City Manager Briefing Report

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1 City Manager Briefing Report November 2012 Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM City Manager This report is prepared in order to inform the City Commission of the status of major projects and ongoing matters. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Aventura City of Excellence School Highlights Middle school students enjoyed a performance by the New World School of the Arts Dancers at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center 7 th grade students volunteered their time to clean up Hollywood Beach 4 th grade students took their annual St. Augustine field trip The National Junior Honor Society sponsored a successful event to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project ACES held the sixth annual Middle School Science Fair. Winners will compete at the district level next month 5 th grade students traveled to Jonathan Dickenson State Park and learned "first hand" about Florida s ecosystems ACES annual spelling bee will take place Thursday at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center There was an overwhelming response to our Thanksgiving food drive. Due to the generosity of our school community ACES was able to donate over 100 Thanksgiving meals to those in need City Commission Elections Terri Holzberg was re-elected and Howard Weinberg and Enbar Cohen were elected to serve a four year term on the City Commission. City Manager Briefing Report

2 Police Department Statistics & Highlights Monthly Crime Overview Crimes from September 2012 to October 2012 that Increased: Burglary up by 6. Crimes from September 2012 to October 2012 that decreased: Sex Crimes down by 1; Robbery down by 1; Simple Assault down by 2; Aggravated Assault down by 2; Larceny down by 5; Theft-Auto down by September October Robbery Aggravated Assault Simple Assault Burglary Larceny Theft-Auto City Manager Briefing Report 2

3 Calls for service for October 2011 compared to October 2012 decreased by 27. A Crime Suppression Officer was named police officer of the month. Arts and Cultural Center The following represents the programming for the month: November Date Event Time Attendance 2-Nov New World School of Arts Dance Ensemble 10AM Nov New World School of Arts Dance Ensemble 8PM Nov The Broadway Tenors 8PM Nov Bobby Collins 8PM Nov Marta Brankovich Classical Piano Recital 5PM Nov Aventura Foreign Film Series: Chinese Take-Away 7PM Nov ACES/Science Fair and Awards Ceremony 6PM Nov Ballet Etoile's Ballet Gala 8PM Nov Charlotte's Web - Family Fun Series 11AM Nov Charlotte's Web - Family Fun Series 1PM Nov South Florida Symphony Master Concert I 8PM Nov ACES Spelling Bee 8:45AM Nov ACES Spelling Bee 8:45AM City Manager Briefing Report 3

4 Pending Development Projects Submitted for Review Turnberry Isle Hotel Expansion, West Country Club Drive Puerto Aventura Residential Condominium, NE 185 Street (Terzetto north lot) Turnberry Plaza Hotel, NE 191 Street Turnberry Plaza Hotel Tentative Plat, NE 191 Street Aventura on the Bay Residential Condominium, 3250 NE 188 Street Public Storage Redevelopment, Biscayne Boulevard The Village at Island Estates Residential, Two Islands in Dumfounding Bay, North Island Shuttle Bus Service Monthly Ridership Summary Blue Route 4,939 21% Red Route 4,112 17% Green Route 4,836 21% Purple Route 4,571 19% Yellow Route 5,084 22% Monthly Ridership 23,542 Website Information Top 10 Viewed Pages October Home 2. Jobs 3. Building Permits 4. Search 5. Jobs: Support/Project Specialist 6. Aventura Express Shuttle Bus 7. Contact Us 8. Jobs: Certified Police Officer 9. Online Services 10. Police There are 3,240 Twitter followers for the City. aventuracenter.org had over 30,000 visitors a month. aventuracharter.org had over 38,000 visitors a month. Biscayne Boulevard City Property City Manager Briefing Report 4

5 The City has received offers for the sale of this property. Once evaluated, and if they meet the City s expectations on price they will be submitted to the City Commission for formal action. Major Capital Improvement Projects Status Report Government Center Parking Expansion In Process DERM and MD-Fire have both reviewed the construction drawings and have provided comments that are being addressed by the consultant. Re-submittal is expected no later than December 7, Once approved, they will be submitted to the City s Building Division. The pre-construction conference will then be scheduled and the Notice to Proceed will be issued at that time. Permit and construction is expected to commence in early January, Tree relocations from the existing parking lot are complete. Traffic Signal Intersection of NE 185 th & NE 28 th Court In Process. All issues with use of existing easements and the use for traffic signal improvements have been resolved. Presently, we expect a February, 2013 construction start date with an expected four month construction time. Country Club Drive Right Turn Lane at 34 th Avenue In Process. Presently, we expect a January 4, 2013 construction start date. Country Club Drive (Northbound) Road Resurfacing Surveying of Country Club Drive continues. Drawings will be completed the first week of February, Biscayne Boulevard Decorative Street Lighting Phase III A work authorization for design has been approved. Construction drawings will be completed no later than March, Cost analysis revealed we can continue the street lights south to NE 182 nd Street from the current terminus located at the Loehmann s Plaza entrance and remain within the 2012/13 budget. City Manager Briefing Report 5