Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting/City Council Workshop Meeting

July 22, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meetings are scheduled to begin at 1:30pm. City Council Workshop meetings will begin immediately after CRA meetings end.

Planning Advisory Review

July 23, 2019, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ City Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room

The Planning Advisory Review consists of representatives from City departments and non-City agencies who meet regularly to discuss proposals for development within the City of Boca Raton.

City Council Regular Meeting

July 23, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

Community Appearance Board

July 23, 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

The Community Appearance Board reviews plans of exterior alterations of buildings, other than single-family homes, to ensure conformity with established standards. Signs, billboards and landscaping come under close scrutiny by this Board to ensure the aesthetical quality of the City.

Special Magistrate Parking Hearing

July 24, 2019, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

Special Magistrates conduct hearings related to enforcement of various fire, building, zoning, sign and other codes of the City, in order to protect and improve the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry. Special Magistrates also hear appeals of parking fines.

Executive Employees' Retirement Plan Board of Trustees

July 24, 2019, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM @ City Hall - 3rd Floor Conference Room

The Executive Employees' Retirement Plan provides certain retirement and death benefits to eligible executive employees of the City.

Business Improvement District Steering Committee

July 24, 2019, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ City Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room

The Business Improvement District Steering Committee (BID) is comprised of 5 members who currently serve on the Downtown Boca Raton Advisory Committee (DAC). The BID was established to investigate the feasibility of a Downtown Boca Business Improvement District in order to provide a supplemental method of making municipal improvements in the downtown. Such improvements include, but are not limited to, promotion and marketing, parking options and a transportation/shuttle system.

Police & Firefighters' Retirement System Board of Trustees Regular Meeting*

July 25, 2019, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

*The meeting time is changed to 3:00 pm

CANCELED Education Task Force

July 25, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

The Education Task Force reviews the status of City public school facility capacity, construction and renovation and reports their findings and recommendations to the City Council. The Task Force is comprised of seven (7) members who are City residents, at least three (3) of whom have children attending public school, grades K-12, in the City.

RESCHEDULED Sustainability Advisory Board*

July 26, 2019, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

*This meeting was rescheduled to July 19, 2019 The Sustainability Advisory Board was created to advise and provide recommendations to the City Council regarding sustainability and related matters.

Planning Advisory Review

July 30, 2019, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ City Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room

The Planning Advisory Review consists of representatives from City departments and non-City agencies who meet regularly to discuss proposals for development within the City of Boca Raton.

Community Appearance Board

July 30, 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

The Community Appearance Board reviews plans of exterior alterations of buildings, other than single-family homes, to ensure conformity with established standards. Signs, billboards and landscaping come under close scrutiny by this Board to ensure the aesthetical quality of the City.

Boca Raton Housing Authority

July 31, 2019, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM @ Old Fire Administration Building

Organized in 1978 to provide safe and affordable low income housing in the City, the Housing Authority now operates as an independent agency.

CANCELED Builders' Board of Adjustment and Appeals

July 31, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

Upon appeal by a petitioner, the Builders' Board may grant a variance from the building code, in any particular case when enforcement would be contrary to the spirit and purpose of the building codes or public interest.

Plastic Free July Intracoastal Kayak/Canoe Cleanup

July 27, 2019, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Spanish River Park

Join the City of Boca Raton and clean up plastic from the Intracoastal side of the barrier island. Bring your own canoe or kayak, borrow a canoe/kayak , or join on foot for a beach cleanup! Space is limited, registration is required. Meet at the canoe launch in Spanish River Park.

FREE Fitness Saturday @Sanborn Square!!

July 27, 2019, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Sanborn Square

Free fitness every Saturday in Sanborn Square!! Come join the fun. YOGA presented by YOGA JOURNEY begins @ 9:00am -10:00am TAI CHI presented by HAPPY TAI CHI begins @ 10:30 am - 11:30am

Zumba

July 27, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ South Beach Park Pavilion

Come join this energetic, fun Zumba class. Don't forget to wear your sneakers, bring a water bottle and a towel.

