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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1967-04-22 Meeting18 The Village Clerk reported that at the election held April 4, 1967 votes were cast by 161 of 286 registered voters, being 56% of the total. The results of the election as certified by herself and election clerks Barbara H. Beckham and Margaret M. Zill were as follows: District #1: Sol M. Taplin, 100; District #2: Herbert W. White, 101; District #4: Fred Faulkner, 70, Hale Printup, 71; District #5: John Beatty, 93, Wilbur Arnold, 58. Thereby Mr. Taplin and Mr. White received four year terms and Mr. Printup and Mr. Beatty two year terms. Mr. Printup moved that the old council be adjourned and that the new members be sworn into office. The motion was seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted. The oath of office was then administered to Messrs. Beatty, Printup, Taplin and White by the Village Clerk. It wes then moved by Mr. Printup, seconded by Mr. White and voted that Mr. Taplin be appointed temporary chairman of the meeting. Mr. Taplin then called for nominations for the office of Mayor. It was moved by Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Beatty, that Mr. White be appointed Mayor.. There being no further nominations it was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Hart and voted that nominations be closed. Upou vote Mr. White was declared Mayor. After being sworn in as mayor, Mr. White assumed the Chair and called for nominations for Assistant Mayor. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Hart, that Mr. Printup be appointed Assistant mayor. There were no other nominations and Mr. Beatty moved that the nominations be closed. Upon second by Mr. Hart, and vote, Mr. Printup was appointed Assistant Mayor. Mr. Printup was then sworn by the Village Clerk. There being no further business pn motion of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Taplin, the meeting was adjourned at 10:20 A. M. Attest: Village Clerk April 22, 1967 /7:(iz L Mayor The Council of Bal. Harbour Village met Saturday, April 22, 1967 at 9:30 A. M. in the Village Hall. Present were: Messrs. Beatty, Hart, Printup, Taplin and White Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. April 22, 1967 19 It was moued by IYIr. Hart, seconded by mr. Printup and voted that the minutes of the meeting of April 17, 1967 be accepted without being read. In regard to the minutes of the meeting of march 25, 1967, Mr. Hart, said he would like to make some corrections. He said as he remembered the meeting that they had decided to issue the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, but not grant any permits until the September meeting as they felt it would be a hardship on the existing Certificate holders during the summer months and that we were going to expand our present number of permits of forty-six to fifty-one. mr. Anderson reminded mr. Hart that the permits were issued at an October meeting. It was then moved by Mr. Hart, seconded by mr. Printup and voted that the minutes of march 25, 1967 be amended to include the above discussion. Mr. Hart moved that the minutes of march 25, 1967 be approved as corrected. The motion was seconded by Mr. Printup and voted. Mr. martin Kahn, attorney for the A.A.A. Auto Leasing, Inc. d/b/a White Cabs, asked to be heard on the motion to amend the minutes. He said that he recalled that applications for permits would not be considered at the march 25th meeting, but would be taken up at the meeting today and either issued now or at the October meeting and no mention had been made of the number of permits. mr. Hart said that he remembered some discussion and suggested that the tape be re- played by the Village Clerk later. Mr. Anderson read Section 2.12 or Ordinance No. 68 which states that permits can be issued only at an October meeting. Mr. Hart moved that in view of the fact that we have a tape of the meeting that the Village Clerk replay the tape and present the minutes for approval at the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Taplin and unanimously voted. Mr. Anderson stated that on the matter of granting permits as requested by White Cab a suit had been instituted against the Village to restrain them from issuing permits today. He said he had +2l'=rd to Cieeeit fnurt. Judge Dekle at hicr hnrre and the Judge had told him he would not hsar the applicatinn fnr the injunction if we would defer considering applications for permits today. mr. Anderson said in view of this he would like the council to approve his actions. Mr. Beatty then moved to confirm Mr. Anderson•s agreement with Judge Dekle. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hart and unanimously voted. Mr. Levine of S & J Transportation said that he had Mr. Epstein file the suit and hu wished to restate that he should have been investigated the same as the others. As he was not investigd,ed the council had acted in error. He asked that the Council investigate his company and then hold another meeting to consider granting Certificates. After further discussion mr. Anderson suggested that due to the lawsuit brought by this gentlemen that the matter would be discussed at that time. Mr. Webb said the figures for the Water Contract still were not finalized by Mr. Roth. The Village manager said he had called all the councilmen when he received the bids for paving the parking lot on a portion of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1. The bids being as follnws: Putnam Paving Company, $1.53 per yd.; L. C. Morris, $1.90; Marks Bros., $2.209. He asked the council to confirm their verbal approval. