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CITY1fF I�AIAMI, FLORIDA 1
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES
Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Miami,
Florida, will consider the following ordinances on second and final reading
on March 10, 2011 commencing at 9:00 a.m., in the City Commission
Chambers located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida:
ORDINANCE •
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE XI, DIVISION 17, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
' OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), ENTITLED
°ADMINISTRATION/ BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS/ CO-
CONUT GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD (BID
BOARD ), MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING SECTION 2-1251,1
'TO UPDATE THE MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION TO ALLOW THE DIS-
TRICT 2 COMMISSIONER TO APPOINT NON -VOTING MEMBERS AS
MAY BE NECESSARY FROM TIME TO TIME AT HIS OR HER DISCRE-;
TION; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING'
, FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 31/ARTICLE III, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
'FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "LOCAL BUSINESS TAX AND
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS/CONVENIENCE
STORE SECURITY," MORE PARTICULARLY BY REPEALING SEC-
TIONS 31-76 THROUGH 31-78 AND REPLACING WITH NEW LAN-
GUAGE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FLORIDA STAT-
UTES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 35/ARTICLE IX OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,.
'FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAF-
FIC/PARKING FACILITIES SURCHARGE," MORE PARTICULARLY BY
' AMENDING SECTIONS 35-346 AND 347 TO CLARIFY EXISTING LAN-
GUAGE RELATING TO THE COLLECTION OF PARKING FACILITIES
SURCHARGE AND PENALTIES AND ADDING A PROVISION FOR RE
1PEAT OPERATOR VIOLATIONS; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
1CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACH
MENT(S), AMENDING CHAPTER 4/ARTICLE 1 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES/IN GENERAL," MORE PARTICULARLY BY AMENDING
SECTION 4-11, ENTITLED "EXCEPTIONS TO DISTANCE REQUIRE
MENTS," TO REVISE THE BOUNDARIES AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION'
OF THE WYNWOOD CAFE DISTRICT AS DEPICTED IN ATTACH -I
MENT "A", AND REMOVING REFERENCE TO ATTACHMENT "B";
CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN
'EFFECTIVE DATE.
Said proposed ordinances may be inspected by the public at the Office of
the City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or all
httpJ/www.mlamlgov.com/Agendas/pubmeet.asp, five days before
the date of the Commission Meeting.
All interested persons may appear at the meeting and may be heard with
respect to the proposed ordinances. Should any person desire to appeal
any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be con-
sidered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of
the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which
any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105).
In accordance with the_,Amerk ans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons
needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may
contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5360 (Voice) no later than
.two (2) business days prior to the proceeding or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY)
no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding.
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Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC
City Clerk
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THE MIAMI HERALD 1 Mia,nmeraldcom LOCAL & STATE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ni
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 I as
Scott tells Crist appointees to reapply
•Gov. Rick Scott left
new Public Service
Commission members
guessing about their
futures as h• called for
them to reapply for
their lobs.
aY MARE ELLEN KLAS
...dimes 11iatossee Bon.
TALLAHASSEE — The
calm that has overtaken
the once -embattled Public
Service Commission in
recent months ended
abruptly Wednesday when
Gov. Rick Scott withdrew
from confirmation four of
the flue members of the
state's utility board.
The move was put of a
wholesale roll back of
appointments made by
Scott's predecessor, Gov.
Charlie Grist. Scott with-
drew the nominations of
l68 Criss appointees,
including PSC Commis-
sioners Ronald 8rise,
Eduardo BRlbis. Julie
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Brown, cad Chairmen Art
Graham.
Bache(them MOM reap-
ply for the jobs and Scott
her until Much 7 to either
reappoint them or choose
from the list of nominees
presented to Crier from the
Public Service Nominating
Council
In the Interim, the com-
missioners will remain in
their jobs.
The decision to with-
draw nominees to the state
utility board is not unique
m Scott. Crier, and his pre-
decessor, Gov. Jeb Bush,
did the same thing in an
attempt to shape the pow-
erful commission that reg-
ulates private water, sewer
and electric companies.
