05-01-2001 Commission Meeting MINUTES Aventura Government Center
CITY COMMISSION MEETING 19200 W. Country Club Drive
MAY 1, 2001 6 PM Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 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
Attorneys Richard Jay Weiss and David M. Wolpin. As a quorum was determined to be
present, the meeting commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Dan Eichmann led the pledge of allegiance.
Mayor Perlow requested a moment of silence in memory of one of the City's Founders,
Rubin Steiner.
3. ZONING HEARINGS:
Ex-parte communications by Commissioners, if any, were disclosed and filed with
the City Clerk in accordance with Ordinance 96-09. All witnesses giving testimony in
these hearings were sworn in by the City Clerk.
Mr. Weiss read the following resolution by title:
MOTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND CAUSE TO BE
RECORDED AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS FOR
AVENTURA BAY VILLAS CORPORATION/GDC HOLDINGS, LLC,
PREVIOUSLY RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 18718 AT PAGE
3286 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Brenda Kelley, Community Development Director, explained the request of the
applicant and entered the staff report into the record. Mayor Perlow opened the
public hearing. The following individuals addressed the Commission: Stanley
Price, Esq., 2500 Financial Center, and Mike Molhall, 1800 Pembroke Drive,
Orlando, both representing GDC Holdings, LLC. There being no further
speakers, the public hearing was closed. A motion for approval was offered by
Vice Mayor Cohen and seconded by Commissioner Holzberg. An amendment
was offered by Mayor Perlow, seconded by Vice Mayor Cohen and unanimously
passed to clarify that the time period for filing for site plan approval is 20 months
from date of original Declaration. The motion, as amended, passed
unanimously by roll call vote.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the April 2, 2001
Commission Planning Session, the April 3, 2001 Commission Meeting, and April 23,
2001 Commission Workshop was offered by Commissioner Berger, seconded by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert and unanimously passed.
5. AGENDA: REQUESTS FOR DELETIONS/EMERGENCYADDITIONS: None.
6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: Certificates of Appreciation were presented to David
M. Carbone, CEO of Aventura Hospital and Medical Center (accepted by Jay
Miranda and Ann Miner in Mr. Carbone's absence), and the Coronado Condominium
Association (accepted by Commissioner Grossman) for the use of their facilities by
the City of Aventura from 1996 to 2001.
7. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Perlow requested removal of item 7B. A motion to
approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda was offered by Commissioner
Rogers-Libert, seconded by Commissioner Holzberg, unanimously passed and the
following action was taken:
A. Resolution No. 2001-25 was adopted as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS TO MIAMI-DADE WATER
AND SEWER AUTHORITY FOR WATER FACILITIES INSTALLED FOR
AVENTURA GOVERNMENT CENTER; PROVIDING FOR
RECORDATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The following item was removed from the Consent Agenda and addressed
separately:
B. Mr. Weiss read the following Resolution by title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 96 -18 WHICH
ESTABLISHED COMPREHENSIVE COMMISSION MEETING AND
AGENDA PROCEDURES, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2000-
36; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and seconded by
Commissioner Holzberg. An amendment was offered by Mayor Perlow, seconded by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert and unanimously approved to remove "Ordinances for
First Reading" from Consent Agenda. An amendment was offered by Commissioner
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Rogers-Libert, seconded by Commissioner Beskin and unanimously passed to strike in
Section 3 of the Resolution the words "Public Hearing" and add at end "/Public Input"
from No. 6. The motion, as amended, passed unanimously and Resolution No. 2001-
26 was adopted.
8. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCES - FIRST READING:
A. Mr. Weiss read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE CITY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 34 "PLANNING AND
ZONING", AMENDING ARTICLE II "QUASI-JUDICIAL MA'I-I'ERS" TO
REPEAL 34-31 "EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH PUBLIC
OFFICIALS," SECTION 34-32 "HEARING PROCEDURES," AND
REPLACE WITH NEW SECTIONS 34-31 THROUGH 34-39
REGARDING QUASI-JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERS;
RENUMBERING EXISTING SECTION 34-33 "PUBLIC STATEMENTS
BY COMMISSIONERS" TO BECOME SECTION 34-40; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN CODE;
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and seconded
by Vice Mayor Cohen. Mayor Perlow opened the public hearing. There being no
speakers, the public hearing was closed. The motion for approval passed
unanimously by roll call vote.
B. Mr. Weiss read the following ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 26 ENTITLED "ELECTIONS", BY AMENDING ARTICLE I.
"IN GENERAL" SECTION 26-1 "CANVASSING OF ELECTION
RETURNS; CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION" TO PROVIDE FOR
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE WITH THE CITY CLERK IN
THE CANVASSING OF ELECTION RETURNS
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and seconded
by Vice Mayor Cohen. Mayor Perlow opened the public hearing. There being no
speakers, the public hearing was closed. An amendment was offered by
Commissioner Berger, seconded by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and
unanimously approved to provide in Section 1 that the judge selected be an
"acting" judge. The motion for approval passed unanimously by roll call vote.
9. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCES- SECOND READING: None.
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10. RESOLUTIONS: None.
11. OTHER BUSINESS: None.
12. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following individuals addressed the Commission:
Art Grossman, West Country Club Drive; Sharon Perlow, Country Club Estates, who
presented Mayor Perlow with a gavel from his son; and Krop Senior High student Arthur
DeFilippo, 20291 NE 30th Avenue, who referenced an award previously presented to
Commissioner Berger for his work with Krop Senior High students.
13. REPORTS: As presented.
14. 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 6:50 p.m. ~L~(~ ~.:'/:~
T,~;sa M. Soroka ,MC,3, ~ityity £Clerk
Approved by the Commission on June 5, 2001.
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