Good evening. Is this on? Okay, now it is. Good evening. Uh let's call the uh city commission meeting for July 1st, 2025 to order and have a roll call. Mayor Weinberg here.
Vice Mayor Erlinsky here. Commissioner A here. Commissioner Blatchman here. Commissioner Bloom here. Commissioner Freedelland here. Commissioner Cruz here. Mr. Be here. Mr. Meyers. You have a quorum. Thank you. Uh just want to say briefly
before we start. Um I believe it was April, just two months ago, we uh I uh issued a proclamation uh making it Regina Greenspan Day. It's
happened that on the day of our commission meeting was um the day of Regina's 102nd birthday, a an Aventur resident, a Holocaust survivor, a survivor of four
concentration camps. And um every morning I saw her walk into Moe's with her son. just amazing. Probably the best son in the world, right? Her two sons, best sons in the world. She would walk in and
not even a walker. She would walk in full of life, full of pep and really um took advantage of the fact that she had survived and made it, you know, a better world for everyone. So, Commissioner Cruz informed me today
that Regina has passed away. So, I'm just asking for uh 30 seconds uh a moment of silence, please, in her memory. Thank you. And now I'd like to ask the OG Commissioner
Weineberg, former Vice Mayor L. Weineberg to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. And all those who can please stand. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. We're going to jump around a little bit. We're starting with the commission meeting. Then we're going to um recess it and go to the LPA. There are
allegedly some lawyers in the room charging by the hour, so we want to get them out. Um Mr. Manager, any uh additions or deletions to the agenda? There are none. Okay.
Uh if if I'm not mistaken, the public hearing for storm water rates will be at the September commission meeting. Is that correct? Correct. What is the date of our September meeting?
September 3rd. September 3rd. September 2nd. I'm sorry. September 2nd. Um we'll discuss the uh it'll be a public hearing. People can speak, whoever wants to about our storm water. Mr. Mayor, can can I just jump in, please? Uh, if if anybody here wants to speak about storm
water rates during public comment, they certainly can. Understanding it's not the public hearing and also understanding that this meeting may go along and they're going to have to wait a couple hours, but they are entitled to speak on it if they want to. Yes, and I didn't mean to say they couldn't. Thank you for that.
feel free to speak on storm water rates um when we get to uh the opportunity for the public to speak. Um but you're probably better off waiting until the public hearing or you can do both. Knock yourself out. Okay. Um commission
reports. Any commissioners have anything to report? Yes, commissioner. I just wanted to um acknowledge that the police department this week had a really successful event at Target called Coffee
with a Cop. Uh a really nice amount of uh of staff and um law enforcement officers showed up to the event and mingled with uh residents and answered
questions and took photos. a lot of really cute little kids who wanted to take pictures with the cops. So, the coffee with a cop event was very successful. Um, Target also presented our police department for the first time ever with a challenge coin. And not to
be outdone, our chief presented Target with a patch and a and a challenge coin. So, it was a really successful, fun event and um hopefully we'll see a lot of you out there for the next one.
Great. Any other reports by the commissioners? Yes. So, I'd like to say um I just got back and also when I came back I was also interviewed right here in commission chambers. Uh our our um Evan arranged
for me to have a few interviews here as well. and and what I told them that I was happy to be home. Uh that for us escaping from a war zone was really more of an inconvenience than anything else because it's something that the Israeli
people have to live with every day and nobody should have to live like that. That was my message to the people of South Florida and all over the country. as well as that our commission always has and always fully will support the state of Israel and our relationship
with them and we are very clear as to what our priorities are and uh so I thank the city of Aventura for being a leader and showing moral clarity to the rest of municipalities the state and the country that we stand with Israel in not
only in their time of need but when things are good. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Any other reports? I think it's worth noting that if you grab your current issue of the Miami New
Times, it's the um best of issue. It should be noted that the people's choice for best city to live in was Aventura. We knew nothing about it. The people spoke. We had nothing to do with it. Also uh a week prior to that USA Today
national poll, national survey, the results were in America's favorite mall, Aventur Mall. Also, the poll America's favorite mayor. No, that didn't happen. Okay. Um, I would be remiss if I didn't note uh,
Vice Mayor, former Vice Mayor Denise Landman in the house and former vice mayor Dr. Billy Joel in the house. So, welcome the two of you. If there are any other former vice mayors, please let me know. I don't want
to leave you out. Um, okay. So, special presentations. Um, we've got the uh US Department of Transportation Vision Zero, safe streets for all presentation by another former vice mayor, LS Weinberg. The floor is
yours. I think it's on. Oh, there we go. Okay. All right. I'll stand away because I certainly project. Uh, good evening, members of the commission, Mr. Attorney, Mr. Manager, Madame Clerk, and of course, um, Mayor Weineberg. It's great privilege for me to be here tonight to
talk about something that is near and dear to, I believe, all of us because it's about safety. And it's not only safety, but it's the safety of our roadways in the great city of Aventura. It's perfect timing that you noted uh Mr. Mayor that uh the city was voted as
a favorite city to live in and we want to make sure to keep to that. Carlos the clicker. Oh, thank you. So, uh just a few years ago in 2022, uh everybody might have heard of the big infrastructure bill. It allowed for
communities to apply for grants that would then allow them to make improvements to their infrastructure. It was al actually aptly named the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Uh why am I Carlos? It's not on
pause because it's a great presentation. I want you to have the visuals. There we go. So the bipartisan infrastructure bill was established and called the safe streets and roads for all. from the safe streets and road for all. It then became known as vision zero because the goal of
this program is to reduce the uh roadway accidents, fatalities and serious injuries to zero. So this program is now supporting our national roadway safety strategy. There's an entire campaign on the national level and using uh a safe
system approach. Both of those links to the national program are on the now vision zero Aventura website page that I'll get into in a little bit. So we're following along with what's being done nationally and then just making some tweaks that match our our city. So the
grant is broken into two parts and for the first two years there's about a $1.7 billion servicing over a thousand communities. very proud that within those thousand communities, 456 of those are communities like ours in Aventura that are less than 50,000 uh residents
population, all states are participating and the state of Puerto Rico and the communities involved make up 70% of the population of our entire nation. Meaning the grants are making impact in the communities that need it most. And most importantly,
half of those communities that applied and got the grant are actually underserved communities. There's two phases to the to the grant. Type one, which is the one we're in right now, is what we call our planning and demonstration grant. Right now, we
are reviewing, devising, observing. our engineering team which I'll introduce in a bit um and our steering committee which I'll also introduce in a bit have been meeting over the past year just seeing where are the ideal places where we can make improvements on our roadway system and
that is the role of the grant and that is the role to develop this action plan which I'll explain uh specifically in a moment and then part two which we'll go after next year involves implementation so first we come up with a plan of the uh areas that we want to make
improvements on and then we'll actually go ahead and implement them. Now, Miami date county of course applied for this grant as well and they've got it. They met uh they devised a goal of vis zero
deaths by the year 2040 and I uh shared with our city manager for you guys to have uh at your leisure. Please feel free to review the Miami Day County Vision Zero Action Plan because it will sort of look like what Aventura will
Aventuras will look like except of course for a specific uh uh roadways. And so here's what the plan is supposed to do. You develop a high injury network. You outline key action commitments and of course key performance indicators, what you're committing to do and how efficient and
effective those are going to be. Five focus areas. enhance the city processes which we've been working on. Promoting a safety culture will probably be the hardest job for any of the communities because as you all know that means changing road drivers and pedestrians and bicyclist mentality and that is
something that every community has been grappling with and we'll continue to do so. We're going to effective tonight that we kick off, we're going to be launching a massive social campaign to get everyone on board. We will have uh improving data and being transparent which is what we've always done in the
city of Aventura. Collaborations are going to be across the board not only with residents but our businesses all our partners like the state and like the county. Uh the goal of course building safe streets for everyone and create safe streets which our police department
certainly has loved about this grant. And vision zero means ending all traffic jets by the year 2040. This is all part of the county's plan which matches the national plan which will probably have some of our in our own action plan. The beauty about the Miami Day county's
action plan and by the way they got 16 million grants. We had a few dollars. They're much bigger but they did identify what they call municipal safety priorities and proud to say that Aventura is among them along with other municipalities 2022 to 2023 grant
recipients. I listed some others other cities in Miami Day County that are also participating. Not everyone is uh but we are certainly in Miami Day County's action plan and there's three main uh priorities that they've listed in their plan that we're going to be working with
them on and that was of course a uh stop sign improvements along Country Club Drive. Uh overhead lighting improvements for some of what we call our enhanced crosswalks that I know we're all very uh much fans of. And then finally, a crosswalk improvements for the Dons for
High School, which I know we can all agree on. So that's actually on the county plan, which you know helps us a great deal ahead of the action plan we're going to be putting together. Now, just last year in September on your September meeting, you did pass a resolution and true to the city of
excellence, you took the county's goal and you said, "No, we're going to do that better." And now you voted to make the vision zero goal, zero fatalities by the year 2030, which means our team it's, you know, going to really get get
the ball going. So 2030 is our goal. Three uh components to the safety action plan. Of course, infrastructural, where exactly are we doing what on our roadways? Operational, once you make those changes, you know, how do we maintain those? Behavioral I always
leave for last because that is going to be the hardest work that we have to do. Everyone has to get excited about vision zero. Everyone has to get excited. Everybody has to want to die. I asked the question, how many times would you like to die in an accident? Yeah, the
answer is always going to be zero. So that's going to be the our hardest work and we're going to need everybody together for that. uh the action plan and the grant actually also required a steering committee or what you're in in your resolution you call a working group and they are charged with our oversight
of the safety action plan and they are here tonight and I do want to recognize them because these are members of our uh community who are volunteering to work with our team. Our actual action plan working team is myself through my firm Globecom handling all of the outreach
and the communications component for this particular action plan. Ian Ray Dan, stand up and wave with Kimley Horn. As you all know, Kimley Horn has been a huge partner of the city for many, many years. And Darlene Fernandez, uh, formerly of Miami date county, which is
great to have a partner that knows the county intricacies and with CAS consultant. And of course, we skipped, uh, Jake Osman, and your incredible public works director was actually supposed to introduce me, but uh, stand be recognized. Jake heard of this grant
and immediately went for it, applied, got it, got it, and has every intention to go after the, of course, the implementation uh grant. So, uh, thank you for that. Our steering committee members, and here's where my head went. Uh, the honorable Denise Lenman, which
mayor, you aptly recognized. I I thought it would be important to have a former commissioner that also is a Aventura school mom. So, she comes from that perspective or roadways around our schools. Uh Edgar Monserat, I believe, has not arrived, but he sadly uh one of
our residents who has lost a child to a vehicular uh accident, a roadway fatality. So, I thought it was important to have that component in our steering committee. Gary Patt, you all know, wave. Gary's intimately involved with our condo
communities. He knows everybody, has the best list around to get our message out. Dimmitri Shaposnikov, as you all know, works constantly well with our police and cycles and walks our streets and exercises. So, he's coming from that perspective. And then I wanted a
business owner component but not only a business owner but Ed Weinstein Esquire owns uh CityMed Group. CityMed treats accident victims. So he comes from the perspective of you know people have been injured on the roadways where exactly. So that makes up your what you call your
working group and that is our steering committee. We have met only twice but there's been a series of emails exchanged and a whole lot of data from our engineers. Uh our first meeting for our team was last year, April. The steering committee met November 13th of
2024 and they just met uh two months ago exactly today. The grant that Jake uh applied for that we got for this had very specific requirements and some of those include this public meeting. Thank you for giving us the platform. We're required to host a public meeting for
the community and we'll be now hosting a couple more um updates. The vision zero plan action plan has to continuously be updated. So you'll be seeing some of that. I devised the community engagement plan with everybody's input that is going to continue to grow and it will be
available on our web page soon and we have our now how our vision zero web page on our website and there's some surveys I will get into in just a bit but before that uh Ian Ryarden with Kimley Horn is going to share just a handful of the many many many maps that
his team has been very hard at work creating compiling data for our accidents in our city and then I'll come right back and wrap up the presentation. Thank you. Thank you very much. So, yeah, we're just going to walk through a few things that we've been looking at over the past year or so. Uh, as part of the
requirements for the analysis for this, we've looked at six years worth of data, uh, this 2018 through 2023. And as you can see, it's fairly consistent across those years with the exception of 2020, which we all know is impacted by the CO 19 pandemic. So, there was a little bit
of a dip as traffic volumes did go down, but generally we were about 1,200 total crashes per year. Uh now we moved on to a heat map. We want to see where these crashes occurring. Uh as you everyone probably expects, US1's a fairly high volume of that. A lot of the crashes are
occurring all across US1 throughout the city limits, but we do have a few more William Layman Causeway as well as near the mall and on Country Club Drive. Uh next what we want to look at is not only the total crashes but the severe um the fa fatal injuries or sorry the fatal and
severe injury crashes uh to start to look at what we can focus in on and start to correct. So here you can see this severe injury crashes heat map. Again US1 is a main part of that but you can start to see some more of the off system a little bit further east of US1
start to pop a little bit more. And so there were 102 uh severe crashes uh that did uh occur over that six-year period. And in that there was three fatal crashes. One was in 2020 and two more in 2023. Uh now focusing even a little bit more
uh we want to start look at the vulnerable road users. Those are um pe people walking bicyclists uh scooters someone who is using the road system but is more susceptible to the injury because they're not protected. They're not sitting in a car. if they're hit by a car, there's a much higher chance that
they're going to get injured in that crash. We want to definitely take a focus on that. So, you can see here again, there's quite a bit on US1, but uh as you can get around to the east, around the mall, and around the country club drive, again, you can see a pattern of crashes.
