March 1, 2023 Aventura Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes r
COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 1, 2023
10:00 A.M.
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m. by Mr. Naim. The
following members were present:
Sandra Kaplan
Daniel Naim
Marjorie Rosenblatt
Sherry Superfine
Others present: Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Kimberly Merchant, Community Services Director
Jay R. Smith, Admin. Asst. Community Services Dept.
II. Public Comment: None.
III. Approval of Minutes — December 8, 2022: A motion to approve the minutes of
the December 8, 2022 meeting was offered by Ms. Rosenblatt, seconded by Ms.
Superfine, and unanimously passed.
IV. City Manager Reports: None.
V. Staff Reports: Ms. Merchant discussed the three vacancies on the Board, the
application/interview process, and the three members selected for the positions to be
appointed at the March City Commission Meeting for terms ending in May. She briefly
reviewed the resumes for the following members selected: Bruce Davidson, Donna Mairs,
and Jesse Potack.
a. Program and Events Report: Ms. Merchant reported on the upcoming
events planned for March and April including the following: Bike 305 with the City of
Aventura being recognized by Miami-Dade County as municipality of the year, Movie
Nights (March 11 and April 22), Spring Break (March 20), Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
(March 24), and Arbor Day/Earth Day (April 28). The success of the Valentine's Day "pop-
up" event was also discussed, as well as the start of testing a birthday party rental
program on the weekends at the Recreation Center. It was reported that almost all of the
programs at the Recreation Center and Founders' Park were at full capacity enrollment.
City of Aventura Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
March 1, 2023
b. Go Green Award Applicants Approval: Ms. Merchant distributed and
reviewed the 12 Go Green Applicants received.
A motion to approve the applicants presented was offered by Ms. Kaplan, seconded by
Ms. Rosenblatt, and unanimously passed.
Future "pop-up" events will be discussed at the next meeting, once the new members are
appointed.
The next meeting was scheduled for March 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. in the Executive
Conference Room.
VI. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a
motion to adjourn was offered by Ms. Rosenblatt, seconded by Ms. Kaplan, and
unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 10:34 a.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by the Board on March 30, 2023.
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