2015-10 Legislative Program and Priorities 2015 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE CITY
OF AVENTURA 2015 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 2015 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 Commissioner Shelley, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Weinberg, and upon being put
to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Enbar Cohen Yes
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Yes
Commissioner Howard Weinberg Yes
Vice Mayor Teri Holzberg Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of February, 2015.
City of Aventura Resolution No. 2015-IQ
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* * ENI WEISMAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HO' A - , MMC
CITY CLERK
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Commissioner Enbar Cohen
Commissioner Teri Holzberg
Commissioner Denise Landman
Commissioner Marc Narotsky
Commissioner Robert Shelley
Commissioner Howard Weinberg
City Manager Eric M. Soroka
City Clerk Ellisa Horvath
City Attorney Weiss Serota Helfman Cole Bierman & Popok, P.L.
CITY OF AVENTURA
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES
2015
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 educational funding levels for Miami-Dade County public schools in
order to meet per pupil State Constitutional requirements.
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 2015 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 plus recovery of reasonable
attorney fees.
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. Support initiatives to address the impact of rising seas on the South Florida area.