Scholarships
Available for Tourism and Travel Students - Miami
Beach residents and graduates of Miami Beach High School that
are interested in pursuing an education in the food and hospitality
industry have an opportunity to receive scholarships. April
1, 2004 is the scholarship application deadline.
Congratulations
to the newest graduating class from the Neighborhood Leadership
Academy
Summary
Results of the December 4, 2003 North Beach Master Plan Community
Workshop Survey (Acrobat)
City
of Miami Beach Citywide Wayfinding Signage Program
Executive
Summary (Acrobat)
On
December 16, 2003, Hillier presented the community with three
different design options of a proposed citywide coordinated
signage system. The signage system will include:
- Three
new gateway signs to the City
- Signs
directing visitors to major destinations
- Prototype
neighborhood entrance signs
- Public
parking directional signs
- Beach
walk and trail markers
Consensus
was reached to combine the design concepts of Options B and
C. Hillier will now prepare a design presentation that assimilates
those comments. Once the new designs are completed, another
public meeting will be held (tentatively scheduled within
30 to 60 days). Proposed
Designs
City
Manager's State of the City Address 2003
Free
"Funday" at the Youth Center -- Free Admission,
Refreshments & Entertainment for Miami Beach Residents
– Miami Beach residents are invited to a free day at the Scott
Rakow Youth Center on Sunday, January 4, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. for free admission, entertainment and refreshments. Residents
must show proof of residency. The Scott Rakow Youth Center
is located at 2700 Sheridan Avenue, Miami Beach.
| Congratulations
to the latest CERT Team graduates! - The City
of Miami Beach has become a part of a national network
of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) communities.
The program is designed to help neighborhoods prepare
for and respond after catastrophic disasters such as hurricanes,
tornadoes, and other major emergencies. |
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 The
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Conference will
take place in Miami from Sunday, November 16, 2003
through Friday, November 21, 2003. The venues will be the
Inter-Continental Hotel, where all the dignitaries will stay
and hold meetings, and the Hyatt Hotel.
 New GSA Union Contract Signed - On Friday, October 17, 2003,
a signing ceremony took place for the new Government Supervisor’s
Association (GSA) three-year union contract. The GSA and City
Administration successfully negotiated a contract that is beneficial
to both parties after six negotiation sessions.
Pictured from left to right: (front row): Miami Beach Mayor
David Dermer, City Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez, Richard Ellis,
GSA president; (back row): Assistant City Manager Mayra Diaz
Buttacavoli, Labor Relations Specialist Michael Reyes, Labor
Relations Division Director Linda Gonzalez; Recreation Supervisor
I Amy Lutze, union representative; Greg Blackman, GSA vice president,
Robin Garber, GSA chief membership representative; Nomikos Tsakrios,
plumbing supervisor/union representative.
 Miami
Beach Regional Library Construction Completed - The
City of Miami Beach celebrates the completion of the major construction
phase of the new 42,000 sq ft. Miami Beach Regional Library,
located at 227 23rd Street, on Thursday, October 16 at 6:30
p.m. The City of Miami Beach will "pass the keys"
to Miami-Dade County Public Library System for the facility's
final opening preparations. The library is expected to open
to the public in early 2004.
Miami
Beach Commission on the Status of Women Seeks Nominations for
Women Worth Knowing Award 2004 -- Deadline December 5, 2003
– In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Miami Beach
Commission on the Status of Women’s Women Worth Knowing program
honors four local women for their contributions to the community.
The Commission seeks nominations for women who are actively
involved in fostering positive change in the community through
involvement in civic and/or professional activities and meet
the prerequisite and qualifications.
 Miami
Beach Hispanic Community Leaders Honored During Hispanic Heritage
Month – The City of Miami Beach Hispanic Affairs Committee
will honor Miami Beach’s Hispanic community leaders at a reception
on Monday, October 13, 2003 at 6:00 p.m.. at Miami Beach City
Hall’s fourth floor gallery as part of the City’s Hispanic Heritage
Celebration.
