do reach keep hello good afternoon happy women's history month it is Tuesday March 18th I call this meeting to order at this time we are going to have
our call to order with beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with
liberty and justice for all roll call please board member norissa liman Dr Naomi lemore president Rose board member Rose grandier
present Madame chair we have chome to proceed thank you are there any amendments to the agenda have a special presentation um we have to sworn Miss Claudia pasino she
was appointed by Council thank you at this time it is my absolute pleasure to introduce Claudia pmin a dynamic and dedicated advocate for our community Claudia's journey is one of resilience leadership and
unwavering commitment to service with a background in Mass Communications and a career spanning TV production special events and entertainment Claudia has always understood the power of Storytelling and Community engagement
her leadership in New York woman in film and television where she mentored organized and shaped programming demonstrates her ability to bring people together amplify voices and create meaningful impact but what truly sets
Claudia apart is her deep rooted dedic ation to North Miami over a decade ago she returned home to care for her mother and in doing so she found a greater calling to serve the very community that had shaped her family's Journey from her
work with Friends of the north Miami public library to friends of the Enchanted Forest Claudia has proven that she doesn't just live in North Miami she invests in it nurtures it and fights for
it we are incredibly fortunate to welcome Claudia to this commission and we have no doubt that her passion experience and vision will strengthen our mission and Empower and uplift the 30,000 plus women that we serve here in
the city at this time we are going to have the swearing in Miss pazmino please come forward e of the State of Florida of the United States of
America and of the city of nor Miami our firm that I will support the constition of the United States St of Florida the state of Florida observe the provisions of the charter
Ober the provisions of the and ordinances of the city of Miami and Faithfully perform the DU [Applause] than thank you next we have new discussion
reconciliation of the woman's Wellness event completed I know that uh Emmanuela Dr Emmanuela is not here to do the uh Rec conciliation of the Women's Wellness event so we're going to table that and
at another time we can bring in Dr Manuela Dr demerit who formerly served on the board to come back and uh to give final presentations commission for women transition uh we welcome Claudia pmin to
the uh North Miami commission for women board we do have additional members that will be coming on at this time I just would like to ask staff how many do we have currently that you were aware
of currently we have um farra La forun um I'm sorry if I Mis if I mispronounced her name she applied and I believe that council did um approve and appoint her last meeting and we're just waiting for Signature from the city clerk so we can
post it on the website and then I'll send the welcome letter and also um the oath of office everything that they need to do to comply before they can come here excellent and so do you think that this would all be done by the next April meeting should be thank
you next uh we I do have a request for the city to change how the board operates until new appointments have been made um I want to note that due to new appointments we are now meeting for the first time for
2025 um as we move forward in serving I do not believe that it is in the best interest of the board to have such a lapse in our meetings which ultimately caused us not to have our March event
and so we know that it's women's History Month as a board we want to ensure that we are engaging the community specifically during times that we as a community celebrate women so we would like to present that to staff and by
next meeting to uh submit the change and so what I am requesting I sit on four other boards there's no break in meetings so the all of the members stay on the board until the new appointments
are made so all decisions all businesses that are conducted are conducted with those that are currently there until there is a swearing in like this afternoon with Miss pasino and that allows us to do the business of the
people without months of not meeting thank you so much outstanding initia iives we have our 50 female startup initiative we have our get fit know me initiative and we
have our social media branding and City website that we ask for staff to take care of with the city website uh we do notice that da is not here tonight I know that she would be
the one to give us the update on that and so if we just can communicate that to her for the next meeting so that will table it and bring it on to our April meeting 50 female startups so just for
Miss Paso we're just going to go over what that is um in the beginning when we just started we actually voted for a uh to an initiative where 50 women in the city of North Miami Who currently do not
own businesses but want to own a business would take part in this 8-week program and during the 8-week program they would learn vital um information on how to start a business how to run a business and cause
that business to be to be successful and at the end of the program they would actually be able to register their businesses on Sundays and to the extent that they can actually uh start their
websites as well now in order for us to continue with this program there is there is a cost of $25,000 which we have not been able to raise and secure exactly so for tonight
