Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes - March 2, 2016 The City ofARTS & CULTURAL CENTER
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ADVISORY BOARD Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Aventura, Florida 33180
MARCH 2, 2016 — 10:30 A.M.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 10:35 a.m. by Mr.
Soroka. The following members were present:
Amit Bloom
Susan Gottlieb
Gladys Mezrahi
Rita Regev
Renee Rotta
Lenore Toby Simmons
Members Absent: Gloria Muroff, Chair
Others Present: Eric M. Soroka, City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Steven Clark,Arts & Cultural Center General Manager
2. Public Comment: None.
3. Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2015
meeting was offered by Ms. Gottlieb, seconded by Ms. Simmons, and unanimously
passed.
4. Staff Reports: Reports were provided to the Board as follows:
• Activity Report 2015/16: Mr. Clark provided a brief overview for the
2015/16 season.
• General Manager: Mr. Soroka reported that Mr. Clark would be leaving
the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center as General Manager. Mr. Clark
reported that his last day would be April 1, 2016, as he was going to the
Pembroke Pines Theatre of Performing Arts. A search is being conducted
for his replacement.
• Update on 2016/17 Season: Mr. Clark provided an update for the
2016/17 season. He noted that Darlene Love would not be included and
other items were being worked on that were not listed. He reviewed the
demographics for the shows, as of December 7, 2015.
Ms. Bloom suggested that You Tube acts be considered. Mr. Clark reported that was
being looked into, but it was difficult to book them at Aventura's smaller venue.
Mr. Soroka reported that based on a review on how tickets were sold for the Aventura
Center, the majority were sold at the box office.
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Ms. Rotta will provide Mr. Clark with information on the National Yiddish Theatre.
5. Other Business: None.
6. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting was adjourned by consensus of the Board at 11:14 a.m.
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Approved by the Board on May 18, 2016.