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10-15-1974 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL October 15, 1974 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 4:00 o'clock p.m. , October 15, 1974, at the Village Hall, with the follow- ing Councilmen present: Mayor James W. Condit Dean R. Claussen Raymond L. Clement Elwood Jones Harry F. Smenner, Jr. Absent: None Mr. John W. McIntyre, Village Manager, was absent, taking vacation time prior to his retirement from the Village on October 31, 1974, at which time Mr. David Peace will become Village Manager. Miss Ann Vigneron, Village Clerk, filled in as Acting Manager. The minutes of the last regular meeting of October 1, 1974 were approved as written by motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Clement and carried. Minutes of the public hearings of September 23 and September 26, 1974 were approved by motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Clement and carried. Minutes of the work sessions of October 3 and October 8, 1974 were approved by motion made by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Claussen and passed. Planning Board minutes. A complaint had been made to the Board that Mr. Alan Mandel, 797 N. E. 94th Street, had paved the alley running west of his home and was using it as a private drive. The Planning Board, after an unsuccessful attempt 10/15/74 to recommend a solution to this problem, unanimously agreed that the Building Inspector should be advised of the violations concerning the wall and the danger- ous elevation now existing in the alley. Mr. Smenner commented that "It is amazing that the Planning Board has to pass resolutions pointing out to the Building Department that we have violations of our code. " Further, he added that it is disappointing that the Planning Board hasn't recommended any action in this matter because it is obviously a thing that has to be resolved. Mr. Jones suggested that Mr. Mandel deed the Village a turn-around area in return for the use of the alley. Mr. Claussen moved that the Council table action on this today and check with Mr. .Anderson on the legal aspect of the situation. The motion was seconded by Mr. Clement. In the discussion that followed the Building Inspector was asked by the Mayor to see that the north end of the alley is graded to eliminate the traffic liability. Mr. Claussen's motion to table action was then passed unanimously. Following the suggestion made by Mayor Condit, Mr. Jones moved that Mr. Clement and Mr. Claussen act as a committee of two to thoroughly go into this matter and come back with a method of resolving this problem by the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Smenner and carried. Report on auto inspection station merger. Mr. John Greene of the County Manager's office was present to discuss terms of the agreement the County is offering in the merger of the Village auto inspection station with Metro. Mr. Greene stated they would like to have this contract on a $1. 00 a year basis for three years, with an option to renew for an additional three years. He stated that they would come up with an agreement 10/15/74 -3- very shortly after it has been reviewed by all County departments. Opening of bids on Police & Fire Uniform Cleaning. The following bids on Police & Fire uniform cleaning were opened and recorded: SERVICE SUPREME Police: Shirts $ . 35 Fire: Shirts . 35 Pants . 60 Pants . 60 Jackets . 70 Jumpsuits 1. 25 ALEXANDER'S Police: Shirts . 29 Fire: Shirts . 29 Pants . 74 Pants . 74 Jackets . 74 Jumpsuits . 74 MARY MacINTOSH Police: Shirts . 40 Fire: Shirts . 40 Pants . 60 Pants . 60 Jackets . 60 Jumpsuits . 60 COUNTRY CLUB Police: Shirts . 40 Fire: Shirts . 40 Pants . 60 Pants . 60 Jackets . 85 Jumpsuits . 85 SHORES SPIC 'n SPAN Police: Shirts . 55 Fire: Shirts . 55 Pants . 95 Pants . 95 Jackets 1. 75 Jumpsuits 2. 00 Mr. Jones moved that the bids .be accepted and referred back to the Village Manager for a recommendation at the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Smenner and carried. Resolution concerning appointment of Village Manager, The resolution concerning the appointment of Mr. MacLaren David Peace as Village Manager, effective November 1, 1974, was read. Upon motion made by Mr. Claussen and seconded by Mr. Jones, RESOLUTION NO. 572 was unanimously passed and adopted. 10/15/74 -4- Bank resolutions for signature of new Village Manager. RESOLUTIONS No. 573 for Peoples First National Bank of Miami Shores and No. 574 for First State Bank of Miami were unanimously approved by motion made by Mr. Smenner and seconded by Mr. Jones. Resignation of the Village Attorney. A letter was received from Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, resigning as Village Attorney, effective upon acceptance of the resignation. Mr. Claussen moved that the Council accept the resignation as of December 1, 1974, with an expression of thanks and appreciation. The motion was seconded by Mayor Condit and carried. Mr. Smenner suggested that the names of Village Attorney candidates be submitted to the Village Manager for action at the next meeting. _Proposal made by Councilman Clement for change in method of electing a Mayor. Mr. Clement stated that this question comes up at each election time when it is too late to make a change. It was his proposal that the high man be named Vice Mayor for his first two years and then Mayor for the last two years. Mr. Clement added that the Council should have a work session on this to work something out. It was requested that information be secured on election of Mayors in other cities. Manager's reports (a) Revenue from Biscayne Dog Track - It was reported by Miss Vigneron, in answer to a complaint made at the last meeting, that the real estate assessment for 1974 on the Biscayne Dog Track has been increased by less than 117o. The Council requested that the County Tax Assessor be asked to explain the assessment. The license revenue was equal to that of 10/15/74 -5- other dog tracks in Dade County. (b) Veterans Day holiday -It was recommended after checking the Village services and other governments units that Miami Shores celebrate October 28th instead of November 11th as the employees holiday. This was approved by motion made by Mr. Claussen, seconded by Mr. Jones and carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. Village Clerk APPROVED: ayor V