Crist campaigned on
consumer issues and chose
to replace two of Bush's
appointees, lsilio Arriaga
and Ken Littlefield,
because be said they
weren't consumer -friendly
Scott has until March 7 to either
reappoint them or choose from the list of
nominees presented to Crist from the
Public Service Nominating Council.
enough. In their places,
Grist named Nancy Argen-
ziano and Nathan Skop
whoa pro
stands antagonized many
in the utility industry,
especially •s they led the
vote against record rate
hikes sought by Florida
Power 8r Light and Prog-
nu Energy last year.
Two other Criss appoin-
tees, David Klement and
Benjamin "Steve" Stevens,
also voted against the rate
increases, but — after serv-
ing for just more than
three months — were not
confirmed by the Senate.
Criet's attempt to
remake the PSC was fur-
ther thwarted when Argen-
arse and Skop sought a
second term but neither of
them made it through the
selection process run by
the PSC nominating coun-
cil.
The newly appointed
commissioners, recom-
mended by the nominating
council and chosen by
Grist from a list of candi-
dates, have been cautious
in their public statements,
clearly wary of aggravating
industry players who have
the ear of powerful state
senators.
Graham, the Criss
appointee who was elected
PSC chair last fall, told
lawmakers that he was
eager to work with them
"I'm going to try not to
let you down and I'm going
to try to lead you into the
path that our friends over
in the House and the Sen-
ate want us to go," Graham
said after assuming the
Scott also withdrew
appointments to dozens of
other boards and commis-
sions as he prepares to
make deep cuts in agency
budgets across state gov-
ernment
Some Crist appointees
received calls on Thursday
surfing them that Gov.
Scott planned to resubmit
their names for Senate
confirmation.
Among them were the
relatives of two former
governors who had been
appointed by Grist to what
may be the least political
board in government: the
Governor's Mansion Com-
mission.
Scott's wife, Ann Scott
called Jane Aurell o(TaOa-
husee. daughter of former
Gov. LeRoy Collins, and
Adele Graham of Miami
Lakes. wife of former Gov.
Bob Graham, to say she
was seeking their reap-
pointments to the commis -
By the end of the day,
Scott's office had
announced their reap-
pointment.
'The Governor's Man-
sion has such beauty and
history." Ann Scott said in
statement. "As former
residents of the Mansion
themselves, 1 Imow they
will help showcase the
People's House for every-
one who visits."
Aurell and Graham,
both 72. were reappointed
for terms beginning Feb. 3,
2011, and ending Sept. 30,
2013.
Mary Ellen Alas can be
reached at mekias
@MiamiHeraldcom
Bondi calls for tougher laws on 'pill mills'
Ill Attorney General Pam
Bondi laid out panne to
combat "pill mills,"
asking the Legislature
for tougher penalties to
prosecute doctors at
pain management
clinics.
trolled substances.
• A third-degree felony
conviction for anyone who
fraudulently registers as ■
pain clinic.
• Criminal penalties
for doctors who fail to per-
form a physical examina-
tion before dispensing 72
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wrakurm,as TMahassau anew substances.
Attorney General Pam • Fines for keepers of
Bondi announced furs- controlled substances who
day a multipronged stet- (ail to report thefts to law
egy to address so-called enforcement within 48
pill mills. hours.
"We are the epicenter Florida lawmakers have
for the country in preacrip- already passed laws to
tion drug abuse," she said combat the problem but
at an hour-long news con- implementation of some
Terence in Tallahassee. have been stalled
"Cracking down on pill Plus for s prescription
mills is one of our top Dri- drug database are on hold
orities." while vendors competing
Key provisions of Bon- to run the program argue
di's legislative proposal over the contract. And
include: rules that, among other
• Mandatory six- things, would set caps on
month suspension cad how many prescriptions a
S10.000 fine for doctors physician can write each
who violate standards of dry and require doctors to
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"We are the epicenter for the country in
prescription drug abuse. Cracking down
on pill mills is one of our top priorities,'
said Attorney General Pam Bondi.
exams before writing the his office for review. They
prescriptions are awaiting were among 900 rules sub -
approval from the legisla- mitred for perusal by the
tuff- governor under an execu-
Those rules were in the rive order. He her released
works but a law posed in a about two dozen. The pill
special session in Nevem- mill Hues are among them
ber stopped them until Bondi said
they could undergo an ear "We thank the governor
nomic impact study and for his support in this very
get approval from the Leg- serious matter," she sad
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will involve more than just
Bondi said she hopes legislation. She also wants
lawmakers will make more administrative over -
approval of the rules as sight of pain clinics and
one of the Bret actions they doctors: increased criminal
take when the legislative prosecution; and preven-
son begins in Much don.
