Okay, we are okay. The minutes. Did anybody look at the minutes? I'm looking at them right now. I make a motion to approve the March 12. Okay, that's done. I don't think Maria finish reading.
Go ahead, Maria. Move on. We only got an hour. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Second. Right. Okay. Any now we have the discussions for any
discussion about the minutes. We have a lot of things. Look how many people we have. Okay. The minutes public comments that's now I call them each now or no you can um do a couple of them. Well, they're under presentation. They would be under presentations. Remember this is
before they come. Any public comments? Any comments from the public? We have no public presentation. I only have Carlos. Wait, wait. We did have a public comment. I believe that somebody
pass that out. Yeah, it has to be short because of that other lady if he wants to do it short. I guess we can give him a couple of minutes, right? Yes. Yeah. Yes. So, we thinking there's not a way to do technology there. So, there's no powerpoints or anything like that. Okay.
Um it and it sort of has to be brief because we typically have a hundred people there. Okay. And we have to in that amount of time the two hours we have to play four rounds of bingo and especially now our time. Yeah. We have
to be out of there. Out of there. That means we have to have the tables cleared and the garbage cleared out and out of the building at 1:00. Even though we're starting at 10:30. Mhm. Um it's it's a push. Yeah. Because we're actually
feeding we're actually handing out the food to every person. So if he can come and keep it, I don't know, max 15. And then he's going to have to pass on because there's no power for it. That's no problem. Again, he's already set up for the flyers. U Nancy and I spoke this morning. She said approximately 130
people. So I that's what I told him. Yeah. Uh so I'll I'll what I'll do is I'll send him a message now and make sure that he keeps his at 15 minutes max. at the family. Um, you tell me when you want them there. I put them till 10:30, but I need them while we set them up and while the
first one will be good. So, we vote on it. Okay. Please make a motion. Okay. I make a motion to approve. How many minutes or
15 minutes? 15 minutes. discussion. No second and discussion. None. Hearing no discussion. All in favor? Hearing no nays. Motion. Any nays? Who's sorry? Hearing no nays. Motion passes. You're ready to vote.
Thank you very much. Our group. Thank you. Oh, and by the way, yeah, before I forget, she's our other new person. What is your name? Isabelle Diaz. And now this is Mario. Sit
over here. You want to come over here? Mario. You want I want to speak for Mario because he's been doing this for the past six years. He comes every year to us and then he was he is a president of Latino center on aging. He does an
event on Roberto Royal Oaks. He's been doing Louis started six years ago. So he comes in he uses the room. He pays for everything. He buys the food. Everything he does everything, right? He does it in the the event. He
does it in in Spanish and English. Wait, what are you talking about? Uh hello. Uh thank you for inviting me. You know, like like Pedro said, you know, I've been here like six years. Uh and I appreciate that that you're doing your meetings now at 6 p.m. used to be
so that secondly, uh yeah, I'm the president and founder of the Latino Center. It was created organization about 33 years ago. um because we realized that most of our
Hispanic albody wasn't getting the information um like everybody and we've been doing this conference here uh especially on one issue that affect us the most uh Hispanics are more inclined to get u to
get into the dementias particularly as a need for information about um as So what we've been doing this years is putting together a conference on Alzheimer's. We added a couple years ago
Parkinson also because people wanted to know also about that. Um I realized this I'm going to take one just half a minute more for you to know where I'm coming from. Uh we I put together a conference an interamerican conference you know there were people from United States,
Mexico, Costa, Argentina from all of them, Puerto Rico, everywhere in Chile and one of the workshop was about Alzheimer just one we got several workshops and I noticed that everyone went to the workshop the others we got a
you know concurrent workshops at the same time and they weren't going to the others they they just keep going to the the an Alzheimer's. So since then, that was 25 years ago, I realized that there was a tremendous need because you get a
scared, you know, when you start forgetting the keys or or some. So that's what uh the intention that we got is to bring and we've been working very close with the University of Miami department of neuro neurology and they are the experts and they are the one
that you know bringing all the information. So those that's the kind of people that we've been having uh that much I would say you know people that knows uh like uh Pedro say you know we we asking them to do a summary in English mainly is in Spanish because
that's what we see the needs the Latino also is having a a radio program here at La Deosa every Saturday is one hour we are there from 9 to 10 talking about this in Lupe. Yes, with Lupe uh we talk
about Medicare and all the intimacies and details. So what do you want from us a date? What happened is this m we have to because we today we don't have much time. No for what do you want? You want the date so you have the thing? We we put the
date uh if it's pre uh May 21st. We like to use the uh Roberto Alonso as a community center like from 10 to 2 and like Pedro said we're gonna so if I may the request is to partner with elderly affairs committee because
otherwise they need to pull a permit through the town if it partners through the committee which you guys have done in the last few years there um you know it's an easier ask from the town because now we're just coordinating essentially for elderly committ I already spoke with the Jeremiah the park recreation he says
if we agree you know, we let him have it, they will give it to him. Okay. But he has to partner with us. Yeah. But I also need details. One last thing, I do need details from the organization letting us know what you're expecting of stuff, like what the request is in terms of setup. Like, let us know now so that
we know if it's something that we can provide aside from the center, right? I know in the past you've used years already has been really started. Okay. I want to make a motion to approve.
Before you have a question confirm what the date was. May 21. May 21st something that the day that we're supposed to go to display with Renee Garcia. Yeah. And it's another day that you can use it or
have to be that long. Maybe you need to get back with her. We I don't think we mind doing it as long as you get together and we can it's possible the 20. I don't I can't tell you right now, but I can take your request to the team and I can that's how the idea we approve.
You can check the date could be you can work it out with her. Okay. Do you all I'm sorry. He had a Omar had a question. Okay. Nancy, did you have a question? Yeah, I understood May 20. No. Yeah. No, we forget the date. The day is not going to work. It's not going to work. We have
another event. Okay. So, okay. Let Nancy finish your question. Go ahead, Nancy. I just wanted to make sure that I understood that's going to be only in Spanish. We're asking the presenters to do a summary in English at the end of their presentation. Okay. So, pretty
much it's going to be it's going to be geared towards Spanish speaking individuals. I do not think that non-speaking individuals will enjoy it. We've done it in I know. We've done it in the past. they've done it in the past and they get like a two-minute summary
where everybody else gets a 15minute presentation. So I would say that we do not even try and say that it is for the English population. So what what is it that we should do? Make a motion with an open date. I need I need the committee
motion letting me know if it's something that the EC wants to partner. That's go ahead without without a date. So I'll make a motion to Okay. They will work out the date with Iceland. Okay. for the Latino Center for Canadians that is also
every year. Yes. Any second any discussion? Okay. The only I thing that I wanted to say is that we we thank you very much and it's always it's always a a partnership. Thank you.
So, wait. We haven't passed it yet. So, hold on. Wait there with me. Nancy a question in the middle of discussion. Nancy has a comment that's going to make everybody get annoyed with Nancy, but I got to say the truth and not ignore the elephant in the room. I don't care because I understand a little bit of Spanish. If I try to talk it, I beat it
up. But nevertheless, they put up with me. But I'm going to tell you right now, you know, if you have just Spanish, the ones on this side are complaining. When you're doing this side, this side's complaining. That's why you're going to You can't do a 10 minute little cover up
at the end. Notice that I said Nancy, we're only going to cater it to the Latin the Spanish speaking community. We can get somebody else. It was a disaster the last time they did it in English and Spanish. I was present. I know this for
a fact because I I tried to attend them. You're always going to have this. And and there were people that got very upset. So I am trying to guide them. Do not try and do it in Spanish and English because it did not work. We had a very
upset English speakaking group. So we should if we we will try to get somebody out a different group a different time do it in English right and if we can't then we can't find anybody cuz we find anybody that's what it is. All right. So that was discussion. Thank you. All in
favor? I. Any nays? hearing no days pass. Okay. So you're going to get together with the So now you get together with Iceland. Sorry. Now last but not least but we
have the young men from Oh, we got one more. Oh my god. Oh, you're with them. Are going to But you are with Go ahead. Can you see?
Whatever. It's fine. You want to speak? It's fine. No, it's fine. We We're preparing for every scenario. So, hi everyone. Uh, thank you so much for the time that you're giving us. I know we have to make it a little short.
