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05-21-1996 Council Meeting MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA TUESDAY, MAY 21, 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. Sokolov led the pledge of allegiance. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Cohen that the minutes of the workshop meeting of May 7, 1996 be approved, as submitted and that the minutes of the May 7, 1996 regular Council meeting be approved, with the following amendments: correction of Lionel Sokolov's first name and the second paragraph of item 15 to provide the unanimous passage of the motion regarding the Jiffy Lube zoning hearing request. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 4. AGENDA: There were no changes to the agenda. 5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: None 6. CONSENT AGENDA: None 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None 8. ORDINANCES: Emergency: Deferred to the scheduled time of 8 p.m. 9. ORDINANCES: FIRST READING: Deferred to the scheduled time of 8 p.m. 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 THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE THE CITY OF AVENTURA'S APPLICATION FOR REVENUE-SHARING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 218~ PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. A motion to adopt the resolution was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert and seconded by Councilmember Perlow. The motion passed unanimously and Resolution No. 96-15 was adopted. 12. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE NEGOTIATIONS AND POSSIBLE EXECUTION OF LEASE AGREEMENT FOR OFFICE SPACE FOR CITY HALL FACILITIES Council was provided with a proposed lease agreement for offices to be utilized as City Hall at the Concorde Centre II, 2999 NE 191st Street. After discussion, Vice Mayor Rogers- Libert offered a motion to approve the lease in substantially the form as submitted, subject to review by the City Attorney as to legal form and sufficiency, and subject to Council input. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Holzberg and unanimously passed. 13. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: A. MAYOR AND COUNCIL Mayor Snyder advised Council that Marian Nesbitt will be replacing Sol Natman, who resigned from his appointment to the to-be-formed Planning and Zoning Board. A motion to approve the appointment was offered by Councilmember Cohen and seconded by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Snyder advised Council of the opportunity to apply for grant funds in the amount of $7,500 for crime prevention, with the City's contribution of $2,500. A motion approving the grant application and the City's matching funds contribution was offered by Vice Mayor Rogers- Libert, seconded by Councilmember Holzberg and unanimously passed. Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert advised Council of her discussions with the newly-elected officials of the City of Pinecrest. 2 Councilmember Berger reported on the recent training session at FIU and a proposal from City Attorney Stephen Helfman to conduct a zoning workshop for Council. A motion to accept Mr. Helfman's proposal was offered by Councilmember Berger, seconded by Councilmember Holzberg and unanimously passed. A motion to schedule the zoning workshop for June 4, 1996 at 5 p.m. was offered by Councilmember Cohen and seconded by Vice Mayor Rogers-Libert. The motion passed tmanimously. Councilmember Cohen's report included discussion as to traffic on West Dixie Highway and the committee on transportation. Councilmember Holzberg updated Council as to public safety and hurricane preparedness. Councilmember Perlow provided to Council an update as to the findings of the Committee researching the dedication of Williams Island Boulevard and lengthy discussion ensued. Mayor Snyder directed the Committee to continue the research of this matter. B. CITY ATTORNEY Mr. Weiss provided Council with information relative to financial disclosure requirements. At this time, items 8 and 9 were heard by Council. 8. ORDINANCES: EMERGENCY: Mr. Weiss read the following emergency ordinance, by title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, ADOPTING TRANSITIONAL ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.06 OF THE CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.05 OF THE CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON NOVEMBER 7, 1995 AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1996; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF CHECKS; PROVIDING FOR POST AUDIT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 3 After discussion of the budget document, a motion to approve the ordinance was offered by Councilmember Beskin and seconded by Councilmember Cohen. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote and Ordinance No. 96-04 was enacted. 9. ORDINANCES: FIRST READING: Mr. Weiss read the following ordinance, by title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.05 OF THE CITY CHARTER; PROVIDING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON NOVEMBER 7, 1995 AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1996; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY THE BUDGET; PROVIDING FOR BUDGETARY CONTROL; PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR GIFTS AND GRANTS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR ENCUMBRANCES; PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF CHECKS; PROVIDING FOR POST AUDIT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A motion to approve the ordinance on first reading was made by Vice Mayor Rogers- Libert and seconded by Councilmember Cohen. The motion passed unanimously and Mayor Snyder announced that the ordinance would be scheduled for second reading at a public hearing on June 4, 1996. Mr. Weiss provided his report relative to protection of the city name and lengthy discussion ensued. At the end of discussion, Mayor Snyder appointed Couneilmember Cohen to serve on a Committee with the Mayor and Vice Mayor to express Council's concerns to Commissioner Gwen Margolis relative to Sunny Isle's use of the name of Aventura Beach in their incorporation process. 15. PUBLIC COMMENTS: The following individuals addressed Council: Harry Crook, Commodore Plaza; Lionel Sokolov, 3530 Mystic Point Drive; George Berlin, 1940 NE 194th Drive, North Miami Beach; and Samantha Yakutiel, 3530 Mystic Point Drive. 16. GENERAL DISCUSSIONXOTHER BUSINESS: None 4 17. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS: Mayor Snyder announced the date of the next meeting as June 4, 1996. 18. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before Council, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting adjourned. Approved by Council on the Respectfully submitted: 4th day of Junq~ 1996 Arthur I. ~'~ Teresa M. Smith, CMC Acting City 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.