03-27-2003 Workshop19200 W~gt Country Club Dfiw Aventura. Fl,
City Commission
Workshop t4eeting
March 27, 2003
10:00 A.M.
2.
3.
4.
AGENDA
Land Dedication Incentive Program*
Aventura Cultural Center Foundation*
Aventura Chamber of Commerce*
Campaign Finance Reform (Commissioner
Cohen)
World Olympians Association Request
(Mayor Perlow) *
Lions of Jerusalem (Mayor Perlow)*
Joint Council of Aventura (Commissioner
Grossman)
Adjournment
*Back-up Information Exists
This meeting is open to the public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are
disabled and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the
Office of the City Clerk, 305-466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding.
CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City Commission M~~~°
Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM, City
March 19, 2003
Proposed Land Dedication Incentive gram
Recently, the City Administration was approached by a property owner located on N.E.
188th Avenue about the possibility of dedicating land to the City in exchange for granting
height concessions from seven to 11 stories. Specifically, the property owner would
dedicate to the City a 1.5 acre site adjacent to the Charter Elementary School site in
consideration of the City allowing increased height for the residential development
planned on the north side of N.E. 188th Street and to transfer the unit density attributed
to the dedicated land to adjacent property. The property could be used as a middle
school site or for other public purposes deemed appropriate by the City. The property
owner has requested the additional height in light of the adjacent 11 story office building
and proposed 11 story development at the Town Center.
Last year the City Commission took action to provide an incentive program for
residential property along N.E. 188th Street in the Land Development Regulations that
would allow property owners to increase the height of the buildings from four to seven
stories if they provide a public promenade walkway along the waterfront portion of the
property.
if the City Commission was interested, a similar incentive program could be included in
the Land Development Regulations, whereby property owners who dedicated property
to the City could receive, as a conditional use approval, additional height to 11 stories
and the units could be transferred to the pamel that receives the conditional use
approval.
I have placed this item on the Workshop Agenda for review and further direction.
EMS/aca
CC01170-03
ORDINANCE NO. 2003-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 31-143(g) "MULTIFAMILY MEDIUM
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (RMF3B)" OF THE
CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR HEIGHT BONUSES WHERE
DEDICATIONS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC LANDS ARE
PROVIDED; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura is desirous of amending the City's Land
Development Regulations to provide incentives for the dedication of land for public
educational, recreational and cultural municipal purposes in the appropriate
circumstances in Multifamily Medium Density Residential Districts; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that the ability to obtain height
densities is an appropriate incentive for these purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has been designated as the Local Planning
Agency for the City pursuant to Section 163.3174, Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Local Planning Agency has reviewed the application pursuant to
the required public hearing and has recommended approval to the City Commission;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has held the required public hearings, duly
noticed in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has reviewed the action set forth in this
Ordinance and has determined that such action is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Section 31-143(g) of the City's Land Development Regulations is
hereby amended to add paragraph (9) as follows~:
(g) Multifamily Medium Density Residential Districts (RMF3B),
(9) Bonus height provisions. If the applicant for a development permit
under this section 31-143(,q) dedicates land to the City for
educational, recreational or cultural municipal purposes, which land
is acceptable to the City Commission, the City Commission may
approve a bonus height for any multifamily building not to exceed a
maximum of eleven stories or 135 feet. Where the Commission
approves such bonus height, the following standards shall apply:
a. The development permit shall be considered a conditional use
and the application shall be subject to the conditional use
requirements of Section 31-73.
b. The minimum size of the dedicated land shall be 1.5 acres.
c. The density otherwise available on the land to be dedicated
may be transferred in whole or in part, at the discretion of the
City Commission, to the parcel that receives the conditional use
approval.
d. The form of the conveyance shall be approved by the City
Attorney.
e. Minimum open space shall be 40 percent of the total lot area.
f. Any structure parking servin.q the primary use on the site shall
be incorporated into the building envelope and shall be
compatibly designed. Such parking structure shall comply with
all minimum setback and buffer yard requirements and shall be
counted in computing building height.
There shall be no maximum floor area ratio.
The City Commission may approve architectural design
standards other than the Mediterranean design features
required under Section 31-143(g)(6)a. of the Land
Development Regulations.
i. All other provisions of the Land Development ReRulations shall
apply.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be
severable and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall for any
reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance but they
shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Ordinance shall stand
notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.
] Underlined provisions constitute proposed additions to existing text; st~,Aem,q~provisions indicate
proposed deletions from existing text.
Section 3. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and it
is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a
part of the Code of the City of Aventura; that the sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance"
shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon
adoption on second reading.
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
who moved its adoption on first reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Commissioner
who
moved its adoption on second reading. This motion was seconded by Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin
Commissioner Ken Cohen
Commissioner Manny Grossman
Commissioner Bob Diamond
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
Commissioner Harry Holzberg
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
PASSED on first reading this day of ,2003.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on second reading this day of ,2003.
JEFFREY M. PERLOW, MAYOR
A~-I'EST:
TERESA M. SOROKA, CMC
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
This Ordinance was filed in the Office of the City Clerk this
day of ,2003.
CITY CLERK
CITY OF AVENTURA
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City Commission ~y ~a~n g(~
Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM, Cil
March 13, 2003
Aventura Cultural Center Foundation
As requested by the City Commission, I met with the members of the Aventura Cultural
Center Foundation (ACCF) to request that they recommend names of other interested
individuals to participate on the Foundation.
The members present at the meeting were:
Amit Bloom
Don Gustin
Janet Laine
Alan Lieberman
Efrain Weinberg
Lenore Toby-Simmons (Absent)
Janet Laine recommended:
Michael S. Yavner
Rafael de Acha
Kimberly Daniel
Lenore Toby-Simmons recommended:
Gloria Muroff
Rem Cabrera
Cindy Garren
Pauline Winick
I bring this matter to the City Commission for further action and possible appointment of
the recommended individuals to the Foundation.
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O{:i'lC~. OF Th~
Rafael de A~;ha, dir . Director of over 150 professional productions of operas and
wodd oremieres of new works, South Florida premieres of major
~r .. L ^ R Gumev, Jon Robin Baitz,
~p~by NaomiWa~ace, John Strand, Tony ~,.usnner, ~,. · z
revivals of classics by Sophoctes, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Stdndberg, and contemporary
plays by American and English playwrights, operas by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini,
Monteverdi, Handel, and Mozart. Three-time Carbonelt winner, multiple Carbonell
nominee,recipient of numerous honors and awards including Ambassador of the Arts
from Dade Cultural Alliance, Phi Betta Kappa Honor Society Lifetime Membership,
Miami Arts Exchange Maxy, New 'limes Best of Miami. Panelist for National Endowment
for the Arts, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Miami Dude County Department of
Cultural Affairs, Miami Light Project Here and Now 2002. Founding Artistic Director
of New Theatre (1986-present) and producer of sixteen seasons to date, which have
featured productions of over 130 plays and the work of more than two hundred South
Florida artists. Guest directing work throughout USA and abroad: La Boheme
(National Opera of Venezuela), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Florida premiere at
University of Miami). Former member of staging staff at the New York City Opera; founder
and artistic director of New England Chamber Opera Group.
~~'~ Servant/Chorus), co-founder of New Theatre,
~ appeared..~y New Theatre productions Last year she received
New Theatre's Outstandin9 Achievement Award, and was honored with Io
cai members of the ads community by the Miami-Dade County School
Board Her career has included opera musical theatre concert, lelev~s~on
aod lheatre Credits include Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Aris
National Symphony Orchestra. Lincoln Center Concerts, Yale Repertory
Fheatre and Yale Conceals at Norfolk International Bach Society appear
ances on NBC, ABC and CBS television and many more Daniet~sanad
junct Associate Professor of Voice at University of Miam~ and is
Phi, citing outstanding contributions to the arts She will be appeanng next
at New Theatre in the upcoming production of W/t Daniel is a member of
Actors' Equity Association
History
New Theatre utilizes the talents of South Florida artists to produce an eclectic
mix of classic and contemporary plays for the South Florida Community.
