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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1976-04-27 MeetingZ46 Mr. Maley asked the Council for any suggestions, on what disposition to make of 5,000 Bal Harbour Brochures that remained , after the original distribution. It was the Council's decision to store them temporarily until new requests from the hotels are,made. Mr. Maley said that a letter had been received from the Harbour Houses complaining about trespassers on their pool decks. He told the Council that the beach van was being outfitted at present and would patrol the beach shortly. Noted was a letter from Mr. John Ferrell commending the, Council for their choice of a Village Attorney and thanking them for their con- sideration. A request was presented for a donation to the Sherman Winn Scholarship Fund which was denied as not being connected to municipal operations. - It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that the Village Manager be authorized to have the ocean front hotel entrance signs refinished at a cost not to exceed $2,000.00. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Logan and voted, Sgt. Robert Baquero was appointed to serve as a Trustee of the Police Officers Chapter 185 Retirement Fund. There being no further business on motion of Mr. Davisyseconded by Mr. Taplin, the meeting was adjourned at 12:20 P.M. ATTBST: illage Clerk March 30, 1976 April 27, 1976 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, April 27, 1976 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Davis and Printup Absent: Messrs. Logan and Taplin Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Alan S. Gold, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and voted, the minutes of the previous meeting of March 30, 1976 were approved as submitted. 247 Bids were opened for the renovations to the Village,Ha11 and read by architect Mr. Fraser Knight as follows: Burt Construction Co. Not Inc. $132,971; Barra Construction Co. $150,340; Henry Degraff & Son, Inc. $142,000; Fryd Construction Corporation $153,600; Carl J. Hoeness, Inc. $169,000; Scope Construction, Inc. $152,000; Seldin Construction Co. Inc. $156,000; W.F.Wynne, Inc. $145,000. Mr. Gold said he had re- . viewed the Village Charter and Florida Statutes and determined that an election must be held to obtain the monies needed for these improvements. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and voted that a special election be called for voter approval and the architect be instructed to request all bidders to extend their bids for sixty days beyond the thirty day limit in the bid proposal. Mr. Hailey of Holder Construction told the Council that he had talked to the architect, who objected to a recessed sign. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that Saks Fifth Avenue be permitted to place their sign on the south wall of the building which will extend into the setback area not more than six inches. Miss Wetterer read a request from The Commission on the Status of Women to operate a We Care Center in the Surfaide Community. Center. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that the Council has no objection to this providing the Village is not obligated in any manner. Mr. Maley explained that the Balmoral Apartment plans were approved showing seven cabanas that do not conform to the Zoning Code and that the builder was constructing five more cabanas without a permit. Mr. Proby, attorney for the corporation and Mr. Langus, the contractor, explained the loss to the corporation if the cabanas cannot be built. Mr. Rick Snyder of the Americana Hotel protested due to the loss of view from their second floor rooms in this area. - After discussion it was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and voted that due to the error of the Village in approving the plans for the seven cabanas that they be allowed to remain. It wa's moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that the five cabanas being constructed without a permit be demolished within thirty days. It was suggested that the Balmoral work with the Americana Hotel to see if some- thing decorative could not be put on top of the cabanas. A letter from Mrs. Fred Faulkner was read'aaking that flowering trees be planted in the parkways to replace the dying coconuts. It was the opinion of the Council that due to the expense involved and upkeep, that the Village should continue replacing the coconuts with disease resistant palms and these would be the only trees allowed in the parkways. Mr. Printup asked Mr. Gold to ascertain if the Village could require all landscape gardeners in the Village to have their names on their trucks in some form. The request by the Dade -Munroe Lung Association for a Resolution regarding controlling Sulfur Dioxide was tabled.. The Village Clerk explained that the.legal ad for Ordinance No.1.82 had been lost in the m ail and the ad that was run did not allow fourteen days before passage. The Ordinance will be re-advertized and read for final passage on May 25th. Mr. Maley said that he, Mr. Gold and Mayor Printup had met with officials from North Miami Beach regarding our water rate dispute but that a solution had not been reached. After discussion it was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that Mr. Gold be authorized to, file an amended response to the North Miami Beach suit against Bal Harbour. Mr. Maley said he would contact .:Bay Harbor Islands. for payment of. one-, half the cost. Mr. Stanley Whitman and Mr. Ben Wheeler discussed the hook-up of Saks Fifth Avenue to our water distribution system in lieu of lift pumps in the store to boost the pressure of the Miami Beach water line tap. It was decided to hold this matter over for the May meeting. The Mayor asked if there were any questions regarding the six months' operating statements which had been sent to the Council. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and voted the statements were filed for audit. Mr. Maley reported that eighty replies have been received fromthe first week's ads in the Canadian promotion using Resort Tax and matching State funds. Mr. Maley said that the Village must advise the State of eirlorida of our recognition of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association as bargaining agent for our police department. It was Moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that Mr. Maley be designated as bargaining representative. for Bal Harbour and authorized to hire professional help if needed. There being no further business, on motion of Mr. Beatty,seconded by Mr. Davis, the meeting was adjourned at 12:15 P.M. ATTEST: Village Clerk April 27, 1976 April 30, 1976 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met in Special Session, Friday April 30, 1976 at 9:15 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Davis, Logan and Printup Absent: Mr. Taplin Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager and Mary T.Wetterer, Village Clerk.