Watchdog Report Vol.11 No.29 December 5, 2010 Est.05.05.00 – I go when you cannot

>>> Ruvin’s memo: THE CLERK OF COURTS OUTLINES RECALL PETITION PROCESS * HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK OF COURTS

“As the greater community begins to anticipate the realities and potential consequences of the recall effort launched by Norman Braman to unseat Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, the volume of the debate is rising and emotions on both sides are heating up. In this atmosphere, it is essential that the public has a clear picture of and a high degree of confidence in the fairness and accuracy of the process we will use to canvass and tabulate the approximately 113,000 individual petition forms delivered to my office by truck on November 5th.  The Elections Department has established that 51,992 valid signatures of voters are needed to force a recall election. To help you visualize the utter massiveness of this unprecedented submission: picture each petition form laid end to end; spanning 24 miles of paper, enough to cross Biscayne Bay from Downtown Miami to South Beach and back again – TWICE. Mr. Braman submitted 113 boxes with approximately 113,000 separate legal sized petition forms each with the signature of only one petitioner, the signature of the circulator and the signature and stamp of the notary.  Each box containing approximately 1,000 forms, 10 batches in a box. ONCE SUBMITTED, ALL OF IT BECAME PUBLIC RECORD!

And as such, maximizing security and enabling access and retrievability became job one of the petition canvassing process.  Managing and modernizing court and property records successfully has given the Clerk’s office personnel valuable and relevant experience. It’s a part of our DNA as an organization. Our first challenge was to log in the total submission, re-verifying the batching and number of the boxes.  We then stored them in a fully secured area, laid out and maintained in consecutive order so as to constitute a “library” of the actual paper petition forms.

We then systematically scanned each and every petition form with high resolution, high speed electronic scanners; all the while maintaining the “library” placement of the 113 boxes for easy access to any individual form if needed for any reason.

The scanned images will be viewed along side the signatures appearing in the Voter Registration Rolls on some 20 plus dual-screen computer workstations, thereby facilitating the step-by-step comparative judgment process; without having to expose the original forms to loss or damage.  We will also be checking each form’s full compliance with the requirements of County Ordinance 12-23 as written; the County Attorney’s Office having already passed on the Constitutionality and Legal Sufficiency of the Ordinance. The next challenge was to select the individuals to be utilized at these workstations where, among other tasks, the difficult comparisons must be made between a recent signature on a petition form and a signature on a voter registration card which might be much older.

Though tempting, I rejected deputizing Elections Department part-timers who were already trained in similar processes involving verifying absentee ballots, in order to avoid even the appearance of bias or conflict of interest.  I will likewise seek to screen out anyone from the process who has taken a public position on either side or for any reason feels unable to be fair and impartial.

My decision is to deploy approximately 40 plus highly capable and impartial personnel from Clerk’s Office operations, already versed in the Clerk’s Office culture of technological innovation and the responsibilities inherent with having custody of the public record.  In addition, we’ve secured the services of one of South Florida’s most outstanding Forensic Document Examiners (handwriting expert) Dianne Flores to provide the training and screening of our team.  She will also be available to offer assistance in the most difficult to determine instances, which will be batched for her review.

Having personally served on several canvassing boards over the years, I can appreciate the intricacies and sometimes-tedious nature of the signature comparison process.  I know that it REQUIRES total focus and concentration.

I have, therefore, resolved to allow observers, but to keep them at a prescribed distance from the 20 plus workstations where this demanding work is to be done.  I will not allow anyone to distract, intimidate, influence or in any way disrupt the environment needed to do this work. Detailed records will be kept so that every single decision to either accept or reject can be easily reviewed and any individual paper petition form can be easily accessed and examined.  This assures all sides that there will be ample opportunities to review any decision once we’ve finished our job and are in a position to certify the results of our canvass. We are determined to provide the professional, methodical, neutral, secure and transparent process the people of our County demand and have a right to expect. >> * In all other counties in Florida, the Supervisor of Elections is an independent elected official who manages all election related processes including recalls of elected officials. In Miami-Dade since the Clerk of Courts is an independent Constitutional Officer who does not work for either the Mayor or the Board of County Commissioners, the Charter designates the Clerk’s Office to both approve the form of a recall petition and to be responsible for the custody and the canvassing of petitions once submitted,” wrote Ruvin.

