2014-04RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE CITY
OF AVENTURA 2014 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND
PRIORITIES ATTACHED HERETO; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO
CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City of Aventura 2014 Legislative Program and Priorities,
attached hereto, is hereby adopted.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to take all action necessary to
implement the purpose of this Resolution.
Section 3. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption
hereof.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Vice Mayor Weinberg, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Joel, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Enbar Cohen
yes
Commissioner Teri Holzberg
yes
Commissioner Billy Joel
yes
Commissioner Michael Stern
yes
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg
yes
Vice Mayor Howard Weinberg
yes
Mayor Susan Gottlieb
yes
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th of February, 2014.
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Mayor Susan Gottlieb
Commissioner Enbar Cohen
Commissioner Teri Holzberg
Commissioner Billy Joel
Commissioner Michael Stern
Commissioner Howard Weinberg
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg
City Manager Eric M. Soroka
City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka
City Attorney Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, P.L.
CITY OF AVENTURA
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES
2014
This document is intended to provide direction to the City Manager, City Attorney and
Legislative Lobbyist as to the official City position regarding issues and pending
legislation which would affect the operation of local government. This document further
provides priorities for the acquisition of supplemental funding (grants) for various
programs.
The City of Aventura will endorse and support legislation that will:
1. Provide a dedicated revenue source for Charter School capital improvements at
the same levels provided to the local school boards.
2. Increase or maintain educational funding levels for Miami -Dade County public
schools.
3. Amend State law allowing a more economical method of advertising for a public
hearing relating to Comprehensive Plan adoption and/ or amendments.
4. Adopt the 2014 Policy Statement of the Florida League of Cities.
5. Enact a law enabling cities to prohibit smoking at city sponsored events or
activities and/ or at city parks and facilities.
6. On a state -wide level, ban the use of handheld phones by persons operating
motor vehicles, but allowing hands free phone devices.
7. Provide a dedicated revenue source to cities that are located within 1 mile of a
facility that houses legalized gambling to offset police and road impact costs to
the community.
8. Preserve municipal authority for red light camera safety programs.
9. Amend Safe Harbor provisions (Fla. Stat. 718.116(1)(b) condos and
720.3085(2)(c) HOAs) to increase the liability of qualified lending institutions to
the lesser of twenty four months of past due assessments or two percent of the
original mortgage in the event of a foreclosure.
10. Seek an amendment to Sec. 790.065, F.S., to enable municipal police
departments to decline to release a firearm to a person who has been Baker
Acted, in the absence of a court order entered in a replevin case. The law
presently restricts firearms purchases and access to concealed weapons permits
by certain Baker Acted persons, but does not bar their possession of firearms.
11. Seek an amendment to Sec. 718.116(1) (a) F.S. to protect condominium
associations to add the underlined language as follows: "A parcel owner is jointly
and severally liable with the previous parcel owner for all unpaid assessments
that came due up to the time of transfer of title. This liability is without prejudice
to any right the present parcel owner may have to recover any amounts paid by
the present owner from the previous owner. For the purposes of this paragraph,
the term "previous owner" shall not include an association that acquires title to a
delinquent property through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure The
present parcel owner's liability for unpaid assessments is limited to any unpaid
assessments that accrued before the association acquired title to the delinquent
property through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure."