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11-03-1959 Regular Meeting 1.79 REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL November 3, 1959 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 of clock P. M. , November 3, 1959, at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Dean R. Claussen, Mayor Spencer W. Rudnick Michael J. Franco Joseph H. Walker Absent: John F. Saxon Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. Minutes of the last meeting were approved upon motion made by Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Rudnick and passed unanimously. Mr. Robert Blue and a committee of tennis players appeared before the Council to present a plan for the building of six tennis courts and a club house south of the No. 9 tee on the Golf Course which they estimate could be accomplished for $25, 000. The Mayor thought a joint Council and tennis committee should be appointed to work on this project. Mr. Rudnick stated he is 100% in favor of the plan and would like to see the same amount of enthusiasm for this proposal from the property owners on the south side of 100 St. since they had made violent objections to plans in the past. Mr. Franco saw nothing to object to in this plan. Mr. Claussen was in favor of it. Mr. Walker was also for it and volunteered to work on this committee. In regard to contacting the people on 100th St. the Village Manager thought a land use plan of the area should be worked out along with this tennis iso 181 -2- 11/3/59 plan as the neighbors might not object if they saw the whole plan, The Village Manager and Mr. Walker were named to serve on a committee with Dale Miller, Dick Plumer and Bob Blue of the tennis group. The tennis group set up a tentative date to meet with Mr. Frank Miller and Dr. Keefe, property owners in this area, to explain the plan to them on the following afternoon. The Council reviewed the Planning Board minutes of October 21, 1959, concerning the following items: (1) a variance for Mr. John E. MacDonald, 333 N. E. 92nd St. , for the construction of an addition that will extend four feet into the side setback and (2) a variance for Mr. Dan Crane of 1 ft. 8 in. on the rear setback for a house to be constructed on the northwest corner of 101st St. and Miami Ave. Upon motion made by Mr. Franco, seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously, these two items were approved. The first item on the Planning Board minutes of October 29th, was a recommendation for a permit to build on Lot 4, Block 81, a 50 ft. lot, by Mr. Paul Lane. After some discussion the Council asked the Village Manager to contact Dr. Andes, the adjoining owner, to see if he has changed his position in this matter since it was brought up a few years ago by Mr. Paul Kinney, the former owner of the lot. Mr. Franco then moved that action on this be deferred for two weeks. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rudnick and passed unanimously. After further discussion of the Edison Center Christian Church plan to build on the vacant property north of the City Hall, Mr. Rudnick moved that because of the inabilityto provide adequate parking space and to 182 18 -3- 11/3/59 prevent expense of getting an architect's drawing, that the petition be denied. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. Next was the item in the Planning Board minutes concerning Mr. H. S. Weeks' request for a public hearing on his proposal to change some Boulevard property from residential to apartments. Mr. Rudnick moved that the request of the Planning Board for a public hearing for Mr. H. S. Weeks to consider a change in the use classification on the property owned by Mr. Weeks on Biscayne Boulevard from residence to multiple family, be denied. Mr. Rudnick stated, in support of his motion, that the Planning Board had held two meetings on the question of changing classifica- tions on Boulevard property and the Council had held two public hearings on this question. Following these local hearings there had been two court trials with two appeals to the District Court of Appeal and one to the Supreme Court of Florida. He said that in view of these circumstances, and upon the advice of the Village Attorney, that the Council was legally not obligated to give Mr. Weeks a public hearing; that he thought it would be a fruitless waste of time since the Council was fully informed about the situation and was not going to make any change in the classification of this property since to do so was contrary to the public interest. Mr. Franco seconded the motion and the same was unanimously adopted. A proposed resolution was read authorizing the borrowing of money for the purchase of electric golf carts. Upon motion made by Mr. Rudnick and seconded by Mr. Franco, RESOLUTION NO. 404 was unanimously passed authorizing borrowing up to $31, 600 for the carts. 184 is5 -4- 11/3/59 After a review of the current bills, Mr. Franco moved that they be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Rudnick and passed unanimously. On the unfinished business was Mr. Gustafson's proposal for maintenance of the electric golf carts. Mr. Rudnick moved that the Council delay action on any contract with Mr. Gustafson pending further study by the Council. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. Mrs. Biddy Lang asked if there is anything the Village can do to get the Pickin' Chicken grounds cleaned up. The Village Attorney suggested writing the owner a letter and explain the conditions existing, giving them a reasonable time to correct the situation, then turn the matter over to the Village Attorney if it is not done. Mr. McCall stated that this letter had been written. Mr. Rudnick then moved that the Village Attorney be author- ized to take steps to get the condition corrected. Motion was seconded by Mr. Franco and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 5:25 P.M. Village Clerk ,41 Approved: G `Vil1_9gs,,Mana ife r APPROVED: e 1 Mayor 186