11-05-2013The City of
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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
NOVEMBER 5, 2013 6 PM
Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
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, Teri Holzberg,
Billy Joel, Howard Weinberg, Vice Mayor Michael Stern, Mayor Gottlieb, City
Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City Attorney David M.
Wolpin. Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg was absent. As a quorum was
determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Trevor Nesse.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the July 9, 2013
LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Joel, seconded by Commissioner
Holzberg, and unanimously passed.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCE: Mr. Wolpin read the ordinances in 4A and 4B by title,
invoked the quasi - judicial procedures and announced that testimony given during
this hearing would be introduced in the Commission meeting considering enactment
of the subject ordinances on first reading. All interested parties wishing to offer
testimony on these items were sworn in by the City Clerk.
A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN BY AMENDING THE FUTURE
LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FOR A 3.359 ACRE PARCEL OF
LAND LOCATED ON NE 207 STREET AT NE 30 AVENUE, MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" TO THIS ORDINANCE,
FROM MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO TOWN CENTER;
AND AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN BY
AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF A 4.032
ACRE PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED ON NE 207 STREET AT NE 30
AVENUE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B" TO
THIS ORDINANCE, FROM BUSINESS AND OFFICE TO TOWN
CENTER; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE AGENCIES AS
REQUIRED UNDER CHAPTER 163, PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
B. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA BY
AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR A 7.391 ACRE PARCEL
OF LAND LOCATED ON NE 207 STREET AT NE 30 AVENUE AS
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, FROM B2,
COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT TO TC3, TOWN CENTER
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT; 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., Jeffrey Bercow, Esq., 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., and Victor Ballestas, 150 NE
2nd Avenue, representing the applicant; and Seymour Silver, 20341 NE 30th
Avenue. There being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. A
motion to recommend adoption of item 4A was offered by Commissioner Joel,
seconded by Commissioner Holzberg, and unanimously passed. A motion to
recommend adoption of item 4B was offered by Vice Mayor Stern, seconded by
Commissioner Howard Weinberg, and unanimously passed.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
10AN � L&
T r sa M. Sr kal MMC, City Clerk
Approved by the LPA on February 4, 2014
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