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he economic downturn across

he country has made this the most

hallenging year in decades for local

overnments. We also recognize that

has been a difficult time for our

esidents and businesses; and, as such,

e are working with other organizations

o provide assistance to those in need.

On July 1, 2009, we received our 2009

Certification of axable Value from

he Miami-Dade County Property

Appraiser’s Office. his information

elps us determine our budget for the

pcoming fiscal year. he values reflect

decline in existing property values

f $3.987 billion and 14.8 percent

rom 2008. Fortunately, this decline is

artially mitigated by $1.782 billion in

ew construction/renovation for a net

ecline of 8.2 percent.

Over the next several weeks, we will

e working with our departments and

lected officials to balance the budget.

Our focus will continue to be on the

priorities and needs of our community

with the least possible negative impacts

to the services we provide to you.

I will be recommending

a budget to the

commission that will

keep our current level

of service without

the need to raise the

tax (millage) rate. We

may be among the few

cities not to raise

taxes this year to

balance its budget. I

am extremely proud of that.

Your opinions count as we move

forward. Earlier this year, we held our

third community survey and you told us

where we are doing well and in what areas

we need to continue to focus. I want to

reassure you that we are committed to

do our best to make Miami Beach an

even better place to live, work and play.

El descenso económico a través del país ha

hecho este el año más desaiante en décadas

para los gobiernos locales. También

reconocemos que han sido momentos

diíciles para nuestros residentes y negocios.

Por eso, estamos trabajando con

otras organizaciones para

proporcionarle ayuda a

los que la necesitan.

El 1 de julio del 2009

recibimos nuestro

registro de valor de

impuestos 2009 de la

Oicina del Tasador

de la Propiedad del

Condado Miami-Dade. Esta inormación nos ayuda a

determinar nuestro presupuesto para el

próximo año iscal. Los valores relejan

una caída de 3.987 mil millones de dólares

en los valores de propiedad existentes y un

14.8 por ciento en el 2008. Por suerte,

este descenso es mitigado parcialmente por

1.782 mil millones de dólares en nueva

construcción/renovación y signiica un

descenso neto de 8.2 por ciento.

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CommiSSionER ViCtoR m. DiAZ, JR.305.673.7030 • [email protected]

Current term: 2008 - 2009Appointe 2008, Group: 3

Proession: Attorney

CommiSSionER SAUL gRoSS305.673.7030 • [email protected]

Current term: 2005 - 2009First electe: 2001, Group: 2Proession: Business/Real Estate

mAYoR mAtti hERRERA BoWER305.673.7030, [email protected] term: 2007 - 2009First electe: 1999Proession: Mayor

CommiSSionER JERRY LiBBin305.673.7030 • [email protected]

Current term: 2005 - 2009First electe: 2005, Group: 1Proession: Financial Planner

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CitY mAnAgER’Smessage Durante las próximas sem

trabajaremos con los oiciales ele

nuestros departamentos para equi

el presupuesto. Nuestro enoque

seguir atendiendo las priorida

necesidades de nuestra comun

tratando de evitar la mayor can

posible de impactos negativos

servicios que les proveemos a usted

Recomendaré un presupuesto a la com

que mantendrá los niveles de se

actuales sin la necesidad de aumen

impuestos (millaje) a la propiedad

equilibrar el presupuesto y pued

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aumente sus impuestos para equilib

presupuesto. Estoy muy orgulloso de

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SEEking nominAtionS

Te hispanic Aairs Committee is seeking

nominations or te annual Miami Beac

hispanic heritage Awars in October.

Nominees must be hispanic an live or

work in Miami Beac an emonstrate

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proessional iels. Te ealine to receive

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Miami Beach Addressing Street Flooding

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Wen te suen June 5 stormumpe close to 10 inces otorrential rain an ail in lesstan tree ours, some MiamiBeac streets were reminiscent

Venice. Te 50-year storm -as tey call tese type oorms, wic eperts assure us can only appen oncevery 50 years--- was a sober reminer o wat it meanso live on a barrier islan tat is signiicantly low anwere te rainage iscarge systems, wic were builtears ago, ave limite capacity to iscarge te etrememount o water tat can appen wen a rainall event o

is magnitue its, especially uring ig tie.

A stuy tat ollowe te storm etermine tat te June 5torm coul only occur statistically once every 50 years,”onirme Fernano Vazquez, P.E., city engineer.

e 50-year storm asie, street looing continues to bene o te areas te Miami Beac community agreesees urter improvement.

Most o te city’s rainage system was built about 40o 50 years ago wen lan evelopment was sparse

n very ierent tan it is toay. Altoug te systemas been relatively maintaine, intense evelopment inecent years an canges in storm water regulationsave sown tat te system nees to be upgrae torovie te require level o service tat can sustain teommunity during major rainfall events.

As Miami Beac evelope, many areas wereubsequently raise above te street level an arermpervious areas, suc as surace riveways, were built,us preventing rainall rom iniltrating into te groun.is reuce even more te natural rainage an storageapacity aroun te ierent neigboroos.

he City’s storm water system has two primary objectives.

e irst is to provie loo protection troug teevelopment o a stury rainage system tat canollect, transport an iscarge storm water. Te secon water quality an pollutant removal beore te rainall iscarge into te pristine bay waters.

Miami Beac is a barrier islan, locate in a FEMA-eine loo zone AE, wit an establise base loo

elevation o eigt eet above sea level. Because o suc,it is practically impossible to esign storm water systemsto protect all properties tat are below tis elevationagainst major rainfall events that on the average occur

once every 10 years,” sai Public Works director FreBeckmann.

Te two epartments tat are in te ront lines igtingback your looing concerns are te Public Works anthe Capital Improvements Projects Office. While Public

Works engineers maintain our system, CIP constructs tesesolutions uner te city streets, as part o neigboroo

improvement projects.

When systems become overwhelmed by major storm

events like te one in June, te crews quickly mobilize toassess storm water systems an looing in public areas.In some cases, water vacuum trucks are use an stormrains/catc basins are cleare o ebris to allow betterlow o te water into te eisting systems. Concurrently,te Public Works engineering team works iligently ateveloping new engineering solutions to aress someo tese problems.

Tere are times tat te rainwater cannot be iscargeby gravity alone because o te minimal ierencesin elevations between te street an te bay water.Engineers ten look at oter solutions suc as using pumpstations tat eiter iscarge into Biscayne Bay or belowte grounwater 75 to 100 eet own into te aquier.These “well injection systems” can be rather costly,

but sometimes, tey are te only solution to reuce teetreme amount o looing tat can take place.

As part o te City’s capital improvement program,unres o rainage structures are being installetrougout te islan city. Tese inclue catc basins,wells an seimentation boes, wic serve as “ecantingcambers” tat ol te run-o water so tat seiment anoter eavier material sink into te camber loor beorebeing release troug outall pipes into te bay waters.

Since 2002, te City as built seven storm water pumpstations in areas were te volume o storm water is suctat it cannot be anle troug a gravity system. Teaverage neighborhood improvement project that includes

rainage takes over two years to complete.

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a prus area. Swales aree area fr ru-ff. ir pars f e sae, swalese acually ccave areasa als see be

rassy dces frf prperes. Adjaceprpery werssees buld up epublc swales (a publcr-f-way) wladscap r ccree

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ulaes e sree asere f ere are s r valley uers drec .

Tere are plans to buil anoter 10 pump stations inneigboroos tat ave yet to enter te esign stageas part o te City’s capital improvement program.Currently, tere is uning or about $72 million oruture work. To ate, about $16 million o storm water

improvements ave been complete.

New storm water systems are currently beingconstructe in te Normany Sores an Nautilusneighborhoods. Both of these projects are nearing

completion. Once all te streets are pave an tecomplete rainage systems are ully operational laterthis summer, flooding should no longer be a major

issue in tese areas.

during te construction process, te City strivesto maintain customer an makes reasonable

accommoations in te impacte communities.Inrastructure work is not an easy process, as manyresients can attest. Because te work is invasive, te

City requires tat contracte work be one severalunre eet at a time to not inconvenience too

many resients at once. Tis sometimes resultsin a slower pace or construction, but it isplanne in te best interest o te impacteresients an/or businesses.

Paul Kress, presient o te Nautilus Area homeowAssociation sai, "Te City works wit resients wpossible to elp us all get troug te construction pras easily as possible."

