MB Volume 8 Issue 1 Fall 2012

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A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION CELEBRACIN DE CENTENARIO READY FOR THE BABY BOOM...ERS LOS AOS DORADOS TO THE RESCUE SAVING LIVES EL CUERPO DE BOMBEROS SALVA VIDAS UP THE CREEK WITH A PADDLE ALGO NUEVO PARA DIVERTIRSE EN EL AGUA RECREATION REVIEW SU GUA DE RECREACIN/EJERCICIOS
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MiaMi Beach Man-Made structure turns 100 PG 28

El cuerpo de agua de Miami Beach cumple 100 aos.
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PRODUCTION Office of Communications ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR COMMUNICATIONS Max Sklar EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nannette Rodriguez EDITOR Ivette Daz DESIGN DIRECTOR Jennifer Rodriguez DESIGNER Jackie Gonzalez CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ivette Daz, Jackie Gonzalez, Shari Holbert Lipner, Andrew Plotkin, Nannette Rodriguez, Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ivette Daz , Jackie Gonzalez, Jennifer Rodriguez ADVERTISING
05 At Your Service | Para Servirle
Residents with Perks and upcoming events. Beneficios para residentes y proximo eventos.
36 Planned Progress | Progreso Planificado 39 Since You Asked | Usted Pregunt

Recycling dos/donts El s y el no del reciclaje
Many improvements completed & more to come Lo nuevo en la construccin
07 Cultural Corner | Esquina Cultural
Miami City Ballet opens new season Una de las instituciones culturales locales ms importantes
11 Next Generation | Prxima Generacin

Slow down, school zone ahead Manejn con cuidado, zona escolar
41 Safety First | Seguridad Pblica
New consortium is helping to save lives Nuevo acuerdo est ayudando a salvar vidas
15 Your Space | Su Espacio
Ballot questions; and more Las elecciones generales; y ms
45 Health & Fitness | Salud y Aptitud 48 Recreation Review | Recreacin
Stroke of exercise and fun in our waterways Una nueva oportunidad para divertirse, hacer ejercicio
26 Green Space | Espacio Ecolgico
Storm water masterplan; Go Green Award Nuestro plan maestro de aguas lluvias
Adult fitness programs and fall family events Djese llevar por nuestros diversos programas de ejercicios/ recreacin
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MB magazine is produced quarterly by the Office of Communications. The publication of an advertisement does not imply endorsement of any product, service or opinion by the City of Miami Beach, its employees or officials. Revista MB es producida cada cuatro meses por la Oficina de Comunicaciones. To request this material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, information on access for persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to review any document or participate in any city-sponsored proceeding, please contact 305.604.2489 (voice) or 305.673.7218 (TTY) five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service). Para solicitar esta publicacin en un formato accesible, pida intrpretes de lenguaje de signos, solicite informacin sobre acceso para personas discapacitadas, si requiere cualquier ayuda para revisar cualquier documento y/o para participar en cualquier proceso patrocinado por la ciudad, comunquese con el Centro de Informacion de la Ciudad por telfono, 305.604.2489 (voz), o 305.673.7218 (TTY) de ser posible con 5 das de anticipacin. Tambin al 711 para comunicarse con el Servicio de Relay de La Florida.
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MAYOR MATTI HERRERA BOWER 305.673.7035 mayorbower@miamibeachfl.gov Current term: 2011 2013 First elected: 1999 Profession: Mayor
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COMMISSIONER jORGE R. ExPOSITO 305.673.7104 jorge@miamibeachfl.gov Current term: 2009 2013 First elected: 2009, Group: II Profession: Vice President, Claims
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL C. GNGORA 305.673.7103 michael@miamibeachfl.gov Current term: 2009 2013, Group III First elected: 2006-2007 (to fill vacant seat), Group V Profession: Attorney
COMMISSIONER jERRY LIBBIN 305.673.7106 jerry@miamibeachfl.gov Current term: 2009 2013 First elected: 2005, Group: I Profession: Chamber of Commerce CEO
COMMISSIONER EDWARD L. TOBIN 305.673.7107 ed@miamibeachfl.gov Current term: 2011 2015 First elected: 2007, Group: V Profession: Attorney
COMMISSIONER DEEDE WEITHORN 305.673.7105 deede@miamibeachfl.gov Current term: 2011 2015 First elected: 2007, Group: VI Profession: CPA
COMMISSIONER jONAH WOLFSON 305.673.7102 jonah@miamibeachfl.gov Current term: 2011 2015 First elected: 2007, Group: IV Profession: Attorney
INTERIM CITY MANAGERS MESSAGE CARTA DEL ADMINISTRADOR

Our Miami Beach economy has been improving as demonstrated by increased parking revenues, occupancy and room rates at our hotels, and even increased KATHIE G. BROOKS activity in our Building Department. In response to the increased Building Department activity, we are hiring additional contracted staff to ensure that we are able to be responsive and deliver good customer service. For the second year in a row, weve been able to reduce our property tax rate (.05 mills last year and an additional .746 mills reduction this year). This is more than 20 percent of our goal in reducing the millage back to the FY 2009/10 level (5.6555) despite the fact the property values have not yet rebounded. Providing a value of services for tax dollars paid is our goal while we have been bringing tax rates down. We continue to make enhancements that benefit the community such as public safety (including 12 police officers added this year) and have maintained service priorities including cleanliness, landscaping and beautification, recreation and cultural arts programming, and renewal and replacement funding for our facilities. However, as with many other cities, increasing employee pension costs have been and continue to be our most significant financial challenge. The Citys Budget Advisory Committee studied the issue this past year and made recommendations that can significantly reduce costs. We are actively pursuing these recommendations through the bargaining process with our unions, so that we can ensure that the City continues to be fiscally strong well into the future. La economa de nuestra bella ciudad ha mejorado, como demostrado por el aumento de los ingresos de estacionamiento, la tasa de ocupacin y tarifas de las habitaciones en nuestros hoteles, y el aumento de actividad dentro de nuestro propio Departamento de Construccin. En respuesta al incremento de actividad dentro del Departamento de Construccin, estamos en procesos de contratar personal adicional para asegurar que se siga ofreciendo buen servicio al cliente y que el departamento se mantenga responsivo. Por segundo ao consecutivo, hemos reducido la tasa de impuestos a la propiedad (una reduccin de .05 millares el ao pasado y de 0.746 millares de este ao). Que significa que hemos sobrepasado ms del 20 por ciento de nuestra meta de reducir el nivel de los impuestos de propiedad a lo que fueron en el ao fiscal (FY) 2009/10 (5.6555) a pesar de que los valores de las propiedades no han recuperado an. Proveer un valor de servicios proporcionales a los impuestos de propiedades pagados es nuestra meta mientras intentamos bajar las tasas de impuestos. Seguimos haciendo mejoras que benefician a la comunidad, tales como la seguridad pblica (12 polica se agregaron este ao) y hemos mantenido la prioridad de brindar buen servicio, que incluye la limpieza, jardinera y embellecimiento, recreacin y programas de arte cultural, y el financiamiento para renovar y reemplazar nuestras instalaciones. Sin embargo, el aumento de los costos de pensiones de los empleados ha sido y continuar siendo nuestro reto financiero ms considerable, como lo es en otras municipalidades. El Comit de La Ciudad de Asesora al Presupuesto estudio este tema en este ltimo ao y recomend cambios que pueden reducir costos significativamente. Estamos siguiendo estas recomendaciones a travs del proceso de negociacin con los sindicatos, para poder asegurar que la ciudad contine siendo segura fiscalmente en el futuro.
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Take your bulk trash on the first weekend (Saturday & Sunday) of the month. South Beach: 500 block of Jefferson Avenue North Beach: 75 Street and Dickens Avenue. Also, bring your recyclables here. Please DO NOT dispose of chemical or hazardous materials, tires, paints, or car parts into the dumpsters. / Por favor de no arrojar materiales qumicos o residuos peligrosos, gomas, pinturas o partes de carros en los contenedores de desechos voluminosos. Miami Beach Sanitation | 305.673.7616
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Winners from each category will be posted on Miami Beachs Facebook page (City of Miami Beach) by mid-October for your selection on who will be the overall grandprize winner. Voting open through October 31. Se estn seleccionando las fotos ganadoras. Vote por su favorita foto en la pgina de Facebook de la ciudad hasta el 31 de octubre. www.facebook.com/ cityofmiamibeach
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From free events to discounted programs, the City of Miami Beach offers residents the perks they deserve to live, work & play in our lively community. Go to miamibeachfl.gov and click on Residents for a list of more perks. / La Ciudad de Miami Beach le ofrece a sus residentes los beneficios que ellos se merecen para vivir, trabajar y divertirse en nuestra dinmica ciudad. Visite miamibeachfl.gov y presione la opcin Residentes para ver ms beneficios desde eventos especiales a programas descontados y mucho ms.
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Miami Beach recently opened new municipal garages for your parking convenience. Sunset Harbour Garage, 460 spots Pennsylvania Avenue (17 Street), 550 spots City Hall (18 Street & Meridian Avenue), 650 spots 5 Street & Alton Road, 1,081 spots For a listing of additional parking spots, visit miamibeachfl.gov/parking
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Walking Lincoln Road when it was just coming back in the late 90s was a treat. One of my favorite things to do was to join the curious passersby and dance lovers pressing their faces against the glass walls of the Miami City Ballet (MCB) studios to watch the dancers rehearse. Today, you can still watch the rehearsals at the ballets permanent home in Collins Park. When the curtain opens this fall season, the renowned company will be starting a new chapter. Founder and former Artistic Director Edward Villella created the company in 1986 with 17 dancers and a $1 million budget. The MCB continues to be one of Miami Beachs most important cultural anchors. When Villella retired in September, he said, It seems like only yesterday when Toby Lerner Ansin first reached out to me to explore the bold idea of creating a world-class ballet company. Thank you for your dedicated support and unwavering commitment. Through your efforts, we have built an internationally acclaimed brand of ballet that is also a local treasure for the entire South Florida community to enjoy. After Villellas early departure in September, Lourdes Lopez, who was supposed to replace him as MCBs new artistic director next spring, took over the post this season. Ms. Lopez has an extensive background that will enable her to carry on the tradition of dance that Edward Villella established, said Jim Eroncig, the MCB boards president. As a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet,
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the worlds most innovative and sought-after choreographers: Alexei Ratmansky, regarded as classical ballets greatest choreographer, and Royal Ballet of Londons young, celebrated choreographer, 25-year-old Liam Scarlett. The symphonic sounds of the Opus One Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Gary Sheldon, returns to MCB this season to play for all repertory programs. In December, the ballet brings back its annual magical holiday classic George Balanchines The Nutcracker, in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The ballet features a cast of over 100 talented young dancers from South Florida. The community can rest assured that Miami City Ballet will be presenting critically acclaimed performances this season and for hundreds of seasons to come, said Public Relations Manager Roberto Santiago.
FULL SEASON October 2012 - May 2013 MIAMI CITY BALLET REHEARSALS ARE FREE Come watch the dancers rehearse for the upcoming season every Wednesday (not on legal holidays) with Miami Beach photo ID. Reservations required. 2200 Liberty Avenue 305.929.7010 877.929.7010 www.miamicityballet.org
I was nearly a generation behind Edward Villella, but of course knew of his powerful performances and charismatic presence on the stage, said Lopez about succeeding the schools founder. It is a tremendous honor and privilege. I eagerly await
working with the companys extraordinary dancers, dedicated staff and board of trustees. And, together take this exciting company to its next artistic chapter. Lopez has been overseeing the new performance season, which features new works by two of
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ICaminar por Lincoln Road a fines de la dcada de los 90 cuando apenas estaba volviendo a su furor era una delicia. Una de mis actividades favoritas era unirme a los transentes curiosos y a los amantes de la danza que estampillaban sus caras contra las paredes de vidrio de los estudios del Miami City Ballet (MCB) para ver a los bailarines en sus ensayos. hoy en da an se pueden ver los ensayos en la sede permanente del ballet en Collins Park. Cuando el teln abra esta temporada de otoo, la renombrada Compaa comenzar un nuevo captulo. Edward Villella fund la Compaa en 1986, con 17 bailarines y un presupuesto de un milln de dlares, y fue adems su Director Artstico. MCB sigue siendo uno de los ms importantes referentes culturales de Miami Beach. Villella, quien se retir en septiembre, dijo: Parece que fue ayer cuando Toby Lerner Ansin me busc para que explorramos la audaz idea de crear una compaa de ballet de clase mundial. Agradezco su dedicado apoyo y su inquebrantable compromiso. Gracias a sus esfuerzos hemos creado una marca de ballet aclamada internacionalmente y que a la vez es un tesoro local para el deleite de toda la comunidad del Sur de la Florida. Luego del retiro de Villella en septiembre, Lourdes Lopez, quien lo reemplazara como la nueva Directora Artstica de MCB en la siguiente primavera, asumi sus labores con anticipacin en esta temporada.
Lourdes Lopez tiene una amplia experiencia que le permitir continuar con la tradicin artstica establecida por Edward Villella, dijo Jim Eroncig, presidente de la junta directiva de MCB. Como una de las bailarinas principales del Ballet de la Ciudad de Nueva York, aunque perteneca a una generacin casi posterior a la de Edward Villella, por supuesto que saba de su poderosa y carismtica presencia en el escenario, dijo Lourdes Lopez al referirse al xito del fundador de MCB. Es un gran honor y un privilegio. No veo la hora de empezar a trabajar con los extraordinarios bailarines, el dedicado personal y la junta directiva de la Compaa. Y llevarla entre todos a su prxima etapa artstica. Lpez ha estado supervisando las presentaciones de la nueva temporada y las nuevas creaciones de dos de los coregrafos ms innovadores y ms codiciados del mundo: Alexei Ratmansky, considerado como el ms grandes coregrafo del ballet clsico y Liam Scarlett, de 25 aos de edad, una de las nuevas y ms destacadas personalidades coreogrficas del Ballet Real de Londres. En diciembre el ballet trae de vuelta sus presentaciones navideas con el
clsico de George Balanchine El Cascanueces en Miami y en Fort Lauderdale. El sonido sinfnico de la Orquesta Opus One, bajo la direccin del Maestro Gary Sheldon, vuelve a MCB en esta temporada para interpretar todas las obras del repertorio. La comunidad puede confiar plenamente en que en esta temporada, y en las muchas temporadas venideras, el Miami City Ballet har presentaciones aclamadas por la crtica dijo Roberto Santiago, Gerente de Relaciones Pblicas. La temporada de danza de este ao ser desde octubre de 2012 hasta mayo de 2013 y las presentaciones sern en Adrienne Arsht Center en Miami, Broward Center en Fort Lauderdale y Kravis Center en West Palm Beach.
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The director and co-founder of New York Citybased Morphoses, Lopez danced with the New York City Ballet for 24 years under the direction of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. She started taking ballet lessons at the age of five and went to New York at the age of ten on a full scholarship to the Joffrey School. She trained at the School of American Ballet (SAB) and in Miami. At 14, she moved to New York permanently to devote herself to full-time studies at SAB. A few years later, she joined the New York City Ballet. Lopez has served as executive director, faculty member, dance panelist, advisor, guest teacher and board member for numerous cultural organizations throughout the country. She co-founded The Cuban Artists Fund and was a recipient of the 2011 Jerome Robbins Award. She is a member of the Career Transition for Dancers board. Lourdes Lopez fue directora y cofundadora de Morphoses, una Compaa de Ballet con sede en la ciudad de Nueva York. Lourdes fue integrante del Ballet de la Ciudad de Nueva York durante 24 aos bajo la direccin de George Balanchine y Jerome Robbins. Ella empez a tomar clases de ballet a los cinco aos de edad y cuando cumpli diez aos viaj a Nueva York como becaria de Joffrey School. Lourdes se form tambin en The School of American Ballet (SAB) y en Miami. A los 14 aos se traslad a vivir a Nueva York para dedicarse por completo a sus estudios de danza en SAB. Pocos aos despus ingres al Ballet de la Ciudad de Nueva York. Lourdes ha sido directora ejecutiva, catedrtica, panelista de danza, asesora, profesora invitada e integrante de junta de numerosas organizaciones culturales del pas. Es cofundadora de The Cuban Artists Fund y en 2011 recibi el premio Jerome Robbins. Es integrante de la junta de Career Transition for Dancers.
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and a sergeant at Miami Beach Senior High and Nautilus Middle schools during drop off and pick up, then break off to each of the elementary schools. As the mother of a sixthgrader, it was very reassuring to see such a police presence surrounding the school and directing traffic. The system worked beautifully and really comforted my son and I as we are new to the school. The officers were very helpful as they guided us on how to move through the drop off and pick up crowds, said Elisheva Rogoff. City of Miami Beach police ask for everyones assistance in keeping Miami Beach children safe. Being attentive to school zone reduced speed limits, school crossing guards, and unpredictable children, will help protect our youth. When children (walking, bicycling, or skating) or school crossing guards are present in a crosswalk, drivers must yield or stop at the marked stop line and without stopping in the crosswalk. It is the drivers responsibility to avoid colliding with pedestrians. Do your part to make every school crossing a safe crossing for children.
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UM Mobile Pediatric clinic Free comprehensive health care services to Miami Beach youth at the below dates/ locations by appointment only, from 8:30AM-3PM; Call 305.243.6407. Oct. 26 & Dec. 21 PAL, Flamingo Park 11Street/Jefferson: Nov. 9 | N.Shore Park and Youth Center, 501 72 Street Mb Parent PrograM Miami Beachs parent-education workshops (4-6PM) in partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools The Parent Academy: Oct. 16 | Organizational Skills, Using My Agenda Book (K-2) | PAL at Flamingo Park, 11 Street/Jefferson Avenue Nov. 13 | Organizational Skills, Using My Agenda Book (Grades 3-5) | North Shore Park and Youth Center 501 72 Street Jan. 15 | Community / Curriculum Connections | Scott Rakow Youth Center, 2700 Sheridan Avenue Seeking international inforMation Keep your Miami Beach public schools in mind as you travel abroad and help bring the world to our local students. Bring back brochures, maps, menus, etc. Contact your home school for more details. To learn more, visit miamibeachfl.gov and click on the Education tab.
Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld The morning and afternoon commutes along major Miami Beach roads can sometimes be a challenge for both motorists and pedestrians. When Miami Beachs kiddos headed back to school in August, the Miami Beach Police Department motorsquad was highly visible helping to ensure everyone remained safe. As part of the Citys Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, safety in and around schools in our community is a priority. I have been driving my children to school at Miami Beach High for nine long years and have never seen a better organizedtraffic plan,
said Pat Kaine, Miami Beach Senior High parent. The motor squad is keeping the flow of traffic smooth and setting a safe standard for parents and students to maintain going forward. It is crucial to remind our community of general laws and encourage safety around school buses and in school zones. During morning commute time and in the afternoon while children are being dropped off at school, walking or biking, drivers must keep their eyes peeled and make sure they are obeying the law. According to Captain Henry Doce, the need to be visible around schools during drop off and pick up is supported by our community. The motor squad maintains five officers
KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE IS A MATTER OF KNOWING THE BASIC RULES

