LTC 317-2013 Committee for Quality Education Motions MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 317 -c2013 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Nembers of th City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: September b, 2013
SUBJECT: Committee for Quality Education otions
The Committee for Quality Education would like you to be aware of the following motions regarding
safety on 415 Street and Spanish for high school credit, approved at the August 27, 2013, committee
meeting.
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City of Miami Beach
Committee for Quality Education
Meeting of August 27, 2013
Members Present: Ivette Borrello, Karen Rivo, Kay Coulter, Tamar Oppenheimer, Tiffany Heckler,
John Aleman, Jill Swartz, Beverly Heller, Keren Bajaroff, Rosa Neely, Sheila Duffy- Lehrman, Christy
Farhat, and Becky Cohen.
Members Present pending paperwork to Clerk's Office: Ivette Birba and Elisa Leone
Motion made by Beverly Heller
Motion seconded by Ivette Borello
Motion Text:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission support a barrier with
foliage be installed by FDOT in the median on 41St Street from Alton Road to Meridian Avenue within
two (2) years from the completed FDOT traffic study of June 2013.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 13 -0
Members Present: Ivette Borrello, Karen Rivo, Kay Coulter, Tamar Oppenheimer, Rosa Neely, Tiffany
Heckler, John Aleman, Jill Swartz, Beverly Heller, Sheila Duffy- Lehrman, Keren Bajaroff, Christy Farhat,
and Becky Cohen.
Members Present pending paperwork to Clerk's Office: Ivette Birba and Elisa Leone
Motion made by Beverly Heller
Motion seconded by John Aleman
Motion Text:
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission support Miami -Dade
County Public Schools' Spanish (foreign language) initiative in which all Miami Beach feeder schools
offer Spanish (foreign language) tracks which will enable all interested Miami Beach students to take
Spanish for high school credit in all Miami Beach middle schools /high school (Nautilus Middle,
Feinberg Fisher K -8, and Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K -8).
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above request.
Motion Passage: Votes 13 -0