March 12, 2018 Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes "'4;� COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 12, 2018 — 3:00 p.m.
Aventura Government Center
Executive Conference Room
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
Michael Stern
Sherry Superfine
Absent: David Pulver
Others present: Susan L. Grant, City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Kimberly Merchant, Community Services Director
II. Public Comment: The following members of the public provided comments:
Marjorie Rosenblatt (Mystic Pointe).
III. Approval of Minutes — January 18, 2018: A motion to approve the minutes of
the January 18, 2018 meeting was offered by Mr. Stern, seconded by Mrs. Lotterman,
and unanimously passed.
IV. Staff Reports:
Mrs. Merchant distributed the City's Certificates of Appointment to the Board members.
a. GO Green Applications: Mrs. Merchant reviewed the 14 GO Green
Recognition Program Applications that were received, as provided in the agenda. The
name for Villa Dorada will be corrected on the list.
A motion to approve the 14 applicants provided was offered by Ms. Kaplan, seconded
by Mrs. Lotterman, and unanimously passed.
b. Event Reports and Upcoming Dates: Mrs. Merchant reported on the following
City events: Ride with the Aventura Police (500 in attendance) and March Movie Night
(1,692 in attendance). She also reported on the City's receipt of an award as the
newest Bike 305 municipality for its bike safety efforts, as well as participation in the
Bike 305 Bike to Work Day event in Miami-Dade County (March 2).
City of Aventura-Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 03/12/2018
c. Taste of Excellence: Mrs. Merchant provided an update on the event and
reviewed specific items including the following: banners/posters displayed for the event,
notice on the City's web site, article in community newspaper, an rsvp thus far of 275
attendees, the shatter proof/stemless wine glasses with the City logo to be distributed to
those with an rsvp, the site layout, the South Florida Jazz Orchestra performing, and
the purchase of weather insurance.
i. 2019 Date Selection: It was the consensus of the Board that next year's
Taste of Excellence event be scheduled for April 6, 2019.
Mrs. Merchant reported on April Movie Night (April 21).
d. Arbor Day Ceremony: Mrs. Merchant reported on the City's Earth Day &
Arbor Day Ceremony scheduled for April 27, 2018 and explained that the GO Green
awards would be presented by the Board members at that time.
Mrs. Merchant explained that the events for both the Veterans Day Ceremony (10:00
a.m. at Government Center) and Founders Day (noon at Founders Park) were
scheduled for November 11, 2018. After a recommendation by Mrs. Merchant and
discussion by the Board, it was the consensus of the Board to provide other items at
Founders Day, in lieu of additional zip lines. Mrs. Merchant will report back to the Board
with other options.
e. Vacant Land Parcel Update: Mrs. Merchant reported that the fence and
proper screening had been addressed by the owner at the vacant property along
Country Club Drive/Lehman Causeway.
The following additional items were discussed by the Board, to be followed up on by
Mrs. Grant: traffic light timing and lane issues at both N.E. 34th Avenue/207th Street and
N.E. 30th Avenue/207th Street, as well as the City's new mobile web site not being user-
friendly.
The next meeting was scheduled for May 10, 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 Mr. Naim, seconded by Ms. Kaplan, and unanimously
passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 3:40 p.m.
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Approved by the Board on May 10, 2018.
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