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10-06-2009 Regular Meeting• • • 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: EstepBna.MiamiShoresVillage.com MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING The Miami Shores Village Coundl held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in the Council Chambers of Village Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following individuals present: PRESENT: ALSO PRESENT: CONSIDERATIONS Al Davis Donald Shockey Prospero Herrera Herta Holly Steve Loffredo Tom Benton, Village Manager Barbara Estep, Village Clerk Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney 1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep A) APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AND THE SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 BUDGET HEARING MINUTES. Mr. Loffredo moved to approve the September 15th Council Meeting Minutes and the September 22nd Budget Hearing Minutes as submitted. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. Mayor Davis recognized members of the Boy Scout Troop #305 who were presentat the meeting. Prior to considering the next scheduled agenda items, Mayor Davis related his observation that by moving a couple of people around, all individuals wishing to be appointed to the Boards that are to be considered on tonight's agenda would be appointed. In response to a question posed by Mr. Loffredo, • • • Mayor Davis indicated that he had spoken to Bob Swan who was willing to serve on the Code Enforcement Board and John Busta, who had expressed a desire to serve on the Planning & Zoning Board. Mayor Davis had not spoken to resident Betsy Heagle regarding serving on the General Employee Pension Board, but did so at this time. Following this pronouncement and hearing no objections, the following actions were taken. B) APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Mr. Loffredo moved by acclimation, to appoint RobertAbramitis, John Busta, and Richard Fernandez to the Planning & Zoning Board. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. C) APPOINTMENTS TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD Mr. Loffredo moved by acclimation, to appoint John Patnik, Barry Perl, Bob Swan and Robert Vickers to the Code Enforcement Board. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. D) APPOINTMENT TO THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD Mr. Loffredo moved by acclimation, to appoint Herb Spahn to the Personnel Appeals Board. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. E) APPOINTMENTS TO THE COUNTRY CLUB ADVISORY BOARD Mr. Loffredo moved by acclimation, to appoint Mary Ross Agosta, Linda Mennes, Herb Spahn, and Robert Swan to the Country Club Advisory Board. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. F) APPOINTMENTS TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEE PENSION BOARD Mr. Loffredo moved by acclimation, to appoint Mary Ross Agosta, Averill Lynn Dorsett, and Betsy Heagle to the General Employee Pension Board. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 2) POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Lystad A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDING FOR COPS HIRING RECOVERY GRANT. Chief Lystad summarized the COPS program grant, indicating that the Village had applied for funding as part of the stimulus monies. The Village was awarded funding for the equivalent of two sworn officers for a three year period of time. Chief Lystad confirmed that a requirement of the grant acceptance was to retain the two officers for, at a minimum, one year following the cessation of the grant funding. Council Members discussed the sworn officer strength and spoke about the fact that the number of officers may be reduced in the future if necessary. Following the discussion, Mrs. Holly moved to accept the grant funding and authorized the Village Manager to execute associated documents. Mr. Shockey seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. • • • 3) VILLAGE COUNCIL Donald Shockey A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING REPRESENTATION ON THE MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY IMAGE ADVISORY BOARD. Mr. Shockey outlined information regarding the Advisory Board, speaking of the Board's work on general beautification and landscaping projects, eliminating graffiti, and working towards improving the appearance of Miami -Dade County. Mr. Shockey requested that the Council appoint him as the Village's representative on the Board. Mrs. Holly indicated that she was all for it and moved to appoint Mr. Shockey to the Miami - Dade Community Image Advisory Board. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 4) VILLAGE MANAGER Tom Benton A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE MIAMI SHORES CHRISTIAN CHURCH PROPERTY. Mr. Benton advised that he and Mr. Sarafan had met with Church officials subsequent to the last Council discussion regarding the property. At that time, the Church did not have any specific selling price in mind, nor did they have detailed information regarding the property itself. Mr. Benton indicated that should the Council wish to move forward, the next logical step in the process would be to obtain an appraisal of the property. Mrs. Holly moved to authorize the Administration to pursue an appraisal on the Christian Church property. Mr. Loffredo seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion. 5) ANNOUNCEMENTS Ms. Estep read the announcements. 6) PUBLIC COMMENTS Barry Perl Mr. Perl thanked the Council for reappointing him to the Code Enforcement Board and spoke of a commercial vehicle that is parking in a public parking area. 7) COUNCIL COMMENTS Donald Shockey Mr. Shockey congratulated everyone involved in the Village Place celebration, i.e. the Chamber, Barry University, the Village staff and the Miami Herald for their coverage before the event. Secondly, Mr. Shockey spoke of the need to advertise more widely for perspective Village Board members. Steve Loffredo Mr. Loffredo commended all the applicants for Board appointments and spoke of the great crowd at the Village Place event. Prospero Herrera Mr. Herrera spoke of the Village Place celebration and thanked the Boy Scouts for attending the meeting. In addition, Mr. Herrera congratulated the Board appointees. Herta Holly Mrs. Holly talked about the Village Place celebration and the enormous amount of work that went into the event. Al Davis Mayor Davis echoed the comments made by his colleagues with respect to the Village Place celebration and thanked Mr. Shockey for bringing the need to advertise to a larger audience regarding the Board appointments to the Council's attention. • • • 8) ADJOURNMENT The October 6, 2009 Coundl Meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM. Barbara A. Estep, MMC Village Clerk Al Davis, Mayor