>> GOOD MORNING. GLAD YOU COULD JOIN US. I’M MICHAEL PUTNEY.
>> I’M GLENNA MILBERG.
WE BEGIN THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND
WITH A LINE IN THE SAND.
THE CRIME AND THE CONSEQUENCES
IN THE TOURIST DISTRICT OF MIAMI
BEACH SEEMS TO BE AT A TIPPING
POINT WITH RESIDENTS CALLING FOR
HEADS TO ROLL AND ENTERTAINMENT
VENUES CLAPPING BACK AGAINST THE
PAIR’S CALL TO ELIMINATE THAT
DISTRICT.
>> THIS WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF
THAT APPALLING MURDER OF A YOUNG
VISITER FROM COLORADO WHO WAS
HAVING DIN WE ARE HIS FAMILY ON
OCEAN DRIVE, THAT RESULTED IN
THE ASSIGNMENT OF 40 ADDITIONAL
MIAMI BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ON
PATROL IN THE DISTRICT
SUPPLEMENTED BY TEN MIAMI DADE
COUNTY COPS.
>> LOCAL 10 TRENT KELLY JOINS US
LIVE FROM MIAMI BEACH TO START
US OFF TODAY IN REALTIME.
TRENLT.
>> WELL, GRENA-- GLENNA AND
MICHAEL, YOU HAVE SEEN HOW WILE
THINGS CAN GET OUT HERE ON SOUTH
BEACH DURING THESE LONG HOLIDAY
WEEKENDS.
WHILE IT IS STILL EARLY IN THE
WEEKEND HERE, SO FAR FOR THIS
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY THINGS DO SEEM
TO BE GOING PRETTY SMOOTHLY HERE
ALONG OCEAN DRIVE.
AS YOU MENTIONED THOUGH POLICE
HAVE STEPPED UP THEIR PATROLS
OUT HERE SPECIFICALLY IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AND SO
FAR THOSE INCREASED-- THAT
INCREASED PRESENCE DOES SEEM TO
BE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
>> CROWDS GATHERING IN SOUTH
BEACH.
>> IF LIKE A BIG PLAYGROUND AS
AS PARTYERS PACK OCEAN DRIVE FOR
THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO TOO
ARE POLICE, MIAMI BEACH OFFICERS
NOW CONDUCTING MORE PATROLS
FOLLOWING A RECENT SPIKE IN
VIOLENT CRIME INCLUDING A YOUNG
FATHER, DUSTIN WAKEFIELD SHOT TO
DEATH ON OCEAN DRIVE LAST WEEK.
SO FAR 40 OFFICERS HAVE BEEN
REASSIGNED TO PATROL SOUTH
BEACH.
PLUS ANOTHER TEN MIAMI DADE
OFFICERS TO BE ADDED EVERY
SINGLE WEEKEND.
THERE IS ALSO MORE CODE
COMPLIANCE TEAMS ALONG WITH
HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SANITATION
GROUPS AND MORE PARK RANGERS.
THE MAYOR OF MIAMI BEACH CALLING
THIS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
POLICING EVER SEEN IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
>> THIS YEAR ALONE WE HAVE
ARRESTED 3,154 PEOPLE IN SOUTH
BEACH.
>> THE ADDED PATROLS, JUST THE
LATEST EFFORT TO MAKE THE AREA
SAFER FOR BOTH TOURISTS AND REAR
ROUND-- YEAR ROUND RESIDENTS.
>> WOULD YOU COME BACK.
>> OF COURSE.
>> AND THOSES STEPPED UP
SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE
NOT JUST FOR THE LABOR DAY
HOLIDAY, WE’RE TOLD THEY WILL
REMAIN IN FEK HERE IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT THROUGH
AT LEAST THE END OF THIS YEAR.
REPORTING FOR THIS WEEK IN SOUTH
FLORIDA FROM SOUTH BEACH I’M
TRENT KELLY.
GLENNA AND MICHAEL, OVER TO YOU.
>> WE APPRECIATE THAT, THANKS BE
TRENT.
>> THE FUTURE OF THE
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IS AS YOU
WOULD EXPECT THE SUBJECT OF A
HEATED DEBATE.
JOSH WALLIC OWNS AND RUNS
MANGOS, A POPULAR CLUB ON OCEAN
DRIVE, MARK SINULIAN IS A
PEOPLEE BEACH CITY COMMISSIONER,
WELCOME, GREAT TO SEE YOU,
THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THIS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> COMMISSIONER, LET ME ASK YOU,
DAN GELBER THE MAYOR WHO IS OUT
OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND BUT THE
MAYOR BELIEVES THE ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE ESSENTIALLY
RETHOUGHT, WIPED OUT AND BEGUN
AGAIN, SOMETHING NEW AND LESS
VIOLENT AND MORE FRIENDLY TO OFF
THE CITIZENS OF MIAMI BEACH.
