01-17-2013 WorkshopMINUTES
CITY COMMISSION Aventura Government Center
WORKSHOP MEETING 19200 W. Country Club Drive
JANUARY 17, 2013 9am Aventura, Florida 33180
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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Mayor
Susan Gottlieb. Present were Commissioners Enbar Cohen, Teri Holzberg, Billy Joel,
Michael Stern, Howard Weinberg, Vice Mayor Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Mayor Gottlieb,
City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk M. Teresa Soroka and City Attorney David M.
Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
Mr. Soroka requested consensus from the Commission to add the following items for
discussion: Additional School Safety Measures (Mr. Soroka) and possible action
concerning gun control (Mayor Gottlieb). Consensus received.
1. COUNTY LIBRARY BRANCH CONSTRUCTION UPDATE (City Manager): Lisa
Martinez, Senior Advisor to Miami -Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, and
Internal Services Department Director Lester Sola updated the Commission on
the status of the Library rebuilding construction.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: No action necessary.
2. SALE OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD PROPERTY (City Manager): Mr. Soroka
advised that the City had received four proposals for purchase of the property
located on Biscayne Boulevard and NE 213 Street and requested concensus
from the Commission to negotiate a Contract for Sale and Purchase with the
highest bidder.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to approve.
3. COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS (City
Manager). Mr. Soroka noted that the term of office of the current Board had
expired and Commissioners nominated residents for appointment by the Mayor
to the Board.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to nominate the following to this
Advisory Board: Marjorie E. Aloni, Eric Berger, Jonathan P. Evans, Sandra L.
Kaplan, Denise Pojomovsky, Joan G. Robbins, Julie Shapiro. Formal adoption
by resolution at February Commission meeting.
4. NE 188TH ST. PROPERTY LEASE PROPOSAL (City Manager): Mr. Soroka
advised the Commission that the developer of the property located at 3250 NE
188 Street has requested to use the 1.5 acre parcel dedicated to the City during
construction of the project for parking of vehicles and a sales office for a term of
18 months for $125,000, with an option to extend the term by six months at a
cost of $6,000 /month.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to approve.
5. LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND PRIORITIES (City Manager): Mr. Soroka
reviewed the proposed program for 2013.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to approve and formally adopt by
resolution at the February Commission meeting.
6. MOVIE NIGHTS (Commissioner Stern): As suggested by Commissioners Stern
and Cohen, Mr. Soroka recommended that the City consider providing a movie
night event for Aventura residents at Waterways Park on March 2, 2013, and, if
feasible, to include Food Trucks.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to approve.
7. COMMISSION EMAIL (Commissioner Cohen): Commissioner Cohen requested
that the current procedures for receipt of Commission email be amended to
provide that Commissioners may receive email directly to their personal cell
phones.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus not to amend current procedures.
8. MIAMI -DADE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES' INSTALLATION DINNER
FEBRUARY 9. 2013 (City Manager): Mr. Soroka requested Commission input
as to the extent of the City's participation in this event.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Commissioners Cohen, Holzberg, Howard
Weinberg and Vice Mayor Luz Weinberg to attend and the City to place an ad in
the League's journal.
9. ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES: (Mr. Soroka) Mr. Soroka
advised the Commission that actions were being taken to provide additional
security at ACES and that to complete this process, additional funds would be
necessary in the amount of approximately $50,000 - $60,000 to come from the
City's reserve funds.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to approve and formally adopt
through Budget Amendment Ordinance.
10. GUNS CONTROL (Mayor Gottlieb): Mayor Gottlieb discussed the issue of gun
control, the actions of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, the Florida
League of Mayors and others and recommended that the Commission adopt a
resolution in favor of the legislation as currently being developed and
recommended by President Obama to Congress.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to proceed with consideration of
resolution at February meeting.
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11. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission at this time, the meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Teresa M. So(oka,, NAMC, City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on February 5, 2013.
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