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Mesdames Judy Drucker and Marcy Lefton to the
Cultural Advisory Brd., and that their first
assignment will be to aid in the attempted
resolution of the Bass Museum dispute.
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Date
6/7/78
Request of Mrs. Lois Dobrin, M.B. Art Museum 6/7/78
Committee,to discuss Bass Museum. Commissioner
Weinstein reiterated directions to City Mgr.
during discussions of C -2B and R -2B, to attempt
to resolve Bass Museum matter.
Memo #6955, transfer of $7,000 from Contingency 6/28/78
Funds for payment for closed circuit surveil-
lance system for Bass Museum, approved.
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family, regarding matters concerning Museum.
He also advised that meeting of Brd. was being
planned early in January. During course of
meeting, a copy of the Probate filing of Last
Will and Testament of John Bass was received,
wherein CMB is named as a beneficiary. (NOTE:
this material forwarded by City Clerk to mem-
bers of Commission and appropriate City staff
on Dec. 7, 1978).
Mr. Roger Bass, trustee of the Museum, appeared
and advised that he would make every effort to
resolve present problems concerning Museum's
operation.
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Date
City Atty. and City Mgr. directed to make every 8/2/78
effort to resolve Bass Museum matter, and to
report outcome and submit recommendations on
9/6/78, at which time the Commission will con-
sider institution of litigation, if it is
deemed appropriate.
Memo #7103, Res. #78-15722 adopted, expressing 9/20/78
appreciation of Brd. of Trustees of the Bass
Art Museum in memory of Mr. Bass, and express-
ing sympathy and condolences to his family.
(See Resolutions -Miscellaneous)
City Mgr. reported receipt of communication 12/6/78
from Atty. Melvin Richard, representing Bass
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Date Date
City Mgr. advised that he will be forwarding 3/7/79
a report to Commission on meeting recently
held by Brd. of Trustees. (Report filed with
minutes of meeting of 3/21/79)
12/6/78
1/17/79
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Date
Memo #7540, Atty. Melvin J. Richard appeared. 6/
Res. #79-15942 adopted, authorizing amendments
to agreement with Bass family, to include changes
as recommended by Bass Museum Brd. of Trustees and
Administration. City Mgr. advised he will
be in contact with either Mr. Richard or
Mr. Roger Bass so as to provide funding for
Mr. Bass to attend future Brd. meetings.
Memo #7633, request from Roger Bass to recon- 8/1/79
sider proposal in contract re: designees.
Deferred to 9/5/79 per advice by Mayor Haber
that Mr. Bass had so requested. (1. L.T.C.
#61-79 transmitting July 25, 1979 letter
from Roger Bass)
City Atty. and City Mgr. authorized to approve 5/16/79
settlement stipulation, which includes agree-
ment by City to accept those art objects present-
ly housed in Bass Museum which have not yet been
so accepted.... Res. #79-15918 adopted, accepting
all exhibits in Bass Museum that are not already
accepted by City of Miami Beach.
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Date
Memo #7660, renewal of contract awarded under 9/5/79
Bid No. 151-74 for a central station protective
signaling system in Bass Museum for a period
of 5 yrs. beginning Nov. 3, 1979, bid amount:
$11,536.80 for 5 yrs. Awarded, Systems for
Security, Inc., at a rate of $192.28 per month.
Funds for required annual expenditure to be
provided in Library/Bass Museum operating
budget. (See Alarm Systems (Contract))
Memo #7633, request from Roger Bass to re-
consider proposal in contract re: designees.
(LTC #61-79 transmitting July 25, 1979 letter
from Roger Bass.) (Deferred from 8/1/79 per
9/5/79