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03-19-1957 Regular Meeting 13 REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL March 19, 1957 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , March 19, 1957, at the Village Hall, with the follow- ing Councilmen present: Mayor Dean R. Clausseu Michael J. Franco William E. Carpenter M. E. Reynolds S. D. Phillips, Jr. Absent: None Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were approved as written by motion made by Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Reynolds and passed unanimously. The following bids for a maintenance truck at the Golf Course were opened: Chas sis Don Allen Chevrolet $Z304. 00 Tropical Chevrolet 2279. 63 Mr. Reynolds moved that the Village Manager be instructed to check these bids against specifications and award to the low bidder. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. Truck Body DeBoliac Truck Equipment $1325. 00 Tom Wood Truck Equipment 1150. 00 Cecil & Bruce Truck Equipment 1384. 00 Mr. Reynolds moved that the body be purchased from the low bidder and the Village Manager be authorized to take from the Golf Course Contingent Fund the necessary moneys to make the purchase. The motion was seconded 3/19/57 by Mr. Carpenter and passed unanimously. Mr. William Sharkey of 344 N. W. 100th St. , was present to present petitions from a large group of property owners who wished to he annexed into the Village. Mr. Sharkey stated he was spokesman for approximately 3000 people, involving an area bounded on the north by 119th St. , on the west by N. W. 5th Ave. and on the south by 99th St. , all adjoining the Miami Shores boundaries. The Mayor stated we would accept this petition and that the Council will wish to consider it further and whether or not they wish to make an extensive survey of the area. Then, if we feel this is worthwhile a special election will have to be called. Mrs. Patricia Pope of 286 N. W. 99th St. , presented a petition signed by a majority of people on the south side of N. W. 99th St. and N. W. 98th St. who were not included in the other petitions just presented, asking that they also be considered in this proposal for annexation. Mr. L. B. Stokesberry of 297 N. E. 107th St. , representing a group of property owners from the north side of 107th St. to the Canal, east of N. E. 2nd Ave. He stated that this area also wished to be annexed to the Village, that a petition signed by a majority of the property owners will be presented at a later meeting. Mrs. Lee Seaton of the Alamo Fried Chicken store, spoke to the Council concerning bicycle parking on the sidewalks in the business districts and asked that more racks be furnished. Mayor Claussen referred this to the Chief and the Village Manager. is 3/19/57 -3- A letter was received from General Baird concerning the truck traffic on 103rd St. and requested that the Village ask the County to discontinue maintenance of this street and release it from the County road system, so that the Village can thereby control the traffic to a greater extent. After a lengthy discussion Mr. Reynolds moved that the Village Manager be instructed to get paving estimates between now and the next budget for 103rd St. in the Village limits for its entire length including widening of the street to make it at least 24 ft. wide. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. Mr. Roy C. Olsen of 10928 N. W. 2nd Ave. presented a new petition signed by 32 property owners out of 37 affected, who desire that the parkway in N. W. 2nd Ave. remain in. Mr. Marion Arnold, Chairman of the Planning Board suggested that it be turned over to the Planning Board for their recom- mendations. The Mayor suggested that Glen and the Village Manager prepare between now and the next Council meeting some kind of analysis and cost as to what could be done to beautify the parkway. Concerning the Florida City Managers' Short Course, Mr. Reynolds moved that the City Manager be instructed to attend with a report forthcoming and the usual expense account. Mr. Franco seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. A proposal was made to amend the Zoning Ordinance concerning 50 ft. lots. Mr. Phillips moved that Section 404 be amended to read as follows: "Section 404 No building shall hereafter be erected, nor any existing building be structurally altered, except in con- formity with the regulations regarding space and area as set forth herein, provided that the minimum plot width and area regulations shall not apply to any plot having less than 3/19/57 -4- the 4-the required width or area at the time of the adoption of this ordinance, but such plot shall not thereafter be reduced in width and area, and all other regulations for the district in which such plot is situated shall apply thereto. " ORD. NO. 276 Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 5:45 P. M. Clerk C App roveda-;j�'- Villa& Man er APPROVED: AI#V-A opvd -4 JAVr%-" Ar yor