11-06-1979 Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
November 6 ,1979
The regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on
November 6, 1979, 7:30 p.m. , at the Village Hall , with the following Councilmen
present:
Mayor Henry A. Everett
Donald W. McIntosh
Ralph E. Bowen
Herbert Spahn, Jr.
Robert J. Lodge
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 Mr. Mel Roberts,
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes of the regular meeting of October 16, 1979, were approved
as written by motion made by Mr. Bowen, seconded by Mr. McIntosh and passed
unanimously.
Planning Board minutes - October 11, 1979, approved without comment
by motion made by Mr. McIntosh, seconded by Mr. Bowen and carried. Minutes
of October 25, 1979 approved without comment by motion made by Mr. Spahn,
seconded by Mr. Lodge and passed.
Chamber of Commerce requests:
(a) Permission to cover parking meters from Nov. 23rd thru Jan. 1,
1980, approved by motion made by Mr. McIntosh, seconded by
Mr. Spahn and passed unanimously.
(b) Approval of cost of 3 pages in Chamber of Commerce Di:rectorye
$596.00. Upon motion made by Mr. Bowen, and seconded by
Mr. McIntosh, the $596.00 expense was unanimously approved.,
stated in the Directory,
In discussing the requirement/that property owners maintain the
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parkway in front of their homes, Mr. McIntosh suggested that where this is
not being done the Village should cut the parkway and charge the owner.
Ordinances - 2nd reading:
(a) OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FEES - Following second reading of an ordin-
ance to re-establish license fees previously in existence and
frozen by State law, Mr. McIntosh moved the adoption of the ordinance.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Spahn and unanimously passed, said
ordinance being:
ORDINANCE NO. 413-79
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19 OF ORDINANCE NO. 410-79
AND SECTION 13-19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF MIAMI
SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, FIXING LICENSE FEES FOR VARIOUS
BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS.
(b) GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES - Mr. Ackley reported that he is
in the process of revising the ordinance. Mr. McIntosh moved to
table this item until the special meeting of November 13th. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Spahn and passed unanimously.
Bid Opening - Seawall .
The following bids were received and opened:
DOCK & MARINE CONSTRUCTION INC. $34,435.00
750 N. E. 78th Terrace
Miami', Fl ori da '33138
PNEUMATIC CONCRETE INC. 25,900.00
P. 0. Box 26292
Birmingham, Alabama
SNAPP INDUSTRIES, INC. 63,417.00
2902 N. W. 22nd Street
Miami , Florida 33142
Mr. Ackley stated that the bids would be reviewed and a recommenda-
tion made to Council on the bidder and method of funding.
Report on bids:
(a) ICE-MAKING MACHINE.
A bid tabulation was received by Council of the bids
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opened at the last meeting, recommending acceptance of the low bid of
Equipment Sales & Leasing in the amount of $1,135.00. Discussion followed as
to available funds in light of the reduced income at the Club. Mr. Ackley
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asked that the bid be accepted but the purchase held in abeyance a revised
budget is presented. Mr. Spahn moved that the bid of Equipment Sales be
accepted with this provision. The motion was seconded by Mr. McIntosh and
passed unanimously.
Country Club non-resident membership report.
A report on non-resident memberships had been presented to Council
by Mr. Ackley, covering:
(1) Additional non-resident tennis memberships.
(2) Allowing non-resident golf memberships to convert to
non-residential social memberships.
(3) Allowing non-resident family memberships to be converted
to non-resident single memberships.
Mr. Ackley reported that the Tennis Association did not wish to
add any new non-resident members.
Mr. Ackley recommended against allowing non-resident golf members
to convert to social without some way to make up loss of revenue.
In the discussion that followed this proposal as well as creating
non-resident single memberships, Mr. Ackley suggested havinq a
recommendation from the Advisory Board. Members of the Advisory
Board complained about not being advised of Country Club business
coming before the Council , or being given an opportunity to be heard.
Mr. Ackley will go back to his Advisory Committee to redefine its
objectives and line of communication.
Resolution on complimentary memberships to the Country Club.
