The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My Public Portal About1973-09-29 Meeting170 September 29, 1973 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met. Saturday, September 29, 1973 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Printup, Scott and Taplin Absent: Mr. Brush Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Thomas Anderson, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by ft. Scott and voted, the minutes of.the previous meetings of July 28, 1973 and September 12, 1973 were approved,: as submitted. . Mr. Maley summarized the proposed 1973 -74 Budget expenditures and said it was .Vvudent that the millage be raised to 5.250. The Ppblic.Hearing for this millage has been advertised and no objections were raised. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Scott and voted ` RESOLUTION N0. 216 t setting the 1973 millage at 5.250 was adopted. The proposed changes in the Zoning Ordinance to allow for Lot 1, Oceanfront District, were discussed and Mr. Lovett of the Singapore Hotel said they feel that the proposed setbacks are an injustice to this. property. By common consent the Council agreed to study this further and consider the matter at the next meeting. Mr. Maley was authorized to consult Barton - Aschman for further recommendations. ORDINANCE NO. 161 -amending Ordinance No. 158, prohibiting swimming pools being built in the setback areas in the residential district was passed on motion of Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted'. On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Printup, who relinquished the chair momentarily, and unanimously voted, Mr, Thompson was granted a variance to screen in the swimming pool on Lot 8 B1k.11 beyond the setback line. Mr. William Beckham discussed the insurance coverage for various Bat Harbour risks and on motion of Mr, Scott, seconde&�by Mr. Taplin, and voted, the General Liability Insurance.of the Village will be.increased under an umbrealla'policy to $5,000,000. Mayor Printup said that he had contacted several .police chiefs and city officials in this area and found them to be dissatisfied with the ten -hour, four day work weeks, but no one had tried a nine -hour day five day one week and four -days the second week. After consideration it was agreed that the proposed new work schedule for the police department would be implemented in October and would expire in ninety days. 171 Mr. Maley read a letter from our consulting, engineers recommend- ing that based upon the bids opened on September 12, 1973 that the contract for dredging, beach fill and interceptor line be awarded to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company in the amount of $2,882,000 and the groin work to Construction Aggregates Corp. in the amount of $370,060, Mr. Maley was instructed to procure the approval of letting these contracts with the other governmental units involved and to hold off formal notification. to the contractors until financing has been arranged. Mr. Maley said that he had watched a demonstration in Bayfront Park In which the palm trees were injected with terramycin in an effort to Im- munize them for the yellowing disease and that we have been notified that 800 doses will be sent to Bal Harbour gratis. However, we will have to supply the labor and some of the equipment for the injections. Funds would be taken from the shrubbery replacement account. It was moved by Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted to go-ahead with the prevention program. 4 On motion..of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty it was voted that Bal Barbour Village would not join either the American.Bicentennial Commission or Third Century, U.S.A. c His& Wetterer explained that a new Florida Statute mandates that all municipal voting registration books be turned over to the County by January 1, 1974 and only one registration will be necessary for all State, Federal, County and Municipal elections. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Scott and voted RESOLUTION N0. 217 authorizing the turn -over of the Village's registration books to Dade County was passed. RESOLUTION N0. 