03-03-1970 Regular Meeting t9
REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
March 3, 1970
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held
at 4:00 o'clock p. m. , March 3, 1970, at the Village Hall, with the following
Councilmen present:
Mayor Don G. Nicholson
Dean R. Claus s en
Raymond L. Clement
Elwood Jones
Edwin B. Cole (arrived late)
Absent: None
Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, and Mr. John W.
McIntyre, Village Manager, were also present.
Mayor Nicholson opened the meeting and the invocation was given
by Father Clifford Horvath of the Church of the Resurrection.
Minutes of the meeting of February 17, 1970, were approved by
motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Clement and passed.
Mr. Marty Berg re use of privately owned carts on the Golf Course.
A letter sent to the Mayor and signed by Marty Berg, Charles Aceto,
Harold Friedman and Max Bra.novan, requested reconsideration of the recent
ruling prohibiting privately owned golf carts on the golf course. Mr. Marty
Berg appeared to discuss this letter. Mr. Bernard Casser, 730 N. E. 101st
Street, also requested consideration for continued use of. .his electric golf
cart. Inasmuch as some members of the Council had not seen this letter,
Mayor Nicholson suggested postponing action on the request until all members
of the Council receive a copy of Mr. Berg's letter.
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Authority to re-pay Village Hall air conditioning contract to
Hill York in the amount of $462. 00 in order to save $27. 72.
Upon motion made by Mayor Nicholson, seconded by Mr. Clement
and passed, authority was given to prepay the air conditioning contract.
Set date for town meeting and decide on type of notice for review
of the new zoning ordinance, suggested date - March 23rd.
Mr. Claussen moved that we establish the date of March 23rd, 8:00
p. m. , at the Miami Shores Country Club to review Harland Bartholomew's
report affecting land use and future development of Miami Shores Village, with
notice to be made in the Village Bulletin. Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones
and passed unanimously.
Authority to re-appropriate $5700. 00 from Contingent Account to
Police car account for the purchase of three new Police cars.
Mr. Claussen moved that authorization be given to transfer $5700. 00
from the Contingency fund to police car fund for the purchase of three new
Police cars. Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and passed.
Resolution presented by Mayor Nicholson concerning Biscayne Bay
Parkway.
The Mayor reported on a recent meeting he had had with the Mayors
and Managers of the northeast cities of Dade County at which he had proposed
the "Biscayne Bay Parkway" as an alternate to the proposed northeast express-
way running through Miami Shores. The resolution promotion this Parkway
was tabled until the next Council meeting so that copies can be mailed to each
member of the Council and the Village Attorney.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
(a) Walk-in refirgerator - the Village Manager reported on the
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progress of installation of the garbage cooler which he stated
would be ready for use in about one week.
Plans for new Community Center - Mr. Claussen reported that the
final plans are ready to be put out to bid and requested Council
approval to go ahead. Mr. Claussen then moved that the Council
authorize the community house plans to be submitted for bids by
Wahl Snyder & Associates, architects. Motion was passed 3/1 with
Mr. Clement dissenting as he felt the people should have the right
to vote on this.
(b) Carpet for club house dining room - the Village .Manager
reported price proposals on carpeting as follows:
C. C. Davis, Inc.
Heugatile Deluxe $4596. 32
Jalco 5425. 00
Prices on new chairs were as follows:
(1) 28. 41 each
(2) 37. 29
Prices on refinishing chairs:
Gentry Interiors -
Upholstering $2625. 00 for 350 chairs
Refinishing 4200. 00
6825. 00
Roman -
Refinishing @8. 00 2940. 00
The Council was advised that one of the chairs had been
refinished by the Roman Company and the Mayor suggested that
the Councilmen go by the Club to see it.
(c) Authority for Village Attorney to continue in desegregation
s uit -
(Mr. Cole arrived during this discussion. )
Mr. Claussen moved that the Council direct our Village Attorney
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to continue this suit through the appeal. Motion was seconded
by Mr. Jones and carried.
Mrs. Biddy Lang, 750 N. E. 101st Street, thanked the Council and
the Village on behalf of the people on 101 st Street for planting the Adonidia
palms on their street.
Mr. Jones reported on the safety of automobile parking in connec-
tion with the construction of flower planters on N. E. 2nd Avenue between 95th
and 96th Streets and was confident that the planters would cause no problems.
The Village Manager reported on a meeting held with the Greens
Committee and it was the Committee's recommendation that the first priority
in the drainage plan of the course should be construction of a lake. Mr. Claussen
moved that the Council authorize appropriation of funds to dig a lake between
fairways #8 and ##10 under the supervision and coordination of Glen Byrd, the
Greens Superintendent, the Village Manager and the Chairman of the Greens
Committee, if recommended by James Denham, engineer. Motion was seconded
by Mr. Clement and passed.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p. m.
Village Clerk
APPROVED:
M yor