G GG GABLES
GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Newsletter ONLINE AT GGG-NEWS.WIX.COM/GGG-NEWS# • OCTOBER 2014
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CITY MANAGER SEARCH RESUMES
SAVE THE DATE 11/30 FOR THE J.O.B. PARADE
Amid questions about his background, candidate James Beard of Atlanta, who had been offered the position of City Manager, withdrew his name from consideration. During a City Commission meeting, the Commissioners expressed their dissatisfaction with the selection process and whether the applicants had been fully vetted. A new search, under the direction of Dabney “Bud”Park of Performance Executive Search is looking at all viable candidates. Unlike the first search, which shied away from recruitment, Mr. Park is speaking with several candidates who currently hold executive positions such as “City Manager” in other jurisdictions. To remain in compliance with the Sunshine Law, Mr. Park is working with City Attorney Craig Leen (below). As long as communications remain verbal, there can be privacy. Anything in writing, however, becomes public record. Mr. Park has 60 days to find the right candidate. The City is paying Mr. Park $25,000, plus an additional $10,000 if the search is successful. The GGG feels we have qualified local candidates who should be considered. Rumors of those being considered include: Cathy Swanson (Hollywood City Manager), George Burgess (former Co. Manager), Frank Nero (former CEO, Beacon Council), Chip Iglesias (former Key Biscayne City Manager), Bill Johnson (Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Director) and Alyce Robertson (Director, Miami Downtown Development Authority).
IT’S TIME TO VOTE! On Election Day, Tuesday, 11/4, GET OUT AND VOTE for: Governor, cabinet positions, State Representative (District #114), Property Appraiser, 3 Constitutional Amendments, and 5 County questions. Before Wednesday, 10/29 you can request an ABSENTEE BALLOT until 5 PM at: iamelectionready.com. This absentee ballot must be returned by 7 PM on Election Day (11/4). You can also VOTE EARLY at the Public Library at 3443 Segovia Street from Monday 10/27 to Friday 11/1, 11 AM-7 PM, and Saturday and Sunday, 11/1-2, 8 AM-4 PM. For more information, call 305 499 8683.
MOMENTUM2:
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE There’s a new health center coming to the UM’s Coral Gables campus. Thanks to a $50M dollar naming gift by builders The Lennar Corporation via their The Lennar Foundation, the new LENNAR FOUNDATION MEDICAL CENTER will begin delivering the premier services of the Miller School of
Medicine, including specialty care by the renowned Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (ranked the No. 1 eye hospital in the nation for the past 11 years), starting in 2016. A 200,000 sq. ft. ambulatory center will provide easy access to UHealth’s leading physicians for students, faculty, staff, and the surrounding community. The facility will also include out-patient surgery (for simple procedures so patients don’t need to travel to Jackson), men’s and women’s health, physical therapy, diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology, and other UHealth subspecialties. West of the Bank United Center, the LEED-certified outpatient facility, designed by architects Perkins+Will, will be located at 5550 Ponce de Leon Boulevard. The center will be connected to an adjacent 1,000-space parking garage by a covered pedestrian bridge. For more photos, an aerial view, and a site plan, visit uhealthsystem.com/locations/coralgables.