10-17-2006 Regular Meeting•
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Barbara 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: EsteDB aAMiamiShoresVillage.com
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Tuesday, October
17, 2006 at the Village Hall. The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following members
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
PRESENTATION
Ms. Zanna Maas, Executive Director of The Playground Theater presented information regarding the new
program schedule at the Theater, upcoming performances and the ribbon -cutting ceremony scheduled for
Saturday, November 11, 2006.
CONSIDERATIONS
1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 3, 2006 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
Mrs. Holly moved to approve the October 3, 2006 Council Meeting Minutes. Mr. Rodriguez seconded the
motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
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2) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton
A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING WAIVING THE BID
PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE PURCHASE.
Mr. Benton and Chief Kevin Lystad provided information to the Council regarding the proposed
software upgrade, outlining the expanded information that the officers will have access to based on
the upgrade. It was confirmed that the system will allow for greater efficiency with data retrieval.
Mr. Loffredo moved to waive the bid procedure in purchasing the software upgrade as presented.
Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
B) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING TRAFFIC CALMING FOR N.E.
4m AVENUE BETWEEN N.E. 95TH & N.E. 96TH STREETS.
Mr. Benton offered background information regarding the traffic calming study request and
advised the Council of the Administration's recommendation to install two speed humps on N.E.
4th Avenue. Following comments made by individual Council Members regarding the
recommendation, Mr. McCoy moved to approve the Administration's suggested traffic calming
measures. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
C) DISCUSSION REGARDING SECOND AVENUE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.
Mr. Benton gave the Council a status report on the project, advising them of the bidding problems
encountered by the County due to increases in construction and labor costs. Mr. Benton reviewed
the information contained in his memorandum, in which he outlined the measures he proposed to
take in order to decrease the scope of the project and hopefully allow the bids to come in within
the budget the County and Village have set aside. Council Members commented on the proposed
cost reduction measures and offered their opinions on the project in general. At the conclusion of
these discussions the Council reached a consensus and expressed agreement with Mr. Benton's
proposal outlined in the back-up material.
3) ANNOUCEMENTS
Mrs. Estep read the announcements.
4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
No Public Comments offered.
5) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Steve Loffredo
JC Rodriguez
Herta Holly
Jim McCoy
No Comment
Mr. Rodriguez congratulated the Doctors Charter School on their recent
test scores.
No Comment
No Comment
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Al Davis Mayor Davis spoke of the new Shores Shuttle.
6) ADJOURNMENT
The October 17, 2006 Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, MMC
Village Clerk
Al Davis, Mayor