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Printup and unanimously voted to approve the Manager's action in awarding the contract to Putnam Paving Company. The Village Clerk asked that the siv month's audit be held for next meeting_ as the Council had not received their copied. April 22, 1967 20 mr. Anderson reported to the council that the changes in the employees Pension Trust Agreement as approved by the council in January had been approved by the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Webb said ae mentioned at last month's meeting that he had been dealing with Mr. John Gabel, Vice -President of Retirement Plans, Inc., of Cleveland and he had intimated that a survey for Bel Harbour for the new pension plan would be approximately $1,5DD to $1,700. He said that during the month Mr. Faulkner had approached him and wanted to bring in en Actuary used by his i.nsurancs- company. He said he told Mr. Faulkner that any new plan would be completely divorced from any insurance company end the council would act as trustees. He asked the council if they wanted him to also negotiate with the Actuary Mr. Faulkner was recommending. It was the council's opinion that Mr. Webb should talk to the other Actuary and make a report at the next meeting. Cn mntinn of Mr. Printup, seconded by Mr. Hart, the matter was tabled until May. The Village manager briefed the council on some of the information he obtained at the Beach and Shore Erosion meeting at Stuart. He told the members that he felt the council should pass a Resolution and send copies to our Senators and Representatives in Tallahassee asking them to act on the erosion problem all over the State. Mr. Webb and Mr. Anderson reviewed the past action of the Village and County Commission on the problem and it was the opinion of the members that they go back before the Commission again. Mr. Taplin said he would get the Cham- ber of Commerce, Resort Association and some of the property owners to also attend. The council discussed the advisability of hiring an expert on erosion to help expediate the matter. Mr. Taplin said his firm had used Mr. Turner Wallis as a consultant. Mr. Webb said he had spoken to Mr. Wallis at the Erosion meeting and although he also represents Dade County it was decided that it would not be a conflict of interest for him to be retained by Ba1 Harbour. After further discussion it was moved by Mr. Hart that a budget of up to 52,500 be set up from the Contingency Fund or any fund that the Manager deems advisable to be spent at the manager's discretion for consulting fees and other data gathering processes on the beach erosion problem. The motion was seconded by Mr. Taplin and unanimously voted. mr. Hart said he would like to have a Resolution passed thanking Mr. Faulkner for his services on the council. On motion of mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Taplin, and unanimously voted, Mr. Anderson was instructed to draw a suitable Resolution for Mr. Faulkner to be acted on at the next meeting. Mr. Taplin inquired about the Collins Avenue drainage project and Mr. Webb informed him that he had e letter from Mr. Davidson the District Engineer for the State Road Department saying that the funds had been spent for this year and that they would not have figures fnr the work until July which is in the next budget. Mr. Webb suggested that the councilmen talk to the County Commissioners about this drainage work when they see them and any of them who knnw Michael O'Neil, the State Road Board member from the third district should call him about the work. Mr.Webh mentioned that he would like thn council to pass a He el utinn tn he sent tn the nine Senators and twenty-one Representatives on supeorting legis- lation on the erosion problem. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Hart, and unanimously voted that Mr. Anderson would prepare such a Resolution. The Village Clerk asked the council to consider allowing Mr. Hart's sig- nature to remain on our Village accounts due to the fact that Mr. White would Hprii 22, 1967 21 be gone for several months this summer, thus leaving the village with only one available person for check signing. It was moved by mr. Beatty, seconded by mr. Taplin and unanimously voted that mr. Hart's signature wnuld he continued to be honored until such time as mr. White's signature is substituted. On motion of mr. Printup, seconded by mr. Taplin, the meeting was adjourned. Attest: 'Village Clerk May 27, 1967 mayor On the occasion of the holding of the regular Council meeting on May 27, 1967 at 9:30 A. M. in the Village Hall, there were present Mayor Herbert W. White and Councilman G. Hale Printup. A quorum not being present, it was agreed by those members present that the meet- ing be adjourned until 9:00 A. M. on Thursday, June lst, 1967 for the transaction of any business to come before the meeting. June 1, 1967 The Council of Hal Harbour Village met Thursday, June 1, 1967 at 9:00 A. M. in the Village Hall. Present were: Messrs. Beatty, Hart, Printup, Taplin and White. Also present were W. H. Webb, Village Manager; Helen C. Stahl, Deputy Clerk; and Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Printup and unanimous- ly voted, the minutes of the meeting of March 25, 1967 were accepted as presented. On motion of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Taplin and unanimously voted the minutes of the meeting of April 22, 1967 were accepted without being read. Mr. Anderson reported that he talked with Judge Dekle and the injunction suit on the taxi permits is set for a hearing later this month. On motion of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Printup and unanimously voted, the six months audit was accepted as presented. The Village Manager reported that the negotiations with the June 1, 1967