Motorists need to remember that children walking to school may not be paying attention to traffic and we ask drivers to pay extra attention as they pass walking children and as they operate in school zones. In the State of Florida, school zones have a reduced speed limit when children are present and/or the warning signs are flashing. The speed in these zones is 15 miles-per-hour.
No driver of a vehicle who is required to stop his or her vehicle shall overtake and pass a school bus on the left. STOP 25 ft from the school bus in all directions You must remain stopped until all children are clear of the roadway and the bus stop arm is withdrawn.
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deber detener su vehculo antes de alcanzar al bus escolar y situarse por lo menos a 25 pies de distancia de dicho bus. El conductor no avanzar sino cuando el bus reinicie su recorrido o cuando las luces rojas intermitentes hayan sido apagadas. En una calle de doble va o carretera, todos los conductores que se desplacen en una u otra direccin deben parar si ven un bus escolar detenido y hay nios entrando o saliendo de l. Usted debe mantener inmvil su vehculo hasta cuando no haya ningn nio en la va o cuando el bus haya retirado el letrero desplegable de parada (stop arm). Ningn conductor de un vehculo que deba detener la marcha podr adelantar a un bus escolar por la izquierda. La polica de la Ciudad de Miami Beach pide la ayuda de todos para mantener la seguridad de los nios. Estar atentos a los lmites de velocidad reducidos en zonas escolares, a los guardias de cruce, y a nios impredecibles, son medidas que ayudarn a proteger a nuestros nios y adolescentes. Cuando en un cruce haya nios (caminando, montando en bicicleta o patinando) o guardias de cruce presentes, los vehculos deben dar paso o detenerse en la lnea de parada y no detenerse sobre el cruce peatonal. tiene Es responsabilidad del conductor evitar atropellar a los peatones. haga su parte y ayude para que cada cruce escolar sea seguro para los nios.
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Los desplazamientos en la maana y en la tarde a lo largo de las vas de Miami Beach a veces pueden ser un desafo para motoristas y peatones. Cuando los nios de Miami Beach regresaron a la escuela en el mes de agosto, un escuadrn del Departamento de Polica Motorizada de Miami Beach estuvo altamente visible para ayudar a garantizar la plena seguridad de todos. Como parte del Paquete Educativo de la Ciudad con las Escuelas Pblicas del Condado de Miami-Dade, en nuestra comunidad es prioritaria la seguridad dentro de las escuelas y a sus alrededores. Durante nueve aos he estado llevando en automvil a mis hijos a la escuela en Miami Beach high y nunca haba visto un plan de trfico tan organizado, dijo Pat Kaine, padre de familia de Miami Beach Senior high. Los escuadrones motorizados estn atenuando el flujo del trfico y estableciendo estndares de seguridad para facilitar la movilidad de padres y estudiantes. Es crucial recordarle a nuestra comunidad las leyes generales
y fomentar prcticas seguras cuando estn cerca de buses escolares y en zonas escolares. Durante las horas pico de la maana y por la tarde, cuando los nios son dejados en la escuela o van a ella caminando o montando en bicicleta, los conductores deben estar muy despiertos y asegurarse de cumplir con las leyes. El Capitn henry Doce dice que nuestra comunidad respalda la idea de que ellos estn visibles cuando los nios llegan a la escuela y cuando salen de ella. El escuadrn motorizado mantiene cinco oficiales y un sargento en las escuelas Miami Beach Senior high y Nautilus Middle School durante las horas de entrada y salida de los estudiantes, y luego de eso los oficiales se distribuyen hacia las diversas escuelas elementales. Como madre de un estudiante de sexto grado, fue muy tranquilizador ver la presencia policial en los alrededores de la escuela y dirigiendo el trfico. El sistema funcion en forma maravillosa y este hecho fue reconfortante para mi hijo y para m, ya que es su primer ao en esta escuela. Los oficiales
nos brindaron gran ayuda y nos guiaron para movernos en medio de todas las personas y vehculos all presentes, dijo Elisheva Rogoff. Mantener seguros a nuestros hijos es cuestin de conocer las normas bsicas: Los motoristas deben recordar que los nios que caminan a la escuela a veces no prestan atencin al trfico y por eso pedimos atencin adicional a los conductores cuando pasan por zonas escolares donde haya nios caminando. En el Estado de la Florida, las zonas escolares tienen lmites de velocidad reducidos cuando hay presencia de nios y/o cuando las luces de advertencia estn encendidas. La velocidad en estas zonas es de 15 millas por hora. Si el conductor de un vehculo se encuentra o va a pasar a un bus escolar desde cualquier direccin y ste est claramente marcado como bus escolar o tiene alguna otra seal distintiva requerida por la Divisin de Vehculos Motorizados, y ese bus se detiene para subir o bajar a los nios de la escuela, el conductor mencionado
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On Election Day, November 6, 2012, registered Miami Beach voters will vote for county, state and federal contests, including a President/ Vice President, any run-offs from the August Primary Election, and for four Miami Beach ballot questions.
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october 9, 2012 Last day to register to vote in General Election october 27 - November 3, 2012 Early Voting Dates (7AM-7PM) october 31, 2012, 5PM Last day to submit Absentee Ballot Request november 6, 2012 Election Day vote at your precinct and last day to submit Absentee Ballot by 7PM.
eStabliSHing citY clerk aS a cHarter officer Shall the Charter be amended to establish the City Clerk as a Charter Officer responsible for performing designated duties, whose compensation shall be established by ordinance, and whereby: The Clerk shall be appointed and removed by, and accountable to, the City Commission instead of the City Manager; and
Power to supervise and control the Clerks office, and to appoint and remove unclassified personnel therein, shall be transferred from the City Manager to the City Clerk?
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Under existing language in the City Charter, the City Clerk is appointed by the City Manager with the consent of the City Commission and may be removed by the City Manager without City Commission consent. This Ballot Question, if passed, would amend the City Charter to provide that the City Clerk would be appointed and removed by the City Commission, instead of by the City Manager. The City Charter would also be amended to provide that the City Commission would establish the City Clerks compensation in an Ordinance. In addition, the City Charter would be amended to create provisions that codify the following duties and authority of the City Clerk: to give notice of, attend, and keep minutes of, all City Commission meetings; to serve as the City of Miami Beachs official records custodian; to maintain records of the City Commission and the Citys Boards and Committees; to perform all duties and functions relative to elections as required by State, County, and City laws; to supervise and control all of the unclassified personnel in the City Clerks Office; to maintain the seal of the City of Miami Beach and attest the signatures of the Mayor and City Manager; to account to the City Commission for the conduct and acts of the City Clerks office; and to perform such other duties as the City Commission may prescribe, which are not in conflict with the duties of the City Manager and as may be required of the City Clerk by City ordinance, resolution, or by the City Charter. In addition to creating specific provisions in the City Charter relative to the City Clerks duties and authority, other Charter provisions concerning the powers of the City Commission and City Manager would be amended to be consistent with the new Charter provisions governing the City Clerk. These provisions would provide for the City Commissions appointment of the City Clerk, and that the City Manager would no longer appoint and remove the City Clerk and the unclassified personnel in the City Clerks office.
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Voter aPProVal reQUired to redUce HiStoric PreSerVation board PoWerS and dUtieS or HiStoric PreSerVation StandardS
Shall Charter Section 1.06 be amended to require that any change to Chapter 118, Article II, Division 4 (Historic Preservation Board), or to Chapter 118, Article X, Divisions 1-4 (Historic Preservation), of the City Code, which reduces the powers and duties of the Board, or creates less stringent historic preservation standards or regulations, shall, before becoming effective, be approved by a majority of voters in a Citywide election?
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This Ballot Question, if passed, would require that any changes to the City Code that reduce the powers of the Historic Preservation Board, or that create less stringent historic preservation standards or regulations, must be approved by a majority of the voters in the City in a Citywide election before such changes would take effect. The Historic Preservation Board is a City Board that is composed of seven members that are appointed by the City Commission as a whole. The seven members are comprised of design professionals such as architects, representatives of community historic preservation groups, and other persons with a demonstrated interest and knowledge in urban design and the preservation of historic buildings. The Boards powers include the following: recommending the designation of historic buildings, sites, or districts to the Planning Board and City Commission; recommending guidelines for the evaluation of proposed development or alterations within historic sites or districts; the issuance or denial of certificates of appropriateness for the demolition of, or improvements to, historic buildings; recommending the restoration of a property when it has been altered in violation of the City Code; advising the Citys zoning Board of Adjustment of variances associated with historic sites, buildings, improvements, or landscape features within historic or National Register districts; facilitating the redevelopment of historic sites and districts by directing city departments to provide advisory and technical assistance to property owners and applicants for certificates of appropriateness; to make and prescribe by-laws for the administration and enforcement of Historic Preservation Board matters; awarding historic markers or plaques; updating the Citys historic properties database; advocating the City Administration to provide advice as to the stabilization of unsafe historic buildings or structures; to review all new construction, alterations, modifications, and improvements to any historic building, structure, landscape feature, or site that is located in an historic district; to review all City Code amendments affecting historic preservation issues addressed in Chapter 118 of the City Code. This Ballot Question, if passed, would require that any reduction in the Boards powers must receive voter approval before the reductions would be effective. Historic preservation standards and regulations in the City Code that would be subject to the proposed Charter amendment, and which would require voter approval before any lessening or reduction to such standards could take effect, include: those relating to the procedures for Historic Preservation Board review of projects and the rehearing and appeal procedures for Board decisions; the requirements and review procedures for certificates of appropriateness to Dig or for Demolitions; and the criteria and procedures for the designation of historic sites or districts.
In order to become a candidate for elected office in the City of Miami Beach, a person must qualify for elected office. Under the Miami Beach City Charter, this means that a person must file qualification papers with the City Clerk within the qualifying period (i.e., the four consecutive days immediately following the first Monday in September prior to a City General Election). The qualification papers consist of required forms that need to be completed, along with a check for payment of the qualifying fee. The City Charter also provides for an alternative method of qualifying, whereby in lieu of paying a fee to qualify, a person seeking to become a candidate must submit a Qualifying Petition containing signatures of 2% of registered City of Miami Beach voters approving his or her candidacy. The Citys final two questions on the November 6, 2012 ballot deal with this latter manner of qualifying by Petition, as set forth and explained below:
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Under existing language of City Charter section 6.03, persons seeking to qualify by Petition must file a Petition with the City Clerk no later than the second day of the Citys four-day qualifying period. The Petition will not be valid unless the County Elections Department has certified that the Petition contains the required signatures of 2% of registered Miami Beach voters. This Ballot Question addresses the concern that persons seeking to qualify via the Petition method may be denied the opportunity to qualify due to the inability of the County Elections Department to complete its analysis of the Petitions signatures by the end of the qualifying period. Specifically, because persons seeking to qualify (whether by paying the fee or via Petition) must do so by the end of the Citys qualifying period, existing Charter language could result in a situation in which persons seeking to qualify by Petition have not received the Countys certification by the end of the qualifying period. This would leave such persons unaware of
cHange of filing Period for QUalifYing PetitionS Shall Charter Section 6.03 be amended to change the time that a candidate qualifying via petition for City elected office must file said petition, from no later than the second day of the four-day qualifying period, to no later than noon of the 14th day prior to the first day of such qualifying period?
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whether the requisite number of signatures have been obtained, effectively denying them the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding their chosen method of qualifying, and further denying them the ability to otherwise qualify by paying a fee in the event of an insufficient amount of Petition signatures. The proposed amendment to Charter section 6.03 thus changes the filing deadline for Qualifying Petitions from the second day of the Citys qualifying period to noon of the 14th day prior to the first day of the Citys qualifying period. This amendment will allow for a greater amount of time (i.e., 15 additional days) between the Petitions filing deadline and the end of the Citys qualifying period. This change is expected to lessen the likelihood that the Elections Department will not have completed its certification of the Petitions signatures by the deadline date for qualifying, and thus provide further opportunity for persons interested in running for elected office in the City of Miami Beach to timely qualify.
Under the City Charter, if a person who has filed a Qualifying Petition has not received during the qualifying period the Countys certificate verifying that the Petition contains the requisite 2% of voter signatures, that person may not qualify via Petition. However, that person may otherwise qualify if he/she files, by the end of the qualifying period, the required qualification forms and pays the Citys qualifying fee equal to 7 1/2 % of the annual salary of the elected office sought.
liMited WaiVer of citY QUalifYing fee Shall Charter Section 6.03 be amended to provide that if County Elections Department hasnt issued its certificate verifying the required number of valid signatures on a timely-filed qualifying petition by 5:00 p.m. on the second day of Citys qualifying period, Citys 7% qualifying fee shall be waived if the subject candidate otherwise qualifies pursuant to Charter Section 6.03?
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of paying a qualifying fee. A person who has complied with City laws governing qualifying by Petition and whose Petition, through no fault of his/her own, has not been completely reviewed for signature verification by the County Elections Department during the qualifying period, should not be required to pay a qualifying fee in order to ensure that he/she has legally qualified for office.
This proposed Charter amendment will therefore provide that if the County Elections Department has not issued its certificate verifying This Ballot Question addresses the concern that requiring a potential the required number of valid signatures on a timely-filed qualifying Petition by 5:00 p.m. on the second day of the Citys qualifying candidate seeking to qualify by Petition to pay a fee in order to period, then the Citys 7% qualifying fee shall be waived if the qualify, when he/she would not otherwise be required to pay said subject candidate otherwise qualifies pursuant to Charter Section fee had the County, within the qualifying period, verified that the Petition contained the required amount of signatures, is inconsistent 6.03. with a Miami Beach electors right to qualify by Petition in lieu
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Una eleccin especial de Miami Beach se llevar a cabo el 6 de noviembre de 2012, que es tambin la eleccin primaria para los concursos de condado, estatales y federales. Los residentes de Miami Beach decidirn con respecto a dos preguntas de las papeletas de votacin.
eStableciMiento del Secretario de la ciUdad coMo fUncionario de la carta conStitUcional Deber enmendarse la Carta Constitucional para establecer al Secretario de la Ciudad como Funcionario de la Carta Constitucional responsable de desempear tareas especficas, cuya remuneracin se establezca mediante ordenanza, y de modo que:
El Secretario sea nombrado y separado de su cargo por, y rinda cuentas ante, la Comisin de la Ciudad en lugar del Administrador de la Ciudad; y
La facultad para supervisar y controlar la oficina del Secretario, y para nombrar y separar de su cargo al personal no clasificado de esa oficina, sea transferida del Administrador de la Ciudad al Secretario de la Ciudad?
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Conforme con el lenguaje de la Constitucin de la Ciudad, el Secretario Municipal es nombrado por el Administrador Municipal con el consentimiento de la Comisin Municipal, y puede ser removido por el Administrador Municipal sin el consentimiento de la Comisin Municipal. Esta Pregunta de la Papeleta de Votacin, de ser aprobada, enmendara la Constitucin de la Ciudad para establecer que el Secretario Municipal sera nombrado y removido por la Comisin Municipal y no por el Administrador Municipal. Igualmente, se enmendara la Constitucin de la Ciudad para establecer que la Comisin Municipal sera la encargada de fijar la remuneracin del Secretario Municipal por Ordenanza. Adicionalmente, se enmendara la Constitucin de la Ciudad para crear disposiciones que codificaran los siguientes deberes y poderes del Secretario Municipal de: convocar, asistir a, y llevar las minutas de todas las reuniones de la Comisin Municipal; servir como custodio de los registros oficiales de la ciudad de Miami Beach; mantener los registros de la Comisin Municipal y de las Juntas y Comits Municipales; cumplir con todos los deberes y realizar todas las funciones relacionadas con las elecciones, segn requerido por las leyes del Estado, Condado, y de la Ciudad; supervisar y llevar el control de todo personal no clasificado de la Oficina del Secretario Municipal; salvaguardar el sello de la ciudad de Miami Beach y certificar las firmas del Alcalde y del Administrador Municipal; rendir cuentas a la Comisin Municipal con respecto la conducta y actuaciones de la Oficina del Secretario Municipal; y realizar tales otros deberes que la Comisin Municipal podra asignar, que no estn en conflicto con los deberes del Administrador Municipal, y segn sean requeridos del Secretario Municipal por las ordenanzas y resoluciones municipales o por la Constitucin de la Ciudad. Adicionalmente a la creacin de disposiciones especficas en la Constitucin de la Ciudad relativas a los deberes y poderes del Secretario Municipal, otras disposiciones de la Constitucin que tengan que ver con los poderes de la Comisin Municipal y Administrador Municipal, seran enmendadas para que sean cnsonas con las nuevas disposiciones de la Constitucin que rigen en el caso del Secretario Municipal. Estas disposiciones estableceran que la Comisin Municipal ahora nombrar al Secretario Municipal, y que el Administrador Municipal ya no tendr a su cargo la designacin y remocin del Secretario Municipal y personal no clasificado de la Oficina del Secretario Municipal.
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aProbacin de loS electoreS neceSaria Para redUcir laS facUltadeS Y loS debereS de la JUnta de conSerVacin HiStrica o loS eStndareS de conSerVacin HiStrica
Deber enmendarse la Seccin 1.06 de la Carta Constitucional para exigir que todo cambio al Captulo 118, Artculo II, Divisin 4 (Junta de Conservacin Histrica), o al Captulo 118, Artculo X, Divisiones 1-4 (Conservacin Histrica), del Cdigo de la Ciudad, que reduzca las facultades y los deberes de la Junta, o establezca reglamentos o estndares de conservacin histrica menos estrictos, antes de entrar en vigor, sea aprobado por la mayora de los electores en una eleccin de toda la Ciudad?
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los dueos de las propiedades y a solicitantes de certificados de idoneidad; preparar y prescribir los estatutos para la administracin y aplicacin de asuntos de la Junta de Preservacin Histrica; adjudicar las placas o tableros; actualizar la base de datos de las propiedades histricas de la ciudad; promover ante la Administracin Municipal la provisin de asesora con respecto a la estabilizacin de edificaciones o estructuras histricas inseguras; revisar toda la nueva construccin, cambios, modificaciones y mejoras en cualquier edificio, estructura y elemento de paisajismo histrico, o sitio ubicado en un distrito histrico; revisar las enmiendas al Cdigo Municipal que afecten asuntos relacionados con la preservacin histrica abordados en el Captulo 118 del Cdigo Municipal. Esta pregunta de la Papeleta, de aprobarse, requerira que cualquier disminucin de los poderes de la Junta sea aprobada por los electores, antes de hacerse efectiva tal reduccin. Las normas y reglamentos de preservacin histrica actualmente en el Cdigo Municipal estaran sujetos a la enmienda a la Constitucin propuesta, y requeriran la aprobacin de los votantes antes la entrada en vigor de cualquier disminucin o reduccin de tales normas, incluyendo: las relacionados con los procedimientos para la revisin, por parte de la Junta de Preservacin Histrica, de los proyectos y los procedimientos de revisin y reconsideracin de las decisiones de la Junta; los requerimientos y procedimientos de revisin en el caso de los certificados de idoneidad para la Excavacin y Demoliciones; y los criterios y procedimientos para la designacin de sitios o distritos histricos.
Esta pregunta de la papeleta de votacin, de aprobarse, requerira que todo cambio en el Cdigo Municipal que disminuye los poderes de la Junta de Preservacin Histrica (Historic Preservation Board), o creara normas y reglamentos de preservacin histrica menos exigentes, debe ser aprobada por la mayora de los votantes de la ciudad, en elecciones municipales, antes de la entrada en vigor de tales modificaciones. La Junta de Preservacin Histrica (Historic Preservation Board) es una Junta Municipal y est constituida de siete miembros designados por la Comisin Municipal en conjunto. Los siete integrantes incluyen profesionales del diseo, tales como arquitectos, representantes de los grupos comunitarios de preservacin histrica, y otras personas con inters demostrado y conocimientos de diseo urbano y preservacin de edificaciones histricas. Las atribuciones de la Junta incluyen lo siguiente: recomendar la designacin de edificaciones, sitios o distritos histricos a la Junta de Planificacin y Comisin Municipal; recomendar las pautas para la evaluacin de desarrollos o alteraciones propuestas en sitios o distritos histricos; emitir o denegar los certificados de adecuacin para demolicin o mejoras a edificaciones histricas; recomendar la restauracin de una propiedad cuando haya sido modificada en contravencin del Cdigo Municipal; asesorar a la Junta de Ajustes municipal acerca de discrepancias relacionadas con sitios histricos, edificaciones, mejoras o aspectos de paisajismo dentro de los distritos histricos o que se encuentran en el Registro Nacional; facilitar el re-desarrollo de sitios y distritos histricos al instruir a los departamentos municipales a que provean asesora y asistencia tcnica a
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Para optar como candidato para un cargo electo en la ciudad de Miami Beach, una persona debe calificar para tal cargo. Conforme con la Constitucin de la Ciudad de Miami Beach, esto significa que una persona debe presentar los documentos de calificacin ante el Secretario Municipal durante el plazo de calificacin (v.g., los cuatro das consecutivos inmediatamente despus del primer Lunes del mes de septiembre antes de una Eleccin General Municipal). Los documentos de calificacin consistirn de los formularios requeridos que debern completarse, al igual que un cheque para la cancelacin de la cuota de calificacin.
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La Constitucin de la Ciudad tambin establece un mtodo alternativo de calificacin, en el cual, en lugar de pagar una cuota para calificar, la persona que desea ser candidato debe presentar una Solicitud de Calificacin que contenga las firmas del 2% de los votantes registrados en la Ciudad de Miami Beach que aprueben su candidatura. Las dos preguntas finales de la Ciudad en la papeleta de votacin del 6 de noviembre del 2012 abordan la manera de calificar mediante Peticin, tal como establecido y explicado ms abajo:
Conforme con la redaccin existente de la Constitucin de la Ciudad, Seccin 6.03, las personas que aspiran a ser calificadas por Peticin deben presentar dicha peticin por ante el Secretario Municipal, a ms tardar, el segundo da del plazo de calificacin de cuatro das establecido por la ciudad. La Peticin no ser vlida a menos que el Departamento de Elecciones del Condado haya certificado que la Peticin contiene el 2% de las firmas requeridas de los votantes registrados de Miami Beach. Esta Pregunta de la Papeleta tiene que ver con la preocupacin que a las personas que intenten calificar por va de la Peticin se les pueda negar la oportunidad de calificar debido a la incapacidad del Departamento de Elecciones del Condado de completar su anlisis de las firmas de la peticin para finales del plazo de calificacin. Especficamente, debido a que las personas que aspiran a ser calificadas (bien sea pagando la cuota o por va de Peticin) deben hacerlo antes del final del plazo de calificacin establecido por la Ciudad, la redaccin actual de la Constitucin podra llevar a una situacin en la que las personas que aspiran a ser calificadas por Peticin no hayan recibido la certificacin del Condado para finales de este plazo de calificacin. Como consecuencia, tales personas no estaran informadas si el nmero requerido de firmas ha sido obtenido, negndoles as, de manera efectiva, la oportunidad de tomar una decisin informada en cuanto al mtodo seleccionado por ellos para calificar, y negndoles, adems, la capacidad de calificar de otra manera pagando la cuota, en caso de que resulte que tienen una cantidad insuficiente de firmas en la Peticin. La enmienda propuesta a la Constitucin, Seccin 6.03 cambia as la fecha lmite para la presentacin de las Peticiones para Calificar, desde el Segundo da del perodo de calificacin establecido por la Ciudad, hasta el medioda del 14 da antes del primer da del plazo de calificacin de la Ciudad. Esta enmienda permitir que haya ms tiempo (v.g., 15 das adicionales) entre la fecha lmite de presentacin de la Peticin y el final del perodo de calificacin establecido por la Ciudad. Se espera que este cambio disminuya la probabilidad de que el Departamento de Elecciones no haya completado su certificacin de las firmas de la Peticin para la fecha lmite de calificacin, y as le ofrecer oportunidades adicionales a calificar de manera oportuna a las personas interesadas a presentarse para ser elegidas a cargos en la Ciudad de Miami Beach.
caMbio del Periodo de PreSentacin Para PeticioneS de cUalificacin
Deber enmendarse la Seccin 6.03 de la Carta Constitucional para cambiar el momento en que un candidato que cualifique para un cargo electivo de la Ciudad mediante una peticin deba presentar dicha peticin, de no ms tarde del segundo da del periodo de cualificacin de cuatro das, a no ms tarde del medioda del 14to da anterior al primer da de dicho periodo de cualificacin?
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Deber enmendarse la Seccin 6.03 de la Carta Constitucional para disponer que si el Departamento de Elecciones del Condado no ha emitido su certificado de verificacin del nmero necesario de firmas vlidas en una peticin de cualificacin presentada oportunamente a ms tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del segundo da del periodo de cualificacin de la Ciudad, el costo de cualificacin de la Ciudad del 7% deber quedar exento de pago si el candidato en cuestin cualifica de otro modo de acuerdo con la Seccin 6.03 de la Carta Constitucional?
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Conforme con la Constitucin de la Ciudad, si una persona que ha presentado una Peticin de Calificacin no ha recibido, durante el plazo de calificacin, la certificacin del Condado verificando que la peticin contiene el 2% de firmas de votantes requeridas, dicha persona no puede calificar a travs de la Peticin. Sin embargo, tal persona puede calificar de otra manera si presenta, para finales del perodo de Calificacin, los formatos de calificacin requeridos y paga la cuota del 7 1/2 % del salario anual del cargo a que aspira.
La Pregunta de la Papeleta de Votacin aborda la preocupacin existente que el hecho de requerir que un potencial candidato que intente calificar mediante Peticin pague una cuota para poder calificar, cuando de otra manera este candidato no tendra que pagar dicha cuota si el Condado hubiera verificado dentro del perodo de calificacin que la peticin contena la cantidad de firmas requeridas, no es cnsona con los derechos del elector de Miami Beach de calificar por Peticin en lugar de hacerlo a travs de la cancelacin de una cuota de calificacin. Si una persona ha cumplido con las leyes municipales que rigen la calificacin por peticin, y su peticin no ha sido completamente revisada, sin que esto fuera por falta atribuible a tal peticionario, para la verificacin de las firmas por el Departamento de elecciones del Condado, a tal peticionario no debera requerrsele el pago de una cuota de calificacin para asegurar que ha calificado legalmente para el cargo.
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Por consiguiente, esta enmienda propuesta de la Constitucin asegurar que si el Departamento de Elecciones del Condado no ha emitido su certificado de verificacin del nmero de firmas vlidas presentadas oportunamente para las 5:00 p.m. del segundo da del perodo de Calificacin de la Ciudad, entonces la cuota de calificacin de la Ciudad, del 7%, ser eximida si el candidato en cuestin califica de otra manera, de conformidad con la Seccin 6.03 de la Constitucin.
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Commission meetings are generally held monthly in the City Commission Chambers (third floor, City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive) on Wednesdays, unless otherwise indicated, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Live telecasts of the Commission meetings are closed captioned in English (cc) and Spanish (cc3). Do you feel that you have been discriminated against in Miami Beach? If your answer is yes, you may file a complaint with the City of Miami Beach, Office of Human Resources 305.673.7524. All complaints will be investigated fully and promptly. DERECHOS HUMANOS Considera que le han dado un trato discriminatorio en Miami Beach? Si su respuesta es afirmativa, puede presentar su queja a la ciudad, en la oficina de recursos humanos 305.673.7524. Todas las quejas se investigarn a fondo y con prontitud.
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Updated Storm Water maSter plan propoSed
It seems like every time it rains, mother nature challenges our island. on a daily basis, our urban city battles high tide and pools of water that develop in low-lying areas. add to that a few inches of rain and the combination can be deep. However, the City of miami Beach is not letting the high tide make waves, as it is in the process of updating the 1997 Storm Water management master plan. this plan analyzes the citys current storm water issues and looks into the future to provide long-term service solutions. the newly proposed plan determines drainage needs neighborhood by neighborhood by collecting a variety of data, such as flooding, flood control and water quality models. the updated plan is flexible, adaptable and makes recommendations for 20-year capital improvements, provides flexibility for various rates of sea level rise, and provides drainage analysis using modeling. We are, to our knowledge, the first community in Florida to consider the potential impact of sea level rise in our future plans, said public Works director Fred Beckmann during a community workshop. the citys current system uses gravity to drain land areas from its highest elevations on the east to the lower elevations on the west into Biscayne Bay. When tides are low, the system works well by gravity; however, when tides are high, the system needs other solutions to discharge the excessive water. When the outfalls that drain into the bay are either obstructed or underwater, water in the system can back into the streets through the storm drains. over the last two decades, over 13 completed projects improved the aging infrastructure system. the city efforts to address storm water drainage include installing pumps, catch basins, outfalls, and back-flow preventers during capital improvements to neighborhoods that have floodprone areas. almost every active construction project managed by the city has a storm water improvement associated with it, said Fernando Vazquez, director, office of Capital Improvement projects. many of these projects are already taking some of the proposed plans recommendations into consideration. Some of the systems components that protect miami Beach investments from future increased levels of water include raising the seawall heights, adding injection wells, and installing water retention areas and grassy swales. looking into the future, challenges of the citys system continue to be low and relatively flat terrain, limited pervious areas, existing development, new construction, tidal constraints and backflow, high groundwater table, and aging infrastructure in corrosive conditions. Costs, scope and funding of the proposed plan for future work are still under review and consideration. Highest Elevation Elevacin Mxima: 12ft North Beach Lowest Elevation/Elevacin Mnima .5ft South Beach Extreme High Tide/Marea Mxima up to 1.6ft Average High Tide/ Promedio de la Marea Alta .29ft
FLOOD INSURANCE DISCOUNTS