>>> Director Glazer-Moon in response to Putney column in The Herald on Mayor Alvarez budget

In an effort to allow the Mayor Carlos Alvarez to get their position and the facts in the public domain. The following e-mail was sent to me last week by county finance Director Jennifer Glazer-Moon regarding a column done by senior political reporter Michael Putney in his column with The Miami Herald recently on the county budget. Here it is unedited: >>> “Mr. Putney – There is some information in your column that isn’t accurate.  I know you’ve read it or heard it in various local media outlets and we’ve attempted to have the information corrected in the past to no avail.  Perhaps you will be able to correct it on the record.  I’m an English major too, as you know, so since I can understand it, I have confidence that you can understand, too! In your column, you seem to be focusing on the tax-supported portion of the budget, since your comments are about the “rollback” budget.  You say the budget “sliced operating expenses by a measly 1 percent.”  The 1 percent reduction was to the operating budget as a whole, which includes our proprietary operations.  The tax-supported budget, or the portion that was supported by millage rates at the “rollback” rate for two of the four taxing jurisdictions (countywide and UMSA; fire was slightly higher, library was much lower), actually went down by nearly 4.7 percent.  We are collecting $50 million less in property taxes this year, and almost $250 million less than two years ago.

Further, in your column, you write that “the county’s 28,000 employees got a 3 percent pay hike that cost $132 million, which was paid for by the property tax hike that will generate $178 million.”  The budgeted different between certain benefits which were frozen in FY 2009-10 (merit increases, longevity bonuses, premium pay, flex benefits) and the COLA between the two fiscal years for all sources of funds (not just property tax-supported functions) is $132 million, but that is offset by the savings associated with the employees’ contribution of 5 percent of their salaries to the cost of group health insurance which has a value of about $90 million across all sources of funds.  Once we reduce the cost associated with the functions outside the tax-supported budget, the increase in the budget is about $15 million.  Over the second and third years of the current bargaining contracts (the current fiscal year being the third year), employees will take home between 8 and 9 percent less than they did prior to the imposition of these concessions…even after the COLA is effective.  While the budget makes provision for these restorations, final determinations about whether they will in fact be restored to all employees under the Mayor’s purview have not been made.  Savings that would accrue if these restorations are not imposed will improve the county’s fund balance into next year.

We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating that the $178 million in property tax revenue that may be attributed to the difference between the revenue at flat millage rates and the millage rates that were adopted (actually below rollback in the aggregate because, as I said before, we are getting $50 million less), was necessary to keep our public safety functions and other priority services whole.  It was not to pay for salary increases for employees.  At the revenue reductions we were looking at, we could have eliminated all of the expenses in the UMSA budget outside of our local police function – closing parks, not maintaining streets, eliminating local planning, eliminating all internal support including the budgets for our elected officials and County Attorney – and still had to cut police officers at the flat millage rate.  In the fire district, which is nearly completely supported by property taxes, had we not adjusted the millage rate, we would have been forced to lay off more than 400 fire fighters, close more than a dozen units and several stations.  Reductions that would have been necessary in the countywide budget would have been devastating to our residents who depend upon our social services, and would have created a crisis for our criminal justice system due to reduced jail beds and significant reductions to our court system obligations.  This information has either not been reported, or commented on inaccurately.

