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CITY of MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. /.t$'c1t/tJ~
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FROM:
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez \. d
City Manager 0
SUBJECT: WEEKLY UPDATE
Date: May 31,2002
TO:
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 weeks of
May 20 and 27, 2002:
Neighborhood Leadership Academy - The Neighborhood Leadership
Academy, the civic and public information program designed for residents of
Miami Beach that provides them with the information and resources to become
more knowledgeable members of our diverse community, met on May 20 with
representatives of the Fire Department presenting. The participant's surveys
completed at the end of each session were extremely positive and the residents
participating keep offering very positive feedback about the sessions. The final
presentation will be by the Police Department on June 3. The "graduation"
ceremony is scheduled to take place during the June 19 Commission meeting.
Memorial Day Weekend 2002 - Representatives from the Administration
continued to meet throughout the week of May 20 to plan, prepare and allocate
resources for the holiday weekend and worked throughout the weekend to
ensure that all activities associated with the holiday weekend were a success.
City staff is to be commended for all their hard work before and during the
weekend. Over 77 different television items appeared about Memorial Day and
the City's plans with a very positive focus on our efforts. A number of print items
also appeared. The Administration will be compiling both the 1V and print items
that appeared about the weekend and sharing with the Mayor and Commission.
All-America City Award - Representatives from the Administration are
continuing to meet to plan for the award competition taking place in Kansas City
from June 13-15, 2002. As one of 30 finalist communities, the City will send a
delegation of about 35 residents, business owners, elected officials, and City
staff to Kansas City to present and discuss our application and make a
presentation that covers all aspects of our application.
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Art Basel I Art Basel Miami Beach - Representatives from the Administration
met with representatives from Art Basel to continue to prepare and plan for
events taking place at Art Basel in Switzerland and Art Basel Miami Beach taking
place December 3 - 8, 2002. Issues discussed for the Art Basel Miami Beach
event included: Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Capital Improvement
Projects, Economic Development, Code Compliance, Collins Park I Bass
Museum, the Tourism Office and the Goodwill Ambassador teams we plan to
deploy during the event.
Departmental Budget Reviews - The City Manager and representatives from
the Office of Management and Budget continued to meet with representatives
from City Departments to discuss budget plans and allocations for the 2002-2003
fiscal-year.
Hurricane Preparedness Plans - The Administration has been continuing to
meet to update plans for this year's hurricane season. Teams of each of the
following functional areas have been meeting to further outline and update the
City's plans: (1) Public Safety; (2) Operations; (3) Logistics; (4) Administration
and Finance; and (5) Planning and Information. In addition, representatives from
the Administration attended the Governor's Hurricane Conference in Tampa the
week of May 20. The Administration has scheduled a "Hurricane Fair" to take
place on Saturday, June 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. on Lincoln Road that will
provide residents and businesses with information to better help them prepare
and plan in the event of a hurricane. On June 4, representatives from the
Administration will be participating in the statewide emergency drill being
coordinated by the State and County Emergency Management Offices. Once all
our plans are finalized, they will be communicated to the Mayor and Commission.
Grants Management - The City was awarded the following grants: (1) $200,000
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the renovation of existing and
construction of new picnic pavilions at North Shore Open Space Park; (2)
$161,000 from the Urban Parks and Recreation Program for the construction of a
new recreation building at Fairway Park, and (3) $9,016 for the Bulletproof Vest
Program to be used to off set Police expenses in buying new and replacing
bulletproof vests.
Boucher Brothers Management - Representatives from the Administration met
with representatives from Boucher Brothers to review their six-month
performance and address contract issues. Performance (based on the
information discussed) has exceeded the City's expectations.
If you have any questions or need any additional information about any of these
items, please feel free to contact me.
JMG/ri
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