DO YOU AGREE WITH HIM ON THAT?
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL AND GLENNA
FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.
JUST FOR CONTEXT, MIAMI BEECH IS
A RESILIENT, AMAZING COMMUNITY
AND A GLOBAL DRAW FOR RESIDENTS,
VISITORS AND BUSINESSES.
THEY COME FOR OUR BEACHES,
RESTAURANTS, ARCHITECTURE AND
THESE POSITIVE TRENDS ARE
INCREASING AS WE SAY.
THAT SAID PUBLIC SAFETY IS JUST
ONE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
CRIME IS A REAL ISSUE.
AND OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE
BETTER.
>> CAN I INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST
A MOMENT.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE PEP TALK
BUT MICHAEL’S QUESTION WAS DO
YOU SUPPORT THE MAYOR’S CALL TO
ELIMINATE THE ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICT?
>> I DO.
I THINK MAYOR GELBER HAS SHOWN
VERY STRONG LEADERSHIP.
I BELIEVE THE CURRENT
ENVIRONMENT IN THE ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICT IS UNSUSTAINABLE.
AND I DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT THE
MAYOR’S CALL FOR FUNDAMENTAL
CHANGE.
>> JOSH WAGICK.
>> LET’S FIT YOU INTO
THE-- WALLICK.
LET’S FIT KNEW THE CONVERSATION.
YOU AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN
SOUTH BEACH HAVE CREATED A WORLD
FAMOUS, ICONIC BRAND.
BUT THE BRAND HAS BEEN
TARNISHED.
O SO HOW DO YOU GET THE LUSTRE
BACK, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HAVING ME THIS MORNING, GUYS.
LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING.
CLEAN AND SAFE IS A BASIC RIGHT
IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
FUNDAMENTAL, ABC BLOCKING AND
TACKLING.
A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT LIKE THIS
SHOULDN’T VUS RELY ON BASIC
SERVICES.
SO THE ENHANCED POLICE PRESENCE
IS IMLING-- GOING TO BE VERY
WELCOME.
SEEING COPS AGAIN IS GOING TO BE
VERY, VERY GREAT FOR OUR
VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE.
THAT WILL SEE THE POLICE
PRESENCE, THE BOOTS ON THE
GROUND THAT WE’VE BEEN LACKING.
I DON’T BELIEVE, AND THIS HAS
BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS ALREADY,
THAT WE SHOULD BE BLAMING THE
BUSINESSES THAT ACTUALLY CREATED
THE INTERNATIONAL STARDOM OF
MIAMI BEACH FOR THESE ISSUES
THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
>> THE SAME QUESTION TO YOU, AND
JUST IN THE INTEREST OF, WE PACK
A LOT INTO A LITTLE TIME HERE.
SO IN THE INTEREST OF THAT TIME,
THE MAYOR’S MAKING A BIG PUSH,
YOU HEARD YOUR COMMISSIONER IS
ONE OF THE PEOPLE SUPPORTING HIM
AND THERE ARE OTHERS, TO GET RID
OF WHAT IS CALLED THE
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT BECAUSE
OF THE ABSOLUTELY, UNDISPUTABLE
INCREASE IN CRIME AND MAYHEM AND
CHAOS AND NOW MURDER.
SO MAKE THE CASE, IF YOU WOULD,
WHY WOULD YOU SUPPORT KEEPING
THINGS IN PLACE?
>> I WOULD SUPPORT KEEPING
THINGS IN PLACE BUT ENHANCING
THE SERVICES, GLENNA.
WE NEED TO HAVE A BUSINESS
IMPROVE.
IN PLACE WITH A DIRECT THARY
KNOWS THAT BOOTS ON THE GROUND,
SO THE CITY DOESN’T HAVE TO DEAL
WITH EVERY LITTLE THING.
WE NEED TO HAVE COPS ON THE
STREET THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE.
WE NEED TO HAVE OFF-DUTY BACK IN
THE VENUES AM WE NEED TO GET RID
OF THIS BLOCK PARTY AND ALL THE
POT SMOKING THAT IS GOING ON
EVERYWHERE, CREATING THIS STREET
PARTY, OKAY.
THAT IS THE DYNAMIC THAT HAS
CHANGED RECENTLY.
>> ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
COMMISSIONER, LET ME BRING YOU
IN.
YOU KNOW, WHAT MARK HAS JUST
SAID IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU AND
THE MAYOR AND OTHERS IN THE CITY
HAVE SAID.
LET’S HAVE MORE COPS.
LET’S HAVE MORE CODE
ENFORCEMENT.
LET’S HAVE MORE PARK RANGERS.
AND THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE DOING,
ISN’T IT?
>> IT ABSOLUTELY IS.
I THINK A NUMBER OF THE POINTS
JOSH MADE ARE RIGHT ON.
I SUPPORTED BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT.
I’M DELIGHTED THAT WE’RE HAVING
THE PRESENCE OF OUR POLICE, MORE
VISIBLE POLICING.
