Bal Harbour swears in three unopposed council members Monday; design review change follows Tuesday
Seth Salver would stay mayor for another year under the proposed rotation, and a draft ordinance would spare work hidden from public view along Collins Avenue from architectural board review.
Bal Harbour’s Village Council will swear in three members who were re-elected without opposition at an induction meeting Monday, Nov. 16, and the council, sitting as the Local Planning Agency, takes up a change to architectural review rules the next evening, according to the village’s agenda packets.
Monday: a new term, same leadership for now
Seth E. Salver (District 1), Buzzy Sklar (District 3) and David Wolf (District 5) were the only candidates to qualify for their seats in August, so each was deemed elected on Nov. 3 under state law, the village clerk’s certification says. Councilmembers serve four-year terms under the village charter.
A resolution on the agenda would keep Salver as mayor and Wolf as vice mayor for one more year, as discussed at the council’s Oct. 28 workshop, the item summary says. At the council’s regular meeting in November 2027, Wolf would become mayor and Councilman Jeffrey P. Freimark vice mayor, serving until the 2028 induction meeting.
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. at Village Hall, 655 96th St.
Tuesday: less review for work no one can see
A draft ordinance before the Local Planning Agency at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, would narrow when projects in the OF, PD and RM-5 zoning districts, the districts fronting Collins Avenue, need a certificate of appropriateness from the Architectural Review Board.
Under the proposal, only work visible from Collins Avenue, 96th Street, a street behind the property, the 102nd Street beach access path, the Cutwalk along Baker’s Haulover Inlet or the public paths along the beach would go to the board, according to the village manager’s memo. Other work in those districts could be approved by the building official. Landscaping, removable screens and other temporary features would not count as hiding a project from view, the memo says. It came out of council discussion at an August retreat, and the administration recommends approval.
The public can comment in person, by email to [email protected] or by phone at 305-865-6449, the agendas say.
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