Uh now, what do we do with all that data? Again, our goal is to start to come up with improvements so we can implement those and start uh and so we can prevent those type of crashes. In order to do that, we wanted to identify the hot spots. Uh, in order to do that, we looked at which roadway segments had
the highest proportion of the crashes. Again, US1 came up pretty high in that. Uh, so you can see up on screen there, all those orange dots are the crashes or the intersections along US1 with the crashes. And then all the blue dots are the ones that the city could have a little bit more control over and what in
kind of improvements we can do. Uh so we are focusing on both what the state uh with US1 can do as well as what the city can do on their local streets. And then here are our segments. So similarly with the intersections, we look at the segments that have those um higher rate of crashes. And you can see here we've
got US one pretty much the entire limits of the city and then a few more streets uh um around the mall, Country Club Drive, and then um north uh up near the school and south near 189th. Uh, so with that, I'm going go ahead and
turn it back to LE for a few things. Thanks, Ian. So, tonight is meant to just sort of give you an overview being more of anformational. Uh, we'll be happy to sit with each of you individually to go over any of the questions. Um, so on our now on the city
of Aventura website, you now have the vision zero web page. So for those uh watching or who I watch later, if you go to city of Aventura.com, click on uh departments under transportation and public works, there's a specific vision
zero uh um um click lickable clickable spot and when you click on it, it'll show you the grant uh program information. It'll teach it'll tell you about our program goals, which are, you know, zero depth. There's only really one goal. My favorite part, there are
going to be interactive live maps on that page. So, our residents can go on that map, click on hover over a specific inter intersection and make comments and we're going to be getting all that data, all that information. We're going to be
combing over and surveys that uh we sat down and devised the questions that we know will be ideal to gather information. From all that data, we're going to be holding a couple of more community meetings and come just for timeline purposes come January. Correct.
We'll be finalized with our action plan. We will come back before you as a draft and share and then we send it up to Washington DC for the next steps of the of the program. But more importantly in for for well I'm not going to click uh
everybody you're welcome to visit the web page for Vision Zero. Um, so just to recap, safe streets and roads for all grant Aventura applied. We got it. We're also part of the county's action plan. We're
currently working on our action plan with a steering committee and an incredible uh team of engineers. We're going to be coming before you and we're also going to be going out to the community. We welcome the community. This is the time where we really need people to chime in and give us your intersections, give us your ideas. what
is it that you think we could improve upon and then we'll come up with our action plan at the very end. And yes, uh Mr. Mayor, there was someone here looking to speak on the storm water management. That is a separate grant we saw under resilient Florida and we will come before you on September 2nd and and
go over that as well. It's that's a similar component of gathering. So I don't believe there'll be any questions because you have a very full agenda. But thank you so much and remember vision zero zero deaths by 2030. Thank you.
Unless there are any questions, let me now walk away. Any questions by any commissioner? I have a quick question. I have a quick question. I was so close. Go ahead. Just easy question. Um, how are you planning on getting the word out
for people to actually take the survey? Yes. So, we have now that we have our official kickoff, now we're going to need to work with the city's communication team and we haven't wanted to do anything until we were officially in front of the commission and launched
it off. But yes, there will be plenty of campaigns coming your way uh as to how we get the information out. Thank you for that, Commissioner. Um, first of all, thank you for everything you do for the city. Of my pleasure. And uh one of the few things that we started working
together with the city manager was to add some crossings, some lights, some some signals. So we have been involved working on improving our safety. There are certainly some areas where I would like to point you out, but we'll do that at another time. But thank you. No, and
that's a great point, Commissioner Blushman, because it it is just inherently natural for the city of Aventura to be constantly seeking ways to improve our our roadways, our the life of our residents. So, this is just kind of like icing on the cake where we
can get some federal funds to help fund some of those uh projects. So, thank you for that. Anyone else? Okay, I guess not. I just find it fascinating that 6 years of accidents with the exception of 2020 in the co
year every year was 1,200 plus or minus. It's it's crazy that it would be that consistent and I don't know how to what to attribute that to but that's just incredible to me. Yes. Um it's just a comment. So thank you for your work. I know you're just getting started and
you're going to keep continuing and we'll see you again. Thank you. Yes, we'll be back soon. Thank you. I just wanted to make one more comment. Um, we are going to be out uh in the lobby. We brought some maps with us. We also have an iPad with us that anyone who who's here today, if they want to take the survey or take a look at the map, we're
out there until the end of the meeting. Very kind of you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you, commissioners. Okay. I'm looking for a motion to recess the commission meeting so we can go into the LPI. Commissioner Cruz, seconded by Commissioner Bloom. Um, I need a roll
call vote for that. Commissioner A. Yes. Commissioner Blan, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Vice Mayor Erlinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. So, at 6:42, we're
recessing the commission meeting. And let me call to order the local planning agency and ask for a roll call. Mayor Weinberg, here. Vice Mayor Erlinski here. Commissioner A here. Commissioner
Blatchman here. Commissioner Bloom here. Commissioner Freeland yes. Commissioner Cruz here. Mr. Be here. Mr. Myers here. You have a quorum. Okay. I need a motion to approve the June 3rd, 2025 minutes. Commissioner A,
seconded by Vice Mayor Olinski. Um, let's vote on that. Commissioner Blan, yes. Commissioner Bloom. Yes. Yes. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Vice
Mayor Erlinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. Item four, public hearings. Motion recommending adoption of the following. So, let me say that um we're going to invoke quasi judicial
procedures for items 4 A, 4 B, and 4 C. I'll ask the city attorney to explain. Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh please be advised that items 4 A, 4 B, 4 C on the LPA agenda are zoning hearings and are
quasi judicial nature. As such, the quasi judicial procedures of city shall be invoked for these items. If you wish to object or comment upon these items, please inform the mayor when public comments are requested. An opportunity for persons to speak on these items will be made available after the applicant
and staff uh and the intervenor have made their presentations on the items. All testimony, including public testimony and evidence, will be made under oath or affirmation for these quasicial items. Additional each person who gives testimony may be subject to
cross-examination. If you refuse either 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. U I'd like to add one other thing, Mr. Mayor. Uh this time uh the commissioners, if you had exarty communications, you know, with
respect to items 4, A, B, or C, uh and uh you haven't previously disclosed them, you can disclose them now or you can wait until the commission meeting to disclose them. uh if you if you disclosed uh ex-party communications you had before but you've had uh more recent
exarty communications with the same parties, you do need to disclose those as well. Thank you. Any commissioners have any comments? Yes, I would like to disclose that I have spoken to attorneys for both of the applicants.
Any other comments? Yes. Um, I'd like to disclose that I've spoken to an attorney for the applicant. I would also like to disclose that I spoke to an attorney for the applicant. Hold on.
I would like to disclose that I have spoken with an attorney for the applicant. Let me ask the attorney, city attorney, do we need disclosure as to which item each one of them is talking? Yeah, I mean that that would be helpful. I
assume it's item B or C. Uh uh I I don't know. Uh cuz there there are three items. One is the podel uh and the two other items are with respect to uh the uh the project on 187th. So I'm assuming
that you're all disclosing with respect to the uh the project on 187th. Is that correct? I would like to disclose that I've spoken to the applicant's attorney for 187th and any attorneys that might be opposing that on 186th Street. Thank
you. Everyone else want to clarify, please? I would like to clarify that I spoke to an attorney uh representing the property on 187th. And that is all.
Okay. Anyone else? I'd like to disclose that I have spoken with an attorney for the applicant regarding other topics not related to the application. Okay. I have no update to my prior disclosures because I declined to speak
to anyone after first. Wait, Howard, we have Sorry. I would like to disclose that I spoke to the applicant's attorney for 187th. Okay. Uh what I would like to say is on I when items 4B and 4 C of the LPA
agenda um that involve property owned by the same individual who had who owns where the location of my restaurant is, Moe's Bagels. Um moreover, this project is located on 187th Street and 20 Northeast 28th Court adjacent to my
restaurant. So although it is speculative as to whether this project will have a financial impact on my business, I'm announcing that I have a voting conflict, uh, regarding items 4, B, and C. Uh, since I'm declaring that I have a voting conflict, I'm required by
law to absent myself from the proceedings, abstain from voting, and file a memorandum of voting conflict with the city clerk. Uh, finally, later this evening when items 7B, 7 C, 7D, and 7E are heard as part of the commission's
regular agenda, I will reiterate uh that I have a I might have a uh appearance of a a voting conflict. So, I will request my LPA disclosures to be incorporated into the record and I will absent myself from the commission hearings as well.
Okay. Very well written. Anybody else? Okay. So now at this time I I will request the city clerk to swear in anyone offering testimony. If you will be speaking on items 4 A, 4
B or 4 C or providing testimony or presenting, I need you to stand up and be sworn in at this time or making comments also. Do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth? So, help you God. Thank you. Okay. Okay, if you could read uh 4 A, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventura, Florida, granting amended conditional use approval pursuant to section 31-145B3M of the city code to permit the
development of Fidel Courts, shade covers, and accessory facilities on the top floor of the existing parking garage located at 18851 Northeast 29 Avenue, providing for conditions and providing for an effective date.
Okay, I need a motion to recommend adoption of the resolution, Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Commissioner Blanchman. And um I'll ask the director of
development to review the item for us. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Kevin Clop, community development director. This is a amendment to a previously approved conditional use because it was approved by the city commission. We felt the
amendment to that approval uh would also come before you. This is the LPA. So, you are simply recommending to the city commission your uh thoughts on this. Uh very simply, they want to put shade covers over the approved uh paddle
courts on the garage where the 10X center is. uh staff is in support of this. Uh it was presented to the city commission at a recent uh workshop meeting. I do not have a more in-depth presentation. In the interest of time, I do have one thing and the applicant will
uh stand and make the request, but I wanted to let you know in advance. Uh we have a condition in the resolution that says the shade covers would come down in tropical storm or hurricane warning conditions. They believe that they will
be constructed strong enough to withstand up to, I believe, 100 mileph winds, which would be a um tropical storm warning and would like not to have the requirement that they have to be taken down in tropical storm warning. We
have no objection to that. Um but other than that, I'm available for questions or the applicant can come up and make this presentation. Good evening, Mr. Mayor, Commission, Mickey Morero, 200 South Biscane Boulevard, Attorney for the applicant. As Kevin said, you all heard our presentation at the workshop and the
only comment we agree with everything in the staff report. The only comment that we have is what we said at the at the workshop is that we would be removing uh the canopies upon a hurricane warning. The reason we said that the product actually to clarify is designed and we can provide evidence to to staff to
withstand over 120 mph winds. Tropical storm is below 74. So tropical storm warnings are much more common. Uh so what I was proposing and I mentioned it to Kevin earlier if we could modify the condition upon approval of the community community development director, you know, we would demonstrate the evidence
of the product approval that the uh product can withstand over 100 mile per hour winds that it's only under for a hurricane warning that they come down. And that's the only request we and we went over that with with Kevin and I think he's in agreement with that. We we have no further comment. Thank you. Would we need the motion maker to accept
that? Yes, absolutely. Who made the motion? Madame Clerk, Commissioner, do you accept that condition? Yes. I I will amend my motion to approve with the new information just presented
to us. Uh and the second, who was the second? Commissioner Blan. Commissioner Bman, do you accept that? Yes, I do. Okay. So um this is for uh paddle courts
on the top floor of parking garage with uh canopy. If there are any members of the public that wish to speak on this item, please come forward now. Seeing none, I'll close it for public comment and ask
if any commission commissioners have any comment or questions. Seeing none, let's close it and vote. Commissioner Bloom. Yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blashman, yes. Vice Mayor Erlinsky, yes.
