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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
3:25 P.M.
ATTEST:
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Village Clerk
May 5, 1975
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Mayor
May 15, 1975
A Special Meeting of the Bal Harbour Village Council was held on
Thursday, May 15, 1975 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall.
Present: Messrs. Prinrup, Taplin, Beatty, Davis and Logan
Also present: Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Thomas H. Anderson,
Village Attorney, and Betty Carver, Deputy Village Clerk.
Mr. William Logan was sworn in as Council man by Betty Carver,Deputy
Village Clerk, to fill the seat vacated by C.J.Villeneuve.
Mr. Maley stated that the letter requested from Great Lakes Dredge
& Dock Company at the May 5, 1975 Council meeting had been received on May 12,
1975. It contains their intentions with regard to completion of their contract
with Bal Harbour Village. The contractor is still claiming a change in condi-
tions from those represented in the contract plans and specifications. Their
letter does, however, state the Dredge. "Alaska" will return to the job site the
middle of May, but that their performance will "as in the past., be only under
protest and we shall seek through the judicial means available to us complete
reimbursement for 211 the loss, cost, damage and expense to which we have been,
and will be, put."
In order to more specifically document the conditions existing in the
borrow area, in view of the threatened litagation, Messrs. von Oesen and Whittaker
contacted Dr. David Duane, Geologist of Nearbhore Environment Evaluation and
Development (NEED,Inc.), Bethesda, Md., and Mr. Richard Benson, Geophysicist of
Technos, Inc., Miami, for their proposals concerning sub- bottom exploration.
After discussion with these gentlemen, iy was the concensus of Council that the
extent of information required is a legal matter. It was moved by Mr. David,
seconded by Mr. Beatty, and unanimously voted by roll call vote, that Technos,
Inc, and Dr. Duane be retained to give legal counsel adequate evidence to support
the facts.
The first phase of the work is to be a seismic survey of the borrow
area, to be done immediately by Technos, Inc., who will report their findings
to legal counsel. Motion was made by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Davis to go
forward with the first phase of the work, not to exceed $15,000.00 to include
the seismic survey, photographs and visual inspection, to determine whether or
not a video tape of the bottom would be necessary. Motion was carried
unanimously. The findings are to be reported at the Regular Council
Meeting to be held May 27, 1975.
Mr. Maley read a letter from the District Engineer, U.S. Army of
Engineers, with reference to our application of a permit for an alternate
borrow area nearer to shore. Based upon the position taken by the District
Engineer, it was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin, and unanimously
voted that the application be withdrawn.
Mr. Anderson stated he has filed a Petition for lie- Hearing in the
Florida Supreme Court, re: Giblin vs. Bal Harbour Village.
It was requested that the singular Meeting of the Bal Harbour. Village
Council, scheduled for 9:30 A.M., Tuesday May 27,1975, be postponed until
2:00 P.M. on that date, in order for Mr. von Oesen and Dr. Duane to be able to
attend. Bequest approved by Council.
Mr. Maley advised that May 15, 1975 was the deadline for filing
Public Officials' Financial Disclosure statements.
There being no further business, it was moved by Mr. Davis,seconded
by Mr. Taplin, and unanimously voted, that the meeting be adjourned at 12:15 P.M.
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
May 15,1975
Mayor
May 27, 1975
The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday May 279 1975 at 2:OOP.M.
in the Village Hall.
Present: Messrs. Davis, Printup and Taplin
Absent: Messrs. Beatty and Logan
Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer,
Village Clerk; Messrs. Thomas Anderson, Village Attorney and Karl Hart.
On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted, the minutes
of the previous meetings of April 29th, May 5th and May 15th, 1975 were approved
as submitted.
Mrs. Connie Morrow reported on the action taken by various municipali-
ties comprising the local Commission on the Status of Women. Mrs.Morrow said
there were some points to be clarified in the proposed resolution setting up the