um I know that uh Dr ien uh formally was responsible for helping us secure this $225,000 and so I would like to present to you all to the commit commission the need to raise this money
so that this is not just an initiative that we voted on but we actually bring it to pass uh how do we see ourselves moving forward in raising and securing this $225,000 yes sure
Nori well we probably have to do some event fundraising maybe um Gator we can do that and then we can have a event in the city with the support of the from the city we can have uh maybe few hundred people to come and
everybody will do some donation or support we will see the house City like to support us and all the Resident you know so we can work out together thank you any other suggestions thank you Nori
are we allowed to have like a a booth at City events where we can get um donations and then educate the rest of the city about the women's commission I mean the women's organization let them know what we're all about I know that councilman Buren is having a
self-defense class for women for March in um honor of women's History Month maybe we can reach out to him and say if we can have one of us you know attend or sit there and see if somebody would like to donate excellent I actually love that idea what do you guys
think ladies uh I think it's good there's no investment and we have only income that's very good thank you thank you Miss pasmina that's an excellent um idea anything
else okay thank you so very much I think that's definitely one that we can uh connect that connects well with what Isa stated with um community events Madame w g commissioner well since you mentioned
thank you Madame chair since you mentioned that dren had to spare this initiative so I would like to know what steps she had been taken already before I can add any
input okay so thank you so very much so in the interest of time and actually delivering this whatever she has already done I'm looking for new ideas to actually cause this to come to fruition
so we're going to go along with uh Miss pasino idea on a booth at the city event do you know when it's when it's going to be I believe it's sorry I believe March 20th I'm not sure I can check excellent can you get that information for us I
think that's an excellent idea raising funds within the women in the city who would want to support this program I and also the men I'm sure the men want to support the wom excellent excellent um the other the other part of this that I
want to bring to the table which I shared before but I don't think that we actually did a robust presentation for us to get the other uh the Council on board and so I
am looking for someone who is willing to head that to go and put a letter together to speak to every um member of the council and to see within their discretionary funds how much we can
receive from them who would be willing to take this on is that Meo I will do it but I don't think that to be honest that all the council members are fond of me so I think it should be somebody that when they go to each council person they're going to have a smile as soon as that
person walks in the door Miss feso I understand your concern um I do believe that at this point now as a member of the commission I would encourage you to put the past behind and to begin to show
your leadership that you possess in how you want to serve this the wom in the city and I'm I believe that the council would be mature in understanding that this is not just the resident but this
is the leader who represents the commission for women and so if you if you would like a partner I think uh you know norissa has raised a whole lot of funds okay and and she's definitely
great so when if you guys set up meetings to go and meet with them maybe you guys can do it as a team the the bottom line here is we need to raise this $25,000 and we need to go after it aggressively to ensure that by the end
of this year we are rolling out this program and if we do not have um a team in place to go after it every single day it just gets lost in the source okay Nori misso that yes I do the best I
can excellent and so what we'll do is Staff if you can help um commissioner pasino and um Nissa with a letter that will be addressed of course
first to the mayor uh to the vice mayor and then to all of the council members if we can have a draft of that letter within before Friday do you think that's
possible okay Monday okay so by next week Tuesday okay all right I just to confirm before you proceed that the the event that Talia mentioned is
going to be at the police department at uh from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. m u March 202 20 2025 so it is March 20th yes okay just to confirm March 20th 2025
oh so this is this Thursday correct okay um do we can we can we reach out to the councilman and let him know that we would like to do this and obtain his permission all righty so you would like
for me to reach out to um councilman Burns correct and let him know that you guys would want to table so the commission for woman would like to have a table there to provide information about the commission for women and
raise money for our 50 female startup initiative all right 50 female startup initiative I'll get you on tomorrow thank you problem I think this event on the 20th obviously it's fast approaching
it's it would probably just be a soft introduction to the members of the community who attends the event and um I don't know about everybody's schedule I know everybody's pretty busy so if you are able to attend this event it would
be great we can introduce ourselves and talk to them and share with them what this 50 female startup initiative is all about I and put uh two to three sentences together just to uh give an
