February 20, 2025 RECAP Aventura Local Planning Agency MeetingCITY OF AVENTURA
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
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LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING RECAP
February 20, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
Commission Chambers
Local Planning Agency
AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
FOR THE CITY OF AVENTURA
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg, Esq.
Vice Mayor Rachel S. Friedland, Esq.
Commissioner Clifford B. Ain
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman
Commissioner Amit Bloom
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky
City Manager Bryan Pegues
City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC
City Attorneys Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
Aventura Local Planning Agency Meeting RECAP
February 20, 2025
AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
FOR THE CITY OF AVENTURA:
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 9:06 a.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge was led by resident Marjorie Rosenblatt.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 17, 2024
Action Taken: Approved
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS — MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING:
RESOLUTION:
Action Taken: Approval Recommended
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
APPROVING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163 FLORIDA STATUTES, A SECOND
AMENDMENT, ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION AS EXHIBIT "A", TO THE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN GULFSTREAM PARK RACING
ASSOCIATION INC. AS DEVELOPER AND THE CITY OF AVENTURA, DATED NOVEMBER
8, 2006 AND FIRST AMENDED ON DECEMBER 21, 2017, TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE
AGREEMENT TO MARCH 4, 2055, TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1,633
RESIDENTIAL UNITS, BUILDINGS OF 30 STORIES, NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
OF 150,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE, 300 HOTEL ROOMS, 300,000 SQUARE FEET OF
COMMERCIAL USES, A COMMERCIAL FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 2.0, A LAND USE TRADE-
OFF EQUIVALENCY MATRIX SETTING A MAXIMUM TRAFFIC GENERATION LIMIT, AND
THREE UNRESTRICTED ROADWAY ACCESS POINTS TO NE 213 STREET, ALL
RELATING TO TWO PARCELS OF LAND TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 26.5 ACRES AND
LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B", LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NE 213
STREET EAST OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, CITY OF AVENTURA; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Note: The Quasi -Judicial procedures of the City shall be invoked for this item.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 a.m.