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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1966-07-30 Meeting1 COUNCIL MINUTES I July 30, 1966 The Council of Bal Harbuer Village met Saturday, July 30, 1966, at 9:30 A. M. in the Village Hall. Present were: Messrs. Faulkner, Hart, Landis and White Absent: Mr. Taplin Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Thomas Anderson, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Landis, the minutes of the previous meeting of June 11, 1966, were approved as submitted. Mayor Hart asked if anyone present wished to be heard regarding the assess- ments being considered for the resealing of the residential streets. Mr. Fred Laubach inquired as to the type of assessment and material used. Mr. Hart asked if there were any objections to the proposed assessments and as no objections were raised on motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. White and unanimously voted, RESOLUTION NO. 143 authorizing the wdrk to proceed and assessments levied was adopted. Mr. Anderson explained that due to the Supreme Court decision invalidating the Telephone Company Franchise ordinance passed by the Town of Surfside, he had reviewed our ❑rdinance and Charter. It was his opinion that our Charter would also have to be amended to enforce such a Franchise and asked the Council to consider the amount of possible revenue from such a franchise against charges which could be levied against the individual users. It was suggested that a representative from Southern Bell Telephone Company be invited to our September meeting to discuss this matter. Mr. Webb informed the members that he had a reply from the State Road De- partoent stating that they would be willing to lease us the land under the Haul - over Bridge for municipal parking. Mr. Webb said he had our engineers work out a tentative plan and after going over this we could accommodate about 60 cars. It was moved by Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Faulkner, and voted that we proceed with negotiations with the State Road Department to obtain a lease for this property. The Village Manager read a letter from Harland Bartholomew and Associates stating that the cost of the parking survey would be $4,250.00. It was moved by Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Faulkner, and vqted that we inform them we are making other arrangements for parking at the present time. Mr. Anderson told the Council the ordinance changing the parking ratio for multiple family dwellings would be ready for the next meeting. Mr. Anderson said he had obtained copies of ordinances passed by other cities regarding prohibiting solicitation by telephone. After discussion the Council decided not to pursue this matter any further due to the fact that it would be almost impossible to enforce. July 30. 1966 2 Mr. Webb said that he would like to pay our engineers from the Contingency Fund for some of the bills incurred by them for the projects we have abandoned. The total amount due is 517,639.00. After discussion on motion of Mr. Faulkner, seconded by Mr. Landis and unanimously voted $10,000.00 was authorized as a par- tial payment as recommended by the Village manager. The sum of 519,488.00 approved at the last meeting for four capital improvement projects he said he would like to have included in the 1966-67 Budgets which would be discussed later. fllr. Lieberman of the Miami Beach Sun Newspaper appeared and asked the Council if they would consider taking a page in the August 14th issue in which they proposed to promote the 20th Anniversary of Bal Harbour. It was the Council's opinion that they did not have the right to spend tax money for such a promotion. The Village Clerk presented an application for a Beer and Wine license at Harbour House Fine Foods by the Alilev Corporation. On motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Faulkner, and unanimously voted the license was granted. Mr. Webb presented a list of uncollectable 1965 Personal Property Tax items in the amount of $334.80. On motion of Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Faulkner, and voted the items were cancelled. Mr. Webb asked the members if any of them would consider attending the Florida League of Municipalities convention in Clearwater in October. Mr. Faulkner and Illr. Landis agreed to represent the Village. The nine months' audit was presented to the council and after consideration on motion of Mr. Faulkner, seconded by Mr. Landis, and voted the audit was accepted. The Village Manager explained to the council the 1966-67 Budgets would be passed today and if the council added the Capital Improvements as he suggested the amount would still fall within the ratio of millage allowed under the Metro assessments. The council agreed to add the improvements to the respective bud- gets and after consideration on motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Faulkner and unanimously voted the Current Fund Budget as presented by the Village Manager with the addition of $7,680.00 for revised piping and Pressure Control at the Water Booster Station was adopted by RESOLUTION NO. 144. On motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Faulkner and unanimously voted the proposed Water Fund Budget with the addition of $11,088.00 for the Metering System for the tie-in with the North Miami Beach water supply was adopted by RESOLUTION NO. 145. The proposed Budget for the Sewer Fund with the addition of $720.00 for insulating the Sanitary Force Main for Cathodic protection was adopted by RESOLUTION NO. 146 on motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Faulkner and unanimously voted. The Village Manager said he had several items to discuss with the Council. He said that after the first of next year he would like to begin paving at least half ❑f the property on the water that we purchased for parking last year. He also asked the Council to consider the possibility of building a small marina in front of the water tank property for use of hotel guests. July 30. 1966 • 3 mr. Webb told the Council he had written Mr. Anderson regarding the possi- bility of incorporating in our Zoning Ordinance the set -back provision for the tract of land at the Sinclair station which was constructed before our present regulations for the business area. After discussion the Council felt that this would not be necessary inasmuch as these provisions are contained in the property deed and construction is completed. He also reminded the Council that some years ago they had agreed that employees would be allowed three weeks vacation after ten years of continuous service. He said at this time there were four employees who had completed twenty years service and asked the Council to consider granting four weeks paid vacation after twenty years employment. He said that in some cases it would not be feasible for the employee to be away for the entire period at one time and could be allowed to split the time. On motion of Mr. Faulkner, seconded by Mr. Landis, and unanimously voted employees with twenty years continuous service were granted four weeks paid vacation the allocation of time being at the dis- cretion of the Village manager. mr. Webb said he had a copy of a Resolution passed by the National Association of Retired Police and Firemen of Miami asking that the Village consider raises for Police and Firemen. The Council agreed that he should inform them that raises for them had been included in the new budget. Mr. Faulkner asked .if we had any information about the water tie-in. Mr. Webb said he had been informed that a Fort Lauderdale contractor had been awarded the contract for ,i181,541.50 and it called for a 70 day completion date. He said he had asked that the work be started here so as to have them out of the Village before the season. Mr. Landis asked how the contract figure compared with the estimate in our Agreement with them as he believed our cost of water was based on this. Mr. Webb said he would check on this. mr. Anderson asked that the Council decide about an August meeting. It was their decision to postpone the normal August meeting to September loth in order to set the millage rate after the County certifies the Assessments on September 5th. There being no further business on motion of Mr. Landis, seconded by Mr. Faulkner, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 A. M. ATTEST: Village Clerk \1\—za_\\\ Mayor 1.n,. 7n Inca