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Presentation Current Financial Status (3)'� -- • .' : • I . - . , .. `' I I � • 'f ., ) ' - 2B I,,SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009 - -. D1 ' � FROM THE •FRONT PAGE � i'� + � - 1 MiamiHerald.conn - I. THE MIAMI HERALD -- ' - branch, and co- chairman •,', ,, . State Sen. Rudy_Garcia, .1c . ,' MYRIAM•MARQUEZ - KEY, WEST - - - I .. , 11-1 ' ITlaitians . f I �', , ,�, ���• CUB mowers,;, 1'1"1 C® � .0 ` �`� �shouldn t�be.. - ', , 1. •.,. , -, , ® 7,]�,' ", I �. Ili ��/ *SEA URCHIN; FROM IB � , • �ti M�, •,*_:;;. � � � �, i� } ,j� ti: b �,r,.4 ,, _ �f i at j'J a a " r °7� t� a d "t��q�r r<� ees; said'he expects 'the sandy:bottom about 409 ,� . Vandenberg ultimately yards from,a natural reef L /•L 1 LV ,` . • The urchins — related' {� A 3 h . a,k " `i 8 d z s �'1P -ie' e�5'i �".` is [ ?'P T 3' f ar d,) k, � s , ¢ a i will attract ' a mix of in the' rotected.Florida. ' ', , ,- I" to starfish and'also'called `� j, �$tx� , ''r �� -` , I ,marine lifelike few "other, Ke National' Marine' ,� Ys ' MARQUEZ FROM 1B diademas —Play a critical _,�_,� fx, , � ,r i, ,� „ � � M,�r �� � �, �� � ���� ,., laces in the world. The ' S'anctuar .''Two, months . p Y - ; : role , iii the', reef ecosys ° =. � " • ••,x • "a �t vvt �� ; , « reason, lie says,. is .loca- . later, another survey,,doc -, a , Marine. �" " : tem, devouring algae that <� ' ,, � „, tion. The Vandenberg is.' umented' 45 ._species,. ';' Even if you follow the can stifle coral growths ,�a smack in the middle of , including .biocolor,,dam� ;.i ' ' ' " rules, show up at immigra- ~ and lead to coral disease. �� _ � ` f , ', � � several major .environ- selfish, sharpnose puffers . tion offices to clear up a; Capt. -Joe Weatherby, q�� ��. �" ,a mental , influences: • the and, . spotted' goatfish. " ' `document problem and :who spearheaded the 13 �� �1� �' t 1, , Gulf ofMexico, the Ever -", Another • ' surve is ,' Y 7 your stay-is approved -- as .� year' effort to sink the 523' Y` "` " '� �' 'glades, the Atlantic Ocean ` planned for. December. . _happened to one Haitian foot Vandenberg; called ,: �h, •'. and-the Gulf; Stream. _ The basic research diving ,: ; " woman married for,five'' ' . -them,; "the ocean's' lawn a 4� r "' "Here ,the conditions class at the Florida Keys'• .' Y 'ears to aU.S. citizen, and , ,- mowers" for their, al ae g " ;� � �' '�� ' �s ,' are different all'the time," Community College also , still, still, she was ut in. P munchin� - diet.,• = - , g ,. . f � �. Kincaid .said: "We, ,is monitoring marine life ,• ,i, ,� , • detention. ; • ; - `'- -. " ' ' . , ., , So far, Weatherby said,, �� b muddy Ovate- , clear water, 'the ship. "You can see �� ' At least'Hoineland - 'divers have =seen onl ° strong; spring tides arid, 'the food chain just blos= ' ' I .' •Security, Secretary, Janet; - "juvenile., urchins,. with , to discuss•his reasons for currents:. :that • surge ' souring, - said 'Patrick " . Napolltanoliasn't been• � 4bodies" the size of a dime ' :a through from the Gulf of ,Rice, dean of marine sci= ' > sending noncriminal Hai-;,,' _, or nickel and sharp, black : `, '` ' 'Mexico.,. . • What marine ence and technology: "' ;- ' ' " ' - "'- "Ill flans with deportation'': „�i, .- spines up to3 inches long; ,; : ,, ., .. . , DOUGLAS euno�PH /FOR THE MIAMI HERALD , soup `ends up'.bemg heie, Kincaid estimates,that '� - orders'back to aiti.,But'',':' `' One ,spine,; even,punc- ,THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!,The,USS V•andenberg's',� - " nobody',reallyknows:' the.ship already home r,. '_. - , . ' , being locked up or sitting , ' . , in your South Florida, ; '" ;, . , ' , tured Weatherbys, glove radar dish used to track Soviet missiles, but now .