March 10, 2017 - Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
` MARCH 10, 2017 — 3:00 p.m.
Aventura Government Center
F t•t Executive Conference Room
<<;y oa Aventura, Florida 33180
I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Mr. Evans. The
following members were present:
Jonathan Evans
Sandra Kaplan
Daniel Naim
Michael Stern
Sherry Superfine
Members absent: Bonnie Lotterman
Brandon Stein
Others present: Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM, City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Kimberly Merchant, Community Services Director
II. Public Comment: None.
III. Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of the February 10,
2017 meeting was offered by Ms. Kaplan, seconded by Ms. Superfine, and
unanimously passed.
IV. Staff Reports:
• Updates: Mrs. Merchant provided an update on the playground design for
Veteran's Park.
• Arts and Crafts Festival: Mrs. Merchant reviewed the final plans for the Arts,
Crafts, & All that Jazz event scheduled for March 11, 2017 and distributed a sign-up
sheet for Board members to volunteer at the event.
• Go Green Awards: Mrs. Merchant distributed and reviewed the 2017 GO
GREEN Applicants, which will be provided with recognition awards at the Arbor
Day/Earth Day event on April 28, 2017.
A motion to approve the 12 applicants provided was offered by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Ms. Superfine, and unanimously passed.
• Ride with Aventura Police: Mrs. Merchant provided an update on the event,
with an attendance of 480 participants.
City of Aventura - Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 03/10/2017
Mrs. Merchant also reported on Movie Night, which had a record breaking total of 1,744
in attendance, and the upcoming Arbor Day & Earth Day event scheduled for April 28,
2017.
The following additional items were discussed by the Board: bus day around Aventura,
upscale art fair, and incorporating something in Art Basel at a gallery in Aventura.
A motion to recommend that a member of the Board provide a report at the
Commission meetings on forthcoming events was offered by Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Naim, and unanimously passed.
A motion to recommend that pictures of the Board members be provided on the City's
website was offered by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Naim, and unanimously passed.
Mrs. Merchant discussed the various ways the City's events are communicated to the
public.
The next meeting was scheduled for May 5, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
V. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a
motion to adjourn was offered by Ms. Kaplan, seconded by Ms. Superfine, and
unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 3:25 p.m.
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Approved by the Board on May 5, 2017.
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