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COMMISSION MEETIN8ECE PLEASC ALL TAKE NOTICE THAT the Miami City Commission 11EIS schedul2009 eS4wC all Commission moetinq to be held on Thursday, august 9, 2001, beginning 1:30 p.m., r Commission Chambers located at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami F'lorl�ly� finder the paramotors of F.S. ?_86.011(8) (1999], the person chairing the City of Mlami d I irli dpog meeting will announce immediately after the meeting is convened the come ncwA fifyabi Executive Session, which is closed to Ilio public. s Y or Nf i Following the closed -door session, the Special Commission niceting will reconvene at approximately 3:30 p,m. to discuss the following issues, 1. The City's Charter Review and Reform Committee's proposed recommendations to the City Commission regarding amondmonts necessary to reform and update the City Charter. 2.. Charter amendment related to the proposed establishment of .a Civilian Investigative Panel. 3. The negotiated agreement rotated to Raceworks, LI -C, Bayfront Management Trust and the City of Miami for a rare/motorsports event at Bayfront Park an(! Downtown Miami. 4. Discussion concerning the outdoor advertising industry, City's laws and requlations applicable, thereto, and the general disregard of said regulations In the City of Miami by said industry (based on the Neighborhood Enhancement "learns' presentation to the City Commission on July 10, ?.001), that the subject industry has demonstrated contempt for the City of Miami's regulations. 5. Discussion of a proposed roferondurn question related to the parking surcharge for possible Special Election. 6. Discussion concerning ilio City Attorney's recommendations related to the bus bench agreement in the City of Miami, All interested persons are invited to attend this portion of the meeting, Legislative action may be taken at this meeting. Any porson or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by the City commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, may roquire a verbatim record_ of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based, <'` • Walter J. Foeman +� City Clark (' A1ar (111,0327) fn rgn:rn 4a Ircnl v.+Nh rl ;C n to p f,r iv.I f.tpnrt. (w tV +arr:xwtt4IV %tr.re ll a 1� 1 GI incl 151111 7i I.?. 01 IC'�xvd.Yj 10 ob �. ging ids your '$-ar�cl-and FMA1d When minor medical emergenQics strike i p�ttI'll bouts, britlg thL:m to 13tiplist After Hours U nt. Caro. We're open weekdays 6-11 p.m. IMAd weekends 1-11 p.m. And we're stai'1'etl by skilled adult and pediatric ernerg(mey physicians from,Raplist Hospital: We'll even take your blood pressure for free anytime you stop by. 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NOTICE THAT the Miami City Commission has scheduled a Special Commission meeting to be held on Thursday, August 9, 2001, begin- ning 1:30 p.m., in the�City Commission Chambers locat- ed at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miarni, Florida. Under the parameters of F.S. 286.011(8) (1999], the person chairing the City of Miami Commission meet- inq will announce immediately after the meeting is con- vened the commencement of an Executive Session, 'which is closed to the public. Following the closed -door session, the Special Commission meeting will reconvene at approximately 3:30 p.rn. to discuss the following issues: 1. The City's Charter Review and Reform Committee's proposed recommendations to the City Commission regarding amendments neces- sary to reform and update the City Charter. 2. Charter amendment related to the proposed establishment of a Civilian Investigative Panel, 3. The negotiated agreement related to Raceworks, LLC, Bayfront Management Trust and the City of Miami for a race/motorsports event at Bayfront Park and Downtown Miami. 4. Discussion concerning the outdoor advertising industry, City's laws and regulations applicable thereto, and the general disregard of said regula- tions in the City of Miami by said industry (based on the Neighborhood Enhancement Teams' presentation to the City Commission on July 10, 2001), that the subject industry has demonstrated contempt for the City of Miami's regulations. 5. Discussion of a proposal referendum question related the parking surcharge for possible Special Election. 6. Discussion concerning the City Attorney's recommendation related to the bus bench agreement in the City of Miami. All interested persons are invited to attend this portion of the meeting. Legislative action may be taken at this meet- ing. Any person or persons, wishing to appeal any deci- sion made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. Walter J. Foeman . City Clerk (#10327) bookkeeping. After starting will only I1 members six years ag, N.A.N.A. has since grown and now con- sists of over 150 members, according ' to Leroy Jones tion, many thanks and spec(:?/ recognitions have been given to them. Tile organization has received the MiarnI-Dille County Merit Award for out- star►ding work, been voted Best Small Business Associaildn of the Year and resolved a ten- ant/!andlord dispute bcl.WCcn Harry University and prevented six Haitlan,owncd businesses frorn luting evicted. In apprecia- tion Toll saving their business, the Haitian American business owners presented a plaque to Jones and his staff for helping them fight for what they believed in. Additionally. Jones receive(.] Miami-Dadc's highest Major upscale planned for Ar AMELIA ISLAND - In the late 1920s, the Afro American Insural►ce. Company, under (fie presidency of the late Mr. A. L. Lewis, realized the need tur lilacic Americans to own their own beachfront property, to have Tony Brown, President American Beacii Properties their own oceanli•onl for rest, relaxation and recreation. With Afro American Insurance Company's Pension fund 111011- eys, the land now Ictlowlr as American Beach was purchased, Many employees and other Ducks purchased lots from the company, And in the 1020x, 1930s and 1940s. built homes. American Bench was envisioned as a c0ntluruting viable oceanfront community for African Amnrin,mi . the Southeast during the days of S egregation, 1111111 the 19(30x," (Reflections at Black Jacksonville, Sepiecnber 19, 1991 by Mrs. Camiila Perkins Thompson) American beach survived with afew permnncnt residents, weekend and summertime visits from vacation homeowners, but (lid not grow, Many of the origi- nal laud owners, never bullt; many left property to fall into dis- repair; restdting in the beach cointnuntty surviving with sonic new development and many sec- ond, third and fourth generation farllilles continuing to enjoy "their" beach, hr 1978, the #1 Hlaelc Radio Station WPDQ promoted a "beach party" to revive interest kn American i3each. Directed by Rita Garter ferry, now publisher of the. Jacksonville Free Press; the Beach Party featured top entertainment of that ttmc, using the "patio" of ]:van's Ocean ren- clezvous as the center stage, The rlorida State Police estimated the crowd to exceed 32,000. There were no Incidents, it was si happy crowd. The station continued to grow. Perry moved to Californlli, the station was sold and the par- ties ceased. A few miles away the Amelia island was developecl and conlin- ucd to grow as a nationally rec- ognized ienuis and Rolf mecca, The Resort was home to the Women's 'Tennis Association (WTA) lot, many years. When Championship Player Leslie Alien serve(.] its resident pro in the 1980s, she pun•chased and reno- i FT - Pang, 2-13 - 1DiARIO LAS AMERICAS sARADOa1)13AGos•roDl:20,'11---- — ARTr;iw'Y Centro de Desarrollo infantil en MwDCC MUSIC.A Por Luis Felipe MARSANS \Ill -AM ) OF IA "111hI(: (:111'19l's M$AOCIM ION or :11111111 aSllilM.A. INC." �.Dofia Fr a ncosqu .ta all CD Si qued6 coniplacido con la presentaci6n rte la 'Worlrrlerl yaw ,trie cratew, de la zarzuala de Anladeo Vives, Doilfl hrancisquita --ofrecida el fin de sennana anterior, on at Dade County auditortunl--, me gustarla decirle que, para oirla con frecuencia on su llogar, existe tuna espl6ndida grabacl6n de PlAcido Domingo, coma 1, r•- nundo, en el sello Son.v. l.a soprano en esto caso•es A]nhoa Artela--ganadora de la "Compctencia Vocal YlAcido Domingo"--, en of papal de • Fr•ullclsqulta; Linda Mirabal, encarnando it Aurora --la 13el- t•ana--; Enrique del Portal, co No Cardonn; cl barilono Carlos Alvarcr., tomo Lorenzo Perez; y Carlos Chausson, interpretan do a non Matins. Adenitis, el Coro del Gran 7e- atro de Cdrdoba--dirigido por Carlos Ifacar;.y In Orquesta Sinfbnica rte Sev(]la, junto a In Roridalla del Read Centro Filor•- m6nico de Cordoba, que condti- cfda por Eduardo Lucent, bajo In direccik general del maes- tro Miguel Ron. Et.;lihe (:uticrrc•r.. pere;uuil'Icu admiritbkuupclle a Uotla I�riul• CW111111►. en la lav willacirin d4, Graleli. cu Miami. Editada en un 61bum doble (S2K 60569), In Comodia do Vives, con libreto do Fern6ndez Shaw, on (res actos, cobra vM1 en esla grabaci6n con toda ,;it graeia y aulb itico sahor espatiol; aunado at sonido de la tecnologia digital. Ilona ri-artailpain ha swo calificada por otros aulores conlo una ohra "soflsticada" en sit conplej]dad drannitica, quo es ejeniplo de In zarzuela nnfsnna. Su libreto, provenicnte del Siglo XVII so basa on In historia do unit joven nlujer que tttifiza su piclu'dia para confund r a los hombres mayores cyte est6n detrfts de ella, nr]entras que so 60roga at anior de los j6venes. Su argunicnto esti! adniirablenlcnte onh•elazando can ]a partilura dal CatnlAn Anindeo Vives, on arias, duetos, piezas corales c intcrludios orquesiales, que, ,'litho spa de paso, se vicl•on Clot vcz dobo decir• se oyeron) muy dignil'icttdos Or la hatuta del maestro cubano Alfredo N. Tuna,', en of p6diu►n (le ]a Urquesto Slrlfoll crl de Gl li. Vale In peva aprovechar esti oporlunidad lanibibn para alabar at , r ' � k l uentc las vcx:es - s oli c to ace 116 a nor 1 1 w maesh•o Jesus Garda lLtl p 1i 1 1 dol euro, y, tomo colofbn, it las productoras genomics do ]a ohra on Grateli -Till do la [i:osa y Marta Pbrez , asi conio al bajo-batutono Jose Le Nwlatt, a quien correspondib ]a direccl6n general. Ast tainbi6n, la dt Wria que hizo la enipresa )fico clue In- cluye a Dernett•]o Men(.ndrz it Diario Ens Am6reicas, en sit nucvo nniversarlo: a Ios 50 atlos del Auditor'to del Condodo rte Dade, y a recibe prestigiosa acreditacion Iia Centro de Desarrollo infantil del Itceinlo trahajadores, estudiantes y profesores del Barbara Willer; portavoz de NAEYC su- Wolfson, Miami -Dade Cmlmunity College, he college, asi tomo de otros padres do In co- braya (lite "el mayor dnfasis del complejo :silo nereditado por la organizacidn National munidad", expres6 el DI: Eduardo J. Padr6n, proceso se hate en In relacl6n de los nines Association for the Education of Young Chil- presidente del M -DCC. "Un compnnente que toll sus educadores y en e6mo el programa dren (NAEsYC, segun sus sighs 0,1 ing1k), Ins padres encuentran esencial dentro del pro- contribuye at crec]miento y aprenrlizajo en la 1nAs grando y vcterana dellicaiia at me- granla es ]it enscnanza hilingile". edad tan imporlante". joramiento do la educaci6n en ed4des Win- pranas, an Ins h stados Unidos. Este Pres- La acreditaci6n NAEYC es un proceso ri- h.l Centro do Desarrollo lnfantil funciona tigioso reconoc]miento solamento ha side guroso y de car6eter voluntario dontle (judo- adjunto at Recinto Wolfson (300 N.E. Segun• concedido a un siete por Ciento de progra- nes participan fiction demoslrar sit supra- (lit Avenida). Fue fundado Lin 16195 para ser- rnas nacionales sdmilares. Anualniente, macia national en cl Campo do In educaci6n vlr a niflos que van entre. los Cres ureses y aproximadaillenle 15,000 do eslas entidades infantil. Los programas eont•ineantes son Ires atlas de edad. Actuallnente hay mat•i aspiran a la acreditacion, analizados por especialistas experimenta•• culados 60 ilihos en el programa donde se dos y otros observadores que actlian fuera desenipchan ccrca de 24 profesores. La 111.1- "Date endoso es un t•ibuto maravilloso it del proceso, propianiente. Luego to infor- tricula est,i abierta ,it publico general con los grander logros en los Campos (lel cud- macitin resultante es independtent einente prig idad para emploados y profesores del dado y In educaci6n, desplogados por e] ta- analizada por un equipo de experlos. Cuan- college. ientoso equipo Ciel Ctnrtro on nuestro Resin- do se otorga, is acreditaci6n esti vigente to Wolfson, donde son alendidos nines de por un perfodo de Tres atlos. MAs informnci6n on el telbfono 305-237-7003 "Cecilia Valdfs de Cirilo V'illaverde, relectura en el sigio M" por HernAndez Miyares El Museo Cubano y el Koubck Ccn- del Kingsborough College de la Uni- te,' invilan al acto cultural orgnnizado versidad de la Ciudad do Nueva Vorlt por elvonit6doLiterattu•a(let Miiseo y Dinwtor Director de sit Depatfa- , (jun dirige el Dr. lA,thnwilo Fermin- mento de Lenguas y Programas rn dez•Marean6, que tendrA efeclo el el Exlranjoro, que desarrollari; el to jueves () de agosto it ]as 7;30 do la ma "Cecilia Vald6s do Cil,llu Villa- noclle en el Auditoi•itun Utds .1. Bo- veiyte: una neleclura on el sigto XXi". tifoll (lel Koulwk Center situado en A contuluaei6n de la conicrencda, In of 2705 SW 3ra Calk. soprano cabana h)6lise Guttbrroz in- to.pretarA dos solos de la zal•zuela I'l programa que se dosarrollarA Cecilia Valdbs acompahada al piano cs el siguiento: coil ferendit (lel Dr. por la conocida pdanista eubana Sa- Julio IlernAndez Miyares, Piofesor hdly C6novas. Honremos a 1a Virgen Pereo-A.:na. Este sAbado 4 de agosto, tomo todos Ms prinlcros sAbados de mos, y Como iniciativa de los "Caballeros de In Virgen", se realizarA on In Jglesia Good Shepard, 14107 SW 72 St, it las 30 de In inallana, y en la Iglesia de San Juan Bosco, 1301 W. lelagler Street, a las 4 de In tarde, las celebraciones para bonvar it la Virgen y ganar In salvaci6n oterna. i:1 programa es conno sigue: Entrada solemne do In iniagen do la Virgen Pcrogrina, rezo del &Into Rosario, celebracitin . do la Santa Misa por las intenciones (to todos ]os asistentes y coronacitin solani ne do la lmagen de la Virgen I'crogriva, Durante toda la eelehraci6n se atenderAn confesiones. Permitir0 an prolestas exilio durante los Mono de la 136g, 1-B) tun productor musical, en algo may parecido a un Emilio Estetan que ha prosperado y heelio capi- tal, En Cuba, lodo cl niundo, in- eluyondo a los artistas, est6n con• trolados por un lirano. Una sola noininaci6n para un premdo Grannnly Latdno le gcnora a Cas- tro nlftlones (le Mares". "EStas gentes Vienell a huseal• r)finero aqui para llevArselo at (io•", scnalfi Josh Vietorero, del Grupo `I'Actico de Co )bate, CILIUM talrlbi6n dijo que ya hahii NosotrOS sones eldlanoalnerica- nos, No amcricanocubanos. Aqui ](is senores quo son los hijos do papA y los reyes de In nitisica, pup- den t.raer todo In que quieran, perp 110 puedell herit•1108 a Ilosot•os. Mildremos a la Calle a pelearl". Mientras 116etor Fabi6n, repre- sentanle dol Directo•]o hnsurreecio- nal Nacionalista (DIN) y del Direc- . torio Insurrectional Martian( explic6 quo desde el roes do abri so estaban reuniendo porque "en- t.endpmos razonahle, moral y golf. pact tcas Gammy r] 9•y�it NOTICIAS RLSULTADOS DL LA LOTrRIA -= = FANTASY 5MIAMI Y FLORIDA. Mineros premiados Jueves 2 de Agosto �� ;lllf117 07-1517-24-33 Miami, Florida, Sabado 