New Theatre was founded and incorporated by Executive Artistic Director Rafaei de
Acha and Kimberly Daniel de Acha in 1986 and it has operated in Coral Gables
since its beginning, firstly at 4275 Aurora Street for five years, secondly at 65
Aimeria Avenue for ten years and is now located on the site of a former movie house
at 4120 Laguna Street, having increased its seating capacity to 104 seats and its
suppor~ facilities by 60%.
New Theatre produces a year-round season of plays, each of which runs for five
weeks, playing to an annual audience of close to 15,000 which includes students
from the city's schools and universities. The student segment makes up more than
22% of New Theatre's audience, making it one of the youngest of any theatre in
South Florida.
New Theatre's mission of "utilizing the talents of South Florida artists to produce an
eclectic mix of classic and contemporary plays" is evidenced by the theatre's reper-
tory choices: an imaginative sampling of provoking works by American playwrights,
Florida playwrights, and classics by playwrights as varied as Williams and
Sophocles, all sharing qualities that New Theatre favors in its play selection: rele~
vance and a focus on issues of social and humanistic interest.
New Theatre has brought to South Florida the local, regional and national premieres
of more than eighty plays by writers such as Tony Kushner, whose Angels in America
earned New Theatre wide acclaim and recognition as the first Florida theater to pro-
duce it after its Broadway production. Other significant contemporary playwrights
whose work New Theatre has brought to its stage include Naomi Wallace, Terrence
McNally, Jose Rivera, A.R. Gurney, Donald Margulies, Paula Vogel, Jane Martin,
Edwin Sanchez, and David Mamet. Many of South Florida's finest actors, directors,
and designers work at New Theatre in the spirit of a repertory company. This group
of thirty theatre artists return to work with New Theatre year after year, augmented
every season by new artists.
New Theatre and its Artistic Director, Rafael de Acha have received many honors
and awards, including the Key to the City of Coral Gables, the Miami Arts Exchange
"Maxie," the Dade Cultural Alliance "Ambassador of the Arts" award, multiple nomi-
nations for Carbonell awards from the South Florida Theater Critics Association, and
three of these awards for best direction and best production, along with several nom-
inations by Miami New Times as the "Best Theatre in Miami."
New Theatre has been the recipient of funding from the City of Coral Gables, the
Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Department, and the Division of Cultural Affairs
of the State of Florida, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Major corporations
and foundations have also supported the company.
Playography
Here is a list of all the plays in the history of New Theatre.
Bold lor titles indicates prern~eres, bold for authors indicates classics
86 87 WOYZECK, GEORG BUECHNER
CHOPIN IN SPACE, PHILIP BOSAKOVSKI
THREE ONE ACT PLAYS BY CUBAN-AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS:
WE WERE ALWAYS AFRAID, LEOPOLD HERNANDEZ
THE GUILLOTINE, MATIAS MONTES HUIDOBRO
UNDERTONES JULIOMATAS
KING UBU ALFREDJARRY
87-88 TO SIR NOEL, WITH LOVE, NOEL COWARD/REVUE)
FEIFFER'S PEOPLE, JULES FEIFFER (REVUE)
BRECHT ON BRECHT, TABORI, BRECHT, WEILL (REVUE)
ON THE VERGE, ERIC OVERMYER
ELIAS, MARC CAMERON
MISS MARGARIDA'S WAY ROBERTO ATHAYDE
MISS JULIEFrHE STRONGER AUGUSTSTRINDBERG
THE AMERICAN DREAM EDWARDALBEE
THE LESSON EUGENEIONESCO
THE 'I HOPE I GET ',ORIGINAL REVUE
THE MANDRAKE, MACCRIAVELLI
88-89 THREE ONE ACT PLAYS, ANTON CHEKHOV
VOICES AT THE MARY ELIZABETH HOTEL, SUSAN WESTFALL
GERTRUDE STEIN AND A COMPANION, WILL WELLS
HOW I GOT THAT STORY AMLIN GRAY
THE MAIDS JEANGENET
LADIES AT PLAY JULIO
NORA (A DOLL HOUSE), HENRIK iBSEN (BERGMAN)
DEAR LIAR, JEROME KILTY
SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY, EDGAR LEE MASTERS
LA RONDE, ARTHUR SCHNITZLER
89 90 FEIFFER'S PEOPLE II, JULES FEIFFER (REVUE)
NO EXIT, JEAN PAUL SARTRE
CAT'S PAW, WILLIAM MASTROSIMONE
THE ANASTASIA FILE ROYCE RYTON
SUMMIT CONFERENCE, ROBERT DAVID MCDONALD
THE DANCE OF DEATH, AUGUST STRINDBERG
BRECHT ON BRECHT II, TABORI, BRECHT. WEILL (REVUE)
90-91 YOU ARE HERE, SUSAN WESTFALL
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, BEAUMARCHAIS
MOROCCO, ALLAN HAVIS
PAINTING CHURCHES, TINA HOWE
TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS, NOEL COWARD
THE CHEKHOV STORYBOOK, ANTON CHEKHOV (REVUE)
DON JUAN IN HELL, GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
THE WHITE CROW, DONALD FREED
91-92 ALFRED STIEGLITZ LOVES O'KEEFE, LANIE ROBERSON
THE PROMISE, ALEKSEI ARBUZOV
HEDDA GABLER, HENRIK IBSEN
NOEL COWARD: A TALENT TO AMUSE NOEL COWARD (REVUE)
EDUCATING RITA, WILLY RUSSELL
THE GOLDEN AGE AR GURNEY
ALCESTE (THE MISANTHROPE) MOLIERE
92-93 A MAN OF DESTINY, G.B. SHAW
THE COCKTAIL HOUR, AR GURNEY
THE ROAD TO MECCA, ATHOL FUGARD
BERLIN TO BROADWAY. KURT WEILL (REVUE)
A DOLL HOUSE HENRIKIBSEN
SPEED-THE-PLOW DAVID MAMEI
BLITHE SPIRIT NOEL COWARD
93-94 SQUARE ONE, STEVE TESICH
MOUNTAIN, DOUGLAS SCOT7
NO EXIT JEAN PAUL SARTRE (continued on next page)
OTHER PLACES (4 ONE ACT PLAYS), HAROLD PINTER
LENNY, LEONARD BERNSTEIN (REVUE)
TO GILLIAN ON HER 37TR..., MICHAEL BRADY
THE MIDDLE AGES, A.R GURNEY
94-95 A PERFECT GANESH, TERRENCE MCNALLY
SIGHT UNSEEN, DONALD MARGULIES
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY IN¥O NIGHT EUGENE O'NEILL
TALLEY'S FOLLY, LANFORD WILSON
THE VALUE OF NAMES/GEORGE'S FILE, JEFFREY SWEET
TWO BEARS BLINKING, MICHAEL BRADY
95-96 PARK YOUR CAR IN HARVARD YARD, ISRAEL HOROVITZ
THE GLASS MENAGERIE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
THE BEST OF FRIENDS, HUGH WHITEMORE
LATER LIFE, AR GURNE¥
KEELYAND DU JANE MARTIN
SCHWEITZER BILL YULE
96 97 YOUTH AND ASIA, RICHARD JANARO
THAT SOUND YOU HEAR, MICHAEL MCKEEVER
LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, TERRENCE MCNALLY
LOVE LETTERS, AR GURNEY
CAMPING WITH HENRY AND TOM, MARC ST GERMAIN
THREE HOTELS JON ROBIN BAIT2'
PAINTING CHURCHES, ]INA HOWE
tHE WOMAN IN BLACK, STEPHEN MALLAFRATT
97 98 ANGELS IN AMERICA, TONY KUSHNER
CLARENCE DARROW, DAVID RINTEL
MOLLY SWEENEY, BRIAN FRIEL
OLD TIMES, HAROLD PINTER
UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE EDWIN SANCHEZ
98 ~)~ CLOUD TECTONICS JOSE HIVERA
BETWEEN EAST AND WESI RICHARD NELSON
37 POSTCARDS. MICHAEL MCKEEVER
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, JULES VERNE (AHLFORS/GOODSON)
THE TURN OF THE SCREW, JEFFREY HATCHER (JAMES)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, CHARLES DICKENS (DE ACHA)
DON JUAN IN HELL G.B. SHAW
WHATI DID LAST SUMMER, AR GURNEY
TAKING SIDES, RONALD HARWOOD
AMOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN EUGENE O'NEILL
99-00
MICKEY AND WILL, RICHARD JANARO
JUMPING THROUGH WINDOWS, GEORGE CONTINI
ONE FLEA SPARE, NAOMI WALLACE
THE STRONGER/MISS JULIE, AUGUST STRINDBERG
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, PAULA VOGEL
I AM A CAMERA, JOHN VAN DRUTEN
SIX ONE-ACT PLAYS ROGER MARTIN GEORGE CONTINI.