All of this information has been provided verbally at many public meetings in a number of different venues.  It has been included in the various documents we produce on the budget.  It has also been explained to our elected officials and the media.  When you speak of forces beyond the Mayor’s control that are contributing to the current situation, you did not include flawed reporting.  Perhaps you should have, wrote Glazer-Moon, the Director, Office of Strategic Business Management www.miamidade.gov

>>> CITT taps Zilber once again as chair, oversees $175 million in sales tax dollars

Linda Zilber, the long serving Citizens Independent Transit Trust member was reelected as chair last week, after the board approved a waiver of the time someone could be in a leadership position. Zilber a former municipal mayor along with other trustees oversees about $175 million that comes in from a countywide half-cent sales tax for transportation projects. The tax was passed in 2002 and while the trust was billed as independent, the body quickly fell under the county commission and administration’s thumb, though the body picked up a little independence over the last few years. Zilber’s son Martin is on the Public Health Trust.

>>> On the Dec.7 Board of County Commission agenda is a resolution giving the Historic Biltmore Hotel $1.2 million from the Historic Preservation Fund and there will be a public hearing on the item.

>>> Another item is a second reading of an ordinance amending the county’s Water and Sewer Department’s to allow “tenets to receive water and sewer service through a bridge account not to exceed six months where multi-unit property is served by one meter and property owner’s account is terminated for nonpayment,” states the ordinance amendment.

>>> GMCVB press release: “THE NEW MIA”– MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARRIVALS INCREASE IN OCTOBER 2010 – Passenger arrivals at Miami International Airport (MIA) increased for the month of October 2010 with international arrivals up by +7.3% when compared to the previous year’s level. Domestic passenger arrivals were up +10.8%.  Total arrivals increased in October by +9.1%.

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>>> Press release: The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announces the launch of the KNIGHT MASTERWORKS COLLECTION, a new initiative celebrating the bridge between visual art and performing arts through the creation of an annual commissioning project.  Beginning in 2011, the Adrienne Arsht Center will commission a limited edition print to commemorate the John S. and James L. Knight Masterworks Season, a series of concerts and performances showcasing the very best classical music and dance performers from around the world.  Made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Arts Challenge, the KNIGHT MASTERWORKS COLLECTION will reflect the vibrant spirit of the Masterworks Season and expand the experience of each visitor to the Center to include both inventive, original works of visual art and inspired, world-class performances.

Each year, the Adrienne Arsht Center will commission an artist of the highest caliber to create an original work inspired by the season’s classical music and dance programming.  The print – an image of harmony among the art forms – will be featured prominently in the Center, giving art a dynamic presence both on stage and throughout the campus.

The KNIGHT MASTERWORKS COLLECTION will include a limited number of commemorative print editions which will be available for purchase each season.  As the collection grows and becomes a significant part of the patron and public experience at the Adrienne Arsht Center, the campus will come to house a premier gallery of exciting, original works. “It is thrilling for the Adrienne Arsht Center to embark on this new initiative – a creative endeavor whose reach will be felt well beyond the walls of our campus – creating a spectacular art collection that South Florida will be able to enjoy for years to come,” said M. John Richard, president and CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center.  “We are extraordinarily grateful to the Knight Foundation for supporting our efforts to build a new tradition linking the power of visual and performing arts in a meaningful way for our community.”

“The Arsht visual art series will reach into the talented ranks of Miami artists and give them a major venue to display their work,” said Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation’s vice president/arts. www.knightfoundation.org