4 de Agosto tie 2001 DiA�ztu' Y`' "' i SecCl.011 L,1 S ,j S 48, A 5 i B 'Santoral (lel Dia 5:ihado ,l -.111111 1lariu It. Viallilv%- Ilonitnlro S - Ntra. Sra, do tn4 Nig•*,•%. Grupo defensor de,los Everglades uti*11"za el azucar tomo arma "St. Petersburg'1'inles WF.;S7' PAI.it1 REACH - Un grupo prn- tector do los I.verglades ha encontrado una nueva arena wi su balalln contra la ' industrla izuearera y sit irnpacto sobre la frhgil ecologic de los Everglades. "Sal- ve maestros Everglades" se hit eonve-rtido en un csfuerzo para vender till azucar la Florida: Florida Crystals Corp., U.S. l.oulsiana esti cer•ea cie los farrtosos pan - Sugar Corp y Sugar Cane Growers Coo- tanos(bayou)yque haprovocadoasuntos partitive of Florida. ecol6bicos, "A4e pl rece quo es illi desper- dicin terrible do esus recursus saltar at "I.os vanlos a saear de Ins esttnrtes de mercado azucarero, till negocio que lie las tiendas" dijo Mike Scott, administra- deja gananeias", dijo Jack honey, direc- dor de Apura Everglades Co,, de lerlues- for de tisuntos econ6micos de la Arneri- ta, un lugar cerci de West Palm Beach. can Sugar Alliance cn Washington. F,slrt empresa file fundada cl aiio pasado Dixie en la Florida y Georgia para fines constitutional "los ennlarniniAores pa- le la Somalia entrante, dijo Scott. gan" en 19`JG constiluycrl su :marcado po- tencial. "No to haceinus para ganar di - "l -',s una forma de .presentarles a mi- ncro. Uevolverenins las ganiuleias", dijo llnnes do eolsumidores Ia idea de que Scott, quints haya un producto rut's benigno of nledio amblente", dijo Charles l ec, vi- cepresidente de In organizaci6n Audubon ale la Florida. fabricado on '11oxas y on Louisiana, para nlercadeo clef azucar. I,us paquetes de azucar, decorados ell Ins colones naranja y azul, Ilevan la to- Aunquc el azirrlr de Apura cucsta n►as El producto les darfa a los consumi- Algunns en la fndustria awearcra clu- tograff tde una garza y do los lsverglades, por fibra que las marcas de los super- dores ting opci6n para competir con los giaron los esfuerzos del grupo, Pero otros 1,1,starhn a la venta en las cadenas de su- merewins, Scott dijo que los votantes de t.res mayores productores de azucar do dljeron que la producci6n de azucar en permercados Publix, Albertsons y Winn- la Florida que respaldaron la enmienda Pe rmt*ft*ra`n protestas pacificas al exilio durante los Grammy Por Ella Cln'uow lAderes de mfrs do 40 organi- zaciones del exilio sostuvieron una reuni611 este jueves dos de agosto, on la Casa del Preso de la Pequeila Habana, que foe on- eabezada por Rodolfo Rodriguez San RomAn, presidente de esta Institucidn, para ultimar detalles sobre las protestas que rertliza- ran el pr6xin'lo 11 de septlembre fronte al Mimi Airlines Arena t •' de t e lrtistas cld»nos ht•e todo en la deteceii6n de eso5 ' elementos provocadores. aNeii; age A diferencia ale las 6rdenes re- cibidas por la policta de cern to- lerancin durante los evenlos de ut protesta por el regreso forxado a Cuba del niflo l IMI, esti vez, segllll se inform6, la Comisi6n de la Cfttdad do Miami aproh6 quo el c6digo para estis manifesta- ciones fuera de mAxinla toleran- cla. Martinez talnbidn Ward que en a mel entonces 61 no era el Je- Por ejonlplo, Apur<. vendera pagiletes do s libras y medial por $2.49, do Inti cunles unos 75 centavos por paquete serfin en• tregados a la Fundaci6n Everglades, glre tiene su Sede en Islarnoradu. El jucvt•S. albilnes sllperniereados estalm11 vendivil. do pacluetes de 5 libras de ait6car de sit,, propias marcas por $1,9; y _-; S4 !' ! r WW5 en con 1 d q a . q ., �, i.9 de la Isla vengan a Miami para fe de la Policia, to no estaba 5 1 recibir premios Grammy. alit, pero nseguro que ahora nada de eso va a pasar". Pero adyir4j6 i F E'n calldrid do Invitudo CSpe- "lo que no vamps a perinitir es I. clot, cancurri6 jLi tato el Jefe 'que then piedras, botellas. No (le la Policfa do f. ii, haul Mar- demos pernlitir quo bloqueell 1! t.inez, quien aseb� que las fuer; trafico, ni que quien vaya alli a zas de orden publico estarfin alta protestar qulera irrumpir on et t 4 tamhi6n narA-gartiptizarP -c,. fonlrq Amin— — ---- - Mas' earn. io.s ell el examen FCXF del. Estado Por Stephen Illegally -St. Petersburg V1110S TAINIM - Duranto Ips seis mins que la Florida ha estatio haeicndo responsables a las esetielas (lel re- sultudo all los ex,imenes eMatales de sus estudiantes, la verdadern presi6n ha caido sobrf! los grados 4, 5, 8y 10. I resultados de QS (IS grottos sc hall utilizadu para asigrial. la c„- lifiencit5n ov A hasta F :: enda Pti- cucla y daries a las rnisnlas rrcultl- Ix nsasOhan I'd dos (iliancicras. I its pro y is r, putlrririn (ie las escudost-ai sado pretA- saniente en esos gradin. 1?stn vM_i Cho de los. manifestantes a mos- trar su dosacuer o, Pero recalcd (lite espera no . •oduzean ex - ceras x►rarl parte stos. Y coino 1 unit manera de prevenir que agi- t{•tdores puedan infillrarse en las filar do los exiliados, pid16 a las organizaciones trabajar coordi- nainente usando suis propies gru- pos de seguridad para asistir a los agentes de ordon priblien, so- los pollefas Samos de origen bano y coinp�artitnns e) mismo sentimiento, dehetnos has nueslro trahajol.We izynierdit it derecba, aparetAl en M Min lfderes de iirKantizn , es del exilio, NNIor Puldinz, Gul- Ilernto Glener., ItaliI 11r►rrfnez (.IM•e de In Pollefn), Qsar A]bit y C.elinn Cogcepelfin. (Foto Gorl). Y agregq; "Desde nue he side k- ` fe, he trabajado junto a todos los mostracidn, rn este pafs, gusts a do la UIMAh y en la comisitin cre- gr epos de cubanos, Alientras talo no, las personas (lotion el derocho ada M efeeto, d]jo a DI, RIO LAS Sea Pacifico, comp sionipre han si- constitucional de protest.ar". AMI ICAS que (lista at momen- do las demostraciones, la labor to solo units 10 organizaciones del nuestra es facilitar evalquier de- Emilio Izquierdo, del ejecutivo exilio han nianifestado que no so uniritn it las prolostns. "Los quo vienen son artistas oficiales do Castro, quien se ha convertido en (Pala a la PAg, 2-R) Piden ayuda para extender cober. tura Is medics a familias de trabajadores )lot- vivian Crucct El Sindicato de los No Asef;urados, un proyecto de la Coalicl6n de Servicios fill- lnanos, hizo un ]lamado'este jueves para Limpliar to cobertura de segw•os medicos a nuclear familiares do trabajadores con ingresos ]imitodos, picliendo ayuda a los dns,Senadores Fcdergl�.s de la !Florida, Bob Graham y Bill Nelson. 1741 gente es(i+ ontro la espada y la pa - Pd' , dice Marla Rodrfgue7, vocera del Sin icato. "Un 11 % de ]as personas sin segur6 iddico son trabajadol•es y hay wla crisis guy seria en Mljini-Dade. Ia)s salones cis mergencia estiin replelps". les por eso que se condujo una conferenela de prensa, con son perdaderaniente muy pohres para }iagar so trata do, a ]a vez, conseguir scguro Ind- ttIgunas do estas personas para presentar un scguro inklien privado". dice o elef;lbilidad pari( el Medicaid para testimonio y pedir ayuda a nivel federal upas 450 m►lpersonas oil elcondada,Miami- IIay $20 mil ►nillones disponSNles para ex- La Coalici6n do Servicios I'lumanos, que Dade., pidiendose expandir los lignites de pandir programas cle sapid. se cre6 pace sets a15os con la meta do cdu- elcgibilidad a un 2000/0 "Cs ur•gente que los Senador•es Graham y Nelson apoyen In Ley de Cttidado hamillar ( "hamily Care Bill") para que se olorguen los fondos y se increments la cifra de ingreso para elcgibilidad del Medictu•e. Ln estos mer mentos, un matrininnio con dos hijos solo pue- de recibb• Medicaid Si gana Mlles $19,700 at alio. lel flobierno considera eso miltidad co - mo Inuy ricos'para calificar para on progra- ma de segw•o publico; en sus enipleos o con- tros do trabajo no se les pagn un seguro y car, Promover at adiestranlento y mejorar 11, calidad de vida tie lits personas de bajos recarsos, ha lanzado un programa piloto conjtultarnente con cl leideicomiso de Salud Ptibliea para ofrecorle inicialniente caber - tura in6dica a 1,500 personas con Litt (endo de $5 millones. Por medio de este progra- ma, tin nOcico familiar de tres personas con ingresos ani►ales de $14,130 pucden oil- fill- por el Medicaid. Con el Sindicato de los nn asegurMdos, "Nie descalificaron del Medicaid porque me pasd de ingress► por $12 por moverme de la labor del campo it un trabajo do ofi- cina, ganando un salario minitno", exprescS Rosario Ruiz. Otro empresario local declartJ quo cotl- taba con tin negocin pequerlo, pero que no to alcanzaba para pagarse un scguro a sf m]smo, Of quo C13,11100 cavo enformo se ha visto cndeudado por ilia de $loo mil. Susplende .Philip Morris cacmpana de cigarrillos gratis en Ia. Florida por Christina Jewett '�',St, Petersburg Tinges lo I.,a tabacnlern Philip Morris sus- endi6 tlna caniparlq publicitarla acional el nli6rcoles, despu6s de ne el Secretario de Justicia do Florida, Bob Butterworth, oil - td .•i la misma y to pidi6 a la mpahfa suspendorla. ' En In eampana, mpresentantes de 'ilillp Morris se acereaban a los ompradores en los mereados y iendas de conveniencia y los pedfan Lie Rowan una encuesta a cambio c un cup6n Para tui paquete de ei- Ilarrillos gratis. II programa Co. lenM el otoifo pasado y tenfn 1,5011 presentantes de 1a copipanta en i Florida y oil tori( In naci6n. ]el 15 de julio, St. Petersburg Ti- es rolwrt6 que of programa fun- ionaha on una tientIee ,17 P!v►1 frente [)of- frente a In Iescuela Su- perior Cowllryside en Clearwater. En of artfculo, un exrepresentante de Hwip Morris dijo que los me - flares de ectad recib]eron cigarrillos Como resultado de la earliparia, MAS tarde esa ►nislna setnana, el Secretarlo de Justicia Ilob But- terworth le declar6 at Tinies que su oficina to habfa podido it Philip Alorris suspender la distribuci6n ole cupOncs Para mttestras gratis de cigarrillos en la Florida. "Como resultado de los conienta• rlos reportados del Secretario de Justicia, decidirnos Iwsponer )a eje- cuci6n del programa y comenziu• una rovisi6n total", dijo'I1ni1 Ryan, portavuz do MWip ;Morris. Ryan de- clar6 to nhi6n quo el programa so - Ha •e is u „ a 1 v acro de )les a cabs, ,a . }3 - E � Lit torworth no pudo ser localizado el jueves para hacer cnmontarios. Desde octubre del afio pasado, trabajadores vestidos con panta- l6n cte kaki y camisas htaneas to pedian a la gente Ilenar on oues- tionario acerca do sus proferen- oias de fumal'. Los trabajaclores, contralados por Linn firma de neer-' euIco parn I hih E Morris, co)lith< el n0mern do la licencin de, con- ducir en el formulario para cer•- tificar que la persona tonfa mAs de 21 anos. Luego to dahan un cu- pbn para obtener un paquete do cigarrillos gratis. L'1 informacidn recogidil por los representanles so enviaba a un Nation do datos que luego Pli lip Morris utiliraba para enviar oir- culares publicitiu•ias a osis per- sonas, lsl programa era un plan Para que la compa►ifa se megu- rara de que la publicidad fuera di - rigida a personas adultas, dijo Ryan. "Esidbamos preocupados de que los cigarrillos fucran a pa- rar it nianos do menores". Cuando las funcionurios llorida- nos se enteraron del programa di- jeran que pucxie haber violado el us- piritu clef aeuerdo de 1097, despues Lie is Florida resents n e e q p una not m demanda judicial contra las taba- caleras. El suhsocretario de Justi- cia, Jim Peters, que reproseW at l stacio en esa demanda, dijo que el programa estaba at borde casi de las restricciones de publicidad fmpuestas a las empresas Wbaca- leras, especialnlente publicidad dl - rigida it los nienores. La compailfa tanlbi6n v]o16 un acuerdo conlercial con las tiendas 7 -Eleven, to dijo al Times un por- tavoz de esta empress. A los re- presen(antes de Philip Morris le prohibfan acercarse a tut cliente de 7.1-,aeven hasta despuds do qui: dste hubiese coniprado cigarri- llos. Pero Philip Morris reconoci6 que sus representantes so acerea- ban a los clienes aun antes de que 6slos hicieran alguna cornpr•a. Ityan nfirm6 que M programa se- ra si s x,nchc o o • t 1 c una canlidat c e 1 P 11 liempo sin espeelfiear•, nlientras se hacen revisiones al misino.- - En es 6xinlo apo escolar, la pres]6n;dedor de los grados escolares estarll compart.ida en- tre los esludiantes de los grados desde el tercero al d6cinln. Fn los pr6xirnos ureses, el Estado poncb•A Jos toques finales a uu sistema en- teramonle nuevo de califiencidn escolar quo mide, no solamente 1n quo saben los estudiantes cl dia del examen, lino tanibi6l colpo han progresado desde (lite tonna- ran el examen el afro anterior. Durante una rounidn de diree- tores tie examenes de todo el Es- tado el mi6reoles Gerry Richard- son, la persona con mss responsabilidad para disefgar y panel, en prictica los planes de responsabilidad escolar; dijo que "todavia esti baja construca 611", pero que el sistema promete ser nuiydiferenle til yuelencmos aha• ra• Richardson y otros funcionarios clot Departainento de E'dueacibn do la Florida han estado lraba- jando durante ureses rediseflundo el sistema, y han estado prepa- rtindose por ailos. El eanibio ha sido esperado duranto altos, ya que los nlaostros se han quejado por mucho liempo de que el sis- tema actual de responsabilidad es defeet.unSe porque compara gru- pos diferentes de niFios de alio on iiilo y pretends juagar el Progreso de la escuela. Irl nuevo sistenia tient un largo catnino que recorrer. Richardson espera ontrogar el plana la .lunta de Ieducacidn de la Florida en cii- ciembre Para su aprobaci6n.1).'sto le da menos do cinco ureses para terminar el trabajo. Se utilizarfa para c ilificar it las escuelas al fi- nal del ane escolar entrants. LOS estudiantes do esetrela su- perior que deneu que aprobar el examen FCAT para graduarse sa- brin a finds de este mss coal es la puntttaeldn Para Pasar dichn examen. Quiziis en septiambre, los alunulos del olieeno grado que to- nlaron of examen el afu► pasado sabr,in Si to aprobar•on o Si ilece- sitan tomarlo otra vez a tiempn pawn graduar:se. II examen de escritura ,serA eambiado on el 2003 piu•a incluir prreguntas de respuestas por se- lecci6n adem6s de] ensayo escrito actual, l,os cambios inmitlontes Megan on un niomnnto confuso pa- ra of sistema de responsabilidad escolar. La ptinluaci6n on los exit- Incnes ha estado mojorando, Pero M, Witsa a It% PAg, 2-13) dignos de consignor. IR 7=110la espatio*ha I)ase<ado por Europa con el mismo ahinco y kato dr, Ia opercla vicnesa, la opera c6mica francesa y la 6pera bufa inglcsa de Gillett & Sullivan, quo en Estados Unidos encuent.rin su punto de comparact6n con of 'Ibalro Musical de Broadway. Dc otro lado, la R.C.A. Victor; de la casa B.AI:G., ha lanzado un interesante disco compacto (09026-62554-2) on el que Alicia de L.wrocha interpreta adinhablcniente composiciones de h'ederico Mompou, incluyendo el IIt•eludio No. 11, que fue escrito y dedicado a offal por of farnoso autor espadol, on ocast6n de su matrimonio, Tilulado Canciones y Donzas, el compacto tiene, adem6s, el Pre- ludio No. 6, para la mano izquierda, on el que la artista hate una creaci6n; y el No. 7, titulado voladores. Tdmbift en 01 cello Sona, ,iohtr Williams rlparecc en cl volumen SK 53361 inlerpretando, por primera vez on discos, la in isica (let compositor australiano contemporAnco PeterSculOrot7x;, que refleja su habitual macstrla on este instruniento, to rnisnio en Nourlangin (solo (le guitana con instnimentos de percusibn y cuerdas), que on otros dc►s solos de virtual misterlo: De Kahadtr y nentro del Sunrio. El disco tambih contiene Antcirt.ira, una okra de Nigel Westlake, en forma de Suile para gran orquesta, escrita en cuatro nnovi- nrienlos, donde Williams aparece junto a la orqu esti de Ctimarn Aiestraliona, conducida por Richard 1•lickox. Por otrit parte, para of dilotante de origen latinoamericano del gusto cl:'isico, so ha lanzado un volumen enteramenle dedicado at compositcor mexicano Silvestro Revueltas (0902672-20), donde David Alhernon, con la Lnrtdon Sinfonietta, interpreian Otho X Radio, 71occata, Alcancfas y Planos; y, linalmontc, con la Orquesta Sinfonica de Jalapa, Mftico, didgida por Luis Herrera de la Fwlite, l t Noche de los Mayas. Igualmenle en el Sello R,C.A., emergen producciones reahnente espectaculares, tanto en su interprelaci6n tomo por su sonido di- gital. Una de ellas, que it mi parlicularmente nne innpr•esiona es ]a que confiene connposiciones de Rachmaninoff, en el volumen 09020.62710.2• Agratleciendo iilia ..istind 6n. Con la puLlivarltln de e4a foto, ai radereo la deferrnein qua fuvn coil ori peimlla --y con oboe colegna de la preuaa, itnpreaa. radial y lelevisivit-- la Galcria Power Intcrnatlonnl. dc• (anal Gitblc.