ARNOLD MERCADO DAVIDKWIAT,
RICHARDJANARO MICHAELMCKEEVER
THE BOOK OF RUTH. MARLO DIAMENT
NEVER THE SINNER, JOHN LOGAN
THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES, RICHARD JANARO
FAR EAS% AR GURNEY
SEXY AND MIGGS, MICHAEL MCKEEVER
FHE LEGACY, MARK HARELIK
ELECTRA, SOPHOCLES (FRANK MCGUINNESS)
WIT, MARGARET EDSON
HORTENSIA AND THE MUSEUM OF DREAMS, NILO CRUZ
THE WAVERLY GALLER% KENNETH LONGERGAN
I'HE WEIR, CONOR MCPHERSON
SMITHEREENS. MARlO DIAMENT
ON THE VERGE, ERICOVERMYER
'new
THEATRE
'UP CLOSR AND ALII/I!'
At the Burstein
Family Stage
Rafael de Acha
Execu#ve ~ Director
EIlee~ Suarez
Managing Director
Kimberly Daniel
Founding Company Manager
(Ex-Officio)
Board of Directors:
Dianne Joyce, I.I.D.A
Board Chainwan
K]rnberiy Daniel
Rafael de Acha
David Ccmsh
John Doyle
AJfred Feingo~l, M.D.
Janet Humphreys, Esq.
Oienne Joyce, I.ID.A.
Cad Kesser
Pau~a Levme, Ph,D,
Jules Oakiender, D.O,
Ted Weinreich
Marvin A. Williams
New Theab'e
4120 Laguna Stree{
ComJ Gablee, Fled, da 33148
305-443-Sa~ (Sex Oft,ce)
305-443-5373 (au~neea)
305-443-1642 (Fax)
www.new-theatre.org
October 5, 2002
For immediate release
Contact: Rafael de Acha or Eileen Suarez (305/443 5373)
NEWS RELEASE: NEW THEATRE CHOSEN AS ONE OF
THE FIFTY BEST REGIONAL THEATRE COMPANIES IN
AMERICA BY THE DRAMA £EA G UE
New York's Drama League announced October 1, 2002
that New Theatre, the 17-year old Coral Gables theatre
company, has been chosen by a panel of theatre
professionals as one of the fifty best regional companies
in America. Along with larger major regional theatres,
such as The Goodman Theatre (Chicago), The Guthrie
Theatre (Minneapolis), The Mark Taper Forum (Los
Angeles), New Theatre is one of a recent slate of
theatre companies honored for Theatre Excellence in
America.
The Drama League, founded in 1916, is a national
organization dedicated to expanding audiences for
professional theatre in America. A published list of the
honorees is available on line from The Drama League
at www. dramaleague.org as well as on the League's
publication Theatre Today. The League's other activities
include the prestigious Drama League Theatre Awards,
The Directors' Project, and an extensive program of
theatre discounts and perks for all its members.
Thanks for your publication.
FROM : SIMMMSnic FAX SYSTEM PHONE NO, : Nov. 14 ~2 10:49AM P1
3000 Island Boulevard - Williams Island, FL 33 ] 60 - USA
Phm~ (JO~ S~.Oa~ - g-a~ (aOS) ~~ E. mail L~nomTf~aol, com
Nov~nber 12, 2002
Anl~ Ber~, Commission~
1000 Island Blvd.
Williams Island, Florida 33160
Re.' Foundation potm~ial mmnbers
I have spoken to the following persons nbom serv~g on the pnnel te~rding ~he Proposed
Aventura Theater. I submit these to you to fo~va~d to Erie Siroka, City Manager,
Plc.ss~ feel fi~ to contsct n~ at any tlme.
Gloria Mu~off
2000 Island Blvd.
W'dlimm Island, 33160
Phone- 305-932-9580
Servcs ma several Arts o ,r~mi~tions and variou~ charities.
MTmmi-Dade Depat~n~n~ of Cultural Atfnirs. VERY high onmy list of experience.
305-375-4634
Gold Coast Sazz Soci~,
Execufiw Director
Has Well known lazz se~s at Browtmi The~er of FmrOtmlno~ Arts and FlU.
Mr~ Pauline Winick
Associn~ Vice President
Forn~f Pveeident- Minml He~
4925 Colli~ AvenUe, ~ Beach, 33140
305-538- 5236
City of
Aventura
Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
Office of the City Manager
March 13, 2003
Mr. M. Keith Marshall
President
Aventura Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
18305 Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 300
Aventura, FL 33160
Re: City's Membership
Dear Mr. Marshall:
Reference is made to your letter dated March 6, 2003 regarding the above subject. I
appreciate your expedient action to remedy the concerns expressed by the City
Commission.
In light of the withdrawal from the lawsuit and the resignation of Mr. Hubschman, I will
recommend that the City Commission reactivate its membership in the Chamber.
I would like to meet with you in order to discuss how we can mutually improve the
relationship between the City and Chamber.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Eric M. So okra, I~MA-CM
City Mana~x~
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cc: City Commission
CM01530-03
PHONE: 305-466-8910 · F,x: 305-4608919
www. cityofaventura.com
Aventura Chamber 0f Commerce,' Inc.
18305 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 300
·: Aventura. Flodda 33160
Phone 305.935.2131 Fax: 305.935.2992
E-Mail: AventuraChamber@usa.com
www.aventura.org
March 6, 2003
Eric M. Soroka, City Manager
'City of Aventura:
:Government Center', ~ '
'~'92065~r~stc0untr~ctub Drive .~ .... .. ~ '
' 'Aventura. Florida 33180 . .
Re: Your letter of February 21, 2003: Membership'
Dear Mr. Soroka:' - -
The Board Of Directors of thc AventU~i Chamber of Commerce,. Inc., [the "chamber':)
has referred your 16tter of February,21 ,, 2003'~'. to me for response. - .
-:,,, ' This will serve to confirm my-idvice to'yoU that th~ inclusion of th6 chambe~:ir/the case
~ofRobe/t Ndrris e} als, ;es, city of Aventura [Ci~'cuit Court of Florida; 11 Cxrcu]t; Case No.
