09-24-2001 MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
SEPTEMBER 24, 2001 5:50 PM
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 5:56 p.m. by
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow. Present were Commissioners Arthur Berger, Jay R. Beskin,
Manny Grossman, Harry Holzberg, Patricia Rogers-Libert, Vice Mayor Ken Cohen,
Mayor Perlow, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka, and City
Attorney Steven W. Zelkowitz. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Beskin requested removal of item 2A from the
Consent Agenda. Commissioner Rogers-Libert requested removal of item 2C from
the Consent Agenda. A motion for approval of the remainder of the Consent
Agenda was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by Commissioner
Berger, and the following action was taken:
B. Resolution No. 2001-65 was adopted as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 99-48 WHICH
ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR COMMISSION TRAVEL AND
EXPENSES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
D. Resolution No. 2001-66 was adopted as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE CITY'S
PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE TO THE FLORIDA
MUNICIPAL INSURANCE TRUST; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER, ON BEHALF OF SAID CITY, TO EXECUTE ASSOCIATED
CONTRACTS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL
THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
The following items were removed from the Consent Agenda and addressed separately:
A. Mr. Zelkowitz read the following motion:
MOTION TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO FILE
AVENTURA CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL APPLICATION WITH
THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and
seconded by Commissioner Berger. An amendment was offered by
Commissioner Beskin and seconded by Commissioner Rogers-Libert to
amend the agreement to eliminate all provisions for preference to a child
of a member of the governing board. The amendment passed
unanimously. Commissioner Berger expressed his concern that #5 of the
Long Range Goals was too narrow. Michael Strader, Senior Vice
President of Charter Schools USA, addressed the Commission and noted
that this had been eliminated from the long-range goals. Commissioner
Berger requested that this matter be readdressed to consider broadening
this long range goal for rs-placement in the application. The motion, as
amended, passed unanimously.
C. Mr. Zelkowitz mad the following motion:
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF
COMMISSIONER PATRICIA ROGERS-LIBERT TO THE FLORIDA
LEAGUE OF CITIES' URBAN ADMINISTRATION COMMrl-rEE AND
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES' COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STEERING COMMrrrEE; AND VICE MAYOR KEN
COHEN TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES' CRIMINAL JUSTICE,
ETHICS AND PERSONNEL COMMII-I'EE; FEDERAL ACTION STRIKE
TEAM AND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES' PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and
seconded by Vice Mayor Cohen. An amendment was offered by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by Vice Mayor Cohen and
unanimously passed to include Commissioner Rogers-Libert's
appointment to the Federal Action Strike Team; the appointment of
Commissioners Jay R. Beskin and Harry Holzberg to the Florida League
of Cities' Municipal Finance and Taxation Committee; and the
appointment of Commissioner Arthur Berger to the National League of
Cities' Human Development Policy Committee. The motion, as amended,
passed unanimously.
3. RESOLUTIONS:
A. Mr. Zelkowitz rsad the following resolution by title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE ATTACHED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE AVENTURA CHARTER
2
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACILITY BE'FWEEN THE CITY OF
AVENTURA AND CHARTER SCHOOLHOUSE DEVELOPERS, INC.;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS RESOLUTION;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Holzberg, and seconded by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert. The motion for approval passed unanimously and
Resolution No. 2001-67 was adopted.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting
adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
~o,~ ,.. ~a, CiViC, City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on October 2, 2001.
Anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at a
meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be
based.
3