•, al en- trkor11os111111plutvtd( meonocimlento) por lit divulgoelfinycrilieu do sue capopirionea. Cuunligo. al centro. me htteen Ia e11t•ega del 14e1-1114ao Irofeo los serlores William y Ilivella 1101ter. propi(•larlos de Iii galeria, P1'15.\IIIIi1111e111e em,Hbiremo-A moa neerra de la evpo- sicitili. 1114 arliMttd Vellevilgill n� qne lit integr all y Loa perlhdieos 11(1111"Ola.; ell coe dia. A (Luc le permitan llevar su canli6n jl6n. Ciumos que mientrasduce el Ell In foto, 116clor haviHn, Miguel 5pavedra y Emilio izquir,rdo. ,y equipos altoparlantes, tomo umbra pacer on estos casos. doloi•cubanonadebemospensaren otra cosa que no sea eso. Consider (foto Gort). ie ester en los Grammy", decla- que es una falta de respolo de to. soy politicoonbi6n so I►izo pa. Ovidio 1,61)ez, do Agenda Cuba, que han (do a Ins Angeles a buscar a DIAR10 LAS AMERICAS el veterano luchador y rnanifest ante blico el rechazo a la alternative de que no se reciben a los Acclar6 por su parte quo apoyan a today las organizaciones, "me- esta festa y lraerla para aU. Es tuna manera de insultar a r_ste es- del exilio Aliguel Saavedra, (lo Vi- Bilin ]IMarnbisa. ar•- tistas de ]a isle porque los do aquf no pueden it a a ctuar MIA. nos aquellas que nos eslAn trai- conarlo nuestlo: la s6ptima prvvin Y se(lijo "el exilioest,'i lotalme.n- cionando y quieren didogiln Con Castro no hay arreglo, Psto de Ins cia del drama cubmio". Ell la reuni611 convocada por to opttesto a cualquier tipo cit in - Grammy es una traicidn at exilio, "De nuevo a la carga. Tenemos las seis organizaciones do expro- tereambio con Castro". Mas cambios en el examen FCAT del Estado (Vicne (to In PSg, 1-B) debido a los cambios todos los anos, In eomparaei6n directa ha silo di- ffeil, en el mejor de los cases. Ilace un par de afros, el Estado hizo un ligero carnbio, decidiendo que In puntunci6n do Jos estudian- tes m6viles (que se mudan o cn- tran a mitad del ano) no contaban Para ealificar a las escuelas. 1')I pasado alio escolar, en un esfuerzo Por toiler a tienrpo los resuhados, una categoria on ]as pregun(as de lectura y matern6ticas (las que re- quierenuna respuesla escrita) file eliminada totalmente do la ecua- 66n cscolar. E7ste proximo ado escolar, las comparaciornes serAn todaviann6s diffeiles, ya que In calificaci6n pa- ra Isis escuelas estara hasada en numcrosos factores quo no se con - Laron anleriormente.- �_ CIUDAD DE MIAMI, FLORIDA z a AVISO DE REUNION ESPECIAL DE LA JUNTA DE COMISIONADOS SCPAN TODOS QUI; of Alcaldo de la Ciudad do Miami, Joe Carollo, ha citado a una Relini6n Especial de la Junta de Comisionados para el jucves 9 de agosto del 2001, comen- zando a las 3:00 p.m,, on los Salones de la Junta de Comisiolnados, localizados en el Ayuntamiento, 3500 Pan American Drivo, Miami, Florida. EI objoto do dicha reuni6n os disciAir la propuesta relativa at estadio do b6lsbol. So invita a todas' las personas Interesadas a asistir. En osta reuni6n pudiera promulgarse acci6n teglslativa, Cualquler per- sona o cualosquiera personas que desearan apelar cualquier decisi6n toniada por la Junta de Comistonados en relacl6n con cualquier Minto tratado durance osla reuni6n pudo reclamar una transcripc16n literal do los procedimientos que pudieran servir de fundamento a dicha apeladdin. WALTER J. FOEMAN (1110328) Secretarlo Municipal CIUDAD DE MIAM19 FLORIDA AVISO ' o ~-1 DE REUNION ESPECIAL �, y °' DE LA JUNTA -Sp"� DE COMISIONAD0113 SEPAN TODOS QUE la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami ha programado una reuni6n especial quo tendrA lugar el jueves 9 de agosto del 2001, comenzando a la 1:30 p.m., en for, Salones de la Junta de Comh3ionados on el Ayuntamiento, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. Bajo los parametros de F.S,Q86.011(8) (1999), la persona quo presicla la reuni1W dQta Iwlta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami iyurparA�lM0.0'a tamente que comience la reunion of inion dj:un3 ec i Ejecutiva, a la que no tend r& accoso el pnlbeb. i:= ri A continuaci6n do la sesi6n a p uo r P f'�e%tlerrgsdas;;, Comisidin Especial volvera a relmirso aR Oliladafrnontpi las 3:30 p.m. para diSCutir las siguientesFpslib'onji6 1. Las recomendaciones propuesta�vr4i CRI;nit6o Revision y Reforma de la Cana CgnsUluti6t'de Iko Ciudad, a la Junta de ComisionaUvs,ftn re`=ion con enmiendas necesadas j p la fefor A y actualizacidn de la Carte Co st iva. 2. Enmienda a la Carta relative a la propuesta de establecer un Panel Civil Investigative. 3. EI acuerdo negoclado relativo a Racevrorks, LLC, Bayfront Management Trust y la Ciudad cle Miami para un evento deporlivo de carreras de at;itos on el Bayfront Park y el Downtown de Miami. 4. Discutir to concerniento a la industria de pLiblicidad en exteriores, las leyes y regulaciones de la Ciudad clue to son aplicables y la (alta de atenci6n de dicha industria a dichas regulaciones en la Ciudl3d de: Miami basada en la prosentaci6n hecha of 10 do julio del 2001 a la Junta de Comisionados por parte del Neighborhood Enhancement Team), clue la citada indusiria ha demostrado desacato a Ins regulaciones de la Junta de Comisionados.. 5. Discusi6rl de la propuesta medianto referenduro relativa at sobrecargo on los parqueos parr rola posible election. 6, Discusi6n concorniente a las recomendacipnos del Abogado de la Ciudad relativa at acuerdo do los bancos en las paradas de autobuses en la Ciudad de Miami. So invita a todas las personas interesadas a asislir a esta parte de la reunion, En esta reunion pudiera lomarso acci611 legislativa. Cualquier persona que doseara apolar CUAIc vier decisi6n tornada por la Junta de Comi;,ionados en relacl6n a Cualquler crtesli6n ronsiderada en la reuni6n, puede solicitar una transect cion literal de las actuacioneS que pudieran servir de fundamento a dicha apelaai6n. (1110327) WALTER J. FOEMAN Secretarlo Municipal PPPPP,P 2-I3 - DIARIO LAS AMERICAS SAaAD04 01: AGOSTO DL 2001 — - AWr E i �P, centro de Desarrollo Infantit en MmDC( MUSTCA X CULT'URA Por Wis Felipe MARSANS ans,)ntrlc► nI L.1 �Iuslc cnrrtc: Assoct.t•rtun or N(►RM AIniu1CA. INC." Ilona Fr€ nci squi la cin CM Si qued6 complacido cion la presontacion do la ISorlrvkat 110•o Erle Gr(ueli'! do la ziwzuela de Amadeo Vives, Doria Francisquila --ofrccida el fin de somana anterior; en of Dade County uuditoy mm -, ale gustarfa decirle quo, piu-a oirla con frecuencia en su hogat; existe una CspWndida grabacit5n de PIACido Domingo, Como Fer- nando, en el cello surly, La sopI'ano ell este cash es Ainhoa Arteta--hanadora de la "Competeneia Vocal Plaicido Domingo"--, en el papel do Francisgldta; Linda A irabal, 0,11m iando it Aurora --la Bel- trana--; Enrique del Portal, Co- mo Cardona; of barftono Carlos Alvaro., Conlo Lorenzo 116rez; y Carlos Chausson, Jnterpretan- do it bon Mathis. Adetnas, el Coro del Gran Te - acro de Cordoba--dirigido por Carlos Ilacar; y la Orquesta Sirif6nlea de Sevilla, junto it la Rondalla del Real Centro Filar- mkfco de Cordoba, que contiu- CitJa por Eduardo Lucena, hajo la direcei6n general del maes- tro Nliguol Roil. Uglkc Gutierrez. Ilersonifie6 admirableouente It IIo11a Fran- Omplita, en la presentarffin de l;rateli. en Miami. Edilada. en tin 11bum doble (82K 66503), la Comodia do Vives, con libreto de Fernandez Shaw, en (res actor, cobI-il vida on esta grabnci6n colt loda su bracia y autft.lco labor esliatiol; aunado al sonido do la tecnologia digital. IDtir)(I Fr(Incisgpim ha sido calificada pur otros aulores cone) rota ubra "sofisticada" en su compleildid dramatics, title es ujontplo do la zarzuela misnia. Su librclo, provenicnte del Siglo XViI se basa en la historic de rola joven imijer que utiliza, su picau-die pari' confundir a los hombres mayores que asttin detriis de ella, mienl ras que se entrega al amor de los j6venes. Su twgumento estil admu•ablemenle enfrelizando, cion lir par•tilura del Cal ala'm Aniadvo Vives, en arias, duetos, piezls curates o hltetludlos ,orques(ales, que, Bicho sea de Paso, se vlcron (fal vez debo decir se oyeron) muy dignificados por la baluta del maestro cubano Alfredo Munar, eu cl I)odiunl de la Orquestu Sfnfonica de Grateli. Vale la peva aprovecllar esta opoi lunidad tambi6n para alabar al maestro Jesus Gareia-Ruspoli, que atCUI)16 tldill ll'ahlenlente IaS vUcNS (lel corn, y, conn colof6n, a las productoras generales (Ie la ubra on Gratch --Pili de la Rosa y Marta 116rez--, asi Como al bajo-barltono Josh Le Matt, a quien corresj)0146 la direcei6n gencrid. Ast tarnbi6n, la dedient�quo hizo la empresa llrica --que In- cluye a Deniotrio Meil6lldc - al Dfario Las A1116releas, en su rlttuvo anivorsorio; it los 50 iliios del Auditor•lo del C'n),daclo de Dade, y .i recibe prestigiosa acreditacion ld Centro de Desarrollo Infantil del Recinto Wolfson, Miami -Dade Community College, ha lido aereditado por la organizacibn National Association for the Education of Young Chil- dren (NMYC, seg(ali sus siglas en ingles), la mAs grande y velerana dedleada al mu- jora►nientu de la educaciem en edades tem- pranas, en los Estados Unidos. Este pres- ligioso reconocimiento solamente Im sido concedido a un siete Por Ciento de progra- mas tweiotlales similares. Anuatlmente, aproximadamente 15,000 do elms entidades aspirin a la acreditacidn. '7Sste endoso es un tributo maravilloso a los grandes logros en lus cameos del cui- dido y la educaci611, desplegados por el ta- lentoso equipo del Centro en nuestro Recin- to Wolfson, donde son atendidos nirlos de trabajadores, esludiantes y profesores (lei college, ast eonio de otros padres do la co- munidad", oxpres6 el Dr. Eduardo J. Padr6n, presidelite Ciel M -DCC. "Un componente que los padres encuentran esencial dentro del pro- grama es la ensefitmza bilingae". La acredltaci6n NAPYC es till proceso ri- guroso y de cilOcter voluntario donde quic- nes partieipan debeu detnostrar su supre- macfa nacional en el Campo de la educamil infanlil. Ims programas contrincalltes son analizados por especialistas experimenta- dos y otros observadores que aeWan fuera del proceso, propiamente. Luego la infor- macien resultante es independientemente analizada por un equipo de expertos. Cuan- do se otorga, la acreditaci6u, estii vigento por un perfodo de tees itins. "Cecilia Valdls de Cidlo Villaverde, relectura en el siglo XXI" por Hernandez Mimes Lt musco Ctiballo y el Koubek Cen- ter invit.m al aclo ctdttu-al orgtu&•.ado pclr ei Comite de l,itel.Itul.t del Mll.;oo , que dirige el Dr Uvilti do iibrnAn- doz-Marcanei, que tendri efecto el jucves J de agosto a Ia5 7:30 de la nuche en of Auditoritun Luis J. 13o- tifoll del Koubek Centel' situado en of 2705 SW 3ra Calle. Ll programa que so dosai-rollarA es (A Sfgufentc;: confemneia del Dl; Julio lfermindez itiliyau-es, Profesor del Kingslx)Irough College du la Ulli- versidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York y Dim for Director do su Departa- triento do IAtnl,Iuas y Progranins en of Lxlranjero, que dee mIlara el te- nsa "Cecilia VWd6s do Citflo Villa- vetrle: una relectur•a en of siglo ?:XIII. A conturuacitin de la conferencia, la soprano Cabana Eglise Gutidri-ez ill- leiprelarA dos solos do la Yamucla Ccs:ilia Vald6s acompatiada til piano por la conockla pianista cubatltt Sit - filly CAnovas, Barbara Willer, portavoz do NAEYC sit- braya que "el mayor 6nfasis del complejo proceso se liace en la relaci6n de los niiios con sus edticadores y en c6mo el programa contribuye al.crecimiento y aprendizaje en cdad tan importante". Fl Centro de Desarrollo Infantil funeioni idjunto al Recinto Wolfson (300 N.E. Segun- da Avenida). rue fundado en 1995 para ser vir a niflos que van ontre Jos trey Illms y tres afros de edad. Actuaimente hay matrf- culidos 60 ninos on of programa donde se desempenan Corea de 24 profesores. La Alae trlcula es(A abierta al publico general con prioridad para empleados y profesores del college. Mills informaci6n en el tel6folio 305-237-7003 Honremos' a 1a Virgen Peregrine Este sAbado 4 de agosto, cornu todos los primeros stibados do Iles, y eomo inieiativa de los "Caballeros do la Virgen", se realizarai en la Igiesia Good Shoperd, 14187 SW 72 St, a ]as 10 do In inatilana, y en la Iglesia Cie Still Juan Bosco, 1:301 W. Flagler Street, it las 4 cIe la tarde, las eelebraciwtes para honrar a la Virgen y ganar la salvael6n eterna, IN programa es curio sigue: Entrada solemne do la imagen de In Virgen Peregrina, roto del .Santo Rosario, eelebr•aei6n de ]a Santa Misa por las intenciones de todos los asistentes Y coronaci6n soloinne de la Imagen de la Virgen Poregriila, Durante toda la celebraci6n se atendertin confesiones. Permitiran protestas exilio durante los (Viene de la 1'69, 1-B) r un productoir musical, (la atlgo Nosotros sonlos cubanoamerica- ,,� miry ptlrecido a un Lniiiio lJstefan nos. No americatiocubanos, Aqui que ha prosperado y hoc}to capi- -los seflores que son los htjos de sal. li,n Cuba, todo of mu» do, in- pipit y los reyes do la musica, puc- cluyyendow los artistas, estAn con- den traertodoloquegtdoran,poro `+r a' 1,1-2,ados por uu bravo. Una sola no pueden herirnos a nosotros. non)inaci6n para un prerofo iSaldremos it la catlle a pelearl", ?