The storm water projects are coordinated under striguielines rom te department o Environmental ResoManagement (dERM) to protect our environment. Solmust inclue a means o separating ebris an remcontaminants rom te water beore it is returnenatural waters. during construction, tere is a regurequirement to protect eisting rains rom construmaterials entering te system. Tis is only temporaryas soon as work is complete, all rains are opene.

“Beore improvements were mae, Wasington Aeperience looing tat aecte storeronts eac timewere eavy rains,” sai Carles Carreño, irector o te CImprovement Projects Office. “After the new infrastructur

installe, businesses can stay open uring an ater stinstea o reacing or sanbags an buckets.”

Although the drainage projects take a long time

contribute to teir sare o inconveniences or eveinvolve, once complete, Miami Beac will ave streets an cleaner waters.

hoW Do StoRm WAtER SYStEmS WoRk?

The City o Miami Beach has approximately 5,000 catch basins (inlets) which collect storm water runo rom city streets to conit away rom homes and businesses. The collected storm water is then conveyed by gravity through about 61 miles o storm wa

underground piping to 353 outalls, which discharge the storm water into Biscayne Bay. Miami Beach cuenta con aproximadame

5,000 sumideros (entradas) que colectan las aguas lluvias de las calles de la ciudad traídas por las tormentas y las transporta l

de las residencias y los negocios. Las aguas lluvias son después impulsadas por la gravedad a través de aproximadamente 61 m

de tuberías subterráneas hacia 353 desagües, los cuales descargan el agua en la bahía de Biscayne.

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exisn unos sos uno u s omno pu s s somn po vs s inis n vions n u b. los innios nons busnsouions s omo us s sions bou, o sn i Bisyn By o po bo us subns, nivs 75 100 pis nuo. esos “sisms inyión pozo” pusu ososos, po un s ns inunu pun oui.

como p pom ns mos ciu, s sn insno inos suun vés is Mimi B. ess in

StoRm WAtER PUmPStAtion LoCAtionS

eStacIONeS de BOMBeO de agUaS llUVIaS

Purdy Avenue

Bay Road

Prairie Avenue & Dade Boulevard

West 20 Street

West Lincoln errace

West 16 Street

Nautilus Neighborhood (coming soon)



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PROGREsO PlaNIFICaDO

umios o is n, pozos y s simnión, s us sivnomo “ms sompsión” u inn u sü moo u simno y oos mis psos s unn i suo ss ms,ns u u s su n b vés ubi süé.

ds 2002, ciu onsuio si sions bombo us uvisn s on voumn s , u no s pu mn vés sism

u v. tom un pomio os os p omp poyos mos s vins, u inuyn poyos n. exisn pns ponsui iz sions ms bombo us uvis n vins, s usov no n no n iso, omo p pom nsmos ciu. aumn xisn onos poximmn 72 mions ós p obs uus. hs s n ompo obs mos

os sisms us uvis poximmn 16 mions ós.

aumn s sn onsuyno nuvos sisms p s us uvis n osinios Nomny Sos y Nuius. ambos poyos sn póximos minos. cuno os s s sén pvimns n ss s y oo sism n sé unionno ompmn ins s vno, s

nunions no bn s un pobm n is s.

Mimi B s suz po mnn sviio in n s omunismps y ooin suzos p omo o ms posib s smps un poso onsuión. e bo insuu no s un poso i, omo muos sins pun sii. en vis u s bo s invsivo, ciu sb n os onos u s obs somn pun iz n minos mos p no invou msiossins vz. eso u imo s ms no, po s pnsno n bniio os sins y os noios.

u Kss, psin asoiión Popiios á Nuius io,

l ciu b on os sins uno s posib p sisinos un oso onsuión p u s s o ms i posib”.

os poyos us uvis son ooinos onom pus iuoss dpmno Mno rusos ambins (derM po sus sis n inés) po nuso mio mbin. ls souions bn inui un mio p sombos y ui onminns u ns u s vuus nus. dun onsuión, y un xini uo p

o sü xisn mis onsuión u nn n ism. es s sóo mpo y n pono omo bo s ompo, oosos süs son bios.

ans u s mos un s, vni Wsinon xpimnó nunions u on s s os noios vz u b uvisss”, onimó cs co, io Oiin Poyos gns

Mos ciu uin ió u, “spués u nuv insuu u ns, os noios puion us bios un y spués omns,n vz n u ui us ubos us y boss n”.

aunu os poyos n omn o impo p omps impinmosis inonvninis p os s psons invous, un vz ompos, Mimi B n s ms ss y us ms impis.

CITY’S ELEVATIONS ELEVACIONES DE LA CIUD

(in feet above sea level)

Alton Road & 10 Street - 2.80

Chase Ave & 34 Street - 2.80Crespi Blvd & 82 Street - 2.90

West end of Palm Island - 2.98

Collins Ave & 87 Terrace - 8.13 f

Collins Ave & 87 Terrace - 8.13 f

Pinetree Dr & 41 Street - 8.16 f

Ocean Dr & 5 Street - 8.96 f

Sea Level - 0.0 ft

Average Man - 5.83 ft

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FEAtURE

And the Survey SAyS:

MIAMI BEACh IS GETTING

better

Te community's input is a signiicant river in moving Miami Beac’s irection anpriorities. Te City o Miami Beac receives input troug satisaction surveys, ocusgroups an community meetings. Te eeback receive over te years as been teounation o te City’s strategic plan in making Miami Beac a better place to live,work an play.

“We are very prou o te accomplisments an are satisie wit te [survey] results we aveseen so ar. It sows tat we are on te rigt track, but tere is still a lot to o,” sai Miami BeacCity Manager Jorge M. Gonzalez.

Te City began oling community satisaction surveys in 2005. Tis is te tir survey conucte.Te surveys provie an unerstaning o current satisaction levels among community groupswit te City o Miami Beac government an te services it provies; provie bencmarks tosimilar jurisdictions; and provide recommendations for improving satisfaction and quality of

lie, i.e. “key rivers or improving satisaction.” By surveying te community, tere is a betterunerstaning o teir nees an esires. Tereore, te City is better able to allocate resourcesto aress tese priorities.

Focus groups an community outreac meetings allow te City to gain more in-ept insigtinto speciic topics.

84.8%of resident s surv ey ed that rated Miami Beach as hav ing a good or excellent quality of lif e.

thE gRE A t thing in thE WoRLD iS no t So mUCh

WhERE WE S t AnD,

AS in Wh A t DiREC tion WE ARE mo Ving . . .

– OlIV er W eNdell hOlMeS, aMerIcaN P Oet




FEAtURE

Miami Beac resient Lucero Levyonclue, “Getting our opinion

means a lot. For many years, weelt we i not ave a voice in owhe city prioritized its projects. You

an now see a ierence in ow city

overnment is manage.”

Accoring to te most recent Miamieac Community Satisactionurvey, a majority (approximately

5%) o resient responentseporte tat teir overall quality oe witin te City o Miami Beac isiter ecellent or goo. In aition,he majority (86.6%) also reported

Miami Beac as an “ecellent” orgoo” place to live.

e goal o te survey, aministerey te Center or Researc an Publicolicy tis past spring, was to ientiye city’s key strengts an to elpevelop strategies to improve teommunity’s quality o lie an matcesources to aress nees ientiiey resients an businesses. Using

quantitative researc esign,esearcers contacte a statisticallyali sampling o city resients an

usinesses, an analyze te ata.

Miami Beac uses its communityeeback an Strategic Plan in itsugeting process. Since 2005, te

City as been allocating resourcesase on te strategic plan witdjustments made by performance

monitoring. Ta ollars are use toerve te community’s best interest.

We try not to reuce uning to anrea tat our resients an businesseseel is a priority an will improve lieere in our city,” sai Miami Beac

Mayor Matti herrera Bower.

Ater being presente wit a sortst o City services, resientialesponents selecte “cleanliness”64.1%) most requently as teervice tat te City soul striveot to reuce i reuctions become

necessary. Tis was ollowe by“coe enorcement” (28.7%) an“arts an culture” (24.2%).

Preliminary survey results sowtat resients an businesses aan increase level o satisaction

over many areas, as compare tote survey aministere two yearsago. Tere was an overall averageincrease o seven percent in te eaco te areas tracke in te resientialsurvey, an approimately 8.8percent improvement in the majority

o questions answere by businesses.