Modeled on Lincoln Center’s List Art Collection, the KNIGHT MASTERWORKS COLLECTION will underline the broader context in which the visual arts work in tandem with the performing arts.  Created in 1962, the List Art Collection has commissioned more than 125 fine art prints by many of the most celebrated artists of our time, including Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Helen Frankenthaler, and Robert Rauschenberg among many others.  The Adrienne Arsht Center has the great honor to be the very first off-site location chosen to host Lincoln Center’s List Art Collection, now on display throughout the Center’s halls and lobbies.  This historic partnership between Lincoln Center and the Adrienne Arsht Center helped to inform the Center’s creation of a new collection designed to enhance the vibrant performing arts experience audiences have come to expect at the Adrienne Arsht Center. “The List Art Collection has been part of the fabric of Lincoln Center’s culture and patron experience for nearly 50 years and remains at the forefront of art trends,” said Karen Davidson, Visual Art Director for Lincoln Center.  “We feel sure that the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Knight Masterworks Collection will follow this same pioneering path.” >>> The Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge is a five-year, $40 million initiative to bring South Florida together through the arts.  This idea of uniting South Floridians through artistic innovation is brilliantly echoed in the vision informing the KNIGHT MASTERWORKS COLLECTION.  Visit www.arshtcenter.org for up-to-date information for details and schedules.

BROWARD COUNTY

>>> Commissioner Ritter hit with 28 election violation charges, will fight elections commission findings, and had net worth of $260,000

Commissioner Stacy Ritter has a real problem after the Florida Elections Commission hit her with 28 misdemeanor charges for election campaign irregularities. Ritter, a former state representative is married to a prominent lobbyist and over the past years, she has gotten some critical ink, and believes the media is out to get her. These charges come after her 2008 campaign where ultimately, she faced no opposition but campaign contributions went to a variety of places including over $6,600 for cell phones used by her husband and child. She claims she did not benefit from the sloppy bookkeeping and when she gets her hearing in front of the state’s elections commission. She will be vindicated, and each charge if sustained calls for a $1,000 fine per violation. However, a variety of media sources has done longer stories on Ritter and they are a fascinating read. For more go to http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/ & www.sunsentinel.com

>>> Thank you for using the Broward County Commission Agenda E-mail Notification System. A new Broward County Commission Agenda is available. Point your browser to http://www.broward.org/commission/welcome.htm to view the new agenda.

PALM BEACH COUNTY

>>> Atty. sentenced for stealing trust funds

Press release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Henry Gutierrez, Postal Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, and J. Thomas Cardwell, Commissioner, State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation, announced that former attorney James B. Hayes, 57, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Court Judge James Cohn to 70 months in prison. In addition, the court ordered Hayes to pay restitution to the victims in the amount of $2,706,346.91. Hayes had pled guilty in September to two counts of making false statements on a HUD-1 Settlement Form, a matter within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001. According to the criminal information and statements made in court during today’s sentencing  hearing, Hayes practiced law from 2007 through December 2009 at James B. Hayes P.A., in Boca Raton, Florida, handling real estate closings for clients and mortgage lenders. During that time, Hayes misappropriated more than $2,706,346.91. This amount included funds that were used to payoff prior loans and client funds from the law firm’s trust account. Hayes was permanently disbarred by the Florida Supreme Court on August 24, 2010 and in his plea agreement agreed not to reapply or seek admission as an attorney in any state.  Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, FBI, and the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation.  Mr. Ferrer also thanked title insurance companies Attorneys Title, Old Republic and Chicago Title, and The Florida Bar for their assistance in this investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeffrey H. Kay and Larry Bardfeld of the Fort Lauderdale Office. >>> A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

ORANGE COUNTY

>>> Press release: EDUCATION COMMISSIONER DR. ERIC J. SMITH -Regarding Ron Blocker named as the 2011 Florida Superintendent of the Year

“I would like to congratulate Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Mr. Ron Blocker on receiving this prestigious award. Mr. Blocker is a true leader and has displayed a tireless dedication to students throughout his accomplished career. This honor went to an educator who believes that every student has the ability to succeed if given access to high quality and demanding educational opportunities.” “During my time with Orange County Public Schools, I had the privilege of seeing firsthand Mr. Blocker’s ability to inspire students, teachers, parents, and all education stakeholders in his community. During his 10 years of leadership, Orange County has experienced skyrocketing graduation rates and Advanced Placement participation. Mr. Blocker remains focused on improving student performance and increasing learning gains for every student in his district.”

