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Home My WebLink AboutReso 2011-1812 RESOLUTION NO. 2011- J81 ~] A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2012; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 74-8 of the Code provides that there shall be as many standing committees of the City Commission as the Mayor or City Commission deems necessary and that the City Commission may establish or terminate such Committees from time to time; and WHEREAS, on December 18, 2008 via Resolution No. 2008-1354, the City Commission created a new advisory committee entitled the "City Advisory Committee"; and WHEREAS, the City Advisory Committee ("Committee") is responsible for advising the City Commission on matters pertaining to the following: 1. Capital Projects; 2. Long Range Technical matters; 3. Planning & Zoning matters; 4. Social Welfare issues; 5. Tourism/Development; 6. Procurement; 7. Ethics; 8. Public Safety; 9. Cultural and Fine Arts Enrichment; and WHEREAS, the number of Committee members will be increased from nine (9) members to ten (10) who shall be appointed for one-year terms to commence January 1 and end December 31 of each year and which may be renewed by the City Commission as often as desirable; and WHEREAS, all Committee members will be appointed by a majority vote of the City Commission; and WHEREAS, Committee members shall be governed by the Rules of Procedure that govern the City Commission, the Florida Sunshine and Public Records Laws, and the terms of this Resolution. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing recital paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and the same are hereby made part of this Resolution. Section 2. Appointment of Committee Members. All ten (10) committee members shall be appointed by a majority vote of the City Commission. Additionally: R2011- City's Advisory Committee Appointments 20l2.Doc Page I of3 (a) No person shall serve as Chairperson of more than two (2) Committees. (b) No person shall serve on more than two (2) Committees. (c) Should any appointee resign during the term of the Committee, the Commission, by majority vote, shall select another appointee. (d) Members shall be appointed to serve for a one year term, but that term may be renewed as often as desirable. (e) Attendance Policy: The City's attendance policy for members of boards and committees provide that, if a member fails to attend three (3) duly noticed meetings of such groups without being excused for good cause, the member may be removed from his or her seat automatically. A board member or committee member may not be removed from his or her seat unless the City Clerk certifies that the member has failed to attend three (3) duly noticed meetings. Committee duly noticed meetings of the board and committees include regular scheduled meetings and any special meetings. The City Commission finds that personal illness, family emergencies, military absences, family weddings, family graduation exercises, and bona fide business and vacation trips constitute good cause for nonattendance at a duly noticed meeting. Section 3. Selection of Committee Members. The City Commission hereby approves the following appointments to the City Advisory Committee for calendar year 2012: Name Title Harvey Busch......... Chairperson Tony LoCastro...... Vice-Chairperson Bob Mincow.... .. .. .. Member Bob Welsh............ Member Dana Goldman...... Member Mariana Talalaevsky Member Steve Trattner......... Member Dennis Stubbolo...... Member Norman Peselev...... Member Jennifer Levin.. .. .. .. Member Section 4. Annual Reporting Requirements. The Committee shall provide the City Commission with a report regarding the activities of the Committee, as deemed necessary or appropriate by the City Commission, from time to time. Section 5. Rules of Procedure. The Committee shall be governed by the Rules of Procedure that govern the City Commission, and subject to Florida's Sunshine and Public Records Law and Financial Disclosure requirements. R20 11- City's Advisory Committee Appointments 2012.Doc Page 2 of3 Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon passage. PASSED and ADOPTED on this 15th day of December 2011. , , ATTEST: , ~M~411:.,) Jane A. Hines, 9MC, City Clerk ". r .- Vote: '5-0 Mayor Norman S. Edelcup Vice Mayor Lewis J. Thaler Commissioner Isaac Aelion Commissioner Jeanette Gatto Commissioner George "Bud" Scholl R2011- City's Advisory Committee Appointments 2012.Doc Moved by: Com ~~~ s:c.\-{OLL Seconded by: (lD~;~ A~u()1J -I.L- Y es) v(Yes) V"(Yes) ~(Y es) v(Yes) _(No) _(No) _(No) _(No) _(No) Page 3 of3 . .. SHUTTS - BOWEN LLP "~~:.";'t'J.!~"r-.....,..