good evening we're going to get started in just a few minutes talk amongst yourselves okay good evening folks i'm going to call to order the city commission acting as the
local planning agency i'm calling that meeting to order i'm going to ask the clerk for roll call mayor Wymer here vice Mayor Freedelland here commissioner A here commissioner Blachman here commissioner Bloom here commissioner Cruz here commissioner Olinsky here mr
vickis here and Mr myers here you have a quorum thank you i'm going to ask all those who can to please stand for the pledge of allegiance and I'm going to ask our very own police explorers to come up and lead us in the
pledge please sharply dressed whenever you're ready to republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all
thank you explorers and we'll have a police explorers presentation in a few minutes okay i need a uh motion to approve the February 20 2025 minutes moved by Commissioner Bloom
seconded by Commissioner Cruz uh let's vote on that commissioner A yes commissioner Blatchman yes commissioner Bloom yes commissioner Cruz yes commissioner Oinsky yes yes vice Mayor Freeland yes and Mayor Weinberg yes motion passes okay item four is
public hearing so uh quas judicial procedures will be invoked i'm going to ask the city attorney to provide those procedures and um you'll also ask the commission if uh there's been any exarty communications uh thank you mayor uh
please be advised that the following item item four as indicated on the LPA agenda is a zoning hearing and is quasi judicial nature as such the quasi judicial procedures of the city shall be in vote for this item if you wish to object or comment upon this item please inform the mayor when public comments
are requested an opportunity for persons to speak on this item will be made available after the applicant staff have made their presentations on the item all testimony including public testimony and evidence will be made under oath or affirmation for this quasi judicial item 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 of the quasi judicial procedures may be obtained from the clerk and as the mayor alluded to um uh the the uh the city has
a rule requiring you to disclose any exarty communications that you might have had with respect to this particular quasi judicial item so if you had any exarty communications you can disclose it now or you can disclose it you know at the commission meeting when this item
is referred to the commission to approve thank you and I'll ask the clerk to read the resolution u mayor I would need to um swear in those who are wishing off our testimony at this time if you're going to be speaking on this item I need you to
stand up raise your right hand and be sworn in at this time do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give us the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God thank you a resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventura Florida granting
approval of signed graphics criteria pursuant to section 31-19 I1 of the Aventura city code of ordinances for the multi-tenant center known as central Aventura located at 20955 Biscane Boulevard providing for
implementation and providing for an effective eight okay I need a motion to approve adoption of the resolution comm uh Vice Mayor Freeland seconded by Commissioner Orlinski um let's hear from the city
planner please uh good evening Sesa Martina city planner uh Mr club is unable to attend tonight i'll be presenting the LPA item for the presentation sure
before you for approval is a request from Central Aventura for a uniform sign plan um Central is a mixeduse development that was approved and is going to be located in
20955 Biscane um the typology of this mixeduse building um is not suitable for the code and for this reason our code allows the
developers to request approval of a signed package tailored for this type of buildings uh this is what we are presenting tonight and um it's a uniform site plan that is tailored for this
specific building i will provide for co cohesive and uniform uh sign graphic criteria if you have any questions thanks any questions by the commission questions or
comments um going to see I'm going to ask if the applicant has any comments if the applicant wants to make any statements yes sir name and address please i'm sorry mayor
before he um needs to be sworn in i don't believe he was sworn in when I do solemnly swear or affirm testimony about to give us the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so I help you God i do thank you my name is Alan Rosenthal
and I've been representing the Kabis on this project for 4 and a half years it has been a long project due to a lot of circumstances beyond the control of my kind the first was COVID
when he lost his motel and hotels that were going on the property and a lot of the ten tenants that were already signed up and then it progressed thereafter to form a different circumstance and a
different venue and we have completed it we've been before the board for the approval of the project itself the sign you have all seen it at a workshop before and we made a presentation we
don't want to do it again unless you want us to um it's a wonderful project it's a beautiful building it's it's the first thing you're going to see when you go into the city of Aventura when you're going north on Biscane Boulevard and my
clients have done a lot of great things if you remember that property that used to be the funeral parlor and the one thing that they had that was good was some oak trees and those oak trees are going to be removed and put on Biscane
Boulevard and they're going to be beautiful as well as the project it really is a wonderful project and I think that hopefully it'll do very well if you have any questions I'll be happy to answer them my clients here he would do
likewise questions from the commission for the applicant commissioner Cruz hi Mr rosenthal thank you for the presentation i just want to make it clear now we're just talking about a signage we're not talking about the pro the the project itself i just want to
make it clear to everybody it's a signage package that we presented to you at the council conference any other questions or comments if not I'll open up for public comment if
