Resolution No. 2021-60 Aventura 2022 Legislative Program and Priorities - November 2, 2021 CITY OF AVENTURA RESOLUTION NO. 2021-60
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTURA 2022
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND PRIORITIES ATTACHED HERETO;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION
TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City of Aventura 2022 Legislative Program and Priorities, attached
hereto, is hereby adopted.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to take all action necessary to
implement the purpose of this Resolution.
Section 3. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption hereof.
The foregoing Resolution (adopting the items of the Legislative Program, excluding
Item #11) was offered by Commissioner Shelley, who moved its adoption. The motion
was seconded by Commissioner Evans, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Commissioner Jonathan Evans Yes
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Yes
Vice Mayor Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
The foregoing Resolution (as to solely the portion adopting Item #11 of the
Legislative Program) was offered by Commissioner Landman, who moved its adoption.
The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Friedland, and upon being put to a vote, the
vote was as follows:
Commissioner Jonathan Evans Yes
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Absent
Commissioner Robert Shelley Yes
Vice Mayor Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
City of Aventura Resolution No. 2021-60
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of November, 2021 .
ENID WEISMAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ELLISA L. HORVAT C
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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Mayor Enid Weisman
Commissioner Jonathan Evans
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland
Commissioner Denise Landman
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks
Commissioner Marc Narotsky
Commissioner Robert Shelley
City Manager Ronald J. Wasson
City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath
City Attorney Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.
CITY OF AVENTURA
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND PRIORITIES
2022
This document is intended to provide direction to the City Manager, City Attorney and
Legislative Lobbyist as to the official City position regarding issues and pending legislation
which would affect the operation of local government. This document further provides
priorities for the acquisition of supplemental funding (grants) for various programs.
The City of Aventura will endorse and support legislation that will:
1. Support Legislation to expressly mandate that school boards share referendum
revenue with municipal charter schools as the tax revenue is collected each year
and to share on a per student basis, regardless of the year at which the tax
referendum was initially approved by the voters.
2. Support the home rule powers of local government.
3. Provide a dedicated revenue source for Charter School capital improvements at
the same levels provided to the local school boards.
4. Support legislation to increase financial support for Charter schools.
5. Increase educational funding levels for Miami-Dade County Traditional and
Charter public schools in order to meet per pupil State Constitutional requirements.
6. Amend State law allowing a more economical method of advertising for a public
hearing relating to Comprehensive Plan adoption and / or amendments.
7. Adopt the 2022 Policy Statement of the Florida League of Cities as applicable to
the City of Aventura.
8. Enact a law enabling cities to prohibit smoking at City sponsored events or
activities and / or at City parks and facilities. Smoking is defined as "any nicotine
delivery device" including, but not limited to, smoking and chewing tobacco.
9. On a state-wide level, ban the use of handheld phones by persons operating motor
vehicles, but allowing hands free phone devices.
10. Preserve municipal authority for red light camera safety programs.
11. Amend Safe Harbor provisions (Fla. Stat. 718.116(1)(b) condos and
720.3085(2)(c) HOAs to increase the liability of qualified lending institutions to the
lesser of twenty-four (24) months of past due assessments or two percent (2%) of
the original mortgage in the event of a foreclosure plus recovery of reasonable
attorney fees.
12. Support initiatives to address the impact of rising seas on the South Florida area.
13. Support the allowance of the Florida Department of Education to sponsor charter
schools.
14. Support legislation to amend Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, to expressly state
that sovereign immunity constitutes immunity from suit (not just immunity from
liability) to the extent not waived by applicable law.
15. Support the adoption of legislation to restore municipal authority to regulate drones
in order to protect privacy and to protect persons and property within the
municipality.
16. Support funding to reduce traffic congestion by developing alternate transportation
modes.
17. Requesting the Florida Legislature to study the elimination of the automobile no-
fault law as a means of enhancing safer driving.
The City of Aventura will seek state financial assistance for the following projects:
1. Installation of new seawall for flood mitigation and sea level rise on N.E. 213t" Street
($500,000).