The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 872

4BR BROWARD The Herald wwwheraldcom Sunday January 12 2003 bro GOVERNMENT ACTION SCHOOL BOARD BY HERALD STAFF a review of actions taken in the past week by local governments: COUNTY COMMISSION Feb 8 I Cancellation of City Council meetings: Approved the cancellation of the following City Council meetings during this calendar year: April 16 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 30 Aug 13 Aug 20 Sept 3 Oct 22 Nov 26 Dec 24 and Dec 31 I Coming up: The City Council will meet at 7:30 pm Wednesday at City Hall 400 NW 73rd Ave spending about $80000 for improvements to eight Golden Isles bridges and one on Southwest Seventh Street over the Schaffer Canal Charter review: Appointed seven members to the Charter Review Committee which is scheduled to gather for its first meeting before the end of February MLK award: Named Arnold and Joanne Lanner the recipients of this Martin Luther King Jr Humanitarian Award I Coming up: The City Commission will meet at 1:30 pm Jan 21 at City Hall 400 Federal Hwy COMING UP jtd A ft VI 4 4f 4 4 HOLLYWOOD It fV 5- New e-mail: Awarded a $590000 contract to Centrinity First Class for an e-mail system Centrinity the lowest bidder beat Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino for the contract Coming up: The School Board will meet at 1 pm Jan 21 at the Kathleen Wright Administration Center 601 SE Third Ave Fort Lauderdale FORT LAUDERDALE I Park proposal: Heard a proposal from Commissioner Carlton Moore to create a park across the street from the Stran-ahan House But to the dismay of historic preservationists the proposal would still allow a developer to move forward with plans for a high-rise apartment tower next to the historic house Owners of the properties where the park would be located do not want to sell and Moore does not want to use eminent domain to condemn the properties I Standards: Elevated the Office of Professional Standards to become its own department similar in stature to police fire and public works The new department will encompass the duties of the former Office of Equal Opportunity which investigated complaints But it also will review violations of city policies or standards of professional conduct according to a memo from Stephen Scott the director Coming up: The City Commission will meet at 1:30 pm Jan 22 at City Hall 100 Andrews Ave rv irxr 1 I Lobbyists: Approved contracts with five firms to represent Broward County during the 2003 session of the Legislature Environmental award: Allowed former County Commissioner Sylvia Poitier to present an award to Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion from the African-American Environmental Leadership Council The award honors Eggelletion for his environmental leadership Fire legislation: Opposed a bill supported by the Port Everglades union and the union that represents firefighters at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport that would put the 84 firefighters in the two departments under the auspices of the Broward Office I Bond contract: Awarded a contract to Siebert Brandford Shank and Co to be the senior managing underwriter of $60 million in water and sewer utility bonds County officials say the company is the first minority- and female-owned business to be awarded such a large financial-services contract I Coming up: The County Commission will meet at 10 am Tuesday in Room 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center 115 Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale I I Medical office: Approved plans for a 19000-square-foot medical office building at 3800 Johnson St Neighbors opposed the project although the site is in a block zoned for office space Liberia: Gave tentative approval to a zoning change for portions of Ely Boulevard between Sheridan and Charleston streets from high-intensity commercial to residential and office use Sister city: Approved a sister city partnership with Hig-uey-Punta Cana Dominican Republic I Coming up: The City Commission will meet at 1 pm Jan 22 at City Hall 2600 Hollywood Blvd Cooper City: The City Commission will meet at 7:30 pm Tuesday at the Municipal Building 9090 SW 50th PI Dania Beach: The City Commission will meet at 7 pm Tuesday at City HalL 100 Dania Beach Blvd I Davie: The Town Council will meet at 7 pm Wednesday at Town Hall 6591 Orange Dr I Miramar: The Miramar City Commission will meet at 7 pm Jan 22 at City Hall 6700 Miramar Pkwy I Pembroke Park: The Town Commission will meet at 7 pm Feb 12 at Town Hall 3150 SW 52nd Ave I Pembroke Pines: The City Commission will meet at 6:30 pm Wednesday at City Hall 10100 Pines Blvd I Southwest Ranches: The Town Council will meet at 7 pm Thursday at the South Broward Drainage District meeting hall 6591 SW 160 Ave Sunrise: The City Commission will meet at 6:30 pm Tuesday at City Hall 10770 Oakland Park Blvd Weston: The City Commission will meet at 7 pm Jan 21 at the Weston Community Center 20200 Saddle Club Rd max? 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HALLANDALE BEACH Pan African-American Fair and Concert: Approved the Church of God of West Broward sponsoring a Pan African-American Fair and Concert in celebration of Black History Month from noon to 5:30 pm City bridges: Approved 13 -M 3 incompetence may help change system I I 4 GCZnZ23CEuI33 QGICDGDC31ID GnmD VTrnnTrTTrfrriTTu CITY OF SUNRISE FLORIDA Sunrise I APPLICATIONS FOR CITY ADVISORY BOARDS NOW BEING ACCEPTED I The City Commission of the City of Sunrise is seeking applicants for the vanous Boards and I Commissions of the City A complete list of boards and their duties is available in the Office I of the City Clerk An application must be completed by all those interested in an I appointment to a board Interested parties may obtain an application from the Office of the City Clerk 4th Floor City Hall 10770 Oakland Park Blvd Sunrise 33351 The completed application must be returned to the City Clerk no later than Friday February 28 2003 at 5:00 pm Appointments will be made in March by the City Commission for board terms to begin in April Additional information may be obtained by calling the City office at 954-746-3333 Felicia Bravo City Clerk INVENTORY CLEARANCE BLOWOUT SOLE! 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