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MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING
September 27, 1979
A regular meeting of the Miami Shores Planning & Zoning Board was
held at 7:30 p.m., September 27, 1979, at the Village Hall, with the follow-
ing members present:
Mr. Albert R. Toussaint, Chairman
Mr. Gordon H. Moyer, Jr.
Mr. J. Robert Stobs, II
Mrs. Roberta Johnson
Mr. J. S. Palmer
Mr. Frank LuBien, Public Works Director, and Mr. Sam Ackley, Village
Manager, were also present, as well as approximately 65 Village citizens.
(1) Minutes of the meeting of September 13, 1979, were approved
as written by motion made by Mr. Palmer, seconded by Mr. Moyer and passed
unanimously.
(2) Mrs. Sue Spear, 9325 N. Bayshore Drive, was present to call
attention to the recognition her new home is receiving on its design in the
October issue of House Beautiful, as well as other acclaim in the field of
architecture.
(3)
PUBLIC HEARING ON 95th STREET TRAFFIC.
Mr. Toussaint opened the hearing and reported that a petition
had been presented to the Board on February 22, 1979 by Mr. Frank S. Monroe,
signed by 44 residents of N. E. 95th Street, asking that through traffic be
eliminated from their street.
Subsequently, the Dade County Traffic & Transportation Depart-
ment had been asked to study this traffic flow and make a recommendation.
Mr. Muhammed Hasan of the Traffic & Transportation Dept., was present to
discuss the report made by the County, which was read in its entirety by Mr.
Ackley.
Mr. Toussaint read the names of residents who had written
letters objecting to any change in the traffic flow on 95th Street:
E. Shannon Bradfielid, 279 N. E. 96th St.
Raymond LaCombe
William H. Walker, Jr.
William H. Walker, III
Dr. Gene W. Eng
Dr. Chester Morris
Dr. Jack Soutar
Donna !Gaal, 100 N. E. 92nd St.
Shores Villas Condominiums
Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce
Peoples 1st National Bank
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The following people spoke at the meeting:
Bill Mercer, Mercer Seed, thought it should be left as is.
Bob Christian, 465 N. E. 96th St., spoke of safety hazard for
children, and difficulty in getting out of his driveway, with increased
traffic on his street.
Al Davis, 574 N. E. 94th St., spoke against any change as it would
result in increased traffic on other streets, and present a safety hazard
for children crossing streets to go to school.
Jack Fitzgerald, 79 N. W. 97th St., thought it was an asinine idea.
Mr. Lawton McCall had analyzed the County report and pointed out,
based on their traffic counts, how it would create bottle -necks at certain
intersections during peak hours.
George Canister, 45 N. E. 96th St., & Sandy Canisters, objected,
mentioned safety for children, no parking on 96th St., and thought everyone
should share the traffic.
Bill Kelly, 426 Grand Concourse, concerned about traffic accidents
if stop signs were changed on 96th St. and Grand Concourse.
Carl Orleman, 9600 N. Miami Ave., opposed to entire change and stated
that it is just taking traffic off one street and putting it on another.
Dennis Fisher, 284 N. E. 96th St., stated these changes will add
more confusion to the drivers, sees no benefit to the people of Miami Shores.
Robert S. Mortonson & wife, 40 N. E. 95th St., against this change.
E. P. Yagle, 541 N. E. 94th St., nothing achieved by this proposal
and against making N. E. 4th Ave. one way.
Jon McLeod, 564 N. E. 95th St., who spoke in favor of the plan,
stated that the Master Plan showed 96th St. as an arterial street; also,
that some plan should be devised to make it inconvenient for traffic going
through the Village.
Gene Drody, 9000 N. E. 4th Ave. in El Portal, thought our traffic
patterns were good because the traffic is dissipated.
Rosemarie Fisher thought the streets were well laid out, restricting
east -west through traffic.
Emrys Harris, 287 N. E. 96th St., was opposed to the proposal,
thought the Village must do something to remove the traffic pollution,
caused by dump trucks, cement trucks, trailers, etc.
