Loading...
10-04-2005 Regular Meeting• MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at the Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following individuals in attendance: PRESENT: Al Davis JC Rodriguez Herta Holly Steve Loffredo Jim McCoy ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager Barbara Estep, Village Clerk Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney PRESENTATION Al Berg, Code Enforcement and Planning & Zoning Director, presented the October, 2005 House of the Month award to Carlos Paipa and Adriana Escobar. • CONSIDERATIONS 1) CONSENT AGENDA Barbara A. Estep A) APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 BUDGET HEARING AND COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. B) REQUEST APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FORFEITURE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,168.50 TO FUND A PORTION OF THE HALLOWEEN HOWL EVENT. Ms. Estep read the items contained on the Consent Agenda. Mrs. Holly moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Mr. Rodriguez seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 2) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep A) APPOINTMENTS TO THE PERSONNEL APPLEALS BOARD Applicant Cullen Lane was present and spoke on his own behalf. As there were two vacancies and two applicants, Mr. McCoy moved to appointment Janine bontlesky and Cullen Lane to the Personnel Appeals Boarcj. Mr. Loffiedo seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. • • B) APPOINTMENTS TO THE COUNTRY CLUB ADVISORY BOARD There were three vacancies on the County Club Advisory Board, with the three applicants seeking reappointment to the Board. Mr. Loffredo moved to reappoint Linda Mennes, Herb Spahn and Ernest Upthegrove the Country Club Advisory Board. Mr. McCoy seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. C) APPOINTMENTS TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD There were three vacancies and four applicants to the Recreation Advisory Board. Applicants John Camp, Valerie Greenberg and Julian Montero were present and spoke on their own behalf. Applicant Patricia Rodriguez, seeking reappointment, was not present at the meeting. A vote was conducted by paper ballot with the following results: Al Davis = Camp, Greenberg, Rodriguez JR Rodriguez = Camp, Greenberg, Montero Herta Holly = Camp, Greenberg, Rodriguez Steve Loffredo = Camp, Greenberg, Rodriguez Jim McCoy = Camp, Greenberg, Rodriguez Based on the votes, John Camp, Valerie Greenberg and Patricia Rodriguez were appointed to the Recreation Advisory Board. 3) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton • A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOG PARK. Mr. Benton offered background information regarding the Staff's assignment and highlighted the areas that were considered in the report including insurance, maintenance costs, etc. Mr. Benton presented diagrams of the various locations considered for a dog park, outlining the pros and cons of each site. At the conclusion of Mr. Benton's presentation, Mayor Davis requested that a motion be made prior to discussions beginning. Mr. Loffredo was given the floor and moved to approve the Staff recommendation to put a dog park at Constitution Park. Mr. McCoy seconded the motion for discussion purposes. Individual Council Members expressed their opinions and concerns on the concept of a dog park, the various sites reviewed, and Mr. Benton's recommendation of Constitution Park. Subsequent to hearing from each of the Council Members, Mayor Davis opened the floor for Public Comment. Louis Rodriguez Mr. Rodriguez wondered who would be in charge of the dogs. Charlie Sammons Mr. Sammons spoke of his concerns with possibly having a dog park across the street from his home. Amber Tempkin Ms. Tempkin spoke of her positive experiences with dog parks in Austin, Texas. • • • Jose Ferre Sally Bogert John Camp Ron Perez George Sauvigon Helen Ferre Bill Kramer Mr. Ferre spoke of the additional traffic that a dog park at Constitution Park would generate. Ms. Bogert spoke of the need to make the dog park beautiful, like any other park in Miami Shores. Mr. Camp spoke to some of the concerns raised by Mr. Sammons. Mr. Perez spoke out against a dog park being placed across the street from his home. Mr. Sauvigon addressed the concerns of the neighbors adjacent to Constitution Park. Ms. Ferre stated her opposition to a dog park. Mr. Kramer indicated that the dog owners would be responsible for the behavior of their dogs, for policing their pets and for picking up after their dogs. Rem Cabrera Mr. Cabrera urged the Council and residents around Constitution Park to look at facts rather than innuendo and heresay. Valerie Greenberg Steve Shulman Ms. Greenberg suggested that the Village wait, do a park correctly and approve the relocation of the tot -lot and place the dog park at the existing tot -lot. Mr. Shulman thanked the Staff for their time and effort in putting together the presentation. Mr. Shulman emphatically stated that money will not be an issue in developing and maintaining a dog park. As no one else present wished to speak, Mayor Davis closed Public Comment and opened the discussion amongst Council once again. Following the Council discussions, Mr. Loffredo asked to amend his original motion, and at the conclusion of a brief clarification of intentions, moved to recommend that Mr. Benton and Mr. Sarafan meet with the leadership of the dog park initiative and homeowner representatives from the area adjacent to Constitution Park; to reach a consensus regarding various issues surrounding a dog park, to include financing issues and siting within Constitution Park; and bring back to the Council for a fmal decision. Mayor Davis called for a vote which was 4 to 1 in favor of the motion. Mayor Davis was the dissenting vote. 4) ANNOUNCEMENTS The Village Clerk read the announcements. 5) PUBLIC COMMENT Steve Shulman Mr. Shulman thanked the Village for their efforts following Hurricane Katrina. • Rem Cabrera Mr. Cabrera requested that Council Members look at the residents when speaking to them. TF Chambers Mr. Chambers expressed his support of the Council. 6) COUNCIL COMMENTS Herta Holly Ms. Holly congratulated Barry University on their recent standings in the Princeton Review. Jim McCoy Mr. McCoy spoke of the Council's ability to look at hard issues. JC Rodriguez No comment. Steve Loffredo Mr. Loffredo thanked the residents for their attendance and partipation. Mayor Davis No comment. 7) ADJOURNMENT The October 4, 2005 Council Meeting was adjourned at 9:25 PM. • Barbara A. Estep, CMC Village Clerk • Al Davis, Mayor