•and, s,'tuck` under, his to',tabout 70,000 baitfish : 'TWO'-YEAR STUDY : J and up'to 10,000 juvenile,' , `, - home with an anklebrace- ' . - it attracts plenty of sea! life as an artificial, reef. thumbnail: - ; The state of Florida ,yellowtail snappers. Crew •;` • ` let without the ability to' ;, ,, The massive steel ves- , •, " " , , . , has funded atwo -year members of the Starfish, ,' . ; feed yourself or your fam -' : sel. rests , in 150 ' feet . of , are a surprise at the artifi -' the Vandenberg � to,,' go: ' study of marine life near, Enterprise -dive boat, say ,,i , ' - : , 'fly is little:consalation. 'water; but, top side =' cial reef. ' , . - from seaworthy vessel to the ship to be' conducted'-, five• Goliath ' grouper`s, -' = , Our'foriner "feel your_.'' where divers first began., ' "Small lobsters aie,not underwater housing. for`'. by the Key•Largo -based '*including'one nearly as, 1'' ' ' ' '' pain "president, Bill Clin= , seeing the urchins `, —' is ,found, naturally in that ;sea creatures. In previous non - profit Reef Environ -. b* "a VolkstiI ien,,have , ,, ., ton,,Has the fortitude.to :• ' ' . about, 70 feet, below the . habitat;.they find shallow., incarnations, the ship had mental Education Foun- 'taken 'residence; at� the.: ,' , , call it-right',. During the,,, ' �" �.,, surface. There, ', , the , , water," Little said.' "But ""served` as World War lI` datiori: - �, ' � ship: ,, ` ' � ,recent Americas Confer- ,• _ ' ', ence at the Biltmore I3otei' ' . , urchins claimed'their first ,,'they are getting their, cue, ''transporter; �Cold�° War•, •• real - estate „including ail that this'is a "good place to . m'i'ssile tracker and sci -fl•, -' "There , is� still �soine,'' '' � ' �' ,1 �`� _ contzoversy'on whether ,GROWING' DIVERSITY �" ” _ ,` in Coral Gables,;Clinton, -' ` , "; observatory. platform. go, instead, of swimming movie set. artificial'reefs really serve: '.. Iri five years, Little said, Jr , now the, United, Nations' . , " Weatherby said the area . ;another, five , ;miles into ' On, a recent, , ' dive, ' their purpose; ", said Paul,, he. expects ; the Vanden-' "' envoy to,Fiaiti; said'grant- :: ,'..r'provides'protection from ' ;',." `''.':�. , ' �'. ,Weatherby' swam' past,, 'Humann,• REEF'S, chair= ' berg, with;its radar'dishes', n, . ing temporary protected, '.,,: ,shore." '' prey and- sunlight : that - � ' - Little said reap estate is , giant rada'r':- dislie's, that man of the. board. "Some ,and more'.complex'struc =, =3 , status, or,TPS; to undocu= -., creates,food.,• • .',at a • premium in the: once'tracked, Soviet mis -' scientists believe all an ture,, will feature a' fish', , '- mented Haitians, so that �' •', "� "k.' • � • ' ' -' ;: ocean: " "Put something,, riles. and into rooms that,' `ALL'OVER' THE SHIP' • „artificialreef does is pull_' community' a liftle:'more.. �; '. 't, they can work,',niAes _ .: ;new• in ;the, water,” . he ,_'once. served as the galley `' marine life from'the Sur =- : diverse ;than the •Spiegel _ , , 'sense,, , '.:' "Now,, the urchins are : said, "and marine life -will , and captain's quarters. He ' rounding as . Grove, a 510 -foot military ',i ' ', Clinton',s trying to help � -, . all over the,s*," he`said., ; take.. advantage, almost .