Watchdog Report Vol.14 No.44 March 9, 2014 EST.05.05.00 – I go when you cannot- Celebrating 15 years May 5th
CONTENTS
Miami-Dade County: In the month of January 2014, the 3% Convention Development Tax (CDT) reflects a +7.2% increase compared to the same time last year in 2013. The 2% Tourist Development Tax (TDT) collections for Greater Miami (excluding Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside) shows an increase of +6.7% compared to the 2013.
City of Miami: Ethics Commission Settlement between Miami Commissioner Carollo reached over traffic stop
>>> Other stories around Florida
Community Events: Frost Museum at FIU has exhibit of Pulitzer Prize photographs over the decades, a must see collection MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PARKS AND THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION PRESENT A FREE Caribbean-Reggae concert at Goulds Park on Friday, March 7 Wyle Fyah Band — Join the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida at Walk the Talk for Epilepsy and support Floridians living with epilepsy!
Editorials: — Check out the past 2003 national story in the Tribune papers: Paperwork Tiger By Maya Bell, Miami Bureau, Orlando Sun-Sentinel January 20, 2003 >>> And a 2004 UNC Chapel Hill study of the Southeast United States 15 states media outlet study where the Watchdog Report is listed as writing a “influential” column in Florida with over 100,000 readers: http://www.unc.edu/~davismt/SouthNow.pdf
Letter’s: Reader and physician on WDR editorial last week
Sponsors: Publisher’s mission statement & Subscription information is at the bottom of this issue — Scroll down for all the headline stories text.
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>>> The Watchdog Report publisher was on WLRN/NPR 91.3 FM at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on the show Topical Currents , hosted by Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman www.wlrn.org/topicalcurrents and the discussion will also include former Miami Herald reporters Dan Christensen, of www.browardbulldog.org and Elaine De Valle of www.politicalcortadito.com and the overall program will be on the Florida Legislature’s upcoming session that starts on Tuesday. Readers should listen in if you get a chance. And to listen to the show go to https://www.facebook.com/TopicalCurrents?ref=stream
>>> Correction: In last week’s WDR I reversed the named of the companies involved in the major county water and sewer contract and here is a corrected version that also appears on the webpage. I apologize for the error. Here is the corrected story. A New wrinkle has emerged in the $1.6 billion County Water & Sewer contract, County IG asked to try to sort out validity of some company’s expert’s claims of past work
The $1. 6 billion Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer contract for the future decades of massive infrastructure improvements being pushed by the federal government, has hit another snag. And at a another meeting this week at County Hall Miriam Singer, the Director of Procurement said because of certain accusations and perhaps embellished statements, by one of the two companies vyeing for the contract’s consultants. She is asking the Miami-Dade Office of the Inspector General to look into some of the perhaps embellishments of experience of one key person on the winning side. The person in question was David Haywood, who is the project manager and is part of the AECOM team that won the contract initially over CH2M, that has been challenging the competency and past work experience of the man and the winning company, that now the IG Office may have to sort out in the future. And readers should stay tuned and see how this ongoing county bid drama pans out in the future.
>>> With the Watchdog Report closing in on 15 years, I thank all of you that have supported the effort, not for the faint of heart in many ways, including financially surviving
When I started the Watchdog Report on May 5, 2000, I never imagined that almost 15 years later. I would still be at it, and I want to thank all of you and the organizations that have financially supported me over those years. Since I essentially am funded by the community and my readers. Moreover, to say it has been a strange fork in the road for someone, who came from the corporate world, to have started this effort is an understatement, and only in South Florida could I have pulled off a mainstream news service like the WDR. However, given the colorful nature of our community and how so many of us love and create the drama, that would be good entertainment. If we were not overall such a poor community, with pockets of great wealth, yet other areas in major poverty, and why our limited public tax dollars should be spent wisely and with proper oversight and media attention.
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>>> There is no Watchdog Report this week, I needed to take a break, work on some medical and financial issues, and I hope to be back next week, giving my readers an update of breaking events and issues here in South Florida and if you think having a independent news service done by one person, soon Celebrating 15 years is important, please consider supporting the WDR, and how to do that is listed at the bottom of the Report. For I go when you cannot.