 Miami Beach Web Site Recognized with National Award –
The City of Miami Beach was honored, last week, with the City-County
Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) Savvy Award
for its Web site. The 3CMA Savvy Awards honor creative marketing
and communications. The City was recognized in the Best Technology
Services – Web Sites (population 55,000 to 160,000) category.
County's
Annual Chlorination Process of Water Begins -- Public Advisory
-- The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department will temporarily
use a free chlorine treatment at each of its regional water
treatment facilities from November 3 through 16, 2003 that will
provide a somewhat stronger disinfection process than the combined
chlorine treatment which is normally used.
Join
the Miami Beach CERT Team – The City of Miami Beach
has become a part of a national network of Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) communities. The program is designed to
help neighborhoods prepare for and respond after catastrophic
disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major emergencies.
 Thanks
for Participating - Miami Beach
Participate
Miami Beach -
The week-long (September 11 - 17) schedule honors the courageous
spirit of the American people and pays tribute to those we lost
on September 11.
BayLink
- On Monday, September 8, 2003, the Miami Beach City Commission
passed a Resolution approving the continuation of the Bay Link
Transit Project into the final Environmental Impact Statement/Preliminary
Engineering Phase of Study; and designating the streetcar mode
as the optimal transit technology and designating a bi-directional
loop route utilizing the Washington Avenue and Alton Road corridors
as the locally preferred alternative (LPA) as described in the
final HDR Report.
Please
provide us with your suggestions and comments on the City’s
Procedures for Noise Violation Enforcement. This document
will be available for your review and comments until October
17, 2003. As you review the procedures, we respectfully request
that you concentrate on the overall policy instead of specific
verbiage. This will facilitate our internal assessment process
of your valuable comments and suggestions. The City of Miami
Beach will schedule another community meeting to discuss the
proposed suggestions.
Click
here to view the City’s Procedures for Noise Violation Enforcement
(Acrobat).
Again, thank you and please submit your comments to NeighborhoodServices@miamibeachfl.gov
Miami
Beach Acquires Beach Park Land from State of Florida
- Miami Beach, FL – On August 26, 2003, the State of Florida
Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement
Trust Fund, approved the transfer of the 11 contiguous State-owned
beachfront lots in Altos Del Mar, between 76th and 77th streets,
to the City of Miami Beach for the sum of $10.00. History
of Altos Del Mar Park Project (Acrobat).
Enrollment
Opens for City’s Fall Neighborhood Leadership Academy --
Fall Classes Begin September 22
– The City of Miami Beach Neighborhood Leadership Academy opens
enrollment for its fall classes. The Academy is an interactive
civic and public information program designed for residents
of Miami Beach. The no-tuition Academy offers Miami Beach residents
an opportunity to learn more about City departments and their
services in an interesting, fun and interactive experience.
Residents enrolled in the 12-week Academy will have an opportunity
to meet the people responsible for providing City services,
gain insight into how the City works, and understand the role
of each department. In addition, the Academy affords the City
staff an opportunity to learn about residents’ needs as their
customers and consumers of city services.
Miami
Beach Water Meets Quality Standards - 2002 Water Quality Report
Issued – The City of Miami Beach and its partner
Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department are dedicated to
providing Miami Beach customers with a safe and reliable supply
of high quality drinking water. The Miami Beach Public Works
Department works hard to ensure that the water delivered by
the system meets all standards for safety, reliability and quality.
Miami
Beach Hispanic Affairs Committee Seeks Nominations for Hispanic
Heritage Month Awards – The Miami Beach Hispanic
Affairs seeks nominations for the 2003 Hispanic Heritage Month
Awards. The Committee will select a winner in one of each of
the following categories: public safety, business, education,
and social services.
Miami
Beach’s Bond Rating Upgraded Again –
Standard and Poor’s (S&P), one of the nation’s bond-rating
services, has upgraded their rating on the City’s bonds from
an A+ to an AA-, which is the second upgrade for the City from
this firm in six months. In addition, Moody’s has affirmed their
A1 rating and has upgraded their outlook for the City from stable
to positive. This is a very significant accomplishment for the
City of Miami Beach and reflects the City’s continuing efforts
to improve its financial position.