2L8 . aftliorizing Dade County to purchase certain pieces of radio equipment for Bal Harbour through the Law Enf&dement Assistance Act with Bal Harbour paying one - fourth of the total cost was passed on motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty was voted. The Councilmen received their salaries of $1.00 each for the fiscal year ending September 300 1973. Miss Wetterer explained that under the provisions of the Village Charter the Council may transfer funds between departments and that the only department that will be over- expended after the transfers will be Law and Finance due to the expense incurred for the Barton- Aschman zoning study. On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted, &a necessary funds to balance the departments were ordered transferred. Mr. Harold Perry of the Sun Bank of Bal Harbour reviewed their offer to help prepare a Revenue Bonin issue to finance the beach restoration project in anticipation of Federal participation. After discussion, Mr. Anderson read RESOLUTION N0. 219 authorizing the necessary steps to be taken to proceed with a Revenue Bond September 29, 1973 Bal Harbour Village, Florida PEACH RESTORATION PROJECT BID TABULATION SECTION 1 ach Restoration Fill SECTION 11 Adjust.Groins 1.95 Construction Aggregate 3.10 A 713 378.00 I Chica o, Ilinois '5 ercent LtA Contracting Co. 11.40 • 2,882,000.00 Hattiesburg, Miss. 5 percent Great La es Dredge k 3,241,625.00 Tampa, Florida 5 percent Hendry CorporaTion 3,936,255.00 Tampa,'Florida 5 percent Standard Dredging 6o. Baltimore Marvland 5 nercent C. F. Bean Corp. New Orleans, La. 5 percent Atlantic Gulf d Pac. Tampa, Florida 5 percent T. L. James E Co. Kenner, La. 5 percent BID TABULATION SECTION 1 ach Restoration Fill SECTION 11 Adjust.Groins 1.95 1.75 3.10 A 713 378.00 I 370 C70.00 1.60 - 525,0:0.00 11.40 • 2,882,000.00 500,0. ?0.00 1.90 5,700,000.00 625,C'0.00 2.30 3,241,625.00 407,C:0.00 2,974,000.00- - 3,936,255.00 425,0'0.00 4,113,750.00 - W Date: Sept. 12, 1973 Time: 2;30 P.M. e.d,t, Place; Village Council COMBINATION BID REMARKS No Delete $ 100,000.00 as to Section "ail or none" CERTIFICATIO : I cerl t is to be a t correct t bulation of bids t ken on this to the st f my knowledge nd belief, Bv' / J He ry i, von n HENRY vON OESEN AND ASSOCIATES INC. Consulting Engi eers -& Planners 611 Princess St eet x Wilmington, N. Y8401 I 1.95 0.70 3.10 2.50 1.52 0.26 1.40 1.00 W Date: Sept. 12, 1973 Time: 2;30 P.M. e.d,t, Place; Village Council COMBINATION BID REMARKS No Delete $ 100,000.00 as to Section "ail or none" CERTIFICATIO : I cerl t is to be a t correct t bulation of bids t ken on this to the st f my knowledge nd belief, Bv' / J He ry i, von n HENRY vON OESEN AND ASSOCIATES INC. Consulting Engi eers -& Planners 611 Princess St eet x Wilmington, N. Y8401 I 172 issue to be backed with a pledge of the Resort Tax Revenue and a special assessment roll, On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and unanimously voted the Resolution was adopted, On motion of Mr, Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted, the Sun Bank of Bal Barbour was authorized to change its name signs to a solid sign designating it as a -Sun Bank. Mr. Maley explained to the Council the need for a new type garbage service for the oceanfront properties and requested that an ordinance be passed requiring the properties affected to purchase containers costing ap- proximately $175.00 each. He said our present trucks will be modified to lift these containers for $1,050.00 each. The Council agreed that an Ordinance should be prepared for the next meeting. Mr. Maley was also in- structed to consult our engineers to see if garbage disposals could be ins stalled in the Village. Mr. Malay reported that our pension actuaries had recommendad that for this year we renew the death benefit policies in force at this time and enroll the new participants. Also, that for the present, the annuities be renewed as we would suffer a loss if they were surrendered at this time, The balance of the money allocated for contributions to .the pension plain, would be invested at the highest rate of interest available for up to six months until a decision can be made about an investment counsel.. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Scott and voted 4- Mr.:Maley was authorized to invest the available funds. Miss Wetterer explained that she had conferences.with`1?et,Marwicks Mitchell and Co. and Coopers and Lybrand regarding the present accounting procedures, and they had submitted proposals to the Council. However, it was recommended that due to the cost involved that the Council defer action on this matter until after a seminar in- December, which will be attended by Mr. Maley and herself, covering State requirements for unified accounting. It was the decision of the Council to wait for a report in December, before considering the proposals. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty, the meeting was adjourned at 12:30 P.M. Mayor ATTEST: Village Clerk September 29, 1973 t