Meeting

The only item with real near term financial weight was Pinecrest teeing up up to $4.3 million in borrowing for capital improvements, paired with a companion resolution to issue the debt. That is the binding mechanism on this agenda: not a vision statement, but authority to borrow and spend on construction and acquisition of capital projects. Read together with the second quarter budget amendment, the Village is adjusting this year's books while also locking in outside financing, which tells you the capital program is moving from planning into execution. The other substantive fight was land use at Gulliver Preparatory School and Immanuel Presbyterian Church of Miami. The applicant sought both a variance from Land Development Regulations Division 6.3.301.2 and a conditional use permit for eight portable classroom trailers. That is not a minor site tweak. It is a request to expand school capacity through temporary structures, and the two item structure matters: one item asks Council to waive a code requirement, the other asks Council to bless the use itself. If you are a nearby property owner, school operator, or anyone with institutional land in Pinecrest, that pairing is the precedent to watch. Also on deck were a code definition amendment, a Kendall Toyota sign illumination request, a US 1 Pinecrest Parkway Vision Plan contract, and an intergovernmental agreement for wrapping County maintained traffic signal poles. The antisemitism resolution, vending machine contract, minutes, and staff reports were either symbolic or administrative by comparison.

Statura-generated summary of the official agenda and minutes. Verbatim per-item votes and dollar figures are in the Agenda & votes tab.

Key decisions

1. Borrowing up to $4,300,000 for capital improvements

   Pending

   This ordinance would authorize Pinecrest to issue up to $4.3 million in debt for capital projects, moving construction and acquisition spending onto a financed footing instead of pay as you go.

2. Supplemental resolution issuing the $4,300,000 capital improvement debt

   Pending

   This companion resolution implements the borrowing ordinance by authorizing the actual issuance mechanics, which is the step that turns broad debt authority into executable financing.

3. 2021 to 2022 operating and capital outlay budget amendment, second quarter

   Pending

   The budget amendment resets current year operating and capital numbers, and in context with the borrowing item it signals the Village is aligning this year's budget with an active capital program.

4. Gulliver Preparatory School and Immanuel Presbyterian Church variance request

   Pending

   The applicants are asking Council to waive a specific land development requirement in Division 6.3.301.2, which is the code relief needed to make the related school trailer request possible.

5. Gulliver Preparatory School and Immanuel Presbyterian Church conditional use permit for eight portable classroom trailers

   Pending

   This would allow eight portable classroom trailers on the site, effectively expanding school operations through temporary structures if Council grants the use.

6. Land Development Regulations definition amendment in Chapter 30, Article 9

   Pending

   Amending rules of construction and definitions sounds technical, but definition changes are how a council quietly shifts what later qualifies, complies, or gets denied under the code.

7. Agreement with MHCP COLAB for the Pinecrest Parkway, US 1, Vision Plan

   Pending

   This resolution would hire a consultant for a US 1 vision plan, setting the framework for future corridor decisions before any specific redevelopment or transportation changes come back for approval.

8. Intergovernmental agreement with Miami Dade County for wrapping traffic signal mast arms and poles

   Pending

   The Village would secure County permission to wrap County operated signal infrastructure, a small item on paper that matters because it requires another government's sign off to change the look of a major corridor.

Agenda items

13 items on the agenda. Outcomes not yet parsed from minutes.

1. Resolutionpending$4.3MOutcome not recorded
   1. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022-__, ENACTED ON MAY 10, 2022, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE BORROWING OF MONEY; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ITS $4,300,000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2022, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATED SALE OF SUCH NOTE TO WEBSTER BANK, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A LOAN AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE FLORIDA MUNICIPAL LOAN COUNCIL, THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AND WEBSTER BANK; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT; MAKING CERTAIN OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH NOTE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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2. Ordinancepending$4.3MOutcome not recorded
   2. AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AMENDING AND RESTATED ORDINANCE NO. 2022-7; AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING OF MONEY AND THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,300,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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3. Ordinancepending$133.9KOutcome not recorded
   1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE 2021-2022 OPERATING AND CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET (2nd QUARTER); PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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4. A.MinutespendingOutcome not recorded
   MINUTES: 1. APRIL 12, 2022 (REGULAR) 2. APRIL 18, 2022 (SPECIAL)
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5. B.ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   RESOLUTIONS: 1. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BETTOLI FOR VENDING MACHINES OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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6. ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   2. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MHCP COLAB FOR PINECREST PARKWAY (US 1) VISION PLAN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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7. OrdinancependingOutcome not recorded
   1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA AMENDING THE PINECREST CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 30, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, ARTICLE 9, RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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8. ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
   2. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING THE GROWING PROBLEM OF ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA AND ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM AS AN IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO ADDRESS IT; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (COUNCILMEMBER HOCHKAMMER)
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9. Planning HearingpendingOutcome not recorded
   A. HEARING #2022-0111-1. KENDALL IMPORTS, LLC (APPLICANT) IS REQUESTING THE VILLAGE COUNCIL’S FINAL DETERMINATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HARMONY AND APPROVAL OF THEIR REQUEST TO INTERNALLY ILLUMINATE THE EXISTING ENTRANCE PORTAL AT THE FRONT OF THE KENDALL TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP, LOCATED AT 10943 PINECREST PARKWAY, FLORIDA, WITHIN THE BU-1A GENERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND BU-2, SPECIAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICTS. (DEFERRED FROM JANUARY 11, 2022, FEBRUARY 8, 2022, MARCH 8, 2022, AND APRIL 12, 2022)
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10. Planning HearingpendingOutcome not recorded
    B. HEARING #2022-0510-1. MELISSA TAPANES LLAHUES, ESQ. (APPLICANT) AND GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL, INC. AND IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MIAMI, INC. (OWNERS) ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIVISION 6.3.301.2 OF THE VILLAGE’S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS (FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE) TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF THE FINISHED FLOOR OF NEW APPROVED OCCUPIABLE BUILDINGS AT AN ELEVATION OF 10.9 FEET NGVD INSTEAD OF 11.58 FEET NGVD, AND THE FINISHED FLOOR OF THE APPROVED PARKING GARAGE AT 10.4 FEET NGVD INSTEAD OF 11.58 FEET NGVD AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6491, 6575, 6605, 6675, 6545, AND 6691 SW 88 STREET, PINECREST, FLORIDA 33156 WITHIN THE PS, PUBLIC SERVICE ZONING DISTRICT.
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11. Planning HearingpendingOutcome not recorded
    C. HEARING #2022-0510-2. MELISSA TAPANES LLAHUES, ESQ. (APPLICANT) AND GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL, INC. AND IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MIAMI, INC. (OWNERS) ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PLACEMENT OF EIGHT (8) PORTABLE CLASSROOM TRAILERS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GULLIVER CAMPUS FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO (2) YEARS. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS IS TO REPLACE CLASSROOM SPACE SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION DURING PHASE I OF CONSTRUCTION. NO INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED STUDENT ENROLLMENT CAP IS PROPOSED, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6491, 6575, 6605, 6675, 6545, AND 6691 SW 88 STREET, PINECREST, FLORIDA 33156 WITHIN THE PS, PUBLIC SERVICE ZONING DISTRICT.
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12. ResolutionpendingOutcome not recorded
    3. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCY AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR WRAPPING OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAST ARMS AND POLES OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY MIAMI DADE COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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13. Report/RecommendationpendingOutcome not recorded
    1. COMMUNIQUÉ TO COUNCIL: a. APRIL 2022 FOLLOW-UP REPORT b. MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS c. FREEBEE UPDATE d. EMPLOYEE VACCINATION UPDATE
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