March 20, 2018 Youth Advisory Board Meeting Minutes ` "''► YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
" + '* MARCH 20, 2018 — 5:00 p.m.
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Aventura, Florida 33180
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 5:08 p.m. by Mr.
Manor. The following members were present:
Nathaniel Manor, Chairperson
Mayrav Lapidot, Vice Chairperson
Sofia Korn
Dawson Miller
Eric Perczek
Rebecca Richmond-Parks
Emily Briskin (Alternate)1
Absent: Gabriela Sartan
Valerie Hanz (Alternate)
Brittany Steinfeld (Alternate)
Others present: Susan L. Grant, City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Arleen Llanes, Executive Assistant to City Clerk
2. Approval of Minutes — February 12, 2018: A motion to approve the minutes of
the February 12, 2018 meeting was offered by Ms. Richmond-Parks, seconded by Ms.
Lapidot, and unanimously passed.
3. Discussion and Recommendation to the City Commission on Topic(s) to
Establish a City Talks Program (Commissioner Gladys Mezrahi): After discussion
with Commissioner Mezrahi, the five topics discussed at the prior meeting were ranked
by the Board members, with the following outcome in order of preference:
1.) Cyber Safety/School Safety (7 points)
2.) Personal Finance for Students (15 points)
3.) School Hazing (25 points)
4.) Me Too Movement (27 points)
5.) Sea Level Rise (29 points)
A motion to recommend that the first topic be Cyber Safety/School Safety for the City
Talks Program, if established by the City Commission, was offered by Ms. Richmond-
Parks, seconded by Ms. Briskin, and unanimously passed.
1 Served as a voting member at this meeting.
City of Aventura—Youth Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 03/20/2018
It was the consensus of the Board that the recommendation to the City Commission
would be for the first program to be scheduled at the library in Aventura, on a Tuesday
or Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m., in May.
4. Informational Presentation by City Department(s): The following provided
presentations on their departments: Susan Grant, City Manager (City Manager
Department) and Ellisa Horvath, City Clerk (City Clerk Department).
5. Other Business: It was the consensus of the Board that a mock Commission
Meeting be held in either May or June, if possible.
6. Public Comment: The following members of the public provided comments:
Leon Assor.
7. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a
motion to adjourn the meeting was offered by Ms. Richmond-Parks, seconded by Ms.
Briskin, and unanimously passed; thus adjourning the meeting at 5:57 p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, M 410 ty Clerk
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