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RESOLUTION NO.
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South
Miami, Florida, authorizing the Acting City Manager to retain
Richard Weisskoff, Ph.D. to perform a study of the impact of new
transmission. lines on economic development along FPL's proposed
U.S. 1 corridor; and providing an effective date.
WHEREAS, the City of South Miami opposes FPL's proposed route for
transmission lines along the US I corridor; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to present an alternate corridor for
submission to the administrative hearing relating to the matter; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to retain Dr. Richard Weisskoff, Ph.D
to prepare a plan for an alternate corridor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. That the City Commission hereby authorizes the Acting City
Manager to retain Dr. Richard Weisskoff, Ph.D to prepare an alternate transmission line
corridor at a cost of $10,000, relating to FPL's proposed use of US I for such purpose,
for submission at administrative hearings relating to the matter.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF 2010.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND SUFFICIENCY:
LAURENCE FEINGOLD
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
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COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Newman:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Beasley:
Commissioner Harris:
Proposal to the Mayor of South Miami
Economic Impacts of the Proposed Transmission Lines
From Richard Weisskoff, PhD, economist
August 13, 2010
I recommend using the premier economic model, REMI, INC, (www.remi.com) for Miami -
Dade County, with which we can make forecasts of the county's growth WITH and WITHOUT
the corridor on different routes. The impacts include changes in income, employment, taxes, and
some 23 other indicators., for the different scenarios and effects that we "input" into the model,
such as the loss in real estate value, in construction value; value of health hazard, and how these
play out on the economy.
The most economical REMI model for a single region (Miami -Dade) and 27 sectors is $13,000
for a 3 month rental and $14,000 for 6 months. The model is constructed and customized with
our county's data, ready for delivery in 5 -7 working days.
The 6 month rental is recommended, as projects and administrative hearings have a tendency of
being drawn out and may overrun the 3 -month rental minimum.
The REMI model is a dynamic, robot -like simulation of the county's economy in detail. Its
value is in translating our inputs, such as the change in real estate value due to the transmission
Iines, into the impacts on the county's employment, income, and taxes,. OVER TIME. Thus, the
model traces out trajectories of the county's growth WITH and WITHOUT the Panes, or under
different line routes.
The REMI model is like a movie picture of the economy, tracing the past 20 years and projecting
into the next 35 years.
The only other model on the market, IMPLAN ("Impact Analysis for Planners") gives a single
picture of Miami -Dade County for one point in time (2008) in very great detail (355 sectors).
IMPLAN also gives income, employment, and taxes, for different scenarios, but they do not
operate into the future. You "hit" the black box and out comes an Impact. Whereas the REMI
model traces out the impacts over time.
IMPLAN is cheap, as the county data is $450 and the county can be broken into zip codes on
which the corridor can be traced out.
I suggest using IMPLAN to measure the local zip -code level impacts and then feed these results
into a county -wide REMI model to measure the county impacts! This captures the full "hit" the
economy takes from the transmission lines running in highly populated areas.
I happen to be an expert in BOTH REMI and IMPLAN systems, having been an inventor and
publisher of a model similar to IMPLAN in the days of the mainframe. I used IMPLAN for the
Army Corps' Restudy to measure the impact of the then $6 billion Everglades restoration, and I
used both REMI and IMPLAN in my book, Economics of Everglades Restoration: Missing
Pieces in the Future of South Florida (2005). See attached resume for a list of other economic
impact studies.
In the little time remaining for this study, we are fortunate to have a consultant that can hit the .
ground running, due to both his expertise in regional economic modeling and his experience with
that part of the county from his work in the South Miami -Dade Watershed Study seven years
ago.
Costs:
A. Consultant's Time Week of August 15
August 23
Sept. l -3
Sept- 15 -16
Total
Consultant's materials and travel
30 his.
30 brs.
15 his.
15 his.
90 his @ $150 per hr. _ $ 13,50(
50
B. Computer Models:
REMI model, Miami -Dade, 6 month rental 14,000
($13,000 for 3 months)
C IMPLAN Model data: Zip code file for Miami -Dade County 450
TOTAL CONTRACT
Please let me know your reaction to this proposal.
Sincerely,
Richard Weisskoff
305 6512911 - office
305 4813161 - cell
305 6516383 - home
$ 28,000
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RICHARD WEISSKOFF, Ph.D.
Address: 16750 N.E. I& Ave. Suite 222 Phone: (305) 651 -2911; (305) 481-3161 (cell).
