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CityCommission
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Workshop Meeting
November 17, 2016
9:00 A.M.
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19200 West Country Club Drive Aventura, FL 33180
Executive Conference Room
AGENDA
1. Police Drone Update (City Manager)
2. Community Services Advisory Board Appointments (City
Manager) *
Future Action Required: Resolution
3. Legislative Program and Priorities (City Manager)
Future Action Required: Resolution
4. City Clerk Review (Mayor)
5. Site Plans - Aventura Hospital & Medical Center South Tower
Expansion and Parking Garage
g, Adjournment
* Back-up Information Exists
This meeting is open to the public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are
disabled and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the
Office of the City Clerk, 305-466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding.
CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
TO: City Commission
FROM: Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM,
DATE: November 1, 2016
SUBJECT: Community Services Advisory Bo'&dAppointments
The term of the members of the Community Services Advisory Board will expire in
January 2017.
The following individuals comprise the current Board:
Jonathan Evans
Sandra Kaplan
Marjorie Aloni
Joan Robbins
Michael Stern
Bonnie Lotterman
I have placed this matter on the Workshop Agenda in order to discuss the appointment
of the members of the Board.
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Attachment
CCO1956-16
CITY OF AVENTURA
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND PRIORITIES
2017
Mayor Enid Weisman
Commissioner
Commissioner Denise Landman
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks
Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi
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, P.L.
CITY OF AVENTURA
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES
2017
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 2017 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. Smoking is defined as "any nicotine
delivery device including but not limited to smoking, chewing and vaping".
6. On a state-wide level, ban the use of handheld phones by persons operating
motor vehicles, but allowing hands free phone devices.
7. Preserve municipal authority for red light camera safety programs.
8. 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.
9. Support initiatives to address the impact of rising seas on the South Florida area.
10. Fund the design and construction of the proposed westbound Improvements to
the intersection of NE 203 Street/Biscayne Boulevard.
11. Support legislation to amend Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, to expressly state
that sovereign immunity constitutes immunity from suit (not just immunity from
liability) to the extent not waived by applicable law.
12. Support legislation to amend Section 934.50, Florida Statutes, to expressly
enable a law enforcement agency to use a Drone to assist in the patrol and
surveillance of the parking, building exterior, and road and transit areas of
shopping malls of greater than One Million Square feet of gross leasable space
at the request of the owner of such premises
The City of Aventura will seek state financial assistance for the following
projects:
1. Funding for Stormwater drainage improvements