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06-20-1972 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL June 20, 1972 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock p. m. , June 20, 1972, at the Village Hall, with the following Council members present: Mayor Elwood Jones Raymond L. Clement Dean R. Claussen Mrs. Marjorie A. Dunn Howard J. McLaughlin Absent: None Mr. John W. McIntyre, Village Manager, and Mr. Thomas C. Britton, attorney, representing the Village Attorney, were also present. The meeting was opened with an invocation given by Father Venezia of St. Rose of Lima Church. Minutes of the meeting of June 6, 1972 were approved by motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mr. McLaughlin and passed. Planning Board minutes. Planning Board approval was given to a request for permit made by Daniel Schmidt to build on Lot 15, Block 167, Miami Shores Sub. , a 56. 41 ft. lot. In discussing this request it was learned that Mr. Schmidt did not own the lot and therefore Ord. 361, amending Section 404 of the zoning ordinance would not apply or permit this exception. Mr. Clement moved that the request for permit be denied. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Dunn and carried. Mr. V. D. Mitchell on Biscayne Dog Track fence. Mr. V. D. Mitchell of 420 N. W. 112th Terr. , and some of the 6/20/72 4 -2- property owners in the neighborhood of the dog track, were present to pursue their previous complaint concerning the parking lot fence and certain activities at the dog track. Mayor Jones reported that he had recently been advised that the Board of Directors of the dog track had approved the construction of a louvered fence as requested. The question of closing the gate on 112th Terrace was not discussed but Mayor Jones stated that he would follow up on this. Library Board annual report. Mr. Carl Paulsen, President of the Library Board, presented the 24th annual report of the library, reviewing its uses, programs and special events. Mr. McLaughlin moved that the Council accept the report from the Library Board with thanks and appreciation for the wonderful job they have done. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Dunn and passed unanimously. Library Board appointment. Upon recommendation of the Library Board, Mrs. DeanR. Miller was reappointed to the Board by motion made by Mr. Clement, seconded by Mrs. Dunn and passed. Authority to resurface three hard courts at the Tennis Club. The Village Manager reported that the cost of resurfacing the three hard courts would be $3, 000. 00 as proposed by the company that holds the maintenance contract on the courts, and that this money is in the current budget. Mr. Claussen moved that the Council approve the resurfacing of these courts as proposed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement and carried. Mrs. Dunn asked that a policy be established to cover purchasing with 6/20/72 -3- bids for anything over, say, $1, 000. 00. Attorney Tom Britton stated that he would give the Council a memo on the state law in this regard. Chamber of Commerce annual request to cover the parking meters from Dec. 1, 1972 thru December 31, 1972. Mr. McLaughlin moved that the Council approve this request. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Dunn and carried. Confirmation of pool hours. The Recreation Director requested that the following times be established for the recreational swimming and the team swimming at the Country Club pool; Jan. , Feb. , Mar. Apr. , May, Sept. 2nd Tues. June Oct. , Nov. , Dec. 1 st wk. of June July & Aug. Recreation swimming 10 a. m. to 4 p.m. 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. * Team swimming 4 p. m. to 8 p. m. 5 P. M. to 9 P. M. 7 a. m. to 9 a. m. Sundays the pool opens at noon. Pool evening hrs. : Tues. , Wed. & Thurs. 6 p. m. to 9 p. m. To 10 a. m. if demand is created. Mr. Claussen moved that these pool hours be approved as submitted. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement and passed. _Resolution providing for compliance with certain requirements under the 1972 Florida Revenue Sharing Act. A resolution was proposed certifying that qualification and compensation of our Police officers meet the requirements established by Florida law. Upon motion made by Mr. Claussen and seconded by Mr. Clement, RESOLUTION NO. 529 was passed and adopted. Authority to have the Village Attorney go over the license ordinance prior to publishing it in compliance with State regulations. Mr. Claussen moved that the Village comply with the requirements of 6/2o/72 -4- this law and refer the license ordinance to the attorney. Motion was seconded by Mr. McLaughlin and carried. Mr. Clement pointed out the recent law that prohibits getting licenses from businesses not in the municipality. Reservations for annual membership meeting of the Dade League of Cities at the Miami Shores Country Club, June 28, 1972. The following reservations are to be made for this meeting: Mr. and Mrs. Clement Mr. Dean Claussen Mr. and Mrs. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Howard McLaughlin Mr. and Mr. McIntyre Miss Vigneron Letters concerning the National Political Conventions. Letters were received from the Miami Shores Taxpayers League and the Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce. The Manager was instructed to acknowledge these letters and inform them of the meeting of the Mayors and Managers that has been called by the County Manager to discuss plans for the conventions. Mayor Jones read a letter of commendation from Michael P. Connolly concerning the youth programs under the leadership of Mr. Petrey and his staff. Ordinance amending Section 14-34 "Miscellaneous Offenses" in the Village code. An ordinance was proposed to prohibit sleeping or lodging in the open air or in a building, place or vehicle not designed for habitation. Upon motion made by Mr. Clement and seconded by Mr. McLaughlin, ORDINANCE NO. 363 was passed unanimously, same being entitled: 57 6/20/72 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14-34 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8 OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES. Report of Golf Activities Committee. Mr. McLaughlin reported that the committee had recommended changes in Resolution No. 525 as follows: Delete: "An unmarried child of the head of the family unit, residing in the same premises with such person but being ineligible to participate in the family member- ship by reason of age, may hold a single junior golf membership, but only if the head of the family unit holds no golf membership hereunder. " Add: "An unmarried child of the head of the family unit, residing in the same premises with such person but being ineligible to participate in the family member- ship by reason of being 21 years of age, may hold a single resident golf membership. Unmarried children under 21 years of age residing in the Village whose parents do not have a membership may hold a single junior golf membership. " Mr. McLaughlin then moved that the Resolution be amended as recommended. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement and carried. It was also recommended that action on Section 15-48 of Ordinance No. 356 concerning optimum number of golf memberships be suspended for a period of six months for further evaluation and study. This was approved by motion made by Mr. McLaughlin, seconded by Mrs. Dunn and passed. Bids on hurricane awnings for Community Center. The following bids were presented: HURST AWNING CO. $380. 93 ROBINSON 412. 00 JONES PRODUCTS 420. 00 Mr. Clement moved that the Council accept the low bid. The motion 6/20/72 ' -6- was seconded by Mr. McLaughlin and carried. Mr. H. W. Beck, 101 N. W. 100th Street, was again present to renew his request for an awning roof to be erected between a non-conforming garage apartment and his residence, which would eliminate the 15 ft. separation between the main building and the accessory building. After further discussion of this request Mrs. Dunn moved that the Council deny the request. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement and passed 3/2 with Messrs. Jones and Claussen dissenting. Bids on gutters for the Recreation Center were presented by the Village Manager as follows: Lang Roofing $225. 00 Obenour Roofing 220. 00 Mr. Claussen moved that the Council approve the bid of Obenour for guttering at the Recreation Center. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLaughlin and carried. Unfinished Business: (a) A final ordinance was proposed on regulations for placing concrete blocks in the parkways. Upon motion made by Mr. Claussen, seconded by Mrs. Dunn, ORDINANCE NO. 364 was unanimously passed and adopted, same being entitled: AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PLACING OF CONCRETE OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL BLOCKS IN THE PARKWAYS OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE AND SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE NO. 362. (b) Recreation resolution amendment - Mayor Jones stated that 6/20/72 -T- he had been working on the wording of this resolution to arrive at restrictions suitable to the Recreation Director and his programs. Mrs. Dunn stated that this has been under consideration by the Council for several months and felt that sufficient time had been given to it. Mrs. Dunn then moved that the previous resolution considered at our June 6th meeting be reconsidered at this time. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement. Mr. McLaughlin stated that he would like to see a resolution that would allow a school such as St. Rose to play a league game and thought they should be able to have this use. The motion did not pass with Messrs. Claussen, Jones and McLaughlin dissenting. Mr. Claussen then moved that Section 8. of the present resolution be amended as follows: "The Director may permit organized athletic teams from churches or schools to use the facilities in accordance with the organized schedules, programs and activities as pro- vided by the Director and under his super- vision. " The motion was seconded by Mayor Jones. Mr. Clement stated that he didn't think we should allow private schools the use of the playground. Mayor Jones stated that he was opposed to opening the recreation center any further but thought its use should be allowed in special cases. Mr. McLaughlin added that he felt that organized teams should be allowed on a reciprocal deal. The motion passed 3/2 with Mrs. Dunn and Mr. Clement dissenting, said resolution being RESOLUTION NO. 530. 6/20/72 -8- Councilman Clement brought up his dissatisfaction with committee actions at the Country Club and stated that he felt we should put a stop to some of the committees and take over the operation of the Club. It was Mr. McLaughlin's suggestion that the Council revise the Club government and have a Board of Directors. Mr. Claussen introduced a discussion of the vacancy on the Planning Board and then moved that we appoint architect Kenneth Phoenix to the Board. This motion died for lack of a second and it was requested that this be put on the agenda for the next Council meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p. m. Village Clerk APPROVED: Mayor