#i Grammy Latino ie genera a Cas- 40 tro millonos de d6lares", Mientras 116clor FaWn repre- + "Estits gentes vienen a busear of dln aquI paira 1levArselo a] dicta milla16 Jose Victorcro, del Gr )o 'J'Aetico de Coinbate, quien tatnbi6n dijo que ya Imbia sen(ante del Directorio Insurreccio- nal Nacionalista (DIN) y I I Dir brio Insurreecional Martin explico que desde el mos do a se estaban reui)iendo Iwrquo "en- tendenlos razonable, .moral y Ix)lf- 0 pacutcas al Grammy } • 1l1AR10 y r _I sll'CC101 .. OTICIAS LA,A11�1[1Lr?5' 1W,,SULTADOS DF� LA LOTERTA :R; B 48 Anos FANTASY s MIAMI Y FLORIDA-- Santoral del Dia � A'uuleros premiados Jut:ves 2 de.Agosto � Sfil►ado rl• -Juan 1lnriu It. 1`iuunc.y. 07-15-17-24-33 Miami, F, lorida, Sauado 4 do Agosto de 21701 Dmilingo 5 - Nirit. Sric. Ole lar: Nhwee. Carupo defensor de los Everglades ut401iza el azucar tomo arma ';.St. Petersburg; Times la Florida: Horida Crystals Corp., U.S. 1A)lINialla estii ccrca de los iamosos pan- Dixie en la Flurida y Georgia para fides constitutional "los contaminlldores pi Sugar Corp y Sugar Cane Growers Cou- tanos (bayou)yque ha. provocadoaswilos; de la senlana enlrante, dijo Scott. gan" on 1996 constituyen su Mercado pr W ;ST PALM f3EXII - Un grupo pro- perative of Florida. ecol6gicos. "Me parece duo es un desper- tencial. "No to hacemos para ganar d lector de los Everglades ha encontrado diciu terrible de esus recursos sallm- al "Es una forma de presentarles a mi- nerd. Devolveremos las ganancias", dij una nue,, it arma en su batalla contra la "Los vamus a sacar de los estantes de ntercado azucarero, un negocin que no hones du consumidores la idea tie gtte Scott, Industria azucarera y su impacto sobre las tiendas" dijo Alike Scott, administra- deja ganancias", dijo Jack Roney, direc- quizas hays un producto nlss benigno al la frAgil ecologfa de los Everglades. "Sal- dor de Apura Everglades Co., de'1'eques- for de asuntos ecen6micus Ile In Anleri- medio ambiente", dijo Charles lke, vi- Por ejenlplo, Apura venders paquetl ve nuestros Everglades" su ha convertido ta, un lugar Berea de West Palm Reach, can Sugar Alliance on Washington. cepresidente de la organlzacldll Audubon de 3 libras y media por $2.49, de los cual�' on un estuerzo para vender un azucar li:sla einpresa Wefundada el alio pasado do la Florida, Linos 75 centavos por paquele seran et fabricado `en 'lixas y en Louisiana. para inereadeu del aziccar. Joos paquetes de azucar; decorados ell tregados a la Fundacl6n Everglades, q los coloreS naranja y azid, llevan la fo- Aunque el azOcar de Apura cuesta mils tione su sede en Islainurada. El jueve 1':I pr(Allcto les darla a los consuilll- Algunos en la industria azuearcra elo- tograffa de icna garza yde los Everglades. por libra que las marcas de los super- alginios stlpornlercad05 estaban vendiel dotes una opci6n para compeltr con ]us giaron lus esfuerzos del grupo, peroolros Kstarun it la venta en las cadenas•de su- nlereados, Scott dijo quo los volantes do do paquetes de 5 libras de azi(car de s( trey mayores productores de aziccar de dijeron que la produce1611 de aziccar en permercados Publix, Albertsons y Winn- la Florida que respaldaron la enmienda propias marcas por $1.95 y 41.99.- " -0 Iermitiran protestas (Il exilio durante los Por Eoa Curnow bre todo en la delecci6n de eros elemenlos provocadores. lAdi!rr?s de mss de 40 organi- zaciunes del exilio sosluviei•on una reilni6n este jueves dos de agosto, en la Casa (let Preso de la Pe.quena Habana, quo fue en• caberada. por Rodolfo Rodriguez Sign RoinAil, prosidenle de esla Inslituci6n, para uldnlardetalles sobre las protestas que realiza- r6n ri 111'6Xlnle 11 de septionibre frenle Al Miami Airlines Arena on contra de que arlistas cubanos de la Isla vengan a Miami para recibir prenlins Grammy. Nn calidad detado espe- cial, concurri6 a lwita el Jefe de la Policia de Aliatill, Ila(il Mar - (Inez, qiiien asegur6 que ]as fuer- vas dr! Orden publico estar4n allf A diferencia de las 6rdenes re- cibidas por la puliefa de eero to- lerancfa durante los eventos do protesta por el regresu forzado a Cuba del nifiu l:lifin, esta ver., seg(n se infornl6, la Comisi6n do la Ciudad de A9iainf aprobt'i que el c6digo para estas inanifesla- 60110 Wera do MAXinlil telffall- cia. A4arlfnez tambictn aclard que on aquel enlonces e1 no era el dc- fe de la Poliefa. "Yo no estaba allf, Pero aseguru que ahora nada do eso va it pasar". Pero advh•ti6 "lo que no vanlos it pernlitir es clue linen piedras, bulellas. Nopo- demos pernlitir que blodueen el trsfico, ni que quiell Vaya all[ a pro(estar quiera irruinpir on el pacificas Grammy r - .V9r' 91 -W Vias cambios e el examen FCXF del Estado Por Stephen Ilegarty "St, Petersburg Times TAIVIPA - Durante los secs an due In. Florida ha eslado bacien responsables a las escuelas del r sultado en los exAmencs eslafal do sus estudiantes, la verdadei preside Ila caido sobre los grad 4, 5, 9•y 10, IQs resultados (to eros grados han ulilizado, para asiguar la c lificaeidn de A hash( G a Cada e euela y darles a las mismas recut pe s o penalidades financier, 4supuestos y la repulaei6n 1,• . ccielas Ilan doscansado pr samente en esos grados. Esto es! cho de los manifestantets a mos- trar su desacuerdo, per0 recalc6 los polfefas som(1S de origcli ell- baso y compartitnos el mismo }. ' �� r 1 � s •oduzean i :;e,: t �:"+� - clue espera Ian se 1 ex- sentin lento, debenlos haccr ' -MR.", ,f. "M`' . cesos par parted s. Y comp nuestro trabajo" izquferda a derecha, ilparecen en le 18to I dere; etc m g LACIOitC6 do l Cxll10, NFhtur ihltdlnz, Gut- una manera de pr lir quo agi- lel•Illo (lenez, Its►111 'tart (nez !Jerjs do h► Policia), U-mir A11►n y Celi►to Coneepcb6n. {nolo (;ort), tadores puedan infiltrarse en las Y agre96: "Desde quo he sido Je- filar do los exiliados, pidi6 a las fe, Ile trabajaclo junto a todos los most•aci6n. En oste pafs, guste o do 1a UMAP y en la comisi6n cre- unirtin a las protestas. 111As qtle organizaciones t•abajar coordt- grupos tie cubanos. Rfienlras todo nn, las personas lienen el dereeho adn al efecto, dijo a i11A11I0 L,AS vicnen son arlistas oficiale5 de namente usando sus propitis gru- sea pacifico, Ionto sicmpre Ilan si- conslitucional de protestar". ANIBMIC;AS clue hasta cl monlen- Castro, quien so ha convertido en pas (lo seguridad para asistir a do las demostraciones, la labor to solounas10organizacionesdel 10s ngentes de orden publico, so- nuestra es facilitar cualquier do- Emilio Lzquierdo, del ejeculivo exilio 11,111 manifcstatto que no se (Dasa a la Pitg. ?-i3) laiden ayuda para extender cobertura m.ed.ica a fam-iflas de trabaiadores Par Vivian Crucet Ell Sindicato de los No Asegurados, un proyeeto de fa Coalici6n do Servicios llu- manes, hizo un llamado este jueves para ampliar la cobertura de seguros medicos a ntieleos fainiliares do trabajadores con ingresos litnitadns, pidiendo ayuda a los dos Senadores h'ederales de la Florida, Bob Graham y Bill Nelson. "Ln genie est6 entre la espada y la pa- red", dice Maria Rodriguez, vocera del Sin- dicato. "Un 610' de las personas sin segurn m6idico son trabajadores y hay tura crisis muy sena en Illianii-Dado. Los snlones tie emergencia estiin repletos". Es por eso que se condujo una coilferencla de prensa, con son verclndera►nente stilly pobres plu,1 pagan so (rata do , a la vez, ec►nseguir seguro m6- algLinas de estas personas para presentar un seguro mklico privadn". alien o elef;ibilitlad para el Medicaid para testimonin y pedis nyuda a nivel federal, units 450 mil personas en nl condado Miatni- Hay $211 mil miliones disponibles para ex- La Coalicfbn do Servicios I•Iumanos, que Dade, pididndose expandir los ]finites de pandir programas Cie salud. so cro6 llace seis aiios con la meta de rdu- elegibilidad at un 200'!„ "ES urgente que los Senadores Graham •y Nelson apuyen la Ley de Cuidado familiar ( "family Care Bill") para que se otorguen los foudos y se incremente la cifra de ingreso para elegibilidad del Meclic,u•c. lin eslos mo• mentos, un mat•i monio con dos hijos solo pue- de recibir Medicaid si gana unos $9,700 at afro. 1S1 gobierno considera esu canliciad co - mo intiy r•icos'para calificar para un progr•i►- Ina do seguro p6blico; en sus omplens o cen- tros de t•ahajo no se Ics paga till seguro y car, promover cl adiestramicato y mejorar la calidad do vida de las personals do bajos recursos, ha lanzado un progralna piloto conjuntanienteconell idcicomisodeSalud 116blica para ofrecerle inicialmenle cober- tura Inddica a 1,500 personas con tun fordo Ile $5 millones. Por merlin Ile elite progra- ma, tin nfieleo familiar do Ives persnnas con ingrestis anuales de $14,630 pueden oil - 1411' por el "'Wedicaid. Con el Sindicato do los no nsegurados, "Me descalificaron dol Medicaid porque me pas6 de ingr•eso por $12 por moverme de la labor del carnpo a ml trabajo de off- cina, ganando un salario infllkno", exprcH6 Rosario Ruiz. Utro empresario local declar6 que con- taha con tin negoelo poqueno, polo que no to alcanzaba para pagarse un seguro a si mismo, am que cuando cay6 enfermo se Ila visto endeudado por mit, do $10o mil. Su.0vende -Philip Morris c�xrrt�rxna de cigarrillos gratis en lei F-416rida, Por Christina Jewett Pctershul•g Tinles Li tahlicalera Philip Morris sus- pontlib una canipafla publicitaria mejonal el nli6rcoles, desptl65 de que cl Secretario de Justicia do la Florida, Bob Butterworth, ob- jet6 a la misma y to pidi6 a la compattfa suspenderla. En ]a campafla, represenlantes de Philip Morris se acorcahan a los compradores en los mercados y tienclas de convuniencia y les pod Init que llenaran tura encuesla a cambio de un cap6n Paras 1111 paquote de ci- gm-rillos gratis. El programa co- menz6 el otono pasndo y tenfa 1,500 reprosenlatltes (to In compallial en la Florida y en toda la naci6n. ill 15 de jtdio, St. Petelsblu'g Ti- mes rel)nrt6 que el programa fcul- cionaba en unit tienda 7-EJloven frente por frento a la Pscuela Su- perior Countryside en Clear, watbr: En el artfculo, till exrepresentantc de, Philip Morris dijo quo los me- nores (to cdad recibicron cigarrillos conlo resultacto de la cairlpan't. Mds larde era mistral senlana, of Secrctario de Justicin Bob But- terworth le declar6 it TinleS quo su oficina le habia pedido a Philip 11401'riS suspender ]n dist•ihucf6n de cupones para muestras gratis de eigarrillos en la Florida. Tonlo resultacto de los eomenta- rios repor•lados del Socretaaio de Justicia, decidltnos posponer ]a eje- cucibn del programa y comenzar tufa mvisicin tnlal", diju'Ibm Ityan, portavoz tie Philip Morris. Ryan de- clar6 4imbi0i que el programa se - ria revisado "de pies it cabeza". But- ter•iyorth nn pudo ser localizado el juoves para barns colnentarios, Desde octuhre del afro pasado, trabajitdures veslidos e.nn panta- 16n de kaki y camisas blancas le pedfan a ]a Bente ]lenar urn cites- tionario acorea do sus preferen- ciMs de 11.3111.11'. Los trabajadores, contratados por tura f irma (ie nior•- cadco para Philip Morris, copiaba el nitmoro de la licencla de Lon- dtwir en el fornlulario para cer- tificar clue la persona tcnia mals de 21 aflos. Luego to daban un cu- p6n para obtener nn paquote Cie cigarrillos gratis. La informacion recogida por los ropresentantcs se envigba a un Imam) de da(os que luego Philip Morris tltilizaba para envial• cir- culares publicilarias it eras per- Honils. 1+1.1 programa era tan plan paha quo la compaMa se asogu- rara de que la publicidad ftrel•a di - rigida a personas aclultas, dijo Ryan. "Ejytiibainw; preocupados de que Ins ci f;arvillos fueran it pa- rar it manos de menores". Cuando los tuncionarins florida- ►los se enteral -on del programa di- jeron que puede haber vloladn et es- pfritu (lel acuerdo de 1097, despu6s que 1a Florida present6 una cnorme doinandii judicial contras las talba- calcnas, Eel subsecretarfo de Justi- cia, Jim Peters, quo represent6 al Estado en esa demanda, dijo que at programa est iba al horde Basi etc las restricciones de publicidad irnptlestas it laS empr e -ms labaca- lerns, especialrnente publicidad di- I•igidit a los Illellor•e.s. La companfa taaalhi6n viol6 un actlerdo comercial con las liendas 7-Elevon, to dijo at Times un por•- mvoz de esta empresn. A Ins re- presenlantes do Philip :Morris to prohibian acerearso a un cliente de 7-111leven pasta despu6s de que Este hubiese comprado cigarri- llos, Pero Philip ;Morris reconoc16 que Slis r'epreselltantes se acorca- han a los cliones aun tulles de que 6stos hicieran algima compra. 11yan afir l,0 que el progrania se- rA stlspendido por unit cantidad de tiompo sin especificar, mienlras se haeon revisiones at misnid.- � .....� ...._ .. �_�...... �..�+...ars �►r.a�ra. r.�.. �► e.i.1'a-r.rr�.a..a.a.ar-r..a..y�.w�. •. �-,1,1,111..,1.,1 rr►r.�u � �- sitar— - JK pr6ximn arin escolar; 1 P'7 n alrcdedor de los grado esco ales estal'A collipartida 01 tre los estudiantes de IoS grado desde el tereevo at d6c mo. En to prkimos tneses, el Estado pondr los toques finales it ull sistenla et teraniente nuevo de califlcacid escolar que mile, no solamento I que, sabon los estudiantes el di dc1 examen, sino tanlbidn corn han progresado desde quo tom: ron el examen el ano anterfol.. Durante unit reuni6n de (lh•ec tures de ex6menes de todo el E: tato el nli6rcoles Gerry Richart son, la persona Inn rnii responsabilidad para disehar pones Cn pr6ctica los pianos d responsabilidad escolar; dijo qu "todavfa estd bajo construceik' Pero quo el sistenla promete se muy difcrenle at quo tenemos At ra. Richardson y otros funcionario del Departamento de E'lducaci6 (lo la Florida han estado trabl jando durantc ureses redisefiand el sistoma, y hart estado preps randose por afros. El cambio h sido esperaldo durantc atlos, y quo los maestros se han quejad por mucho tiompo do que el si: tonna actual de responsabilidad e defeettloso porque compara gri pis diforentes de niflns do ano e a in y pretende.impr el progres de la escuela. El nuevo sistenla tiene un larg ciunino que recorrer. Iiichardso espera entregar el plana la Aunt do Educacf6n de la Florida eri d' ciembre para su aprobaci6n, Est to da mentis do cinco ureses par terminar di trabajo. So utilizarf pnea calificor it las escuelas at fi nal del aflo escolar• ent ilte. Los estudiantes etc escuela st; perior que tienen que aprobar c examen PCAP para graduarse sit briin a fines de este Ines cult e la puntuacidn para pasair dish, examen. C►uiMs on septienibre, to alunulos del ouceno grado que to nlaron el oxarnen el alto pasad, sabrain si to aprobaron o A nese niton tonlarlo otra vcz a tienlpr pant graduarse. la examen do eseritu•a seri canllliado en el 2003 para inoilli prreguntas Ile respuestas por se leeci6n adenias dei ensayo escriti actual. 1 cls Lambios inminente. Megan en un momento confuso pa I'll el sistema Ile responsabiliclat escolar•. La puntuaci6n en los exit ulenes ha ostado mejorando, pert (Earn a la Piig. 2-13) I1„s onus uu .,,,...... ... ........