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02-20-1952 Regular Meeting 2P REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL February 20, 1952 A regular meeting of the Village Council of Miami Shores Village, Florida, was held at 7:30 o'clock P. M. , February 20, 1952 (postponed from February 19th, at the Village Hall with the following Councilmen present: Mayor M. E. Reynolds George A. Frix Michael J. Franco William E. Carpenter S. D. Phillips, Jr. Absent: None Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. Upon motion of Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Fria and passed unanimously, reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting was dispensed with and they were approved as written. The first business of the evening was consideration of the request of the Brockway Post of the American Legion for a permit to build a Legion home southeast of the intersection of E. Railroad Avenue and N. E. 92nd Street, on the N. W. 100 ft. square of Track A, Shores Center Subdivision. A letter was read to the Council concerning this petition and Mr. James M. Noel, Chairman of the Legion Building Committee, was present to explain their plans* The proposed location is presently zoned for apartments. Question arose as to whether a Legion home would be a higher category than apartments or lower. The Village Manager was instructed to study this further and if it constitutes a zoning change, to advise Mr. Noel of the proper procedure. 30 1 1 31 -2- 2/20/52 The next item on the agenda was opening the alley paving bids. Seven invitations were sent with only three firms bidding as follows: C. T. Stockton $ . 73 per square yard O. W. Collins . 70 it It Brooks Paving . 695 It it n On the total job of approximately 20, 000 sq. ft. the low bid amounted to $13, 900 which, it was determined, would leave enough money in the alley paving account to cover the cost of the previously awarded contract on street paving for N. E. 104th Street and N. W. 2nd Avenue, and by motion made by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously, the alley paving contract was awarded to Brooks Paving, as low bidder. Approval was consequently granted for charging the street paving, mentioned above to this account. Next the sidewalk repair bids were opened, with the following results: R. H. Wright & Son $ . 75 sq. ft. W. T. Martin .435 Ace Concrete Service Co. .45 " Ward Paving Co. . 62 Ray VanLandingham . 36 Upon motion made by Mr. Frix, seconded by Mr. Phillips and passed unanimously, the contract was awarded to the low bidder, Ray Van- Landingham. A letter was read from Mr. and Mrs. Helmut Born concerning the removal of a pine hedge on their property as well as the proposal to sell the Village ten feet of land off a rear corner of their property to make the alley passable for vehicles and Village trucks. The Village Manager was 32 1 33 -3- 2/20/52 instructed to replace the hedge whenever the owners wish and the Council took the matter of the purchase of land under advisement until the next meeting. The bills for land estimating submitted by J. T. Herndon and O. J. Powell, in the amount of $50.00 each, were approved for payment by motion made by Mr. Frix, seconded by Mr. Phillips and passed unanimously. The Golf Advisory Board requested approval to permit the Lions Club a $3.00 daily greens fee for a small tournament in March, which was granted by motion made by Mr. Frix, seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously. It was recommended by the Planning Board that permit be granted to Edward Fitzgerald for construction of a residence on Lot 18, Block 11, Pasadena Park, - a 50 ft, lot. Since Mr. Fitzgerald was interested in purchas- ing more land if possible or selling his lot to the neighboring owner, the Village Manager was instructed to contact the owner of the adjoining lot and then this request will be again presented to the Planning Board. The Planning Board recommended approval of permit for Mary E. r Daniels to build a residence on Lot 8, Block 13, Pasadena Park 1st Addition, G which is a corner lot of 57 ft. and no additional land is available. Mr. Frix stated that in view of the facts presented this would be considered a hardship case and moved that the recommendation of the Planning Board be upheld and approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously. Mr. Reno Dallas' plans were approved by the Planning Board for construction of a store building on Lots, 17, and 18, Block 23, El Portal Sub- 39 1 1 1 35 -4- 2/20/52 division, which is on N. E. 87th Street, west of Biscayne Blvd. , zoned B-1. Mr. Phillips moved that this be approved and a permit granted. Motion was seconded by Mr. Frix and passed unanimously. Unfinished business: In further regard to the ©lender case, it was the Village Attorney's opinion that there is no legal obligation on the part of the Village to make a refund. After discussion, Mr. Phillips moved that upon appeal of this case it is the decision of the Miami Shores Council that we return $30. 00 to the applicant. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. The next business was review of a request for a building permit on the east side of Biscayne Blvd, between N. E. 91st and 92nd Streets, plans for which were presented by Mr. Voorhies at the last meeting. After discus- sion of the type of construction to be permitted in an A-1 zone and what has been approved in the past, it was decided that this would fall into the category of an apartment hotel. Mr. Frix moved that it is the consensus of the Council that after examination of the Planning Board's recommendation, we find that the project is substantially the same as the plan of Mt. Vernon Motor Lodge and that approval be granted in like manner. Motion was seconded by Mr. Phillips and passed unanimously. Mr. Frix then moved that the Village Manager be authorized to contact Mr. McCune and have him make a survey of the property from 96th Street south and make a report as to his recommended use of the property. Motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously. 3G 1 1 1 3'7 -5- 2/20/52 Concerning the club manager's salary, it was recommended by the Advisory Board that it be increased to $8500 retroactive to August 1, 1951. Approval was granted for this increase on motion made by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Frix and passed unanimously. Mr. Carpenter brought up the request of the Gun Club to turn the range to face north instead of west. The Village Manager stated he did not feel it would be wise to enlarge the range or encourage any more activity and the Mayor further explained that the Village could not give the club any assurance as to the length of time we will keep this property. It was pointed .out in discussing the Golf Course, that there appears to be a lack of coordination between the Advisory Board and the Council. Mayor Reynolds appointed Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Frix as a committee of two to look into this and report back. In discussing garbage and trash disposal, the Mayor asked Mr. Frix to talk to the County Commission about an incinerator and get a report. Mr. Frix presented and read a resolution expressing appreciation to the Chamber of Commerce for the recent meeting they held commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Village and the 16th Anniversary of the services of Mr.. McCall as Village Manager. This RESOLUTION N4. 324 was unan- imously passed and adopted upon motion made by Mr. Fria and seconded by Mr. Franco. Concerning the annual Red Cross contribution of $100.90, Mr. Franco moved that we continue this payment. Motion was seconded by Mr. Frix and passed unanimously. 38 1 39 -6- 2/20/52 Mayor Reynolds brought up the matter of the damage done to Miami Avenue because of the traffic diverted from 7th Avenue during its reconstruction and he felt the Council should meet with the County Commission to again request County aid in repairing Miami Avenue. The next meeting of the Commission is to be on Tuesday morning, February 26th and Mayor Reynolds asked that the Council meet with the Commission at 10 A.M. In the meantime, Mr. McCall was instructed to get figures on the estimated cost of re-surfacing, copy of the resolution passed by the County wherein they claimed jurisdiction over Miami Avenue, County Tax budget figures and any other information that might be helpful to the Council at this meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:50 P.M. Deputy Cle r C Approved; Village Manager and C left P 4VED: Mayor 90 1 1