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Home My Public Portal About1981-02-24 MeetingCOUNCIL MINUTES February 24, 1981 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, February 24, 1981 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs: Beatty, Krez, Printup, Taplin and Miss Gray Also present: Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Alan S. Gold, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Miss Gray and voted the minutes of January 24, 7981 were approved as submitted. Mr. Paul Wood and members of the Helicopter Association of Florida discussed with the council and those present the advantages of having helicopter service located at Bakers Haulover. After discussion it was moved by Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and voted that the council would have no objection to Dade County allowing Mr. Wood's operation to continue on a temporary basis for thirty (30) days, providing the Helicopter Association continued their policy of not flying over Bal Harbour. Proposals were made by three Investment Consultants for Bal Harbour Village Employees Pension Trust: Messrs. Carter Randall and Peter Houghton from Sun Bank of Miami; Mr. Leo Levy of Flagship National Bank of Miami; and Messrs. Steve Mortenson and William Inskeep of Security Trust Company. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted that the council study their written proposals and take action at the next meeting. Mr. Gold read Ordinance No. 228, governing storm shutters and balcony enclosures in the Ocean Front District, by title. It was moved by Mr. Krez, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted that the Ordinance be adopted on first reading. Mr. Gold read Ordinance No. 229 regarding automatic time cut-off on audible security alarm systems in full. On motion of Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted the ordinance was adopted on final reading. Mr. Maley explained that under the terms of our ordinance governing cable television franchise, a date must be set for a Public Hearing to consider franchise applications. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted that the Public Hearing will be held on March 31, 1981 at 9:30 A. M. The Council discussed the alternate saving plan for the village manager and the projected cost to the Village to provide him with a return of two (2) Village dollars for every one (1) dollar contributed by him until his equity in the pension plan would provide this amount upon termination. On motion of Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted the following provision was adopted for the present manager only: The Village Manager shall receive, as a minimum termination benefit, three (3) dollars for each one (1) dollar he shall have contributed to the Bal Harbour Village Employees Pension Trust, together with interest at 4% per annum compounded. This sum shall be reduced by his own contribution to the Trust including interest at 4% per annum and his vested bene- fit in the trust. Mr. Gold said that Neiman-Marcus had applied for a refund of a portion of their 1979/80 occupational license fee due to their comptroller reporting inventory at retail rather than whole- sale value. This could not be handled administratively due to a provision in the code limiting refund requests to six (6) months after payment. It was moved by Mr. Beatty seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted to refund the $6,955.00 as requested. Mr. Maley reported that he was not satisfied with the grass replacement by the street lighting contractor and that he had an estimate from landscapers to redo the job for $1,500.00. He said he would like to withhold this amount and pay the balance of the 5% of the contract withheld to the contractor. It was moved by Mr. Krez, seconded by Miss Gray and voted to release all monies except $1,500 to the street lighting contractor. Mr. Maley said that Dade County will be ready to deliver water to us through their new water line in about three weeks and that we must connect to this line. This could be done by using North Miami Beach water connection. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted that the bids be obtained for this work to be reviewed at the March meeting and that Mr. Maley continue ne- gotiations with the City of North Miami Beach to obtain the water line running through Bal Harbour. Mr. Maley told the council that last fall he had applied to the State of Florida for permission to build two (2) comfort stations on the beach, one 75' south of the jetty, and one at the Beau Rivage. The State Bureau of Land Management advised that they require releases from the upland owners. Mr. Taplin said he has reservations on this and is not ready to give an answer now. The council decided that Mr. Maley should inform the State to hold our application in abeyance. Mr. Gold reported that the Balmoral tax case has been set for April 5, 1981 and that the Bal Harbour 101 case was still in discovery. He said someone should go to Pittsburgh to take deposi- tions from the lending bank officers on the status of construction. The council said that Mr. Gold should go if necessary. Mr. Maley said our sewer pumps are 18 years old and that one pump is being replaced at the present time. He is also asking Fairbanks -Morse to look at the other pump to see if it should be replaced also. Mr. Maley said our long Term Disability Plan provides for three months sick leave before they begin payments and that Walter Mathews was injured on the job and has been out three months. He asked that the council allow the village to pay him full salary, less worker's compensation payments for another month. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted that this be done. On motion of Mr. Krez, seconded by Mr. Beatty the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 A.M. February 24, 1981 Mayor Attest: -//o��) Village Clerk February 24, 1981 COUNCIL MINUTES March 31, 1981 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, March 31, 1981 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Miss Gray and Messrs. Beatty, Krez, Printup & Taplin Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Alan S. Gold, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Krez and voted the minutes of February 24, 1981 were approved as amended to reflect the council temporarily approved helicopter sightseeing services at Bakers Haulover only if they would continue their policy of not flying over Bal Harbour as promised by Messrs. Paul Wood of the helicopter service and James Green of the Helicopter Pilots Associa- tion. A Public Hearing was held to consider applications for a Cable TelevisionFranchise. Mr. Maley said he had asked Mr. Thomas Welstead to review the three proposals on file and Mr. Welstead would make his comments later. The council considered proposals from Mr. Charles C. Hermanowski of Cable/Satellite Associates, a subsidiary of Ameri-Cable; Mr. Jesse H. Riebman of UltraCom of Dade County, Inc.; and Mr. Frank Cipparone of Video Design Systems, Inc. Discussed with all the applicants were proposed rate structures, time of in- stallation and services available. Mr. Welstead stated that he has no interest in any cable television company, and that his review found that all three companies have the ability to build or have built the facilities needed. He said that inasmuch as all companies were relatively equal that the decision should be made on who has the facilities to maintain the system on a daily basis. He said it is his belief that due to the proximity of their offices and pro- viding services to the surrounding communities that UltraCom would be better suited to serve Bal Harbour. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted that a decision would be made at the council meeting to be held April 14, 1981. March 31, 1981