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operation are not adequate to take care of the peak loads
during the winter months and that .Miami Beach Engineers have
now approved the use of a 1000 rpM pump. The Village Manager
recommended that, the Council allow him to proceed with the
purchase and that said work be paid for from the Reserve funds
so that work could begin as soon as possible in order for the
job to be completed before the fall season. Mr. Broeman made
a motion that the Council accept the recommendation of the
Village Manager and purchase the needed equipment. Motion was
seconded by Mr. ',:bite and unanimously anproved by the Council.
It was the decision of the Council that there would be
no meeting held in August and that the next regular meeting
would be on Saturday morning, September 19t.h. There being no
further business before the council, the meeting was adjourned
upon motion of Mr. Rroeman and seconded by Mr. Faulkner.
ATTEST:
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Clerk
September 191 1959
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Mayor
The Council of Bal Harbour Village met at 9:30 a.m. at
the Village Hall on September 19, 1959.
White.
Those present were Messrs. Beatty, Broeman, Faulkner and
Absent: Mr. Hart.
Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; and Mary
T. Wetterer, Village Clerk.
The meeting was called to order by Assistant Mayor
Broeman and after hearing the roll call, the minutes of the
previous meeting of July 22nd were accepted as submitted upon
motion of Mr. Beatty and seconded by Mr. White and unanimously
approved.
The first item under Old Business was the discussion of
the Beach Erosion problem at *hich time Mr. Webb brought the
Council up—to—date on the latest developments. He advised
that Mr. Hoke Welch, the Assistant County Manager, has written
a letter in which he stated that the county is ready to go
ahead with their part of the work north of Baker's Haulover
and that they will pay for the engineering and inspection
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expenses and the cost of constructing jetty #3 and that Bel
Harbour will have to bear only the expense of 80,000 cubic
yards of fill which they estimate will cost approximately
$1.00 per yard. It was recommended that the beaches in front
of Lot 16, and Tracts C, D, 8 E be restored and filled in to
an elevation of +8 feet at the north end and sloping to a +2
feet in front of the Carlton Terrace Apartments on Lot 16.
Mr. Webb again reminded the council of the seriousness of the
condition on the oceanfront and advised that they take immediate
action. After considerable discussion, during which Mr. Lippack,
the Village Engineer, presented plans and drawings, Mr. Webb
recommended to the council that they authorize the Village
Attorney to proceed with the preparation of necessary resolutions
and advertising for the setting up of a public meeting to con—
sider an Assessment Roll to defray cost of dredging to nourish
the beaches of Bal Harbour. Whereupon motion was made by Mr.
Beatty and seconded by Mr. Faulkner and unanimously voted that
the council accept the recommendation of the Village Mananer
that he advise the Village Attorney to proceed accordingly.
The appointment of a Library Committee member was deferred
until the next regular meeting at the request of Mr. Faulkner.
The Council then considered the liquor license application
for Herman Philips of the Ivanhoe Hotel. Upon motion of Mr.
Beatty, seconded by Mr. White and unanimous vote of the council
said application was approved.
The Village Manager requested that in accordance with
the Village Charter, Section 44, he be allowed to transfer
funds within departments in order to balance the budget for
the year. Motion was made by Mr. White that Mr. Webb be
permitted to transfer sufficient funds to various departments
to balance the budgets. This motion was seconded by Mr.
Beatty and passed unanimously.
Miss Wetterer then distributed the annual $1.00 salary
to each of the councilmen for this fiscal year.
The extension of present taxi licenses to comply with
Metro Ordinance date of January 1st was deferred until the
next regular meeting upon request of the Village Clerk.
Mr. Faulkner moved that the Assistant Mayor be requested
to sign the "Emergencies Don't Wait Week" proclamation and
the "United Nations Day" proclamation. This was seconded by
Mr. Beatty and unanimously approved by the council.
There being no further business, Mr. Beatty moved that
the meeting be recessed until September 26th in order to enable
the Village Attorney, Mr. Thomas Anderson, to prepare the
necessary legal papers; and the Village Engineer, Mr. Lippack,
to complete their reports for final consideration by the council
on the beach erosion problem. Said motion was seconded by Mr.
Faulkner and unanimously approved.
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