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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER "' ~ i i ~' ~" `i
NO. LTC # 244-2008 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM. Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager /~
DATE: September 26, 2008 G
5Uf3;ccT High Holy Holiday Safety Symposium
This letter to the Commission will serve to inform the Mayorand City Commission of the City
of Miami Beach of community outreach initiative. On Friday, October 3, from 10:00 a.m. to
11:30a.m., the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) will host a "High Holy Holiday
Safety Symposium". The symposium will be held at the MBPD`s Training Unit Classroom.
Representatives of all synagogues and Jewish Religious Schools in the City of Miami Beach
will be invited to attend this symposium. Staff from the MBPD will provide presentations on
security and the public safety response, as well as, current intelligence information on
potential terrorist activities. Although there is no known specific threat against any specific
targets at this time, law enforcement officials know the potential is there. This is especially
true during the Jewish High Holy Holidays when people are attending religious services in
large numbers. The intent of the symposium is to heighten awareness to potential terrorist
threats, describe how the MBPD prepares and would respond to critical incidents of this
nature, and to beller prepare attendees to effectively mitigate these threats.
JMGlCN; RM/MG
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