February 20, 2024 Aventura City Commission Special Meeting Minutes &`?i
AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 20, 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 10:28 a.m.' The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor
Howard S. Weinberg, Vice Mayor Paul A. Kruss2, 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 done at the Local Planning Agency
Meeting.
3. RESOLUTION/PUBLIC INPUT: Mrs. Horvath read the following Resolution title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE FROM ALAN JAY AUTOMOTIVE
MANAGEMENT, INC. D/B/A ALAN JAY FLEET SALES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$55,756; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION;
PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval of the Resolution was offered by Commissioner Bloom and
seconded by Commissioner Stern.
Mr. Wasson reviewed the item.
The City Commission discussed the item.
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 Resolution passed unanimously by roll call vote and
Resolution No. 2024-15 was adopted.
1 The meeting started following the Local Planning Agency Meeting.
2 Participated via virtual communications media technology.
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4. ZONING HEARINGS — QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS:
The following requested that the below items be deferred on behalf of the Applicant (Brian
S. Adler, Esq. — Bilzin Sumberg, on behalf of Got 183 LLC): Matthew Rosenblatt (3802
NE 207 Street, South Tower, Unit 2803, Aventura) and Brian S. Adler, Esq. — Bilzin
Sumberg (1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2300, Miami).
RESOLUTIONS:
A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31-143(F)(2a) OF
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES: (1) TO ALLOW A BUILDING TO CAST A SHADOW
UPON PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN A BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT; (2) TO ALLOW
A DENSITY OF 60 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WHERE 45 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE
IS PERMITTED; (3) TO ALLOW A LOT COVERAGE OF 46% FOR A LEED GOLD OR
PLATINUM CERTIFIED BUILDING WHERE 40% IS PERMITTED; (4) TO ALLOW A FLOOR
AREA RATIO (FAR) OF 4.3 FOR A LEED GOLD OR PLATINUM CERTIFIED BUILDING,
WHERE A MAXIMUM FAR OF 2.0 IS PERMITTED;AND (5)TO ALLOW A LIMITED-SERVICE
HOTEL IN THE RMF4 ZONING DISTRICT IN COMBINATION WITH A MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2785 NE 183
STREET; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Note: The Quasi-Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item (4A).
B. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING VARIANCES FROM SECTION 31-143(F) OF THE CITY'S LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS: (1) TO ALLOW THE GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) OF A
HOTEL TO BE 45% OF THE GFA OF THE BUILDING WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 33% IS
PERMITTED; (2) TO ALLOW SEPARATION BETWEEN HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL USES
IN HORIZONTAL BLOCKS WHERE SEPARATION BY VERTICAL BLOCKS IS REQUIRED;
AND (3) TO ALLOW FOR A SHARED DRIVEWAY FOR RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL USES
WHERE SEPARATE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE/EXIT ARE REQUIRED, FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 2785 NE 183 STREET; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Note: The Quasi-Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item (413).
A motion to defer both Items 4A and 4B was offered by Commissioner Friedland and
seconded by Commissioner Stern.
The City Commission discussed the deferral of the items including the following: providing
information on the impact of traffic generated by the project, reviewing the infrastructure,
that any approval would run with the land, and whether or not the deferral should be to a
time certain.
Community Development Director Keven Klopp discussed the items not being
recommended by the Local Planning Agency and the need for time to re-analyze any
changes that would be submitted.
The following provided comments on behalf of the Applicant (Brian S. Adler, Esq. — Bilzin
Sumberg, on behalf of Got 183 LLC): Matthew Rosenblatt (3802 NE 207 Street, South
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Tower, Unit 2803, Aventura) and Brian S. Adler, Esq. — Bilzin Sumberg (1450 Brickell
Avenue, Suite 2300, Miami).
The motion to defer passed unanimously by roll call vote.
5. ORDINANCE — SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING:
Mrs. Horvath read the following Ordinance title:
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", TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "EXTENDED
STAY HOTEL" AND AMENDING SECTION 31-143(F)(2A) "MULTIFAMILY HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (RMF4)" TO ADD "EXTENDED STAY HOTEL" TO THE LIST OF
USES THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED IN RMF4 IF FIRST APPROVED AS A CONDITIONAL
USE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following requested that the item be deferred on behalf of the Applicant (Brian S.
Adler, Esq. — Bilzin Sumberg, on behalf of Got 183 LLC): Matthew Rosenblatt (3802 NE
207 Street, South Tower, Unit 2803, Aventura) and Brian S. Adler, Esq. — Bilzin Sumberg
(1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2300, Miami).
A motion to defer was offered by Commissioner Bloom and seconded by Commissioner
Joel.
No comments were provided on behalf of the Applicant (Brian S. Adler, Esq. — Bilzin
Sumberg, on behalf of Got 183 LLC).
No comments were provided by the City Commission.
The motion to defer passed unanimously by roll call vote.
6. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner Friedland, seconded by
Commissioner Bloom, and unanimously approved-, thus, adjourning the meeting at 10.59
a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, ity Clerk
Approved by the City Commission on March 5, 2024.
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