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No shortage of leaders trying to pull Miami out of gridlock Though Miami’s transportation problems are well known, there’s also no shortage of leaders trying to break the gridlock. Mitch Bierman, a member of the Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman law firm, nominated Alice Bravo, director of Miami-Dade County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works, as among the Alice Bravo best solutionfinders. “Alice took over the huge challenge of improving transit as Miami-Dade’s transit director late last year and hit the ground running,” said Mr. Bierman, who chairs the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. “She is overseeing a major technology upgrade that will include state-of-the-art realtime passenger information, the addition of new express routes and the nearly impossible task of managing the burst of energy and huge expectations that now surround every discussion regarding mobility in South Florida.” He also had high praise for Aileen Boucle, executive director of the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization. “Likewise, she recently took over an agency badly in need of new energy and new direction. The MPO is at the center of all of these discussions as to how our community addresses this most essential need.” All Aboard Florida President Mike Reininger “is heading what will likely be the most Mike Reininger transformative transportation project in South Florida in at least 35 years,” Mr. Bierman said. “AAF will demonstrate the power of transportation to redefine commerce, lifestyles and the entire built environment and they are moving it forward with fearless efficiency.” “I nominate Alice Bravo!” said Chris Hodgkins, CEO of MAT Concessionaire LLC, which operates the PortMiami tunnel. “She has the education and experience to take on the county’s biggest problem. She knows transportation and knows alternative delivery. I can’t wait to see her innovations turn to policy. Alice is the person to watch as we look at Baylink, east/ west rail and creating a cohesive trans- Charles Scurr portation network. Go Alice!” he said. “I would also like to nomi-

Transportation nate a quiet giant in transportation, Charles Scurr of the Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust,” Mr. Hodgkins said. “He has the difficult responsibility of trying to get folks on the same page. Charles has spent his life dedicated to mobility for people, with lots of knowledge and a passion to solve the difficult public transportation problems in MiamiDade. If the right solution is f o u n d , Charles will be in middle, pushing forward!” “It is great news that Mayor Carlos Gimenez has Carlos Gimenez named transportation his highest priority in Miami DadeCounty,” said D o n n a Abood, principal and managing director of Avison Young’s Miami operation. Esteban Bovo “Commissioner Steve Bovo has been a tremendous ‘thought leader’ in addressing our county’s transportation infrastructure needs. This topic has become a No. 1 priority for many business leaders as well. “Armando Codina has stepped forArmando Codina ward as a leader among the private sector,” she said. “The good news is that our economy has grown tremendously over the past several years, so more people are on the roads due to improved employment opportunities, local business expansion and new companies opening offices in Miami,” Ms. Abood said. “With this growth comes more cars on the road. These leaders, among others, are working hard to put together a plan that will address several different modes of transportation and the hubs to link them together.” “I am happy Neil Sklar to nominate Neil Sklar,” said Carlos A. Carrillo, executive director of the South Florida Chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America. Mr. Sklar, a partner at the Peckar & Abramson law firm, developed

last September’s P3 Institute Conference to promote publicprivate partnerships, many in the transportation arena. “One of the most difficult parts of the P3 process is simply getting it started,” Mr. Carrillo said. “Matching the right private entity to the right public project is more difficult than one might think. Neil understands that. The P3 Institute Conference he put together was a way to get local government and private industry in the same room and speaking the same language. Neil’s ability to connect people and projects will hopefully accelerate the rate at which we see badly needed transportation projects get off of the ground.” “Neil is a quick study,” said Tom Sanford, vice president of Doppelmayr USA, a firm that specializes in cable cars, aerial products and ropeways, some of which are used in construction projects. His company’s products aren’t easy to understand, Mr. Sanford said, but “Neil starts looking at the concept, which is not the case with many people. He’s a good guy, and he is very good at exploring a Photo by Marlene Quaroni concept and then bringing that knowledge to the community.” Aileen Boucle “took over an agency badly in need of new energy.”

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Stars bolstering the community’s education infrastructure BY CATHERINE LACKNER

Miami’s educational firmament is studded with leaders who specialize is both traditional and non-traditional learning. Javier Betancourt, director of economic improvement for the City of Coral Gables, nominated Cheli Cerra, principal of Coral Gables Preparatory Academy. “The school has won all kinds of accolades, and she has been a great leader,” he said. The school received the Five Star School Award in 2008 for its business partnerships, community involvement, volunteerism, student community service, and school advisory councils. It has established a partnership with the Coral Gables Museum to bring local history alive to the students, and recently won a proclamation from Miami-Dade County Public Schools for being in the top 4% of all of the elementary schools in Florida. Sheila Womble, executive director of Arts for Learning, was nominated by Diane Ashley, director of Banco de Brasil, Americas. “For the past 15 years, more than 117,000 underserved children across Miami have been inspired through and benefited from arts education thanks to non-profit organization Arts for

