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OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER
NO. 040-2015
LETTER TO COUNCIL
TO: Mayor Martin Packer and Members of the Village Council
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manage r),-r �
DATE: February 27, 2015 ((��
SUBJECT: Harbour House Association
The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to inform you that the Village's Administration has
successfully finalized civil violation number 12-010 with the Harbour House Association. This
case was initiated on August 20, 2012 and involved several code violations resulting from the
inappropriate sale and unlawful conversion of common areas into habitable living quarters.
The Harbour House was confirmed to be in compliance on July 17, 2014; however, the
Association had accumulated civil penalties in the amount of $92,500. The Harbour House
Association requested mitigation of these fines owed to the Village. The Village's Administration
entered into negotiations with the new Harbour House Association President and Management
agreeing to reduce the penalties to $42,500 provided that the Association complied with the
following conditions:
• The payment of the $ 42,500 is to be delivered to the Village by 4pm on March 11, 2015;
• The Association agrees to install at its own expense (not less than $20,000), a white
galvanized garage type door on the Harbour House loading dock and paint the interior of
the loading dock to match the garage door in a manner whose aesthetics are approved
by the Village;
• The loading dock will be equipped with an insect control device, and a tarp that will
shield the garbage containers from the public's view when the loading dock's new
garage door is open;
• The Association shall pressure clean, pave and repair the interior of the loading dock
area, and make improvements to the driveway; driveway apron and trench drain in and
around the loading dock area.
These conditions must be complied with within 60 days of the issuance of permits or
Architectural Review Board approval. Failure to do so will result in the automatic reinstatement
of the civil penalties in the amount of $ 92,500.
During the mitigation hearing held on February 25, 2015, the Special Master accepted and
certified the agreement (attached).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
JMG/DM