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KUDOS
Miramar and St. Petersburg Receive Smart City Award The City of Miramar and the City of St. Petersburg were named winners in the fifth annual Smart Cities North America Awards presented by IDC Government Insights. The awards recognize the cities’ foresight and effectiveness in using technology to provide new services and economic opportunities. Miramar won the Next-Gen Emergency Services category for the Miramar Records Management System. St. Petersburg won the Urban Planning and Land Use category with its Smart Intersection – Vision Zero initiative.
WELL-BEING
Five Cities Awarded For Workplace Mental Health Five Florida municipalities were recognized as 2021-22 Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health recipients from Mental Health America (MHA). The award, a first-of-its-kind workplace mental health certification, recognizes employers who strive to improve employee mental health and create a psychologically safe workplace for all. The municipalities and their seal level were: ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸
City of Hollywood – Platinum City of Lake Worth Beach – Gold City of North Port – Gold City of Port St. Lucie – Platinum Village of Wellington – Platinum.
For more information, visit mhanational.org/bestemployers.
ENVIRONMENT
NLC Targets Climate Change The National League of Cities (NLC), in partnership with BuyIn Community Planning,
released a report that explores what climate migration means for the future of cities and what local leaders can do to plan for these changes proactively. The report, “The Next American Migration: What Cities Should Know About Climate Change and Populations on the Move,” is available at bit.ly/3HjbQja.
ART
Gainesville Residents Create Murals PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF GAINESVILLE
City of Gainesville residents celebrated the weeklong Festival of Creativity by painting a mural in downtown Gainesville. The GNV Art Jam program, supported by the City, is free and open to the public. Pam Valcante, muralist and former Gainesville high school art teacher, offered guidance to participants and was assisted by local creative artists. The event was presented by the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department’s 352walls in collaboration with 352Creates, a satellite of the UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine program. 8 QUALITY CITIES | THIRD QUARTER 2022