_ -•- ----n ----- -- - I - __ dignos de Consignar. I,� �ar7Uela e-spRllola so 110cado por h uropa cone] mismo ahinco a�;io tie la Opel -eta viencsn, to 6pera c6mtca francesa y h 6pera �ufa inglesa de Gilbert & Sullivan, quo en lsstados Unidos encuentran st, punw au winparaai6n con cl 'Aatro Musical do Broadway. De otro lado, la R.C.A. Victor, de in Casa 13.3H.G., ha lanzado Oil interesante disco compacto (09026.626154-2) en cl que Alicia do lArroeha int.erpreta admirablemente composictones de Federico 1tiompou, incluyendo of P'reludio No. 11, quo file escrito y dedicado a ells, por el i'amoso autor espanol, on ocasicin de su matxinionlo. Titulado Canciones y Darras, el compacto ticne, adenitis, cl Pre- ludio No. 6, para la mann jzquicrda, on el que la artista hate una ereaci6n; y el No, 7, titulado voladores. Thinbidn on el sello So►(>; John Williams aparece on cl volumen SK 53361 interprctando, por primers vez en discos, la mirsica del compositor australiano contempoOneo Peter Sculthorlie, que refleja sit habitual maestria en este instrumento, to mismo on Nourlangiu (solo de guitarra con insirumentos de percusi6n y cucrdas), quo en otros dos solos de virtual misterlo: De Kaharlu y Dentro (lel Stcerlo. El disco tambi6n contiene Antcfrtica, tuna obra tic Nigel Westlake, on forma de Suite para gran orquesta, eserita on cuatro movi. mientos, donde Williams apa rece. junto it Jit orquestn Eke Crbnun•q Austr'allana, conducida pot' Richard Hickox. Por otra parte, para el diletante do origen lalinoamericano del gusto clAsico, se Iia lanzado un volumen enteramente dedicado al compositeor nrexicano Silvestro Revueltas (0902672-20), donrle David Athernon, con la Lwitlon Sinfoniet.tri, intetlwetan Ocho X Radio, 'Ibccata, Alcancias y Planos; y, finalmente, con la Orquesta Sin f6nica de Jalapa, NiLxico, dirigida por Luis Herrera etc In Puente, La Nloche de los Mayas. Igualmente on cl Sello R.C.A., emergen producciones realnnente espoetaculares, tanto en su interprelaci6n conio por su sonido di- gital. Una do ellas, qtfe a nil particularmente file inipresiona as la que contiene compostcionos de RaichIII aniilob't; eli cl vohiiiion` 0902G-62710-2, i r 11g•radecienclo una distncion Coil la pnblicari►in tie esla 1,01o. agradezv0 Irl del'etrnvia tine limp 'un old perauna -•,r• 42011 01roe coleraa do.. la prewa. illo1w •na. ►'ailial y televinivit-- la le Garia Ibmtvr Internallonal, tic corm! Griblea, ill cu- Irvgnenox 1111,1 playa de revortovinrierri0 por In 411vollgile1011 1 evitivrt iV „lips exposicivaeNn . Con►ig0. III cenlr•o. ere hae(vt In end lregrt el hermoso IrafeO los senores 11'illiant y Atirelht Pollen pr0ph,�arto, lc In nrtixi galea. P►itanie►tle eBoribirenu►s 110snerrra tie Ili %p0- iebtin, los arlialn►r vene•r.0lano� n11e ht intem-ran ) lot perltSiliroa ton►'mimi en emtc dill, nue le permitan )lever su caunidn ,y equ� altopar•lantes, Como acosti a pacer en estos casos. Ovidio Lopez, de Agenda Cuba, declar6 por su parte quo apoyan a todas las orga lizaciones, "me - nos aquellas que nos estAn trai- cionando y quieren dialogar. Con Castro no hay arreglo. Esto de los Grammy es una traicitin al exilio. Mks camp examen FCA'...`, r�7LpNV cion. Cr•eemos quo rnlenlras dure el Ell in roto, 114 rlor ruvldn, SUR datorcubanonodebemosr►errsaren (�trlo Gorl), otra cosi que no sea eso. Consid� quo estar on ins Grantiny", decla- que es luta (alta do resi►elo de r6 a DiARIO LAS AMERiCAS cl que han ido a res Angeles a buscar veterano luchador y manifestante esta fiesta y traerla para ae,4. Es del exilio Miguel Saavedra, de Vi una ma icr'a de irtsultar a este es- gilia Alambisa. cenarbo nucslro: la s6ptima pr•ovin- cia del drama cubano". "De nuevo a la eurga. 'Nnemos CIUDAD ■ ,tr o los en »`�~^ (yAyo.:..�t�� DE RE T deI Estado �`J� el rn la reuni6n convocada por las sols organilaciones de cxpre sos polio ambien s(+ hizn psi• blico e1 r uo a la allei nativa de que (Viene de la Pig. 1-13) debido a los cambios lodos los afros, una categorfa en las preguntas de la comparacik directs ha silo (li- leetura y malemaiticas (las que re- flcil, en el mejor do los casos. quieren una respuesta eserita) file climinada totalmente do la ecua- I•Iace un par do atios, el leslado ci6n escolar: hizo un ligoro cambio, ducidiendo que la puntuaci6n de los estudian- Este prdxitno ano escolar, las tes m6viles (que se mudan o en- comparaciones serAn todavla mhs tram a mitad del ano) no contaban dificiles, ya que la ealificaci6n pa - para calificar' a las escuelas. EI ra las escuelas estara basada on pasaclo aria escolar, cn un esfuerro nuineroms faclores que nose con- por tenor a tiempo los resultados, Laron anteriormente.- CIUDAD DE. MIAMI, FLORIDA AVISO DE REUNION ESPECIAL DE LA JUNTA DE COMISIONADOS SEPAN TODOS QUE el Alcatdo de la Ciudad de Miami, Joo Carollo, ha citado a Una Reunl6n Especial de la Junta de Comisionados para el juovos 9 de agosto del 2001, comen- zando a Ins 3:00 p.m., on los Salones do In Junta de Comisionados, localizados on el Ayuntarniento, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Fiorlda. EI objoto de dicha reuni6n as discutir In propuesta relativa nl estadia do b6isbol. Se invita a todas las pet'sonas interesadas a asistir. En esta rouni6n pudiera promulgarsa'acct6n legislativa. Cualquier per- sona o cualesquiera personas quo desearan apelar Cualquier decisl6n tomada por la Junta de Comisionados en relaci6n con cualquior• nstntto tratado durante osta reuni6n pude roelarnar Lina transcripcOn litoral do los procedimientos quo pudieran setvir do fundamanto a dicha apelaci6n. (1110328) WALTER J. FOEMAN Secretario Municipal url tiastvedra y I'millo Irgnierdoi. no se r•eciben ;a los ar- tistas do la isle pornge los de aqui no pucden it a acture' silt). Y se dijo "e! exilio cst6 nota Imen• tc opuesto a cualnuier tips do in- tercambio con Castro": ' DE MIAMI, FLOq!IDA AVISO UNION ESPECIA L. DE LA JUNTA DE COMISIONADOS SEPAN TODOS OUE la Junta de Gomisionado;s de la Ciudad de Miami ha programado una reunion espepial que tendra lugar el juoves 9 de agosto del 2001, comejuando a to 1:30 p.m,, en los Salaries de la Junta de Comisionados er1 el Ayuntarniento, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. Baja los parantetros de f:S. 286.011(8) (1999), la persona que prosida la reunion de la Junta dr Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami anunciara inmedia- tamenteque comience la reunion el inicio de una Sercidn t"Jecutiva, a la que no tondre acceso el publico. A continuacibn de In sesidn a puertas cerractas, la Cornisiori Especial volvera a reunirse aproxirnadarrlen(e 2i Ins 3:30 p,m. para discutir las siguienies cuostiones: 1. Las recomondaciones propuestas por el Cornitd de Rovisibn y Retorrna de to Carta Constitutiva da: la Ciudad, a la Junta de Comisionados,en relacicin con enmiendas necesarias para In retorma y actualizacion de la Carte Constitutiva. 2. Enmienda a la Carta relativa a In propuasta JE establecor un Panel Civil InvestigaUvo: 3. EI acuerdo negoriado relativo a flacevrorks; LLC, Bayfront Manage mer►t->"rust y In Ciudad de �,4iami para un evento departivo do Carreras de autr,>s on el Bayfront Park y of Downtown de Miami. . 4, Diseutir to concerniento a In industria de publicidad an exteriore,, las teyes yy regulaciones de is Ciudad que le son applicables y la )alta de atencion de,dicha Industria a diahas regulaciones on la Ciudad de Miami (Masada an In, presentacion peeps el 10 de Julio del 2001 a la Junta de Comisionados par. parte dot NeiyhborhoocJ Enhancement leant), que. la citada industria hat demostrado desacato a Ilia regulaciones de la Junta de Comisionados. 5. Disct.ision de la propuesla mediante re(eren(ium relative al sobrecargo an los parqueos para una poslble elecciort. B. Discusibn concerniento a las reconnendaciones cJol Abagado de In Ciudad relativa al acuerdo do. las bancos en las paradas de autobuses on la iudad de Miami. Se invita a todas las personas interesacias a asistir a esti panto do In reuni6n. En cats reunion pudiera tanarse accion IerJislativa. Cualquier persona que deseara rarielar cualqquler decisidn tomada por In Junta de Comisionados an relacidn a cualyuier cuestibn ronsidemda en la r'euniuli, puede soficitar una transrrip cidn literal de las actuat.innes que pudieran servir de iundamento a dicha apelacion. (#10327) WALTER J. FOEtIAAN Socrotario Munli:lpal 0 POLICE REPORT_ Money, pizza stolen from driver Two men robbed a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint out- side an apartment complex in the 13800 block of Northwest .7.2ndAvenue between noon and 12:1.0 p.m. July'l& The rob- bers took $6S and a large pizza valued at $15. The driver told police he was delivering a pizza when the men at the complex asked if he was looking for unit No. 299, When the driver said lie was, the men pulled out guns:and demanded the pizza and cash. The gumnentook the money and tile pizza rind fled. The driver said one gunmfin was in his 20s, five feet seven inches tall, with brown eyes. The other was described as in his 20s and five feet nine inches tail. NORTH DADE BURGLARS STOLF it 1986 Plymouth Voyager owned by Margarita Miranda, with license plate B84 GFS, between 8:30 p.m, July 26 and 13:30 a.m. July 27. The vehicle was parked in the 17000 block of Northwest 52nd Avenue. SOMEONE RIPPED the radio out of Duane Anthony Coleman's 1996 Honda Civic, dented tate hood, smashed the windshield and stole a purse and wallet containing; $500. The incident took place between 9 p.m. July 25 and 7:30 a.m. July 26, The car was parked in the 19000 block of Northwest 57th Avenue. THIEVES ENTERED the Amoco station at 5700 NW 183rd St. and grabbed two cases of beer wortli $24 around midnight July 21, cashier Jamic ragad told police. OPA-LOCKA POLICE ARRESTED a man they said was trying to steal electronic equipment and other property worth $675 from a house in the 2300 block of Northwest 139th Strect: at 2:40 a.m. July 14. An off-duty Miami -Dade Public Schools police officer saw the burglary in progress and HOW TO GET POLICE HELP If you are In a Info -threatening situation or the victim of a crime In progress, dial 911 anywhere in Dade County for emergency assistance. To report a crime aftor it has occurred or to make any nonemergency calls to the police in your city, use these numbers: M is n11: 305-579-13111 Opa-iocka: 305-053-2077 Mlainl-Dade: 305-470-5423 If you have information about a crime, call Crime Stoppers Anonymous at 305 -471 -TIPS. Your will remain anonymous, If your call loads to an arrest and prosecutlon, you may receive.a reward of up to $1,000. The Miaml Police Crime freventioin Unit organlzes neighborhoods In Mfaml into Crime Watohcs, conducts business and residential security surveys and provides community programs. To organize a Crhne Watrh elsewhere, call Crime Watch, 305-470-1670. Domestic Violence Hotline: If you're a victim of domostir, vinience, you can call :305-547-3170 for help. Trainnd personnel can help you get a court order to stop the violence; refer you to a government agency that wlll help.wit:h your specific needs; and place you In a shelter for battered women. You can call the hotline any time. detained the alleged burglar until Opa-locka officers arrived. Police arrested Wil- liam E. Duncan, 41, whose last known address is 2482 NW 139th St. Officers also recov- ered property belonging to Errol Glenn Thompson, including an air conditioner, VCR, television, Super Nin- tendo game console and an electric fan. TOOLS AND EI C- TRONIC equipment worth $1,000 were stolen from a black 1989 Chevrolet S-10 pickup outside the Burger King at 13705 NW 27th Ave. between 11 pan. July 14 and 8 a.m. July 1S. Timothy Holmes of Wheaton, Md., told police a burglar broke a window oil his truck and took one digital and three analog converter boxes, a drill and hand tools. A 19A9 MERCURY Grand Marquis was stolen front out- side a warehouse in the 12400 block of Port Said Road between 8 a.m. July 16 and 6:06 p.m. July 17. Ricardo Enri- que Castillo dict not give the value of his car or its license plate number. A ROBBER STRONG- ARMED a $10 wallet contain- lu a credit crud front a South Miami -Dade V✓oman outside the Opa-locka Exxon station, 3705 NW 135tH St., at 8:35 p.m. July 15. Miriam Nunez told police she was In the pas- senger's side of her friend's green 1994 Ford Explorer when a nlan came up, took her wallet and ran Porth with another man. Nunez described the robber as 20 years old, five feet eight inches tall, weighing about 130 pounds, with brown eyes and braided brown hair and wear- ing a yellow shirt and blue jeans. The other man was described as also 20 years old, five feet six inches tall, weigh- ing about 120 pounds, with brown eyes and braided brown hair. A WHITE 2000 Ford F-150 pickup was stolen from out- side Esbelto Juan Denis' home in the Aon block of lturlhig- ton Street around 2 a.m. July 16. Denis did .not state the value of the truck but said it has Florida license plate 181 EBS, N. CENTRAL DADE VIDEO GAMES worth $400 and an undetermined amount of cash were stolen from Sabor Latino, 2801 NW Seventh Ave., between 1 and R p.m. July 27. An employee of the restaurant told police a burglar entered through the roof, causing $2,000 worth of damage, and took the games and the ►honey. POLICE ARRESTED a Miami man they said burglar- ized a house in the 4400 block of Northwest 32nd Avenue around 7:15 a,m; July 25, A witness talcs police a man broke the fence to gain entry. Officers said they saw a man trying to remove a cen- tral air conditioning unit worth $700 from the house, !;'1 r6 I!�1 01 "Wiv IM which is owned by Mario Az,-: Officers arrested Jake Whit- field, 56, whose last known address is 27.56 NW 44th St. A GENERATOR WORTH $1,100 was stolon from Earnest Blue's home in the 2400 block of North- west 56th Street between 2 and 4:30 p.m. July 26. Blue told police his gardener saw a man walking on Northwest 24th Avenue with the gencri- tor and confronted him about it. The thief fled north on Northwest 24th Avenue, leav- ing the generator. Police later recovered the generator and returned it to, Blue. The thief was described as thin, age 20, five feet five inches tall, weighing about 145 pounds, with brown eyes, short black hair in an Afro and wearing.a yellow shirt, black pants and a black bandanna. TWO NECKLACES worth $1,000 were stolen from Yesid A. Llanten's mobile home in the 9600 block of North- west 10th Avenue, between 7 a.m, and 4:30 pan. July 26. Llanten told police a burglar removed jalousie windows to gain entry, then ransacked his bedroom and leave with the necklaces. CASH AND ELEC- TRONIC equipment worth a total of $3,550 .:,ere stolen from Quiana Myrick's home in the 2400 block of North- west 81st 'Terrace between 6 aan. July 23 and 10:30 a.m. July 2G. Myrick told police a bur- glar entered through the fronl. dooi' and took $800, her two TVs and a VCR. AN AIR COMPRESSOR worth $299 was stoles. fron Delwin McCorriston's home in the 500 block of North- west 100th Trail between 10:30 p.rtt. July 22 and 9.a.m. July 23. McCorriston told police a burglar broke into the shed behind his house. and carried away the compressor. WIC ALEAH SOMEONE STOLE Luis Tobuada's 1978 Ford F-150 pickup and his home -built trailer containing $7,000 worth of lawn equipment between 11:30 p.m. July 23 and 7:38 aan. July 24. ibbuada told police the truck was parked in his driveway in the 500 block of West 37th Street when it was stolen, BURGLARS WENT TO great lengths to get into u business but nothing was reported stolen. The burglars approached the main gate at Premier Inc., 1085 W. 21st Place, cut the padlock, climbed onto the, roof and' ripped off the alarm box. The burglars then broke two floodlights and pried loose the steel tate from the front door. Once inside the business, they cut the padlock on another security gate and entered the warehouse. The break-in took place between 9 and 9:25 p.m. July 17. FIIALEAH GARDENS A GOLD 2001 Ford Explorer was stolen from the Vista Del Lago parking lot, 9917 W. Okeechobee Rd: The owner, Pavel Barril, told police the vehicle was taken between 11:30 p.m. July 29 and 5:13 a.m. Monday. WHILE CONDUCTING a routine traffic check at Northwest 23rd Street and 12th Avenue at 2:35 p.m. July 26, police discovered the license tag oft the white 1992 Saturn EC 315'Luis Ruis was driving belonged to a 1999 Mitsubishi convertible regis- terod to Alamo Rent A Car, a report said. Police also dis- covered that Ruis, of 1251 W. 10th Ct.,Hialeah, was driving while his license was sus- pended 17 times and there was a bench warrant for his arrest oil a $500 theft charge. Police charged Ruis with driving with a tag not assigned, driv- . ing with a suspended license and arrested him on the bench warrant. POLICE RECOVERED Maribel Beltran's white 2001 Toyota Tacoma pickup, license tag No, T04 WBR, at Northwest 89th. Avenue. and 110th Street at 10:15 ami. Jtily 29. The driver's side of the car was damaged. MIAMI SPRINGS SOMEONE STOLE $5,000 and $3.50 worth of traveler's checks from the hotel room safe of Francisco Mascia-Drito and Badoglio Ortiz-Pagos at Sleep Inn, 105 Fairway Dr., between 10 a.m. Monday and 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police said the thief probably used a pass key to enter the room, then tools the key to the safe from Ortiz-Pagos' pants that were hanging on a chair. This list is n sampling of crime in unincorporated Miami -Dade County and vari- ous cities. 