HomeMy Public PortalAbout1978-06-27 MeetingThe meeting was recessed for lunch and re -convened at 2:0 P.M.
Mr. Keller explained the traffic situation and said the available traffic
data was not sufficient to complete their study. It was agreed by the members of
of the council present at the hearing the Bal Harbour Village would give the Con-
sultants authority to conduct the additional traffic count, on June 17th. and 18th.
with formal action to be taken at the next council meeting.
Dr. Wallace said their final draft of recommended change would be ready for
presentation at the July council meeting.
After further discussion the height of the parking garage the hearing was
asjourned at 4:20 P.M.
Attest:
Village Clerk
June 13, 1978
COUNCIL MINUTES
June 27, 1978
Mayor
The Council of Bal Harbour Village, met Tuesday, June 27, 1978 at 9:30
A.M. in the Village Hall.
Present: Messrs. Beatty, Krez, Printup Davis, and Taplin
Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. b;etterer,
Village Clerk; and Alan Gold, Village Attorney.
On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Davis and voted the minutes of
the meeting of May 30, 1978 were approved as submitted. On motion of Mr. Davis,
seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted the minutes of the public hearing of May 5, 1978
were approved as submitted.
Mr. Maley said that our Comprehensive General Insurance was being cancelled
by Consolidated Mutual Insurance Company on July 1st inasmuch as that company would
no longer insure governments. He said that Head -Beckham Insurance and one other
agent had attempted to secure coverage for the Village the second company was unable
to get any bids. A bid has been submitted by the Puritan Insurance Company of
Stamford, Conn, for Comprenhensive General Liability, Auto Loability, and non -
owned liability in the amount of 136,110. This does not include Police Liability,
which would have to be purchased separately of available at a reasonable price.
It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted to purchase the Com-
prehensive Insurance from Puritan Insurance Company.
ORDINANCE NO. 200
setting the limits of liability for the Village at $500,000/ 3500,000 Bodily
Injury and. 4500,000 Property Damage Liability per occurrence was adopted as
an emergency ordinance on motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and
voted.
Mr. Karl Hart reviewed the beach dredging contract and the history of
the bidding by Great Lake Dredge and Dock Company and their performance. He
said that the claim being filed by Great Lake Dredge in the amount of 31,821,000
was in his opinion fraudalent as determined by an examination of their books which
hadbeen obtained through a court order. Mr. Hart asked for permission to bring
Great Lakes personnel Mr.Calnon and Mr. Woods into the suit and also Western
Quarles a subsidiary of Great Lakes if he deemed it appropriate after further
review. He said we should file a counter claim for approximately 3250,000.,
plus punitive damages for the expense we are incurring over this suit. It was
moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr., Davis and voted that Mr. Hart be authorized
to consult with Mr. Gold and file a motion for leave by the Court to file a
counter claim in our suit.
A letter from the Committee of North
clerk regarding Bal Harbour withdrawing from
was moved by Mr. Krez, seconded by Mr. Davis
and Taplin voting "yes"; Mr. Beatty "no" not
Dade Cities was read by the village
the Committee. After discussion it
and voted Messrs Davis, Krez, Printup
to participate in the meetings.
0n motion of Mr. Davis, seconded. by Mr. Taplin, and voted up to .32,500
was approved as an extra to Wallace, McHarg, Roberts and Todd fee to cover the
traffic study verbally approved at the June 13th. hearing.
Mr. Maley reported that bids had been opened for the extension of the
storm sewers in five areas in the residential district. The bids were as follows:
Sims Paving Co. '.65,700; Webb General Contracting 4100,820; L.G. Menefee Inc.
3110,862 he said that our engineers would like to meet with the low bidder before
the contract is awarded. It was moved by Mr. Krez, seconded by Mr. Davis and
voted to award the contract to Sims Paving Company subject to the approval of
zurwelle-Whittaker Inc.
Mr. Davis reported that he and Mr. Krez had met with the Board of Bal
Harbour Club and discussed the ownership of the streets and planting of shrubbery
with them. The Club declined the option of leasing the streets to the Village and
preferred that the Village create a separate tax district for caring for the private
street.
Mr. Maley said he had contacted Wyatt and Company, pension acturaries about
reviewing our pension plan but did not have any recommendations to make at this time.
Mr. Maley read a letter from Dade County asking if Bal Harbour would consider
joining the County library system, he said he had talked to Jack Jones and Jordan
Davidson, trustees of our library and the possibility of operating a library our-
selves has just about been exhausted. However the County will not furnish service
for anything less than on the county tax basis. It was moved by Mr, Beatty, seconded
by Mr. Davis and voted that the village reject the offer to join Dade County system.
Mr. Maley said that a landscape plan had been submitted for Mr. Pfohl's
Mr. Maley said he was going to meet with the Superintendent of the Dade
County Beaches and see about having the south one-third of the beach resifted and
the north end can be done by our own employees. Also he believes our private beach
cleaning contractor can now be terminated. He said he was going to ask the Corps
of Engineers to re -fill near 96th Street where the sand was lost to Surfside.
fence.
Mr. Maley told the council that when the emergency number 911 becomes a
law in January 1979 that we will have to negotiate with Dade County on how our calls
are passed on to the village.
Mr. Maley reported that preliminary plans have been submitted to desiMnate
Abbott Avenue as south bound only to relieve some of the traffic congestion.
There being no further business on motion by Mr. Tap.lin, seconded by Mr.
Yrez the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 A.N.
Mayor
Attest:
Village Clerk
June 17, 1978