Council reviewed Resolution No. 619 at its last meeting and
approved all paragraphs with the exception of No. 4, which was re-written by
the Village Attorney as follows:
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"4. Any pastor, rabbi , or other spiritual leader of any
religious order holding weekly meetings within the limits
of Miami Shores. Village shall be granted a social membership
upon application therefor. This privilege shall likewise be
extended to any pastor, rabbi , or other spiritual leader of
any religious order situated outside of Miami Shores Village,
if said order is comprised of a substantial number of residents
of Miami Shores Village and the spiritual leader thereof
provides invocation services to the Miami Shores Village
Council at the request of the Village Manager. Any person
eligible for this membership may assign said privilege to an
assistant, but there shall be only one membership per organ-
ization. Membership privileges authorized by this section shall
be concurrent with the term of active service of the applicant."
In the discussion of this paragraph Mr. Bowen voiced objection to
limiting the privilege to one religious leader of each church, and made a
motion to include more than one person in each church, which died for lack
of a second.
Mr. Spahn moved that the Council accept the proposed form of
Paragraph 4. of Resolution 619 as written by our Village Attorney. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Lodge and passed 4/1 with Mr. Bowen dissenting.
Mr. Bowen then moved that the ministers presently holding gratutious social
membership to the Miami Shores Country Club be allowed to continue their
social memberships until the termination of their tenure. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Spahn and passed unanimously.
Ordinance amending Village Charter re segregation.
An ordinance was written to eliminate from the Village Charter a
section providing the power to segregate by race, color, etc. Following
first reading Mr. Spahn moved that the ordinance be adopted on an emergency
basis. The motion was seconded by Mr. McIntosh and passed unanimously, said
ordinance being entitled:
_ ORDINANCE NO. 414-79
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15 OF CHAPTER 26036, LAWS OF FLORIDA,
ACTS of 1949, OTHERWISE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
CHARTER; ELIMINATING THE CHARTER POWER OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE TO
SEGREGATE DIFFERENT RACES, OR OTHER FACTIONS OR ELEMENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY; PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Village Manager's report.
(a) N. E. 2nd Avenue - Update on tree replacement, and
agreement by County to provide reflectors on curb
extensions.
(b) Golf Course - hours of operation, to remain as is.
(c) Carport at Police entrance - being repaired.
(d) Revised Country Club expenditures - preparing revised budget
to meet dues revenue shortage. Mr. Ackley discussed the
problem of revenue loss caused by members renewing their
dues on a pro-rated portion of a year.
Mr. Spahn moved that on the basis of an annualized fee a
current member is responsible for the entire year's dues,
and that only a first-time new member's dues can be pro-
rated. The motion was seconded by Mr. McIntosh and passed
unanimously.
(e) Parking meters - recommended purchase under Coral Gables
contract.
(f) Investments - Mr. Ackley reported that it may be necessary
because of a cash flow problem to borrow money on a short
term note at 727. interest.
(g) October financial statements - A budget report for the month
of October, 1979, on the Village and Country Club, was
prepared for Council .
(h) Garbage fee liens in the amount of $3,684.00 have been
filed with the County.
(i) Budget transfer - Mr. Ackley requested authorization to
transfer $1201.06 from the Waste Dept. to the Streets Dept.
for a personnel position change. This transfer was authorized
by motion made by Mr. Bowen, seconded by Mr. McIntosh and
passed unanimously.
Council comments/reports.
Mr. Bowen stated he had planned to report on the Florida League
of Cities meeting in Kissimmee but will delay this until another time in
order to discuss a proposal made by the Board of Directors of the Dade League
of Cities. The proposal is for an amendment to the Home Rule Charter to
provide for the election of County Commissioners from each of the eight
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districts to be elected by the electors of the districts as opposed to the
present system of elections at large. Mr. Bowen stated that the Dade League
Board wants a consensus of the Council on the proposal which is to be pre-
sented to the County Commission on November 20, 1979. Mr. McIntosh moved that
the Council go on record as passing a resolution supporting this concept.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Lodge and passed 4/1 with Mr. Spahn dissenting
as he stated he was not prepared at this time to make a judgment on such an
important issue.
Mayor Everett acknowledged i recelpt of a letter from Celia Epstein
concerning her complaint about the Golf Pro.
Mr. McIntosh reported that the Miami Country Day School strongly
supported the proposal for sidewalks on the east side of 6th Avenue.
The meeting adjourned at 10:35 p.m.
Village Clerk
APPROVED
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