1'he information is taken frons • official' holier reports, which do not necessar- ily contain statements f►•on► all parties involved in the case. EL C • f� CIOl g Jim Morin is The Herald's top drawer. Noted author will give talklei Don't Miss his editorial cartoon, five times a week on the Editorial page. a • v z I►.�i •.. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING' PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE THAT City of Miami Mayor Joe Carollo has called a Special Commission Meeting for Thursday, August 9, 2001, beginning 3:00 p.m,, in the City Commission Chambers located in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The purpose of said meeting is to discuss the baseball stadium proposal All interested persons are invited to attend. Legislative action may be taken at this meeting. Any person or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. Walter J. Foeman City Clerk CITY OF MIAM19 FLORIDA TSNOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING F ALL TAKE NOTICE THAT the Miami City Commission has scheduled a Special Commission meeting to be hold on Thursday, august 9, 2001, beginning 1:30 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers located at City Hail, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami Florida. Under the parameters of F.S. 286.011(8) (1999], the person chatrinh the City of Miami Commission meeting will announce Immediately after the meeting is convened the commencement of an Executive Session, which is closed to the public. Following the closed -door session, the Special Commission meeting will reconvene at approximately 3:30 p.m. to discuss the following issues: 1. The City's Charter Review and Reform Committee's proposed recommendations to the City Commission regarding amendments necessary to reform and update the City Charter. 2. Charter amendment related to the proposed establishment of a Civilian Investigative Panel, 3. The negotiated agreement relatod to Raceworks, LLC, Bayfront Management Trust and the City of Mlam1 for a race/motorsports event at Bayfront Park and Downtown Miami. 4. Discussion concerning the outdoor advertising industry, City's laws and regulations applicable thereto, and the goneral disregard of said regulations in the City of Miami by said industry (based on the Neighborhood Enhancomont Teams' presentation to the City Commission on July 10, 2001), that the subject Industry has demonstrated contempt for the City of Miami's regulations, 5. Discussion of a proposed referendum question related to the parking surcharge for- possible orpossible Special Election. 6. Discussion concerning the City Attorney's recommendations related to the bus bench agreement In the Clty of Miami. All interested persons are Invited to attend this portion of the meeting. legislative action may be taken at this meeting. Any person or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by tho City Commission with respect to any matter considerod at this meeting, may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. Walter.], Fohman City Clerk Bebe Moore Campbell, regarded as a leading African- American writer, will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at. the North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd 5t. Moore is the author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers and Sisters and Your Blues Ain't Like Mine, for which she won an NAACh Image Award for literature. Moore has also written Sing- ing in the Comeback Choir. She Slash hses ! t rt4F1 1 ", Coupons in - <�.�,,i Sunday's Nerllld; w$� Savemeney at on stall yon bey ^� evaryweeGr Because life's Little Accidents Don't Always Happen Between 9am•5prn of care 16or111181fAA-Areg 6:•HMO.'S idCCEPTED� 305, 531.9969 '300 Arthur c4frey Roarl, suite foo, Miami Beall, is a commentator for National Public Radio and a contributing editor for Essence magazin(t. Her articles have appeared in such publications as The Nov York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Timds and Ebony magazine. She will be available lb speak with audience members and for book signings. hor more information, call the North Dade Region60 Library at 305.625-6424. GOVERNMENT MEETINGS OPA-LOCKA The City Commisslon will meet at 7 pan. Wednesday at City Hall Commission Chambers, 777 Sharazad Blvd. OPA-LOCKA FRONT PORCH 1 Zone 4 wlll meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bunche Park Elementary School, 16001 Bunche Park Dr. ) The Executive Board will meet at noon Thursday at tho conference room of the Children & Families Resource Conter,200 Opa-locka Blvd. 1 Zone 5 will meat at 6:30 p.m, Friday at St. Thomas University'.- Hall niversity'sHall of Fame building; 16400 NW 32nd Avo. Stand up for your Hghts and watch Action Line stand right behind you. See Eve To Eye With f Professional Care. Your eyesight is priceless. mars wily prOressionai eye hest calc Is always the bargain. Chances are, it's been a while S111ce your last eye examillation, SO cull us for un apImintmcnt, ? and trust your eyes 10 21 Pro, Ur. William Ritpoport Board C'erlitied Optometrist 0 NW 1 19 -St. Miami 305-681-3586 ;•:Y ., (;Icross Iron) Iha (irdligoy 11ml (lllire) We care for your eyes.; Flan-1-ri 9-5 U1''1'hX-ti'l'l ) a ld.li�;�ia li)c lii:nu. s'.SI' (',nu.all.rn.51k':i.di,l U"11) I . ,hinn liyrura, (hhal Vision Plans CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE THAT City of Miami Mayor Joe Carollo has called a Special Commission Meeting Thursday, August 9, 2001, beginning 3;00 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers located in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. The purpose of said meeting is to discuss the baseball stadium proposal. All Interested persons are invited to attend. Legislative action may be taken at this meeting. Any person or persons, wish- ing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. YWalter J. Foeman '4, r City Clerk (#10328) 1W I s s 900 NW 54th STREET. MIAMI, FLORIDA 33127 305-757-1147 Published Weekly Miami, Dade County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA 88 COUN'T'Y OF DADE PROOF OF PUBLICATION Before the undersigned Authority personally appeared Paula James who, on oath, says that she Is the Advertising Director of THE MIAMI TIMES weekly newspaper published. at Miami, Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertise- ment was published in said newspaper in the Issues of: August 9, 2001 Affiant further state that THE MIAMI TIMES is a newspaper published in Miami, Dade County, Florida and that the Bald newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Dade County, Morida, each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the U.S. Post Office In Miami, Dade County, Florida, for a period of more than one year next preceding date of publication of the attached copy of advertisement further aMant says that she has neither paid nor promised any firm, person or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in this newspaper. g Director and subscribed before me„on this, the day of August A.D. 20 01 NOTARYPUBLIC STATE O'P FLOW AT LARGE. My commission expires: E,4mm:L, (yfgKYS�l;CRORC TAT' O!ili.l,,f! 01.IDA NO, CC9:t9;;,gN l x -AY 22,9004 z Gz :1111'd (, -'. 1..11c0Z AD#1032-7 r~' .�..., n i-vr "•' J tom) X, ;.i-11 -v 7_ y..� co � y„ G3 Gz :1111'd (, -'. 1..11c0Z • Jim Morin is The Herald's top drawer. Don't miss his editorial cartoon, five times a week on- the Editorial page. CITY OF MIAMI9 FLORIDA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE THAT City of Miami Mayor Joe Carollo has called a Special Commission Meeting for Thursday, August 9, 2001, beginning 3:00 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers located in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida: The purpose of said meeting is to discuss the.baseball stadium proposal. All Interested persons are invited to attend. Legislative action may, be taken at this meeting. -Any person or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. Walter J, Foeman (#10328) City Clerk CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF -SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE -THAT the Miami City Commission has scheduled a Special._ Commission meeting to be held on Thursday, august 9, 2001, beginning 1:30 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers located at City Hall, 3500 Pan. American Drive, Miami Florida. Under the parameters of F8. 286.011(8) (19991, the person chairing the. City of Miami Commission meeting will announce immediately after.the meeting is convened the commencement of an .Executive Session, which is closed to the public. Following the closed -door session, the Special Commission meeting will reconvene at approximately 3:30 p.m. to discuss the following issues: 1. The City's Charter Review and Reform Committee's proposed recommendations to the City Commission regarding amendments'necessary to reform and update the City Charter, 12. Charter amendment related to the proposed establishment of a Civilian Investigative Panel: 3. The negotiated -agreement related to Raceworks, LLC, Bayfront Management Trust and the City of Miami for a race/motorsports event at Bayfront Park and Downtown Miami. 4. Discussion'concerning the outdoor advertising industry, City's lawsand regulations applicable thereto, and the general disregard of said regulations in the City of Miami by said industry (based on the Neighborhood Enhancement Teams' presentation to the City . Commission on July 10, 2001), that the Subject Industry has demonstrated contempt for the City of Miami's regulations. 5. Discussion of a proposed referendum question' related to the parking surcharge for possible Special'Eleotion. 6. Discussion concerning the City Attorney's recommendations related to the bus bench agreement In the City of Miami. All Interested persons are invited•to attend this portion of the meeting. Legislative action may be .taken at this meeting. Any person or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by the'City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. Walter J. Foeman City Clerk ���` • t.� ods, (#10327) Noted author will give talk Bebe Moore Campbell, regarded as a leading African- American writer, will be.the guest speaker at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at the North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd St. Moore is the author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers and Sisters and Your Blues Ain't Like Mine, for which she - won an NAACP ]mage Award for. literature. Moore has also written Sing= ing in the Comeback Choir. She Because Life's Little , 'Accidents Don't Alwayyss Happen Between Sam M TJ lIS a s1:996� 3Il 00 Arthur GfiflfraY POW, Suite 100, Mani Beach is a commentator for Natipnal Public Radio and a contributing editor for Essence magazine. Her articles have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and Ebony magazine. She will be available to speak with audience members and for book signings. For more information, call the . North Dade Regional Library at 305-625-6424. GOVERNMENT MEETINGS OPA-LOCKA The City commission will most at 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Hal Commission Chambers, M Sharazad Blvd. OPA-LOCKA FRONT PORCH t Zone 4 will most at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bunche Park Elementary. 8ehool,-18001 Bunche Park Dr. 0 The Executive Board will meet at noon Thursday at the. conference room of the Children & Families Resource Center, 200 Opa-locks Blvd. 0 Zone 5 will meet at 8:30 p.m. Friday at St. 'Thomas University's Hall of Fame building, 18400 NW 32nd Ave. Stand up for your rights and watch Action Line stand right behind you. See Eye rf'o Eye With Professional Care. i Your eyesight is priceless. 3.,r-, That's why professional aye ( care is always the best bargain. r ' Chances are, it's been a while ;t.. since your last eye examination. So call us for an appointment, and trust your eyes to a pro. Dr. William Rapoport Board Corti f ied Opunnetrist 920 NW .1 19,S1. ;• .a Miami 305-681-3586 ?; (across from the Cratigny Yost Office) We care for your eyes.. Mon -Fri 9-5 orillX UTD Medicare Medicaid . Eye (:%Allis VSP Contact Lens Specialist UTU Fashion Nycwcar Uthcr Vision Plans " POLICE -REPORT Money..NOW. C I Twiiwl l4 b Mario Am l �', SdflidatsY 1�ke Wfiit- approached the main gate at Premier Iac., 1085 W. 2Lt 1 p C 11 Y ()1' 140 , t�1►. �: j TO BET PoucEp��lOfi 1. S i"i n O F.1' r. k l t •'� 1Fi C f field,. $6, who'se'1a�at known Place, cut the 'padlock, • If you are In a Ilte-thrq tlp�lp Ip plotlnL7QQ j. dlllPlT1'lttlyNltIalb�ounty es 44th St. ��� p � 3 U climbed onto the -root and ripped off the alarm bo:, The paza stolen for emorgency assistance. A. GENERA -TOR burglars then broke two .p �+ m dri To report a crime after It has occurred or to make any nonemergenoy calls to the police In your city, use these WORTH $1,100 was stolen from Earnest Blue's home in floodlights and pried loose the steel gate from the front door. l Ol 11Vl� numbers:' the 2400: block of North- Once inside the business. they west 156th Street between 2 cut the padlock on another Miami: 306-570-8111 and 4:30 p:m. July 26. Blue security gate and entered the 'Two men robbed a pizza Opa-loeka: 306-953..-2877 told police his gardener saw a warehouse. The break-in took delivery.driver at gunpoint out- Miami -Dada: 305-476-5423 man walking on Northwest place between 9 and 9:2S p.m. -side an apartment complex in the 13800 block of Northwest If you have Information about a crime, call Crime .24th Avenue with the genera- for and confronted him about July 17. 