97-014 RESOLUTION NO. 97-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, OBJECTING TO THE USE OF
THE NAME AVENTURA BEACH BY THE SUNNY ISLES
CHARTER COMMISSION IN THE NAME SELECTION
PROCESS FOR THE SUNNY ISLES AREA; URGING THE
CHARTER COMMISSION NOT TO USE THE NAME
AVENTURA BEACH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura, Florida is a new City, having recently
incorporated on November 7, 1995 and is striving to create an independent, distinct
and unique municipal corporate identity with the name Aventura; and
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City of Aventura City Council that
the Sunny isles community, through its Charter Commission, is considering the use of
the name Aventura Beach as its municipal identity; and
WHEREAS, this City Council believes that the use of the name Aventura Beach
by the newly incorporated area will cause confusion to those who are not intimately
familiar with the political structure in Dade County; and
WHEREAS, this Council believes that individuals seeking to purchase property
for residence or business within Aventura Beach could be misled or deceived to think
they were purchasing property within the municipal limits of the City of Aventura; and
WHEREAS, this City Council wishes to convey to the Metropolitan Dade County
Commission and the Sunny isles Charter Commission that it opposes the use of the
name Aventura Beach by the Sunny Isles area as its municipal identity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
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Section 1. This Council opposes the use of the name Aventura Beach as the
municipal identity for the Sunny Isles area.
Section 2. This Council urges the Charter Commission for the Sunny Isles
area not to select the name Aventura Beach as its corporate municipal identity.
Section 3. This Council appeals to the Metropolitan Dade County Commission
not to approve the Charter submitted by the Sunny Isles Charter Commission in the
event that the name Aventura Beach is utilized.
Section4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Councilmember Rogers-Libert, who
moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Berger, and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Councilmember Jay R. Beskin yes
Councilmember Ken Cohen yes
Councilmember Harry Holzberg yes
Councilmember Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Councilmember Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of Feb, r~a,ry,.~.9~ ~
TERESA M. SMITH, CMC
CITY CLERK
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