164-2001 LTC
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. 104- {)ro I
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From:
Honorable Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Date: July 18. 2001
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~ . ~
City Manager O,/" D
VERBAL REPORT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING
OF JULY 17, 2001
To:
Subject:
A meeting of the Neighborhoods Committee was held on July 17, 2001 at 4:00 PM in the City
Manager's Large Conference Room.
Commissioners in attendance included Jose Smith. Matti Herrera Bower and Luis R. Garcia, Jr.
City staff in attendance were: Assistant City Manager Robert C. Middaugh, Parks and Recreation
Director Kevin Smith, Assistant to the Director of Neighborhood Services Max Sklar, and Children's
Affairs Division Director Maria Ruiz.
Others in attendance: Jodie Knofsky.
Item 1
Discussion reaardina the creation of a Parks and Recreation Proarams and Facilities
Blue Ribbon Citizens' Committee.
Action
Assistant City Manager Robert C. Middaugh introduced the item and summarized the purpose and
scope of work of the Blue Ribbon Citizens' Committee. The Committee requested that the
Administration ensure that members of the Blue Ribbon Citizens' Committee are representative of
each geographic area of the City, as well as the diverse community. The Committee further
directed the Administration to prepare and circulate the potential list of members for comment and
approval from the City Commission.
The Committee recommended proceeding with the creation of the Parks and Recreation
Programs and Facilities Blue Ribbon Citizens' Committee as proposed.
Item 2
Status report regardinlJ the lower north bay road/sunset islands/alton road "no left
turn" sian and 20th street improvements.
Action
The Committee recommended notifying the Neighborhood Associations and residents that the
County's Traffic Safety Improvement Contract will be available by late August of this year and that
the improvements for the Alton Road and 20'h Street intersection will be assigned the first work
order under this contract.
The Committee requested that a status report be provided to the City Commission at the
firs~t com~::;'~ meeting in September.
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M:I$ I MPIMaxlNeighborhoods Committee MeetingslReport-July 17, 2001 Mtg.doc
c: Christina Cuervo, Assistant City Manager
Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli, Assistant City Manager
Robert C. Middaugh, Assistant City Manager
Ramiro Inguanzo, Chief of Staff, City Manager's Office
Kevin Smith, Director, Parks and Recreation Department
Max Sklar, Assistant to the Director, Neighborhood Services Department
Maria Ruiz, Division of Children's Affairs
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