Resolution No. 2025-08 New Governing Board Members for Aventura City of Excellence School and Don Soffer Aventura High School - January 23, 2025CITY OF AVENTURA RESOLUTION NO. 2025-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, IDENTIFYING NEW MEMBERS OF THE
GOVERNING BOARDS OF THE AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE
SCHOOL AND THE DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL AS
REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF
AVENTURA AND THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS
NECESSARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in order to operate the Aventura City of Excellence School ("ACES")
and the Don Soffer Aventura High School ("DSAHS") within the municipality as charter
schools, the City of Aventura entered into agreements with the Miami -Dade County
School Board, with such agreements being amended from time -to -time; and
WHEREAS, the two agreements contain a provision on governance whereby the
organizational composition of the respective governing board consists of the City's duly
elected representatives, who shall serve as each School's Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, the agreements establish eligibility and clearance requirements and
mandate reporting new board members to the School District when the make-up of the
City Commission changes; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the agreements with the School Board, the City
wishes to identify the current members of the City Commission who will serve as the
Board of Directors for ACES and DSAHS, respectively, and also report to the School
Board the former City Commission members who are ineligible to sit on the governing
boards because they are out of office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby identifies the appointment of the duly
elected members of the City Commission to serve as the Board of Directors for ACES
and DSAHS, respectively, for the remainder of their terms in office:
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg
Commissioner Clifford B. Ain
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman
Commissioner Amit Bloom
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky
City of Aventura Resolution No. 2025-08
Section 2. The City Commission hereby identifies the former members of the City
Commission who are ineligible to serve on the governing boards because they are no
longer elected representatives for the City of Aventura:
Billy Joel
Dr. Linda Marks
Michael Stern
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to take all action necessary to
implement this Resolution.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be retroactive to the date the current members of
the City Commission assumed office.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Kruss, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bloom, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Clifford B. Ain Yes
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman Yes
Commissioner Amit Bloom Yes
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss Yes
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky Yes
Vice Mayor Rachel S. Friedland Yes
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg Yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of January, 2025.
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ATTEST-
ELLISA L. HORVATH; MMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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H WARD S. WEINBERG, E
MAYOR
ROBERT MEYERS
CITY ATTORNEY
WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE + BIERMAN, P.L.
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