Some o te positive results sow teollowing:

• Overall perception of the quality

o lie in te city increase rom75% in 2007 to 85% in 2009, anincrease o 10%;

• Resident perception of "overall

value o city services or ta ollarspai" increase rom 46% in 2007to 65% in 2009, an increase o19%;

• Resident satisfaction with the

appearance an maintenance o

public builings increase rom81% in 2007 to 87% in 2009, anincrease o 6%. Also, satisactionwit maintenance o parks

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TOP ThREE AREAS TO imPRoVE PUBLiC SAFEtY

RESiDEntS

Preventing Crime

Enorcing Traic Laws

Increasing visibility o police in

neighborhoods

BUSinESSES

Preventing Crime

Reducing Homelessness

Increasing visibility o police in

neighborhoods

toP thREE othER AREAS FoR imPRoVEmEnt

RESiDEntS

Cleanliness o canals/waterways

Addressing homelessness

Storm drainage

BUSinESSES

Cleanliness o canals/waterway

Addressing homelessness

Storm drainage

Room to imPRoVE

ma Beac asexpaded severalesseal servces sucas saa ad ecleaup f waerways.tese areas avesw easurableprvees e cy’s verallclealess ras.



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aRTÍCulO PRINCIPal

Un omponn siniiivo u mn iión y spiois Mimi B s opinión omuni.l ciu ib su opinión vés s nuss sisión, upos nou ( opinión) y s unionsomuniis. ls opinions ibis o o os os n

io bs pn séio ciu Mimi B p u s s un mo u p vivi, b y ivis.

esmos muy ouosos os oos y sisos on os suos [ nus] obnios s momno. eso mus u nos smosmovino iión o”, io aminiso ciu Mimi B, jo M. gonzz.

Impmn po vz po iu, s nuss povnonoimino sob os nivs us sisión os upos omuni on obino

ciu Mimi B y os sviiosu bin, onun puno nip uisiionssimis y pmin

obn omnions p mo sisión y i vi, si, “iis vs p mo sisión”. a nus omuni s ompnn mo susnsis y sos. d s mn

ciu s n mo posiión pn ss piois.

los upos nou y s unionson omuni pmin u

ciu n un pms mpi y poun spios.

luo lvy, sin c

io, “e po nus opsinii musimo. Po mos, snimos u no nmovoz n nus popi omunin omo iu b pio sus poyos. ao pomoun ini n omo ob ciu s mno”.

en ms in enusSisión comu Mimi B, m

(poximmn 85%) sins nusos inomó

Y la eNcUeStaINdIca qUe...

mIamI BEaCH EsTá mEjORaNDO

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Lo m áS imPoR t An tE En EL mUnDo no ES t

An to En DonDE ES t AmoS,

Sino En qUE DiRECCión V AmoS . . .

– OlIV er W eNdell hOlMeS, P Oet a aMerIcaNO

V i S i o n S t At E mE n t T h e C i t y o f M i a m i B e a c h w i l l b e : C l e a n e r a n d S a f e r ; B e a u t i f u l a n d V i b r a n t ;

a u n i q u e U r b a n a n d H i s t o r i c E n v i r o n m e n t ; a M a t u r e , S t a b l e , R e s i d e n t i a l

C o m m u n i t y ; w i t h W e l l I m p r o v e d I n f r a s t r u c t u r e ; a C u l t u r a l , E n t e r t a i n m e n t

a n d T o u r i s m C a p i t a l ; a n d a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l C e n t e r f o r I n n o v a t i o n a n d

B u s i n e s s ; w h i l e M a x i m i z i n g V a l u e t o o u r C o m m u n i t y f o r t h e T a x D o l l a r s P a i d .

L a C i ud a d d e M i a mi Be a c h s e r á : má s l i m p i a y s e g ur a ; he r mo s a y v i b r a nt e ;

un a mb i e nt e ur b a no e hi s t ó r i c o úni c o ; una c o muni d a d r e s i d e nc i a l ma d ur a

y e s t a b l e ; una c i ud a d c o n una i nf r a e s t r uc t ur a b i e n me j o r a d a ; una c a p i t a l

d e l a c ul t ur a , e l e nt r e t e ni mi e nt o y e l t ur i s mo ; y un c e nt r o i nt e r na c i o na l

p a r a l a i nno v a c i ó n y l o s ne g o c i o s , o p t i mi z a nd o a l a v e z e l v a l o r p a r a nue s t r a

c o muni d a d p o r e l d i ne r o p a g a d o e n i m p ue s t o s .

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t’s an eciting time or teacers an stuents in public scools in te City oMiami Beac. All public scools in te city are now International Baccalaureate(IB) caniate scools. Bot te City an te scools are moving orwar wit

te IB process an working togeter towars becoming IB autorize.

Tis continues to prouce eciting evelopments or our community, wicwoul not ave been possible i not or te istoric eucation compact teCity o Miami Beac orme wit Miami-dae County Scools,” sai Miamieac Mayor Matti herrera Bower, a strong avocate or eucation.

e net step in te implementation o te IB initiative involves te scools’merging o tree essential programs evelope by Te Internationalaccalaureate Organization (IBO) an une by te City o Miami Beac.ese programs are te Primary Years Program (PYP), te Mile Yearsrogram, (MYP) an te diploma Program (dP). Tis initiative will allow

eacers to create a continuum o access an ecellence in eucation,iving stuents te tools tey nee to succee acaemically at an earlyge. Implementation o te IB citywie allows scools te leibility to takevantage o te ricness o teir stuent base an te learning opportunitiesvailable witin our City.

igt now our scools are in te process o mapping out teir curriculas tey plan to implement te PYP program beginning in August 2009.YP will be taugt in te kinergarten troug it grae classrooms atout Pointe, Fienberg-Fiser, Nort Beac, Biscayne an Treasure Islanlementary scools. Trougout te PYP learning process, teacers askuestions an encourage stuent inquiry. Tis style o teacing an learning

rings a lot o ecitement to te classroom. Wen you ask questions,you eplore ow one ting relates to anoter an iscover connectionsyou a not consiere beore an tat is wat learning is all about.Wit te PYP, our stuents will learn te same content tey ave been

learning. however, tey will gain a better unerstaning ote connections between tese concepts

an ierent aspects

o our worl an ow it works,” sai dr. Alice F. Quarles, principal, Beac Elementary Scool.

Eac scool is currently working troug a rigorous application proTeacers rom all Miami Beac scools attene a city-une IB trainMarc an more will be traine later tis year. Teacers are meetingteir peers across te City to sare lessons, teacing strategies, classeperiences an suggestions or reinement. “Scools are able to cowit eac oter. It breaks te isolation o te classroom teacer,” sai BPennington, teacer at Miami Beac Senior hig Scool.

Te IB programs (PYP, MYP an dP) combine te best researc an prarom a range o national systems wit a wealt o knowlege an eperrom international scools to create a relevant an engaging eucaramework or cilren at all levels. Witin its structure, it osters te

an unerstaning necessary to create lielong learners. Sta membersstated that it rejuvenates the current curriculum and raises the bar f

stuents. “Partnering PYP, MYP an dP scools create continuity or stuwile ostering a culture o collaboration or teacers,” sai dr. RoSiener, principal, Miami Beac Senior hig Scool.

To in out more, visit us at miamibeacl.gov an click on te Eucatioon te omepage.

GOING INTERNATIONAL

Keep your Miami Beach public schools in mind as you travel abroad and help

bring the world to our local students.

“Internationalizing" our schools is an

integral component o the International

Baccalaureate (IB) program, currently

being implemented in all Miami Beach

public schools. School administrators are

asking everyone to assist in bringing all

things international (travel brochures,

menus, bus/train tickets, maps, guides, signs,

photos, wrappers/boxes, advertisements

and all other items) rom abroad back tothe schools this all. For more inormation,

contact your home school. Bon Voyage!

