Good evening. Check one, two, testing. Hello. Okay, there we go. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to call the September 2nd to call the September second commission
meeting to order. Have a roll call, please. Mayor Weinberg here. Vice Mayor Orlinsky here. Commissioner A here. Commissioner Blatchman here. Commissioner Bloom here. Commissioner Freedelland here. Commissioner Cruz here.
Mr. McGee here. And Mr. Myers, here. You have a quorum. Thank you. Uh, for the pledge of allegiance, I want to call up a few special visitors if they're here this evening
representing academic Hello Dr. Beck. Our our principal is here from ACES representing academic excellence at Avatore City of Excellence School. We have Arya Brown, first place spelling be winner in the
fifth grade. [Music] David, you're all going to come right up to this podium and you're going to all together do the pledge of allegiance. So, David Ferman, eighth grade, first place spelling be winner.
Danielleheim, 8th grade, second place spelling bee winner. Olivia Jaggerman, sixth grade, third place spelling be winner. [Applause] My apologies for any name that I mispronounced. We're proud of all of
you. Now, you guys share that microphone in front of you. You're going to face this commission. See that microphone? Push the button so it's green. And then I'm going to ask everyone who can to please stand. And then you four will lead us in the pledge of allegiance.
Whatever your res. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [Music]
You students want to come up here quickly for a picture. Very good job. You spelled everything correctly, I think. Come on up. Okay. So, we haven't had a regular meeting since July because um we don't normally meet here
in August. Although we did have a special meeting, but we didn't have a regular commission meeting. In the interim since our last meeting, as I'm sure most of you know, uh we lost really the founder of our city. Here we are in our 30th year. We lost uh Don Sofur, as
you can see up there. Um I believe we'll do a special um recognition, a celebration of his life probably at the November commission meeting with his family. But for now, um, I would just ask for a moment of
silence, uh, in memory of Don Sofur. Thank you very much. I should also add that um for those of you that were either there like myself or watched on TV um it's important to note that the University of Miami did beat Notre Dame
2724 and as um Carol Sofur said to me at the time, boy, Donnie would have loved this game. So, it was a great game and a fitting tribute. Okay. Uh any additions
or deletions, Mr. Manager, to the agenda? There are none. Okay. Um commissioners, any reports? Anything you want to say? Okay. We now put that closer to the
beginning of the meeting so that when they if commissioner does have a report, there's some people in the room. Um special presentations. uh hunger action month proclamation.
Let me read this with the help of my commissioners. Pass it up. Okay. Whereas September is Hunger Action Month, an initiative created by Feeding America to help raise awareness about
the issue of hunger in the United States and in local communities. And whereas Feeding America food banks across the country, including Feeding South Florida, will host several events throughout September to raise awareness about the issue of hunger and inspire
action towards ending hunger in our local communities. And whereas Feeding South Florida has worked to end hunger since 1981 by providing food and grocery products to those in need in South Florida, including
children and seniors. And whereas the city of Aventura would like to recognize Feeding South Florida, a leading domestic hunger relief organization for their efforts in serving a large percentage of the food insecure population throughout South
Florida, including Miami Dade County. Now therefore, be it resolved that I, Howard Weinberg, as mayor, and on behalf of the city commission of the city of Aventura, do hereby proclaim September 2025 as hunger action month.
Now you clap. Is uh is Christa Tusant here? Christa, come on up. I want to present this to you. Christa from Feeding South Florida, come on up. I and take a picture with us. And I want to present you this. And thank you. And if you want to speak,
you're more than welcome to. Thank you, Mayor Council. Push that. Make sure that button is green. It's green. Thank you, Mayor and Council members, for this proclamation recognizing hunger action month. On behalf of Feeding South Florida, I want
to express our gratitude for your support and your commitment to addressing food insecurity right here in our community. One in nine South Floridaians faces hunger, but together we can change that. We invite everyone to take action this month, whether by
volunteering or simply raising awareness because hunger is a solvable problem and every action matters. Thank you. Thank you. Come on up. Or I see one person on the other side. Yeah, there we go. That's a little more
even. Perfect. Everyone over here. One, two, three. Get just two more. And one last one. One more proclamation and this time I'll start at the other end.
Alzheimer disease and other forms of dementia impact millions of individuals worldwide and countless families who provide care and support. And whereas the city of Aventura recognizes the profound emotional, physical, and
financial toll that Alzheimer's disease takes on people living with dementia and their care partners. And whereas increasing public understanding of the early signs of dementia and encouraging timely evaluation can
improve quality of life, expand access to resources, and support safety and dignity for those affected. And Whereas World Alzheimer's Day is observed annually on September 21 and communities across the globe go purple
to honor those living with dementia and to raise awareness. And whereas the city of Aventur encourages residents, excuse me, businesses, houses of worship and community partners to participate in educational events, illuminate facilities and purple as our
government center will be. Share supportive resources and extend compassion to those affected by Alzheimer's disease and other dementia. Sorry. Now therefore, be it resolved that I, Howard Weineberg, as mayor, and on behalf of the city commission of the
city of Aventura, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2025 as World Alzheimer's Awareness Month. [Applause] We have a representative from the Please come on up.
