2003.07.15_CEB_Minutes_RegularTOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
QUARTERLY MEETING
Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:30 A.M.
Chair Miriam S. Zwick called the meeting to order in Commission Chambers at 9:30 a.m.
Also present Vice-Chair David Goldberg, Members John J. Pagliaro, John L. Papera,
Sydel Frolich and new member Carole Frankel. Secretary Dean H. Luce was absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon MOTION by MR. PAGLIARO/MR. GOLDBERG, the Minutes of the October 16,
2002 Quarterly Meeting were unanimously approved.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Upon MOTION by Mr. Papera/Mr. Goldberg it was recommended that existing positions
remain as is, due to just having an election in October of 2002. Motion met with
unanimous vote. Miriam Zwick will remain as Chair, David Goldberg as Vice Chair and
Dean Luce as Secretary.
OTHER BUSINESS
• The Board members reviewed the Building Status report, and there were general
questions regarding projects in town.
Chair Zwick welcomed new member Carole Frankel.
With no further business to come before the Board, MOTION to adjourn was made by
MR. PAPERA/MR. PAGLIARO at 9:50 a.m.
The next Quarterly Meeting is scheduled for April 16, 2003.
APPROVAL:
Miriam S. Zwick, Ch.
David Goldberg, V.Ch.
Dean H. Luce, Sec.
John J. Pagliaro
John L. Papera
Sydel Frohlich
Carole Frankel
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MEMORANDUM
December 1, 2002
TO: Town Commission
Town of Highland Beach
From: Code Enforcement Board
Dear Commissioners:
We the undersigned, Members of the Code Enforcement Board of Highland Beach, want
to bring to your attention the increasing use by owners (codo, home, property and
building managers) of unlicensed, unqualified, uninsured contractors, handymen, do-it
yourselfers, etc.
These people are working unregulated in Highland Beach without permits. A great
percentage of the work done has, and is creating hazardous conditions to both property
• and life.
A partial hazard list includes fire (i.e. faulty and improper wiring due to both sub-standard
labor and materials), flooding potential by improper plumbing techniques and use of sub-
coded materials, cutting holes in fire walls left unpatched thereby creating a chimney
effect for rapid advancement of fires and smoke, overloading the capacity of circuit
breakers, etc.
After discussing these matters amongst ourselves and Bob Dawson over the past
several years, we suggest the following recommendations be implemented immediately:
1. Establish, publish and enforce a uniform Highland Beach Permit Policy and
Procedures to include
a. Highland Beach must issue a permit for all work
b. only licensed and insured contractors may obtain permits
2. Educate owners and buildinglproperty managers.
a. as to Highland Beach's permit procedures and enforcement
b. that owners have the ultimate responsibility for compliance and will be held
accountable by fines and penalties.
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3. Utilize the Town Manager's building managers meetings to enforce the permitting
requirements, procedures and compliance. Non-complying managers to be reported to
Florida's Managers Licensing Bureau for punitive action with recommendations for
license revocation in the case of multiple, repeat and/or severe violators.
4. Stricter enforcement of contractors licensing (a license for one trade doesn't quality
a contractor for all trades.)
5. Highland Beach have a specific code enforcement officer who should report all
violations to the Code Enforcement Board.
We urgently request that these recommendations as well as any additions and/or
modifications be implemented immediately before a catastrophe occurs.
We offer our help and assistance in accomplishing these endeavors.
Respectfully,
Herbert`J. Lewin, V.Ch.
David Goldberg
Dean H. Luce
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Miriam S. Zwick
John J. Pagliaro
John L. Papera, Jr.
Sydel Frohlich
(former Board Members)
Harold B. Cohen
Albert McNamara
cc: Ben Saag, Town Manager
Bob Dawson, Building Official
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(SIGNED IN ITS ENTIRETY JANUARY ~.~, 2003)