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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
MARCH 13, 1946
The regular monthly meeting of the Miami Shores Village
Council was held at 7:30PM March 130 1946. All members of the
Council were present.
Minutes of the regular meeting of February 12 and of the
special meeting of March 1, 1946 were read and approved.
Council further discussed the proposed gas franchise to
the People 's Nater and Gas Company. Mr. Parish then moved
that the franchise ordt be adopted, granting said franchise,
and that the People 's Water and Gas Company pay an annual
occupational license fee of $250.00. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Reynolds and carried by four-fifths vote, with Mr. McKee
dissenting and stating: "I am opposed to giving away any
franchise by the Village for any term like 30 years without
any remuneration to the Village for the privilege of serving our
community"
Upon motion made by Mr. Kilburn, seconded by Mr. Parish,
Council approved a five-year contract with the Florida Power &
Light Company to supply electricity for the operation of the
golf course irrigation system.
Upon motion made by Mr. McKee, seconded by Mr . Parish,
the Council by a four-fifths vote approved the donation of
$100.00 to the American Red Cross, Mr. McCaffrey dissenting.
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Council discussed the petition of Bessemer Properties for
a change of zone on Lots 7 to 13 inclusive, Tract A, Block 59,
Miami Shores Subdivision. Mr. Parish moved that action on said
request for change of zone on said lots be withheld until the
Village Manager could ascertain provisions in the original lease
agreement between Miami Shores Village and the new Miami Shores
Corporation on the lots in question. The motion was seconded
by Mr . Kilburn and unanimously carried.
Council then discussed the proposed change in cubic foot
requirements East of Biscayne Boulevard and North of 96th Street.
Mr. Kilburn moved that Zone R-5 be increased from 20,000 cubic
feet to 25,000 cubic feet and that Zone R-7 be increased from
17,500 cubic feet to 20,000 cubic feet, as a temporary measure,
and that the Planning Board be instructed to make an over-all
study of the cubic foot requirements of the various zones and
make recommendations to the Council. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Reynolds and unanimously carried.
Mr. Parish then moved that the Village Manager be instructed
to send notices to all vacant property owners, informing them of
the proposed zoning study and changes, and -suggesting that they
refrain from completing building plans until zoning study has
been completed. Motion was seconded by Mr. Kilburn and
unanimously carried.
Mr. Parish moved that the Council deny the request of Mr.
H. L. Clark, Jr., to acquire from the Village a strip of golf
course land adjoining his Lots 12 and 13 of Golf View Estates.
The motion was seconded by Mr. McKee and unanimously carried.
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Mr. McFarland, Commander of the American Legion Post,
appeared before the Council and reported that he had attempted
to buy a portion of the five-acre tract of land immediately
North of the Golf Course property, but that Bessemer Properties /
were unwilling to sell any part of the tract, but that the
Legion had been assured that they could acquire the Northwest
corner of N.E. 96th Street and West Railroad. Avenue, with a
frontage of approximately 150 feet. Mr. McFarland requested
that the Council call a public hearing to discuss the pos-
sibility of changing the zone use of said corner to permit
the Legion to build its new home there. Mr. Parish then moved
that public hearing be called, to be held on Friday, March 29,
1946, for the purpose of discussing Mr. McFarland 's proposal.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Kilburn and unanimously carried.
Copies of the semi-annual audit report for the period
ending January 310 1946 were presented to the Council.
The Council then discussed the salaries of the Police
Department and, after hearing the recommendations from the
Village Marshal, Mr. Parish moved that the patrolments salaries
be increased from %'205.00 per month to not to exceed $250.00
per month, and that the Sergeantfs selary be increased from
$210.00 per month to not to exceed $265.00 per month, and that
the salary of the Marshal be increased from $300.00 to $350.00
per month. The motion was seconded by Mr. McKee and unanimously
carried.
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Upon motion by IJIr. Parish, seconded by Mr. McKee, current
bills in the amount of $6,262.30 were approved and ordered paid.
Council discussed possibility of instituting condemnation
,proceedings on the 51—acre tract of land adjoining the
golf course property, but no action was taken except that the
Village Manager was instructed to review the records as to
the procedure taken when the Village sold said 54 acres to
Bessemer Properties in 1937.
There being no further business presented for discussion,
the meeting was adjourned.
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