July 10, 2017 Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes 'the City of CITY COMMISSION
y eye WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES Aventura Government Center
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Aventura, Florida 33180
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 6:00 p.m. The following were present: Mayor Enid Weisman, Vice Mayor
Howard Weinberg, Commissioner Denise Landman', Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi,
Commissioner Marc Narotsky, Commissioner Robert Shelley, City Manager Eric M.
Soroka, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. Commissioner
Dr. Linda Marks was absent. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
1. REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE
PROPOSED AVENTURA CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (Charter Schools USA): Mr.
Soroka introduced Richard Page, Chief Impact Officer for Charter Schools USA
(CSUSA).
Mr. Page introduced the Charter Schools USA team and explained the purpose of the
meeting to discuss the educational component information to be provided on the charter
school application, for submission to Miami-Dade County.
Rachel Windler-Freitag and Vanessa Suarez reviewed a PowerPoint highlighting the
following items and answered questions: Aventura Charter High School Mission &
Vision, Educational Model & Core Fundamentals, Academy Model & Pathways,
Advanced Coursework, Extra-Curricular Activities, and Sample Schedule.
Mr. Soroka reviewed the following items: preliminary five-year budget, process for the
school application to be submitted on August 1 , 2017, and Gulfstream's review of the
City's site assessment.
The following members of the public provided comments: Ivy Ginsberg (3610 Yacht
Club Drive, Aventura).
Mr. Soroka distributed a Governing Board Member Informational Form for Commission
members to complete by the end of the week, to be included with the charter
application.
City Manager Summary: No action — this item was provided for informational
purposes.
2. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, the workshop meeting was adjourned by consensus at 7:23 p.m.
Commissioner Landman left the meeting at 7:18 p.m.
Aventura City Commission
Workshop Meeting Minutes—July 10,2017
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Ellisa L. Horvath, 'City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on September 5, 2017.
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