North Miami Beach, Ft., 33162 Email: rwecon@gate.net
PROF. RICHARD WEISSKOFF is a regional, development, environmental, and forensic economist with wide experience in
South Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He is an expert on regional economic impact analysis and proficient in
both REMI and IMPLAN systems. Prof. Weisskoff computed the regional economic impact analysis for the $8 billion
Everglades Restoration: His book, The Economics of Everglades Restoration: Missing. Pieces in the Future of South
Florida, (Edward Elgar Press, UK, 2005) reviews the present situation, investigates the history, and computes original
forecasts for the region's population and their derived demand for water and land.
EDUCATION
Harvard University, Ph.D. (Economics), 1969; M.A., I966; B.A. (Social Studies), magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1964
REGULAR TEACHING POSITIONS
Professor (Economics), Dept. of International Studies, University of Miami, 1989 to present (tenured since 1994).
Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, Bar -Ilan University, Israel (1983 -1987)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, Iowa State University (Ames) (tenured, 1974 -1983)
Assistant Professor of Economics, Yale University (1969 -1974)
VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS
University of Notre Dame (1988); American University, (1981 -82); University of Puerto Rico, (1979);
National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico, A.F. (1978); National University of San Antonio de Abad, Cuzco, Peru (1977);
National Technical University of the Altiplano, Puno, Peru (1976).
NON - ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD
Consultant to: United Nations, New York: Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1989.
United Nations, New York: Statistical Office, 1988.
Interamerican Development Bank, 1988, Barbados; 1987, 1990 Paraguay.
Settlement Study Center, Rehovot, Israel ,1987.
Harvard Institute for International Development, Cambridge, MA, 1985.
Food & Nutrition Service, US Department of Agriculture, Washington DC, 1980 -81.
Vanderbilt University Group, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1969.
Bureau of the Budget and US AID, Washington, D.C., 1965,
Capital Transportation Company, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, 1965.
LEGAL CASES AND RECENT PUBLIC TESTIMONY
1. Beach Renourishment Case: Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Administrative Court: Surfrider
Foundation, Inc., Snook Foundation, Inc., Capt. Danny Barrow, Tom Warnke, and Herbert Terry Gibson, vs. Town of
Palm Beach, Fl. Dept of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, Aug. 18 & 20, 2008.
Deposition on the economics of beaches, tourism, reefs, and fishing in Palm Beach County. Recommend Order Issued
March 2, 2009, by Robert E. Meale, Administrative Law Judge; Consolidated Final Opinion Issued July 15, 2009, by
Michael W. Sole, Secy., Fl. DEP. OGC Case No. 08 -0459, DOAH Case No. 08.
2. Phosphate mining: Hardee County (Florida) County Commission. Testimony on the Economic Impacts of Permitting
New Phosphate Mining. Testimony given on April 28, 2008, and Report presented on August 14, 2008.
3. Limestone mining studies: Strategic Aggregate Review Task Force, State of Florida: research & testimony on the
limerock mining industry, Tampa Meetings: Dec. 18-19,2007; Miami Meetings: Jan. 8-9,2008.
4. Limestone mining (Miami -Dade) Case: U.S. District Court, So. Dist Fl. Case No. 03- 23427 -CIV- Hoeveler, Sierra
Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and National Parks Conservation Assoc. vs. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and Intervenors.
US Court of Appeals, I I" Circuit, Jan. 21, 2010, No. 09- 10877: affirms sununary judgment for Sierra Club.
Court Meeting Aug. 21, 2008, Judge Hoeveler re- convenes the parties to consider Appellate decision;
Judgment Issued, July 12, 2007, shutting 20% of mine; Weisskoff makes Declaration July 25,2007; Request for
Stay Denied on Oct. 3, 2007.
Comments on Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) filed, Oct. 22, 2007.
2 "d Deposition given July 14,2006; court testimony on July 19, 2006.
1' Deposition (rebuttal witness) given Nov. 16, 2006; court testimony given on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2006.
5. Limestone Ming: Lee County Commission, DR/GR Committee (Density Reduction/Groundwater Resources), Jun 25,
2008, Ft. Myers: Presentation on Economic Issues and Economic Modeling of the Limestone Mining sector.
6. Hang -tags for Reading Glass Case (Patent Infringement): U.S. District Court, So. Fl. Case No. 91 -847, 92 -2016, 94-
1920, CIV- Highsmith, Magistrate Judge Garber, AI -site Corp & Magnivision, Inc. vs. VSI International, Inc. Deposition
given Feb. 27, 2001; Court trial March 2001.