TEACHING wITH PERKS

AT THE BEACH

Instructional sta members at schools

located in the City o Miami Beach have

access to ree tickets to events, City-unded

International Baccalaureate proessional

development, various discounts and many

other beneits and incentives. To

more, visit miamibeachl.gov and

on the Education tab or visit M

Dade County Public Schools at http:/

dadeschools.net/recruitment/beach_tea

YOUTH ARTS & CULTURE

Through established partnerships with

cultural acilities, students and teach

local schools have ree access to va

acilities. To schedule student group

and or a listing o local cultural aci

visit miamibeachl.gov and click o

Education tab “Youth Arts & Cullink, http://web.miamibeachl.gov/s

aspx?id=47606&id10=38222

2009 STUDENT ExPO

Please join us at the 2009 Student Ex

the all to learn more about Miami B

public school programs and va

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BUILdING A CONTINUUM OF ExCELLENCE IN MIAMI BEACh SChOOBY DR. LESLiE RoSEnFEThe International Baccalaureate Program



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Los posos y suins s sus pbis ciu Mimi B vivn momnos mn siniiivos. tos ssus pbis n iu y son nis Bio Innion (Innion Bu, IB). l ciu y s sus

sn vnzno on poso IB y sn bno unos obn uoizión p op niv pom.

eso onin pouino moionns y siniinssoos p nus omuni, o u no s posib i no u po isóio ompo uion u

ciu Mimi B omó on sism susbis cono Mimi-d”, xpsó as Mimi B Mi h, u nso uión.

pso siuin n impmnión iniiiv

IB impi opión s sus sism os s poms snis soos po Innion u Onizion (IBO) y innios po ciu

Mimi B. esos poms son Pom os aos PimiPYP), Pom os aos Mios (MYP) y Pom dipomdP). es iniiiv posib u os posos nn sns so uión y xni uiv, no os suins smins nsis p iun émimn s un mpn. l impmnión IB n ciu pmi u s susnn xibii p pov iuz su bs suinspun ono s opounis isponibs n nus ciu.

aumn nuss sus sn n poso pnii sus u mi u n pns p impmn pom PYP pin oso 2009. e PYP s ns n s sus mnkinn uino o, n Sou Poin, Finb-Fis, No B

Bisyn y tsu Isn. a vés poso pniz os posos pnn puns y moivn os suins pbusun spuss. es sio nsnz y pniz

muy moionn p os nios. a pns punxpo om omo un os s ion ony s subn onxions insosps. Pis so s pniz. “con PYP, nusuins pnn os mismos onnios u

so pnino. Sin mbo, obnn un ompnsión s onxions n sos onpoins spos nuso muno y om union”, i d. ai F. qus, ro

B emny Soo.

c su s bno umn vés un iuoso p soiiu. los posos s sus Mimi B sisiomzo un piión IB inni po ciu y ms pos pin s o. los posos s sn unino on sus o ciu p ompi ions, sis nsnz, xpi s y sunis p un myo inmino. “ls sus spi ons n s. eso omp on ismino pon són s”, im Book Pnninon, poso n Mimi BSnio hi Soo.

NuEVa GENERaCIóN

HACIA LA ExCELENCIA EDUCATIVAEl programa de Bachillerato InternacioPoR DRA. LESLiE RoSEnFELD

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Grassroots Program Farms Talent in our Own BackyaSoBE inStitUtE OF ThE ART

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igt-year-ol FlorentinaOnolo wante to learn musicbut i not know ow to singin pitc or rea music. hermoter sent er to te SoBe

nstitute of the Arts to learn piano ---just

year later, se was writing er ownieces.

orentina’s buing talent wasmae possible by an agreemente SoBe Institute o te Arts ormewit te City o Miami Beac torovie eucational programs anroessional perormances at teistoric Carl Fiser Clubouse anttle Acorn Teater. Its programsre acilitate by proessionals an

nclue classes or ilm, ance,musical teater, teater prouction,music an screenwriting.

ecutive director Carson Kievman,P. d. Princeton grauate, oune

te previously name SoBe MusicInstitute in 2005. Like Kievman,stuents also ave te privilege oworking along proessional artistslike Artur Barron, a Berkley Collegeo Music grauate an saopone/lute instructor wo as been teacingat te scool or two years.

“It was a grassroots program tat asevelope into a ull-lege scool,someting wic as not really everappene beore in Miami Beac,”sai Barron.

Rebecca dierric, violin/violainstructor wo as taugt at teinstitute or two years, is a membero te Palm Beac Opera Orcestraan a regular viola substitute wit

te New Worl Sympony.

“I’ve seen kis go rom never avingrea a note o music to being ableto rea an play pieces o music,”dieric sai.

Camelia Onolo, Florentina’s moter,sai er augters love goingtere an practice every ay atertey come back rom scool. On apone conversation wit Onolo, er

augter Florentina coul be ear onte backgroun playing te piano.

Florentina agrees. Se ae tattey wante piano lessons becausetey alreay a a piano at ome.“I wante to learn ow to play myselinstea o listening to oter people’smusic,” se sai.

her proessor, Katleen Bell, voiceinstructor at te institute or two years,

sai te scool oere a uniqueopportunity or people wo i notin music perormance aorableor available. “You’re bringing music

to tose wouln’t usually receive it,”Bell sai. Scolarsips are availableto qualiying stuents.

Te scool is not only or cilren,in act, aults use to be te primarystuents. Jim Fiels, 43, a violin anguitar stuent at te institute, asbeen coming or a year once a weekor an our.

“It’s a goo place or people to learn

music wen Sout Beac is not reallyknown or art,” Fiels sai.

Accoring to Kievman, te institute’sprograms elp cultivate a lielonglove o music.

One parent wo sees it tis way isAvraam Eini, ater o violin stuentsAgam, 9, an Ayu Eini, 7, wo avebeen going to te scool or two years. he sai music was an essential

ingreient to eucation. “Teymore enrice in teir way o loat te outsie worl in termproblems an callenges,” Eini

In aition to classes, te institutoere over 30 ree perormaensemble concerts, an multimtalks, incluing a new amily-oriseries calle “Music Unites!” oon Saturays.

“We take prie in presentiirst-rate mi o cutting-egetraitional perormances, introwit an istorical an eucaperspective,” Kievman sai.

Te classes are all two or tree a week or tree ours eac Class prices range per sessionte Institute oers elegible stuscolarsips, an all stuentsome orm o iscount. Terealso ater-scool programs camps available.

305.674.9220 | sbears.

he Carl Fisher Clubhouse was designed by

August "Gus" Geiger and built in 1916/1917

as part of Carl Fisher’s private executive golf

course. In 1937, the Little Acorn heater

(aka, Little Stage heater), designed by

Robert A. aylor, was added to the site. he

bandshell was added in the 1950s. In 1983,

the 21st Street Community Center became

a designated historic preservation site.

he Little Stage heater located at the

Carl Fisher Clubhouse, 2100 Washington

Ave., is available to small groups for rentals.

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City Coe proibits ogs o teir leas in all public areas

incluing te beac, ecept or speciic, City-esignateog parks an og areas.

Te City Commission approve anew og park currently uneresign, at Wasington Avenuean 2 Street. It also approve aspeciic o-leas og area in SoutPointe Park. however, tis cannotmove orwar until Miami-dae Countyamens its County Coe (section 5-20) latertis year, to allow te esignation o tis area.

Once te County approves, te City can move orwar witte si-mont pilot program to allow ogs o teir leases intis area or limite o-leas ours o sunrise, wen te parkopens, to 9:00 a.m. Until ten, please remember to keep yourour-legge riens on teir leases at all areas o Sout PointePark. In te meantime --goo news! Te City as several ogparks at: Belle Isle, Flamingo, Pinetree an Wasington Bark(2 Street an Collins) parks. Te Commission as also initiateiscussions regaring a og park nort o Pinetree Park.

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¿Pedo der i perro eto en soth Pointe Prk?

e cóio ciu pob u os pos nn sin on os s s pbis, inuso n py, xpo n ospus po y s spiis iss po ciu p os pos.

l comisión inmn pobó un pu p pos, u s s isno, n avni Wsinon y 2. tmbién s pobó un spi p u os posnn sin o n Sou Poin Pk. es poyo no pu vnz s u cono Mimi-d no nmin sucóio cono (sión 5-20) ins o, ppmii sinión . Un vz u cono

pub, ciu pu omnz pom pub sis mss p pmii u os pos nn sin o ns n si so y s 9:00 .m. somn.

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l ciu in vios pus p pos n: os pus B Is, Fmino, Pin y Wsinon Bk Pk (2 / coins). l comisión mbién iniio onvsions sob un pu p pos no Pin Pk.

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LIVING

life

theHigh

Every morning, MariaElena Negrin wakes up to

breattaking views o teocean rom er CollinsAvenue conominium.

Many cono owners compareliving in teir builings to living atteir avorite getaway. “It’s yourevery ay ome but it’s like beingon vacation,” Negrin sai.

In aition to a room wit a view,wat Negrin loves te most about

cono living are te amenities oere.her builing comes wit a gym, arecreation room, valet parking, 24-our concierge services an a eatepool and security, just to mention a

ew o te otel-like amenities.

