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stone needed to plug the jetty is within the amount budgeted for contingences.
On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Brush and voted the Mayor was
authorized to sign a change order in the contract to bring the designated
j portion of the jetty up to 8 feet above mean low water.
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Mr. Maley reviewed the employee's pension plan and pointed out
several provisions that should be reviewed which would bring the long term
employees more into line with those hired after 1969. It was moved by Mr.
Taplin, seconded by Mr. Brush and voted that Mr. Maley be authorized to hire
Kruse, O'Connor and Ling to review our plan for a fee not.to exceed $1,000.00.
Mr. Maley showed the Council a sketch of some entrance signs for the
Village and it was decided to hold this for the next meeting so that the Council
could consider the designs further.
Mr. Anderson asked the Council if they would be willing to pay one half
the cost to send one of the attorneys from his firm to the National Institute of
Municipal Law Officers conference, in Washington, D.C. with the Village of Miami
Shores paying the other half. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr.Beatty,
that Bal Harbour would pay half of the incurred expenses.
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There being no further business on motion of Mr. Brush, seconded by
Mr. Beatty, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 A.M.
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Village Clerk
March 30, 1974
The Council of Bal Harbour' Village met Saturday, March 30, 1974 at
9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall.
Present: Messrs, Beatty, Brush, Printup, Scott and Taplin
Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T, Wetterer,
Village Clerk; and Thomas H. Anderson, Village Attorney.
On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin, and voted the minutes
of the previous meeting of February 239 1974 were approved as submitted.
Mrs. Rose Sclafani of the Checker Cab of North Dade appeared regarding
their application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. After
deliberation it was the opinion of the Council that another carrier was not
needed at the present time, but that the application would be given consideration
at the September hearing.
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Mr. Lucien Proby, representing the Balmoral Property, appeared
and asked for a three foot height variance on the garage portion of the
apartment building to be constructed on the site, stating that during
construction the water level will be above the floor slab at high tide.
It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted that the
Village Engineers and the engineers for the proposed apartment building
confer and submit a report to be considered at a special Council meeting.
Mr. Bitker of the Sutton Carlton Apartments appeared and made
several recommendations he would like to see implemented for better police
protection on Collins Avenue. The Council said they would consider the situa-
tion and see what could be done to better utilize our police force:
Mr. Maley asked that Mr. Anderson advise the Council if there is a
liability against Standard Dredging Corporation due to their default on the
dredging contract. Mr. Anderson said he will consider this for the next
meeting.
On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr.-Taplin, and voted, the
Mayor, Assistant Mayor-or Village Manager were authorized to sign „on any
bank accounts to be opened in conjunction with the Excise Bond ordinance
requirements. v
RESOLUTION NO, 222
accepting the offer of the Sun Bank of Bal Harbour, N.A. to purchase a Water
Revenue Certificate in the sum of $100,000.00 to be repaid over a period of
four years with interest at 5% per annum was read by Mr. Anderson and on
motion of Mr. Brush, seconded by Mr. Taplin, on roll call vote was adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 223
authorizing the execution and sale of a $100,000.00 Water Revenue Certificate
was read by Mr. Anderson and on motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty,
on roil call vote was unanimously adopted.
It was moved by Mr. B tty, seconded by Mr. Brush and unanimously
voted that Mayor Printup and Village Clerk Wetterer be authorized to sign the
contract with Widell Associates, Inc. for the Water Pump Station renovations.
The Council agreed that they would look at the designs for the new
Bal TILIrbour Village entrace signs and make a decision for action at the next
meeting.
Mr. Maley reported that a preconstruction conference had been held
with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company and &nstruction Aggregates Corpora-
tion for the beach project and that pumping will begin on June lst and
completed in October.
Mr. Maley said that the proposal from Astor Electric Company for
security lighting at the parking lot under Bakers'Haulover Bridge had not
been received.
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Proposals from the Boston Company of the Southeast and the Miami
Beach First National Bank Trust Department for the management of the Employees
? Pension Trust Funds were presented by the respective firms. The Council agreed
to study these proposals and make a decision at the April 27th meeting.
The Council was advised by Mr. Maley that communications between the
Village residents and the Police Department are not satisfactory due to the fact
that calls are being - processed by the Dade County. Dispatcher and that we may have
to hire our own personnel to take the calls after business hours.
Mr. Maley told the Council that hand washing of the police cars and
other vehicles was taking too much time and said that he had prices on a car
washing machine that could be installed at the sewer station location for $658.00.
It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Scott and voted that Mr. Maley be
authorized to purchase this equipment.
There being no further business on motion of Mr.. sh, eco ed by
Mr. Scott, the meeting was adjourned at 12:40 P.M.
April 11, 1974
The Council of Bal Harbour Village met in Special Session on Thursday,
April 11, 1974at 3:15 P.M. in the Village Hall,
Present: Messrs. Beatty,.Brushr Printup, :Scott and Taplin
Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T.'getterer,
Village Clerk; and Thomas H, Anderson, Village Attorney.
The Council heard a report from Mr. Jim Reeves, Village Engineer, that
they had made a study of the conditions at the site of the proposed Balmoral Apart-
ments and our new zoning ordinance and that they concur with other engineering
reports that a height allowance should be permitted. Mr. Reeves stated that the
ordinance should be amended, or a variance granted, to allow the garage heights to
go up to twenty -two (22') feet above mean low water, Bay Datum, which would give
a uniform height to all garage strui6tures and eliminate a differential due to
the fluctuation of the height of Collins Avenue. Mr. Grossman and Mr. Proby,
representing the Balmoral property, also wanted to know if the overall height of
the building could be rasied and after discussion, they agreed that they would
concede the additional height request. Mr. Reeves aaid that they would write a
letter giving the height requirements based on Bay Datum terms. It was the
Council's opinion that they would prefer to change the zoning ordinance require-
ments rather than gratna variance. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by
Mr. Brush and voted that an ordinance be prepared for passage at the April 27,1974
meeting, setting up the height for the underground garage portion of the buildings
on the oceanfront at plus twenty -two feet U.S.Engineers MLW,Bay Datum, retroactive
to April 11, 1974. Mr. Anderson asked that all oceanfront owners be advised of
this proposed ordinance.
Mr. Anderson reported to the Council that in the suit Marion Sibley has
brought against the Village to force the issuance of a building permit for their
proposed apartment building on Lot 11 of the Ocean Front District, there is a