anyone wants to speak good bad indifferent on this issue this specific issue um please come forward at this time i hear someone someone very cute i think that was something in favor of
this project right you obviously know that a nice restaurant's going to be there and it used to be "Oh no no don't leave." No no no no no stay stay
adorable this is We're a very familyfriendly commission do not leave so um for those just for those of you that may be curious as you may have just heard this is the site of what was
the funeral home on Biscane Boulevard this will be a beautiful building and uh I don't know if the applicant I don't want to speak out of school but a very nice hopefully a very nice restaurant will be there a very highquality restaurant that you'll all enjoy so I'm
going to close it for public comment because other than that gentleman no one else cared and um I'm going to ask for a vote commissioner Blan yes commissioner Bloom yes commissioner Cruz yes commissioner
Rinsky yes commissioner A yes vice Mayor Freedelland yes and Mayor Weinberg yes motion passes okay as far as the LPA I'm going to ask for a motion to adjurnn commissioner Cruz seconded by Vice Mayor Freeland all
those in favor say I any opposed okay the LPA is adjourned let's go right into the regular commission meeting for April April 8 2025 and um I'll call that to order and
ask for roll call mayor Wyber here vice Mayor Freedelland here commissioner A here commissioner Blotchman here commissioner Bloom here commissioner Cruz here commissioner Oinsky here mr piggies here and Mr myers here you have a quorum thank you we we already said
the pledge um so we're going uh it's a little bit different than most months we have uh before we get to special presentations we actually have three reports which I think you'll find
interesting um and we're going to take them now uh especially with this particular audience because I think it'll be uh important to you and significant so first I'm going to ask um Commissioner Bloom i know you have a
report regarding Israel days that several of us attended in Tallahassee a couple of weeks ago so please correct thank you Mayor so Mayor Weinberg uh Commissioner Cruz and I um went up to Tallahassee at the end of March
representing our city for Israel Days at the Capital it's the second annual Israel Days at the Capitol which is a really big deal that our state even acknowledges such an event so it was extremely important for us to be there
uh it was a very successful trip because we were there to help lobby for two important bills for a budget request and a new initiative all supporting the safety and security of Jewish communities throughout the state so just
very quickly without boring you with all the little minutiae details I'll just tell you that we were there in support of renewal of funding for uh security grant programs for uh synagogues and
Jewish day schools to ensure that the facilities are in fact safe we were there also to lobby for House Bill 1519 Senate Bill 1678 which aimed to amend existing Florida laws on entities that boycott
Israel so in other words the BDS movement and uh other organizations of the like we um extended we lobbied to extend uh repercussions for uh those
movements to include encampments and anything else that might be deemed as anti-semitic and hatred towards um the state of Israel uh we also urged support for the creation of a statewide anti-semitism task force that would
educate the public about the dangers of antise-semitism and how it does in fact impact the people of the United States and we also went up to support House Bill 781 Senate Bill 908 on preventing cy cyber intimidation
uh by publication otherwise known as doxing so it was a very successful trip i can tell you that the Florida legislators that we met with were extremely supportive uh of the initiatives our um I was very proud to
to be there with our commission i was also very proud to be there with our uh Israel Israeli consulate Moore Albbasinsky who's in the audience today and he can probably um speak a little bit more intelligently about why we were there than I am but uh but it was a very
successful trip and um very very proud of our city um if anybody has anything to add from the commission about that event um please feel free but I also wanted to acknowledge one other thing not related to this it's okay okay let me just say
that um I want you to know that in Tallahassee they know what Aventura stands for and it was very important that we were there in
force and they know where we are on the issues ever since October 7th and they know that the council general of Israel always chooses to live in Aventura Florida moira there's our council general and
congratulations on your son's bar mitzvah yesterday one one second and I want you to know that um just anecdotally okay um we would lobby we'd go to different um state representatives and state senators offices usually you're rushed
in and out there's a lot of people running around because they're in session at one of our um stops was a state representative from Hyia i want to tell you that one of the things that I really really really
dislike is when someone says to me um "Oh yeah you're the city with no churches." Well that's because the price point is so high we welcome all churches and we have multi-denominational invocations every time we have Veterans Day or anything else but the churches
are just outside of our boundaries because it's a lot less expensive that way i really want us to have a church um well Halia doesn't have any Jewish houses of worship so there but I will tell you that a year a year before
October 7th I was in Athens Greece at the first mayor's conference to combat anti-semitism and Mayor Bovo from Hleia was there okay to their credit to his credit so the reason I'm telling you
that is because number one I'd like to hear my voice on the microphone but more importantly we went into the office of a representative state representative whose district includes
Iya and after we told him our issues about Israel and about anti-semitism and fighting it he asked if we would join him in a prayer circle and we stood in a circle and we held hands in his office including the three
of us that were there from Aventura and he gave a prayer in support of Israel and the Jewish people and peace in the world it was an extremely I have goosebumps right now extremely moving moment after which Commissioner Cruz gave him one of