The Citys proactive approach to addressing vulnerability to natural, technological and societal hazards through various improvements has finally paid off. Miami Beachs Community Rating System (CRS), issued by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP,) upgraded our city from a Class 7 to a Class 6 rating. This was also approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As such, Miami Beach property owners are entitled to a 20 percent discount on flood insurance policies issued or renewed on or after May 1, 2012. This is equivalent to approximately $5 million annually for more than 46,000 policies citywide.
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Every time it rains,SANDS heavy metals, oils, pesticides, and litter wash from the roadways and parking lots into the citys storm water system and into Biscayne Bay. While there are pollution control structures that help capture floatable litter, many pollutants are still discharged into this lagoon. Help protect our coastal waters by practicing healthy household habits. Keep common pollutants like pesticides, pet waste, grass clippings, and automotive fluids off the ground and out of storm water. BLUESKIES
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PROPUESTA DE ACTUALIzACIN DEL PLAN MAESTRO PARA AGUAS LLUVIAS
Tal vez seamos la primera comunidad en Florida que toma en consideracin en nuestros planes futuros el impacto potencial de la subida del nivel del mar, expres el Director de Trabajos Pblicos, Fred Beckmann, durante un taller comunitario. El actual sistema de la ciudad usa la gravedad para drenar reas de terrenos desde las elevaciones ms altas en el este, hacia las elevaciones ms bajas en el oeste hacia la Baha de Biscayne. Cuando las mareas estn bajas, el sistema trabaja bien por gravedad; sin embargo, cuando las mareas estn altas, el sistema necesita otras soluciones para descargar el exceso de agua. Cuando las desembocaduras que drenan a la baha se obstruyen o se encuentran bajo agua, el agua en el sistema puede retroceder hacia las calles a travs de los drenajes de agua. Durante las ltimas dos dcadas, se completaron ms de 13 proyectos que mejoraron la infraestructura envejecida del sistema. Los esfuerzos de la ciudad para abordar el problema del drenaje de aguas lluvias, incluyen la instalacin de bombas, cuencas de captacin, vertidos, y dispositivos para impedir el retroceso, durante las mejoras capitales a los Parece que cada vez que llueve, la Madre Naturaleza reta a nuestra isla artificial. Diariamente, nuestra ciudad se enfrenta a las mareas altas y lagunas de agua que se desarrollan en las zonas por debajo del nivel del mar. Si aadimos a este escenario unas cuantas pulgadas de lluvia, la combinacin se vuelve problemtica. Sin embargo, la Ciudad de Miami Beach no permite que la marea alta levante olas, y se encuentra en el proceso de actualizacin del Plan Maestro para Manejo de Aguas Lluvias de 1997. Este plan analiza los problemas actuales de aguas lluvias que la ciudad enfrenta, y mira hacia el futuro con la finalidad de proveer soluciones de servicios a largo plazo. El plan, recientemente propuesto, determina las necesidades de drenaje, vecindario por vecindario, al recopilar diversos datos, tales como datos de inundacin, control de inundacin y modelos de calidad de agua. El plan actualizado es flexible, adaptable y hace recomendaciones de mejoras capitales a 20 aos, proporciona flexibilidad a diversos ndices de elevacin de nivel del mar, y provee un anlisis de drenaje mediante el uso de modelaje. vecindarios que tienen reas propensas a inundaciones. Casi todo proyecto de construccin actual, manejado por la ciudad, incorpora mejoras de aguas lluvias, expreso Fernando Vzquez, Director de la Oficina de Proyectos de Mejoras Capitales. Muchos de estos proyectos ya toman en consideracin las recomendaciones de algunos de los planes propuestos. Algunos de los componentes del sistema que protegen las inversiones de Miami Beach de futuras subidas de los niveles de agua, incluyen la subida de la altura del malecn, agregar pozos de inyeccin, e instalar reas de retencin de agua y zonas pantanosas con hierbas. Mirando hacia el futuro, los retos del sistema de la ciudad continan siendo terrenos bajos y relativamente planos, reas permeables limitadas, desarrollos existentes, nuevas construcciones, limitaciones de marea y flujo en retroceso, un elevado nivel fretico y una infraestructura envejecida en condiciones corrosivas. Los costos, el alcance y el financiamiento del plan propuesto para trabajos futuros todava se encuentran en revisin y consideracin. Descuentos De seguRo De inunDacin El enfoque proactivo de la ciudad al considerar la vulnerabilidad a peligros naturales, tecnolgicos y de la sociedad a travs de diversas mejoras finalmente dio resultado. El Sistema de Valuacin de la Comunidad de Miami Beach (CRS), emitido por el Programa Nacional de Seguro de Inundacin (NFIP), elev la clasificacin de nuestra ciudad de Clase 7 a Clase 6. Esto tambin fue aprobado por la Agencia Federal de Gestin de Emergencias (FEMA). Por tal motivo, los propietarios de inmuebles de Miami Beach tienen derecho a un 20 por ciento de descuento en las plizas de seguro de inundacin emitidas o renovadas el 1 de mayo de 2012 o posteriormente. Esto equivale aproximadamente a $5 millones anuales para ms de 46,000 plizas a nivel de toda la ciudad.
Review of Key Terms and Definitions
pRevencin De contaminacin Cada vez que llueve, se produce un deslave de metales pesados, aceites, pesticidas y desechos procedentes de las vas y estacionamientos hacia el sistema de aguas lluvias de la ciudad y a la Baha de Biscayne. Aunque hay estructuras de control de contaminacin que ayudan a capturar los desechos flotantes, muchos contaminantes todava son descargados a esta laguna. Ayude a proteger nuestras aguas costeras a travs de hbitos saludables domiciliarios y familiares. Mantenga fuera del suelo y de las aguas lluvias los contaminantes comunes como pesticidas, desechos de mascotas, recortes de grama y fluidos de automviles.
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collins buys 1,675 acres of land in Miami Beach, west of indian creek, establishes a farm and avocado plantations; australian pine trees are planted as windbreakers for collinss crops along Pine tree drive.
1915
Miami Beach is incorporated and has only three registered voters.
along with other new Jersey investors, John stiles collins sets his sights on the then uninhabited swampland that was Miami Beach, and invests $5,000 in coconut plantations.
1882
the collins family deeds oceanfront property between 21 and 22 streets to the city of Miami (Miami Beach had not yet been incorporated). it later became collins Park.
1913
1917
collins builds his first home on Miami Beach at 25 street, between Lake Pancoast and the ocean.
a canal-front building on the collins canal goes up at 1818 Michigan avenue. Occupied by the american portrait painter henry salem hubbell from 1930-1940, it came complete with gondolas and was widely depicted in tinted postcards and atmospheric photographs.
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the Miami Beach convention center is built; collins Park neighborhood is run down by drugs and crime/became known as needle park.
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the closest streets, 22 and 23 streets, to the canal housed burlesque and jazz clubs that were patronized by high society and glamorous stars.
collins comes to Miami Beach to check out his investments and finds out that the coconut plantation business has failed. collins plants trees along Pine tree drive to serve as windbreakers for his plantation crops.
collins avenue, previously known as atlantic Boulevard, is renamed in collinss dredging of the collins canal begins. honor. the Pancoast the collins-Pancoast family opens the Miami Beach casino families establish at 23 street. it was the Miami Beach the islands third improvement bathing pavilion company, and the first with which starts the a swimming pool. development of the thomas Pancoast area as oceanfront builds two-story resort. this is the mansion on Lake first time the name Pancoast at 26 street Miami Beach is and collins avenue. officially used.
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the collins Bridge was demolished and replaced by the Venetian causeway and its man-made islands. the area to the right of the collins canal becomes the Palm View subdivision.
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Period costumes are encouraged, and bring your decorated bike or non-motorized vessel; historic walking tours; musical performances; time-period reenactments; childrens activities; and a historic photo display.
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Ivette Daz Before there were causeways and bridges, Miami Beachs collins canal was the primary connection between indian creek and Biscayne Bay. dredging of the canal began 100 years ago from the mouth of Lake Pancoast between 24 and 26 streets on collins avenue. the oldest known, surviving manmade structure in Miami Beach, the canal has had much significance in the history and in the making of the city. this year, the canal is celebrating its centennial. imagine what could lie on the bottom and the stories the canal could tell if it had a voice? said ray Breslin, president of the collins canal neighborhood association (ccna). under the leadership of one of its members, local historian carolyn Klepser, the association is planning a daylong celebratory event in november. some of the iconic roads surrounding the collins canal include Pine tree drive, dade Boulevard, collins avenue, indian creek, Washington avenue and Lincoln road. their adjacent historic neighborhoods include Palm View, the John collins Waterfront district and collins Park, among others.
two of the eight bridges over the waterway are footbridges. One is located at 24 street over Lake Pancoast. the other connects Flamingo drive to Liberty avenue, north of 23 street. the idea for the creation of the canal came from one of Miami Beachs early pioneers, John stiles collins. along with other new Jersey investors, collins first set his sights on Miami Beach, then just uninhabited swampland, in the 1880s. a Quaker and horticulturist, collins first visited the area in 1896 to check out investments he had made in coconut plantations. When he realized that the coconut business was not working out, he bought out some of his business partners and invested in avocados instead. he went on to create one of the worlds largest avocado plantations in the area north of the canal, explained Klepser. transporting his avocados and other crops from his plantations to Miami for shipment was the reason that in 1912, collins began dredging the canal through one and a half miles of mangrove jungle. he completed the canal in november of the same year, at the age of 74. the canal really got Miami Beach started, said Klepser.
in addition to carrying crops out, the canal spurred the first efforts of development on the island, as it allowed people to transport building materials from Miami for the first time. this spurred development of the oceanfront as a resort. the link between Miami and beach inspired the name of collinss realty company, the Miami Beach improvement company and later the citys official name. Other interesting points in the history of the canal: in the late 40s and early 50s, the closest streets to the canal, 22 and 23 streets, housed burlesque and jazz clubs that were patronized by high society and glamorous stars. at one point, the canal had tour boats, water taxis and gondolas cruising up and down until the car became the main way of travel. the 60s, 70s and 80s mark one of the darkest periods in the history of the canals surrounding collins Park neighborhood. the area began to be run down by drugs and crime, and people began calling it needle park. it was a sad, sad time for the area and there seemed to be no focus on the canal, said Breslin. in the last 20 years, the collins canal neighborhoods, specifically the collins Park neighborhood, took a turn for the better with the creation of the cultural arts campus and the museum district and major renovations to collins Park.
the Bass Museum, which sits on collins Park, was renovated. Other area landmarks that joined the district include the Miami city Ballet, the Miami Beach holocaust Memorial, the state-of-the-art regional library, the Botanical Gardens and soBe institute of the arts, among others. currently, a new seawall along collins canal is being poured as part of the dade Boulevard Project. Once the seawall is complete, a shared-use bicycle path that will accommodate cyclists and pedestrians will be constructed. Proposed improvements around the collins canal include the renovation of the Miami Beach convention center and the addition of a 450-space parking garage by world-renowned architect Zaha hadid next to collins Park. hotel and condo developers are also making improvements to many properties in the area. Breslin says that there have been talks about bringing recreation back to the canal, as in the time of the gondolas, tour boats and water taxis. he said, the area is steeped in history and would be a tour well worth taking with great destinations on both ends, a recipe for true success. so, here is a toast to not only the last century of the collins canal, but to its future.
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antes de que hubiera calzadas elevadas y puentes en Miami Beach, la principal conexin entre indian creek y Biscayne Bay era el canal collins. La draga del canal se inici hace 100 aos, desde la boca del Lago Pancoast entre las calles 24 y 26 en collins avenue. el canal, la ms antigua y duradera estructura de Miami Beach hecha por el hombre, ha tenido mucho significado en la historia y construccin de la ciudad. este ao el canal est celebrando sus cien aos. se imaginan ustedes qu puede haber en el fondo del canal y cuntas historias guarda?, dice ray Breslin, presidente de la asociacin de Vecindarios del canal collins (collins canal neighborhood association, ccna). Bajo el liderazgo de una de sus integrantes, la historiadora local carolyn Klepser, la asociacin realizar en noviembre un evento conmemorativo de todo un da. algunas de las calles emblemticas que rodean al canal collins son Pine tree drive, dade Boulevard, collins avenue, indian creek, Washington avenue y Lincoln road. sus histricos vecindarios adyacentes incluyen, entre otros, a Palm View, John collins Waterfront district y collins Park. dos de los ocho puentes que tiene el canal son peatonales. uno est en la calle 24 sobre el Lago Pancoast. el otro conecta a Flamingo drive con Liberty avenue, al norte de la calle 23. La idea de crear el canal fue de John stiles collins, uno de los primeros pioneros de Miami Beach. Junto con otros inversionistas de new Jersey, collins fij su atencin en Miami Beach por primera vez en la dcada de 1880, cuando todava era una tierra pantanosa e inhabitada. collins, un horticultor cuquero, visit por primera vez el rea en 1896 para revisar las plantaciones de coco en las que haba invertido. cuando vio que el negocio del coco no estaba dando resultados, trajo a algunos de sus socios comerciales y decidieron invertir en la siembra de aguacate. cre una de las mayores plantaciones de aguacate, del mundo, en el rea al norte del canal, explic Klepser. con el fin de transportar a Miami sus aguacates y otros productos de sus plantaciones, collins inici la draga del canal en 1912, en un tramo de milla y media de una jungla de manglares. termin el canal en noviembre de ese ao, a la edad de 74 aos. el canal realmente marc el comienzo de Miami Beach, dijo Klepser. adems de permitir el transporte de los productos agrcolas, el canal impuls el desarrollo de la isla porque por primera vez la gente pudo transportar materiales de construccin desde Miami. esto a su vez impuls el desarrollo de la zona frente al mar para convertirla en resort. Por los nexos entre Miami y la playa, a collins se le ocurri bautizar a su compaa de bienes
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races con el nombre de Miami Beach improvement company, que posteriormente dara origen al nombre oficial de la ciudad. Otros puntos de inters sobre la historia del canal: a fines de la dcada del 40 y principios de la del 50, las calles ms cercanas al canal, la 22 y la 23, albergaron a los clubes de espectculos de variedades y de jazz, patrocinados por gente de la alta sociedad y por glamorosas estrellas. en cierta poca hubo botes de turismo, taxis acuticos y gndolas a lo largo del canal, hasta que fueron desplazados por el automvil al convertirse ste en el principal medio de transporte. Las dcadas entre el 60 y el 80 marcaron uno de los perodos ms oscuros en la historia de los vecindarios cercanos al canal. el sector empez a verse infestado por problemas de drogas y delincuencia y la gente empez a denominarlo needle park (el parque de las agujas).
Fue una poca muy triste y pareca haberse perdido el inters en el canal, dijo Breslin. en los ltimos 20 aos, los vecindarios del canal collins, especficamente el de collins Park, dieron un gran giro hacia el mejoramiento con la creacin del campus para las actividades artsticas y el distrito de museos. se llev a cabo la restauracin de Bass Museum, situado en collins Park. Otros monumentos y sitios prominentes que se unieron al distrito incluyen Miami city Ballet, Miami Beach holocaust Memorial, la innovadora biblioteca regional, el Jardn Botnico y soBe institute of the arts, entre otros. actualmente se estn creando nuevos rompeolas como parte de un proyecto que incluir una nueva va para bicicletas a lo largo de dade Boulevard y carriles compartidos para ciclistas y peatones.
Las mejores propuestas alrededor del canal collins incluyen la renovacin del centro de convenciones de Miami Beach y un parqueadero con 450 espacios de estacionamiento, contiguo a colllins Park, diseado por la arquitecta Zaha hadid, mundialmente reconocida. adems de esto, un constructor hotelero planea crear en el canal, en 2360 collins avenue, espacios para restaurantes en muelles y cerca al agua. Breslin dice que ha habido conversaciones para darle nueva vida recreativa al rea del canal, como en la poca de las gndolas, los botes tursticos y los taxis acuticos. el rea est llena de historia y podra crearse un tour magnfico, con grandes destinos en ambos extremos, una receta para el verdadero xito, dice l. as que, brindemos por el canal collins, no solamente por lo ocurrido en el siglo pasado sino por su futuro.
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The Golden Years

