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RVCA President’s Message

’d like to extend my gratitude to Rio Vista residents for being active neighbors in
the month of January. In particular, two RVCA events were a success thanks to
Ithe engagement of residents.

Fort Lauderdale United Day In Honor of MLK Day of Service, January 18th
This year on Fort Lauderdale United Day we partnered with the Downtown Fort
Lauderdale Civic Association and held a drive thru donation drop at Stranahan
Landing. We collected more donations than all other Fort Lauderdale
neighborhoods combined and we raised 500 points towards the NCIP grant
program which will help fund future improvements in Rio Vista. Collections were
distributed via the City’s Neighbor Volunteer Office to over 200 elementary school
students in Fort Lauderdale experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19
pandemic at North Side, North Fork, and Walker Elementary Schools. Businesses
and residents interested in this ongoing relief effort should contact Jorg Hruschka,
jhruschka@fortlauderdale.gov.
Christina Currie, Esq.
President RVCA Annual General Meeting Generates Results, January 25th
As a result of meeting quorum requirements at our January general meeting, RVCA
OFFICERS was able to move forward on submitting a correspondence to the City in support of
a CIP request for the purpose of evaluating and improving the Cordova/12th
President
Christina Currie, Esq. intersection. Transportation and Mobility staff has already drafted the request which
president@riovistaonline.com is needed during the City budget process this year. In addition to the re-election of
Bill Kirk as a Board Member, as a result of the quorum we were able to ratify the
Vice President
Mark Snead following Board Members who’d already dedicated a year of service to RVCA:
vp@riovistaonline.com Julie Hough (Secretary), Dr. “JJ” Rajter (Disaster Committee Chair) and Lori Sterling
Secretary (Membership Committee Chair). Additionally, we received numerous updates from
Fred Stresau Commissioner Sorensen and shared feedback.
stresau@bellsouth.net
Our next General Meeting will be held via Zoom on May 24th and meeting access
Treasurer will be emailed to all current members of the RVCA. Please plan on attending and
Mark Snead contributing your voice to the improvement of our neighborhood.
treasurer@riovistaonline.com
Committee Members Needed!
BOARD MEMBERS
Nancy Messing Brand The current chair of the RVCA Disaster Committee is Dr. “JJ” Rajter. JJ is looking to
revitalize and reorganize this Committee in anticipation of the 2021 Hurricane
Julie Hough
season. There are a variety of ways residents can help our neighborhood on this
William (Bill) Kirk
committee. Please contact jj.rajter@gmail.com for more information.
Sam Koster
Jean-Jacques Rajter Membership Drive Continues
Lori Sterling RVCA membership means a stronger community, more advocacy, and continued
achievement of significant neighborhood improvements. Currently, out of 1,000+
COUNSEL TO THE BOARD
households, there are still around 600 who have not joined RVCA. Please visit
Charles Tatelbaum www.riovistaonline.com to join/renew today. Lori Sterling, Membership
Committee Chair, is keeping RVCA social media fresh for residents, so be sure to
check it out.

Ongoing Board Efforts
The RVCA Board of Directors continues to meet virtually monthly. Current matters
being addressed are parks, sea walls, transportation & mobility, film permits, short

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