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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2017-09-01 AdvertisementI jill MEDIA COMPANY PUBLISHED DAILY MIAMI-DADE-FLORIDA �' WN Before the undersigned authority personally appeared: Jeannette Martinez who on oath says that he/she is CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS of The Miami Herald, a daily newspaper published at Miami in Miami -Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement that was published in said newspaper in the issue of: Miami herald August 30th, 2017 Ad No 0003256094-01 — 28800 Special Commission Meeting Affiant further says that the said The Miami Herald is anewspaper published at Miami, in the said Miami -Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Dade County, Florida each day and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami, in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said k wspapers(s). v 01_11 0 . .. ..... _... a Ic s orn to and subscribed before me this September, 'I -8th of September, 2017 My Con nission Expires: Angus, 1, 2.01.8 Notary V, 4A I LOCM fT' State ( a1Timni Hord) "IAMIHERA DU O"T302017 FLOMDA HIGHWAY WATRIAI interview, Thomas down- me Florida 11. played the significance of f caused an Welch's email and called it l uproar with Ticket quota controversy costs "moreofawant"than1 ,' the maturing t qnlife goal, Thomas ex- • 's ,,, blic and %L � pranpted FHPDp command second 1• his job dlesstntc Y' -p" in arin Thomas fcriticism rom key blackand nut cruisers Laid legislators. It more ,meanto drivers. also could be detrimental to Thomsaid that he felt it as ing to see whether other weeks. Thomas was making "Stop some people. Talk to Florida's image as a haven m srevn a ousezurr was detrimental to describe whicauxtintors gave a similar $131,000 a year. them. Educate them;' Tho- for tourists. Gov. Rick Scott xr.ard/rt",rs mual,n„rc n,mmn "goal setting, or the setting two-tickeri on -hero ret edict, A veteran FHP major said. has said the state is on pace of expectations, as a quota." sing the possibility that under Thomas' command, The Herald/Threes ob- to set on all-time record for naAugrowinWhat led to the abrupt nowepremature retirement, = Welch, saw his 35 -year turned two more internal out-of-state visitors in 2017. g controversy end of afiver-decade career may be on the way. r abruptly end two POP emoils in which FHP Asked Tuesday for a ire- .... illegal ticket quotas at was Thomas' ate -paragraph 'Thomas grew up in work- weeks ago after the Herald/ supetwit rs in Miami -Dade sponse, Scott's office prom the Florida Highway Patrol nail on May 31 in which he ing-class Homestead where Times reported that he sent :onganchted troopers for ed this statement: "FHP has cost a second high- told six lugh-ranking col- he said a state trooper wase a July 28 email to dozens of meeting or exceeding goals personnel decisions are ranking trooper his job— leagues `4o encourage our por amod role model who troopem in an eight-cowary foe Craf is stops and as a made by FHP. Gov. Scott this time the agency's No. 2 r embers to mountain ourjoked al,nut a "curfew" so regia, that officers said was result were allowed to switch know rival Director Rhodes official. 2.0 citations per hour,atfo that teens wouldn't be roam- a mandate for quotas, which their days off from weekdays and Col. Spaulding run 100 Thomas, the as we Lt. Col. Mike Thoattempt to provide a ing the streets late at night.a re illegal under state law. to more favorable weekends. percent dedicated to the FHP', deputy director, cook safer dnvhig environment After serving in the Nary, "Phe patrol wants to see Sparkling said that was safety of Floridians and early retirement as of Friday for Floridians." Thomas joined FHP and two citations each hour," not a reward, and that troop- visitors." (Sopa 1) and accepted One recipient of that patrolled the busy highways Welch wrote to troopers who ers have never been given Florida had more than responsibility for an internal email was Thomasboss, work on overtime de mil centives to write tickets. of Miami -Dade and Frowardrim u 3,000 traffic fatalities in mail that encouraged Col. Gene Spaulding, direr- counties for many years, known as SOAR, or Stare- Spaulding s boss, Teny 2016, the highest number troupers to write at least two for of the pafcol, waiting one very difficult