Ivette Daz Baby Boomers compose the largest, age-related demographic in the country and combined with generations living longer, local communities are faced with the challenge of providing services and programs to the growing senior population. In Miami Beach, seniors make up almost 20 percent of the citys approximate 90,000 residents. Through collaborative efforts with nonprofits, local, state and federal social services agencies, the city has already laid the foundation to take care of its seniors today and when the Baby Boomers all become eligible for senior status in 2019. Throughout Miami Beach, there is a plethora of on-going programs and services that meet seniors needs helping them lead active, purposeful and healthy lives during those golden years. Two new community centers open this fall adding to the current offerings for those 55 years and older among other age groups. The Miami Beach Parks and Recreation Stepping Out program is an example of senior services offered. The program satisfies seniors thirst for the arts, culture and socializing. The seniors frequently go on trips to theaters, museums, attractions, dinner cruises and bingo nights. I participate in the night senior scene in field trips and events so I get to socialize and be part of the community, said Gladys Pados, 71, who has been partaking in senior programs in Miami Beach for seven years. Over 200 seniors participate in Senior Scenes, which offers free yoga, tai chi, chair-aerobics, ceramics, computers and fine arts classes at the North Shore Park and Youth Center (NSPYC) in North Beach. Seniors also receive free membership to NSPYCs state-of-the-art fitness center. When the Jewish Community Center (JCC), built on public land, opens this fall, it will also offer seniors many fitness, education and lifestyle programs. JCC Executive Director Jay Roth said, Whether its a film class with FIU or a lecture hosted by Mt. Sinai or a Zumba fitness class, its all here. In addition to all the exciting entertainment offered to the aging population, many also require social services. The City of Miami Beachs Division of Community Services guides local elders to a variety of social services. When public funding is available, the office facilitates assistance for seniors. Among some of the services offered, they include rent payments and deposits, legal and medical issues, meal deliveries, congregate meal sites, direction on how to find affordable housing, and how to register for transportation and shelter prior to emergency situations. The staff also keeps tabs on the status of the seniors they serve through Switchboard of Miamis telephone reassurance program. Our seniors receive calls twice a week to make sure they are okay and to ask whether they are in need of any services, said Elder Services Coordinator Marcela Rubio. Through collaborative initiatives with the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Alliance for Aging, the office registers seniors for food stamps, Medicaid, emergency financial
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assistance, home care services and delivered meals programs. It also provides outreach to residents who are home-bound. Internal referrals usually come from the Fire Department and Code Compliance as they encounter elderly in need of services in the community. We make home visits and refer them to the appropriate resources, said Rubio. Informative workshops about referral programs are also provided through the office. UNIDAD of Miami Beach, a nonprofit located at several locations in Miami Beach, serves the low-income, predominantly Hispanic immigrant senior population of Miami Beach. The organization is opening a brand new public community center at the North Shore Park and Bandshell. They offer seniors a wide variety of social services including job placement. Luis Ugarte was able to find a job through UNIDAD recently. I am very thankful to UNIDAD and I am very happy, said Ugarte about being employed for about a year now, by the Miami Dade Preservation League at the Art Deco Welcome Center on Ocean Drive. UNIDAD also offers seniors employment training, cultural enrichment, immigration and acculturation programs, on-site meals, exercise and fitness classes, counseling, support groups, health programs and screening, among other services. Alice recently attended a free health fair for seniors that the City hosted. She enjoys all of the activities and programs offered citywide and summed it up, I think its very important to the old people. Were still learning new things.
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Demogrficamente el rango de edad de la generacin de los Baby Boomers es el mayor del pas y esto, combinado con el hecho de que las generaciones estn viviendo ms tiempo, hace que las comunidades locales estn enfrentando el reto de proveer servicios y programas para la creciente poblacin de la tercera edad. En Miami Beach los adultos mayores representan aproximadamente el 20 por ciento de los casi 90,000 residentes de la ciudad. A travs de colaboraciones con organizaciones sin fines de lucro y agencias de servicio social locales, estatales y federales, la ciudad ya ha sentado las bases para cuidar de sus personas de edad hoy, y a los Baby Boomers cuando, en el ao 2019, puedan ser considerados como adultos mayores. En todo Miami Beach hay una gran cantidad de programas y servicios para satisfacer las necesidades de los adultos mayores y ayudarles a llevar una vida activa, til y saludable durante esos aos dorados. En el otoo se abrirn dos nuevos centros comunitarios, lo cual se suma a los actualmente disponibles para las personas mayores de 55 aos, entre otros grupos demogrficos. El Programa de Salidas del Departamento de Parques y Recreacin de Miami Beach es un ejemplo de los servicios que se ofrecen para adultos mayores. Este programa satisface el inters de los adultos mayores por el arte, la cultura y la socializacin. Los adultos mayores frecuentemente salen a teatros, museos, atracciones, cruceros con cena y noches de bingo. Yo participo de la vida nocturna de la tercera edad yendo a excursiones y eventos, y as puedo socializar y ser parte de la comunidad dice Gladys Pados, de 71 aos, quien ha estado participando en los programas para adultos mayores en Miami Beach durante siete aos. Cuando el Jewish Community Center (JCC), construido sobre terrenos pblicos, abra sus puertas este otoo tambin ofrecer muchos programas de ejercicio, educacin y estilo de vida para la tercera edad. El Director Ejecutivo de JCC, Jay Roth, dijo: Ya sea una clase de cine ofrecida por FIU, una conferencia organizada por Mt. Sinai o una clase de Zumba, lo tenemos todo. Adems del magnfico entretenimiento ofrecido a los adultos mayores, muchos tambin necesitan servicios sociales. La Divisin de Servicios Comunitarios de la Ciudad de Miami Beach gua a personas locales de la tercera edad a una variedad de servicios sociales.
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Ms de 200 adultos mayores participan en Senior Scenes, el cual ofrece clases gratuitas de yoga, tai-chi, aerbicos con sillas, cermica, informtica y bellas artes en North Shore Park and Youth Center (NSPYC) in North Beach. Los adultos mayores tambin reciben una afiliacin gratuita para el moderno gimnasio de NSPYC.
Cuando hay fondos pblicos disponibles la oficina provee asistencia para la tercera edad. Entre algunos de los servicios ofrecidos se incluye el pago de arrendamientos y depsitos, asuntos legales y mdicos, reparto de comidas, comedores comunitarios, orientacin sobre cmo encontrar vivienda asequible y cmo registrarse para transporte y albergue antes de una situacin de emergencia. Los empleados tambin vigilan el estado de los adultos mayores a quienes sirven, a travs del programa telefnico de atencin de apoyo (reassurance program) de Switchboard of Miami. Nuestros adultos mayores reciben llamadas dos veces a la semana para asegurarnos de que estn bien y para preguntarles si necesitan algn servicio dijo la Coordinadora de Servicios para la Tercera Edad, Marcela Rubio.
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En colaboracin con el Departamento de Nios y Familias de la Florida y la Alianza para el Envejecimiento, la oficina registra a adultos mayores para cupones de alimentos, Medicaid, asistencia financiera de emergencia, servicios de atencin domiciliaria y programas de reparto de comidas. Tambin proporciona ayuda social a residentes confinados a permanecer en sus casas. Los referidos internos por lo general vienen del Departamento de Bomberos y de Cumplimiento con los Cdigos, los cuales en el trascurso de su trabajo encuentran personas de la tercera edad que necesitan servicios en la comunidad. Hacemos visitas domiciliarias y los remitimos al recurso apropiado, dijo Rubio. La oficina tambin ofrece talleres informativos sobre programas de referidos. UNIDAD de Miami Beach, una organizacin sin fines de lucro ubicada en varios lugares de Miami Beach, sirve a la poblacin de inmigrantes de la tercera edad de bajos recursos de Miami Beach, en su mayora hispanos. La organizacin abrir un nuevo centro comunitario pblico en North Shore Park
and Bandshell. Ellos ofrecen a los adultos mayores una variedad de servicios sociales, incluyendo la insercin laboral. Recientemente Luis Ugarte pudo encontrar trabajo a travs de UNIDAD. Estoy muy contento y muy agradecido con UNIDAD, dijo Ugarte refirindose a su empleo de casi un ao con MiamiDade Preservation League en el Art Deco Welcome Center en Ocean Drive. UNIDAD le ofrece al adulto mayor formacin laboral, enriquecimiento cultural, programas de inmigracin y familiarizacin con la cultura, comidas in-situ, clases de ejercicio y acondicionamiento fsico, consejera, grupos de apoyo, programas de salud y prevencin, entre otros servicios. Alice recientemente asisti a una feria de salud gratuita para las personas mayores que la ciudad recibi. Ella disfruta de todas las actividades y programas que se ofrecen en toda la ciudad y lo resumi: Yo creo que es muy importante para las personas mayores. Todava estamos aprendiendo cosas nuevas.
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La Ciudad de Miami Beach contina con su compromiso de crear una ciudad hermosa y vibrante mientras mantiene su ambiente histrico y urbano nico. Desde South Pointe hasta Biscayne Point y a largo de esta zona se estn adelantando mejoras pblicas. Mientras que otras ciudades estn cortas de fondos o los estn reduciendo para proyectos capitales, el programa de Progreso Planeado contina a toda marcha. Durante ms de una dcada el Programa de Mejoras Capitales de Miami Beach ha renovado vecindarios, parques e instalaciones. Muchos proyectos se han terminado, casi una docena estn en construccin actualmente y todos los aos se aaden proyectos nuevos.
The City of Miami Beach continues its commitment to create a beautiful and vibrant city while maintaining its unique historic and urban environment. From South Pointe to Biscayne Point and everywhere in between, public improvements are taking place. For over a decade, Miami Beachs Capital Improvement Program has brought upgrades to neighborhoods, parks and facilities. Many projects are completed; nearly a dozen are currently under construction; and new projects added every year.
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RIGHT-OF-WAY
Our right-of-way projects include improvements above and below ground. Above ground, projects include road resurfacing, street landscaping, pedestrian lighting and some roadway treatments like crosswalks or traffic-calming features. Below ground, projects include the installation of new water mains and service lines, and stormwater drainage system upgrades. Construction can take 18 36 months to complete, depending on the components in each neighborhood. In some cases, added scope extends the scheduled timeline.
FACILITIES & PARKS

