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October 25, 1977
The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, October 25, 1977 at 9:30 A.M.
in the Village Hall.
Present: Messrs. Davis, Krez, Printup and Taplin
Absent: Mr. Beatty
Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village
Clerk; and Alan Gold, Village Attorney.
It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted that the minutes
of September 27, 1977 be corrected by deleting the reference to the willingness of
the Church By The Sea to remove the signs placed by variance in the 96th. Street
right of way. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted that the
minutes of September 27, 1977 be approved as'corrected.
Mr. Karl Hart reviewed his request to the council to bring the engineers
into the suit filed by Great Lakes. After explaining reasons both for and against
pursuing this,action he said he would still recommend bringing them into the suit.
Mr. Hart was asked to notify the engineers of possible council action at the November
meeting so they could be present to discuss this with the council.
Mr. Maley presented the proposed changes and/or additions compiled by him
and Mr. Gold for the Business District rezoning. It was suggested by Mr. Davis that
property owners within the 375' radius be notified that a special meeting will be
held on Thursday, November 17, 1977 at 9:30 A.M. with a representative from Barton-
Aschman Associates to -discuss their report and the proposed changes.
Mr. Gold reported that he would be present at the December hearing on the
Giblin contempt citation, but that the attorneys will try to work out,a settlement
before the hearing.
Councilman Max Feldman of Bay Harbor Islands said that he had attended the
City of Miami Beach council meeting and it appears that Miami Beach has;not taken
any action on the proposed suit against our communities securing water from the
Miami Dade Water Authority. However, Mr. Warnick did mention that damages resulting
from our action might be about $2,000,000.
Mr. Maley said that Mr. Demetriou had promised a letter regarding their
recommendations for outside lightinv of buildings.
Mr. Printup said Mr. Weyersberg had refused the appointment to the Board
of the Police Officers' Retirement Fund. Mr. Maley explained that under the new
Florida Financial Disclosure Act it is very difficult to find a taxpayer to fill
this vacancy, and suggested that Miss Wetterer could fill this position as a
Financial Disclosure is required as Village Clerk. It was moved by Mr. Davis,
seconded by Mr. Krez and voted to accept the Manager's recommendation of Miss
Wetterer.
Mr. Maley said that he was arranging to have
meet with Mr. Taplin regarding the condition of the
that Mr. Maley prepare an ordinance covering use of
considered at the December meeting.
Mr. Gold read Ordinance No. 198 changing the
reading. It was moved by Mr. Davis seconded by Mr.
ordinance be adopted.
Mr. Holland from Dade County
beach. The council suggested
the beach which would be
council salaries on first
Krez and voted that the
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Applications for taxi permits by AAA Auto Leasing d/b/a White Cab and
Hurricane Taxi, Inc. d/b/a Morse Taxi were submitted. On .motion of Mr. Davis,
seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted 15 permits were issued to White Can and 31
permits to Morse Taxi.
Mrs. Mary Jaffe was appointed to the Commission on the Status of Women
on motion of Mr. Krez, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted.
Mr. Maley presented a tabulation of dollars and percentages generated by
each of the properties to the Resort Tax fund during the past year and the amount
they would receive for advertising under the proposed matching fund program. Mr.
Maley asked for a cut-off point for"receiving these funds at one-half of one percent
of the previous year's contribution. The council asked Mr. Maley to work with the
hotels on this.
Mr. Gold and Mr. Maley explained that in the false arrest suit now pending
against the Village and two members of the police department, the village could
not pay any awarded punitive damages, but could defend then with legal service.
Mr. Taplin left the meeting -at this point and was not present for any of
the following business.
It was the opinion of the Council that the Chief and the cited police
officer should have an attorney, who would be approved by Mr. Gold, for their
defense. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted that 'the Chief
and officer can hire an attorney for their defense at a cost not to exceed $3,000.00
and report back to the council.
Mr. Davis and Mr. Maley discussed the possibility of Bal Harbour joining the
group insurance pool being formed by the Dade County League of Cities to cover the
insurance risks of the individual cities due to the insurance rates being charged
by insurance carriers. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted
that Bal Harbour would proceed with this self insurance program in accordance with
Mr. Maley's recommendation, subject to the village attorney's approval.
There being no further business on motion of Mr. Krez, seconded b Mr. Davis
and voted the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 A.M.
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