City Commission Meetings
Regular MeetingAventura, FL · February 7, 2019
Minutes
CityManager
CityCommission RonaldJ.Wasson
EnidWeisman,Mayor
Dr.LindaMarks,ViceMayorCityClerk
DeniseLandman,Commissioner EllisaL.Horvath,MMC
GladysMezrahi,Commissioner
MarcNarotsky, Commissioner CityAttorney
RobertShelley,Commissioner WeissSerotaHelfman
HowardWeinberg,Commissioner Cole & Bierman
AventuraGovernmentCenter
19200WestCountryClubDrive
Aventura,Florida33180
1. CALLTOORDER\\ROLLCALL
2. PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE
3. AGENDA: RequestforDeletions/EmergencyAdditions
4. SPECIALPRESENTATIONS:
SchoolReports
5. CONSENTAGENDA: MattersincludedundertheConsentAgendaareself-explanatoryandarenot
expectedtorequirediscussionorreview. Itemswillbeenactedbyonemotion. Ifdiscussionisdesiredbyanymember
oftheCommission,thatitemmustberemovedfromtheConsentAgendaandconsideredseparately. Ifthepublic
wishestospeakonamatterontheconsentagendatheymustinformtheCityClerkpriortothestartofthemeeting.
Theywillberecognizedtospeakpriortotheapprovaloftheconsentagenda.
A.:APPROVALOFMINUTES
Action
Taken: January8,2019CommissionRegularMeeting
APPROVED January17,2019CommissionRegularWorkshopMeeting
B. ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
ActionTaken: FLORIDADECLARINGCERTAINPROPERTYLISTEDUNDERTHEASSETSOF
ADOPTED THECITYASSURPLUSTOTHENEEDSOFTHECITY;DESCRIBINGTHE
asResolution MANNEROFDISPOSAL; AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERTODOALL
No.2019-06 THINGSNECESSARYTOCARRYOUTTHEAIMSOFTHISRESOLUTION; AND
PROVIDINGFORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
C. ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
ActionTaken: FLORIDA,APPROVINGTHEAPPOINTMENTOFMEMBERSTOTHECITYOF
ADOPTED AVENTURAARTSINPUBLICPLACESADVISORYBOARDFORATWO-YEAR
asResolution TERM;ANDPROVIDINGFORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
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Action D. MOTIONAUTHORIZINGTHEAPPROPRIATIONOFUPTO $57,869FORSTATIC
Taken: LICENSEPLATEREADERSFROMTHEPOLICEFEDERALFORFEITURE
APPROVED FUNDSINACCORDANCEWITHTHECITYMANAGER’SMEMORANDUM.
E. ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
ActionTaken: FLORIDA,AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERONBEHALFOFTHECITYTO
ADOPTED EXECUTEANDOTHERWISEENTERINTOTHEATTACHEDMUTUALAID
asResolution AGREEMENTBETWEENTHECITYOFAVENTURAANDTHECITYOFCORAL
No.2019-08 GABLESFORLAWENFORCEMENTACTIVITIES; AUTHORIZINGTHECITY
MANAGERTODOALLTHINGSNECESSARYTOCARRYOUTTHEAIMSOF
THISRESOLUTION; ANDPROVIDINGFORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
F. ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
ActionTaken: FLORIDAAUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERTOEXECUTETHEATTACHED
ADOPTED CONTRACTRENEWALFORLANDSCAPEMAINTENANCEWITHINTHE
asResolution FLORIDADEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION RIGHT-OF-WAYON
No.2019-09 BISCAYNEBOULEVARDFROMTHEOLETARIVERBRIDGENORTHTOTHE
MIAMI-DADE/BROWARDCOUNTYLINEBYANDBETWEENTHECITYOF
AVENTURAANDTHEFLORIDADEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION;
AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERTOTAKENECESSARYANDEXPEDIENT
ACTIONTOCARRYOUTTHEAIMSOFTHISRESOLUTION; ANDPROVIDING
FORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
G.ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITY OFAVENTURA,
FLORIDAREVISINGCHAPTER6.6OFTHEADMINISTRATIVEPOLICY
ActionTaken: DIRECTIVESANDPROCEDURESMANUAL,ASATTACHEDHERETO,
ADOPTED ENTITLED “INVESTMENTOBJECTIVESANDPARAMETERS” RELATINGTO
asResolution THECITY’SINVESTMENTPOLICYFORTHEMANAGEMENTOFPUBLIC
No.2019-10 FUNDS; AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERTODOALLTHINGSNECESSARY
TOCARRYOUTTHEAIMSOFTHISRESOLUTION; ANDPROVIDINGFORAN
EFFECTIVEDATE.
H. ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
ActionTaken: FLORIDAADOPTINGTHECITYOFAVENTURA2019LEGISLATIVEPROGRAM
ADOPTED ANDPRIORITIESATTACHEDHERETO; AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGER
asResolution TOTAKENECESSARYACTIONTOCARRYOUTTHEAIMSOFTHIS
No.2019-11 RESOLUTION; ANDPROVIDINGFORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
I. ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
ActionTaken: FLORIDAAMENDINGPROCEDURESESTABLISHEDFORCOMMISSION
ADOPTED TRAVELANDEXPENSES; AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERTOTAKEALL
asResolution NECESSARYACTIONTOIMPLEMENTTHISRESOLUTION; PROVIDINGFOR
No.2019-12 CONFLICTS; PROVIDINGFORSEVERABILITY;ANDPROVIDINGFORAN
EFFECTIVEDATE.
J. ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOF
ActionTaken: AVENTURA,FLORIDA,CONDEMNINGANTI-SEMITISMACTSBY
ADOPTED AIRBNB,ANDDIRECTINGTHE CITYCLERKTOSENDTHIS
asResolution RESOLUTIONANDALETTERTOTHEFLORIDAATTORNEY
No.2019-13 GENERAL’SOFFICE;PROVIDINGFORIMPLEMENTATION; AND
PROVIDINGFORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
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K. CITYCOMMISSION,ACTINGINITSCAPACITYASTHEGOVERNINGBOARD
FORTHEAVENTURACITYOFEXCELLENCESCHOOL
ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOMMISSIONOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
ActionTaken: FLORIDA,ACTINGINTHEIRCAPACITYASTHEBOARDOFDIRECTORSFOR
ADOPTED THEAVENTURACITYOFEXCELLENCESCHOOL,AUTHORIZINGTHECITY
asResolution MANAGERTOSUBMITAPROJECTAPPLICATIONFORASTUDENTSUPPORT
No.2019-14 ANDACADEMICENRICHMENTGRANTFORTHEFUNDINGOF
PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTACTIVITIES,CLASSROOMMATERIALSAND
PHYSICALEDUCATIONEQUIPMENTATTHEAVENTURACITYOF
EXCELLENCESCHOOL; AUTHORIZINGTHECITYMANAGERTODOALL
THINGSNECESSARYTOCARRYOUTTHEAIMSOFTHISRESOLUTION; AND
PROVIDINGFORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
6. ZONINGHEARINGS –QUASI-JUDICIALPUBLICHEARINGS: None.
PleasebeadvisedthatthefollowingitemsontheCommission’sagendaarequasi-judicialinnature. Ifyouwishtoobjector
commentuponanyoftheseitems,pleaseinformtheMayorwhensherequestspubliccomments. Anopportunityforpersonsto
speakoneachitemwillbemadeavailableaftertheapplicantandstaffhavemadetheirpresentationsoneachitem. Alltestimony,
includingpublictestimonyandevidence,willbemadeunderoathoraffirmation. Additionally,eachpersonwhogivestestimony
maybesubjecttocross-examination. Ifyourefuseeithertobecross-examinedortobesworn,yourtestimonywillbegivenitsdue
weight. Thegeneralpublicwillnotbepermittedtocross-examinewitnesses,butthepublicmayrequesttheCommissiontoask
questionsofstafforwitnessesontheirbehalf. Personsrepresentingorganizationsmustpresentevidenceoftheirauthoritytospeak
fortheorganization. Furtherdetailsofthequasi-judicialproceduresmaybeobtainedfromtheClerk.
7. ORDINANCES –FIRSTREADING/PUBLICHEARINGS:
ActionTaken: ANORDINANCEOFTHECITYOFAVENTURA,
GENERALPROVISIONS,” OFTHECITYCODE
FLORIDA,AMENDINGCHAPTER1
BYCREATINGSECTION1-18,
APPROVED
on SALEOFNICOTINEVAPORIZERS (E-CIGARETTES)ANDLIQUIDNICOTINETO
FirstReading MINORSPROHIBITED; SIGNAGEREQUIREMENTS;POSSESSIONBYMINORS
PROHIBITED; PENALTIES" ANDSECTION1-19 “USEOFNICOTINEVAPORIZERS
ANDLIQUIDNICOTINEPROHIBITEDNEARCITYPARKSANDPUBLICSCHOOLS;
SIGNAGEREQUIREMENTS; ADDITIONALRESTRICTIONS; PENALTIES”;
PROVIDINGFORIMPLEMENTATION;PROVIDING FORREPEAL;PROVIDING
FORSEVERABILITY;PROVIDINGFORINCLUSIONINCODE; ANDPROVIDING
FORANEFFECTIVEDATE.
8. ORDINANCES –SECONDREADING/PUBLICHEARINGS: None.
9. RESOLUTIONS/PUBLICHEARINGS: None.
10. REPORTS
11. PUBLICCOMMENTS
12. OTHERBUSINESS: None.
13. ADJOURNMENT
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FUTUREMEETINGS*
Meetingdatesandtimesaresubjecttochange. PleasechecktheCity’swebsiteforthemostcurrentschedule.
REGULARCOMMISSIONWORKSHOP –FEBRUARY21,2019AT9AM
EXECUTIVECONFERENCEROOM (5TH FLOOR)
REGULARCOMMISSIONMEETING –MARCH12,2019AT6PM
COMMISSIONCHAMBER
REGULARCOMMISSIONWORKSHOP –MARCH21,2019AT9AM
EXECUTIVECONFERENCEROOM (5TH FLOOR)
Thismeetingisopentothepublic.InaccordancewiththeAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990,allpersonswhoare
disabledandwhoneedspecialaccommodationstoparticipateinthismeetingbecauseofthatdisabilityshouldcontact
theOfficeoftheCityClerk,305-466-8901,notlaterthantwodayspriortosuchproceeding. Oneormoremembersof
theCityofAventuraAdvisoryBoardsmaybeinattendanceandmayparticipateatthemeeting. Anyonewishingto
appealanydecisionmadebytheAventuraCityCommissionwithrespecttoanymatterconsideredatsuchmeetingor
hearingwillneedarecordoftheproceedingsand,forsuchpurpose, mayneedtoensurethataverbatimrecordofthe
proceedingsismade,whichrecordincludesthetestimonyandevidenceuponwhichtheappealistobebased. Agenda
itemsmaybeviewedattheOfficeoftheCityClerk,CityofAventuraGovernmentCenter,19200W.CountryClub
Drive,Aventura,Florida,33180. AnyonewishingtoobtainacopyofanyagendaitemshouldcontacttheCityClerkat
305-466-8901.
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