Te concept o cono ownersip aseiste in Floria since 1963. LikeNegrin, many Miami Beac resientsmake a conominium teir ome.Cono units make up 92 percent

o Miami Beac’s resiential units,altoug not all are occupie.

A raw or many cono ownersis te sense o community tat teig lie oers. Minnette Benson,

wo ownsize rom a single-amilyome to a cono many years ago,calls er conominium er verticalneigboroo. “People on’t move alot [in conominiums] an I ave a loto riens ere ---some alreay liveere wen I move in,” se sai.

Like many cono owners, Bensonalso move because se no longerwante te responsibilities tatcame wit ome ownersip, suc as

lanscaping an maintenance. Ater conominium, a managementcompany takes care o te manymaintenance issues tat nee to bearesse.

Altoug conominium associationselegate responsibilities suc aslanscaping an oter maintenanceissues to management companiesor take care o tem troug asel-manage boar o irectors,

coosing a cono liestyle also

comes wit rigts, rules, regulaan bylaws. Tese aect te aairs o te owners. In abecause conominiums can bierent as te people tat litem, teir bylaws are too. Altcity laws may prescribe certain can restrictions, cono’s covenconitions an restrictions (CCare te governing ocutat ictate ow te omeowassociation operates an wat

te owners -- an teir tenantsguests -- must obey.

Te Floria Conominium wic is section 718 o te FStatutes, governs conomlaws an regulations. As statte Conominium Act, in ato setting up a yearly buassociations must also creareserve an wit tat, come spassessments or ees or

ays an improvements, anresponsibility tat comes wit owa conominium.

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Wen buying or consiering a cono, te irst ting one soul o iamiliar wit te CC&Rs o te particular builing tey will be makingome. Some conominiums ave speciic rules on weter te ownersublease teir units, about pets an parking. Also, review te associaoperating buget an make sure tey are inancially soun. Ask or copany engineering, arcitectural or structural inspection reports. Pay atteto provisions governing te election o boar members, subleasingrestrictions on remoeling your own unit.

“We always recommen tat cono owners get involve an serve on

respective boars an committees,” sai William Rapan, a represeno te State o Floria Conominium Ombusman’s Oice, wic s

as a neutral resource or conominium unit owners, boar membersproperty managers trougout te state o Floria.

Lisa Ware, a cono owner on te beac, as son er associations’ boar o irectors

escribes er participation as an opening an rustrating” eperi

Se stuck wit it, se saiorer to make a ierenc

ersel an oter unit ow

Ware is currently servina committee tat is uper builing’s bylawseclarations.

“Our biggest goal is to giboar te power to enorrules an regulations an

penalties wen necessai Ware. “We want to c

a restatement o te ocuinstea o aving amenments w

can be conusing.”

ConDo CoURSESTo elp ease te way or cono owners a

bring tem more knowlege an empowerment, teo Miami Beac oers ree conominium courses several times a yeapartnersip wit te Ombusman’s Oice.

“Tese courses are oere as a tool or unit owners an boar membunerstan wat teir rigts an responsibilities are living in a conominsai Rapan, wo teaces te classes wit wie Susan Rapan, a

representative wit te state’s Ombusman’s Oice. Te team as represte Ombusman’s Oice since its inception an as been working wit MBeac to acilitate te conominium courses te last our years. Te CMiami Beac Community Resource an Outreac Team coorinates wiOmbusman’s Oice to bring te classes to te resients.

“We know tat a large portion o our resients are cono wellers anwante to make sure tat we can provie as many resources an inormatiwe can,” sai Community Resource an Outreac Coorinator Lynn Berns

As one o te ew cities tat oer tis service, Miami Beac packouse wenever it oers te classes, wic attract people rom

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hoW to SEARCh A PRoPERtY onLinEThe City o Miami Beach’s website lists code and building violations and the

property’s history on construction and liens against a property. Here’s how to ind

the inormation: Visit miamibeachl.gov and click on the “Access” option and

choose “all online services.”

t lear re abu flrda’s cd rules/reulas, fr uess,

fra, ssues ad prbles w yur cd & assca cac:

STATE OF FLORIdA CONdOMINIUM OMBUdSMAN’S OFFICE954.202.3234 • [email protected]

www.MyFlorida.com/dbpr • 1.800.226.9101

UPComing miAmi BEACh ConDo CoURSESWednesday, September 16, 2009 – Serving on a Board o Directors

Thursday, December 10, 2009 – Condominium Rules and Regulations

Miami Beach Public Library, 227 22 Street, irst loor

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

To register: Lynn Bernstein at 305.673.7000, et. 6178 or [email protected].

LoRiDA ConDo RULES,REgULAtionS, RightSWhile all condo associations have dierent

ules and regulations depending on where

hey are and who manages them, all o

hem have rules in common set by the State

Florida. Here are a ew:

A ConDoASSoCiAtion mUSt

Hold a mandatory annual meeting

which all unit owners must be given

dequate prior notice.

Be self-managed or hire professional

management.

Make official records of the association

vailable or the unit owner within ive working days ater receiving a written

equest.

Mail or deliver a copy of the proposed

nnual budget to each unit owner.

A ConDo ASSoCiAtionmAY REStRiCt• Parking and types of cars used on the

premises.

• The kinds of window coverings, pets and

number o people living in the unit.

• Ownership of common areas in the condo

which can be based on square ootage or on

equal ownership shares.

Unit oWnERS

hAVE thE Right to• Become association members

automatically –this automatic membership

comes with the ownership o your condo.

• Have access to the official records of the

association which the state must keep.

• Peaceably assemble on the property.

• Use common areas without having to

pay a ee.

iF YoU ARE moVinginto A BRAnD nEW

ConDo BUiLDing• Become involved in the process of forming

the condo’s irst association.

• Developers have much influence in

this process and in the irst set o rules/

regulations and governing laws o

the condo as they help create the irst

association and its board o directors.

• Read the Declaration of Condominium

document (or consult your attorney) and

other related documents.



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ities in Miami-dae an even Browar. “Woever originate tis asone a terriic public service,” sai Benson, wo as attene most o

e classes.

It’s a ree service tat we are privilege to be able to provie ourommunity an as one o te only municipalities proviing tis serviceo cono owners an boar members, we also welcome anyone rome surrouning area intereste in te content to come to our courses,”ontinue Bernstein.

pcoming courses will be oere later in te year, in September anecember. Some o te initial courses were vieo recore an are currently

e-playe on Atlantic Broaban MBTV-77 an available online at www.miamibeacl.gov.

oRECLoSURE ASSiStAnCEe City is also taking measures to assist conominium associations

wit te current oreclosure crisis. Associations are cas-strappe ueo oreclosures an omeowners wo o not make teir association eeayments. “We’ve been working wit legislators to reorm current conooreclosure laws an looking at wat oter communities are oing aroune country so tat we can come up wit more solutions,” sai Assistant

City Manager hila Fernanez.

n June 2009, tere were 495 oreclose cono units in Miami Beacn 2,907 in pre-oreclosure (more tan 60 ays past ue on

eir mortgage). O tese ilings, 506 were initiate by conossociations, altoug tere is no way to etermine i all o tesere a result o unpai association ees.

ere are many builings tat are currently elinquent onCity utility bills. To assist tese conominium builings, teCity is working wit te associations to make paymentrrangements an provie oter solutions on a case-by-ase basis.

ince cono associations cannot maintain teir builingswitout te require ues, many ave sortalls in teirperating bugets. Te City ientiie a private, or-roit entity tat can provie private inancial assistance

o tem. Te program (generally) provies $20,000minimum in uning or up to si monts o elinquentssessments per unit.

Aitionally, te City as approace U.S. housing & Urban

evelopment (hUd) regaring te potential use o CdBG-Recoveryuns to use or interim assistance. Te City also recently applie oritiional hUd uns to assist iniviuals an ouseols in purcasingoreclose ousing units. "It is our ope tat by elping to bring new ownersnto conominiums wit many units in oreclosure, it will assist in stabilizinge builings," ae Fernanez.

I tink it’s necessary in tis market as owners are struggling to sell teirnits tat we also look at ways to make canges to our own associationylaws,” Ware sai. “We are allowing longer-term rentals.” Wareays se will continue to be active in er cono association troug tisconomic callenge.

