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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1961-06-24 Meeting106 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 107 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. 108 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 '2 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.