10-02-2001 Regular Meeting•
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council took place on Tuesday, October 2,
2001 at the Miami Shores Village Hall commencing at 7:30 PM with the following members
present:
PRESENT:
Mayor Davis
Greg Ullman
Bob Blum
Prospero Herrera
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Fugazzi, Village Clerk
Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
ABSENT: Mark Ulmer
CONSIDERATIONS
1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara Fugazzi
A) APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING MINUTES:
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d)
SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 BUDGET HEARING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES
Mr. Ullman moved approval of the Minutes as presented. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and
the vote was unanimous in favor.
As there were a number of individuals who were applying for more than one Board or Committee
appointment, those individuals were invited to introduce themselves to the Council at this one
time rather than having them speak at the time each Board or Committee appointment was to be
made. Misters John McCaughan and Ron Platt were present and spoke on their own behalf.
Misters Denis Arden, Wyatt Porter -Brown, Sid Reese and David Rohn were not present.
B) APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING
Applicants: Denis Arden
William Cate
Tim Crutchfield
Richard Fernandez
Cory LaBarge
Thomas Leonard
John B. McCaughan
& ZONING BOARD (2 Vacancies)
Ron Platt
Wyatt Porter -Brown
Sidney Reese
Javier Reynaldos
David Rohn
Daniel Suman
Steven Zelkowitz
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Misters William Cate, Tim Crutchfield, Richard Fernandez, Cory LaBarge, Thomas Leonard,
Daniel Suman and Steven Zelkowitz were present and offered introductory remarks to the
Council. The Village Clerk stated there were two vacancies and asked that the Council indicate
on the provided ballots their choices for appointment. The results of Ballot #1 were as follows:
Prospero Herrera
Greg Ullman
Al Davis
Bob Blum
R. Fernandez
T. Crutchfield
T. Crutchfield
R. Fernandez
T. Leonard
J. Reynaldos
R. Fernandez
J. Reynaldos
With Mr. Fernandez receiving a majority vote, he was appointed to the Planning & Zoning
Board. A second vote was conducted from the narrowed field of candidates (T. Leonard, J.
Reynaldos and T. Crutchfield) with the following results:
Prospero Herrera
Greg Ullman
Al Davis
Bob Blum
T. Leonard
T. Crutchfield
T. Crutchfield
J. Reynaldos
As there was not a majority vote for any one of the candidates, a third vote was conducted and
tabulated with the following results:
Prospero Herrera
Greg Ullman
Al Davis
Bob Blum
T. Leonard
T. Crutchfield
T. Leonard
T. Crutchfield
Once again, there was not any one candidate receiving a majority of the votes. A fourth vote was
conducted between T. Leonard and T. Crutchfield only. The results of the fourth vote were as
follows:
Prospero Herrera
Greg Ullman
Al Davis
Bob Blum
T. Leonard
T. Crutchfield
T. Crutchfield
T. Crutchfield
By a majority vote of the present Council Members, Mr. Crutchfield was appointed to the
Planning & Zoning Board.
C) APPOINTMENTS TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD (1 Vacancy)
Applicants: Barry Asmus Ronald Platt
Jack Callahan Wyatt Porter -Brown
John B. McCaughan Sidney Reese
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Mr. Asmus was present and spoke on his own behalf. The Council had previously heard from
Misters McCaughan and Platt. The Clerk requested that the Council submit their ballot, indicating
their choice for filling the one vacancy on the Code Enforcement Board. The ballots were
collected and the vote was unanimous to appoint Mr. Asmus to the Code Enforcement Board.
D) APPOINTMENTS TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD (4 Vacancies)
Applicants: Denis Arden
John B. McCaughan
Wyatt Porter -Brown
Maria Temkin
Warren Bittner
Frederick Newman
David Rohn
Bill Tenney
Misters Bittner, Newman, and Tenney, as well as Ms. Temkin were present and spoke on their own
behalf. As Mr. McCaughan had previously addressed the Council, the Village Clerk asked that the
Council vote for four individuals to fill the vacancies existing on the Historic Preservation Board.
The vote tally was as follows:
Prospero Herrera
Greg Ullman
Al Davis
Bob Blum
W. Bittner
W. Bittner
W. Bittner
W. Bittner
F. Newman
F. Newman
F. Newman
F. Newman
M. Temkin
D. Rohn
M. Temkin
M. Temkin
B. Tenney
M. Temkin
B. Tenney
B. Tenney
By a majority vote of the Village Council, Warren Bittner, Fred Newman, Maria Temkin and Bill
Tenney were appointed to the Historic Preservation Board.
E) APPOINTMENTS TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE PENSION BOARD
(2 Vacancies)
Applicants: Mary Ross Agosta Joseph Charles
Les Forney Ronald Platt
Ms. Agosta and Mr. Charles were present and spoke on their own behalf. Mr. Platt had previously
introduced himself to the Council. The Council completed the voting with the following results:
Prospero Herrera
Greg Ullman
Al Davis
Bob Blum
M. Ross Agosta
M. Ross Agosta
M. Ross Agosta
M. Ross Agosta
J. Charles
J. Charles
L. Forney
J. Charles
2) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA.
Mr. Benton provided background information and indicated that he was looking for some direction
from the Council as to whether or not to proceed with requests at the State Legislative level. Mr.
Benton mentioned the projects that he would attempt to get funding for and asked the Council for
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• their thoughts. Mr. Blum suggested that additional (and ongoing) funding for Biscayne Bay clean-
up should be included in funding requests. Mr. Herrera stated that he was in agreement with the
issues suggested by Mr. Benton and added his request to explore funding for the Library, Bay
clean-up and adding to the Village's tree canopy. Mr. Ullman suggested adding funding for bike
paths to the list and funding for the Theater. Mr. Ullman stated that with Representative Brutus
scheduled to attend the October 16th Council Meeting, additional ideas may be brought up. Mr.
Benton thanked the Council for their
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3) ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Village Clerk read the announcements.
4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mary Ross Agosta
Ron Platt
Ms. Agosta spoke about the Letter to the Editor contained in Sunday's
Neighbor's Section of the Herald. She urged the Council to act responsibly
with respect to the charter high school and to take their time to get things
right.
Mr. Platt expressed the need for a stop sign at N.E. 98th and N.E. 3rd Avenue,
and a street light for that block as well. Mr. Benton indicated that a street
light had been requested from FPL.
Joe Charles Mr. Charles spoke about the need for the State Legislature to address
replacing the trees taken down due to the citrus canker.
5) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Bob Blum
Mr. Blum confirmed that the charter high school application was submitted
on time and reminded people about the Stand Against Crime night
scheduled for Wednesday, October 17th.
Greg Ullman Mr. Ullman offered his congratulations to those residents appointed to the
Boards, thanked Mr. Benton and Kathy Wilbur for their time and efforts in
getting the charter high school application submitted, and encouraged people
to buy tickets to the upcoming production of "Pageant" at the Theater.
Prospero Herrera Mr. Herrera also congratulated the Board appointees, announced the October
25th Optimist Barbeque, and expressed his dismay at the recently published
Letter to the Editor. Additionally, he thanked the Staff for their work on the
charter school application.
Mayor Davis "Ditto".
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6) ADJOURNMENT
The October 2, 2001 Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:3 M.
Village Clerk
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