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REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
August 21, 1956
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held
at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , August 21, 1956, at the Village Hall, with the follow-
ing Councilmen present:
Mayor Dean R. Clausseu
Michael J. Franco
M. E. Reynolds
Absent: William. E. Carpenter
S. D. Phillips, Jr.
Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present.
Minutes of the last regular meeting were adopted as written by
motion made by Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Reynolds and passed unanimously.
Mr. Ray Guernsey, representing the Miami Shores Men's Golf
Assoc. , was present to petition the Council to go on record as opposing the
construction of a dam by the Central & Southern Flood Control District, at
a proposed site near No. 2 tee on the Golf Course. Mr. Guernsey discussed
the points brought out in an undated brochure published by the Biscayne River
Association, a copy of which is attached and made a part of these minutes.
Mayor Claussen stated that a definite plan has not yet been proposed but that
the Council would take this under advisement and if it appears advisable we
will write the Flood Control or-pass a resolution.
Concerning the proposal to put electric golf cars on the golf course,
Mr. McCall suggested taking no action at this time on the proposals for the
concession but let each company put one or two cars over there to rent and
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then about the end of October we can find out which car serves our course the
best and which the people like best. In the meantime the Village Manager
stated he was making a survey of what other courses are using. The Council
approved this proposal for a 60-day trial period.
Mr. J. I. Jackson, Director of the Dade County Citizens Safety
Council, and a representative from. the Highway Patrol, appeared,to present
to the Council a "No Death" Traffic Safety award for the year 1955, along with
a report on our Police. operations prepared by the National Safety Council.
Mr, Edwards was again present to discuss the construction of a
composting plant on the Village nursery land and the 3Q-year franchise agree-
ment with his company. Mayor Claussen stated that the Council would life to
withdraw from further consideration of the use of nursery land for a composting
plant location. Concerning the agreement, Mr. Anderson had stated that there
were a number of objections and since he has not had time to write his opinion.,
the Council is not in a position to take any action at this time. Mr. Claussen
asked Mr. Edwards to await word from Mr. McCall.
Concerning Planning Board appointments, Mr. Reynolds. moved
that Gordon H. Moyer, Jr. be re-appointed for ,a. period of two years. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. The other Board
member vacancy remains unfilled until a recommendation is made.
The next item of business was in regard to ,accepting a bid on the
purchase of two garbage truck chassis. An analysis sof the bids was made by
the Village Manager who recommended, along with the Maintenance .Superintendent,
that the Village purchase the GMC truck representing the low bid but adding the
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automatic transmissiou and some extras. Mr. Reynolds moved that the bid
be granted to the J. W. Dillree CMC Company as low bidder and that the
question of extras be left to the discretion of the Village Manager. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously.
Mr. Anderson reported that he had not heard from Mr. Hugh
Pomeroy regarding our request that he testify for the Village in the Boulevard
zoning suit. The Plaintiffs$'testimony will be heard on September 13th and
the Village testimony on October 2nd..
The meeting adjourned at 5:35 P.M.
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