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>>> Children’s Movement of Florida Voices of Florida – We all have a story, a story that defines us. It is our collective story, our challenges and our triumphs that inspire a movement. Floridians from all walks of life have joined together with an understanding that the future of our state rests on the well-being of our children. Visit The Children’s Movement website to read their stories and share your own. >>> I find it unacceptable, as all of us should, that at least a half-million children in Florida – all citizens — have no health insurance. How could this be in our beloved country that seeks to be a beacon to the world? Health insurance for all children is one of the five major planks of The Children’s Movement. With the support of Florida Covering Kids and Families, The Children’s Movement is working with dozens of local partners to help build a meaningful signing-up initiative in more than a dozen Florida communities. Already we have: Completed 18 KidCare trainings around the state. Signed up, trained and deployed more than a hundred volunteers. Begun to build a growing collaboration between local school districts and KidCare outreach coalitions. It’s a good start, but only the start. If you’d like to become a volunteer, just click here. Another way to help is to make a contribution – of any size – to help support this work. It is easy. Just click here. A real movement isn’t possible without your helping in some meaningful way. Dave Lawrence, Jr., Chair The Children’s Movement.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
>>> GMCVB press release: In the month of January 2014, the 3% Convention Development Tax (CDT) reflects a +7.2% increase compared to the same time last year in 2013. The 2% Tourist Development Tax (TDT) collections for Greater Miami (excluding Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside) shows an increase of +6.7% compared to the 2013. The 1% Restaurant Food and Beverage Tax collections in Miami-Dade (excluding Miami Beach, Bal Harbour and Surfside) shows an increase of +3.8% compared to the same time in 2013.
| Miami-Dade County Tax Collections | ||
| 3% Convention Development Tax | ||
| January 2014 | January 2013 | % Change vs. 2013 |
| $7,639,730 | $7,127,534 | +7.2% |
| 2% Tourist Development Tax | ||
| January 2014 | January 2013 | % Change vs. 2013 |
| $2,589,215 | $2,427,210 | +6.7% |
| 1% Restaurant Food & Beverage Tax | ||
| January 2014 | January 2013 | % Change vs. 2013 |
| $1,781,078 | $1,716,695 | +3.8% |
CITY OF MIAMI
>>> Ethics Commission Settlement between Miami Commissioner Carollo reached over traffic stop
M-DC Ethics Commission press release: The Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust today approved a settlement with Miami City Commissioner Frank Carollo, who was accused of exploiting his official position by calling the Miami police chief after being pulled over for a traffic violation in Coconut Grove in August 2012. The investigation determined that, after being pulled over, Carollo called the chief, who subsequently called the area commander, who then told dispatchers to have the officer call him. The officer let Carollo go with a warning. During a public hearing today, Commissioner Carollo pleaded No Contest to the complaint (C 12-32) and agreed to pay a fine of $1,000 plus investigative costs of $1,404.15. Additionally, he will accept a Letter of Instruction, which is to be drafted and presented to the Ethics Commission at its monthly meeting on March 13, 2014.
After the settlement was unanimously approved, Ethics Commission Chairman Nelson Bellido said it would send a message to the community and other elected officials not to exploit their positions or give the appearance of doing so. “Our elected officials need to be held to a higher standard,” Bellido added. >>> The Ethics Commission was created in 1996 as an independent agency with advisory and quasi-judicial powers. It is composed of five members, serving staggered terms of four years each. Through a program of education, outreach and enforcement, the Commission seeks to empower the community and bolster public trust.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
>>> MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PARKS AND THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION PRESENT A FREE caribbean-Reggae concert at Goulds Park on Friday, March 7 Wyle Fyah Band
Press release: Enjoy a free Caribbean-Reggae concert under the stars by Wyle Fyah on Friday, March 7, 2014 at Goulds Park, 21805 SW 114 Ave., Miami. This family-style concert is part of the season’s expanded Noches Tropicales/Tropical Nights free concert series presented by the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department and sponsored by the Knight Foundation. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and admission and parking are free. Clifford Mayers, aka “Socaman Cliff”, formed the band Wyle Fyah in 1998. The group performs a diverse repertoire of Reggae, Soca, Calypso, Rock, Blues, Top 40’s, and Louis Armstrong classics. They have opened concerts for such musical superstars as Jimmy Buffet, Third World, Inner Circle, and Shaggy. Cliff has also performed at the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City.
Concert goers are encouraged to bring along a blanket, chairs and snacks to better enjoy the festivities. In the event of rain, concerts may be cancelled. Concert performers are subject to change. For more information on Noches Tropicales/Tropical Nights concerts, call Vivian Greer Digon at 305-271-0812 or visit Miami-Dade County Parks on the web at www.miamidade.gov/parks.
Mark your calendar for April 4 – the season’s finale will feature a live concert by Tony Swing at Tropical Park. To stay up to date on all future events, like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/miamidadeparks; and follow us on Twitter @miamidadeparks. You can also see past events on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/miamidadeparks.
