LTC 095-2010 Cleanup of Monument Island in conjunction with BaynanzaOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER ~~~~ ~'~~~' `~ P~ Via: 2~.
No. ETC #' 095-2010. ~ ~ ~~7 ~, c;~~. ~~;; `~ ~~ ~ ~~`.~
- _ LETTER TO COIvIMISSION
TO: Mayor tti Herrera B er arid Members of the City~Commission
FROM: o . Gonzalez,~Cit anager
DATE: April 2,' 2010
SUBJECT:: Cleanup of.Monument Island in conjunction'vvith Baynanza
The purpose of this LTC is to inform you that the City of Miami Beach, Community Resource
. and Outreach Team, in conjunction with Miami Dade County, Department of Environmental
Resources (DERM) and "the Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach (ECOMB) is organizing
an environmental clean . up event for Monument Island. This event is scheduled for
Saturday, Apr'if 17, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Baynanza is an annual County-wide effort with events scheduled simultaneously throughout
Miami Dade County on.April 17, 2010. These events promote environmental awareness
and the .importance of protecting our most treasured ..natural. resources -water and land.
- This event is' part of the City's commitment to .preserve and maintain our ..parks and open
spaces, as well: as .providing volunteer opportunities for the community.
Volunteers will. meet in .Maurice Gibb Park at 8:30 a.m. ECOMB is coordinating the
" ~ transportation to Monument Island with volunteer boat owners. The volunteers will focus
primarily on the removal -and proper disposal of litter. It is anticipated ,that over 100
volunteers from .Miami Dade County will participate in this event. The Outreach Team is
- coordinating with Parks and Recreation Greenspace ..Division, Public Works Sanitation
" Division, Police, and Parking Departments to provide the necessary materials and services
for this project. Volunteers may register for this event., at ecomb(a~ecomb.org .
If you have any additional :questions, please feel .free to contact Lynn W. Bernstein,
Community Resource and Outreach Team, in my office at extension 6178.
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