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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1956-10-15 MeetingOCTOBER 15, 1956 The Council of'Ba1 Harbour.Village met Monday, October 15,.195at 5:00 ofclock P. M. at the .Village Hall. Present were: Messrs. Broeman, Collins and Landis Absent: Messrs. Beatty and Brown Also present were. W.H. Webb, Village Manager; and Mary'Wetterer, Village Clerk. In the absence of Mayor Beatty the Assiatant Mayor Mr. BPoeman presided at the meeting. On motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Collins the minutes of the previous meeting of September 17,.1956 were approved as submitted. Mr. Webb showed the council a copy of -a dedication plaque for the new billage'hall And the council Sfiggested that he contact the architect and contractor for the building and see if they tavld be willing to dotate the .plaque. Venetian blind bids Were reviewed atd lfr, Webb explained that gne.comparry had neglected to bid on two of the blinds. It was moved by Mr. Landis* seconded 117 Mr. Collins and unanimously voted that the. bids be *eked for the entire order & the contract be awarded to the low bidder for aluminum blinds. Mr. Webb said that he and Mr. Beatty had gone over the bid figures for the village hall furniture and had awarded the contract -to Momand and Miller Office Equipment Company for a figure of $2,500.00. It was moved by Mr. Etridie, seconded by Mr. Collins that the council accept theaaetion taken. Mr. Webb said he had contacted the major oil companies with reference to a gasoline storage tank and pump, but that at present he had only two bids. The council decided to. table this until next meeting When more figures would-be in. • Mr. Braeman asked if we had received the money for the!Water Revenue Certificates, from Atwill and Company and Mr. Webb said that the money would be received as soon as.tbe twenty day wgiting period after the bond validation proceedings had expired on October 5th.' A letter from Mr. Anderson regarding the use of the name of Bel Harbour for a subdivision in Fort Lauderdale was read and It was decided to table this until next month when Mr. Anderson would be present. Mr. Webb said'a notice had been mailed to all epnsumers advising them that a new water rate of Thirty-five Cents per thousand gallons would be effective with water used during October. Mr. Webb advised that in accordance with Resolution No. 34 passed on Ji:ly 18, 1955 all the low lotsin the village had been filled by the village and that all bills bad been peid in the amount of $4685.52. He asked that the council confirm these expenditures and establish a confirmation date for the lot fill liens. Thereupon on motion of Mr. Collins, seconded by Mr. Landis, and unanimously voted the expenditures were confirmed. Mr. Landis asked if the sidewalk to be constructed on 96th Street would ever have to be torn up for sewer construction and Mr,. Webb said that all utilities would be placed in the 20 foot utility easement recently dedicated by CCTOBER 15, 1956 Mr. Grahem's oerpany Mr. Broeman_asked if any furtherword had been received from Florida Power and Light Company regarding our. building a transformer vault for them. Webb replied that the Power Company had now decided to•hang the transformers on the pole as a temporary service. Mr. Webb read two letters from committee chairmen for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Town of North Miami Beach asking that Bal xarbour enter a float in the parade and take an ad in the program, Mr.•Webb was instructed to write letters congratulating the town and regretting that Bal.Harbour would be unable to take part in their celebratiod. A reapplication for Liquor License was submitted by the Sea View Hotel, Inc._dne to a change in ownership. On motion of Mr. Collins, seconded by Mr. Landis, the application was passed. Mr. Webb said he had received copies of Resolutions passed by. Miami Shores, E1 Portal, and Martin County takixg.a stand against the Home. Rule Amendment to be voted on in November. He asked what the council wanted to do on the matter, The members present decided to table the matteras two of the members were not present. Copies of the proposed uniform Traffic Ordinance for Dade Count* conmttnities were -given' to the council for study and Mr. Webb suggested that Mr. Anderson would prepare an ordinance for the next meeting adopting this ordinance by reference. On motionof Mr. Collins, seconded by Mr. Landis, Mr. Webb was instructed to advise Mr. Anderson to prepare the ordinance. Mr. Tubb said he would like to have the.council start thinking about future elections and perhaps have the village divided into three election districts. The members decided to table this until allkhe.members could be present. Application was made by Mr. Daniel D. Litweek for a Beer and Wine License for a sandwich shop concession. at the Carlton -Terrace Apartments. After discussion on motion of Mr. Collins, seconded by Mr. Landis, the application was approved. It was explained to the council that niter Ordinance No. 48 a separate bank account would have to be established to operate the water department. Thereupon Ion motion of Mr. Collins, seconded *Mr. Landis and unanimously voted, Mr. Webb • as Village Manager or.Mr.,,Beatty as Mayor were authorized'to sign on the account in the Community National Bank and bank Resolutions were signed accordingly. There being no further business before the meeting on motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr, golliis, the meeting adjourned, Attest; Village Clerk OCTOBER 15, 1956