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

>>> Local man sentenced for filing false tax return

Press release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation Division,  and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, announce the sentencing of defendant William Chris Blane, Jr., 57, of Vero Beach, FL, on tax charges.  At today’s hearing, U.S. District Court Judge José E. Martinez sentenced Blane to 16 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release.  On August 4, 2010, Blane pled guilty to filing a false individual income tax return for tax year 2006, in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(1).  Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, Blane paid restitution to the IRS of more than $1 million. According to court documents, from 2004 to 2007, defendant Blane owned stock and engaged in various transactions in three separate companies, Eyewonder, Inc., Eyevest LLC, and Poly-Triplex, Inc.  During that time, Blane solicited and was solicited by individuals to invest in Eyewonder, and to purchase Poly-Triplex subscription agreements and stock.  Approximately 41 individuals bought stock directly from Blane.  Blane deposited money earned from the sales of this stock into his personal bank account, but failed to report the income on his tax returns for tax years 2004-2007.  As a result, defendant Blane owed substantial taxes to the IRS.  As part of his plea agreement, Blane paid the IRS the outstanding taxes, interest and penalties. >>> Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer C. Millien. A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

HIGHLANDS COUNTY

>>> There he goes again; Gov. Crist suspends Carlson for DUI manslaughter, #44

There he goes again; Gov. Charlie Crist suspends Highlands County Commissioner Jeffrey Carlson after the official was charged with “DUI boating manslaughter,” a felony. Crist has been removing officials around the state since he took office at a decent clip with Broward and Palm Beach Counties still seeing elected officials biting the dust for a variety of reasons, including public corruption. Since taking office in Jan. 2007, the governor has removed 44 elected officials since that time, but with only a month to go in office, will this be his last suspension?

MONROE COUNTY

>>> Administrator Gastesi says, “Paradise is just a short drive away,” so come on down to Conch Republic

The Watchdog Report wanted to find out how things were going in the nation’s most southern county with around only 65,000 residents, but has become a tourist mecca for people looking for the laid-back life style of the “Conch Republic.” I contacted Roman Gastesi, the Monroe County Administrator to get an update of how the Florida Keys were doing and its economic status and he wrote back. “It’s going well down here, our Key West airport passenger traffic is up 20% for the year, bed tax & sales taxes are up approximately 5%, and hotel advance reservations are also up, an indication that we should have a strong tourist season. Our Tourist Development Council (TDC) – funded by Bed Tax – has been doing a great job supporting new events that fill the gap between our busy summer & winter seasons. For example, in early November, we had the first annual Eco-Week, with over fifty events celebrating our natural paradise, and this weekend is the first Key West Triathlon, which sold-out immediately and was expanded to more than 650 participants – including me, hence the early morning e-mail. Thanks again for asking and remind everyone that our paradise is a just a short drive away,” wrote the veteran administrator.

>>> FDOT Public meetings scheduled for Keys & Miami-Dade, residents and public asked to get involved via a number of ways

This year there will be a new way to participate in the Florida Department of Transportation’s Work Program Public Hearing. It will be streamed online so interested persons will be able to participate by e-mailing or phoning in comments or questions. Please help inform the public of this opportunity. There will be a link to the Work Program on the FDOT construction website www.fdotmiamidade.com where viewers will be able to preregister beginning November 26 to participate online, and where all related materials will be available. Your opinion is important to the department. FDOT project managers will be on hand to hear your thoughts and answer your questions. Those who attend the public hearing online will be able to view two-minute pre-recorded segments on major FDOT projects, as well as the live portion of the public hearing. Online participants will have the opportunity to submit questions or comments via e-mail or phone.

