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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1973-04-14 MeetingApril 14, 1973 The Council of Bal Harbour ,Village met Saturday, April 14, 1973 at 9:30AM 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. The Village Clerk read the minutes of March 31, 1973 and on motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty, the minutes were approved. The minutes of April 6, 1973 were read by the Clerk and on motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Brush, the minutes were approved. Ordinance No. 158, revising the format of Zoning Regulations for Bal Harbour Village, incorporating new zoning regulations for the oceanfront district and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith, was read by the Village Clerk. After the reading of the ordinance the following corrections and insertions were placed in the proposed ordinance: Section 2, paragraph 2, a portion of the first sentence to read "Whereas, the Village Council of Bal Harbour Village deems it necessary in order to attain homogeneity in structures and areas in the Village and to lessen congestion in the streets: "• Section 3-2-D, "APARTMENT HOUSE: A building made up of two or more apartment or dwelling units so arranged that each unit has direct access, with or without common corridors, to a means of egress from the building, and which may or may not maintain an inner lobby for its tenants." Section 5-5-a, "Unless specifically permitted in the district regulations, accessory buildings shall not occupy in aggregate more than twenty (20) per cent of the maximum lot area."; Section 6-9-i-3 "Two bedroom apartments-1150 square feet."= Section 9-2-a" and shall be issued within seven (7) days after the erection or alteration "• Section 9-2-b" and such certificate shall be issued within seven (7) days after application has been made, " It was moved by Mr. Brush, seconded by Mr. Taplin, that Ordinance No. 158 be adopted including the changes noted after the reading. After discusssion with Mr. Errol Adele of Barton-Aschman, Inc. who stated that the ordinance as read reflected their recommendations, and interested parties present at the meeting, the ordinance was adopted by the following vote: Masers. Brush, Printup, Taplin and Villeneuve, voting 'yes"; Mr. Beatty, "no". Mr. Maley said that at 2:30P.M. on Friday, April 13th, a letter had been hand delivered to him from Mr. Marion Sibley, representing Standard Dredging Corp, stating that they were withdrawing their bid due to the fact that Bal Harbour Village did not let the contract to Hardaway Contracting Company accord- ing to the bid specifications and that the contract submitted to them was not in accordance with the bid. It was agreed that Mr. Maley would meet with Mr. Anderson to discuss this matter further. Mr. Maley said that under the terms of the contract we should issue a Notice to Proceed to Hardaway Contracting Company within the next two weeks. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Brush and voted, our consulting engineers were authorized to issue the Notice to Proceed to Hardaway Contracting Company. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Brush, and voted, Mr. Beatty was mined as the Bal Harbour representative on the Board of Directors of the Dade County League of Cities and Mr. Printup the alternate, for the next year. Mr. Maley reported that Dade County has hired an architect to design the new Fire Station at Bakers Haulover. There being no further business on motion of Mr. Brush, seconded by Mr. Taplin, the meeting was adjourned at 12:30P.M. ATTEST: Village Clerk April 14, 1973 Mayor April 16,1973 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Monday, April 16,1973 at 10:00A.M, in the Village Hall for the purpose of inducting the new Council members into office. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Brush, Printup and Taplin Absent: Mr. Villeneuve Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer,Village Clerk; and councilman elect Ralph S. Scott. The Village Clerk reported that the results of the council election of April 3,1973, certified by herself and election inspectors Mabel Exley, Lucia Grenwald and Margaret Zill were as follows: A total of 139 votes were cast in person or by absentee ballot, being 26.9% of the total of 515 registered voters, of which John F. Beatty, received 59 votes; Glen Hale Printup, 126 votes; and Ralph S.Scott, 81 votes. Thereby Messrs. Printup and Scott will serve for four years and Mr.Beatty for two years. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin, and voted to adjourn the old council. The Village Clerk then administered the oath of office to Messrs. Beatty, Printup, and Scott. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin, and voted that Mr.Scott be appointed temporary chairman of the meeting. Mr. Scott called for nominations for the office of Mayor. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, secoded by Mr. Brush, and unanimously voted that Mr. Printup, be appointed Mayor. Mr. Printup was sworn in as Mayor by the Village Clerk. Mr. Printup called for nominations for Assistant Mayor. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Brush, and unanimously voted that Mr. Taplin be appointed Assistant Mayor. Mr. Taplin was then sworn in as Assistant Mayor by the Village Clerk.