04-16-2015 Workshop The City of CITY COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES Aventura Government Center
AvefLiuira APRIL 16, 2015 19200 W. Country Club Drive
FOLLOWING COMMISSION MEETING AT Aventura, Florida 33180
9:00 A.M.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 10:02 a.m. The following were present: Mayor Enid Weisman, Vice Mayor
Teri Holzberg, Commissioner Enbar Cohen, Commissioner Denise Landman,
Commissioner Marc Narotsky, Commissioner Robert Shelley, Commissioner Howard
Weinberg, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City Attorney
David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
1. RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT CRAIGSLIST SAFE HAVEN LEGISLATION
(Mayor Weisman): Mayor Weisman requested that a resolution be considered
supporting proposed legislation CS/SB 286, encouraging the use of public facilities as
safe-havens, to conduct sales transactions for items listed on classified advertisement
websites, such as Craigslist.
City Manager Summary: It was the consensus of the City Commission to place
a resolution on the May Commission Agenda, supporting safe-haven legislation (CS/SB
286).
2. NALEO CONFERENCE (Commissioner Landman): Commissioner Landman
requested consensus for her to attend the National Association of Latino Elected and
Appointed Officials Conference in June.
City Manager Summary: It was the consensus of the City Commission for
Commissioner Landman to attend the NALEO Conference.
3. DISCUSSION — CITY COMMUNICATIONS: Mr. Soroka and Karen Lanke, IT
Director, reviewed the current ways that the City communicated with the public. It was
reported that the City Commission Meetings would be archived online, beginning in
October, and the film club from Krop High School would be filming future City events.
City Manager Summary: No action.
4. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (City Manager): Mr. Soroka reviewed the duties of
the Arts in Public Places Advisory Board and explained that after the public art selection
process, the Board was unable to select an artist/art for Government Center. As such,
he requested input on the art program and guidance for the Board.
City Manager Summary: It was the consensus of the City Commission for the
Arts in Public Places Advisory Board to seek loaned art/donations from art collectors
and for the money in the budget to be used for the maintenance of those items.
Aventura City Commission
Workshop Meeting Minutes—April 16, 2015
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5. REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION (Commissioner
Weinberg): Commissioner Weinberg requested that the Aventura Property Managers
Association (APMA) be recognized for their scholarship program.
City Manager Summary: It was the consensus of the City Commission to
present a Certificate of Appreciation to the APMA at the May Commission Meeting.
The following items were approved by consensus of the Commission: cancel the May
Workshop meeting and move the June Workshop meeting to June 23rd at 9:00 a.m.
6. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, the meeting was adjourned by consensus at 10:50 a.m.
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Approved by the Commission on May 5, 2015.