overview of what it is and I I I'm hoping that we can all be in attendance and support if I may you can probably adopt the system of pledge if they don't have the money right away they can
pledge to do it or to give it whenever excellent I love that I love that we can say you can pledge it for in 15 days or pledge in 30 days what do you guys think yes is Rose going to be available are you going to be able to I cannot tell
you right now I have to double check my agenda okay so what we'll do is um if we can just put it in the email uh we can send out a um just like we do for the meetings uh just send out a meeting an email with the flyer and ask which
members will be available to attend and those that are available to attend can we understand it's last minute but this is a great idea gives us an opportunity to share with the people what the commission for women is all about and let them know about this initiative and
possibly raise some funds so I'm really you know when it comes to raising money I I get like excited it's just like something I like to do I I would like to put a goal but I won't put a goal we'll see whatever we take in that day we'll
know that this is just the start and then going forward as we attend other events we will be able to set a goal so that we are able to um raise the money before September how does that sound sounds good excellent um we just
asked that staff would prepare upon the approval of the council person for us to attend we ask that staff prepare a table and our banners as well as our tablecloth to uh for this event on
Thursday who who is in possession of these of your Gertie Gertie yes so what we have designated Gertie as our custodian for all our um merch and
uh advertising as you will and uh the last event that we did I believe after the event was over she was present and she collected everything so if you can just reach out to her and just confir firm they have put they Gerty everyone
have put all the stuff in my car in stand I have everything thank you oh all right thank you thank you Nori um thank you Nori do you think that um we
can get it over to the City by tomorrow so that um staff can set it up upon the approval of the pleasure okay wonderful thank you so very much so staff um commissioner narissa will get all of our
advertising tables and tablecloth to you and upon his approval we can um staff can set it up for the 20th okay great our next um initiative that we want to move forward with is the get fit know me
initiative the get fit know me initiative is an init iives that we also voted on for us to have a fitness coach come out to the city of North Miami and to
invite not just residents but also those who are employees of the city to work out on twice a month right and so we've gone through the entire process with
katata um we know that from the funds that we had from before we stated that we would put it towards it and so I just want to have staff know that we are going to move forward with this
initiative again it's already voted on and so we are just going to now begin to coordinate it okay and so what we'll do is we'll wait for us to have a full a full team hopefully by next month
before we assign the responsibility of who would be the point person for this event as our former Point person Dr dearit is no longer with us okay okay great next we would like to
confirm the budget for fiscal year 2024 2025 staff as of right now I have no numbers and I I I reached out to um to City manager's office but I have no number yet but the minute that I do have it I will let you know thank you so very
much next by next meeting I'll will talk to them and I'll get you an answer thank you so very muchal next social media branding oh um it was tabled because um's not here DA's not here she's on vacation and I know
she's the one to give us an update thank you you're welcome okay next on the agenda calendar 2025 um we had the the tea party which we took off for this month the next is
the June 2025 commission for women annual conference as well as the Women's Wellness day for October and again with these two items we're going to put them on next month agenda so that we can have
a full team together um to begin working on the conference the one thing that I would like uh for staff to do is to reach out to the Scott Galvin
Center and find out for us what dates in June are available so we can choose a date on the next meeting and for the Women's Wellness day in October as well what
dates are available let's just knock it out and uh on the next meeting um begin the month of within the month of May know that we have our June date we have our date for June and we have a date for
October is that okay with everyone it's okay at least three if we could have at least three uh three altern yes three options if we can Le have three options for venues or no no no dates for dates
so we usually have it at the Scott galin Center um so just we are looking for three options for dates um for the Scott galin center now um each one of these is just one day the commission for women
annual conference um I know we had 4 hours last year but I would like to do it within 3 hours for this year what do you like ladies thing yeah would be better three let's look for a three-hour um block and then for the
Women's Wellness day now I really like what we did with the massuse um with the wellness day that we did last year I think that was really great and so um narissa brought a really great massuse and maybe we can kind of
uh bring other vendors that can really serve the the woman in different ways so next meeting we can discuss it a little bit more because we have more time for that um and then you know just come with your
