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07-19-2005 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 a(%MiamiShoresVillape.com MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at the Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following individuals present: PRESENT: Al Davis JC Rodriguez Herta Holly Steve Loffredo Jim McCoy • ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager Barbara Estep, Village Clerk • CONSIDERATIONS 1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep A) APPROVAL OF THE JULY 5, 2005 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AND THE JULY 12, 2005 BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES. Mrs. Holly moved to approve the July 5, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes as well as the July 12, 2005 Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes. Mr. McCoy seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. B) AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 14-33 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, INCREASING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAXES PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE SCHEDULE OF LICENSE TAXES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mrs. Estep read the caption of the Ordinance. Mr. McCoy moved to adopt the ordinance on second reading. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion. Mayor Davis opened the Public Hearing with no one from the audience wishing to speak on the item. Mayor Davis closed the Public Hearing and called for the vote which was unanimous in favor of the motion. C) AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mrs. Estep read the caption of the Ordinance. Mrs. Holly moved to adopt the ordinance on second reading. Mr. Loffredo seconded the motion. Mayor Davis opened the floor for the Public Hearing. As no one present wished to speak on the proposed ordinance, Mayor Davis closed the Public Hearing and called for the vote which was unanimous in favor of the motion. D) A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, SETTING TENTATIVE OPERATING AND DEBT SERVICE AD VALOREM MILLAGE LEVIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005/2006 BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2005 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2006; SETTING THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE FOR THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 OPERATING BUDGETS AND PROPOSED AD VALOREM MILLAGE LEVIES. Mrs. Estep read the caption of the Resolution into the record. Mr. McCoy moved to adopt the resolution as presented. Mr. Rodriguez seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. E) APPOINTMENTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mrs. Estep advised the Council that there were five vacancies to be filled and outlined the process for making the appointments. Mr. Loffredo moved to consider the application of Steve Johnson along with the other individuals applying for appointment. Mr. McCoy seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor. The following applicants were present and spoke on their own behalf Alice Burch, Marion Faldas, Steve Johnson, Elaine Liftin, John McCaughan, Frantz Olivier, Lisette Reid, and Jacqueline Roman. The Council completed their ballots with the following result: Davis Burch, Faldas, Johnson, Kelley, Reid Rodriguez Bolton, Johnson, Liftin, Olivier, Reid Holly Burch, Faldas, Johnson, Kleinman, Reid Loffredo Burch, Faldas, Johnson, Liftin, Reid McCoy Burch, Faldas, Johnson, Kleinman, Reid Based on the initial ballot, Alice Burch, Marion Faldas, Steve Johnson, and Lisette Reid were appointed to the Charte School Authority Board. A second ballot was conducted between Chris Kelley, Dennis Kleinman and Elaine Liftin with the following results: Davis Kelley Rodriguez Liftin Holly Kleinman Loffredo Liftin McCoy Kleinman A third and fourth ballot yielded the same results. Mr. Kleinman, who had arrived in the interim, was invited to speak on his own behalf. As Mr. Kelley received only one vote, his name was eliminated from the field of applicants. A fifth ballot was voted with the following results: Davis Kleinman Rodriguez Kleinman Holly Kleinman Loffredo Liftin McCoy Kleinman Mr. Kleinman was the fifth individual appointed to the Charter School Authority Board of Directors. • • • 2) DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL Maggie Manrara A) PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF THE DOCTORS CHARTER SCHOOL BUDGET. Ms. Manrara provided the Council with an overview of the budget submitted for the Doctors Charter School's first year of' operation. Ms. Manrara indicated that due to, among other things, first year capital outlays and no 11th or 12th grade student enrollment, the estimated deficit for the first year is $360,000. Individual Council Members queried Ms. Manrara on various aspects of the budget, including the number of students projected, the staffing levels, classroom sizes, proposed salaries and benefits, and monies expected from Miami -Dade County Schools. Ms. Manrara and current Board Chair, Bill Heffernan, clarified a number of the items listed within the submitted budget. Vice Mayor Rodriguez volunteered to be the liaison between the Council and the School Authority Board of Directors. It was the consensus of the Council to have Vice Mayor Rodriguez act as a liaison. Mrs. Holly moved to approve the submitted budget for the Doctors Charter School. Vice Mayor Rodriguez seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 3) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton A) APPROVAL OF THE REFINANCING PACKAGE FOR THE MOTOR POOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. Mr. Benton requested that this item be pulled from the agenda and would be heard at a later date. 4) VILLAGE COUNCIL Stephen Loffredo A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO HAVE THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD DEVELOP A "McMANSION ORDINANCE". Mr. Loffredo explained his intent on placing this item on the agenda and asked that the Council consider directing the Planning & Zoning Board to review the code and develop a comprehensive ordinance which would prevent "McMansions" in Miami Shores. Council Members expressed their views on the matter, voicing concerns on a number of levels, including their uneasiness with placing restrictions on property owners on the one hand, and on the other hand, losing the community identity should too many overly large homes be built. Following a lengthy discussion regarding Mr.Loffredo's suggestion of having the Planning & Zoning Board, in coordination with Mr. Berg and Mr. Sarafan, develop an ordinance amendment, it was the consensus of the Council to conduct a workshop to further review the current process and code in order to provide more definitive instructions to the Planning & Zoning Board. 5) ANNOUNCEMENTS Mrs. Estep read the announcements. 6) PUBLIC COMMENTS Alice Burch Mrs. Burch spoke about the Charter School. 7) COUNCIL COMMENTS Herta Holly No Comment. Jim McCoy Mr. McCoy asked about the opening of the Charter School. Steve Loffredo Mr. Loffredo thanked his colleagues for their work on the budget process. • JC Rodriguez Mr. Rodriguez spoke of the Charter School and about the completion of the 103'' Street construction process. Al Davis Mayor Davis wished everyone a good summer. • • • 8) ADJOURNMENT The July 19, 2005 Council Meeting was adjourned at 9:18 PM. Barbara A. Estep, CMC Village Clerk Al Davis, Mayor