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C mn sp, Mi enNin onmp impsionn vis oéno s su onominio n avni coins. Muos popiios onominios ompn su vi n

os iiios on s n su uio voio. “es uo p vi ii po s omo s vions”, i Nin.

ams mos vis, o u ms us Nin vivi n un onominio s vi vns iions u és o. Su iiio in mus omois sio un o omo unimnsio, sionmino on un mpo pp vuo y sviio po s 24 os.los onominios unn po un 92 po ino sunis sinis iu.

ao u muos os popiios onominios s snio omuni u s vipo o o o. Minn Bnson, uin psó vivi un onominio muos os, m su onominio un vinio vi. “ls psons no s munonsnmn y no muos mios u,” io.

Bnson mbién s muó y u no u ssponsbiis u vnn on o s popiio un s, s omo in y mnnimino. aunu s uns popiios osonominios n sus sponsbiis iny oos sunos mnnimino s omps minisión o s nn s vés

un un iiv uónom, ión un sio vi onominio mbién vin on os,mnions y suos, oiimn mos“onvnios, oniions y siions onominios(cc&rs po sus sis n inés).

ls ys muniips pun ui ios óiosy siions, po os cc&rs son os oumnosu obinn os onominios y in omo ssoiions uos unionn y u mnos osy os inuiinos bn ob. l ly conominios Foi, si n sión 718 os esuos

Foi, sb s noms y uions onominios.

cuno un poni popiio ui un onoo onsi posibii ompo, o pu b s miiizs on s nomuions iiio (cc&rs); noms sobuis y s moions s unisionmino y s msos y psupus

opions soiión y b su uinnzs son subs; mbién pi opis pos inspions inni, uio suus. Inóms sob s povisionsobinn ión mimbos un i soiión.

“Nosoos simp omnmos u os popi onominios piipn ivmn inspivs uns y omiés”, i Wiim rpsnn S o Foi conomOmbusmn’s Oi, u siv omo uso nupopiios unis onominios, mimbuns y minisos popis n Fo

lis W, popii un onominio n pyino un iiv su soiión y su piipión omo “un xpini u o bi os oos”. di u s ompomi onp po un ini p oos.

CuRsOs DE CONDOmINIO P ii mino y os sins

onoimino y ms mnos p u mppi ión, ciu Mimi B ovis vs o usos uios sob onomn soiión on S o Foi conomOmbusmn’s Oi.

“esos usos s on omo un min pos popiios unis inns s ompnn sus os y sponsbiis n un onominio”, i rpn, uin i ssu spos Susn rpn, uin mbién psOmbusmn’s Oi.

P o R i V E t t E D i AZ

EN lOs alT Os

Ser d ueño d e un cond ominio no si g ni f ica est ar por encima d e l a l e y

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NORmas, REGulaCIONEs Y DERECHOs DE CONDOmINIOs

Aunque todas las asociaciones de condominios tienen dierentes normas

y regulaciones dependiendo del lugar en donde están y de quién las

administra, todas tienen normas comunes establecidas por el Estado

de la Florida. Para conocer más acerca de las normas y regulaciones de

condominios o para preguntas/preocupaciones acerca de su asociación,

comuníquese con: State o Florida Condominium Ombudsman’s Oice

en el 954-202-3234 o por correo electrónico: [email protected].

l.us, o visite el siguiente sitio o llame a: www.MyFlorida.com/dbpr/ o

1.800.226.9101.

CuRsOs de CONDOmINIOs Miércoles 16 de septiembre y jueves 10 de diciembre

12:00 m. a 3:00 p.m.

Biblioteca Pública de Miami Beach, 227 22nd Street, Primer PisoPara inscribirse comuníquese con: Lynn W. Bernstein, 305-673-7000,

ext. 6178 o [email protected].

CómO BusCaR INFORmaCION sOBRE uNa PROPIEDaD EN-lÍNEa:

En el sitio web de la Ciudad de Miami Beach se incluye la lista

de las violaciones al código y las de las ediicaciones, el historial de

las propiedades en construcción y los embargos contra ellas. Visite a

miamibeachl.gov y haga clic en la opción “Access”; elija luego la opción

“all online services”.

euipo rusos y Poyión comunii ciu Mimi B ooin on Ombusmn’sOi p ss os sins.

Sbmos u un n p nusos sins vivn nonominios y umos sunos po o inomión y os

usos u nmos nus isposiión”, ó lynn Bnsin, cooino rusos y Poyión comunii.

s ss n psons os ius Mimi-d inuso ow. “es un sviio uio u nmos piviio suminis mos

binvni o pson vni os usos”, ió Bnsin.

os póximos usos s on n spimb y iimb.

asIsTENCIa PaRa REmaTEs ciu mbién s omno mis p yu s soiions onominio u no inn onos p op, po us os ms y os

opiios u no sn ino sus pos soiión. en unio, ubo 95 unis onominio n m n Mimi B y 2.907 n p-m.

d sos, 506 uon iniios po soiions onominios; unu no y om min si oos sos sos son suo no p s is soiión.

hmos so bno on lisu Foi p om sys us u un m onominios y suino o u snino os omunis o nión p msouions p nusos sins”, io aminiso asisn

ciu hi Fnnz.

ciu s yuno s soiions n mo n po sviiosbios ciu, povyénos opouni os po y osouions so po so. tmbién s bno on s soiions u snoos n sus psupusos. l ciu iniió un ni piv on nimo uo u pov sisni inni piv s soiions, y io yu hUd (U.S. housin & Ubn dvopmn) sob posibii uiiz onos upión cdBg p pov yu mpoi. ciu mbin inmn pió p ibi onos iions

hUd p yu os popiios on popis n m. P msnomión sob os suzos upión Mimi B visi: p:// wb.mimib.ov/ovy.

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increase rom 76% in 2007 to85% in 2009, an increase o 9%;

89.4% of residents reported

being very satisie or somewatsatisie wit te City’s websiteoverall; an,

Resident ratings of safety in their

neigboroos uring te ay

increase rom 90% to 96.3%, anincrease o 6.3%.

e survey results inicate tat Miamieac is making progress in aressing

e community's nees an priorities.ecent service enancements sucs sanitation, ave been increasingommunity satisaction levels. Forample, te 2009 cleanlinessatings* or streets in neigboroosmprove by 10 percent, especially

n Sout Beac wit a 11 percentncrease an in Nort Beac, wit a1 percent increase.

atings o recreational programs/acilities remain ig wit 85 percent resients rating tem as goo orcellent, a si percent increase.

About al o resients sai teytten beaces or parks/ recreationalacilities oten. Te rating o availability amily-rienly cultural activities

mprove by a 15 percent.

e resient/business rating oeir eperience wit te Builingepartment also improve wit a ave percent increase accoring toesients polle an a 12 percentncrease accoring to businesses.

inally, te rating o traic lowncrease wit 31 percent o resientsating it as goo or ecellent, a seven

ercent increase an 43 percent ousinesses rating as goo or ecellent,15 percent increase.

Te Miami Beac Public Areas Cleanliness Ine is an

bjective measurement of performance ranging from 1.0

ery clean) to 6.0 (very irty) an inclues assessments

litter, litter/garbage cans/umpsters, organic material

n ecal matter. Results are use to monitor te impacts

recently implemente initiatives to target areas or

mprovements an assure quality o services.

su i n vi n ciu Mimi Bs xn o bun. ams, myo ( 86.6%)mbién inió u onsi Mimi B omo unu “xn” o “buno” p vivi.

l m nus, iz n in pimv po cn o rs n Pubi Poiy n un nmo ssimn vio sins y

noios ciu, s inii os punos us ciu y yu so sis pmo i vi omuni y sin usos p n s nsis iniis.

Mimi B uiiz opinión su omuni y pnséio n su poso sinión psupusos.ds 2005, ciu so sinno usoson bs n pn séio, on uss izosmin monioo smpo. los inosuos n impusos s uiizn p svi osmos inss omuni.

“tmos no ui os onos p s s u os sins y noios onsin pioiis y u mon i vi n nus iu", io as Mi h Bow.

luo psn un o is os sviios ciu os sins nusos, ésos siononon ms uni “impiz” (64.1%) omo sviio u ciu no b ui nso u ubi nsi uions. a so siuió “ xini umpimino óio”

(28.7%) y “ y uu” (24.2%).

rsu siniiivo o u os suospimins nus inin u os sinsy os noios n umno niv sisiónn mus s, ompo on nus iz os os. hubo un umno pomio n 7% n s s ss n nus sini, y poximmn un 8.8% mo n myo s puns onss po os noios.

auns s oss u vn os suos posiivos

son s siuins:

•La percepción general de la calidad de vida en la

ciu umnó 75% n 2007 85% n 2009, un inmno 10%.

