City Manager Briefing Report September 2014 Eric M. Soroka, ICMA-CM City Manager This report is prepared in order to inform the City Commission of the status of major projects and ongoing matters. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Preparation of 2014/15 Budget The 2014/15 budget document was adopted by the City Commission at the September 17, 2014 meeting. Aventura City of Excellence School Highlights The School Advisory Committee elections were held. Conducted Open House for all grades. The annual audit was accepted by the City Commission at the September Meeting. The School Improvement Plan was adopted by the City Commission and the School Advisory Committee. The annual Peace Day Ceremony was held at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Newsletter In Process The newsletter for Fall will be distributed in October to the community. Police Department Statistics & Highlights Monthly Crime Overview Crimes from July 2014 to August 2014 that increased: Simple Assault up by 3; Burglary up by 4. Crimes from July 2014 to August 2014 that remained the same: Robbery; City Manager Briefing Report
Aggravated Stalking. Crimes from July 2014 to August 2014 that decreased: Burglary down by 5; Larceny down by 8; Theft-Auto down by 3. City Manager Briefing Report 2
Calls for service for August 2013 compared to August 2014 decreased by 105. Officers Teresa Williams and John Methvin were selected as Officers of the Month. Founders Day Preparation is underway for the annual Founders Day weekend events. Arts in Public Places Advisory Board The City received 7 responds to the RFP for the call for artists to provide public art on the exterior grounds of the Government Center. The Arts in Public Places Advisory Board met on August 14, 2014 to select finalists. Petra Liebi-Osborne and Beth Nybeck were named as finalists and will be interviewed on October 28, 2014. Arts & Cultural Center The following represents the programming for the month: September Date Event Attendance 17 Sep Miami Jewish Film Festival 7:30PM 254 18 Sep Aventura Marketing Council Luncheon 11:30AM 285 22 Sep ACES/Peace Day Celebration 10AM 300 27 Sep Timeless Serenade 7:30PM 121 960 Community Garden All 23 planters are leased. City Manager Briefing Report 3
Pending Development Projects Submitted for Review Puerto Aventura Residential Condominium, NE 185 Street (Terzetto north lot) Aventura Condo, NE 34 Avenue at North Country Club Drive Aventura View, Office Building Parking Lot Expansion, 2999 NE 191 Street Retail Building, vacant lot at 18560 Biscayne Boulevard Helistop at Gulfstream Park, NE 213 Street Aventura Mall 3-level, 288,000 square foot expansion, 19501 Biscayne Boulevard Prive at Island Estates, Site Plan Approval Application AC Hotel, NE 207 Street at NE 30 Avenue (Aventura Corporate Center site) Aventura Chabad Redevelopment, 21001 Biscayne Boulevard El Dorado Towers Entrance Feature, 3625-3675 N. Country Club Drive del Prado Entrance Feature, 18071 Biscayne Boulevard PDQ Restaurant, NE 191 Street Shuttle Bus Service Monthly Ridership Summary Blue Route 3,027 15% Red Route 3,103 15% Green Route 4,426 21% Purple Route 5,112 25% Yellow Route 5,160 25% Monthly Ridership 20,828 Top 10 Viewed Pages www.cityofaventura.com August 2014 1. Home 2. Jobs 3. Building Permits 4. Search 5. Aventura Activities Catalog 6. Aventura Express Shuttle Bus 7. Online Services 8. Jobs : Support/Project Specialist 9. Contact Us 10. 2014 Municipal Election Candidate There are 4,094 Twitter followers for the City. The City website had 35,000 viewers, Charter School Website had 29,000 viewers and the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Website had 12,000 viewers. City Manager Briefing Report 4
Major Capital Improvement Projects Status Report Aventura Park Facilities Improvements Country Club Drive (Southbound) Road Resurfacing Biscayne Boulevard Decorative Street Lighting Phase III & IV NE 185th Street/Biscayne Boulevard Median Channelizing Modification Design of lengthening the WB left turn lane storage length has commenced. Construction of the turn lane extension and placement of the Quick Curb Delineators are to be done concurrently. The consultant has indicated that plans will be ready to submit for permitting with Miami- Dade County in early October 2014. It is anticipated that next fiscal year s budget will be amended to include this project. 2014/15 Projects Design of NE 188th Street Park The firm of Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc. was selected to perform park design and engineering services. The Phase I Work Authorization approval is scheduled for the October 2014 Commission Meeting. Biscayne Lake Gardens Road Resurfacing NE 30 th Avenue Street Lighting Project (NE 203 rd Street to NE 207 th Street) NE 29 th Avenue Street Improvements Two Work Authorization approvals are scheduled for the October Commission Meeting to begin the design work on these projects. NE 207th ST Road Resurfacing - Biscayne Lake Gardens Road Resurfacing City Manager Briefing Report 5