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REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
April 6, 1954
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was
held at 4:00 o'clock P.M. , April 6, 1954, at the Village Hall, with the
following Councilmen present:
Mayor S. D. Phillips, Jr.
M. E. Reynolds
William E. Carpenter
Michael J. Franco
Dean R. Claussen
Absent: None
Mr. Herbert Nadeau attended in the absence of Mr. Anderson,
'Village Attorney.
Minutes of the last regular meeting were approved by motion
made by Mr. Claussen, seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
Minutes of special meetings of March 22 and March 25 were unanimously
approved by motion made by Mr. Claussen and seconded by Mr. Carpenter.
Mr. K. M. Dunning was again present in regard to his request for
approval of plans submitted for a store building and Post Office on Lot 1,
Block 17, M.S. Section #1. The Council had previously approved a Post
Office building only, to be erected on N. E. 2nd Avenue. Mr. Dunning stated
that there had been some misunderstanding as he had only proposed to build
a Post Office in conjunction with other stores and that he would like his plans
approved or rejected on that basis. It was pointed out that these plans could
not meet the parking requirements and that the lot across the street owned
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by Mr. Dunning was not now presently zoned for parking. Mr. Dunning wanted
to go on record as having been, for the past eight years, in favor of establish-
ing a parking system on N. E. 2nd Avenue. He also added that if this property
cannot be used for business then it should not be assessed as such. Mr. Franco
moved that we reject the plan as submitted. Motion was seconded by Mr.
Carpenter and passed unanimously.
A proposal was made by some of the Girl Scout leaders in the
Shores for shuffle board courts at the Community House. The Village Manager
presented a firm bid in the amount of $648.00 for the construction of four
courts which amount could be taken from the Recreation Dept. improvement
fund. Mr. McCall also added that the Wroman's Club would like to contribute
equipment for this project. Mr. Carpenter moved that we authorize the
Village Manager to build four shuffle board courts and arrange for equipping
them within the next 30 days. Motion was seconded by Mr. Claussen. and passed
urian. ously. Mr. Ward stated the Chamber would work on furnishing benches
for the courts.
Mayor Phillips instructed the Village Manager to start proceedings
on Mr. Collins r petition to rezone Lots 7 .and 8, Block 59, as well as, a former
request from Bessemer Properties to rezone some of their railroad property
and for the rezoning of property adjacent to N. E. 2nd Avenue for parking
exclusively.
Mayor Phillips stated that the Power Company was not as yet ready
to present figures on the cost of buying the Whiteway Underground poles in
the Village. This proposal is being considered with a view to decreasing
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the yearly cast of burning these lights.
Rev. Varner of the Advent Lutheran Church presented plans for
a church to be erected on the west side of N. E. 2nd Avenue between 103rd
and 104th Streets, Lots 1 thru 6 and Lot 23, Block 122. This had been
approved by the Planning Board on March 10, 1954. After reviewing the
plans Mr. Reynolds moved that the action of the Planning Board be approved
in connection with the construction of the Advent Lutheran Church and that
the paving of the parking lot as recommended by the Planning Board be also
approved with the additional provision that when the westerly side of the
available parking area is developed for future parking, that a concrete black
wall of a design acceptable to the Planning Board at that time be required..
Motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
Mayor Phillips read a report from:.Dr. G. J. Stocks, Jr. , chairman
of the committee appointed to investigate the possibility of locating a Legion
home in or near Miami Shores, which was accepted and is on file. The
resignations of Dr. Stocks and Mrs. Rudnick were also accepted and the
committee discharged. After further discussion, the Village Manager was
directed to prepare a resolution for the next meeting, setting forth the
Council's intention to disapprove applications for a Legion home anywhere in
the Village, except on property owned by them and properly zoned therefor,
that is, in either a business or industrial zone.
A letter was read from the Village Attorney concerning a proposed
ordinance to protect against child molestation, in which he advised that there
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was no necessity far adopting it in view of the State law covering this subject.
Mr. Reynolds then moved, in view of the recommendation of the Chief of
Police and Village Attorney, that the matter of child molestation be tabled.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
A letter was read from .the Library Board wherein they recommended
the appointment of George C. Bolles, Jr. as a member of the Board to fill
the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs. Edna Brockway. Upon motion
made by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Franco and unanimously carried,
this recommendation was approved.
Mr. Henry Fox, Commander of the Brockway Post of the American
Legion, arrived at the .meeting after the discussion of the Legion home site
and the Mayor explained to him what had transpired. Mr. Fox requested a
copy of Dr. Stock's letter as well as the minutes of this meeting pertaining
to this subject.
After a review of the current bills, Mr. Franco moved that they
be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 P.M.
Deputy Clerk
Approved:
Village ger anif Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor ,
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