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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
MAY 4,20046 PM
Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Dr;ve
Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow. Present were Commissioners lev Auerbach, Jay R. Beskin,
Ken Cohen, Manny Grossman, Harry Holzberg, Vice Mayor Bob Diamond, Mayor
Perlow, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City Attorney
David M, Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the February 3,
2004 LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Cohen, seconded by Commissioner
Holzberg and unanimously passed.
3. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCES:
Ex-parte communications by Commissioners, if any, were disclosed and filed
with the City Clerk in accordance with City Code Section 34. All witnesses giving
testimony in these hearings were sworn in by the City Clerk,
A. Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
CONCERNING AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING
MAP OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA BY AMENDING THE ZONING
DESIGNATION FOR ONE (1) PARCEL LOCATED AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE AND NE
34 AVENUE FROM CF, COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT TO RMF4,
MULTI-FAMILY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; PROVIDING
INCLUSION IN THE CODE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption was offered by Commissioner Cohen and
seconded by Vice Mayor Diamond: Planning Director Joanne Carr addressed
the Commission and entered the staff report into the record. Mayor Perlow
opened the public hearing. The following individuals addressed the
Commission: Samuel Poole, Esq., Anthony Cariullo, Esq., Jenn King, Chris
Macey, all on behalf of the applicant; Louis Klein, Del Vista; Nancy Lee, Del
Vista; Greg Bush, University of Miami; George Berlin, 19333 W. Country Club
Drive; Leonard Brenner, 19355 Turnberry Way; Hyram Kirsan, 20505 East
Country Club Drive; Greg Bartel, 3375 N. Country Club Drive; Shirley
Statland, 3731 N. Country Club Drive; Carolyn Goldberg, Ensenada; Luis
Manzano, Del Vista Towers; Julie Israel, 20291 NE 30 Avenue; Robert Ely,
3375 N. Country Club Drive; Toby Berlin, Del Vista; Irving Ingler, Del Vista;
Herb Friedlander, 20353 W. Country Club Drive; Martin err, Del Vista
Towers; Lorreta Raskin, Ensenada II; Ken Stein, 3375 N. Country Club Drive;
and Dorothy Finden. There being no further speakers, the public hearing was
closed. After discussion, the motion to recommend adoption failed
unanimously 0-7 by roll call vote.
B. Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, CONCERNING
AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA BY AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR ONE
(1) PARCEL LOCATED AT 3205 NE 188 STREET FROM RMF-3B,
MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO CF,
COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption of the ordinance was offered by Commissioner
Cohen and seconded by Vice Mayor Diamond. Ms. Carr addressed the
Commission. Mayor Perlow opened the public hearing. There being no
speakers, the public hearing was closed. The motion to recommend approval
passed unanimously by roll call vote,
4.
ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned
Approved by the LPA on July 6, 2004.
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