>>> Monroe County Public Hearing Wednesday, December 8, 6 p.m., Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, (Mile Marker 50), Marathon >>> Online Public Hearing can be viewed on line at www.fdotmiamidade.com/workprogram

MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

>>> Audit Committee nation’s fourth largest district taxpayer firewall, one discussion referenced “a lot of fairy dust in the room” after Charter School owners explanation of $69,000 monthly rent

The School Board Audit Committee meets Tuesday at 12:30 p.m., the volunteer board made up of accountants, attorneys, former prosecutors, a citizen, and a school board member is the community firewall when it comes to oversight of the public district’s $4. 3 billion yearly budget.  I have been going to these meetings consistently since 1998, after a district audit staffer took pity on me after I repeatedly asked for district audits, but kept getting back a little pamphlet that had a lunch box (instead of a pie chart) with different percentages and numbers. That was not what I was looking for back then and ultimately found, when I attended this first audit committee meeting, where I walked out with about six inches of documents and audit reports. Since then, the leadership on the board now changes on a regular basis versus the old days when one person chaired the committee for over ten years. And this regular smooth change of leadership is a good thing and the people on the committee really do a thorough analysis of the documents and many times the discussion, to say the least, is animated, especially when it comes to some of the 80 plus Charter Schools the district has. And after one school’s owner (who happens to own the building the school is located in Coconut Grove and this relationship is classified as a “related transaction” within the district), explanation why the $69,000 plus rent per month was not too high given the size of the facility. The audit committee chair Frederick “Buck” Thornburg said at the time after hearing the explanation that, “there is a lot of fairy dust in the room,” which gives you a flavor of the kind of discussions that sometimes comes up.

>>> Gov. elect Scott taps Curbelo for education transition team

Press release: Carlos L. Curbelo, Miami-Dade County School Board Member for District 7, was appointed to the education transition team of Gov.-elect Rick Scott. The education transition 18-member team will increase efficiency and effectiveness by looking to the private sector for ideas. The team will also investigate cost-saving measures and strategies that will improve the quality of teaching. The Governor-elect stated that he wants the transition team to find “innovative ways to create a new education system for a new economy.”  Mr. Curbelo is joined on the transition team by former Washington, D.C. Superintendent and education advocate Michelle Rhee and Patricia Levesque, Executive Director of former Gov. Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future.

PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST

>>> Let the debate begin about when Roldan leaves, what will trust & BCC do for replacement of CEO

“You can’t always get what you want, you can only get what you need,” said Pascal Goldschmidt, M.D., last week at the PHT monthly board meeting when a trustee asked a question about how things were going at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the financial issues, and the future departure of PHT President & CEO Eneida Roldan, M.D.  Goldschmidt, a cardiologist, referring to medical procedures said if a patient needed something special they got it, but if there were a couple of ways to resolve a medical issue, the lower cost way would be the preferred treatment of choice. The Watchdog Report has been waiting for the slight change in medical care procedures the last few years as the health system struggles keeping the doors open, had 18-days of cash on hand around Nov. 20 (though that will be higher in the future because of the cash cycle) while delivering world-class healthcare for all in the community who need it.

What about CEO Roldan?

The issue of Dr. Eneida Roldan’s successor after her announced retirement at the beginning of June, and possible earlier has split the PHT board and County commission on how the leadership issue should be resolved, and within what time frame. In the past, a national search had been done that usually takes six to nine months, and the headhunter doing this search will likely be Quick Leonard Kieffer, the same firm used in 2003 and 2009 and they are familiar with Jackson, its challenges and the brand. (For more on this story go to .http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/04/1956745/jackson-health-board-members-weigh.html

What about www.wpbt.org/issues ?

Helen Ferre, the host of Issues over the weekend interviewed county Commissioner Natacha Seijas (Net worth $617,000) and PHT vice Chair Angel Medina, Jr. and check it out for you see how the two body’s interact when it comes to the PHT governance and oversight by the county commission. Seijas during the show frankly said she “never thought she [Eneida Roldan, M.D.] was capable of running the hospital.” >>>Watch This Week’s Issues Here are the links to watch this week’s program on uVu – ISSUE ONE: Interview with Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas – ISSUE TWO: Role of Public Health Trust