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Learning,” she said. “Sheila has contributed to the success of the organization since its inception, first as the founding arts program director and now as executive director. Among Sheila’s many achievements, she led the organization through a significant period of growth, increasing the budget from $1.6 million to $2.5 million in one year,” said Ms. Ashley, who is president of its board of directors. “As program director, she produced free arts programs at 47 after-school and summer camp locations and created a community of more than 85 professional teaching artists,” she said. “Sheila has had a passion for the arts her entire life, having received a bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of

this year, it is the perfect time to recognize Sheila’s commitment to providing arts education to children throughout Miami-Dade County, from age three months, all the way through high school, through her work at Arts for Learning.” “As a CPA and business owner, Lydia Desnoyers is passionately committed to helping people take control of their finances,” said Angela Moore, a vice president and financial advisor with Charles Schwab. “She does workshops teaching participants how to control their money and not let their money control them. As an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College’s School of Business, Lydia teaches classes on financial accounting and reporting, as well as micro-computing in ac-

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counting. Additionally, she uses her education platform to empower women, support her local community and help people navigate through their financial challenges.” “It seems like Lydia is at some kind of children’s mentoring program or community service function daily,” said Ms. Moore, a friend who is also involved in community service programs. “She has long believed in the power of giving back and the oft-quoted, ‘To whom much is given, much is required.’ She serves as a board member of Honey Shine, a mentoring organization for young disadvantaged girls. She has also been involved in Make-A-Wish of South Florida, Hands on Miami, Camillus House, Junior Achievement and Big Brothers, Big Sisters,” Ms. Moore said. “This upcoming month, she and I will be doing a financial literacy workshop for high school girls at Spelman College in Atlanta. Lydia also finds time to write a blog focused on both educating and inspiring readers toward financial well-being as well as serving as a chair member for the South Dade FICPA. Lydia is someone who is selfless, kind and brightens up any room.” Leslie and Rachel Saiontz of Teach for America were the nominees of Sam Baum, culture marketing manager for the southern US for Red Bull, the energy drink. Leslie Miller Saiontz, a business owner, real estate professional and community activist, chairs the board of Teach For America in Miami-Dade and has established a thriving Saturday mentorship program. She also is committed to improving the lives of women and children through her advocacy work with United Way’s Women’s Leadership. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Princeton-educated Rachel Saiontz is a teacher for Teach for America and has taught third grade at Holmes Elementary. Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez, shareholder in the Miami office of the Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney law firm, nominated Mark Rosenberg, president of Florida International University: “Under Dr. Mark Rosenberg’s leadership, hard work and dedication, Florida International University has reached new heights,” she said. “The university now has a medical school and law school that continues to rise in the annual rankings and has even displaced the University of Florida’s law school atop the

Florida Bar’s average bar passage rate multiple times. The growth of the university is a testament to the caliber of faculty Dr. Rosenberg has obtained.” She also praised Marlene Leyte-Vidal, principal of Sunset Elementary School. “This nomination is specifically for Dr. Leyte-Vidal’s work overseeing the school’s International Studies magnet program, which teaches students full-time in French, German and Spanish. The mission of the program is to provide students with a comprehensive international education through language acquisition and innovative programs,” Ms. Olmedo-Rodriguez said. “Sunset collaborates with educational ambassadors from each nation to provide curriculum support, native textbooks for various subjects and sponsor foreign teachers.” The Council for Educational Change was the nominee of Barry Johnson, president and CEO of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. “The council is transforming the educational landscape in Miami-Dade by helping school principals strengthen their leadership skills,” he said. “An empowered school principal who is a strong leader will run a successful school. Operating under that principle, the council partners business executives with school principals, often in urban communities, for one to three years.” The executives mentor principals on effective business strategies such as delegation, advocacy, problem solving, marketing, team building, strategic planning and myriad other corporate leadership skills, Mr. Johnson said. “This approach has been effective in increasing parental and community support to improve the academic performance for all students. Often, the business leaders also provide resources to help principals implement new programs,” he added. The partnership model grew out of the $100 million South Florida Annenberg Challenge, chaired by the late Leonard Miller, co-founder of Lennar Corp., and the programs are working. One example, he said, is an alliance between Miami Northwestern Senior High School Principal Wallace Aristide and Miami Parking Authority CEO Arthur Noriega. “The school went from being a ‘D/F’ school for 14 consecutive years to becoming an ‘A/B’ school, and the graduation rate to grow from 55% to 82%. At the same time, students went from barely securing college scholarships a few years ago to receiving more than $9 million worth of scholarships in the 2015-2016 school year.” The chamber of commerce recently named the council a finalist for the NOVO Awards, which recognize nonprofit innovative excellence, Mr. Johnson said. “Partnering with the council is the best thing that can happen to a school.”

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Leaders working hard to advance arts and culture in Miami BY CAMILA CEPERO

All around Miami, people are working to expand and elevate the art scene. Those cited are working tirelessly to advance the arts in our community and improve Miami’s cultural footprint – whether it be through art programming or countywide efforts. Kalyn James of the Adrienne Arsht Center and host of the weekly art program “Art Loft” said D o l o r e s Sukhdeo, CEO of Dolores Sukhdeo WPBT2, is an example of leaders in advancing the arts in Miami. “Dolores has been a leader at WPBT2, which offers some of the most artistic and educational programming in the region,” Ms. James said. “She ensures that shows that inform and inspire, especially through the arts, are included on PBS from West Palm Beach to the Keys.” “It’s really important to provide a platform to allow others to make decisions and share information,” Ms. Sukhdeo said. “We’re trying to reflect the community... and preserve its history, but also reflect what’s currently happening,” Ms. Sukhdeo said. She said her favorite part of

Arts & Culture her role at WPBT2 is listening when the community gets in touch with the station to provide feedback through emails, phone calls and attending events. “We do screenings and events in the community that bring people together,” she said. The station especially focuses on programming for kids, she said. “That space from 2 to 8 years old is a really critical one, and if we can help those 2-, 3-, 4-yearolds get on the right tracks as they’re getting ready for school” it will help them succeed in the future. “We try to expand what we do by working with other organizations, like universities, to amplify the effects,” Ms. Sukhdeo said. “Miami has grown as a city, and I really think we’re coming into our own,” she said. “People don’t realize what a smart city we are. Yes, we have beautiful beach and tourism,” but the city also has an intellectual depth.

