Financial Advisory Board

August 19, 2019, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

The Financial Advisory Board conducts ongoing, selective review of the annual budget and capital improvement programs. The Board also reviews and makes recommendations on the rates and fees charged for City services.

CANCELED Planning Advisory Review

August 20, 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.

Historic Preservation Board

August 20, 2019, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ Boca Raton Community Center Annex

The seven-member Historic Preservation Board promotes the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the City through the preservation and protection of sites and districts of historic interest. The Board also strives to preserve and protect the significant architectural phases of the community.

Community Appearance Board

August 20, 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.

Beautification Committee

August 21, 2019, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

The Beautification Committee is an independent group of resident volunteers; members are not appointed by the City Council. Its mission is to promote higher standards of landscape design, encourage an increase in the City’s tree canopy, and educate residents in the proper selection, pruning and care of trees. Sponsored programs are: •Annual Landscape Awards •Project Shade Tree •Various Pamphlets and ActivitiesCitizens are invited to attend and participate. View the Committee's Palm Pruning Brochure for more information.

Library Board

August 21, 2019, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Downtown Library

Heimberg Business Meeting Room. The Library Board makes recommendations to the City Council concerning the management and operation of the City's libraries.

CANCELED Art in Public Places Advisory Board

August 21, 2019, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

The Art in Public Places Advisory Board reviews and recommends to the City Council policies, programs and actions regarding art in the public realm. The Board is comprised of seven (7) members who are residents of the City with knowledge, experience or an interest in art.

Boca Raton Airport Authority

August 21, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

The Airport Authority has jurisdiction over operations, maintenance and improvements at the Boca Raton Airport. The Authority operates independently of the City.

Police & Firefighters' Retirement System Investment Committee*

August 22, 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

*The meeting time is changed to 12:00 pm.

Police & Firefighters' Retirement System Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

August 22, 2019, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

Education Task Force

August 22, 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.

CANCELED Sustainability Advisory Board*

August 23, 2019, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM @ City Hall - 1st Floor Conference Room

*The meeting date is changed due to Labor Day. The Sustainability Advisory Board was created to advise and provide recommendations to the City Council regarding sustainability and related matters.

Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting/City Council Workshop Meeting

August 26, 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

August 27, 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 Special Workshop Meeting

August 27, 2019, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

The Special Workshop is being held to hear responses to the RFI on Golf Course Design for the Ocean Breeze Golf Course.

City Council Regular Meeting

August 27, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ City Hall - Council Chamber

Community Appearance Board

August 27, 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

August 28, 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

August 28, 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

August 28, 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.

Boca Raton Housing Authority

August 28, 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.

Builders' Board of Adjustment and Appeals

August 28, 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.

Pirates and Princesses Party

August 23, 2019, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Patch Reef Park Community Center

AHOY MATEY! Calling all pirates, swashbucklers, princesses and parents! You are all formally invited to join us for this fun family event. Walk the plank, dig for treasure and enjoy other fun activities that all lead to gold coins and exciting prizes! Argh! Shiver me timbers! Fun for children ages 2-5. $5 per child.

STEAM THROUGH SEPTEMBER KICKOFF PARTY

August 30, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Sugar Sand Park Community Center

STEAM Through September challenges kids ages 5-12 in the areas of (S)cience, (T)echnology, (E)ngineering, (A)rts and (M)ath, while exploring some of the City of Boca Raton’s amazing exhibits, programs and places. The program kicks-off on Friday, August 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Trail, with a FREE party featuring food trucks, giveaways, games, music and the official opening of Sugar Sand’s newest exhibit, Animationland. From electronic interfaces through a full-body opportunity to plan and star in a stop-motion production, Animationland includes a wide range of interactive experiences. Environmental elements provide an immersive setting to inspire all visitors to learn the art and science of animation.

FREE Fitness Saturday @Sanborn Square!!

August 24, 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

Zumba

August 24, 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.

FREE Fitness Saturday @Sanborn Square!!

August 31, 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

Zumba

August 31, 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.

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

August 20, 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

Introduction to Tinkercad

August 21, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM @ Downtown Library

Gain firsthand knowledge of basic 3D design principles. Design your own 3D object using easy-to-use modeling software. Prerequisite: Tinkercad account. Create free account online at www.tinkercad.com.

Socrates Cafe

August 22, 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.

Adobe Photoshop 2

August 22, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM @ Downtown Library

Crop, straighten and make lens corrections. Introduction to adjustment layers to make color corrections, modify contrast and tones, and more. Learn how to remove items to edit and fix images using the healing brush and other tools.

The Regency Book Club: "Middlemarch" by George Eliot (Part 2)

August 23, 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." Join us for the second part of our discussion of this novel, which was pivotal in the shaping of twentieth-century literary realism.

Socrates Cafe

August 27, 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

Socrates Cafe

August 29, 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.