02-18-1947 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 18, 1947
A regular meeting of Miami Shores Village Council was held
February 18, 1947 at 7:30 PM. All members of the Council were
present. Mr Thomas Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present.
In accordance with motion by Mr Reynolds, seconded by Mr
McKee, Council dispensed with reading of the Minutes of Regular
Meeting, February 4, 1947, and approved them as typed.
Report was made by the Village Manager on lump sum estimates
of cost of paving and drainage of NE 2nd Avenue corners from NE
97th to NE 99th Street, submitted by Brooks Paving Company and
L C Morris as directed by the Council at February 4 meeting,
following opening of bids from the two firms. The estimates were
as follows:
Brooks Paving Company - $4,612
L C Morris - 4,468
Mr Reynolds moved that the bid of L C Morris be accepted and
contract awarded, and that Mr S tW Richardson be employed to continue
and complete the engineering work and to serve in a supervisory
capacity in connection with the installation. The motion was
seconded by Mr Kilburn and unanimously carried.
The Council then received from Mr Marion B Arnold, Commander
of the Gilliam Brockway Post, American Legion, an appraisal report
by Adrian McCune and D Earl Wilson of the strip of land approxi-
mately 20 feet wide and 43 feet long located at the west end of
NE 104th Street in Eveningside Subdivision (required for access to
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the proposed Legion Home site on the Golf Course) , placing a
fair market value of , 400 on this strip as of February 18, 1947.
Mr Arnold requested that the Council take action preparatory to
transfer of the proposed site to the Legion Post and transfer to
Miami Shores Village of two lots on NE 96th Street held by that
Post.
After discussion of the questions involved, lir Reynolds
moved that the offer of the American Legion to convey Lots 15
and 16, Block 30, Miami Shores Section 1, to Miami Shores Village
as a consideration for the granting by the Village to William
Brockway Post, American Legion, of a 99-year lease to a portion
of the unused part of the Miami Shores Golf course, as designated
on the Sketch of Survey made by S W Richardson, dated January 18,
1947, marked "Proposed American Legion Site", be accepted; that
said exchange be conditional upon Miami Shores Village being able
to acquire for a sum of not more than $400 the right-of-way from
the present end of NE 104th Street to the end of the tract proposed
to be leased, and that the Village Manager take such steps, in
conjunction with the Village Attorney, as necessary to carry
this motion into effect; that if the Village Manager is unable to
secure the aforesaid right-of-way for the price mentioned in this
motion, he will so report back to the Council for such action as
it might take with respect to acquiring title to the property by
condemnation. The motion was seconded by Mr Kilburn and unanimously
carried.
Mr Jay Weber then presented a tentative plat for the approval
of the Council, for a subdivision north of Biscayne Canal and
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embracing an area north of NE 106th Street. The Council refused
to approve the plat tentatively but stated that the Village
Manager could issue a permit to Mr Weber for the construction of
the streets, with the understanding that such action did not in
any way constitute an approval of the plat or of the proposed
arrangement of any of the lots in the subdivision, nor an accept-
ance of the streets as subsequently paved.
The Village Attorney reported to the Council concerning
amendment to the Village Charter, in the form of a proposed bill
prepared in conjunction with the Village Manager, which would
provide machinery for levying of special assessments and the
installation of sewer mains and laterals.. It was the recommenda-
tion of the Village Attorney that, presuming approval of the
Council to the proposed bill, the Village Manager submit same to
the firm of Masslieh and Mitchell for their opinion as to
legality of any securities issued by the Village thereunder.
This recommendation met with the approval of the Council, which
agreed, however, that provision should be made in the proposed
bill to empower the Village to establish a sewage disposal system
and to issue sewer revenue bonds, and it was understood that the
proposed bill would be so revised.
The Council referred to the Planning Board, for study and
recommendation, plans for proposed subdivision known as "Biscayne
Homes, Inc."
The Village Manager was instructed to require the Peoples
Water & Gas Company to leave the streets in good repair as they
progress with their installations.
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Mr Lucien Renuart informed the Council that he is proceed-
ing with the work of placing a wall on his property which
should be completed in about 30 days and which will serve to
conceal lumber stacked in the open on such property.
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at
9: 30 PM,
Village Manag4r & Clerk
Approved:
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Mayor