04-03-1951 Regular Meeting ¢'
REGULAR MEETING 5
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
April 3, 1951
A regular meeting of the Village Council of Miami Shores Village,
Florida, was held at 7:30 o'clock P.M. , April 3, 1951, at the Village Hall,
with the following members of the Council present:
M. E. Reynolds
Roy Mackenzie
William E. Carpenter
Michael J. Franco
Absent: George A. Frix, Mayor
Mr. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present.
In the absence of the Mayor, Mr. Reynolds was elected to take the
chair and then presided over the meeting.
Upon motion made by Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Carpenter and
unanimously passed, the minutes of the last meeting were approved as written.
Mr. Franco then brought up the subject of the Golf Advisory Board
recommendation for improving the course which was approved at the March 6th
meeting. He stated after checking the last monthly report he noted unexpended
money in the fertilizer account as well as top soil account and suggested that
Mr. Byrd make an inventory of the supplies on hand and those needed to see if
these accounts were considered in the recommendation for additional funds.
The Village Manager then made a report on this subject concerning the difficulty
in securing fertilizer bids because of the specifications stipulated by Mr. Mahannah.
Mr. McCall also went into the financial picture of the Club. It was his recommend-
ation that an audit should be made at this time to accurately determine what profit
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had been made by the Club so far this year in order to know whether or not
this complete program can safely be accomplished now. Council agreed to go
ahead with the audit so that a report can be made to the Advisory Board at
their next meeting and if necessary the Council will meet with the Board at a
special meeting to determine what action should be taken. Mr. Franco repeated
that the present inventories should be considered with a physical check of what
is on hand.
The next item on the agenda was alley paving. After discussing
cost of the recent paving program, Council unanimously agreed not to go ahead
with any more paving this year by motion made by Mr. Carpenter and seconded
by Mr. Mackenzie.
Next, the Village Manager reported that there is a petition going
around requesting that the Village stop burning trash down at the bay. Council
agreed that this would have to continue until the next budget year when funds will
be made available for disposal at some other location.
A letter was read from Mr. A. M. Chakarian in which he proposed
that the Village buy his bayfront lots for a public park in that the nearby fishing
causes them to be undesirable for residences. Council took no action.
A letter was read from Mr. Sulzberger complimenting the Police
Department on the way they handled a recent accident case.
The next business was disposition of the Police car that was wrecked
recently. After a review of the estimates of the cost of having it repaired, the
amount the insurance company will pay, as well as, the trade-in allowance on
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a new car, Mr. Carpenter moved that the Village buy a new car, accept the
settlement from the adjuster's report and take the additional money required
out of the Police budget. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed
unanimously.
Concerning the City Managers' Short Course to be held in
Gainesville, April 12 - 14, Mr. Franco moved that the Village Manager attend
this meeting. Motion was seconded by Mr. Mackenzie and passed unanimously.
The Village Attorney discussed charter amendment concerning
employee retirement authorization whereby a referendum by the freeholders
will be required to make it effective.
The next item on the agenda was a proposal to purchase an
electrically operated Address-o-graph machine. The Village Manager reported
that there is money in the office equipment budget and approval was granted
for its purchase by motion made by Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Carpenter
and unanimously passed.
Council reviewed the sketch of a proposed church directory to be
erected at Biscayne Blvd. and 96th Street. Discussion arose concerning the
right to use the street for this purpose. No action was taken pending a
recommendation from the Planning Board.
Mr. Ed Browder appeared before the Council in behalf of the Glee
Club of Miami Edison for a contribution from the Village to assist them in
expenses for a trip to Richmond, Va. to participate in the National Music
Educators Conference. It was explained to Mr. Browder that there is no money
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in the Village budget for contributions of this type.
Concerning the death of Mr. John J. Lindsey, former Mayor of
Miami Shores, Mr. Mackenzie moved that the Council prepare a resolution
of sympathy to Mrs. John Lindsey, that the Village Manager be authorized
to write an appropriate letter to accompany it and that flowers be sent.
Motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned.at 8:45 P.M.
Village Manager and •Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor
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