June 25, 2024 Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes ��F
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ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 25, 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 10:03 a.m. by Mr.
Pegues. The following members were present:
Lisa Horwitz
Merridy Robinson Kotler
Judy Scott Lotwin'
Rita Regev
Edna Schenkel
Judith Weinberg
Absent: Helen Sachs Chaset
Joyce Forchion
Becky Franco-Freifeld
Others Present: Bryan Pegues, Deputy City Manager
Arleen Llanes, Executive Assistant to the City Clerk
Jay R. Smith, Administrative Assistant to the City Clerk
Jeff Kiltie, Arts & Cultural Center (AACC) Manager
Scott Miller, AACC Event Services Manager
Maria Fulfaro - Marketing Manager
(Broward Center for the Performing Arts &affiliated venues)
2. Selection of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson: Following a discussion, a
motion to select Ms. Regev as the Board Chairperson was offered by Ms. Horwitz,
seconded by Ms. Kotler and unanimously passed (5-0).
The Board then discussed the Vice Chairperson position, with a motion to select Ms.
Horwitz as Vice Chairperson made by Ms. Regev, seconded by Ms. Weinberg, and
unanimously passed (5-0).
3. Approval of Minutes — February 27, 2024: A motion to approve the minutes of
the February 27, 2024 meeting was offered by Ms. Schenkel, seconded by Ms. Kotler,
and unanimously passed (5-0).
Arrived at 10:09 a.m. following Approval of Minutes.
City of Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
June 25, 2024
4. State of the Center Report by Jeff Kiltie: Mr. Kiltie distributed and reviewed a
PowerPoint titled Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Advisory Board Presentation dated
June 25, 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 (October 1 , 2023—June 1 , 2024), Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Demographics,
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Zip Code Analysis, Digital Marketing/Social Media,
Making Headlines and Creating a Buzz, Volunteer Recognition Dinner (April 10, 2024),
Summer 2024, Projected Performances & Activity 2024-2025, 2024-2025 Season
Programing, and What's Next.
Recognition Certificates were distributed to those members who did not attend the
Volunteer Recognition Dinner.
The Board Members provided comments and feedback throughout the presentation with
Mr. Kiltie providing clarification as needed. Additional items were discussed as follows:
the importance of purchasing tickets directly through the Arts & Cultural Center or
Ticketmaster to avoid fraudulent sellers, ways that Board Members could aid in the
expansion of the programming awareness through social media, and in lieu of scheduling
a 15th Anniversary Show at the Center the anniversary will be marketed throughout the
year.
5. Other Business: The next meeting was scheduled for September 24, 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. Regev, seconded by Ms. Kotler, and unanimously
passed; thereby adjourning the meeting at 10:58 a.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, MM ity Clerk
Approved by the Board on September 24, 2024.
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