Um, but basically, uh, we're FAU uh, medical school students. Uh, we're first year students. My name is Andreas Wong, Louis Miguel, and Ivan. And basically what we did was we created this um project called Med Connect in which
we're looking to uh serve the community of the elderly and the seniors and in order to you know do voluntary service with them just because a lot of the projects at FIU um medical school what happens is that we serve a lot of like um just adults regularly and we have a
geriatrics rotation but we don't have community service with them. So we want to you know outreach and you know get the product to that to those communities. So basically our project what it is is we want to do like a 15 to 30 minute uh whatever you guys want sort
of talk uh giving you guys information about what you want to learn. Basically we can do from technology to health benefits to uh basically anything you want. We do um we're very proficient. We do a lot of research especially first year medical students. We're always reading and we're always studying
different things and what we want to do is, you know, give like a little summary uh like a little summary, you know, simple version to you guys on whatever you guys want to learn about. So, we picked the subject. Yes, you guys are able to pick the subject. Um, it could be technology. We we propose a project
with technology or health benefits, health tips, like anything you know that we learn about medical school. We we have a couple of ideas already, but if you guys want something more catered to your own needs, we can also do that, right? Exactly. Yes. What did you have in you have the ideas? Yeah. So we had
for example um like using technology like teaching you like how to use technology a little bit better to communicate with family members especially with the tele health now it's like a lot of things involving medicine are involving all these portals all these like health records that it's
honestly like even for us it's sometimes a little complicated to navigate so we're trying to you know tailor that to you guys and being able to help you with that. Um, yes. So, I'm just sort of giving you heads up. If you say technology to this
elder group, they're gonna think that you're going to teach them how to do Facebook and how to do event, right? And I'm gathering that your technology is more geared towards this is how you get the p your portals. Yes. But we we also
do like Facebook. We we'll do any we'll teach them anything. It's basically a point for us. Um, basically like the younger generation, the medical school students, you know, reaching out and helping you guys figure out whatever. Um, so basically the events are composed of 15 to 30 minutes of that, however long it
takes. And then after we would like to, you know, uh, bring the like play games. Uh, we heard dominoes. Uh, we pitch that to communities. Uh, bingo. Um, I know you guys have your own events, but this will be like with the students. Um, okay. you know, like like set up by us.
So, I'm sorry. So, you want to like once a month have something small and get together with people. Is that what you want? Yes. Correct. It depends on how many we're able to get from you guys. If you say technology and you feed them, you're gonna get 100
people. No, I'm giving them coffee and donuts or something. You can bring refreshments. They're in and that's why I'm saying like for
technology like consider your audience you have 100 people you're not and you put it on the screen they're not going to remember tomorrow what you put on the screen. Okay. So we're going to do a motion. Yes. to allow the FIU
student to set up some kind of partnership with us or some kind of teaching I guess. Yes. Sorry. Second. Yeah. Now discussion. Go ahead. Okay.
Um, I think it's a great idea, but I think what what's going to happen is you're going to have to be a little more specific specifically each time when you're going to do it and whatever because you know that whatever we plan, the higherups are going to say, "We
don't do that. We can't do that." That type of thing. So whenever they whenever you do sit around and make up makeup think of ideas and things that you want to do, keep in mind it's not just us that has to approve. It has to go
through town hall. Am I right? I guess it does have to go through town hall. You guys it doesn't I need to work with you. It didn't go very well. Sounds like similar to the Mount Si seminars
that we're doing here and I think it's a wonderful idea. I just don't want I was just going to agree with you. It does sound very much similar to what we do with the students from Mount Si and the doctors who come in and do. So I would recommend that we try for
your own benefit that we try to schedule these here at town hall in the chambers so that we can keep a smaller group. It's going to be a lot easier for you to work with them. they've got technology in there so you'll be able to use powerpoints and um it whereas if we do
this over at Robert Alonzo there's no technology there's no powerpoints and you're just going to have so many people that you're going to be overwhelmed and um you need a group like this where you have several people because many of our seniors will not learn unless it's very
handson um sorry I was going to add on that that the first part is what I told you about the 50 minutes of us talking sort of like this. Then the second part which I told you about the board games, the bingo, the dominoes, it will be with uh the students that not only like a group of four but we can bring like a
good amount of students. We'll break up into the small groups and play with not only does that get you the hands-on but it's personalized and you can ask specific questions to your own needs. Okay. Okay.
Have somebody come from every phone like iPhones and Androids because their problem is they're not going to you're going to teach iPhone and they're not going to theirs is not going to do the same and they're going to be
like this. I I think that it is a great idea especially in the technology part. We have pretty much covered the health part with the MSI and yeah that's good the others. So but in technology we do need someone because we used to have no and they're
young and they they like and yes and we need it. I mean we anything that you can teach about technology would be useful for us. I think when we vote on this we should include a
specific plan for what we expect them to do. Let's say a month in advance, next time we're going to do such and such or three months in advance, give us three subjects so that whether we have to vote on it or
not, but we can't let them do what they want to do and then the minute you there's trouble from you know where then we have to answer. I think the only thing that motion Okay, so the motion is made. Somebody said it already.
for us to entertain similar to the mount si any no wait second I'll second all right so there discussion has been done
all in favor all in favor thank you so much and yes for sure thank you so something. Appreciate having us. Pleasure. Take care, guys.
Okay. Thank you so much. Awesome. Thank you so much. I give me So, the budget is coming a little bit down. We have coming down 15,799. We still
right there. We already paid everything for the play, right? No, but the play is remember a lot of it is going to be offset by what the by what the participants pay, right? Oh, okay.
The amount is 15,000. Do we have any openings left? Okay. So that would about the child's report, please. Did this amount include and I apologize. Maybe I just didn't
hear it. The thing we just had the healthare there are still if you see there um I I see $1,200 that we're receiving under healthcare, but we received more than that. So no, still not up to date in
terms of how much money. So we have more coming in. Yeah. So by next month you should see um the real number for the healthare. Okay. Perfect. So that's it. We're moving on. Old business the bingo was great.
Everybody went, enjoyed it, had a great time. The ARP. You skipped comments. Oh my comments. Okay. I'm always happy. It's always great to be here. We do. We have a great time. I love our group. What other com?
Okay. All business. The bingo was great. The ARP trips, the ones that went had a great time. They went to the wall except that it was entirely performed in in Spanish. Oh yeah, that was a problem. The guy told him that we only that when
we emailed them, it was only in Spanish. We didn't discuss that. That sounds more like it that we didn't discuss. I think they may have asked like you know it was it is it a Hispanic population and the answer was yes but it wasn't told to be that's what they said they said that it
was not discussed at the time that we called but we that was an error from now on so we have to make sure at least that the guy can answer something you guys ever want to propose anything to anything just let me know and you know we'll talk but I don't even know why he didn't do it wasn't like it was complicated he could have gone back and
forth well it's a pretty a no-brainer with anything that we do in this town he went on for at least 45 minutes in a contract or whatever. So, it's not like you're gonna interrupt. I gave you a card from the director there and she was
anxious to bring it here to us, which voids us needing a bus to do it anytime. I haven't received any information, Mark, but I'll follow up with them. Okay. The movies, they say that they could come to the library. I have and have the classes there. Not
here. The library. The movies. Whoever went to I'm sorry it's going on because we're the people that went to the movies loved it. I want to thank the people that helped us everybody. Your wife had a great time. Everybody had a great time. You didn't go. You
didn't go. But if you go to Ghana, you're going to learn. Sorry. Some of us have to work, right? Yeah. The healthare was another It was good. It was good. It was It was good. It was small. People walked around the same thing. They had a great time. The only
thing I would say about the health fair is I think it was geared more for parents with children. They had some It had more for parents with children than Yeah. No, everybody was The dentists were there for the children. The school
there was like five kids things. The rest were senior. I think you're a grandmother. That's what you But I No, I'm like I'm telling you there were like three dentists and an orthopedic guy and the lady with the books from the lady from
the books, the YMCA. I mean, oh, you know what? What I missed at the healthare that I thought we were going to have a boot truck or something, but can I just finish? I think we should next year then sell it, advertise it to
everybody. That was the intention was for advertised this year. That's the way it was. Okay. For the family, for everything. We needed food. It would have been good to have food.
They had the standing pilates. The standing pilates. We had And then we had the the the the dancers. That was funny. Oh, I had fun. I thought it was a nice That was fun.
The art club. The only thing that we did lack was there was nothing to eat or buy or drink. That's that's going to say we next time we need to have something. So, usually usually we have something for the vendor. Yeah. So, I will mention um doing it at Roberto Alonzo is a little complicated on the back end for us
because Roberto Alonzo um because they have so many activities. So, then there's usually things on the field and if there's things on the field then you have no parking. So, it has to be done um in the time of the year when there's no sports. And if there's no sports, it's usually because kids are out. And if kids are out, people are out town.
So, if we would have gotten the food trucks, they would have parked there. But that's what I wanted to mention that week. If you notice, not only was it spring break, there was a lot going on in Miami. Yes. So, there was nobody signing up to become a food vendor with us because they had there was there was
a food truck. I don't know anybody selling cokes. There you go. People were thirsty and stuff. Yes. Yeah. I would set up I would have made a killing the trunk of your car.
