[{"id":2369,"date":"2020-02-14T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T20:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citydebate.com\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2020-02-14T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T20:46:16","slug":"tuesday-morning-breakfast-club-joshua-m-levy-candidate-for-school-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/citydebate.com\/2020\/02\/14\/tuesday-morning-breakfast-club-joshua-m-levy-candidate-for-school-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club Joshua M. Levy Candidate for school board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I take great pride in giving back to our community. I am President of the Miami Beach Bar Association and served as Vice-Chair of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce.\u00a0 My passion for community service also includes improving our public education system, which I have been fighting for since my children, who are third-generation students attending public schools in Miami Beach, started school.<\/p>\n<p>I advocated in Tallahassee for an increase in per-pupil funding.\u00a0 I also legislated at the Quality of Education Committee for the City of Miami Beach and chaired the Committee, focusing on such issues as safety, and security and e-cigarettes.\u00a0 I have served as the feeder pattern representative for all the Parent Teacher Student Associations flow into Miami Beach Senior High School.\u00a0 And now I am running for the school board.<\/p>\n<p>As a lawyer with 25 years of experience, I have not only advocated in the courtroom.\u00a0 I have also advocated for Miami Beach Public Schools, for my children who are currently seventh and ninth graders in Miami Dade Public Schools, and for Miami Beach students.\u00a0 Now I am eager to advocate for all our public schools, for all our parents, and for all our future leaders.\u00a0 Please join me as I discuss my candidacy and my platform next Tuesday at the Tuesday morning breakfast club.<\/p>\n<!-- wpsso rrssb get buttons: buttons on archive option not enabled -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I take great pride in giving back to our community. 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I invite you to visit my website periodically and use it as a connection to County Government where you can find useful information on services, programs, and pertinent legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Miguel Soliman for District 5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As a successful builder, Miguel Soliman understands the importance of infrastructure. Soliman says that for too long, the established politicians have ignored our quality of life. Soliman says our public and private transit needs to be improved and we need to recruit companies with better-paying jobs to attract and retain professional personnel. Soliman says that workforce, low-income\/affordable housing, and our senior citizens are especially critical.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#FFFF99\" width=\"215\" height=\"1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #ffff00; width: 385px; height: 1px; border: 1px solid #000000;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Join us Tuesday, February 11th, at 8:30 AM in welcoming Steve Bovo and <strong>Miguel Soliman to speak on<\/strong>\u00a0public issues of importance to the City of Miami Beach.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"800\" height=\"21\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"800\" height=\"7\">\n<div style=\"color: #2e2f2f; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; 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Guest Speakers: Steve Bovo and Miguel Soliman Steve Bovo Miguel Soliman &nbsp; Steve Bovo for County Mayor As your District 13 commissioner, I am honored to have been elected&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,11,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","category-miami-beach","category-tuesday-morning-breakfast-club"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club Speakers Steve Bovo and Miguel Soliman &#183; City Debate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Citydebate.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/citydebate.com\/2020\/02\/07\/tuesday-morning-breakfast-club-speakers-steve-bovo-and-miguel-soliman\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/citydebate.com\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/07\\\/tuesday-morning-breakfast-club-speakers-steve-bovo-and-miguel-soliman\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/citydebate.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club Speakers Steve Bovo and Miguel Soliman\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club Speakers Steve Bovo and Miguel Soliman &#183; 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Park design, fixtures, and playgrounds should all be artistic, beautiful, and functional!<\/p>\n<p>Collaborated with the local fitness community to rebrand the fitness area in Lummus Park as Muscle Beach South Beach, which now includes a purposeful fitness sculpture that has raised our profile as a health and wellness destination.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiated a public-private development agreement that will yield a new 3-acre public park along Alton Road and another new 3-acre public park in North Beach<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 060117 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 300px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3492355065446133\" data-ad-slot=\"5156053182\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<!-- wpsso rrssb get buttons: buttons on archive option not enabled -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why we at City Debate believe in Ricky Arriola: 1)Led the effort to permit homesteaded property owners to rent out existing accessory-dwelling units or backyard cottages to moderate-income individuals and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[276,11],"tags":[45,41,63,231,37],"class_list":["post-2276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-election-2019","category-miami-beach","tag-beach-traffic","tag-climate-change","tag-environment","tag-g-o-bond","tag-ricky-arriola"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why we at City Debate believe in Ricky Arriola &#183; 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especially those who spoke in the Senate hearing Monday. I heard them,<br \/>\nevery single one. I wear their hurt and hear their words every single day. My poor choice of<br \/>\nwords and inartful tone in the days following the Parkland Murders caused them pain. I am<br \/>\ndeeply deeply sorry for that &#8230; and I will be for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank every Senator who listened to the evidence and voted to support the voters of<br \/>\nBroward County. I am disappointed but not surprised that this Governor and his political allies<br \/>\nchose to ignore their own report and the will of the voters.<\/p>\n<p>To the voters in Broward County, I am sad to report that politics won the day. Your vote has<br \/>\nbeen stolen and the results of our 2016 election have been overturned. From 450 miles away, the<br \/>\nGovernor substituted his judgment for yours and installed his own sheriff in Broward County.