our Israel/American flag lapel pins so that's the kind of reception we got in Tallahassee and um we're lucky we live in Florida and we're lucky we live in Avatura commissioner Cruz I just wanted
to add to that it was really an honor to be there with Council General Elbasinsky with Mayor Weinberg with Commissioner Bloom um the other thing that we did was really special was uh one of our Holocaust survivors David Shaker I know
many of you know him was uh given the honor of a uh the Medal of Freedom given to him directly by Governor Dantis which was really really special he's 95 years young and still going strong so it was really special and right after that they
had the unveiling of a Holocaust memorial right on the Capitol that's brand new that was uh very special so all around it's great to see that we have such incredible support but as Mayor Weinberg said it's all about leadership and we're lucky in this state
that everywhere from the state down to the local level to the city here obviously we all uh have our priorities straight we we think very clearly and uh that's why things are much better in this state than than in most so I uh there was a wonderful wonderful uh
program and we hope to continue to do it commissioner Bloom uh I just wanted to bring up one other thing not Israel related this is uh to do with our Aventura Police Department i just wanted to um acknowledge that the APD had a promotional swearing in
ceremony this past month and I wanted to congratulate Captain Mark Frered who's in the audience [Applause] i also want to acknowledge Sergeant Joseph Antello for his promotion um the swearing in of a new officer I know I'm
going to butcher this so I apologize agajan Bramov okay and um also to thank um public records supervisor Katrina Doe for uh for her work as well so thank you
to the ABD thank you Commissioner uh another report special report commissioner Blanchman yes well I'm happy to be here tonight um with the proclamation that we have
ahead um you know anti-semitism is not new to me i was uh born and raised in Argentina in the early 60s and um I witnessed the embassy bombing in Buenosiris and I lost
friends there i I witnessed the Amya bombing and I lost friends there but I never thought that I would see the level of anti-semitism in the land of the free and the home of the brave that we've seen today um personally I had um and I
hope no one shares this with me i have seen my daughter suffer the consequences of verbal attacks physical attacks and an exclusion for being Jewish and I also had the the opportunity of
seeing her speak this past um on May 30th at the Zoe Gala and I want to share that with you with every one of you before we do the proclamation if that's okay okay so that they have that in the control room I think
shalom and welcome everybody to the most important ZOA gala of the year the Florida Superstar Gala [Music] i as director of the Gross family center
am so proud to share this battlefield with all of you i'm Israel high your dedication your unwavering commitment to defending Israel has never faltered [Music]
each and every one of us who are here tonight doing our utmost to speak the truth for Israel for the hostages for the Jewish people only that strength displayed by Zoa will bring them all home may it be speedily and soon thank you
we will stand against anti-semitism we will stand against hate it will not be tolerated in Florida and not simply not tolerated it will be fought it will be defeated and it will be eradicated in the state of Florida
i'm so honored and so grateful to have had that hope for humanity reignited through the people who have supported me throughout everything I have experienced since that day the most important thing that we can do is persuade the future
generations that a strong Israel is good for peace a strong Israel is good for America a strong Israel is good for the Judeo-Christian values that we stand for let me assure you together with Israel
Zoa will blow and blow and blow its horn for the Jewish people in Israel relentlessly continuously tirelessly courageously and the Jewish people and there is Israel will prevail for all time thank you so very very much
thank you i'm Israel hi thank you [Applause] Commissioner and one more report uh usually we meet on the first Tuesday of the month we pushed it back one week as
you may have noticed because it was a wonderful opportunity um thanks to uh the Israeli consulate for um our city manager Brian Piggies to go and former police chief to go on a mission to
Israel and so he was there last week and um we would like for him to tell us briefly about that trip mr manager here we go okay I'm trying to get the uh the photos
up to uh to display real quick just give me one second i just wanted to thank first off the uh council general for giving me the opportunity to go to Israel i'm going to speak from my personal experience i think everybody
who goes has their own personal experience and what it means to them somebody had mentioned to me that this would be a transformative experience and it truly was
the the [Music] um going to Israel and when we landed there what I found was well first of all what I found is every city that we went to we would meet and talk to people everybody has an Aventura connection so
they either have their their their mother mother-in-law or family member lives here in Aventura and they come here and visit Aventura um at least once a year so that was that was something that was extremely interesting the other thing is we when we first landed that night it was in we
were in Jerusalem as you see we went to the wall and we went to the old city walking around you You have to come up here and and do the slides for me the with the the photographs for now but what I'm going to say is this we started
off what we did in a week was really a college course that was crammed into a 7-day period we started off in Jerusalem in the old city and we went through all the the different quarters went to the wall and met with people and saw what an
impact that the history of that city has made on the world you have the three major religions that have shaped really western civilization and the world um in that place the guides that we had going through there were absolutely incredible
