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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1979-02-27 MeetingCOUNCIL MINUTES February 27, 1979 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, February 27, 1979 at 9:30 A. M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Davis, Krez, Printup and Taplin Also present were Fred Maley, Village Manager, Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk, and Alan Gold, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beat January 30, 1979 were approved as amended. ORDINANCE NO. regarding the screening of parking facilities in read in full by the Village Clerk. On motion of Taplin, and voted the Ordinance was adopted. ty and voted the minutes of 207 the business district, was Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Mr. Maley said that Florida Power and Light Company had advised him that if their company takes over our residential street lighting system they would not use our concrete poles. A test fixture will be installed on Bal Bay Drive to determine the amount of light produced by a different lighting element. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Davis, and voted that this item be deferred until next month. Mr. Maley reported that the village had complied with the Competitive Negotiations Act and from six respondants, four architects came to look at the Village Hall in regard to the expansion for the Tourism Department. He said that he did not have sufficient time to personally examine some of their work and had no recommendation to make at this time. Mr. Krez was appointed to work with Mr. Maley on selecting the architect. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that the selection be withheld for sixty days. Mr.. Gold said he would give an opinion on the use of Tourism money for this additional space. Mr. Gold explained that he would have to withdraw as special counsel to Dade County on the Balmoral tax matter as his firm is legal counsel for the Balmoral loan documents. He said he believes Bal Harbour needs repre- sentation in the suit and would like to recommend John Ferrell, who is a former assistant county attorney. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr.. Beatty and voted that Mr. Gold would be relieved of his responsibility in this case. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted that Mr. Maley would contact Mr. Ferrell to see if he would be willing to handle this case for us. Mr. Ralph Gimel, President of the Bal Harbour Resort Association re- commended expansion of the space for the Tourism Department in this building rather, than leasing space outside of the Village Hall. He also brought the coucil up to date on the cost and results of the Christmas -New Years Festival. Mr. Maley submitted Advertising Matching Fund Contracts from Singapore, Americana, Sea View, Beau Rivage, Regency, Ivanhoe and Coco's Restaurant. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted the contracts were approved. Mr. Maley reported that we were holding $15,000 from Sims Contract until all sprinkler systems had been fixed and sod replaced. Mr. Davis said he has had complaints about debris and ndse at the Bus Stop in front of the Admirality Apartments. It was moved by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that Mr. Gold prepare a Resolution to Dade County asking that the Bust Stop be removed. After discussion it was agreed by the council that portions of east side of the park wall behind the apartments would be painted on request. The council discussed the Resolution of the Kenilworth owners re- garding tour busses being parked on Collins Avenue, contractors disrupting traffic and the malfunctioning of traffic signals. Mr. Maley reported that Dade County had reset three of the lights and the other two were being worked on. Also the matter of the contractors and busses blocking traffic had been taken up by the Chief of Police with those involved. Mr. Beatty was authorized to represent Bal Harbour at the testimonial dinner honoring Dan Sullivan of the Crime Commission. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Taplin, the meeting was ad- / journed at 11:20 A. M. Attest: Village Clerk Mayor February 27, 1979