065 AP] ar~se fi'om the ultra ~irus' authorization of Emil Hubichman, :the'Chamber's Chairman.
It'appears, unfortunately, that Mr. ttubschman did not separate his pers0hal vieWs on c~ear
Channel Outdoor Communication's application for a sign variance, as also reflected in the
'dissentingvotes of Mayo~ Jeffrey Perlow, Commissmner Patricia Rogers-Libert and
.Commissoner Harry Holzberg, from the views of the Chamber which has adopted a P0tiCy
'liberal construction of the Citf s signordinance and an inclination to support a member's
application for a sign variance where hardship is demonstrated'and public safety is not
uur~as0n~bly compromised. '
Upon our confirming the fact that the Chamber was included in the lawsuit and the
discovery of the idehtity of petitioners' counsel, we requested said counsel (Leslie W. Langbein,
Esq.) to withdraw the Chamb~ as a party petitioner in the litigation; she respo[tded.that since '
she was not retained by the Chamber. she 9ould not effect the ~ithdrawal and suggested that
the same be filed by the undersigned [as general counsel for the Chamber]. g/ccordingly, on
February 26, 2003, I' marled a not,ce of the Chamber withdrawal from the litigation to the
clerk of the court for filing.
With respect to t~e utilization of public funds to finance a litigation against the City, as
indicated above, counsel for the petitioners t~s provided written advice that she was not retained
by the Chamber. No sum was paid by the Chamber or cormnitted to initiate the lawsuit.
MAR 1 0 2003
Page 1 of 2 OFFICE OFTM[
CI"P./MANAGER
As for the City's membership in the. Chamber, the Chamber's bookkeeper fin~ls h6
- record of the City's making any investment in the Chamber by v~ay of dues or otherwise.
Therefore, the City Should have no further concern that either public~ funds or m~nbers' private
funds were allocated to the litigation.
Enclosed herewith please find copies of the pertinent correspondence and Notice,of,
Withdrawal referred to abovel
' At a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 4, 2003,' .Mr. Hubschman
tendered his resignation as a director and officer of the Chamber and the same was accepted by
· :. :....-; .... the Board, with regret. Mr. Hubschrnan indicatmd to the Board that he hoped
?.:i'.? ~::-'.'~l'. ieiignati0n wo~.ld help faci!itate the building of a strong alliance between the C~t' ana me
Thank you for your courtemes.
Cc: Commis~oners Perlow, Auei-back, Beskin} Cohen,
Diamond, Grossman and Holzberg
Page 2 of 2
Law Office of
Tele: 305-935-0496
Fax: 305-935-9542
M. KEITH MARSHALL, P.A.
Bank of America Building
18305 Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 300
Alectura, Florida 33160
E-mail: MARSHALL1231 ~AOL.COM
February24,2003
Leslie Langbein, Esq.
Langbein & Langbein PA
20801 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33180
Re: Robert Norris, The Joint Council of Aventura, Inc.
and Aventura Chamber of Commerce, Inc. vs.
City of Aventura, Florida
Circuit Court of Florida (11th Circuit) Appellate Division
Case No. 03-065 AP
Dear Mr. Langbein:
Please be advised that I serve as President and general counsel to the Aventura Chamber of
Commerce. We understand that the Aventura Chamber of Commerce was included as a party
plaintiffin the above styled action seeking the quashing of the City's grant ora sign to Clear Channel
Outdoor Communications, Inc.
You are hereby directed to withdraw the Aventura Chamber of Commerce, Inc. as a party
plaintiff forthwith because there was no resolution adopted by the Board of Directors authoriZing
the inclusion of the Chamber in the said litigation.
Very truly/
M. KEITH/~ARSHALL
Fax: 305-936-1804
cc: David Wolpin, Esq.
Weiss, Serota, Helfrnan, Pastoriza & Guedes, PA.
Fax: 305-854-2323
cc: Eric Soroka, City Manager
Fax: 305-466-8919
Law Office of
M. KEITH MARSHALL, P.A.
Bank of America Building
18305 Biscayne Boulevard
Suite 300
Aventura, Florida 33160
Tele: 305-935-0496
Fax: 305-935-9542
E-mail: NI'ARSHALL 123 I~^OL.COY~
February 26, 2003
Leslie Langbein, Esq.
Langbein & Langbein PA
20801 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33180
Re: Robert Norris, The Joint Council of Aventura, Inc.
and Aventura Chamber of Commerce, Inc. vs.
City of Aventura, Florida
Circuit Court of Florida (11~ Circuit) Appellate Division
Case No. 03-065 AP
Dear Mr. Langbein:
Fu~her to my letter of February 24, 2003, the Board of Directors of the Aventura Chamber of
Commerce is scheduled to meet next Tuesday, March 4, 2003. In connection with the above matter
I would like to be in a position to report that the papers have been filed with the court removing the
Chamber as a party plaintiff. Accordingly, please be kind enough to send us a copy of said notice
of withdrawal (fax no. above).
Secondly, please confirm, so that I might in turn advise the Board, that the Chamber has
no financial responsibility for attorney's fees and expenses with respect to the institution of the said
action. ~,
_....~IT~HALL
Fax: 305-936-1804
cc: Eric Soroka, City Manager
Fax: 305-466-8919
LANGBEIN LANGBEIN
EVAN J. LANGBE1N, ESQ.
Board Certified, Appellate Pracnce
Certified Medhator / Arbitrator
LESLIE 'v~ LANGBEIN, ESQ.
Board Certi[icd, Labor & Employment
M. Keith Marshall, Esq.
M. KEITH MARSHALL, P.A.
18305 Biscayne Bivd, Suite 300
Aventura, FL 33160
RE: Norris et al v. City of Aventura, FL
Dade Cir. Ct. 03-065 AP
Dear Mr. Marshall:
Thank you for your letter dated February 24~, 2003. The Aventura Chamber of
Commerce, Inc. was included as a petitioner in the common law writ of certiorari based
upon the attached letter of authorization. If your organization no longer wishes to be
named as a party-petitioner, then all you need to do is file a Notice to Withdraw.
Because the Chamber joined as an interested party and did not formally retain me as its
counsel, I cannot file the withdrawal on its behalf.
Very truly yours,
Le'ls~e W. Langbein, Esq.
(Mrs).
20801 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 506. Miami, Florida 33180. Tel: (305) 936-8844 Fax: (305) 936-9840
Email: langbeinpa@aol.com
ROBERT NORRIS, THE JOINT COUNCIL :
OF AVENTURA, INC. and AVENTLrRA :
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC., :
Petitioners, :
YS,
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
Respondent.
iN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TM
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT iN AND FOR
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Appellate Division
Case No. 03-065 AP
NOTICE OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF AVENTURA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.
To: LANGBEIN and LANGBEIN, P.A.
20801 Biscayne Boulevard - Suite 506
Miami, FL 33180
RON2(LD SILVER, Esq.
203I NE 209~h Street
P.O. BOX 801301
Aventura, FL 33280
DAVID WOLPIN, Esq.
Weiss, Serota, Helfman, Pastoriza & Guedes, P.A.
2665 South Bayshore Drive
Miami, FL 33133
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the AVENTURA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.
hereby withdraws as a Petitioner in the above styled cause.