and the experiences that we had Not only did we go to the old city but we went to um in old Jerusalem and we met with um their diplomatic uh um basically the equivalent of the State Department and what I found was in
talking to pe to people over there that you have a city and a and a place that's still in mourning and what what was taken from them and this is what you hear from from everybody is their sense of security
that was robbed from them on that day on on October 7th and they're still mourning there's hostages that are missing everywhere you went through in every community in every city the stickers and the posters are on the walls of the missing hostages um and the people that were murdered on
that day everybody is still in mourning and what I found and just from my personal experience is everywhere we went is the soldiers and they remind me of our police explorers here because all of the young girls young ladies that were there
to me they look like they were 15 and you know these were young ladies who were walking around with rifles all throughout every city in in in Israel that we went to um not only did we go to the Holocaust Museum we went there all of the soldiers were there having to go through the same experience that that we
did as well what was most impactful to me and this was not something that was initially planned on the trip and this was an extremely emotional day but we went over to Kibut Nero where October
7th where occurred we were right there on the Gaza Strip and that day when we were there you could hear artillery shells they were going off in the distance non-stop all day the ground was shaking fighter jets were flying over
and we persevered and we went through and we walked through that entire kubutz and what most affected me was the first place we went there was an area where they had showers and it was like a a community cafeteria and when the invasion first
happened and people and the they they came in many people ran into this cafeteria to hide and to seek shelter it was the first place they went and they locked the doors i have a photo on here if we can get it on here but that when they were in there you see the bullet
holes through the windows they were shooting through to get in and then they shattered the glass and came inside and killed everybody that was in there not only that when we walked through the entire kabutz you still saw everything would remain the same they were I didn't take
any pictures of of Leave it on that one please yeah i didn't take any pictures of inside the homes i felt that that would be inappropriate um but they are as they were on that day and what they did was many of them were set on fire um
and they burned the people out or and made them come out and then they kidnapped them where they killed them this is in front of the Bibbus family home their pictures are outside it was extremely emotional and tough for all of us to go through
there and I can tell you that everybody in my group was changed for life deeply affected and to see this firsthand was something that will change anybody and give you a a much deeper
understanding of exactly what the people there have to face but in all that my takeaway from this was that the people of Israel are a resilient amazing people what they have done to that country
they've transformed and conquered the desert one of the the the things to me that was so significant when I got there was how green the country was i said "How could this be it's everything is so green." We met with the head of the uh the water industry Marco over there and
they explained to us how they receive 75% of their water is from desalinization it's incredible technology and they've able they've been able to throughout the entire country they've implemented drip technology that keeps everything fertile with crops and it's just incredibly amazing this and we
went not only from from Jerusalem to Yafa which was another amazing city and just just one one little anecdotal story when we were there that just was a kind of a a bright spot is I don't know if anybody
has heard of uh Urri Geller um you could Google him but he lives there and we just happened to be walking by and he came out of his home and started talking to us and he did his famous trick that he does for everybody he mind bends a spoon so he did that for us he
autographed it threw it up in the air i ended up catching it and my daughter has it now in her room she thinks that it's worth a million dollars and um but it was just those type of encounters chance encounters that we had there with the people were so welcome he invited us
into his home and gave us a whole tour of his house and spent you know spent a lot of time with us and that was just out of the kindness of his heart but just in and that's the spoon that he autographed um for us but like I said it
was an incredible experience they're amazing people and like everybody in Israel would say is alarm sirens would go off and to them it's just a way of life um but they are a proud amazing people the technology that industry that
we went to was was incredible um I want to thank Mayor for this experience it's it's something that's a once in a-lifetime opportunity i hope one day to bring my children to go back there to see this amazing country the amazing people and um I just want to thank you for the opportunity it was incredible so
thank you thank you Brian and thank you for going to Israel so now we're going back to where we would have been at the very beginning of the meeting we have a couple of
proclamations and I'm going to ask my commissioners to read each a paragraph of the of the proclamation until I guess I'm required to do the last paragraph
the first one the first one okay glasses whereas Jewish communities across the world have faced discrimination persecution and violence from centuries and anti-semitism continues to pose a
serious threat to the safety dignity and rights of Jewish individuals and whereas combating anti-semitism requires a collective commitment to education awareness and action to ensure that all people regardless of faith and
background can live free from hatred and discrimination and whereas End Jew Hatred Day serves as a vital opportunity to reaffirm our dedication to confronting anti-semitism in all its forms and
fostering a society built on respect inclusion and justice and you need that point whereas it is our moral and civic duty to stand against hatred in any form and to work tirelessly toward a future where
