11-09-1998 Commission Meeting MINUTES
CITY OF AVENTURA
COMMISSION MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 1998 - 5:00 P.M.
Government Center
2999 NE 1915t Street Suite 500
Aventura, Florida 33180
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 5:00
p.m. by Mayor Arthur I. Snyder. Present were Commissioners Arthur
Berger, Jay R. Beskin, Ken Cohen, Jeffrey M. Perlow, Patricia Rogers-
Libert, Mayor Arthur L Snyder, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk
Teresa M. Smith and City Attorneys Mitchell Bierman and Joseph H.
Serota (arrived at 5:30 p.m.). Vice Mayor Harry Holzberg was absent. As
a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT OFFER IN THE CASE
OF CITY OF AVENTURA V. LOLA BOHN THOMAS (EMINENT DOMAIN
ACTION) 11TM JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR DADE COUNTY
FLORIDA CASE NO. 97-15825 CA 02 AND POSSIBLE
AUTHORIZATION TO RESOLVE MATTER:
City Attorney Mitchell Bierman reviewed the status of this matter to date
and the points of settlement discussed by the Commission during the
recent Executive Session. After discussion, a motion was offered by
Commissioner Perlow and seconded by Commissioner Rogers-Libert that
inasmuch as it is in the best interest of the City to settle this matter due to
the uncertainty of the outcome due to discrepancies with the appraisals of
the subject property and the concerns expressed by the presiding Judge,
that the Stipulation for Settlement, as recommended by the City Attorney
and attached hereto, providing for payment in full for taking of the subject
property, to Lola Bohn Thomas, Trustee in the amount of $3,400,000.00,
inclusive of interest and exclusive of attorneys' fees and costs, be
executed by the City Manager. The motion passed unanimously (6-0).
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the
Commission, the meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Teresa M. Smith, CMC, City Clerk
Approved by the Commission on November 17, 1998.
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