• pointed out nooks ' and ,community, opposed . to, creating an - ship sunk off Key Largo 'in„ . , --' ____ ', j that country, attract busi- ' ,Ed Little; a', biologist like the-old saying: `Build crannies where ,spiny oys- „''enviroriment to build•its, , 2002.'By 2007, 191species,_'"!?; :. �' ness, buildroa&arid ,da' s - :''with the Nafional,Oceanic it.and they will come:'.” ters and other ,sea` life .'own community." had been'documented on -' }; , • ' . and housing for those , _ ,and Atmospheric Admin- ',Buf.unlike natural reefs : hides'. Don Kincaid; vice � -; ; ' 'Volunteer fish survey - . ',that ship, though there are `..; s ` . struggling there. It's not., , istration's' Fisheries ''Ser- that'take decade's.to grow, • chairman ` of the, ,Mel'" ors conducted a baseline never. that many species�, - ',, . , smart U:S. policyto send :vice, said the presence of it took only'two minutes . Fisher Maritime Heritage .survey of the area before on the ship `at ariy one ; ,' '- ,' . another 35,006People, td a' `; ,�.',young,spiny lobsters also', and lots of explosives for:': Society's Board. of Trust:, the ship was,tunk on �a' time. -,• , - �I� � . r Place that already has rni1- I % � - .. lions without adequate, . .. , t I , _-__m_ • • _ housing:: .� .� -.' Ifnot.TPS,'thenwliyl'• . , I � ". ' '. .SOUTH MIAMI• • .� � .. , ; .=. . • . 11 EDUCATION � , - ' not an interim policy, : , , -� , while the administration ,� r ,, I , ' ., . of tie 1-dra' :a 4-1, vel ' , i� ,Cam ai -r' "l ' "" &hed , - " ' 11 ' figures out its grand inimi -.' 'a at .nevv - IJ " , _' gratiori reform plan (for' 11 I next year)'and allow U.S.I, L ,," 11. 11; . :.,, I . , I; , . . 'DRAMA; FROM 16` 'that Newman and Sellars' August: ' �, " ' '., ' 1, �, a 1nVl.�,l. .. O.y� , : , 1, Ill ids �.. -, 'Work per its for Haitian's ' ' ,' ' ' . � . , - -. . '' - , ' , : were targeting4he' city's "' '- Th.e Bal'oguri "� ' and ':' 'Figueredo,terminations,; 1.�; y��l lg I ;J 11 . while thetiny'country .- - ` rebuilds ?,Randolph: ; ; ' the= public comments Africaii- American. top - section at a recent meet= 'administrators.' � ' - : spawned a string of acri -, . `< I ! • , .; ' KIDS, FROM, IB � , -bade voters Chose to"raise 1 ; - ,'; 1' McGrortyof,Caiholic,Ser -:', ",''ing.. "; : ` '' -•'- . '' ; .•'• - Around that -time, .'monious special•meet -; ' -',: , ', ,. takes in, order to perms= .� ' - ' " vices''notes this`canbe,' , ; '; 'activist Christo -' City, Manager'-B'alogun, ings, to find replace =' �, ness . community will nently renew The Chit =. . , ; - k . - `done ori'a case " -:by,, ,,• ` ;, pher- Cooke - Yarborough: ' filed a. lawsuit' against} ments: But,, Balogun s,. , ' throw its, muscle behind. - dren s Trust,, a tax - funded � �•: - ,- -case basis.- So'wliy the delay? ; , - "People are playing the '.Newman'' and the city dismissal has stirred up ' ' lobbying the lawmakers. ' '•' group that pays for hun= , J{ I -The fear that TP'S,' • 1, political game like this is'­ ,alleging, that • Newman' 'much, more animosity , Thursday; he convened' . dreds o€ youth services. _ would`open;the floodgates - Chicago.11 ';1, • ., had 'interfered with his ` than Figueredo's ouster. more than 100 civic, busi- ' ' David .Lawrence Jr., a' .;, 'advocate' , ;, - bf Haitian refugees'setti" � Indeed;' recent con- 'work and threatened ,' ' The latest'., episode '- ness and communitylead- ' longtime child ',r,, , ` , "' , outfof'South Florida on ' ": ;tentious issues have cre, -; him witha bad, review:'. ., involves, a blog called ; ; ers' at the "university to 'and founding chairman of a - , rickety boats is over -; : -,' , , ated