 NORTH
BEACH
MIMO ARCHITECTURE MULTIMEDIA/WEB
DESIGN COMPETITION - The
City of Miami Beach is sponsoring
a multimedia presentation/web design competition.
The presentation is intended to inform and educate the
public about the NorthBeach area of the City and its wealth
of Miami Modern (MiMo) architecture. The
City is currently planning and implementing revitalization strategies
in North Beach. This project
is part of a City commitment to raise the quality and quantity
of public information available in an easily accessible and
user-friendly format.
Students
from various design and art schools and similar programs are
eligible to produce an exciting, creative, cutting edge, multimedia
presentation and submit it for judging. Click
here for more information and application form.
IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, WHERE
YOU CAN HEAR ALL ABOUT THIS EXCITING PROJECT AND SIGN UP TO
ENTER! Click
here for more information.
Commission
Meetings Are Now Archived Online -- The City’s Commission
meetings are webcast live online. After a live webcast, the
meetings are archived. Other City meetings will be webcast,
as well as a continuous feed from Government Channel 20. You
need to have Windows Media Player properly installed and configured
on your computer. Windows Media Player is available free from
Microsoft online. The download and installation usually
takes about 15 minutes on a 56K modem. Click
here to view past meetings
Miami Beach Answer Center Opens at City Hall -- A Better Place
to Serve the Public – The City Miami Beach Answer
Center is the easiest way to contact City Hall. Friendly, professional,
bilingual operators assist the public with information, referrals,
comments, and service requests. Using a new state-of-the-art
customer relationship management system (“A Better Place”),
a service request is directed to the exact person who can handle
the issue and tracked electronically until it is resolved.
Learn
about Financial Incentives for Rehabilitating Post-War Modern
(MiMo) Rental Apartment Buildings
Miami Beach,
FL – The City of Miami Beach will be holding a free seminar
to educate owners, developers and/or investors of post-war (MiMo)
rental apartment buildings on underutilized financing tools
for upgrading older properties. This unique opportunity will
be held on Thursday, September 11, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. at Miami Beach City Hall, first floor conference room,
1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. Experts in the field
will explain how tax credits and other incentives can work to
help make rehabilitation of multifamily residential properties
more financially attractive.
Home
Buying Program Opportunity Opens in Miami Beach – The
Miami Beach Community Development Corporation (MBCDC) will be
opening their application period for the Home Buyer Program
between Monday, September 15, 2003 through Friday, September
26, 2003.
Sister
Cities Cultural Exchange Welcomes Japanese Artists
– As part of the Miami Beach Sister Cities International cultural
exchange with its Sister City Fujisawa, Japan, a reception was
held on Sunday, July 27, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to welcome
Japanese artists Akira Shimaya and Toru Minamimura at the ArtCenter/South
Florida, 924 Lincoln Road. The artists will have their artwork
displayed at the ArtCenter/South Florida.
Miami
Beach Commission to Make Decision on the Bay Link Transportation
Corridor Project – The City of Miami Beach will hold
a Special Commission Meeting to select a Locally Preferred Alternative
(LPA) for the Miami Beach segment of a proposed Miami - Miami
Beach Transportation Corridor, known as Bay Link. The selected
LPA, if any, will determine the transit technology and route
for the Bay Link in Miami Beach. The Special Commission meeting
will be held on Monday, September 8, 2003, at 5:00 p.m., in
the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1700 Convention Center
Drive, third floor.
Labor
Day Weekend - Community Notice (Acrobat)
National
Terror Alert Level Moved To Yellow - As
you are aware, we are all facing a difficult time as a result
of the recent world events. In the aftermath of 9/11, the City
of Miami
Beach has
been preparing to protect our community, our residents and visitors
from any future threat.
Public
Information Workshop for the Evaluation of Rapid Transit
Options for Miami Beach -- The City of Miami Beach
will hold a Public Information Workshop regarding the evaluation
of rapid transit options for Miami Beach. This is the second
of two workshops being held for this study. The Workshop will
be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
in the Eden Roc Hotel’s Mona Lisa Room (lobby level), located
at 4525 Collins Avenue, in Miami Beach. Parking is available
at the parking lot north of the hotel.
