LTC 010-2011 CityVision #37 MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #010 -2011 ! LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
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DATE: January 12, 2011 c� sA•
SUBJECT: City Vision #37 Dec. Jan. edition w Airin on MBTV 77
As part of Miami Beach's ongoing efforts to provide enhanced information about the CigRo r
the community, we are now airing the latest edition of "CityVision" on MBT 7, wur
government access cable TV station. "CityVision" is a 30- minute video magazine s#ow
produced by the Office of Communications specifically to illustrate the City's prb'dressin
meeting the goals of our strategic plan, and to provide information to our residents on
current events, programs and services that affect them.
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The Dec. /Jan. 2010 -11 edition of "CityVision" features the following newsworthy stories:
• The City's working to curb our free- roaming cat population. See how "Spay Days"
are benefiting the cats and our community.
• A report the successful public /private partnership that created a beautiful new "Bark
Park" in SoFi;
• A story about our Police Department's "anti- bullying" efforts;
• A look inside the big improvements to Collins Park, the heart of our CANDO cultural
arts neighborhood;
• More people will be able to enjoy our City's bayside when the seamless public
baywalk is finished. We detail the progress; and,
• Have you seen our City's two new Art in Public Places installations? We take you on
a tour.
Other stories covered include a look inside Art Basel Miami Beach 2010, a feature about the
Miami Beach Teen Club's original new play. "The Freak Show," a sneak peek at the new
gallery space located inside the Miami Beach Convention Center, a story about our annual
Hispanic Heritage Festival and much more.
This edition of CityVision was shot at the beautiful newly- renovated Collins Park. We detail
the Office of Capital Improvement's amazing makeover of the park and what the new space
has to offer the residents and visitors to our cultural arts neighborhood.
Attached, please find a DVD copy of this latest program. CityVision is also available for
viewing on the Internet. Click on the MBTV logo on our Web site www.miamibeachfi.gov or
visit our City's "YouTube" page at www .youtube.com /citvofmiamibeach
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. For a DVD copy of earlier
CityVision shows, please contact Dolores Mejia, Special Projects Administrator, at extension
6834.
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