Through Planned Progress, nearly every public venue has received or will receive renovations, additions or complete reconstructions. Planned Progress includes parks, parking garages, public entertainment venues, sports facilities and more. New public sites are also on the horizon.
DEREChO DE VAS
Nuestros proyectos de derecho de vas incluyen mejoras tanto de superficie como subterrneas. Los proyectos de superficie incluyen repavimentacin de carreteras, paisajismo pblico, iluminacin peatonal y algunas mejoras a las vas pblicas como cruces peatonales y funciones para aliviar el trfico. Los proyectos subterrneos incluyen la instalacin de nuevas tuberas de agua y lneas de servicio, y mejoras al sistema de drenaje de aguas lluvias. La construccin puede durar entre 18 y 36 meses, dependiendo de los componentes de cada vecindario. En algunos casos, obras adicionales hacen que se extienda el tiempo programado.
PARQUES E INSTALACIONES
Gracias a Progreso Planeado (Planned Progress), en casi todos los lugares pblicos se han realizado o se realizarn renovaciones, ampliaciones o reconstrucciones completas. Progreso Planeado incluye parques, estacionamientos, lugares de espectculos pblicos, instalaciones deportivas y ms. Tambin hay nuevos sitios pblicos en el horizonte.
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Effective July 1, 2012, residential buildings with nine units or more and businesses are required by City Ordinance to hire a private hauler for recycling. Property owners of residential, rental properties and condominiums and businesses may choose a company that provides recycling services. Single-streaming recycling is also available. Single-stream recycling allows you to place all your recyclables in one bin. Paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers, aluminum cans, cartons, and glass can all be recycled together into one bin. Single-stream recycling is available at the community drop-offs at 75 Street and Dickens Avenue or 210 2 Street the first weekend of the month. Single-family homes and residential buildings with eight units or less can single-stream recycle every Wednesday. Roll your cart out to the curb prior to 7 a.m.* *Place your recycling cart within three feet of the street and at least five feet from mailboxes, parked cars, or other obstacles (light poles, cable and/or other wires). The wheels must face your home; after collection, return your cart to its storage place.
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A partir del primero de julio de 2012 los edificios residenciales de nueve o ms unidades y todos los negocios estn obligados por Ordenanza de la Ciudad a contratar a una empresa privada de desechos para su reciclaje. Los dueos de propiedades residenciales o de arrendamiento, los condominios y las empresas pueden escoger una compaa que ofrezca servicios de reciclaje. Tambin est disponible el mtodo de reciclaje de una sola fuente. El reciclaje de una sola fuente le permite poner todos los desechos reciclables en un solo contenedor. Papel, cartn, botellas y contenedores de plstico, latas de aluminio, cajas y vidrios pueden ser reciclados juntos en un solo contenedor. El reciclaje de una sola fuente est disponible en los puntos de recepcin comunitaria en la calle 75 con Avenida Dickens o en 210 2 calle el primer fin de semana de cada mes. Las viviendas unifamiliares y los edificios con ocho o menos unidades pueden hacer reciclaje de una sola fuente todos los mircoles. Deje su carrito en la acera antes de las 7 a.m.* * Deje su carrito de reciclaje a tres pies de la calle y por lo menos a cinco pies de buzones, vehculos estacionados u otros obstculos (postes de luz, cables y alambres). Las ruedas deben quedar en direccin hacia su casa. Despus de la recoleccin, devuelva el carrito a su lugar.
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In addition to being good for the environment, recycling saves energy and resources. It is also now required in the City of Miami Beach.
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Being a firefighter today entails much more than it did decades ago when fighting fires was the jobs primary duty. In fact, the role of the firefighter has become more vital than ever. The Miami Beach Fire Department (MBFD) requires its firefighters to be medically trained paramedics responsible for treating life-threatening emergencies. Of the approximately 20,000 service calls MBFD receives annually, 15,000 are for medical emergencies. The department works under the license of a medical director. On the scene, our paramedics quickly perform many types of life-saving interventions. Here you have the older folks having heart attacks and strokes to the young people partying too hard and getting into car accidents, and the person who spent too much time out in the sun and is dehydrated, said Fire Division Chief Ray Morris. Paramedics perform EKGs to check for heart conditions, IVs to supply medications and intubation of the airway to help
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patients breathe all before a patient gets to a hospital. Susan Malbins life was saved by our rescue team after she called 911 complaining of chest pain. She calls the three paramedics that came to her rescue super heroes. By being able to correctly diagnose, stabilize me and get me to the hospital within half an hour, they saved my life. Five minutes more and I would not have made it, said Malbin. According to the Center for Disease Control, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds of the day. It is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is blocked by either a clot or bursts. Everything is a time issue, the quicker you get them in the cath lab the less time you have for the heart to have permanent damage, said Miami Beach Fire Rescue EMS Chief Frank Betancourt. To help expedite the response and treatment of stroke victims, MBFD recently joined the newly formed Fire Officers Association of Miami-Dade (FOAM-D) Stroke Consortium. The consortium includes hospitals with primary stroke centers, which treat the less serious strokes, and comprehensive stroke centers, which are equipped for the most serious episodes. Mount Sinai is one of four of the networks comprehensive stroke centers.
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The FOAM-D Stroke Consortium is making a difference in how first responders save lives. Before the consortium, paramedics were able to identify a stroke but did not have the authority to transport their patients directly to the hospitals cath lab to stop the stroke through medication or a surgical procedure to remove the clot in the brain. Bypassing the emergency room buys time and time represents survival and decreased longterm disability, said Miami Beach Fire Chief Javier Otero. Following shared protocols results in the best possible outcomes for the patient. Within minutes, residents of Miami Beach have immediate access to our comprehensive stroke center and specialists, which can make a huge difference when it comes to being able to act quickly, said Steve Sonenreich, president and CEO of Mount Sinai Hospital. The important message to the citizens is to remind them to always err on the side of caution and not delay calling 911, said Chief Otero. It can help to save a life.
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El personal de primeros auxilios desempea un papel crucial en la ayuda a las vctimas de accidentes cerebrovasculares Por Ivette Daz Ser bombero hoy tiene mayores implicaciones que hace unas dcadas, cuando el principal deber de esa actividad era combatir incendios. De hecho, el papel de los bomberos hoy se ha vuelto ms vital que nunca. El Departamento de Bomberos de Miami Beach (MBFD) requiere que sus bomberos reciban capacitacin mdica para que puedan dar atencin paramdica en caso de emergencias que pongan la vida en peligro. De las cerca de 20,000 llamadas de servicio que el MBFD recibe anualmente, 15,000 son por emergencias mdicas. El Departamento trabaja bajo la licencia de un Director Mdico. Nuestros paramdicos realizan rpidamente muchos tipos de intervenciones para salvar vidas en el lugar de los hechos. Nos llegan casos que van desde personas de edad con ataques al corazn y accidentes cerebrovasculares, hasta jvenes que abusan de sus fiestas y luego tienen accidentes automovilsticos. Y tambin casos de personas que se deshidratan por excesiva exposicin al sol, dice Ray Morris, Jefe de la Divisin de Incendios. Los paramdicos realizan
electrocardiogramas para verificar las condiciones del corazn, aplican intravenosas para suministrar medicamentos, y realizan intubacin de vas respiratorias para ayudarle al paciente a respirar. Todo esto antes de que el paciente llegue al hospital. Nuestro equipo de rescate le salv la vida a Susan Malbin luego de su llamada al 911 por un fuerte dolor en el pecho. A los tres paramdicos que acudieron en su ayuda ella los denomina superhroes. Porque pudieron hacer un diagnstico correcto, me estabilizaron y me llevaron al hospital en media hora, salvaron mi vida. Cinco minutos ms y yo habra muerto, dijo Malbin. El Centro para el Control de Enfermedades afirma que cada 45 segundos alguien sufre un accidente cerebrovascular. Es la cuarta causa de muerte en
Estados Unidos. Un accidente cerebrovascular ocurre cuando un vaso sanguneo que transporta oxgeno y nutrientes al cerebro se obstruye por un cogulo o se revienta. Todo es cuestin de tiempo. Mientras ms rpidamente se transporten al laboratorio de cateterismo, menores son los riesgos de que el corazn sufra un dao permanente, explica Frank Betancourt, Jefe de Servicios Mdicos de Emergencia (EMS) de Rescate de Incendios de Miami Beach. Para ayudar a agilizar la respuesta y el tratamiento de las vctimas de accidentes cerebrovasculares, el MBFD se uni al recin creado consorcio para la atencin de accidentes cerebrovasculares, cuyo nombre completo es Fire Officers Association of Miami-Dade (FOAM-D) Stroke Consortium. Este consorcio incluye a hospitales que tienen centros de
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Obviar el paso de la sala de emergencias ahorra tiempo y el tiempo significa supervivencia y menor discapacidad a largo plazo, dijo el Jefe de Bomberos de Miami Beach, Javier Otero. Seguir los protocolos establecidos permite obtener los mejores resultados posibles para el paciente. En minutos, los residentes de Miami Beach tienen acceso inmediato a nuestro centro de atencin integral de accidentes cerebrovasculares y a especialistas, los cuales pueden hacer una gran diferencia en cuanto a actuar con rapidez, dijo Steve Sonenreich, Presidente y CEO de Mount Sinai hospital. El mensaje importante para los ciudadanos es recordarles que ms vale prevenir que lamentar, y que no duden en llamar al 911, dijo el Jefe Otero. Esto puede ayudar a salvar una vida.
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New Kayaking Spot in Miami Beach

