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January 25, 1969
The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Saturday, January 25,
1969, at 9:30 A.M. at the Village Hall.
Present were: Messrs. Beatty, Hart, Printup and White
Absent: Mr. Taplin
Also present were Fred W. Maley, Acting Village Manager; Mary
T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney;
and George M. Whittaker, Village Engineer. It is noted that Mr.
Anderson was suffering from an acute case of laryngitis and could
communicate with the Council only by writing.
On motion of Mr. Printup, seconded by Mr. Hart, and unamimously
voted, the December 28, 1968, minutes were approved as submitted.
Mr. Whittaker showed the Council a sounding plan of sand de-
posits available along the ocean front and said that they believe this
could be a permanent settling basin. He recommended that the Council
authorize Beach Dredging Company to pump the approximate:123,000
yards of sand available on to our beach when they begin "6perations
again in April. He said he had also been in contact with T. K.
Hodges, formerly U. S. Engineer, and it was Mr. Hodges' opinion
that the only permanent solution to our beach erosion problem is
a transfer station at Baker's Haulover. Mr. Whittaker said he
personally feels that to hold the sand in front of the hotels it
will be necessary to place revetments in front of the seawalls.
He asked also that the Council allow him to engage Mr. Hodges on
a limited basis to work up a preliminary plan for a transfer station
and storage basin at Baker's Haulover and go,to the County with it.
It was the consensus of the Council that Mr. Whittaker should pro-
ceed as outlined and also get the dredging permits for the sand in
the ocean.
Mr. Maley told the Council he had attended a meeting of the
State Road Department in Fort Lauderdale and that the State is now
willing to do not only the landscaping, but Will also put in curb
and gutter at the median strip and repave the street to provide
for six lane traffic. He said the maximum cost to the Village
would be $20,000.00 for the stack -up lanes to private entrances.
Mr. Harold Vick, of Kimley-Horn Associates, showed the Council the
proposed drawings of Collins Avenue with the details they discussed
at the previous meeting. He recommended turning lanes where per-
mitted, if the median strip is narrowed to eighteen feet. It was
moved by Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Printup, and unanimously voted,
that the Council agreed in principle to the reduction of the median
strip to eijilteeii feet to implement the proposal of the State Road
Department. Mr. Maley said he and Mr. Vick would work with Mr.
Ramos of the State Road Department to coordinate the Village's plans
with the work the State will undertake.
It was moved by Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Printup, and unani-
mously voted, that the Council confirm their verbal approval to Mr.
Maley to let a contract for a new gas air-conditioning unit in the
amount of $4,295.07 as authorized at the December meeting.
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Mr. Maley told the members that Mr. Whitman could not
attend this morning, but asked that he present the request of
the Bal Harbour Shops to place "Schrafft's" signs on the canopy
approved for the 96th Street entrance to the Shops. Mr. Maley
said Mr. Whitman also asked if he could double the size of the
first letter of the signs on the main entrance canopy. It was
moved by Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and unanimously voted,
that sighs on the 96th Street canopy be approved, the number to
be determined by the Acting Village Manager; and that the enlar-
ged signs on the main canopy be rejected.
On motion of Mr. Printup, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and
unanimously voted the Americana Hotel was granted permission to
use the garage area for convention purposes for seven conventions
from April 12th through July 10, 1969, subject to fire and safety
regulations.
It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Printup, and
unanimously voted, that ..
ORDINANCE NO.•140
be adoped increasing the excise tax from 1% to 20 on insurance
premiums covering fire or tornado loss, and that such tax apply to
the Firemen"s Pension plan.
The Council considered the financial statements for the first
quarter ending December 31, 1968. It was suggested that the Acting
Village Manager placing our surplus funds in U. S. Treasury Bills.
On motion of Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Printup, and unanimously
voted, the report was accepted and filed for audit.
In view of Mr. Webb's illness, Mr. Hart said he would like
to offer two motions. First, that the Council officially appoint
Fredric W. Maley as Acting Village Manager, with full authority to
August 1, 1969; his salary to be increased to $12,500.00 plus all
other Village Manager's benefits as of February 1, 1969. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously voted. Second,
that Mr. Webb, even though' re is still Village Manager, we will
consider him as in an inactive capacity, acting as a consultant
only; we will continue his salary to August 1, 1969 at which time
we will discuss the possibility of his retention in a consulting
capacity. The motion was seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously
voted. It was the Council's opinion that this should be put in the
form of a letter and that Mayor White should call Mr. Webb and
discuss what they have clone.
Mr. Maley said he had seen some news releases which intimated
that the Legislature might recind the Resort Tax Law. He said
that he thought that he should write letters to the local represen-
tatives explaining our position in favor of its retention. It
was the members opinion that the Mayor and Council meet with some
of the Dade County State delegation to discuss this.
On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Hart, and unanimously
voted, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 A.M.
Attest:
Mayor