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MINUTES
LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY
MEETING
NOVEMBER 8, 2006 6 PM
Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
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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,
Billy Joel, Michael Stern, Luz Urbaez Weinberg, Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg, 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.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Laurie Allen led the pledge of allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the September
12, 2006 LPA Hearing was offered by Commissioner Auerbach, seconded by
Commissioner Joel, and unanimously passed.
4. PUBLIC HEARING: MOTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE
FOLLOWING ORDINANCE: Mr. Wolpin read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA,
FLORIDA APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES, BETWEEN GULFSTREAM PARK
RACING ASSOCIATION INC. AS DEVELOPER AND THE CITY OF
AVENTURA ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT "A" TO THIS ORDINANCE AND
RELATING TO A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 19.550 ACRES OF LAND,
MORE OR LESS, ZONED B2, COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT, LEGALLY
DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "B" TO THIS ORDINANCE, LOCATED AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF NE 213 STREET AND BISCAYNE BOULEVARD,
CITY OF AVENTURA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Planning Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission and entered the staff
report into the record. Mayor Gottlieb opened the public hearing. The following
individual addressed the Commission: Joseph Goldstein, Esq., 701 Brickell
Avenue, representing the applicant. There being no further speakers, the public
hearing was closed. A motion to recommend approval was offered by
Commissioner Joel and seconded by Commissioner Diamond. The motion
passed unanimously by roll call vote.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Local
Planning Agency, the meeting adjourned at 6:08 p.m.
Approved by the LPA on January 9,2007.
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