Community Affairs Advisory Board

City of Wilton Manors Community Affairs Advisory Board Meeting Minutes WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2022 ▪ CALL TO ORDER: Michael Sansevero called the March 2, 2022 CAAB meeting to order at 7:03p.m. in the City Commission Chambers and via the Zoom Video Communications application. ▪ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Michael led the Pledge of Allegiance. ▪ ROLL CALL: Johnnie took roll call: Michael Sansevero, Robert Hadley, Roger Cruttenden, Glen Rogers, Carvelle Estriplet, Harrison C. Davies, and Jasmen Rogers were present. ▪ ADDITIONS/CHANGES/DELETIONS TO AGENDA: No changes were requested; the agenda was accepted as written. ▪ PRESENTATIONS/SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS: None were received; Mike encouraged members of the community to submit sponsorship requests and ideas for events. ▪ APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 2, 2022: Minutes approved unanimously. ▪ UPDATE FROM CITY LIAISON: Johnnie reported that the city promoted the call for nominations for honorees for Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and the Skip Stadnik Community Spirit Awards. Johnnie also shared that he distributed the current CAAB financial statement. Johnnie addressed the new city Charitable Donations policy in which a donation request form is now required along with submission to the Commission for approval for city donations – caution would need to be taken if donation requests are made to CAAB. ▪ UPDATE FROM CHAIR: Michael said that he attended the February 22nd Commission meeting wherein the Proclamation was presented for Lynn Lawrence/Black History Month. ▪ PUBLIC COMMENTS: Resident Hunter Stevens was present in the Chambers but had no comments. Johnnie stated that resident Iris Gonzales was attending via Zoom at the start of the meeting but was no longer logged in. Mike stated that Iris would be called on again should she rejoin the meeting. There were no other attendees on Zoom. ▪ UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a.) Women’s History Month honorees – review of the nominations of Julie Carson, Carvelle Estriplet, Adrienne Foland, and WMPD Officer Nikkole Cox. Mike noted that when he submitted the nomination for Adrienne he was not aware that she was an honoree in 2016 – but that does not prevent her from being honored again. After discussion, a vote was taken (Carvelle: 7, Julie: 4, Adrienne: 2, Nikkole: 1) and motion was made (Robert), seconded (Harrison), and carried unanimously to recommend to the Commission, in its March 8th meeting, that Julie Carson and Carvelle Estriplet be honored for Women’s History Month. Johnnie confirmed with Mike that he (Mike) will attend the March 8th Commission meeting to support the recommendation if called upon by the Commission. The proclamation will be scheduled for the Tuesday, March 22nd Commission Meeting. b.) CAAB Mission Statement – Michael noted that the CAAB proposed CAAB Mission Statement has been submitted to the Commission and will be addressed in a future Commission meeting. c.) “I am Wilton Manors”: Robert noted that he continues to work on this project. d.) Bicycle Safety Event – May 2022 (Robert): Robert shared an event outline with the group and stated that he continues to work on coordinating the event for May 14th, 8a.m. – 2p.m. Carvelle noted that this particular Saturday will be Major Taylor’s birthday – an African-American track cyclist who broke many records over a hundred years ago. Jasmen suggested naming the event after Major Taylor. Robert said that there may be some costs involved in the event and he will work that up for presentation in the next CAAB meeting. e.) Caribbean Island Festival – Jasmen reported that she met with WMEG (who has also talked to other potential community partners including Fort Lauderdale Pride that want to be part of this) to kick this off and will have their first official planning meeting next week and offered the potential dates of August 13 or August 27 at Richardson Park – both dates are currently available. WMEG has asked for CAAB sponsorship of the event to curtail event costs – Jasmen stated that she spoke with Scott Holloway of Leisure Services and Commissioner Bracchi who said that we FINAL CAAB Meeting Minutes -1- Adopted: April 6, 2022 March 2, 2022 Meeting  would need to submit the paperwork if we decide to sponsor the event and the City Manager would let us know if fees are waived and we can move forward if the City Manager approves this. Carvelle made the motion that CAAB co-sponsor the Caribbean Festival to be held in August, seconded by Robert, the motion carried unanimously. After discussion of August 13 versus August 27, the Board selected the August 13th date as the tentative working date with August 27th as the fallback date. Jasmen requested that if anyone has recommendations of organizations that represent Caribbean people to please send it her way. f.) Skip Stadnik Community Spirit Awards for 2021 volunteerism: Mike noted that nominations are due to CAAB by March 31st and will be reviewed in the April CAAB meeting. g.) AARP Community Challenge Grant (Harrison) – update/review of application: Harrison read an email from Todd DeJesus, wherein Todd wrote that he does “not think it would be appropriate to apply for new bike racks through this program... there is no map indicating proposed bike rack locations, no design specifications, nor a budget/cost estimate. It would be difficult to put together a solid application in time for the current cycle. I would suggest rethinking this grant program and perhaps there is a more suitable project that would better benefit the AARP community and fit the grant criteria.” Mike asked that Johnnie please forward this email to him – to which Johnnie replied that he was not copied on the email and that this was the first he was hearing of it as well. Mike asked Harrison to forward the email to Johnnie who will share it with all CAAB members. Mike stated that he is not happy with this response; however, Roger stated that he agreed that specific information is needed for the application process, while Mike said he believes the application could have been submitted in broad form with estimated costs. ▪ NEW BUSINESS: a.) Wilton Manors Car Show (Mike) – Mike stated he is seeking sponsorship (from CAAB or elsewhere) to fund the $500 cost of a Wilton Manors Car Show on Sunday, May 22nd; to allow public comments on this item, a sponsorship request of up to $500 is requested for the CAAB agenda of April 6th – consensus was favorable toward continuing this event. Mike suggested the possibility of creating an event program that could generate revenue from advertising and stated that he hopes a city car show could be a quarterly event. Jasmen asked if the car show could be held in conjunction with the Manors Market event; Roger noted that guest parking would then be an issue and Mike agreed. ▪ COMMUNICATIONS TO COMMISSION: Mike noted the Women’s History Month honoree recommendation to the Commission in the March 8th Commission Meeting and Proclamation presentation in the March 22nd meeting – Mike suggested CAAB members be present in the March 22nd meeting. ▪ BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEMS: None noted. ▪ NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING DATE: Wednesday, April 6, at 7pm – Chambers/ZOOM hybrid. ▪ ADJOURNMENT: Michael adjourned the meeting at 8:50p.m. Submitted by: Johnnie Goodnight - CAAB - Staff Liaison/Secretary Digitally signed by Johnnie Goodnight DN: cn=Johnnie Goodnight, o=City of Wilton Johnnie Goodnight Manors, ou=City Manager's Office, email=jgoodnight@wiltonmanors.com, c=US Adopted 4/6/22; Attested to by: __________________________________ Date: 2022.04.28 12:07:13 -04'00' Johnnie Goodnight, Staff Liaison/Secretary FINAL CAAB Meeting Minutes -2- Adopted: April 6, 2022 March 2, 2022