all people can live without fear of prejudice or violence and whereas the city of Aventura joins other communities organizations and individuals across the country to recognize this day amplifying voices
against anti-semitism and advocating for policies that promote understanding and unity sorry i'd like to share now therefore be it resolved that
I Howard Weinberg as mayor and on behalf of the city commission of the city of Aventura Florida do hereby proclaim April 29 2025 as end Jew hatred day in the city of Aventura
[Applause] jennifer do you want to come up here and I don't know if you want to aside from speaking if you want to uh give the names of the those that have joined you that's up to you i have a list but I don't know who's actually here but you're welcome to
i think there might be more people than the list terrific please good evening everyone my name is Jennifer Ensline and I am honored to stand here today to express our deepest gratitude to Mayor Weinberg and the city
of Aventura and all its commissioners for issuing a proclamation recognizing NJU hatred day on April 29th this is more than just a proclamation it is a powerful statement that hatred has no place in our
communities by taking the stand the city of Aventura sets an example for cities across America to follow that includes the city of Hay Alia mayor april 23rd we're meeting there as
well now more than ever in these challenging times we must come together in the spirit of bipartisanship to confront and eradicate Jew hatred this is not a political issue it is a moral
obligation recognizing and fighting Jew hatred is essential in preserving the values of justice equality and freedom that define our great nation today the city of Aventura sends a clear message jewish civil rights matter and our
communities must be safe for all i know other cities are inspired by this leadership and are joining in recognizing Nju hatred day every year on April 29th this month we also celebrate the
story of redemption and we are reminded of the power of pure perseverance in the face of uncertainty israel faces continue multifront threats from Gaza Lebanon Syria Yemen Judea and Samaria and Iran
just like the Israelites in the desert we keep moving forward with strength purpose and a whole lot of matzah and maybe even four cups of wine this Passover let's lift our spirits
renew hope and remind ourselves why we celebrate freedom let's bring light in these dark times wishing all of you celebrating Passover a meaningful and peaceful Passover a time of freedom faith and resilience thank you Mayor
Weinberg and commissioners for standing on the right side of history let's continue this fight together end you hatred thank you so if you will come up here along with every man woman and child that's here on
that issue we're going to take a wonderful picture and present you with the proclamation don't be shy okay awesome [Music] i I know you're going to find this hard to believe
but we have yet another proclamation and I'm going to start from the other end you do that best whereas the Israel Tennis and Education Centers ITCH has long been dedicated to empowering children and communities
through tennis education and social impact programs and whereas the ITC has provided thousands of young athletes with opportunities for personal growth leadership development and academic achievement fostering values of teamwork
discipline and perseverance and whereas the ITC recently hosted a remarkable exhibition matches and clinics featuring talented players from Israel at Williams Island in Aventura bringing together athletes coaches and
supporters to celebrate the power of sports in uniting communities and Whereas this event not only showcased the exceptional talent of the ITC ambassador players from Israel but also strengthens the bonds between Aventura
and Israel as well as the global tennis community reinforcing our shared commitment to youth development and education and Okay whereas the city of Aventura recognizes the invaluable contributions of the ITC
in promoting social change inclusivity and excellence through sports and education now therefore be it resolved that I Howard Weinberg as mayor and on behalf of the city commission of the city of Aventura Florida do hereby proclaim April 8th that's today 2025 as Israel
Tennis and Education Centers Day in the city of Aventura [Music] [Applause] i don't see uh my friend Bob Shelley here is there uh who's here from the Williams Island Israel Tennis Centers please come forward anyone that
wants to say a few words you are more than welcome welcome make sure that light is green hit that button on the mic on that microphone this uh my name is Phil Silver i'm a past
president of ITC and um want to thank uh the mayor and town of Williams uh Island and Aventur the city of Aventur for this wonderful honor we're so pleased we have
a lot to tell you because um we want to show you what we've done to earn this wonderful honor and our organization was founded in 1976 the executive vice president of the
organization is here and I'd like him to tell you a little about the organization and then I'll tie in what we've done together sure this is Yoni thank you Phil what an honor to be here
i appreciate this marvelous opportunity so first of all as an Israeli I want to tell you how grateful I am how proud I am in the work that you do to support Israel to strengthen
Israel i'm so impressed and so touched to hear and to learn about your passion and love for the state of Israel for the Jewish community and the way that you fi fight anti-semitism i salute you the
Israel Tennis and Education Center is one of the largest social services for children in Israel we serve 20,000 children all across Israel many of the children that come to our programs are
at risk and underprivileged i want to take you back to 1973 one of the toughest years in Israel history yum Kipur war the morale in Israel the spirit in Israel was very low
people were were asking should we stay in Israel should we raise our children in Israel and this is when the dream of Israel tennis and education centers began six visionaries from the United States South Africa and the United
States thought about what can we do to improve the quality of life of children in Israel how can we inspire them how can we give them some hope and joy and this is when the first center opened back in 1976