•Lapercepcióndelosresidentessobreelvalorgeneral

os sviios ciu po ino po nimpusos umnó 46% n 2007 65% n 2009, un inmno 19%.

•Lasatisfaccióndelosresidentesconlaaparienciayel

mnnimino iiios pbios umnó n 2007 87% n 2009, un inmno tmbién sisión on mnnimino pus umnó 76% n 2007 85% 2009, un inmno 9%.

•El89.4%delosresidentesinformóquesesentía

siso o o siso on siio wb ciu; y

•Lavaloracióndelosresidentesa laseguridadevinios un umnó 90% 2007 96.3% n 2009, un inmno 6

los suos nus pn iniMimi B s posno n nión nsis y piois omuni. Mmos ins n os sviios, s omsviios sniios, n so umnno os n sisión omuni on os sviiompo so son s iiions impiz

s s n os vinios, u moon n unon spo 2007, spimn n Sou BNo B. l iiión os sins B umnó n un 11% on spo 2007 No B umnon n un 21% on spio o.

ls iiions os sins os poivos y sus insions s mnuvionon un 85% os sins u os onsió buo xns, un inmno 6% on sp2007. ams, mi os si

inió u sis unmn s pys, po insions ivs. l iiión isponibii ivis uus pmii moó: 73% os sins onsi ni ivis s u, un inm 15% on spo 2007.

l iiión os sins y os noios n on spo su xpini on dpmneiiions s imo o mbién moó. e 48os sins iion omo bun o xnumno 5% on spo 2007 y un 58%

noios iió omo bun o xn, un u un 12% on spo 2007.

Finmn, s iiions 2009 on spuo io umnon un 31% os siponoo omo buno o xn, un 7%inmno on spo 2007, y un 43% noios ponoo omo buno o xn, un inmno on spo 2007.

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urning it up on te beac means more tan applying sunit also means itness. Across its seven miles o public beacCity o Miami Beac oers plenty o outoor activities to a sweat.

Lummus Park, Ocean Terrace an Nort Sore Open Space parks ave volleyball acilities, obstacle courses, sae picnic areas an cplaygrouns.

Te latest an most eciting aition to beacront acilities in Miami Beate gym outoors. Beacview Park, currently uner construction an locthe sand at 53 Street and Collins Avenue, was recently just a barren bea

Te new acility will inclue two new sae playgrouns or cilrenoutoor eercise course wit eco-rienly equipment.

“Te eco-rienly equipment is similar to an inoor gym ecesigne to be use outoors, turning tis great open spa

a un an eective gym esigne to provie improveealt troug cariovascular, muscle an strengt, b

coorination an leibility eercises,” sai ParRecreation Landscape Projects Coordinator

Gracie.

Anoter popular spot on te beac or is te recently epane beacwalk, a c

patway tat etens rom Sout Beac’s 1streets, 21 to 23 streets an rom 64 to 79

The beachwalk is perfect for walking, jogging

skating, running an biking.

I your iea o itness is more sportsman-like, tereiving, ising, swimming, suring, rowing, sail

more all along te beac. Some concessionaire

te beac also provie motorize an non-motorizesport equipment for jet skiing, parasailing and kayak

Miami Beac resient Kia Conorousis usually goes sukayaking on te beac an brings along er son, Ty.

convenient or me to go rigt to te beac an participate activities. I woul coose no oter beac tan Miami Bea

water is almost always perect an te beaces are alwaysclean an beautiul,” sai Conorousis.

Te Miami Beac Marina oers many aventures or tose wo go even eeper into te ocean. Accoring to Bob Cristop, own

marina services, sailboat rentals an ising trips are te most poputhe public. Other adventures available include jet skiing, power

yact carters an a ive center tat takes you iving in wrecks anlocate 20 minutes rom te marina by boat.

Wen it’s time to slow own an allow te boy to absorb te un an wconcessionaires along te beac rent colorul, cusy lounge cairs, large um

an sun cabanas. Tey also sell oo, beverages an all tings necessary to te public.

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saluD Y aPTITuD

Quemarse en la playa signiicamás que simplemente aplicarse elprotector solar. Tambin signiicaactividad y ejercicio. A lo largo

e sus siete millas e playas

blicas, la Ciua e Miami Beac orece mucasctividades al aire libre para ejercitarse y sudar.

ummus Pk, On t y No So Opn Sp inn insions i ib voyb, ns obsuos, s onomb p psos insions uos nios.

GYmNasIO al aIRE lIBRE im iión s insions n s pys Mimi B imnsio s us.

viw Pk, umn n onsuión y iuo n n n c 53 y avni

coins, s poo b sio un pyséi. e pu inuy os nuvs s onuos p nios y un iios i b on uipo u s buno p mio mbin.

e uipo s simi un imnsio o,xpo u s iso p s uiizo i ib, onviino s n spio

bio n un imnsio ivio y ivo pbin mos opions p un mo su min iios u von ivi iovsu, on os msuos y yun uii uiibio, ooinión y xibii”,

im ron gi, cooino PoyosPissios Pus y rión.

Oo u muy popu n py p iio s ién mpio mino pon,ms bin onoio po os os omo “bwk”, un sno ono u s xin s 14 y oéno n SouB s 21, 21 23 y 64 79 . Bwk s po pmin, o, pi pin n n, o y n n bii.

Si su i iio s ms ipo poivo,n py mbién xisn opions omo buo, ps, nión, suin, mo, bo v y os ivis.aunos onsionios pivos n pymbién on pos uios on uiposmooizos y no mooizos omo skiin,piismo uio y kyk.

Ki conoousis, sin Mimi B,

usumn pi su o kyk n pv su io, ty. “M su muy onvni imn py y piip n ivis. No i ninun o pyno s Mimi B. e u s si si

p y s pys simp sn impmoss”, io conoousis.

l min Mimi B o mvnus uins sn ns msm. Bob cisop, popiio sviimin, im u ui bos vos vis ps son os ms popus pbio.

Os vnus isponibs son s moos n( ski), bos ompiión (pow boin

ui ys y un no buo u o us zmbuis n us on sos bos, 20 minuos n bo smin.

cuno momno p s y pu upo bsob s vnus y os onsionios o o py oois y ómos sis, ns sombibs. tmbién vnn imnos, bbis yo nsio p mim pbio.

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Te City o Miami Beac wants toensure te saety o all its resients anvisitors an urges everyone to ave aplan in case o a urricane or oteremergency. We are prepare an we

want to make sure tat you are too.

Miami Beac is locate in an evacuationzone or urricanes. Tropical systems bringinconveniences suc as severe looing anpower outages. however, te inconveniencesare not te reasons evacuations are issue.

A urricane itting a barrierislan, suc as MiamiBeac, coul potentially

estroy lives anproperty.

As suc, tere areaitional instructions

an preparationstat resients must

ollow. Te Miami Beacurricane inormation guie inclues speciicpreparations an inormation or te MiamiBeac community.

miAmi BEACh PREPARAtion ChECkLiSt

• Make prior arrangements to stay with riends or relatives living in a non-evacuation area or check into a hote

located inland; or, as a last resort, use a public shelter. Make sure that you take proper Miami Beach

identiication with you; you will need it to re-enter the city.

• Subscribe to receive E-mail notices, text messages and/or cellphone calls to stay inormed.

• Send a list o riends’ and neighbors’ telephone numbers and copies o important papers to amily members in another cit

• Tell amily, neighbors and service agencies where you would go to stay in an emergency.

• Have a transportation plan or emergencies.

• I necessary, register now with Miami-Dade County’s Special Needs Evacuation Assistance Registry by calling 3-1

• Make arrangements with a kennel or riend to care or your pets. There are two shelters that will accept pets in

Miami-Dade County with prior registration. Call 3-1-1 to register.

• Have a plan to secure your boat or take it elsewhere.

• Review your insurance policies now to ensure that you are ully covered. Insurers cease issuing policies when

tropical systems are within a certain distance rom the state.

• Pack an emergency suitcase to take with you when you evacuate.

• Inventory and take photos o your property and valuables, and store these photos and other important docume

in a waterproo container and take with you in your emergency suitcase when evacuating.

• Secure your home beore evacuating and leave disaster supplies (72 hours worth o ood and water, too) at you

home that you will need when you reoccupy.

• Track storms during the season.

• Practice your Disaster Plan.