You're welcome to speak. I will tell you that um I lost my mom to dementia. It's the worst thing in the world. No question about it. And I appreciate all your efforts. Thank you, mayor, and thank you, Commission. As one of your former neighbors, a resident of the Highland
Lakes neighborhood, I accompanied my mom in her nine-year journey. And in the midst of that, I also decided to purchase my own assisted living facility. And I ran that. and it was a labor of love for seven years until she passed in 2017. So, this is especially meaningful to me
because I can now pay it forward to so many other families that are struggling with this disease and offer some hope because we actually have new tools in the toolbox. There is now a commercially available blood um test that can help families achieve early diagnosis. And we
now actually have three treatments that have come to fruition as a result of all the investment that the Alzheimer's Association and other nonprofits had made into research and development that if we catch it early enough, these treatments can actually help, if you
will, extend the period in which we can hold back some of the worst decline cognitively that affects the quality of life of our elders and our loved ones. So, your investment in making this awareness campaign really be visible in your community and we look forward to
partnering with the city manager and other members of the city team because you all are an employer of choice. And I know that you will want to be um accompanying your employees as they struggle and aim to meet this need with their loved ones. So, thank you so much for your support and we look forward to
working closely with you and the Alzheimer's Association. Thank you. [Applause] I'll on your phone. Two more.
One last one. You want to go to the guys. Okay. Special recognition. the Florida Government Finance Officers Association, commonly referred to as the GFOA, the Triple Crown Award. You may or may not
know that the city of Aventura won the award. So, we have uh Sean Ga Shawn Gail here, Myiramar, assistant city manager and the state representative for GFOA. Um, thank you and welcome. Tell us
what's happening here. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good evening, Mr. Mayor. Madame Vice Mayor, city commissioners, city manager, city attorney, and city clerk. My name is Sha Gail. I am an assistant city manager for the city of Myiar. I am here this evening in the capacity on behalf of the
Florida government finance officers association for the presentation of the triple crown award to the finance department for the city of Aventura. I just want to say a little bit about what the award is just so we can put on record the prestigious award that is being earned here today.
The Triple Crown Award recognizes government agencies that have achieved excellence in finance reporting, budgeting, and transparency. Specifically, it signifies that the recipient has earned the certificate of achievement for excellence award in
financial reporting, the popular annual financial reporting, and the distinguished budget presentation award. This this award highlights a commitment of financial transparency and accountability. The certificate of achievement in ex of
excellence in financial reporting recognizes the preparation of an annual comprehensive financial report that meets the highest standards of financial reporting. The popular annual financial report recognizes the preparation of a report
that is easily understood by the public and demonstrates transparency and accessibility of the financial information. And the distinguished budget presentation award recognizes the preparation of a budget document that is
clear, effective, and serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operational guide. And lastly, and what I think most importantly, a communication tool. So, it is my pleasure to congratulate the finance department of the city of Arenura on
getting this this prestigious award. Thank you so much. Yeah, we can clap while the manager comes down. And Mr. Manager, I guess we'll call the members of the finance team. Yes, he will. And I believe,
correct me if I'm wrong, this is a triple triple. Is this not the third year in a row that our finance department, our triple crown winners? Congratulations. That is absolutely amazing. Good stewards of the people's money. [Applause]
And mayor and commissioner, I just want to recognize Melissa and her team. They're incredible. And what what a phenomenal award that distinguishes us as one of the premier finance organizations anywhere in the country. And there's
only a handful of agencies that are able to achieve this. And we're one of a handful here in South Florida and across the country. And this is three years in a row. And I just have to add that they were able to achieve this while implementing a new ERP transition. Her team has been working day and night to
get this implemented and they were able to achieve this. So, it's a phenomenal phenomenal accomplishment. Thank you, Melissa. We're very proud of you and your team. [Applause] Congratulations, Melissa and your team. Thank you, Sean, for coming out. How do you like our
chamber? It's nice, right? Very nice. Okay. Well, I learned a long time ago to quit while you're ahead. So, I'm going to ask for a motion to recess the commission meeting so that we can go into the LPA. Can I have a motion? Uh, Commissioner Cruz, seconded by
Mayor, I we have uh one special uh Oh, I'm sorry. Employee service award. Oh, I'm sorry. I missed that. Well, then as long as it's more good news, I'm perfectly okay with it. So, uh Mr. Manager, please. I'd like to ask Sergeant Chris Chris
Alaro to come up to the front and we want to recognize him for his 15ear service award. And I would just like to to recognize Chris. He's a very humble individual, but a couple things of what he's been able to accomplish here in the short time that he's been in this
organization. Chris is not only a sergeant that oversees our investigative unit and anywhere from homicides to financial crimes. He oversees and assists with these investigations day day in and day out. But through his career here, he exemplifies one thing and that's dedication. and not only
dedication to himself, to improving himself, but dedication to this community. He's been a field training officer. He's been in our personnel and training unit. He's on our SWAT team. He went through the sniper school. And one quick thing about the SWAT team, what he was able to achieve when he went through a couple years younger, he went and
attended the uh Miami Day Police Department SWAT team, which is probably one of the most premier SWAT teams in the country. Very, very, very few people are able to get into this school. the physical demands uh in order to get in there.
