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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1964-06-16 Recessed Meeting180 JUNE 16, 1964 The recessed meeting of the Bal Harbour Village Council commenced at 7:30 P. M. June 16, 1964. Present: Mressrs. beatty, Faulkner, Hart, Sanders and White. Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. Mr. Anderson stated there was a motion made at the previous meeting to confirm Resolution No. 114 and that motion was adopted. He then read RESOLUTION NO. 116 calling for the confirmation of Resolution No. 114 ordering sewer improvements in Sewer Improvement Districts S-1-2. Mr. Hart moved to adopt Resolution No. 116. Motion seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously approved. Mr. Anderson stated the next item on the agenda would be to consider amending Ordinance No. 103. This would entail changing the rate to whatever figure was agreed on at this meeting and also the possibility of amending other sections of the ordinance. He further stated that he and Mr. Webb met with the representatives of both the Community National Bank and the Miami Beach First National Bank and also contacted Mr. Frank J. Kelly, attorney, representing the property owners on the east side of Collins Avenue. They had, subject to the Council's con— firmation, proposed that the tax be reduced from 70¢ per toilet to 25¢ per toilet. Messrs. Joseph Moss, J. J. MacCallum and C. Therrel were present at this meeting on behalf of both banks. Mr. Frank J. Kelly, attorney, was also present. Mr. Hart made a motion to reduce the tax from 70¢ per toilet per month to 25¢ per toilet per month in Sewer Improvement Districts S-1-2. Motion seconded by Mr. White and unanimously adopted. Mr. Anderson advised the Council they had previously adopted Reso— lution No. 115 providing for a rate of 70¢ per month and in this connection read RESOLUTION NO. 117 a resolution confirming, as modified, Resolution No. 115 pro— viding for a sum of 25¢ per month for each toilet in Sewer Improvement Districts S-1-2 and stating that if the monies raised by the cigarette tax and the monies derived from the Florida Power & Light Co. franchise are insufficient, when added to the said sum of 25¢, the rates to the users of the sewage disposal system shall be increased by whatever amount is necessary to raise the funds required to be raised under Ordinance No. 103. Mr. Hart moved to adopt Resolution No. 117. Motion seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously adopted. Mr. Joseph Moss of the Miami Beach First National Bank then stated the banks had no objection to the reduced rate of 25¢ per toilet, but did object to that section of the ordinance wherein the pledges of both the cigarette tax and the Florida June 16, 1964 181 Power Li;ht Company french; se mrn.o. could he released after two ye•ars provided the net rawer revenues are equal to not less then one and one—half times the hardest amr�s.:t of princinal and interest falling d;,;i�in a:iy future twenty four consecutive mon%hs' nevi,d. He further stated these pledges mt:st remain as security to the ranks on the.ir $375,O0C;.00 oh/ iadtions. Other than this, they wcild ne willinn to cooperate and save the V'11:ane a great deal of money and time in having to seek financing elsewhere. Mr. Hart then moved t; amend Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1C3 by striking fr,m the ordinance tha•, hart t-e,linning with "pro— vided however" on page 13 to the and of the sentence at the tup of po :e 14. Amend page 16 he._l nning with the words "except for sucn payments of the cicare'.:te tax" to the end of the sentence. Motion seconded by Mr. 'eatty and unan— imously approved. Mr. Hart then moved to amend ordinance N", 11)3 by provid'ng that the 'cum of $4 .375.90, Section 1 Paragraph (r,) be changed so that ir will read $15,134.25. Motion seconded by Mr. :eatty and unanimously adopted. Mr. Hart a. -lain moved to amend Ordinance No. 103, Page 25 by ohan•:inc the rate of 7'h per tnilcnt. t, 25t per toilet per month. Motion seconded by Mr. react., and ur,an.mously adopted. Mr. Hart move.', to adopt ° rd;nance No. 103 as amended. Motion seconded by Mr. fThnders and unanimously adopted. Mr. Hart then moved t, authorize the signing of the contract with Widell Associates As presented at the meeting cf Mad; 23, 1 a1 ,4, Moti nn seconded by Mr. Sanders and unanimous— ly adopted. Mr. Andersn then read "R,111.ANC:: W. 104 amendin3 Ordinance No. 103 by adding Paragraph "0" to Section 6. Motion made by Mr. leatty to adopt Ordinance No. 104 as read. Motion seconded by Mr. White and unanimously adopted. Mr. Hart moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Mr. Sanders and ATTEST: Village Clerk ainanimm,s.ly adopted. Mavor June 16, 1964