HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 23, 2026 RECAP Aventura City Commission Meeting (Budget Review)CITY OF AVENTURA
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
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CITY COMMISSION
MEETING RECAP
July 23, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
5th Floor Executive Conference Room
City Commission
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg, Esq.
Vice Mayor Clifford B. Ain
Commissioner Gustavo Blachman
Commissioner Amit Bloom
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, Esq.
Commissioner Paul A. Kruss
Commissioner Cindy Orlinsky
City Manager Bryan Pegues
City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC
City Attorney Robert Meyers
Aventura City Commission Meeting Agenda (Budget Review) July 23, 2026
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 9:02 a.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge was led by Mayor Weinberg.
3. OVERVIEW AND REVIEW OF PROPOSED OPERATING AND CAPITAL
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027
Action Taken: Motion Approved for the Proposed Budget to proceed to the
Budget Public Hearings
4. MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH TENTATIVE MILLAGE
RATE:
Action Taken: Adopted as Resolution No. 2026-48
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING A PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE FOR THE 2026/2027 FISCAL YEAR;
PROVIDING FOR THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE AND TENTATIVE BUDGET; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
5. ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS:
ORDINANCE - SECOND READING:
A. Action Taken: Adopted as Ordinance No. 2026-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31,
"LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO
CREATE SECTION 31-144(g) "AVENTURA METROPOLITAN URBAN CENTER ZONING
DISTRICT OVERLAY", TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW ZONING DISTRICT OVERLAY AND
RELATED REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCES - FIRST READING:
B. Action Taken: Passed on First Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP BY APPLYING THE "AVENTURA CORE SUBDISTRICT OVERLAY (MUC1)"
TO AN APPROXIMATE 85 -ACRE TRACT OF LAND CURRENTLY ZONED "COMMUNITY
BUSINESS DISTRICT (B2)", GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
TO WEST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF AVENTURA BOULEVARD TO THE
WILLIAM LEHMAN CAUSEWAY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Aventura City Commission Meeting Agenda (Budget Review) July 23, 2026
C. Action Taken: Passed on First Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP BY APPLYING THE "AVENTURA CENTER SUBDISTRICT OVERLAY (MUC2)"
TO AN APPROXIMATE 35 -ACRE TRACT OF LAND CURRENTLY ZONED "COMMUNITY
BUSINESS DISTRICT (B2)" AND "COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT (CF)", GENERALLY
LOCATED EAST OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD TO WEST COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, AND
SOUTH OF AVENTURA BOULEVARD TO THE WILLIAM LEHMAN CAUSEWAY;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
D. Action Taken: Passed on First Reading
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP BY APPLYING THE "AVENTURA EDGE SUBDISTRICT OVERLAY (MUC3)"
TO AN APPROXIMATE 10 -ACRE TRACT OF LAND CURRENTLY ZONED "MEDICAL
OFFICE DISTRICT (MO)" AND "NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT (B1)",
GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD TO EAST DIXIE HIGHWAY,
AND SOUTH OF NE 209 STREET TO NE 206 STREET; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:58 a.m.
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