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Home My Public Portal About1958-04-26 Meetingr 1. to be, he id April 12th. This was discussed at length: and upon motion made by Mr. -Faulkner and seconded by Mr. Hart, it was decided that Mr. Whitman be permitted to allow t'he Americana Hotel to park on the unpaved portion of his. property for the one night of April 12th. The vote was unanimous. The matter of Ordinances for Districts was tabled as Mr..Anderson said he had not had sufficient time to work up the ordinances. Mayor Brown announced that the next item. would be handled by, the, Zoning.Board and,they discussed a request by Harry Tolton for a zoning variance. Mr. Iolton requested that he be permitted to screen,in.his. "swimming pool at 172,Camden Drive. This involves building over the 'rear set back area a distance of 5 feet. Mr. Broeman moved and'Mr. Hart seconded .a motion that the Village Zoning Board review -Mr,. Iolton;!s 'pool .tdda,y and take such steps as are necessary.'. Mr. Faulkner: W 's.'ap= :`pointed to represent the Village Zoning Board to go to Mr. Tolton's residence today and inspect his pool. Mr. Webb brought up the subject of patching some paving;,work ' Fthat needed to be,done. Mr. Council told him to go ahead ands :have this work done. There being no further business before the Council, Mr. Fau,-1$ner made a'motion that the meeting 'be adjourned.. Mr. Hart seconded this motion and the meeting was adjourned. C O U N C I L The Council of Bal. Harbour ;'April' 26th, 1958 at the Village Mayor M I N U T E S A pril 269 1958. Village met at 9:30,o "clock :Saturday Hall. There were present: Messrs. Beatty, Broeman, Brown and Harts. Absent: Mr. Fred Faulkner. Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary'Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Thomas H. Anderson Village Attorney. The minutes of the previous meeting of March 15, 1958 were ac- cepted as submitted on motion of Mr. Hart and seconded by Mr. Broeman. Mr. Webb advised the Council that he had received three bids on the apartment for the Maintenance Man, the low bid being $8,500.00 and the high bid $80690.00. Mr. Harry Talton was the low bidder,' and he. .had also..submitted alternate plans which; would effect some savings._ " Mr. Hart moved that the Council accept the plans as submitted and authorize- .Mr. .Webb to. go. ahead with the "construction : of the apartment. f r This "was seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted unanimously. Mt. .Hart then` made .a motion that the Council accept the bid of.Harry Tolton, of not 'more than $8,500.00 and any other savings that.can be effected to be paid for by the unused Bonds from the Village Hall Construction and Pumping Station and the balance from Surplus. Mr. Beatty seconded this motion and when put to a vote, was voted unanimously. Mayor -Brown then suggested that.Mr. Larry Tisch, one of the owners of; the Americana Hotel be heard. Mr. Tisch outlined his problems with 1ar9 e..conventions,and. wanted to know if he could'use the lower parking area at the .Americana, garage for exhibition space, f "or.an occasional" conventilonj .provided he made ".the necessary alterations to conforms with the Fire ,Code. He stated that they are in the process "of completing a md.',s'terplan, for a -4 story parking ram.p.to accommodate between 180 ands' �'2fj$ ` "cars,, and an addition of 140 to.150 rooms, (these rooms being.in addition to the 100.rooms being added at present). Mr., Tisch wanted to kni&w If ;when the additional parking ramp and rooms are completed,' they would: then be allowed to use, the lower parking area for conyentions;or e#ib tions. Mr. Webb said he would have ".to provide a parking space for every, occupancy in the hotel, in accordance with the ZonA g Ordinance, a4d"if su -ch "was done,.t.hen the parking area could be converted to another ;" use. with the Council's permission. Mr. Broeman made a request that` sch.'put in writing his plans "for'the future expansion `of the hotel, shpwng, the location of the` ',parkin ramp and where the addition is to ` ;be' ul "it, and stressed with great necessity of having permanent parking accordance with our Zoning Ordinance. ` "nance. Mr. Tisch said 'would provide n 'thy Council with the new complete plans, as soon as the architect com- pietes "them* A.letter was then read by Mr. Webb from the Sea View Hotel request - ing that,a permit. be issued to the Sea View Hotel to lease its outdoor parking -space to the Americana Hotel for the summer months. Mr. Beatty moved that the`Sea View Hotel be permitted to make a "contract with the e Amricana -for use of their parking facilities during the summer months. Th%s motion was seconded by Mrl-Hart and was passed unanimously. t Mr. Webb read the Ordinance dividing the Village into Voting Districts in acordance with the Charter Amendment and thereupon on motion made by "cMr. Hart and seconded by Mr. Broeman, ORDINANCE. NO. 64 p AN ORDIN.4NGE PtOVIDING FOR SETTING -UP ThEVILLAGE INTO VOTING DI "TRICTS ,y was unanimouls.y adopted. s Mr. 'Webb then read the Tax District Ordinance. Thereupon on motion made'. by Mr. "Broeman and seconded by Mr. Hart. " ORDINANCE N0. 65 ?AN "ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR SETTING UP THE,. VILLI;GE INTO TAXING DISTRICTS teas unanimously adopted. F, 'N "'--I tYS.yr Mayor Brown appointed Mr. Broeman to work on A, C om6itiee with Mr., Faulkner, together With the City Manager, to see what, can be accompl 'in the way of pumpting sand from the Bay to r eplenish the eroded beach south of Bakers Haulover. It was decided that Mr. Webb, should` send a, telegram (day letter) to Seantor Smathers, Seantor Holland and Represent tive Fascell to inquire as, to the status of the report by the Army Engineers on the Bakers. Haulover survey, which report was,t-6 have,been Made by February 28th, through the District°Engineers Office in Ja'cksonville'*" Mr. Broeman moved.. that all oceanfront property owners meet with the Council a t. a Special Meeting to. be held Sa tu rda y, . M a y'3rd at 16.-Oa A.M. f or the purpose of discussing the beach erosion problem* Th I s m ot i cvtj was seconded.,by Mr. Hart.and voted unanimously, Mr. Webb was r4quested to send letters to each of the oceanfront property owners asking';f hat 'they attend the meeting, Mr. Webb explained the revised Offense Ordinance. Thereupon on motion made .by Mr.,Beatty and seconded by Mr. Broeman, ORDINANCE NO. 63 AN ORDINANCE OF,BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE, FLOR SA ABOLSIFING ORDINANCES NO., 2t 169-18� 28 and 579 AND ESTABLISHING A NEW ORDINANCE DEFINING j OFFENSES, FIXING PUNISHMENTS AND FINES, AND RELATING TO EVIDENCE, SEARCHES AND SEIZURZ was unanimously adopted. The matter of the Temporary Building on Tract "C" of the•Ocean- front was tabled until next month. The matter of the South Florida Builder's Code was, defeir'ed until next month. Mro Webb read the Six Month's Audit and Mr. Beatty moved that the e audit be accepted* Mr. Hart se,66inded this motion a nd the votii• was unani- 10ouso Mr. Webb read a letter fron the Dade County Tax Asses&or.4 John 7, Gautier, requesting that the -Village Assessor be allowed 'to .]make all, Village records available to his office for an overall reassessment of taxes In Dade County. Mayor Brown.recommended that this request be com- plied with. The matter of signs at the Harbour Club Apartments, owned by Mr* Jahn Bauer, came up and Mayor Brown requested Mr. Webb to write to Mr. Bauert informing him that the signs do not conform, to the Village'-Ordinances, and requesting Mr. Bauer to contact Mr. Webb to discuss the matter* There being no further business, Mr. Hari moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Mr'. Broeman and passed unanimously. ATTEST;