City Commission Meetings

-+ City Manager City Commission Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM Enid Weisman, Mayor Howard Weinberg, Vice Mayor City Clerk Denise Landman, Commissioner Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC Dr. Linda Marks, Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi, Commissioner City Attorney Marc Narotsky, Commissioner Weiss Serota Helfman Robert Shelley, Commissioner Cole & Bierman Aventura Government Center 19200 West Country Club Drive Aventura, Florida 33180 1. CALL TO ORDER\ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. AGENDA: Request for Deletions/Emergency Additions 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: • Recognitions for Hurricane Irma Assistance • Employee Service Awards 5. CONSENT AGENDA: Matters included under the Consent Agenda are self-explanatory and are not expected to require discussion or review. Items will be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired by any member of the Commission, that item must be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. If the public wishes to speak on a matter on the consent agenda they must inform the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. They will be recognized to speak prior to the approval of the consent agenda. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Action Taken: APPROVED • September 5, 2017 Commissioner Meeting (First Budget Hearing) • September 5, 2017 Commission Regular Meeting • September 13, 2017 Commission Meeting (Second Budget Hearing) • September 14, 2017 Commission Workshop Meeting B. MOTION TO RATIFY THE CITY MANAGER’S REAPPOINTMENT OF Action Taken: RAQUEL ROTHMAN, ESQ. AND BARBARA BUXTON, ESQ. AS SPECIAL APPROVED MASTERS FOR THE CITY OF AVENTURA CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS. C. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, Action Taken: FLORIDA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ADOPTED AMENDING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BY AND as Resolution BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DADE COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT No. 2017-49 ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH  Aventura City Commission Meeting Agenda October 3, 2017 SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. D. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO Action Taken: EXECUTE AND OTHERWISE ENTER INTO CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 1 ADOPTED FOR THE NE 213TH STREET SEAWALL RESTORATION PROJECT BY AND as Resolution BETWEEN THE CITY AND JONES BENITEZ CORPORATION; No. 2017-50 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE NECESSARY AND EXPEDIENT ACTION TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR SAID CHANGE ORDER; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. E. CITY COMMISSION, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL Action Taken: MOTION TO ACCEPT AVENTURA CITY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL OUT- APPROVED OF-FIELD WAIVERS AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY MANAGER’S MEMORANDUM DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 F. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, Action Taken: FLORIDA ADOPTING THE CITY OF AVENTURA 2018 LEGISLATIVE ADOPTED PROGRAM AND PRIORITIES ATTACHED HERETO; AUTHORIZING THE as Resolution CITY MANAGER TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO CARRY OUT THE No. 2017-51 AIMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 6. ZONING HEARINGS - QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Please be advised that the following items on the Commission's agenda are quasi-judicial in nature. If you wish to object or comment upon any of these items, please inform the Mayor when she requests public comments. An opportunity for persons to speak on each item will be made available after the applicant and staff have made their presentations on each item. All testimony, including public testimony and evidence, will be made under oath or affirmation. Additionally, each person who gives testimony may be subject to cross-examination. If you refuse either to be cross-examined or to be sworn, your testimony will be given its due weight. The general public will not be permitted to cross-examine witnesses, but the public may request the Commission to ask questions of staff or witnesses on their behalf. Persons representing organizations must present evidence of their authority to speak for the organization. Further details of the quasi-judicial procedures may be obtained from the Clerk. RESOLUTION – PUBLIC HEARING: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, Action Taken: FLORIDA GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL TO PERMIT THE ADOPTED ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIQUOR PACKAGE STORE LOCATED IN THE as Resolution COMMERICAL PLAZA TENANT SPACE AT 19925 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, No. 2017-52 CITY OF AVENTURA, NOTWITHSTANDING THE SPACING AND DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SALE AND SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES REGULATED BY SECTION 4-2(a) AND SECTION 4-2(b) OF THE CITY CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 7. ORDINANCES - FIRST READING/PUBLIC