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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2010-09-14 AdvertisementTHE MIAMI HERALD , MiamiNeraln.com LOCAL & STATE DI THURSDAY. AUGUSI1S.2010 I SB CAMPAIGN 2010 ; MIAMI-DADE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7 CAMPAIGN 2010': MIAMi-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION Client Name: 852946301 CITY OF MIAMI-CITY CLERK Advertiser: a) E a) Z Eo Z p) V N Q Section/Page/Zone: Metro And State/B5IDade 0 U N tD 0 0 N 0 t M\ W 0 W 0 a .Q O. This E-Sheet(R) is provided as conclusive evidence that the ad appeared in The Miami Herald on the date and page indicated. You may not create derivative works, or in any way exploit or repnrpoee any 5 campaigning for open Palmetto Bay mayor seat on School Board faces 'resign -to -run' suit give andioates wits. different oacogrounas ant priorities are vying to replace Ana Rivas Logan on tns Miami -Dane Senool Roars. B1' KATH.Edi MCGRR'J nrye mniimtesrun- ning tc represent south- west Miam:-Daar of cat School Board come from t varlet, of professional barsgrounds. They h dide : priorities me varying ampaigx suare- gim. But the :ace may come down to a single factor. Carlos Curbelo. a staffs for US. Sea George LeM- uz and politica! inside, has far outpaced the other candidates. amassing more than S126.000 in contrinu- School uniform entre- preneur Eddy Bares has the second largest war chest about 134.000. Toe other three candi- dates — teacher Nathasha Alvarez, School Board assistant tabby Perez and FM student Juliana Velez — have raised significantly less money and are consid- ered the tmderdogs head- ing into Tuesday's pei- mary. "When you have an open seat. 90 percent of the time, the person who raises the most money wins," said Wayne Blan- ton. executive director of the Florida School Boards Asuociadon Of course, stranger things have happened in Miami -Dade School Board politics. INCOMPLETE TERM The candidates are competing to complete the two years left in School Board member Ana Rivas lagoon term. Logan is con- ning for the sate House To win in Tuesday's primary, a candidate most secure more than half the vote. If nobody does, the'. top two will go bead -to - head in the November election The race is widely, expected to come down to Barea and Curbelo, who has the key endorsement from the United Teachers of Dade. Curbelo, 30, is the'. founder of Capitol Gains, a Miami -based public and'. media relations firm. He'. worked on Republican: campaigns for Congress, governor and president i before working for r aM ieua Curbelo has campaign' contributions from con- sulting companies. aechi Lecture firms, charter school operators, tobacco companies and law prat - tires. He's also received money from lobbyists political action commit- tees Clrbelo said he "appre- ciates the support," but said special interests: would not influence him If elected, Curbelo said he would fight to restore the funding that was once given to school districts where the cost of living is high. 'I can leverage my relationships with ourI state legislative delegation to help reestablish [that: funding]," be said K-B CENTERS Cirbelo would also like to make traditional public schools more competitive I with charter and private srbonk One way of doing' that, be said is establishing' more R-8 centers "It's obvious that our elementary schools are the most successful They are matter and parents stay more involved," he said "Why don't we invest mare in that model and' keep the kids in small; schools?" Baia, S0, runs lbgey Uniforms, a school uni- form compmy that has: been designated as a "pre - felted vendor" in more than half of Miami -Dade schools missior members school than, sells uniforms ter cat parents of mdindua. scamp: ^hildrm. no: ID the school d:st _m or iL Srnoots: ethers _one "_hwr ote Bares is spa or his eme_-tenre. both e businessmat and in the schoo: district. He cur- rently serves on the pa-en grout: that oversees the SChoo: dLsric",'S .541. b1TLOn budge: and has been involved on multiple scnasO, advisory cotmais. His priorities include promoting parent involve - men: and improving the overall image of school system especially in the eyes of scare lawmai err "We need to show them why they should properly fined our school system." he said Alvarez. 40. is a lan- guage arts teacher a: lane S.11ouerr- S-s Comm. She has 14 years of classroom c ps:Deuce. As someone who was born with brittle bone dis- ease and uses a wheelchair, Alvarez has long been an advocate for people with disabilities. While attend- ioa Miami Sunset Senior High the fought to get ramps placed outside the potable classrooms. Alvarez is a regular speaker at School Board meetings. She is also a founding member of the Miami Educators Alliance a professional organ nation for educators who have been critical of the school district If elected, Alvarez would make sore the fund- ing for special needs stu- dents is used property. She would also fight against cronyism and cut spending on programs teachers eon - asked :n• _ — _. =ommisstor. v-=4natlaim v.-an: to thablith serving or the Smith. nities.' SDE dlr. of s:. To_e _one a c - ''R-e� neer more mtSet n t. raised too sc-SOS AIDE TO MEMBER Perth f. has spem lbw vthrs2sYar amsisetht to School Boa,: Med:Me, Marta Pere=. to whom she u not related. She toot a absencethe, of m the cosbriars lath -shiny her campaith she said. Perthis to work to increase w transparency throughout the district. par;_^uiarly when it comes to conSro^jon and pro- curemen:. She also wams to curtail the role of special interests "Chou look at my cam- paign contributions. you see that this is a grass -roots effor she said. "Tee only special interest I care to serve is children" Perm has raised S1E.000 for her campaign. Donors include Marta Perez and former School Board mem- ber Frank Co.. "It's important to have someone who knows the system and is able en make an immediate difference" she said. Ve1223, is a student at Florida International Uni- versity. She also manages her family's pharmaceuti- cal business and is director of the Abraham Lincoln Foundation which hosts debates and forums on education Velez who has raised about S3.000, could not be reached for comment. But in a Muni Herald Editorial Board questionnaire, she wrote that the opposes cutting from classrooms "It is time to be prag- matic innovative and cre- ative to utilize the resources we already have," she wrote. C A Miami political activist is chaltengme top County Hal! .andivate