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RVCA President’s Message

appy New Year Rio Vista! Thank you to all of our Rio Vista friends and
families who came out to participate in RVCA Annual Holiday Party, which
Hwas organized by Social Committee Chair Nancy Messing, on Saturday,
December, 7th at VY Park. It was wonderful to have our favorite elected officials
and city staff members come out to celebrate with us in a casual setting. I’d also
like to thank Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Station #2 for safely delivering Santa
Claus to the party. And thanks to all who brought food and toy donations, which
were provided to The Pantry Broward. Please direct any feedback on the Holiday
Party to Nancy Messing at nrmessing@gmail.com
The last RVCA General Meeting of 2019 took place on November 18. Here are
some highlights of what we covered for those of you who couldn’t make it:
Our guest speaker was Commissioner Ben Sorensen and he spoke about City efforts
in 2019 and what to expect in 2020. It appears the “AHF project” will be on the
Christina Currie, Esq. January 8, 2020 Board of Adjustment (“BOA”) agenda. Residents are encouraged
President
to share feedback with all members of the Commission and the BOA. With regards
to the AHF Project, please note in December of 2019 I transmitted all past
OFFICERS opposition statements to the BOA and requested they be added to materials going
President out to BOA members.
Christina Currie, Esq.
president@riovistaonline.com City efforts and requests from residents relating to King Tides were covered in
Vice President depth. Remember to monitor the Cordova Sea Wall website. The City is wrapping
Mark Snead up the hiring of a “Program Manager” relating to the Parks Bond and
vp@riovistaonline.com neighborhood outreach should begin in early 2020. Efforts to acquire a property
Secretary south of the New River for use as an EMS Substation continue to move forward.
Fred Stresau Commissioner Sorensen is inviting Rio Vista students looking for an internship to
stresau@bellsouth.net
contact his office. Residents in attendance seemed to appreciate the opportunity to
Treasurer get to bring their concerns to the attention of Commissioner Sorensen without
Mark Snead having to go to City Hall or draft an email.
treasurer@riovistaonline.com
Rio Vista Civic Association, Inc. is now
BOARD MEMBERS
an approved organization for St. Thomas Aquinas
Nancy Messing Brand
service hours requirements.
William (Bill) Kirk
Sam Koster
In addition, I shared with the General Membership that I am now having monthly
Eladio Perez calls with Ben Rogers in Transportation and Mobility to benefit our neighborhood.
Rob Ward Please expect to see new striping on our Rio Vista streets, potholes fixed and,
hopefully, a radar sign at a high volume intersection. The 2nd attempt of the traffic
Warren Sturman
Immediate Past President study along SE 9th Street from Federal to Cordova is in progress as of this date and
results will be shared when received. If you have a pothole that you keeping driving
COUNSEL TO THE BOARD over that needs fixing, feel free to email me with the location and address and I will
add it to the list of improvements I am requesting/monitoring. Thanks again to
Charles Tatelbaum
Ben Rogers, Dane Edselle, and Commissioner Sorensen for facilitating these
improvements in our neighborhood.
The matter of the installation of license plate readers in Rio Vista was covered
again. As of the date of this writing, we are still waiting to receive a written
estimate from the vendor that FLPD is working with. The Board understands that

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