February 27, 2024 Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes ��F
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ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 10:12 a.m. by Mr.
Wasson. The following members were present:
Becky Franco-Freifeld
Lisa Horwitz
Merridy Robinson Kotler
Judy Scott Lotwin'
Rita Regev2
Edna Schenkel
Judith Weinberg
Absent: Joyce Forchion
Others Present: Ronald J. Wasson, City Manager
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Arleen Llanes, Executive Assistant to the City Clerk
Jeff Kiltie, Arts & Cultural Center (AACC) Manager
Scott Miller, AACC Event Services Manager
Kat Robertson, AACC Event Services Coordinator
Maria Fulfaro - Marketing Manager
(Broward Center for the Performing Arts &affiliated venues)
2. Approval of Minutes — October 17, 2023: A motion to approve the minutes of the
October 17, 2023 meeting was offered by Ms. Weinberg, seconded by Ms. Kotler, and
unanimously passed.
3. State of the Center Report by Jeff Kiltie: Mr. Kiltie introduced Ms. Robertson
and reported on his recent attendance at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals
(APAP) Conference. He distributed and reviewed a PowerPoint titled Aventura Arts &
Cultural Center Advisory Board Presentation February 27, 2024, highlighting the following
items: "By the Numbers" To Date Since October 1 , 2023, 2023-2024 Season Average
Sell-Through by Genre, 2023-2024 Season Sales to Date, Founders Day 2023, Arts
Ballet Theatre of Florida's Sensory Inclusive Nutcracker, Spring 2024, Summer 2024,
2024-2025 Season Programming, and New Usher Orientation.
Left at 10:51 a.m.
2 Arrived at 10:14 a.m. Vice Chair- Served as Chair since Ellen Elias is no longer on the Board.
City of Aventura Arts &Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
February 27, 2024
The Board Members provided comments and feedback throughout the presentation with
additional items discussed as follows: members providing Mr. Kiltie with contact
information of Israeli opportunities, the use of dynamic pricing, ways that talent is booked,
Mr. Kiltie providing a ticket as an auction prize for an upcoming Champion of the Arts
event, and branding for the Center's 15th Anniversary.
Mr. Kiltie reported on the upcoming 15th Anniversary of the Center in October 2025 and
requested direction on whether or not an event should be held. Following discussion by
the Board on potential ideas, it was the consensus of the Board to wait until the 20th
Anniversary to hold an event.
4. Selection of New Chairperson: Mr. Wasson reported on the vacancy on the
Board due to the recent resignation of Ellen Elias who had moved out of town and who
had also served as the Board's Chairperson. He also noted that the term for the Board
Members would expire in May and questioned if the current Board Members wished to
continue serving. All current members in attendance expressed the desire to continue
serving on the Board.
Mrs. Horvath noted that since Rita Regev was the current Vice Chairperson that she
would now serve as Chairperson until the selection of both positions were discussed at
the normal meeting, following the re-appointment/appointment of Board Members.
Following discussion and nominations, it was the consensus of the Board for Lisa Horwitz
to serve as Vice Chairperson, since Ms. Regev was now serving as Chairperson.
5. Other Business: The next meeting was scheduled for June 25, 2024 at 10.00
a.m., by consensus of the Board.
6. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a
motion to adjourn was offered by Ms. Schenkel, seconded by Ms. Kotler, and
unanimously passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 11 .02 a.m.
Ellisa L. Horvath, MM City Clerk
Approved by the Board on June 25, 2024.
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