Agenda 01-08-13 Boynton Beach Community Relations Board Planning Workshop
January 8, 2013, 6:30 pm, Boynton Beach Library
Agenda
1. What is the Community Relations Board ?: Its History and Purpose (Chair, Vince Piraino)
2. How can the CRB best carry out its mission
a. Understanding the board's relationship with the city employee representative /liaison
(Officer John Huntington)
b. Ways to encourage public participation and attendance at meetings
c. How can the CRB best make recommendations to the City Commission and what should
we expect from them as far as taking action?
3. What kind of informational programs can the CRB offer to the community'
a. How often?
b. What topics?
c. What resources do we have? (city employees, police, and the Palm Beach County
Speakers Bureau (see attached)
d. How to best publicize progra►ns
e Need for planning far in advance
Possible topics (suggested at last meeting)
• Hurricane preparedness (local meteorologist? or PB- Emergency Management /EOC))
• Preparing for tax season (CPA
• Visitor information (Chamber Visitor Lobby, call Rosie at 732 -9501,
chamber(c boyntonbeachchamber.com
• Victim advocacy and services (city police)
• Code compliance (city police)
• Business development (Chamber of Commerce)
• Small business assistance (SB -Small Business Assistance)
• Safety/protection (city police)
• Identify theft prevention (SB- Consumer Affairs)
• Youth violence prevention (SB- Criminal Justice Commission)
• Ethics in local government (SB- Ethics Commission)
• Local transportation
• Volunteer opportunities (SB -Parks & Recreation)
• Charter schools