HEARINGS: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING Action Taken: CHAPTER 36 “RETIREMENT,” ARTICLE II “POLICE PENSION PLAN AND APPROVED TRUST FUND,” IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANGES CONTAINED IN THE on COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE First Reading DADE COUNTY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2016 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; BY AMENDING SECTION Page 2 of 4  Aventura City Commission Meeting Agenda October 3, 2017 36-22 “DEFINITIONS”; BY AMENDING SECTION 36-26 “SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT” TO REVISE RETIREMENT CRITERIA; BY ADDING SECTION 36-35 “DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM”; BY ADDING SECTION 36-38 “DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN”; BY ADDING SECTION 36-39 “USE OF PREMIUM TAX REVENUES”; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 8. ORDINANCES - SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARINGS: A. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING Action Taken: CHAPTER 31, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BY CREATING ADOPTED SECTION 31-151 “USES PROHIBITED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS”, OF on Second ARTICLE VII “USE REGULATIONS” OF CHAPTER 31 “LAND Reading as DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS”, REGULATING PROHIBITED USES Ordinance GENERALLY AND SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITING MEDICAL MARIJUANA No. 2017-11 DISPENSARIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. B. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AMENDING Action Taken: CHAPTER 30, “ENVIRONMENT,” AT ARTICLE III, “STORMWATER,” BY ADOPTED CREATING SECTIONS 30-61 THROUGH 30-67, PROVIDING FOR AN on Second ENHANCED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND SPECIFYING Reading as ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER REGULATIONS CONCERNING SAID Ordinance SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION No. 2017-12 IN THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. C. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE Action Taken: OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA BY AMENDING THE DEFERRED ZONING DESIGNATION FOR A 2.0 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED ON to the THE NORTH SIDE OF NE 213 STREET AS MORE PARTICULARLY Nov. 7, 2017 DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” TO THIS ORDINANCE, FROM B2, City COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT TO MO, MEDICAL OFFICE DISTRICT; Commission PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE Meeting CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. D. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN Action Taken: AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO DEFERRED CHAPTER 163, F.S., DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2006 MADE BETWEEN to the GULFSTREAM PARK RACING ASSOCIATION INC. AS DEVELOPER AND Nov. 7, 2017 THE CITY OF AVENTURA TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT City FROM JULY 7, 2017 TO JULY 7, 2024, TO REVISE EXHIBITS “A” AND “B” Commission TO THE AGREEMENT WITH NEW LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE Meeting RECONFIGURED B2 DISTRICT AND MO DISTRICT PARCELS, TO ADD THE 2.0 ACRE CONVEYANCE TO THE CITY AND TO AMEND THE VEHICULAR ACCESS RESTRICTION TO AND FROM NE 213 STREET, ALL RELATING TO PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NE 213 STREET, EAST OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, CITY OF AVENTURA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Page 3 of 4  Aventura City Commission Meeting Agenda October 3, 2017 9. DISCUSSION AND MOTION TO SELECT APPLICANTS TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION Action Taken: Motion APPROVED Selecting the Following Five Applicants to be Interviewed: Daniel Alfonso, Jeffrey Brown, Susan Grant, Jason Nunemaker, and Alex Rey 10. RESOLUTIONS – PUBLIC HEARINGS: None 11. REPORTS 12. PUBLIC COMMENTS 13. OTHER BUSINESS: None 14. ADJOURNMENT FUTURE MEETINGS* COMMISSION WORKSHOP – OCTOBER 12, 2017 AT 2 PM EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM (5TH FLOOR) COMMISSION WORKSHOP – OCTOBER 19, 2017 AT 9 AM EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM (5TH FLOOR) COMMISSION MEETING – NOVEMBER 7, 2017 AT 6 PM COMMISSION CHAMBER *Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Please check the City’s website for the most current schedule. This meeting is open to the public. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are disabled and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the Office of the City Clerk, 305-466-8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding. One or more members of the City of Aventura Advisory Boards may be in attendance and may participate at the meeting. Anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by the Aventura City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such 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. Agenda items may be viewed at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Aventura Government Center, 19200 W. Country Club Drive, Aventura, Florida, 33180. Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of any agenda item should contact the City Clerk at 305-466-8901. Page 4 of 4