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04-20-2004 Regular Meeting• Barbara Estep, CMC VILLAGE CLERK MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE Office of the Village Clerk 10050 N.E.2nd Avenue Miami Shores, Florida 33138 Tel: (305) 795.2207 Fax: (305) 756.8972 E-mail: EsterB an.MiamiShoresVillage.com MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at the Village Hall. The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following members present: PRESENT: Jim McCoy Herta Holly Al Davis Ed Quinton Greg Ullman . ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager Barbara Estep, Village Clerk Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney • PRESENTATION Ms. Estep presented the Council Members with their annual compensation checks. CONSIDERATIONS 1) CONSENT AGENDA Barbara A. Estep Mr. Ullman requested that the items contained on the Consent Agenda be addressed individually. A) APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 6, 2004 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. Mrs. Holly moved approval of the April 6, 2004 Regular Council Minutes. Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. B) APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF BOND COUNSEL SERVICES FROM NABORS GIBLIN & NICKERSON TO GREENBERG-TRAURIG, P.A. Mr. Ullman stated that he has no objection to the requested transfer but wanted clarification regarding whether or not the same dollar thresholds will be honored by Greenberg Traurig. Mr. Malatak, the Village's Finance Director, provided correspondence from Michael Watkins of Greenberg Traurig stating that the terms of the contract will be honored and that the previously negotiated cost for Bond Counsel will not exceed $35,000, exclusive of reimbursable/incidental expenses. Mr. Davis moved to approve the transfer of Bond Counsel services. Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. • • • 2) PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT Al Berg A) APPEAL OF A DECISION BY THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD DENYING AN EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR. Orestes & Sheryl Padilla — 1255 N.E. 93rd Street Mr. Sarafan stated that an acceptable paint color had been decided upon and all parties were satisfied. Therefore, Item 2A was withdrawn from consideration. 3) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST FROM MR. & MRS. ORRIN MacDONNELL TO DE -DESIGNATE THEIR HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED HOME LOCATED AT 9760 N.E. 5TH AVENUE. As Mr. MacDonnell was not present, Item 3A was not considered. 4) ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Estep read the announcements. 5) PUBLIC COMMENT T.F. Chambers Mr. Chambers spoke of the Concert in the Park 6) COUNCIL COMMENT Ed Quinton No Comment Greg Ullman Mr. Ullman thanked the Recreation Staff for the Marshmallow Drop event and wished Lt. Ulmer a speedy recovery. Al Davis Mr. Davis wished Lt. Ulmer his best. Herta Holly Mrs. Holly spoke of the important role that defibrillators in the Village's police vehicles played in Lt. Ulmer's heart attack. Mrs. Holly also spoke of the dedication ceremony of Barry University's new Student Union building. Mayor McCoy Mayor McCoy wished Lt. Ulmer well and a quick recovery. 7) ADJOURNMENT The April 20, 2004 Council Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM. Jim McCoy, Mayor Barbara A. Estep, CMC Village Clerk 101 MIAMI SHORES Village considers expanding borders The village council agrees to pursue annexation of a small neighborhood west of the Kennel Club site and shows Interest In adding the Bel Mar area. BY TANYA HAREL tharel@herald.com The Miami Shores Village Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pursue annexation of a small neighborhood between Barry University and Interstate 95 and asked staff to investigate annexation of the Bel Mar area east of the vil- lage. The first area, now part of unincorporated Miami -Dade County, is between Northwest lllth and 115th streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues. The neigh- borhood, which includes about 50 homes, is just west of the old Biscayne Kennel Club site, which Barry owns. "We took this action pri- marily because it borders the charter school we are building and it allows all of Barry Uni- versity to be within Miami Shores," said Councilman Greg Ullman. 'We felt that the reasons to proceed were all compelling." The vote gives Village Manager Thomas Benton the go-ahead to begin discussions with county officials about the annexation process. Because the area is so small, residents who live there might not get a say in whether they want to be part of Miami Shores, Ullman said. Under the Miami -Dade Home Rule Charter, annexation votes are required only for areas with more than 250 registered vot- ers. The village council also voted to have the manager and his staff investigate the possi- ble annexation of the Bel Mar area, another unincorporated neighborhood southeast of Miami Shores. The council asked that vil- lage staff report back within six months. The area is bounded by Northeast 87th and 91st streets, from Biscayne Bay and Biscayne Boulevard. "Bel Mar has always been on our radar scope," said Mayor Jim McCoy. McCoy said that six years ago the council looked at the area between the bay and Northeast 10th Avenue. "We lacked the foresight at the time to say, 'Yes, we'll take that," he said. • TURN TO ANNEX, 10 41. • MIAMI SHORES Village eyeing bigger borders °ANNEX, FROM 3 Most of Tuesday night's meeting was spent discussing thepossible annexation of a neighborhood north of 103rd Street to lllth Street and from Northwest Second Avenue to I-95. The area is directly south of the small Barry neighbor- hood the council is seeking to annex. "It became clear that 103rd was not an area to annex into," said Ullman. "I was opposed because we would basically just be annexing those houses along the street, and for annexation, bigger i issues need to be looked at." _ Shores resident William Fann agreed. "I think this is a dead horse and would not benefit Miami Shores." After more than hour of _ impassioned debate, the council decided not to go after that area. McCoy said he favored fur- ther consideration of annex- ing that area because it serves as an entryway into the vil- lage from I-95. "These corridors are important to us," he said. But when he saw the rest of the council opposed the plan, he joined them in voting against annexation. "My colleagues felt that it was too risky of a venture," he said, adding that other council members "felt like it was an awkward proposition to just grab the corridor, because of its shape to the boundaries." However, the council agreed to work with the county to help residents in that area improve the appear- ance of the neighborhood through zoning -code enforce- ment. McCoy was skeptical. "I have a difficult time see- ing that as a realistic avenue to have, to raise those stan- dards of that area," he said. Don't miss Jim Morin's cartoons on the Editorial page.