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eady to get out there for a new venture? Get set to explore the open waters of Miami Beach at our newest Kayak launch coming soon to Mid-Beach at Pinetree Park. Easy to use and fun to paddle, kayaks open up new watery worlds to explore. Bring your own kayak, come out and enjoy all the health benefits of this outdoor sport. Whatever your speed, kayaking is a great way to get out, enjoy the water and get fit. The first kayaks were built over 4,000 years ago and used to hunt. Today, kayaks are recreational boats that are typically for one or two people and glide easily through the water. As the sport grew internationally, it became more popular. In the 2012 London Olympics, there were over a dozen different kayak events that were watched by millions around the world.
Benefits of Kayaking
You might find yourself floating over the sea spotting some fish, or just paddling and having fun, either way kayaking is a great workout. While paddling, your body uses nearly every muscle in the upper body and a few lower body muscles. It works your arms, shoulders, back, chest and can help tone your legs as you propel your kayak forward. Of course, kayaking will also work your heart muscle, as its an excellent aerobic exercise. Kayaking, while exploring the waters of Miami Beach, is also a tranquil way to get away and relax for a few hours. There is nothing that will give a person more relaxation than sitting in a kayak watching a beautiful sunset. The beauty of nature and keeping your mind off your daily routine can even be a stress reliever.
I love kayaking! Ive been practicing it for 3 years, I have lots of fun, and it helps me get in shape. I cant wait to go kayaking with my friends, said Jose Salazar, Miami Beach Teen Club member.
Safety Tips
Like with any other sport, its always important to practice safety. If you have no paddling experience, do not kayak alone and always wear your life jacket. Seek qualified instruction to learn proper paddling techniques, water safety and basic first aid. Check the weather conditions. Its a good habit to let someone on shore or at home know of your plans. Keep hydrated, bring water with you. For more safety tips visit: http://www.smart-start-kayaking.com/Kayak-Self-Rescue.html Even if intending to simply paddle for a few hours at the nearest pond, abiding by these rules will help to make your kayak adventure safer and fun.
What are you waiting for? Youre fortunate to live by the water, so take advantage and check out our newest kayak launch in Pinetree Park! Pinetree Park/Kayak Launch | 45 Street & Pine Tree Drive 305.673.7730 | www.miamibeachparks.com Future plans for another kayak launch at Muss Park!
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isto para salir a una nueva aventura? Preprate para explorar las aguas de Miami Beach en nuestro ms reciente lugar para tirar su Kayak proximamente en el Pinetree Park. Fcil de usar y divertido de remar, el deporte kayak abre nuevos horizontes para explorar. Trae tu propio kayak, salga y disfrute de todos los beneficios para la salud de este deporte al aire libre. Sea cual sea su velocidad, kayak es una excelente manera de salir, disfrutar del agua y ponerse en forma. Los primeros botecitos de kayak fueron construidos ms de 4,000 aos atrs y se usaban para cazar. Hoy en da, kayaks son pequeas embarcaciones de recreo por lo general para una dos personas que deslizan fcilmente en el agua. A medida que el deporte creci internacionalmente, se hizo ms popular. En los Juegos Olmpicos de Londres del 2012, haba ms de una docena de diferentes eventos de kayak que fueron vistas por millones de personas alrededor del mundo.
Seguridad
Al igual que cualquier otro deporte, siempre es importante practicar la seguridad. Si usted no tiene experiencia remando, no vaya a kayak solo y siempre use su chaleco salvavidas. Busque instruccin calificada para aprender a remar adecuadamente, la seguridad en el agua y los primeros auxilios bsicos. Revise las condiciones meteorolgicas. Djele saber a alguien en casa sus planes. Mantngase hidratado, lleve agua con usted. Aunque solo vaya a remar cerca por unas horas, respetar estas reglas le ayudar a hacer de su aventura en kayak ms segura y divertida.
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Beneficios del Kayak

