provide demographic, trends and
feeder information, providing the Village with a "type" of business that would have the highest
probability of success based on the data collected.
Following these discussions, the Council reached a consensus to have Mr. Benton: 1) Obtain
estimates on the cost to have a market feasibility study done; and 2) Put a Request for Proposals
(RFP) together for a traffic study.
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Council members then spoke about how to realistically begin the process of moving forward on
the Task Force recommendations. Council Members shared their impressions on what the next
step in the process should be. Following a lengthy discussion, it was the consensus of the
Council to break the Task Force report recommendations into groups and divide the groups into
components and then to discuss each group at future Council Meetings. The agreed upon groups
and components are as follows, as they will be placed on future agendas:
1) Monuments
Elements = Gateways
Roundabouts
2) Bike Paths
3) Biscayne Boulevard
Elements = Economic Development
Aesthetics / Design Standards
Zoning Issues
4) N.E. 2nd Avenue
Elements = Economic Development
Aesthetics / Design Standards
Zoning Issues
Sewers
5) Annexation
The components to be discussed regarding each group would include:
1) Regulatory
2) Public Works
3) Consultants
Village Administration indicated that Item 1 would be placed on the March 7, 2000 Council
Meeting Agenda, with subsequent Items to be placed on future agendas as appropriate.
The February 8, 2000 Council Workshop was adjourned at 8:05 PM.
• Barbara A. Fugazzi, CMC
Village Clerk
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Mark S. Ulmer, Mayor