Prior to her role at WPBT2, Ms. Sukhdeo worked for a division of ABC News. “I liked it a lot. It was very fastpaced; I travelled around the world... but missed and hungered to go further in depth.” “A lot of what I do has to do with looking at the content we provide to the community,” Ms. Sukhdeo said. “Our goal is lifelong learning. ‘How do we make the community better?’ I spend a lot of time making sure that content and services we provide to the community furthers that mission. It happens to be a great and fun thing I get to do.” Currently, the station is Michael Spring focusing on the December launch of a 24/7 kids channel. “We’re really trying to make an impact in that 2 to 8 age range.” The programming will be multiplatform, allowing kids and parents to access features such as games and educational material across devices. “It will be on-air, online and then specifically, it’s going to be interactive... It has to be, for them, interactive,” Ms. Sukhdeo said. As kids, most education comes in the form of memorization, such as memorizing multiplication tables, she said.

What the new kids programming will do, she said, is reinforce skills in a much more engaging way, “a way to teach kids better than we’ve ever been able to do in the past.” She said that the station already has apps that will prevent children – and adults – from staring at a screen for too long instead of socializing or going outdoors. “We actually have apps that say ‘you’ve been online for this much time, now it’s time to take a break, go outside, eat dinner.’ We’re trying to encourage kids and parents to take a break and go outside,” Ms. Sukhdeo said. Although the pace of change in the industry has accelerated, she said, the opportunities to provide more content and to communicate in different ways create a ripple effect. It allows the content that’s been created to be disseminated in a more meaningful and impactful way. Michael Spring, director of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and senior advisor to the mayor, was cited by Joseph Adler, producing artistic director at GableStage, a performing arts theater at the Biltmore Hotel. “My nomination... would be, without a doubt, Michael Spring... I don’t think there is anyone in the cultural community in this county who wouldn’t agree with me on this,” Mr. Adler said.

“Under Michael, his department has been more responsible for the cultural renaissance in this town than any other single person or entity.” Mr. Spring is responsible for supervision of a public arts agency with an annual budget of more than $30 million. In 2014, county Mayor Carlos Gimenez expanded Mr. Spring’s responsibilities by appointing him a senior advisor for the county’s Cultural Affairs and Recreation portfolio, including the arts, parks and libraries. Last month, Mr. Spring was honored with the Selina Roberts Ottum Award, the highest honor in local arts agencies. “For more than 30 years, Michael Spring has been a leading visionary force in the development of our world-class arts community,” Mayor Gimenez said in a statement. “Michael and his team have been on the frontlines of MiamiDade County’s cultural transformation into one of America’s boldest new cultural centers.” Also cited for advancing the arts were Valerie Riles, vice president of government and board relations at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts; Doris Bravo, ýmanager of arts content at WPBT2; Peter London of the Peter London Global Dance Company; and Jairo Ontiveros, director of education and community engagement at the Adrienne Arsht Center.

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City marinas contract talks likely to be heated, pg. 34 ORGANIZATIONS SEEK $87 MILLION: Miami-Dade County received more than 250 proposals requesting more than $87 million in response to a request for proposals that it issued Feb. 12 for human and social services community-based organization funding, Mayor Carlos Gimenez said in a memo to commissioners last week. The procedure is now under a cone of silence, which prohibits discussion of the applicants or the process. The mayor said that from this week through June 28 “proposers will have an opportunity to address any technical deficiencies identified in their proposals” and to respond in writing to the ratings they received after a due diligence review. The new competitive solicitation process went through seven pre-proposal conferences attended by 50 to 200 participants each.

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SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS: Eight Miami-Dade County departments with capital infrastructure programs would be required to each name a full-time employee as the department’s small business development liaison and work with the county’s Small Business Development team to help small businesses get public infrastructure contracts under a proposal by Commissioner Barbara Jordan to be heard today (6/16) by the commission’s Economic Prosperity Committee. These eight liaisons would meet monthly with the Small Business Development team to review current projects and share information about “projects, goals, contractors and subcontractors, and compliance.” If Mayor Carlos Gimenez didn’t subsequently appoint the eight liaison officials he would be required to report why not to commissioners within 60 days. THIS PLACE IS HISTORY: Eight new Florida Historical Markers will be installed throughout Coconut Grove. Miami commissioners accepted the signs and directed the city manager to install them. The Coconut Grove Civic Club procured the signs from the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, and offered to donate them to place at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Coconut Grove Library, Housekeepers Club of Coconut Grove/Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove, Pan American Seaplane Base and Terminal Building, US Coast Guard Air Station at Dinner Key, Mariah Brown House, Evangelist Street/Charles Avenue and the E.W.F. Stirrup House. This is part of a program from the mayor and city manager to promote cultural tourism, education and awareness of historic sites commemorating important elements of the city’s history.

