LTC 27-2002
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CITY of MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. 21- ;'tJtJ~
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TO:
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez " ~'
City Manager U
SUBJECT: WEEKLY UPDATE
Date: February 1, 2002
FROM:
The purpose of this LTC is to provide the Mayor and Commission with an update
describing some of the areas the Administration focused on during the week of
January 28, 2002,
Florida Lottery - Representatives from the Administration worked throughout
the weekend with representatives from the Florida Lottery to ensure the success
of the live Lotto drawings held on Lincoln Road on Friday, January 25 and
Saturday, 26, 2002, This was the first live drawing stop that the Lottery made in
its new Visit Florida Scratch-off games campaign. The Florida Lottery estimates
that the drawing on Saturday evening drew its second largest live drawing crowd
ever.
Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force - Met on January 28 to continue
their discussion of tourism related issues, The items discussed at the meeting
included progress reports by all the sub-committees which have been meeting
regularly, The Task Force will continue meeting throughout the month of
February with the final recommendations presented on March 4, 2002,
Parks Blue Ribbon Task Force's Town Hall Meeting - The Task Force hosted
its third and final town hall meeting at Biscayne Elementary in North Beach on
January 31 to solicit input and recommendations from the community in order to
continue developing a blueprint of ideas to improve the quality and services of
the City's parks. The Task Force will now take all the ideas generated from
these Town Hall meetings and incorporate the appropriate ones into the
blueprint, which should be completed by early May 2002,
Miami Beach Heart Safety Program - The Grants Management area secured
and received a grant in the amount of $6,000 from the Medtronic Foundation to
assist the City's Fire Department in support of their Heart Safety Community
Program,
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Commission Committee Meetings - The Community Affairs and the
Neighborhoods Committees met this week to discuss items that were later
discussed at the Commission Meeting, Minutes of the Community Affairs
Committee were sent on January 30 and minutes from the Neighborhoods
meeting will be sent early next week.
Business Resolution Task Force - Met on January 29 and approved the
acquisition of the Gazit Building; the reconfiguration of the second floor of City
Hall; and received an update on the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force,
Nautilus Right-of-way Improvements Community Design Workshop - Was
held on January 31 with about 50 participants from the community, This was the
second workshop held and the group reached consensus on the proposed
improvements and the City is preparing to proceed with the Basis of Design
Report,
71st Street and Normandy Drive Public Meeting - Was held on January 31
with about 40 residents from Miami Beach and North Bay Village. This was the
first of three community workshops whose purpose is to solicit recommendations
and ideas about possible enhancements to 7151 Street and Normandy Drive. The
general consensus of those present was that they would like to see both streets
reduced from three to two lanes and converted into two-way streets instead of
the current one-way configuration, Other possible enhancements included
installing traffic calming devices to slow traffic down.
2002 Boat Show - Representatives from the Administration met this week to
continue discussing logistical issues involving this year's Boat Show, An LTC will
be sent early next week with details regarding preparations for the Boat Show,
Federal Lobbyists - Met with representatives from the Administration and
Mayor and Commission Members on January 31 and February 1 to discuss
items to be included in this year's legislative agenda. The final legislative agenda
will be presented to the Commission for your approval at the February 20
Commission Meeting.
Should you desire any additional information about any of these items, please
feel free to contact me,
JMG/RI
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