July 10, 2018 Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes The City of MINUTES
ventura Government Center
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY 19200 W.Country Club Drive
MEETING Aventura, Florida 33180
.£ JULY 10, 2018 AT6PM
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 6:00 p.m. The roll was called, with the following present: Mayor Enid
Weisman, Vice Mayor Gladys Mezrahi, Commissioner Denise Landman, Commissioner
Dr. Linda Marks, Commissioner Marc Narotsky, Commissioner Robert Shelley,
Commissioner Howard Weinberg, Interim City Manager Joanne Carr, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be
present, the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Vivianne del Rio and
Eleane Sosa-Bruzon.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the May 1, 2018
meeting was offered by Commissioner Narotsky, seconded by Commissioner Shelley,
and unanimously passed by roll call vote.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCES: Mr. Wolpin read the following Ordinance by title and
noted that the staff report and any comments provided for the item would be included in
the record by reference, for the same item on the regular Commission Meeting Agenda:
A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE
CITY OF AVENTURA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING POLICY 2.1 OF
OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE LAND USE GOAL IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
TO ADD LIMITED SERVICE HOTEL IN COMBINATION WITH MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL USE TO THE LIST OF PERMITTED HOUSING STRUCTURES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
Shelley and seconded by Commissioner Dr. Marks.
Ms. Carr entered the staff report into the record, which recommended approval.
The following provided testimony on behalf of the Applicant (Granite Aventura LLC):
Neisen Kasdin, Esq. (Akerman LLP, 98 S.E. 7th Street #1100, Miami, FL).
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing. There being no comments, Mayor Weisman
closed the public hearing.
The motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was unanimously passed, by roll
call vote.
Mr. Wolpin read the following Ordinance by title and noted that the staff report and any
comments provided for the item would be included in the record by reference, for the
same item on the regular Commission Meeting Agenda:
City of Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting Minutes
July 10, 2018
B. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING
CHAPTER 31, "LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 31-21, DEFINITIONS, AND BY
AMENDING SECTION 31-143(F)(1) AND SECTION 31-143(F)(2A), MULTIFAMILY
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RMF4) DISTRICT, TO DEFINE AND ADD
LIMITED-SERVICE HOTEL USE IN COMBINATION WITH MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
Landman and seconded by Vice Mayor Mezrahi.
Ms. Carr entered the staff report into the record, which recommended approval.
The following provided testimony on behalf of the Applicant (Granite Aventura LLC):
Neisen Kasdin, Esq. (Akerman LLP, 98 S.E. 7th Street#1100, Miami, FL).
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing.
The following members of the public provided comments: Marjorie Rosenblatt (Mystic
Point, Aventura).
There being no additional comments, Mayor Weisman closed the public hearing.
The motion to recommend adoption of the Ordinance was unanimously passed, by roll
call vote.
5. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner Narotsky,
seconded by Commissioner Landman and unanimously passed; thereby, adjourning the
meeting at 6:17 p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, ! ity Clerk
Approved by the Local Planning Agency on March 12, 2019.
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