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06-06-1950 Regular Meeting t� REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL June 6, 1950 A regular meeting of the Village Council of Miami Shores Village, Florida, was held at 7:30 otclock P.M., June 6, 1950, at the Village Hall, with the entire Council and the Village Attorney present. Upon motion made by Mr. Mackenzie, seconded by Mr. Reynolds and carried, reading of the minutes of the last meeting was dispensed with and the minutes approved as written. Mr. Perry Willits, representing the Advisory Board of the Golf Club, appeared before the Council with regard to a supplemental list of golf course maintenance expenditures. He explained that the Greens Committee had prepared this list of items which they felt were necessary to recondition the course for the anticipated heavy play of next year, and that the Board had requested that he present their recommendation to the Council for an additional $10,107.40 for golf course maintenance, to be taken from this year's profits. Mr. Willits further stated that this expenditure is allowable under the bond payment setup and also that it is contemplated paying $10,000 to the Village this year for money advanced on initial bond payments. The Council took this under advisement for further study. The next item on the agenda was the appraisal report from Mr. McCune and Mr. Crow concerning the N. E. 2nd Avenue zoning problem. Mr. Reynolds stated he had read it and studied it and would like to see a copy of it mailed to all resident freeholders. It was Mr. Carpenteris opinion that a representative committee should be appointed from the people living all over the Village, including those living in the area concerned, to look into and study this report and get their composite view. Mr. Reynolds moved that the Village Manager be instructed to prepare appropriate copies of the appraisal �� r c c - - c c 87 6/6/50 -2- report on the 2nd Avenue property in question, to be submitted to all resident freeholders, with the added provision, however, that a representative committee as appointed by the Mayor shall receive their copies immediately for study and a subsequent report made to the Council. Motion was seconded by Mr. Mackenzie and passed unanimously. Mayor Frix stated he would appoint this committee as soon as he has had time to give it some consideration. A letter was received and read from Mr. Robert C. Claiborne, chairman of the American Legion Home Site Committee, in which the Brockway Post requested consideration of the previously discussed site on the golf course for their home. After discussion of this request Mayor Frix suggested that Mr. Claiborne get a committee from the Legion to clear through the Village Manager and have a preliminary discussion as to ways and means of accomplishing this that would be practical and to our mutual benefit. A letter was read from Mrs. Hawkins in which she offered $975 cash for the Village owned lot adjoining her property. After a discussion of Mrs. Hawkins' case in view of the hardship that exists and the fact that this lot is now zoned residential, Mr. Reynolds moved that the Village sell Lot 12, Block 28, to Mrs. Hawkins for $975. Mr. Carpenter seconded this motion and it was passed unanimously. Mr. Lewis M. Tansky was present concerning his previous request to purchase Lot 15, Block 32, owned by the Village and adjoining his property. Mr. Tansky felt that if this lot were used for parking it would create a nuisance to his home and that he wished to use it for residential purposes. Mayor Frix asked the Village Manager to find out what our investment is in the lot and put this on the agenda for the next meeting. The Village Attorney was instructed by the Mayor to prepare an 89 6/6/50 -3- ordinance covering future developers of business property to provide off-street parking as well as having business entrances face N. E. 2nd Avenue only. The next item on the agenda was in regard to a proposed agreement with Dade County covering cleaning Biscayne Canal through the Golf Course. After reviewing the comments made by the Village Attorney on this agreement, Mr. Reynolds moved that the Mayor and Village Manager be authorized to enter into a contract with Dade County for the deepening of Biscayne Canal as it crosses the Golf Course, under such terms as they think proper. This motion was seconded by Mr. Mackenzie and passed unanimously. A letter was received and read from Mr. W. H. Walker, Jr. in which he resigned as a member and chairman of the Advisory Board of the Golf Club. Mr. Mackenzie moved that Mr. Walkerts resignation be accepted and an appropriate letter written by the Village Manager expressing our sincere thanks for his fine work and splendid cooperation, and this letter to be signed by all members of the Council and Village Manager. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. A resolution prepared by the attorneys of Bessemer Properties, Inc. was read which covers the purchase by the Village of additional playground land at the Community House. Upon motion made by Mr. Carpenter and seconded by Mr. Mackenzie, RESOLUTION N0. 312 was unanimously passed and adopted, which is entitled: APPROVING THE PURCHASE BY MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE FROM BESSEMER PROPERTIES, INCORPORATED, OF ALL OF BLOCK "C"; LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 108; AND LOTS 11 2, 42 51 6, 7 AND 81 BLOCK 105, OF MIAMI SHORES SECTION NO. 4 AMENDED, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 15, ETC. The next item on the agenda was in regard to Mr. H. L. Clark's request for permission to re-establish his office building on East Railroad 90 r 6/6/50 -4- Avenue near 91st Street. Mr. Carpenter moved that Mr. Clark be authorized to relocate his wooden office building at the location requested for a period not to exceed three months. Mr. Franco seconded this motion and it was unanimously passed. The Village Manager reported that he had received new figures on volunteer fire and police insurance coverage. After a discussion of the benefits involved and cost of the policy, Mayor Frix asked that Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Carpenter and the Village Manager look into this type of coverage and come back with a recommendation. The Village Manager read a letter from the underwriters of the fidelity bond covering his position, in which they expressed concern over the handling of Golf Course profits as previously, brought to light by the auditors. A motion was made by Mr. Mackenzie, seconded by Mr. Reynolds and unanimously carried, that the Council offer a resolution indicating that acts of the Village Manager in the transfer of funds are in accordance with authorization by the Village Council. A letter was received from Mr. ?. L. Gaddis, superintendent of the Florida East Coast Railroad, in which he indicated that he would be present at the next Council meeting to discuss train speeds. A proposed ORDINANCE NO. 208 was read, which is entitled: AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE AND PLAN SHOWING ESTABLISHED PROPERTY CORNERS, PROPERTY LINE DIMENSIONS, EXISTING UTILITIES, ELEVATIONS AND OTHER PERTINENT SURVEY DATA AS A REQUIREMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION FOR AND THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT After discussion, Mr. Franco moved that ORDINANCE NO. 208 be adopted subject to approval of the Village Attorney. Motion was seconded Alt 2 r . c 93 6/6/50 -5- by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously. A letter was received from Mayor Keith Phillips of Coral Gables in which he explained that his city was sending Miami Shores Village a Royal Poinciana tree in commemoration of the Royal Poinciana Festival golf tournament. Mr. Reynolds moved that we accept this tree with thanks and that it will be planted in a prominent spot at the Club House with a proper ceremony. Motion was seconded by Mr. Mackenzie and passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Village Manager and Clerk APPROVED: r Mayor