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04-16-1996 Council Meeting MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1996 - 7 P.M. AVENTURA HOSPITAL MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING 21110 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD SUITE 101 AVENTURA, FLORIDA 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Snyder at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilmembers Arthur Berger, Jay Beskin, Ken Cohen, Harry Holzberg, Jeffrey Perlow, Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert and Mayor Arthur Snyder. Also present were City Attorney Richard Jay Weiss and Acting City Clerk Teresa M. Smith. As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting commenced. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mr. Harry Crook led the pledge of allegiance. 3. INVOCATION: None. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Holzberg that the minutes of the meeting of April 9, 1996 be approved with the correction of Mr. Lionel Sokolov's name. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote and the minutes were approved, as amended. 5. AGENDA: There were no changes to the agenda. 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None 8. ORDINANCES: Emergency Mr. Weiss read the following emergency ordinance, by title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA ADOPTING INTERIM ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.06 OF THE CITY CHARTER IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 286.0115, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE GOVERNING EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS CONCERNING QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS; 1 PROVIDING ADOPTION OF QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The following members of the public spoke relative to this ordinance: George Feller, 2851 NE 183rd Street; Ruby Steiner, 20301 West Country Club Drive; Lionel Sokolov, 3530 Mystic Point Drive; and Sol Natman, 20281 East Country Club Drive. Councilmember Beskin offered a motion to amend the ordinance to provide reference to staff as "City Staff"; to provide for capitalization of the terms "Applicant" and "Application" following their definitions; and to amend sections C.8. and C.11 to provide that members may ask questions of any speaker "through the Chair." Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert seconded the motion. A motion to approve the ordinance, as amended, was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers- Libert and seconded by Councilmember Perlow. The motion passed unanimously and Ordinance No. 96-02 was adopted. 9. ORDINANCES: FIRST READING: None 10. ORDINANCES: SECOND READING: None 11. RESOLUTIONS: Mr. Weiss read the following resolution by title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF AVENTURA AND MHW INVESTMENTS, INC. TO PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE FOR THE CITY WITHIN THE GREAT WESTERN BANK BUILDING IN AVENTURA, FLORIDA AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A motion to adopt the resolution was made by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Cohen. Extensive discussion ensued as to the terms of the lease. Those members of the public who spoke were: George Berlin, 1940 NE 194th Drive, North Miami Beach and Paul Lash, 3640 Yacht Club Drive. After further discussion, a motion was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Perlow that this item be deferred until Friday, April 19, 1996 at 9 a.m. at the temporary offices of City Hall located at 2750 NE 187th Street. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 12. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. MAYOR AND COUNCIL 2 Mayor Snyder appointed Councilmember Holzberg to participate in a hurricane preparedness committee and requested that Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert also be provided notice of the meetings of that committee. Mayor Snyder updated Council as to his recent trip to Tallahassee to participate in events honoring the City. Council discussed the schedule of upcoming meetings and it was the consensus of Council to schedule future meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month. A motion to cancel the Council meeting scheduled for April 23, 1996 at 7 p.m. was made by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Holzberg. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Snyder announced that the next meeting of the Council would be April 30, 1996 at 7 p.m. Councilmember Berger suggested that further training be provided to Council in addition to the seminar recently provided by the Dade County League of Cities. Mayor Snyder suggested that Councilmember Berger contact FIU to determine what subjects would be discussed during further training and report back to Council at the next meeting for determination as to Council's participation therein. Councilmember Beskin reported on the Florida League of Cities Insurance, payroll procedures for the Administrative Assistant, the RFP for banking and he updated Council as to the status of preparation of the budget. Councilmember Cohen requested that Council revisit the issue of televising Council meetings. Councilmember Cohen made a motion to televise Council meetings through a local cable company with televising to begin the first meeting after the City Manager begins his employment. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert. An amendment to the motion was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert that Councilmember Cohen be appointed as a committee of one to research the issue and provide information to Council at the April 30, 1996 meeting. Mayor Snyder appointed Councilmember Cohen to research the issue of televising Council meetings and report back to Council. No action was taken on the motion. Councilmember Holzberg provided Council with a report from the Public Safety Committee relative to proposed guidelines for public safety. Councilmember Perlow reported to Council on revenue sources and the proposed Interlocal Agreement with Metropolitan Dade County relative to building and zoning. Mr. George Berlin addressed Council relative to this issue. B. CITY MANAGER: Councilmember Perlow updated Council as to the progress of the City Manager Selection Committee and stated that it was the recommendation of the Committee that Council employ Eric M. Soroka as the City Manager. A motion was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Perlow that Eric M. Soroka be designated as City Manager, subject to negotiation of a contract between Mr. Soroka and the City 3 to be negotiated by the City Attorney and Vice Mayor and brought back for Council approval on Friday, April 19, 1996. Mr. Beskin offered an amendment to the motion that Mr. Soroka be offered a salary no higher than $105,000.00. The amendment died for lack of a second. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. C. CITY CLERK: Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert advised Council that the Selection Committee is in the process of developing a job description for the City Clerk and would report back to Council at a later date. After a brief recess and determination of a quorum, the meeting resumed. D. CITY ATTORNEY: Mr. Weiss provided Council a legal opinion as to gifts, the Sunshine Law and attendance at functions and updated Council as to the status of the Master Transition Agreement with Dade County. 13. COMMUNICATIONS. As submitted. 14. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following individuals addressed Council: June Stevens, 20412 NE Del Vista Court; Harry Crook, Commodore Plaza; Lionel Sokolov; Alex Kozlovsky, 2780 NE 183rd Street; Fern Kantor, 2120 NE 205th Street; and Sol Talidgman, 20201 NE 29th Court, Biscayne Lakes Gardens. 15. GENERAL DISCUSSIONXOTItER BUSINESS: A motion was offered by Councilmember Perlow, seconded by Councilmember Cohen and unanimously passed directing the City Attorney to research the issue of the use of the City's name by individuals, businesses, etc. outside of the municipal government of the City. 16. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS/EVENTS: It was announced that the Council meeting scheduled for APril 23, 1996 has been canceled and the next meeting of the Council is set for Tuesday, April 30, 1996 at 7 p.m. 17. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Cohen that this meeting be recessed until Friday, April 19, 1996 at 9 a.m. at the temporary offices of City Hall located at 2750 NE 187th Street. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting recessed. ~Al~pro.ved by C~uncil on the Respectfully submitted: (30th ~t~l~o~A. pr~, 1906 q.,. Teresa M. Smith, Acting Cit~ Clerk Anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.