Updates on last week's news
The plan to require Coconut Grove and downtown Miami business owners to replace the security shutters with high impact glass has been shelved for now.
They want to have a couple of workshops first. Not sure what that means, but I don't see the issue coming back any time soon.
The 3D art is gone at CocoWalk, I am not sure why they didn't just leave it for people to enjoy since it was specially made for that area, not sure where the art went, but I guess the artists took it with her.
The Playhouse looks so much better after last week's fix-up.
I passed the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery yesterday and the photo sessions were in full swing for the Children's Trust exhibit. I watched them shoot photos for a bit. The kids were so proud all dressed up and posing for their own individual photos at special backdrop and settings.
The Coconut Grove Arts Festival will be presenting a $5,000 donation to the Miami Culinary Institute at Miami Dade College today, June 25. Funds provided by the organization will directly benefit students looking to complete a two-year Associate in Science degree in the form of scholarships.
As for my contacting the Miami Parking Authority regarding the Parking Waiver system in Coconut Grove. I received no response.
I sent four questions:
1) The Parking Waiver system in Coconut Grove. It is obsolete,
why is it still being used.
2) Where is all the money going and if it is going to build
parking garages, after 21 years, where are the parking garages?
3) Why are Grovites paying parking meters and paying this tax,
isn't that double dipping?
4) What is the reasoning behind the system, why was the Parking Waiver tax started in 1992. What is the exact reason?
I sent the questions out again today.
They want to have a couple of workshops first. Not sure what that means, but I don't see the issue coming back any time soon.
The 3D art is gone at CocoWalk, I am not sure why they didn't just leave it for people to enjoy since it was specially made for that area, not sure where the art went, but I guess the artists took it with her.
The Playhouse looks so much better after last week's fix-up.
I passed the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery yesterday and the photo sessions were in full swing for the Children's Trust exhibit. I watched them shoot photos for a bit. The kids were so proud all dressed up and posing for their own individual photos at special backdrop and settings.
The Coconut Grove Arts Festival will be presenting a $5,000 donation to the Miami Culinary Institute at Miami Dade College today, June 25. Funds provided by the organization will directly benefit students looking to complete a two-year Associate in Science degree in the form of scholarships.
As for my contacting the Miami Parking Authority regarding the Parking Waiver system in Coconut Grove. I received no response.
I sent four questions:
1) The Parking Waiver system in Coconut Grove. It is obsolete,
why is it still being used.
2) Where is all the money going and if it is going to build
parking garages, after 21 years, where are the parking garages?
3) Why are Grovites paying parking meters and paying this tax,
isn't that double dipping?
4) What is the reasoning behind the system, why was the Parking Waiver tax started in 1992. What is the exact reason?
I sent the questions out again today.
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Go get em Tom!
As I suspected. Sarnoff has always simply avoided answering questions that he cannot figure out a way to spin.
How much money has been collected in twenty five years?
How much was collected in 2012? How much collection is projected for 2013? and 2014?
How much has been spent? How much was spent in 2012?
How much has been spent to build parking in Coconut Grove? How much has been spent on non parking expense?
How much did it cost to operate the program in 2012?
When is a parking garage going to be built?
Perhaps if more people hound them with the same questions, they will answer?
Maybe we need to attend some if their regular meetings and ask these good questions there. Where can we get a schedule of the meetings?
All of the money collected went to a general expense account. There is no such thing as "earmarked" money the City of Miami. You never know exactly what each dollar and cent collected from that tax was spent on specifically. The CAFR for the City and MPA should say exactly how much revenue was received from that tax and how much was spent by MPA in general on new parking construction. The old CAFR or other finance reports must explain in audit language about the new revenue source (being the parking tax) and the projected revenue stream. CAFR refers to Comprehensive Annual Finance Report and it is published by the City finance department. (Someone in Cityhall is probably having acid reflux from reading this). It's a great report to fact check what you're being told.
Everyone can email there questions to:
anoriega@miamiparking.com
It could not and should not have gone to a general expense account, it is a fee, not a tax and the fee has been collected clearly for parking improvement
The city parking garage was built. Its on the corner of Oak and Mary. The next one planned is on the corner of Bayshore and Pan American Drive.
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