Parks and Recreation Youth Advisory Board

Youth Center, Conference Room

Agenda — 17 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
2. 2 ROLL CALL
3. 2 A MOTION TO CALL TO ORDER AT 6:06 P.M.WAS MADE BY ALEXA TAPANES AND SECOND BY ISABELLA GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. 3 a. Roll Call and Excusal of Absences Present: 5 - Board member Nicole Schneider, Board member Lucas Martinez-Miro, Board member Alexa Tapanes, Board member Isabella Gonzalez and Board member Angelica Santeliz Excused: 1 - Board member Gabriella R. Chong A MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF GABRIELLA R. CHONG WAS MADE BY ISABELLA GONZALEZ AND SECOND BY ANGELICA SANTELIZ. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. 4 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
6. 5 a. Approval of December meeting minutes A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER MEETINGS MINUTES WAS MADE BY ALEXA TAPANES AND WAS SECONED BY ANGELICA SANTELIZ. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
7. 6 SUPERVISOR'S REPORT
8. 7 a. General Updates Supervisor Carlos Pichardo began his report by discussing the City of Coral Gables Farmers Market event, which will take place on Saturday, January 13th at 8:00 a.m. He updated the board members on how the youth center will have an informational booth at the farmer’s market event. Carlos Pichardo then provided the board with an update regarding the CG Youth Center's preparations for summer camp and upcoming spring sports. b. Special Events Supervisor Carlos Pichardo announced the Daddy Daughter Dance that will take place on Saturday, February 10th. Their theme this year will be Cherry Blossom Ball. For more details, please see our playgables.com website. Supervisor Carlos continued to announce forthcoming activities for the upcoming months, including the City of Coral Gables Easter Egg Hunt. c. Administrative Updates Administrative Assistant Susan quickly went over some of our upcoming events, which include the Coral Gables Farmers Market - Saturday, Jan 13 - Mar 30 at 8 a.m. and Movies Under the Gables Moonlight - Featuring Parent Trap – January 19 at 6 p.m. Susan notified the board that Community Recreation had gone over recent modifications. Our Special Projects Coordinator was promoted to an unfilled position at the Adult Activity Center. Until a replacement is found Susan will serve as the interim coordinator of special events. Board members who are interested in volunteering at any of our upcoming special events should inform us, and Susan will facilitate further information on the event.
9. 8 NEW BUSINESS
10. 9 OLD BUSINESS
11. 10 a. Selection of Board Member at Large Administrative Assistant Susan mentioned that the board must select a new Board-as-a-whole member and that they must submit a résumé or a paragraph explaining why they want to serve on the board. Susan suggested that potential nominees submit their resumes before the next meeting, after which we will disseminate resumes to the whole board, who will then analyze and choose their seventh member. According to Susan the City Clerk's office advised applying online and sending applications through the portal, which we would then distribute to the board. Susan encouraged the board members to share the Boards and Committees link with the possible nominees.
12. 11 DISCUSSION ITEMS
13. 12 ITEMS FROM THE SECRETARY
14. 13 Next meeting date February 7, 2024 at 6 p.m.
15. 14 ADJOURNMENT
16. 15 NOTE
17. 16 A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:12 P.M. WAS MADE BY ISABELLA GONZALEZ AND WAS SECONDED BY ALEXA TAPANES. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.