7. Nicaragua mass damages (airplane crash): 1990 plane on route to Miami, settled prior to trial.
Journal articles published on the issues involved and research done on the case:
"The Forensic Economist in the International Setting: Applying Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) Theory to
Nicaraguan Damage Claims," Journal of Forensic Economics, 7, 1 (Dec. 1993), pp. 111 -117.
"A Reply and New Findings," Journal of Forensic Economics 11, 1 (Winter 1998), pp. 57 -65).
"Purchasing Power Parity or Official Exchange Rates for International Settlements: A Central American Case,"
Journal of Legal Economics, 3, 2 (July 1993), pp. 33 -49.
S. Puerto Rico Economy: Expert witness in divorce case, Miami -Dade County Court, 2000
BOOKS
The Economics of Everglades Restoration Missing Pieces in the Future of Soutlt Florida. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and
Northampton, MA, 2005.
Factories and Food Stamps: The Puerto Rico Model of Development. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1985.
REFEREED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS IN REFEREED BOOKS:
"Environmental Infrastructure and Soci- economic Indicators in San Pedro Sula, Honduras," (with Daniel E. Meeroff and
Helena Solo - Gabriele), International Journal of Environment and Pollution (2007), Vol. 31, No. 3/4, pp. 267 -279.
"To Save a City: Grassroots Movement toward Reforestation in Ica, Peru" Chapter 8, Symposium Volume, Globalization and
Sustainable Development, University of South Florida Press, Tampa, Fl. (2006).
"A Tale of Two Models: IMPLAN & REMI on the Economics of Everglades Restoration ", in D.J. Rapport, W.L. Lasley, D.E.
Rolston, N.O. Nielsen, C.O. Qualset, and A.B. Damania (eds) Managing for Healthy Ecosystems, Lewis Publishers, Boca
Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 2003, pp. 1303 -1324 _May be viewed at: ]ttix//exchange law mijt i.edu/evergiades/
"Missing pieces in ecosystem restoration: the case of the Florida Everglades ", Economic Systems Research 12 (3), 2003, 271-
303. imp• / /exch mjze law miami edu/everglades/ science /weisskoff/missinepieces.ndf
"The Forensic Economist in the International Setting: A Reply and New Findings," Journal of Forensic Economics Vol.
11, No. 1(1998), pp. 57 -65.
"The Decline of the U.S. Footwear Industry and the Expected Impact of a Free Trade Agreement between Colombia and the
United States," North American Journal of Economics .& Finance, Vol. 5, No. 1 (1994), pp. 55 -78.
"Forty -One Years of Structural Continuity and Social Change in Nicaragua, 1950 - 1991," Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 28
(April 1994), pp. 379 -392.
"The Dilemma of Export Revival: Nicaraguan Agriculture at a Turning Point," Chapter 12, in Irma T. de Alonso, ed., Central
America: Trade Industrialization and Integration in the Twentieth Century Central America. (Praeger, Westport, CT and
London, 1994), pp. 237 -252.
"The Forensic Economist in the International Setting: Applying Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) Theory to Nicaraguan
Damage Claims," Journal of Forensic Economics, Vol. 7, No. I (Dec. 1993), pp. 111 -117.
"Purchasing Power Parity or Official Exchange Rates for International Settlements: A Central American Case;'
Journal of Legal Economics, Vol. 3, No. 2 (July 1993), pp. 33 -49.
"Economic Growth and Health in Crisis: The Case of Paraguay," Bulletin of the Pan American Health Oreanization (PAHO).
Published in Spanish as "Expansion econ\mica y crisis de salud on el Paraguay," BoletRn de la Ofinicina Sanitaria
PanamJricana, Vol. 114, No. 6 (June 1993), pp. 520 -535. Reprinted in Propuestas Democraticas (Asunci\n), Vol 1, No. 1
(Jan -Mar 1994), pp. 99 -123.
"The Paraguayan Agro -Export Model of Development," World Development, 20 (10) (October 1992), pp. 1531 -40.
"Income Distribution and Economic Change in Paraguay, 1972 -88," Review of Income and Wealth 38(2) June 1992 165 -183.
"Income Distribution and the Enterprise of the Americas Initiative," Journal of InterAmerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol.
33, No. 4 (Winter 1991), pp. 111 -132.
"The Political Economy of the Israeli Inflation," in Pamela S. Falk, ed., Inflation: Are We Next? Hyperinflation and Solutions
in Argentina Brazil and Israel, (Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, Colorado, 1990), pp. 127 -152.
"The Structure of Income Inequality in Puerto Rico ", (with E. Wolft), Journal of Development Economics 9 1981, 205 -228.
"The Growth and Decline of Import Substitution in Brazil -- Revisited," World Development, Vol. 9 (1980), pp. 647 -675.