 Miami
Beach Fourth of July Celebration 2003 -- Features Free Concert
on the Beach and Spectacular Fireworks -- The City of Miami
Beach proudly presents its annual Fourth of July blowout celebration
on Friday, July 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the 72nd
Street Beach, behind the Band Shell. The event is free and open
to the public.
Flyer - English,
Español
Modes
of Rapid Transit Public Information Workshop --
Come share your ideas and thoughts about the best mode of rapid
transit to link Miami Beach to the region on Wednesday, May
28 at 6:00 p.m. Your comments will guide the City in developing
a recommendation. The workshop will be held at the Miami Beach
Police Department Community Room, 1100 Washington Avenue , Miami
Beach . The workshop will be moderated by Charlie Hales, HDR
Engineering, Inc. at 305-557-4770 or via email to chales@hdrinc.com.
 Experts
Share Tips at Miami Beach Hurricane Fair -- Hurricane Season
Begins June 1 –
The City of Miami Beach wants to ensure the safety of all its
residents and visitors and urges everyone to have a plan during
hurricane season, June 1 through November 30. Although the highest
activity of hurricane season does not begin until later in the
summer, it is never too early to be prepared because hurricanes
can form and strike at any time during the season. The 2003
pre-season has already seen one storm, Ana, develop in the Atlantic
Ocean.
Teens
Learn the Realities of a DUI Crash through Live Demo
– In recent years, over a three-year period throughout Florida,
there were 4,580 alcohol-related crashes involving underage
drinking drivers – 187 of these crashes were fatal. 412 of these
crashes occurred in Dade County – 11 were fatal.
City
Honored with Distinguished Budget Presentation Award -
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States
and Canada (GFOA) awarded the City of Miami Beach with the GFOA’s
“Distinguished Budget Presentation Award” for its Adopted Budget
for Fiscal Year 2002-2003. This is the first time the City has
achieved this distinction.
 Elementary
Children Participate in Mock Commission Meeting -- In Observance
of National Municipal Clerk’s Week – On Wednesday,
May 7, 2003, selected students from Feinberg Fisher Elementary’s
Youth Empowerment Network learned about the local government
process by participating in a mock Miami Beach commission meeting,
in observance of National Municipal Clerk’s Week.
Miami
Beach Holds Town Hall Community Meeting on Memorial Day
Weekend Plan – The City of Miami Beach will hold
a community town hall meeting on Monday, May 12, 2003 at 6:00
p.m. to discuss plans and disseminate information for this year’s
Memorial Day Weekend. The meeting will be held in the City Commission
Chambers, third floor, City Hall.
City
of Miami Beach Conducts Parking Demand Study (Acrobat)
- The Citywide Parking Demand Analysis originated as a process
to determine current and future adequacies of parking throughout
the City as a basis by which to prioritize and plan future parking
developments. Parking is clearly linked to the City’s economic
success. Moreover though, this process was not only based on
parking demand and conducting parking counts, but included a
comprehensive analysis of the City’s economic growth, land uses,
population trends, and effects of seasonality, collectively.
Miami
Beach Parking Supply/Demand Analysis (Acrobat)
Miami
Beach Becomes First City to Provide SAP Service
– On Wednesday, April 30, 2003, the City of Miami Beach became
the first municipality in South Florida to provide SAP (Secondary
Audio Program) in Spanish on its government-access cable channel
20 (Charter Communications) for live City Commission meetings,
workshops and budget hearings.
 Miami
Beach Selected as a 2003 All-America City Finalist -- National
Civic League Recognizes Civic Excellence – The City of Miami
Beach has been selected as one of 30 finalists for the 2003
All-America City Award; the only municipality in Miami-Dade
County to have been selected this year. The All-America City
Award is the nation's longest running and one of the most prestigious
civic recognition programs in the country.
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Miami
Beach Relay for Life. Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd
& 4th, 2003 @ Miami Beach High School Track from 6:00 p.m.
Saturday to 12 noon Sunday. For sponsorship information or to
form a relay team call 305-594-4363 extension 225.
City
Opens Miami Beach Golf Club – Its Newest Star Attraction