Next time we'll set it up because we can buy like a little a lot of money just like almost like a like a fake a bake sale, you know. Hey
The water is very strong. That's it. I got these things wrong. We also today we did the dominoes which was excellent. We had a good turnout. The food was third and fourth. They cheated us.
I don't know. I'm just We had We had at the beginning there were 20 teams. We had eight. In the second round it was 77. So we did really well. Yeah. And then we ended up they got first and second and then we had
third and fourth. They did great. They had a great got prizes. They got trophies. They got awards. They got $50 gift certificate. They gave out food. Nice. It was nice. Very nice. The Domino's. The Okay, these are in the wrong places.
I put them in the Yeah. You know, it's it should have been new business. No, new business is things that you guys have not talked about. Okay. Then I'm right. Okay. And we're going to the art class you're up to. Yeah. Art class. Yes. The art class that the library had come and
talked to you guys about. When are we going to do that? Yes. Hold on. I just Yeah, I saw that. I see the email back and forth and reading it. I saw that's everything I immediately. Oh my god. Hold on. I'll tell you right now.
We'll be going until you find it. We have our class and then we're going to the to the plane which everybody's looking now. Everybody wants to go. I don't know if they're still How many tickets have been sold out? You didn't buy the last one. You guys are sold out.
Sold out. So that's and I think that's a full bus because so they won't show up. Tony today went to the Domino's and wanted to go. Okay. So, just to talk about Friday, May 2nd is the day for the Miami Dade Public Library that they're hosting us
to do the art uh the glass painting class. And what was going to be where it's going to be at the library time? 10 a.m. Do they have Friday, May 2nd at 10:00 a.m. And do they have to sign on Eventbrite or anything? Yes. It's up there already. Yes, ma'am. So, we'll
talk about it tomorrow. We'll introduce it at the I'll bring flyers. I Please, I love the flyers. That's one of the things that I told that lady that we even have flyers with our activities. And didn't we have a board? Didn't you make a board? Yeah, it's I got to bring it up, but yes, it's
there. It was out last. It was. Yes, it was. Okay. So, when is the the classes the art classes? May 10 by my house. What time do we want to be at the bus for the South Pacific?
Oh, what what time do we have to be here for the bus? V2:30 that it was really early. Well, that's Well, it says B2B thing by 12:30 p.m. That's the meeting from last Yeah. Participants need to be at town hall by
11:30. Yeah. Okay. 11:30. You have to be there. That's a That's a bus trip. That's the bus. Yes. To South Pacific. To South Pacific on May 2nd. No, a different day. April 16th. Yeah, you have to have bought
tickets already. But tickets are already sold out. Did you get tickets? Did you get I don't do the bus trips. Oh, okay. Okay. Commissioner Garcia in the theater. So, we have two dates on hold for that. Okay. The only reason I don't have
confirmation is cuz the bus company was taking forever to give me an invoice and I need to make sure that they approve the invoice. Okay. So, I'm not going to go out with promoting it just yet until I'm 100% sure that they're hosting us. I mean, their intention is to pay. All they want to know is it ahead of time how much
is about three weeks they should. Okay. So, as soon as it's confirmed, I'm just going to go with it. I'll send you a flyer. Perfect. Wonderful. Anything that we left behind at all business cuz now we're moving quick. I don't have extra time. When is our Easter? Oh, that's
another thing. years old. I'm confused about that. We have bingo detect. But that's another thing. Some of us have Easter stuff done. We have a Easter social. Okay, let's go to senior social first cuz I think we're going to finish with that
open. We have an item number that we're talking about. New business. Thank you. The senior social is I have a date held for you guys, but we have not talked about theme. So that's what I need you guys to figure out today. Okay. Um I have you
guys for Hold on. You guys are talking about the bingo. Sorry. No, we have Okay. I have you guys for Friday, May 16th. Friday. Friday, May 16th. Okay. So then our bingo could be Easter.
Oh, Easter's the 20th. We're not going to have any other thing. This is it. That's it. Sunday. The bingo tomorrow. Yeah. But we have stuff. We order mandelas, right? We order tablecloths. Yeah, we have tablecloths for the We I I've
bought a lot of Easter eggs. Bring them like as if somebody can do the math, it's like 36 time 8. That's how many Easter eggs because we I saw Oh, in fact, I have the
I asked if you guys will approve my expenses of a whopping $2916. No, which includes the those Easter eggs are cheap because the eggs are so high. I think I gave you the wrong one. No, I gave you the wrong
one. This is the wrong one. No, I gave you the wrong one. Oh my god. I think it's $45. Oh my god. Okay. So, it includes eight bags of 36 eggs. It
includes 17 big bunnies. And I can show people the picture because I took pictures. believe it. Uh it's a bunny. So that that'll be the centerpiece. And what I have seen and I can show you what I've seen is and I think we talked about like how to decorate just
generally and he has the paper. So you take um the brown what do you call it? Paper and you cut it with little ridges. But are you really going to plan to do that tonight? Today? No.
Tomorrow is the bingo. tomorrow. No, but we're doing the Easter social. We have to do it tomorrow. So, you bring us what you have and we'll put it and no paper. Well, then I need we need to go buy something to stuff the eggs. Well, it's not here. She also the
eggs we could just put on the table. There's nothing in them. Well, we'll we'll put this for the Easter. Pick something. I'll go buy it and I'll do it tonight. Oh, that's beautiful. If you want it. Where are the eggs? At my house. I can do the eggs. I can go.
We'll go. We'll go right now to to buy and buy and then we have all that. Die. She's not here, but she said she had made. She probably forgot that she needed to. We'll call her. We'll call her and we'll go by her house. So, anyways, I
guess we won't put or we can craft paper takes cutting, but there it is. That's what it looks like. Well, unless you want to cut paper at your house in a big circle, please. Oh, do you want to Can you cut the paper at your house?
We need how many of them? How many tables? 17. How many tables? The bunny will go in the middle. So, it'll be a bunny. Make a round one. It'll be a bunny like this. No. Well, yeah. It'll be a bunny like this and then the eggs around it. That's
it. And that's it. We'll do that. The flowers. So, I guess I could we could have my notes here. We're all over the place today. Okay, my notes. My eyebrows are like this. My god. All right, the
notes. This is going under the bingo then tomorrow, correct? For 4:105. The senior social is on 5:16. We kind of like jump from that to this and then we start and thought that it was a I thought that our social was this month and I thought that was going to be our
Easter, but it's Not unless we do it in a week and a half because Easter's on the 20th and I thought this was so we're going to finish. We're going to do everything tomorrow that we can for Easter. If you can cut the paper, fine. If not, we'll just put it
on the table. That's it. Don't sweat it. But it's not a big deal. And then our senior social, what is it that we want to do it at? When is Mother's Day? Mother's Day is the 11th. Second Sunday of May 11. 11.
It's 2 days before my birthday. 11. But aren't people going to be celebrating Mother's Day on Mother's Day? No. No. No. That's the same. No. May 16th. We would do it. Oh, so you're sticking with May 16th. Yeah. May 16th. We can do Mother's Day if you think of Now we can
do something else. We can do a sock hop. Is that the one we That's the one you guys have done before. Oh, we do a sock hop. That's fun, too. I like that. Yeah, that's good. Asaka and Friday. That's Friday, May 16, but I don't think
we passed how much we could spend for the bingo for tomorrow. Let's just No, I I know that we have to have No, but we have to go buy the candy now, too. Yeah. And just give me an up to budget that includes whatever you
purchase and up to $75. We owe you for the paper. Bring it in. No, I say let's do up to 100 cuz the candy is expensive. Well, you can go. Tomorrow's having I think it's a Starbucks jelly beans for $10. We have to fill it in. Here's the thing. Okay.
But we have moved our bingo up to 10:30, right? Okay. which means you have to have everything ready by 10:00 because our seniors are going to be there at 9:30 not getting in. So what I what I planned on doing and what I had planned on doing is I knew that there were 17
tables. I was going to divide the eggs and I actually have 17 Publix bags or whatever, you know, grocery bags. I'm gonna do 17 eggs in I mean 17 bags so that you just literally have to go and drop it on the table.
Sorry, but you know what I mean by filling it? But I I'll fill it tonight. I don't I I I'm a night so I can fill in the morning. What I'll do is you're you're not coming to help me fill eggs. No. I'll drop them off tomorrow morning.
No. Didn't you have a childhood with eggs and you'd be better off with no eggs if they were animals? Getting mad because that person got more eggs than I got because they got to the table before I did. I didn't get any
eggs. Hand them an egg when they come through the door. We'll make an announcement that says I will however many aids. We'll count there's seven per I think there's seven people per table. We'll go everybody.