<br \/>\nThe process they used to steal your vote was a sham and by the Governor\u2019s own admission<br \/>\nsimply \u201cpolitical.\u201d These politicians in Tallahassee ignored or dismissed the advice of the<br \/>\nprevious Governor, the commission charged with investigating the Parkland Murders, the chair<br \/>\nof that commission and even their own judge in the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Law Enforcement in Florida fundamentally changed tonight. The office of Sheriff, once<br \/>\naccountable to the people and the law is now subject to the petulant whims, political paybacks<br \/>\nand personal piques of partisan tyrants in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, I want the people in Broward County to know that I came here to fight to make good on<br \/>\nmy promises to you and to finish the job you entrusted me to do. Despite this power grab, that<br \/>\nfight will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 060117 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 300px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3492355065446133\" data-ad-slot=\"5156053182\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<!-- wpsso rrssb get buttons: buttons on archive option not enabled -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFirst, my thoughts today are with those families and friends who lost loved ones on that horrific day in February 2018 &#8211; especially those who spoke in the Senate hearing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[299,154,298],"class_list":["post-2292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","tag-parkland-murders","tag-police","tag-scott-israel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statement by Scott Israel &#183; 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padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 4px 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 14px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #204090; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Dear Friends,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #204090; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I cannot believe that it has been almost two years since you elected me back into office as your Miami Beach Commissioner.<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #204090; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0I am thankful to represent us in this City that we all love. I also strive to make judicious decisions for us and practice good governance.\u00a0\u00a0According to the United Nations, good governance is measured by the eight factors of Participation, Rule of Law, Transparency, Responsiveness, Consensus Oriented, Equity and Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Efficiency, and Accountability.\u00a0I keep all of these factors in my mind and heart when making decisions for our city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 213px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 4px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #204090;\">W<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #204090; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">e had a jam-packed October Commission agenda and here are some of the highlights of the meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 441px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 4px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent;\">I<\/span> <span style=\"color: #204090; background-color: transparent; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">am pleased to announce that we appointed Joseph Centorino as Inspector General for the City.\u00a0 After my 2017 election, the first agenda item that I successfully sponsored was a whistleblower ordinance. I wanted to make sure employees felt safe reporting anything that they felt was wrong with the City.\u00a0 I am determined to ensure that our government is as transparent as possible. This is why I referred an item from the Commission to the Finance Committee to start a review of all city departments for justification of staffing and efficiency of operation.\u00a0 At the suggestion of Commissioner Samuelian, my referral was also amended to refer this item to the newly created Inspector General\u2019s office for simultaneous review.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 213px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 4px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #204090; background-color: transparent;\">The Commission also discussed zoning to allow for hotels to be built on Lincoln Road.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 441px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 4px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #204090; background-color: transparent;\">The agenda item was about creating development incentives that would allow hotels to be built on certain properties between Drexel Avenue and Lennox on Lincoln Road with more height and without a parking impact fee. While this ordinance passed second reading, I championed both the creation of a 500 square foot arts space in each and every one of them along with requiring funding to program those art spaces. I also advocated for a cap of no more than 500 rooms in total so that we can take a measured approach as to how hotel usage impacts Lincoln Road. I am pleased to say that all of these good governance additions to the ordinance were passed unanimously by the City Commission and are part of the ordinance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 8px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #204090; background-color: transparent;\">Many of you reached out with concerns about two proposed items which would have reduced notice requirements to residents of land use board meetings from 30 days to 15 days and another proposal to exempt certain pre-1942 homes from design review and allow administrative review.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #204090; background-color: transparent;\">\u00a0Both controversial items were withdrawn by the sponsor and did not move forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #204090; background-color: transparent;\">Many of you have already received your absentee ballot and early voting is taking place in the City of Miami Beach.\u00a0I have endorsed Kristen Rosen Gonzalez for Miami Beach Commissioner Group 4 and encourage you to help return Kristen to office.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #204090; background-color: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px 0px 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: transparent; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 2px solid #204090;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #204090; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voterosengonzalez.com\/\">You can learn more about Kristen by clicking here.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 10px 5px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; color: #204090; font-family: sans-serif;\">Lastly, please join me at my Power walk which will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at 6 pm.