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10-19-2004 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: EsteiBRIViiamiShoresVillage.com MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The regularly scheduled meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at the Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following individuals present: PRESENT Jim McCoy ABSENT Ed Quinton Herta Holly Al Davis Greg Ullman • ALSO PRESENT Tom Benton, Village Manager Barbara Estep, Village Clerk Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney • CONSIDERATIONS 1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep A) APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 5, 2004 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. Mr. Davis moved approval of the October 5, 2004 Minutes as submitted. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. B) APPOINTMENTS TO THE COUNTRY CLUB ADVISORY BOARD. (4 Vacancies) As there are four vacancies on the Board and only three applicants, Mr. Davis moved to appoint Ken Harris, Ted Kretzchmar, and Dick Thornton to the Country Club Advisory Board. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. C) APPOINTMENT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD (1 Vacancy) Applicants for the one vacancy are: Barry Asmus, John Camp, and Richard Hudson. Mr. Asmus was present and spoke on his own behalf. A Council discussion, initiated by Mr. Ullman, regarding the philosophy of reappointing candidates to Village Boards, versus appointing new individuals interested in serving on the various Boards, took place, with Council members expressing their views and opinions on the matter. Following this discussion, voted ballots were collected. Ballot #1 X • resulted in 2-2 tie between Mr. Asmus and Mr. Camp. A second ballot yielded the same results. Mr. Davis moved to table the appointment until a full Council was present. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous infavor. D) APPOINTMENTS TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD (3 Vacancies) Applicants for the three vacancies are: Bob Davis, Richard Hudson, Claudia Nagy, Madeleine Romanello, Martin Scasserra and Steven Zelkowitz. Ms. Romanello and Mr. Zelkowitz were present and spoke on their own behalf. A paper ballot was voted with the following results: Holly B. Davis M. Romanello S. Zelkowitz McCoy B. Davis M. Scasserra S. Zelkowitz Davis B. Davis M. Romanello S. Zelkowitz Ullman B. Davis M. Romanello S. Zelkowitz Ms. Romanello and Misters Davis and Zelkowitz were appointed to the Historic Preservation Board. E) APPOINTMENT TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE PENSION BOARD. (1 Vacancy) The two applicants for the one vacancy are: Richard Hudson and Wendy Reiner. Neither individual was present. Following two votes which ended in ties, Mr. Davis moved to table the appointment until five members of the Council are present. Mr. Ullman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. F) APPOINTMENTS TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. (6 Vacancies) The individuals applying for the six vacancies are: Kelley Brill, John Camp, Hunt Davis, Bob Day, Ron Marrocco, James O'Connor and Ken Whittaker. Hunt Davis, Ron Morracco, James O'Connor and Ken Whitaker were present and spoke on their own behalf. Paper ballots were voted with the following results: Holly K. Brill J. Camp H. Davis R. Marrocco J. O'Connor K. Whitaker McCoy K. Brill H. Davis B. Day R. Marrocco J. O'Connor K. Whitaker Davis K. Brill J. Camp H. Davis B. Day J. O'Connor K. Whitaker Ullman K. Brill H. Davis B. Day R. Marrocco J. O'Connor K. Whitaker Based on the outcome of the balloting, Ms. Brill and Misters Davis, Day, Marrocco, O'Connor and Whitaker were appointed to the Recreation Advisory Board. G) APPOINTMENT TO THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD (2 Vacancies) The three applicants for the two vacancies are: Pat Gispert, Wendy Reiner and Jay Stein. Ms. Gispert and Dr. Stein were in attendance and spoke on their own behalf Paper ballots were voted and Ms. Gispert and Dr. Stein were unanimously appointed to the Personnel Appeals Board. H) APPOINTMENT TO THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION. (1 Vacancy) Applicants for appointment to the Fine Arts Commission vacancy are: Josephine Commissiong and Claudia Nagy. A paper ballot was voted with the following results: Holly J. Commissiong McCoy J. Commissiong Davis C. Nagy Ullman J. Commissiong Ms. Commissiong was appointed to the Fine Arts Commission. • • • 2) VILLAGE COUNCIL Greg Ullman A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING SIDEWALKS ALONG N.E. 10TH AVENUE. Mr. Ullman offered information as to why he had requested the item be placed on the agenda, stating that he would like to request that staff officially look at the feasibility of adding sidewalks or a bike path to 10th Avenue. Mr. Ullman indicated that he would also like to see the Village Administration speak with both the County and the City of Miami to determine whether those jurisdictions would also install a sidewalk or bike path further south along the Avenue. Mr. Benton provided the Council with information regarding the issue, advising that a sidewalk currently runs along the east side of 10th Avenue from N.E. 96°' Street south to N.E. 92nd Street. Mr. Benton stated that the general vicinity surrounding the sidewalk needs to be cleared in order to be more visible. Should the Council choose to move forward with a sidewalk project, it would entail an estimated 720 feet of sidewalk at a cost of approximately $13,500. Mayor McCoy opened the floor for public comment for anyone interested in the matter. Resident Sid Reese III spoke in favor of installing a sidewalk. T. F. Chambers spoke of the importance of sidewalks for safety. Mayor McCoy closed the floor following these comments. Mr. Ullman summarized his thoughts and then moved to ask staff to prepare a formal report addressing the general topic of installing a sidewalk along N.E. 10th Avenue which should include any response from the County and a proposal as to funding possibilities. Mr. Davis seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. The consensus of the Council was to have Staff go ahead and clean up the existing sidewalk as soon as possible. 3) ANNOUNCEMENTS Mrs. Estep read the announcements. 4) PUBLIC COMMENTS Barry Asmus Mr. Asmus spoke of his service to the Village. 5) COUNCIL COMMENTS Greg Ullman Mr Ullman thanked the applicants for applying to the various Boards. In addition, Mr. Ullman spoke about early voting for the election. Al Davis Mr. Davis also thanked the applicants. Herta Holly Mrs. Holly echoed the comments made by Mr. Ullman and Mr. Davis. Mrs. Holly also announced resident Sue Bergacker's retirement from teaching at Miami Shores Elementary School. Jim McCoy Mayor McCoy spoke of the educational options available to Shores residents. 6) ADJOURNMENT The October 19, 2004 regular Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM. Barbara A. Estep, CMC Village Clerk Jim McCoy, Mayor