M. KEITH MARSHALL, P.A.
Attorney for Aventura Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
18305 Biscayne Boulevard - Suite 300
Aventura, FL 33160
305-935-0496: fax 305-935-9542
M. Keith ,l~arshall, Esq.
Florida Bar No. 852759
WORLD OLYMPIANS ASSOCIATION
Office of the Secretary General
1200 Anastasia Avenue, Suite 140
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: +305-446-6440 Fax: +305-446-4523
H.E, Juan Antonio Samaranch
Patron
Dr, Jacques Rogge
Honorary President
Dr. Pal Schmitt
President (HUN)
Dr. Liston Bochette
Secretary General (PUR)
Dr. Elizabeth Ferris
Vice President (GBR)
Mr. William Toomey
Vice President (USA)
Mrs. Irena Szewinska
Executive Board (POL)
Mr. El Hadj A. Dia Ba
Executive Board (SEN)
Mr. Hed3 E{liot
Executive Board (AUS)
Mr. Bob Cvrtlik
lOC Member (USA)
Mr. Gilbert Felli
lOC Liaison
January 23, 2003
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura FL 33180
Honorable Mayor Perlow,
It was our pleasure to meet with you and City Manager Mr. Soroka today regarding
the relationship of the World Olympians Association and the City of Aventura. It is
our hope to build this connection into a win-win partnership in the fixture.
We are very excited about the ideas that were brought up at the meeting. Aventura
would be an excellem location for our offices as well as for a Wall of Fame of
Americas' Olympians. It is our hope to serve, educate and entertain the community of
Aventura and to make it a even more international destination.
We are very inspired by the potential of this project and look forward to working with
you in the fixture. We will stay in touch with City Manager Mr. Soroka to develop this
concept into reality.
Sincerely,
~---'~Managing Director e.----~-lqlemb~g'~p Services ~2Co~n~ice
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.~erusalern, 1~ February, Z003
]ei~rey M. Pal'low
Mayor of Aventura
AVenl:ura Corpora:e Center
2~01 gL~ayna BI~ guita SOS
Aventura, FL 33280
Unitod b"tates
Vip Fpcsimllq~:-
Dear 3efTrey,
It was wonderful to mecL you during my ViSit to ~he Lr~ EaSt week,
Please find aLtaclr~J a letter rmm Mayor Ehud Ulmert, the hard copy of which is in the post
to you.
Bes~ P~nal Regals,
You,.In r~y,
28/82/2883 17:87 5232398 HEW ~ERUSALEH FOUl,IDA PACE B2/82
Jerusalem, 16 February 2003
14 Adar I 5763
Jeffrey M. Pedew
Mayor of Aventura
Aventura Corporate Center
20801 Biscayne Blvcl, Suite 505
Aventura, FL 33180
United States
Dear Jeffrey,
Re: Liana of dcruaolcm.
I was pleased Le learn [iOlll ZY[ Raviv, direcLor el' Lhe New JeJu.'~alem Foundation ~f
your favnrabla considemfinn fn display f9rly Jerusalem I ion.~ thrm~thnut Aventt]ra
prior to their auction et the end of the year.
I value highly the ability to cooperate with Aventura in thi¢ project in the hope the~ wc
can cstablish a atrong relationahip with your city in the future.
It is our hope that, together with a team, which we are i. the pruuess or establishing,
we ~l~all be able to hold colorful and enjoyat~le events auring WhiCh ama we snail
ml.~. the funds needed for programs for underprivileged children in Jerusalem.
I would appreciate if you could be eo kind os to bring thc mattcr up for a formal
decision by your council at your earliest convenience, in order that we may speedily
procccd onto the next stage of preparation.
WiLh kind ~egards,
Cc:
Ehud r~
Mr Michael A~el - consul G~eral of fs~el t~ Mtamt,
Edc M. Soroka - C~ Manger of Aventu~.
Dr, Amir Baron - Ex~u~ve V~ce P~ident, A~ntum T~m~er~ JewL~h Center- Beth
1 gaf re Sqaa~ .POB 775, Je.u*et~ pi 007~ Is~l~ TuL~ 02-~30~'PP~, Far. 03-~'~e&OI 4
LIONS
for the children
°gERUSALEM
A Presentation
of the
New Jerusalem Foundation and the
Jerusalem Municipality
to the
City of Aventura, Florida
Jerusalem, February 20, 2003
18 Adar A, 5763
Shalom from .~erusalem,
We are pleased to present to the City of Aventura Flodda, a concept outline
for "Lion Parade - Lions for the Children of ~Terusalem~. The past few
years have seen a veritable menagerie of animal sculptures in many major
cities around the globe. Cows grazing in New York and Chicago, moose in
Toronto, bears in Bedin, and Flamingos in Florida have turned city streets into
open-air galleries, creating an atmosphere of fun-filled humor and inspiration.
Jerusalem displayed over 80 lions on the capital's streets in 2002. The
emblem of the city, the "Lion of .ludah" symbolizes the courage, heroism and
majestic quality of .lerusalem, arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the
world. In 2003, nearly 100 new and established artists representing a wide
range of Israeli artistic expression, will produce another 160 life-size lion
statues, intended to decorate the streets of New York, Los Angeles, Aventura,
and Toronto.
.~erusaiem holds a special place in the hearts of individuals and communihes
around the world. With this in mind we present to you the concept of bringing
40 painted .lerusalem lions to each of these cities for display, along prominent
avenues, boulevards and promenades.
Your participation will help a 3erusalem child grow, learn and flourish.
This is our hope and our future, this is the wish you can grant a child.
After a pedod of display and community events surrounding the Lions'
exhibition they will be sold at a public auction, which the New ]erusaiem
Foundation will organize with you in your city. Proceeds of the auction sale
would be directed to financing a variety of specified programs to benefit
.lerusaiem's children.
We would deeply appreciate if Aventura would join us in this creative
initiative and indicate to us who on your staff could serve as a liaison with the
New .lerusalem Foundation. We look forward to partnering with you on this
fun and exciting endeavor.
Sincerely,
Zvi Raviv
Director General
The New Jerusalem Foundation
Background
Tn 2002, the Lions of Jerusalem were produced and displayed throughout the
city for nearty 10 months - bringing color, creativity and inspiration to
3erusalem residents and city streets. This year, the Municipality of 3erusalem
and the New .~erusalem Foundation wish to bdng our Uons to you - the
community of Aventura- FIodda.
Now more than ever before, opportunities for positive and encouraging
events representing Israel abroad are needed. By bdnging you our Lions we
invite you to share in "Lion Parade - Lions for the Children of
Jerusalem~- through a creative and cultural event that will give a sense of
solidarity, warmth and positive publicity for .~erusalem, the nation's capital.
,Gtatement of Purpose - Goals/Objectives
· To have 3erusolem join the international stage of outdoor public
art initiatives by bringing l'sraeli art and creativity to North America
· To focus attention on 3erusalem - national capital of the State of
Israel and the spiritual center of the .~ewish peopte and home to three
monotheistic faiths.
· To create a sedes of public relations opportunities for positive and
creative support for 3erusalem and Israel.
· To encourage organizations and institutions involved with
[srael and 3erusalem to be partake in a unique and creative program
benefiting 3erusalem to strengthen their ties and expand the scope
of their activity.
To give North American communities the opportunity to join and
share in a creative and exciting project that promotes solidarity and
philanthropic support for 3erusalern's children.
The Local Lion'~ Committees: .4 Suggested Framework
Aventura~ Florida 2003
[n Aventura "Lion Parade - Lions for the Children of.lerusalem'
committees will be established to promote, plan, organize and carry out
activiUes related to the Uons' arrival in the following areas:
1) Promotion and Sponsorship - the collaboration and sponsorship by
local organizations or local branches of national organizations and
institutions (especially ones that may have Lions in their Iogos!) are a key
element to the success of "Lion Parade - Lions for the Children of
Jerusalem - Aventura 2005~ in your city. Prominent members of the
Public Board in each city (see outline below) will be critical in securing
sponsorships for events and promotion and for the Lion Parade
CelebraEon Day, Auction and Gala Event.
