02-17-2004 Workshop Meeting•
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
The Miami Shores Village Council held a Council Workshop Meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 in
the Village H all Conference Room. T he Meeting was called to order a t 7 :30 P M with the following
individuals present:
PRESENT:
Jim McCoy
Herta Holly
Al Davis
Ed Quinton
Greg Ullman (7:40 PM)
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep, Village Clerk
Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. William Heffernan, Chair of the Charter School Authority Board of Directors offered information
relating to the progress made by the Board of Directors on behalf of the new charter school, including
information on the status of the search for an executive director, the adoption of By -Laws, and work on
the school's programming.
Mr. Richard Derr, Vice President of Tetra Tech WMS provided an overview on the Firm's traffic calming
proposal, including information on similar work projects, examples of the services to be provided and
possible outcomes from the policy development procedure. Mr. Derr responded to questions from the
Council regarding areas covered in his presentation.
At the conclusion of Mr. Derr's presentation and discussion regarding traffic calming, Mayor McCoy
called a five minute recess at 8:55 PM and the Workshop was reconvened at 9:00 PM.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEM
Council Members requested an update on the Staff Reports regarding annexing the areas north and west
of Barry University and the 103`d Street corridor. Mr. Benton advised that he was waiting for clarification
on the tax roll information which does not appear to be reported correctly. Following a brief discussion
regarding how the Council can best evaluate the information contained in the reports once they are
complete, it was the consensus of the Council to conduct an additional workshop on annexation issues for
the second meeting in March. Mayor McCoy reiterated that the workshop was conditional upon the
information being completed and dependent upon staffs readiness to move forward.
ADJOURNMENT
The February 17, 2004 Council Workshop meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, CMC
Village Clerk
Jim McCoy, Mayor