Executive Employees' Retirement Plan Board of Trustees

May 17, 2021, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

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

COC / Financial Advisory Board

May 17, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ This meeting will be held using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

Community Appearance Board

May 18, 2021, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

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 Code Hearings

May 19, 2021, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually via Communications Media Technology (CMT)

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.

Historic Preservation Board

May 19, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

Boca Raton Airport Authority

May 19, 2021, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM @ Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel - Coral Ballroom 2000 NW 19th Street

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

Planning and Zoning Board

May 20, 2021, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

The Planning and Zoning Board monitors and oversees the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Plan. The Board holds public hearings twice monthly to hear all matters pertaining to development within the City and makes recommendations to the City Council.

Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting / City Council Workshop

May 24, 2021, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM @ These meetings will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

City Council Regular Meeting

May 25, 2021, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ The meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

Special Magistrate Parking Hearings

May 26, 2021, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM @ This meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

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.

Boca Raton Housing Authority

May 26, 2021, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually via Communications Media Technology (CMT)

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

Police & Firefighters' Retirement System Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

May 27, 2021, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

Environmental Advisory Board

May 27, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM @ This meeting will be held virtually using Communications Media Technology (CMT)

The Environmental Advisory Board provides advice to the Planning and Zoning Board and to the City Council on the environmental impact of proposed development, including public works, within the City's jurisdiction, and recommends ways in which adverse environmental impacts might be minimized.

Memorial Day Observed*

May 31, 2021, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM @ City Hall

Virtual Parent Training for special needs

May 20, 2021, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Sugar Sand Park Community Center

My Florida Therapy will provide tips and guidance about behavioral concerns, social deficits, or communication skills for your child with ASD, with time for questions and open discussion.

Virtual Social Skills Classes for special needs

May 21, 2021, 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM @ Sugar Sand Park Community Center

Certified therapists lead this class with engaging games and activities like art contests, sensory – building, and show and tell, all while helping them make new friends and practice using social skills.

Playful Projects

May 22, 2021, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Sugar Sand Park Community Center

This month, we're making beautiful Mosaic Wall Tiles at Playful Projects!

Story Central Virtual Storytelling Slam

May 16, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM @ Virtual program

The Story Central Virtual Storytelling Slam is an opportunity for adults to enter a friendly competition to share true, first-person stories -- not poems or essays -- of approximately 5-7 minutes in length. Adults are welcome to volunteer to sign up to tell a story or just sit back, listen and enjoy. Judges in the audience select the winner, who is awarded a prize. Stories are not to be read or memorized. Enrollment required. Please provide an email address. Zoom information will be emailed upon enrollment.

The Cultural Phenomenon of Home DNA Testing

May 19, 2021, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Virtual presentation

This virtual presentation will explore the extraordinary cultural phenomenon of home DNA testing, which is redefining family history. It will draw on Libby Copeland’s years of research for her new book, "The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are" (Abrams, 2020), which The Wall Street Journal calls “a fascinating account of lives dramatically affected by genetic sleuthing.” With more than 37 million people having been tested, a tipping point has been reached. Virtually all Americans are affected, whether they have been tested or not, and millions have been impacted by significant revelations in their immediate families. Enrollment required. A link to the virtual presentation will be emailed upon enrollment.

Teen Book Club: Holding Up the Universe, by Jennifer Niven

May 20, 2021, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Virtual discussion

Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin, too. Yes, he’s got swagger, but he’s also mastered the impossible art of giving people what they want, of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a newly acquired secret: he can’t recognize faces. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game -- which lands them in group counseling and community service -- Libby and Jack realize that the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel.... Enrollment required. A link to the virtual meeting will be emailed upon enrollment. **AFTER ENROLLING, PICK UP A FREE COPY OF THE BOOK AT THE YOUTH SERVICES DESK AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.**

Lives of the Poets: Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

May 21, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Virtual discussion

Join Neil Schulhoff to discuss the work and tragic lives of poets Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton, who both excelled in writing highly personal, confessional poetry and were awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Based on the book, "Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton," by Gail Crowther. Enrollment required. Please provide an email address. A link to the virtual meeting will be emailed upon enrollment.

Friends Speaker Series: Don Perlis, A Narrative Painter for Our Troubled Times

May 23, 2021, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM @ Virtual presentation

Don't miss our final Speaker Presentation for the 2020-2021 season: NY City's famous contemporary representational painter, Don Perlis, featuring a powerful short film on him narrated by Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, followed by a live discussion with Mr. Perlis about his life's work and passion for telling narrative stories. See his astonishing art that documents history, particularly the troubled, racially charged times in which we continue to live. Included will be socially relevant paintings on incidents that made the headlines starting with the notorious NYC "subway vigilante" in the 1980s up to his most recent work, "Floyd," which depicts the killing of George Floyd that was made into a billboard seen by millions of people in NYC's Times Square and many other cities across the country.

From Prada to Nada: Sustainable Fashion

May 25, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Virtual discussion

Join Neil Schulhoff to discuss how even the most avant-garde, high-end fashion conglomerates are reducing their carbon footprint with wearable and covetable options. Enrollment required. A link to the virtual meeting will be emailed upon enrollment.

Rising Rooks: Intermediate Instructional Chess for Families

May 26, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM @ Virtual program

Already know the basics and are now ready to learn more about how to play chess? Families are invited to sign up for a 6-week virtual class session with professional chess instructor and international competitor, Bob Holliman. Learn about centralizing chess pieces, opposition, pins, double attack, queen vs. pawn endings, and much more. Each virtual instructional class is 45 minutes long. After you register for the class, you will receive an email invite to join the Boca Raton Public Library (BRPL) Chess Club so you can practice your intermediate chess moves with others during an optional post-class virtual, 30-minute, open-play period. To participate in the open-play period, create a free account at https://www.chess.com/register. A parent’s permission is required to create a new chess.com account.