2) Placement, Community Events and Public Relations of the Lions
in your city - The promotion and placement of the Uons in your city will
rely on the knowledge and familiarity of local teams. Creating public
events around the arrival of the Lions (walking tours, creative arts events
for kids, theme events etc.) will provide opportunities for the community
to get to know .~erusalem, and to create "hype" leading up to the ~/on
Parade Celebration Day.
.7) The intemaUonal launching of "Lion Parade - Lions for the Children
.leru~alem~ will take place at the upcoming General Assembly of the
C3FWF scheduled in .lerusalem November :16 -:t9, 2003. Here, at the GA,
participants will be able to see and experience .~erusalem's Lions firsthand
and begin tracking their journey to North America. Catalogues and
information packets of community activities and auctions for each city will
be made available at the GA. In the case of Aventura, "lion Parade= will
begin earlier according to the outlined schedule.
Lion Parade Celebration Day, Auction and Gala Event - this final
day of spectacular events will include a community day picnic and
entertainment, the Lion Auction and a Gala Event finale. The day itself will
require community-wide promotion, the auction itself will require
coordination, planning, invitations to local VTP's artists and community
philanthropists as well as for the Gala Event finale. Proceeds of all the
day's events will be dedicated to programs benefiting .~erusalem's children.
"Lion Parade- Lions for.Terusa/em's Children"
Establishment and Structure of Commiitee$ for Aventura
An Tnternational Team headed by Aliza Olmert, Zion Turgeman of
the 3erusalem Municipality and Zvi Raviv of the New .Jerusalem
Foundation will join Aventura in planning:
~.) Public Committee - A Public Committee will be created to include
prominent ciUzens of the community in order to set out policies, and
establish the credibility and importance of the project and the events. The
Public Committee should include members who are willing to host or
sponsor the events, and can convey a sense of strength and presUge to
the project.
We are pleased to welcome the following individuals who have agreed to date
to join the Public Committee of "Lion Parade -Aventura 2005~:
Chairman of Public Committee of Lion Parade Aventura
(~ill to be appointed)
Honorary Co-Chair- I~rael Consul to the State of Florida, ~fr. t4icky
Arbel
~fember~ of the Public Committee:
· William O. Cullum - President, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
· ]oaquin F. Blaya -Governor of Broadcasting Board of Governors USA,
Chairman of Radio UNZCA
· Ileena Ro~ Lehtinen- Chairman of the Middle East Committee,
United States Congress
· Cathy Feroandez-Rundle - Miami State Attorney
· David Effort
· f4ario Kreutaberger- "Don Francisco" the most prominent television
character on Hispanic TV for North and South Amedca
· Paul Ha~ften- Former Chairman of Keren Hayesod Venezuela now
residing in Aventura
· f4artin Lindenfeld-Former Chairman of Keren Hayesod Venezuela,
now residing in Kendall, FL
· ' Dr. Amir Baron -- Executive Vice-President of Aventura Turnberry
3ewish Center
And other~-.
Structure of Committees for Aventura continued...
2) Executive Committee - smaller in size, the Executive Committee will
carry out the daily activities to execute the events, public relations and
promotional materials, and coordination between partnering bodies in
Aventura. It is suggested that a staff or staff persons from the local
federation or municipality would be suitable for heading and running this
committee. The following have agreed to be part of the Executive
Committee of "Lion Parade -Aventura 2003":
· Elaine Adler- President of Aventura Harketing Council
· Patty ~offer- Partner, Sofferadkins - Advertising
· FredAdldns - Partner, Sofferadkins - Adverstising
· Phyllis Apple - CEO The Apple Organization - Public Relations and
Promotions
· PaulHaritun
· Martin Lindenfeld
· MiYata Zdhen - Former Chair of Women's Division, Venezuela, Keren
Hayesod
The Executive Committee will be divided into three sub-committees. The
committees, working together should promote events and activities and
engage in planning for their financing. The committees will address the
following aspects of the program:
1) Display Sponsorships- In efforts to bolster community involvement
through local sponsorship, each Lion will be "adopted" by a local sponsor
whose name, company name and/pr logo will be displayed on the base of
the Lion statue. Each display sponsorship will range between $4,000 -
$5,000. Our goal is to receive 40 such display sponsorships - one per Lion.
This committee should also be responsible for the placement and moving
of the Uons for the duration of the display and activities.
2) Education and Community Programming- A pdmary means to
encourage community interest and involvement in the Lion Parade is
through a series of planned educational and social events designed for all
ages that coincide with the arrival and placement of the Uons in Aventura.
Each event, accompanied with public relations and promotional media
campaign for the Lions will generate interest and excitement over the
display period. Some suggested examples of community events include:
· Lion Treasure Hunt- with colorful maps and dues that will take
residents and visitors for a tour around the city
· Lion Marathon or Bike-A-Thon -creating a city-wide route for
participants and spectators alike to follow the Lions and the competitors
· Letter Exchange between Jerusalem and Aventura Children
and Youth
· Lion Painting Conte~t by Aventura Children and Youth
Structure of ornrnittee$ for Aventura continued,,,
3) Lion Parade Celebration Day, Auction and Gala Event-
Decem/~_r 4~ or 11~' 2003 -this final day of spectacular events will
include a community day picnic and entertainment, the Lion Auction and a
Gala Event finale. Ti~e day itself will require community-wide promotion, the
auction itself will require coordination, planning, invitations to local ViP's
artists and community philanthropists as well as for the Gala Event finale.
Prior to that day all of the Lions should be transferred to one venue that will
serve the full day of activities.
The suggested programs for this day include the following:
· Lion Parade Picnic A fun-filled day combined with music,
entertainment and sale of small Lion replicas and Lion Parade memorabilia
(-f-shirts, posters, calendars etc.).
Lion Parade Au~ion ($ p.m. - 7 p. rn,,) Zn the presence of former
Hayor of .lerusalem Ehud Olmert, Governor of the State of Florida Hr..leb
Bush, Hayor of Aventura Hr..leffrey i~1. Perlov, the Consul General of
Israel and other dignitaries.
· GalaEventDinner-(Sp.m.)Afive-starphilanthropiceventfor
Z,O00 guests on behalf of the Children of .lerusalem, in the presence of
the aforementioned dignitaries and the final auction of three Lions
selected by the committee
40 Lions will be displayed in A ventura~ 37 of which will be painted
in .lerusalem by local Israeli ertist~ Three Lions will be decorated
by local Florida arti~c; chosen by the Lion Parade Execulfve
Committee and sold at the Gala Event Dinner
4) Public Relations and t4edia Campaign -All public relaUons,
advertising and media campaigns should be coordinated by the ExecuUve
Committee in conjunction with events planned for Aventura and in
cooperation with the Israel Team of the Lion Parade.