two cleaf factions: ' ; - Newman called it a ' , gye ' on Miami, which '; begin the dialogue. �- ' '� ' The , Child'ren's. Trust,' `; *4 - ' blown: I - didn't happen � Mayor Horace Felhi and ' "political ploy" to hurt,,. focuses on county and , 'Pau1.Cejjas,'chairman'of 'believes, the public,.! , .A i ' `' during the Clinton admin- '' . Commissioner , Velma- Sellars' election, but Se'l- '' "state politics. The Oct. ' - , ' .the'-' •' Miami . Business', continue to support pro=. r,`; . ' istration when several -, , ' , Palmer on one side and ' lars�won the seat with 60 20 blog quotes a letter Forum and former Miami - grams for children;. even • h-, thousand Haitians were '' F" Vice: Mayor Brian Beas- percent,of the vote. ! • I. ` from an unnamed reader Dade School Board mem= during tough times. t ' " ,�: allowed to staybecause'of ':' ley,­-Plus,,­-newcomers,: , ; - "What you, are wit- ' -.who talked about a spe= ber; said the effort makes, '- - On' his'own initiative;, __� _�` :` ' bloodypolitical instability' , ; ', Valerie • Newman; ; and , nessing is,,the residents • cid meeting where com- . sense: from a business'per- the former Miami Herald ,' in Haiti: , '- '.',, �" 'I �', � ` •-•Lew' "Sellars, on the 'taking back control of; missionerswere discuss -`'' speet ye., '' .publisher'recently'teamed . ;t , ' ` - ' So why leave Haitians -: • other. ' , "'. , ; .. , ' - -'the cify' from special ing Balogun's severance: "This is.;a great oppor- with! political strategist , ',`, , ` . - in ari American- imposed • -Each side- believes:the interests, ", Newman said ' , The, letter states that ; tunity' to invest in our . Sergio . Bendixen to poll : , - , _limbo? ' �. other, is',trying_to hijack. 'about the.recent strife, Florida Power, & Light ., • . childdren and make them ''likely- voters on issues Areyou"s "/ ,. ,.ngyet ?, city government. .•,,,% '` :'among, South'. Miami's liaison Ramon Ferrer,', more- productive;" Ceias,','relating'"to child services.•' - 1' Because everybody knows ,, `,`I 'agree -that, things factions.. � - was in the special�inee't -' jl said. "As business people; -',� ' Democrats and Repub -`' ,`" , ': the'ansvber: " '•"• -• '' ` • are .worse,than'ever, " ;, ",,' The 'power shift ing, although, no ..FPL, we'Have�to look`at long = iicans'both showed sup -. '� " I'' ', ;,; It's the 800' -pound . _ - ,'Feliu said: , "There's a _., caused by.. Sellars' elec- issues were being' dis - „`` ' ` term investments, too.”, I • ,port' for „a variety' of ' - . political gorilla threaten- "' new element leading the tion paved the way ,for 'cussed. 1, ,; Other business leaders potential initiatives; : " � � ` , "ing commonsense: race.,'`. ' ' city that is-very .'divi- Balogun's ,• firing', :- _� • The city ,has- joined" , ; have 'acknowledged that- ; according to the poll: ., , -_ " •' I Obamawouldbesee'n'c,:','. : sive." • ' 1.; ',,' allowed under the City severalothermunicipali= , strong educational' pro- ;Two 'in three'voters : as favoring black people, : - ;. , "Beasley, has a' differ - ,:-Charter _ during a con -;ties in fighting `FPL's " "gr`ams "would ,help, lure ,said they would support a- and, oh my, we wouldn't . ent take: " "If your. inten- tentious "Oct. 6 commis -' 'plans to string high -volt= "new industries to Florida. ' statewide campaign' for .. : =- want an African-'American trons are to up -zone our • sion' meeting: , age power 'lines along Frank _Nero, president • better - services ,for chil= ' president playing favor= community, then, yes, . ;: ' '.The .,manager, ,,Who ,U.S. 1.;,The, lines: will.. ,of Miami= Dade's • eco- i'dren and-familie's. ., - ' , ' ' `, � ites. Except-he wouldn't be , . this is the worst time," had been in the position carry power from two -- nomic 1 development - Half, said they, would - :, '� , . 