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12-21-1965 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL December 21, 1965 A. regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , December 21, 1965, at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Mayor Dean R. Claussen Richard M. Lund Raymond L. Clement Elwood Jones James A. Dixon, Jr. Absent: None Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. The meeting was opened by Mayor Claussen and the invocation given by Dr. Lee A. Lindsley of the Miami Shores Community Church. Minutes of the last meeting were approved as written by motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Lund and passed unanimously. The Village Manager reported that the Police Department has received notice from the Dade Junior College that during the winter term from January 7 through April 27 they will offer a course in criminal law. Mr. McCall stated that there are 15 policemen who would like to take this course and he recommended that the Village offer to pay expenses with the provision that the men advance their own expenses and on completion of the course they will be reimbursed for the amount of the tuition. Sgt. Fletcher stated that the course will cost $24. 00 per man or a total of $360. 00. Mr. Clement moved that we approve this expenditure in accordance with the recommendation of the Village Manager. Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund. 12/21/65 93 -2- Mr. Jones asked that the motion be amended to include Sgt. Fletcher's expense for this course which he has already completed. The amendment to the motion was accepted and the motion as amended was passed unanimously. A resolution was proposed approving a contract with Dade County for the administration of a Workman's Compensation self-insurance program. After some discussion Mr. Clement moved the resolution approving a contract with Dade County for the Workman's Compensation self-insurance program be passed. Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and passed 4/1 with Mr. Dixon dissenting. This will be known as RESOLUTION NO. 455. A. proposed resolution was read authorizing financing the purchase of 23 new electric golf cars. Upon motion made by Mr. Dixon and seconded by Mr. Lund, RESOLUTION NO. 456 was unanimously passed and adopted. A proposed resolution was read directing the Village Manager to pre-pay the existing chattel mortgage on ten electric golf cars purchased in 1964. Upon motion made by Mr. Dixon and seconded by Mr. Lund, RESOLUTION NO. 457 was unanimously passed and adopted. Concerning the landscaping of 105th Street, the Village Manager reported that it will take 120 trees and shrubs to plant the street spacing them at 35 ft. This will cost approximately $720. .00 for trees and plants with labor to be done by regular Parks Department men. Mr. McCall further reported that they have located Adonidia palm trees for Miami Ave. but will wait until spring for planting. He stated that Mr. Byrd recommended buying Melaleuca trees for 105th Street 15 ft. tall and that the planting could be postponed until February or March. Mr. Lund moved that the Council authorize this landscaping improvement 12/21/65 99 -3- up to an expense of $800. 00. Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and passed unanimously. Concerning the letter of recommendations from the auditors, Ring, Mahony & Arner, the Village Manager reported that all the items except one are administrative suggestions that will be followed. The remaining item con- cerns uncollected personal property taxes of small amounts and it was recom- mended writing off the uncollected taxes of a certain age. Mr. Clement moved that we write off taxes of five years or older. Motion was seconded by Mr. Dixon and passed unanimously. Item (e) of Unfinished Business was next taken up with the reading of a proposed ordinance to amend the Pension Plan ordinance as suggested by the actuary. Upon motion made by Mr. Lund and seconded by Mr. Clement, ORDINANCE NO. 321 was unanimously passed and adopted, same being entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PARAGRAPHS (o) AND (q) OF SECTION 3. OF THE MIAMI SHORES PENSION PLAN ORDINANCE NO. 273 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 291. The Village Manager reported that a request had been received from the Dade County Citizens Safety Council for a proclamation called "Operation Dry Up the Office Party Campaign in Dade County" in an effort to reduce traffic accidents. Upon motion made by Mr. Clement and seconded by Mr. Jones, this was unanimously passed. The meeting adjourned at 4:55 P. M. Village Clerk L APPROVED: "Village an er Mayor