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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1960-11-26 Meeting86 COUNCIL MINUTES November 26, 1960 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met at 9.30 o'clock Saturday, November 26, 1960 at the Village Hall. There were present: Messrs. Hart, Beatty and White. Absent: Messrs. Broeman and Faulkner. Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer Village Clerk and Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. Upon unanimous approval the minutes of the previous meeting of November 4th were approved as submitted. The first order of business was the Council's decision on the number of taxi permits to be granted as announced at the previous meeting. Mr. Beatty moved to issue 23 permits in accordance with Mr. Anderson's letter to the Manager advising that the Metro Ordi— nance froze our number of permits as of 195E-1959 in the following ratio: 16 permits for Morse Cab Company, 3 permits for North Beach Yellow Cab Company and 4 permits for Surf Cab Company. Motion was seconded by Mr. White and approved. Mr. Stanley Whitman then requested permission to speak before the Council on the underground wiring at the parking lot. He briefed the members on what progress was being made in order to make his shopping center a reality. He stated that in talking to Mr. Webb recently he was advised that the six month extension period for placing the wiring underground was up, and informed the Council that he had received estimates of $7,200 to put the wiring underground at the parking lot. However, inasmuch as this wiring would have to be ripped up when the property was developed, he did not wish to incur this expense and requested another ex— tension of time. Mr. Hart then asked Mr. Webb if there were any hazards to the present set—up of the overground wiring and Mr. Webb replied no hazards, but it is an eyesore and does not conform with the rest of the Village. Mr. Hart then asked the Council if they would be willing to extend the permission for another six months and on a motion made by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. White and unanimously approved, Mr. Whitman was granted another extension of six months before placing the wiring underground. Mr. Webb then informed the Council that Mr. Langston, a repre— sentative of Frank J. Rooney's office was present and read a letter to the Council in which Mr. Rooney's office requested permission to construct a model apartment on the S. W. portion of Tract "C" for a period of fourteen (14) months to be used as a rental office. In connection with this construction, Rooney's office would be agreeable to put up a satisfactory bond or cash escrow to guaran— tee removal at the end of this period. Mr. Hart then asked Mr. November 26, 1960 87 Webb for his recommendations on this proposal. Mr. Webb advised that he had been approached numerous times on this request and had advised Rooney's office they could not build this apartment unless it was built concurrently with the project, otherwise we would have the same situation as previously with the Carlton Terrace. Mr. Webb showed the Council the plan on said building, but stated it did not show the exact location on Tract "C" and further stated it would be his recommendation that it be constructed to conform to the set back requirements instead of being right on the lot line. After discussion, Mayor Hart suggested that the location of the model unit meet with the approval of the Village Manager and that when the Certificate of Occupancy is granted, the building should be removed the following day. Mr. Beatty then moved that the con— tractor be granted permission to build a model rental unit on Tract "C", said location to be subject to the approval of the Village Manager, and a cash escrow of $2,000.00 be set up to insure the demolition or removal of said building at a time not later than 14 months or immediately after the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the completion of the apartment building on Tract E. Motion was seconded by Mr. White and unanimously approved. Mr. Webb informed the Council that after a discussion with the Chief of Police, the Chief had made a recommendation requesting the Council to amend Ordinance 8, Section 2, present wording of the fingerprint ordinance reading "renew every 12 months" to "each three years thereafter". He further stated the Chief of Police said this would, in no way, hinder the benefits derived by the Village as the initial fingerprint records would reveal the past history of the person registering and the percentage of change in three years would be so small as to be unnoticeable. Mr. Beatty made the suggestion that when these cards are up for renewal after three years that another set of fingerprints be taken. This was agreeable to all and Mr. Beatty then requested Mr. Webb to prepare the amending ordinance for the next meeting and to incorporate the suggestion of refingerprinting every three years. Mr. Webb requested that we ask Metro for an extension to January, 1962 for assessing and collecting Bal Harbour taxes. He read Section 903, Paragraph D of the Metro charter stating that any municipality, on grounds of hardship, could be granted an extension beyond January 1, 1961. Mr. Hart asked Mr. Webb if any cities had received such an extension. Mr. Webb stated that some cities had asked and been granted an extension because of certain bond require— ments. As a matter of fact, Colonel Edgerton of the Dade County League of Municipalities had been appointed Liaison Officer and has requested the County attorney to draw up a blank resolution for this first year if Metro will not have the assessed valuation ready for January 1, 1961. Mr. Webb pointed out further that there will be many complaints when the new Metro assessment goes through. Mr. White then made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously approved, that Mr. Anderson prepare a resolution to be presented to Metro applying for an extension to January, 1962 for assessing and collecting Bal Harbour taxes. November 26, 1960 88 The Council then asked Mr. Anderson for his comments and ideas on the proposal of a new county for the beach area. Mr. Anderson stated he did not think the Council should take official action on this matter at this time as this proposal requires more study and he feels we should wait a while and see if the matter progresses to a point where it should be given more serious consideration. It was unanimously agreed by all that this matter be tabled. Inasmuch as the holiday season is approaching, it was unan— imously agreed by all members present that the next Council meeting be held on December 17th. Mr. Webb then informed the Council he had attended a Civil Defense meeting last week and pointed out that in the original set— up on Civil Defense, the Mayors of the various cities appointed civilian representatives to head up each department and now they find that this plan was not workable. They now request that the Mayor of each city take on the job as head of Civil Defense and give it to Department heads to get the work done. It is their feeling that every city in the United States should have a Civil Defense plan and this same plan can be used for other disasters such as hurricanes, airplane crashes, etc. Mr. Webb suggested that the Mayor head up Civil Defense for the Village and, as Director, appoint the necessary Village personnel to act as co— ordinators and submit the plan, upon completion, to the Council. Mr. Beatty made the recommendation that the Mayor instruct the Village Manager to set up whatever work functions were necessary for a workable Civil Defense plan and present same to the Council within two months. Motion was seconded by Mr. White and unan— imously approved. The last order of business before the Council was a motion made by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously approved, to accept the U—Drive—It application license for the Singapore Hotel. There being no further business before the Council, a motion was made by Mr. Beatty to adjourn. Motion was seconded by Mr. White and unanimously approved. ATTEST: Village Clerk November 26, 1960 Mayor