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Home My Public Portal About1965-01-30 Meeting196 COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 30, 1965 The Council of Bat Harbour Village met at 9:30 A. M. Saturday, January 30, 1965 1n the Village Hall. Present: Messrs: 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. On motion of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Sanders and unani- mously voted, the minutes of the previous meeting of December 12, 1964 Were approved as submitted. Mr. Anderson read ORDINANCE NO. 112 Amending Ordinance No. 11 to designate Tract "E" of the Residential Section of Bal Harbour and 'Tract "A" of the Ocean Front Section of Bay Harbor for club use only. Mr. Hart moved to adopt Ordinance No. 112 amending our Zoning Ordinance. Motion seconded by Mr. Sanders and unan- imously voted. A discussion then followed on the Metro take-over of cer- tain municipal functions. Mr. Beatty stated he had attended several meetings regarding the proposed county wide occupation- al license and advised that Metro is trying to work out some- thing that would be equitable to the cities and the contractors. Regarding the Metro Penal Code Ordinance, Mr. Beatty warned that inasmuch as most city ordinances contain a penal clause of some type, this would give Metro the complete power to intervene in the administration of all Dade municipalities and it was his feeling that Bal Harbour should oppose this ordinance which, in his opinion, would abolish the cities right to function independently. Mr. Webb advised that Metro had requested three copies of all our ordinances and asked Mr. Anderson if we should comply. Mr. Anderson advised not to send the ordinances to Metro. After discussion, Mr. Beatty moved to authorize the Village Attorney to use his discretion to do whatever is necessary to press our position in opposing the Metro Penal Code Ordinance. Mr. Hart seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted. Mr. R. M. Gil.strap,Miami Beach Manager for Southern Bell Telephone Company was 1.ntroduced to the members of the Council. He advised that the outcome of our franchise ordinance will depend onthe court test with the Surfside ordinance. If Southern Bell loses the case, they will accept our Ordinance and start paying the franchise tax from the effective date of our Ordinance. January 30, 1965 197 Mr. Webb informed the Council that he has not as yet compiled all the figures for the landscaping and parking area north of the bank. This week he received a figure of $58.00 per peter, for the parking meters to be installed, and he would present the total figures at the next meeting. He confirmed that the Council had verbally approved a figure of $6,000 to be expended and in this connection he stated the bank had in- dicated he could'come to them for some financial help on the landscaping. 'The Council members thought it desirable to explore this possibility further. Mr. Louis Brandt, owner of the Bal Harbour Regency Hotel, appeared before the Council requesting permission to include the word "Spa" on the Bal Harbour Regency Hotel sign. In this connection he stated that being unable to use the word "Spa" their business is suffering badly due to the fact that people cannot find the location after having seen the advertisement in many of the northgrn newspapers. The members appraised him of the fact that he was aware of this stipulation when he opened the hotel, as it was their feeling that a spa is a separate bus- iness in itself and is removed from the hotel business as such. It was mutually agreed that Mr. Webb write a'letterto Mr. Anderson giving him the facts as to the type of operation and he would check our ordinances and render his legal opinion on this matter. Mr. Webb asked Mr. Brandt if the outcome of this is in his favor, would he try to eliminate some of the words in the name of the hotel as it is an exceptionally long name. Mr. Brandt stated he would do so. The three months audit was then presented to the members. After perusal, Mr. Sanders made a motion to accept the three months audit as presented. Mr. White seconded the',motion and it was unanimously voted.' The Village Manager advised that there are Water Deposits and funds in our Trust Department account that have accumulated in the equipment replapement fund and'requested authority to place these funds in time deposits in the bank. The contingency fund now amounts b $50,000 and with the -surplus accumulated last year, he would like to step up this fund to $75,000, After discussion, Mr. Sanders moved that the Village Manager proceed as outlined and the $25,000 be placed in the contingency fund. Motion seconded by Mr. White and unanimously voted. Mayor'Faulkner stated he had been requested to appoint a representative from Bal Harbour to the Welfare Planning Council of Dade County and suggested Mrs. Faulkner, who is interested in the problem of juvenile delinquency. Mr. Beatty moved to appoint Mrs. Aleene Faulkner to the Welfare Planning Council of Dade County. Mr. Hart seconded the motion and it was unan- imously voted. The Village Clerk notified the Council members that an election would be held on April 6, 1965 and had placed the election schedule in their Council folders. The Councilmen to be elected are from Districts 1, 3 and 5, and the deadline for petitions is 5:00 P. M. March 16, 1965. January 30, 1965 198 Mr. Webb advised that the City of Miami Beach had amended their taxi ordinance on January 6, 1965 in increasing the charge from 10 cents for 1/3 mile to 10 cents for 1/4 mile and stated a c6mmunication had been received by his office from Morse Taxi requesting the same rate increase in Bal Harbour. Mr. Beatty moved that Mr. Anderson prepare the necessary amending ordinance and the Village Clerk be instructed to post the appropriate no- tice on the front door of the Village Hall. Mr. Sanders second- ed the motion and it was unanimously approved. Mr. Charles Bogdahn, Manager of the Americana Hotel, appear- ed requesting a transfer of the Americana Hotel liquor license to the new leasing corporation and advised that all.the prin- cipals remain the same. Mr. Beatty moved to approve the Americana Hotel liquor license transfer. Motion seconded by Mr. Hart and unanimously voted. Mr. Webb informed the Council that the contractor working on the Bal Harbour Shopping Center had indicated to him that due to our noise ordinance prohibiting work being started before 9 A. M. he was compelled to pay his workers an extra hour overtime daily. Upon checking, Mr. Webb was informed that the City of Miami Beach has abrogated their noise ordinance and, in view of this fact, felt it would be unwise to chance the possibility of a suit on our noise ordinance. Mr. White and Mr. Faulkner said there had been many complaints regard- ing this project and the Council took no action on this matter. The Village Manager advised that he had corresponded with Mr. Hoke Welch, Acting County Manager, relative to the County supplying another beach nourishment in Bal Harbour as agreed by former County Manager Irving G. McNayr in January, 1964 under the six year improvement plan. Mr. Welch had advised that the County does not have any funds budgeted for beach restoration work and felt it should be a cooperative project with the Village. Mr. Beatty stated he believed another approach with the new County Commissioners should be started as many of these men are unaware of our trouble with beach erosion. Mr. Beatty then moved that'Mr. Webb he authorized to take'whatever steps he can to arrange for an informal luncheon for the County Commissioners and Council members in Bat Harbour to be followed by a formal presentation at the regular Meeting of the Dade County Commissioners. Mr. White seconded the motion and it was unanimously voted. Mr. Hart then made a motion to adjourn. Motion second- ed by Mr. White and unanimnntly approved. ATTEST: �...ri .�• Oa Mayor fl'llrfr'Ly Village Clerk January 30, 1965