05-04-1999 Commission Workshop MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1999 4:00 P.M.
Aventura Government Center
2999 NE 191st Street Suite 500
Aventura, Florida
The meeting was called to order at 4 p.m. by Mayor Arthur I. Snyder. Present
were Commissioners Arthur Berger, Jay R. Beskin, Ken Cohen, Harry, Holzberg, Jeffrey
M. Perlow, Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert, Mayor Snyder, City Manager Eric M.
Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka, and City Attomeys David M. Wolpin and Jeffrey
Sheffel. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced.
Mr. Soroka advised the Commission that staff had met with members of the
development community to address their concerns relative to the proposed Land
Development Regulations and provided a summary of the outstanding issues (attached
hereto and incorporated into these minutes).
The following individuals addressed the Commission: George Berlin, Jeffrey
Bercow, Esq., Lester Goldstein, Esq. and Clifford Schulman, Esq.
1. Vested Ri.qhts. It was the consensus of the Commission (exclusive of Mayor
Snyder and Commissioner Perlow) to proceed with the Manager's
recommendation.
2. Non-Conformin,q Uses. Consensus to approve Manager's recommendation with
amendment that the 50% rule would not apply to the number of dwelling units.
3. Variance Process. Consensus to remove any phrases conflicting with "practical
difficulty".
Due to time constraints, a Workshop Meeting to continue discussion of the Land
Development Regulations was scheduled for Monday, May 10, 1999 at 9 a.m.
The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
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Approved by the Commission on June 1, 1999.
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