11-04-1996 Council Workshop COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
NOVEMBER 4, 1996 - 9 A.M.
AVENTURA GOVERNMENT CENTER
2999 NE 191sT STREET SUITE 500
AVENTURA, FLORIDA
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Arthur I. Snyder at 9 a.m. Present were
Councilmembers Arthur Berger, Jay R. Beskin, Ken Cohen, Harry Holzberg, Jeffrey M.
Perlow, Vice Mayor Patricia Rogers-Libert, Mayor Arthur I. Snyder, City Manager Eric
M. Soroka, City Attorney Richard Jay Weiss and City Clerk Teresa M. Smith. The
following items were discussed:
1. Proposed Newsrack Regulation Ordinance. Gerald Budney, Esq., counsel for
Miami Herald in attendance. This item to be rescheduled for discussion at
December 2, 1996 workshop meeting and second reading of ordinance scheduled
for December 3, 1996.
2. Council Meeting Agenda Questions.
3. Recognition of Incorporation Committee. Consensus of Council to have a dinner
open to the public in January, 1997 to honor Incorporation Committee. Cost of
tickets for honorees, Council and administration only to be borne by the City.
4. Request to Rename 187th Street. Consensus of Council to take no action.
5. Other Business. None
6. Reports. Items discussed included the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board
(consensus of Council to proceed with second reading of ordinance establishing this
Board); newsletter; contribution to "Friends of the Library"; feasibility of City taking
over library; safety on the exercise paths; televising Council meetings; possibility of
renaming Biscayne Boulevard "Aventura Parkway" and Town Hall meetings.
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned.
Teresa M. Smith, CMC, City Clerk
Approved by Council on November 19, 1996.