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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1982-03-30 MeetingCOUNCIL MINUTES March 30, 1982 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, March 30, 1982 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Printup, Sherman, Taplin and Miss Gray Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. WetteLer, Village Clerk and Alan S. Gold, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Beatty, seconded by Mr. Sherman and voted the minutes of February 23, 1982 were approved as presented. Mr. Maley reported that bids were opened on March 29th for the Collins Avenue and 96th Street lighting project which includes roadway, sidewalk and the Collins Avenue median strip. TWo bids were received from the five contract- ors who took out plans; Southeastern Electric System, Inc., $278,580 and Isern Engineering, Inc., $339.000. It is his recommendation, and that of our con- sulting engineers, that the contract be awarded to Southeastern Electric Services, Inc. Inasmuch as this pLuject was not completed during the last fiscal year money will be transfarmed fLum Fund Balance for the contract. He said according to the time table for fixture delivery the project should be completed by the end of September. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that the contract be awarded to Southeastern Electric Services, Inc. Mr. Stanley Whitman of the Bal Harbour Shops introduced Mr. Arnold Ramos of Mid -South Engineering Co. Mr. Ramos explained through the use of sketches the present Bal Harbour Shops' entrances and the following proposed changes: The main entrance on Collins Avenue would be closed and moved to Bal Cross Drive, east of Park Drive; the present south drive would be relocated to align with the north end of the Sun Bank island; and the bus and taxi pull -off lane fLum Collins Avenue would be eliminated. The reason for the relocations is to transfer the stack up of cars for ingress into the Shops to Bal Cross Drive. However, no bus or truck traffic would be allowed at the Bal Cross Drive entrance They will apply to Dade County and the Department of Transportation for relocation of the traffic signals. Mr. Samuel Leigh, President of the Balmoral Condominium Association, Lead a statement from the owners requesting that the Village deny the application. Also speaking against the proposed entrance change was Mrs. Suzanne Hipyins, Pres- ident, and other owners in the Fairfield Manor Apartments. Mr. Charles Sacher, attorney for the Fairfield Manor owners, pointed out that Bal Harbour Shops should not be able to infringe on the rights of private citizens. Objections were also heard from representatives of the Tahoma Apartments and the Bal Harbour Environmental Association. Mr. Chuck Conkling of the Florida Department of Transportation remarked that the new entrance location would help the Llaffic flow on AlA. Councilman Sherman told those present that he had made a survey of cars stacking up on Collins Avenue and found the count to be more than that claimed by Mr. Ramos. Also that the proposed new main entrance would create a traffic jam in front of the Tahoma and Fairfield Manor Apartments and not permit Balmoral residents to enter the south bound lanes of Collins Avenue after their "U" turns north of their building. Miss Gray pointed out that the sketches did not allow for pedestrians coming from the residential section on Bal Cross Drive. In answer to a question of who owns Bal Cross Drive, Mr. Gold said that in his May,1978 opinion to the council he feels that all owners have the right to use the streets. After further discussion Miss Gray craved that the proposal be denied. Mr. Dan Paul, attorney for the Bal Harbour Shops said the motion was March 30, 1982 out of order due to the fact that the Bal Harbour Shops had made no formal request. The item was deferred until Bal Harbour Shops makes a formal request. Mr. Gold Read Ordinance No. 237 regulating noise in the Village in full. It was moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted that the ordinance be adopted on final reading. The Village Clerk read Ordinance No. 238 amending the Employee's Pension Plan by title. On n tion of Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Beatty, and voted the oftlinance was adopted on final reading. Mr. Maley reported that Representative Kuten's Bill to raise the Resort Tax to 3% had passed, even though Surfside, Bat Harbour and the Bal Harbour Resort Association had opposed it. He said Mayor Printup has written the Governor asking that he veto the Bill. The Bill provides that each munici- pality will have to hold a referendum to pass the additional one -cent tax if the Governor signs the Bill The Village Manager explained that in order to achieve the most efficient use of the Village's Burroughs computer, that the system be modified to use a Fixed Disk Memory. After discussion on motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted, Mr. Maley was authorized to modify the system at a cost of $7,153.00 Mr. Maley said that the Dade League has requested Dade County to ban armor piercing bullets, except for Police use and is asking the cities to join the request. It was moved by Mr. Beatty, seconded by Miss Gray and voted that Bal Harbour concur in this and Mr. Gold was instructed to draw a Resolution requesting Dade County to ban this type of bullet except for police use. Mr. Maley said that State lawprovides that municipal police departments may mutually aid one another under written contracts. Dade County is presently desirous of entering into mutual aid agreements with the municipalities, but he is concerned about the language in their proposed agreement. He would like to have agreements with Surfside and Bay Harbor Islands. The council referred the matter to Mr. Gold for research. Mr. Maley said that a traffic hazzard exists at the entrance to the Bal Harbour Club due to people stopping their cars before entering due to the height of the sidewalk. He requested that the contractor now building the bus -bay be authorized to lower 32' of sidewalk at a cost of $3,940. This amount is more than offset by unclaimed Resort Tax matching advertising funds generated by the Club. It was moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Miss Gray and voted to contract with Martell and Sons, Inc. to lower the sidewalk. The Village Manager reported that he and the consulting engineers for the village are suggesting that the village have an architectural competi- tion among three firms selected to provide designs for the maintenance and storage garage Each firm would receive a $2,5000 stipend to prepare their concept. It was the council's decision that only one firm should be selected to work under the consulting engineers and Mr. Maley should ask Ludovici and Orange to recommend an architectural firm for the council's approval. March 30, 1982 Mr. Maley told the council that under the contract with P.B.A. all officers covered under the contract are to receive a 3% salary raise on Aril 1, 1982. He said he believed it would be appropriate to extend this raise to all employees. The cost would be $6,300 for the officers or $16,800 for all employees. After discussion on motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted all village employees were given a 3% raise as of April 1, 1982. On motion of Mr. Sherman, seconded by Miss Gray the meeting was adjourned at 12:10 P.M. ALLC O Mayor Attest: Village Clerk March 30, 1982 COUNCIL MINUTES April 27, 1982 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, April 27, 1982 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Beatty, Printup, Taplin and Miss Gray Absent: Mr. Sherman Also present were 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 March 30, 1982 were approved as submitted. Mr. Maley reported that the Street Lighting Contract has been signed and work should be completed by October. The Residential Storm Sewer work should begin next week. Mr. Maley also reported that the main Cable Television cables have been connected and the residents are being contacted. Residents of the Balmoral spoke of their experience with cable installation. Mr. James Rizzo, our retirement plan acturial consultant, reviewed the status of the plan with the council and reported that the fund had done very well last year. Mr. Gerry Gutenstein of the Resort Tax Advisory Committee said the committee had discussed the use of a celebrity to promote Bal Harbour, and wondered how the council felt about this idea. It was suggested that the committee explore both Bert Parks and Arthur Godfrey. Mr. Gutenstein also suggested that it would be nice to have chickee huts on the beach for shade. He said he has a cost figure of $650.00 for a 10' x 10' hut. Mr. Maley said he would write the pro- perty owners to see if they would like them in front of their property. The council considered the operating statements for the first six months' operation in all deparIm nts. It was suggested that excess cash investments be diversified. On motion of Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Beatty and voted the statements were filed for audit.