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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1962-02-24 Meeting123 COUNCIL MINUTES February 24, 1962 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met on Saturday, February 24, 1962 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Broeman, Faulkner, Hart and White. Absent: Mr. Beatty Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. Upon motion of Mr. Broeman, seconded by Mr. Hart, the minutes of the previous meeting of January 27, 1962 were approved as submitted. In compliance with the Council's request at the January meeting Mr. Webb read a new letter from Mr. Stanley Whitman in which he agreed to remove the temporary wiring at the parking lot within six months at his expense. After discussion Mr. Hart moved that Mr. Whitman's letter be approved and the extension of the permit be granted upon the conditions set forth in the letter, seconded by Mr. Faulkner and unani- mously voted. The Village Manager presented a statement from Zurwelle- Whittaker, Inc. for $1,325.00 as engineering fee for the Collins Avenue extension, and asked the Council's permission to pay said bill. Mr. Faulkner moved to accept the bill from Zurwelle-Whittaker, Inc. as rendered and authorize payment of same. Mr. Hart seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried. Mr. Webb advised the Council that he had had a meeting with Mr. L. K. Thompson of the State Road Department to go over the proposed plans for landscaping under Bakers Haulover Bridge. Mr. Thompson had verbally agreed to the plans and advised Mr. Webb to write the State Road Department for approval. After discussion in which he outlined the work planned, Mr. Faulkner moved to give the Village Manager authority to spend up to $4,000.00 on the landscape project to be used at his dis- cretion. Mr. Hart seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted. By letter Mr. Alex Gordon, Chairman of the County Commission, advised the Council that he has an ordinance up for passage which will authorize municipalities to fix their own fine for parking meter vio- lations committed within such municipality. After discussion, Mr. Faulkner moved the passage of Resolution #93 prepared by Mr. Anderson expressing Bal Harbour Village's approval of the adoption of such an ordinance. Mr. Hart seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted. The Village Manager presented Mayor White's request for an emblem for his car. He stated that he had advised the Mayor not to use such an emblem without the consent of the Council as it had formerly agreed that such emblems were not to be used. After discussion as to the advisability of having emblems and badges made public property and turned in at the end of a term of office, Mr. Hart moved that the Village of Bal Harbour purchase an emblem to be used on the Mayor's car to be surrendered by the Mayor upon the expiration of his term of office. FEB101ARy 24, 1962 124 Mr. Faulkner seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried. Mr. Hart then further moved that from this time on all badges for the Mayor and Councilmen given out shall be numbered and become property of the Village to be surrendered at the end of the term of office. Mr. Faulkner seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted. Mr. Webb read a letter from Mr. Robert Landis regarding health cards for domestics employed in Ba1 Harbour. He explained to the Council that the existing ordinance makes it the responsibility of the employer to see that the employee possesses such a card and not the Village. After discussion as to the problems of enforcing such a re— quirement for domestics, the Council recommended that the Village Manager write to Mr. Landis explaining the State Health Code and advising him that the Council did not see fit to take actier on this matter at this time. Mr. Webb advised the Council that severel of the Bel Harbour Policemen and Firemen are members of the Robert Staab Lodge #lb, a fraternal order of police. In an effort to raise money for the organi— zation the Lodge is promoting a water show to be given at the Ivanhoe Hotel on April 27, 1962. Mr. Stanley Whitman has been approached by the Lodge and has given his consent to the use of his lot for excess parking, providing the Council has no objection and that the insurance is taken care of by the Lodge. The Village Manager informed the Council that a special permit woula have to be granted by the Council for such parking. Mr. Faulkner moved to allow parking on the lot for the show, seconded by Mr. Hart, the motion was carried. Mr. Hart raised the question of Mr. Broeman's status on the Council and questioned his right to serve as Councilman when he is not a resiaent of Bal Harbour. After discussion Mr. Brceman suggested that he resign and stated that he woula submit a letter to that effect within the next few weeks. There being no further business, on motion of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Faulkner, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: Village Clerk Mayor FEBRUARY 24, 1962