IT’S hURRICANE SEASON

tEmPoRADA DE hURACAnES

ESTé PENdIENTE hASTA EL 30 dE NOVIEMBREl ciu Mimi B ui niz sui oos sus sins y visins, invi o pson n un pn n so un u o mni. esmos pposy umos sunos u us mbién o sé.

Mimi B s ubi n un zon vuión po uns. los sismsopis nn inonvnins s omo inunions svs y pons. Sin mbo,

os inonvnins no son moivo po u s minn s vuions. Un un u op un is b, omo o s Mimi B,in poni sui vis y popis.

es po so u os sins bn sui insuions iions y os biosppivos. l u inomión uns Mimi B inuy ppivosspios inomión p omuni Mimi B.

Stay tuned through November 30

LiStA DE ChEqUEo DE LA PREPARACión ContRA hURACAnES

• Haga los arreglos previos para permanecer con amigos o familiares en una zona de no evacuación oregístrese en un hotel localizado en tierra firme. O como última alternativa, en un refugio público.

Asegúrese de portar su identificación de Miami Beach pues la necesitará para poder reingresar a la ciudad.

• Suscríbase para recibir noticias por correo electrónico, mensajes de texto y/o llamadas a teléfonos móviles

para permanecer informado.

• Envíe una lista de números telefónicos de amigos y vecinos y copia de documentos importantes a

miembros de la familia que estén en otra ciudad.

• Informe a sus familiares y vecinos y a la agencia de servicios en qué lugar permanecerá en una emergencia.

• enga un plan de transporte para emergencias.

• De ser necesario, inscríbase ya en el Registro de Ayuda para Necesidades Especiales de Evacuación en el

Condado de Miami-Dade ( Special Needs Evacuation Assistance Registry) llamando al 3-1-1.

• Haga planes con una guardería de animales o con un amigo para cuidar a sus mascotas. Hay dos refugios

que aceptan mascotas en el Condado de Miami-Dade si han sido registradas con anterioridad. Llame al

3-1-1 para registrarse.• enga un plan para asegurar su bote o llévelo a otro lugar.

• Revise desde ahora su póliza de seguro para verificar que esté totalmente cubierto. Las aseguradoras dejan

de expedir pólizas de seguros cuando los sistemas tropicales están a cierta distancia del Estado.

• Empaque una maleta de emergencia para llevarla en caso de evacuación.

• Haga un inventario y tome fotos de sus propiedades y valores y guarde estas fotos y otros documentos

importantes en un contenedor a prueba de agua. Colóquelos luego en su maleta de emergencia para

llevarlos con usted cuando ocurra la evacuación.

• Asegure su casa antes de evacuarla y deje en ella suministros para casos de desastre (agua y comida para 72

horas) ya que los necesitará a su regreso.

• Haga el seguimiento a las tormentas durante la temporada.

• Practique su Plan contra Desastres.






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os poms IB (PYP, MYP y dP) ombinns mos invsiions y pis unmpi m sisms nions on uz os onoiminos y xpinis s sus innions, no unsuu uiv siniiiv y yn os nios oos os nivs. eso omn

s biis y nnimino nsio p

n n os nios mo po pniz un o vi. los mimbos pson onsin u so iny vii uuo u y v os sns poos os suins. “e bo onuno n s sus PYP, MYP y dP n oninui os suins vz u omn unuu oboión n os posos”,i d. rosnn Sin, o Mimi Snio hi Soo.

ono ms sob pom io Innion y su impmniónn s sus n ciu Mimi B,isnos n www.mimib.ov y n in iniio i n “euion”.

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nuestras escuelas es un componente integral del programa

de Bachillerato Internacional (International Baccalaureate,

IB) que se viene implementando actualmente en todas las

escuelas públicas de Miami Beach. Los administradores

de las escuelas están pidiendo a los estudiantes, proesores, personal directivo y padres que colaboren trayendo este otoño

a nuestras escuelas diversos materiales de tipo internacional.

Para contribuir, no olvide traer todos los recordatorios de

sus viajes al exterior, tales como olletos, menúes, boletos de

autobús o de tren, mapas, guías, volantes, otos, empaques,

anuncios y muchos otros recordatorios, y llevarlos a sus

escuelas locales. Para obtener más inormación, comuníquese

con su escuela local. ¡Bon Vayage!

EnsEñE En La PLaya

¡Enseñar en la Ciudad de Miami Beach tiene sus beneicios!

Los miembros de personal educativo de las escuelas ubicadas

en la Ciudad de Miami Beach tienen acceso gratuito a

eventos, capacitaciones para el desarrollo proesional en

el Bachillerato Internacional inanciado por la Ciudad,

diversos descuentos y muchos otros beneicios e incentivos.

Para conocer más al respecto visite miamibeachl.gov y h

clic en la sección “Education” o visite las escuelas públi

del Condado Miami-Dade en: http://jobs.dadeschools.n

recruitment/beach_teach/.

cuLtura y artEs JuvEniLEs

La Ciudad a diseñado un espacio en su página cibernét

para ayudar a darle acceso a nuestros estudiantes y maes

locales a las artes y la cultura. A través de alianestablecidas con establecimientos culturales locales,

estudiantes y proesores de las escuelas locales tienen acc

gratuito a diversos establecimientos. Para progra

visitas de grupos de estudiantes y para conocer la lista

los establecimientos culturales locales, visite miamibeac

gov y haga clic en la etiqueta “Education” del enlace “Yo

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YoUR SPACE

New eeral uns or omeless prevention programs

re elping Miami Beac provie aitional

ousing assistance to te omeless or tose about

o become omeless. Te City will provie ousing

ssistance to people in Miami Beac wo qualiy asomeless or are at or below 50 percent o te area

meian income troug two programs, te homeless

revention Program an Rapi or te hPRP, Rapi

e-ousing Program.

Tis is a one-time uning to elp amilies irectly

ecte by te economic circumstances. Tis is not

e same source o uning tat uns our regular

omeless prevention programs,” sai Miami Beaceal Estate, housing an Community development

irector Anna Parek.

e City el several public an avertise

meetings regaring te uning an action plan tis

ear an receive input rom te City Commission

n te public about te use an implementation

te uns an te programs. “Altoug tis

uning is available to provie rental assistance,

ssistance wit utility payments, security eposits

n moving epenses to move into a less epensive

ousing, unortunately, it is not eligible to be use

or mortgage payments,” ae Parek.

e uns will be available to resients wo qualiy

n October troug te City’s Oice o Real Estate,

ousing an Community development, 555 17t

treet, 305.604.4663. For more inormation you may

lso visit www.web.miamibeacl.gov/recovery.

Te City o Miami Beac Leaersip Acaemy is now available to Spanis-speaking resients an business owners. Apply onlinwww.miamibeacl.gov –click on “Resients” an ten ollow te “Leaersip Acaemy” tab on te rigt an sie. QuestioContact Caroline dereze at 305 673 7000 et.1070 or via email: [email protected].

l ami lizo ciu Mimi B y s isponib p os sins y omins bispn. rss n n, www.mimib.ov – i n opión “rsins” y si iu “am

lizo (lsip amy)” . ¿Puns? comunus on coin dFz 305.673.7000 x.1070, o po oo ónio: [email protected].

los nuvos onos s p poms pvnión inini sn yuno Mimi B bin sisni iion vivin os inins o us psons puno inini. l ciu pov sisni vivin psons Mimi B u iiun omo inins o u sén n o po bo 50% pi

pomio nión insos, vés os poms: Pom Pvnión Inini(homss Pvnion Pom, hPrP)y Pom rpi rubiión Vivin (rpi r-ousin Pom). “es sun inniión p yu un sovz s miis imn s po siunsnis onómis y no s mism un inniión nusos poms bius pvnión inini", io ann Pk,dio Bins rs, Vivin y dsoo

comuniio Mimi B.

es o, ciu pomoionó y izó ivunions pbis on spo inni os poms y su pn ión, y oimnión comisión cy pbio sob uso impmn

os onos. “aunu sos onos isponibs p yu p os sviios, pósios sui

sos munz n p vivins ms onómi

s pon uiiz p poipos", io Pk.

los onos sn isponibs p os siu nn os uisios un m

oub 2009, vés Oiin Brs, Vivin y dsoo comuniiMimi B (ciy’s Oi o r es, hon communiy dvopmn) 555 17 S305.604.4663. P obn ms inom

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MB Volume 4, Issue 4 Summer 2009