September 26, 2024 Aventura Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
4:00 P.M.
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Mr. Naim. The
following members were present:
Sandra Kaplan
Donna Mairs
Daniel Naim
Sherry Superfine
Absent: Bruce Davidson
Jesse Potack
Marjorie Rosenblatt
Others present: Bryan Pegues, Deputy City Manager'
Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, City Clerk
Kimberly Merchant, Community Services Director
Arleen Llanes, Executive Assistant to City Clerk
Jay R. Smith, Administrative Assistant.
II. Public Comment: None.
III. Approval of Minutes — March 14, 2024: A motion to approve the minutes of the
March 14, 2024 meeting was offered by Ms. Kaplan, seconded by Ms. Superfine, and
unanimously passed.
IV. Staff Reports:
a. Review of Fall Special Events: Ms. Merchant provided a review of the Fall
Special Events including the following: "Share the Road" Bicycle Event (September 22),
Halloween Movie Night (October 26), Founders Day (November 9), Veterans Day
Ceremony (November 11), and Winter Wonderland (tentatively December 5).
1 Deputy Manager Pegues arrived at 4:05 p.m. at the start of Staff Reports.
City of Aventura Community Services Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
September 26, 2024
b. Review and Approval of Founders Day Plan- Ms. Merchant provided an
overview of the Founders Day Event Plan, to be held at the south end of Gulfstream Park,
on Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The change to Saturday was due
to staff preparation for the Veterans Day Ceremony and the change to evening was due
to the heat. Details included entry by wristband, with each resident permitted two
wristbands. A motion to approve the Founders Day Event Plan as presented was offered
by Ms. Superfine, seconded by Ms. Kaplan, and unanimously passed.
V. Discussion of Next Meeting Date: It was the consensus of the Board that the
next meeting be scheduled for Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 4.00 p.m. in the
Executive Conference Room of the Aventura Government Center.
VI. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, a
motion to adjourn was offered by Ms. Superfine, seconded by Ms. Mairs, and
unanimously passed-, thereby adjourning the meeting at 4.24 p.m.
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Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC, ity Clerk
Approved by the Board on October 30, 2024.
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