~ Dana Robin Goldman Of Counsel Miami dgoldman@shutts.com Download vCard T: 305-347-7391 Dana Goldman is Of Counsel in Shutts & Bowen's Miami office, where she is a member of the Real Estate Department She represents national and regional homebuilders, handling matters relating to the development of their condominiums and planned development communities, including bulk condominium unit sales, covenant drafting, special disclosures, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes filings and secondary mortgage market financing. Mer years of representing homebuilders in their real estate broker and contractor licensure matters with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Ms. Goldman obtained a real estate sales associate license in 2008 and a mortgage broker license in 2009, which has allowed her to have better access to real estate and finance opportunities in the market for her clients. In addition to her legal experience, Ms. Goldman has extensive prior experience as a business owner and operator. . George Washington University Law School, J.D. . Brandeis University, AB., magna cum laude . The Florida Bar . DlstrlctofColumOla Bar . Member, Board of Directors of the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews i I i I i : Real Estate I i i i Real Estate ~ . . Florida Licensed Real Estate Sales Associate . Florida Licensed Mortgage Broker . Member, Realtor Association ot Greater Miami and the Beaches, Realtor's Commercial Alliance I I . Member, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) - Miami, . Mem ber, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section lot the Florida Bar, Condominium & Planned Development Committee I . Member, Condominium Subcommittee, Sunny Isles Beach, Rorida Advisory Committee I . Title ~entfor TicorTitle Insurance Company and the Attorneys Title Insurance Fund I I I I I I @ 2011 Shutts & Bowen LLP JENNIFER LEVIN Attorney and Civil Law Notary 19380 Collins Avenue, Unit 1120 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 785-4323 RESUME EDUCATION University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida Juris Doctorate, July 1993 Florida International University, Miami, Florida Bachelors in Business Administration, April 1990 EMPLOYMENT Jennifer Levin, P.A. June 2007 - present . Of Counsel, to Fromberg, Perlow & Kornik, P.A: complex commercial real property purchase/sale transactions; residential real property purchase/sale transactions; condominium development; lender representation in commercial real property loans; commercial leasing; homeowner's association representation; unit owner representation against condominium associations; representation of purchasers of partnership and membership interests and notes and mortgages in lieu of direct real property purchases; conduit loan financing; commercial loan workouts; corporate law; general transactions and contracts. Jennifer Levin, P.A. February 2005 - present . Representation of: residential condominium conversion developers and developer of single-family homes (Old progresso Village) including advising on loans, sales, advertising and other related issues; purchasers of multi-million dollar residential condominium units; lender in various matters associated with residential loan closings; buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of residences; developers on sale of real property and development rights; various business entity and contract matters; landlords and tenants in residential lease matters; developer in land use/zoning matters; condominium association representation. Agent for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Miami, Florida May 2005 - September 2005 . Manager and Counsel, Special Projects and Services Division of Florida Agency Managed Escrow Departments in Weston and Maitland, Florida; drafted, reviewed and commented upon numerous escrow agreements for condominium projects and commercial property sales and acquisitions; began planning for Division projects under consideration for implementation; attended introductory meetings with attorney agents around the State and meetings at parent's Corporate Offices concerning software products available for use in-house and by agents; managed beginning of software conversion of escrow accounting system Hunt & Gross, P.A., Boca Raton, Florida June 2004 - February 2005 . Responsible for firm condominium practice including structuring projects, advising clients and firm attorneys, drafting of documents for high-end, mixed-use projects including 56-story mixed-use condominium project Infinity at Brickell and condominium hotel, W Fort Lauderdale Hotel & Residences; prepared and assisted in Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act registrations and advising client as to proper delivery of Property Report; continued practicing in certain areas listed below Greenspoon Marder, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida October 2000 - May 2004 . Responsible for day-to-day pre-turnover, and turnover, representation of the Roney Palace Condominium (500+ unit condominium conversion project on South Beach), complex commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions of real property and construction of improvements; represented various lenders in commercial acquisition, development and refinancing transactions; represented developers of