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Mayor’s veto kills tighter appointee term limits BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS

In a rare move, Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado has vetoed recently-approved legislation regarding the waiver of term limits for appointees. The ordinance was authored by freshman Commissioner Ken Russell in his quest to rev up the city’s long list of volunteer boards and committees with new blood. The mayor’s main argument for allowing appointees to serve beyond their terms is the value of the knowledge and experience many volunteers bring to boards and committees. “Allowing term limits to be waived is necessary,” the mayor said. “If you bring new people, you have to start all over again.” After listening to the mayor’s reasoning, Mr. Russell said he wouldn’t challenge the veto. While some commissioners had voiced concerns about the proposal, all voted yes May 26 to restrict term limit waivers to one added one-year term, and all five commissioners would have had to approve even those extensions. Past term limit waivers allowed members

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of city boards to hold their posts long after term limits would have prevented them from continuing. Mr. Russell’s main point was that term limits exist for a reason. Some commissioners voiced concerns about losing institutional or historical knowledge by making term limits stick. They argued there is great value to having a person serve longer who has accumulated years of knowledge about a focal point of the board. “One of the most difficult jobs of the mayor is to exercise the veto,” Mayor Regalado said at the start of the commission’s June 9 meeting. He said he vetoed Mr. Russell’s ordinance to save the “historical memory” accumulated by many long-serving appointees. Mr. Regalado said the city has a relatively new commission and a young administration. He ventured that 90% of department directors “were not here seven years ago, eight years ago, 10 years ago.” He said, “There is a lot of historical knowledge in the members of the boards.” The mayor spoke of the dedication of many long-serving members on city volun-

County pay 7% behind US average Miami-Dade wages trail the nation by 7%, a US Bureau of Labor Statistics study revealed last week. Hourly wages here averaged $21.70 versus $23.23 nationally. The 7% gap, however, masks wide variations among job categories. Miami-Dade wages in management and legal work, for example, were well above the US as a whole. The study, covering May 2015, also showed broad disparities between the county and national patterns in worker distribution among occupational groups. Miami-Dade has far more managers, at 5% of the labor force, than the nation as a whole, where 3.6% work as managers. Categories where Miami-Dade’s wage levels lag farthest behind start with production, where pay is 20% less than nationally, averaging $13.92 per hour versus $17.41. Construction pay averaging $19.06 per hour in the county is 17% below the $22.88 nationally. Farming pay in Miami-Dade is also 17% below average, at $10.48 per hour here versus $12.67 nationally. Workers in building and grounds cleaning and maintenance and also those in computer and mathematical work lag on average 15% behind their counterparts nationally, the study found, while those in architecture and engineering were 13% behind the national level. Regional Labor Commissioner Janet S. Rankin said that wages in the county were lower than their respective national averages in 10 of the 22 major occupational groups. But some areas were higher here. Managers averaged $59.79 per hour, 8% higher than the national $55.30 average. In the legal field, the average was $51.17 per hour versus $49.74 nationally, a 3% difference. Sales job in Miami-Dade were 13.7% of the total, far above the national average of 10.5% in sales. The 18.9% in office and administration jobs here were above 15.8% nationally.

teer boards and committees. “The parks advisory board is one of the most dedicated groups of people that I’ve ever seen. They meet regularly. And my two appointees are persons that are retired. What they do every single week is they try to visit all the parks. They are engaged with the park director, with the elected officials, about a playground, about the need to pick up trash. These are people that want to do the right thing for Miami. This is what they love. This is what they do. And they’ve been there a lot of time,” said Mr. Regalado. Mr. Russell responded, “I understand, Mr. Mayor, this is very important to you and that you wouldn’t bring this – especially seeing that it was approved unanimously here – if it wasn’t very important to you.” He added, “I have such really high hopes for our boards, to get them really excited and encouraged to bring legislation up to us that we can bring, ideas and participation.” Mr. Russell suggested creating a portal on the city’s website that would show every board and committee, who serves and what vacancies are available, and County office jobs sector larger than average but pay lower, pg. 48 encourage new people to get involved.

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THE INSIDER MORE BEAUTIFUL BID WANTED: A Miami-Dade commission committee was asked this week to reject both bids the Aviation Department had received to offer premium cosmetics concession services at Miami International Airport. The county advertised Jan. 9, 2015, for the services and on Feb. 25, 2015, it received proposals from Duty Free Americas Beauty LLC and TRG LLC. But the county attorney’s office found that TRG had submitted a proposal for bonding in the name of its parent company and not itself and therefore didn’t meet requirements, and on Sept. 15 Aviation Director Emilio Gonzalez recommended the rejection of both proposals to be followed by another solicitation to promote competition and get the best deal for the airport. TRANSPORTED TO NEW ROLE: Gus Pego, who just retired as head of the Florida Department of Transportation’s District Six serving Miami, has joined HNTB Corp. in its Miami office as South Florida office leader and vice president, overseeing operations for the firm’s Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices, which employ about 65 professionals. HNTB infrastructure solutions projects include I-595 express lanes, All Aboard Florida rail service, Miami International Airport, the Miami Trolley and the Miami Intermodal Center. Gus Pego

OFFICIALLY EXCELLENT: Miami-Dade Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts Harvey Ruvin has been selected ‘Elected Official of the Year’ by the South Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, the nation’s oldest professional organization representing public administration. The letter he received inviting him to a June 23 reception when he will receive the award said his “extraordinary contributions” have been well documented: “your office has been a leader using the Harvey Ruvin latest digital technology solutions to manage and preserve vital public records of our citizens, the courts and county government.” Also appreciated is Mr. Ruvin’s “stalwart commitment to environmental causes.” The letter states “your persistent engagement with other elected officials of our county to raise awareness of climate change has produced results. You have been instrumental in moving policymakers to take action.”

