05-04-1982 Regular MeetingREGULAR MEETING
MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL
May 4, 1982
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Village Council was held on
May 4, 1982, 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, with the following Council
members present:
Mayor Robert J. Lodge
Herbert Spahn, Jr.
Donald W. McIntosh
Henry A. Everett
Mrs. Elspeth Jensen
Absent: None
Mr. L. R. Forney, Jr., Village Manager, and Mr. William F. Fann, Jr.,
Village Attorney, were also present.
The meeting was opened with an invocation given by Rev. Elwood Lodge
of the Miami Shores Baptist Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
MINUTES - 4/20/82
Upon motion made by Mrs. Jensen and seconded by Mr. Everett, minutes
of the meeting of April 20, 1982, were unanimously approved as written.
PLANNING BOARD MINUTES - 4/27/82, Item (2).
(2) Approval of site plan for Police Department addition -
The Planning Board approved the granting of a variance for the
Police Department addition to be built within 3 ft. of the property
line on the south side of the building, citing hardship as there is
no other alternative. Upon motion made by Mr. McIntosh, seconded
by Mr. Spahn and passed unanimously, approval was granted to permit
the building addition to be within 3 ft. of the property line.
HONORARY GIRL SCOUT MEMBERSHIP CONFERRED ON MAYOR LODGE.
Girl Scout leaders Marsha Flynn and Julia Richards were present to
install Mayor Lodge as an Honorary Girl Scout in appreciation of his support
of scouting.
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BID RECOMMENDATION:
(a) Fertilizer for golf course - the low bid of W. E. Grace Co., $2020.00,
was recommended. Mrs. Jensen moved that the low bid be accepted.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Spahn and passed unanimously.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE PROPOSAL.
A proposal was made by Southern Bell in a letter dated April 26, 1982
to the Village Manager,for replacing the Dimension System presently in place
with either a Horizon or a Key Telephone system. Mr. Forney proposed that we
go ahead and relinquish our dimensional system and adopt an alternate system
as the Key Telephone Service, with a net saving to us in reduced monthly cost
of over $1,000 a month. Mr. McIntosh moved approval to accept an alternate
telephone system, with installation charge, based on no cost to the Village
for the Dimension System. The motion was seconded by Mr. Spahn and carried
unanimously.
DISCUSSION OF•DADE DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT BOND PROGRAM.
Mr. Forney reported that in this Development Bond Program (copies of
which had been forwarded to the Council), the County has budgeted $575,000 to
build a new fire station in this area. Mr. Forney also reviewed terms of the
contract entered into with the County on the merger of our Fire Department, in
which the Village proposed to furnish land for a station within three years.
The agreement was signed over six years ago. After some discussion Mr. McIntosh
moved that the Council authorize Mr. Forney and the Village Attorney to meet
with Mr. Stierheim (County Manager) to review the contract as it was written and
as it applies today. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Jensen and carried
unanimously.
WAIVE BID PROCEDURE ON POLICE CAR REPAIR.
It was reported by the Police Department that an engine in one of the
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Police units had to be replaced. Three estimates were received, the lowest
being $1416.08, which is over the amount permitted in the purchasing procedure
without sealed bid. Mr. Spahn moved that we waive the bid procedure to get
this car repaired quickly and back in service. The motion was seconded by
Mr. McIntosh and passed unanimously.
VILLAGE ATTORNEY REPORT.
Mr. Fann reported that the Florida Renaissance Guild have now paid
our claim of $4205 for Police service. This service was contracted for in
connection with a fair held by the Renaissance group at Barry Field in 1979.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(a) May 9th - Mother's Day at the Club.
(b) May 13th - Planning Board Public Hearing on Historic
Preservation Ordinance, 7:30 p.m., Village Hall.
(c) May 16th - Police Appreciation Day at pool; Ed Abdulla made
a report and asked that recognition be given
to the manager of Publix for his contributions to
this and other events.
The Mayor reviewed the crime statistics for the first quarter of 1982
which indicated that incidences of Robbery, Assault, and Burglary
had decreased over the same period last year.
(d) May 27th - Planning Board Public Hearing on Commercial
vehicle parking, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall.
(e) May 31st - Memorial Day program at Memorial Park, 10:00 a.m.
Mrs. Jensen reviewed the program for the services
and invited everyone to attend.
COUNCIL COMMENTS.
Mrs. Jensen reported on attending the Storer presentation announcing
their new channel called "Spotlight" which will replace "Showtime"
and offer more variety.
Mr. McIntosh complimented the Mayor's Task Force on presentation of
"Unify Day" and thought it should be repeated.
Mayor Lodge read a letter from Commissioner Ruth Shack in which
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she commented on the attractive effect of the planting of palm trees on
95th Street.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
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