May 10, 2018 Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes ov "' COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
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Aventura, Florida 33180
I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 3:03 p.m. by Mr. Evans. The
following members were present:
Jonathan Evans
Sandra Kaplan
Bonnie Lotterman
Daniel Naim
David Pulver
Michael Stern
Sherry Superfine
Absent: None
Others present: Susan L. Grant, City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Kimberly Merchant, Community Services Director
II. Public Comment: No comments were provided.
III. Approval of Minutes — March 12, 2018: A motion to approve the minutes of
the March 12, 2018 meeting with an amendment to correct page 2 to read 34th Avenue
in lieu of 34th Street was offered by Mr. Naim, seconded by Ms. Lotterman, and
unanimously passed.
IV. Staff Reports:
a. Event Reports: Mrs. Merchant reported on the following City events: Taste of
Excellence (596 in attendance), Movie Night — Coco (1,480 in attendance), and Movie
Night — Emoji Movie (700 in attendance). She additionally reported on the Earth Day &
Arbor Day Ceremony (448 in attendance, including 116 kids), which included the
presentation of 15 GO Green recognition awards, noted as the largest amount to date.
The Board discussed ways of getting more buildings involved in the GO Green program
through the parents of children at ACES.
b. Fall Events: Mrs. Merchant reviewed the events scheduled for the fall, as
listed on page 36 of the City's Annual Report. It was noted that the date of the Police
Bike event had not been determined and the Taste of Excellence event was scheduled
for April 6, 2019.
The Board discussed the following traffic items: allowing straight or right hand turn from
the right lane on N.E. 34th Avenue (heading south) and 207th Street; allowing straight,
left, or right hand turn from the right lane on 34th Avenue (heading south) and N.
City of Aventura-Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 05/10/2018
Country Club Drive; reviewing backup issues turning from North Country Club Drive
onto N.E. 34th Avenue (heading north); and reviewing turning lane issues at N.E. 30th
Avenue and 207th Street. Mrs. Grant will review the traffic items with the County.
The following additional items were discussed: possible events to replace the farmer's
market, the upcoming Nova Southeastern University Learning Institute Speaker Series
at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center starting in November, encouraging residents to
register to receive City emails and to share social media, faxing press releases to
property managers, and conducting surveys on events for feedback.
The next meeting was scheduled for September 13, 2018 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. Lotterman, and
unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 3:38 p.m.
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Approved by the Board on September 13, 2018.
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