HomeMy Public PortalAbout1975-06-24 MeetingMay 29,1975
A Special Meeting of the Council was held Thursday, May 29, 1975
at 3:45 P.M. in the Village Hall for the purpose of discussing the law
suit regarding Lot 11 of the Ocean Front District.
Present: Messrs. Beatty, Davis, Logan, Printup and Taplin
Aleppresent were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer,
Village Clerk; Mr. Thomas Anderson, Village Attorney; William Simmons; and
Mr. R. Patterson, Building Inspector.
The Council and Village Attorneys discussed with Mr. Joseph Jacobs
and Robert Angerer of the firm of Erwin, Varn, Jacobs and Odom of Tallahassee,
the status of the litagation and possible alternatives depending on the
ruling of the Florida Supreme Court.
Mr. Simmons suggested to the Council that Mr. Jacobs' firm should
handle all new matters in the cgse and Shutts and Bowen will cooperate from
here.
In regard to the matter of fees, Mr. Jacobs said that their costs
would be $100.00 per hour for his time and $50.00 for an associate, until we
reach a decision. If further litagation is decided upon then the fee will be
on a different basis.
There being no further business on motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded
by Mr. Taplin, the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 P.M.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
May 29, 1975
June 24, 1975
The Council of Sal Harbour Village mat Tuesday, June 2, 1975 at
9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall.
Present: Messrs. Beatty, Davis, Logan, Printup and Taplin
Also present were Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; Thomas H. Anderson,
Village Attorney; and R. W. Patterson, Building Inspector.
On motion of Mr. Taplin, secmded by Mr. Davis and voted, the minutes
of the previous meetings of May 27th and May 29th, 1975 were approved as submitted.
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Mayor Printup said he had met with the Mayors of Bay Harbor Islands,
North Bay Village and Surfaide, and members of the Comission on the Status
of Women, regarding changes in the By -Laws that are being studied for sub-
mission at a later date. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty
and voted that the matter be tabled.
It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Logan and voted, that
the matter of improvements to the Residential Section be tabled until May
1976, due to the assessment being levied on the property owners affected.
After discussion it was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Logan
and voted that the proposed building for Saks Fifth Avenue in the Bat Harbour
Shops be permitted to hook up directly to the City of Miami Beach main water
supply line until the moritorium is lifted on the City of North Miami Beach
for water hookups, at which time the building will be connected to the regular
Village water line.
Mr. Anderson told the Council that the court has affirmed the judge-
ment against the City of Miami Beach on the water rate case.
Mr. Neil Orange of Ludovici and Orange, engineers on the new Village
water system advised the Council of additional fees incurred due to the delay
in the equipment for installation in the new pump station. He also explained
that bids had been taken for removal of the old pump station, which they and
the Village Manager had deemed too high. He said the specifications were
being changed and should result in an acceptable figure for the work. On
motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted, he matter of additional
fees due was to be held until the Village Manager returned from vacation.
Mayor Printup read the body of a petition requesting the Council to
re- consider the variance granted on September 28, 1974 to allow Saks Fifth
Avenue to build within the 7� foot set back line on 96th Street. Mr. Dan Paul,
attorney for Bat Harbour Shops presented a Petition withdrawing names from the
original Petition. It was moved by Mr. Logan, seconded by Mr. Beatty and
voted that the original Petition be tabled until the Village Clerk could check
to see if there are sufficient names remaining to allow the Petition to be
considered.
Mr. Paul asked that the Council consider the request of the Holder
Construction Company for a building permit for the Saks Fifth Avenue Store.
Mr. Patterson said that the plane submitted had not been approved by Fire
Safety or Pollution Control, but that he had a call from Pollution Control
saying they would approve the building as long as it was hooked up directly
to the Miami Beach Water supply line. It was also noted that the present
parking at the Bat Harbour Shope was not sufficient for this building and that
Mr. Whitman had presented incomplete parking plans yesterday for a one story
parking deck, which would extend fifty feet into the Park Drive set back as
approved at the July 31, 1962 meeting. After discussion it was moved by
Mr. Logan, seconded by Mr. Davis and unanimously voted that the application
for the building permit be denied due to the fact that all the necessary
plans and approvals of the other governmental agencies involved had not been
received. Mr. Whitman and the Council discussed the plans for the parking
deck and due to the fact that a traffic study had been ordered by the Village,
Mr. Whitman agreed that he would give the Village a letter stating that if
the permit for the parking deck is issued before the traffic study is received
that he would agree to any entrances designated by the Village. The Council
June 24, 1975
agreed that when all the plans were in proper order and the letter
received from Bal Harbour Shops regarding the parking deck entrances,
that a special meeting of the Council would be held regarding issuing
the building permits.
The Village Clerk reported that she had checked the Patition
and found that the original Petition does not have 20% of the required
property owners' signatures remaining on it. It was moved by Mr. Davis,
seconded by Mr. Taplin and unanimously voted that the Petition requesting
a re- hearing on the Saks variance be dismissed due to insufficient
signatures. Mr. Bruno, who had filed the Petition said he would like it
understood that he was not against the Saks Fifth Avenue building, only
the fact that it would be built into the set -back area.
Mr. Anderson told the Council that Standard Dredge and Dock
Company had requested an extension on the payment due on June 15th on
their bid default and were willing to pay additional interest and attorney's
fees. After consideration it was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Kogan
and voted that the request be denied and that the Village attorney would
notify the Counsel for Standard Dredge of this decision.
The condition of the tract immediately north of the Sun Bank was
discussed and it was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted
that sprinklers be installed for $960.00 by American Sprinkler Company and
Clark landscape would install new sod for $2,100.00.
On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted, the
Americana Hotel was granted permission to use the garage space for conven-
tion display purposes for one additional meeting during 1975.
There being no further business on motion of Mr. Davis,seconded
by Mr. Beatty and voted the meeting was adjourned at 11:35 A.M.
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
June 24, 1975
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Mayor -�—
July 10 1975
A special meeting of the Council was held at 9:30 A.M. Tuesday,
July 1, 1975 for the purpose of conferring with the village attorney, our
engineers and specialists on the proposed litigation by Great lakes Dredge
and Dock Company for money due them for sand placed on the oceanfront
during the summers of 1974 and 1975.