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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1975-12-09 Meeting237 1 1 has been placed with the Americana Hotel that Bal Harbour also be placed on the Bond. It was decided to finish the ordinance regarding use of the beach and awar the boat rental under this ordinance. Mr. Maley reported that Kendall Fill had started the groin work and would have time to finish within the contract period. The Village Manager said he had contacted the architectural firms of Severud,Knight,Boerema,Buff; Marchesani and Cohen; and Rencher,Haynes and Associates, regarding the remodeling of the Village Hall. The firms will be present at the next meeting to discuss their services with the Council. There being no further business on motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 A.M. Mayor ATTEST: Village Clerk November 11,1975 December 9, 1975 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met. Tuesday, December 9, 1975 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Davis, Logan,Printup and Taplin- Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Phil Newcomm, representing Mr. Anderson, Village Attorney. 0n motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Bevis, and voted the minutes of the previous meeting;^ of November 11$ 1975 were approved as submitted. Presentations were made by the architectural firms of Marchesani and Cohen; *encher, Haynes and Associates; and Severud. Knight. Boerema.Buff; regarding their qualifications to do the renovations to the Village Hall. After discussion itwas moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted, that Mr. Maley be authorized to choose the firm and recommend a fee arrangement to the Council. Mr. Sigmund Zilber appeared regarding the transfer of stock from the Greyhound Corporation to his firm, Hurricane Consolidated Taxi Cab Service, Inc. Chief Staubesand said his application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity had been checked and found in good,order. Mr. Zilber said all the taxis now operating under the three Greyhound subsidiary companies would be doing business as Morse Taxi and Baggage Co. if the Council approved. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded.by Mr. Taplin and voted that the Certificate be granted, and the existing permits transferred from Greyhound to Mr. Zilber. Mr. Douglas Ruth reported to the Council that it is no longer possible to have pavers made to match the existing Bal Harbour sidewalks. He said an alternate would be to use the same stone and have the walks poured by purchasing the granite and using a terrazzo firm. Mr. Ruth also presented a proposal for the design, working drawings, specifications and bid preparation for the Fountain and Park north of the Sun Bank for a fee of $4300.00. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted that Mr. Ruth be retained to do the work as outlined in his proposal dated November 18, 1975. Mr. Stanley Whitman appeared before the Council to request permission to move the 96th Street entrance to the Bal Harbour Shops as endorsed by Wilbur Smith and Associates and previously discussed by the Council. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Davis and unanimously voted that Mr. Whitman be authorized to move the Center entrance opposite to Carlyle Avenue, subject to the following: 1. That the curb •line on the north side of 96th Street will not be disturbed. 2. That a left turn lane into the shopping center must be established. 3. That the necessary signal installation and any street widening will be done at no cost to the Village. 4. That the existing entrance will be closed and new curb, gutter, and side- walks be installed, together with landscaping to match the rest of 96th Street. Mr. Whitman agreed to put his acceptance of these conditions in a letter to the Village. Mr. Whitman also asked for an extension of the building permit for the one story parking deck. Mr. Maley explained that one 90 day extension had already been granted and asked the Village Attorney if he thought we could issue an additional extension under the provisions of the Building Code. Mr. Newcomm said he would have to study the matter before making a decision. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted that the building permit be extended if approved by the Village Attorney. Mr. Logan left, the meeting at 10:50 A.M. and was not present for either of the above votes. The Village Clerk discussed with the Council the granting of an Occupational License to the Bat Harbour Shops for a Parking Lot, due to the wording of a parking lot operation in the Zoning Ordinance. After discussion it was decided that the Ordinance would be changed to comply with the structure now permitted and on motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted, the license was authorized. Mr. Rice of Wilbur Smith And Associates appeared to request the Council to consider payment of applo ximately $3400.00 additional coats in- curred by their firm in connection with the recent traffic survey, which included :.revaluation of the report and various appearances before the Council. It was the opinion of the Council that they believed these items should have been considered under their original bid and on motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin acid voted the request was denied. Mr. Newcomm reported that at the hearing before the Metro Water and Sewer Board it was ruled that Miami Beach had no authority to raise the water rates and Miami Beach must now show cause. The Order states that a hearing will be held on December 18th. Mr. Maley reported that a meeting had been held with representatives of the Corps of Engineers, State of Florida and Dade County regarding the 239 amount of payment Great Lakes is asking for damages. It was the opinion of the attorneys from the other agencies that they would review the technical reports of Technos, Inc. and Dr. Brooks to see if we are liable or not. Mr. Maley said we had received a, letter from the Harbour House re- questing that the shuffleboard courts be replaced which were removed for the jetty construction. Mr. Taplin said he, would like to check out the matter of the estimated cost of this before the Council takes any action. The Village Manager said he had sent proposals from Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. and Angelos C. Demetriou regarding the -:revaluation of the multi -lot Oceanfront Zoning restrictions to the Councilmen. After discussion it was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Davis and voted that the proposal of Angelus C. Demetriou be accepted with the cost of the survey being paid from the money set up for the Village Hall and that Mr. Maley should also ask them to quote on reviewing the density problem at the same time. The Village Clerk reported that Officer Yates had resigned and a replacement was needed to sign on the bank accounts of the Bal Harbour Police Officers Retirement Fund and L . Barrett's name had been submitted by the Department. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and Vpted, Lt. Barrett was accepted.as a Trustee of the Rind. A letter was presented from the Americana Hotel requesting use of the garage space for convention purposes at certain times through June, 1976. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted, permission was granted. The name of Ida Nash was submitted as a member of the Commission on the Status of Women and on motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted;;,was approved. Mr. Taplin asked the Village Manager if he would contact the Metro Fire Department regarding holding information sessions and fire drills, in the high rise apartments, when requested. Mayor Printup asked 'the Council to consider a bonus for the Village Manager as he does not share in :the Employees Christmas Fund. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Davie and voted, that Mr. Maley be given a bonus.of $750.00. There being no further business on motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. 'Davis the meeting was adjourned at 12 o'clock noon. Mayor ATTEST: Village Clerk December 9, 1975