And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. Okay. Uh, if Madame Clerk could read the resolutions for 4B and 4 C. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Alentura, Florida, granting
a variance from section 31-145B1A of the city's land developments regulations to permit a mixeduse development where the ratio of square ft of residential uses to commercial uses is 10.58:1
where a maximum ratio of 3:1 is required and variance from section 31-145B 5F F to permit one a front setback of 15 ft where 25 ft is required, two a side street setback of 15 ft where 20 ft is
required and three a rear setback of 12 ft where 20 ft is required for the property located at 2770 28226 2830 2834 and 2850 Northeast 187 Street.
providing for implementation and providing for an effective date. 4 C, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventura, Florida, granting conditional use approval pursuant to section 31-145B3 of the city code of ordinances. One, to
permit a density of 69 dwelling units per acre for a project providing hero housing where the city code permits 25. Two, to permit heights up to 17 stories, 174 feet, where the city code permits four stories, 50 f feet. And three, to
permit minimum floor areas of 800 square ft for one-bedroom units, where the minimum requirement is 900 square ft for the property located at 2770, 2822, 2826, 2830, 2834, and 2850
Northeast 187 Street. providing for conditions of approval and providing for an effective date. Thank you. I need um now we're taking 4B. I need a motion to recommend adoption
made by Commission Vice Mayor Oinsky, seconded by Commissioner Bloom and um let me ask uh Kevin to uh lead us through this. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And if we could bring the presentation up.
Uh this is as you have heard from the city clerk uh CASA residences along Northeast 187 street a conditional use request and a variance request. I'm going to take them in that order. Uh it's item C and then item B in my presentation just makes a little bit
more sense by a little bit of background uh why we're here. You are again meeting as the LPA and LPA local planning agency is required by statute and your role is to be an advisory board to the city commission. Uh you conduct quasi
judicial proceedings and public hearings which are then followed up with quasi judicial hearings uh at the city commission meeting. So on May 6th, you met as the local planning agency to hear a amendment to
comprehensive plan and a resoning also related to this property and as an LPA recommended favorably. Those items have not yet been heard by the city commission. They will be heard by city commission later this evening. The LPA
right now is dealing only with the um variance and conditional use. So, a little bit about the proposed project you did hear um from the city clerk, but it's a mixeduse development on the southwest corner of 87th Street in
Northeast 28th Court. Uh the uh project would be 17 stories high. Uh provide 28 residential units. The smallest unit would be approximately 800 square ft uh for onebedrooms and uh there would be
12,000 square foot of retail in the project. Here's a picture of it. The applicant will be making a presentation well many more graphics in their presentation. So I'm going to be brief with uh the graphics and just go through the minimum
that I need to. The conditional use request is for the density of 69 units per acre and the height of 196 feet and the size of the onebedrooms. There are standards of review for a
conditional use request. They are summarized here paraphrase. This isn't exactly how they appear in code, but uh code sections 31-73 does require that it be consistent with the comprehensive plan, not detrimental
to public health, safety, and welfare, consistent with community character, that public facilities exist or will be available, that ingress and egress will work, and that there be no detrimental effects on surrounding properties development. And finally, that there'd
be minimal adverse impacts on adjacent properties. Staff finds that they do meet all the criteria of review for this conditional use. I did put in italics a few things here in number two and in number four, which I just want to
briefly cover. So, this project is proposing hero housing. Hero housing provides a bonus uh I'm sorry, the code provides a bonus density if a project provides hero housing. That is one of the conditional use items being
requested here. 69 units per acre because they would be providing hero housing. This helps to ensure that the city can continue to provide public safety and public education, two of the uh public facilities that the conditional you says they need to
provide. And this would allow for those employees in our police department and in our schools to have attainable housing. So they more than uh well meet that criteria. And the other is general
welfare. We know one of the um major priorities in government is to uh provide for sustainability, environmental sustainability. This project is proposing to uh build to the Florida Green Building Coalition's silver certification.
Those uh provide for green building practices and sustainability. And some of the things they are doing with this project with that density with the smaller unit sizes with mixed use are all part of sustainable green building.
Um there's also a uh incentive for that. If you provide green building uh products uh and green building development, you can have additional um administrative uh uh consistent ability to uh vary from
the uh minimal codes. Uh finally uh or or next on the agenda is the variance. Um, I'd need to tell you at this point the applicant has requested to remove the setback variance from the request. So, there were two
variance requests read by the clerk. Uh, and I can hand that out if you'd like. Uh, but we are in agreement with the applicant to remove the setback variance. There be no setback variance tonight. Leaving only the um variance on the ratio, the mixeduse ratio. Let me
explain that quickly. The amount of residential square feet compared to the amount of commercial square feet is supposed to be a ratio between 3:1 and 1:3. In this case, the amount of residential square feet is far more than
the three times the amount of commercial square feet. But we believe that is appropriate because again they're providing hero housing. Now for a variance there are additional standards of review. Section 3176
requires that there be a particular hardship if the regulations are to be carried out literally that there be unique to the parcel and not generally applicable variances that the difficult not be deliberately created.
It's not detrimental to public welfare and that the public facilities exist. In this case we have competing public policies. Yes, we think that the mixeduse ratio is a good thing. The 3:1 that's to ensure that a mixeduse
district works. However, when you want to provide essential workforce housing options, you want to create enough density for the project to work. That is in this case not going to work if they have to provide onethird of their square
feet for commercial uh uses. Instead, they their ratio will be much higher than 3:1. But we believe that is a U variance that has uh good reason and good hardship. So in summary, staff supports the conditional use request and
the variance request and we suggest that the LPA forward the items to the city commission with a favorable recommendation. I know the applicant has a presentation. I'm going to bring that up. Uh but in the meantime, if you want to ask me questions or if you want to
wait for the applicant to do their presentation. Uh, sorry. I want to do one thing first. I We're combining 4 B and 4C. So, I also need a motion to recommending adoption of 4 C Bloom, seconded by
Seconded by Vice Mayor Orlinsky. Okay. So, uh, applicant, do you want to provide any comments? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, uh, Mr. Mayor, commissioners. My name is Jeff Burkhow with offices at
200 South Piscane Boulevard in Miami. I'm here tonight representing Miami Offcenter Associates LLP, the owner of the property that's the subject of this application. I'm here with our development team, Loetta Group of
Florida Developers, CF Architects, and Suedro Architecture. Our engineers are from Kim Kimley Horn. And at the outset, I'd like to request that all of the applications and the u supporting materials filed with the community
development department along with everything from the May hearing on first reading be included in the record for the matters being considered today. Uh, mayor and commissioners, although you're going to hear a lot of arguments on
technical issues and zoning criteria, the question before you this evening is very simple. Do you want to replace a dated 45-year-old suburban strip center building with an urban mixeduse
multifamily rental project using good urban design? And we think that the answer is a resounding yes. The uh property, as Kevin told you, is located on the southwest corner of 187th and Northeast 28th Court. It consists of
two unified lots improved with two low-rise retail structures. Moe's Restaurant is in the building on the west and we've been directed to preserve that building and the Addison House on the east and totals the two lots total a
little bit over three acres. The property is designated as business and office in the future land use map and it's zone B2 community business. We are proposing, as you've heard, a mixeduse multifamily rental project on
the east lot where Addison currently stands with 28 dwelling units including 12 units for Hero Housing, 10,700 square ft of new commercial floor area. That's what our new plan shows after
we've withdrawn the setbacks. A se it's all in a 17story residential building with an attached sevenstory garage. It's a multifamily rental project intended for the missing middle in Aventura. On
May 6 this year, the LPA recommended in the community council, I'm sorry, in the city commission approved on first reading the future land use map amendment from business and office to town center and the reasonzoning from B2 to TC1.
This evening's requests include the conditional uses, sorry, uh the density increase to 69 units to the acre with Hero Housing, a height increase to 17 stories, and a request
for smaller one-bedroom unit sizes, 800 815 square ft, where 900 minimum is required. That's the same as the flow project, virtually the same as the flow project that you approved a few months
ago. Uh we have one non-use variance to accommodate a more urban project on this property. Mixed use ratio uh of greater than 3:1 is set forth in the code. We've withdrawn the setback
variances. And of course, later this evening, the city commission uh on second reading will hear the future land use map amendment to town center and the reasonzoning to town center 1. All of these applications for the project have
a favorable recommendation from your professional staff. The applicant team has committed to payments to benefit the new high school that total a million dollar. $300,000 payable at building permit, 700,000
payable at CO with 12 hero housing units. I'd now like to ask our architect, Trevor Payne from CF, to briefly present the project. He is a registered architect in the state of Florida. We're going to put his resume in the record.
Trevor. Good evening, Mr. Mayor, commissioners. My name is Trevor Payne and I am an architect with Cohen Freeman Insinosa and Associates Architects. And if you'll turn your attention to the slides here depicted here, you'll see our proposal site for Plan Casa
Residences. A key priority in our site planning was preserving a beloved Aventura landmark, Moe's Delhi. As a cherished gathering place for local residents, keeping Moe's in its original location was absolutely essential to us. Taking into consideration that the
development parcel was an unusually shaped site and the irregular curvature of Northeast 28th Court, it presented a design challenge. But we recognized that the cultural and community value of the site far outweighed these complexities. Retail spaces have been strategically
placed along 187th Street to create an active walkable streetscape. A covered pedestrian arcade enhances comfort as well as connectivity while a center courtyard provides potential for outdoor dining and and uh in order to
further enliven that area. And and to minimize the traffic impact to the local streets, we mirrored the garage entrance to the 28th court, redirecting the primary access into MO
to the existing 28th. The this adjustment allowed us to incorporate additional landscaping among the uh the streetscape, thus improving the public realm overall. On the eighth level, we've incorporated
the pool, spa, uh, pavilion, four cabanas, an outdoor dining, as well as outdoor lounge areas for the residents. All set amongst lush greenery, and thoughtfully designed landscape elements.
As you can see here, the open spaces seen highlighted in gray are intended for pedestrian access as well as use and is consistent with municipal guidelines. As shown earlier, this is our main rendering. And on the building's prominent corner, balcony lengths
alternate to introduce a rhythm and visual movement to those elevations. These features were developed in partnership with city staff in order to ensure the architecture be both engaging and contextually appropriate while ultimately minimizing visual impacts.
A prominent coroner element at the roof line enhances a strong visual anchor as well as introduces a sense of hierarchy for the overall massing. Building parapits are thoughtfully designed in order to conceal rooftop mechanical equipment while contributing
to a dynamic and distinctive skyline. The building's color palette was selected directly with the city approved colors, ensuring harmony with surrounding context. And last but not least, the garage screening was carefully selected for its architectural quality
and compatibility with the main building's design. In close collaboration with city staff, we refine the detailing and color choices to ensure a cohesive aesthetic overall. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Trevor. Chris Hagen from uh
Kimley Horn has prepared a transportation impact analysis for the project. He is a registered engineer in the state of Florida and we're putting his resume in the record. Chris, thank you. And good evening. And just uh for the
record again, Chris Hagen with Kimley Horn Associates, address at 477 South Rosemary Avenue, Sweet 215 in West Palm Beach. And I was sworn in at the beginning of the hearing. The first uh information that I just wanted to provide, and I'll uh summarize
this because that's a lot of numbers on the screen, is we prepared a a trip generation evaluation to compare what could be built as of right under the current B2 zoning designation on this property. And that includes over 122,000
ft of office and over 23,000 ft of of retail. Uh what's before you tonight is uh this proposed change to TC1 zoning that would instead uh result in in what's on the site plan, which is a 28
unit uh residential uh development and 21,800 uh sorry 21,600 ft of total retail which includes the existing MOS building. The result of that is that uh what's proposed with this change tonight, if it
were to be approved, is a development that would generate 141 fewer AM peak hour trips and 132 fewer PM peak hour trips than if the property were to remain B2 and were to be developed at its its maximum potential under what
could be allowed as of right under the B2 zoning. Then in the traffic study itself, uh this this table that's on the screen now uh shows what we what we actually evaluated which is uh comparing the the net change in traffic that results from
the redevelopment of the site. As was mentioned in the presentation, um there is an existing building that's over 31,000 square ft of commercial uses on the property. And so today, it's not like this is a a vacant site that's not generating any traffic. That site has
historically uh you know generated trips to and from uh the the property as as patrons of and employees have have come to and from that site with the demolition of that building and replacement by what is proposed under the development program. It is a very
minimal increase in trips. And part of that is because residential traffic when you look at on a we we evaluate it on a per unit basis, but when you break it down to a per square foot basis is a small fraction of the trips that a retail commercial building generates. Uh
so the net increase in trips is only 31 a.m. peak hour trips and 7 pm peak hour trips compared to the the building that's historically existed on site. Once you distribute that away from the site and to the surrounding roadways and intersections, it results in a negligible impact on the the surrounding
transportation network. And that's shown in the traffic study that we uh that we prepared, which shows that the the level of service at the intersections is not uh degraded uh at at any of the intersections by the project. And the change in driver delay, which is the
numerical value that we use, is mere fractions of a second at the intersections uh that we evaluated. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Chris. Um we have prepared this graphic showing uh project height.