22nd Avenue between noon Stopper's Anonymous.at 305 -471 -TIPS. You will remain anonymous; If your call leads to an arrest and' it, The . thief fled north on HIALEAH GARDENS and 12,20 p,m. July 16. The rob- bers took $65 and a large pizza proseoutlon, you may receive a reward of up to 51,000. Northwest 24th Avenue, leav- ing the generator. Police later A GOLD 2001 Ford valued at $15. - The Mlaini Poiloe Crime Prevention Unit organizes . recovered the generator and Explorer was stolen from the The driver told police he was p neighborhoods In Miami Into.Crime Watches, oonducts business and residential security surveys and provides rewmed,itto Blue. The thief was described as thin, age 20, Vista Del Lago parking lot, 9917 W. Okeechobee Rd. delivering a pizza when the men at the asked'if.he community programs. To organize a Crime Watch five feet.. five inches tall, The owner, Pavel Barril, told .complex was looking for unit No. 299. elsewhere, call Crime Watch, 306-•470-1670: weighing about 145 pounds, police the vehicle was taken Domestle. Violence Hotline: If you're a victim of with brown eyes, short black between 11:30 p.m. July 29 and When the driver said he was, s, domesticVlolenc6, you can call 305-547-3170 for help. hair in an Afro and wearing a S:13 a.m. Monday. the men. pulled out guns and Trained Personnel cin help you get a court order to stop yellow' shirt, black pants and a demanded the pizza and cash. the violence; refer you to a government agency that will black bandanna WIRLE CONDUCTD.IG a The gunmen took the -money help with your specific needs; and place you In a shelter routine traffic check at and the pizza and fled, for battered women. You can call the hotline any time.WO NECKLACES worth 'T$1,000 Northwest 23rd Street and The driver said one.gunman were stolen from Yesid 12th Avenue at 235 p•m• July was in. his 20s, rive feet seven A. Llanten's mobile bome.in 26. police discovered Hiew inches tall, with brown eyes. the 9600 block of North- license tag on the white 1992 The other was described as in detained the alleged_ burglar another man. Nunez west 10th Avenue, between Saturn EC 315 Luis Ruis was his 20s and five feet nine inches until Opa-locka officers_ described. the robber as ;20 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. July 26. driving belonged to a 1999 - tali. arrived. Police arrested Wil- years old, five feet eight Llanten told police a burglar Mitsubishi convertible regis= Liam -E. Duncan, 41, whose last inches tall, weighing about 130 removed jalousie windows to tared to Alamo Rent A Car, a NORTH DADE known'addiess Is - 2482 NW pounds, with brown eyes and. ggain entry, then ransacked his report said. Police also dis- 139th St. Officers also recov- braided brown hair and wear- bedroom and leave with the covered that Ruis, of 1251 W. ered property belonging to ing a yellow shirt and blue necklaces, 10th Ct., Hialeah, was driving BURGLARS STOLE a-1986 Errol .Glenn Thompson, jeans. The other man was' whild his license was sus - Plymouth Voyager, owned by including an air. conditioner,. deacribed as also 20 -years old, CASH AND ELEC- pended 17 times and there was Margarita Miranda, with VCR, television, Super Nin- five feet six inches tall,.weigh- TRONIC equipment worth a a bench warrant for his arrest license plate B84 GFS, tendo game console and an ing about 120 pounds, with total of $3,SS0 were stolen - on a.$500 theft charge. Police between 8:30 p.m. July 26 and electric fan. brown eyes and braided from Quiana Myrick's home charged Ruis with driving 8:30 a.m,' July 27: The vehicle brown hair. in the 2400 block of North-. with a tag not assigned, driv- was parked in the -17800 TOOLS AND ELEC- west Slst-Terracebetween-6 'July ing with a suspended license block of Northwest 52nd TRONIC equipment worth 'A WHITE 2000 Ford'F-150 am. 23 and 1030 a.m. July and arrested him on the bench Avenue. .$I ' 000 were stolen from a pickup was stolen from out- 26. Myrick told police a bur- warrant. blck, 1989 Chevrolet S-10 side Esbelto Juan Denis' home glar-entered through the front SOMEONE RIPPED the. pickup: outside the Burger in the 800 block of Burling- door and took $800, her two POLICE RECOVERED radio out of Duane Anthony King at 13705 NW 27th Ave. ton Street around 2 a:m. July TVs and a VCR Maribel Beltran's white 2001 Coleman's 1996 Honda Civic, between 11 p.m. July 14 and 8 16. Denis did not state the Toyota Tacoma pickilp, dented the,hood, smashed the. a.m. July 15. Timothy Holmes value of the truck but said it AN AIR COMPRESSOR license tag No. T04 WBR. at windshield and stole a purse of Wheaton, Md., told police a has Florida license plate 181 worth $299 was stolen from Northwest 89th Avenue and wallet containing $500. burglar broke a window on* EBS. Delwin McCorriston's home apd 110th Street at 10:15.". The incident took place his truck and took one digital in the S00 block of North- July 39. The driver's side of between 9 p.m. July 2S and and three .analog converter N. CENTRAL�DADE west 100th Trail between the car was damaged, 7:30 A.m., July 26, The car was boxes; a drill, and hand tools, 10:30 p.m. July 22 and 9 a.m. parked in. the 19000 block ofVIDEO GAMES worth July 23. McCorriston told MIAMI SPRINGS Northwest S7th Avenue. A 1089 MERCURY Grand $400 and an undetermined police a burglar broke into the DO Marquis was stolen from out- amount of cash were stolen shed behind his house and SOMEONE.STOLE $.5,000 THIEVES ENTERED the side a warehouse in.the 0400 from Sabor Latino, 2801 NW carried away the compressor, and $350 worth -of traveler's Amoco station at 5700 NW block of. Port Said Road Seventh Ave., between 1 and checks from the hotel room 183rd- St. and grabbed two between 8 a,m, July 16 and 8 p,in. July 27. An employee of HIALEAH safe of Francisco Mascia-Brite cases of beer worth $24 6:06 p.m. July 17. Ricardo Enri- the restaurant told police a' I— and Badoglio Ortiz-Pagos at around' midnight July 21, que Castillo did not give the burgglar, entered through the. SOMEONE STOLE Luis Sleep Inn, 105 Fairway Dr., cashier. Jamie Fagad told value of his car or.its license .. -roof, causing $2,000 worth of.. Tobuada's 1978 Ford F-150 between 10 a.m. Monday and police, plate.number. damage, and took the games pickup and his home -built 1230 a.m. Tuesday. Police said and.the money, trailer containing $7,000 the thief probably used a pass OPA—LOCKA A: ROBBER STRONG= worth of lawn equipment key to enter the room, then ARM)fJD a $110 wallet contain- POLICE ARRESTED - a between 11;30 p.m. July 23 and took the key to the safe from POLICE ARRESTED a ink a credit card from a South' Miami man they said burglar-_ . 7:38 a.m. July 24. Tobuada told Ortiz-Pagos' pants that were man they said was trying to Miami-Dacte woman outside ized a house- in the. 4400 police the truck was parked in hanging on a chair. steal electronic. equipmetit the Opa-locka Exxon station,. block of Northwest 32nd his 'driveway in the $00 block This list is a sampling of and other property worth 3705 NW 135th St., at 8:35 Avenue'around 7:15 a.m. July of West 37th Street when it crime in unincorporated $675 from a house in the 2300. p.m. July 15; Miriam Nunez 25. -A witness told police a was stolen. Miami -Dade County and vari- block of Northwest 139th told police she was in the pas- man broke the fence to gain ous cities. The information is Street at 2:40 a.m, July 14. An senger's side of her friend's entry. Officers said they saw a BURGLARS WENT TO taken from official police off-duty Miami -Dade Public Schools the green. 1994 Ford Explorer her man trying to remove a cen� greet lengths to get into a reports, which da not necessar= police officer saw when a man came up; took tial air conditioning unit business but nothing was ily contain statements from all burglary In progress and wallet and ran north with worth $700 from the house, reported stolen. The burglars partia involved in the case. ' -a . ,. ' ' w. 'I • .` • t k r J t i • - - • .. . ♦ . - i . - . - - i T-7 Get complete coverage of the South Florida business scene in BUSINESS -MONDAY. • Lydia Masud,. M.D. Announces the opening ofhernew. ofte for the Practice of Pedlatdcs at. 7211 SW 62nd Ave., Suite 114 South Miami, FL 33143 =a For appointments, call (305) 666-2085 ._ SOUTH MIAMI CRA NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the South Miami Community Redevelopment Agency [ORA), will hold a public meeting on Monday, August 6, 2001 beginning at 6:30 p.m„ In the City Commission Chambers, 6130 Sunset Drive, South Mlaml, Florida. Inquiries concerning this meeting should be directed to Mr,Gregory J.Oravec, CRA Director at: 305.663.66. ALL interested parties are Invited to attend. Ronena Taylor, CMC City Clerk City of South Wait Porevant to Florida Stetuers 29.0105, the Coy Yamhy advises the public trial d e parson daddes to appeal airy doewon made br dia ad. Agency or Comm!ssion wtht impact to arty mahar poiwdared at its maetrg or bearings ho or era wo road a nd Nosa record of ft or"ecings, am lta such putp, ahoae•J peZ may rred to onsuie that a tietbeam record of Ire orocootgnm le made wldm regard indudas hu tesNnony wnd eddenca upon nNdr the oppanl Is to be based. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA rill �J k --"NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE THAT City of Miami Mayor Joe Carollo has called a Special Commission Meeting for Thursday, August 9, 2001, beginning 3:00 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers located in.City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida: ,The purpose of said meeting is to discuss the baseball stadium proposal. All interested persons. are invited to attend. Legislative action may be taken at this meeting. Any person or persons,; wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, ,may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. \ r\ Walter J. Foeman (#10328) City Clerk a tri ��r e,� rh'htlCCdb1 �.xj* M i A. M 12 0 0 1 A Sports Odmey r WNpT OPENING CEREMONIES Parade of Athletes, Torch Lighting, Spectacular Sights & Sound ` Y WHEN Sunday, August 12.7 Pm (Pre -Show) .WHERE American Airlines Arena NOW Call for your FREE tickets, then join the fun and cheer for a de egeaon from.: Argentina, Australia, Israel, Mexico, Venezuela and cities throughout the USA: Baltimore, Buffalo, Cherry Hill, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Hartford, Los Angeles, Miami, Miami Beach, Mid -Westchester, Northern Virginia, Orange County, Richmond, Rockland, San Francisco, South Broward, South Hampton Roads and Staten Island 1111111flikil, Noreen Gordon8ablotsky M�rDaAaadpee '' s����lbi� I�I�#liatttl�trata ,anry rm PINNACLE iuptiatLiakhSyatatdta GrwebrrSTaassly . living& Ron Flop ?hiludlMopioFond Metra9sick Carillon Fields, AManNn at law Ttu Jaooby hmily The Fatomlck Family Anocissioa O.=Ruwll Foundation StaiN Terminal Distribution Syatoma Toocukuro Glossier Minns Fuladnick Family Foundation YS. Uadltdatd6Adaoclnu Smith coup Inc. - Frelsht Transportation SpeclaRat im * #I' rs ;unit MENI. T _ y . workshops' Through will be offered 7:45a Menopause counseling: Wome� appropriate etlt6rtainment, tion on what is a common but Baptist Hospital Foundation. A i Jackson Memorial and- plastic surgeon, Cassel has Miami Children's hospitals served on Baptist Hospital's have scheduled several work- medical staff since 1985. He' shops this month that will pro- lives in Coral Gables. vide contact: hours for nursing GROUP GROWS personnel. The schedule for Jackson: Zaida O. Castillo has; 1 -Orientation: Creative joined Dr. Alberto Avendaw;: and Dr. William Skeen at W Problem -Solving will look at Union Positive, a nonprofit developing critical thinking; skills. and review the role of organization that's devoted t educating Hispanics about t creativity in decision-making. realities of HIWAIDS. Pre* The workshop will be 7:30 a.m. _ ously, she was the director of; to noon Tuesday in Room 729, educational services at Care seventh floor east, Jackson r, ' Resource. Union •Positiva is' Medical Towers, 1500 NW 12th, ;r _ based in Little Havana. Castillo Ave.. Free to Jackson medical lives in Pinecrest. personnel, '$25 to others; four. contact hours. 1 Dimensions in Critical CALENDAR - Care: Surgical will cover issues ►_. . r of dealing with'the. critically ill."M r ` surgical patient. It will. be 7:30 , ` - cal81dar lis" i' v4sru dosses and a.m, to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 16 in ; '" - v strrNoes offered by area medical facilities. ; some programs are not spottcorrid bY4he; Room 718, seventh floor east,. # ; hospitei buttre on she. For moon groups '. .Jackson Medical'Towers. Free f and other specific groups, see Gelling Help to Jackson medical personnel, y, `r__ - »' , �- — in Comrtwft Happsnk gs- $25 to others; six contact hours.Baptl st Health Systems of Roridar 1 Managing Conflict will MABEL 1100m1011EL/PECIAL TO THE H*rald a Baby's first year. Free stress man., agement tips for now moms, to to P30 a.m. provide techniques for working , SWIMMING LESSONS: Oncology patients from Baptist Children s Hospital recently took a day trip to second Saturdays, South Miami. Hospital, through disagreements more effectively. It will be 7;30 a.m. Island Dolphin Care in Key Largo, where they learned about and swam with dolphins, Richelle, left, and 6200SW 73rd SL Call305.662.SM to regls- to 3:30 p.m, Aug, 16 in 'Room Melanie Bradshaw hold on tight one of the dolphins swims through a hoop. The outing provided the a Baby's Ant year/weekdeya: Free 729, seventh tloor east, Jackson children a break from their rigorous treatment routine. stress management tiffs for new moms, 10 Medical Towers, Free to Jack- a.m. to noon Aug;3 at the hos- g Partici ants must attend often unidentified condition p to South a.m.Hec«w urd rolr,fi Thuridaye, South Miami fbs". 6200 SW 73rd st CIII son' medical personnel, $SO to P pital. Cost is $40; four contact both sessions, which will run 9 that could lead to diabetes. 306.662.8106 to rooter. others; six contact hours. 1 I Am Not My Body a Hid- hours, a.m, to 4 p.m each day. Regis- All the programs will be at is Cost is $35, ' Baptist Hospital's Women's a Blood pressure screenings, Bp p I Domestic Violence tration required, flat: Free, 3 to 7 p.m. third MWA$t, ta3ip den Disabilities will provide an .for Health Care Providers. will be which includes material from Health Resource Center, first tist-Hospltai, 8900 North Kendall Dr. No , in-depth look into what makes- offered, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Aug, 16 Safe Sitter Inc. Scholarships are _ floor of the Medical Arts Build- appointments necessary. up speech and language chal- lenges and developmental disc- at the hos itaL Cosris $20; one P. available, ing, 8950 .North Kendall Dr. Call 305-666-6511 ext. 2518. Cost is $5 for each. Blood pressure acreenings, Homestead: Freo, 4-6 P.M. fourth Mon bilities. It will be 7:30 a.m. to contact hour,. 1 Critical Care Update will Space is limited and reserva- .BAPTIST CLASSES tions are. required, Call days, Homestead Hosplta1,160 NW 13th St. �u seven h floor -east, Ja kson be offered osp ta9:30 am. Aug. to 16 at. the hospital. Cost is $25; The program Breast 305.412-8700: aBreast-feedingdiscuralomGroup. meets 10 to 11:30 a.m. first and thirdi Medical Towers. Free= to Jack- son medical personnel, $50 to one contact: hour. Enhancement, designed to inform on the FAMILY CPR W Health PmourceCeMer,Suite �' 200, Baptist Medical Plaza at King's ray, others; six contact hours. 0 Medication Administration Safety will be offered 8:30 a.m. y latest in surgi- A two-hour class in Spanish and non- to teach and family 8760 SW 144th St. Cal 305 .412-29W to tt3g ister• 1 Med-Sur Emergencies g g will present assessment and to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the hos- .cal parents surgical members CPR and relief of ; a Chair massage/Health Resource CenterLicensed pital. Cost is $50; six. contact options, .will choking techniques will be �' P g q massage therapist ;It management of emergencies in hours. be offered 7-8 offered Aug: 16 at Miami Chil- p.m. Fridays, Suite 200, Baptist Mad l noncritical care settings, It wily be 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 30 1 Childhood -Cancers will be p.m. Wednes- dren's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd ��a at King's ray, 6750 SW 144th St C $16 for 15 minutes; $3o for 30 minutes. call �., in Room 729, seventh floor east, offered 8 am, to 4 m. Aug',30 P• g at the hospital: Cost Is $SQ; da . Dr. John Ave. Cost is $20 per person or y p p Cassel will $30 per couple. Registration is 0. 