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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1982-09-28 Meetingby by The Ordinance for passage of the Tourism Department budget was read title only by the Deputy Village Clerk. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded Miss Gray, and voted, the Ordinance was passed on first reading. The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 P.M. Mayo Attest: Village Clerk September 13, 1982 COUNCIL MINUTES September 28, 1982 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, September 28, 1982 at 9:30 A. M. in the Village Hall. Present: Messrs. Printup, Taplin and Miss Gray Absent: Messrs. Beatty, and Sherman Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Alan S. Gold, Village Attorney. On motion of Miss the Budget Hearings of approved as submitted. were held for the next Gray, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted the minutes of August 31, September 7 and September 13, 1982 were The minutes of the council meeting of August 31, 1982 meeting. The Village Clerk read Ordinance No. 240 in full, raising the Village's water rate to 92Q/1,000 gallons. of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted the ordinance was Ordinance No 241 amending the Sewer Rates was read in full by the Village Clerk. of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray, and voted the ordinance was The Village Attorney read Ordinance NO.242 in full prohibiting underground garbage receptacles. On motion seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted the ordinance was adopted. The following ordinances adopting the 1982-83 Budgets were by the Village Clerk Ordinance No. 243 adopting the General Fund Budget: Ordinance No. 244 adopting the Water Department Budget: On motion adopted. On motion adopted. of Miss Gray, read in full September 28, 1982 Ordinance No. 245 adopting the Sewer Department Budget: Ordinance No. 246 adopting the Tourism Department Budget. On motion of Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted ordinances 243 and 244 were adopted. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted ordinances 245 and 246 were adopted. The Village Clerk read Resolution No. 282 setting the 1982 millage at 3.50 mills. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted the Resolution was adopted. Mr. Maley said the Bal Harbour Shops were going to remove the bus bay, taxi stand and pedestrian entrance on Collins Avenue. He is having our engineers study a new location for the bus stop. Also, the existing ped- estrian crossing should be coordinated with Bal Harbour Shops plans and the Department of Transportation. Mr. Stanley Whitman said he regretted that the need for parking necessitates the moving of these facilities on to public property. It was suggested that Mr. Maley work with the Shops' engineers and our engineers on the problem. Mr. Whitman asked if he could speak on another matter as he was going out of town. He said that he does not believe the additional one-half cent sales tax being returned to the cities is being done on an equitable basis. He said that Bal Harbour Shops will generate over one million dollars in additional sales tax and thinks more of the tax should be returned to the point of origin. Mr. Maley explained that there are about ninty coastal re- sort cities that are trying to have the Law changed to use other factors than population for the distribution of the money. Mr. Gold suggested that Mr. Maley contact the Mayors of the other cities and see if anyone has hired a lobbyist. The Council considered the renewal of contracts for the Department of Tourism. Mr. Gerry Gutenstein of the Resort Tax Advisory Committee said they were satisfied with the work of the Sam McColloch Advertising Agency and Bill Kofoed, Public Relations. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted to renew the contract of Sam McColloch and Associates, Inc. It was moved by Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Taplin and voted to renew the contract of Bill Kofoed, Inc. Mr. Maley said the Tourism Department had negotiated with Bert Parks for the use of his name and picture in printed media for a period of six months (November 1982 to May 1983) for a fee of $10,000. It was moved by Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted to approve the contract with Bert Parks. Mr. Spencer Troy of the Equitable Life Assurance Society explained with Mr. Maley a Deferred Compensation Plan for municipal employees. Mr. Maley said several employees had requested this. This plan and the plan of International City Management Association had been considered. After discussion the council instructed Mr. Gold to prepare an ordinance a- dopting a voultary Deferred Compensation Plan for village employees effective October 1, 1982. The Village Clerk said that according to the Village Charter the Council may transfer funds between departments to balance the departmental budgets. She said she had reviewed the balances in the various departments and would like the council to transfer $60,000 from Public Works (519.620) and $40,000 from Law Enforcement (521.120). The monies to be allocated, $17,000 to Legislative (511.312); $5,000 to Executive (512.110); $5,000 to Finance and September 28, 1982 Administration (513.640); $10,000 to Garbage and Solid Waste (534.460); $10,000 to Open Space (539.120) and $53,000 to Streets and Roads (541.313 and 541.630). On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted the funds were ordered transferred. Mr. Maley explained that our auditors did not allow funds allocated for the street light project and the delayed matching funds payment to the Sheraton Hotel listed in last year's budgettobe carried over to this budget. Therefore, it will be necessary to transfer from "Fund Balance" in both the General and Tourism, the money for these items and other projects authorized by the council during the fiscal year that were not re -budgeted this year. Ordinance No. 247 making these transfers. On motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Miss Gray and voted the ordinance was adopted as an emergency measure. Mr. Taplin requested that the aerial photo in the council room be moved to another wall where the people could see it. On motion of Miss Gray, seconded by Mr. Taplin, and was adjourned at 11:15 A. M. Attest: Village Clerk COUNCIL MINUTES October 26, 1982 voted the meeting September 28, 1982 The Council of Bal Harbour Village met Tuesday, October 26, 1982 at 9:30 A.M. in the Village Hall. Present: Miss Gray and Messrs. Beatty, Printup, Sherman and Taplin Also present were Fred W. Maley, Village Manager; Mary T. Wetterer, Village Clerk; and Alan S. Gold, Village Attorney. On motion of Mr. Sherman, seconded by Miss Gray and voted the minutes of August 31, 1982 and September 28, 1982 were approved as submitted. Mr. Gold said he had prepared the ordinance adopting the deferred compen- sation plan as requested. Mr. Gold read Ordinance No. 248, setting up a Deferred Compensation Plan with the Equitable Life Assurance Society, in full. (Mr. Taplin arrived during the reading of the Ordinance) After discussion of the plan with Mr. Maley on motion of Mr. Taplin, seconded by Mr. Sherman and voted the ordinance was adopted on first reading. The Council discussed the proposed agreement with the City of Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority acting as a consortium with Dade County, Surfside and Bal Harbour to promote area -wide tourism. Mr. Ralph Gimel, President of the Bal Harbour Resort Association explained the agreement that the Authority October 26, 1982