The New .lerusalem FoundBtion
"Lion Parade-
Lions for the Children of ]erusalem"
The .Tsrael Team: The New Jerusalem Foundation and the
I~unicipality of ]eru~alem
Every city committee should periodically report to, and be in regular contact
with the [srael Team of "Uon Parade" in order to facilitate mutual assistance
and minimize costs when possible. The Zsrael Team will be the "hub" of the
project whereby key resources and program material Idts will be produced Lo
help each city launch its "Lion Parade" events. Tasks of the !srael Team
include:
· Creating and Producing the Uoos
· Shipping the Uons Overseas to various participaUng clues
· CreaUon of Logo/Image/Theme (Branding of Materials to be used)
· Catalogue
· Website
· Available Resources and Assistance for pitching of sponsors and key
figures in each city
· Information and Public Relations - Kits
Partnered Bodies of the Israel Team include the Municipality of 3erusalem and
the New .lerusalem Foundation. A staff coordinator from each office will be
made available for the development and implementation of the project. Feel
free to contact us with any inquiries at:
The New 3erusalem Foundation
4 Koresh Street~ POB 775~ 3erusalem 9:t007
TeI:972-2-6Z3-2227 Fax: 972-2-623-2390
Email:zravivOjerusalem.muni.il
"Lion Parade-
Lions for the Children of .lerusalem"
Timetable of Activities and Programs for Aventura
· .luly-October 2003 - Lions will be on display in 3erusalem
· September 2003 - 40 Lions to be shipped to Aventura Florida for
community events and December Auddon
· October - December 2003 - Lion Parade -Aventura - community
events and activities
· November 16-19, 2003 International Launching of"Lion Parade" in
3erusalem at the GA. Uons will be displayed at the 3erusalem Conference
Center. Haterials available at the event will include: the Lions, promoUonal
PR materials of Upcoming Events in each city, "Save the Date" for Auctions
in each city, Uon's Catalogue ,
· December 4u~ or 11t~ 2003- Lion Parade Celebration Day~
Auction and Gala Event
Timetable for Other C/ties:
· March - April 2004 Arrival of Lions to North America
· April - May 2004 - Placement and Exhibition of Uons in North
Amedcan cities, community events and PR campaigns for auctions
(Suggestions for community events include: Getting .1CC's involved to
create a map/walldng tour of the Lions, activities for youth around
themes of .~erusalem, .~ewish Day School programs - all are with the
aim to create "hype" and interest in local community and media)
· May 2004 - Gala Event Auction- Tn each city near the dates of either
Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Hay 7~) or Yom Yerushalayim (May 29~-30~)
For further information, please contact us:
The New :Jerusalem Foundation
4 Koresh Street
POB 775
3erusalem
91007
TSRAEL
Tel: 972-2-623-2227
Fax: 972-2-623-2390
Email: zraviv@jerusalem.muni.il
The New Jerusalem Foundation
SAMPLE OF PROGRAMS FOR JERUSALEM'S CHILDRENTO BE
FINANCED BY THE SALE OF THE
JERUSALEM LIONS
4 Koresh Street, POB 775 Jerusalem 91007
Tel: 972-2-623-2227 Fax: 972-2-623-2390
Email: zraviv @jerusalem. muni.il
Jerusalem's Children: A General Overview:
Of the total 680,000 residents of Jerusalem today, 291,000 of Jerusalemites are
between the ages of 0-19 equaling about 44.2% of the city's total population. As a
result, Jerusalem itself is considered a very "young" city - in contrast to Israel's other
major urban centers such as Tel Aviv where this age population is 23.1% and in Haifa
26.6%. Jerusalem also has on average has a much higher percentage of large families
throughout the city's neighborhoods.
The level of education among Jerusalem's children and youth is relatively high with
26.3% of those over the age of 18 having more than 13 years of educational studies. A
significant factor to the high education level is a result of the increased number of
immigrants to the city in recent years, primarily from the Former Soviet Union. The high
percentage of educated residents (many of them new immigrant parents to children
currently enrolled in Jerusalem's multi-faceted education system) who possess
academic degrees as well is an enormous resource potential for Jerusalem's future
growth and development.
Thus the City of the Jerusalem and the New Jerusalem Foundation view the investment
in its children and youth as an integral aspect of the progress success of Jerusalem's
development in the future. Taking care in the educational and social development of the
next generation of Jerusalemites translates into addressing a number of areas of child-
oriented projects that include educational, social and welfare needs.
In the past several years of ongoing violence and economic decline, Jerusalem has
faced many obstacles in creating a "normal" and quality living environment for its
children. From the need to employ guards at schools and community centers to day
camps, to parents' fears to bring their children to enjoy and visit the city center.
Cutbacks due to economic constraints have meant the halting of many programs and
improvements to facilities and activities - impacting the quality of life for our children.
The financial and economic constraints have been undoubtedly felt on the municipal
level - but they are even more acute among the many poor and struggling families
among Jerusalem's residents.
The New Jerusalem Foundation is dedicated to raising funds and resources to
help meet the growing needs of Jerusalem's residents. Working closely with the
Municipality of Jerusalem, the foundation strives to enhance the quality of life for
Jerusalemites addressing projects that meet the daily needs of its residents
including, education, culture and the arts, assistance to the needy, new immigrant
absorption, and more. The projects enclosed are among the many exciting and
important endeavors that the Foundation has embraced as part of its efforts to
enhance Jerusalem and her citizens' lives.
· PROJECT "TZAMID" - Programming For Jerusalem's Special Needs
Children
· "CARE4KIDS" Afterschool Program For Jerusalem's Underprivileged
Children
· "HATZLANA- SUCCESS"A Drop-Out Prevention Program for Jerusalem
Teens
· Jerusalem's Children at Risk - Addressing the Needs of Battered Children
· Adventure Park for Children of Gilo Neighborhood
PROJECT "TZAMID" -
PROGRAMMING FOR JERUSALEM'S SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
One of the important characteristics of an open and caring society is one that recognizes and
addresses the needs of the weaker members of its community. In Jerusalem today there are over
4,500 children and young people with special needs, who are confronted with the daily challenge
of physical and mental disabilities.
"Tzamid" meaning "chain" in Hebrew is the driving force behind a unique system of city-wide
programs, activities and support networks established by the Jerusalem Municipality to provide
services and assistance to special needs children and their families. Special emphasis is made to
implement creative quality of life programming that includes activities that enhance the social,
cultural and artistic effods of these special children and their integration into everyday Jerusalem
society.
Today children and youth with special needs, with our help can have access to the tools and
teaching that can unlock them from within. A life enriched with cultural and social activities that
include dance, the plastic arts, music, sports and more can give these children the self-confidence
and motivation toward becoming an integrated part of Jerusalem society. Tzamid aims to provide
the latest facilities and tools available for the physically and mentally challenged, allowing them to
explore, with the guidance of caring and trained professional staff, who they are and what they
can become. Through Tzamid programming children will not only have the opportunity to learn,
they will have the chance to teach us, the Jerusalem community, through programming that
encourages integration, training and a deeper understanding of the special children among us and
what they have to offer.
Tzamid programming aims to:
· Enrich the cultural life for the physically and mentally handicapped
· To give them the opportunity to acquire the tools and knowledge to develop
their talents
To increase their personal and collective self-esteem by developing their
creativity for the expression of personal needs, dreams and aspirations
To increase their ability to integrate into society through programming
(concerts, exhibitions, sports events, and other communal events) that will include
the participation of schools, organizations and related institutions
The New Jerusalem Foundation, views "Tzamid" programs as the chain that links special
needs children and the world around them - giving them the stage to perform, express
themselves and share their talents. Tzamid gives all of us an opportunity to help these
special children and teens to enjoy a better quality of life that celebrates the artist, dancer,
painter, musician and athlete that is hidden within each of them.
"Care4Kids"
An Afterschool Program for Jerusalem's Underprivileged Children
The City of Jerusalem is the second poorest urban center in the country with 36%
of Jerusalemites living below the poverty line.
The last two years of economic decline has brought high and still growing rates of
unemployment and salary cutbacks. The result of the deteriorating economy is a
phenomenon known as the "New Poor" - individuals and families that until two years
ago were able to support themselves and their family members and today are barely
able to give their children a wholesome meal once a week.
The Problem:
Kindergartens and schools operating in poverty stricken areas are reporting that there
are and increasing number of children who are unable to take part in after-school
activities such as music, science or sports, and that many of the children do not have
access to a computer at home. Some 50% of the children do not have sufficient
clothing, others are only eating a hot meal once every few days, and many children
come to school each day hungry.