<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; color: #204090; font-family: sans-serif;\">We are partnering with H3, a cancer education non-profit, in honor of October Breast Cancer Awareness month. Join us at Collins Ave and 29th Street by the beach walk! See the details below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #204090; font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif;\">Your friend,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; color: #204090;\">Michael<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 10px;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 226px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/57ae2cf420b3cd49607f9df7b6d509e5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 10px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #204090; font-size: 14px;\">P.S. \u2013 Happy 70th Birthday to my beautiful mom, Sandra Page Millard! I love you very much!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 0px 8px 0px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 100px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 468px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/03d8e23f593e162143a499cb80d44100.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #142268; border-radius: 0px; padding: 15px 30px; border: 2px solid #475985;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icontact-archive.com\/archive?c=1660115&amp;f=2273&amp;s=2357&amp;m=141654&amp;t=89b82d3c6af572388d94284e6e05a6113fac60ee2fba18b7f8eca89b84519df8\">Haga clic aqu\u00ed para leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 0px 8px 0px 7px; border: 1px solid #0c1a90;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 668px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<h1 style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center; line-height: 16px; color: #202e58; font-size: 32px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #2d2929; font-size: 16px;\">Ballot Questions<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Many of you have reached out to me regarding the November 5th ballot questions, so here is my take on the 6 ballot questions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">1)<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Increasing Mayor&#8217;s Term and Changing Mayor&#8217;s Term Limit-<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I believe this is unnecessary and will dilute voter turnout in years the Mayor&#8217;s race would not be on the ballot and gives the voters less opportunity to weigh in on how the Mayor is doing to only once every four years.\u00a0I<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">will be voting NO on this.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">2)\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Amend City Charter to Increase Annual Compensation of Mayor and City Commissioners- Since 1966, the City Charter has established a $6,000 annual compensation for each City Commissioner and a $10,000 annual compensation for the Mayor.<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0Effective with the City&#8217;s November 2021 General Election, should Charter Section 2.02 be amended to increase each Commissioner&#8217;s annual compensation to $45,381 and the Mayor&#8217;s annual compensation to $75,636, said compensations to be increased annually based upon the Consumer Price Index, but not to exceed three percent per year?\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">The role of mayor and commissioner has increased dramatically since the salaries were established at the current amounts back in 1966 so I will be voting YES on this.<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">The workload is far above what it was in 1966 before email and social media came into play and our city grew to its present financial size.<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">By doing so, it would facilitate qualified working-class people who could not otherwise do so, be able to seek elected office. It would not apply until after November 2021 so I would not personally receive it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">3)<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Amending Procedures for Filling of Vacancies in City Commission-<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">This is to establish procedures for the filling of vacancies in the city commission by allowing sooner election dates.\u00a0Currently, the City Commission must wait to schedule a special election to fill the position until after the vacancy takes place. As such, we can\u2019t really have the election at a logical time when other elections are occurring. This ballot question passed unanimously and would allow more flexibility in holding special elections to fill vacancies on the commission when they occur.\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I will be voting YES on this.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">4)<\/span> The naming<strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0of the main Convention Center Park\/P-Lot as &#8220;Pride Park&#8221;-<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Asking whether the main convention center park\/p-lot (located generally west of Convention Center Drive, east of Meridian Avenue, and between 18th and 19th streets) shall be named \u201cPride Park\u201d?\u00a0Since the City of Miami Beach is looking to re-name this new park next to City Hall it requires a vote of the residents.<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I think Pride Park has a nice ring to it. What do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">5)<\/span> An ordinance<strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"> authorizing new floor area within the interior of historic buildings for adaptive reuse- Asking whether the city commission shall adopt an ordinance authorizing the use of new floor area within historic buildings for the adaptive reuse of such buildings.<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0This is a limited ordinance that would apply to older historic theater-type buildings with large open spaces such as 1235 Washington Avenue to create new floors to market those buildings for other uses.<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">While I voted against placing this question on the ballot, I do recognize that these buildings are not able to market themselves competitively now that large nightclubs are not as popular as they used to be.\u00a0This would allow them to change those large open spaces into different floors and levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">6)<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Floor area ratio increase for Office Uses along Washington Avenue and Alton Road- Adopt an ordinance increasing the maximum floor area ratio to 2.0 for buildings in the cd-2 district, along Washington Avenue and Alton Road for office uses.<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0This is currently allowed for residential and hotel uses and would allow the same increase in floor area ratio for office uses. While I like the idea of creating office buildings along Washington Avenue, I am not as keen about Alton Road.