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APRIL 4, 1988 - SPECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of the Bal Harbour Village Council was
held on Monday, April 4, 1988 in the Village Hall Council
Chamber. The meeting was called to order at 5:15 p.m. by Mayor
Richard H. Olsen and the roll was called. Those present were:
Mayor Richard H. Olsen
Asst. Mayor Estelle Stern
Councilman Matthew B. Blank
Councilman James E. Boggess
Councilman Sol M. Taplin
Also present: Louise K. Miller, Village Manager
Richard J. Weiss, Village Attorney
Carole S. Morris, Village Clerk
As a quorum was found to be present the meeting was
commenced.
II. Ordinances - Second Reading: An ordinance was read by
title, by the Village Clerk, which would provide for changes in
the zoning requirements in the Ocean Front District by increasing
the permitted height and changing the side setback regulations.
Mayor Olsen then opened the public hearing on this ordinance.
Mr. Taplin inquired as to whether or not the title of the
ordinance was correct as it stated "increasing the minimum front
and side setbacks" when in fact the side setback is being
reduced. After some consideration, Mr. Weiss concurred that,
indeed, an error in the title had been made. Mr. Weiss explained
that due to the error, the ordinance should be readvertised, and
that his firm would reimburse the Village for this cost. Mrs.
Stern suggested that, in order to avoid any further difficulties,
the Council should review the ordinance in full to ensure that
all the required changes had been made. Mr. Weiss distributed a
second draft of the proposed ordinance which included the changes
Mrs. Stern had requested. The two substantive changes were:
one, inclusion of the existing code portion relative to machine
rooms; and two, definition of a story as 11 feet. Mayor Olsen
expressed some concern over the portion of the proposed ordinance
dealing with setbacks between buildings. After some discussion
it was agreed to eliminate this portion of the ordinance. Since
it will be necessary to commence the advertising and public
hearing requirements again, no action was taken at this time.
III. Resolution: A resolution was read in full, by the
Village Clerk, which would authorize the Village Manager to enter
into an agreement with the State of Florida Department of
Transportation for improvements to the Sun Bank Park area. Mrs.
Miller explained that this Resolution would allow for the
reserving of the $27,000 which the D.O.T. is willing to provide
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for improvements to the area. The improvements, are funded
according to a sliding scale of what such improvements would cost
the D.O.T. to construct. Should the Village's final plans for
the park not include the specific elements funded by the D.O.T.
(handicapped curb cuts, sidewalk, etc.) we would simply refuse
that portion of the monies. A motion to approve the resolution
was offered by Mr. Boggess and seconded by Mr. Taplin. There
being no further discussion the motion carried unanimously thus
becoming:
RESOLUTION NO. 353
RESOLUTION OF BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE, FLORIDA
AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IV. Other Business: Mrs. Miller presented a resolution
which would permit her to enter into negotiations with the Miami
Dade Water and Sewer Authority to take over operation of the
Village's water and sewer systems. Mrs. Miller explained that
this resolution only authorizes discussions and that any studies
involved in this negotiation would be at no cost to the Village.
A motion to approve the resolution was offered by Mr. Blank and
seconded by Mr. Taplin. There being no further discussion the
motion carried unanimously (5-0) thus becoming:
RESOLUTION NO. 354
RESOLUTION OF BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE AUTHORIZING
THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO COOPERATE WITH THE
MIAMI DADE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT
("WASA") IN HELPING THEM TO CONDUCT A
FEASIBILITY STUDY PERTAINING TO THE PURCHASE
OF THE WATER & SEWER SYSTEM OF BAL HARBOUR
VILLAGE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
V. Adjourn: There being no discussion a motion was offered
by Mr. Taplin and seconded by Mr. Boggess to adjourn the
meeting. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting
adjourned at 6:07 p.m.
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