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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1955-06-20 MeetingJUNE 20, 1955 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met at the Village Hall, Monday, June 20, 1955 at 7:00 &clock P. M. There were present Messrs. Beatty, Broeman, Collins and Landis . Absents Mr. Brown Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager and Mary Wetterer, Village Clerk. Mr. James Maxwell of Hialeah spoke to the council on theMetropolitan Miami Municipal Board pleas end outlined his thoughts on what the communitiea should do to combat possible action of the Charter Board in abolishing smaller towns. Mr. Beatty informed him that the.eouncil would like to speak to Mr. Anderson before they took any action on the matter. On motion.of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Collins, ,the minutee of April 12, 19, 27, and May 4 and 16th were approved as submitted. 1i. Webb read a letter from Mr. Anderson which stated that 5e$820 and SB822 covering the Bond Issue and Pension Plan.for the Village became.laaw May 28, 1955. Mr. Beatty said the next order of business would be the appointment of the Village Manager. On motion of Mr. Collins, seconded by.Mr4,4Landis,-Mi.. Willard H. Webb was reappointed Village Manager, and unanimously voted. The next appointment made was the office of Village Clerk. It was moved by Mr. Broeman, seconded by Mr. Landis and unanimously ,voted that Mary T. Wetterer be reappointed Village Clerk. Mr. Webb then recommended the following appointments which, on motion of Mr. Broeman, seconded by Mr. Landis, were unanimously approved. Police and Fire Chief, Gerard F. Parkes; Vi74age Attorney, Thomas H. Anderson; Village Judge, Tom.J. Lummus; Village Ehgeers, Zurwelle-Whittaker, Ina. The appointment of the Board of Appeals was discussed and on motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Collins, Messrs. Harry Toltoni Fred Zurwelle, and Wahl Snyder were appointed to the Board of Appeals for a term of three years and. Mr. Webbwas instructed to contact them to determine if they would be willing to serve on this board. • It wasagreed by the council that the -council would continue to serve as the Village Planning Board. • Resolutions from the Community National Bank covering the signatures onthe bank,account and safety deposit box were submitted. Thereupon on motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Collins,. Mr. Webb orglr. Beatty were authoriped to sign the village checks and have access to the safety deposit box. Mr. Broeman moved that Mr. Anderson draw a Resolution for Dr. Leonard as retiring mayor and councilman, which motion was seconded by Mr. Landis and unanimously passed. The Village Manager outlined to the Council his proposed, budget for the 1955-56 fiscal year and said that copies of the actual budget wouid.be pre- pared and mailed/to: the councilmen for study before the next meeting. Mr. Webb explained that an ordinance had been prepared to permit juke boxes in places where liquor was served and on motion of Mr. Broeman, seconded by Mr. Collins, Ordinance No. 42, entitled.:, "AN ORDINANCE. OF BAL,HARDOUE VILLAGE, FWRIDA, AMENDING "SFICTI©1$ 15 OF ORDINANCE NO. 6," was unanimously passed. •Discussion followed on the possibility of`changing the license fee on coin operatedjuke boxes now licensed at $250".00. It'was decided to change the license fee to $100.60 per year and the ordinance wonid be prepared for the next meeting,. Mr. Beatty ,read to the council a letter from Dr. D..W.tExlsy in which he asked that the village compel the owners of low lots to fill .them to do away with water standing on them during the rainy season. It was moved by;Mr."Broeman seconded by Mr. Landis that the owners in question be advised that thiy would have a reasonable length of time to take..care of this or, tailing ta..do so .the work would be done by the village and assessed to the property owners.. Dr."Exley.. also asked that the village hire a traffic expert to survey the traffic openings ' on`•Collins:Avenue. •The council decided that this would not be.:nece'ssary, but Mr.: -Webb would. write to the State Engineers and Harland Bartholomew and Asso- ciates to get their opinion on this matter.. Mr.. Broeman said he had been asked by the Board of Governors of the Bal Harbour-Clubto ascertain from the council if they Would be agreeable to .closing the streets in the residential section. Mr. Webb explained that this. function was not in the village powers and would have to be•done by the club itself. -Mr. Beatty then appointed Mr. Broeman and Mr. Landis as a committee to meet with the Board of Governors of the Bat Harbour Clubron tYiis matter. A letter from Mr. Wahl Snyder was read in which he asked that roof overhangs be allowed to project 4 feet into the setback areas. After discus- sion it was moved by Mr. Broeman that the request would be refused and the 3 foot; limitation would remain in force. The motion was seconded by Mr. Landis and unanimously passed. Mr. Webb read to the council a letter from the Metropolitan Miami Muni- cipal Board asking for funds to continue their work. After discussion it was moved by Mr. Broeman, seconded by Mr. Landis that we send the Board a check for $47.50 as per their request. A letter was read from Mr. E. Ray Allen in which he asked that the bond issue be placed by public sale rather than private sale as had been consid- ered. Mr. Webb was instructed to answer his letter. • Discussion on the printing of the bond issue was held and on motion of Mr. Broeman, seconded by Mr. Collins, it was moved that the entire $200,000.00 issue be printed and Mr. Anderson instructed to take it to the Supreme Court for validation. JUNE 20. 1955 A letter from Mr. Austin J. O'Connor was reaa.to ,the council in which he asked that be be allowed to bid on the building of the new town hall. The council agreed that his firm would be placed on the bidlist and Mr.. O'Connor so advised. Mr. Webb said he had been asked to join the American Shore and. Beach Preservation Association. After discussion the.eouncil.decided that the mem— bership fee was too great for the benefit the village would derive. There being no further business before the meeting on motion -duly made, seconded and carried the meeting adjourned. Attest:LL . Village Clerk JUL! 18, 1955 The Council of Bal Harbour Pillage met atthe village 4I410 M©nday,. July 18, 1955,.at 7:00 o'clock P. M. to act .as a Board of Bqualizatibn for the 1955 Tax Roll.. A quorum of the council were present and the meeting was called to. order by/Mayor Beatty. As there mere no taxpayers, present to protest their. assessments and' the Tax Assessor reported that no complaints had been received„in his, office since the posting of the Equalization Notice on July 1, 1955 on motion Landis, seconded by Mr. Brown, the Tax Roilwas accepted, as presented and the meeting adjourned. The Council then proceeded with the regular business meeting. Mr. Henry Briggs, a Registered Real Estate Broker representing Television Station WITV,-spoke to the council with reference to constructing a studio on the, Balmoral Hotel grounds. Mr. Beatty. suggested 'that as most of, the council were not familar.with this matter that Mr. Briggs submit his pro— posal in writing to Mr. Webb and that Mr. Andersonlook into the matter and render a decision. The Mayor then asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of June 20, 1955and. being none the minutes were approved ai submitted.