07-16-2015 Workshop The City of CITY COMMISSION
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WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES Aventura Government Center
Aventura a JULY 16, 2015 19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
_ FOLLOWING THE 9:00 A.M.
COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 10:25 a.m. The following were present: Mayor Enid Weisman, Vice Mayor
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 L. Horvath, and City Attorney
David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
1. FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY PORTAL DEMONSTRATION (City Manager):
Mr. Soroka provided an overview of the new Financial Transparency Portal, available on
the City's website.
City Manager Summary: No action.
2. RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR SOLAR CHOICE BALLOT
PETITION (Mayor Weisman): Mayor Weisman requested that a resolution be
considered encouraging the Florida Legislature to remove barriers to customer-sited
solar power, which would be consistent with the City of Aventura's interest in supporting
solar energy.
City Manager Summary: It was the consensus of the City Commission to place
a resolution on the September Commission Meeting Agenda.
3. REQUEST TO AWARD KEY TO THE CITY (Commissioner Weinberg):
Commissioner Weinberg requested that the Commission consider awarding a key to
Robert Swedroe, Architect, who designed a majority of the buildings in Aventura. Mr.
Soroka reviewed the criteria for awarding a key to the City, as outlined in Resolution No.
2005-62. Commissioner Weinberg disclosed that Mr. Swedroe was his former father in
law.
City Manager Summary: It was the consensus of the City Commission for the
item to be placed on the September Commission Meeting Agenda, for consideration of
final approval.
4. SITE PLANS (City Manager): Mr. Soroka reviewed applications for the following
projects:
• Cabi Office Building — 2777 N.E. 185 Street (10 stories — 7 level parking
garage), requiring variance approval for the height of the garage, due to its
location next to a residential zone.
• Aventura Medical Office Building — 2801 N.E. 213 Street (12 stories - 7
level parking garage), requiring variance approval of nine feet, for the
height of the office building.
Aventura City Commission
Workshop Meeting Minutes —July 16, 2015
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City Manager Summary: No action.
The following additional item was discussed:
Vice Mayor Cohen requested that the topic of increasing the Commission
salaries/expense accounts be discussed at the next workshop meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner Landman, seconded by
Vice Mayor Cohen, and passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
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Approved by the Commission on September 1, 2015.