February 22, 2021 Youth Advisory Board Meeting Minutes •
YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
6:00 P.M.
Virtual Meeting Via Video Conferencing
The meeting was held via video conferencing through Zoom, as specified on the meeting
public notice and agenda, as a result of the continued COVID-19 state of emergency.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by City Clerk
Ellisa Horvath. The following were present:
Members: Valentina Baredes
Chloe Freitas
Gabriela Sartan
Taryn Shein
Jade Stein
Carolina Wesley
Lev Avidan'
Alternates: Ethan Bazak
Catherine Bello
Emily Briskin
Michael Briskin
Lea Goldenberg
Ellis Landauer
Constance Pimentel
Megan Shein
Absent: Ariel Jacobs
Others: Ronald J. Wasson, City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Arleen Llanes, Executive Assistant to City Clerk
Ian Combrinck-Graham, YAB Project Coordinator
2. Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson: Mrs. Horvath explained the
process to select a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and offered recommendations,
based on those who served on the Board the prior year.
A motion to select Gabriela Sartan to serve as Chairperson was offered by Ms. Wesley,
seconded by Ms. Freitas, and unanimously passed.
A motion to select Carolina Wesley to serve as Vice-Chairperson was offered by Ms.
Sartan, seconded by Ms. Freitas, and unanimously passed.
1 Alternate served as a voting member at this meeting.
Youth Advisory Board Meeting Minutes—February 22, 2021
3. Review of Rules of Procedure and Sunshine Law: Mrs. Horvath reviewed the
rules of procedure, as well as the Sunshine Law.
4. Overview and Mission of the Board: Mrs. Horvath reviewed the duties of the
Board, as outlined in the enacting Ordinance (No. 2017-03).
5. Discussion of Participation in City Events and Meetings: Mrs. Horvath
encouraged Board members to attend and participate in Commission Meetings and will
provide volunteer opportunities for City events via email or at scheduled meetings. Board
members will notify either Mrs. Horvath or Mrs. Llanes if they are able to volunteer at City
events.
6. Discussion of Projects:
Trader Joe's: Mr. Wasson explained the Commission's request for the Board
to provide a presentation to entice Trader Joe's, a grocery store company, to open a store
in Aventura. He introduced Mr. Combrinck-Graham (Don Soffer Aventura High School
Teacher), who will serve as the Board's Project Coordinator. Mr. Combrinck-Graham
provided information on his background.
The Board discussed various suggestions for the project including: possible locations,
surveys, statistics, social media, providing a video presentation, providing the survey to
those wanting to register for movie night, and dividing responsibilities amongst
members/alternates to focus on information, social media, survey/community outreach,
and video/formal presentation.
Mr. Wasson will research the Code regarding any location restrictions and will contact the
City Attorney, along with Mrs. Horvath, regarding some of the Board's suggestions as
they pertain to the division of responsibilities.
7. Other Business: The Board provided suggestions on the following items:
increasing the amount of police explorers by reserving the ten spots in the budget for
those that need financial aid for their items and expanding general community outreach
to include additional high schools that residents attend.
It was the consensus of the Board to schedule the next meeting for Monday, March 15,
2021 at 6.00 p.m.
8. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a
motion to adjourn the meeting was offered by Ms. Wesley, seconded by Ms. Stein, and
unanimously passed-, thus, adjourning the meeting at 7.02 p.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
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Approved by the Youth Advisory Board on March 15, 2021 .
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