Summer Reading Enrollment

June 3, 2019 - August 2, 2019

Sign up for the library's free Summer Reading program for kids, ’tweens, teens, and adults! Children (ages 9 and under) receive a free reading log, bag and bookmark when they enroll and can collect a new prize each week for reading. ’Tweens (ages 10–12) and teens (ages 13–17) receive a prize upon enrollment and are placed into drawings for gift cards at the end of the summer when they log their reading time online. Adults get a free book bag when they enroll and are eligible for an end-of-summer drawing for local attraction tickets when they log the books they read online. Enroll online or stop in at the Downtown or Spanish River Library.

Art Exhibit: "Relationships in Nature" by Kim Heise

July 1, 2019 - August 23, 2019 @ Downtown Library

Kim Heise's beautiful watercolors contribute to the representation of native Florida species and their relationships to other plants and animals in the hope that they might be better protected. Heise notes, "Knowing the names, habits and relationships between the plants and animals around us is a type of literacy that roots us to the places we live."

Socrates Cafe

July 23, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Downtown Library

Socrates Cafe gatherings are held around the world, where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences. Persons attending gatherings engage in a common quest for a better understanding of human nature, and in the process strive for a more inclusive world. Socrates Cafe gatherings are free and open to any member of the public who wishes to freely discuss a question which is chosen by vote. Views expressed are those of the participants and facilitators, and are not necessarily those of the City's elected officials or staff. Facilitators: Linda S. Giannini and Mark Kressner

Pajama Drop-in Story Time

July 23, 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM @ Spanish River Library

Interactive family class with stories and music to get you ready for sweet dreams. Come dressed in your jammies! No enrollment required.

Socrates Cafe

July 25, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Spanish River Library

Socrates Cafe gatherings are held around the world, where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences. Persons attending gatherings engage in a common quest for a better understanding of human nature, and in the process strive for a more inclusive world. Socrates Cafe gatherings are free and open to any member of the public who wishes to freely discuss a question which is chosen by vote. Views expressed are those of the participants and facilitators, and are not necessarily those of the City's elected officials or staff. Facilitated by Dr. Renato Bellu, a resident of Boca Raton and Professor Emeritus at The City University of New York.

The Regency Book Club: "Middlemarch" by George Eliot (Part 1)

July 26, 2019, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM @ Downtown Library

Virginia Woolf described George Eliot’s Middlemarch as "the magnificent book that, with all its imperfections, is one of the few English novels written for grown-up people." Strikingly modern in its painful ironies and psychological insight, Middlemarch was pivotal in the shaping of twentieth-century literary realism.

Friday Special: Mr. Richard's Music Show

July 26, 2019, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM @ Spanish River Library

Hip rock music for hip kids! Sing along with tunes about homemade rocket ships and girl pilots. Children 8 years and under must be accompanied by an adult. Free tickets are available 1/2 hour prior to showtime.

Space the Final Frontier Film Series: Fight for Space (NR, 92min)

July 27, 2019, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Downtown Library

Fight for Space explores the past, present, and future of the US Space Program, while making the argument that the exploration of space brings economic and cultural benefits to the nation.

Socrates Cafe

July 30, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Downtown Library

Socrates Cafe gatherings are held around the world, where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences. Persons attending gatherings engage in a common quest for a better understanding of human nature, and in the process strive for a more inclusive world. Socrates Cafe gatherings are free and open to any member of the public who wishes to freely discuss a question which is chosen by vote. Views expressed are those of the participants and facilitators, and are not necessarily those of the City's elected officials or staff. Facilitators: Linda S. Giannini and Mark Kressner

Movie Night: Bohemian Rhapsody-PG-13

July 26, 2019, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM @ Mizner Park Amphitheater