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07-02-2002 Regular Meeting• • MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 2, 2002 in the Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following members present: PRESENT: Mayor Davis Prospero Herrera Greg Ullman ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager Barbara Fugazzi, Village Clerk ABSENT: PRESENTATION Bob Blum Mark Ulmer Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney Al Berg, Planning & Zoning/Code Enforcement Director presented John & Beverly Petersen with a certificate in honor of their home being named "House of the Month" for the month of July, 2002. Presentation of the Brockway Memorial Library Annual Report CONSIDERATIONS 1) MINUTES Barbara A. Fugazzi A) APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 18, 2002 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. Mr. Ullman moved approval of the June 18, 2002 regular Council Meeting Minutes. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. B) APPOINTMENTS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1 APPOINTMENT FOR A FIVE (5) YEAR TERM 1 APPOINTMENT FOR A THREE (3) YEAR TERM (UNEXPIRED TERM OF PAULA XANTHOPOULOU) The Village Clerk reviewed the procedure for the appointments, indicating that as only three Council Members were present, they would all need to agree for any of the appointments to be made. It was decided that if the Council Members could not agree on the appointments after three ballots, the item would be deferred until the next meeting where a full Council was present. Applicants Dan Dower, Cheryl Gowing, Susan Maguire, Fredrick Miller, Frank Muscarella and Carl Paulsen were present and spoke on their own behalf. The results of the first vote were as follows: Mayor Davis Greg Ullman Prospero Herrera F. Muscarella (5 Years) F. Muscarella (5 Years) D. Dower (5 Years) C. Paulsen (3 Years) D. Dower (3 Years) C. Paulsen (3 Years) As there was not a unanimous selection, a second vote was taken with the following results: Mayor Davis Greg Ullman Prospero Herrera F. Muscarella (5 Years) F. Muscarella (5 Years) D. Dower (5 Years) C. Paulsen (3 Years) D. Dower (3 Years) C. Paulsen (3 Years) Once again, there was not a unanimous selection and a third vote was taken, the results of which were as follows: Mayor Davis Greg Ullman Prospero Herrera F. Muscarella (5 Years) F. Muscarella (5 Years) D. Dower (5 Years) C. Paulsen (3 Years) D. Dower (3 Years) C. Paulsen (3 Years) Per the decision of the present Council Members, this item was deferred until a full Council was present to vote. It was agreed that all residents who had applied for the appointments would be eligible for the appointment and all were invited back to the next meeting. At this point in time, Ms. Alice Burch, Chair of the Brockway Memorial Library Board of Trustees, provided the Council with a report on the operations of the Library over the past year. C) AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE III, SECTION 49, SERVICE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE, PROVIDING FOR A THIRTY YEAR AND OUT CLAUSE TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Second & Final Reading — Public Hearing Required) The Clerk read the caption of the Ordinance and indicated that the required advertising criteria had been met. Mr. Ullman moved to adopt the Ordinance on second reading. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion. Mayor Davis opened the Public Hearing for the Ordinance adoption. There was no one present who wished to speak on the issue and therefore, Mayor Davis closed the Public Hearing and called for the vote. The vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 2) ANNOUCEMENTS The Clerk read the announcements. 3) PUBLIC COMMENTS Martin Drummond Pastor Drummond remarked about the quality of applicants for the Library Board and spoke about available overflow parking for the Library at the Church facilities. • 4 • • Kathy Moore Ms. Moore spoke about the proposed Marbella Apartment project just south of Miami Shores, expressing her opposition. Francis Hill Mr. Hill spoke of his concerns with the Marbella project. Richard Bartolli Mr. Bartolli also spoke of the Marbella project and expressed his opposition. 4) COUNCIL COMMENTS Greg Ullman Mr. Ullman addressed the residents who spoke about the Marbella project and advised them that it is the Council's intention to have a presentation from the developer. Prospero Herrera Mr. Herrera congratulated the Petersen's on their House of the Month award and wished everyone a happy holiday. Mayor Davis Mayor Davis wished everyone a safe and happy 4th of July. 5) ADJOURNMENT The July 2, 2002 Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:04 PM. Barbara A. Fugazzi, Village Clerk 3