October 16, 2018 Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD
' MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 16, 2018 — 3:00 p.m.
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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
Bonnie Lotterman
Daniel Naim
Michael Stern
Sherry Superfine
Absent: Sandra Kaplan
David Pulver
Others present: Joanne Carr, Interim City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Kimberly Merchant, Community Services Director
II. Public Comment: No comments were provided.
III. Approval of Minutes — September 13, 2018: A motion to approve the minutes
of the September 13, 2018 meeting was offered by Mr. Naim, seconded by Ms.
Superfine, and unanimously passed.
IV. Staff Reports:
a. Special Events: Ms. Merchant reported on the following fall events: Share the
Road Bicycle Event (October 7th) with close to 500 in attendance, Halloween movie and
activities (October 27th), Veterans Day Ceremony (November 11th), and Founders Day
(November 11th).
b. Youth Sports Leagues: Ms. Merchant reported on the soccer and basketball
leagues.
c. Programs: Ms. Merchant reported on the leagues, classes, and camps
available through the City's recreational programs.
The Board commended the programming, as well as the printed programs.
d. Discussion of Possible Sponsorships for Taste of Excellence Event: Ms.
Merchant requested that the Board provide ideas for sponsorships for the event.
Following Board discussion on different sponsorship ideas, consensus was provided for
Mr. Stern to contact the Aventura Mall, Aventura Hospital, and Total Wine regarding
possible sponsorships for the event. Ms. Carr will determine if there would be any issue
City of Aventura-Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 10/16/2018
using the Aventura Mall's event space if that was donated, since it isn't the City's
facility. Ms. Merchant advised that the prior budget for the event was $40,000.
The Board suggested that a survey be provided to determine if people would pay to
attend the event and discussed possible ways to cut the budget.
It was the consensus of the Board that the event should be held if possible.
The following additional item was discussed: providing a bike ride for adults for a longer
distance.
The next meeting was scheduled for December 4, 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. Lotterman, and
unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 3:38 p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC a' Clerk
Approved by the Board on December 4, 2018.
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