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REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
August 11, 1953
A regular meeting of the Village Council of Miami Shores Village,
Florida, was held at 4:00 o'clock P.M. , August 11, 1953 postponed from
August 4), at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present:
Mayor S. D. Phillips, Jr.
M. E. Reynolds
William E. Carpenter
Michael J. Franco
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Absent: Dean R. Claussen
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Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present.
In discussing minutes of the last regular meeting, Mr. Reynolds
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ovJh that the last paragraph in the minutes of the meeting of July 21, Page 105,
E! dleted from the record. Motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and
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sskd unanimously. Thereupon Mr. Carpenter moved the minutes be adopted
as corrected., Motion was seconded by Mr. Reynolds and carried. Upon
motion made by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Franco and passed, minutes
of the Public Hearing of July 21, and Equalization Board Minutes of July 22
and 23 were approved as written. Minutes of the Special Meeting of July 23
were approved by motion made by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Reynolds
and unanimously carried.
At the request of Mr. Carpenter the proposed amendment to the
Dog Ordinance was read. It was Mr. Reynolds' opinion that this required
inoculation would be imposing an expense on dog owners which isn't necessary.
Mr. Russell Broughman of the County Health Department was present and
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told the Council the Health Department considered these inoculations very
important in the prevention of a rabies epidemic and strongly urged the Council
' to include this requirement in the ordinance. Mr. Carpenter then moved the
adoption of this amendment. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed
unanimously, said amendment to be entitled ORDINANCE NO. 246,
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 241
A letter was received from the Village Attorney stating that in
his opinion, the Council may legally operate the dining room at the Country
Club.
Another letter was received from the Village Attorney advising the
Council that Mr. T. J. Ellis had withdrawn as attorney for the plaintiffs in
the Boulevard zoning suit and that Mr. Marion Sibley will be associated as
attorney in this case. He further reported that continuation of the hearing
on the amended complaint was put off until September.
A letter was received from the City Attorney of North Miami Beach
concerning Senate Bill 998 which act prohibits cities in Dade County from
annexing territory except by special or local act of the Legislature, and ask-
ing that the Village join in a suit to contest the constitutionality of this bill.
It was Mr. Anderson's opinion that the Village should not become involved
in this suit. The letter was referred to the Village Attorney for answering.
Mr. McCall stated, in regard to the Club House improvements,
that preliminary plans had been ordered by the House Committee and in
connection with these plans, read a letter from Mr. Frank Watson, architect,
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listing their fee for drawings and supervision. Mr. McCall stated that $1, 000
had been requested to apply on final plans. It was Mr. Franco's opinion that
if we do any improvements this year it should be in kitchen equipment that can
be used in any location, that we should not do any major alterations until we
prove how the kitchen operation will work. Action was postponed on this
until after receipt of the audit report or around September 1 st, at which time
the Council agreed to have a meeting with Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Watson of
the House Committee as well as the Club Manager.
Mr. Yoxall, Club Manager, presented figures and a plan for con-
structing tennis courts as drawn up by Robert Blue and his committee. After
some discussion, Council postponed action on this proposal until the overall
study of the club improvements is completed.
The Library addition plans were reviewed. However, since no
building costs were included, Council requested that a breakdown of cost be
presented with date of beginning and completion. It was requested that these
figures be secured from Mr. Wheeler and that he be asked to attend the next
Council meeting.
Concerning the International City Managers Association Conference
to be held in Los Angeles, Mr. Reynolds moved that we approve up to $500. 00
for the Village Manager's trip to this conference. Motion was seconded by
Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
A request was made by the owner of the new store building on 2nd
Avenue and 98th Street, to be permitted to pave the Village parking lot adjacent
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to the alley on 98th Street for public use. After some discussion the Council
approved the paving of this lot with the allowance of ten feet on the east side
for landscaping to be done by the Village.
A request had been made by the Building Inspector for a surveyor's
transit. Upon motion made by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Franco and
unanimously passed, authorization for the purchase of this instrument in
the amount of $400. 00 was granted.
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 P. M.
Deput lerk
Approved:
Village nage iol and ClerY.
APPROVED:
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