Uh and um this reflects 12 developments between 11 and 32 stories in height within approximately a half mile from the property. It includes the 11story venture project across the street and
the approved 18story building directly to the south and the approved 20story building to the southeast of the property. So yes, tonight we have the uh conditional use uh application. Uh all
three conditional use requirements comply with your code criteria. The proposed uses are specifically contemplated in the town center designation and TC1 zoning. Mixeduse multifamily development will replace a
dated and underutilized property with an exciting mix of uses. The project is consistent with the neighborhood. The adjacent parcel to the south has an approval for an 18story 220t high building and there are at least six
properties within a quarter mile from the property that are either built or have approvals from 11 to 28 stories. The project is designed, as you've heard from Trevor, to mitigate adverse visual impacts. There is extensive landscaping
that's provided throughout the property. no affected owners to the north, east, or west. And we have designed the residential building to be as far away as possible from the adjacent approved 18story building to the south. As far as
the variances are concerned, uh as you've heard from Trevor, again, this is a unique location. The lot shape and the curve of the road create an irregular parcel that poses design challenges. The site also consists of
unified lots posing an additional constraint. And it is unique. There are unique conditions requiring preserving certain existing structures while adaptively reusing and redeveloping a portion of the property. It's a unique
location and lot shape configuration. The variance will not substantially increase congestion or reduce property values. As you heard from Chris Heagen, the traffic impact of the project is less than what can be built as of right
and is essentially the same as the traffic generation that exists today. The project will increase property values by adding a muchneeded mixeduse multifamily residential project and improving the area. We are projecting a
tenfold tax increase for the property upon completion. Your community developer director's recommendation of approval provides the necessary legal support for all the applications uh that you're going to hear tonight. But I'm going to tell you
why you should approve all of the applications before you this evening. And that's because those applications and this project promote the goals, objectives, and policies of your comprehensive plan. So in the town center designation,
transit and pedestrian mobility will be increased and traffic will be reduced in several ways. One of which is by providing housing close to retail uses that allows residents to walk or bike in order to reduce some daily trips.
In the land use element, it states that the city will vigorously promote a variety of housing uses in residential communities and town centers through its planning, zoning, subdivision, and site planning and other regulatory activities
like this hearing this evening. and that Aventura should facilitate redevelopment of highintensity activity centers and mixeduse projects like this one. In the housing develop element, it says that the city will coordinate with the
private sector, that's us, in order to encourage the provision of a variety of housing types, including housing that is affordable to city residents of all income levels in residential and town center communities throughout the city.
and shall implement appropriate criteria allowing diverse housing types, including housing affordable to city residents of all income levels. And finally, in the redevelopment element, your policy requires the city to
encourage redevelopment, emphasizing well-designed communities that contain a variety of uses and housing types and promote good urban design. Mr. Mayor and commissioners, there is a wellrecoognized need in this
city for a market rate multifamily rental project that will begin to fill the demand from your adult children who love Aventura but don't want to live with mom and dad but can't find an affordable place to live. It also
fulfills a demand from office and retail workers who love Aventura and want to avoid the long tiresome commutes. That marketplace demand along with the goals, objectives, and policies of your comprehensive plan show you why you
should activate this property with a well-designed mixeduse multifamily rental project. For those reasons, we ask you to approve this project. This evening, we are distributing letters of support and putting uh those letters in
the record. Our whole team is available to answer any questions that you may have. And I'd like to res uh reserve some time for rebuttal. Thank you. Thank you. Um does that complete your presentation?
Yes, sir. Okay. Let me open for public comment on 4B or 4 C. Any members of the public wish to speak? Come on up. Sure. Come on up. Uh intervenor. Let me wait for this gentleman. Just name and address.
Good evening, commission. My name is Joshua Bash. I was here on May 6th. My address is 18800 Northeast 29th Avenue. I live in Venture East. So, there's some changes that I I don't have all the
documentation that has been submitted to the commissioners, but if I recall, on May 6th, the project was only 12 stories. Now, they're asking for 17 stories. Uh, I was concerned about the congestion. You may recall, and I know
you told me about the former designation from the county plan, the master plan when you took over the city of Aventura. Couple of things I'd just like to point out. The renderings, a couple of them do not show the Venture East and the Venture West buildings. They just show
them as grassy lots and they're right across the street. They'll be directly impacted by this property. Second thing is they mentioned that the current property which is a furniture store, a Kai's uh a
paint store that I think is out of business and maybe one other business. Addison House I think. I'm sorry. Addison House I Yeah, Addison House is a I mean the amount of traffic coming in and out of there. I I go in and out of Ventur East every day. I walk around a
lot in that area. I mean to compare a 17story building with 12,000 square ft of commercial to what's there now which is obviously very minimal. It's very underutilized um even compared to most but I mean
there's no way to compare it and this area is really congested. 17 stories would be much higher than what's there. And then also the setbacks, if I recall on May 6th, those setback requests and the variance that's being sought were
not mentioned on May 6th. It's a new thing and they're going to be closer to the street on the front and on the east side and it's just going to be more congested and I think the commission should be aware of this. Okay. I
appreciate your time. Thank you. Thank you very much. I hope you'll stick around for the rest of the uh I will. Okay. Thank you. Any other members? One other person who wanted to speak that I'm sorry. I think there's one of my neighbors wanted to speak. She may have just stepped out for a minute. You want to find her? Yeah. Can I just I think
she made a phone call. Mr. Mayor. Yes. Can can I just uh sort of state something for the record before the intervenor uh makes a presentation just for people who are unfamiliar with this process. So uh the city of Aventura
in its code allows for intervention by a party. Uh there has to be a showing that the party is adversely affected by the application and they have to ask for intervenor status based on the uh the letter from the intervenor's attorney.
You know I concluded and and the uh community development director and city manager agreed that they should be granted inter intervenor status. What that means is they have an opportunity to make a presentation. They're not limited to three minutes. They can make arguments and they can cross-examine. So, I just wanted to put that on the
record for people who are unfamiliar with the idea of an intervenor in in one of our proceedings. Okay. Um, let's wait another 30 seconds. Otherwise, the intervenor will uh It's okay. She defer. Oh, I agree with what you said. Okay. Perfect. Okay. So, does
the intervenor want to um provide comment? Uh yes. Uh we we do. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Sure. Um Mr. Mayor, members of the uh commission, my name is Dennis Carbell. I'm with Acreman LLP with offices at 98 Southeast 7th Street,
Sweet 1100 Miami, Florida 33181. I'm joined by my colleagues Nissan Casden and Cecilia Taurus Toile. Um before we begin, uh Miss Torres Toledo is uh handing to the clerk a supplemental
filing that has uh the report that our expert planner has prepared um along with copies of the renderings that we're going to be showing uh in our presentation. And so we would just ask that those be received for the record and we'll be providing a copy to uh to the applicant.
Um, so we represent Granite Aventura LLC, which is the developer of Port Aventura. That's at the northwest corner of Northeast 185th Street and Northeast 28th Court. It abuts the property and is directly impacted by the proposed Casa
residence uh development. Um, I'm also joined by Harry Gross, the owner of Grand Aventura and the developer of Port Aventura, our professional planner, Wes Blackman and AICP of CWB Associates, and our architect, Fidel Zabic of Architectonica.
As you'll further hear from Mr. Gross, we are uniquely impacted by these applications. First, our project uh is in the RMF4 zoning district, which consists and consists of a condominium and a luxury hotel, and we have paid millions of dollars in permitting and
impact fees to the city for our site plan approvals and building permits, which are currently in process. One of your zoning codes for a hotel in this zoning district is that it be on a property that's bordered on two sides by B2 zoning. Our site satisfied this
condition when we commenced the project and continues to to this day, but this application would obviously eliminate one of the B2 sides we have relied on. The elimination of the B2 is not just a matter of technical compliance. Replacing the commercial potential of
the B2 district with a massive residential project throws off the previous development balance that made this location attractive for our project. One of the aspects of the area that made our project appealing was the availability of businesses and commercial uses within walking distance and the potential for additional
development of business and office uses. The proposed site plan also directly impacts our development even though the applicants have now withdrawn the setback variances uh and we have seen for the first time tonight what the new massing might look like but weren't able
to uh fully digest it in the course of this presentation. Even with that, the proposed CASA residences is much larger than the maximum 120 foot 12-story building that the B2 district would have allowed. And I'd like uh Mr. Zavic to
show a rendering that compares what the uh that's what could have been built under the B2 zone. And you'll see the massive difference um you'll see the massive difference when we compare to what they're
proposing. So that's the 120 ft building. Um that was taken into account when our project was approved which faces the other side 86th Street uh sorry 185th Street. Uh and now let's show the rendering of
the comparison with uh with the proposed development. And so you'll see that is a much much larger more impactful structure
and the and the parking deck. So their their proposed height of 17 stories and 174 feet much more significantly impacts the views and the light and air that our residents would have enjoyed particularly when you compare it with the 12story 120 ft tall office building
that would be allowed under B2 and excuse me can you bring the the thing further because I cannot see it from here. Okay. Thank you. And I'll hold it like that. Can you see that?
Okay. Thanks. Are you able to see that? Okay. Um, thank you. So, in addition, the massive overdevelopment of Castle Residences means that they'll have a significantly larger part parking structure and their proposed garage of
seven stories gives our residents a view of their parking decks rather than aligning with our park our proposed parking deck. And now if we can show the other rendering with the alignment. There we go. So you see the uh the alignment between
the decks. Uh it doesn't quite line up and that's a function of the fact that the Kasa residences project is so much larger than what would be allowed under the current uh commercial zone. So the Kasa residences project is simply in
the wrong location. It'd be designated and zoned as town center, but it's a residential pro project with a fig leaf of commercial space and it doesn't fulfill the intent of the town center district. The proposed residential to commercial ratio of almost 11:1 defeats the entire
purpose of the town center, which was supposed to have a ratio of 3:1. Um, and it's certainly the purpose of the town center is not to have a residential development that overwhelms the commercial component. This is a far cry from a successful mixeduse project
like Aventura Park Square. That the requested CDMP designation and reszoning are all wrong for this project is demonstrated most clearly by the site plan. Their development not only requires a plan amendment and a reszoning, but also several conditional uses and a variance. And that variance
is from one of the essential components of the zoning district they themselves have selected. They're trying to eliminate the very ratio that makes the town center district function. If they followed the town center ratio, they have 22,900 ft of commercial. They'd have 68,700 ft of residential.