wide Overtime Action Re- Rhodes, executive director for any year. Yet for the past rickets an hour, even though A spokeswoman for July when lie had to notify sponse, a vaxpayer-£waded of the Department of High- three years, the number of quotas are forbidden by law. Spaulding, Beth Frady, said relatives of seven people initiative to improve high- way Safety and Motor Vehi- traffic citations written by "This was a grave error on she could not comment on who died in car crashes. way safety. "This is not a cies, reiterated Tuesday: state troopers has declined, my behalf," Thomas said in why Spaulding didn't act on Thema, becomes the quota; it is what we are "Quotas are not legal and in large pact because of a letter of retirement dated the email when he received second high-ranking PFIP asking you to do to support are not tolerated within the ..Pont turnover in the Monday and released Tues- it and was not am that official to lose his job and his this important initiative." Florida Highway Patrol." ranks that is attributed to a day. "I made this mistake Spaulding had seen it. six -figure salary in two In a recent Herald/Times The idea of ticket quotas low starting salary. and take responsibility for In a statement Tuesday, nay actions. This error has Spaulding said of T➢nmas: negatively impacted the "It was inappropriate to pano]'a image, which was request a specific number of EDUCATION in our co n- th intent, but I feel rt crtanons hem our mem- munuy,' is in d best fnim. Sof the bars." 7-� T Praising Florida's `innovation; DeVos Gillum sod patrol that I ream.' The panel isstilt xemew- f Holy Com- ' forcer and avoids traditional public schools ` If Florida High or, outside had an Apple Mac- we Inced to recognize the Davos the purview mv m. cwu< Book Air or other laptop to fact that far too many w of the Leon reran/n nm,d,a„cc aaraa„ e intheir lessons. She schools have been stuck in County School District. ead Dr. Seuss'"Oh, the a mode that is basically Superintendent Rocky EMchild x Places You'll Go!" to an approaching things that Hanna wasn't notified of Wltile advocating for attentive kindergarten have been done very simi- the secretary's visit and ovative" learning in class, observed third -grad- laxly to 1.00 years ago, and learned of it only through Florida',, capitol city on ars building robots in the the world today is much media reports, his spokes - Tuesday, President Donald school's STEM (science, different:' an, Chris Pettey, told the Trump's education chief technology engineering Two Democratic Candi- Herald/Times. SEPT 1 drew complaints lot choos- and math) lab and some- dates for governor who During her school visits ® ing to tow two schools that what awkwardly joined a both five m Tallahassee — —which were declared as The Miami Beach Convention Center are atypical of the tradi- fifth -grade class in raising Gwen Graham and Andrew open to the press— DeVos 1900 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL tioeal public sono.] expert- their hands in "silent Gillen —blasted DeVos for held the most substantive LABOR DAY WEEKEND Suremost children have. cheers" when they got the not including traditional Public education ad- right answers during an public schools in her visit. portions in private: her lunch with Florida High ------.... -.... Lanes — ranging from interactive code, on English "The vast majority of students and roundtable Democratic candidates for idioms. Florida's students attend discussions at both schools /r /@ li governor to the dozen Later in the afternoon, traditional public schools. with students, parents, _ Q rERE YOUR HOUSE protesters who picketed her DeVos visited Florida State Secretary DeVos should teachersand aduainistre- QiEceannEsA sOtvaE visit — criticizedEducation University Schools —aK-12 spend a fall day in a Florida Secretary Betsy DeVos for charter school known as public school and expert- tors.Davos' spokeswoman said keeping those con - her centhmed promotion of "Florida High" that's affil- once the challenges they versatione private encour- private schools, charter inted with FSU', College of face firsthand;' said Gra- ages more open convarsa- optrmas and vwmhw pro- Education. She observed a ham, a former one term non. The public was not grams over the tredmonal physics lab whole st,dmi congresswoman. privy to the feedback De- / %O schools that educate most