<\/span> <strong style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2d2929; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I voted yes to allow this question to be placed on the ballot but encourage you to do your due diligence here and vote your conscience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #041f5f;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<h2 style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center; line-height: 16px; color: #202e58; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14px;\">Save the Dates<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center; line-height: 16px; color: #202e58; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Upcoming Important City Commission Meetings and Other Meetings<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 213px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 2px 10px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #142268;\">I hope to see you at some of these upcoming meetings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 441px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 2px 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; color: #1c1e21; font-family: sans-serif;\">Oct. 23 &#8211; Neighborhoods\/Community Affairs Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #1c1e21; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Oct. 25 &#8211; Finance &amp; Citywide Projects Committee Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #1c1e21; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Oct 30 &#8211; Land Use &amp; Development Committee Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif;\">Oct. 30 &#8211; O<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif; color: #1c1e21; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px;\">ctober Commission Presentation and Awards Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #1c1e21; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Nov. 12 &#8211; November Election-Related Commission Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 0px 13px 0px 12px; border: 0px none #c1e2ee;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 13px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 650px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #142268;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px 0px 24px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #2873a9; border-radius: 7px; padding: 15px 30px; border: 1px solid #0c2565;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icontact-archive.com\/archive?c=1660115&amp;f=2273&amp;s=2357&amp;m=141555&amp;t=89b82d3c6af572388d94284e6e05a6113fac60ee2fba18b7f8eca89b84519df8\">CLICK TO SEE 14 MORE PHOTOS SHOT ON SITE<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto; width: 80%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 478px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/267e2e778b3274c62b3351b7e1cc846d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 10px 75px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #142268;\">Tito Puentes, Rosalia Puentes , Commissioner Michael Gong\u00f3ra, and Melina Almodovar at the Tito Puentes Concert in Collins Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 3px solid #2767b5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 12px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 327px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 325px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/ff16680b8cc69526c33bc627e682282e.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 7px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #142268;\">Emilio Estefan, Commissioner G\u00f3ngora, Liliam Lopez at the Unveiling of the Hall of Fame Display at the Miami Beach Convention Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 327px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 325px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/137f0add0e5b314e9a28cb940554c3e8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 7px 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #142268;\">Commissioner G\u00f3ngora and Gloria Estefan at the Unveiling of the Hall of Fame Display at the Miami Beach Convention Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 0px 8px 0px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 3px solid #2767b5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 8px 4px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 4px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 684px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px 8px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #2873a9; border-radius: 7px; padding: 15px 30px; border: 1px solid #072883;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icontact-archive.com\/archive?c=1660115&amp;f=2273&amp;s=2357&amp;m=141555&amp;t=89b82d3c6af572388d94284e6e05a6113fac60ee2fba18b7f8eca89b84519df8\">PLEASE CLICK TO SEE 14 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS SHOT ON SITE<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 4px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 5px 3px 5px 2px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 3px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 690px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 98%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 3px solid #2767b5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 2px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px 0px 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #142268; border-radius: 0px; padding: 15px 30px; border: 1px solid #142268;\"><a id=\"unlinked-ym91iiu\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\" name=\"unlinked-ym91iiu\"><\/a>Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.\u201d \u2013 Eleanor Roosevelt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 3px solid #2767b5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 10px; border: 1px solid #071e58;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 10px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 658px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 15px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: center; color: #202e58; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">CONDO CORNER<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong>How Does Your Collections Policy Stack Up?