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06-03-1975 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL June 3, 1975 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 7:30 o'clock p.m. , June 3, 1975, at the Village Hall, with the following Council- men present: Mayor Donald W. McIntosh W. Alfred Davis Dean R. Claussen James W. Condit Jon E. McLeod Mr. David Peace, Village Manager, and Mr. Richard Lund, Village Attorney, were also present. The meeting was opened with an invocation given by Rev. Harold A. Davenport of the Miami Shores Community Church, followed by the pledge of allegiance. Concerning the minutes of the meeting of May 20, 1975, Mr. Condit moved that they be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis. Mayor McIntosh asked that the motion approving the proposed land trade with Mr. Mandel as recorded on Page 7 of the minutes, indicate that Mr. Mandel assumes cost of paving and landscaping the turn area. The minutes were then approved as amended. 20 Year Service award - Harold E. Petrey Mayor McIntosh presented Mr. Petrey with a plaque in recognition of his 20 years of commendable service as Recreation Director for Miami Shores Village. Planning Board minutes. At the last Planning Board meeting approval was granted to Dr. Orin- Jane Gardner for a five-year extension on the term permitted for The School 6/3/75 -2- for Learning to be located in the Christian Church at 10150 N. E. 2nd Avenue. After a review of this request and the ordinance covering temporary facilities for private schools, Mr. Claussen moved that Dr. Orin-Jane Gardner be granted license to continue her school in the church for another year. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLeod and passed unanimously. At the same Planning Board meeting, Mr. Jack Arias, 215 Grand Con- course, was denied approval to replat his property at that address into three building sites, based on the fact that Mr. Arias' property did not have the required area for three building sites. Mr. Arias was present to make an appeal to the Council on this proposal. Mayor McIntosh stated that he would not enter into the discussion or vote on the request, as he had a conflict of interest. Mr. Condit moved that the action of the Planning Board be upheld. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLeod and passed by four affirmative votes with one abstention. Administration request for clarification on policy for installing street lights throughout the Village. The Village Manager reported that he has received requests for additional street lights and asked the Council how they should be handled. Mr. Claussen moved that any new requests for lights be acted on by the Council on an individual basis. The motion was seconded by Mr. Condit and passed 4/1 with Mr. McLeod dissenting. Recommendation on bids for recording-playback equipment for the Police Dept. A memorandum received from Officer Hughes reported that the grant awards had not been approved by the Governor's Council on Criminal Justice which will take at least another thirty days for evaluation and approval. Mr. Davis moved that acceptance of a bid be deferred until approval of the grant by the 6/3/75 -3- Governor's Council on Criminal Justice. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLeod and carried. Recommendation on bids received for aerial lift truck for the Parks Department. A recommendation was received for purchase of the aerial lift truck from the high bidder, H. F. Mason Co. , in the amount of $20, 064. 47, the reason being, the 40 ft. fold up boom. Mr. Condit moved that the bid be accepted as recommended by the administration. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLeod and passed unanimously. Resolution to School Board concerning enrichment of the educational program at Edison High School. Mr. Claussen moved the adoption of this resolution as read. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and RESOLUTION NO. 586 was unanimously passed and adopted, same being entitled; A RESOLUTION TO THE DADE COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION URGING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO MAINTAIN A QUALITY CURRICULUM AT MIAMI EDISON HIGH SCHOOL. Police Dept. request for applications for Federal LEAA grants. In a memo from Officer Hughes approval was requested to apply for LEAA grant money for a (1) BURGLARY/ROBBERY PREVENTION TEAM, (2) VIDEO TAPE PROJECT, and (3) TAPE RECORDER PROJECT. Mr. Claussen moved approval of permission to apply for these grants. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried unanimously. Bills for the month of May. Upon motion made by Mr. McLeod, seconded by Mr. Davis and passed, the bills were approved as listed. It was requested that a total be put on the lists. 6/3/75 -5- From these names a committee of 7 - 9 will be named at the next Council meeting. (f) Resolution for continued use of So. Fla. Building Code - Since the State Legislature has adjourned action on the new code has been tabled. Mr. Claussen moved that this be removed from the agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Condit and carried. (g) Appeal of Mr. W. W. Reinhardt, 78 N. W. 106th St. , on Planning Board denial of permit to maintain a canvas carport in his front yard: Mr. Reinhardt asked for reconsideration of this decision based on the fact that the awning had been up since 1969. Mr. McLeod moved that the Council uphold the recommendation of the Planning Board. The motion was seconded by Mr. Condit and passed unanimously. (h) Summer rate on golf carts - Mr. Claussen moved that the Council rescind the action taken at the last meeting reducing the cart fee from $8. 