June 27, 2019 City Commission Liaison Meeting Minutes The City of CITY COMMISSION
LIAISON MEETING MINUTES
Aventura JUNE 27, 2019
Aventura Government Center
10:00 a.m. 19200 W.Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
A City of Aventura Commission Liaison Meeting was held on June 27, 2019 and called
to order at 10:05 a.m. The following Commission Liaison members were in attendance:
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks and Commissioner Robert Shelley. Also present were
Mayor Enid Weisman, Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi, City Consultant Eric M. Soroka,
City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, and Don Soffer Aventura
High School Principal David McKnight.
The ordinance establishing the Don Soffer Aventura High School Advisory Board was
reviewed and providing a diverse group of members on the Board was discussed.
Commissioner Mezrahi disclosed that one of the applicants was her sister.
The applications received were reviewed, as directed by the Commission, and the
following applicants were recommended for interviews with the Commission: Zeynep
Beykant, Patrick Brown, Jorge Garcia, Dana Newman Marin, and Annette Weissman.
Mr. Wasson will schedule the interviews and discussion of appointments at a special
Commission workshop meeting at 4:30 p.m. on July 9, 2019, prior to the regular
Commission meeting. The resolution appointing the members selected will then be
placed on the July 18, 2019 Commission meeting agenda.
Mr. McKnight provided an update on the student enrollment, hiring process, and staff
hired. He invited the Commission to attend a welcome breakfast for the teachers and
school staff on August 5th at Government Center.
Mr. Soroka provided an update on the construction, which included the following: the
temporary certificate of occupancy is expected to be issued August 1st, the school is
scheduled to open on August 19th, and an amount of $60,000 is left in the budget with
change orders anticipated after review by the fire department.
The meeting adjourned at 11:24 a.m.
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. Ellisa L. Horvath, M C, ity Clerk
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