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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1972-01-29 Meeting125 January 15, 1972 A special meeting of the Bal Harbour Village Council was held Saturday, January 15, 1972 at 9:30A.M. in the Village Hall. Clerk; Present: Messrs. Beatty, Brush, Pr.intup, Taplin and Villeneuve Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Thomas H. kulerson, Village Attorney; and George M. Whittaker, Village Engineer.. Mr. 'Pfeiffer of the Dade County Health Department explained to the Council at their request that even though the *cater from :forth Miami Beach meets State and Federal standards for potability the poor quality was due to the necessity of their plants having to operate at capacity or over capacity until new wells can be drilled and an expanded treatment plant can be put into operation. He said that expansion of the north Miami Beach water facilities should begin soon as the bonds are ready to be sold and this will eliminate the calcium carbonate problem we have new. Mr. Henry von Oesen reviewed for the Council the projected schedule for the beach restoration project and the status of the approval of the project by the Corps of Engineers. He also briefly discussed some of the provisions of the contract to be entered into by Bal Harbour Village and his firm and 7urwelle-Whittaker, Inc. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty and un,nimously voted that thr Village Attorney, meet with Mr, von Oesen and Mr. Whittaker and formalize the contract and present it at the next meeting of the Council for their approval. There being no further business before the meeting on motion of Mr. Brush, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and unanimously Noted the meet was adjourned at: 10:45A1. ATTEST: Village Clerk January 29, 1972 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Saturday, January 29, 1972 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Brush, Printup, Taplin and Villeneuve Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk and Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. 0n motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Brush and unanimously voted the minutes of the previous meetings of December 11, 1971 and January 15, 1972 were approved as submitted. January 29, 1972 126 The Council discussed the proposed contract between Zurwelle-Whittaker,Inc. and Henry von Oesen and the Village for the beach restoration project and Mr. Anderson outlined to the Council several sections of the contract that he believed needed further clarification. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty and unani- mously voted that the contract be reviewed by Mr. Maley, Mr. Anderson and the Engineers and that Mayor Printup and the Village Clerk, Miss Wetterer be authorized to sign the contract with such changes as the Village Attorney and Manager deem necessary. Mr. Maley reported that he and Mr. Whittaker had attended a meeting in Tallahassee with representatives of the City of Miami Beach and the Dade County Public Works Department and the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund. He told the Council that under a Statute of the Legislature that fifty-one percent of the front footage oceanfront owners must signify their consent of the project to obtain funds. He said that the officials in Tallahassee will prepare the Release Forms and send them down to us. Mr. Maley read a letter from the City of North Miami Beach in which they out- lined their program for upgrading their water system which will result in a substantial improvement in the grade of water being received by Bal Harbour. The Manager read ORDINANCE NO. 156 requiring hotels to pot notices in the rooms regarding the use of their safety deposit boxes for the safekeeping of valuables. On motion of Mr. Brush, seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously voted the ordinance was adopted. The Council considered the financial statements for the first three months operation and after discussion on motion of Mr. Villeneuve, seconded by Mr. Taplin, and unanimously voted were filed for audit. Mayor Printup announced that we have been notified by the Florida League of Cities that the Americana Hotel has been selected for the Annual Meeting of the league October 20 thru the 22nd, 1972 and that Bal Harbour Village as Host will be expected to provide a Hospitality Hour which will be paid in part by the hotel. Mr. Stanley Whitman of the Bal Harbour Shops appeared to request that they be allowed to substitute the lettered signs on the east canopy with 12" black letters internally lighted. It was moved by Mr. Brush, seconded by Mr. Taplin and unanimously voted that the request be granted. Mr. Whitman also requested that they be allowed to place an eight inch sign "Open Tonight" under the lettering panel on the standing sign at the north end of the property. Mr. Anderson told the Council that he believed that they should decide whether they wished to grant a permanent variance for this sign which they had allowed on a temporary basis in 1967. It was moved by Mr.Villeneuve, seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously voted that Mr. Maley should investigate what should be done to allow this sign on a permanent basis. Mr. Maley said the Club had requested that they be allowed to place a sign at the gate on Bal Bay Drive reading $500.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone breaking this gate." On motion of Mt. Villeneuve, seconded by Mr. Brush and unanimously voted the request was granted. Mr. Taplin said he had noticed that several properties on the oceanfront were not maintaining the area out to Collins Avenue and asked the Village Manager to make an inepection and remind the owners of our ordinance requiring them to take care of this strip. 12i There being no further business an motion of Mr. Villeneuve, seconded by Mr. Brush and unanimously voted the meeting was adjourned at 11:05 A.M. ATTEST: /�0C( Village Clerk in the Mayor February 26, 1972 The Council of Ba1 harbour Village met Saturday, February 26, 1972 at 9:30 A.M. Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Brush, Printup and Villeneuve Absent: Mr. Taplin Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Villeneuve, seconded by Mr. Brush and unanimously voted the minutes of the previous meeting of January 29, 1972 were approved as submitted. On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Brush and unanimously voted the Council approved the creation of the Erosion Trust Fund Account and the transfer of $500,000 of Time Deposits from the Resort Tax Account to the new account to be used as the construction account for the beach project and provide the amount to which the State of Florida will contribute matching funds. Mr. Maley said that our Engineers had taken bids for the following items with Items #1 and 2 to be paid by the Engineers under their contract with the Village and Items #3 and 4 would be paid by the Village: Item #1, Hydrographic Survey; Item #2, Sounding probes; Item #3, Core samplings; Item #4, Magnetometer test. Bids were received as follows: Offshore, Inc. Ocean Science & Engineering,Inc. Brown and Root, Inc. Oceans International, Inc. #1 #2 #3 $ 3,500 $ 6,500 $ 7,250 9,680 8,150 11,680 12,000 No bids submitted #4 $ 5,700 7,490 7, 530 It was moved by Mr. Villeneuve, seconded by Mr. Beatty and unanimously voted that the Village accept the bid of Offshore, Inc. for Item #3 and Mr. Maley should try to secure a lower bid for Item #4, which he had suggested m ight be possible with another firm. Mr. Maley told the Council that the pole sign at Bal Barbour. Shops was not in conformity with the Sign Ordinance and that he did not believe that the Ordinance February 26, 1972