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COUNCIL MEETING
June 24, 1961
The Council of Bal Harbour Village met at 9:30 A.M. Satur—
day, June 24, 1961 at the Village Hall.
All the members of the Council were present.
Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T.
Wetterer, Village Clerk; Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney.
Mr. Broeman acting as temporary chairman accepted nomina—
tions for Mayor. Mr. Beatty nominated Herbert W. White, which was
seconded by Mr. Broeman and as there were no further nominations
unanimously voted. The Village Clerk then administered the oath of
office and Mr. White assumed the Chair as Mayor.
Mr. Broeman then nominated Fred Faulkner for Assistant Mayor.
Mr. Hart seconded the motion. It was then moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded
by Mr. Hart that nominations be closed. Upon vote Mr. Faulkner was
unanimously elected. Thereupon Mr. Faulkner took the oath of office.
Upon motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Faulkner, the
minutes of the previous meeting of May 27, 1961 were approved as
submitted.
Mr. Webb read a letter from Mr. Anderson expressing his
opinion on shops in the Harbour House to the effect that apartment
houses should be given the same right as hotels by permitting
business establishments that are solely incident to the operation
of the building. The Village Manager then advised the Council that
plans had been accepted showing a barber shop, beauty shop, drug —
sundry store, a very small shop with no name on it, a recreation
room with a cocktail lounge and a snack bar with a kitchen. Mr.
Taplin had said in his opinion the accepted plans had included a
doctor's office. Mr. Webb suggested that the zoning ordinance be
amended to permit hotels and apartment houses of 100 rooms or more to
have businesses that are solely incident to the operation of the build—
ing and that Mr. Anderson should be instructed to amend Use District
#4. Mr. Anderson suggested the adoption of the amendment at this
meeting. Mr. Broeman then moved that Mr. Anderson prepare
ORDINANCE NO. 84
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 11
to permit businesses that are solely and exclusively incident to the
operation of hotels and apartments of more than 100 rooms on the ocean—
front. Mr. Faulkner seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted.
Mr. Webb asked for a clarification as to whether a doctor
would be permitted to convert a suite into offices in the Harbour House.
Mr. Webb read a letter from Mr. Anderson expressing whether in his
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opinion a doctor whose practice was general and which was not confined
to the treatment of guests in the hotel or apartment could be said to
be engaged in a use exclusively incidental to the hotel or apartment.
After further discussion Mr. Webb was instructed by the Council to
contact Mr. Taplin to determine just what location this doctor was to
occupy. There will be further discussion at the next meeting.
Mr. Faulkner moved to put Mr. Stanley Whitman on notice that
after the present six month extension of time is up on December 1, 1961,
the temporary wiring on his parking lot will have to be put underground.
After discussion Mr. Faulkner withdrew his motion.
The next order of business was a letter from the Manager of
Surfside, which Mr. Webb read to the Council, suggesting that the
library contract be put on a five year basis instead of the present
year to year arrangement. Mr. Anderson's opinion was asked and he
stated that it should be on a year to year basis. Mr. Hart moved that
a letter be written by the Village Manager expressing Bal Harbour's
intention to continue the support of the library but explaining that
we cannot enter into a five year contract. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Faulkner and unanimously voted.
Mr. Webb then read a letter from the Mayor of Surfside
asking Bal Harbour's help in the widening of Collins Avenue in Surf -
side by letter to the County Commission. Mr. Broeman moved that the
Village Manager write such a letter to the County Commission, seconded
by Mr. Beatty. Following discussion the Mayor called for a vote which
was as follows:
Mr. Faulkner - No
Mr. Hart - No
Mr. White - No
Mr. Broeman
Mr. Beatty
- Yes
- Yes
therefore the motion failed to carry.
A letter from the Chamber of Commerce of Surfside was read
to the Council by Mr. Webb requesting the Council to send a resolution
to the County Commission for a nine hole par three public golf course
that they are asking be built in the Haulover Park. Mr. Faulkner moved
that Mr. Anderson be asked to prepare such a resolution. The motion
was not seconded.
Mr. Webb explained that each year a Chairman is appointed by
the Mayor for the United Nation Day. Mayor White appointed Fred
Faulkner to serve in this capacity.
Mr. Webb read letters from Judge Eugene W. Sulzberger and
the Bal Harbour Police Department's investigation on the matter of the
transfer of stock in Surf Cab, Inc. to the stockholders of Morse Taxi
and Baggage, Inc. Mr. Hart moved the Council approve the transfer of
stock as requested. The motion was seconded by Mr. Beatty and unani-
mously voted.
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The Council was informed that on the occasion of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert C. Graham's Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary the Village sent
flowers. Mr. Webb reported that an acknowledgment of same had been
received.
The Village Manager reported that due to the resignation
of Neal Coston, the Police Department had held an election and voted
that John A. Delaney would replace him as Trustee of the Police Re—
tirement Fund. On motion of Mr. Faulkner, seconded by Mr. Hart, the
appointment was approved unanimously.
The members of the Council were handed copies of the pro—
posed 1961-1962 Budget for their consideration before adoption at the
July Council meeting.
Mr. Broeman suggested that the Village Manager send a letter
of condolence to Mr. William S. Richardson on the loss of his wife.
There being no further business on motion of Mr. Beatty,
seconded by Mr. Hart the meeting adjourned.
Attest:
Village Clerk
June 24, 1961
COUNCIL MINUTES
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Mayor
July 22, 1961
The Council of Bal Harbour Village met at 9 A.M. July 22,
1961 at the Village Hall.
Present: Messrs. Broeman, Faulkner and Hart.
Absent: Mr. Beatty and Mr. White.
Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer,
Village Clerk; Thomas Anderson, Village Attorney.
After the roll call, the Council convened as a Board of Equali—
zation for the 1961 Tax Roll. Mr. Webb announced that there were no
complaints to be heard. Mr. Hart moved to accept the Tax Roll as pre—
sented by the Tax Assessor. This was seconded by Mr. Broeman and
unanimously carried. Mr. Broeman then moved that the Board of Equali—
zation be adjourned. Mr. Hart seconded this motion and it was unani—
mously approved. The Council then re —convened to consider the business
of the regular meeting.