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">By Candace C. Solis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">The collection of your community\u2019s assessments is critical to maintaining a steady flow of income to support the association\u2019s maintenance responsibilities and maintain the association\u2019s overall fiscal health. Yet with the more urgent day-to-day demands on property managers and volunteer board members, collections can often be neglected or completely overlooked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">On day one, new board members should evaluate the association\u2019s accounts receivable aging report, its internal collections policy, and the governing documents. If delinquencies are rampant, your collections policy may be inconsistently applied. If you\u2019ve recently decided to crack down on delinquencies, be sure to adopt a clear collections policy and share that collections policy with owners prior to implementation. You\u2019ll want to make sure your collections strategy also includes a plan to combat recidivism, including acceleration or shortening the time for turnover of an account to collections. You\u2019ll want to appoint either one person or a team to oversee collections, including the timing of sending late letters and turnover of accounts to your collections attorney. This person or representative of the team should provide a substantive report at each board meeting detailing their efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Let\u2019s talk about turnover. So, you\u2019ve sent your courtesy letters, and the owner has made no effort to pay the outstanding balance. Your next step is turnover to your collections attorney, right? Not necessarily. Turnover to a collections attorney should only occur if the board has a policy in place stating when and under what parameters an account would be turned over for collections to ensure all owners similarly situated are receiving the same treatment. Accounts can also be turned over on a case-by-case basis, but this can lead to inconsistent application of your collections policy and should be avoided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">The foundation of your collections attorney\u2019s case will be the ledger provided.\u00a0It should start with a zero balance so the attorney can be sure that you have calculated interest correctly and all payments have been correctly applied. While open balance ledgers can be helpful to the board, your collections attorney will want a ledger that itemizes the charges and credits in chronological order.\u00a0Beginning balances will need to be supplemented with older ledgers. The posting date of each charge should reflect the due date and not the date the assessment or charge was levied.<\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Be clear about your goals. Your collections attorney has several tools available to compel your owners\u2019 compliance, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach. The more you know about your delinquent owners, the better your strategy session with your collections attorney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 10px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 5px 3px 5px 2px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 3px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 690px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 3px solid #2767b5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: #202e58; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #142268;\">COMMUNITY EVENTS<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; 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width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto; width: 85%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 569px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/890ced6a72ab1f143a5c81a4efc27d0d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto; width: 85%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 569px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/a9407d6a14fc414da60481c171340481.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; 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padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto; width: 85%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 569px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/79b619548d77b719c9e3890c1e42e9aa.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; 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Recalls Ready-To-Eat Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tip Top Poultry, Inc, a Rockmart, Ga., establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat (RTE) poultry products that may be adulterated with<em>\u00a0Listeria monocytogenes<\/em>, the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.<\/p>\n<p>The frozen cooked, diced or shredded, RTE chicken products were produced between January 21, 2019, and September 24, 2019. The products subject to recall can be found in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/074b7b68-f2f3-49ed-9ee1-7fbba2a18595\/094-2019-products-list.pdf?MOD=AJPERES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spreadsheet<\/a>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/488afa44-c35c-4bcf-8f29-97cb4790725d\/094-2019-Labels.pdf?MOD=AJPERES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Labels<\/a>\u00a0(PDF only)].<\/p>\n<p>The products subject to recall bear establishment number \u201cEst. P-17453\u201d inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to institutions nationwide in the United States and Canada (see the\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/about-the-cfia\/newsroom\/food-recall-warnings\/complete-listing\/2019-09-27\/eng\/1569645385834\/1569645392556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recalled products distributed in Canada<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The problem was discovered when the firm notified FSIS that multiple samples of product produced by Tip Top Poultry, Inc. confirmed positive for the presence of\u00a0<em>Listeria monocytogenes\u00a0<\/em>after being tested<em>\u00a0<\/em>in Canada. The firm decided to recall all cooked, diced or shredded, RTE chicken products produced from January 21, 2019, through September 24, 2019, with product codes ranging from 10000 to 19999 and 70000 to 79999. Tip Top expanded the dates and the scope of the recall out of an abundance of caution.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.<\/p>\n<p>Consumption of food contaminated with\u00a0<em>L. monocytogenes\u00a0<\/em>can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.<\/p>\n<p>Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.<\/p>\n<p>FSIS is concerned that some product may be in institutional freezers. Institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.<\/p>\n<p>FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, a retail distribution list(s), if applicable, will be posted on the FSIS website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/recalls\">www.fsis.usda.gov\/recalls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Media and consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Brad Respess with Tip Top Poultry, Inc. at (678) 313-6595 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:brad.respess@tiptoppoultry.com\">brad.respess@tiptoppoultry.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers with food safety questions can &#8220;Ask Karen,&#8221; the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/askkaren.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AskKaren.gov<\/a>\u00a0or via smartphone at\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/m.askkaren.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">m.askkaren.gov<\/a>. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/reportproblem\">http:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/reportproblem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 060117 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 300px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3492355065446133\" data-ad-slot=\"5156053182\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<!