learned the fundamentals More than 2.5 million behind INin Vos received Some of the rattan's childrat, robotics, and then chiMmn are "She doesn't seer to she tested the school's traditional public schools, students whom DeVos met with in the �� rl interest flight sudator, before about 270,000 kids attend have the interest of public Mun schools in mind,' said Al eating lunch with charter schools that are physics lab at Florida High complimented her for I. e privately prvatel d but Thrown., who with students. privately g contends about their E wife, Codied, faced the DeVos praised Florida as publicly funded, and anothr lesson blistering Tallahassee sun- 'an innovator in approach or 370,000 kids, attend It definitely seemed like /!ry✓, mer beat to protest Davos' mg education and meeting private schoo6s, according she was interested in what stop at Holy Comforter the needs of students," but m data frau the Florida we were doing," sem. Episcopal School, a private she deflected questions Department of Education. Harmsen Lacayo said. "Thu Christian school for pro -K about whether she was Gillum, Tallahassee's robotics class is a lot differ - through eighth grade that observing a typical student mayor, called DeVos' trip a ant from what the standard `a° charges annual mrtron experience. "I thick tl e y "photo op" and political reaching Stylewould be, so (yo,,.,,lp a - reaching up to $11,800. examplesk 1 t ]at f stunt" "The she was talking to ns about j Inside Holy Comforter, schools should aspire to be secretary's visit DeVos took.r tour of the and Incl, for oil tuft. doesn't represent the truest I 1 k d t. She d ted m how HIGH/LOW facilities, visiting several to become mo ...... imponcaon of where and n wh we liked tins class." �G DESIGN TIPS classrooms where every five," DeVos said. I think how students are educated WITH HGTV'S S'AIBMIMA SQ.„I-P'Q) CITY OF WA I], FLORIDA 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. Sept 3rd; 2:001 Sept 4th NOTICE OF SPECIAL UTY COMMISSION MEETING it III�IIIIIIIIIIIIIII Oj+3f m m E�Al%FY III O O OPENS FRIDAY PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE Pursuant to Section 2-33N) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, Mayor Tomas BY TOMORROW, AUG. 31ST AND SAVE $3.00! Regained called for a special meeting of the Miami City Commission to be held on Monday, August $10.00 FULL PRICE ADMISSION APPLIES SEP 14 2B, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., at Miami City Hall located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. Charon 11 and undn$1,00 Additionally, Mayor Regalado has called for a special meeting on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 9:00 Caha or at me cox Oreee a.m. at Miami City Hall. —PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SPECIAL CITY CONWIISSION MEETING Or La' lLia-UST 28., 2017, IS IN &TOME STYLE 411: ROOM VIGNETTES RECESS AND WILL RECONVENE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017, AT 9:00 A.M. AT MIAMI CITY DESIGNED FOR TV NEWS JOURNALISTS HALL"" #ATI-0OMEWITHART: ARTIST The purpose of the special meeting Is to continue to discuss referendum and/or charier amendment ENCOUNTER EXHIBIT La lestions to be Dlaced on the November 7 2017 General Municipal Fission ballot. includirg but ATASTE-FULL EXPERIENCE: WINE AND not limited to all related Resolutions recessery in order to dace additional anestions on the ballot. FOOD PAIRING MICRO -SEMINARS No business shall be conducted or a vote taken at a special City Commission meeting on business (Preregistration Required) other than the subjectfor which the special meeting is called. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting. Should any person desire to appeal any Friday6':00-10:Cdl pm decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that deynu„inuny taco 10;w pin, person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and Monday (Labor pat 12u0-730yon evidence upon which any appeal may be based (RS. 286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special II the Off accommodatios to in his may of City Clerk at uN �IittlelllLleTlrlll MIAMIBEACH or to the proceeding (305) 250-5361 (Voice) noclater�thanttwop(2) business days prose g. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding. Ip'1n FIrrib a-sa,ow Ci(, rteomeshows ) 4ftiomeshows +428800 wvv.homeshows.no, Todd B. Hannon City Clerk