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Marina meeting contention likely BY JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS

When Miami city commissioners gather for a special meeting next week on the fate of marinas on city-owned land on Virginia Key they will have before them the 2010 Virginia Key Master Plan. They will also have a unanimously approved recommendation from the brand new Virginia Key Advisory Board to remove the proposed 300 wet slips in the main basin from a plan submitted to redevelop the city marinas. A city attorney has advised that it’s too late in the process to alter the so-called Request For Proposals process. Last summer, the city requested proposals to redevelop Virginia Key Marina and Marine Stadium Marina. Three companies submitted proposals and after evaluation by a selection committee, Virginia Key LLC, also known as RCI Group, was chosen. Commissioners are being asked to approve the decision of the Department of Real Estate and Asset Management director to deny the protests by New Rickenbacker Marina LLC (also known as Tifon) and Virginia Key SMI LLC (also known as Suntex). The special meeting beginning at 2 p.m. June 22 at City

Hall promises to be contentious. The agenda includes two items: A resolution accepting and approving or rejecting and denying the Department of Real Estate and Asset Management director’s decision to deny the protests by Tifon and Suntex. A discussion item regarding Request For Proposals No. 12-14-077, for the lease and development of city-owned waterfront property for marinas/ restaurant/ ship’s store uses on Virginia Key, “to either accept the manager’s recommendation, reject the manager’s recommendation, reject all proposals, reject all proposals and instruct the city manager to issue a new Request For Proposals, or seek the recommendation of the selection committee, with city commission action following the discussion.” The bid protests were first to be heard May 26 but after debating the legal process with no consensus, commissioners deferred the protests to June 9. At the June 9 meeting, after another round of arguing about which should go first – the cart or the horse – commissioners chose to schedule the special meeting and take care of everything at one time. Plenty of folks want the commissioners to reject all three

proposals and start from scratch. Even after deferring the marina protests, commissioners allowed public comment regarding Virginia Key on June 9. “Why was the Virginia Key Master Plan even started?” asked Joyce Landry, holding up a copy of the plan and reading from it. She spoke of the years devoted to the master plan, which city commissioners adopted in 2010, only after meetings and public forums all over the city, “standing room only, with a lot of passion on this subject.” She said the plan focuses on public access to the waterfront, nature conservation, sustainable principles and a low carbon footprint. “So along with that we historically designated the entire basin,” Ms. Landry said. “We’re here today to say that this bid process that was put together is not only a violation of, but requires an amendment to, the Virginia Key Master Plan, but it also requires an amendment of historic designation.” Vinson Richter, a member of the newly-established advisory board, argued in favor of throwing out the Request For Proposals, saying in part that putting a marina in the larger basin “is just a plain lousy idea.”

WEST GROVE COMMUNITY CENTER? Following the lead of Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, the city commission on June 9 authorized the city manager to negotiate purchase of a building constructed in the West Grove over neighbors’ protests. The property at 3722 and 3724 Oak Ave., 3320 and 3340 SW 37th Ave. and 3723 Frow Ave. is home to an empty, never-used trolley maintenance building. It was going to service trolleys for neighboring Coral Gables but its construction led to litigation and a civil rights complaint. It is in Mr. Russell’s district. His resolution states “the property Ken Russell would best serve the residents of the City of Miami as a community center.” There was discussion of the building perhaps housing a youth In addition, since June 1987 for every employee over 10. At least $300,000 of Miamicenter, police substation and Neighborhood Enhancement Team office. Dade’s share of the Local Busi- county code has required that The list is long and detailed. Astor Trolley LLC owns the property.

