March 3, 2022 Youth Advisory Board Meeting Minutes •
YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 3, 2022
5:30 P.M.
Aventura Government Center
19200 W. Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
The meeting was held in the 5th Floor Executive Conference Room at the Aventura
Government Center.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 5:41 p.m. by Ms.
Wesley. The following were present:
Members: Lev Avidan'
Valentina Baredes
Chloe Freitas
Taryn Shein, Vice-Chairperson
Jade Stein
Carolina Wesley, Chairperson
Alternates: Ethan Bazak2
Catherine Bello
Michael Briskin
Isabella Koopman3
Megan Shein4
Absent: Tomas Lado
Tomas Della Torre (Alternate)
Lea Goldenberg (Alternate)
Constance Pimentel (Alternate)
Others: Bryan Pegues, Assistant City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Ian Combrinck-Graham, YAB Project Coordinator
Arleen Llanes, Assistant to the City Clerk
Left the meeting at 6:48 p.m.
2 Left the meeting at 6:47 p.m.
3 Served as a voting member during this meeting.
a Served as a voting member for a portion of the meeting when Mr.Avidan left.
City of Aventura Youth Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2022
2. Approval of Minutes — January 31, 2022: A motion to approve the January 31 ,
2022 meeting minutes was offered by Ms. Freitas, seconded by Ms. Taryn Shein, and
unanimously passed.
3. Discussion of Participation in City Events and Meetings: Mrs. Horvath thanked
the Board members who attended the March 1st Commission Meeting and encouraged
continued attendance at future meetings. The members who attended the meeting
provided information on the items discussed by the City Commission. Mr. Pegues
explained the upcoming Two Turnberry project that will tie into the pedestrian walkway
over Biscayne Boulevard from the Brightline station.
Jay Smith, Community Service Department Administrative Assistant, reported on
upcoming City events. Board members will be provided with available volunteer
opportunities via email.
4. Discussion of Project: The Board discussed the concept for the Aventura Strong
project as presented at the January 31 st meeting.
Mr. Combrinck discussed the two groups (virtual communication and physical
communications) that the members had signed up for, as an initial step for the project.
He provided clarification on the use of the strength stones as the launch piece and the
need for the Board to focus on providing the message to distribute the stones in a
meaningful way.
The Board discussed the message that the stones should convey, with the emphasis
being a strong sense of community and as a reminder that the holder was a part of
something.
It was the consensus of the Board for the mission statement for the project to include the
following wording: "a mental health initiative led by the Youth Advisory Board to rebuild
our minds and bodies, reignite our passions, and reconnect our community."
The Board discussed social media that could be established including the following:
website, Nextdoor application, Instagram, Facebook, and email.
Mr. Pegues discussed upcoming City events that the Board could provide information on
the project at.
Board members were assigned to groups for the delegation of duties focused mainly on
virtual communications, with some assigned to physical communications, and goals for
the next meeting were discussed.
No public comments were provided.
5. Other Business: The next meeting was scheduled for March 16, 2022 at 5:30
p.m.
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City of Aventura Youth Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
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6. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a
motion to adjourn the meeting was offered by Ms. Taryn Shein, seconded by Ms. Freitas,
and unanimously passed; thus, adjourning the meeting at 6.55 p.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, M '_City Clerk Approved by the Youth Advisory Board on March 16, 2022.
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