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�1 WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN <br />COLE & BIERMAN <br />AT I I It CWJU pROAD (I! IFIMuN M, COV r RNN11 N r & T I I T LAW <br />changes and assisted in developing alternatives. <br />• Advised Town of Miami Lakes and the Cities of Homestead and Sunrise on <br />issues with review and approval of charter school facilities. <br />Developments of Regional Impact <br />• Advised the City and participated in the DRI review process for the creation <br />or amendment of DRIB for Sawgrass Mills, the Broward County Civic Arena <br />the BankAtlantic Center), Amerifirst/Metropicafrao, Sawgrass International <br />Corporate Park, and Harrison Park/Westerra in the City of Sunrise. <br />• Advised the City and participated in DRI review process for implementation <br />and amendment of the Villages of Homestead in the City of Homestead. Also <br />developed new zoning districts, comprehensive plan amendments, <br />development agreements and other associated approvals for these projects. <br />Development Agreements <br />• Represented the City of Hallandale Beach in the Development Agreement <br />and project approvals for BeachWalk condo hotel and related public-private <br />partnership for development of Hyde Park Kitchen, a public restaurant and <br />recreational facilities on the city's beach. <br />• Represented the City of Coral Gables in the Development Agreement and <br />project approvals for Mediterranean Village, a 7 -acre mixed use infill <br />development designed with form -based regulations. <br />• Represented the City of Sunrise in the land use aspects and related <br />approvals for Development Agreements for several major projects including <br />Metropica and Westerra. <br />• Represented Village of Bal Halbour on a Development Agreement with the <br />Bal Harbour shops. <br />Certifications and Specialties <br />• The Florida Bar Board Cert <br />ified, City, County and Local Government Law <br />• College of Fellows of American Institute of Certified Planner (FAICP) <br />• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) <br />Memberships <br />• American Planning Association <br />• Citizens for a Scenic Florida, Board of Directors Vice President <br />• Florida Bar Section of Environmental and Land Use Law, Former Executive <br />Council Member <br />• Florida Bar Section of City, County and Local Government Law, Former <br />Executive Council Member <br />• 1000 Friends of Florida, Member of Board of Directors <br />Publications <br />• "Best Practices in First Amendment Land Use Regulations," Planning and <br />Environmental Law, Volume 51, 2009 <br />• "Perspectives on the 2009 Growth Management Legislation" and "Municipal <br />Perspectives on Senate Bill 360, Version 2.0," The Florida Bar Journal, <br />Volume 83, No. 9, October 2009 "Senate Bill 360 Refined: The Impact of the <br />2007 Legislative Session on Local Government Growth Management, Part <br />The Florida Bar Journal, Co -Author with Michelle Vos and Chad Friedman, <br />Volume 81, Number 10, 2007 <br />• "Senate Bill 360 Refined: The Impact of the 2007 Legislative Session on <br />Local Government Growth Management, Part II," The Florida Bar Journal, <br />Co -Author with Michelle Vos and Chad Friedman, Volume 81, Number 11, <br />2007. <br />• "Senate Bill 360: Growth Management Reform Arrives and It Is All About <br />Infrastructure;' (Co -Author), The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 79, No. 9, <br />October 2005 <br />• "Advising the Client Regarding Protection of Property Rights: Harris Act and <br />Inverse Condemnation Claims," The Florida Bar Journal, Volume LXXXVIII, <br />