03-04-1947 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
MARCH 4, 1947
A regular meeting of Miami Shores Village Council was held
March 4, 1947 at 7:30 PM. All members of the Council were present
except Mr M E Reynolds. Mr Thomas H Anderson, Village Attorney,
was also present.
Council dispensed with reading of the Minutes of Regular
Meeting of February 18, 1947, and approved them as typed.
Upon motion by Mr Parish, seconded by Mr McKee, and unanimously
carried, Council approved donation to the American Red Cross in the
same amount ($100) as last year.
After further consideration of application by Mr John A Mahood
for approval of subdivision plan on NE 10th Avenue and 94th Street,
and decrease of cubic footage in that area from 25,000 to 20,000,
It was the decision of the Council that the matter be referred to
the Planning Board; that this Board and the Village Manager as its
Secretary notify adjoining property owners of the date when it will
consider the proposal ; that the Planning Board then present to the
Council a report of complaints, if any, received, together with its
recommendation.
The Village Manager then read recent correspondence had by him
with Bessemer Properties, consisting of two letters (dated February
21 and 28, 1947) offering to purchase for $15,000 the 5-24/100 acres
adjoining the Golf Course, and enclosing $1 ,000 deposit check, and
two letters of refusal (dated February 25 and March 3, 1947) from
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Bessemer Properties. Upon motion by Mr Parish, seconded by Mr
Kilburn, and unanimously carried, the Village Attorney was
instructed to proceed to enforce terms of the original agreement
with Bessemer Properties, as reflected in the Village Manager's
letter to that organization dated February 21, 1947.
Council was Informed by the Village Manager that no reply had
been received from Mr L E Edwards with respect to offer by the
Village to purchase for $400 the strip required for access to the
proposed Legion Home site on the Golf Course. It was understood
that the Village Manager would follow up his letter to Mr Edwards
with another, enclosing check for $400.
The activities and composition of the Planning Board were
discussed at length by the Council. Mr D B McDonald of that. Board,
who was present, participated in the discussion. Without formal
action, Council agreed to request the Planning. Board to submit a
list of qualified persons from whom choice might be made to fill
the existing vacancy.
Appointment of Golf Course Directors was next considered by the
Council,, as result of which Mr Parish moved that the President
(K M Dunning), the First Vice President (W H Walker, dr), and the
Second Vice President (J N McArthur), be reappointed for terms of
six, five, and four years, respectively, from October 23, 1945. The
motion was seconded by Mr Kilburn and unanimously carried. It was
understood that the Village Manager would inform these gentlemen, by
letter, of their reappointment, and request suggestions with respect
to members for the several Golf Course C ommittees should present
members thereof not be active.
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The Village Manager informed the Council that it was his
desire, as a preliminary to preparation of 1947 tax roll, to conduct
a survey of buildings in the Village and, after devising a fair and
lust formula, to use the information thus obtained in fixing new
assessed valuations. Upon motion by Mr Parish, seconded by Mr
Kilburn, and unanimously carried, the Village Manager was authorized
to employ necessary clerical help to complete survey of the value of
properties in the Village for the 1947 tax roll.
Mr Jean Gasse, owner of Lot 6, Block 2, Hamilton Terrace,
appeared before the Council with further reference to previous request
for division of Lots 4-5-6-7, Block 2, Hamilton Terrace, into three
69.731 lots. Council was not disposed to grant the request, nor to
consider it further until such time as the owners have determined to
have building plans made after having exhausted efforts to make two
lots out of the four.
Report from the License Committee, scheduled to be made at the
first Council meeting in March, was postponed to the next meeting in
view of the absence of Mr Reynolds,
The Council then proceeded to examination of February bills and,
after careful consideration thereof, upon motion by Mr Kilburn,
seconded by Mr McKee, and unanimously carried, approved and ordered
payment of such bills in amount of $5,996.36.
Report was made by the Village Attorney on work being. done on
the Charter, to the effect that the Village Manager had prepared a
breakdown of the Charter, putting it into such. form that proposed
new sections might be compared with existing provisions. He suggested
that Council members study the Charter as now set up, following which,
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with Council approval, bill will be prepared for submission at
the forthcoming session of the Legislature.
Thorough consideration was then given by the Council to pre-
liminary plans for a city hall, prepared by Mr H M Burnham of
Russell T Pancoast & Associates. It was Mr Burnham's suggestion
that members of the Council pencil in on the preliminary plans any
revisions desired. A proposed contract in the form of an agreement
between that firm and the Village of Miami Shores, providing for a
basic rate as fee to the Architect of six per cent of the cost of
the work was also submitted by Mr Burnham. Without formal action,
the Council authorized signing of this contract provided same is
approved by the Village Attorney.
The Council was informed by the Village Manager that bond in
amount of $1,000 had been received, which binds Herndon-Noel Realty
Company, as principal, and the Indemnity Insurance Company of Korth
America, as surety, to remove within 120 days from March 4, 1947
any sample, prof rubricated houses known as Tec-Balt Homes, or
similar property, from Lots 4-5-6-7, R1 Portal (Section 4). All
members present, except Mr McKee, who opposed, were in favor of accept-
ing such bond.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at
10:10 PM.
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