07-09-2013 'The City of MINUTES Government Center
Av e t t u ra LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY 19200 W.Country Club Drive
MEETING Aventura,Florida 33180
•.ININ....NNO•�...._._ JULY 9, 2013 6 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor Susan Gottlieb. Present were Commissioners Enbar Cohen, Billy Joel,
Howard Weinberg, Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Vice Mayor Michael Stern, Mayor
Gottlieb, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City
Attorney David M. Wolpin. Commissioner Teri Holzberg was absent due to illness.
As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Police Chief Steven Steinberg.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the January 8,
2013 LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Joel, seconded by Vice Mayor
Stern, and unanimously passed.
(The following presentations were scheduled for the Commission meeting and
moved to this meeting): FIU Development Officer Dr. Jan Solomon presented the
2013-14 First Generation Scholarship Awards to Gabriel Padilla, Maya Weissman,
Matias Carrion, Mitra Mollaire, Paula Suarez, Valentina Adarraga, Catalina
Raymondi, Juan Osorio and Chantal Cisnero.
Mr. Soroka presented a Certificate of Appreciation for ten years of service to Malinda
Daniels.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCE:
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Howard Weinberg and
seconded by Commissioner Joel. Mr. Wolpin announced that testimony given
during this hearing would be introduced in,the Commission meeting considering
adoption of the subject ordinance on first reading. He then read the following
ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING
SECTION 31-145 "TOWN CENTER ZONING DISTRICTS" OF THE CITY'S
LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY ADDING "TOWN CENTER
NEIGHBORHOOD (TC3) DISTRICT" TO THE SECTION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Community Development Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission and
entered the staff report into the record. Mayor Gottlieb opened the public
hearing. The following individual(s) addressed the Commission: Mickey Marrero,
Esq., and Jeffrey Bercow, Esq., representing the applicant. There being no
further speakers, the public hearing was closed. The motion for approval passed
by roll call vote 5-1 with Mayor Gottlieb voting no.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m.
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4,e-sa M. Sorok- C City Clerk
Approved by the LPA on November 5, 2013.
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