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01-18-1949 Regular Meeting 1. 1 REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL January 18, 1949 A regular meeting of the Village Council of Miami Shores Village, Florida, was held at 7:30 o'clock P.M., January 18, 1949 at the City Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Roy Mackenzie, Mayor L. J. McCaffrey M. E. Reynolds George A. Fria Absent: Howard I. Parish Mr. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. Upon motion made by Mr. McCaffrey, seconded by Mr. Reynolds and unanimously carried, the reading of the minutes of the last meeting was dispensed with and they were approved as written. The next item on the agenda was Mr. Philbrick's offer to sell the rock pit to the Village for the price he paid for it, — $22,500. Mr. Philbrick suggested that this would be an excellent location for a public park and that he believed the Villagers were unanimous in their approval of using the land for such purposes. It was generally agreed by the Council that although it was a very desirable spot for a park, the Village was not in a position to buy the land at this time. Therefore, Mr. Reynolds moved that we reject Mr. Philbrick's offer. Motion was seconded by Mr. McCaffrey and unanimously passed. Concerning the insurance to be carried on the new City Hall, the Village Manager stated that Mr. Cain had requested an opportunity to propose a mutual policy on fire and windstorm. Messrs. J. B. Frix and F. 0. Pruitt, Village residents in insurance business, were present to make their recommendations. It was suggested-that the added expense of about $600 for wind story insurance could be eliminated if a reserve fund were set aside to cover possible damage by wind. Fire insurance was recommended at not more than 50% of the value of the building. .12 13 -2- Concerning antral insurance, it was Mr. Reynolds' opinion that we had no right under our charter to go into a mutual contract. Although the premiums are lower, he stated, policy holders are subject to assessment in case of failure which would involve great risk. It was pointed out by Mr. Julian Fria that we should take out the fire insurance contract while we are still being covered for fire by the City of Miami, in order to get the benefit of our present rating. Mr. McCaffrey moved that we immediately place fire insurance on the City Hall building in the recommended amount of $44,000. Motion was seconded by Mr. Reynolds and unanimously carried. The neat item on the agenda was the Right-of-Way Deed through N. W. 103rd Street for County bridge purposes of 35' on the south side of the Village property at 17th Avenue. Upon motion made by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Fri= and unanimously passed, the County was granted this Right-of-Way Deed. An ordinance was proposed to regulate parking of trucks in residential areas. In discussing this ordinance, Village Attorney suggested it be rewritten to permit parking of trucks in residential areas while construction is going on. Mr. Reynolds suggested that a penalty for violation of $100 fine or 10 days in jail be written in the ordinance. Action was postponed until next meeting. The Village Manager read a letter from Mr. Paul Kinney concerning inadequate street lighting around the Shores Villas apartments. As a result of a survey made by the Chief of Police, four new lights were recommended for that area. It was Mr. McCaffrey's opinion that it was the owner's responsibility for lighting up the rear of the building which would eliminate installing a light in the alley. Mr. Reynolds moved that the Village Manager be instructed to contact the Florida Power and Light Company and have three lights installed at the following locations: one in the middle of the block on 92nd Street between East Railroad Avenue and Biscayne Blvd., one on the N. E. corner of 92nd Street 14 - r - 15 -S- and East Railroad Avenue and one on the S. W. corner of 92nd Street at Biscayne Blvd. Motion was seconded by Mr. McCaffrey and passed unanimously. The neat business of the evening was in regard to the duplex building being constructed on F. E. 107th St., across the street from a Miami Shores single family zone, on Lot 7, Bloch 9, Pasadena Park. The Village Manager stated that heretofore the County had maintained the same zoning in a .residential area as existed on adjacent lots in the Shores. It was Mr. Anderson's advice that any suit brought against this zoning should be initiated by the property owners affected but, he added, the Village should lend its support either by adopting a resolution or legal counsel. Mr. Reynolds moved that the Village Manager be instructed to offer these people whatever assistance the Village Council or Village Attorney can render to them, providing it will not involve the Village in expense or liability of any sort. Motion was seconded by Mr. Frix and passed unanimously. A letter from Mr. E. T. W. Edsall was read by the Village Manager which concerned enforcement of the Village auto inspection regulations. Upon Mr. McCaffrey's suggestion, Council agreed that this matter should be turned over to the Chief of Police for handling. Concerning the employment of fireman, the Village Manager stated that in order to maintain a 7th grade city for fire insurance purposes we must have one trained fireman on duty at all times and because the State Law will not allow one man to work more than 72 hours in one week, three men will be required. Various suggestions were made for using the Police in this connection and furnishing living quarters upstairs. Mr. McCaffrey stated he would like the Village Manager and Chief to discuss this further and present at the next meeting their recommendations as to one or more methods of handling fire coverage with cost of salaries, etc. Council was in accord with this suggestion. 16 17 The next item on the agenda was in regard to using a substitute pipe for the swimming pool. It was explained that the contractor would like to finish the pool as soon as possible but cannot secure Wrought iron pipe called for in the specifications. The engineer who designed the pool stated that a galvanized pipe could be used if dipped. After a discussion of the advisability of using this substitute, Mr. Frix moved that galvanized pipe be used as a substitute as per the contractor's request and that all threaded areas be coated with bitumastic. Motion was seconded by Mr. Reynolds and unanimously carried. Discussion of the Charter amendments was tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, January 26, depending on Mr. Parish being present. After a review of the unpaid billa, Mr. Reynolds moved that they be paid. Motion was seconded by Mr. Fria and unanimously passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:35 P.M. 5"� illage er Clerk APPROVED: Mayor is