Hundreds and hundreds of Miami date officers failed to even uh get into the school. He was able to get in there. He was I think the only and the first person from the city of Aventura that was able to go and he he passed with flying colors in that school which was an incredible achievement. But since
that time he's also been he's our Kalia manager which for our accreditation. So he's, you know, benefited the organization in that way. And one thing that he's done to continue to better himself, he's actually in a master's program right now to get his master's
degree in public administration with University University of Miami. So go Canes. So thank you, Chris. Thank you for your service, Chris. We appreciate you. You should be in there. One, two, three, and just one
more. Thank you. Thank you. We appreciate it. Okay. Any more good news? If not, I'll ask for a motion now to recess. Commissioner Cruz, seconded by Commissioner A.
I need a roll call vote. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Vice Mayor Linsky, yes. Yes. And Mayor Weinberg. Yes. Motion passes.
Okay. Then uh we are adjourned at 6:32. We are recessed. And um I'm going to ask that we call to order the LPA
with a roll call. Mayor Weinberg here. Vice Mayor Linsky here. Commissioner Aim here. Commissioner Blan here. Commissioner Bloom here. Commissioner Freedelland here. Commissioner Cruz here. Mr. Fis here. And Mr. Meyers here.
You have a quorum. Thank you. Uh, can I have a motion to approve the July 1, 2025 minutes? Commissioner Bloom. Seconded by Commissioner Freedelland. Roll call vote, please. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes.
Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner Aim, yes. Vice Mayor Oinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. Okay. Uh, we're going to invoke quas judicial procedures for 4 A and 4 C, I'm
going to ask the city attorney to provide the procedures. Thank you, mayor. Uh, please be advised that items 4 A and 4 C as indicated on the LPA agenda, zoning hearings, and our quasi judicial nature. As such, the quasi judicial procedures of the city
shall be invoked for these items. If you wish to object or comment upon these items, please inform the mayor and public comments are requested. An opportunity for persons to speak on these items will be made available after the applicant 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. Additionally, each person who gives testimony may be subject to cross-examination. If you refuse either be cross-examined or 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 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, the quas judicial procedures may be obtained from
the clerk. I'd also like to mention, mayor and commissioners, if you had any exarty communications with any parties uh connected to these two items, you can disclose it on the record now. You could disclose it at the commission meeting later this evening uh when we get back
to it or you can wait till second reading of the ordinance to disclose. Thank you. Um madame clerk, would you swear in anyone that's going to offer testimony?
If you'll be providing comments on items 4 A or 4 C, I need you to stand up and be sworn in at this time. 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.
Can you also read 4A? An ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, approving a small-scale 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 13.93 acre tract of land extending from northeast 214 street north to countyline road and from Biscane Boulevard west to dis Dixie Highway from business and office to town center providing for conflicts providing for several buildings. providing for
inclusion in the comprehensive plan and providing for an effective date. Thank you. Could I have a motion to adopt the ordinance? Commissioner A, seconded by Commissioner Bloom. Mr. Development Director, please.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Kevin Klopp, community development director. We have three items related to the same proposed project. I'm going to go through the three of them quickly uh together and then the applicant will
present all three at the same time as well. Uh these are for the Uptown Aventura project on Biscane Boulevard and Northeast 214th Street. The uh application numbers are on the screen.
A little bit of background. This area has been designated as a redevelopment area by the city since the city's incorporation. Um 2021 a project called north district was
conceptually presented to the commission and uh was u moving forward but uh stalled when some redevelopment plan or new plans for that redevelopment were presented. And so now we're finally here
20 five plus years later uh coming to a uh project that hopefully will get approved. Uh this is a aerial photograph uh looking towards the north. Biscane Boulevard is on the right. Uh the area in the middle is uh what we're talking
about. The one thing that is in this photograph is the um courtyards uh hotel I believe or um it's in Halllandale. It's the only multi-story building in the area. And
now this is what we have here today. You see the uh Optima office building which the taller part of the building is in Hallandale. The uh smaller building is just south of that on Biscane Boulevard. Then you have the new 1212 building, the
Avatar medical offices, etc. And you see in the middle of uh that new construction is this area. And I stole one slide from the applicant's presentation because they did so well in designating where this parcel is from Biscane Boulevard over to Dixie Highway
from County Line South down to 214th Street. So, the proposed project is a mixeduse uh development, 70 residential units per acre, 528 hotel units, over 1,000 square
ft of retail. Significantly, there's an urban park which kind of creates a spine down the middle of this. Um they will be providing 20 hero housing units within the development and uh have profered a contribution to the Aventura new
Aventura High School. Uh the first application is a change in the comprehensive plan. Uh the future MA land use map designation will be changed to town center to allow this mixeduse development to occur.