ideas for what you think would be best for the Women's Wellness day so coming up we have June for the commission for women annual conference and then we have the Women's Wellness day I have a question for the conference do you guys prefer a Saturday
did you guys have a Saturday one year was that last year it was a Saturday they they always on Saturdays okay cuz we feel I mean just want to make sure she's right I was going to ask that question because um one thing about parks and re when you reach out to them they like to um ask you for days or
dates so I cannot they always going to say we have some spot cuz it can be on Monday and Monday may not work for you it can be a Tuesday so I was going to ask what's your preferred day and preferred date so our preferred day is always a Saturday always a Saturday
always a Saturday now because we are so far ahead um we're willing to see what they have in the month of June and to choose but somewhere around mid June would be perfect yeah cuz I know I know they are booked for I think June 22nd or
21st cuz I they have an event for that so so Saturday in June they have a Saturday in June that's already taken and remember it's June is also for juneth they may have some um activities and it's also pride month Pride yes
pride month so usually it's called gav Center is really busy so I want you guys to be aware I'm going to no no no last year we had it in June so that's why we're saying we don't we have it outdoor they were not available we were outdoor
oh no the the the Women's Conference was at the Scott G Center yeah like the wellness yeah no no no no the Scott Galvin center for the the conference so we are open for a Saturday in June we'll give it to you and then you come
back I think that as so as long as you we you have a clear date for Saturday in June you bring it to us you know what maybe we can choose the date via email right you can send it via
email and everyone choose the date so by the time we come to our next meeting we can actually start say discussing what the agenda is going to be I will send an email tomorrow to um Christine and I'll copy all of you and whichever one that
she has I think you guys will have to decide so no problem okay wonderful all right we are doing really great with [Music] time all right at this time I I would
like to move with a proposal for Empower her NY women's mentorship initiative uh be as one of the first
women on this board I I truly believe that there are some great opportunities for us to really reach out to the women and the girls in the city of North Miami and in
a in a more distinct way and to actually leave our Mark as a commission I think that every woman who is sitting here can agree with me there are so many mistakes there are so many
challenges that you could have avoided had you had a older woman or a more uh experienced woman let's use that had taken your hand just for 30 days or had
taken your hand for a six week program and I personally strongly believe in mentorship and believe that it can be a great opportunity for us to have a great impact so tonight I would like to
present Empower her know me woman mentorship initiative um I am I am proud to introduce Empower her a mentorship initiative designed to uplift and support more than 30,000 women and girls in North Miami this program isn't just
about mentorship it's about creating a pathway for Success opportunity and Community Support women and girls in our city face unique challenges in professional growth economic stability
and access to strong networks that can open doors Empower her will a address these challenges by providing professional growth guidance and a support network for the women here in
our city and I know that when we talk about professional growth it may mean different things to different people and so just for clarification the professional growth we will equip women with skills resources
and access to career opportuni um to help them along their professional life helping them Reach leadership positions build businesses which ties into our 50 female startup initiative
and advance in their field guidance mentorship is the foundation of success by connecting women with experienced mentors we ensure they receive the advice support and encouragement needed
to navigate challenge es and seize opportunities again as I stated before I know so many of us could ATT test that if we had a woman to do that for us we would be much further in life a support
network uh brings uh success um into their life as far as access we know that it's not just about what you know sometimes it can be who you know this this initiative will create a strong
empowering Network where women uplift each other share resources and build lasting relationships that Foster both professional and personal success by investing in Empower her we are investing in North Miami's future strong
women create strong communities when we support women's growth we see stronger families thriving businesses and a more prosperous City for everyone so tonight it is my pleasure to bring this proposal for a vote uh let's
make sure that the women and girls of North Miami have the mentorship guidance and support they need to succeed thank you staff board member Glickman how do you vote Yes it's a great support
member Claudia fazo how do you vote I vote in favor yes chairwoman Naomi blore how do you vote Yes board member Rose grandpierre how you vote in favor so um the item pass 4 Z thank
you so I just want to be clear that I proposed it Nissa second and then we did the roll call excellent thank you so very much ladies I think that this is a great initiative I think that every woman here has a breath of experience