You have more than enough put them in a basket and when they come for okay candy and we'll do something with the eggs. Okay. A motion to pass of $100
to be spent on the Easter social. I second. All right. You got it. Discussion. None. We've done it. Okay. So, I'll do All right. Any motion passes? Okay. So, that's Last time we didn't have dessert. Do we have
dessert for the mango for the to enjoy. So, we have Cuban guys is catering. Um, they're doing wraps. Okay. Individual and they're including a rotta and a cookie. Can can I ask a question about future bingos? Yes. Okay. We are seeing that we
are easily getting 100 people. Last time there were 115 people registered and we had 110 show up. How many do we have today registered? We either need to do we need to do
something. We either need to um increase our number and say we're going to allow 120 people to register and we're going to order 140 meals or if we think it's getting out of hand, maybe we need to start charging a nominal fee like most places do for bingos and say, "Hey,
listen, $5 to go play bingo and get lunch because we are getting massive crowds and it's getting harder and harder. I'm sorry, but there are just a small group of us that are doing all of that work. And it's getting harder and harder for the group of us. And we start
charging people $5 to come and play bingo. I think it's going to come down so that we're not having 120 people show up. And let's face it, even when as hard as we're working and as much as we're doing, we are not getting through a single bingo without complaints. There
are always complaints. No matter what we do, oh, we are getting complaints. And you know, maybe if we start charging $5 for them to come, I'd rather charge. It puts us on the same deal with everybody else. Even if it's a dollar, I mean,
it's up to you guys. But I will mention based on the yesterday, she was very um stuck on the fact that this is Miami Lakes taxpayer dollars. So, I can only imagine a person that feels that way now being told they're going to be. I'm just
putting it out there. But everything is if somebody could find us a location here in Miami Lakes that we can say only Miami Lakes people we don't have a place like that because we need to have a place where
they we can seat 60 people at tables to play bingo. No like and unless somebody can find some place like our we hope that that's what comes. Yeah. So I will say online we do have a max till 100. Okay. Yeah. But even then
you you are getting bigger numbers. So the reality is that at some point we're going to cross over the 125 lunch order and somebody's not going to get a Exactly. And if they're mad now I don't want to see I don't want to deal with them when they don't get a meal. Okay. dancing. I think the most important thing we're
forgetting is that you have a list. I don't care how they register or whatever, you have a list. And when they come through that door, you check off their name. And if so and so number 50 gets there before number 40, 40 comes in
late, she's late. That's it. You're gone. You have to be there on time or pick a time or whatever. make the rules a little bit more expensive and stick to them, whatever we decide to do. But this business of keeping an open list and
then you've got to turn people away or count or we've got to be a little stricter and you can't just surprise them with it at the upcoming. You have to do what you got to do at the next event coming up, but make an
announcement and make it clear and tell them no exceptions. Now, if you sign up and then you're not there, then we could could on the side say, you know, if everybody shows up or whatever you want to wait, we'll let you in. However you
want to work it, but have a plan and don't let it be that open either. The problem we have is that it is in a Miami date place. We cannot, I think,
legally deny them access to it. what we have done which I think was brilliant on her part that she said here's a ticket you get a ticket if you've registered if you registered you get a ticket you have to stick to it and that's it those people that got tickets then those
other individuals get it first on that list so they got to register but that's what we're doing and we're going to stick to it we're going to stick to for sure. Go ahead, Natired. You have a list with the names of the people that have
registered. Let's say it's just this group and all of this group has come in. We've given them a ticket. Right? Now, if somebody has registered and they don't make it, that ticket can set aside from whoever's first in line or however
you want to work it. But make the plan tonight. Make up your mind how you do it. We already have that plan. We do it all the time. And have that plan posted, whether it be online or whatever, to get out to these people that show up late if they come.
If they don't, they register for everything. You're right. and then they show up if they feel like it or not tomorrow and say the plan again out. The only thing that I would suggest is that you say to them if it's opens at
10:00 at 10:30 that by 11:30 if you haven't come in we're giving your food ticket to somebody else. Yes. Go ahead. If if we are not because it's a community center and we cannot restrict it to Miami Lakes residents
exclusively, why can't we put a tariff on it? Because we're using tariff as a charge. Yeah. But why if if it's a new tariff 137 million tariff if that's the case that we're also allowing in non-
taxpayers for Miami Lakes, why can't we? Yeah. because they pay Miami date taxes and the building is Miami date. They are tax non res. Well, I've been doing that for nine years. I never had a problem. I put Yeah, but you're taking is first first come first.
First come, first serve. I know. No, I'm going to address it tomorrow. I'm going to go through the whole thing again. You have to register. You can come and see the first hund if you get here by whatever time you decide. Since you're
the one that's at the table, we will give your ticket to somebody else. Whoever gets mad, they're going to call. Well, they know the instructions. They're just mad at the instructions. We have to just roll with it. It's always going to be somebody like that. They don't know the instruction. They don't want to follow. They don't know
the procedure. They know the instructions. Like I said, when I'm at the table, I cannot tell you how many times people yell at me. Right. Okay. Because I'm doing the check-in. a week does not go by that I don't have somebody I have had people swear at me.
I've had them cuss at me. They they I've seen us twice their temper because they are not on and I tell them I'm you know you're always welcome to come and play bingo but if you're not registered a
meal ticket until everybody else who's registered checks in. Once they all check in, if we have extra meal tickets, we will be happy to come and give you a meal ticket. I have had people swear at me after I tell them this whole spiel and call me by all means. Well, you
don't have to put up with that because I'll send them and what I always do is tell them you have your choice or you can leave. Okay, that's exactly Jerry, go ahead. We got five minutes. Okay. What I want to
say I'm all for charging the $5 because I think that will eliminate some of the people. It'll eliminate some of the people. It'll defraise some of the cost that comes out of our budget. Yeah. And they're not they're not signing
in to do things. Wait, wait, wait. We should not tolerate the behavior. That's what I told the lady on the phone. I think that if they behave that way, you should say, "What is your name?" We blacklist you. We You are not allowed to
attend the videos. Period. You had that lady. I took her to the side. Yeah. And I told her and then then really we need to I spoke to that attorney. She's well, I don't want to use the word, but anyway, she left in her car
upset, which could be an issue because whatever, right? I can't say that word. So, then she came back in and then she was better, but we I told her, "You we don't you don't have to be here. We don't have to put up with this." But I
think I think if we you know, you should not tolerate this. But it's happening. I know. But but we're we've we've permitted it and not in the right word, but we haven't kicked them out.
Well, that's it. He kicked them out. That lady I did tell if you don't leave. We're calling security to take you out. I called the police twice about four years ago with a man and complain. So I told him, you keep complaining. I'm sorry. I have to I call the
right and I told him I'm sorry. She broke my leg. She my legs and she yelled at me. She went over and started yelling at me because I told her I pulled her from the I said come over here and we can have this conversation. And then I told her if you don't behave
I'm not going to speak. So I you need I think what needs to be told you need to leave and if they do not leave we call we call security. Yeah. We're running out of time. And then I I
think so that's the bingo for tomorrow. Whoever can go help these 10:30. What time? Well, 9:00. 9:00. You want to stay? 9:30. 9:30. 9:30. You're going to bring drop out that all those things. All those eggs. And we have to call Daddy. Lay the eggs
cuz Daddy said she had made I don't know how many things. We don't know that. Well, don't she call her? The reason I should have called her before I forget because I always call her ask you for Yeah. Ask her if she has them. If she's not going
to attend and she has them ready, we can pick them up on the way out of celebration. So, ask her. Say, "Hey, do you want to call her?" I mean, is that what you said? Tomorrow she's going to call, right? Yeah, that's what I thought. Why don't you call her when the meeting ends tonight? Yeah, tomorrow
will call and then tell her ask her to have it. So you have a good night also. I thought because of some of the things that I've seen that maybe once a month we can offer like not like
Leon or nothing like that but like maybe go to a beauty school or maybe some of the people that wanted to maybe do their nails or do their hair because some of the elderly that we have because they are alone don't have that. So they look the shuffle maybe a little bit because
they just don't do it. They don't have families that help them. Maybe that's a good idea. We can talk about it next time because we're running out of time. So I don't even want to go into that one. Okay. But going back to senior social because I do need some direction. I need budget. What do you guys
expecting a DJ? Any entertainment? Like let me know music and that guy was great. The DJ from Yes. for the head. Did I pay money? How much money? No, no. The one from the last for the last 100. How much money do you all want to spend?
Usually we spend for the social. What is that? Uh what do we I think it's like $400. 400. No 400. 500 for the DJ. But if you guys give me a moment, but in total we spend more than that. No DJ 400. We have to buy the What is that? We have to
decide what unless we have a sponsor. So it was DJ Denny. Yeah, that's fine. He charged 400 for three hours. Okay. And then the food. What did we spend? Unless we get She's going to She's going to check. She's so late in flight. Unless
we we get a Okay, so this is this is the What happened? That one was the Sadon's one if I'm not mistaken. Um and here's my note to you guys. If people cannot provide a receipt or an invoice, we're not using them. That wasn't the
good time. I'm buying it 300. It's a really good price. But still, no, Sergio doesn't. What I was saying is what happened is that I don't like to use Sergio all the time. All the time. That's what I said. They love it. Who
served that? That was yummy with the rice. Who made that? Which one? Lao. No. Which one? I think so. We've got the cupcakes for That was yellow rice. Last one. Yeah. That we didn't have dessert. Oh, that was that was
and everybody liked it. You and I were running for the We can talk about No, we don't have another. All right. So, let's say no more than $20 for food.