The next application is a change to our city code. The land development regulations uh just need slight adjustment to allow for this. Um, first of all, um, TC4 in the code currently requires that a mixed use under this
zoning district have office space. We're going to remove that requirement. That office space is not necessary for this type of mixeduse project. Uh, some setback reductions on the uh, streets and adjacent properties. This allows for
a greater uh larger central park in the middle um by allowing the buildings to be slightly closer to their setbacks. Uh garage rooftops. This will allow for things like pickle ball. The applicant did hear that request from the city
commission uh when it was presented at workshop. And finally, outdoor music being allowed uh in restaurants and other venues. really trying to create a live uh enlivened space in this uh central urban park. And then the final
uh application is to actually change the parcel zoning to that new TC4 district which the previous application will have amended for that purpose. Uh staff did analyze the three applications very briefly. The standards of review that are contained in chapter
31 for the various applications have all been satisfied. the public facilities necessary will be or are or will be available for the development and uh in general this project we believe will have a positive contribution to the
general welfare of the city. Uh the next steps this does have to return for second reading and at the time of second reading uh they would be requesting a conditional use approval. Uh the density that they're asking for is not an as of
right density. It is a bonus density that the commission has a discretion to grant or not. Um in order to earn that bonus density, they do have to provide hero housing which they have agreed to do. Second reading is scheduled for next meeting. It is possible that uh it will
take a little bit more time and would be uh two meetings from now for that uh conditional use request and second reading of the others. Uh, that's all I have for my presentation. I'm glad to take questions or if you'd like to hear from the applicant at this time.
Any commission questions for the director or should we um let the applicant speak at this time? Okay. Anything the applicant would like to say? You're welcome to. You don't have to. Good evening. Uh for the record, my name is Brian Adler with law offices at Bills
and Sunberg uh B sorry Bills and Sunberg Banner Press and Axelrod 1450 Brookl Avenue sweet 2300. I'm joined this evening um by Dan Katsy who is the CEO of Royal Aong Companies um which is the u one of the principles of Aventuramix
Juice the owner uh as well as James McDonald which is the director of design and Shang Lee which is their in-house urban planner. Um first I want to thank you for the opportunity to present this evening. I want to congratulate you on the GFOA uh um triple crown uh as well
as the uh congratulate the recipients of the spelling be winners and uh as well as um the proclamation recipients and the officer officer Chris who has achieved what I would never even think of trying to do. Uh by your uh statement, Mr. Mayor, I recognize that
um if I want to, which means be brief. And so I I was going to go through a little bit more uh of a presentation. I will instead if you would prefer I'm going to have Dan Katsi go through through I can present a little bit and I'm going to have Dan Katsi go through
some renderings. One thing I do want to note um because I think it's very um uh timely for for the city. Um Kevin mentioned Mr. Klopp mentioned that uh this area has been the focus of redevelopment since the inception of the comprehensive plan. And um one of the
things on page one of your comprehensive plan details, I'm just going to read a short paragraph because I think it's very fitting for this evening. Um the Aventura story began approximately 30 years ago when developer Donso purchased 785 acres of vacant shoreline property in Northeast County. Um currently those
785 acres are incorporated within the 3.2 square mile city of Aventura. Sofur's vision was to create a community with character through the formation of Turnberry Associates. That goal has been realized. The objectives and policies presented in the 1998 document were
established to reflect the city's continued vision and the main objectives of that vision include and that's the redevelopment of this area. So, I did want to point out that the first page of your of your comprehensive plan specifically recognizes Don Sofur as the uh founding uh visionary for the city.
And so, I thought it was fitting for this evening. Um, I'm going to go very quickly. Um, so is there the beginning of the Oh, that's not No,
all the way back here. What's going on? Sorry. Thank you. So, I'm going to quickly go through I'll call the boring part because the pictures are the exciting part that Mr. K's going to do. Um Kevin showed the property just the request.
We've got a future land use map amendment. So, we're going to be turning the we're our request is to turn the northern parcel from business and office to town center which will match right across the other side of Biscane Boulevard. Um, a reszoning to match also
TC uh and to create TC4. Uh, as you can see, you have a zoning legend. There's numerous categories within the zoning legend. You already have TC 1 2 3 4 and five. So rather than create numerous additional TC districts, we're coming in with a a modification to TC4. Uh and we
can and Mr. Klopp noted the majority of those changes. Part of the reason to go from business and office is that it's uh generally doesn't support the residential. Uh the TC4 already allows the 70 units per acre with hero housing. So we're already um consistent with the with the density and the F that would be
permitted there. Um and then uh the site I'm gonna we also have um our traffic engineer who is here to answer any questions if you have any. But with that I'm going to turn it over to Mr. Katsy to to go ahead through the present through the U renderings. Okay.
