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10-01-1957 Regular Meeting 68 REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL October 1, 1957 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , October 1, 1957, at the Village Hall, with the follow- ing Councilmen present: Mayor Charles D. Bailey John F. Saxon Michael J. Franco Dean R. Claussen Spencer W. Rudnick Absent: None Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. Upon motion made by Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Rudnick and passed, minutes of the last regular meeting were approved as written. The first item of business was a recommendation from the Planning Board to re-zone Lot 23, Block 16, Miami Shores Section #1, from residential to parking in order to provide sufficient parking for a cafeteria to be built on the northwest corner of 99th St. and N. E. 2nd Ave. Mr. Harold Zeeman, the petitioner, and his attorney, Mr. Kassewitz, were present and submitted preliminary plans of the proposed cafeteria. After some discussion, Mr. Rudnick moved that this Council reverse the decision of the Planning Board with regard to the petition for re-zoning Lot 23, Block 16. The motion was seconded by Mr. Saxon and passed by a 4/1 vote with Mr. Franco dissenting. Mr. Rudnick further moved that a variance be granted to the petitioners to allow them to construct their proposed cafeteria using the land on N. E. 2nd Ave. less 20 of the required parking spaces. The motion 10/1/57 t*t% was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed by four affirmative votes, with Mr. Saxon declining to vote. Mr. G. Robert Khoury then asked the Council to stop the parking on these residential lots at night. He explained that the Village had planted shrubbery to stop cars from getting onto the lots but they were still getting in from the alley side. The Village Manager stated he would have Mr. Byrd look into this. Approval was recommended by the Planning Board on September 12th for permit to build on Lot 15, Block 9, Miami Shores Sub. , a 50 ft. lot. Mr. Claussen moved that permit be granted. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rudnick and passed by a 4/1 vote with Mr. Saxon dissenting. Concerning the recommendation made by the Planning Board for the Council to give consideration to the installation of a sanitary sewer system in Miami Shores, Mr. Saxon moved that this recommendation not be accepted by the Council. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. As requested by the Council, the Village Manager made a report on a survey, of the Police Department operation. According to these figures, during the first six months of this year the number of house breaks in cities of over 30, 000 population averaged as follows: Hialeah 5. 2 per M. , Miami Beach 28 per M. , Miami 14 per M. In 1954-55 we had 5 breaks per M. Popu- lation. In 1955-56 it had gone to 8.4 breaks per M. In 1956-57 it has reached 8. 8 breaks per M. During the last four months from June to September it has gone to 9. 9 based on 8500 population. However, we have had only two breaks 7'0 -3- 10/1/57 since August 16th. It was also noted that at least 99% have been breaking through jalousie doors. The report indicated the following number of patrolmen per thousand population in the cities listed: Coral Gables 2.4 Hialeah 1. 2 Miami Beach 3. 5 Miami 2. Miami Springs 2. 57 Miami Shores 2. 25 Mr. McCall further reported that it was the recommendation of the Chief of Police that one more man be added to complete the afternoon shift from 3 to 11 P. M. which has been curtailed by one man detailed as a plain clothes man. The Village Manager also discussed the affect of the Metro ordinances on our Police Department. In the discussion by the Council that followed, Mr. Clausseu stated he felt that we should continue with our Police Dept. as is for the immediate future until we know what the Metropolitan government decides to do. He then moved that we table any action on the subject at this time. Motion was seconded by Mr. Saxon and passed by a 4/1 vote with Mayor Bailey dissenting. After a review of the bills Mr. Franco, as chairman of the Pension Board, questioned the $100. 00 fee for auditing the pension funds. He then moved that the bills be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Saxon and passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 P. M. Villa e Clerk Approved: - AP VED: i e Manager Mayor