07-30-1997 Visioning Session COUNCIL MEETING
JULY 30, 1997 - 3 P.M.
TURNBERRY ISLE RESORT & CLUB
19999 West Country Club Drive
AVENTURA, FLORIDA
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Arthur I. Snyder at 3 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Arthur Berger, Jay R. Beskin,
Ken Cohen, Harry Holzberg, Patricia Rogers-Libert, Vice Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow,
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Attorney Stephen Jay
Helfman and City Clerk Teresa M. Smith. As a quorum was determined to be present,
the meeting commenced.
Mr. Soroka explained that this meeting was a visioning session to discuss
formulation of the City's Comprehensive Development Master Plan. He then turned the
meeting over to Ed Preston, Ed Preston & Associates, Inc. and Gary Dickens, of Ivey,
Harris & Walls who presented various scenarios relating to the future of the City of
Aventura. Council discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the City and their ideas
for the future, including key issues that need to be addressed in the formulation of the
City's Comprehensive Development Master Plan.
There being no other business, after motion made, seconded and unanimously
passed, the meeting adjourned at 6 p.m. ~
Teresa M. Smith, CMC, City Clerk
Approved by Council on September 2, 1997.
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