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The budget review covered multiple event line items: concerts around town, Main Street Live, a July 4 celebration, Hispanic Heritage Month, and a proposed art festival. The committee added a new line item for an art festival and recommended putting $7,500 in the need column to enable a county-matching grant application; staff said matching grants require the municipality to show a committed dollar amount before a county match is awarded.

Councilmember J.C. Fernandez attended the meeting and introduced a separate item asking the committee to collaborate on a commemorative plaque (see separate item). The committee then returned to the budget and to a time-sensitive request for entertainment at the town’s July 4 event.

Committee members discussed a proposal to hire a professional singer, Christine Paradis, who has Broadway credits; the performer requested $300. Committee members debated whether to pay the higher honorarium or use the committee’s usual $150 honorarium; staff reported the committee’s available sponsorship cushion could cover modest increases. The committee voted to authorize Felicia (committee member/organizer) to negotiate with the performer to accept the committee’s standard approved honorarium of $150; if Paradis will not accept that fee the committee directed staff to seek alternate performers.

The committee approved the preliminary budget and the delegation to negotiate the performer’s fee by voice vote. Staff said they will continue recruiting sponsors, finalize W-9 paperwork for some performers, and coordinate logistics for Main Street Live, book talks and the July 4 event.

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Councilmember J.C. Fernandez told the committee that the Bank of America building at 60 Seventh Avenue and Monument Lake Drive was designed by Hilario Candela, the architect of the Miami Marine Stadium, and that the building owner — listed in the meeting record as the law group owning the site — has offered to pay for the plaque. \"They're actually willing to pay for the plaque, which is the best part,\" Fernandez said.

Fernandez said the family of Hilario Candela would be invited to an unveiling; the architect’s son, who practices architecture, and other family members indicated interest in attending. The councilmember said he sought the committee's help to finalize wording, design and placement and asked the committee to work with the property owner on a tasteful plaque and unveiling.

The committee voted to collaborate on plaque wording and design and to coordinate a public unveiling; the town will not be responsible for the plaque’s cost, the committee chair said.

Committee members discussed design considerations — language, dates and placement on the façade — and suggested an architectural approach to the plaque to fit the building’s style. Staff will forward the owner's contact details and any sample wording to the committee for approval and to coordinate the unveiling.

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\"If it doesn't feel safe, it means it's not safe,\" Justin Susana, a transportation and planning department staff member, told committee members while describing the outreach. He urged committee members to help identify dangerous sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting gaps and other hazards and handed out postcards with a QR code that links to an online map where residents can drop pins and leave comments.

Justin said the initiative will compile crash data, state records and community-submitted observations to produce a safety-driven set of recommendations for future street design and capital requests. He said the Vision Zero framework will strengthen the town’s case when staff request safety-focused design changes from county or state agencies and when applying for funding.

Staff will hold workshops where residents can bring notes and staff will enter locations into the project map for participants who prefer not to use the online form. The consultant leading the technical study is already gathering accident and traffic data; staff asked committee members to publicize workshops and to recruit a diversity of users — seniors, people who walk, cyclists and drivers — so the study reflects varied experiences.

Staff noted the final Vision Zero plan is to be adopted by the end of the calendar year, and that earlier public input will give consultants time to validate proposals and include them in the consultant’s recommendations.

","Transportation and planning staff asked Miami Lakes committee members to join the town’s Vision Zero outreach and to use a new mapping tool to report unsafe locations as part of a citywide pedestrian and roadway safety study.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6202962,"Miami Lakes senior committee approves $30,500 baseline budget, sets $25 cap for summer movie trip",2849,901000,3750000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3785050-21e4b863d7dcd6e10efd2af9e84f012e&start=901&end=3750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3785050-21e4b863d7dcd6e10efd2af9e84f012e/thumbnail_901000.jpg","/articles/6202962/Miami-Lakes/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Miami-Lakes-senior-committee-approves-30500-baseline-budget-sets-25-cap-for-summer-movie-trip","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202962-b85ade6f4342554b99edece5f6309b67/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176619&Signature=nin4Gogor5Xk38egQ0C3YxF2e70q8j3uBdetcTBcAgAn2cKf~QURO5mVaI0V6HcC2AZiHMT~N90aAupA-TyI6wpyCCwM9vSJATfJeEUom3Utjv7pAn8iEjtmL9L13bxy1ddY3rcOqttffCh312O3vNS6qfquwPOe5YD9O-Wg2E8zqeaqWWwnPtygMQE7YQ1QgDOT~ew8gZt~EU0H~~cNetoMB4lCxl7c5xnnYGmmEpSkz4DrbI3FTrKgDLZqFIRBcFn2IXsqIrZhhoEkIA03OSxNzKYBwypg68lA0W~hy3I6JArLtFw3c5SOfdgBew2VSDPJQSh4m8YeBI-1SNdsZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Miami Lakes Senior Advisory Committee approved a preliminary \"need\" budget of $30,500 and a \"wish\" budget of $38,500 for fiscal year 2025–26, and set a $25 per-person funding cap for an upcoming summer movie outing.

The committee voted to allocate the $30,500 need total across line items staff presented: $500 for community forums; $12,000 for meet-and-greet/bingo events; $8,000 for senior field trips; and $10,000 for senior social/theme parties. The group later approved a wish list that would raise the total to $38,500 if additional funds are available.

Chair Nancy (committee chair) led the budget discussion and asked members to confirm priority line items and to use the committee rules workshop to resolve procedural questions about absences and event approvals. Rosario (staff member) walked the committee through the worksheet that separates “need” (what the committee plans to spend assuming current allocations) from “wish” (extra funding requested).

Committee members debated line-item changes during a line-by-line review. Members noted that some traditional program line items now show zero because the town or outside sponsors currently cover those activities; they moved funds between social programming and field trips to reflect rising costs for buses and theater tickets.

On the committee’s field trip schedule, members approved a motion to set the budget at $25 per attendee to cover entrance and a light food item (popcorn/hot dog), with an expected attendance range in past events of about 50–60 seniors. The motion passed with no recorded nays.

Committee members also discussed enforcement of the committee’s attendance rules. Chair Nancy reiterated that the committee follows the town’s adopted rules, which allow the chair discretion to classify absences and that members should notify the chair in advance when possible. No formal removal action was taken; the discussion served as guidance for members.

The committee approved the budget worksheet and the movie-ticket funding motion by voice vote. Members were reminded the town’s final budget is set in late September and that the committee’s allocations are preliminary requests subject to change and final council approval.

The meeting closed with administrative reminders: the committee rules workshop for all town committees, dates for upcoming bingos and field trips, and a request for members to continue recruiting sponsors and volunteers for events.

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