That's about 76 units. Instead, they're looking for 242,000 ft of residential. And they've provided no reason why the project has to be this dense. As our planner, uh, Mr. Mr. Blackman will explain that's not appropriate planning. The applicant shouldn't choose a building and then try
to pick the plan designation and zone that best accommodates it. Or worse, as this project does, pick a zone and then still need a significant variance from it in order to facilitate multiple conditional uses. And a large part of their project relies
on hero housing to achieve their skewed ratio of residential to commercial. But their hero housing proposal is frankly an abuse of the concept. They're increasing their residential capacity by providing 5% of their 208 residential
units. 12 units out of 208. So for 5% hero housing, they're getting 177% bonus in market rate units. That is the most generous workforce or affordable
housing bonus that I'm aware of. other jurisdictions give you a 10% or a 25% bonus for 5 to 10% of affordable units. And on top of that, it's not even clear what segment of the community is going to benefit from this uh from the 12
units because hero housing, the definition in the code only requires that they be below market. And while we understand the purpose of it, there isn't actually a guideline or even a profer on their part to guarantee that it will go to the people that this
commission intends it to serve. Uh and so that 177% market rate bonus is just extreme. And on top of the bonus, they seek a conditional use for a height of 17 stories where four are allowed and 174
ft. This will be the tallest building on 187th Street and it dwarfs the residential project it faces as you heard from the neighbor uh the venture west which is seven stories. If you see this is what that 17s story building is what the venture west will
be facing. That's completely out of scale for this neighborhood. And so now I'd like to ask our expert planner, Wes Blackman, to provide a bit more detail about how the project violates your policies and why it's simply not good planning. Uh, first, for
the record, I've submitted Mr. Blackman's biographical information and the white paper he prepared that expands on the opinions he's going to give you tonight. I respectfully request that he be accepted as an expert in comprehensive planning and zoning and be able to render opinions on this point.
Thank you and good evening uh mayor and city commissioners. Um so uh Mr. Blackman, first can you very briefly tell us your background? Sure. Uh my name is Wes Blackman. I'm with CWB Associates. I'm a certified urban planner. I've had a 40-year career
in urban planning. I've sat on many uh planning and zoning advisory boards. Um I have my own firm based in Lakew Worth Beach, Florida. I specialize in historic preservation but am also a general use planner and have been certified since
1991. And can you please uh briefly tell us what materials did you review in preparing for this hearing? Yes. The basic u planning materials for any municipality in Florida a local government uh they would be the uh city
of Aventur's comprehensive plan the land development regulations surrounding development context including plans and materials for port Aventura and the public the published application materials for this evening's meeting and
the previous meeting. Uh so first uh I'd like you to turn to the comprehensive plan. Can you identify the policies that you believe this project is inconsistent with and explain a little further about
your opinion? Well um being a planner for 40 years I have written and read my share of comprehensive plans. And what's interesting is that this city is a relatively young city in relation to
other cities in South Florida. And uh you came of age during the uh highlight of the comprehensive planning era essentially. So the wisdom embedded within your comprehensive plan is important and for
all communities it's important to understand that a lot of work, effort, time, human capital has gone into the creation of your comprehensive plan, your future land use element and your land
development regulations. And I would argue that the uh fathers and mothers of Aventura would argue that the status quo is um the way to go with this uh project. If
you look at policies 2.1 and 2.2, to they relate to the re the location criteria for residential and non-residential uses within the the
city of Aventura. the land use decision that was made in 2018 regarding um our property, the Port Aventura property.
Um sorry um Well, can you address the how this relates to the town center policies, right? And how it uh how it doesn't fit in with what the purpose of the town center is. In um reading the future land use element of the comprehensive plan,
it is obvious that a lot of care went into the designing of the town center um land use category because it is the center of Aventura. Of course, you have the mall, of course, you have Turnberry. Um but um there there's such gentle
language and nuanced language um intended to uh create a better uh aventura essentially uh creating physical cohesiveness direct accessibility by mass transit service and highquality urban design um and also
be compact which I thought was interesting compact and efficient structure and I don't see how the um proposed development uh meets that criteria. Likewise with the um residential
component, the decision for um for the Port Aventura project was made in anticipation of this property remaining B2. So, and um uh that's important to note also that
Would you mind? Sorry to sorry to interrupt. Could you could you elaborate on how uh that would work together? The B2 worked with the Port Aventura uh the B2 does not allow residential uh only in the medical office zoning and
that is not what is present here. And um the uh in order to have a project of any type here that involves residential, it involves a convoluted
series of requests that are before you tonight. And those are the conditional land use request for the uh 69 units to an acre um and the uh variance as well. Could and could you address this the
general size of the town center that's required by the comprehensive plan? Yes, it's a minimum five acres and this is sort of a wink and a nod that um the TC across the street to the north is somehow compatible or somehow designed
with this particular property and that is not the case. Um all right so let's move on to the the resonings. Um, how uh in your opinion does the uh the request to reszone to town center um
violate the uh the applicable standards? Town centers are intended to be design unified areas which what is what I was talking about the the fine level of detail here. Um a mixture of different urban functions integrated both horizontally and vertically. High
quality urban design. A thematic plan. This is not something that just comes comes in um from the street and um uh it it has some standards to meet here. Um any area designated as a town center
should have the capability of being developed or redeveloped uh with an ultimate residential population of um no less than a thousand persons. It is dense, but it is also combined with uh non-residential up to 50,000 square ft
of non-residential use. And and could you talk about its relationship to uh the surrounding properties? Yes. Um the um right, look at the the rendering, right?
um the way the massing lines up um both are high-rise obviously there is talk about discouraging monotony in the comprehensive plan and I think if you look at the two towers between uh the port Aventura property and the
applicants property uh both being residential towers I I would say that that lead points towards monotonous um you also see the um the venture West Tower across the street which was conveniently um ignored by the during
the applicant's presentation. Um and let's uh now let's look at the well oh do you see any evidence that the proposal is part of an overall thematic redevelopment
plan or fits in in any way with the existing town center? Have you seen any effort to do that? No, I I think it represents an opportunistic project that is finding a way around the regulations rather than abiding uh by the regulations. Okay. So now I want to look
at the uh the variance which is the lynch pin of the project because if they can't vary the 3 to1 residential to commercial ratio, it can be built in this form. Right. So uh can you talk about the variance in relation to the code standards? Yes. Uh this is a very
important point in the permitted use section of the uh town center district. It specifically says that uh residential is allowed but only in relation to the amount of commercial that is on the property. And that's where the 3:1
ratio comes in that they're asking for a a variance from that would push them to um the arbitrary 10.58.
How did they come up with this number? And and usually it is a hard number and due to the characteristics of the property of the subject property something you have to work around that other properties do not have that justify that variance. There is no
hardship other than economic that that is the number needed for the number of units that would create that and uh no analysis has been looked at with this level of residential in this area of the city and with the understanding that
variances under the code are intended to provide limited relief um and are not intended to change the classification or characteristic of the surrounding area. Does the requested variance on the ratio fit within that purpose?
No, it really doesn't. It it um it creates a use that really is unidentifiable and really can't be be analyzed because it the code did not anticipate such a such a mixed use. Um
and finally I uh I want you to look at the the conditional uses and um briefly uh hit on the criteria about minimizing impacts and adverse effects to uh
surrounding properties. What is your opinion about the Kasa residences project and whether it minimizes impacts to uh surrounding properties? Well, um I would say to increase the height to such an extent
that um it is competing with the high-rise on the Port Aventura property is excessive and it is above what is permitted by right in terms of an office building which is 120 ft which would be much more in keeping with the scale of
the development on the port aventur property. And and what about with reference to venture west? Uh yes. Well uh the same would apply there as well. Um okay. Thank you. Uh thank you very much.
Um and the uh the longer analysis is contained within the the materials that we submitted for the record. Um I want to emphasize a particular point about the variance requests. Your code does not allow variances to be
approved easily. Your code requires that applicants demonstrate a particular hardship based on the physical conditions of the site. A particular hardship, not just a mere inconvenience and not even just a practical difficulty.
Under the law, particular hardship has a specific meaning. It means that denying the variance would essentially leave them with no reasonable use of their property. But of course they have lawful uses under their existing zoning and
they would remain with lawful uses even if it was simply reszoned to TC1 but the requests were otherwise denied. So they haven't shown any reason that this site cannot be utilized in its
based on its physical configuration to build a viable development. And the worthy worthy desire for hero housing is not a hardship that the law would recognize. That's an economic choice. An economic viability of a project or
economic desiraability of a project is not a standard that the law recognizes for a variance. It's further evidence that this is just the wrong project in the wrong place. And if this is about preserving Moe's
bagels and deli, which I certainly appreciate, my family and I eat there a lot. Um, but neither the reasonzoning nor the variance covenant them to retaining modes in that configuration. Yes, the site plan is a condition of the
conditional uses, but they could theoretically walk away from the conditional uses. They've now been reszoned to TC1. They could knock down the MO, introduce up to 260,000 square ft of commercial and 75 dwelling units, and they wouldn't need this commission's approval to come back with that
configuration. There's simply no commitment. And so, while they are honorable people, the next person down the line, should they choose to sell the property, who we have no idea. And so, if that's one of the guiding principles,
this has no teeth. Um, and by reszoning the town center, you further opened the door for them to ask a future commission to approve a massive development with not only the extreme 242,000 ft of residential that they're asking and the uh commercial that's
included here, which is reasonable. I'm not calling that one extreme, but they could then come back and ask for an additional 239,000 ft of commercial at the same or an even greater height. And that application would definitely affect the congestion and the traffic because their traffic
study uh and I would note the slide that they showed uh appeared to have only half the property analyzed. The traffic report I think probably covered it but I just wanted to point out that the slide there was something off of on it but that was premised on the fact that
residential does generate generally less peak hour traffic than commercial. Um, but you'll have reasonzoned this into a thing that gives an opportunity to provide much more. So, finally, I'd like to ask uh Harry Gross to uh come up and explain uh the Port Aventura development
and what he has invested in this community and also tell you a little bit about himself. Harry, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Commissioners, thank you. I'm Harry Gross. Um,
I'm the founder of a business that was founded in 1974, more than 50 years ago. So um during these years we have built
businesses in the United States and overseas um in different fields, real estate, um health area, textiles, um and high-tech companies.
We have offices um in the United States, in um Belgium, in Israel, in Hong Kong,
in China, India, and we're active all over the place in various businesses. Um, on a personal note, uh, I wanted to mention when we had to swear
to tell the truth and so on, I wanted to say that I would like to affirm it by religious reasons. Um, as far as our um developments
um in Israel, our healthcare company was one of the biggest employees uh employing 21,000 um individuals, mostly women. Um and that was an opportunity to uh
have work for them. Um, our real estate business is um include building um developments that had to do with um parcellation of land with um building
single family homes, multifamily homes, um office buildings, hotels, um including the tallest hotel in the United States, a 70story building in Manhattan
um at the corner of 54th Street and Broadway. Um and Aventura has been very appealing to us. Um I'm residing uh from 2007.
Um traveling between New York and Bal Harbor here in South Florida. The area was very attractive to us because of the fact that we were surrounded by um potential office
buildings that could have been developed and um access to retail around us. Um up to now we have um invested about $5 million in different fees for the city
of Aventura, for the county, including a million dollars for um the school system here. Um so we've involved with the community. Um what appealed to us is the um closeness
to the Kabat Center across the street from us. So we thought that it's a good project. So here we are. Harry, I don't know if you want to talk about um your other hotel developments or your uh Well, basically in Florida, we have
three projects uh presently. Um uh this is the Aventura project that uh has a building permit and we are going through the process of amending it. Um this is a hotel project in um Fort Lauderdale and
this one is a uh 55story building in um Edgewater that's a mixed use W hotel and residences on top of it. Um we have built the tallest hotel um in the United States a 70s story pure
hotel not together with residential or office or anything like that. Um mixeduse projects um this project is a 45story building um at the corner of 39th Street
and 6th Avenue. It's a residence in by Marriott with 90 uh 89 condominiums on top of it. Um we built in uh Europe um city of Gent. Uh we've put together four
buildings. There are 18th century buildings. Um and that particular property it's a Marriott full service hotel has been recognized um by Trip Advisor as the best hotel in Belgium.
And we can go on. And I don't want to talk about myself too much, but can you talk a little bit about what you your plan is for uh your current plan is for Port Aventura, the uh the plan you've recently submitted. So basically um it's an approved plan for a mixeduse project.
