03-07-1967 Regular Meeting L7
REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
March 7, 1967
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held
at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , March 7, 1967, 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.
Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present.
The meeting was opened by Mayor Claussen and the invocation
given by Councilman Elwood Jones.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as written by motion
made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mr. Lund and passed unanimously.
The following election judges were appointed for the Council
election of April 11, 1967, by motion made by Mr. Lund, seconded by Mr.
Clement and passed unanimously:
Mrs. Luella Pigford 69 N. E. 99th St.
Mrs. Alba Cavalieri 61 N. E. 102nd St.
Mrs. Vermelle Hay 133 N. W. 94th St.
Mrs. Hallie Markel 131 N. E. 110th St.
Mrs. Estelle Benjamin 94 N. W. 95th St.
Mrs. Mabel McCall 1385 N. E. 105th St.
Mrs. Mildred E. Moyer 54 N. E. 99th St.
Mrs. Dorothy Nunge 169 N. W. 104th St.
Mrs. Fleeta Reeder 117 N. W. 93rd St.
At the last Planning Board meeting approval was granted for
the construction of a house on Block K, El Portal Subdivision with a 2 ft.
variance on each of the rear side yards. Block K is composed of 5800 sq. ft.
entirely surrounded by streets and is located at N. E. 90th St. and Park
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Drive. After a review of the plan sketch with Mrs. Hanger, the prospective
owner, Mr. Dixon moved that the Council approve the setback variances with
final plans to be returned. Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund and passed
unanimously.
A bill was received from the Chamber of Commerce in the amount
of $77. 43 being one-half the cost of the Christmas home decoration prizes.
This expenditure was approved by motion made by Mr. Dixon, seconded by
Mr. Lund and passed unanimously.
The Village Manager made a proposal to change 692 street lights
that are now burning 4000 and 2500 lumen lamps to 4500 lumen Mercury Vapor
lamps including changing the fixtures on the Whiteway lights on Miami Avenue,
2nd Avenue, 96th Street, Grand Concourse and 12th Avenue, to 4500 lumen
Mercury Vapor lamps with a prominade type lamp fixture. This would add
$2643 to the current annual bill. With this additional expense there will
still be money in the current budget to add a few lamps in the middle of the
blocks for which we are still trying to get easements. The new fixtures would
not be installed for at least six months because they have to be made especially
for our Whiteway poles. Mr. McCall recommended that the Council approve
this proposal. The Council wished to view the new type fixtures in operation
and asked to be advised of where they can be seen. Concerning the proposal
to increase the lumens on all overhead lights, Mr. Lund moved that we
authorize the change to Mercury Vapor 4500 lumen lights. Motion was seconded
by Mr. Dixon and passed unanimously.
After a review of the current bills Mr. Clement moved that they
be approved.
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Mayor Claussen stated he had received a request from Kiwanis
International that we set aside the week of March 5 through 11th as Teachers
Association Week in support and appreciation of their work. Mr. Lund
moved that Miami Shores proclaim this week as Teachers Association Week.
Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and passed unanimously.
Unfinished Business;
(a) Community House improvements.
(b) Playground regulations.
(c) Men's locker room air conditioning.
(d) Group insurance proposal. Mr. Clement stated he would like
to have Mr. Wilson discuss his proposal at the next meeting.
(f) Amendment to zoning ordinance clarifying the use of wood
in connection with masonry construction. After some
discussion the Village Manager stated he would make
another attempt at clarifying this in an ordinance.
(h) Request for teen-age dance activities. This is to be
removed from the agenda until further studies are made.
The meeting adjourned at 4:35 P. M.
Village Clerk
Approved:
Village Manager
APPROVED:
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Mayor