And dessert. How many function? What are we talking about? that we a get the DJ for approximately $400 and that we spend approximately $20 per person for dessert. Yes. For food.
Um and then so I'll cover $300 for decoration. Sounds like a plan all together. What's that? Like 2,700 or how many? What would it be? 100 people. 2,700 around there, right? The
senior. Is that good? And the senior sources, how many people do we have? Yeah. Actually, I want to know what do I open that list for? Because there there is no playing without food, right? Everybody you I would think you guys want to feed everybody 100 people. 100 people more than 100. That's going to be
a problem. Why we do 100 people at $20? That's $2,000. No, but if you open the list for only 100 people, you know, you're going to have more than that show up, right? So you can't turn them away. So now what are you telling them to come do what they they're not getting? They can
dance. No, no, no, no. Unless there we charge like there we can charge. Let me know. It's not about 120 but there there we can charge $5. No, I don't think No.
No. Okay. Then we have to get less expensive. All right. So I say I I'll make the motion my motion. Oh, we do have a sponsor. Yeah. It's not for the full amount, but you guys do have a sponsor. We get 120
140 meals. 140. 140 meals, but we still limit it to 100 people. 120 because you're more No, people. If we limit it to 100 people, more will come. So now we'll be at 120. We'll have 100 people.
Always 100 people. And what do you want me to tell the people that don't get on the list since it's not Don't tell don't come. Don't come. You miss the cut. They gather. No. No. See, allowed in. They can do the same
thing they do with bingo. Same thing. You can come, but we're not guaranteeing. We're not guaranteeing you. 140 people for when? Same thing. Okay. I just want to make sure. Right. Yeah. Same thing. Keeping November to 100. Yes. When this is going to be 140 people. No, the food is going to be 140.
But when for the May 16, you want the checks or restaurants? I'm pretty sure it need to get out. So that was my motion. So I second it. Wait. All right. I'm gonna repeat it for our purpose of
our secretary. $40 for the DJ, $20 per person, $300 in decorations, and a total register for online 100. But we will buy 140 meals because we know people are going to show
up without registering. Sounds like a plan. My motion. Where and what time? Me. Any discussion? And what time? There is no discussion. All in favor? I any naysay no hearing no naysay motion
passes motion passion to adjourn second any announcements no that's it no just to say welcome to Omar and we didn't have I do have one announce just keep in mind that we're going to be going into hurricane season so we are going to
start launching Jerry Squad let me know remember the Jerry squad want every 250. I don't know who in favor review on approval of minutes of March
15. which I hope you all better anybody minutes to approve any changes corrections. My motion to approve second favor. Okay, let's move to the next one. oil
business women distinction award in briefing. Um, we had 61 um in attendance, five no-shows. I want to uh help I'm I'm sorry. Help. I want to I'm reading at
the same time. I want to thank big time. Thank you for arranging all that. uh Elsa, Tinette, and Jackie for helping me with all these arrangements. My pleasure. Our pleasure.
Um feedback, great event, and all the winners are very happy. Yeah, I don't see any deficiencies. I don't see any improvement. Well, deficiencies. Well, the air with Oh, well, the AC that's out of our control. No, but you
should notice something. No, but that's not something we can improve on. Thank you. Yeah, the food was very good. I was left with the homeless. Okay. And they were very happy with that and you
did an excellent job. Yeah. Really? Yeah. Uh through the chair, should we look at trying to expand it now or or just leave it like it is? expand uh outside of Miami X. Oh, you mean the winners and
nominations? Yeah, that's I don't have a problem with that, especially when we start getting But this year we had I guess we promoted it so well in word of mouth. We had about 23 26 entries for
nominations. Okay, massively good. We had a good good turnout. We had a good turnout. Maybe one or two were still just one person, but still we got a better turnout. Okay, that's great for next year. It depends. This year I was able to do everything way ahead of time
and push it and everything. Yeah, that's good. But but it it worked out good. Okay, thank you. Great job. Yeah, I don't know how you're going to top it for next year with the guest speaker, but let's see.
We continue. We continue. We'll get there next year. Paint a picture for mom. Paint a picture for mom. Paint a picture for mom. Okay, you're on. Okay. All right. Um, basically, you know, I have
everything pretty well set. Um, the farmers market is all confirmed with Diego. Um, I went to the supply room and u we did a, you know, she did an inventory
and we spoke about it. So, basically what I need to do now is um there's an Amazon list for everything that is needed. Um, things like uh paper cups, uh, plates, uh, some paint, some
canvases, etc. like we always do. And then the sodas and the water. the sodas for the children and the wallet. So, we're looking pro most likely an estimate here of around $400, $400,
$450. So, um I want to make a motion. The budget is $750. I want to make a motion to approve the amount of no more than $500 for the paint a picture for mom
event. Second. And then I can give it to uh to go ahead and discuss. Any discussion? Um do you have the little easels again? Yes, we have the eels. Ah, they're here.
Great. Perfect. Perfect. The easel. 500. Uh I have 750 for just 500. Don't talk over each other because I want to make sure that the information that you got in the
back. Um, can you repeat what are we getting? What are we buying? What are we Okay, we're buying uh some paper plates, some ultra the clear paper cups. Uh, we're buying some uh tablecloth.
Um, that some um paper paper towels. We're buying uh six of the half gallon paint and we're buying some canvases that we needed in. The only thing I think that we could do less is the trash
bags. This is a a a package of 100. The packages if you want to send me a link of whichever one you want specifically because that's online there's always you I'm sure if you look deep enough there are some No. No. But I think I think that Diego
gives us something, right? The trash cans or something. Oh, I thought he did. Um, so basically that's it. And then we have the water and the sodas that we give to the children. And then I'm thinking of maybe having the coffee like I did last year from Duncan. So that's
$23. Sodas. Yeah, the little the little their little sodas for that. No, no sodas. Delicious. Juices. No, no, juices. Juices and water. Okay. What time? What time? Okay.
The time is from 10 to 12 and we are uh to be there by 9 9:30 the latest. Please then has to help. Let her let her go ahead. Finish what you're saying. And then also um I contacted um the teacher
at Our Lady of the Lakes from the little group of students that always comes to help us from the National Honor Society and they're going to come and help us. She's working on that and she's going to copy aisle when she, you know, when that's final. Um as far as the setup, we
have um we have uh the town is taking our tables and I haven't been requested table. remember to send me the event request form. Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, I have so I can confirm that we have it now. Yes. And that we don't need to do
anything else. Perfect. I have it right here. I'll scan in and send you guys a copy. Right. The tables and chairs like last year. Here's the layout. Perfect. Okay. That's all. This is what you need. Yep. You need this. And um I also printed the email
that you sent me because I checked check. Okay. And I put a comment on the canvases. Maybe one more pack. Oh canvas is just just make sure it's enough with whatever money you're asking. Yes. Yes. Yes. If we take out the trash cans, you know, because that's 20 to $25 for trash
can. That's a lot. Trash bags. Trash bag. Yeah, that's too much. That's a lot. Yeah. But if anything, I'll get them from Publix. Okay. Okay. I'll take care. Get them from Publix. One last note before we close on this item. Um, I contacted Anna Sto, the chair of the
education advisory board, and they're on board to bring the books. So, we're going to have three people on their committee. They'll be here like by 9:30 to set up. So, that's very nice of them. Okay. She was excited to Okay. So, we're discussing not just the motion, we're
discussing the whole thing. The whole thing because, you know, I'm, God willing, I'm leaving April 14th and I'm returning May 6. Okay. Well, here I want to make sure. Okay. Okay. I thought we were still doing discussion. That's why I'm asking. We talking about the motion
or everything. Uh, did you decide how many event bright? You guys told me last meeting. We said 100. Okay. Which by the way, you guys are almost sold out. And not only a hundred, we said that they could not register more than four children, right,
at a time. Yeah. An individual. Yeah. Like a mother. Okay. No, it's the children. the ones that are are we count the children not the pen but it's the mother that's registering so what I'm saying is the mother will register for children you guys are sold out we're
sold out okay it's a popular but at the same time last year Charles remember you went down uh farmers market we always have no a lot of people didn't come yeah a lot of people did not think maybe 65 or 70 there were a lot of empty stores yeah so we got some people that were
coming for the market I just as finished. Would you like to stop by? That's one of the Let me sign up and not show them. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But that's okay. That's okay. We're We're ready for them. We also order um thicker brushes,
too, you know, so that way Oh, I also put there maybe one more packet of the little Yeah, because they're thicker. Um so, basically, since I won't be able to see you guys until closer to the event, that's what I'm asking. you know, um um
Felicia is going to double check with Diego, make sure that he's all set with everything and the books, which are done. And then, um asking Justin and Charles if we could look over the ESOs, please, and make sure. Um did you find
the pumps? Yes, they're in one of the great buckets for the water. Perfect. So, the pumps are new and uh and the uh aprons. Yeah. what I was going to say. Oh, basically who's going to be
there to help out? Oh, who's going to be there? Okay. Basically, same troop. Yeah, basically the same the great kids helping us and all of them. Yeah, we'll be fine.
