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02-20-1968 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL February 20, 1968 A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock P. M. , February 20, 1968, at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Raymond L. Clement Dean R. Claussen Richard M. Lund James A. Dixon, Jr. Absent: Mayor Edwin B.. Cole Mr. Thomas H. 'Anderson, Village Attorney, was also present. In the absence of Mayor Cole, Councilman Clement was asked to take the chair. Mr. Clement opened the meeting and called upon Rev. Ben Varner of the Advent Lutheran Church, to say the invocation. Mr. Clement, on behalf of the Council, presented Miss Ann Vigneron with a gift in recognition of 20 years' service with the Village on February 13, 1968. Minutes of the meeting of February 6, 1968 were approved as written by motion made by Mr. Lund, seconded by Mr-.. Dixon and passed unanimously. Planning Board action: Planning Board approval was given on a plan of Peoples First National Bank to extend the area of the second floor over the.outside teller windows and change the flow of traffic to these windows so that the entrance will be on 94th Street with 'exists on 95th Street. After a review of these plans Mr. Claussen moved that the recommendation of the Planning Board be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Dixon and passed unanimously. 2/20/68 fi-C -2- Mr. Weber and Mr. DeMeo again appeared before the Council after receiving no action from the Planning Board on their "town house" apartment plan. Discussion followed as to how this could be built with our present zoning. The Council considered the Planning Board recommendation and after discussing the project with Messrs. Weber and DeMeo, suggested that they re-submit their plans to the Planning and Zoning Board at the next meet- ing as an apartment house project and that the Council will take their recommenda- tion on zoning under advisement. #768 Letter from women golf players concerning Saturday morning starting times. Mr. Claussen moved that we table any action on this letter at this time and leave everything status quo until the Village Manager has checked and reviewed the entire membership of the Country Club. Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund and passed unanimously. A resolution was received from the Board of Committees of the Miami Shores Country Club in which the association asked the Council to restrict membership of tenant residents of the Shores to social memberships only. Mr. Claussen moved that the Council accept the resolution and take it under advisement to be considered along with our study on memberships. Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund who added that builders should be advised of this if they are planning to build apartment houses. It was also suggested that this question be directed to Mr. Anderson for a complete review and recommendations as to where we stand legally. Mr. Clement moved that we cancel all out of Shores memberships. Motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Claussen moved that we table action on this today. Motion was 2/20/68 - -3- seconded by Mr. Lund but failed to carry on a 2/2 vote with Messrs. Dixon and Clement dissenting. Mr. Lund then moved that we table the question of memberships until two weeks from today and in the interim that the Village Manager be instructed to make a resume of our present memberships and that the Village Attorney give us advice on the legality of the question. Motion was seconded by Mr. Claussen and passed unanimously. #969 - Approval requested to send Mr. John McIntyre to Annual Convention of the American Society for Public Adminis- tration in Boston next month. Mr. Claussen moved that this be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Dixon and passed unanimously. #1068 - Approval requested to send Miss Ann Vigneron to Daytona Beach next month to a short course for local government secretaries. Mr. Lund moved that this be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Dixon and passed unanimously. #1168 - Proposal to contract for ordinance codification. It was generally agreed by the Council that it is sympathic to this proposal but would like to delay it until the next budget year, unless funds are available sooner. #1268 - Proposal to contract for employee pay plan. Mr. Dixon stated that he didn't think we are ready for this and moved that it be withdrawn from the agenda to be considered in the next budget year or whenever funds are available. Motion was seconded by Mr. Lund and passed unanimously. -4- #168 - Master plan for landscaping, Mr. Lund moved that this be deferred until the next meeting. Motion was seconded by Mr. Dixon and passed unanimously. #468 - Guests at playground tennis courts. The following recommendations were made by Recreation Director, Mr. Petrey. " (1) I recommend that non-resident tennis guests NOT be permitted at the Miami Shores Community House Tennis Courts on Saturdays and Sundays. (2) I recommend that non-resident tennis fees should be: (a) ADULTS - $1. 00 per hr, per court per person. (b) OTHERS - $ . 50 per hr. per court per person. Revenue to help support tennis maintenance, hence to be deposited in 16C4. (3) A. I recommend that the non-resident ladies be permitted to complete the 1968 schedule, only two dates remain: (1) March 12, 1968, (2) 2nd week in April. B. I recommend that in 1969, the resident ladies be permitted to have a maximum of 50% non-residents on their team. In 1970, the resident ladies be permitted to have a maximum of 2516 non-resident ladies on their team. In 1971, no non-resident ladies will be permitted on the team. This phase out procedure will permit the resident ladies to develop a strong nucleus, therefore, our present schedule with Coral Gables, Fort Lauder- dale, Hollywood, Kings Bay etc. can continue. (4) A. I recommend that Mr. Fagel be permitted to continue to teach tennis lessons, (at the existing competitive rate) be it resident or non-resident. B. I recommend that a supplement or a salary increase of $300. 00 per year to recover his (Fagel) potential loss. " Mr. Dixon moved that we accept recommendations (1), (3) and (4) of Mr. Petrey's recommendations. Motion was seconded by Mr. Claussen and passed unanimously. #1467 - Street name signs. The Village Manager reported that some of the sample signs have 2/20/68 1,9 been erected. There are two others to be made. #1767 - Comprehensive Planning Study. The Village Manager reported that he had received word that Miami Shores had received a 701 grant of $14, 500 from the HUD Urban Planning Assistance Program. The Village Manager was requested to get all details concerning this grant and a special meeting would be called if necessary for consideration of acceptance. #868 - Approve employment of R. F. Lawrence to remodel balance of golf course at $5400. 00. Mr. Dixon moved that we employ Mr. Lawrence if he sees fit to accept it at the rate of $600. 00 per green plus a reasonable fee for recon- struction of fairway traps. Mr. Dixon added that he didn't think we need his assistance for rebuilding tees and a new driving range. After discussion, this motion was withdrawn, Mr. Dixon then moved that we pass this it until the next meeting. Motion died for lack of a second. After further discussion Mr. Lund moved that we authorize the employment of Mr. Lawrence as outlined by Mr. McCall. Motion was seconded by Mr. Claussen and passed 3/1 with Mr. Clement dissenting. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 P. M. G Z'e .% Village Clerk Approv Village Manager APPR E33: <� Mayor