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05-19-1959 Regular Meeting 75 REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL May 19, 1959 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , May 19, 1959, at the Village Hall, with the follow- ing Councilmen present: Dean R. Claussen, Mayor Spencer W. Rudnick Michael J. Franco John F. Saxon Joseph H. Walker 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. Rudnick, seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. A letter of application was received from the H & G Detective Bureau, Inc. for permit to operate a private patrol in Miami Shores Village. Mr. Edward E. Hults, President, outlined their services and stated that they had around 30 residents who would be interested in having this extra police protection. After some discussion, Mr. Franco moved that the Village Manager be instructed to go ahead with his investigation of the refer- ences and bring a report to the next meeting at which time the Council will be in a better position to act on the permit. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rudnick and passed unanimously. Mr. Walker also asked that a recommend- ation be made by Chief Senneff. A proposed contract was received from the County Commission 76 i 77 -2- 5/19/59 for the operation of motor vehicle inspection stations within municipalities. Mr. Franco moved that the Council approve the contract submitted to us by the County Commission through the County Manager's office. Motion was seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. The Village Manager asked the Council to establish regulations concerning plantings on the Golf Course property by residents along 6th Avenue and 105th Street. The Village Manager reported a recent case where residents are complaining about a neighbor's hedge. The Council asked the Village Manager to make some recommendations as to height of hedges and how far a solid hedge can extend on Golf Course property. The Council was requested to establish a policy of enforcement on providing off-street trash areas where property abuts alleys. The Village Manager reported that the three years have elapsed during which time property owners were to comply with the requirement to provide 40 sq. ft. for a trash area. After some discussion, action on this question was tabled. The Village Manager reported that the Chamber of Commerce had made a proposal to print pictures of the Councilmen in their annual brochure. Mr. Clyne Chambers, President, explained the plan for enlarging the brochure with more advertisers and pictures of the Councilmen, Village Manager and Chief of Police. The Council agreed to furnish glossy prints or cuts for this purpose. The next item of business was consideration of a final agreement with Charles Yuille in connection with his purchase and paving of a parking 79 -3- 5/19/59 lot on 95th St. at the rear of the Gulf Station. Mr. Anderson objected to the re-wording of his proposed contract which now eliminates "public" parking and merely states the lot will be used for parking of automobiles. Mr. Saxon thought this was a fair agreement and moved that it be approved by the Council. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco although he did not agree with the new instrument restricting parking for the tenents only. After some discussion, Mr. Anderson suggested that the instrument be re-drawn with the recitals setforth in the original agreement which more clearly states the Village position. Thereupon Mr. Saxon withdrew his motion and Mr. Franco, the second. Mr. Franco then moved that the agreement be referred to the Village Attorney for proper wording based on the recitals in the agreement dated January 27, 1959. Mr. Walker stated he didn't think the Shores has the right to spend taxpayerst money to acquire property for anyone's personal use. If the Village feels this assures all residents the use of this lot to a reason- able extent then he would be in favor of the conveyance, if not he would be against the motion to accept the contract. Motion was seconded by Mr. Saxon and passed 4/1 with Mr. Walker dissenting. At the last Planning Board meeting of May 12, 1959, a recommenda- tion was made for approval of request by Dr. Altman, Chiropractor, to use the residence at 9300 Biscayne Blvd. for a home professional office with a variance of approximately 510 in the allowable floor area. Mr. Walker moved that the Council approve the recommendation of the Planning Board for the use requested by this doctor only. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed by four affirmative votes with Mr. Saxon declining to vote. so 81 -4- 5/19/59 Inasmuch as Memorial Day and the 4th of July fall on Saturdays this year, the Village Manager asked the Council for approval to close the City Hall on the Fridays preceding these days as is being done in the other city and county offices. After much discussion, Mr. Saxon moved that the Village observe both Friday, May 29th and Friday, July 3rd as holidays. Motion was seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. Mr. Leonard QAske, 1050 N. E. 104th St. , a distributor for golf scooters, appeared before the Council for permission to use his golf scooters on the Golf Course, one for himself and one for his wife. The Mayor suggested that the Council take this under advisement. On the unfinished business was the petition from the Holy Cross Episcopal Church to build on Lots 1 thru 5, Block 24, with a parking lot on Lots 22 and 23, and a rectory on Lots 6 and 7. Mr. Gordon Moyer, repre- senting the church, presented a plan showing total off-street parking of 88 spaces, plus on-street of 24, or a total of 112 spaces. The Mayor stated the Council had nothing to act on and suggested that Mr. Moyer contact the people who are objecting to the church. In a discussion concerning the proposal to purchase the block north of the Village Hall, Mr. Franco cited all the Village debts and contended we should not go further into debt for property we didn't need. Mr. Walker thought it was a good buy and could be used for Village uses. Mr. Rudnick didn't think we would be breaking our buffer zone by using it but felt the price was too high. Mr. Walker moved that the Village Manager continue with negotiations for the purchase of this property providing the purchase price 82 S3 -5- 5/19/59 is substantiated by an appraisal. Motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Franco then moved that this item (d) be removed from the unfinished business. Motion was seconded by Mr. Saxon and passed by four affirmative votes with Mr. Walker declining to vote. It was pointed out that two vacancies now exist on the Pension Board since the original ordinance was amended to increase the Board to 7 members. Mr. Rudnick moved that Mrs. Edith Pentecost be appointed to the Pension Board. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. Mr. Saxon moved that Mr. Franco be appointed to serve as the Councilman on the Board. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rudnick and carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:05 P.M. Village Clerk Approved: ,,' �:7 ` g VillaManager APPROVED: Mayor (�� , , , a