Published in Spanish in El Trimestre Economico, Vol. 47 (2), No. 186 (April - June 1980), pp. 377 -430,
"Consumption Expenditure Patterns and the Puerto Rican Economy," Revista de Ciencias Sociales (Puerto Rico) 21(21)3 -4
(Sept.-Dec. 1979), 361 -410.
"Trade, Protection and Import Elasticities for Brazil ", Review of Economics and Statistics 6(I) February 1979, 58 -66.
Published in Portuguese in Pesouisa e Planeiamento Economico, Vol. 8, No. 2 (August 1978), pp. 525 -544.
"Twenty -five Years of Import Substitution in Brazil, 1948- 1973" Pesquisa e Planeiarnento Economico 8(2) April 1978 1 -32.
"Linkages with Linkages: Industrial Tracking in an Enclave Economy ", (with E. Wolff), Economic Development and Cultural
Chan e, VoI.25, No. 4 (July 1977), pp. 607 -628.
"Equity, Efficiency, and Social Welfare in Latin Atneri&' Journal of Economic Development 2(l) (July 1977), 65 -108.
"Traversing the Social Pyramid: A Comparative Review of Income Distribution in Latin America ", (with A. Figueroa), Latin
American Research Review 9 (2) Sumner 1976, 71 -112. Published in Spanish in El Trimestre Economico 44 (4), No. 176
(October - December 1977), pp. 887 -946. Reprinted in Robert Ferber, ed., Consumption and Income Distribution in Latin
America: Selected Topics, (Washington, D.C.: OAS for ECIEL, 1980), pp. 257 -94.
"Income Distribution and Export Promotion in Puerto Rico ", Chapter 10 in K. Polenske and J. Skolka, ed., Advances in Input -
Outcut Analysis (Ballinger Publishers, Cambridge, Mass., 1976), pp. 205 -228.
"Development and Trade Dependence: The Case of Puerto Rico ", (with E. Wolff), Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 57,
No. 4 (November 1975 ), pp. 470-477. Reprinted in T. Sohn, ed., Readings nInput - Output Anal ks s, (Oxford University
Press, New York, 1986), pp. 406416.
"The Political Economy of the Educational System ", (with F. Blau), Chapter 17 in H. Jon Rosenbaum and W.G. Tyler, eds.,
Contemporary Bra7il: Issues in Economic and Political Development, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1972 371 -398.
"Demand Elasticities for a Developing Economy: An International Comparison of Consumption Patterns ", Chapter 14 in H.B. .
Chenery, ed., Studies in Development Planning, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA 1971, 322 -359.
"Income Distribution and Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, Argentina and Mexico ", Review of Income and Wealth, Series 16,
No. 4 (December 1970), pp. 303 -332. Reprinted as Chapter 2 in A. Foxley, ed., Income Distribution in Latin America,
(Cambridge University Press, 1976). [Also published in Spanish in Alejandro Foxley, ed., La Distribucion del In e€esso en
America Latina, Chapter 4 (Fondo de Cultura Eeonomica, Mexico, 1973) and Leopoldo Solis, ed., La Economia Mexicana
Chapter 6, (Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, 1973)].
"The Colombia Experience, 1950 -62 ", in E. T. Haefele, ed., Relating Transport to National Goals, Brookings, 1969 122 -176.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS: INVITED PAPERS
"Regional Economic Impacts ", in US Army Corps of Engineers, Central and Southern Florida Project Comprehensive Review
Study, Jacksonville, FL, 1998, Appendix E, pp. 281 -310.
"La Conquista de la Industria Norteamericana de 7apatos per las Importaciones, y eI Put ore para eI Calzado Colombian," in
Hector Ochoa -Diaz, ed., Etudio Dara la nedociacAn de la zona Libre comercio entre Colombia v Estades Unidos (ICESI,
Cali, Colombia, 1994), pp. 215 -236.
"Basic Human Needs and the Democratic Process in Latin America," North -South Issues Vol. I1, No. 2 (1993) pp. 1 -6.
"Social Factors in Latin American Economic Development" in Henry Harriman, ed., Setting the North -South Agenda; U.S.-
Latin American Relations in the 1920s. Coral Gables, FL, North -South Center, U. of Miami, pp. 43 -47.
"Economic Adjustment and Net Transfer of Resources from Developing Countries," Ch. 8 in World Economic Survey 1989:
Current Trends and Policies in the World. Economy, United Nations, New York, 1989, pp. 151 -186.
"The Economy of Israel ", in Collier's Encyclopedia, Macmillan, New York, 1989 edition, Vol. 13, pp. 332 -336.