And bring that little music. Yeah, we'll be fine. Thank you. All right. Okay. Next item, the father. We have to vote. I make a motion to make and then Jackie second. Yes. Okay. Second. Is everyone
in favor? I unan. Okay. Just I'm sorry. I don't mean to interrupt, but just so you know, you don't have to take notes of every single thing. I'm trying not to. like the main no what we need is motion second and if it passes or fails the other stuff is important
like if you can yes but don't don't feel like you need to keep he was typing he was doing 150 minutes I never quit that's Okay. Um, is that next item for the efficient
tournament here? So, have to table the item. What are we going to do as far as Can I ask something to the chair? That's it. Go ahead. Okay. Just brief. Um, my question is if if Trinet um, you know,
for the past what four or five meetings, you know, I've taken the minutes. Uh today Justin is taking the minutes is what what do we do as far as a secretarial position? If the committee feels like they need a new secretary, you guys are welcome to call elections for
that would be my best suggestion. If you feel like more importantly is going to do fishing. I don't know. That's what we at this time. So we we let's let's do the election the next meeting because right now, you know, it will break the
the the list of what we have here. So just think about it. We see hopefully she'll show up. I think she will. Okay. Chair, are we deferring 6C? We didn't do it during deferral. We can't She's not here. I thought she
was that deferral though. Well, yes. committee can motion to defer to the next. Okay. We have time in May. Okay. Yeah. When I said deferral addition, nobody nobody said anything. So, we can table we can defer it. I ra
the table like most of the time. Okay. Next, uh 6D 4th of July update. Well, the update was that the committee was tasked with doing national anthem singer. Did anybody bring a proposal?
Um, I I sent a text message to I'm going to give you his number because I don't have email. I text him. Okay. His name is Antoine. He hasn't responded this. Maybe he thinks he still has time, but I'm loser.
Are you working on confirming? Yeah, I'm trying to reach out to him. Yeah. No, that's your part for the cultural component. Um, I'm working on the logistics end of the Okay. How's it going? Doing fine. The checks for the van that you guys confirmed is actually going out tomorrow and I already
communicated that to the band. Okay, great. We're good. and they connected with light effects production program. Okay. So, so my duty is to call the guy in Yeah, because I want them, you know, unless you guys have somebody else. I
want you guys to if he doesn't respond by next week or I mean we still have time. I mean is it's just because I feel like people get busy for Fourth of July. I know. That's why and he he was very happy with me. So
I told him to be mailing. So um it main street live uh quick report on it. Um I haven't heard anything from Matthew. I think they've been trying to to meet. They weren't able to meet. They weren't able to meet. So that's
basically it. I think there's an announcement in the Laker about the two upcoming bands and that's all I know. Is it going to be still? No, April. No, April. We're doing May 16th and I think
this third and June 20th two concerts coming up and they're on board. It's just that I have to see um quick question to you all. uh since the economic development committee is taking over the finances of the that's
what they haven't voted on. They haven't voted on. So that's why we're standing on that. So right now no committee from the town has put up the money to continue this. So it's it's like on hold right now even though you know the event is
the no event in April. No April because that Friday is a good Friday. Oh okay. Next year it's going to be fine because Good Friday the simple on you know the so through the chair um I would I know I
got the information from isle and I don't know if you sent it if Felicia got to see it about the stage that we actually have through the town that we could use. No but I can read the information I sent here. Give me a second. Just a So Justin had asked um if
we had a stage that we could use in case you guys decided to take on the event what the cost would be. Um and we do have one. You guys would just have to check against whatever band you confirmed to see if it's enough of the state. And there is a cost for setting
up because then we would need to have handling set it up and bring it on. Um, it's going to be a total of $85 per hour during business hours. They would have to set up that Friday, right during business hours to have the stage
ready. And then $50 per hour per person um to break it down, break down the stage for you guys and deliver it. Is that the one from Mary Collins? Was Roberto Roberto Alonso? My my concern is that the musician have heavy equipment
and I don't know if that stage can hold it. Exactly. The musician would have to confirm if that's what they need. Yeah. So, but that's just an option to I mean if we can and we always you have to let us know in advance is what I was telling Justin because we have to make sure that it's not being used for another program. Okay. So is it $85 per
hour per person per and then five 50 per person per hour if the after is like three people four people how many people do we need they do it at night yes they're aware that it's we just have to let them know
in advance so that they can schedule it how many people for what do we use to set I don't it depends it depends is I can't tell you that because that depends on the handyman. If they tell me they need two, then it's two. Okay, we need
to check on that. So, okay. Anything any any other questions on this item? What's the size of the stage? The stage that is that the one? Hold on a second. The stage that we have
used for the is 8 by 24 and that fits all the equipment. You've seen Well, you haven't been to the But you No, but I'm saying the one from Roberto. I'm not sure cuz I haven't seen it. It wasn't set up. It wasn't set up. So, we have to ask. Yeah, we have to ask. Size is
important because I'm referring. Yeah, I'll find out tomorrow. Yes. Yes, please. That's very important. Check size of stage. And again, we have to check that it holds the weight of all the Yeah, that's probably going to differ depending on
each month on the band. Yeah. And what do you need? Eight what? What was it? The size of the stage 8 by 8 by 24. 8 by 24. Um, okay. Any other questions on the collaboration? And the like I said
as soon as I hear anything from that market to the next meeting we'll have more information. Uh next item symphony orchestra concert on the 16th an update we um we received let the record show
that um I'm passing out two attachments related to this item. Yes, this is the the party and the contract for the August 16th and I wanted to make sure and I I told a that the name of the orchestra is different and
the name of the event is different. So we have to make sure when we do the the event right announced we we approved the original budget which I I think I I was in this package
which is right here to go over four 4,000 850 that's subject to um to the piano tuning. So if we don't do the piano tuning, we'll save more. Um one thing that I read in the contract is
they're requesting 16 bottles of I mean bottle water for 16 members or the orchestra. So I have to see, you know, maybe we'll get Well, here we have in the Adrian ser has six 24 by 8 oz of
water. So hopefully it will be enough. It's the little bottles, right? Yeah. Whatever you can. Okay. So we have to check on this item to see if we because we're going to have, you know, the platters and the water for the people. So that's the only item that may be available. Uh, other than that, um, do I
hear a motion to approve the contract and the content? I mean, this is this is the the other concert that I went to. I don't know if it's going to change. Yeah, she said not to go off of that. That's just to give you an idea. And we're going to have Lorenzo touches
as the master. So, that's great. We haven't had, you know, a a productor in like 40 years. So that that I was very happy that um we're getting. So um do I hear a motion again? You can make the motion. Yeah.
The motion to approve the contract for music for America for the August 16th concert at the Methodist Church. Second discussion. Um which um which one is the symphony
one? Symphony is What's a separate item is um one is 5,000 just concert. Yeah. The one that co Yeah. Okay. And your proposal says
catering and serving. Catering means like public or we having a caterer. No, no, no. do like and stuff and uh yeah because our budget is 5,000. Okay. So from there
we have to you know pay them and and the other stuff that we need to do event. So basically you know the 5,000 doesn't go to them. So can I make a suggestion? Why can't Oh, not why. Why don't you just um make
the motion for the 5,000 to allocate any changes in prices and stuff like you said extra water or something? You say not to exceed, right? Yeah. Um well, the original the original original motion that we did last time was approved for
the not to exceed 4,850, but yeah, our budget is 5,000. So, I I'll, you know, amen the the the motion to um to approve the budget of
$5,000 for not to exceed not to exceed $5,000 for the upcoming music of America concert or auto. Can someone second? No. Yeah. discussion.
Okay. Thank you very much. Um, before you guys move on to the next item, I want some direction from the committee. Um, so again, as you guys know, some events sell out a lot faster than others. This is one of the ones that sells out fast. So, I want your
direction in terms of how many tickets we're putting out, how many limits, if any, and when do you want me to open it? Okay. Yes. Um, can I make a motion to You can make You don't have Can I You can make
No, it's just I think last time we we had 200. 200. I'd have to go back and check. Give me a second. I'll check for you. Yeah, because that that's a very popular concert. We sold out last time. You guys for the last three years have pulled out. Yeah.
