04-20-2010 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: EstepB a(�.MiamiShoresVillage.com
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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Miami Shores Village Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in the
Council Chambers of Village Hall. The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM with the following members
present:
PRESENT:
Al Davis
Prospero Herrera
Herta Holly
Steve Loffredo
ALSO PRESENT: Tom Benton, Village Manager
Barbara Estep, Village Clerk
Richard Sarafan, Village Attorney
Ms. Estep distributed the annual compensation checks to the members of the Council.
CONSIDERATIONS
1) VILLAGE CLERK Barbara A. Estep
A) APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 6, 2010 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
Mrs. Holly moved approval of the April 6, 2010 Council Meeting Minutes. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and
the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
B) AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE,
FLORIDA, REPEALING SECTION 9-46 "CHARGE FOR INQUIRY" OF THE MIAMI SHORES
CODE OF ORDINANCES AND CREATING ARTICLE VIII. SECTION 2-101 "CHARGES FOR
INQUIRY", PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (1st Reading)
Ms. Estep read the ordinance caption into the record. Mr. Benton offered a brief summary of the purpose o the
ordinance amendment. Mrs. Holly moved approval of the ordinance on first reading. Mr. Herrera seconded the
motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
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C) AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14,
ARTICLE II, AND SECTIONS 14-16 THROUGH 14-34 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, EFFECTING A CHANGE IN TERMINOLOGY TO
REFLECT THE STATUTORY CHANGE FROM OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TO LOCAL
BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT, AND INCREASING RATES FOR LOCAL BUSINESS TAX
RECEIPTS, AS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SCHEDULE OF LICENSE TAXES; PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. (1st Reading)
Ms. Estep read the caption of the ordinance into the record. Mr. Loffredo moved approval of the ordinance on first
reading. Mr. Herrera seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
D) AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE VILLAGE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE IV, COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND
FILMING, SECTIONS 14-71, 14-72 AND 14-73, RELATING TO FILM LICESING, PROVIDING
FOR CONFLICTS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (1'1 Reading)
Ms. Estep read the ordinance caption into the record. Mr. Herrera moved approval of the ordinance on first
reading. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
2) VILLAGE COUNCIL
A) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A REPLACEMENT
COUNCIL MEMBER. Councilwoman Holly
Citing past Council experience and a proficiency with numbers Mrs. Holly recommended and moved to appoint
Hunt Davis to the vacant Council Member position. Mr. Loffredo seconded the motion. Individual Council
Members voiced their support of Hunt Davis to fill the seat vacated by Donald Shockey until the next election. Mr.
Loffredo pointed out that Hunt Davis had been the fourth highest vote getter during the 2009 Council election. The
vote, when taken, was unanimous in favor of the motion.
Hunt Davis was official sworn in as a Council Member by the Village Attorney, Richard Sarafan, and assumed a
seat on the dais.
B) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A VICE MAYOR.
Councilman Herrera
Mr. Herrera spoke of the Vice Mayor position and nominated himself to fill the position. Mr. Loffredo voiced his
support of Mr. Herrera and moved to appoint Prospero Herrera as the Vice Mayor to fill the vacancy of Donald
Shockey. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous in favor of the motion.
C) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BRINGING A SEWER SYSTEM TO
DOWNTOWN MIAMI SHORES. Councilman Loffredo
Mr. Loffredo read his memorandum into the record and offered a brief statement regarding a downtown sewer
system. Mr. Loffredo then moved to refer the issue to the Village Manager to report back to the Council on the
procedures and methods regarding initiating a special taxing district. Mrs. Holly seconded the motion and the vote
was unanimous in favor of the motion.
3) ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Clerk read the announcements.
4) PUBLIC COMMENTS
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Alice Burch Ms. Burch congratulated Hunt Davis and offered Mayor Davis an award for raising close
to $10,000 in raffle ticket sales for the Charter School.
Mayda Perez Ms. Perez spoke about Earth Day and her donation of two oak trees to the Village.
5) COUNCIL COMMENTS
Hunt Davis Mr. Davis voiced his appreciation of the trust and faith of the Village Council and that he
is looking forward to serving the Village.
Steve Loffredo Mr. Loffredo indicated that he was not present at the last Council Meeting as he was away
celebrating his son's 21st Birthday. In addition, he spoke of the successful and safe marshmallow drop.
Herta Holly Mrs. Holly congratulated Hunt Davis and the Prospero Herrera on their new Council
positions. In addition, Mrs. Holly congratulated the winners of the Photo Op contest.
Prospero Herrera Mr. Herrera added his congratulations to Hunt Davis and to the Photo Op winners.
Al Davis Mayor Davis offered his congratulations and spoke of the tree donation for Earth Day.
6) ADJOURNMENT
The April 20, 2010 Council Meeting was adjourned at 7:53 PM.
Barbara A. Estep, MMC
Village Clerk
Al Davis, Mayor