12-18-2000 Commission Meeting MINUTES Aventura Government Center
CITY COMMISSION MEETING 2999 NE 191" Street #500
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2000 4:15 PM Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mayor Arthur I.
Snyder. Present were Commissioners Arthur Berger, Ken Cohen, Jeffrey M. Perlow,
Patricia Rogers-Libert, Vice Mayor Jay R. Beskin (arrived at 4:40 p.m.), Mayor Snyder,
City Manager Eric M. Soroka, and City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka. Commissioner Harry
Holzberg was absent. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. RESOLUTION:
Mr. Soroka read the following resolution by title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF THE
COMCAST CABLEVlSlON OF HALLANDALE, INC. ("COMCAST")
CABLE FRANCHISE TO DISTRICT CABLEVlSION LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP ("AT&T BROADBAND") AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Berger and seconded by
Commissioner Rogers-Libert. The following individuals addressed the
Commission: lin Feld, Esq., Leibowitz & Associates, the City's cable counsel;
Cindy Stoddard, Comcast; and Susan Bisno, AT&T. A motion was offered by
Mayor Snyder and seconded by Vice Mayor Beskin to deny the transfer request.
A motion was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert and seconded by
Commissioner Berger to approve the Resolution provided the City Manager
receives the executed unconditional acceptance documents as contained in
Exhibits A & B from AT&T and Comcast by 5 p.m. December 27, 2000 and in the
event the City Manager does not receive said documents, the transfer shall be
denied by the City Commission and the City Manager is then authorized to notify
Miami-Dade County of the transfer denial. The motion for approval as amended
passed 5-1, with Mayor Snyder voting no and Resolution No. 2000-76 was
adopted.
3. DISCUSSION: CHARTER AMENDMENT PROCEDURE: After discussion as to
the manner in which proposed Charter amendments would be presented to the
electorate, a motion was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, seconded by
Commissioner Cohen and unanimously passed to conduct a polls election at the
completion of the Charter Revision Commission's proceedings.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission,
the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Approved by the Commission on January 2, 2001.
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