-- wpsso rrssb get buttons: buttons on archive option not enabled -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tip Top Poultry, Inc, a Rockmart, Ga., establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat (RTE) poultry products that may be adulterated with\u00a0Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Food&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,3],"tags":[297],"class_list":["post-2268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consumer-issues","category-health-lifestyle","tag-tip-top-poultry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tip Top Poultry, Inc. 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margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">In response to concerns about the perception of rising crime, I implemented a standing crime prevention discussion item on the Neighborhoods Committee to establish a regular forum where Police may update us on their efforts and we may exchange thoughts.<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\u00a0Hence, at the last Neighborhoods and Community Affairs Committee meeting, Assistant Police Chief Paul Acosta presented the reorganization of the Police Department including the newly created Community Affairs Unit. This unit enhances community policing and focuses on neighborhood outreach. The Police Department also briefed us on their new efforts in combating homelessness on Miami Beach.\u00a0Please click here to see the Miami Beach Police Reorganization Chart &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #142268; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 1px solid #0d4995;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/c60edc0f73154bbe9f4d09dc14031960.pdf?f_type=file&amp;f_name=MBPD%20Department%20Organizational%20Chart%209-24-19.pdf\">MBPD Department Organizational Chart 9-24-19<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 10px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 10px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 660px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 15px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">Many have reached out to me regarding affordable housing availability.\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">This year, Miami Beach opened the affordable housing list. Thousands applied for the limited units. Many questioned me regarding why Miami Beach residents receive no preference or priority.\u00a0I, hence, placed this item for discussion before the Neighborhoods Committee.\u00a0The Committee agrees that Miami Beach residents should receive priority, and we are acting to ensure that Miami Beach residents, employees and relatives receive preference for Miami Beach affordable housing in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">On September 25th, the Commission finalized and adopted the budget.\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">Many residents have expressed you feel the City has grown too much, with too many departments.\u00a0Last year, I was the lone vote against the budget because I knew we could achieve more savings and trim more fat.\u00a0We have now reduced the number of Departments.\u00a0We can do better still.\u00a0I voted to adopt this budget because the property tax millage rate did not go up.\u00a0However, to ensure that we do better, I have referred this matter to the Finance Committee for a thorough review of the functions and functioning of ALL City departments to achieve a more effective and streamlined organization.\u00a0I want to guarantee ALL departments are reviewed timely and aligned well in advance of next year\u2019s budget process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">In closing, I hope to see you at least at one of many upcoming Miami Beach events!\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">I also look forward to seeing you at my next power walk, scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 6pm.\u00a0We are meeting at Collins Ave and 29th Street by the beach walk.\u00a0Please see details below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">Finally, for all my Jewish friends, L\u2019Shana Tova \u2013 Happy New Year!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">Your friend,<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 10px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 226px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/57ae2cf420b3cd49607f9df7b6d509e5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 0px 8px 0px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #142268; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 2px solid #475985;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icontact-archive.com\/archive?c=1660115&amp;f=2273&amp;s=2357&amp;m=140204&amp;t=89b82d3c6af572388d94284e6e05a6113fac60ee2fba18b7f8eca89b84519df8\">Haga clic aqu\u00ed para leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 0px 8px 0px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: #deeef5; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Save the Date for Upcoming Important City Commission Meetings and Other Meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #0b0000;\">October Commission Meeting- October 16<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Neighborhoods\/Community Affairs Committee-October 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finance and Citywide Projects Committee Meeting- October 25<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">October Commission Presentation and Awards Meeting- October 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Land Use Development Committee- October 30<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 0px 13px 0px 12px; border: 0px none #c1e2ee;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 13px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 650px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px 0px 24px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #a8d7f6; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 1px solid #0c2565;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #142268; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icontact-archive.com\/archive?c=1660115&amp;f=2273&amp;s=2357&amp;m=136506&amp;t=89b82d3c6af572388d94284e6e05a6113fac60ee2fba18b7f8eca89b84519df8\">CLICK TO SEE 16 MORE PHOTOS SHOT ON SITE<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 21px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 650px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/7f555896f35219eae627ea451fdb3916.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #475985;\">Alberto<\/span> <span style=\"color: #475985;\">G\u00f3ngora<\/span><span style=\"color: #475985; font-size: 16px;\">, Jennifer Lopez and me Celebrating Her 50th Birthday!