Usted podra encontrarse flotando sobre el mar buscando peces, simplemente remando y divirtindose, de cualquier manera, kayak es un excelente ejercicio. Mientras rema, el cuerpo utiliza casi todos los msculos de la parte superior del cuerpo y algunos msculos inferiores del cuerpo. Trabaja los brazos, los hombros, la espalda, el pecho, y puede ayudar a tonificar las piernas a medida que impulsan el kayak hacia delante. Por supuesto, que practicar kayak tambin trabaja el msculo del corazn, ya que es un ejercicio aerbico excelente. El deporte de Kayak, mientras explora las aguas de Miami Beach, es tambin una manera de estar tranquilo y relajarse durante unas horas. No hay nada ms relajante para una persona que estar sentado en un kayak mirando una hermosa puesta del sol. La belleza de la naturaleza y mantener su mente fuera de la rutina diaria, puede ser incluso un calmante para el estrs.
Me encanta el kayak! Lo practico por 3 aos, me divierto y me ayuda a poner en forma. No puedo esperar para ir a kayak con mis amigos, dijo Jose Salazar, miembro del Teen Club de Miami Beach.
Qu est esperando? Usted tiene suerte de vivir cerca del agua, as que aproveche y chele un vistazo a nuestro nuevo lugar para kayaks en Pinetree Park! Pinetree Park|Kayak Launch | 45 Street & Pine Tree Drive 305.673.7730 | www.miamibeachparks.com Planes futuros para otro lugar para tirar su kayak en Muss Park!
Ms consejos de seguridad visite: http://www.smart-start-kayaking.com/Kayak-Self-Rescue.html
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Your Parks & Recreation Department has a world of daily activities waiting for you. If you are looking for a fitness activity or looking for a relaxing one, you dont have to look very far...we have it!. Su Departamento de Parques y Recreo tiene un mundo de actividades diarias esperandole. Si usted est buscando una actividad fsica una experiencia relajante, usted no tiene que mirar muy lejos, la tenemos!
MONDAY