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TRAILING THE MONEY: Miami-Dade’s Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department is applying for the Underline, Ludlam Trail and Biscayne-Everglades Greenway for Shared-Use Non-motorized Trail regional trail funding, according to a report this month from Mayor Carlos Gimenez. In 2014 the Legislature approved a $25 million annual allocation to the Florida Department of Transportation to fund a statewide network of trails, of which $10 million is available this year. GOING GLOBAL: Mary Jo Eaton, who had been Florida and Latin America leader based in Miami for CBRE Group, has been promoted to global president, asset services and valuation & advisory services. GE ADDS 30 JOBS: General Electric is adding 30 Miami jobs in digital operations focusing on its Latin American network and delivery system. The company said it already employs 4,000 in Florida, including 95 in the Miami Area. Gov. Mary Jo Eaton Rick Scott, Enterprise Florida CEO Bill Johnson, Beacon Council President and CEO Larry Williams and Cissy Proctor, executive director of the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity, all hailed Larry Williams the jobs in an announcement last week. NEW CORRECTIONS CHIEF: Mayor Carlos Gimenez has appointed Daniel J. Junior interim director of the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. He replaces Marydell Guevara, who retired May 31 after 33 years with the department. Mr. Junior had been assistant director. Mr. Gimenez said in a memo to commissioners that Mr. Junior will hold the post “until such time as I have decided on a permanent director.” UNITED WE STAND: A resolution today (6/16) before the county commission’s Economic Prosperity Committee seeks to direct the Office of Community Advocacy to honor American Independence Month by displaying “patriotic cultural, historic or artistic exhibits, demonstrations or displays representing the theme ‘United We Stand’” in county buildings and facilities throughout July. The resolution is sponsored by Rebeca Sosa. IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSION: City leaders in Miami have expressed a commitment to the principals Rebeca Sosa of inclusion for individuals with autism and other special needs. A commission resolution urges action by national, state and local governments, businesses and residential communities consistent with these principles. One in 68 children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease, and one in five individuals have a disability, according to the 2010 US Census.

ness Tax would go to a Florida International University small business initiative under a proposal before a county committee. The measure by Chairman Jean Monestime would require Mayor Carlos Gimenez to sign an agreement with the university before the county budget that’s effective Oct. 1 passes. The money would go to the Small Business Development Center at FIU. Mr. Monestime’s legislation would set a county policy that “at least $300,000” from the annual Local Business Tax “or other legally available revenue” would go to the center. The agreement would also let the FIU center use county offices and facilities. The county this year budgeted Local Business Tax receipts of just over $3.8 million. Last year’s budget from the tax was $3.2 million. County take from the prior year was just over $3.8 million. Mr. Monestime’s legislation – which goes before the commission’s Economic Prosperity Committee today (6/16) and if it passes would go on for a commission vote – says the county collects over $15 million a year from the tax. But the county doesn’t get to keep all it collects. A large slice of the tax goes to municipalities, with the county’s share rising from businesses in unincorporated areas.

one-third of the annual tax collection must go to the Beacon Council, the county’s economic development organization. That tax is the bulk of the Beacon Council’s revenue. Mr. Monestime’s legislation specifies that payments to FIU would not come from the Beacon Council’s share. The Local Business Tax, formerly the Occupational License Fee, is a hodgepodge of charges levied each year on almost every business. The county lists 98 main types of business, each with its own scale of charges and in many cases with premiums the more employees a business has. Many of those 98 categories also are subdivided beyond the main list of business types, with a scale of charges for each subdivision. For example, a handwriting analyst in unincorporated Miami-Dade is to pay $100 a year – but must submit an affidavit affirming the specialty. Just three business categories must pay the top level payment of $1,750: pari-mutuel wagering operations, satellite TV companies and cable TV services. The next highest group is $750 each for pawnbrokers, fortunetellers, and auditoriums, playhouses and studios. The largest office buildings are charged $375, cemeteries $450, and hospitals $100 plus $5 for every employee over 10. Car dealers pay $75 plus $7.50

FIU is designated an official host institution for the Florida Small Business Center Development Network. Mr. Monestime’s legislation says the center serves the “needs of small businesses through every stage of growth through no-cost professional business consulting, value-added training, and access to business data and information.” The legislation says the center has “a team of more than a dozen highly experienced business experts who serve as paid professional consultants.”

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In Best of Miami, role models to emulate, reasons to smile This week’s Best of Miami section rests firmly on a cardinal belief of Miami Today: we like our community and want it to be the best it can possibly be. Everything we do as a company is Michael Lewis based on that bedrock principle. We highlight the best in every edition even as we point out the possibilities – and needs – to improve. Criticisms, we believe, should be due to a desire to get better and should point to paths to do exactly that. The best way to improve might be to hold up a mirror that shows Miami at its best in significant rather than trivial categories and allow readers to build on that inspiration. The press can mold

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Other states don’t play fair, so we need incentives to lure jobs Competition among states and cities for new business prospects is nothing new. Incentives go back 70 years, when Mississippi adopted its “Balance Agriculture with Industry” program. However incen- Frank R. Nero tive use accelerated as the federal government cut back on economic development programs in the late 1980s and early ’90s. The impact of the recession during that period resulted in plant closures, layoffs, fewer new jobs and increased global competition. Elected officials were under immense pressure to do something about economic development, and thus the incentive bidding wars began in earnest. Let’s be very clear: even with the recent controversy, Florida is and will remain competitive in recruiting newto-market companies. State and local economic development organizations and chambers of commerce are still working hard to not only recruit newto-market companies, but also to retain and expand local companies. While there has been much discussion on the importance of incentives in the economic development process, the reality is incentive usage is only one aspect in the relocation war between the states. When I was president for 16 years of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the county’s economic development organization, only one-third or less of our closed projects had an incentive award. Even fewer had a state closing fund incentive as a part of their inducement packages. Last year Enterprise Florida Inc. had 211 completed projects. Only 17 of those used the closing fund and the total was $50 million. Of those, one project accounted for $20 million. The issue is, however, that these projects usually had the highest number of jobs, incremental taxes and great-

