April 20, 2017 Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes The City ,of CITY COMMISSION
i vventura WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES APRIL 20, 2017 Aventura Government Center
19200 W.Country Club Drive 0FOLLOWING THE COMMISSION MEETING AT Aventura, Florida 33180
.,M 9:00 A.M.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 10:13 a.m. The following were present: Mayor Enid Weisman, Vice Mayor
Marc Narotsky, Commissioner Denise Landman, Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks,
Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi, 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. VOICES FOR CHILDREN PRESENTATION: Angie Chirino, Donor Relations
Manager for the Voices for Children Foundation, Inc., provided a brief presentation to
increase awareness of the foundation, as well as the Guardian Ad Litem Program
(GAL), which provided voices for the children in foster care throughout Miami-Dade
County. She discussed various way the City could assist those in foster care within
Aventura.
City Manager Summary: No action - this item was provided for informational
purposes.
2. DESIGN MIAMI (City Manager): Maggie Fernandez, Active Design Miami,
provided information on the program and requested the City's support through the
adoption of a Resolution, which would incorporate design and policy strategies for
healthier communities, as developed by the Miami Center for Architecture and Design
(MCAD).
City Manager Summary: Mr. Soroka will meet with Ms. Fernandez to
appropriate items that could be incorporated and provide the Commission with a
recommendation.
The following additional items were discussed:
The following members of the public provided comments on the ACES residency
requirement process: Meredith Gillis (3332 NE 190 Street #1014) and Adi Levy (3330
NE 190th Street # 2511).
The Commission discussed the residency requirements. Mr. Soroka and Julie Alm,
ACES Principal, explained the entry review process.
3. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, a motion to adjourn the workshop meeting was offered by Commissioner
Shelley, seconded by Vice Mayor Narotsky, and passed unanimously; thereby
adjourning the meeting at 11:22 a.m.
Aventura City Commission
Workshop Meeting Minutes—April 20, 2017
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Ellisa L. Horvath, M OF Clerk
Approved by the Commission on May 2, 2017.
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