The Solution: "Care4Kids"
In our efforts to grapple with this disturbing trend the Municipality of Jerusalem with the
help of the Ministry of Education and private contributors have created "Care4Kids"
programs within Jerusalem's kindergartens and schools. The children, who have been
fortunate enough to participate in "Care4Kids", take part in enrichment activities such as
drama, music, arts, sports and more as well as receiving remedial assistance with
school studies. Children receive help in the rudimentary subjects such as Hebrew
grammar, mathematics, English; etc. in order to help them achieve their academic
goals. The children study from 8:00 am until 3:45pm and thus receive a hot lunch meal
as well. The meals include all the basic food groups including fruits, vegetables,
carbohydrates and proteins.
To date we have succeeded in placing 5,000 children from kindergarten through
elementary school ages in "Care4Kids" programs within the poorer neighborhoods of
Jerusalem including Ir Ganim, Katamonim, and Kiryat Menachem. There remain
another 1,200 children who are unable to benefit from the full range of activities that
"Care4Kids" has to offer. Many of these children take part in the enrichment programs
for school studies and extra-curricular activities but due to lack of funding are unable to
benefit from the hot meal program. The result is that these children spend an entire day
in school and programs with little more than a sandwich to get them through the day. A
child with an empty stomach cannot live up to his/her fullest potential.
In light of these needs the education system has embarked on an ambitious goal to
ensure that all Jerusalem children in need will benefit from both enriched academic and
extracurricular activities and a hot meal every day. The cost per meal for a child is
$2.25. $360 will allow a child to receive a hot meal every day 5 days per week
throughout the school year from September until the end of June.
Help us to help a Jerusalem child grow, learn and flourish
help us to nourish our future.
"HATZLAHA - SUCCESS"
A Drop-Out Prevention Program for Jerusalem Teens
"Hatzlaha" is an intervention program operated by the Youth at Risk Division of the Jerusalem
Municipality in cooperation with the Jerusalem Education Authority and the Ministry of Education
in local Jerusalem schools, that is dedicated to assisting junior high and high school students who
are on the verge of abandoning formal educational frameworks.
The concept of "Dropping Out" generally refers to youth who have completely left the school
system, or alternatively have been transferred to various schools (generally of a lower level) due
to behavioral and psychological problems. Studies in the United States have shown that early
intervention programs aimed at preventing "drop-outs" have a high rate of success among
students who are potentially at risk to leave educational programs. Such intervention, that
provides the support and assistance that a student needs can help them to integrate successfully
back into positive educational environments.
Over the years many of the drop-out prevention programs operated across Israel have tended to
focus primarily on academic/scholastic achievements in the classroom. Haztlaha provides a
holistic approach to drop-out prevention among youth by including intensive work on the
emotional, psychological and social factors that have led teens towards their downward spiral.
Students who join Hatzlaha are between the ages of 14-16 who have been identified as "at-risk"
for dropping out. They are generally from Iow socio-economic backgrounds and from poverty
stricken neighborhoods, and/or suffer from problematic home environments (such as domestic
violence, emotional abuse, drug/alcohol abuse, single-parents, crime, lack of parental support,
etc.). These students have been identified as having 3ersonal emotional and psychological
issues due to these and perhaps other factors.
Over the course of 2 years, students are involved In an intensive program that includes
therapeutic and remedial work on a number of levels:
Individual therapy and support;
· Group work aimed at strengthening self confidence, changing attitudes, enhancing
motivation and instilling normative behavior patterns;
Learning through experience to promote group cohesion and to channel negative
energies towards constructive activity;
· Reinforcing and developing learning skills including provision of private tutors and
creating special learning groups;
· Parental contact aimed towards developing communication skills for releasing parent-
child tensions. This is only done where necessary and with the cooperation of the
student;
Ongoing contact with school staff to generate a deeper sense of involvement with the
aims of Hatzlaha and gain their cooperation in assisting students to cope with their
academic and functional difficulties.
This integrative approach combining assistance in the academic alongside personal spheres of
influence is directed at addressing the "psychological price" weaker students are confronted with
when trying to cope with the pressures of academic success in an environment laden with
emotional and social traumas. Hatzlaha is a relatively new program of the Youth at Risk Division
that integrates formal and informal educational tools. To date 90% of participants have stayed in
school and completed high school studies, among them nearly 40% have continued their
education to complete matriculation exams that will enable them to pursue higher education.
Jerusalem's Children at Risk - Addressing the Needs of Battered Children
Of the 2,340,000 children in Israel, 28 percent live under the poverty line and as the
economy slides further, these numbers will increase. Approximately 330,000 of these
children are considered to be at varying levels of high risk and 200,000 have been
identified and are being monitored by the Ministry of Social Welfare. Of these 68,000
are being raised, to some extent, outside of their biological homes and 10,000 have
been removed from their homes because they are in imminent danger.
These children are Israel's most vulnerable. And in reality in Israel today there continues
to be an alarming rise in family violence, exacerbated by the increased levels of stress
associated with the political violence across the country. For children who already exist
in an abusive environment - whether it is physical, sexual or emotional - the level of risk
increases exponentially. As attention focuses on meeting the extraordinary needs at this
moment of crisis and challenge in Israel, we wish to meet the needs of kids who are
already in crisis.
There are generally a number of options available in the placement and assistance of
these children who are in need of front-line protection and a warm nourishing
environment in order to heal. There are five main placement options available. All are
offered in Jerusalem to its children in need, and in many cases to children country-wide
who are sent to the nation's capital for assistance.
· National Family Group Homes: Israel's child welfare network provides facilities
throughout the country and particularly in Jerusalem for children at risk.
· Community Family Group Homes: This model is designed to enable children to
remain close to their biological families and receive placement in their local
community.
· Adolescent Girls' Homes: homes for adolescent girls who have suffered severe
physical and often sexual abuse. Their needs cannot be met in a family group
home and this model enables tailoring programs to meet their individual needs.
· Home for Severely Troubled Young Boys, ages 6-14. This is an intensive-care
facility and has 24 hour staff and a special education school on the premises.
· Foster Family Program: This program, is geared to children whose special
needs prevent them from living in a family group home or in any other institution
within Israel's child welfare network.
There are a wide-range of needs that must be addressed once children are placed
outside of their home environments. Among them are psychological and rehabilitative
services, educational needs to bring them up to grade level in their studies (including in-
school supplemental teachers who can attend to individual needs and private after-
school tutoring), foster-parent care, parent-child therapy and more. A myriad of support
staff are involved in the process of helping a battered child including house parents,
social workers, therapists, counselors, and supplementary teachers.
Adventure Park for Children of Gilo Neighborhood
The Gilo neighborhood is located on the southern border of Jerusalem and is a front-line
neighborhood that has been under fire with over 100 shooting incidents in the past two
years of violence.
There is a need to develop new outdoor "green" recreational facilities for children in the
Gilo neighborhood to serve the large and growing population and to provide a safe and
welcoming environment for children to play.
The park will include a number of shaded areas as well as three unique recreational
sculptures designed for youngsters by new immigrant sculptor Ruslan Sergeev. The
proposed play area is suitable for young children and toddlers, and will include the
artist's colorful and fantasy-like creatures enhancing the park and the play environment.
The artist has designed a number of works for children's kindergartens and schools,
utilizing what he terms "environmental sculptures" that are designed to serve a both
creative and functional purpose for the enjoyment of the public in general and children in
particular. The "environmental sculptures" utilize materials suitable for the urban setting
combining elements and themes of Man & Nature, and the environment.
Sketch of a sample sculpture by artist
Scale model of sculptures in Adventure Park - Gilo