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10-03-2006 Regular MeetingBarbara A. Estep, MMC 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,MiamiShoresVillage.com MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 in the Council Chambers of 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 Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney PRESENTATIONS Viny & Madeleine Romanello of 29 N.E. 96th Street were presented with the October, 2006 House of the Month Award. CONSIDERATIONS 1) CONSENT AGENDA Barbara A. Estep A) APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 BUDGET HEARING AND COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. B) REQUEST APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FORFEITURE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,500 TO FUND A PORTION OF THE HALLOWEEN HOWL EVENT. The Village Clerk read the items contained within the Consent Agenda. Mrs. Holly moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Mr. Loffredo seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. Mr. Loffredo mentioned that forfeiture funds had routinely been used to subsidize the Halloween Howl event in the past and that this request continues that tradition. • • • 2) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep A) APPOINTMENTS TO THE COUNTRY CLUB ADVISORY BOARD (Three vacancies) Applicants: Richard Gonzalez Ken Harris Mr. Gonzalez was present and spoke on his own behalf. As there were three vacancies and only two applicants, Mr. McCoy moved to appoint the two applicants. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. B) APPOINTMENTS TO THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION (Two vacancies) Applicants: Donna Font Louis Lezama Michael Stock Ms. Donna Font was present and spoke on her own behalf. Council Members completed paper ballots with the following results: Herta Holly Jim McCoy Al Davis JC Rodriguez Steve Loffredo Donna Font Donna Font Donna Font Donna Font Donna Font Michael Stock Michael Stock Michael Stock Michael Stock Michael Stock As a result of the voting, Ms. Donna Font and Mr. Michael Stock were appointed to the Fine Arts Commission. C) APPOINTMENT TO THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD (One vacancy) Applicants: Paul Calli Louis Lezama Herb Spahn Mr. Calli was present and spoke on his own behalf'. Paper ballots were completed by the Council with the following results: Herta Holly Jim McCoy Al Davis JC Rodriguez Steve Loffredo Herb Spahn Herb Spahn Herb Spahn Herb Spahn Paul Calli Mr. Spahn was reappointed to the Personnel Appeals Board based on the balloting. D) APPOINTMENTS TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD (Six vacancies) Applicants: Cesar Christian Crousillat Hunt Davis Colleen Fix Huff John Longman Ron Marrocco Ken Whittaker Jr. Amy Zibelli Mr. McCoy indicated that Ms. Zibelli had called him to withdraw her name from consideration. Due to this circumstance, there were six applicants for six vacancies. Therefore, Mr. Loffredo moved to appoint the six applicants to the Board. Mr. McCoy seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. Mr. Benton spoke about the need to bring the appointment terms back into realignment and suggested that staff look at the terms and come up with an equitable way to alleviate the turnover of so many board members at any one time. The Council agreed with Mr. Benton's suggestion. E) APPOINTMENTS TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD (Three vacancies) Applicants: Jennifer Bellinson Cesar Christian Crousillat Bob Davis SallieAnne Marvil-Rodriguez Mike Mason Erin Parker Madeleine Romanello Ms. SallieAnne Marvil-Rodriguez, Mr. Mike Mason, and Ms. Madeleine Romanello were present and spoke on their own behalf. Council Members completed paper ballots with the following results: Herta Holly Jim McCoy Al Davis JC Rodriguez Steve Loffredo Bob Davis SallieAnne Marvil-Rodriguez Bob Davis Mike Mason Cesar Crousillat Bob Davis SallieAnne Marvil Rodriguez Mike Mason SallieAnne Marvil Rodriguez Mike Mason Madeleine Romanello Madeleine Romanello Madeleine Romanello Madeleine Romanello Madeleine Romanello On the first ballot voted, Ms. Romanello was appointed to the Historic Preservation Board. A second ballot was taken requiring the Council to vote for two applicants out of those candidates receiving three votes. The tally of the second ballot was as follows: Herta Holly Jim McCoy Al Davis JC Rodriguez Steve Loffredo Bob Davis SallieAnne Marvil-Rodriguez Bob Davis Mike Mason Bob Davis SallieAnne Marvil-Rodriguez SallieAnne Marvil Rodriguez Mike Mason SallieAnne Marvil Rodriguez Mike Mason Ms. SallieAnne Marvil-Rodriguez was appointed on the second ballot. A third ballot was conducted with the following results: Herta Holly Jim McCoy Al Davis JC Rodriguez Steve Loffredo Bob Davis Bob Davis Bob Davis Mike Mason Mike Mason Mr. Bob Davis was appointed to the Board based on the third ballot taken. F) APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD (Two vacancies) Applicants: Jennifer Bellinson Victor J. Bruce John Busta Cesar Christian Crousillat Mike Mason Ryan C. McDowell Sidney Reese Cesar Sastre Misters Bruce, Busta, Mason, McDowell and Reese were present and spoke on their own behalf. Council Members voted paper ballots with the following results: Herta Holly Jim McCoy Al Davis JC Rodriguez Steve Loffredo Syd Reese Syd Reese Syd Reese Syd Reese Syd Reese Cesar Sastre Cesar Sastre Cesar Sastre Cesar Sastre Cesar Sastre Misters Syd Reese and Cesar Sastre were reappointed to the Planning & Zoning Board. G) APPOINTMENTS TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD (Four vacancies) Applicants: John Busta Paul Calli John Patnik Barry Perl Thomas Michael Stocks Mark Andrew Trop Robert Vickers William Pdna Wellls Misters Busta, Calli, Patnik, Perl, and Vickers were present and spoke on their own behalf. Paper ballots were voted with the following results: • • • Herta Holly Jim McCoy Al Davis JC Rodriguez Steve Loffredo John Busta John Busta John Busta John Patnik John Busta John Patnik John Patnik John Patnik Barry Perl John Patnik Barry Perl Robert Vickers Barry Perl Robert Vickers Barry Perl Robert Vickers Mark Trop Robert Vickers Barry Perl Robert Vickers By a majority vote of the Council, Misters Busta, Patnik, Perl and Vickers were appointed to the Code Enforcement Board. 3) ANNOUNCEMENTS Mrs. Estep read the announcements. 4) PUBLIC COMMENTS Madeleine Romanello Ms. Romanello spoke about the anticipated traffic study for N.E. 96th Street between N.E. 211d Avenue and N. Miami Avenue. Barry Perl Mr. Perl spoke of the profusion of real estate signs that appear on Sundays. TF Chambers Mr. Chambers spoke about the need for the realty signs. 5) COUNCIL COMMENTS Steve Loffredo Mr. Loffredo expressed his gratitude for the applicants who applied for Board positions. JC Rodriguez No comment offered. Herta Holly Ms. Holly thanked the residents for applying for Board and Committee appointments. Mrs. Holly also urged the community to keep the children safe in light of the recent tragedies. Jim McCoy Mr. McCoy expressed appreciation to the Board applicants. Al Davis Mayor Davis spoke of a letter written by a resident of N.W. 111th Street. 6) ADJOURNMENT - The October 3, 2006 Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM. Barbara A. Estep, MMC Village Clerk Al Davis, Mayor