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CITY COMMISSION MEETING
JANUARY 6,200510 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. by
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow. Present were Commissioners lev Auerbach, Jay R. Beskin,
Bob Diamond, Manny Grossman, Harry Holzberg, Vice Mayor Ken Cohen, 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. ORDINANCE: FIRST READING: At the direction of the Commission at its January
4, 2005 meeting, Mr. Wolpin prepared an ordinance to provide for the City to opt out
of the state statute provisions regarding early voting, and he read the title as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE CITY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 26 "ELECTIONS" BY
AMENDING ARTICLE II "CITY COMMISSION AND MAYOR", BY
CREATING SECTION 26.34 "EARLY VOTING"; EXEMPTING CITY
MAYORAL AND COMMISSION ELECTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF PARAGRAPH (1)(b) OF SECTION 101.657, FLORIDA STATUTES,
CONCERNING EARLY VOTING AND INSTEAD AUTHORIZING A
SHORTENED DURATION FOR EARLY VOTING FOR CITY MAYORAL
AND COMMISSION ELECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Vice Mayor Cohen, and seconded by
Commissioner Diamond. Mayor Perlow opened the public hearing. There being no
speakers, the public hearing was closed. The motion for approval passed
unanimously by roll call vote.
It was the consensus of the Commission that early voting be provided for any regular
and run-off elections and that early voting be held at the Aventura Government
Center, unless otherwise amended.
3. John Shubin, Esq., and Alan Tinter, the City's outside counsel and consultant,
respectively, discussed the Gulfstream Park DR!. It was the consensus of the
Commission to proceed as follows:
1) City Manager to notify the City of Hallandale Beach that it is not the City's
desire to impede the development of this project, but wishes to insure that
the City's concerns are addressed.
2) Mr. Shubin to contact Magna to discuss City's concerns
3) Prepare documentation regarding case for aggregation
4) Locate hard data to quantify impact of slot machines
5) Send letter to Broward County regarding the City's entitlement to
mitigation
6) Schedule next meeting for February 3, 2005 for further discussion
including possible legislative remedies.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting
adjourned at 12 p.m.
Approved by the Commission on February 1, 2005.
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