02-21-2013 WorkshopMINUTES
CITY COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING
FEBRUARY 21, 2013 9am
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
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.
1. POLICE RADIO SYSTEM UPGRADE PROJECT (City Manager), Tom
Labombarda advised the Commission of this project and its necessity.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to approve and provide for budget
amendment legislation.
2. AVENTURA WATERWAYS MULTI -USE DEVELOPMENT (NE 207 ST AND ne
30 AVE): Developer Victor Ballestas, Architect Bernard Zyscovich and Attorney
Jeffrey Bercow requested Commission establish a new mixed use zoning
category to provide for proposed development of this property.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus that residential units not exceed 125
and Developer resubmit proposal, if desired, to decrease his residential
component accordingly.
3. REQUEST TO ATTEND MIAMI -DADE DAYS IN TALLAHASSEE
(Commissioner Howard Weinberg). Commission Howard Weinberg requested
that the City fund his participation in this event.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus not to fund.
Mr. Soroka requested and received consensus to change the May Workshop
meeting to May 16, 2013 at 9 a.m.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission at this time, the meeting adjourned at 11 a.m.
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Approved by the Commission on March 5, 2013.
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