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06-07-2005 Regular MeetingBarbara 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: EstepB@MiamiShoresVillage.com MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at the Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following individuals present: PRESENT: Al Davis J.C. Rodriguez Herta Holly Steve Loffredo Jim McCoy ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager Barbara Estep, Village Clerk Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney PRESENTATIONS Mayor Davis presented a Proclamation to retiring Captain Paul Gurdak, Miami -Dade Fire Department for his years of dedicated service to the community. The June, 2005 House of the Month Award was presented to MacAdam and Denise Glinn of 241 N.W. 92'd Street. CONSIDERATIONS 1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep A) APPROVAL OF THE MAY 17, 2005 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. Mr. McCoy moved approval of the May 17, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. • 2) VILLAGE COUNCIL 411 A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ENACTING AN ORDINANCE RELATING • • TO SEXUAL OFFENDERS. Herta Holly Mrs. Holly led the discussion and offered her views on why the Village should enact an ordinance relating to sexual offenders/predators. Mrs. Holly indicated that subsequent to hearing from experts and reviewing pertinent data on the subject, she would like to have an ordinance for the Village Council to consider. Individual Council Members expressed their thoughts on the matter, including the need for legal research and review, and agreed that the Village is moving in the right direction and should take steps to enact legislature which will regulate sexual offenders/predators. Mrs. Holly moved to have Staff and the Attorney put together an ordinance for consideration at the June 21, 2005 Council Meeting. Mr. McCoy seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.. B) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPLICATION BY THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR TRAFFIC CALMING AT THE N.E. 96TH STREET AND PARK DRIVE INTERSECTION. Stephen Loffredo Mr. Loffredo moved that the Village Council extend for a period of 60 days, the removal of the temporary barricades at N.E. 96th and Park Drive in order to give the County time to change the traffic signalization at N.E. 6th Avenue and for the Village officials to review the traffic pattern. This motion died for lack of a second. Council Members offered their comments regarding the Church's request and indicated their inclination not to allow for the barricades to remain. They agreed however, that some means of slowing traffic on Park Drive should be looked at. Mayor Davis opened the floor for public comment. William Bach Spoke in favor of traffic calming (speed humps) as an alternate means of slowing traffic. Sam Rutledge Pastor Rutledge, representing the Presbyterian Church, indicated that it is time for the barricades to be removed and asked the Council to look at alternatives for traffic control. Alice Burch Ms. Burch gave background information on the street closure and stated that the Church had followed the procedures set out in the Village's traffic calming policy. As no one else from the audience wished to speak on this issue, Mayor Davis closed public comment. Based on the comments made by the Council Members and the public, Mr. Loffredo withdrew his original motion and Mr. Rodriguez withdrew his second. Subsequently, Mr. Loffredo moved to remove the barricades and direct the Village Manager to study the roadway pursuant to the comments made and the traffic calming policy and make a recommendation back to the Council as soon as possible. Mr. Rodriguez seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. C) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOG PARK. Mr. Loffredo moved to have the Miami Shores Village Council adopt a resolution creating a dog park within Miami Shores Village that will be privately funded with private donations and maintained by private donations and approval be in concept subject to the funding being raised and a plan submitted and approved by the staff and Council. Mr. Rodriguez seconded the motion for discussion. Mr. Loffredo offered background information relating to establishing a dog park, indicating his belief that dog owners are a segment of the Village's population which should have space available for recreation. Council Members offered their comments regarding the issue. The general consensus was that location of the park would be problematic due to the limited open green space available within the Village and opposition from neighboring properties to wherever the park is proposed. In addition, Council members worried about what would happen to the park if the donations for maintenance did not meet the actual maintenance costs in the future. The Council also raised the issue of added liability insurance needs. Mayor Davis opened the floor for public comment. Steve Shulman Mr. Shulman spoke of the advantages of having a dog park in the community. Leon Newman Mr. Newman indicated that he is in favor of a dog park. Bill Kramer Mr. Kramer talked about the number of signatures obtained on the petitions and his belief that none of the issues discussed are insurmountable. Beth Mechanic Mrs. Mechanic spoke in favor of a dog park. George Sauvigne Mr. Sauvigne spoke in favor of a park. Dana Brown Ms. Brown spoke in favor of a park. Steve Mechanic Mr. Mechanic spoke in favor of a dog park. John Camp Mr. Camp spoke of the importance of a dog park to the community.. Rem Cabrera Mr. Cabrera spoke in favor of a dog park. Tim Tiemey Mr. Tiemey indicated that he helped to set up the two dog parks in Coconut Grove and spoke of some of the problems encountered, as well as some of the issues that surround dog parks. Steve Shulman Mr. Shulman offered additional comments regarding the proposal. George Jacobson Mr. Jacobson stated that the Council had only heard from those in favor of the park and pointed out the difference between Aventura, whose majority of housing stock is condominiums versus Miami Shores where everyone has a yard. Mr. Jacobson wondered who and how "resident only" was to be monitored. As no additional public comment was offered, Mayor Davis closed public comment. Following public comment, Mr. Loffredo withdrew his original motion and Mr. Rodriguez withdrew his second. After a brief discussion, Mr. Loffredo offered another motion which was subsequently withdrawn. Taking into consideration the comments offered by his colleagues, Mr. Loffredo then moved to refer the matter of creation of a dog park to staff to report back at the first meeting in October as to feasibility, locations, funding, health & safety issues and expense for liability insurance. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. 3) ANNOUNCEMENTS The Village Clerk read the announcements. 4) PUBLIC COMMENTS Steve Mechanic Mr. Mechanic spoke of the financial and legal aspects of enacting a sexual predator ordinance. Richard Mason Mr. Mason spoke on a number of issues dealing with the Village. Bekky Leonard Mrs. Leonard reported on a tree give-away program scheduled for July. George Sauvigne Mr. Sauvigne spoke of the need for traffic calming. Jack Rengstl Mr. Rengstl spoke of the Village's Police Department. 5) COUNCIL COMMENTS Steve Loffredo Mr. Loffredo thanked everyone for their patience during the meeting. J.C. Rodriguez Mr. Rodriguez complimented the Village on the Memorial Day event. Herta Holly Mrs. Holly spoke of the contribution by Fire Captain Paul Gurdak. Jim McCoy Mr. McCoy spoke of the attendance at the meeting. Al Davis Mr. Davis thanked everyone for coming. 6) ADJOURNMENT The June 7, 2005 Council Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM. • Barbara A. Estep, CMC Village Clerk • Al Davis, Mayor