00 to $6. 00, effective June 1, 1975. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and passed 4/1 with Mr. McLeod dissenting because he felt the golfers should be encouraged to use more carts during the summer months. Mr. McLeod moved that cart rates be reduced for the summer months to $6. 00 and that carts be required on Sat. , Sun. , and holidays from opening of the course until 3:00 p.m. The motion died for lack of a second. (i) Committee to name N. F. 2nd Ave. park - Mr. Condit, chairman, reported that he had asked the following persons to serve on this committee: Mrs. Peggy Hayward, Claude Mercer,Vince Paulsen and Ken Greenblat. 6/3/75 -4- Unfinished Business: (a) Fire Dept. merger agreement - Mr. Lund reported that he is reworking the agreement based on changes made at the last meeting with County fire personnel. The Village Manager reported that he had written Mr. John Greene asking for a re-confirmation of allocation in the County budget for the merger. It was requested that a special meeting for the Council to review this agreement be set up as soon as possible. (b) Sale of used Recreation bus - invitations to bid were sent out. (c) License fee for commercial photography and film making - Mr. Lund reported that our license ordinance does not properly cover this type of business but that it is against the zoning laws. The Village Attorney was directed to inform the attorney for the film association that we cannot allow this in the Shores, by motion made by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. McLeod and carried. (d) Appointment of Bicentennial Executive Committee. The following committee was named by the Council to work with Mr. Hal Petrey, Bicentennial Coordinator for the Village: John Schmidt Mrs. Betty Jensen Lawton McCall Mrs. Irma Haas James Condit Joseph Dugoni Dale "Tug" Miller Village Manager (e) Appointment of Committee to advise Council on Charter revision: The following names were submitted: William Fann Village Manager Osmond Howe, Jr. Mrs. Irma Haas Village Clerk Don Stobs, Jr. Lawton McCall John Schmidt William Spencer Ken Greenblat Joseph Fournier Mrs. Betty Jensen Fred Astor W. Frederich, Jr. Michael Franco 6/3/75 -6- (j) Report on sludge line - Mayor McIntosh reported on a meeting he had attended with the Mayors of Miami, El Portal, Biscayne Park, Vice Mayor and City Manager of North Miami, and Mr. Garrett Sloan, Director of the Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Authority, in which it was agreed that Biscayne Blvd. should be the route taken as originally outlined in the EPA impact report. The Mayor asked for authorization to be the Council representative to direct a letter to all personnel involved in this decision. Mr. Claussen moved that the Mayor take the appropriate action and write the letter. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and passed. Village Manager Peace reported on a committee to select a new Club Manager and stated that he thought the committee should work exclusive of himself. The committee he had chosen was tentatively made up of the following: Santino Cascio Lawton McCall Jack Kain Thomas B. Glendinning Bob Hach Leon Dehart Mr. Condit moved that the Council accept the recommendation for this committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLeod. Mr. Davis asked that the motion be amended to include Mr. Peace as an active, participating member of the committee. Mr. Claussen seconded the motion and it was carried 4/1 with Mr. Condit dissenting. The motion to approve the committee was then passed unanimously. Councilman Davis brought up the problem of the dead coconut trees on 6/3/75 -7- private property and asked that the Village Manager be instructed to look into this with the proper department head to see if they can be removed at cost. It was pointed out that the County has recently passed an ordinance requiring that these trees be removed. Mr. Davis moved that the Village Attorney and the Manager proceed to take the action necessary to remove these trees. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLeod and carried. Mayor McIntosh asked that the Council consider an ordinance to prohibit vendors from attaching or delivering any advertising to dwellings or business establishments other than periodicals sent through the mail. Mr. Davis moved that this be done. The motion was seconded by Mr. Condit and carried. Mayor McIntosh reported on the Chase Federal palm tree dedication program to be held on Saturday and asked for Council approval to send a letter of commendation to Chase Federal for this program. Mr. Davis brought up the dangerous intersection at N. E. 4th Ave. and 103rd St. and stated that during the school year we have a guard at this location but since school is out he suggested that the Chief of Police try to get a blinking light or a larger stop sign. Chief Fletcher stated that he has already requested an engineering study of pedestrian and vehicular traffic at this inter- se cti on. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p. m. Village Clerk APPLVEF ayor