Good evening everyone. Good evening Mr. Mayor. Good evening city commissioners. Um I'm going to walk you through. So this is the property. It's going to go to our right. Um so you can see this is a a mixeduse property. We have a spine down the middle uh as was mentioned
earlier which is a city park um which will service the entire community and the community of Aventura. Um what's really unique about this is that um we left it as uh leave it leave it as Aventura uptown
Aventura which is an anchor for the uptown area of Aventura. This is a rendering of the front of the building that you see from Biscane Boulevard. Um, this will be a hotel combined with residences above it. Um,
ground floor will be retail. Uh, possibly a groceryer in the front of the retail uh with an indoor courtyard looking into the garden. You can see the inside of the garden. This is a courtyard uh which with ground flooror retail residences above it.
Uh this is the entrance to what will be the hotel and the residence private residences above it. This will be it at night. So you can see activating it for nighttime as well. Uh this is just a view of the park city
restaurants um you know local to the area. This could be a shot in holiday time. Uh outdoor seating, a lot of trees, a lot of green areas uh creating outdoor areas. Um, here's another outdoor seating area,
bar area along the walkway. Um, this is a multi-use space. This could be for community events, also like the wider community, Aventura, where you could do, uh, you know, um, you know, farmers markets and so forth. Also areas
for children to play. Um, so a multi-use area. You know, walkways. This is a actually an outdoor um farm-to-table concept with uh greenhouse and outdoor seating. You can see that visually at night uh
growing, you know, what they can grow food right right there on the site, right on the property. Uh and then there's a park. This is a park again for the community and for the wider community. Uh within the park, we have uh kiosks. That's the last slide. Well, there is
kiosk within the within the park. ice cream, coffee, and and uh you know, blankets for people to hang out at the park. Thank you. Mr. Cl mentioned a few of the of the profers that are going along with this, but in regard to this development, it's also going to bring um a lot of roadway
improvements that we'll hear about a little bit more on second reading with dedications, etc. when that application travels forward. But one of the big improvements, for example, is going to be converting the now single left turn lane on Biscane Boulevard onto 214th Street into a double turn lane. Um
widening of a lot of the roads, the and the dedication of the missing links for South um for Northeast 214th Street as well, so that it'll be a dedicated fully um um um signalized intersection. Uh we are here for questions. Again, I I don't
want to overstay my welcome. Um but um we are here for questions. Uh and our traffic engineer is here. So, thank you. Let me um ask uh let me at this time um open for uh public comment. If any member of the public on this
issue, on this project wants three minutes to tell us how great it is or how bad it is, um please step forward. Seeing none, I don't need the uh attorney to instruct the rules. I will close it for public comment and I will
ask my commissioners if they have any questions of the applicant or Kevin or any comments. Seeing none, I'm going to ask at this time for a
roll call vote. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner Aim, yes. Commissioner Blanchman, yes. Vice Mayor Olinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes.
Madame Clerk, can you read 4B? An ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, amending chapter 31, land development regulations of the city code of ordinances by amending section 31-145E town center office parked mixed use TC4
district subsection 1 purpose subsection 2 uses permitted subsection 3 accessory uses permitted subsection four conditional uses permitted and subsection six site development standards to allow for more diverse
projects and uses within the district, providing for severalability, providing for inclusion in the code, and providing for an effective date. Motion to adopt, please. Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Vice Mayor Orlinski,
Kevin, we don't have to repeat what we heard. Okay, applicant, we don't have to repeat what we heard. Public, all those people that spoke earlier, you still here? Okay, I will close it for public comment. Commission comment.
Okay, I don't see any. Let's vote. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner Aim, yes. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Vice Mayor Erlinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes.
Uh four 4 C, please. An ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, amending the official zoning map by changing the zoning designation of an approximate 13.93 acre tract of land extending from Northeast 21 and4 Street North to County
Line Road and from Biscane Boulevard West to Dixie Highway, from Community Business District B2 and Medical Office District MO to Town Center Mixeduse District TC4, providing forability, providing for inclusion in the code, and
providing for an effective date. Okay. I need a motion on 4C to adopt. Commissioner Cruz, seconded by Commissioner Bloom, Kevin applicant. Public closing for public commission.
Let's vote. Commissioner Cruz. Yes. Commissioner A. Yes. Commissioner Blan. Yes. Commissioner Bloom. Yes. Commissioner Freriedeland. Yes. Vice Mayor Erlinsky. Yes. And Mayor Weinberg. Yes. Motion passes. 4 D. An ordinance of the city of Aventura,
Florida, amending chapter 31, land development regulations of the city code of ordinances by amending section 31-143, residential zoning districts. Subsection F, multifamily medium highdensity residential district RMF4.
