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04-17-1979 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL April 17, 1979 The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on April 17, 1979, 7:30 p.m. , at the Village Hall, with the following Council members present: Mayor Joseph P. Farina Ralph E. Bowen Donald W. McIntosh W. Al Davis Mrs. Elspeth Jensen Mr. 0. Sam Ackley, Village Manager, and Mr. William F. Fann, Jr. , Village Attorney, were also present. The meeting was opened with an invocation given by Elder John S. Mikell of the Miami Primitive Baptist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes of the meeting of April 3, 1979, were approved as written by motion made by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mrs. Jensen and carried. Resolution 'c'anvas'sing returns of April 10, 1979 election. A resolution was read canvassing the returns of the Council and Charter Amendments election of April 10, 1979, which disclosed that 1936 votes were cast, including 58 absentee ballots, out of a total of 6288 qualified elections, with the following individual count: George E. Burch 509 Robert H. Davis, Jr. 608 Henry A. Everett 1008 Elspeth (Betty)Jensen 691 Donald W. McIntosh 1002 Herbert Spahn, Jr. 878 Arthur H. Taylor 506 Mr. Henry A. Everett and Mr. Donald W. McIntosh, receiving 4/17/79 -2- the highest number of votes, were elected to four-year terms as Councilmen and Mr. Herbert Spahn, Jr. was elected to the Council for two years. Also, the four Charter Amendments were approved by the electors of Miami Shores Village. Upon motion made by Mr. Davis and seconded by Mr. McIntosh the resolution certifying the election returnswas unanimously passed and adopted, same being entitled: RESOLUTION NO. 667-79 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE COUNCIL ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 10, 1979. Resolution on Mr. Charles Minter. A resolution was read honoring Mr. Charles Minter for his unselfish contribution to this community over the past several years as a photographer for Village affairs, and naming him "Official Photographer for Miami Shores Village". Mr. McIntosh moved the adoption of this resolution. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Jensen and unanimously carried, said Resolution being: RESOLUTION NO. 668-79 , A RESOLUTION NAMING MR. CHARLES MINTER AS OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE. Installation of newly elected Council members. Circuit Court Judge Dan Satin administered the oath of office to the newly elected Council members, Henry A. Everett, Donald W. McIntosh and Herbert Spahn, Jr. Organization of new Council and election of Mayor. Upon formation of the new Council Mr. McIntosh nominated Henry Everett as Mayor of Miami Shores Village. The motion was 4/17/79 -3- seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried. Mr. Farina then moved that Mr. McIntosh be nominated as Acting Mayor to serve in the absence of the Mayor. This motion was seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried. Mayor Everett expressed appreciation to his many friends and supporters and pledged to strive for harmony on the Council. Following his remarks Mayor Everett presented outgoing Mayor Farina with a plaque in appreciation and commemoration of his two years as Mayor of Miami Shores Village. Mr. Farina highlighted the past two years with the following points: (1) that the personnel changes have been for the better and have made this Village a better place to live; (2) that the finances of the Village have maintained themselves, the millage rate maintained, continued capital expenditures and reserves funds and initiated central purchasing; (3) beautification projects on the whole are another plus; (4) Comprehensive review of the zoning code initiated; (5) confident that the Country Club is in better shape then when this Council came in two years ago. New projects: (1) Crime Watch (2) Operations manuals Disappointing aspects: (1) News coverage of the Village by the local paper. (2) Vote by the County Commission(increa-s,-�— ing density) on Quaside. (3) Failure of the County to provide a traffic light at the Country Club. Mr. Farina thanked everyone for their help and especially his wife, Fran, who he honordd *ith a plaque. Bank resolutions for the new Mayor's signature. A bank resolution for the Payroll Account in the First State Bank was presented. Upon motion made by Mr. Farina and seconded by Mr. McIntosh, this RESOLUTION NO. 669-79 was unanimously passed and adopted. 4/17/79 r4- A resolution for the accounts in the Peoples First National Bank was approved by motion made by Mr. Farina, seconded by Mr. McIntosh and passed, said resolution being RESOLUTION NO. 670-79. A resolution for the Chase Federal account was approved by motion made by Mr. Farina, seconded by Mr. McIntosh and passed, said resolution being RESOLUTION NO. 671-79. A resolution for the account with Greater Miami Federal Savings & Loan was approved by motion made by Mr. Farina, seconded by Mr. McIntosh and passed, said resolution being RESOLUTION NO. 672-79. Appointment of Council member to Pension Board. ,. The Mayor is a member of the Pension Board, ex officioland one other Council member to be appointed. Mr. Bowen nominated Mr. Spahn for Pension Board member. The motion was seconded by Mr. McIntosh and carried. Appointment of Council member to Dade League Board. ,,- Mr. oard.Mr. McIntosh moved that Councilman Bowen be named as Miami Shores representative on the Dade League Board to serve from June 1979 to June 1980. The motion was seconded by Mr. Farina and carried. Open bids on fertilizer. b; Bids for 15 tons of fertilizer were opened and recorded as follows: Agricultural Chemicals Group W. R. GRACE & Co. $2112.50 Fla. East Coast Fertilizer Co. 2282.70 Bids will be reviewed and a recommendation made to Council at the next meeting. 4/17/79 -5- Village Manager's report, to be covered at next meeting. At Mr. Ackley's request the following meetings were set up: Labor meeting on Thursday, April 26, 1979, at 5:00 p.m. , Work shop meeting, Thursday, April 26th, at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Ackley reported that he was leaving tomorrow for the Fla. City & County Manager' s meeting in Gainesville and in his absence he had appointed Ann Vigneron as Acting Village Manager. Councilman Spahn stated he would like to discuss at the work shop: dues structure, including summer rates, and a resolution to allow non-resident golf members to use the swimming pool at a fee4 Mr. McIntosh suggested that the Council hold a couple of work shop sessions before drafting any resolution. The meeting adjourned at 8 :15 p.m. Village Clerk APPROVED: Ma