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09-21-1971 Regular Meeting $38 REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL September 21, 1971 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock p. m. , September 21, 1971, at the Village Hall, with the follow- ing Council members present: Mayor Elwood Jones Raymond L. Clement Mrs. Marjorie A. Dunn Absent: Dean R. Claussen Mr. John W. McIntyre, Village Manager, and Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney, were also present. Mayor Jones opened the meeting and called upon Rev. Marion Prather of the Miami Shores Christian Church, to give the invocation. Minutes of the last meeting of September 7, 1971, were approved as written by motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mr. Dunn and carried. Planning Board minutes. No action required by Council. Adoption of budget and fixing millage for year 1971-72. The Village Manager read an ordinance adopting the 1971-72 budget and fixing the millage at . 005. Upon motion made by Mr. Clement and seconded by Mrs. Dunn, ORDINANCE NO. 358 was unanimously passed and adopted, same being entitled: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1971, AND FIXING THE 1971 TAX LEVY OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, Opening bids on painting the clubhouse. The following bids were received: 9/21/71 69 -2- ALBERT S. WARNER $2885. 00 168 N. E. 91st Street CLYDE MOREE 3943. 00 690 N. W. 122nd Street LLOYD S. KING 2980. 00 921 N. E. 126th Street Upon motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mrs. Dunn and passed, the bids were referred to the Village Manager for his recommendation. Opening bids on 23 new electric golf carts. The following bids were received: LEW MONTGOMERY, Inc. Melex with automotive steering $19, 320. 00 E-Z-GO with automotive steering 18, 745. 00 with tiller bar 17, 825. 00 Mr. Clement moved that the Council accept the low bid of E-Z-Go for 23 carts with automotive steering. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Dunn and carried. Bills. The current bills were approved as presented by motion made by Mrs. Dunn, seconded by Mr. Clement and passed. Unfinished Business: (a) Insurance Committee report - Mr. Duke Reynolds, on behalf of Chairman Gordon Boulton, presented the Committee's report to.the Council which recommended (a) continuing liability coverage with Travelers Insurance Company, and (b) increasing the Umbrella policy from $1, 000, 000 to $2, 000, 000, for an additional $500. 00 premium. After discussion Mr. Clement moved that the Council renew our insurance as recommended by the Insurance Committee. 9/21/71 `c -3- The motion was seconded by Mrs. Dunn and passed unanimously. (b) Amendment to Ordinance # 356 - An ordinance prepared by the Village Attorney was read amending Ordinance No. 356 to make non-residents of Miami Shores Village ineligible to social, pool or tennis memberships in the Miami Shores Country Club, as referred to in Section 15-49 of the Code. Upon motion made by Mr. Clement, and seconded by Mrs. Dunn ORDINANCE NO. 359 was unanimously passed, same being entitled; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15-49 OF ORDINANCE NO. 356 OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES (c) N. E. 2nd Ave. Park Committee report - not ready. (d) Dr. Joseph's building - Action on the building proposed by Dr. Edward A. Joseph to be constructed on Lot 10 less the north 10 ft. and Lot 11, Block 59, was deferred at the last meeting to further consider the 47 nine by twenty parking spaces provided, as against 55 ten by twenty parking spaces required. Mr. William Pierce, on behalf of the owner, stated that it was not economically feasible to provide 55 spaces. Mrs. Dunn moved that the Council approve the plans as presented providing for 47 nine by twenty spaces. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement and carried. (e) Vacancy on Council - The Village Manager read a letter from Councilman Dean R. Claussen recommending Howard McLaughlin to fill the vacancy. Mrs. Dunn moved that the Council appoint Howard McLaughlin to serve the unexpired term of Don Nicholson. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement. Mayor Jones expressed 9/21/71 �'� the feeling that there should be a closer way of following the choice of the people in the recent election. The Mayor felt that if a compromise had to be made that we should go to a previous Councilman who has had experience on the Council and where the people were given a chance to voice their choice. The motion was then passed unanimously. A group of tennis players petitioned the Council for approval of a drainage ditch on the south end of the clay courts where there is standing water, to be paid for out of unexpended funds in the current tennis court budget. Upon motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mrs. Dunn and passed, expenditure of budgeted money for this ditch was approved. The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. --ht Village Clerk APPROVED: aMaer ( ro tem)