Subsection 2A, conditional uses. Subsection G1, limited service hotel, to add Town Center District One of Town Center one district to the list of zoning districts to which limited service hotels can be adjacent. Providing for severalability, providing
for inclusion in the code, and providing for an effective date. Thank you. Motion to adopt Commissioner Blanchman, second by Commissioner A. Kevin. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. You may recall an unusual event at the last city
commission meeting, LPA meeting, where unlike tonight, we spent several hours talking about a development project. Uh if you recall those uh two uh projects that were uh up here speaking was Port Aventura and a
proposed Casa. Uh, CASA was approved, but uh, we created by uh, changing the zoning regulations a nonconformity for the neighbor Port Avantor or a potential nonconformity. This is really belts and
suspenders tonight, which is to eliminate that potential uh, nonconformity um, by adding into our code uh, three or four words or town center district as shown on the screen. Um the Port
Aventura project was compliant with our code when it was approved, but when uh we changed the zoning of the neighboring property, they were no longer technically compliant with the letter of the law. So this proposed ordinance uh would fix that for them. U the ordinance
does require two readings. So it's first reading tonight. I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Any uh comments by the applicant? I don't see
any um comments by the public. If not, I'll close it. Any questions or comments from the commission to Kevin? See none. So, let's move on with a vote. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blanchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom,
yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Vice Mayor Erlinsky, yes. Yes. Mayor Weinberg. Yes. Motion passes. Can I have a motion to adjourn the LPA? Commissioner Bloom, second by
Commissioner Cruz. Uh, all those in favor say I. Any opposed? We are adjourned at this time. uh which is by the way 6:55 p.m. Uh I'm going to return to the commission
meeting and I'll ask for a roll call. Mayor Weinberg here. Vice Mayor Oinsky here. Commissioner A here. Commissioner Blan here. Commissioner Bloom here. Commissioner Freriedeland here. Commissioner Cruz here. Mr. Pis here.
Mr. Meyers here. You have a quorum. Thank you. Uh on the consent agenda, any member of the commission or the manager need to remove an item? Seeing none, uh I will um
ask for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Commissioner Blanchman, seconded by Commissioner Bloom. Can I have a vote on that, please? Commissioner Blan, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A,
yes. Vice Mayor Olinsky. Yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. Commissioner A, I think. Did you have a comment on an item that was on the consent? Yes. Thank you very much, Mayor. One of the consent items
um included a Florida Department of Transportation uh program grant in the amount of approximately $877,000. And I wanted to point out what that means for the city is we currently have 10 freebies that are in use. And this
grant is going to allow us to add another four to five freebies. So we're increasing our freebie use by almost 50%. And I think it's worth noting we hear so many residents saying I can't get a freebie. And hopefully this will help alleviate some of the problems. So
I just wanted to bring that out. Thank you, mayor. Thank you. And I will add, first of all, thank you to the manager and your staff for getting us this grant. Obviously, everyone knows I'm a big freebie advocate and I hear all the time that um
it takes too long. To which I always reply with the Yogi Bear quote that nobody goes to that restaurant anymore. It's too crowded. So, nobody's using freebie because too many people are using freebie. I don't mind being a victim of our own success, but the answer is to get more because people
like it and getting a grant so it costs the taxpayers nothing is even better. So wonderful news. Thank you, Commissioner Rain for pointing that out. Um let's go to um seven and again uh I will say 7 A and 7 C are quasi judicial. Mr.
Attorney, please repeat yourself with the uh procedures for quasi judicial. Yes, sir. Please be advised that items 7 A and 7 C as indicated on the commission agenda are zoning hearings and are quasi additional nature. As such, the quasi additional procedures decision 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 staff have made their presentations on the items. All testimony, including public testimony, evidence will be made
under oath or affirmation for these quasi additional items. Additionally, person who gives testimony with may be subject to cross-examination. If you refuse either be cross-examined or 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 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 additional procedures may be obtained from the clerk. I'll just mention again if you had any exarty
communications on these two items, you can disclose them now. Sorry, I missed that. Can you repeat that? Thank Thank you, Mr. Attorney. Um, we're we're allowed to have some fun here. Um,
madame clerk, can you swear in anyone? Yes. Wishing to offer testimony. If you will be providing comments on items four um 7 A or 7 C I need you to be sworn in at this time. Do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth to help you God. Thank you. Okay. Uh 7A please. An ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, approving a small-scale 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 13.93 acre tract of land extending from northeast 214 street north to county line road and from Biscane Boulevard west to Dixie Highway from business and office to town center
providing for conflicts providing for survivability providing for inclusion in the comprehensive plan and providing for an effective date. Thank you. Can I have a motion to approve 7A? Commissioner Freedelland, second by Commissioner A.
Kevin. Nothing. Um applicant, nothing. Public, I know I need you to line up carefully, slowly. Okay, let's close it for public comment.
Uh, commissioners. Okay. In which case, let's vote. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner Aim, yes. Commissioner Blan, yes. Vice Mayor Orlinsky, yes.
And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 7B. Madam clerk, an ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, amending chapter 31, land development regulations of the city code of ordinances by amending section 31-145E
town center office park mixed use TC4 district subsection one purpose subsection two uses permitted subsection 3 accessory uses permitted subsection 4 conditional uses permitted and subsection six site development
standards to allow for more diverse projects and uses within the district, providing for severalability, providing for inclusion in the code, and providing for an effective date. Thank you. Could I have a motion to approve? Commissioner Blanchman,
seconded by Commissioner Bloom. The rest of you are far too slow on the buttons. Um, Kevin, I should just for the record say that my presentation from the LPA is please
brought into the record for this meeting as well. Thank you. So noted applicant public applicant. I was actually going to do the same on 7 A, B, and C as well. So since we're on 7B, just incorporate my presentation.