<\/span><strong style=\"color: #475985; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 21px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 650px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/a2ebaf39908f68a9d86e624ac700de0b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #475985; font-size: 16px;\">Hosting Another Successful Farmshare Event with Seniors in Action In Which We Fed 496 Needy Individuals and Families\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; 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padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #475985;\">Commissioner Michael G\u00f3ngora and Amar\u2019e Stoudemire at the Launching of FIU Diversity University at the Jewish Museum\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 12px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; 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padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px 8px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #c1ebee; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 1px solid #072883;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #142268; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icontact-archive.com\/archive?c=1660115&amp;f=2273&amp;s=2357&amp;m=136506&amp;t=89b82d3c6af572388d94284e6e05a6113fac60ee2fba18b7f8eca89b84519df8\">PLEASE CLICK TO SEE 16 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS SHOT ON SITE<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; 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width: 2px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #142268; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 1px solid #142268;\"><a id=\"unlinked-ym91iiu\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" name=\"unlinked-ym91iiu\"><\/a>\u201cIf you don\u2019t vote, you lose the right to complain.\u201d &#8211; 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table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 10px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 658px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 15px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"text-align: center; color: #202e58; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">CONDO CORNER<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">By David G. Muller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Q: How much can a condominium association charge to review and approve a lease application received from a proposed annual renter? Can the same fee be charged for a seasonal renter? G.F.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-spacing-none\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">A: Section 718.112(2)(i) of the Condominium Act states that no transfer fee shall be made by an association or its agent (e.g. management company) in connection with the sale, mortgage, lease, sublease, or other transfer of a unit unless the association is required to approve such transfer and a fee for such approval is provided for in the declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws. This statute goes on to state that a transfer fee must be preset and may not exceed $100 per applicant and a husband\/wife or parent\/dependent child is considered one applicant. If the lease is a renewal with the same lessee then the association cannot impose another transfer fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif;\">Most association governing documents that authorize transfer approval fees make no distinction between annual renters and seasonal renters. If the governing documents do make a distinction between the transfer fees charged to annual renters and seasonal renters then the monetary amounts contained in the governing documents should be followed (as long as the monetary cap referenced above is not exceeded).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #142268; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 0px none #475985;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/29ec87ea3af586f9c570f1de32d823e6.pdf?f_type=file&amp;f_name=Worksheet%20.pdf\">THANK YOU ALL TO THE MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS THAT DROPPED OFF DONATIONS FOR THE BAHAMAS AFTER HURRICANE DORIAN!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: transparent; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 0px none #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #142268; border-radius: 7px; padding: 10px 20px; border: 2px solid #475985;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #fdfdfd; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/29ec87ea3af586f9c570f1de32d823e6.pdf?f_type=file&amp;f_name=Worksheet%20.pdf\">PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW MUCH WE COLLECTED AND SENT<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 95%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #475985;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 10px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 5px 3px 5px 2px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 3px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 690px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 3px solid #2767b5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: #202e58; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #142268;\">COMMUNITY EVENTS<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; border-bottom: 3px solid #2767b5;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; 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width: 670px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/986d1bbea2798d979c87e888f1d6b45c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 670px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/41357e14b564d6c6a6edf325920333d4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; width: 670px; height: auto; margin: auto; background-color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1660115\/fc080aaca4bb88ef5923d1cab2d9cbe5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: block; color: #2d2929; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; border: 0px none transparent;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\">Michael G\u00f3ngora<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Miami Beach Commissioner<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><a style=\"color: #416cd3; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"tel:(305)%20673-7106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(305) 673-7106<\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #416cd3; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:michael@miamibeachfl.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">michael@miamibeachfl.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Office of Mayor &amp; Commission\u00a0|\u00a0<a style=\"color: #416cd3; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=1700+Convention+Center+Drive,%C2%A0Miami+Beach,+FL+33139&amp;entry=gmail&amp;source=g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 8px 15px 7px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 8px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 670px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: 0px auto;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background: #afd3f2; border-radius: 0px; padding: 15px 30px; border: 2px solid #475985;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #0c2565; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/people\/commissioner-michael-gongora\/\">Meet your Miami Beach Commissioner Michael G\u00f3ngora, Group 3. Please click here.