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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1989-12-19 Regular Meeting157 COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 19, 1989 - REGULAR MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Bal Harbour Village Council was held on Tuesday, December 19, 1989 at 9:30 A.M. in Village Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Estelle Stern and the roll was called. Those present were: Mayor Estelle Stern Asst. Mayor Matthew B. Blank Councilman Sol Taplin Councilman James E. Boggess Councilman Andrew R. Hirschl Also Present: Carole S. Morris, Village Manager Richard J: Weiss, Village Attorney Marilyn P. Kreger, Village Clerk Having a quorum present, Mayor Stern called the first item. Item #2. Approval of Minutes: November 21, 1989 C/M Hirschl moved and Asst. Mayor Blank seconded a motion to approve the November 21, 1989 minutes. Vote Taken: All Voted Aye Item #3. Presentations: Police Department Officer of the Month Pamela Robinson Police Chief Robert Baquero presented his reasons for this award and offered his congratulations and that of the department. The Mayor and Council joined him in congratulating Officer Robinson for an outstanding job. Village Manager Morris presented Officer Robinson with a pair of tickets for a Miami Heat game given by Barnett Bank. Item #8. Reports A. Mayor and Council C/M Boggess questioned Chief Baquero on the law as relates to handicapped parking. Chief Baquero stated that there is a ratio of number of handicapped spaces to regular spaces. The automobile using the handicapped space must have an insignia affixed to the car indicating that the vehicle is owned by such an individual. Sometimes tickets are issued to vehicles from out of state having handicapped insignia which are placed in a location that officers are not used to looking, but are valid. Those tickets are cancelled. Using a handicapped space illegally will cost $150.00. In order to cite an individual who is not handicapped, but using an automobile with the insignia and taking advantage of L58 the space, the officer would have to catch the person in the act -} of parking the car. In a case where there are two cars in the family with one having a handicap insignia, even though the handicapped person is in the vehicle, a driver may not use the -� handicapped space if using the car that does not have the handicap insignia. B. Village Attorney 1. Status of Nuisance Ordinances - Richard Weiss, Village Attorney reported that he spoke with Mr. Noto, representative of the Civic Association, and their research is basically complete. There may be one problem, that dealing with real estate open houses. During the first week in January, they will have another meeting to review the work precedent to bringing the ordinances to Council for the January meeting. M Mayor Stern stated that she spoke to Ellen Walker with Dade County who stated that she is also working on the noise ordinance relating to "Sunday's Restaurant". ,�', Mrs. Morris stated that the county does have a noise ordinance; however, they are not familiar with it. There is both an ordinance requirement and a lease requirement between Sunday's and the Parks and Recreation Department which administers the lease that requires that the noise not exceed .55 decibels. During the last two weekends there has been a county code enforcement officer who monitored the noise from Sunday's with no violations noted. Ellen Walker's office is working with the restaurant to solve the problem. C. Village Manager 1. Special Permit to house an animal temporarily - Code Section 5-7. - Mrs. Morris stated that Ralphie, a buffalo and the University of Colorado mascot has been transported down to Florida to appear at the Orange Bowl. The University would like to keep Ralphie in a pen at the Sheraton for a couple of hours each day between December 28th and January 1st for school spirit purposes. C/M Boggess moved and Asst. Mayor Blank seconded a motion to approve the request to allow the University of Colorado mascot be penned outside the Sheraton hotel for a couple of hours each day between December 28, 1989 and January 1, 1990. Vote Taken: All Voted Aye 2. Alcoholic Beverage License application - Kron Chocolatier- Zoning Code Section 6-10.B. - Nancy Kasky, owner of the shop, stated that the request is to be able to make gift baskets. The request is limited to champagne and it is the 12-19 -89 Reg. Council Mtg. 2. 159 first time they have offered this accommodation in the 8 years they have owned the shop. They are not offering candies with alcohol in them. Attorney Weiss added an approval should be subject to compliance with any state requirements as well. C/M Hirschl moved and Asst. approve this application. Vote Taken: All Voted Aye Mayor Blank seconded a motion to 3. Approval of painting contract - Village Hall and parking garage. - Mrs. Morris said both buildings are in need of painting and the funds have been budgeted. Three bids have been obtained with the low bid from Hartzell in the amount of $5,043.00. She is asking for Council's approval. The work would include steam cleaning and painting,of the walls and roofs and minor repairs to exterior surfaces as needed. In response to a question from Asst Mayor Blank, Mrs. Morris