11 playing favorites. - - he said, referring to for almost two . years, 'planned nuclear reactors - ', agency, the •Beacon Coun= . support an, increase in -, ,, , ,, ,; ,, Obama would be treat- i 1, , activists' long-running , quietly left the commis- at Turkey Point: ' - cil, often says the educa- taxes. . -, ' ` ' lion =and u ing Haitians just as past' '' efforts to "curb ' large- sion chambers. Moments S. FPL • spokesman system is the region's Lawrence' Ben= e administrations,have ., •, scale development., .. later, Feliu'stormed out. ' Mayco Villafana said biggest weakness when it ' dixen are now preparing a , ,1t •, - " treated Salvadorans; Hon -' - -- '" In the days following 'Ferrer's' presence at the ' comes -to recruiting new .bipartisan' "movement" to '� , E, -, -, duraris and Nicaraguan's' " MAJOR TURMOIL;; _" ' his firing, Balogun's sup- .meeting was not unusual ' companies and jobs'to the -; demand better children's:, `-I • •'11 — allweregrante'd_TPS , This year has- seen ,porters responded, or improper, simply. a ' .` county:; "�,; i . ` - �.' "'servicesstatewide .,,' '. ' '�'..,e _ " ' � afternaturaldisa`stersor - turmoil bubble up,,,and 'angrily, 'showing;up• at -part of Ferret's job. ""The 'Greater Miami'.' ,They,are focusing on ,,,\% ,t�> >_ ' civil wars devastated'th " '. ' � boil ovek'in-,the' 82 -year- ;special meetings , with,- ' ' . "We have representa- `, • ,Chamber wants to create health insurance ,for all - " countries. " , � ' old city �of� some;l0',700 , sign's saying, "Beasley, -fives in counties and • , a comprehensive plan for children, in the state, and :,,:. -, , _ 1 • . , If notTPS,thengrant' ,.'residents, Sellars and Newman, in,, their "duties they' :,,education in the county, better;'screening ,and; ' "'6rkpapers;casebycase., I , Jl In late January, New -' 'ambushed the city man= attend municipal meet- : -''from: pre - kindergarten, to ; treatment,, services -for 'I" , , - ' `' ' - Let's stop filling deters- -' man was'. elected by a; Tager," and "Who brought ,ings on a'iegular basis," : post = graduate. But' the", children ,wit special . : `s . tion centers with people'.: , ` `.' wide margin,to replace: the money? Ajibola Balo- he said. study would' cost' about' needs, Lawrence said.l ' ' _' l °' I 1, ' who have suffered , ;' , ; .- I' Commissioner ; Randy pun." • `, The blog also states $400,000, and fundraising + `. "We have °an enormous '.• , - , " " ; _ ,' enough: ,'; -' Wiscombe, who stepped '.� , Balogun's opponents 'that - one of _ Palmer's as so far generated only, opportunity Here," Law- • • �' - . .' , � :. down two months earlier also showed up, holding ' daughters,, a mechanical .$50,000, said Juan, del , rence said. "This is some -; -- ' .' , „: for what he' was per =_; old %campaign signs for engineer, works at Tur -- Busto; head of South Flor- thing, that. crosses party ; ,; , ff=M . I _. I � ''..'' I , '' - ".. - , 11.� I , 1. � . :- 1 -1E ;. ,� I �• 1- �� � -K � � . pax` i : ` '- � ". 