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' REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
January 6, 1953
A regular meeting of the Village Council of Miami Shores Village,
Florida, was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , January 6, 1953, at the Village
Hall, with the following Councilmen present:
Mayor M. E. Reynolds
George A. Frix
William E. Carpenter
S. D. Phillips, Jr.
Absent: Michael J. Franco
Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present.
Upon motion made by Mr. Frix, seconded by Mr. Carpenter and
passed unanimously, minutes of the last regular meeting were approved as
written.
Mr. Louis McNeil, President of the Optimist Club, appeared before
the Council with a committee of Optimist members, to voice a complaint
against the treatment their club had recently received in regard to their meet-
ing dates at the Country Club. Mr. McNeil stated that their club meeting
date had been cancelled and he had received no word of this action, although
Mr. Smith, the Club Manager, claimed a letter had been sent. The Village
Manager reported that this had been discussed at the Advisory Board meeting
of the day before and they had set up a procedure whereby in case of a cancella-
tion of dates the President of the club would be notified, copy to the Secretary
and one to the caterer with a follow up notice sent out,later. The Mayor asked
that Mr. McNeil be notified in writing as to this procedure.
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In regard to the Christmas home decoration contest, the Mayor
made the following awards:
$50. 00 bond to - Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Meares
53 N. E. 109th Street
$25. 00 bonds to - Neal and Norton Elder
390 N. E. 102nd Street
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Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Harrison, Jr.
1196 N. E. 97th Street
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Hoover
57 N. E. 93rd Street
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Parish
1290 N. E. 96th Street
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Prochaska
1218 N. E. 98th Street
Mayor Reynolds also read the list of honorable mention and expressed
gratitude to the judges and the Chamber of Commerce for the wonderful job
they did on the contest.
The next item on the agenda was the opening of the sealed bids on
the street and alley improvement work. The following bids were submitted
which are on file in the Village office.
Asphalt Paving Co. $ 111, 185. 84
Belcher Oil Co. 110, 545. 08
Brooks Paving Co. 98, 877. 63
E. E. Collins Contracting Co. 113, 361. 50
O. W. Collins 100, 289. 16
L. C. Morris 113, 116. 35
C. T. Stockton, Inc. 97, 606. 98
Troup Bros. , Inc, 103, 244. 68
Ward Paving Co. 101, 073. 83
Weekly Paving Co. 101, 732. 85
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Mr. Frix moved that the bids be accepted and referred to the Rader
Engineering Company for analysis and report to the Council. Motion was
seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
Mr. Spencer W. Rudnick, President of the Miami Shores Citizens
Civic Association, read a letter to the Council expressing on the part of the
Citizens Association, gratitude to the Council for their recent decision in the
Boulevard-zoning case.
Mr. Ray Guernsey presented copies of his proposed plat of the
Miami Shores Bay Park Estates Subdivision for approval. Afterlsome discussion
of the future development of the subdivision and the proposed cubical contents,
Mr. Frix moved we adopt RESOLUTION NO. 328, approving the plat. Motion
was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
The next business on the agenda was the proposed construction
of a store building at N. E. 98th St. and 2nd Ave. which had previously been
discussed by the Council in regard to the parking problem. Planning Board
minutes were read wherein they recommended approval of this building, with
the use of the Village owned lot to the east for parking. It was the Village
Manager's recommendation that the owner of the store building be given a letter
permitting him to pave and landscape the lot without paying lease charges and
thereby making it a Village parking lot. After a discussion of whether or
not the Village should sell this lot or lease it, Mr. Carpenter made the
following motion: That the permit be granted for the building and that the
Village Manager be instructed to negotiate a lease with the property owner
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concerned with provision that the lessee put a suitable surface on the lot
and that the Council will have the right to terminate the lease at any time
upon re-imbur s ing the lessee with the value of the paving less the value of
the time that he has used it. Motion was seconded by Mr. Frix and passed
unanimously.
In a discussion of the dog ordinance, Mr. Frix asked why there
wasn't a clause requiring inoculation for rabies. The Village Manager was
instructed to call the Humane Society about this.
After a review of the unpaid bills, Mr. Frix moved theybe paid.
Motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 P. M.
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