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02-17-1976 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHDRES VILLAGE CaUNCIL February 17, 1976 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held at 7:30 p.m., February 17, 1976, at the Village Hall, with the following Councilmen present: Mayor Donald X, McIntosh W. Alfred Davis Dean R. Claussen James W. Condit Jon E. McLeod Mr. Richard Lund, Village Attorneyq was also present and Miss Vigneron attended as Acting Manager. The meeting was opened with an invocation given by Rev. George of the Miami Shores Presbyterian Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor McIntosh announced that the coordinators for the "Youth In Government Day" had re—scheduled our day to Thursday, February 19th, at which time students from the Notre Dame Academy will visit our City Hall and municipal facilities. Minutes of the regular meeting of February 3, 19769 were approved as written by motion made by Mr. McLeod, seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. Anoroval of cost for two pages in Chamber of Commerce Directors►. A request was made by the Chamber of Coerce to accept the cost in the amount of $487.00 for two pages of Village information printed in their annual directory. Mr. Claussen moved that the request be approved, with the money to be taken from the contingency fund. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. -2- 2/17/76 Discussion on now Village Manager. Mayor McIntosh reported that out of twelve applications filed for the position of Village Manager, the Council had interviewed four candidates and was ready to consider an appointment. Mr. Davis moved that Mr. Earl K. Andersen be appointed as the new Village Manager, commencing as soon as possible at an annual salary of $239000.00. The motion was seconded by Mr. McLeod and passed unanimously. Approval of Coopers 8 Lybrand auditing for -1976-71. A proposal was received from Coopers & Lybrand to do the 1976-77 audit at a cost of $29900 for the Village, $2,900 for the Country Club and $400.00 for the Pension Fund. Mr. McLeod moved that the Council accept the proposal of Coopers & Lybrand for 1976-77 auditing. The motion was seconded by Mr. Condit. A motion to table this proposal was made by Mr. Claussen and seconded by Mr. Davis but failed to carry on a called vote as follows: Mr. McLeod No Mr, Condit No Mr, Davis Yes Mr. Claussen Yes Mr. McIntosh No Mr. McLeod's motion for approval was then voted on and passed with the following votes Mr. McLeod Yes Mr. Condit Yes Mr, Davis No Mr. Claussen No Mr. McIntosh Yes Bills for February 1 through February 18, 1976. Upon motion made by Mr. Condit, seconded by Mr. McLeod and carried, the bills were approved for payment. -3- 2/17/76 Rep r_ts s Mayor McIntosh expressed appreciation to Councilman Claussen for taking charge of the repair of the golf course bridge at a cost of $3520.40 which was $39000 under the estimated cost. Also, for the construction of the tennis hitting wall at a cost of $997.62 as compared to the estimated cost of $4s500.W. (a) Now pump for the swimming pool - The Mayor reported that emergency measures were taken when the pool pump broke down. Decision was made to install a new pump at a cost of $664.00 plus $114.00 installation. Upon motion made by Mr. Davisq seconded by Mr. McLeod and carried, approval was given for installation of a new pool pump. (b) Incineration of surgical waste - The Mayor reported that the Village had received notice that the State was requiring all surgical or pathological waste to be incinerated. Approval had been obtained from Dade County for the Village to use the northeast incinerator for disposal of this type of waste which Mr. Boliek was implementing. (c) Palm tree ections - It was reported by the Acting Manager, that the Village has lost over 2500 palm trees before and during a series of five injections and that there are about 1000 more to be removed. Mr. Claussen moved that we discontinue any further expenditure on palm tree injections. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and passed unanimously. (d) Financial Management workshop - It was reported by the Acting Manager that the Finance Director would like to attend a Financial Management Workshop being sponsored by the State Department of Community Affairs at the Calder Holiday Inn, March 1 and 2. Mr, Condit moved that this be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and passed unanimously. -4- 2/17/76 Village Attorney's reports (a) Mr. Lund stated that he had not heard anything further from the attorney on the "singles suit" concerning certain items of expense they were claiming, The Village Attorney was authorized to negotiate a settlement. (b) Concerning the 1974 accident involving Officer Vitt and our claim against the Ryder trucking Co., Nr. Lund re- ported that the Village had been offered a settlement at 60% of the equipment cost. The Council authorized Mr. Lund to proceed with this settlement by motion made by Mr. Claus- sen, seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. (c) Concerning the new hydrant charge on the water bills, Mr. Sloan, Director of the Miami-Dade Water Dept., stated he wouldn't do anything until we get an opinion from the County Attorney. (d) Mr. Lund reported on his study of the problem of door- to-door solicitors and stated that while there are limitations on licensing$ I.D. cards could be required. Chief Fletcher stated that his department could not do this work with the present staff. Mr. Claussen moved that the Chief and the Village Attorney check this problem with other cities and see what they are doing. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. Mayor McIntosh read a letter from the Library` in which they recended that a new roof be put on the library before the rainy season. Mr. Condit moved that specifications be prepared with the assistance of -5- 2/17/76 Mr. Claussen for bidding on a new roof on the library. The motion was se- conded by Mr. Davis and passed unanimously. Country Club Administrative Board, - The Administrative Board had submitted a letter to the Council for approval to mail to the residents. Mr. Claussen moved that the Board be authorized to mail out this letter with the necessary expenditure to be taken from Dept. 101 Contingency Ac- count of the Club. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. Mr. Condit reported on the Bicentennial Parade to be held on the coming Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Mr. McLeod moved that the Council increase the Village Clerk's salary for the time she is spending as Acting Manager from the date of Mr. Peace's leaving until such time as we hire a Village Manager by the amount of 25% of her base salary. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis but failed to carry. The Acting Manager reported that the Golf Superintendent is in great need of a new spray rig for the golf course and asked approval to secure bids on this equipment. This was approved by motion made by Mr. Claussent seconded by Mr. Davis and passed. The Mayor announced a special meeting of the Council to be held on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. on the subject of the sludge line. Some of the citizens present asked about the proposed widening of Miami Avenue, Mr. Claussen moved that the Chief of Police get a set of the plans and bring them back to the Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Davis and carried. The meeting adjourned at 8x55 p.m. Village Clerk i APPRDVED: Mayor Pro tem