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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.
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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.