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AVENTURA CITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
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 9:02 a.m. The roll was called and the following were present: Mayor Howard
S. Weinberg, Vice Mayor Amit Bloom, Commissioner Clifford B. Ain, Commissioner
Gustavo Blachman, Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, Commissioner Paul A. Kruss,
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky, City Manager Bryan Pegues, 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. RESOLUTIONS/PUBLIC INPUT:
Ms. Horvath read the following Resolution title:
A. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO RESTORE THE ORIGINAL
NAME OF THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY KNOWN AS AVENTURA WATERWAYS K-8 BY
REMOVING THE WORD "AVENTURA" FROM THE SCHOOL'S NAME; DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO SUBMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
A motion to approve the Resolution was offered by Commissioner Orlinsky and seconded
by Vice Mayor Bloom.
Mr. Pegues reviewed the item and the School Board's request to have a formal request
from the City via Resolution to remove the name.
The City Commission discussed the item with comments based on the multiple issues
caused by having Aventura in the name of the school that wasn't in Aventura.
Mayor Weinberg opened the item for public input. There being no speakers, the public
input was closed.
Aventura City Commission Special Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2026
The motion to approve the Resolution passed unanimously by roll call vote thus becoming
Resolution No. 2026-10.
Ms. Horvath read the following Resolution titles:
B. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AMENDED MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT FOR THE DON SOFFER AVENTURA HIGH SCHOOL BETWEEN THE CITY
OF AVENTURA AND CHARTER SCHOOLS USA, ATAVENTURA, LLC; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
C. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AMENDED MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT FOR THE AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL BETWEEN THE
CITY OF AVENTURA AND CHARTER SCHOOLS USA, AT AVENTURA, LLC; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF
THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to approve the Resolutions was offered by Commissioner Blachman and
seconded by Vice Mayor Bloom.
Mr. Pegues reviewed the amendments to the management agreements including the
increase in the management fees for Charter Schools USA's involvement in the new high
school and the retrofit of the existing high school to the new middle school.
The City Commission discussed the items including the following: goal to be the best
public school system in Florida, having one charter for all the schools, and looking into
hiring a superintendent now.
Mayor Weinberg opened the item for public input. There being no speakers, the public
input was closed.
The motion to approve the Resolutions passed unanimously by roll call vote thus
becoming Resolution Nos. 2026-11 and 2026-12.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, a motion to adjourn was offered by Commissioner Ain, seconded by
Commissioner Kruss, and unanimously approved; thus, adjourning the meeting at 9:13
a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, M ity Clerk
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Approved by the City Commission on March 3, 2026.
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