Um we have reduced um the number of floors in the building. um maintaining the same mass um from 18story building to a 17story building for the purpose of increasing the height uh floor to
ceiling height in the building and reduce the number of dwellings from 205 to 125 if I'm not mistaken condominiums with the same total mass. Um the hotel is in
autograph um lifestyle property uh while the condominiums are um actually addressing um a need in the community as well for
um highquality condominiums. And can you talk about your construction milestones so far? Where where are you in the project development? And basically we are uh looking for starting to uh construct uh in the first quarter
of next year. We are going through the process with the authorities in town. Um anything else you want to share with the board that you want them to know about your project? you know, we we hope to um create another uh unique um
building in Aventura that will indeed be a destination um for the neighborhood, for example, the hotel. We hope to cater to the Kabad um um people that do not want to
necessarily travel on Shabbat and um to the neighborhood in general. Um we have a kosher delicatessen in the building. So we hope to be uh good neighbors. And by the way um 52
years in building in business, I've never opposed a development. I do not feel comfortable to be here, but this is my opinion too aggressive. Thank you. You want me to tell you what's wrong
with us? You want to talk about it? No. I think the building is too high. The um requests are um really um through the process that uh we are going through is
just asking for ratios of um almost 11 to1. you know, we could have expected a 12story building um
with I don't know 40 or so feet but of 50 but not uh 179 story building right across from us because of the 179
um height and the density uh there's need for a big parking lot. So, the big parking lot right uh next to us um is right into uh our apartments or some of
them. Anyhow, um it just um um really this is the height of the of the parking. This is our height. So from here on it's really um in our
apartments and so on and this is only half of the project. Once the zoning is changed the other half can do the same. So
from our point of view is opening a Pandora's box. Do do you want to talk about what you saw as the match between your hotel and your residential project and what was allowed before? Well, we were hoping there's going to be if there's going to be any development that
there will be office development that basically would need um to use our hotel. So, it was something that we we did not bargain for this for sure.
Anyhow, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So to sum up, we don't think this property is an appropriate place to add the town center. It's better as a purely commercial district. And this is the wrong project to realize the town center vision. It's not a true mixeduse project
as evidenced by the number and the great extent of the variance and the conditional uses that are stacked on top of the variances in addition to the concurrent resoning. They're just simply packing too much onto this site. So, for these reasons, we would ask you to deny items 4, B, and C on this agenda. And uh
we recognize that the other items have already been before this board, but we would uh ultimately ask that as the city commission all of the application materials, all all of the item sevens uh BCD and E uh be rejected and our team is
available to answer any questions you might have and we thank you for your attention. Thank you. Um, at this time, let me ask if the um applicant wants to respond briefly. Yes, I do. Hopefully briefly,
Mr. Mayor, commissioners, uh, this is really an example of the pot calling the kettle black, and I'm going to show you why. Can we hook this up? There you go. On the left you see Port Aventura
uh in the middle column. It's a large it's a smaller property than Castle Residences. Yet the total floor area is over 100,000 square ft more. The F is
4.45. Our F is 1.92. They have a density approved. And they've talked about a project that they're proposing. They're reducing the density, but that's proposed. It hasn't
been approved. Their approved density is 106 units to the acre. Our density is 69 units to the acre. Their height is 18 stories, 220 ft. Our height is 17 stories.
And their lot coverage is significantly higher than what's permitted in the district. And that's because it's essentially a holdover from 200 from 2003 zoning. Uh but their lot coverage
is about 61%. They're in RMF4. They're only permitted 40%. Uh we are under our maximum permitted 45% in the town center district.
Uh this is our side byside renderings of approved versus proposed. Um this is a massing that we have uh prepared and you can see that Port
Aventura is the one that's not detailed on the right hand side. It is a much larger project than Castle Residences. Here's the view from the west. Again, uh Port Aventura now on the left. Much
larger than Castle Residences. another view. And by the way, um I do want to point out that uh the the venture project on the other side of the street is 11 stories and seven stories.
Uh I know Mr. Mash uh felt that we had somehow baited and switched on our uh renderings from from May. This project has always been a 17story project. We have not changed it from 12 stories.
Uh and the uh existing retail floor area today on this site is almost 45,000 square ft. Our setback variances have been withdrawn. So I just wanted to point that out regarding uh Mr. Mash's
comments. Um, now this shows you what we could have done as of right under the B2 zoning if we stuck with B2 and we um
maxed out the project. Uh, in this particular case, uh, the Castle residence property is on the left hand side, Port Aventura is on the right. And uh if we were to develop under live
local because we could develop under live local today um approximately 135 dwelling units uh about 45,000 square ft of um
retail development and about 130,000 square ft of office development would all fit within the uh the program of the of a live local act project. Uh that's what that project would look like
compared to Port Aventura. And here uh the height of that project would be allowed to go up to 25 ft. The high I'm sorry 25 stories 250 ft. the
highest development that uh heights that are permitted in Aventura today. This is uh the view that um they're complaining about that they want to preserve. Uh the view that we would be
obstructing. This is uh taken from approximately 65 ft where their residential projects begin. So, one of the things that Mr. Kurbell and
Mr. Blackman talked about was the status quo. Uh, and they wanted they they felt somehow that they were entitled to preserve the B2 zoning on this property on the castle residenc's
property. and they pointed out that the B2 zoning doesn't allow residential. Well, Mr. Gross purchased the property, his property in 2015. It was zoned RMF4.
I got it zoned RMF4 in 2005. Um, at that time, RMF4 did not allow a hotel and Mr. Corbel complained about our convoluted
zoning requests. Well, in 2019, when Mr. Gross got an approval from this commission, he got a very convoluted and multiconditioned
approval to modify the RMF4 zoning in order to allow limited hotel use. and the requirements. There were eight requirements that he added to the RMF4 code. Uh one dealing with it had to
be uh surrounded on two sides by B2. Um retail and restaurant uses would be permitted as accessory uses. Not more of the 10% gross building area shall be devoted to hotel ameni amenities such as
dining areas, bars and lounges. The gross floor area of the hotel use shall not exceed 33% of the gross floor area. So they did in 2019 and there were four other conditions. They did exactly the same thing that we
are doing today. uh they've manipulated the code to get what they wanted. We are similarly I don't say it's a manipulation but we are similarly making requests to accommodate
a project that makes sense for this area and is compatible with surrounding development. Regarding the hero housing bonus, uh there is certainly a precedent for
the hero housing bonus that uh this city commission has granted. Um despite Mr. Corbell's complaints, it's been approved in the flow project. It's been approved in the icon project.
Um we understand the guidelines that have been promulgated with respect to hero housing. We understand and intend to comply with those guidelines providing uh units to teachers and to police
personnel at 50% of the market rates. Um, and finally, I'd like to uh point out that um we have planned and designed our
building to push the residential tower as far away as possible from Mr. Gross's hotel. We wanted to be respectful of his hotel. We hope that we can uh work together and be complimentary in the
future. Um, but I understand Mr. Gross that he that he wanted to preserve an office use to for patrons for his property and office use on the castle residenc's
property. And quite frankly, that is not his prerogative. Uh, the owner has the prerogative to apply for approvals and to get the approvals. If we satisfy all of the code criteria
and I think you've heard from your professional staff that all of the applications before you this evening comply with the criteria in the code and should be approved. Thank you. Thank you. You want to make a brief
comment? Go ahead. Yes. Thank I don't think there's so rebuttal. I'm I'm allowing him to make a brief comment. Okay. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Let the record be complete. Thank you. Uh just one point. I mentioned live local. I just want to point out if they were to do a live
local project, at least 40% of the units would be for true affordable housing under the state requirements. So you would at least get the benefit of that for the community. Uh the second thing is his rebuttal was uh primarily directed at slagging our project, not so
much in supporting uh the issues that we had raised about his project's compliance with code. And to that point, I just wanted to say for the record, our project, while we did get um an amendment to the code and to the
comprehensive plan to allow limited service hotel, that was a very modest request done through the appropriate process to bring in a use that was entirely consistent with the residential character and did not create the extreme
change in circumstances that this project proposes. We fit ours within the character of the neighborhood. Our project will fit in with the character of the neighborhood as Mr. Gross mentioned and the synergy between what was there. We were also part of a larger
development plan which as Mr. Burkow recognizes he he did have reszoned and we're grateful for that. Um, our project fit in with what was allowed under the overall development scheme that included the uh the Kabad property and the other
uh residential buildings around it. And so there was allocations of density and F um and other zoning criteria across that entire scheme. And so I just wanted to point out that the context is very different. The context of our building is very different. Uh and with that, we
would urge you to deny these applications. And thank you, Mr. Mayor and council members for your attention. Thank you. Um, commission comments or questions. Um, I have a couple of comments for I wanted
to ask uh Kevin to make sure that I'm clear. Um, first actually for uh we had a neighbor who spoke. We had a um beautifully written letter from on the across the street the other way on
185th. What do you call that? Terza next to the Habad. Tetto. Say it again. Tetto. Tetto. And it was a very well-ritten email saying please preserve our air, our view, our light etc. So, first
there's a misconception as to there always is as to the power that this commission has. Um, the land owner can can build next week what he's allowed to build as of right. So, something is going there. And if
they were to build, again, I want Kevin, you to correct me if I'm wrong. If they wanted to build a 12-story office building next week, it wouldn't even come before the commission if they were doing as of right. That is correct. Potentially assuming they would meet all the requirements,
but 12tory in B2 is allowed and um the the property you just mentioned, say the name again. Well, I I think you were talking about Venture Center to Is to this letter came from him. Don't block my view. There would be an office
building there blocking his view. Those are threestory town houses. So, um, we can't stop that. We can't say enough is enough. We don't want any more traffic. But office creates more automobile
traffic, more car trips daily than condominium. That is a fact obviously. So, um, first thing is we can't stop a land owner from developing what he's allowed to develop. What we can do and what we try to do is get the best
possible project. Unfortunately, we have had our hands tied in Tallahassee. Um, Live Local was just mentioned. Again, you correct me if I'm wrong. Okay. I've been up to Tallahassee at
least three times to try to get Avanto exempt from live local. We hate live local. We have a hero housing concept which is luxury housing which is not workforce housing which is not affordable housing which is not subject to uh it's not
based on um income. It's a job benefit if you work for our city. If you're one of our teachers or one of our police officers, that is the anecdote to live local. We've been fighting live local and live local has been potentially destroying communities.
We can talk all we want about what we really want and what our comp plan says and how we need to to to stick to the things that uh the founders had in mind. Live local has destroyed they've usurped our authority. So again, you correct me
if I'm wrong. I want Mr. Gross to know. He need You have to sometimes be careful what you ask for. You didn't like You don't like the 17 stories. Tell me if I'm wrong. We tell we deny them. They come in next week with the Live Local Project. It
doesn't We can't We're not allowed to vote no. And they build 25 stories. Not only do they build 25 stories, they give no contribution to our school. They
um don't have to do a commercial. They don't have to do a mixed use if they don't want to. They we can't tell them no. And 40% of what they build is affordable housing. I'm guessing that's not your desired
nextdoor neighbor is affordable or workforce housing for for the hotel you're building and the condominiums that you'll be selling. So, we don't have a choice. There's not a single person here that hasn't been to Tallahassee personally to fight against Live Local. But this is a new reality.
This is a new figurative gun to our head. And if I'm wrong about anything I said, and I want the neighbors to know across the street, neighbors, I'm looking at you. They can come next week and ask for a permit to build 25 stories
and we can't say no. So you complaining about 17, they can build 25. Now they haven't said they're going to do that, but you did just see it mentioned today. You just saw the his drawings. This is the reality of the law, and it just got made worse last month in Tallahassee.
This is the second version of it. Every year it seems to get worse. Okay. So, uh, it's great for developers. It's terrible for local municipalities that are losing control. It's terrible for home rule. Um, has anything I said been
inaccurate, Kevin? No, sir. Okay. So, you can look at Bal Harbor Shops, gun to their head. You can look at the Clevelander, gun to their head. What is it? It's a negotiation tactic, right? Do they do those developers really want to build workforce housing in Bal Harbors?
No. Knowing they can. And by the way, I don't know who represents them. If it's anyone here, it's not meant to be. I'm not that's not why I'm saying it. But I know because I've I speak to the city council in Bal Arbor. It's a
horrible thing they're dealing with. So to their credit, this developer has not threatened that. But I did just see it. And by the way, that's the first time I've seen them even mention it. We have to be careful of
uh the lesser of evils. So is it perfect for the neighborhood? Well, at this point, it no longer even matters, right? Is it the best thing we can get is what matters. Is it the best we can do? So, um I think everyone should go to
Tallahassee and say this is outrageous. And we tried to tell them base a waiver on the footprint of a city. We're only 3.5 square miles. Base it on the density. We have 14,000 people every square mile. Base it on the fact that we have our own product, Hero Housing.
