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COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING 19200 W. Country Club Drive
MARCH 25, 2005 10 a.m. Aventura. Florida 33180
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Susan
Gottlieb at 10 a.m. Present were Commissioners lev Auerbach, Bob Diamond, Harry
Holzberg, Billy Joel, Michael Stern, Luz Urbáez Weinberg, Mayor Gottlieb, 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.
1. OPENING COMMENTS (Mayor Gottlieb): Mayor Gottlieb welcomed the new
Commission and discussed her intentions as to how the meetings should proceed.
She advised the Commission that she would be changing her seat on the dais in the
Commission Chamber to the middle of the Commission. After advice from the City
Attorney that this would require Commission approval, and with Commissioner
Diamond's consent to switch seats with Mayor Gottlieb, it was the consensus of the
Commission that the Mayor's request be accommodated, subject to it not disrupting
future Commission meetings. Mayor Gottlieb reminded the Commission of the
Sunshine Law and the importance of adherence thereto by the Commission.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Seating on the Commission Chamber dais to be re-
arranged to seat the Mayor in the middle. Workshop Meeting seating to remain as
has been past custom, with the City Manager at the head of the table.
2. PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ORDER OF AGENDA (City Manager): Mr. Soroka
recommended that the current order of agenda items be amended to move items 4
and 5, Special Presentations and Consent Agenda respectively, immediately
following the Pledge of Allegiance and move Zoning Hearings to follow Consent
Agenda.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to proceed at the April meeting with
amending resolution as recommended.
3. TELEVISING WORKSHOP MEETING (Mayor Gottlieb): Mayor Gottlieb requested
Commission consideration of televising workshop meetings.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus not to proceed.
4. PROPOSED REVISIONS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY
BOARD/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD (City Manager): Mr.
Soroka recommended reducing the size of the Community Services Advisory Board
to 7 to help alleviate quorum issues and provide more efficiency in conducting
business. He also recommended that the Economic Development Board be
dissolved as matters addressed by this Board can be accomplished through the
Comprehensive Plan update. Further, he noted that the current terms of Community
Services Advisory Board members had expired and requested that each member of
the Commission submit their nominations for appointment.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to proceed with first reading of amending
ordinance at April meeting and consideration of resolution appointing new Board
members.
5. COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES AND LEAGUE OF
CITIES (Mayor Gottlieb): Mayor Gottlieb requested Commission input as to
selection of representatives to League of Cities organizations and other agencies.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Commissioner Diamond to be city's voting
representative to Miami-Dade County League of Cities and Commissioner Auerbach
to be city's voting representative to Florida League of Cities. Mayor Gottlieb to
represent the city at the County Commission level.
6. PROPOSED TRAFFIC ADVISORY BOARD (Mayor Gottlieb): Mayor Gottlieb
discussed establishing a traffic advisory board for a term of one year to make
recommendations to the Commission regarding traffic matters throughout the city.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to proceed with draft legislation for a 7-
member Board representative of various geographic locations in the city with specific
criteria to be established. Proposed legislation to be prepared by City Attorney and
City Manager for Commission consideration at next Workshop Meeting.
7. SECRETARY FOR MAYOR/COMMISSIONERS (Mayor Gottlieb): Mayor Gottlieb
requested the City provide a secretarial position for the Mayor and Commission.
She distributed a survey she conducted outlining staff positions in the
Mayor/Commission offices of other municipalities in Miami-Dade and Broward
counties.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus that additional clerical assistance is not
necessary and should continue to be provided by the City Clerk's office.
8. REVIEW OF ANNUAL CALENDAR (City Manager): City Manager distributed a
tentative Commission meeting schedule for 2005.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to proceed as distributed, with change in
July meeting to July 7,2005.
9. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, after motion made, seconded and nanimously ssed the meeting
adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
Approved by the Commission on April 5, 2005.
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