stated that she did not know if the brand of paint was specified in the bidding process, that the building official secured the bids. Asst. Mayor Blank advised that brands of paint are rated for, various items. He suggested that the contractor be told to use a paint with a 7 year warranty to prevent peeling and withstand the weather. Mrs. Morris said there is a 5 year warranty on all walls and will pressure clean the walkways, but does not specify the brand of paint. C/M Taplin moved and Asst. Mayor Blank seconded a motion to approve the bid of Hartzell in the amount of $5043.00 to clean and paint the Village Hall and parking buildings. Vote Taken: All Voted Aye; 4. Status Updates: a. Sun Bank Sidewalk Addition - Mrs. Morris received a letter from Kent Little, manager of Sun Bank, indicating that they do not have funds in their budget to pay for this work. This item will therefore not go forward. b. Noise Complaints - Sunday's Restaurant - As discussed earlier, the county is helping with this problem. C. Recycling - Mrs. Morris and the Public Works Superintendent, Bob Wheldon have attended meetings of the Recycling Task Force relating to the state's Solid Waste Management Act and the need to reduce the waste stream by 30% by 1992. The newsprint program is working well. However, by the spring of 1990, the Village needs to begin separating the glass and plastic, etc. The county has 12-19-89 Reg. Council Mtg. 3. NO developed a program in which the Village may participate which provides for curbside pick up of the glass and plastic by county contractors. She indicated that because the Village does not do curbside pickup, it does not appear that the Village will participate in the county program. Other municipalities are also developing their own programs and she is discussing ideas with them. The program developed would begin with the residential village and working east from low rise to high rise buildings. Mrs. Morris reminded the Council about the annual employees' luncheon on Friday, December 22nd, beginning about noon. C/M Boggess asked about the lack of recycling plants to handle all the items to be recycled. He asked if the Village is making any money on the recycling program. Mrs. Morris answered by saying that the Village is saving the $30.00 per ton that is not being paid to the county to dispose of the paper in the landfill, rather than making any significant amount of money on the sale of the newsprint. The Village has not had to hire additional personnel for this program thus far. The garbage truck that was replaced this past year is being used to collect, store and transport the newsprint to Durbin Paper Co., rather than Durbin charging to pick up at the Village collection point. The other substances may be more valuable in disposing of because they are not as widely recycled. And it may be that an additional employee may have to be added along with equipment to handle the expanded program. Item #9. Other Business. A. C/M Hirschl asked if a photographer could be hired to take pictures of the streets with all the Christmas decorations lit up at night for tourism purposes. Mrs. Morris stated that she is in the process of obtaining prices. B. C/M Hirschl commented on an eyesore at the loading dock at Sak's. The hedge does not go up high enough to shield the dock. Mrs. Morris said she and the building official are working on that situation. C. C/M Hirschl asked about the water shortage and restrictions and that the water flow in the fountains have been stopped. He wanted to know if the lighting on the fountain signs are tied into the water flow clock because the lights are off. Mrs. Morris stated that in response to the water restriction mandate, the Village has turned off all the fountains, suspended steam cleaning the streets, but is watering 'specific landscaped areas in accordance with the drought restrictions. The Police Department is enforcing the drought restrictions. 12-19-89 Reg. Council Mtg. 4. 161 D. Chief Baquero stated that the county is looking into revamping the entire system for handicapped parking. Frequently, doctors give authorization for the insignia to be issued to persons who are not really handicapped. E. C/M Taplin asked Mrs. Morris where the Menorah is going to be placed. She stated that is will be placed in approximately the same location as in the past. It is being repainted. The first night's lighting is Friday night at 4:45 P.M. F. C/M Boggess suggested that, for next year, the Christmas tree be placed at least 4 feet higher than is currently placed. G. Asst. Mayor Blank asked Mrs. Morris to look into Florida Power and Light taking so long to complete its work on Collins Avenue near the Balmoral -and the Tower. Item #10. Ad]ourn. There being no further business, C/M Taplin moved and C/M Hirschl seconded a motion to adjourn at '10:05 A.M. �a Attest: 1.4mos-nan i The Council Meeting then adjourned to the. Executive Session to discuss matters relating to the Village's Labor Union Agreement. Following that discussion, the meeting reconvened and the issue of a holiday bonus for the Village Manager was discussed. It was agreed that a bonus in the amount of $1,000.00 be given to the Manager. All present agreed to this amount and the Council meeting was then adjourned. 12-19-89 Reg. Council Mtg. 5.