1948-01-20 MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MTGL'. I�dU1.J ci T: i2 ` 7P_-" C" T "Lin.
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Tile mectinL :aas calleC to ora3or 'by -res. Clar=e with >.ayor T "hori,. son7
Atty. ..:arCl ar•ic:r ali _..c,,ibo -_ of the Council v espondinLr to roll call.
Einates of the r6,lular mecting of (1- awary 6 were approved as read.
in re,.ponse to the oral request of :, *r. Ira Lamont, of Labcock.- IJanlont
Co., and C.I . by Atty. . ard� Councilman Shafer, seconded by Councilman
Pressley, moved that builYin� perLlit application be approved for erect
ion: of a pum,;) house for their .pater distribution system on the buffer-
stria at. west end of the subdivision 25 ft.. in froc:, II. 8th Streot; and
5 ft. 111 from the east line,' Lo get the well as far as posail:,le from
any possible source of contamination. I:.otion carried.
Mr .,alter j. Jilhlelm next appeared be_"ore the Council Ath an appli:ca
tion for proper zoning for a f'_neral horse at 112 :sunset Drive, legally
described as =Jots r13 and 14 `;. . 7J<`LfiUNS SUIDD., aiad calling attention
to the fact 'that this mould also rive ambulance service. the written
objection of . L. Cotton {.Jas read. Lrs. Ionia •ioberts j present o inel
of the property stated that a year ago Ex. Cottons had leased his ad
Joining lot for use as a midget Zolf course, the noise and lights of
which made that side of her house undesirable for tenants and that her
only recourse is to sell her home. _�tty• .." a rd stated that he did not
believe a funyIeral home comes under a C -3 use (for which the property
is zonedl but is a special or unusual use to be perr_iitted by the
Council only, and mould call for a hearing. Councilman Barrow, seconded
by .Councilman Zzples, 'roved that the matted be referred to the ^Idvisory
Zoning 8oa.d for a hearin at the earliest date possible. I..otion carried.
r.:rs. Alberta ood! avd, dancia 't,; instructor, asked for permission to use
the Corimunity Building temporarily one afternoon a reek, vhile the
stock cor.',1,.aay is us:ui`• tho a zdito. -ium at the Cocoplum .'oman's Club.
Follc °1diuL; a discussion, CouilciliIian Barrow! seconded by CounciLyian
Shafer, moved that 1.rs. .,00dward be per;ritteda to use the CommLuiity
Building, one afternoon l or creek, at a34 each tune, as a temporary
measure. : ot:iorr carried.
A:r. '.lm. ?!. Csuley, of C" I itt �: T.;artin, came before tie Council to
make a request for the City's insurance business, ,�-jith special refer
once to tho policy. Un the police car kll -ich o: >piy e> on January 31. lie
also stated that a:)proximatoly %, of the present fire insurance rates
in 3outh * iami could be ,,avod if the City rots a .?ate' s. °stem with fire
hydrants installed ie stated a survey could be r,rade if tl requosted by
tho Council wIC, iii. --gas g stem
ive. the map of the propoued riater sy to
have it checked by the underwr itors.
.,opov s of star°rdLn::� corwrittoos ore as folio :a,:
8allitation In conrlection wiVi L• ie t rash 1,w it suit, t xo questiolx of
effectivelir blockiau it off to lirablic use ��aa a a7ir�^t�i� u ;rt; tip and
.,tty. and pvo�e 1:2,Aod .tesolut ;on ,.272, an. follows:
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R OMIT`x'ICI, YO. 272
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B 3 rC,:`(��'(I� CY � y'.% ;1Az;T 35 F,1TTl OF S�t)1U(l'UEAST 'UA".X21A
i (�7T .) `u 1tt. 7r JyY•.J.L. 4T i.L l (.1��d ,:1�) Ui.� +1 Vl,+,.S J J,.y
321 CT 21 i `,.,aIT'_'' -:,I1 (26) TU IF�.'_[1'
. rl'FLl- ri ,.t (54) SUliikT, Rx.TC`.J : tR!ti (40) Z.2�;x.