Miami-Dade County Parks kicked off its free Noches Tropicales/Tropical Nights 2013/2014 concert season with a star-studded Latin Jazz Gala concert at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium (MDCA) on September 20. The Gala concert was led by 10-time Grammy Award-winning percussionist Edwin Bonilla and his Latin Jazz All-Star Ensemble, and included musical performances by five-time Grammy winning violinist Federico Britos, legendary Cuban flutist Gustavo Cruz and vocalist Lucy Grau. These concerts were made possible by a $100,000 Knight Foundation grant to expand the Noches Tropicales concert series from its home base at Tropical Park to other venues throughout the County and taking on the name of “Tropical Nights”. The Noches Tropicales concerts at Tropical Park are made possible by a $75,000 grant from Target.
Noches Tropicales and Tropical Nights are produced each year by Miami-Dade Parks to bring communities closer together through the presentation of culturally diverse entertainment that is free and enjoyable for families. Now in its eighth year, Noches Tropicales, inaugurated by Miami-Dade County Commissioner, Senator Javier D. Souto, has showcased more than 30 evening concerts at Tropical Park that have included traditional Cuban contemporary music and zarzuelas, Argentinean tango, Brazilian Jazz, and a Spanish-language version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. More than 45,000 patrons have attended Noches Tropicales concerts over the years.
About the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department:
Nationally accredited, a three-time winner of the NRPA National Gold Medal Award, winner of the 2013 Florida Governor’s Sustained Excellence Award and the 2009 Florida Governor’s Sterling Award for excellence in management and operations, Miami-Dade County Parks is the third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 260 parks and 12,825 acres of land. It is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world. Made up of more than just playgrounds and athletic fields, it also comprises out-of-school, sports-development, and summer-camp programs; programs for seniors and people with disabilities; educational nature centers and nature preserves; environmental restoration efforts; arts and culture programs and events; the renowned Zoo Miami and the Deering Estate at Cutler; the Crandon Tennis Center, home of the Sony Open; golf courses; beaches; marinas; campgrounds; pools; and more. For information about Miami-Dade County Parks call 3-1-1, or visit www.miamidade.gov/parks/.
>>> Join the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida at Walk the Talk for Epilepsy and support Floridians living with epilepsy!
For seven years, EFOF has hosted walks throughout the state each spring to raise awareness and funds for this common condition. Did you know one in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy in their lifetime? Walk the Talk for Epilepsy 2014 is almost here! Register today to help make a difference in 375,000 Floridian’s lives and enjoy a day of family fun. Miami, March 22, Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40th Street, Miami, FL 33155 Click here register to walk and purchase tickets Click here to start a fundraising team or join one! Can’t attend the walk, but want to make a donation? Click here! Tickets are $25. Your support and collaboration helps the foundation provide medical and social services and continue to lead the fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy. For details contact your local Epilepsy Foundation of Florida Office at 305-670-4949
>>> Frost Museum at FIU has exhibit of Pulitzer Prize photographs over the decades, a must see collection
The Frost Museum at Florida International University is holding a unique exhibit of photos from past Pulitzer Prize winners and some of the photographs will rip your heart out, when the visual tragedy is brought to life in a photo. Here is the information on the exhibit: Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs February 12, 2014 – April 20, 2014 -Capture the Moment consists of photographs from every Pulitzer Prize photographer, from the year of the first prize, 1942, to the present. Presently, there are 166 photographs included. The exhibit includes dramatic and poignant news and feature photographs, including Joe Rosenthal’s World War II photo of the raising of the flag by U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima (1945 Pulitzer); the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2006 Pulitzer); Robert H. Jackson’s 1963 photo of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald and Nathaniel Fein’s shot of Babe Ruth watching his number being retired at Yankee Stadium (1949 Pulitzer). >>> Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs was developed by Business of Entertainment, Inc. NYC (www.bizzent.com), Cyma Rubin, Curator, in association with the Newseum (www.newseum.org) in Washington, D.C. and for more go to http://thefrost.fiu.edu/exhibitions.htm
>>> The Margulies Collection is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday 11am to 4pm Feature Exhibitions: Song Dong | The Wisdom of the Poor: A Communal Courtyard Arte Povera | Calzolari, Kounellis, Pistoletto Anselm Kiefer | Paintings and Sculpture 1986 – 2006 New Painting: Anna Betbeze, Aaron Bobrow, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Astrid Svangren,Tam Van Tran New Photography: Olafur Eliasson, Jan Hoek, Nina Katchadourian, Domenico Mangano, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Hank Willis Thomas New Sculpture: Ai Weiwei, Nathalie Djurberg, Masao Gozu, Kenny Scharf, Paolo Ventura
New Video: Kota Ezawa, Amar Kanwar We look forward to welcoming you to the Warehouse soon!
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You are completely on point. If JMH is hit with a $140 million funding loss, if UMH is hit with a $35 million loss, and the UPL dollars are reduced by another $35 million, the medical campus will be a strikingly different place in the near future. It is such a special place- truly a jewel that benefits Miami Dade and all of Florida- that it is sad to think this is even being considered.
Alan Livingstone, M.D.
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