TUESDAY
MARTES
Basketball (Outdoor) Ceramics ESOL Family Bowling Golf Lap Swim Laughing Yoga Open Fitness Open Pool Racquetball Courts Handball Courts Running Track Senior Bingo Senior Chair Aerobics Softball Co-Ed Stroller Strides Swim (Adv.) Tennis Center
Baby Boot Camp Basketball (Indoor) Basketball (Outdoor) Cardio Dance ESOL Family Bowling Family Ice Skating Field Open Play Golf Lap Swim Open Fitness Open Gym Open Pool
Racquetball Courts Handball Courts Running Club Running Track Senior Ceramics Stroller Strides Tennis Center Volleyclub 4s Walking Club Water Aerobics Yoga Zumba
Volleyball (Beg.) Volleyball 2s (Adv.) Water Aerobics Zumba
WEDNESDAY
MIRCOLES
Hockey Lap Swim Laughing Yoga Open Fitness/Gym Open Pool Racquetball Courts Handball Courts Running Club Running Track Baby Boot Camp Basketball (Indoor) Basketball (Outdoor) Bowling Rec League Cardio Dance ESOL Family Bowling Field Open Play Golf Softball Co-Ed Stroller Strides Swim (Adv.) Tennis Center Volleyclub 4s Walking Club Yoga Zumba
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Art Class Basketball (Outdoor) Ceramics ESOL Family Bowling Field Open Play Gymnastics Golf Lap Swim Laughing Yoga Open Fitness Open Pool Racquetball Courts
Handball Courts Running Track Senior Chair Aerobics Senior Dance Softball Co-Ed Stroller Strides Swim (Adv.) Tennis Center Volleyball (Beg) Volleyball 2s (Adv.) Volleyball (Men/Women) Water Aerobics Zumba
Baby Boot Camp Basketball (Outdoor) ESOL Family Ice Skating Fit to the Core Guild for the Blind Golf Hockey Kickball Lap Swim Laughing Yoga Open Fitness Open Gym Open Pool Handball Courts Racquetball Courts Running Track Senior Fine Art Senior Tai Chi Stroller Strides Tennis Center Volleyball 4/team Walking Club Zumba
SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
Baseball League Basketball (Indoor) Basketball (Outdoor) Family Bowling Family Gameroom Family Ice Skating Family Time Gym Golf Hockey Lap Swim Open Computer Open Fitness Open Gym Open Pool Racquetball Courts Handball Courts Running Track
DOMINGO
Basketball (Indoor) Basketball (Outdoor) Family Bowling Family Gameroom Family Ice Skating Family Time Gym Field Open Play Golf Lap Swim Open Basketball Open Computer Open Fitness/Gym Open Pool Racquetball Court
Handball Courts Running Club Running Track Social Club Swim Class Teen & Adult Swim Tennis Center Volleyball Volleyball 2s Adv. Volleyball 4/t Volleyball (Men/Women) Walking Club Yoga Zumba
Softball Swim Class Teen & Adult Swim Tennis Center Volleyball 2s (Adv.) Volleyball 4/team Volleyclub 4s Volleyball (Men/Women)
For a daily chart of adUlt claSSeS including locations, dates and times, visit:
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PlaYtIme PRogRam
This yearly program offers dancing, singing, arts and crafts, guest appearances and academics. Birth Certificate and immunization records are required for registration. Children must be potty trained. Space is limited. (Este programa ofrece baile, canto, artes manuales y aprendizaje. Se requiere certificado de nacimiento y expedientes de vacunas para la inscripcin. Los nios deben estar entrenados para ir al bao por si solos. El espacio es limitado.) Ongoing (programa en curso) For fees and availability contact the facility of your choice. (Para el costo y disponibilidad contacte la localidad de su eleccin.)
location NSPYC Normandy Isle Flamingo
tot tIme PRogRam

A multi-media experience for parent and enrolled child only. 8 week series program. (Una experiencia multi-media entre padres y nios inscritos. Programa en series de 8 semanas.) Ongoing (programa en curso)
location
Normandy Isle M. & W. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 12 - 30 mo. $100/$150
miami Beach Parks & Recreation provides weekday before and after school programs and activities that are sure to keep your kids busy in a fun filled safe environment. (Parques y Recreo de miami Beach provee programas y actividades semanales para antes y despus de la escuela para mantener a sus nios ocupados en un ambiente sano y divertido.)
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Creative arts and crafts for parent and enrolled child only. 8 week series program. (Artes manuales creativas para padres y nios solamente. Programa en series de 8 semanas.) Ongoing (programa en curso)
location Flamingo
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tiMe 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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reS/non-reS
M. & W. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 2 - 3 years
$100/$150 $100/$150
Normandy Isle T. & Th.
daY M. - F. M. - F. M. - F.
tiMe 9:30 am - 12:30 pm 9:30 am - 12:30 pm 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
ageS 3 - 4 years 3 - 4 years 3 - 4 years
aFteR SCHool PRogRam
Seasonal structured and supervised programs are offered at various sites. Activities include: games, sports, tournaments, homework time, theme events, physical fitness and specialized clubs. (Estructurados y supervisados programas por temporada son ofrecidos en varias localidades. Las actividades incluyen: juegos, deportes, tiempo para hacer las tareas, torneos, eventos, ejercicios y clubs especializados. Locations: 21st Street Recreation Center Flamingo Park at PAL Muss Park Fairway Park North Shore Park Youth Center Scott Rakow Youth Center Winter Season (Temporada de Invierno): 11/26/12 - 03/03/13
daY
tiMe
ageS
reS/non-reS
daY M-F
tiMe 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 pm
gradeS K - 12
reS/nr $175/$325 quarter
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Year-round family events Parks & Recreation planned just for you! Eventos anuales de Parques y Recreo planeados para usted!
Friday Night Movies Youth Duathlon & Fitness Challenge
NOV. 10 8:30 AM FREE (RES.) $10 (N-RES.)
Challanging fitness series for ages 17 & under. Required pre-registration. (Serie desafiante de 17 y menos. Inscrbase por adelantado.) Other series dates online (Otras fechas de la serie en el internet).
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PREMIERING OCT. 26 FREE

For dates, times & movie titles visite: (Para las fechas, horario y plicula:) www.miamibeachparks.com North Shore Park Bandshell 7275 Collins Avenue
Safe Night of Fright

OCT. 31 6 - 8 PM FREE
Ghouls & Goblins are invited to enjoy a safe night of Trick or Treating, music and fun. (Todos los fantasmitas estn invitados a una noche segura de Trick or Treat, msica y diversin.) North Shore Park Bandshell 7275 Collins Avenue
NOV. 10
obstacle & agility courses 40 yard run exercise (obstculos y agilidad corra 40 yardas ejercicios)
Flamingo Park Track 12 Street & Michigan Avenue
DEC. 7 6 - 9 PM FREE
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Halloween Happenings
OCT. 31 6 - 8:30 PM
Wear your favorite costume and enjoy a night of carnival games, crafts and treats. Entrance $5. Face painting & concessions sold. (Venga disfrazado a disfrutar de una noche de juegos de carnavales, arte y dulces. Entrada $5. Pintura de cara y comida a la venta.) Scott Rakow Youth Center 2700 Sheridan Avenue
Snow village with 50 tons of snow, Mr. & Mrs. Claus, rides, games and music. Carnival rides and concessions sold. (50 toneladas de nieve, el Sr. y la Sra. Claus, juegos, msica y diversin.) North Shore Park 501 72nd Street
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Visit www.miamibeachparks.com for dances and other planned activites! (Visite miamibeachparks.com para bailes y otras actividades planeadas!)
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