At the request of Gov. She was joined at the
Rick Scott, the Florida news conference with state
Board of Medicine also and federal law enforce -
handed the rules over to meet officials, the vice
chairman of the state these patients the same
Board of Medicine, and drugs they're addicted to,"
attorney and (ormerSouth Arenberg said A statewide
Florida Sen. Dave Aron- response is necessary to
berg, whom Bondi hired to mad "drug tourism," he
serve as Florida's drug said.
cur. Pam Mush, US. Attor-
neyHR HARD for the northern dis-
trim of Florida offered this
South Florida has been advice to parents: "Lock
particularly hard hit, with your medicine cabinets"
9 million orycodone tab- She said her office her
lets prescribed in Broward learned of teen-age "Skittle
and Palm Finch counties parties."
in the frst six months of "Rids are literally raid-
2010, she said ing their parents' and their
"These are legal drug grandparents' medicine
dealers," Arenberg said. cabinets, getting together
'There are now more pill with their friends. dump -
mills in Browud County ing the bottles into one big
than there are McDonald's bowl and popping pills.
in Browud County." They don't even know
Statewide, there are what they're taking," she
more than 1,100 license said.
pain clinics, but pill mills The combinations can
also bill themselves as be deadly. An estimated
urgent or well cue centers seven people die every day
or as offering other ser- in Florida from prescrip-
vices. don drug use.
Perhaps most cruelly. Janet Zink can be
deter centers where they reached a t
outpatient deter by giving jainlogisptirnessom.
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD
In compliance with Sections 62-186 and 62-187 of the Miami City Code, as amended, the City
Commission of the City of Miami, not earlier than thirty (30) days from this day, will consider the
appointment of members to the City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board.
Board members must either be permanent residents of the City of Miami or work or maintain a
business in the City of Miami or own real property in the Clty of Miami. As of January 14, 2010
board members are required to have completed an ethics course within ninety (90) days of taking
office or within at least one (1) year prior to taking office. Code Section 2-884(e) stipulates that no
employee of Miami -Dade County, Florida, or any municipality therein other than City employees,
shall serve on or be appointed to any board of the City (this restriction may be waived by a four -
fifths affirmative vote of the City Commission, provided the individual is a resident of the City of
Miami). Board members must be appointed according to the following qualifications:
• One member shall be an architect registered in the State.
• One member shall be a landscape architect registered in the State.
• One member shall be a historian or architectural historian qualified by means of education
or experience and having knowledge and interest In county history or architectural history.
• One member shall be an architect or architectural historian having demonstrated knowledge
and experience In architectural restoration and historic preservation.
• One member shall be an experienced real estate broker licensed by the State.
• One member shall be a person experienced in the field of business and finance or law.
• Three members shall be citizens with demonstrated knowledge and Interest In historic and
architectural heritage of the City and/or conservation of natural environment, and may also
quality under any of the above categories.
• One alternate member shall qualify under one of the above categories.
The public and professional or often organizations having Interest in and knowledge of historic
and/or environmental preservation are encouraged and solicited to submit to the Office of
the City Clerk, City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, 33133, a completed
nomination form Indicating the name, address and qualifications of persons for consideration
as prospective appointees to the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board.
Application forms will be available from the Office of City Clerk and the Clty Clerk's website
(http J/miam igov,comicity_cierk/Pe gee/Board/BoareLesp),
All nominations must be received by Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 4:00 PM. The names and
qualifications of persons submitted to the City Clerk, together with any names and qualifications
e oy memoers D1 me l.ny l.ommtssbn, cow oe avadawe ror puonc review In me untc
of the City Clerk on Friday. February 25, 2011. The City Commission will consider making said
appointments at the City Commission meeting presently scheduled for March 10, 2011.
Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC
(414863) City Clerk
413 I FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4.2011
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FEDERAL COURT. REDISTRICTING
LOCAL & STATE
Mamaleram.com I THE MIAMI HERALD
PEMBROKE PINES
Governor sued over delay
Y Five Monroe County
voters Joined with
others Ina lawsuit
against Gov. Rick Scott
over redistricting In
Florida.
By MARY E4FH SAS
W nC/trmes Ta4Mssee Buraw
TALLAHASSEE — The
war over redrawing Plori-
da's political maps
returned to federal court
Thursday as five Monroe
County voters along with
three advocacy groups
sued Gov. Rick Scott to
compel him to follow a
federal law requiring the
Justice Department review
the new redistricting lan-
guage approved by voters
in November.
The law requires the
state to get federal "pre-
clearance" for any changes
that affect the voting rights
of citizens in five Florida
counties that had a history
of racial discrimination.
The lawsuit argues the
changes became find on
Nov. 16, when the State
Canvassing Board certified
that Amendments 5 and 6
had been approved by vot.
ers. The amendments
imposed new criteria for
legislators to follow when
redrawing political maps
for congressional and leg-
islative district.
Former Gov. Charlie
Grist quietly sought the
preclearance on Dec.10 at
PUBLIC OPINION
the request of the amend-
ment backers. Gov. Rick
Scott quietly withdrew the
requests on in. 4. just two
days into office, at the
request of amendment
opponents, including some
legislative leaders
Now the five voters
from Monroe County, one
of the affected counties.
are asking a three -judge
panel from the federal
cnmat in Miami to order the
governor to act. They say
his failure t0 d0 so "win
cause certainty, delay
and confusion" as legisla-
tors begin the redistricting
process this year.
"The absence of pre-
clearance for Amendments
5 and 6 jeopardises the
application of the new
standards and renders the
ongoing redistricting pro-
cess s legally uncertain,
harming voters who intend
to participate meaningfully
in that process," the com-
plaint says.
The lawsuit was filed by
Pair Districts Now, the
left -learning political com-
mittee formed to pus the
amendments. Joining the
Monroe County residents:
the Florida Lague of
Women Voters, NAACP of
Florida and the Hispanic
civic organization and
Democracia Ahora
(Democracy Now).
5cott's attorney is
reviewing the lawsuit, said
Brun Hughes. the gover-
nors deputy communica-
tions director, in a state-
ment. But, be said, "Gov.
Scott is not delaying the
process. Since the Legisla-
ture is months away from
the sten of the redistrict-
ing planning, it is prema-
ture for anything except a
thoughtful consideration
of the issue."
Se.. Don Gaeta, R•Ni-
ceville and chairman of the
Senate's redistricting com-
mittee, caned the lawsuit
a sideshow" and said the
Legislature will seek fed-
eral review once maps are
drawn.
'The preclearance that
redly matters is the pre-
clearance of a redistricting
plan that would occur fol-
lowing the district maps,"
he said. "That's the real
game. the real prize. the
red mission."
Under the 1965 Voting
Rights Act, all redulricdng
maps and voting changes
that affect the five Florida
counties with a history of
racial discrimination must
be submitted to the Justice
Department. Monroe,
Hillsborough, Hardee,
Hendry and Collier are the
designated connties sub-
ject to the preclearance
requirements in Section 5
of the am.
Also at May is a lawsuit
brought by U.S. Reps.
Mario Diaz Balart, R-Mi-
▪ and Corrine Brown.
D-Jacksonville, alleging
that Amendment 6 is
unconstitutional. The
House has joined in the
lawsuit: the Senate has
refrained
Gaeta said he expects
the Obama administration
to approve the language
"in a heartbeat"
..Om operating maims -
don in the 5etute is that
Amendments 5 and 6 are
part of die (Florida) Con-
atimtion and part of the
redistricting process until
e nd unless a court some-
where tells us differently,"
he said
The lawsuit also noted
that Kurt Browning, Scott's
appointee to had the sac -
repay of state's office
which oversees state elec-
tions laws, has a potential
conflict. Browning served
as chairman of Protect
Your Vote, a political com-
mittee formed to defeat the
amendments.