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 7px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; width: 700px; table-layout: fixed; background-color: #fdfdfd;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 15px 10px; border: 0px none transparent;\">\n<table class=\"fusionResponsiveContent\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly; width: 10px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;\"><!-- [if !mso]><!--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-fisw11\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/ui.icontact.com\/assets\/1px.png\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><!--<![endif]--><\/td>\n<td class=\"fusionResponsiveColumn\" style=\"width: 206px; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; border: 0px none transparent;\" valign=\"top\" data-fusion-class=\"\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\" data-aqa=\"block-image\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"null\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px;\">\n<table style=\"margin: auto;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 0px none #064a8c;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelcgongoraa\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fusionResponsiveImage\" style=\"display: block; 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Dear Miami Beach Residents, September has come and gone too quickly.\u00a0Time flies when you are busy working for our beloved City!\u00a0The Commission has been in full swing since returning&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[296,9,126],"class_list":["post-2265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miami-beach","tag-jennifer-lopez","tag-miami-beach","tag-michael-gongora"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Personal Message from Commissioner Michael G\u00f3ngora &#183; City Debate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Citydebate.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/citydebate.com\/2019\/09\/28\/personal-message-from-commissioner-michael-gongora\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/citydebate.com\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/28\\\/personal-message-from-commissioner-michael-gongora\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/citydebate.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Personal Message from Commissioner Michael G\u00f3ngora\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Personal Message from Commissioner Michael G\u00f3ngora &#183; 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City staff is available to answer your questions so you may better understand the issue. We welcome your inquiries so we may provide factual public information on this very complicated issue.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, we invite you to join us for the second reading of an ordinance on September 19 at 6:30 pm that will impose a yearlong moratorium on the review and approval of any zoning applications, development orders, and development permits in the Town Center District. Simply put, we want to take a self-imposed \u201ctime out\u201d or \u201cpause\u201d to allow for more thoughtful analysis of where we are at and where we are going as a city. We are taking a deeper look at the intricacies of the existing regulations and developing a plan to correct any conflicts between the zoning code and our comprehensive plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2261 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/citydebate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SIB_091819_B-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Sunny Isles Beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" data-wp-pid=\"2261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/citydebate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SIB_091819_B-1-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/citydebate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SIB_091819_B-1-768x481.jpg 768w, http:\/\/citydebate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SIB_091819_B-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The final reading of the ordinance provides an opportunity for public comment. We hope you will join us at the microphone to let your voice be heard. Our commissioners are interested in knowing what you want. They are the policymakers. My staff and I carry out their policy directives.<\/p>\n<p>Due to all of the confusion on what is before the Commission, please allow me to be clear. The ordinance set for the second reading is not, repeat NOT, to approve any new projects. 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Bond: First Completed Project is a Miami Beach Home Run!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Just 10 months after Miami Beach residents voted to approve the G.O. Bond Program and just five months after the city sold its first round of bonds, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Polo Park to mark the first of 57 total projects to reach 100% completion.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>After only 10 weeks of construction time, Polo Park now showcases a beautifully renovated baseball field with new bleachers, backstops and dugouts as well as new bike racks, water fountains and benches. A new decorative entrance gate was installed to the Meridian Avenue side of the park and a concrete pedestrian pathway was constructed around the field perimeter.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We are so blessed to live in a city that has these kinds of residents, this kind of staff and these kinds of amenities,&#8221; said Mayor Dan Gelber at the September 5 ribbon-cutting event.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>John Rebar, Director of Parks and Recreation, spoke about the project being particularly special as he said &#8220;my staff told me that middle school students were coming up to them this week and thanking them, they are thanking city staff for changing their school field for them, and that is absolutely fantastic.&#8221;<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2252\" src=\"http:\/\/citydebate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Polo-Park_A-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"G.O. 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Fraudsters are targeting beneficiaries through telemarketing calls, booths at public events, health fairs, and door-to-door visits.<\/p>\n<p>Beneficiaries who agree to genetic testing or verify personal or Medicare information may receive a cheek swab, an in-person screening or a testing kit in the mail, even if it is not ordered by a physician or medically necessary.<\/p>\n<p>If Medicare denies the claim, the beneficiary could be responsible for the entire cost of the test, which could be thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<h2>Protect Yourself<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If a genetic testing kit is mailed to you, don&#8217;t accept it unless it was ordered by your physician. Refuse the delivery or return it to the sender. Keep a record of the sender&#8217;s name and the date you returned the items.<\/li>\n<li>Be suspicious of anyone who offers you &#8220;free&#8221; genetic testing and then requests your Medicare number. 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