11-12-2003 MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
NOVEMBER 12, 2003
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, Florida 33180
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 5:06 p.m. by
Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow. Present were Commissioners Zev ^uerbach, Ken Cohen,
Bob Diamond, Manny Grossman, Harry Holzberg, Vice Mayor Jay R. Beskin, Mayor
Perlow, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, City Clerk Teresa M. Soroka and City ,Attorney
David M. Wolpin. ,As a quorum was determined to be present, the meeting
commenced.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Police Chief Tom Ribel led the pledge of allegiance.
3, ZONING HEARING: Ex-parte communications by Commissioners, if any, were
disclosed and filed with the City Clerk in accordance with City Code Section 34. All
witnesses giving testimony in these hearings were sworn in by the City Clerk. Mr.
Wolpin reviewed the rules of procedure specific for this public hearing and read the
following resolution by title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL
TO PERMIT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYNAGOGUE IN THE
MULTIFAMILY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RMF4) DISTRICT FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2600 ISLAND BOULEVARD, CITY OF
AVENTURA; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A motion for approval was offered by Commissioner Grossman and seconded by
Commissioner Diamond. Planning Director Joanne Carr addressed the Commission
and entered the staff report into the record. Mayor Perlow opened the public hearing.
The following individuals addressed the Commission:
Cliff Schulman, Esq., 1221 Brickell Avenue, representing the applicant
Arthur Teitelbaum, 25 South Biscayne Boulevard
Rabbi Solomon Shift, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard
John Shubin, Esq., 46 SW 1st Street, Miami, representing 2600 Building
Tim Plummer, Traffic Consultant, 1750 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables
Alan Matus, 3000 Island Blvd., President of Williams Island
Michael Y. Cannon, 9400 S. Dadeland Boulevard, Real Estate Market Analyst
Rabbi Lipskar, 9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside
Robert Weiman, Miles Moss and Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers, 12900 SW 84th
Street, Miami
Rabbi Ed Farber, Beth Torah Adath Yeshurun Congregation
Rabbi Langry, Safra Synagogue, 19275 Mystic Point Drive
Lea Levy, 3500 Island Boulevard
Rabbi John Horowitz, 7000 Island Boulevard
Stephanie Trump, 4000 Island Boulevard
Rachel Reinberg, 3700 Island Boulevard
Jules Trump, 4000 Island Boulevard
Herb Friedlander, 20353 West Country Club Drive
Rod White, 2600 island Boulevard
Gloria Muroff, 2000 Island Boulevard
Michael Orloff, 2600 Island Boulevard
Elliot Rozensweig, 2600 Island Boulevard
Frank D'Amico, 1000 East Island Boulevard
Hal Beren, 2600 Island Boulevard
Moshe Shulhoff, 20871 NE 32nd Avenue
Patricia Holtzman, 2600 Island Boulevard
Rabbi Brusowanken, 21001 Biscayne Boulevard
Jonathan Evans, 7000 Island Boulevard
Larry Metsch, 3900 Island Boulevard
Reva Hamech, 17400 NE 11th Avenue, NoAh Miami Beach
Leah Dumond, 2600 Island Boulevard
Herb Pierson, 20505 E. Country Club Drive
Donald Chaikin, 2000 Island Boulevard
Arthur Barr, 3700 Island Boulevard
A motion to extend the Commission meeting until 12:30 a.m. was offered by
Commissioner Grossman, seconded by Commissioner Diamond and unanimously
passed.
There being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. The motion for
approval of the resolution failed, 2-5, with Mayor Pedow and Commissioner Grossman
voting yes and Commissioners Auerbach, Cohen, Diamond, Holzberg and Vice Mayor
Beskin voting no.
A motion was offered by Commissioner Grossman and seconded by Commissioner
Auerbach to grant conditional use approval to permit the establishment of a synagogue
in the multifamily high density residential (RMF4) District for property located at 2600
Island Boulevard including the conditions provided on Exhibit 4 in staffs report. The
motion failed 3-4, with Commissioners Auerbach, Grossman and Mayor Perlow voting
yes and Commissioners Cohen, Diamond, Holzberg and Vice Mayor Beskin voting no.
A motion to amend the resolution presented to provide for denial of the application was
offered by Commissioner Cohen, seconded by Commissioner Holzberg, passed, 5-2,
with Commissioners Auerbach, Cohen, Diamond, Holzberg and Vice Mayor Beskin
voting yes and Commissioner Grossman and Mayor Perlow voting no, and Resolution
No. 2003-85 was adopted.
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14. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Commission
at this time, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting
adjourned at 12:20 a.m. ? ·
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Approved by the Commission on November 20, 2003.
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