April 23, 2020 Commission Special Meeting MinutesTh1City of CITY COMMISSION virtual Meeting
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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES via video conferencing
ur a APRIL 23, 2020
9:00 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Enid
Weisman at 9:03 a.m. The roll was called and 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 Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and City Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be
present, the meeting commenced.
Mayor Weisman provided a statement regarding the virtual format of the meeting held
via video conferencing through Zoom, as specified on the meeting agenda and enabled
by the Governor's Executive Order 2020-69, as a result of the state of emergency due
to COVID-19. Members of the public were given instructions for providing comments.
2. ORDINANCES - FIRST READING — PUBLIC INPUT:
A. Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
CITY COMMISSION, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE AVENTURA CITY OF
EXCELLENCE SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
ATTACHED CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR
THE AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL FOR FISCAL YEAR
2020/2021 (JULY I - J[JNE 30), PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05 OF THE CITY
CHARTER; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE
BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS;
PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ENCUMBRANCES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Shelley and
seconded by Commissioner Landman.
Mr. Wasson, accompanied by Anthony Tyrkala (ACES Principal), reviewed the budget
totaling $10,469,476.00. The Commission discussed the budget with the following items
highlighted: technology, professional salaries, State FTE funding, virtual learning
including necessary devices and providing access, and outstanding referendum money.
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing. Mrs. Horvath provided the procedures for
members of the public to provide comments.
The following members of the public provided comments: Jonathan Evans (7000 Island
Blvd. #2002, Aventura).
There being no additional comments, Mayor Weisman closed the public hearing.
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The motion for approval of the Ordinance passed unanimously, by roll call vote, on first
reading.
B. Mr. Wolpin read the following Ordinance title:
CITY COMMISSION, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE
DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE
ATTACHED DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL BUDGET FUND 191 FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020/2021 (JULY 1 — J[JNE 30), PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05 OF
THE CITY CHARTER; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS
ESTABLISHED BY THE BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL;
PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS
AND GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Commissioner Landman and
seconded by Commissioner Mezrahi.
Mr. Wasson, accompanied by Brian Raducci (Assistant City Manager — Finance &
Administration) and David McKnight (DSAHS Principal), reviewed the budget totaling
$4,474,176.00, for the school's second year of operations. The following Charter
Schools USA representatives were in attendance and provided responses to
Commission comments: Rachel Windler-Freitag — CSUSA South Florida Area Director,
Dr. Eddie Ruiz — CSUSA FL State Director, Lechyana Knight - CSUSA Financial
Planning & Analysis Director, and Jonmark Williams — CSUSA Sr. Financial Analyst.
The Commission discussed the budget with a focus on the following items: City of
Aventura advance/subsidy, CSUSA subsidy (reduction of expenditures through
management fee and accounting services), State FTE funding, outstanding referendum
money, technology, and donation funds. The following items will be addressed prior to
second reading: reduction in transportation cost as a result of fewer buses, credit for
buses not used during the current year, removal of the food services director and the
student services coordinator costs, possible grants, removal of bank fees, and providing
information for the assessment of a possible addition of an instructional technology
position.
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing.
The following members of the public provided comments: Cindy Orlinksy (2750 NE
185th Street, Aventura)' and Yvonne Llauger (3131 NE 188 Street, Aventura).
There being no additional comments, Mayor Weisman closed the public hearing.
I Comments were provided via email.
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The motion for approval of the Ordinance passed unanimously, by roll call vote, on first
reading.
3. Mr. Wolpin read the following motion by title:
CITY COMMISSION, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE
DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL:
MOTION APPROVING THE DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL (DSAHS)
MEMBERSHIP INTO THE FLORDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
(FHSAA), ADOPTING THE FHSAA BYLAWS AS RULES GOVERNING THE DSAHS
INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS PROGRAMS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROGRAMS.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Shelley and seconded by
Commissioner Dr. Marks.
Mr. Wasson reviewed the item.
Mayor Weisman opened the public hearing. There being no comments, Mayor Weisman
closed the public hearing.
The motion for approval passed unanimously, by roll call vote.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, a motion to adjourn was offered by Vice Mayor Narotsky, seconded by
Commissioner Shelley, and unanimously approved; thus, adjourning the meeting at
10:36 a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by the City Commission on May 5, 2020.
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