0 Childbirth IChlldblrtholaawe:Four weekly ses•' Jackson Medical Towers, Free eight contact hours. d i s c u s s required, For time and to regis- slons led by a registered mu. A new ses• to Jackson medical personnel, For information and regis- BRAVA, the ter, call 305-666-6511 ext, 8535. slon begins every month; 7 to 9 p.m. Tues• :• $50 to others; six contact hours. 'Tor information and regis- tration, Call 305-666-6511 ext. 8535. ; CASSEL only clinically proven, FDA- AWARD WINNER days In English, s to 10 p.m. Fridays In Spanish, Homestead Hospital's Education; tration, call 305-$85-7134 approved, nonsurgical system MarthaGarcia, Coral Genter, 160 NW 13th St. Free for parents; between. 8 a.m. and .4130. p:m. BABY-SITTING CLASS. for enhancement and shaping, . Gables Hospital CEO, has been registered at the hospital, $60 for all other i couples. Call for Monday through Fiiday. Miami Children's Hospital along with surgical options, selected one of Tenet Health- � Fra byi l betee3scroenings The schedule for Miami will offer a 14 -hour class on safe k Dr. Paul Gluck-will`•lgad care's Circle of Excellence win- appointment at the Diabetes Care Center at Children's, 3100 SW 62nd Ave.: baby-sitting'Aug. 24-25 at the the program Coping with -PMS ners. The company award rec- Baptist Medical Arts Bullding•East Tower, 1 CPR Health Care Provider Miami Children's Hospital 7-8 p.m, Thursday. o g n i z e $ outstanding 8940 North Kendall Dr., Suite ONE, Cam: will be offered 7:45 :a.m. to 1 .Foundation, 3000 SW 62nd` 1 Do You Have Insulin performance and leadership. 305.270.3696; P.m. Thursday and Aug. 23 at the hospital, Cost. is $35; three Ave. Designed for ages 11-15, the class -will Include safety tips, Resistance? will be offered 7-8 p.m. Aug. 14. Registered nurse NEW, BOARD MEMBER 1 Massage: Variety of tecmjques, inaud- Iang' SSw �s�;euromusccuulaar. re�fbx o& contact hours. injury prevention, basic first aid infant and child CPR along Lois Exelbert' administrative Dr. John M. Cassel has director of the Diabetes Care been named to a second term nd sw 73rd St. Gift outh ttifMWWutes aoWt le. Cam i 1 Code' Blue; Fallow with business tips and age Center will provide informa- -on the board of directors of the 305.862.8108. Through will be offered 7:45a Menopause counseling: Wome� appropriate etlt6rtainment, tion on what is a common but Baptist Hospital Foundation. A i i � • 900 NW 54th STREET, MIAMI. FLORIDA 33127 305-757-1147 Published weekly Miami, Dade County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA 65 COUNTY OF DADE PROOF OF PUBUCAT10N Before the undersigned Authority personally appeared Paula James who, on oath, says that she is the Advertising Director of THE MIAMI TIMES weekly newspaper published at Miami, Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertise- ment was published In said newspaper In the issues of: August; 9, 2001 Afnant further stale that THE MIAMI TIMES is a newspaper published In Miami, Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Dade County, Florida, each week and has been entered as second class mad matter at the U,S, Post Office in Miami, Dade County, Florida, for a period of more than one year next preceding date of publication of the attached copy of advertisement further affiant says that she has neither paid nor promised any flan, person or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in this newspaper. i� Advertising Director and subscribed bbe/for ymee an this, the 9 day of August; A.D. 20 01 NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF FLORIDA AT LARGE, My comntisslon expires: 1ri''F1CI gkYSEAI. NOTARY F RUC STATE 01 FlGEORGIANNA 1) IoRIDA COMMISSION Mn CC9';1u8 COMMISSION F7KI'. MAY x2 20 G� 11 I V ti- Ui��l IQU1 t7 ti N Q AD#10328 x;, 7u -K0--, rn �--Itri G7 �.. r p r n 7c • CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING PI.,FASFF: ALL TAKE NOTICE THAI' City of Miami Mayor ,foe Carollo has called .a Special Commission Meeting; for Thursday, August 9, 2001, beginning 3:00 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers located in City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, hlorida. The purpose of said meeting is to discuss the baseball stadium proposal. All interested persons are invited to attend. Legislative action may be taken at this meeting. Any person or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. (City Seal) (1(10328) Walter J. Foeman City Clerk CITY OF MIAMI AIJTIIORIZATION TO ADVERTISE DATE: August 1, 2001 P.O. #10328 PUBLICATION: MIAMI )-HERALD - (SUNDAY'S NEIGHBORS - CITY OF MIAMI ONLY) ATTN: JANE/ESTHER PL,I ASE PUBLISH THF_. ATTACHED ADVERTISEMENT ONE TIME TO BL-': PUBLISHED ON: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 200] SECTION: LOCAL, - -STANDARD DISPLAY SIZE: 9 POINTTYPE/AS NECESSARY SUBJELUP. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE -- SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING — AUGUST 9. 2001 — BASEI3A],L. STADIUM PROPOSAL. PL13ASE SEND NO'fARIZI D PROOI' OF PUBLICATION AND INVOICE' TO: WALTER.). FOEMAN CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA P.O. BOX 330708 MIAMI, FLORIDA 33233-0708 �OR 1-,'UR'1'HL;R INFORMATION PLI ASF CONTACTANNA ROJAS AT (305)250-5366. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA PLEASE A1,1. "TAKE NOTICE 'THAT an Lxecutive Session has beets scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 9, 2001, beginning t:30 p.m., in Vice Chairman Wifredo "Willy" Gort's Conference Room located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133, for the purpose of discussing issues relating to collective bargaining negotiations and workmen's compensation. (City Seal) Walter J. Foernatt City Clerk CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING PLEASE ALL TAKE NOTICE 1-1-1A1' the Miami City Commission has scheduled a special meeting to be held on Thursday, August 9, 2001, beginning 3:30 p.m., in the City Commission Chambers located in City Mall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miatni, Florida. The purpose of'said meeting is to discuss the following issues: 1, 'the City's Charter Review and Reform Committee's proposed recommendations to the City Commission regarding amendments necessary to reform and update the City Charter, 2. Charter amendment related to the proposed establishment of a Civilian Investigative Panel. 3. The negotiated agreement related to Raceworks, LLC, Bayfront Management Trust and the City of Miami for a racchnotorsports event at Bayfront Park and Downtown kliami. 4. Discussion concerning the outdoor advertising industry, City's laws and regulations applicable thereto, and the general disregard of said regulations in the City of Miami by said industry (based on the Neighborhood Enhancement Teams' presentation to the City Commission on July 10, 2001), that the subject industry has demonstrated contempt for the City of 1Vhanii's regulations. 5. Discussion of a proposed referendum question related the parking surcharge for possible Special election. G. Discussion concerning the City Attorney's recommendations related to the bus bench agreement in the City of Miami. All interested persons are invited to attend. Legislative action may be taken at this meeting. Any person or persons, wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Comtmission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, may require a verbatim record of the proceeding upon which the appeal is based. (City Seal) Walter J. Foctnan (4 10327) City Clerk I DA'Z'E: August 1, 2001 CITY OF MIAMI AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE P.O. #10327 PUBLICATION: MIAMI HERALD - (SUNDAY'S NEIGHBORS - CITY OT MIAMI ONLY) ATTN: JANE/ESTHER P1,1 ---'ASE PUBLISI I T 113 ATTACIIED ADVERTISEMENT ONE TIME TO BE: 13UBLISHED ON: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2001 SECTION: LOCAL. --STANDARD DISPLAY SIZL;: 9 POINT TYPE/AS NECI-,SSARY SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE-'— SPGCIAL COMMISSION MEETING --- AUGUST 9, 2001 — CHAR'TI It ISSUES, BILLBOARDS, LEMANS, BUS BENCH AGREEMENT AND C.I.P. PLEASE SEND NOTARIZED PROOF Or PUBLICATION AND INVOICE TO: ' WALTER J. FOEMAN CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI, FLOW DA 11.0. BOX 330708 MIAMI, FLORIDA 33233-0708 FOR FURTHER INFOWATION PLEASE CONTACT ANNA ROJAS AT (305)250-5366. 0 10 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members *Ciitonimission FRO i : DME : August 8, 2001 ru_r- SUBJECT: Special Commission Meeting - August 9, 2001 rir_reaFNcrs : ENCLOSURES 0) Our office is in receipt of three memoranda from Vice Chairman Gort, Commissioner Sanchez and Commissioner Regalado, respectively, requesting to have a special Commission meeting scheduled onn'fhursday, August 9, 2001 beginning 2:30 p.m. (copies attached). The subject of said meeting is to make a public aiunouncement of Commissioner Gorl'S resignation as Commissioner from District 1, effective on November G, 2001, and for the Commission to instruct. the City Clerk to accept qualified candidates to run for election for District 1's unexpired term, as required by Section 4(b) of the City Charter. City Code Section 2-33(j) states: "Special meetings. Nothing in this section shall prohibit either the mayor, or the commissioner designated as the presiding officer of the city commission, or three city commissioners, upon the written notice delivered to the city clerk, from calling special meetings at any time set by the city clerk, provided that reasonable advance notice of same is given to the mayor, each member of the commission, city manager, city attorney and the public. No business shall be conducted or a vote taken at a special city commission meeting on business other than the subject(s) for which the special meeting is called." Pursuant to the above-cited section of the City Code, our office will appropriately post a notice of this meeting, notify the Office of Media Relations of same and request that said notice be sent out via Omni telefax and televised on our governmental access channel, if time permits. WJI_ :ss c; Carlos A. Gimenez, City Manager Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney 0 0 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To Walter Foeman DAII:: August 8, 2001 City Clerk Suri�rCr F i 1CJh1 : ')�G ort rEIIHFwc�s4 41w;rl, Commissioner L„cLOSUM�S, Based upon the resignation letter I presented on this date, whereby I resign for the purpose of running for mayor, I request that the city commission meet on August 9, 2001, at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to make a public announcement of my resignation as Commissioner from District 1, effective on November 6, 2001, and for the commission to instruct the City Clerk to accept qualified candidates to run for election for my unexpired term, as required by Section 4(b) of the City Charter of the City of Miami. Thank you for your cooperation. WG/kk MCNIO/RESIGNATION ,._, G") _ •••= 3 C P � t - f G") _ - f CITY OF 10IAIVII, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM Walter Foeman August 8, 2041 O nAi F_ : City Clerk SUH,IFOT : FROM: I1LFLRLNCLS Tomas Ret;ala o Commissioner I rdr;i_oSurll:!;: I respectfully request that a special commission meeting be scheduled to take place at 2;30 p.m. on 'Chursday, August 9, 2001, in order to announce the vacancy of the City Commission- District I seat, and to direct the City Clerk to accept qualified candidates to run I'm election as required by Section 4(b) of the City Charter. G ril GO O co CITY OF 1AIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM ro Walter Foeman DATE: Fu r City Clerk SUBJECT August 8, 2001 PIiU6r, : HLI LHLNCES ENCI USUI iFS: i ner �t Based upon the resignation letter Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Uort presented on this date, I request that the city commission meet on August 9, 2001 at 2.30 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to make a public announcement of his resignation as Commissioner from District 1, effective on November 6, 2001 and for the commission to instruct the City Clerk to accept qualified candidates to run for election for his unexpired term, as required by Section 4(b) of the City Charter of the City of Miami. Thank you. JSrga rv�a =1 T— ✓� _ 1- 7! c -n cL W TO: Walter Foeman City Clerk FRt)hl: Wlfri—ia -_-;(Willy) rt Commissioner 0 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM August 7, 2001 DATE . Ej SOBJECT NLFLRLNCL'S : � �.) !: 171 I:Nct.osulri:.s r v' c� Based upon the resignation letter I presented on this date, whereby I resign for the purpose of running for mayor, I request that the city commission meet on August 9, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to make a public announcement of my resignation as Commissioner from District 1, effective on November 6, 2001, and for the commission to instruct the City Clerk to accept qualified candidates to run for election for my unexpired term, as required by Section 4(b) of the City Charter of the City of Miami. Thank you for your cooperation. WG/kk tOrtAO/MIGNATION CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 'o Walter Foeman DATE rn.F City Clerk SUBJECT . August 7, 2001 FI�ph4 : /► RMT. Fir. WCI'S J t ez i i sioncr cwt.osuRFs. Based upon the resignation letter Commissioner Wifiedo (Willy) Gort presented on this date, I request that the city commission meet on August 9, 2001, at 2:00 1'_M. 'Fhe purpose of the meeting is to make a public announcement of his resignation as Commissioner from District 1, effective on November G, 2001 and for the commission to instruct the City Clerk to accept. qualified candidates to run for election Jor his unexpired term, as required by Section 4(b) of the City Charter of the City of Miami. Thank you for your cooperation, JS/rga y cry C) �7».• 7 Gj ,"i"� 1• c-; � `ted 41 CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM io Vice Chairman and Members of the City Commission Zf 1.rj ., 4'W'alter-JIan City Clerk DATE August 1,2001 rn.E SUBJECT Special Commission Meeting -- August 9, 2001 at 3:00 p.m. regarding Baseball stadium R'_ F 0XNCLS proposal. �. r:cr_osur�r s This office is in receipt of a memo from Mayor Joe Carollo calling for a Special Commission meeting on Thursday, August 9, 2001 at 3 p.m., for the purpose of discussing the baseball stadium proposal, Said meeting will take place in the Commission Chambers at City Hall. Attachment(s) c: Carlos A. Gimenez, City Manager Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney WJF:amr &/ 1/20013:42 PM Tita of iaxni s JOE CARO LLO Ism,ii`�� MAYOR MEMORANDUM F.U. BOX 330700 MIAMI, i-�.ORIDA 33233.0700 ta0fi 1 250.6300 FAX (305) 05.1-4001 T0: Walter Foeman, City Clerk U ' FROM: The Honorable Joe o - Mayor DATE: August 1, 2009 = ru SUBJECT: Special Commission Meeting - August 91", 2001 Please be advised that I am catling a Special Commission Meeting, for Thursday, August 9tO, 2001, at 3:OOPM. The only item to be discussed is the baseball stadium proposal. All notice requirements must be adhered to in order to ensure that the public is informed of this meeting. Should you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at 305-250- 5300.