04-24-01 Advisory Boards Subcommittee
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ADVISORY BOARDS
SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2001 3 PM
Aventura Government Center
2999 NE 19151 Street Suite 500
Aventura, Florida 33180
The meeting was called to order at 3:10 p.m. by Chairman Commissioner Jay R.
Beskin. Present in addition to Commissioner Beskin were Commissioners Arthur
Berger and Harry Holzberg, City Manager Eric M. Soroka, and City Clerk Teresa M.
Soroka. Vice Mayor Ken Cohen was also in attendance.
Commissioner Beskin stated the purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways to
increase citizen participation in the City through advisory boards.
Mr. Soroka presented the following proposals for consideration:
· Combine the current Beautification and Recreation/Cultural Arts Advisory Boards
and provide for a membership of 13 residents.
· Establish a 13-member Economic Development Advisory Board.
· Establish Cultural Arts Center Foundation. Mr. Soroka provided proposed
Mission Statement, Foundation Plan and Foundation Goals.
After consideration and discussion of the above, it was the consensus of the Committee
as follows:
Combine Beautification and Recreation and Cultural Arts Advisory Boards to form one
13-member Board to be known as the Community Services Advisory Board. Provide for
additional responsibility to include youth programs and senior citizen programs. Seven
members to be nominated by Commission and approved by Mayor. Commissioners to
provide their nomination in writing to the City Manager, with copies to all
Commissioners. Six members to be selected by the Commission through application
process. Specific procedure for selection to be set forth by ordinance.
Establish 13-member Economic Advisory Board utilizing selection process as set forth
above.
Establish 13-member Cultural Arts Center Foundation utilizing selection process as set
forth above. Committee approved Mission Statement, Foundation Plan and Foundation
Goals as proposed by Mr. Soroka.
Board members must be Aventura residents, except for the Economic Advisory Board
which will include members of the City's business community.
Term of office: Commission appointments are for one year. Those selected through
application process serve two years. Chair for Community Services and Economic
Advisory Boards serves 1 two-year term. No term limit for Chair of Foundation.
Committee suggests that meetings be held monthly at 6 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
Teresa M. Soroka, CMC, City Clerk
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