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Miami Lakes task force approves funding requests for fall festival outreach, compassion workshop and troop support
Summary
The committee voted to seek $3,250 from town public-awareness funds for the fall festival, approved $1,250 for a compassion workshop speaker, set a $150 sponsorship/table fee for workshop providers, and authorized $1,847.10 to a Girl Scout troop tied to a prior event.
The Miami Lakes Mental Health Task Force approved several budget and program funding actions to support outreach and upcoming events, including a public-awareness allocation for the October fall festival and program funding for an educational workshop.
A member moved that the town provide $3,250 in public-awareness funding to support outreach tied to the fall festival; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee discussed using that money for digital advertising, flyers and sponsorship packages to attract providers and attendees.
Separately, the committee voted to request $1,250 in the educational-program budget to pay a speaker and related costs for a “Responding with Compassion” workshop that will include Thriving Minds and WestCare/WestCare-affiliated mobile response staff. The motion was seconded and approved.
Committee members set a fee for exhibitor tables at the compassion workshop. After discussion about participant space, members agreed to a $150-per-table sponsorship fee and to limit the number of paid tables to keep the event manageable.
The task force also approved a disbursement of $1,847.10 to a Girl Scout troop tied to a prior community event; the motion passed by voice vote and staff was asked to notify the troop and invite them to the April council meeting for recognition.
Several motions concerned 988 public-awareness signage. The committee authorized using public-awareness funds to obtain permanent 988 plaques at local shopping centers (for example, near Publix), and members voted to forgo town street banners in favor of those more permanent plaques.
All recorded motions were approved by voice vote with members answering “Aye” on the record; no roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.