The Writer For the past three years Frank R. Nero has been president of his own economic development consulting group, Beacon Global Advisors, collaborating with other professionals to provide a full range of economic development consulting services throughout the US. He has spent more than 35 years in economic development, including as president of Miami-Dade’s Beacon Council. This column was excerpted from his recent speech to the Florida TaxWatch Board in Naples. est economic impact. Why, then, use incentives at all? Because many companies and their stockholders have adopted the “Willie Sutton philosophy.” When asked why he robbed banks, Sutton replied, “because that’s where the money is!” Companies who seek incentives are usually seeking to offset relocation costs – severance payouts to leave behind employees, higher business costs. They seek value for stockholders – or, in some cases, simply to see if the new location really is willing to put skin in the game and is committed to them relocating to their community. Today, the fervor for new jobs among states and regions has grown increasingly contentious and costly. It has been described as the “new war between the states.” In Florida, it could also be described as the war between the counties or even cities. Incentives have become the weapon of choice in these raging wars. The use of incentives has, especially in Florida, become the subject of widespread media, public and political debate. Critics of incentives claim the use of incentives has little if any effect on a company’s relocation decision, that it is nothing more than “corporate welfare.” They argue that:

State and local taxes are a small percentage of total business costs. Surveys of businesses indicate that incentives are not the most important location factor. Incentives subsidize companies for activities they would have undertaken anyway. Incentives are not risk free – sometimes promised jobs do not appear or a company relocates from the locale that recruited them. Incentives become merely a bidding war between jurisdictions, a zerosum game. Most economists and economic development professionals believe the most important location factors are access to markets, skilled labor, transportation, raw materials, etc. In the past, state and local taxes were not necessarily a major factor. Recent research and practical experience shows that changes in the economy and tax structure have modified this. While traditional location factors still exert an important influence, the list of locational determinants has been expanded to included state and local taxes, business climate, physical infrastructure, quality of life issues and, most importantly, education, job training and labor skills. The bottom line is talent. While business surveys report incentives down on the list of locational factors, they usually are the first things companies and their consultants ask for. An industry of consultants for hire who negotiate or advise companies on getting public incentives has developed.

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Job training, tax and non-tax incentives can become a key decision factor. They can be the glue that seals the deal in the location decision. If all traditional locational factors are considered equal, incentives packages can and do often make the critical difference. We have all heard horror stories about incentive use. A recent one dealt with a health drink company looking to set up shop in Lee County. The company accepted $5 million in incentives and promptly went out of business. It must be stated, however, that this project circumvented the state economic development entity, Enterprise Florida, which recommended against the deal, and went directly to the legislature for approval. This underscores why it is important to have skilled professionals, not politicians, craft these types of deals. Let’s be clear: most economic development professionals would love to have incentives go away. But until every state disarms, incentives will still be the weapons of choice in the corporate relocation war between the states. The states and international locations that Florida competes with do not play fair. It is not a free market, level playing field decision. Believe me, it is anything but fair or free. Other states simply don’t play nice or fair.

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As international air traffic growth slows, domestic soars BY CAMILA CEPERO

While Miami’s most popular international passenger markets continue to grapple with failing national economies, Miami International Airport has seen its international market wane. However, officials say, the difference isn’t too alarming, plus domestic and other international markets are softening the blow. “Domestic passengers... lead the way because of a strong US dollar versus [international] struggling economies,” said Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesman Greg Chin. Last year, international passenger traffic was up 3% and domestic up 6%, he said. This year, domestic was up 5.9% through April and international up 1.7%. “At the same time last year, both domestic and international were about neck and neck.” “International is down this year because a lot of countries are struggling,” Mr. Chin said. “Domestic is just higher.” In February, international passenger

traffic rose 0.58% from February 2015, while domestic soared 8.12%. “Mexico City and Cancun are our biggest destinations there. Mexico City is up 15% through the first quarter,” he said. “Mexico has always been one of our top markets and continues to do well.” “Traditionally, Miami International Airport is the gateway to the Americas, and the bulk of traffic from Central and South America comes through here.” “Cuba has grown substantially. It’s up 30% because of the lessened restrictions by the US government” Mr. Chin said, adding that “Cuba was growing even before that” and the new travel guidelines have only served to increase traffic even more. The airport’s market profile for arrival traffic comparing first quarter of 2015 to first quarter of 2016 showed that flights from Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, dropped 62.27% and passenger arrivals dropped 57.23% while flights from Cuba’s largest city, Havana, increased 28.37% and passenger arrivals increased

26.21%. “That growth from Cuba has offset the decrease from Brazil,” Mr. Chin said. The Aviation Department’s most recent fiscal year-to-date report showed that from October 2015 through April 2016, the airport saw a combined international and domestic passenger increase of 6.34% compared to the same time frame the year before. Mr. Chin also said that the airport is making a strong push for direct flights from Asia and is in ongoing discussions with Asian airlines. “It’s not a matter of if, but when,” he said. Scandinavian Airlines is to begin nonstop Miami-Copenhagen and Miami-Oslo service out of MIA beginning in September. Miami will be the airline’s only destination in the southeastern US. Additionally, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced that it will begin three weekly flights from MIA to Amsterdam beginning Oct. 30. “We’re trying to diversify our network

and be the gateway of the world,” Mr. Chin said. “This is some fruits of our labor.” The Scandinavian and KLM Royal Dutch news comes in the wake of recently started Eurowings direct service to Cologne – Germany’s fourth-largest city. The route marks MIA’s fifth German destination, along with Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich. The airport’s direct flights to Helsinki, serviced by Finnair, recently transitioned from seasonal to regular service. “Compared year-over-year... [on the Helsinki route] we’re up 22%, 10,000 passengers, January through March,” Mr. Chin said. “There is nothing but growth ahead for that,” he said. “That Finnair decided to move from seasonal to regular tells you how well service is doing. They don’t make those decisions lightly – numbers back it up.” The airport, Mr. Chin said, is expecting “a strong summer and also a strong winter with more new service.”

