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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1963-12-28 Meeting161 COUNCIL MINUTES December 28, 1963 . The Council.of Bal Harbour Village met at 9:30 A. M. at the Village Hall on December 28, 1963. Present: Messrs. Hart,Beatty, Faulkner and White. Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager and Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Faulkner and after roll call, the minutes of the meeting "of November 30th were accepted as submitted on motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Hart and unanimous— ly approved. The appointment of a Councilman was discussed and it was suggested that Mr. Faulkner. approach Mr. William Sanders inquiring as to his willingness to accept the interim appointment to ,April, 1965. Mr. Hart moved that subject to Mr. Sanders' acceptance, William Sanders be appointed Councilman to fill the vacancy created by theyresignation of Mr.,,Kirkeby. Motion seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously approved. Mr. Hart then made a motion to accept ORDINANCE NO. 102 repealing Ordinance.No. 99. Motion seconded by Mr. White and unanimous— ly approved. Mr. Hart read Resolution No. 110 urging the Board of County Commissioners to make annual appropriations from the public monies of said County as may be necessary to preserve the beaches in Bal Harbour Village against the constant erosion which is destroying them. Mr. Beatty moved to accept Resolution No. 110, seconded by Mr. Hart and unanimously approved Mr. C. J. Villeneuve appeared before, the Council to discuss a shuttle bus sera ce between 103rd Street.and Collins Avenue and Surfside, Florida. He stated that he and Mr. Dwight Broeman felt there was.a need for some type of transportation as the bus schedules in operation now are not adequate. It was their thought that perhaps a tram system similar to the one in operation on the Lincoln Mall could be used. Mr. Webb informed the members that years ago a subsidized shuttle bus had been in operation, but it was discontinued around 1950.. It was the feeling of the members that there definitely was a need for such a service, however, they were against the tram system and suggested that perhaps a smaller type bus, such as a Volkswagen could be used. They informed Mr. Villeneuve they would be in,favor•of this providea the cab companies did not object and approval would be given,by the Florida Railroad & Public Utilities Commission. It was decided that as soon as Mr. Villeneuve and Mr. Broeman work out the mechanics of the system, they should approach the Council again with the completed plan of operation. Mr. Claughton appeared before the Council requesting Bal Harbour Village to prepare a resolution supporting the Urban Renewal December 28, 1963 162 t Amendment. He stated this amehdment would give the people in the mun— icipalities the right to vote on Urban Renewal funds to be expended within the municipality. Mr. Hart moved that subject to the approval of the Village Attorney, to adopt Resolution No. 111 supporting the Urban Renewal Amendment. Motion seconded by Mr. White and unanimously approved. .Mr. Hart moved to adjourn the Council meeting and reconvene as a Planning Board. Motion seconded by Mr. Faulkner and unanimously approved. After the Planning Board Meeting, Mr. Hart moved to reconvene the Council. Motion seconded by Mr. White and unanimously approved. Mr. Adler, representing the builders of the new apartment house to be constructed on tot 13, Oceanfront Section of Bay Harbour appeared requesting permission to build a model apartment on this lot immediately. As construction cannot be started until April 1st, 1964, he did not want to lose the rental possibilities this season. Mr. Webb suggested that they approach the Bal Harbour Club and possibly build the model apartment on their property as th,ia would be more advantageous for parking facilities. Mr. Hart moved that subject to the approval of the model apa-tment plans by the Village Manager and the -posting of a $1,500.00 bond, Mr..Adler be allowed to construct same and if the construction on the new apartment building is not started within 45 days after April 1, 1964, said model apartment will be demolished. Motion seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimous— ly approved. _ Mr. Webb read a letter received from.Mr. McNayr regarding the establishment of a uniform penal code for Dade County Municipalities. After discussion, the Council authorized Mr. Webb to write Mr. McNayr that Bal Harbour Village would be in favor of adopting a -uniform penal code, however, we are still desirous of maintaining our own Municipal Court. The Village Manager then informed the members that Emil J. Tomasch would be retired.,after January 25,.1964 and was not in our retire— ment plan. As we have no ordikance covering severance pay for retiring employees, asked if some appropriation could be made to Mr. Tomasch. Mr. Beatty made a motion that Mr. Tomasch receive a month's salary as severance pay. Motion seconded by Mr. Hart and unanimously approved. The Village Manager then read a letter from Commissioner Charles Hall requesting a copy of the Bal Harbour Resolution regarding beach nourishment be forwarded to him as soon as possible for presentation to the County Commission.. Mr. Webb advised the resolution would be forwarded Monday next. A letter from -the Chamber of Commerce regarding the purchase of goods produced locally was then discussed. The Council voted no action inasmuch as Bal Harbour has no manufacturing,outlets. A letter received from the Americana Hotel requesting use of garage space for exhibition purposes for seven conventions in 1964 was discussed. Upon motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Hart and unani— mously approved, the Americana Hotel was given permission to use the garage area for exhibition purposes for the seven conventions in 1964 as listed in their letter. i December 28, 1963 163 Mr. Hart moved to adjourn the meeting, motion seconded by Mr. White and unanimously approved. ATTEST: Village Clerk COUNCIL MINUTES January 25, 1964 The Council of Ba1 Harbour Village met at 9Y30 A. M. Saturday, January 25, 1964, at the Village Hall. Presents Messrs. Faulkner, Beatty, White and Councilman elect, William H. Sanders. Absent: Mr. Hart. Also present were. Mr. W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. The Village Clerk then administered the oath pf office to Mr. William H. Sanders who had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Kirkeby to April, 1965. Upon motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. White, -the min— utes of the previous meeting of December 28th were approved as sub— mitted. Mr. Webb reported that all the liens for the beach nourish— ment in Erosion Tax District No. 1 were paid as of December-lst, making it 100% collection. The Village Manager then informed the members that our Resolution No. 110 was presented to the County Commission by Commissioner Hall and upon presentation, Mr. Irving McNayr, County Manager, advised the Commission that the County budget provided for the County taking over the beach nourishment program on a six year capital improvement plan, thus making it unnecessary for Bel Harbour to participate for the next six years. The Council members were then asked to approve the names of Fireman Arthur E. Fitzgerald and resident, William E. Beckham as trustees of the Firemen's Pension plan. Mr. Webb advised that the 1963 State Legislature made it mandatory that the Firemen's Pension plan now have two members of the Fire Department and a resident as trustee in this plan and that Mr. Beckham, who is the resident trustee on the Police plan, also agreed to serve as trustee on the Fire Depart — January 25, 1964