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12-06-1955 Regular Meeting :17S REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL December 6, 1955 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , December 6, 1955, at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Mayor Dean R. Claussen Michael J. Franco William E. Carpenter M. E. Reynolds S. D. Phillips, Jr. Absent: None Mr. Nadeau attended in the absence of Mr. Anderson, Village Attorney. Upon motion made by Mr. Franco and seconded by Mr. Phillips, minutes of the last regular meeting were unanimously approved as written. Before taking up the regular business on the agenda, Mayor Claussen announced that Mr. C. Lawton McCall had just completed 20 years with the Village on December 5th, and presented the following resolution of commendation: RESOLUTION COMMENDING C. LAWTON McCALL FOR TWENTY YEARS SERVICE TO MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE AS VILLAGE MANAGER WHEREAS, C. Lawton McCall, Village Manager, has on December 5, 1955 accumulated twenty years in the service of Miami Shores Village, and WHEREAS, for these twenty years he has been greatly influential in upholding the tradition and respectability of the Village, and WHEREAS, C. Lawton McCall has made a name for himself in such municipal organizations as the State Chapter of The National City 1.80 1 181 -2- 12/6/55 Managers Association in which he served as President and the Dade County League of Municipalities in which he is now serving as President, and WHEREAS, he has given counsel in municipal affairs to many municipal office holders, employees and citizens of Miami Shores, Greater Miami and the State of Florida. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Miami Shores Village hereby acknowledges these services of inestimable value and tenders its appreciation to C. LAWTON McCALL. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become a permanent part of the official records of Miami Shores Village. UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of December A.P. 1955. Mayor Said Resolution No. 353 was unanimously passed and adopted upon motion made by Mr. Phillips and seconded by Mr. Carpenter. A proposed ordinance was read by the Village Manager concerning the licensing of insurance companies in Miami Shores. No action was taken until a comparison is made of the fees in other cities. A proposed resolution was read concerning the investment of surplus Village funds in Government securities. After some corrections were made, Mr. Reynolds moved that RESOLUTION NO. 354 be adopted. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. A recommendation was made by the Club Manager to increase the Green Fees to $5. 00 beginning December 20, 1955, as was done previously. Upon motion made by Mr. Phillips, and seconded by Mr. Reynolds, this recommendation was unanimously approved. The North Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce presented a resolution 182 z - 183 -3- 1Z/6/55 proclaiming all election days as patriotic holidays for the purpose of display- ing the American Flag. Upon motion made by Mr. Reynolds and seconded by Mr. Phillips, this RESOLUTION NO. 355 was unanimously passed and adopted. After a review of the bills, Mr. Franco moved that they be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Phillips and passed unanimously. Under "Unfinished Business" concerning the traffic light at 87th Street, Mr. McCall reported that we have received notice from the State Road Department that they recommend a traffic light at that location. Using the timer we purchased some time ago to synchronize this light with the 6th Ave. light, the Chief estimates the new light and wiring will cost about $800. 00. Discussion followed as to whether or not the Village should accept E1 Portal's offer of $650. 00 with the provision that they own the light if and when it is ever taken down. It was finally moved by Mr. Carpenter that we buy the light for 87th St. (with Miami Shores funds) and that it be coordinated and controlled with the 88th Street light and that the "Go at all Times" sign for the east lane on Biscayne Blvd. at 88th Street be re-installed, according to the State Road Department recommendation, at a cost not to exceed $800. 00. Motion was seconded by Mr. Phillips and passed unanimously. Mr. Phillips suggested that the Mayor write El Portal and thank them for their generous offer. Mr. Phillips stated that the preliminary draft of the new. Metropolitan Charter was out and that he had given the Village Manager a copy which can be secured for reading. 184 185 -4- 12/6/55 Mr. Carpenter brought up the previously discussed plan for Village maintenance of a small park at the point of N. E. 101 st St. and 102nd St. in the Miami Shores Bay Park Estates Subdivision. Mr. Reynolds asked that this be tabled for two weeks until the Council has an opportunity to view the location. Mr. Lee Ward asked the Village to contribute $75. 00 toward the prize money for the Christmas home decoration contest, to be matched by an equal amount from the Chamber as was done in the past. Mr. Carpenter moved this be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Reynolds and passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 P. M. �Cle rk Approved-- Lc Villag Man e r APPROVED: Y, Mayor 18c,