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Miami is welcoming more than 600 mayors and local officials from across Latin America at the 22nd Inter-American conference of mayors and local authorities to discuss ways to improve municipal services and democracy and the key role of local governments in stabilizing and maximizing a nation’s strength. The conference at Hilton Miami Downtown concludes today (6/16). Participants on Tuesday heard local government officials speaking about their experiences in their cities as may- Allan Rosenbaum ors or their contributions in strengthening local governments. For 22 years, Dr. Allan Rosenbaum, director of the Institute for Public Management and Community Service at Florida International University, has spearheaded the event, inviting officials, planning their stay and ensuring guests a platform to collaborate. “Governments that operate on local governments are some of the wealthiest countries in the world, while those that don’t emphasize on local governments are some of the poorest,” Mr. Rosenbaum said during the conference. Mayors and officials took turns sharing experiences on what worked for them and what didn’t. Jorge Alarcon Olivares, acting deputy director of the National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development of Mexico, expressed how important municipalities are to Mexico. “Municipalities are good at providing service. If one municipality is weak, that makes the whole nation weak,” he said. Mr. Olivares also said that in Mexico, an institute takes charge of local government consisting of 2,400 municipalities in 31 states. He also shared news on Mexico City, which has not been organized as a municipality but will be recognized as one. “In the next few days, the City of Mexico will become state number 32, which will revolutionize Mexico,” Mr. Olivares said. Lucas Nuñez del Prado, minister of autonomies of Bolivia, told the conference Bolivia is transitioning to an autonomous government and the only country where municipalities are autonomous. “They do not come under the state, federal or local levels. It is totally independent, which has allowed them to establish a good working arrangement with the federal government,” he said. “All these principles, features and trade come from an urban community and is a way to counter individualism inherent to cities. We want a good living for all.” The mayor of El Hatillo in

Venezuela, David Smolansky, points to his country’s unrest and recurring gang violence as something local government can help address. With more than 252,000 deaths to uniformed officers and an inflation rate of 720%, the highest in the world, the pressure to start at a regional level is mounting, he said. “Local governments are making serious moves to address the crises,” Mr. Smolansky said. “We have made public security our top priority as we have buried so many friends, it seems we are burying someone every day. This is a regional need that we need to address.” Antoinette Samuel, executive director of the National League of Cities in the US, said that sometimes the federal government “does not do their job,” so it is the city’s responsibility to lead in areas where the federal government falls short. “We are a league, an association of America’s cities. We are truly member-driven, we advocate for them on the national stage before Congress and the White House,” she said. “It is important know that cities and counties are still providing services when the federal government has come short in their responsibility.” She praised the conference as a platform for city leaders to share ideas that can be applied to their own cities to be stronger. “Cities are coming up with customized solutions for a better life for their residents,” Ms. Samuel said. “Gatherings like this are so important. No one nation has a monopoly on innovation. We want to learn from your cities and to share big idea innovations on what worked in your country. No matter where you are from, local governments get things done. We are problem solvers. When people bring problems to us, we don’t have the luxury to ignore the problem.” Dr. Rosenbaum wondered why people mistrusted the government. “Many people say that the government isn’t productive and they are so very wrong,” he said. “Everybody in this room got here by flying on an airplane. Think about what made that possible… government scientists… The problem is so many people have forgotten just how central the activities of government are in maintaining and producing a good society.” While Dr. Rosenbaum has been organizing the event for 22 years, the “father” of the event is Javier Javier Souto Souto, a Miami-Dade County commissioner. He first thought of the idea of a conference while eating picadillo with a mayor from a small town in northern-central Peru. “We concluded we needed to launch a conference for mayor

and local authorities right here as this was the right place to do it,” he told Miami Today. The event has attracted thousands of mayors to Miami and not only helps countries advance the development of local government but also brings wealth and business opportunities to South Florida. The Greater Miami Conven-

tion & Visitors Bureau awarded the conference the Miami Magnet Award for its contribution to the economic well being of Miami-Dade, as the event is estimated to generate about $1 million every year in hotels, restaurants, shops and airlines from participants. “Florida has become a major launch pad for business, a ma-

jor, major economic financial center,” Mr. Souto said. “Miami is the capital of the Americas. Nobody asks who or where they come from. Some come to do business or seek medical treatment; there is always a lot of activity… There are people from all races, a real cultural melting pot, and there is enough space and opportunity for all.”

AGGRESSIVE

DRIVING

50%

of traffic fatalities are due to aggressive driving

Eight Tips that can save a life 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Avoid the Blind Spots Pass with Caution Merge with Care Don’t Speed Don’t Cut Vehicles Off Signal Sooner Pay Attention Share the Road

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