Got it. So noted. Thank you. Public No members of the public appearing to speak. I will close it to public. Commissioners, nope. Let's vote. Commissioner Freriedeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A, yes.
Commissioner Blan, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Vice Mayor Olinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 7 C. Madam clerk, an ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, amending the official zoning map by changing the zoning designation
of an approximate 30.93 acre tract of land extending from northeast 214 street north to county line road and from Biscane Boulevard west to Dixie Highway from community business district B2 and medical office district MO to town center mixeduse
district TC4 providing for severability providing for inclusion in the code and providing for an effective date. Motion to approve. Commissioner Cruz, seconded by Commissioner Rain. Uh Kevin again incorporating my presentation from
the LPA. Noted. Uh applicant, you've already noted, but you want to note again only because it's a second a separate. Yes. uh also incorporating Brian Adler on behalf behalf of the applicant also incorporating our presentation and thanking you for your time this evening.
Thank you. Um public seeing no one from the public wanting to speak on this. I will close it for public comment. Ask my commissioners if they have questions or comments. Seeing none, I'll ask for a roll call vote. Commissioner Cruz,
yes. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Vice Mayor Olinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 7D. An ordinance of the city of Aventura, Florida, amending chapter 31, land
development regulations of the city code of ordinances by amending section 31-143, residential zoning districts, subsection F, multifamily medium high density residential district, RMF4. Subsection 2A, conditional uses.
Subsection G1, limited service hotel, to add town center one district to the list of zoning districts to which limited service hotels can be adjacent. Providing for seability, providing for inclusion in the code, and providing for an effective date. Motion to approve
Commissioner Bloom, seconded by Commissioner A. Kevin. Again bringing my presentation from LPA into this record, but I should also state that the two projects I mentioned, CASA and Port Aventura, do have
representatives here tonight. Neither one of them is the applicant, the city is the applicant for this. We're fixing it and it's my understanding both applicants or both those projects are in support of the city's application for this change. Okay.
If either one of those feels differently about what you just said, they're more than welcome to put that on the record. I don't see anyone getting up, I assume what you said is correct. Uh public any public comment? Seeing none, I'll close it for public comment. Any
commission comment or question? Seeing none, anyone ever see the movie Groundhog Day? Uh let's vote. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blashman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Vice Mayor Olinsky, yes.
And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. No. First reading on ordinances. And uh number uh item nine, second reading ordinances. Madame clerk 9a. Aventur city commission acting in its
capacity as the governing board for the aventur city of excellence school aces. 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 30 by revising the 2024 2025 fiscal year budget document as outlined in exhibit A attached here 2, authorizing the city manager to do all things necessary to carry out the aims of this ordinance and
providing for an effective eight. Thank you. Motion to approve. Commissioner Cruz, seconded by Commissioner Bloom. Uh, Mr. Manager. Thank you, Mayor. I recommend the city commission approve the ordinance amending the fiscal year 2425 charter
school fund budget for ACES by $338,030. All revenues and expenditures were carefully reviewed, analyzed, and adjusted as necessary. The initial fund balance remain unchanged and the $338,30 in additional revenues fully offset the corresponding increase in expenditures.
And key key adjustments include an additional $185,000 in capital outlay funding we received from the state, an increase of $160,000 in district referendum funds to enhance teacher stipens, $88,000 to increase and expand
student tutoring hours, and $162,170 to increase pupil transportation costs due to higher bus service expenses. I respectfully recommend the approval of the ordinance, and I'm available to answer any questions. Okay.
Uh, any member of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, I'll close with public comment. I will ask my commission if they have any questions or comments for the attorney. Seeing none, I think we're ready to vote. Commissioner Blatchman,
yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freriedeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Vice Mayor Erlinsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes. 9B. Aventura City Commission acting in its
capacity as the governing board for the Dawn Sofo Aventura High School DSH. An ordinance of the city commission of the city of Aventura, Florida amending ordinance number 2024-10. Which ordinance adopted the Dawn Soer Avantar High School budget for fiscal
year 2024 2025 July 1 to June 30 by revising the 2024 2025 fiscal year budget document as outlined in exhibit A attached here 2 authorizing the city manager to do all things necessary to carry out the aims of this ordinance and
providing for an effective date. Okay, I need a motion to approve. Commissioner A, seconded by Commissioner Freedelland. Mr. manager. Thank you, mayor. I also recommend the city commission approve the ordinance amending the fiscal year 2425 Don Sofur
Aventur High School budget. This meteor amendment reflects adjustments to revenue and expenditure projections based on actual funding and operational needs. Total amendment is for 1,589,765 in net revenue increase and $75,000 75,882
in net expenditure increase. Key adjustments include increased revenue due to higher student enrollment, greater than expected capital outlay funds we received from the state as reimbursements and referendum stipens. Major expenditure increases include stipens, bonuses, and building
maintenance, HVAC, AC rentals, and repairs. Adjustments also account for additional AP revenues and related exam costs, as well as higher management fees. I respectfully recommend approval of the ordinance, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Any member of the public wish to speak
on this item regarding Don Sulofer High School budget? Seeing none, I'll close it for public comment. Any commission comment? Seeing none, I think we're ready to vote. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Commissioner Freedelland, yes.
Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blan, yes. Vice Mayor Oinsky, yes. And Mayor Wyberg, yes. The motion passes. Resolutions. Item 10. Uh, madame clerk, resolution
for item 10. A resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventur, Florida, relating to the storm water management system within the city, providing for authority, definitions, and interpretation providing for the determination of the storm water management system costs for the fiscal
year commencing October 1, 2025. A storm water utility fee and maximum rates for the provision of the storm water management system. Providing for the levy and imposition of storm water utility fees. Confirming the initial rate resolution. Establishing the method
by which the proposed storm water utility fee shall be collected. Providing for equalization, filing and lean on properties to be assessed. Providing for effective adoption of final assessment resolution. Providing for severalability and providing for an
effective date. Thank you. Motion to approve the resolution. Commissioner Cruz, second by Commissioner Bloom. Mr. Manager. Thank you, Mayor. This is a resolution for the storm water increase that we uh
recently did. This is uh for two things. This is an increase in the rate to 6.175 erus per residence, which comes out to $7410 per per residential unit. and then also to put the collection of of these fees
onto the advalorum tax bill that we or that a resident receives annually. Um this makes more for a much more efficient form of collection for us. Um we can expect to have over a 95% collection rate on this and it's also uh
charges much lower fees than the water departments do uh for collection of these funds and these monies will be used for storm water enhancement throughout the city and projected uh projects that we have in the coming years. Thank you. Mr. Mayor, can I just uh add something?
Sure. If that's all right. Uh two things. First of all, this is a separate public hearing. It's required by state statute. And secondly, the uh the uh the rate increase was adopted by resolution was it in May of 2025? So this in effect
ratifies that increase. Thank you. Any public comment on this issue, item 10. Seeing none, I'll close it for public comment. Ask my commission if anyone has questions or comments.
Seeing none, let's vote. Commissioner Freeland, yes. Commissioner Cruz, yes. Commissioner A, yes. Commissioner Blatchman, yes. Commissioner Bloom, yes. Vice Mayor Linsky, yes. And Mayor Weinberg, yes. Motion passes.
Staff reports. Thank you, Mayor. I do have a staff report to present. And I'd like to provide you with the annual updates on both our intersection safety program and our school zone enforcement program as required by state law uh for this year.
and our intersection safety program, which this program is our red light camera program that we've had here in the city since 2008. Over the past year, the city issued just over 52,000 intersection safety violations. Of those, nearly 29,000 were
paid, while about 14,500 were converted into uniform traffic citations. A total of 357 cases were formally contested with 262 ultimately upheld and 95 dismissed. At this time, 104 cases are still pending final outcome. In terms of
revenue, the city received about 2.46 million, which went directly into our general fund, and an additional 2.7 million was distributed to the state of Florida, where these dollars are divided among the state's general revenue fund, the Department of Health's emergency medical trust fund, and the Miami
Project to cure paralysis. Turning to our school zones, the city issued a little more than 5,700 violations during the past year. Out of those, about 3,700 were paid. And unlike the intersection uh program, none at this time were issued as uniform or
traffic citations. We had 24 cases contested with 23 upheld and just one dismissed. And there's still about 653 cases pending in this system. I'm happy to answer any questions. Um, I'm sorry. I just like to add revenue for the for the uh school zone
safety program um so far has been $284,000 that has been set aside for public safety and school security initiatives and another $85,000 was distributed to the state. Thank you. Even regarding the uh intersection safety program and report,
I want to ask if any member of the public would like to comment on that. Seeing none, I'll close it for public comment. Uh Mr. Manager or attorney or clerk, any additional items to report? No, mayor.
Okay. Then at this time, um I'll open the meeting up for public comment. Um, if the if there is anyone that wants to speak, I'll ask the attorney to review the the purpose and the rules. I don't see anyone. Raise
your hand if you want to speak. Stand up if you want to speak. Shout. Okay. Seeing none, I will close public comment and ask if there's any other business. Yes, Commissioner Rain. I just wanted to mention for those that may be watching
and the thousands of people that are in the audience um that the storm order is going to appear on your property tax bill for people who have gotten the proposed notices of property taxes. You'll see that amount on the lower part of your bill which is a new item and uh
that's what was decided by us. So if you have any questions on that hopefully that will clear up some of your issues. Thank you. Any other comments? Okay, then I'm going to ask for a motion to adjurnn. Commissioner Bloom, second by
Commissioner A. Um, all those in favor say I. Any opposed? We are adjourned. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Hey guys. There we go.