i was fortunate to be one of these children who benefited from the programs and stayed involved since then israel Tennis and Education Center is way beyond tennis it's giving the right values and life skills to kids to be
excellent people good human beings wonderful soldiers and we are strengthening Israel whenever you come to Israel we would love for you to come and visit one of our centers in Israel we also have a little
presentation for you okay um we have uh 24 locations in Israel we reach out and serve 20,000 children every year at those locations
and um besides uh uh tennis we have social workers tutors psychologists and provide meals we take care of the children and guide them into adulthood and um we raise money for
various functions that we do uh last year we decided to have our first fundraiser in Aventura and uh it was very successful the proceeds from that we used to build
a bomb shelter in the city of Ako which is in the northern part of Israel on the Mediterranean and um it's a diverse city 50% Israeli Arabs of Christian Muslim
Jews whatever and 50% Israeli Jews our center there takes care of it and of of the children of that community and um teaches them how to get along and
and and to grow together so at any rate um unfortunately after 107 it was pure terror over there rockets were coming in we did not have enough bomb shelters to protect the
children at our centers and we have to close one up on the Lebanese border in Ako they desperately needed another one and the fundraiser that we had last year we were able to use the proceeds to
build a beautiful bomb shelter for kids of both denominations both ethnicities and when they run they hear the sirens and the rockets are coming and they have to run somewhere they can
run into this bomb shelter and right on the outside of it there's a sign it says Debbie at this point dedicated with love for the children of Israel from
Williams Island Aventur Florida well this was you talk about doing good and fixing the world you have to feel very proud as a resident of Aventura
that you were able to provide a place for kids to stay out of harm's way and the mayor of Ako was so touched that he wrote a beautiful beautiful letter to
the people of Aventura thanking them for this and Yonyi has it it's u it it's uh framed and it's a beautiful presentation i hope you can keep here at city hall and we want to present this to
the city of Aventura that's wonderful so if you're finished you all of you are going to come up here and we'll exchange gifts and take pictures how about that come come on up and thank you i was at the event last
year it was amazing the the the youths the kids are amazing the talents off the charts they're so sweet they have the social graces the coaches are wonderful it's an amazing organization hopefully every year we'll be able to go to Williams Island and see the exhibition
but and let me tell you the support we received from Mayor Weinberg and Commissioner Freeland was very very meaningful last year we appreciate it very much and right here I have copies of the proclamation if anybody would
like to read this very moving letter from the mayor of AO to Williams Island and Mayor Weinberg thanks come on up thank you perfect
beautiful i can see everyone will you in the back just scooch in a little tiny bit there we go now I can see you better awesome everybody look right over here at me big smiles stay just like that for two
more and one last one i lied give me one more beautiful we got it thank you [Applause] thank
you by the way best word there is a man good job yeah now before everybody leaves please if I can Commissioner before you leave uh if I can have your quick attention for one second I just want to say
something I think is is important it really speaks highly about who we are as a community as a city um it was I think Tip O'Neal that said "All politics is local and reflects the people in it."
And it doesn't go all the way to the top to Washington DC or necessarily to Tallahassee but it starts at the local level and it starts with organizations like IT like like loving moms that are here today which we love who do
incredible job andrew hatred all the lobbying and everything that happens doesn't happen by accident coordinating with the council general's office with moral basins with city commissions that you're going to from from this one to a dozen
or dozen and a half other ones and I just want to say I'm very proud of all all of you i'm very proud to be part of this great community this great city that gets it and is an example to municipalities states country and the whole world of standing up for being
morally courageous and standing up for what is right so I applaud all of you and thank you for being so uh accessible and responsive and doing all you do okay so this is not a normal meeting right
this is a very special meeting this month for those of you that are here for the first time this is not the way it usually goes but it's a very special time um waiting very patiently and very sharply dressed are our amazing police
explorers and I'm going to ask the city manager to handle this item we want to honor our Aventur police explorers thank you mayor i would uh ask our chief of police Michael Bental if you would come up to the podium to
uh introduce his police explorers and their amazing acco accomplishments good evening um it's hard to follow all that but I will say that I'm very blessed to be the chief of police in this city so thank you uh thank you mayor vice mayor commissioners city manager for the
opportunity uh to say a couple words i normally don't get to speak at the commission meetings um so I'll make a couple of quick announcements uh I know a lot of you uh know that we're working with Packer Talk with our camera system if you haven't already noticed we've put
a camera tower at every one of our major um temples throughout the city in preparation for this month in order to assure the safety of those facilities and the pathways leading to them so we're very proud of that and uh with their help in uh providing us the extra towers to make that happen we are also
