02-03-2004 Regular Meeting•
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on Tuesday,
February 3, 2004 at the Village Hall. The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the
following members in attendance:
PRESENT:
Mayor Jim McCoy
Al Davis
Ed Quinton
Greg Ullman
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep, Village Clerk
Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
PRESENTATION
Mr. Berg presented the February, 2004 "House of the Month" award to Patrick Mitchell and Phil
McKinstry of 75 N.E. 104th Street.
CONSIDERATIONS
1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 20, 2004 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES.
Mr. Davis moved approval of the January 20, 2004 regular Council Meeting Minutes. Mr. Quinton
seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
2) VILLAGE ATTORNEY Richard Sarafan
A) AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH
BARRY UNIVERSITY FOR USE OF THEIR PREMISES FOR THE CHARTER
SCHOOL.
Mr. Sarafan provided highlights of the provisions contained within the Ground Lease Agreement
and confirmed that the lease was for the land only. The Village will "manage" the facility,
providing for and paying for the building's services, i.e. electricity, janitorial tasks, waste removal,
security, etc. Mr. Davis moved to authorize the Village Manager to execute the Agreement. Mr.
Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
3) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) REQUEST TO AWARD BID TO TETRA TECH WHS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$8,000 FOR TRAFFIC CALMING POLICY.
. Mr. Benton provided background information and summarized the recent research and work done
with respect to traffic calming bid specifications. Mr. Benton indicated that he has broken out the
various components involved in a comprehensive traffic calming project and as discussed at the
October, 2003 Council Meeting, will bid them out separately as appropriate. Council discussion
and questions centered around the Firm's experience, funding for the policy development, and the
appropriate forum for future discussions between the engineering firm and the Council. Mr.
Ullman moved to award the bid to Tetra Tech in the amount of $8,000. Mr. Quinton seconded the
motion and the vote was 3 to 1 with Mr. Davis dissenting.
4) ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Clerk read the announcements.
5) PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one present at the meeting wished to make any comment.
6) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Gregg Ullman Mr. Ullman offered congratulations to Mr. Sarafan and Mr. Benton for
their work on the ground lease agreement and the traffic calming project.
Additionally, Mr. Ullman congratulated the Shores Performing Arts
Theater for receiving 25 out of 88 nominations for the Curtain Up award.
Al Davis Mr. Davis offered thanks to Mr. Sarafan for his work on the lease
agreement. Mr. Davis congratulated the Theater for their recent success
and award nominations and also to the Village Clerk, Barbara Estep, for
her 10 years of service with the Village.
Ed Quinton Mr. Quinton thanked Mr. Sarafan for the work on the ground lease
agreement.
Mayor McCoy Mayor McCoy spoke of sitting in on the Charter School Board meetings
and the talented people sitting on the Board. In addition, Mayor McCoy
spoke of the recent Fine Arts Commission sponsored concert and details
on the upcoming Mayor's Ball.
7) ADJOURNMENT
The February 3, 2004 Regular Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, CMC
Village Clerk
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Jim McCoy, Mayor