Nothing we said carried any weight because that deal was already baked in the cake before the legislative session even started. And it's a it's a to us it's an absolutely terrible thing to other cities too. Kiscane, Bal Harbor, it's the worst thing that could happen
to these communities. Um commissioners, anybody have comments or questions? Comments or questions? Nothing. Yes. Commissioner A. Oh, well, I just want to thank everybody for their presentations tonight. They are
interesting. It's a lot that we have to think about. Um, I would like to hope that uh whatever the vote is tonight, whichever way it does go, which we'll find out in a few minutes, that developers use prudency and whatever they're going to do regardless of what
happens. I'm Yes, Commissioner Freeland. I'm going to speak when we reconvene on this on the commission meeting. Okay. So, we're we're um we're going to be voting on it now. Do you want to not speak? Okay. M Mr.
Mayor, once the commission has spoken, I I just like to add something if I could. I I don't think there's anyone else that wants to say anything. So I I'd also like to make one clarif. Sure. Please let Kevin go and then the city attorney and and hopefully it's a comfort to Mr. Gross and one thing he said which is a
clarification that they could not the applicant the owner of this property could not do the same thing on the other half of this parcel in the future. They are asking for a density of 69 units per acre where the max is 70. So they would not have
capacity to do the same thing on the other parcel. I just wanted to make that clarification uh because that was the only thing that was not clear. Thank you. I forgot to ask you about that. They can't replicate this project where MOS is. Is that what you're saying? Not without a complete increase in the
density allowances in the city double what they are now. Correct. Which doesn't seem like doesn't exist and likely would not. Okay. This is what they're choosing to do on that entire space. That's correct. Whether it's to to preserve MO or what, whatever, that's
their choice. But they're using up their density. Correct. Say it in louder. Correct. You had me a correct. Um, Mr. Attorney, so you you have two items in front of you, 4 B and 4C, and and
they're really should be looked at a little differently. Uh notwithstanding everything you said about live local, I I think you could argue that uh the live local uh speech that that you gave and and you've g given it before, you know,
when whenever these applications come up, uh I think it might be appropriate for 4 C, but 4B is about a request for a variance. And with a variance, you have to show there is a there's been a hardship. So, I think when you
ultimately vote on on 4B, uh there obviously has been a presentation made by staff and by the attorney for developer that the hardship has been met. The uh the intervenor is arguing that hasn't been met, but the live local argument doesn't really apply to whether
or not a variance should be granted to the property. I just wanted to make that clear for the record. Understood. Yes, Commissioner. In that case, I'll just speak at this time. That's okay. Yes. I don't always feel the need to
explain my vote, but tonight I do. Over the past week, I met with the city manager and carefully reviewed the project next to Moe's Bagels as well as the neighboring developments because that project was approved before I was a commissioner.
And since I've lived in Aventur since I was 14, I have listened to the resident's concerns about traffic and how our city is changing. Tonight, I listened carefully here to the applicant and to the intervenor who I know will also be bringing a beautiful project to our city. One that I mentioned was
approved long before I was a commissioner. I paid a close attention to the presentations, the review of our comprehensive plan, the proposed changes to our zoning regulations, and our staff's position that this application complies with our code requirements.
I also carefully consider what the property owner can do as a matter of right because owners do have their fundamental right to develop their land. In this case, this owner is entitled to redevelop. They have the right to build
up to 12 stories. And as we heard, this proposed project would result in less traffic than would what could be built under Wright with their current zoning. But my decision, at least as to 4C,
is shaped by the new state law of live local that the mayor discussed. This law allows developers to build up to the city's maximum density with 40% affordable housing. They don't need any commission approval or the public input.
Local zoning controls are preempted and we are already seeing that in beautiful cities like Miami Beach and Bell Harbor. These projects can move forward without any community feedback or the usual safeguards that are that protect our city's unique character.
Tonight, I want to vote to eliminate that threat for the future of our city. I will continue to urge our Tallahassee representative to revisit and reconsider live local during the next session. But whether our residents are listening here in person or online, I want you to
know that I do listen. I do think about our future of our city. I take your concerns seriously and I'm here balancing the rights of our community and will always keep fighting for those in our city. So, thank you for trusting me to make these decisions and to the
attorneys that are present here. Yes, I listen to all of you as it is my responsibility in this proceedings and thank you for presenting tonight. Thank you. Any other commission comments? I guess I'm the only one here
that voted for Mr. Gross's project all those years ago. I think I'm the No one else was had been elected yet. Is that right? I'm happy I finally got to see what it looks like. But I'm glad it's starting. I'm glad it's happening. Um yes, Commissioner. I
I want to first of all remind everybody that um you Howard Weinberg have pushed um the idea that Aventura City is exempt would be exempt. you requested the
exemption from live local so that we don't have to um be so um generous I would say in in a way and uh I believe that we are all striving to to
get that exemption for the city of Aventura so that we don't have to feel that leave local is a threat to that that they can do anything they want in any property so I wanted to bring that to everyone's attention. Any other comments? If not, I will close
it and ask for a vote on we'll vote twice, I guess, for B and 4 C. First is 4 B. Right. I just wanted to clarify for the record that this vote is for 4 B and it will also include the amendments as
entered into the record by Mr. Klopp. Would you like him to review those at this time? Yes. The letter of intent from the applicant struck number five of their request which was variance from section 31145 to
allow front setback of 15 ft uh where 25 ft is required a side setback of 15 ft where 20 is required and a rear setback of 12 ft where 20 is required. So the resolution itself would strike those from the request and then uh and I'll
put it on the record now. Uh the next resolution on the conditional use uh we would add a condition that would say uh the applicant shall obtain Florida Green Building Coalition Silver Certification in order to obtain administrative
approval of the front and side setbacks included in the reference drawings. The site plan shall conform conform to the rear setback requirement as listed in the applicable land development regulations. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. 4 B.
Commissioner Freriedeland. Yes. Commissioner Cruz is absent due to recusal. Commissioner A. No. Commissioner Blatchman. Yes. Commissioner Bloom. Yes. Vice Mayor Orelinski. Yes. And Mayor Weinberg. Yes. Motion passes.
4C. 4C. Commissioner Cruz is absent due to recusal. Commissioner A? No. Commissioner Blatchman? Yes. Commissioner Bloom? Yes. Commissioner Freeland? Yes. Vice Mayor Oinsky? Yes. And Mayor Weinberg? Yes. Motion passes.
Okay. Uh, 4 B and 4 C. Did those together. What do I have left here? Nothing. Looks like we're done with the LPA. Correct. Um, correct. Just I need a motion to
adjurnn. made by Vice Mayor Linsky, second by Commissioner A. Um, all those in favor say I. Say I. Any opposed? We're adjourned.
Now, we're going to go back to the commission meeting. It's 8:30 exactly. Please call the role. Mayor Weinberg here. Vice Mayor Orelinski here. Commissioner Aim.
Okay. Commissioner Blatchman here. Commissioner Bloom right there. Commissioner Freeland here. Commissioner Cruz here. Mr. Pis here. And Mr. Myers here. You have a quorum.
Okay. Does anyone want to remove anything from the consent agenda? Mr. Ma manager? No. Okay. I need a motion to approve the consent agenda. Vice Mayor Linsky. Seconded by Commissioner Cruz. Welcome back,
Commissioner Cruz. Um, roll call vote, please. Commissioner Cruz. Yes. Commissioner A. Commissioner Blatchman here. We're voting on um the consent agenda.
Was that a yes? Yes or no? Yes. Commissioner Bloom? Yes. Commissioner Freeland? Yes. Vice Mayor Oinski? Yes. And Mayor Weinberg? Yes. Motion passes. Okay. Item seven, quas judicial procedures invoked once again 7 A
through 7E. Mr. Attorney, I want to repeat what you said so eloquently. Yeah. Unfortunately, I have to read this again. Uh, please be advised that items 7 A through E on the commission agenda of zoning hearings are quasicial nature. As such, the quas additional procedures
of the city shall be invoked for these items. If you wish to object or comment upon these items, please inform the mayor when public comments are requested. An opportunity for persons to speak on these items will be made available after the applicant, intervenor, and staff have made their presentations on the items. All testimony, including public testimony,
evidence will be made under oath or affirmation for these quasi judicial items. Additional additionally, each person who gives testimony may be subject to cross-examination. If if you refuse either be cross-examined or to be sworn, your testimony will be given its due date. The general public
will not be permitted to cross-examine witnesses, but the public may request the commission 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 addition procedures may be obtained from the clerk. I'll just
mention this again. Uh I asked at the LPA if anyone wanted to disclose exarty communications. A number of you did. Uh if anyone else uh has qu uh exarty communications to disclose, now would be the time to do it because this appears
to be the final uh vote for these items. Okay. Anyone have any additional disclosures? Okay. If the clerk can swear in those offering testimony. If you will be speaking or presenting on items 7 A, 7 B, 7 C, 7 D, or 7E, I need
you to be sworn in at this time. If you'll be presenting or speaking on any of these items, do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give? Is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth? So help you, God. I do. Thank you.
Okay. 7A, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventura, Florida, granting amended conditional use approval pursuant to section 31-145B3M of the city code to permit the development of Pedell Courts, shade
covers, and accessory facilities on the top floor of the existing parking garage located at 18851 Northeast 29 Avenue, providing for conditions and providing for an effective Eight. Thank you. I I need a motion to approve
the resolution. Commissioner Cruz, seconded by Commissioner Bloom. Um Kevin. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd just like to request that all of the proceedings from the LPA meeting be brought into the commission record, including the uh fact that the LPA
recommended the condition uh be revised to allow for uh removal of the shade only in hurricane situations. Yes, that will be the case. Does the applicant need to say anything? I don't think so. Um anyone from the public want
to talk about Pendell? Seeing none, I'll close it. Any comments from the commission? Don't see any. So, let us take a vote. Commissioner Blan, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland,
yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Vice Mayor Erlinsky, is absent. Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. Okay. Uh
second reading ordinances. Uh madame clerk if you could read 7B and 7 C and the resolutions for 7D and 7E. Ordinance is second reading public hearings. 7B, an ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, approving a
smallcale amendment to the future land use map of the city of Aventura comprehensive plan pursuant to section 163.3187 Florida statutes to redesate an approximate 3.01 01 acre tract of land on the southwest corner of Northeast 187
Street and Northeast 28 Court identified by folio numbers 28-2203- 043-0010 and 28-2203-33-0010 from business and office to town center providing for conflicts providing for severalability providing for inclusion
in the comprehensive plan and providing for an effective 8 7 C an ordinance of the city of Amaturura, Florida, amending the official zoning map by changing the zoning designation of an approximate 3.01 01 acre tract of land on the southwest corner of Northeast 187 Street
and Northeast 28 Court identified by folio numbers 28-2203- 043-0010 and 28-2203-33-0010 from community business district B2 to town center district TC1 providing for
severability providing for inclusion in the code and providing for an effective paid resolutions public hearing 7D a resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventura Florida granting a variance from section 31-145B1A
of the city's land development regulations to permit a mixeduse development where the ratio of square feet of residential uses to commercial uses is 10.58 to1 where maximum ratio 3:1 is required and variance from
section 31-1 145B5F to permit one, a front setback of 15 ft or 25 ft is required. Two, a side street setback of 15 ft or 20 ft is required. And three, a rear setback of 12 ft where
20 ft is required for the property located at 2770, 2822, 2826, 2830, 2834, and 2850 Northeast 187 Street. providing for implementation and providing for an effective date.
Item 7E, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventura, Florida, granting conditional use approval pursuant to section 31-145B3 of the city code of ordinances. One, to permit a density of 69 dwelling units
per acre for a project providing hero housing where the city code permits 25. Two, to permit heights up to 17 stories, 174 feet, where the city code permits four stories, 50 feet. And three, to permit minimum floor areas of 800 ft for
one-bedroom units, where the minimum requirement is 900 square ft for the property located at 2770, 2822, 2826, 2830, 2834, and 2850 Northeast 187 Street. providing for
conditions of approval and providing for an effective date. Thank you. With regard to 7B, could I have a motion to approve the ordinance? Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Seconded by
Vice Mayor Orlinski. A motion to approve 7C. Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Vice Mayor Orlinski. 7D. Motion to approve the resolution.
Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Vice Mayor Orlinsky. There's a pattern developing. Uh, what was that? 7D. Let's try 7E. I need a motion. Commissioner Bloom. Seconded by
Vice Mayor Orlinski. Okay, you ran the category. Um Kevin, Mr. Mayor, can I just jump in for a second? I just want to note for the record that Commissioner Cruz has has left the uh proceeding due to the
reasons he stated in the LPA that he's recusing himself due to appearance of a voting conflict with respect to these four items. Thank you, Community Development Director. Thank you, Mr. Mr. Mayor,
I will go through my presentation for all four items as well. I do want to let you know I'm going to cover the two items that were at the LPA back in May 1st and then the two items that were at the LPA this evening.
Um, so the uh four applications that were mentioned in the four items the city clerk read are on the screen. Local planning agency has heard about this project on May 6th and July 1st. On May 6, the LPA recommended by a 5 to1 vote
in favor of the future land use map change and the reasonzoning. I'm going to go through those a little bit for you now. Uh because of the potential of appeal, I do need to put on the record some of my comments. Uh this is a 3acre parcel. It is surrounded by commercial
and residential uses. commercial and residential uses. Its current uh future land use designation is commercial. The proposed future land use designation is a mixeduse town center, meaning that it would match all of the surrounding area
of commercial and residential. The current zoning is B2 and um as we have heard tonight under B2 it is eligible for live local which allows residential projects at our maximum height and
density. The proposed zoning is TC1 which is a mixeduse residential and commercial district. I would as a professional planner with 30 years of experience say that if we did not grant mixeduse zoning on this parcel when it
is surrounded by commercial and residential would not be good planning. Here is the site um where the existing building is. There is a vacant parcel to the south which is at the bottom of the screen uh which we
heard about tonight as the Port Aventura project and then to the uh upper middle part of the screen. The building that is labeled with the address is the site. standards for review exist for a future land use map amendment just like any
other kind of land development um change and uh the Florida statutes provide those that there be availability of facilities and services that there be suitability of the site for development that there be uh balanced development
with land conservation and that the development pattern discourages urban sprawl Florida statutes consider planning to be when you're talking about green fields, when you're talking about expanding urban development boundaries, when you're talking about development that goes where development has never
been before, the state pursuant to chapter 380 considers the city of Aventura a dense urban area. So these uh stat standards of review for a comp plan change really only uh point to number
one, that there be roads, that there be sewer, that there be police service, education, etc. And uh those things do exist. The standards of review for zoning um are from our own code 33-77.
Uh again has to be consistent with the comprehensive plan compatible with the surrounding zoning. The property is suited for the use. The uh there's availability of such sites for development elsewhere which is not the case in Aventura. um that there not be
adverse effect on traffic patterns, that there not be adverse impacts on the environment, and there not be adverse impacts on health, safety or welfare. Again, staff has found that this uh proposed zoning meets the standards of review.
Now, uh you heard a little bit of this from the applicant. I do need to put on the record that we also did review the application in uh consideration of our comprehensive plan. Uh land use objective number one of our plan says
that we accommodate growth. Uh we do not maintain the status quo. That is not good planning. Uh land use policy 2.2 two uh says that we emphasize pedestrian activity, safety and comfort over the rapid and convenient movement of motor vehicles, that transit and pedestrian
mobility will be increased and the areawide traffic is to be reduced and policy I'm sorry 3.2 that we are to vigorously promote a variety of housing types. Land use objective three says
that we would emphasize intensification around centers of activity. Now this is an expansion of the TC1 town center district in and of itself. It meets the ratios. There is plenty of residential, plenty of
commercial. on this specific site is where there's a uh variance needed to uh accommodate our uh hero housing program. Land use policy 3.1 says we would promote the green building program which
this project will do and 11.1 says to facilitate redevelopment man mass transit supportive development which is key and mixeduse projects that promote energy conservation. Okay. So that uh summarizes our
recommendation on the comprehensive plan change um and on the zoning. Now on July 1st this evening, the city commission, I'm sorry, the LPA heard two other applications also approved by the same 5
to1 vote uh or recommended 5 to1 vote by the LPA. Uh a mixeduse development. Now, this is to the project, not to the parcel of land, but to the proposed project. As you've heard over and over again, 17 stories, 208 residential units, and a square foot uh on the
smallest bedroom, smaller than our minimum size, and 12,000 square ft of retail. Uh this is the project. Um the conditional use request is for the discretion that the city commission has
to provide a bonus incentives on density when hero housing is provided. Uh the standards of review are on the screen for u uh conditional use approval. We find they meet all of those
standards and that in particular the standard for public facilities including schools and police service are uh furthered by this project by the provision of attainable housing for police officers and teachers and the
general welfare which is sustainability green building practices. this project provides with its green building coalition uh silver certification. Uh as far as the variance, the mixeduse ratio of more than the 3:1 requirement
uh the in in basic terms the amount of residential is more than three times the amount of commercial. Uh we find that it does meet the standards of review particularly because of a hardship that if carried out literally they would not be able to
provide the very uh necessary middle housing that is a huge not only Aventura or Miami date county but Florida and country problem. We need more middle housing and this will provide it. Uh the that is the particular hardship.
There are competing policies in this. Yes, we would like to maintain the 3:1 that does not have to be maintained on a sightby-sight basis. That is uh not good planning. If you look at the town center as a whole, it definitely provides the
ratio that we're looking for. Uh so in summary, staff recommends approval of the comp plan change, the reasonzoning, the conditional use, and the variance. I'm available for any questions. Thank you. Uh I I did add this one last slide. Um I don't often do
this, but I do want to summarize. This parcel is ideally situated for mixed use redevelopment. It is pedestrianoriented. It is transit supportive. It provides hero housing. It promotes green building. It's an attractive design. And it's not driven by live local. Thank
you. Thank you. Okay. Um, does the applicant want to comment? Mr. Mr. Mayor, commissioners, I don't have anything to add to uh Mr. Klopp's uh excellent presentation which uh we
agree with wholeheartedly. Um and we would just like to reinccorporate everything from the proceedings before the LPA earlier this evening. Uh I don't have anything else to add. Um I would like to reserve uh
the right to rebut uh if uh Mr. Corbell makes presentation. Thank you. Okay. Any before I ask the intervenor, any members of the public wish to comment? Seeing none, I'll close for public comment, but uh you'll invite the
intervenor to provide any comments. Yes. Uh thank you again, Mr. Mayor and commissioners. Um so I uh also incorporate the presentation uh that we gave at the LPA hearing for the record. I'm not going to belabor it. Um, I do need to state for the record, just
because this is the first time that we're formally appearing on the comprehensive plan, that we object to the comprehensive plan amendment on the grounds that we stated in our prior presentation because it renders your comprehensive plan policies internally inconsistent, particularly as it as it
pertains to uh what the town center is supposed to be under your plan. Um, I also while uh I respect Mr. CL very much and I'm loathed to to uh correct him. I do need to add uh he commented that the
density would be capped by this uh application but the F would not be they would still have a full approximately 240,000 square ft of F that they could do and they could just knock down the MOS and build it there. So um I needed
to complete the record on that point. And then finally, while I understand the commission's concern about live local, I think it's essential that you understand TC1 is still eligible for live local and there is no covenant here that requires them to maintain this plan and this
configuration. So, you will have reszoned to TC1. It will be eligible for live local and there's no commitment that they keep what they've presented to you tonight. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, did the applicant want to respond
briefly? Mr. Burko, do you want to respond briefly? Okay. Mr. Mayor, I just want to state for the record that the applicant and the owner have no intention to do any live local
development. We in fact have um a site plan application uh that we have been working on for several months that's being processed with the application that is completely identical to everything that we have committed this
evening. So I will tell you that on behalf of the owner but on behalf of the development team there is absolutely no intent to do live local. Okay. Thank you. Um any commission
comments or questions? Yes, Commissioner Rain. Thank you very much. Um it was pointed out earlier that under the proposal that the MO site can never be redeveloped. Now, that's not to
say in light of the changes this commission may vote on that a future commission, we may not be here, may decide to, you know, agree if someday in the future there are future changes uh in in the development. Uh I'm also um a
little bit troubled by this commission's uh ability to be a little concerned about future housing of what may happen and what may not be. And um it's just something that I guess uh this commission will have to live with if
they vote for this proposal. Thank you. Okay. Any other commission comments, questions? Okay. If not, I will uh ask for a roll call vote for 7B. Commissioner Bloom.
Yes. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz is absent due to recusal. Commissioner Aim, no. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Vice Mayor Rolinski, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 7C.
Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz is absent due to recusal. Commissioner Aim, no. Commissioner Blan, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Vice Mayor Erlinski, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes.
7D. I just wanted to clarify for the record that this vote will include the amendments do um that Mr. Klopp had entered into the record for the local planning agency would also apply to this vote for resolution item 7D.
Commissioner Cruz is absent dated recusal. Commissioner Aay, no. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Vice Mayor Orelinski, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 7E. Also wanted to enter into
the record that the vote for this item for resolution 7E will also include the amendments as entered into the record at the local planning agency by Mr. Cloff. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland,
yes. Commissioner Cruz is absent due to recusal. Commissioner A, no. Vice Mayor Olinski, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 8A, please. Madam clerk, ordinances,
first reading. Aventur city Aventur City Commission acting in its capacity as the governing board for the Aventura City of Excellence School, ASUS. An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Aventura, Florida, amending ordinance number 2024-09.
Which ordinance adopted the Aventur City of Excellence School budget for fiscal year 2024 2025 July 1 to June 30th by revising the 2024 2025 fiscal year budget document as outlined in exhibit A attached here too authorizing the city
manager to do all things necessary to carry out the aims of this ordinance and providing for an effective date. Thank you. Could I have a motion to approve? Commissioner Bloom, second by Commissioner Commissioner Blushman. Mr. Manager, thank you, Mayor. I recommend
the the commission approve the ASUS Charter School Fund budget amendment for fiscal year 2425 in the amount of $338,030. All revenues and expenditures were carefully reviewed, analyzed, and
adjusted as necessary. The initial fund balance remain unchanged and the $338,030 in additional revenues fully offset the corresponding increase in expenditures. Some key adjustments include an additional $185,000 in capital outlay
funding. We received an increase of $160,000 in district referendum funds to enhance teacher stipens, an $88,000 increase to expand student tutoring hours, and a $162,000 increase in Pu and pupil transportation
costs due to higher bus service expenses. I respectfully recommend approval of the ordinance and available to answer any questions. Okay, first let me uh ask if any commissioners have any questions on this comments. Any
member of the public have any questions or comments? Okay, let me close it to the public and ask for a vote. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Vice Mayor
Oinski, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 8B Aventura City Commission acting in its capacity as governing board for the Donopra Aventura High School DESHs an ordinance of the city commission of the city of Aventura Florida amending
ordinance number 2024-10 which ordinance adopted the Dawn Sover Aventur High School budget for fiscal year 2024 2025 July 1 to June 30th by revising the 2024 2025 fiscal year budget document as outlined in exhibit A
attached here Authorizing the city manager to do all things necessary to carry out the aims of this ordinance and providing for an effective date. Motion to approve. Commissioner Rain, seconded by Commissioner Bloom.
Mr. Manager. Thank you, Mayor. I recommend the city commission approve the the ordinance amending the fiscal year 2425 Don Sofur Aventura High School budget. This amendment reflects adjustments to revenue and expenditure projections based on actual funding and
operational needs. The total amendment is $1,589,765 in net revenue increase and $75,882 in net expenditure increase. And some key adjustments include increased revenue due to higher student enrollment, greater than expected
capital outlay funds, and esser reimbursements and referendum stipens. Major expenditures include stipens bonuses and building maintenance, HVAC repairs, and AC rentals. Adjustments also account for additional AP revenues and and related exam costs, as well as
the higher management fees. Some offsets and expenditures include reduced equipment leasing and lower administrative staffing costs. And I respectfully recommend the approval of this ordinance, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Any member of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, I'll close
for public comment. Any commission comments, questions? Okay, let's vote. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Commission Commissioner Glachman, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Vice Mayor
Olinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. Any staff reports? Mr. Attorney, Mr. Manager? No, mayor. Okay. Anyone from the public wish to speak on a subject that we may not have
discussed tonight or one that we did? Three minutes. Three free minutes. Come on up. Can't interest anyone. I will close it for public comment. Let me remind you once again, people's choice. Best place to live. Aventura.
Nobody wants to come up and complain. Um, okay. Then I'm going to close it for public comment. Any other business? Seeing none, I'm going to ask for a motion to adjourn at 9:01. Commissioner Cruz, second by
Commissioner A. All those in favor say I. I. I. Any opposed? We are adjourned.