knowledge and wisdom that we can impart in the young girls as well as the women living here in the city of North Miami thank you so very much for your vote okay uh as we move forward we have the
vice chair position that is opened um I have walk watch uh narissa Glickman over the years being part of this board she has been brought such great ideas and
just a breath of fresh air you know Nissa is the one who always has a different outlook on things um and I know that everyone here appreciates that and at this time I would like to nominate Nissa gitman for vice chair
commission for women it is my honored to nominate Nissa gitman for the role of Vice chair of the commission for women Nissa is a woman of action a leader dedicated to service and a champion for building stronger more connected communities for decades she has been a
pillar uh in the city of North Miami specifically with the high schools doing an amazing job serving as the president of the Rotary Club of North Dade uh mentoring leaders and uplifting women and families through her business
business and volunteer efforts I personally have been part of several of her volunteer efforts through the high school which was really impactful and so I've seen firsthand her commitment to uh community community building Community
uplifting narissa has consistently demonstrated her commitment to empowering others her passion for service is not just a role it's who she is she has dedicated her life to making a difference and I have no doubt that as Vice chair she will bring the same Drive
vision and Leadership to the commission for women I proudly nominate her and I urge you all to support her as we continue our mission to uplift the woman in North Miami do I have a second oh
definitely excellent let's do a roll call um Nissa Gman how do you vote yes thank you Miss Paso how do you vote Yes more and um for our record uh the
motion was proposed was moved by chairwoman Naomi blore and second by Mrs Rose granier and the I was going to say the res though sorry s and the item was passed by four to zero
vote congratulations thank you congratulations Vice chair thank you it's an honor for us to have you on the board and we look forward to serving with you deserving so deserving okay great um at this
time public hearing is now open seeing none public hearing is now closed okay any questions any items for discussion ladies yeah since the boot is so much in favor for my uh um support I
like to support the board and uh I will give the board some nice Shir with the commission for woman thank you thank you and here I have uh for our um Madame uh president
chair uh the sh that she's in favor of the color and Rose oh thank you Nori this is for the rose um that one for Rose and I hope that you guys like my uh little gesture thank you thank you thank
you so very much okay um this is awesome because we did ask for some uh t-shirts and shirts while we here your staff can actually follow up on that for us thank you so very much uh Rose I will
definitely be wearing my shirt next meeting um thank you so very much uniform for boards yes yes all right so with the logo with the logo very nice very nice okay
announcements uh again happy women's History Month to all of the amazing incredible woman in the city of North Miami it is an honor and a privilege for us to continue to serve you and to continue to uh provide resources and
opportunities uh for you as residents here in the city of North Miami every year a council woman Mary estimate O Irvin has the woman empowered Network luncheon um please save the date for
Wednesday March 26 2025 uh from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the FIU kovin Conference Center located at 3000 noreast 151st Street North Miami Florida 33181
one this is always a complimentary event for all residents uh seats do go by pretty fast so please um if you're interested in attending you can go on
the city's website you can also go on the city's social media pages to register and we look forward to seeing you all at our annual lunch
CH Madam chair going have the detail for it of this one the the one that she mentioned excellent um staff can you please give us can you repeat the information for March 20th please give me one second let
me pull that up for you thank you thank you um while she looks for that yes is this another opportunity that we can have a booth yes yes say yes excellent excellent yes we could definitely raise a lot of money there oh I very good Miss
P very good excellent bring it up before but I saw your flyer so I thought you were no excellent I love it I love it so staff can you you can we please I think if it's for vme I'm pretty sure Gertie may know so I'll have to reach out to Gertie and ask if you guys can SLE and
um for the second event that'll be March 20 actually that will be first prior to the luncheon um it's going to be uh March 20 2025 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the police station 700
noreast 124 Street North Miami Florida 33161 and you have to register if you go online on Instagram that's where I'm reading it from EXC um there is a QR code and remember to register thank you anything
else we would love we would like to say thank you to Dr Fiola who is here with with her amazing beautiful uh Son thank you so very much we appreciate your sacrifice um as a mom I I totally get it
and I just want to say publicly thank you thank you so very much and he's such a handsome boy we pray God's blessings upon his life and thank you so very much for what you
do okay anything else all right the time now is 7:54 our Tuesday March 18 2025 commission for women board meeting is now adjourned