01-16-2014 Workshop MINUTES
The City of Anti= CITY COMMISSION Aventura Government Center
WORKSHOP MEETING 19200 W.Country Club Drive
January 16, 2014 9 am Aventura, Florida 33180
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Mayor
Susan Gottlieb. Present were Commissioners Enbar Cohen, Teri Holzberg, Billy Joel,
Michael Stern, Luz Urbaez Weinberg (participated by speakerphone), Vice Mayor
Howard 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. REQUEST TO SUPPORT SENATE BILL 412 REGARDING GUARDIANSHIP
ABUSE: Aventura resident Sam Sugar, 20808 NE 37 Avenue, requested
Commission support of this issue as proposed in Senate Bill 412.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to take no action at this time until
further information is received.
2. LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT TO PERMIT
INCREASED LOT: (City Manager) Community Development Department
Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission and explained the request of
Turnberry Associates to expand the Aventura Mall, which would require an
amendment to the B2, Community Business District, in the City's Land
Development Regulations, to increase maximum lot coverage from 40% to 45%.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to proceed with appropriate
legislation.
3. LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND PRIORITIES: (City Manager) Mr. Soroka
distributed the proposed document.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to include recommendation of Vice
Mayor Howard Weinberg and proceed with adoption via resolution at the
February Commission meeting.
4. UPDATE: ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES ADVISORY BOARD: (City Manager) Mr.
Soroka advised the Commission of the Advisory Board's recommendations as
set forth in the City Clerk's memorandum dated January 13, 2014.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: It was the consensus of the Commission to
accept and proceed with the Advisory Board's recommendations to accept the
donation of the art sculpture entitled "American Spirit" and to commission a piece
of art with clarification that the budget for the commissioned piece be up to
$35,000. To be addressed by resolution at the February Commission meeting.
5. PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RETAIL SALE OF DOGS AND
CATS: (Commissioner Cohen) Commissioner Cohen recommended that the
City establish legislation regulating the retail sale of dogs and cats in order to
promote community awareness of animal welfare and to encourage pet
consumers to adopt dogs and cats from shelters, thereby saving the animals'
lives and reducing the cost to the public of sheltering animals. She then
introduced Hallandale Beach Commissioner Michelle Lazaro who has been
promoting similar regulations to other municipalities in Broward and Miami-Dade
counties.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: Consensus to proceed with consideration of
appropriate legislation at the February commission meeting.
6. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES INSTALLATION DINNER: (City
Manager) Mr. Soroka inquired as to who would be attending this dinner.
CITY MANAGER SUMMARY Vice Mayor Howard Weinberg and Commissioners
Luz Weinberg, Teri Holzberg and Enbar Cohen expressed their desire to attend.
7. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission at this time, the meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m.
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