Even if the people show up people I always get emails of people asking, "Oh, can I always?" That's why I want Yeah. For the last three years, we've opened it to 200. Yeah. And it sold out way in advance. So that's why I want to know,
do we maybe not want to open it up so early? Like what are your thoughts on that? Yeah. The thing is if we do it too early, I might forget through the chair. Why we do it after the 4th of July? The week of July 7th. Yeah.
That gives them like So we can start announcing it, but we won't open registrations until July 7th. Participation and then cap it at same 200. Okay. Sure. And how many any cap on how
many limit per tickets per per registration or people can put 20 tickets and it doesn't matter? No, they never do. Sometimes say they say seven. No, they never put that seven. Yeah, seven or six. They do. So there's no limit to how many people could register?
No, I don't think so. And this maximum per person? That's why that's what I'm asking. Yeah, that was extra. What a family of five maybe five people like five maximum
five or six okay six a maximum of six particularly for reservation okay what time is this here 7:30 7:30
so we should be there uh well actually we have um oh we can discuss who's going to come there by then We have time maximum six per per family or something like that. Well, we we have time. We It's just that we This is just
to concrete, you know, that we want this event already confirmed. Okay. No business. Item 78. Okay. Um I have been working on an author for
a book talk. Um in the past every time after we have the book talk since we do Zoom everybody says when are you going to bring an actual author to be present? So then this year um I was asked by one
of the schools that was reading this book, The Red Umbrella by Gatina Gonzalez. And the Red Umbrella is based on the Exodus uh of children, 14,000 children from Cuba on the Pedro Pan flights. Since I
was a Pedro Pan child, then they requested me to go and speak. It was wonderful to see the seventh and eighth graders how they were so involved with this book and all the questions that they asked. So I know that the school
our lady of the legs about a year or so also read this book. So apparently it's a very popular book that a lot of the uh students are reading. So I was able to contact Christina and Christina lives in Cora Gables. She's local and um right now
she's touring other schools because that's what she does. She goes and talks about not only this book, she's got about four or five different hooks that she speaks to to them. She's in Arkansas or Nebraska this week. So basically I
ask her what would be her fee for something like this because I know if it's Zoom there will be no charge but if she comes in person there will be a charge. So basically, she said that she charges $1,300. So then I gave her the I cried.
I said, "But you know, we're nonprofit and we'll give you all this publicity." I gave her the whole speech. So then bottom line, she told me that she would be willing to leave it for $1,000. Okay. Um I was under the understanding that I had at least
$500 for this event. Uh, it says 750, but the problem is I'm 50/50 with Mrs. Claus. 5050. Not even most. Yeah, Mrs. Claus.
Yeah. Takes a lot of balance. 625. So, bottom line, I only have what? 125. No, I only $125. $125 is what I have. So, Oh, actions. Yeah. So what uh I've done
is there's a street in Miami Lakes, Pedro Pan, and I know a lot of the Pedro Pan children, adults now live in Miami Lake. So I started contacting the ones that I knew and I know I knew I was told that um Fred Sender from Miami Lakes
Automo, his wife is a Pedro Pan. So I spoke with Fred and right away he said I I basically asked for $500 that I I thought I had $500 but anyway I asked him for 500. He said no problem Elsa you've got it. Fred is very then I
contacted Amy Ga the owner of Vicki Bakery in Miami Lakes. He's a good friend of mine and she is willing to donate all the food for this event and she she's going to come with people from Pedro Park. Then I contacted another
friend of mine who said Pedro B and she says we'll go to Costco and whatever you need procco whatever you need and said well the committee always brings wine but she says I'll cover whatever other liquor you got. So basically this is all in the works except that I'm missing the
other $500. So looking at the budget I saw that we have basil for $500. What is it? Art Basil. Our basil and our vassel. Our vassel. We haven't done that ever. The art. I'd
like to see if we could take that out and give it a high. Exactly. Thank you, Charles. We can make a motion. I'd like to make a motion that we take the $500 for the for the
$500 and move it to the U the talk. Okay. Hold on. Seconds the motion everything. Yeah. Yeah. So the the thing here is that I know we're going to have a great turnout. Great turn up, you know.
Jackie Jackie second discussion. Yeah. Um so I heard So what was how is the refresh my memory even though it happened a few seconds
ago and how are we going to pay for her fee? Okay, there's the $500 right now. That was from the AR. You'll have 625.7 cents, right? But 500 I'm thinking of 500 from our bassel. And Fred Sentra said that he will be giving
you the money now in in May just to 500. Okay. And then the food is covered because uh a Amy from Vicki Bakery, she's supplying the food. Absolutely. And she's even delivering it. And as far as the drinks, the only thing I might
have to buy is water. Yeah, you got the budget because we have uh everybody usually in the committee. So since you don't know Susan, but usually everybody in the committee brings a bottle or whatever wine or procco, but my friend and I will go to Costco and I plan to
buy more of the proco or white wine. I'll ask you to please um send me a list, a clean list of who the sponsors are to make sure we acknowledge. Exactly. because uh Amy sent me the logo, but I know you have her logo. Send
me so I know that I'm including everybody I need to include on the well the flyers on the event form. Yeah. Yeah, the event. I want to make sure that I don't miss any sponsor. Exactly. Can I make a book? May I go?
Yes. Yes. Yes. Um Oh, and it's there. Elsa, we included the Oh, yeah. Then I include a photograph on her bio there and her proposal. It's in the package. Yeah, it's in the package. It's in your package there. So you can read about it.
Do we talk about a time at the school? Is it too early a time? Well, usually we try and get you put at 7:00. She starts at 7. So we get here around 6:30. Okay. So do I advertise 6:30 start time? 6:30.
6:30 p.m. start time. And when do Okay, so I can start publicizing this if you guys approve the motion now. But what I want to know is when do I open the registration? I would say August. In August, August, September. How many
people do we want? I would say ahead. Are publicizing now, but open registration. Exactly. Exactly. Yeah. Just so that people people will know. Okay. Okay. And then and how many fit in the chambers?
200 standing room. If it's just chairs, no tables, right? Chairs, no tables. 200. Yeah. Um, there was one thing also that I'm thinking. Oh, so anyway, I'm not going to be here
on April 15th, but she wants signature. This will be sent. I'm reading that if you could help me with that, please. I just need the committee's well I can't um I can't have this signed until the funding is in the
line item. Okay. But she says that she doesn't need the money now. That's what she's saying that it could be um let me see the $500 on the day of the visit. What he says but we can't agree to pay it. We don't have the money. Okay. Yeah.
But as soon as we have it, I'll send it into our Well, we have 500, right? We need 500 600 and something. We have 600 and something, right? We need a thousand. Would you be So, the problem with this, I just want to make a note, is I'll remind you guys, we're not supposed to be using sponsor dollars to make an event happen. The event should
be happening with or without sponsor dollars. The idea of the sponsor dollars is to elevate the event. Um, because then we run into this problem. Not ideal. Um, but that's fine. If she can just give us a little more time to sign in until we have the money, then we're good. Okay. I I'm sure if you can just
communicate with her and tell her it'll maybe take us a little longer than April 15th to sign it, but we'll get it done. Okay. Because I'm pretty sure the sponsor come through. Yeah. Yeah. I know. Uh as a matter of fact, would would you be taking care of Fred Sandra sending him something? Does he need an
is I never send him an invoice because he always just sends it in. But yeah. Yes. If you don't mind, just send him uh the invoice. So that way he can put it in his budget. He says he can't in April, but he will in May. Oh yeah, I'll make note of it. It's an
amenities. So did we approve the $500? No, we're still on the motion. Yeah. I don't know if you guys have any other discussion. Okay, we're still discussing. Okay. Are we done with the discussion? Oh, and she's going to be signing. There will be a time that if
people bring the books, she's gonna have No, no, she's not gonna sell it. It says author does not sell her own. No, she doesn't. Will not be bringing any books. No. What is she signing? Whoever the book and then she'll buy the book pre the evening, right? Or whoever
has read it and we'll bring it. Can we put that on the flyer through the chair? We have $400 left from the u um close uh our event in February. We have $400. Did we What? We have $400
left. We spent $3,600. We had $4,000 somewhere else. Everything was spent for what? I'm sorry. On here. Okay. For the concert on here said $400.
