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REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
September 19, 1967
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held
at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , September 19, 1967, at the Village Hall, with the
following Councilmen present:
Mayor Edwin B. Cole
Raymond L. Clement
Richard M. Lund
James A. Dixon, Jr.
Absent: Dean R. Claussen
Mayor Cole opened the meeting and the invocation was given by
Councilman Raymond L. Clement.
The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as written by
motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mr. Dixon and passed.
Mayor Cole stated that we are inviting the outgoing members of
the Pension Board and Planning Board to attend the next meeting so that
the Council may express appreciation to them for their service to the Village,
and Mr. Cole invited everyone to attend the meeting.
Mayor Cole called attention to the beautiful plaque of the seal
of the Village that was presented to the Village by Mr. Paul Baron of 9125
N. Bayshore Drive and it was requested that he be sent a letter of thanks
for this gift on behalf of the Village.
The next item on the agenda was in regard to accidental death
coverage for police and firemen while on duty. The Village Manager had
been instructed to analyze the proposals received at the last meeting and
make a recommendation. Mr. McCall stated that the best proposal was
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that submitted by Continental Assurance Company in the amount of $226. 80
per year for 27 men in the two departments. Mr. Dixon stated that based
on the study made of these proposals and the recommendation of our insur-
ance committee, I move that we accept the proposal of the Continental Assur-
ance Company to cover the accidental death benefits that are required by law.
Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund and passed unanimously.
Mr. Ernest Jones, representing Mr. Harry Burt, owner of the
vacant tract of land adjoining the Shores Condominium on the west, asked
the Council what they might do to expedite some decision on their request
for town house zoning.
Item (e) on Unfinished Business concerning the Planning Board's
request for a town house survey was then discussed. The Village Manager
reported that Mr. Anderson had sent him copies of ordinances of other cities
on this subject but that copies could not be made for the Council as they were
not clear enough to be reproduced. Mr. Anderson stated he would get other
copies. He continued that it was discussed at a previous meeting that if the
building of town houses were permitted in any zone there should be excluded
from that zone all other types of single family or apartment use. He further
suggested that we wait until we get these ordinances so that the Council
can consider them.
Mr. Lund stated that he thought it was our intention to decide if
we wanted to authorize the survey to determine whether or not this type of
zoning was compatible with the Village and where, and that we wanted the
Village Attorney's opinion as to what effect town houses would have on
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zoning in other areas of the Village.
Mr. Anderson stated that this is substantially what he had asked
the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers association for and in return
had received these ordinances which he thought would answer some of these
questions. Mr. Lund moved that we defer the matter for two weeks. Motion
was seconded by Mr. Clement and passed unanimously.
Unfinished business contd.
(c) Storm drainage in Miami Shores Estates - Mr. James P. Davis,
10619 N. E. 11th Avenue, presented a report of the committee appointed to
study the drainage problem in this area, which was as follows:
1. Instruct Village Manager McCall to continue his all out
effort to obtain financial and other aid from Metro concerning
the drainage problem from the 011ie Trout Trailer Park and
other surrounding areas.
2. Build an asphalt gully on each side of the ower end of
N. E. 11th Avenue to avoid continuous standing water after
every rain.
3. Erect a seawall on N. E. 10th Court bordering the lagoon
on Fairway No. 2.
4. Provide a catch basin with automatic lift and separate pipe
out system to control excessive conditions at the south end of
N. E. 11th Avenue, 11th Court, 10th Place and 10th Court.
Since the Village already has the right away this could be done
immediately at a reasonable expense.
Discussion followed as to whether the Village would pay for this
drainage or the property owners in the entire subdivision by creating a
special tax district. However, such a plan cannot be established unless a
majority of the owners agree to it. No action was taken.
(a) Community House deed amendment - The Village Attorney
stated that the deed has been prepared and sent to him and that he is making
some minor changes.
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(b) Purchase of 5. 42 acres - The Village Attorney reported that
on the preceding Monday he had applied to the Court for validation of the
certificates and that the Court validated them and granted the decree which
will become final in 20 days.
(d) Drainage on 103rd Street - The Village Manager reported that
we are in the process of constructing a catch basin with our own labor and
if one is not adequate then we will put in another one.
Mrs. Howard Lang again brought up the subject of holding night
Council meetings. She stated that many people would like to attend the meetings
but cannot attend in the afternoon. Mr. Clement stated that he would like
for us to try one night meeting a month on a trial basis and he moved that
we hold a night meeting on the second meeting of October and November, that
is, October 17th and November 21st, on a trial basis. Motion was seconded
by Mr. Dixon and passed unanimously.
After the meeting was adjourned the Village Manager asked that
it reconvene to consider proposals for the painting of 39 golf carts. Mr.
Dixon asked that the bids be analyzed and brought back at the next meeting.
Mr. Clement asked the Village Manager to look into replacement cost of new
bodies vs. painting.
The meeting then adjourned at 5:10 P. M.
Village Clerk
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