offering a fraud class at the end of the month April 30th at 6 p.m right here in the commission chambers for our community we've done several in the past for businesses they're welcome to attend but this one's really focused on members of the community we'll be put putting that out as well and getting the word
out to everybody for that and we thank uh Detective Cely and Detective Marquez who will be uh uh performing that duty for us if you didn't notice when you came in uh we had an Explorer van out front it's finally all done as I promised to our explorers uh and all lit
up uh at the end of the commission meeting if you want you can go and take a look take pictures and if you're lucky enough uh one of them will hit the siren and you'll hear the wolf howl uh come from the siren uh the wolf is their uh
mascot um I want to thank uh the parents as well for allowing us uh to mentor your children and uh as I hope we've lived up to what you were expecting but I can assure you that your children have
brought us tenfold uh in what we ever expected uh they're very amazing um and well uh brought up children and we're very young adults actually and we're very proud of uh what they've accomplished and uh I would be remiss
not to thank uh Sergeant uh Teresa Williams who without her vision uh this wouldn't be happening and we wish her a speedy recovery and all the TAs for helping us out uh during this entire process uh our explorers took part in a
competition that uh encompassed Dade Broward and also some federal agencies of other explorers um this was the second time that they've attended the competition i have a short video that we can watch and then I'll uh explain how it ended up so if uh you guys can play
that video [Music] calling [Applause] The video is a bit longer um but we probably ran into some issues um they were doing push-ups and they were doing many other things that hopefully the
video will come back on um they volunteered to go to this and they did this when they had time off from school so um it just shows their dedication um and to the city and to the police department so thank you with that those
who attended and participated Deborah Venerio Anna Borenova Sophia Orosco Tristan Blea Olivia Blea Nicole Sorenina Valentina Guirez and Shai Kawa now there were hundreds of kids
participating in this um in team event we we won in the crime scene processing and that was with Tristan Blea Deborah Vanero Aner Anna Borzenova and
Nicole Sorroina uh they won in crime scene processing we were very proud of that for the obstacle course fourth place was taken by Anna Borzenova so we are very proud of her for that and even more impressive uh it looks
like the bike program in Aventura has really paid off with the bicycles around our city and the bike paths because when it came to the bike rodeo and also the bike rodeos that we've handled in the past where many of them went through the trials and tribulations that former Manny Gonzalez officer Manny Manny
Gonzalez put them through so for the bike rodeo our explorers took fifth fourth third and first place for the bike rodeo so um first place was Nicole Sorenina
third place was Sophia Orzoko or O or Rosco sorry fourth place Valentina Gomez and fifth place Anna Borenova so a round of applause for all of you you did an amazing job as they wrap
up the school year and get ready for the summer a lot of them are going out of the country i want to thank all of you for your hard work your dedication that you've shown us and out of everything that the PD has accomplished over the years this is probably one of the best programs and one of the most proud of
that I am so thank you um I would love for them to be allowed to come and take a picture we'll be quick about it i promise absolutely all right and hopefully the video can get started again come on up the explorers didn't even know about that video but we'll get them copies
i think the commissioners wanted to do push-ups as well i I'm not going to order them to do that if the TAs are here please go up there as well with them mark go up there go get pictures we're good we got a
professional photographer all right yeah we might have to make two two lines if anybody wants to bend down in front or stand on their toes in the back all right and then if some of you can come over on this side for me that would
be great a couple more if you don't mind just so we're a little more centered all right just squeeze in then a little bit more perfect there we go everybody look over here at me big smiles one two three
stay like that for two more and one last one thank you [Applause] love it okay consent agenda agenda any members
of the commission need to remove an item seeing none I need a motion to approve the consent agenda commissioner Cruz seconded by Commissioner Bloom uh let's have a roll call vote please Madam Clerk commissioner Bloom yes commissioner Cruz
yes commissioner Linsky yes yes commissioner Aim yes commissioner Blatchman yes vice Mayor Freeland yes and Mayor Weinberg yes motion passes okay following item number six is quasi
judicial mr attorney same instructions as before yeah I guess I have to read it again unfortunately uh please be advised the following item is indicated on the commission agenda as a zoning hearing and it quasi judicial nature as such the quasi additional procedures of the city shall be invoked for this item if you
wish to object or comment upon this item please inform the mayor and public comments are requested an opportunity for persons to speak on this item will be made available after the applicant staff have made their presentations on the item all testimony including public testimony evidence will be made under
oath or affirmation for this item 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 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 edition procedures may be obtained from the clerk the only thing to add is if anyone had any exarty communications
on this matter now would be the time to report them okay thank you madame clerk you will you swear in anyone that's offering testimony if you'll be providing comments on this item I need you to stand up raise your right hand and be sworn in at this time do you solemnly swear or affirm the
testimony you're about to give is truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth i hope you got Thank you please read the resolution a resolution of the city commission of the city of Aventura Florida granting approval of signed graphics criteria pursuant to
