Miami-Beach-Launches-its-First-Open-Government-Data-Platform
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DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 PRESS RELEASE
Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2019
Miami Beach Launches its First Open Government Data Platform
—Elevating Transparency for the $439 Million General Obligation Bond Program—
Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach has launched its first open data project
dashboard this month, for the benefit of public access and information. The new interactive
feature has been embedded to the website of the Miami Beach General Obligation (G.O.) Bond
Program – www.GOMBINFO.com on the “Projects” tab. This Project Dashboard provides site
visitors with real-time expense and activity information for each of the city’s G.O. Bond-funded
projects.
The result of a collective city effort to make all G.O. Bond project finance and timeline
information as transparent as possible, the Project Dashboard allows residents and bond
investors to access detailed information on the current status of the $439 million taxpayer
dollars that the city is spending to complete 57 separate quality-of-life improvement projects.
“When residents approved the G.O. Bonds last November with 70% support, they did so with
the promise that the city would deliver quality of life enhancements in a timely and transparent
manner,” said Mayor Dan Gelber. “We take that promise seriously, and I am intent on doing
whatever we can to make sure we are efficient, responsive and transparent.”
Using Microsoft’s advanced Power BI technology, the interactive dashboard pulls financial
information straight from the city’s financial record-keeping software in real-time, and takes
detailed project scope, timeline and updated information directly from the city’s main project
management software. The Microsoft Power BI tool also allows the city to generate a daily
Program Progress Report that serves as a downloadable and printable version of the
interactive dashboard site. This report gets generated with current, daily information, and is
automatically posted to the website as a PDF document every morning around 7 a.m.
The launch of the Project Dashboard for the G.O. Bond Program is only the first of many digital
dashboards that the city plans to roll out as part of the commitment made in its Strategic Plan
Through the Lens of Resilience, which was adopted by City Commission this past July.
Explore the Project Dashboard by visiting www.GOMBINFO.com/projects
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community.
About the Miami Beach G.O. Bond Program
By the community, for the community, the $439 million General Obligation Bond Program is
revitalizing public spaces, public structures and public security for the future of Miami Beach.
Upgrading city functions and enhancing city aesthetics at an unprecedented scale, the G.O.
Bond Program is working to implement 57 separate improvement projects that will positively
impact quality of life, economic health and overall resilience in all North Beach, Middle Beach
and South Beach areas.
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