.JTMi'3..,,AS7 the City of ,youth :' aril on the 6th 'day o° Novoiaber,
�. 1945 offered to dedicate to the Comity of ]lade for public road
,
pur uses the east thirty -five Q ) feet of the Soutxcast ,uarter
Mai,) of Northeast .:;uartex (NE-') of Ncrth;:eut ;,uarter Section
1Twonty -sit (26), Tolins,aip x,'ifty -fo; r (54) Sou 1i L.Jango Faky. (40)
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st, with the understanding that said -lade Comity could utilize said
property in conjunction i:�ith otlier property .:'or hiE;hway pur noses and
care- for and rnaintain the same, and
after the passa o o ' t,Uo (2) years' rlore or less the
Comity has not acquired sufficient property for a continuous dedica-
tion nor hau it ever accepted the dedication by action or built or
rrtintained any roadway ti ereo�i,, and
, 1.�?t 1 A , the said space ha,,,, not been used for public highway
purposes but has been used in violation of the dedication rights per
riittii:t-, people to trespass in anc.i u;?on the adjoini property belo
lag in
to the City of aouth r iami
Na, ;7 U ;. ;FtJ617 BE IT 2:]XILVED by the '-ayor and City Council that
the said dedicatio,; *L4 nar..e, which bras in fact only an offer of dedica-
ti:,n subject to the conditions auove set forth, be .and the same is
]hereby revoked.
BE IT FTRM'L1,R ;':7 3 LV33D that the propor officials of the City of
South 1. "iami be instracte,a to fence said thi: -.,ty -rive (35) foot space
and that here:�ftcr it shall b.: use - only ;tiulz the consent of the City
of .outh :iar! }i, ana that due notice is to be posted upon said property
to the said effect.
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;zTI� i�L T�.) ' this 2�}t.�1 dr�� eT tJr'1I1Llur ' <s . • Ci
Comicilman 1�arroa,_ secondod by Councilr,.an lresslay,, moved that - �iosolution
#272 bo adopted as read. I.�tion carried, by poll,, ii; follows:
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Bryant yes .:t4•wood urea Darrow yes .1res sle;r Maw Taplos, yor, : ,'hafer yes
C1ar . yes
Follo :tin, Chair,-,an s arrow) as report on the availability o., trucks, at an
ap�xrc...i.ratw cost �,f X1650 - 1"1750 for !a cab and chassis loth; noel Base,
he mile the i",otiozi, s �coJ�uou w,; Ca�u c 1.. �a �,.� ci , th%t t..c
., � CZty a3var•ti.oe
.for yid: on suc i a modal. ; :Ot oE4 (mr -He
Chair: ;= 73ar ow nlzo ropoirt"y.`k, t1l'A v. �.• .."OreA,z, i2u 0,:,.L
.i:� "4:P1 t� tui � over
the ^U,� xe ate~� lu tr stir OVC1' t%o tilua.,;ci`4.l t�' t_ s Jh r� .* *:o - ; v _ lt; :$%fri�,.ri
X14 �, xw. --+�ae . ,A w .� tr .,.lG,iu tSr .�. :.• Z41 rr�Ga`.� � �rood '
tlla ti:�tUtcii1_,;i:r11 -'a7 "� oy l c'".4!1" A a* Au_
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A this 'point Counc'i.L.wi W, .s excusocT.
"iss ulga gent, ass.i.stant CountK T a;,r:c Demonstration � c� t presented a
« written r equo -t for the use of t_1e Co =. u_n�L,' ' 'uiluit�y o1i Mlle ni�lzt of
Yt- .bruary 14 for a county, ;i,io fi..tcinco ;b' the 4 g OL1p3 Inasmuch as
this is ill :%ec =.ln with. 1ho , oldcy pr Zvi _:LnL; recreation for the boys,
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and 1-irls Coulci?iaa }.c it,.,mod, seconded b,.° Councikmn - �hafer, ,uoveu they be
given the use Of the halt t1iat nJr,ht7 at no char o, but vJith the urde?
standing that they •are to leave it in order and cle';nod up. Eotion
carried.
A letter from the SQL. Janos Lutheran Church of Coral Gablcs was read,
thanking the city for the use of the Uorlmunity luilding and corm ending
t'.e City of Jouth 1<iami for hav:L*iE this facility.
Cards of thanks for flowers were received from the farailies of ?avid B.
Dice and Iola Gorton Callion.