section 31-191 at the Aventura city code of ordinances for the multi-tenant center known as central Aventura located at 20955 Biscane Boulevard providing for implementation and providing for an
effective date motion to approve commissioner Bloom seconded by Commissioner A uh you we don't need unless someone requests it we don't need you to review this is the same item the same item the
same presentation we can skip that uh same with the applicant i don't think you need to say anything else and I have to say something right otherwise I can't be my client thank you all for being here and thank
you for letting us be here before you it really is a nice project and I think you'll all love it when it's done i'm glad that it's coming to an end for me and my work on this project but maybe not i still have to go through the job
of getting a building permit and then getting it built thank you very Thank you i'll open it for public comment i thought all the people here were here for this item i guess I misjudged no one has a comment i'm going to close it for public comment and um
we're going to vote commissioner Cruz yes commissioner Linsky yes commissioner A yes commissioner Blatchman yes commissioner Bloom yes vice Mayor Freedelland yes and Mayor Weinberg yes motion passes
okay ordinance is first reading madam clerk if you can read item seven an ordinance of the city commission of the city of Aventura Florida amending section 48-46 of the city's code of ordinances to authorize the placement installation and operation of speed
detection systems at the Turnberry Jewish Center and Tabber Academy School Zone providing for conflicts severobility codification and an effective date okay can I have a motion to approve commissioner Aay seconded by
Commissioner Bloom mr manager thank you Mayor i respectfully recommend that the city commission approve the attached ordinance amending section 48-46 of the city code to authorize the placement installation and operation of
speed detection systems in the school zone for Avatar Turnberry Jewish Center and Tabber Academy after a 5-day study conducted in February 2025 by the city's consultant a total of 3,376 speeding violations were detected
in this school zone this volume of violations constitutes a heightened safety risk that clearly warrants the placement and operation of school zone speed detection systems in the area in accordance with Florida state statutes and prior initiate and prior to initiating use of the automated system the city will implement a public
awareness campaign and post signage to notify the public of the system and placement and activation in addition we will meet with um the Aventur Turnberry Jewish Center with the parents and prior to the installation to let them know about the
program answer any questions on site in person we'll do that as well so we I recommend that we approve this ordinance for the uh school zone speed camera system there okay okay any member of the public wish to speak on this item the school zone
cameras and the commission seeing none I'll close for public comment any any commissioners yes Vice Mayor i just want to reiterate that these cameras are up and running all school hours not just
the school zones and I want to um ask that we restate this for the residents to know for many who have encountered extra tickets in the last few weeks but these cameras do run and operate all hours of
school so it's not just the school zones time and I believe if you go over 15 miles over the speed limit you do automatically get that $100 fine i've also on behalf of a few residents confirmed with our city police that they are checking the calibration of these
cameras multiple times a day thank you okay any other comments if not I'll close it and I'll ask for a vote commissioner Oinski yes commissioner Aim yes commissioner
Blatchman yes commissioner Bloom yes commissioner Cruz yes vice Mayor Freedelland yes and Mayor Weinberg yes motion passes no ordinances for second reading um item nine madam clerk if you can read the resolution a resolution of the city
commission of the city of Aventura Florida amending resolution number 2016-49 which provides the storm water utility fee to be charged for each equivalent residential unit authorizing the city manager to do all things necessary to carry out the aims of this resolution and providing for an
effective date okay can I have a motion to approve commissioner Cruz seconded by Commissioner Orlinski mr manager thank you Mayor in light of the 5-year financial projection that's attached and the growing demands
of our storm water infrastructure I recommend that the city commission approved the proposed resolution to increase the storm water utility fee to 6.175 um erus this adjustment is necessary to maintain our current system at full operational
capacity fund critical capital improvement projects such as 191st Street and 185th Street improvements that we are planning on making and establish a sustainable reserve for emergency repairs that occur on our system the revised rate ensures that the
long-term viability of our storm water program and positions the city to continue providing essential flood mitigation services to our community okay any member of the commission have a comment or question on this item any member of the
public comment question i will close it for public comment and we'll vote commissioner A yes commissioner Blan yes commissioner Bloom yes commissioner Cruz yes commissioner Oinsky yes vice Mayor Freedelland yes and Mayor Weinberg
yes motion passes okay i don't believe there are any other reports if let me know if there are i think we had enough reports okay public comment mr attorney if any member of the public uh
wishes to address the commission you have three minutes and it's on subject that's not been covered uh at this not has not already been covered on the current commission agenda so you have three minutes it's not a back and forth with the commission it's just a
presentation any member of the public want to comment on anything that we was not on the agenda tonight sir thank you any other public comments seeing none I will close it for public
comment any other business by any commissioner seeing none I'll ask for a motion to adjurnn commissioner Vice Mayor Freeland seconded by Commissioner A all those in favor say I all those opposed we are
adjourned thank you everyone