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09-19-1967 Regular Meeting ®9 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 9/19/6►1O 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 -3- 9/19/67 71 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. 9/19/67 '7 -4- (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 Approved: Village er APPROVED. d� May6 r