"It's time to stop stone-
walling. Gov. Scott and
Secretary Browning should
not be abusing their power
t0 frustrate the will of the
63 perfect who voted for
these reforms." said Den
Gelber. counsel far Fair -
Districts Now and a for-
mer state senator from
Miami Beach
Mary Ellen Klas can be
reached at meklaslalMia-
miHeraldcom
Poll ties Nelson's fate to Obama
•POLL FROM a
saying he's too liberal. Yet
■ plurality of voters, 46
percent, say Nelson gener-
ally shares Obama's views.
SdIL the poll Indicate
Nelson is winning the cen-
ter and has good support
among independents —
the crucial swing vote in
Florida elections. They
approve of Nelson by a
44-22 spre.d.
The Quintdpiac poll of
1160 registered voter has
an error margin of 2.9 per
enrage points. Expect
Nelson's numbers to flue.
tuate over the coming
months as Republicans,
emboldened by their dom-
ination of Democrats in
Florida and the nation,
turn up the heat.
Already. Florida Senate
President Mike Haridopo-
los has announced a run
against him. U.S. Rep.
Connie Mack is consider-
ing a bid, as is former state
House Republican leader
Adam Hasner. Former
U.S. Sen. George LeMieux
also is considering a run.
The poll didn't test any
of those politicians'
names, but voters did say
they would vote for Nel-
son over a generic Repub-
lican by a 41-36 percent
spread
Obama would lose in e
matchup against an
unnamed Republican by a
40-42 spread.
But Florida isn't a lock
for Republicans. Demo -
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PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD
The Miami City Commission seeks to create a membership applicant pod for prusped0evacancies
on me Panning, Zoning and Appeals Board. Specific qualgi0etions and eligibility requirements are
set loan In Section 62-63 of ire Maim Cary Code and require eat members muss be electors of
be City of Miami. Applicants must possess the knavle4ge, experience, IW¢tenl Iackgrur4.
abllty and desire I act n the public merest. A 1d0iaa0y, in d January 14, 2010 board members
are required to have Completed an ethics course Wiotin ninety (901 days of slang office er Mahn
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City rescinds
plan to house
9/11 memorial
SA week after
approving a contract to
house a 9/11 memorial,
the Pembroke Pines
commission reversed
Its stand.
19 DANIEL DUNG
ecM0p'4M,arnmara4.c0m
The peculiar saga of
Pembroke Pines' 9/11
memorial — a project in
the works since 2005 —
took another unusual turn
this week when city com-
missioners voted to
rescind a contract they
awarded a week earlier
for a building to house the
monument and sculp-
tures.
Facing a tide of voter
anger over the cost of the
project. commissioners
on Jan. 25 pledged to pay
for the building's esti-
mated S700,000 price tag
with private donations,
and agreed not to execute
the contract until the
money had been raised
But after giving his
vote some thought over
the past week, Commis-
sioner Cul Shechter pro-
posed on Wednesday to
rescmd the contract — an
uncommon move. "This
concoct should never
have been awarded in the
first place," Shechter said
shortly before his motion
passed 4-L
Commissioner Angelo
Castillo was the only no
vote.
1 Castillo argued the
commission was never
obligated to execute the
contract and could have
renegotiated the price,
terms end building design
at any time.
"We don't really have a
contract," Castillo said.
WARNING ISSUED
Castillo warned his
colleagues that they were
entering "dangerousterri-
tory" with a vote to
rescind because the move
would crate uncertainty
about the commission's
future actions.
But the argument
failed to persuade.
1 think it was bed
business," said Vice
Mayor Jack McCloskey,
who cast the sole vote on
Jan. 25 opposing the
awarding of the contract.
"In looking back, 1
agree that it was a bad
move," Commissioner Iris
Si* said
Earlier in Wednesdays
meeting, commissioners
• voted to place the city's
9/11 memorial outdoors in
the City Center parcel
next door to City Hall. in
the same location where
the building had been pro-
posed.
