12-15-1970 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
December 15, 1970
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at
4;00 o'clock p. m. , December 15, 1970, at the Village Hall, with the following
Councilmen present;
Mayor Don G. Nicholson (arrived late)
Dean R. Claussen
Raymond L. Clement
Edwin B. Cole (arrived late)
Elwood Jones
Mr. John W. McIntyre, Village Manager, and Mr. Thomas H.
Anderson, Village Attorney, were also present.
The meeting was opened by Councilman Claussen in the absence
of the Mayor and Councilman Clement was asked to give the invocation.
Minutes of the meeting of December 1, 1970 were approved as
written by motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mr. Jones and passed.
Planning Board minutes.
No action required.
Cid of Miami Resolution urging Congress to pass President
Nixon's proposed Revenue Sharing Bill.
Councilman Claussen reported that the National League of Cities
is promoting the passage of this bill and he felt that Miami Shores should also
support it.
Report by Village Manager on cost of engineering drainage on #12,
14, 15 and 16 fairways on the Golf Course.
A letter was received from J. O. Denham. of H. J. Ross Associates,
stating that the charge for engineering of the drainage work on the golf course
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would not exceed $625. 00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by
Mr. Clement and passed this letter was referred to the Golf Course drainage
committee appointed at the last meeting.
Letter from Garcia & Assocs. on the septic tank proposal for
the Country Club.
Mr. Claussen asked that action on this be delayed until after the
first of the year.
Mayor Nicholson arrived at this point in the meeting.
Report by Village Manager on Community Center landscaping.
Mr. McIntyre stated that he had secured the services of Brooks Clark,
landscape architect, who has made a preliminary plan for $350. 00 as approved,
and is now going to give us a list of the trees and shrubs needed. Mr. Claussen
reported that Mr. Clark is going to meet with Wahl Snyder, the architect on the
building, to coordinate their designs.
Mr. Cole arrived.
Wicker Bros. contract for drainage on the west side of Park Drive.
Mr. McIntyre reported that the contractor is asking for an increase
of $500. 00 to cover a length of pipe they had failed to note on the plan. It was
also pointed out that there should be another catch basin at the north end of the
drain. Mr. Claussen moved that the Council approve an increase of $500. 00
in the Wicker Bros. contract to cover the cost of the drainage pipe not included
in the original bid. Motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and carried.
Mr. Claussen then moved that the Council authorize the expenditure
of $250. 00 as an extra to the contract for an additional catch basin on the north
end of the pipe. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jones and passed.
Bills.
After a review of the current bills Mr. Clement moved that they
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be approved. Motion was seconded by Mr. Cole and carried.
Unfinished Business:
(a) Bay drift study - no report.
(b) Air conditioning in the men's locker room - no report.
(c) Request for taxi rate increase - the Village Manager reported
that the rate increase had been approved by the City of
Miami and went into effect immediately. A motion was
made by Mr. Claussen, seconded by the Mayor and passed
that no action be taken on this request pending a report
from the Manager on the City of Miami ordinance.
(d) Fuel Oil ordinance - Mr. Claussen reported on pending
litigation concerning the taxing of fuel oil. It was decided
that our present ordinance taxing fuel oil would not be
amended at this time.
The Village Manager reported that he had been informed by County
officials that the paving and draining of N. E. 2nd Avenue was about to be
approved. Mr. Claussed commended John McIntyre on his efforts in getting
this accomplished and Mayor Nicholson asked that this commendation be noted
as a consensus of the Council.
The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p. m.
Village Clerk
APPROVED:
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Mayor