Um for which concert? That money spent a while. Hold on. I can't hear the question. You guys What is it? Go ahead. That for our um the February Black History Black money was already
um I have to check if all the credit card stuff hit. Okay. I have to check because remember that the credit card stuff is always delayed about a month and a half because they have to um go back and reconcile it. I was just looking at the cost. Yeah. I think if you give me till next month, we probably have a better picture, but I think
that's probably it. We probably do have a lot. I would just need some time to look on the way deficit. But what are you asking me? Just if it's available or Yeah, if it's available. We have 125 cuz uh 125 and the 500 would give us
$1,100. Okay. You're saying to move it, right? Yeah. Well, I mean that's a two. Yeah, that's up to you guys, right? That's again, if you want to make that motion, I can't tell you to do it or not. That's up to you guys. No, we'll
look again next month. Next month. Okay. Okay. Um, and one other thing, what if she just wants a commitment? You can't you can't because right now the commitment is a thousand and I don't have a thousand in that line item to get. Again, that's the issue with us
going based off of sponsors. We shouldn't be doing that. sponsor dollars or to elevate an event. You shouldn't be like depending on sponsor dollars to put on an event. Yeah. Right. But in this case, I mean, the budget is not there to bring someone on board. You know, if you can tell her
to just give us some more time, we should be fine. Okay. I know that Fred always, you know, supports our events. Okay. Okay. Good. Um, so it's September 4th. Mark your calendar. September 4th. That's 6:30. I said third
or you know what I can do I'm sorry to go back to this what I can do is we can sign it because I know the committee intends to till that and if by next month the money's not in you guys are just going to at some point you're going to have to move from other lines like you'll have to there is no I'm not going to be here in town
since I'm leaving on the 14th I'd rather get this taken care because now she's traveling all over giving talks to school so I don't want to lose the slot if anything the committee will be forced to move on. That's all. Good. No, no. If not, I have somebody
else in mind. So, we have time to We have a make decisions. That's a good thing. The same one that was going to close position made the difference. Hey, I'll please note that that sounds great right now, but we still have this deficit.
Which is on the way. So that right now um you guys will have to actually correct that with another line item. If not, we will be forced to do it for you. So it's best that you guys tell me where to take the money from.
I mean it's already accounted for in your available budget. The total total number accounts for that deficit. You just need a reality fund from another line. But this is for the next fiscal year or this is this fiscal year? No, we're in this this fiscal year. school
year holds on till end of September. Yes. So you guys are so our vessel is I'm sorry. Secretary, did you guys make the voted? Okay, you guys have not voted. There's still a motion on still a motion.
Are we voting? The chair, you have to comment. Yeah. Everybody in favor of moving the art for the book talks agree. I you can conction if you want. I just need it from somewhere. Yeah, but I don't know
where. No, I'm just You made the comment about getting the money and stuff and I know how finances that they got a deficit and they start going. Can you make sure that we have the money or do you we need to move the money? So if you guys don't do it, we will have to do it
for you. So that's what I'm saying right now. Finance do it next month. I'm letting you It doesn't matter to me. It's just finance gets ahead of it. I'm just letting you know. I will mention it is not good practice for you guys to
continue planning if you don't even know where your money is. So, it's probably better to start moving the funds and clear that deficit out before you're even more on it. Yeah. If that makes any sense. Yeah. Because even paint a picture for mom is going to have money left over, you know. So, then next month
we will know. We will know. Uh through the chair. Uh how do we the women's event? Have we gotten all the bills back from it? No. No. Because that that's one of the items I look at it already. Okay. That's what I was asking. So, for that one, you will have a better picture next
month. Okay. and black history and they paint a picture and they paint a picture for mom. So, no, because that's credit credit card takes a month and a half to Okay. So, the can someone repeat the motion? Yeah, I'm looking for you. They already
approved it, but the secretary Charles made a motion to approve the $500 from the art back. Okay, that was the move to the book talk. So, we we we're still not agreed to the author yet until we get the money, right? Yeah. Yeah, you guys agreed to the author already. Oh, well,
you should make I'm sorry. You should make a motion because you're right. That's just to move the line. You guys should make a motion to approve that this is the book you want. This is the author you want. I make a motion to approve the red umbrella author Christina Das Gonzalez for the book talk
this year on September 4th. I don't have to source the money or anything like as I explained also if there's a deficit next meeting you guys will be forced to fund from another and there is no moving it because we can't keep having events with you guys at yeah but I have
no just explain I just want clarification that is all I want is clarification I don't have another spell in the words just in case in favor I I as I said the turnout is going to be
incredible for this once the work is okay thank you Elsa so by next month we'll we have time you know I don't want to deal with this anymore but but one thing Felicia before so then you're going to sending her this. Okay, great. Thank you. Thank you again. Okay,
let's move on to the next item. Um, report to council. You have um preliminary uh report on your package. Um, I made a change on on the events
which I'm going to email for you tomorrow for the collection. Um then the summer fest of course it's going to be summer fest in north called music for America summer skinny concert and
um actually the amounts here just make sure that we had I think we are correct on the budget from 2425 the book for margin 450 the spending here this month 3000 that's the budget now what
Uh Mrs. Claus leading 300. Is that correct? I I don't know. Yeah, that would make us have to look at the budget that I cons,000. The budget is I shared all the budget with you guys. So you guys know I got the information from that. So I wasn't sure anything
change ambassador corral 3000. um Luna Luna's ceremony 3,500 and benefit from 750. So we're going to have the roster of all the members and I
know appointed person. So um please look at the budget and this me and discuss it since you know when I made the changes and then um I u I'm going to be submitting the little chart with the
people who actually I'm going to check uh as a reminder to council is the opportunity for the committee when to go to council in case there's any requests for any new events, anything that you need to request council approval for, this is the opportunity to do so. So, please let the chair know if there's
anything that you know is needing on this because then you guys don't go up for a couple more months. Yeah. Yes. May 20 is May 8th. Yeah. So, I just need the minutes before May
for the minutes. So, we have the latest. We can submit this, but they're not going to be the latest. So, basically my little links here. What do you need? Oh yeah, we need the project.
So it's basically this form, the pendance, the minutes and the financial report. Anything else? Yeah, latest minutes, financial
report, attendance and batch. Basically, what I'm going to do is So, the budget was approved, right? Okay. Um Okay, hold on. Hold on. And um you need to make the motion. There's one. I'd like to make a motion that we um submit
the package, the portrait council package. Um with one edit, right? Summer with one edit about the summer. No, you press the summer strength concert and you'll hear and then basically you read it, right?
work. Can you clarify the motion? Repeat the motion. Okay. The motion to approve the report of council with a correction to the initiative and events that are coming up and basically the one that changes here. I'm going to give you
sorry I think you go on without finishing finish the motion. Make it easier for them. Okay. Just take a motion and then you guys want a motion to accept the council report to council with the corrections as noted.
I second. I discussion. What was the corrections? was if you look at it which one say for America is the new um the name of the correct uh music for America music
for America and the event name is summer strategist I can share the updated with everything. Yeah. No, no, I'll give it to I'll give it to you, but I'll mail it to you. When it comes to the budget, it doesn't
total our budget. Right. We have a budget and it's 17,500 short. What else do you want to ask? Well, you're missing the fourth for July, but that's what we have done. Okay, but
we haven't done uh paint a picture for mom yet because it's not in this report. In the following report, it will be okay. I'm sorry. My Never mind. No, never mind. No, don't get upset. No, it I'm trying to get
clarification. reports we show the activities that we've done from September to May. Okay. Okay. When we do our report in October, we
include July, September, so Okay. So then on that note, where's the um Oh, okay. I see it. FMU. Yeah, that's the corral the black history. That's That's how we do it. We We go by between
each report. I got 24 to 25. That's the key. 24 24 to 25. And then the next report will include report. But this is May. That's what I'm saying. This is May. May the May report and the next one is October. That's right.
Remember that name of profile the chair just want to reiterate. So are we renaming it strings summer strings concert? Is that what it is? Music for America is being renamed to summer strings concert. Some strings, some strings. Like strings
like the Yes. Yeah. Like like you have this wire. It has the name on. Did you get everything? So I will be submitting this with you know the minutes. Hopefully Justin will
uh Independence and dependence recorder which is finish it up for you and any questions? Okay, the motion was to approve. Okay,
yeah second I second it. Everyone in favor. I thank you. Okay, announcements. Any announcements? I guess um whatever is coming here to May. Yeah. Oh, I'll make one for public
affairs. I mean for uh the theater. Okay. Uh we have a uh we're doing Hispanic Heritage in May. Uh we have a uh it's a play and then we're going to have a series of entertainers flamingo dancers and all that. Oh my god. uh on
that Mother's Day weekend and I always do we do a little uh we do a little mimosa and roses for the mothers uh if they come on there but it's May 2 through May 18th and it's each weekend Friday night at 8, Saturday night at 8
and Sunday at 2 the play house. Yeah. I think I saw it right. Yeah. Okay. Anything else? Okay. Next meeting is going to be
May 14. Um and make a motion to adjurnn at a second. Wow. All in favor? All in favor?
Thank you everybody. See we got through it. We can do it. Day one find religion.