40 I Sumner Hutcheson III "MDC Alumnus" . ' Vice President for ' Institutional Advancement ,'Florida Memorial;University • C-, all us - �. T� , LEu Miami Dade. College www.mdcaluinni.com - Newman, a city activ-, Sellars.. , , , ` :' Palmer. said one of her - branch, and co- chairman •,', ,, . State Sen. Rudy_Garcia, .1c . Fist,'ran on promises , io - , - ' ':'daughters does, indeed, , of the, chamber's educa -,.. a Miami Republican, said ” preserve the city's small - '`RIDICULOUS' work for FPL at, Turkey, tion task force. better",', programs are ``` town character.' , Soon, � Resident Viola Bryan Point, but''that she got ' �, `,`•It's been slow," • del ' needed, but he questioned' ; �r '• ' after � the election, she called thefiring "ridicu- the job `more than two �,, ' Busto said Saturday.' "I'd• the,'prac bality of increas= - • -, began butting heads with lous and ugly. I want to years ago, on her own- ` ', belying to you if I said, I ing spending. � .. ' , City. Manager •know the reason whyhe merits — and before the - felt 100 percent confident: "This is a very difficult', ,; ' ' ,Ajibola Balogun. ,'� ,' � �. - ' was fired. " ; , . • - power Vines ' becaine, a ' ' We've been down'- this year to -talk about 'expand- ^ �? ,, , Two' ,months ,later, , Activist ' Beth ,hot- button issue. ' ' , --, road � before.... People ing: programs," Garcia •, : ;' . _ •tragedy struck.' - Schwartz criticized,Balo- "They are just trying ,, . • ' -show. interest, but then 'said. - "We're looking,' at � I �,,),, ' ' I I Commissioner Jay, ' gun's' lawsuit,' saying the to smear me," Palmer , ,' don't come. up with the very large deficits:' •- °;Beckman was "shot dead'.firing,will help increase said., I . , ,dollars. " - �, ,,.' .'" ,' :;' Still, business leaders ;.;r ,'. on,Easter Sunday by his, accountability. 'Sellars, one of the' � ` . Despite'a'general aver- like Maria Alonso,,chair- �� teenage son, Jason; who, • Beasley has ;declined' 'newest commissioners, sion to new taxes,'•Floridi -, "woman -elect of,`- the ;,' , -lias • a mild :„ form, of to discuss•his reasons for said he supported'$alo =' ans have shown a willing- ,Greater Miami'Chamber , ' :a . autism. -- ' • moving to, fire Balogun,- - ",gun•'s firing because he ; ness to', support programs of Commerce, ,say the "" Beckman's 'death but he said he had felt the manager wasn't' ;� :,that aid'Childhood devel= - next, step needs'to be a ';,! , ;� prompted a second spe- -warned the ,manager of ;working fairly with .all . - l opment: ' - ' ` ,, 11 statewide effort. , ,. - :,;) , •- cial election. During1he. ' what was coining.,•, ,'commissioners. ',' In 2002;° voters-over' ('It'�makes good- busi= "'•'� ?• , :�, campaign, '� �� police, , The'',previous, man - • ,There' •are people ,whelminglypassedacon - ' ness sense; "Alonso said. "; -, ''stopped a van that con -, ' ager, Yvonne Soler -Mc- -,' who', with, me," 'stitutional - amendment "The health of our `econ- J ' ' . I tained; l5. stolen Sellars; Kinley, was similarly,, he.said. `- -`But I think the' , ,' : requiring the state-to,pro- .omy' dependson' educa= ,,, ,.. - . campaign A flier' ;:`filed - ,without, cause in current changes will be ` ' `; 'vide free pre - kindergarten °. don." • +; .. ' ' - -` :' ��, , ' ,signs. i made the rounds -in- the, : February' 2008, , as wasp, good for; the city even,if classes: -. - ' . "i, . : ' " , ," , " :. , -1 ', Miami Herald business �' �Seott '-' � . , city's Community, Rede- - former, City Attorney, .right now it's too early to' ' �' 'And last summer, more - I writer' Andron. con- � � - - . I velopment Area hinting , - Luis. Figueredo in , late tell. " , � , � � ,than 85 percent' of Miami - ' 1. fributed to this report. • ' ` ;', . a I` I, . , ' ` ,N 1_11_1..... J•. uo•.. u. _ ..... �. .. 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