Eugene Flinn in court lust oays netore the election., saying he's violating Flonaa law. BY PATRICIA MAID. MARTHA BRANNItAri, AND MATTIEW HANGMAN Ir. another case press- ing Florida's "resign -to - a miidal arts. 1S is sung to short -Mirth Palmetto Say Mayor Euv.ene Funn's bid for County Hall less than a week before eimniot day. It the third such case till pear. Flinn — a lead- ing candidate for the Miami -Dade County Commission — is being accrued of failing to Me a form stating that be would resign the mayor's office if elected to the tVzmanSsion Stephen M. Cody, a plaintiff and lawyer in the suit filed Wednesday. said the Florida law bans elected leaders from hold- ing two offices at the same time — even if the overlap is just a few days Flit is coml. to suc- ceed Miami -Dade Com- missioner Easy Sorenson. who is stepping dawn aft= Id years. DEFENSE Flinn said he didn't Deeded to file the paper- work because he was already term -limited as the cirt's mayor. "The intent of the law is to deal with incumbent officeholders trying to hedge their bets. to pre- vent people from running fora second office while having a fall -back That is not the case with me," Flinn also took issue with the timing of the suit. saying it was an effort to sabotage his chances The other candidates are Lynda C. Bell. -Alper"li -I.n :Ai:a-e_ Daniel 'Dann... Alaarmm- net. °caulk.. T•r ...z am tt Annee Tawas: , Toe Etter to rile letter now because the qualifying perto- mary tc:tt :: `DOSafnit curt o; or 'NOTHING PERSONAL' Cod:- said be crested suit solely to ensure Slit eiethor process reeds y.'Frankl, had Gene not run afoul o: the last. I probably would have supported him This is mg personal alit. Gene'. "My comma is people who are going is the polls no: knowing he's not qualified might have a second choice, and very possibly might be wasting their vote Cody said. Cody has beet steeped in a variety of political and election issues over the years He represented Miami -Dade County Commissioner Natacba Seijas dosing her recall battle. And he was the lead attorney in separate cases that brought single - member districts to Miami -Dade County and the school board Attorneys Ben Suehne and Joe Geller will repre- sent Flinn daring a hear- ing Thursday at 130 pm before Circuit Judge Ron- ald Friedman. The case against Flinn follows two similar suits in Florida House races In one case. Republi- can Jeanette Nunez and Democrat Johnny G. Fer- ias separately used Demo - cat Sandra Ruiz a Doral my councilwoman, for t filing a letter resigo- ing effective election day. Ruiz argued she didn't have to because she was term -limited But Circuit Court Judge Jerald Bagley Riled this mC:h tomsn milt have Dassresigned because could overiat with a —potential state term Suit has appeal", Farisu. Nu:let and But, are twee of sin candidates nin.n_ nfor _rouse Dis- It the second C2se. Daphne Campbell sued Alit DesmLoe. the Nons. Miami ay clerk. saying resign-to-rur letter was not filed on time and did o: Est as resignation date Both candidates are Democrats — and the only two people it, the primary battle' for House District 108. Candidates 'nave to tile a resignation letter at least 10 days before the first day of hoaliiying for their race begins. In Desuime's case, he had to post the letter by lime 4. 'FACTUALLY SCANTY' In preliminary hear- ing Wednesday. Circuit Coact Judge Victoria Sig- ler found that Desulme filed a resignation letter to the office of the city clerk — without an effec- tive date — on June 9. He also submitted a resigna- tion letter directed at himself as the clerk, on June 1 Sigler ruled that Desuime cat say on the ballot. But the reserved the court's right en further review the case, and for now, stopped the Miami - Dade Supervisor ofElec- tions and the Florida Department of State from certifying the election. "In the two candidate race the Court suggesu that his more appropriate to allow the voters to vote, rather ther than elimi- nate candidate from consideredon based on a sudden and factually scanty proceeding." Sigler wrote in her order. CITY OF MIAMI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF HEARING TO IMPOSE AND PROVIDE FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Notice is given that the City Commission of the City of Miami will conduct a public hearing to consider imposing Solid Waste special avec,e%r us tor the provision of Sold Waste services within the City of Miami for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2010 and ending September 30, 2011. The heating will be held at 5:05 p.m. on September 14, 2010, in the City Commission Chambers of City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed assessments. All affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the City Commission within 20 days of this notice. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal its to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk at (305) 250-5360 at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing. The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon each parcel's classification and the total number of billing units athibuted to that parcel. The total estimated Solid Waste Assessed Costs to be assessed and collected for the Fiscal Year commencing October 1, 2010, is $27,306,745. The following table reflects the proposed SolidWaste assessment schedule: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY USE CATEGORIES Single Family RATE PER EACH DWELLING UNIT $395.00 Copies of the Solid Waste Assessment Ordinance, Initial Assessment Resolution and the preliminary assessment roll are available for inspection at the Office of the City Clerk of Miami, Florida, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida Unless proper steps are initiated in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure relief within 20 days from the date of City Commission action at the above hearing (inducing the method of apportionment, the rate of assessment and the imposition of assessments), such action shall be the final adjudication of the issues presented. The assessments will be collected on the same bill as ad valorem taxes. Failure to pay the assessment will resuit in either the commencement of foreclosure proceedings or cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title. If you have any questions, please contact the City of Miami at (305) 416-1570, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON, CMC CITY CLERK CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (#14807)