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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 5 MiamiShoresVillage.com
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 7,
2004 in the Village Hall Council Chambers. The Meeting was convened 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
Mr. Berg, Planning & Zoning/Code Enforcement Director, presented the House of the Month award to Ed and
Kelly Brill for the month of September, 2004.
CONSIDERATIONS
1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE JULY 20, 2004 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
Mrs. Holly moved approval of the July 20, 2004 Council Meeting Minutes as submitted. Mr. Ullman seconded
the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
B) REQUEST APPROVAL TO AMEND RESOLUTION #1080-04 TO ALLOW FOR
APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDS APPROVED IN THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION.
Ms. Estep explained the omission in the Resolution previously adopted. Mr. Quinton moved to amend the
Resolution as recommended. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor.
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2) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE VILLAGE
ATTORNEY, WITH MICHELE MELLGREN & ASSOCIATES, TO PREPARE THE
VILLAGE'S EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
Mr. Benton offered information regarding the process used in selecting the firm and introduced Michele
Mellgren, the president of Michele Mellgren & Associates. Ms. Mellgren responded to questions regarding the
scope of service and the work needed to complete the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) relating to the
Village's Comprehensive Plan. In addition, Planning & Zoning Director, Al Berg, provided a brief explanation
of the EAR process. Subsequent to these discussions, Mr. Ullman moved to authorize the Village Manager to
enter into an agreement with Michele Mellgren & Associates to prepare the Village's Evaluation and Appraisal
Report. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion andd the vote was unanimous in favor.
B) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ERECTING A FENCE WITHIN THE
EXISTING BARRICADE LOCATED AT N. BAYSHORE DRIVE AND 91ST TERRACE AND
ALSO ONE AT N.W. 96TH STREET AND 2ND AVENUE.
Mr. Benton introduced the item under consideration before the Council. Mr. Ullman requested that the two
requests be considered separately. Each Council person offered their opinion on the separate requests for
fences to be erected within the existing barricades. With respect to the request at N. Bayshore and N.E. 91st
Terrace, the consensus of the Council was to have input from the neighborhood residents prior to making any
decision. Should the request be granted, it was agreed that a locking, combination gate within the fence be
installed in order to allow access to residents.
With respect to the request for the fence at N.W. 96th Street and N.W. rd Avenue, Mr. Ullman moved to have
the Village place a fence within the barricade as requested. Mr. Quinton seconded the motion and the vote was
unanimous in favor of the motion.
3) ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ms. Estep read the announcements.
Mr. Benton provided an update on the hurricane clean-up efforts.
4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one in attendance offered any comments.
5) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Greg Ullman Mr. Ullman welcomed everyone back from the summer recess. He thanked the Village
Manager and staff for the tremendous presence and assistance to the residents during the hurricane. In
addition, Mr. Ullman spoke about the Boulevard improvement project and spoke about the great job that the
Village has done in ensuring that traffic is moving smoothly.
Al Davis Mr. Davis echoed Mr. Ullman's comments.
Ed Quinton Mr. Quinton voiced his appreciation of the Village staff.
Herta Holly Mrs. Holly thanked the staff for doing a great job and heroic efforts, indicating that she had
heard nothing but wonderful comments about the Village's response. Mrs. Holly also spoke about the FDOT
project at 103rd Street.
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6) ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McCoy adjourned the September 7, 2004 Regular Council Meeting at 8:20 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, CMC
Village Clerk
Jim McCoy, Mayor