January 18, 2024 Aventura City Commission Special Meeting Minutes &`?i
AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 18, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Weinberg at 9:07 a.m. The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor Howard
S. Weinberg, Vice Mayor Paul A. Kruss, Commissioner Amit Bloom, Commissioner
Rachel S. Friedland', Commissioner Billy Joel, Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks,
Commissioner Michael Stern, City Manager Ronald J. Wasson, City Clerk Ellisa L.
Horvath, and City Attorney Robert Meyers. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge was led by Mayor Weinberg.
3. ORDINANCE — SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING: Mrs. Horvath read the
following Ordinance title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 2-339
"CONTENTS AND SERVICE OF WARNING" AND SECTION 2-340 "CONTENTS AND
SERVICE OF NOTICE" IN ARTICLE V "CODE ENFORCEMENT' OF CHAPTER 2
"ADMINISTRATION"; AMENDING SECTION 22-54 "RATES" IN CHAPTER 22 "CABLE
COMMUNICATIONS"; AMENDING SECTION 31-71 "PROCEDURES OF GENERAL
APPLICABILITY," SECTION 31-77 "AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP," AND SECTION 31-241 "WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND ANTENNAS" IN CHAPTER 31 TO REMOVE ALL
REFERENCES TO NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval of the Ordinance was offered by Vice Mayor Kruss and seconded
by Commissioner Joel.
Mr. Meyers reviewed the item, which would allow for required public notices to be
published in accordance with Chapter 50 of the Florida Statutes in lieu of a newspaper of
general circulation.
No comments were provided by the City Commission.
1 Participated via virtual communications media technology.
Aventura City Commission Special Meeting Minutes
January 18, 2024
Mayor Weinberg opened the item for public comment. There being no comments, Mayor
Weinberg closed the item for public input.
The motion for approval of the Ordinance passed unanimously by roll call vote and
Ordinance No. 2024-03 was adopted.
Mayor Weinberg reported that Commissioner Joel had announced that he would not be
seeking re-election in November 2024 and thanked him for his service.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner Stern, seconded by
Commissioner Dr. Marks, and unanimously approved; thus, adjourning the meeting at
9.12 a.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, M , City Clerk
Approved by the City Commission on February 6, 2024.
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