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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
SEPTEMBER 12, 20066 PM
Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura. Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
Mayor Susan Gottlieb. Present were Commissioners Zev Auerbach, Bob Diamond,
Harry Holzberg, Billy Joel, Michael Stern, Vice Mayor Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Mayor
Gottlieb, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City
Attorney David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
Mayor Gottlieb requested a moment of silence in memory of the victims and events
surrounding September 11,2001.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Arthur Barr led the pledge of allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the July 11, 2006
LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Stern, seconded by Commissioner Joel,
and unanimously passed.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCES: Mr. Wolpin read the ordinances in 4A and 4B by title.
He then announced that the two items would be combined into one public hearing
for the purpose of presentations and that item 4B would be subject to quasi-judicial
procedures. Ex-parte communications by Commissioners, if any, were disclosed
and filed with the City Clerk in accordance with City Code Section 34. All witnesses
giving testimony in these hearings were sworn in by City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka.
A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN BY AMENDING THE FUTURE
LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON NE
207 STREET AT NE 30 AVENUE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
IN EXHIBIT "A", FROM BUSINESS AND OFFICE TO MEDIUM HIGH
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE
AGENCIES AS REQUIRED UNDER CHAPTER 163, PART II, FLORIDA
STATUTES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
B. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA BY
AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR A PARCEL OF LAND
LOCATED ON NE 207 STREET AT NE 30 AVENUE AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, FROM B2, COMMUNITY
BUSINESS DISTRICT TO RMF3A, MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion to recommend approval of item 4A was offered by Commissioner
Holzberg and seconded by Commissioner Auerbach.
A motion to recommend approval of item 4B was offered by Commissioner Joel,
and seconded by Commissioner Diamond.
Mayor Gottlieb opened the public hearing. Planning Director Joanne Carr
addressed the Commission and entered the staff report into the record. The
following individuals addressed the Commission: Stanley Price, Esq., Bilzin
Sumberg; Julie Israel, Villa Dorada; Roberta Shiselman, 3519 Magellan Circle.
There being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed.
The motion to recommend approval of item 4A passed unanimously by roll call
vote.
The motion to recommend approval of item 4B passed unanimously by roll call
vote.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
Approved by the LPA on November 8,2 06.
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