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05-18-1965 Regular Meeting a� REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL May 18, 1965 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , May 18, 1965, at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Mayor Dean R. Claussen Richard M. Lund Ray L. Clement Elwood Jones Absent: James A. Dixon, Jr. Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. The meeting was opened by Mayor Claussen and the invocation given by Councilman Ray Clement. The minutes of the Council meeting of May 4, 1965 were approved after correcting the first paragraph on Page 2 as follows: the number of votes cast should have read, ". . . . . so a vote was called on the motion which passed by three affirmative votes, with Mayor Claussen declining to vote. " At the last Planning Board meeting approval was granted for a 68 ft. baptistry tower for the St. Rose of Lima Church, with the provision that the Village Manager secure information from the church as to the chimes that will be installed in this tower. After some discussion of the problem that has arisen over the Community Church chimes, Mr. Jones moved that the Council defer action on this permit until the Village Manager and Mayor have a meeting with the church officials and try to resolve the problem of the chimes. Motion was seconded by Mr. Clement. In the discussion that followed Mr. Anderson advised that the Council has no right to refuse a permit on any al Q-13 5/18/65 grounds providing it meets with the ordinance. If they build the tower and the ringing of the bells is objectionable then an ordinance could be passed. How- ever, he suggested deferring action until the next meeting and in the meantime discuss this question with the Monsignor and advise him that the Council is considering regulating the ringing of bells. The motion and second was with- drawn. Mr. Lund then moved that the Council defer action on this item for two weeks. Motion was seconded by Mr. Clement and passed unanimously. The Planning Board also approved a free-standing sign for the Norton Tire Company store at 8801 Biscayne Blvd. A representative of the Electro Neon Sign Co. was present with a new drawing for a smaller sign, which was substituted for the one previously approved. Mr. Clement moved to a that the Council uphold the action of the Planning Board on the free-standing N N V) sign: Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and passed unanimously. A letter was received from the Town of Surfside regarding the Countyl-s plan to build an incinerator in North Dade and at the same time require all North Dade municipalities to use this incinerator. Surfside pointed out that the cost of using the County incinerator will be three times more than that being paid for the use of the Surfside facilities. The Village Manager reported that this is one of the county-wide functions set up in the charter and he felt the cities should cooperate to see that this incinerator gets built. Mr. McCall suggested the possibility of using some of the Miami Shores nursery land for this purpose. A letter was received from W. Keith Phillips, Jr. , President of the Dade County League of Municipalities concerning cooperation between the cities 5/18/65 F� and the County. No action was required. A resolution was received from the Board of Directors of the Dade County League of Municipalities requesting the Legislature of the State of Florida to re-apportion Dade County into Legislative Districts. Mr. Clement moved that the Village Attorney draft a similar resolution for Miami Shores and send each member of the House and Senate a copy. Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and passed unanimously. The Village Manager read a report on the status of the swimming pool repairs. He stated that the pool will probably be closed until July 1st because of the new filters that are being installed. Mr. McCall stated that he is not ready to recommend a new deck as he is not sure what it will cost. Mrs. McDevitt of the Swimming Team Assoc. , spoke about a new pool manager that the association is considering. Mayor Claussen asked that a resume be presented of his personnel record. Mayor Claussen stated there will be a meeting of the Council on Thursday evening at 5:00 P. M. , if Councilman Dixon returns, to consider some of the items of unfinished business. It was requested that the Mayor witness the burning of the general obligation bonds that have been paid off on the Golf Course and City Hall and that the Sinking Fund bank account be closed. Mr. Clement moved that the Mayor witness the burning of the bonds. Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund and passed unanimously. Mr. Jones then moved that the bank account be closed and the funds transferred to the Golf Course general fund. Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund and passed unanimously. Mr. Lund asked that the record be changed on the vote for the Norton Cc.195,1? o� F L O R I D A 5 C.LAWTON McCALL VILLAGE MANAGER Dated: THIS IS TO CERTIFY that on this date the following cancelled general obligation bonds of Miami Shores Village were burned as witnessed by the undersigned: 1. Miami Shores Village 3-1/476 Village Hall Bonds numbers one through one hundred, each in the amount of $1, 000. 00 along with the cancelled coupons thereof. 2. Miami Shores Village 2-1/2 and 3% Golf Course Bonds numbers one through three hundred and fifty along with the cancelled coupons thereof. The last payment on both of these issues was made on May 1, 1965. Mayor Village -Manager Finance Director Village Clerk -4- 5/18/65 Tire Co. sign to indicate that he had reconsidered and voted "No" on this motion because he felt that these things should not come up without first having been reviewed by the proper authorities. Unfinished Business: (a) Adult Recreation Center - no report. (b) Employee Civil Service proposal - no report. (c) Engineering survey of water on 98th St. - not received. (d) Golf Club improvements - plans have been ordered from architect and engineer. (e) Winter guest play regulations - to be discussed Thursday. (f) Operation of the golf practice range - The Village Manager reported that the lowest price received on a fence is $2600 and that the Village has started to plant trees to shield this area. Mr. Clement thought a change should be made in the operation of the driving range. Mr. Lund asked for another Golf Committee meeting of the Council to make some decisions on golf matters. Mr. Clement suggested that a sign be erected at No. 6 green to direct all walking and riding traffic to the right and then stated that this was his motion. Mr. Lund seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 5:35 P.M. Village Clerk /* Approved: Village er APPROVED: Mayor x A resolution concerning the interior arrangement of the new post office at 9815 N. E. 2nd Avenue was read by the Village Manager. Upon motion made by Mr. Lund and seoonded by Mr. Clement, RESOLUTION NO. 445 was unanimously passed and adopted.