05-16-2002 MINUTES
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
MAY 16, 2002 10 AM
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. by
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow. Present were Commissioners Jay R. Beskin, Ken Cohen,
Manny Grossman, Harry Holzberg, Patricia Rogers-Libert, Vice Mayor Arthur Berger,
Mayor Perlow, 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.
At the request of the City Manager, a motion was offered by Commissioner Rogers-
Libert, seconded by Commissioner Holzberg and unanimously passed to add to the
agenda discussion of a Thank You ad relative to the 199th Street Railroad Crossing
issue to be published in the Miami Herald on Sunday, May 19, 2002. A motion to
approve the copy as presented was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded
by Commissioner Cohen and unanimously passed.
2. ORDINANCE: FIRST READING/PUBLIC INPUT: Mr. Wolpin read the following
ordinance by title:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING
THE ATTACHED CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATING, DEBT SERVICE
AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR . THE AVENTURA CHARTER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002/03 (JULY I - JUNE
30), PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.05 OF THE CITY CHARTER;
AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE
BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL; PROVIDING
FOR PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND
GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and seconded by
Commissioner Berger. There was no public input. The motion for approval passed
unanimously by roll call vote.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission at
this time, after motion made, seconded and unanimously pas~ed, the meeting
adjourned at 10:15 a.m. /~~.~
~?s'a M. Soro~MC, ~ity Clerk
Approved by the Commission on June 4, 2002.
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