Si* cut the only vote
against placing the sculp-
tures outside, an option
the city estimates will
cost about S53,000 to
move the works to the site
and build a foundation for
them. The sculptures.
made of steel. weigh sev-
eral tom.
"The money is avail-
able in the city's contin-
gency fund," City Man-
ager Charlie Dodge said,
"and could be repaid
through fundraising o
bond monies already
received. The commis-
sion has yet to decide"
Commissioners said
the steel sculptures will
be coated with a sealant
to prevent corrosion —
the very concern that had
them considering paying
for a building to house the
works
But once the price on
the project rose to an esti-
mated $700,000 for con-
struction, with no coat
estimate given for the
building's future opera-
tion, commissioners said
they could not support
the apense.
FUNDRAISING FAILED
And though commie-
oners said they want to
raise the money privately,
the nonprofit they created
last year — dubbed City
of Pembroke Pines 9/11
Memorial Foundation —
has only S1,122 in its cof-
fers.
Also Wednesday, sev-
eral commissioners said
Felix Gonzalez, one of
two local artists commis-
sioned to create the
works, had sent them an
e-mail saying he could no
longer volunteer to com-
plete the project. Castillo
said he never received the
e-mail
The 9/ll memorial has
been in the works since at
least 2005, when Castillo
requested and received
from New York Ciry offi-
cials a piece from the
World Trade Center.
In 2006, the city com-
missioned local artists
Gonzalez and Benoit
Mennche to create a 9/11
memorial that would fa -
tyre the girder.
To date, the city has
invested about S48,000 to
renovate a former fire sta-
tion where the artists are
working on the sculptures
and to provide them with
tools and materials.
Mennche has sculpted
a six-ton marble base pur-
chased with S15,000 in
discretionary bond funds
awarded by Broward
Commissioner Lois Wex-
ler in 2007.
Gonzalez, who was
paid S20,000 in 2008 for
his work, has created a
series of steel sculptures,
including two twisted
towers, the firefighter and
a little girl.
Sculptures ofa police -
an end search dog. and a
"woman jumper" also are
planned bur commission-
ers they may have to
find someone else to com-
plete them if Gonzalez
does not.
The memorial is sched-
uled to be completed in
time for this year's 10th
enniversary of 9/11.
CITY OF MIAMI
NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE
OAB/OVERTOWN COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BOARD
The Coy of Miami is seeking to fill respite and youth member vacancies and prospective vacancies on
to OA8/DveMwn Community Oversight Board. Specific qualifications end eligibility requirements
are set 1o0 in Ordnance 12858 emending Article 0 of Chapter 2 of the City Cede. Applicants man
be persons of blowle4ge. exp0lerxx, mope pigment and background, laving ability end desire
to set in the public interest in order to mare informed and equitable decisions concerning the
Ove town Area
Members must be 18 years or age wooer, and bee resident of the Ovenown Mee: or man properly
0r operate a business In the OVBnOWn Area, or be an empbyoe or board member of a commuNiy
development corporation or a community based organization located In and providing services to tie
Overly. Area: 0r operate 0 bean employee of a business In the Orertown Area. Youth members
shall be more ban 14 and labs Ilan 19 years 01 age. reside In the Overawn Area and attend an
accn died educational ns0Man in the Overtown Mee. Addmonaly, as of January 14. 2010 board
members are required to hue templet.] an rents course whin ninety 190 days of tao0g office
Dr YAW at lean one 111Y.ar pro- to WOK office.
The Ciry Commasbn will consider fling ending youth vacande5 at its meeting d March 10, 2011.
The list of Interested Individuals will be available for public review at the Office of the City Con
on Friday. February 25, 2011 following the scheduled deadline for uremia of sari applicators on
Thursday, February 21, 2011 at 4 PM Application forms will be available from the Omce of the City
Can and ter City Dark's webste Odtp://mlamleov.tom/cly_clerk/Pages/Bard/Bardaspl.
Priscilla A. Thompson, CAC
(1148651 City Clerk