"Crops vs. Coupons: Agricultural Development and Food Stamps in Puerto Rico ", Chapter 8 in Jorge Heine, ed., Time for
Decision: the United States and Puerto Rico, Nortb -South Publishers, Lanham, Md., 1983, pp. 135 -183.
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY
"Economic Models of the Caribbean", in Caribbean Basin Policy. Hearings before the Subcommittee on ArterAmerican
Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, 97th Congress, First Session. July 14, 1981.
(Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981), pp. 47 -78.
"The Impact of Food Stamps on the Puerto Rican Economy ", in General Farm Bill of 1981 Food Stamp Pro rg am). Hearings
before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the Committee on Agriculture,
U.S. House of Representatives, 97th Congress, First Session. March 30, 1981. Serial No. 97 -G, Part 2. (Washington,
D.C, U.S. Government Printing Office, 198 1) pp. 597 -600, 729 7733.
"Food Stamps and the Puerto Rican Economy ", in Proposed Re- Authorization of the Food and Agricultural Act of 1977 - -Food
Stamps, Part IL Hearings before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate, 97th Congress,
FirstSession. March 16, 1981. (Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981), pp. 18 -30.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS: RECENT BOOK REVIEW
Review of The Economy of Puerto Rico: Restoring Growth, by S. M. Collins, B. P. Bosworth, and M.A. Soto - Class, eds. (Brookings
Institution & Center for the New Ewnomy, Washington, D.C. and San Juan, P.R., 2006). (with Angel Ruiz) published in Journal of
Regional Science, December, 2009, pp. 1024 -27.
RECENT ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES
2009: Economic Impact of Limestone Mining in North Central Florida: IMPLAN model.
2008: Economic Impact of Limestone Mining on South Florida: IMPLAN and REMI compared.
2007: Economic Impact Analysis in the Legal Setting, REMI, IMPLAN, and other Models (Presented in Federal Court).
2003: Comparing Costs and Options for the Miami River: Bridges vs. Tunnels (Feb 2003). For the Miami River
Commission. See biip.,//www.miamiriverconunission.org/PDF/tuDnel�/`2Ostudv.vdf
2002: Economic Impact of the Miami River Greenway. For the Trust for Public Land (TPL).
2002: Economic Models and Economic Forecasting in the South Miami Watershed Study. For Keith & Schnars,. P.A.
200 t: Comparing Economic Impacts of an industrial Park and a County Recreation Park in Central Broward County. For
Southern Facilities Development Inc. and the Broward County Commission.
2000: Economic Impact Analysis of the NASA Technological Outreach Program. For the Technological Research and
Development Administration, Titusville, FL.
1998: Economic Impacts of Everglades Restoration: "Regional Economic Impacts ", in US Army Corps of Engineers, Central
& Southern Florida Project Comprehensive Review Study, ( "The Restudy") Jacksonville, FL, Appendix E, pp. 281 -310.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member American Economics Association; International Society for Ecological Economics
United States Society for Ecological Economics
HONORS, AWARDS, & FELLOWSHIPS
2002 -2008: Principal Investigator, Grant from V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation for the Program in Environment and
Development (PRENDE) in Latin America & the Caribbean. See http: / /www,vkrf.oTg/vla main.php ?PID =CAT7 for the
sponsoring foundation, and http: / /www6.miami.edtilmiaini- magazine /springO4 /featurestor 2.htm1 for journalistic report
on our work.,
Research Award from the National Science Foundation for the project entitled: "The Economics of Peasant Communities: An
Analysis of Poverty in Puerto Rico and the Peruvian Sierra," 1979 -83.
Research Award from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council, for project, "The
Economy of the Sierra," in Andean Peru, 1978 -79.
Research Award from Manpower Administration, US Department of Labor, Employment Projections for Puerto Rico, 1977 -78.
Collaborative Award from the Social Science Research Council, for work in Peru with Professor A. Figueroa, 1976 -77.
Research Award from Manpower Administration, US Dept. of Labor, for updating Puerto Rican simulation model, 1974-75..
Research Award from the National Science Foundation, for international comparisons of income distribution, 1971 -72.
Research Award from Manpower Administration, US Department of Labor, to develop a model of Puerto Rican growth 1970 -71.
Fellowship Award, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, for the study of income distribution, 1968 -69.
Graduate Prize Fellow in Economics, Harvard University, 1964 -67.
John Harvard Scholarship, Harvard College, 1961 -64.
Harvard Traveling Fellowship for Latin America, Summer 1963.
Detur Prize for Scholarship, Harvard College, 1961.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Spanish, Portuguese