Reports and re'coCLrilendations by the - ,dvisoi, •J'oninL 3oard ,era as follov.,s;
"Oil November 1;j,, 1;'477 - the iidvisory /on2*j1 Loard concuctod a °
hearing on the request for reduction froea the present 1,000 sq. ft., mini-
mm requirei.ient for one - fancily residence, in the proposed subdivision of
the 20 acres immediatel,r :,est of T 'torch 4th Ave. between M. 4th St:. and
N. 8th St,., legally described as the L� of the _ 3z_- .of, the 5.1", Sec,.
25 -54 40.
IlIn vier of his persol.al interc.�A ia. a Marti on of ;this: property, r.
.. D. Horton disqualified himself as Chairman and the hearinr was conducted
by the remaini ng two i.,_%.tbe -rs o-,," the Board.
"mss a ro,Aht of the evidealce at this Ile arin � the Loarcl's recoruYeaada,
tions are as follovs,.
itl. That the l'O ft. retain its present C_1 zonialg7 :,itll a
35 ft. IlAi along the -past and a 15 ft. alloy along the :e,3 c border.
"2. That the -fast 17 ft. of the rouainin,; acr cage be reservod as
a buffer strip acid <larateu as such.
133. That the proposo: l subdivi, i ou of the balance r,;-" this acreage
into lots of 109000 s ct. ft or more be approved.
't4 That all such lots 4d oiai1 , N. 4th Jtreat be zoned for a
minimum 900 sq4 ft • ,one -fa, dly reoidetices
115. That all lots adjoinin- :% 8t. Street alid adU oinin`; those
zoned for- a 900 sq. ft. tlaimum be zonea for an 800 sq. ft. r.tillimum one-
family refecidence
"C1 That the t Glance c''f lots 1<<ci1'14; :ri'ta of t�'O strect. :lest
of :% 4th -v c- , it:l . _- 'iii."ai..!.o.l t« i_ it., t a :.2 110,1 i.1' a i;1-111« :tun 700 sq. ft • one
faL., iy residence.
^ + ♦♦t�'�1\ i� ��yy It ry7•y That the ti= w"d'a(. �JSq'., tL� �ybaa �C' Vii. i.� ° . +i '�.'os "y11'� it ;.: y0Sys 70U sq. t.
L'onso be Y.s,�{+mtj for 200 sq., In. lilna�Y.l.Y.a,e�a•5 � \1Yi"r -+a v.Yd.J\� iiVRT�.41�Yli. Gi a.1•
y♦ a yy
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,,+� yy �g �+q t1G• aa �p L'�r.1t c�+«t+.�. ii.�'yi.. ;w �±li l�(151�
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Councilmcui ihafer. ; secrndod b- Counci2z an 1 ressley, moved that the
�.- Council accept the recor=en�ation as piosantod.. lotion carried.
"The Advisory !�onlnc Zoar d haw cc., f: idered the reuuc: ;t of —" • ' V.
oarluard and Alberta .;oodt,ara'or a ck ,:.n4e iii zonis o" _.ots 46 and 47
i A. 3. fro;:; IZ -1 to C -1«
„The Board is of the opin:ion4, that a chance from y: -1 to C -1
rAsitnum zonin; 1,jould possibly adversely affect residential 02.'operty
in the imr.?edi {date area an i further it a• spears that the petitioners E. V.
yood•.lard and Alberta ood,,,ard do not kiclu' legal title to' - the ?,- roperty
in Question.
"The Boar rr there 4aro res.pectlully recou.;ends "thzkt the requested
char e be denic:.� on the basis of
ir.rfori.iatio.i z-Dw at its disposal.
'If the petitioners Vish to have a public he trinF on the pro-
posed change, the ..dvisory -oninj =`a rd will call such a hearing after
evidence of ownershi;a is presenteu,.'r
Councilman i aples, seconded by, Councilr.;an Pressley, moved that the Council
acce ,t the recrrlmendatio,x as presented. k.:otioY carried.
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deports of standins committees ,,ere again taken up, as iollo-us:
Finance: Chairman lryant, seconded by Council.:an :Pressley, gloved that
.zut_h P. ShuUars and ;.,-Plus ..artixi each lie given a week's pay in place
of vacation period for sane time. k ction carried by pole., as Follows
Bryant es Atwood gyres Fresslc yes k a l s
y y � 3' ,� -:p i,x .yes Jhafe,, yes Clary. yes,.
