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05-12-53 v MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ATLANTIC BEACH TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1953 AT 8 P.M. Present: E. Gerry Adams Glover Weiss Marion Marvin N.A. Minchew R.S. Thames, Coumcilment and J.A. Reid, Mayor Frank Thompson, Town Attorney J.D. Brotchie, Town Manager Adele 6. Grage, Town Clerk The meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. Adams. Minutes of the regular meeting of April 14, 1953 were read, and upon motion of Mr. Minchew, seconded by Mr. Thames were approved. Mr. Adams recognized visitors present and called for any business fr©m the floor. Mr. Ray Willis asked if something could be done to-wards fixing up the street end at 14th St. Mr. Brotchie advised that he was working on all the street ends, and hoped to have them all fixed up within a month. There was a discussion of the Plaza, and Mr. Brotchie advised that B.B. McCormick and Sons will remove the muck for the muck itself, and will stock pile it on one side until used, provided they can get to-gether with us on the fill work to be done. Mr. Brotchie is to get more information on this fill, and action will be taken then. There was a discussion of the road leading to the Ed. Smith subpdivision, and Mr. Adams advised that Mr. Harcourt Bull asked that the Council committ the Town by giving them assurance that the paving of this road would be in next years budget, but that he is not in favor of spending next year ' s budget before it is collected. In the discussion it was brought out t, t there are twoalternatives if we do not accept Mrs. Haile 'slof a 30 foot right-of-way across the north end of her property provided she is not assessed for the cost of paving. One is to comdemn Mrs. Ffle ' s property and assess her for her share of the paving, or to pave the present right-of-way and assess the property owners. Mr. Brotchie advised on the latter that there are already so many infringements that there isn't enough of the right-of-way for a street, and after esitmating the cost of dondemnation and costs to sue for collection of paving lien, Mr . Thames advised that he Gas in favor of accepting Mrs. Haile 's offer. There was further discussion, and upon motion of Mr. Thames , seconded by Mr. Marvin approval Gas given to accept Mrs. Hailes 's proposition provided the Town can get to-gether with Mr. Smith, or some interested party who will pay the 1/3 paving assessment. Mr. Brotchie advised that we are now ready to take over the Neptune Beach Water customers located in the Town, and there was a discussion as to rates on the business places, and the cut-in charges. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, secondeby Mr. Minchew an Ordinance to Amend Waterworks Ordinance was passed on first reading by Title only. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Minchew, it was passed on second reading. It was referred to the Public Works Committee, Mr. Brotchie, and Town Clerk to confer with the Town Attorney who will prepare the Ordinance for third and final reading. 11/ Mr. Brotchie recommended that the 10% discount on Garbage yearly payments be eliminated, as well as all part payments, monthly and 4 month, Also to add Commercial "C" classification to take care of business that have small amount of garbage or trash for collection. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Minchew An Ordinance covering Garbage Collections was passed on first reading. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Minchew, it was passed on second readin;:,. Mr. Thompson reported on the Legislative Acts which affect the Town Charter, and advised that he is keeping in constant check on them. There was a discussion of changing the lot coverage for houses in the residential districts lying east of Sherry Drive and Seminole Road, also including abutting property on Sherry Dr. & Seminole Rd. Mr. Thames Moved that Zoning Ordinance be amended to increase the minimum lot coverage in residential districts as specified to 900 sq . ft. on one story dwellings and 750 sq. ft. on 12. 2, of 3 story dwelling this exclusive of porches and garages and th�.t it be passed on first reading, seconded by Mr. Marvin and passed. Mr. Thames moved its passage on 2nd reading, seconded by Mr. Marvin and passed. The Town Clerk was instructed to advertise the Public Hearing in line with procedure and set the date at earliest day possible. There was a discussion of the roping off of the beach, and upon motion of Mr. Marvin, seconded by Mr. Thames the follow- ing Resolution was adopted: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF / ATLANTIC BEACH* DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT, ✓ The beach be roped off at the usual places on week-ends from now to June 6th, and every day thereafter thru Labor Day from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. daily. There was a discussion of a pump and the urgency of getting one installed as soon as possible, as the summer load is just about here. Mr. Minchew moved that the matter be referred to the Public Works Committee to meet with Mr. Brotchie and 0.bu- late bids, study same, and have power to act immediately. The motion was seconded by Mr. Thames and carried. The matter of Public Law 727 of the 79th Congress which re- lating to construction of public works designed to protect against erosion by waves and currents of the shores of the United States was discussed and upon motion of Mr. Minchew, seconded by Mr. Marvin the following Resolution was adopted : • Minutes 5-12-53, Page #3 A letter received from the Jacksonville Dog Fanciers Asso- ciation requesting an ad for their Dog Show to be held at Fletcher High in June , was read and tabled. There was a discussion of the Legislative Acts that might affect the Town and Mr. Thompson was asked to write the Legislature advising that the Town is not in favor of giving the State Fines and Forfeitures received from speeders apprehended by the Town on State roads within the Town limits. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Minchew approval was given to hiring of a olice Assistant for Friday and Saturday nights at $5.00 per night to be paid from "unfore- seen expenses" Police Dept. Upon motion of Mr. Marvin, seconded by Mr. Minchew the following Resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, At the sale "Reverted Lands" by Duval County, Lot .. 645, Saltair, Section 1 was included, and WHEREAS, the Town' s pro-rata share of this sale was $2.77 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL COJNTY, FLORIDA, That ert `' The $2.77 be accepted by the Town Tax Collector in lieu of the outstanding taxes and assessments against Lot 645, Saltair , and records be so marked. Upon motion of Mr. Marvin, seconded by Mr. Minchew the TreasurerAs report was approved with the following balances: General Fund $6,449.97 Waterworks Fund 1,458.24 Seawall Find 563.00 Cigarette Tax Fund 1+58. 58 The matter of telephone franchise was discussed. It was referred to the Town Manager to be studied and recommen- dations prepared for the next meeting. Mr. Richard Hamilton presented a request to the Council that some actiom be taken towards having am Advisory Planning :;'.ard for the Town. He feels that it is for the best interest of future growth and welfare of the Town that we have such a Board. Upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Minchew the matter was referred to the Laws and Rules Committee for consideration, as to necessary personnel, functions, etc. and that they report back to the Council as soon as possible. Communication was received from the City of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. that the charges for police radio service had been adopted as follows: $50.00 per month for first vehicle served $25.00 per month for each additional vehicle served this to be effective as of April 1, 1953. Cotmunication was also read from Miss Sarah Howard, intern from Florida State University thanking the Council for privilege of visiting them at their last meeting. • The Town Clerk advised there is no provision for Roping in present Budget, so upon motion of Mr. Marvin, seconded by Mr. Thames funds necessary to do the Roping are to be transferred from "Unforeseen Expenditures" of Police & Public Safety, to cover. The bills were next studied, and upon motion of Mr. Thames, seconded by Mr. Minchew the following were approved for payment: GENERAL WATERWORKS Amica-Burnett & Supply Co. . 4 - v 29.85 Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc 227.85 - Atlantic Blvd . Ice & Fuel . . . . . . . . 8.87 - Quinn R. Barton Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 - Cameron & Barkley Co. - 139.21 Cig. P.D. Carmichael' s Hardware 80.81 .98 If tt tt - 10.81 Gig. Coloramic Aerial Photos . 48.57 - Dunn Fabric Shop 9.61 - Duval Motor Company 24.50 - Fishermen's Supply Co 16.20 - Governmental Guide 3 .00 - Howard's Garage . . . . 1.45 City Electric Dept . . 1.00 142.60 Jax Beach Truck Line,Inc. - 5.10 City of Jax Beach (Police Radio) 50.00 - " " " " (Directional Sign) . . . 3 .13 - tt tt tt " (Shell) . . . 28.00 - " " " " (Prisoner ' s 1ieals ) . . . . 9.00 - Miller Signs 20.00 - B.B. hcCormick & Sons,Inc 127. 50 - Neptune Beach Volunteer FireIept. 60.00 - Sargent Seat Cover Co 28.00 - Ed Smith Lumber Co . . 61.63 1.31 gig. Southern Bell T&T Co. (Town) 1.36 - tt " " " (Police) 5.58 - tt tt " " ( Health C enter ) . . 12 .03 - Sun Oil Co. Police G&0 83 .84 " R&R 1.50 Garbage G&O 38.12 Streets G&0 54.17 Ivosq.Contr. 71.62 249.25 - The Texas Co. Police R&R 24.16 Streets R&R 46.40 Garbage R&R 4.00 74.56 - Wallace & Tierman Co.Inc . . . . - 1,370.00 H. W . W+ alters . . . . 50.00 - 910.04 $1,699.86 Mrs. Frank Keith presented a request to the Council that she be refunded the money paid for street paving as assessed against the unplated strip lying west of Lot 41, Block 7, Atlantic Beach, stating that she thought this was a part of the description the Town used in describing her Lot 41, Block 7. Mr. Minchew advised that in view of the errors that had been wade he was in favor of refunding the money to Mrs. Keith. There was further discussion, and upon motion of Mr. Marvin, seconded by kir. Minchew approval was given for the Town Clerk to refund to the Keiths the money paid by them on Receipt # 9968 in amount of $156.20, and that same be paid from tilt "Unforeseen Expenditure" of the General Fund. Upon motion of Mr. Thames the meeting adjourned from day to day at 10:18 P.M. --...il Attest: E. Gerry Adams, President • aidz& zr 41 Adele S. Grage, Town M{erk A RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO APPRO- PRIATE MONIES TO IMPLEMENT ACTION CONTE4PLATED ,3Y PUBLIC LAW 727 OF THE 79TH CONGRESS. WHEREAS, the 79th Congress of the United States by rouse Resolution 2033, Chapter 960 - 2nd Session, enacted Public Law 727, authorized the United States to assist in the construction of public works designed to protect against erosion by waves and currents of the shores of the United States, but in order to accomplish such purpose it will be necessary for Congress to implement si:id law by aprropriating funds adequate to carry out and accomplish said purposes. NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE 1 ,AYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, Section 1. That the 81st Congress of the United States be urged to take such action s may be neces;iary or appropriate to provide funds to carry out and accomplish the authorized action provided for by Public Law 727, relating to the construction of public works designed to protect against erosion by waves and currents of the shores of the United States. Section 2. That copies of this resolution be sent to each of the members of the Senate and house of Representatives of the United States Congress from Florida with a request that they lend their good offices and valuable assistance toward accomplishment of the above mentioned action. Section 3 . This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. AUTHENTICATED this ))-74-, day of ,A.D•l953 . Reid, M or C?-d-Oa Adele S. Grage, Town erk