Carolyn Santos, 136 N. E. 96th St., complained about the number
of cars that run the stop light at 96th St. and 2nd Ave.
Bob Orlando, Manager of Chase Federal, was opposed to this change
as it would inconvenience the bank customers.
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Tino Ansi, N. E. 93rd St., opposed to it.
Owner of the Naughty Needle stated she was definitely opposed to
Mel Roberts, President of the Chamber of Commerce, opposed.
Harwood, 445 N. E. 96th St., stated that the traffic is three to one
greater on 96th St. and you are talking about adding more traffic to a
heavily traveled street. He and his wife are opposed to it.
Jim Shay, 325 N. E. 95th St., stated he just moved into the Shores
two months ago, and complained about the speeding at Grand Concourse and
95th St. as well as the trucks using that street.
Leslie Klein, 534 N. E. 94th St., thought this hearing is a waste of
time.
Jack Delo, 518 N. E. 94th St., stated traffic will come down 94th St.,
is definitely against this.
Paul Averitti, 550 N. E. 95th St., wanted the 95th St. traffic
dissipated.
Bob Davis, 384 N. E. 94th St., against any change, but thought there
should be more stop signs.
Mike Rutter, 365 Grand Concourse, complaindd about trucks and semi-
trailers using Grand Concourse.
Robert Geiss, 533 Grand Concourse, against.
Anna Zimmerman, 558 N. E. 94th St., against.
R. B. Smith, 353 Grand Concourse, against.
Harold Weber, 325 N. E. 96th St., asked why Metro changed the bus
route.
Chairman Toussaint stated that there were 44 signers on the petition
and he reviewed the traffic counts on 95th and 96th Streets, as well as the
traffic coming off 6th Avenue, which indicated three and four times as much
traffic using 96th Street now. Mr. Toussaint then relinquished the chair to
Mr. Moyer and moved that the Board recommend to the Village Council that the
alignment of traffic remain as it is. The motion was seconded by Mr. Palmer
and passed unanimously.
(4) Use of the cafeteria property at 9900 N. E. 2nd Avenue for a
medical laboratory.
Dr. Leon Termin told the Board that he would like to purchase
the Biscayne Cafeteria for use as a sophisticated medical research laboratory
doing work for most of the hospitals in South Florida; that the laboratory
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deals with complicated medical testing in the area of endocrinology; they
employ 50 college trained personnel who work during the day and evening;
they do not receive a great deal of supplies and mail most of the out-of-
state tests. There are only a few laboratories in the whole country that
can provide these services. Twenty per cent of the laboratory is owned by
Cordis Corporation. The waste products are given to a commerical company
who disposes of chemical contaminants. Specimens are disposed of by
cremation with their own pickup. They operate from 8 a.m. until about 12
midnight. At the present time they have two rabbits and two goats which
are to be removed. The barrels of waste are stored in the rear for up to
two months' time.
After further discussion Mr. Stobs stated he didn't think we
should change the zoning adjacent to a residential area and moved for denial
of this request. The motion was seconded by Mr. Toussaint and passed 4/1
with Mrs. Johnson dissenting.
(5) Plans for Miami Shores Baptist Church addition.
The plans for a two-story addition to the Baptist Church for
classrooms and office were again presented to the Board. These plans had
been previously approved on October 13, 1977. Mr. Palmer moved approval
of the plan. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Johnson and passed 4/1 with
Mr. Moyer dissenting for the same reason he originally gave, that they are
not providing the setbacks required in the residential zoning.
(6) Private school ordinance.
Mr. Stobs reported that this is in the hands of the Village Attorney.
(7) Election of new Planning Board Chairman.
As is the custom to rotate the office of Chairman every two years,
Mr. Moyer moved that Robert Stobs be elected as the new Chairman of the
Board. The motion was seconded by Mr. Toussaint and passed. Mr. Moyer
commended Mr. Toussaint on the fine job he did as Chairman of the Board.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
• Approved:
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