Fire: Chairman :,'aples ha$I nothiiV,, to rcrort but :anted to know about
the r' s heater installed in the y olice room. Councilman Vressloy agreed;
to check the matter ,with Chief LxRi ney'.
-Police: Chairman :�ressley rek�ortc, that, Eari-wst Tatum had left tkle force'
on January 15 a : ),� thiat he had rewlaced hir, 1;it_1 Donald &. Jacobs on a
temporary basis. Councilman ireswloy, sccondc�- Lty CounciLzn I:aplcs
moved that Donald 3. Jacobs be al.poiixtca or3 a 90 -day probationary period
at X150.00 _ s of January 16. l7otion carried by poll, as
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follows ;
Bryan; yes it food ye;s Tre,,sloy yes : aples year jhafer ;,yes Clark yes
Streets t`. Parks: Chair<<,an .�t•.rood roported that hia ,..cn has been �rjorkin
oil tk•_c streets. It 1I;As 1--read to uj;eri 'U10 �'5 -ft. ally b-01C of tkiL .4out11
*Aa;.i %tlantic ,,arv:icc �tcAtionj .r. :�i1litx4ftY3,t Yi ," ' 9t�; a�roed to ,pay for
tht? 1'CCi "cill6 iil r i l- , , the �'+1.ty tC 60 the 1.+ _ "ii.
a it++��scus4 -ioi. o r" y1 .,, v o .a 3 Mi a .J H it
.y a .S�i. t. bµ'� � J. 4;...� .�, r 114. �3ti�'J. +�.W cw14�.i 'V�'�G 1o.Li.+U-
tiba -;f ale , c of o'rur c,'i teafar. to be .k =v,: wil as the gouty
`; _ F/ 44 //�.P � ,n ��]] //y� ,� , � >. ��;;♦♦ /y yy yy{ rr.)sa.a■rai Ck.�ui�c�h..'j L
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f.az 011 "a layxx� .= 3 t's' ,i9tc. ."..' t,xttI`e .�,�,.t!; at t,'.c �,4,,X1A1Sti%,, lark. Lotion
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catio.11 °.#J' a L�Y1a k/a _<.+WiJi::r ZI.LtF,. ,�.a 'LY.i .A ���! "'2 an ' O;W li *µ�. YJ�,� \r+.i- W.�.k� � �Or. al
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missioney,y lecttLro on Janu. r y 26 and ;lay the ininimurs fec of �i5.
Buildl?-
Chairman :hafo ;• b.'3,u; ILt u. ', the cues pion of tie 'eroposod wove of t he
South ;.aril ehodist Ch urckt across the line into Coral Gables and
Cour_cilmon };ryant and ; '.aplos, both i._cmbers of the church" stated that
no definite decision had been reached..
Buildii-ig Inspector CaninEton, made a report on the last meeting; on
the proposed aizificaticn of the building code for ,Ill Bade County
and it was generally agreed to Lg ahead with the pro j cct;.
CYiairmai Shafer also again discussed the matter of a planniz�v board,
surgesting that the 3 members of the. " visory .mooning =�oard be asked
to serve together vith 3 other- cmertbors and xahoever happened to be
Buildinc Chairman on the Council. 'r e proposed uc veral r ?eel as possible cz�
members and r ;a:s i31 xtrr c tad o contact:, t zem-
The 'folloviinE bills were submitted for a, ;proval and payment:
Troup Bros. 104.00 `oilin4.,, and sueepin-, Y. lst St.
A.0 I:rcCarey 9.00tabstract service
City, of 1.iami 50 00,,police radio., Jan. 1;48
Fla;. rower
Light Co. 200L_0 3treot lights :an. 1;48
Totaling 373.30 pa3rable out of ITJ funds,
Councilman I:aplcs 7 seconded i3y Councilman .Awood, moved that the bills
he paid as read. I,:otion carried by poll, as follows o
Bryant yes atuood yes Iaoles yes L-3hafor ;re:s Clark yes
There being no further business, the meetinE ,')as adjourned in regular
order at approximi.tely 11 P.M.
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President, City Council
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