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Committee plans May mental-health workshop and seeks sponsors, reviews festival finances
Summary
Committee set a May 15, 2025 workshop date contingent on approvals, reviewed near-final festival budget and instructed staff to pursue banner sponsors and reclassify received funds; motion passed to seek new banner sponsor and keep approved banner designs.
The Miami Lakes town committee confirmed plans for a mental-health workshop and associated festival activities in May and directed staff to pursue sponsorships and complete budget reconciliations.
Committee members said they planned a May 15, 2025 event (contingent on department approvals) and agreed the workshop would be held in the council chambers with presentations, sponsor tables and community resource materials. Members reviewed a near-final budget for the festival: participants reported that some receipts have been posted but need accounting reclassification before final numbers are available.
On sponsorship and banners, the committee voted to seek a new sponsor for banners to be displayed in May and to keep the previously approved banner designs. An invoice amount of $3,000 for a banner package was discussed during the meeting and members said they expect final sponsorship money to post to the town’s accounts before the next reporting cycle.
Committee members also discussed using leftover federal funds for opioid- and addiction-related outreach at the event. A motion was made and seconded asking staff to investigate available federal funding set aside for opioid reduction and report what funds — if any — could be used to support the mental-health festival; the transcript records the motion and a second, but does not list a numeric roll-call tally.
The committee set a target to present to town council in February once accounting for event funds is complete, and asked staff to provide final budget numbers for the next meeting so the committee can confirm sponsor commitments and finalize any awards or certificates of appreciation tied to festival proceeds.
