General Obligation Bond Projects - Projects Funded

• Greynolds Park - Area-wide improvements - $7,000,000
• Victory Pool - Renovate pool and several city facilities - $1,500,000
• Old Publix Site - NE 165 Street & 15 th Avenue - Improvements - $1,121,000
• Sewer improvements - NE 136 th Street & 23 rd Avenue - $1,000,000
• School Flashers in front of Greynolds Park Elementary

Event Participation and Sponsorships

• Donated funds for purchase of equipment for Fire Rescue boat for use by Aventura, Golden Beach,
• Sunny Isles Beach & North Miami Beach. Currently housed in Aventura Marina - $15,000 (2004)
• Special Olympics Summer Games - $1,146 (2004)
• Donation of 2 County surplus vehicles to the City of North Miami Beach for the Citizen's Crime Watch Program
• Donation of surplus vehicle to North Miami Beach Shmira Patrol
• Donation to each of these schools PTA's: Gertrude Edelman-Sabal Palm Elementary, Greynolds
• Park Elementary, JFK Middle, North Miami Beach Sr. High - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Donation to JFK Middle School Kiwanis Club (2004)
• Donation to North Miami Beach Commission on Status of Women (2004, 2006)
• Donation to Aventura / North Miami Beach Lions Club - $100 (2004, 2006)
• Participated Hurricane Preparedness Day at Challenger Park - 2006
• Donation to North Miami Beach Police Officer Lorenzo Assistance Fund
• Sponsored and participated NMB/Aventura Lions Club's "Back to School Backpack Give-Away"
• Sponsored a Health & Flu Clinic at the McDonald Center in North Miami Beach
• North Miami Beach WaterFest - 2006,2007, 2008
• County Adopt-A-Tree program in partnership with City of North Miami Beach - 2006, 2007, 2008
• Turkey Give-away for Thanksgiving (2006-present)
• Bike Give-away for Holidays (2006-present)
• Backpack Give-away for Back to School - 2007, 2008
• Hosted a Fire Prevention Press Conference October 5, 2008.  Cities received smoke detectors for constituents.
• Hosted Regional Hurricane Strategy Meeting - 2008
• Participate in NMB Optimist Kick-off event at Mishcon Field- 2006, 2007, 2008
• Participated in Grand-Reopening of the Victory Pool Facility Aquatic Center - March 30, 2008
• Participated in the dedication and completion of the Snake Creek Canal Bridge - July 16, 2008

Miscellaneous

• Purchased 2 Segway Human Transporter for NMB Police Department to enhance community policing efforts.
• Initiated $25,000 line item in County budget for North Miami Beach Optimist Regional Sports program
• Secured additional funding in County's budget for Highland Village Water Sewer Line in North Miami - North Miami Beach
• Hurricane Wilma assistance - government to government supply deployment
• Sponsored ordinance to properly store building supplies and loose property at "Hurricane Watch" status
• Sponsored Hurricane Strategy meeting to coordinate Hurricane plan for District 4 municipalities
• Initiated designation of dog park for NE Dade at Greynolds Park - East
• Initiated electronic subpoenas: Police court appearances will be thru e-subpoenas rather than delivered - save money over time and reducing man-power demands on all police departments. Will prevent appearance of officers when court dates are cancelled thru computer.
• Requesting County appeal FEMA denial for Hurricane Katrina assistance to individuals
• Sponsored ordinance to increase number of members to assure quorums for Planning Advisory Board (PAB) meetings.
• Initiated addition of Pet-friendly shelter in Northeast Dade
• Furnished all fire and rescue vehicles with feline and canine oxygen equipment