condominium, single-family, and mixed-use projects pre- and at turnover; continued practicing in areas listed below Bedzow, Korn, Brown, Miller & Zemel, P.A., Aventura, Florida May 1994 - October 2000 (dissolved December 31, 2000) . Supported Michael Bedzow in all aspects of representation of developers in acquisition and development of improved and unimproved real property including preparation of contracts of sale and purchase, review and negotiation of loan documentation for property acquisition and construction of condominiums and single- and multi-family home projects; prepared condominium documents for numerous new construction condominium projects and conversions and advised clients concerning condominium development including pre-turnover and turnover operations; communications with Department of Business and Professional Regulation in connection with approval of condominium projects; prepared and submitted Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act registrations; negotiated and prepared addenda to purchase agreements for condominium units; reviewed and issued residential and commercial title insurance commitments and policies including review of exceptions; issued opinions of title to governmental agencies; prepared seller's documentation for condominium unit closings; conducted residential and commercial closings; represented borrowers in refinancing of commercial properties; drafted commercial leases; assisted in affiliated borrowers' simultaneous refinancing of multiple Weitzer Homes communities in different and on-going stages of construction with primary responsibilities involving title and survey matters; trained and supervised junior associates in condominium law; August 1993-May 1994 . Part-time Criminal Defense, Of Counsel to James McGuirk, P.A., Coral Gables, Florida . Full-time/temporary Claims Counsel, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Miami, Florida University of Miami, School of Law, Coral Gables, FL Research Assistant to Professor Bruce J. Winick (deceased), 1991-1993 . Assisted Professor Winick in the research and drafting of various law review articles concerning, inter alia, Constitutional and mental health issues associated with "Therapeutic Jurisprudence" Joel Hirschhorn, P.A., Coral Gables, FL Law Clerk, August 1991 - October 1991 . Analyzed 4,000 page trial transcript to be used in support of arguments in Initial Brief of Appellant convicted of solicitation to commit first degree murder; researched and prepared substantial portions of Brief, Goldsmith v. State, 605 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. App. 4 Dist 1992). City of Miami Beach, City Attorney's Office, Miami Beach, FL Law Clerk, June 1991-August 1991 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS . The Florida Elar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section . Condominium and Planned Development Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar . Residential Real Estate & Industry Liaison Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, . Florida International University Alumni Association and Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council . State and District New Careerist, 1995-1996 and past member of Business and Professional Women's Organization, State of Florida, and Standing Chair-New Careerist Program, 1997-1999 CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICES . Volunteer, Hands on Miami . Volunteer, Yamaha Contender Miami Billfish Tournament, with proceeds benefiting local marine conservation organizations . Panelist, I Speok Condo, local television program sponsored by the Community Association Institute . Construction Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity . Chairperson of the final Honorable Dante B. Fascell Annual Labor Day Picnic Committee . Citizens Rating Board, interview and recommend candidates for acceptance at United States Military Academies References furnished upon request. 2 Preview Page 1 of 1 City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor DATE: 12/15/2011 RE: City Advisory Committee Appointments RECOMMENDATION: The attached resolution is presented for your consideration. REASONS: It is being proposed that the number of committee members be increased by one (1), from nine (9) to ten (10). All members shall be appointed for a period of one year, but may be reappointed as often as desired. All members are to be appointed by a majority vote of the Commission. The Committee is governed by the Rules and Procedures of the City, and subject to Florida's Sunshine and Public Records Laws, and the terms of this Resolution. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Dana Goldman will replace committee member Isaac Feldman who resigned on April 11, 2011. Jennifer Levin will be added as a new member. Both are currently serving as Sub- Committee members. Their resumes are attached. ATTACHMENTS: . Resolution . Resumes http://sibagenda.sibfl.net/agenda/Preview .aspx?ItemID=653&MeetingID=0&MeetingDate... 12/912011