AND THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR
FULL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
I WANT MORE OFF-DUTY POLICE AS
WELL.
BUT THAT SAID, I STILL THINK WE
HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN SOUTH
BEACH.
YOU KNOW THERE INTEREST 120 PLUS
PLACES THAT HAVE THE RIGHT TO
STAY OPEN UNTIL 5 A.M.
I DONE THINK WE NEED THAT MUCH.
I THINK WE NEED TO DIVERSIFY OUR
USES FOR RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE AND
NOT HAVE THE FOCUS STRICTLY BE
ON ENTERTAINMENT AND DRINKING
UNTIL 5 A.M.
>> SO JOSH, HEARING THAT, AND
KNOWING THAT THE MOST RECENT,
HORRIFIC MURDER OF A YOUNG
FATHER IN FROM COLORADO
HAPPENED, 6:30 AT NIGHT WHICH IS
ESSENTIALLY DAYLIGHT IN THE
SUMMER ON A TUESDAY, NOT EVEN A
WEEKEND, HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO
THAT?
AND I’M GOING TO-- A BONUS
QUESTION ON THAT.
A PLACE LIKE MANGOS, HAS A COVER
CHARGE.
IT’S NOT CHEAP FRANKLY TO EAT
AND DRINK AND DANCE THERE.
HOW DO YOU AS A BUSINESS HEARING
THAT FUNCTION.
>> WELL, WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND
US IS NOT, YOU KNOW, MANGOS IS
ONE BUSINESS.
WE CAN’T CONTROL ALL THE STREETS
IN THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
THAT’S THE CITY’S
RESPONSIBILITY.
AND WE’VE TRIED TO COME TOGETHER
TO CREATE A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT TO CREATE A CLEAN AND
SAFE ENVIRONMENT WITH ENHANCED
SERVICES WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT
HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE
ACCOMPLISHED, WHICH IS WHY WE
ARE ON A MERRY GO ROUND TALKING
ABOUT IN OVER AN OVER AGAIN.
GUN VIOLENCE IS ON THE RISE IN
AMERICA, AND THAT IS NOT JUST
SPECIFIC TO MIAMI BEACH.
BUT I WILL SAY THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH HAS TO POLICE, HAS TO GET
THE COPS OUT ON THE STREETS AND
THEN THE CITY ALSO HAS TO LOOK
AT ITS BUDGET OF 330 MILLION
DOLLARS AND THE FACT THAT
REVENUES ARE DOWN 25%.
AND ALL THE COSTS ARE UP.
AND WE’RE GOING TO BE RUNNING A
$25 MILLION DEFICIT PER YEAR
PROJECTED BY THE CITY’S OWN
BUDGET IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
SO THEY HAVE THE FIRMEST GROUND.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE
DONE THAT HAVE TO TURN AROUND
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE BECAUSE WE
CAN’T KEEP FALLING DOWN THE SAME
SLIPPERY SLOPE.
>> WE WILL ASK THE COMMISSIONER
TO RESPOND IN JUST A MINUTE BUT
LET ME ASK YOU JOSH WALLICK
ABOUT SOMETHING THE COMMISSIONER
JUST MENTIONED, I’M REALLY KIND
OF ASTOUNDED.
I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE JUST 50,
BUT 120 BARS IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT HAVE
LICENSES TO SERVE DRINKS UNTIL 5
A.M.
LET ME JUST ASK YOU AT MANGOS,
WHICH I’VE BEEN TO.
VERY NICE PLACE.
A LOT OF FUN.
GOOD FOOD.
WHAT IS THE-- HOW IMPORTANT IS
THE PROFIT OR THE REVENUE YOU
GET BETWEEN 2 A.M. WHICH IS WHEN
THE LICENSE CALLED FOR A LOT OF
BARS TO STOP SERVING DRINKS.
HOW MUCH REVENUE DO YOU GET
BETWEEN 2 A.M. AND 5 A.M.?
>> MICHAEL, I WOULD LIKE TO
RESPOND TO THAT.
MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH IS
A-- SPECIAL DISES NATION IN THE
UNITED STATES AND ENTIRE WORLD.
PEOPLE DON’T EVEN GO OUT TO
DINNER UNTIL 10:00 AT NIGHT IN
MIAMI.
>> WELL, THE BRAZILIANS DON’T,
THAT’S TRUE.
>> IT HAPPENS TO BE A LATE NIGHT
CYCLE WHERE PEOPLE GO OUT AND
THEY WANT TO KIND OF GO AROUND
TOWN, UBERRING AROUND AND
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO IF YOU HAVE AREAS OF THE CITY
THAT ARE OPEN, YOU KNOW, TO THE
WEE HOURS WHICH IS WHAT MIAMI
AND THAT WHOLE VISION OF MIAMI
IS ALL ABOUT, OKAY, AND THEN YOU
HAVE SOME AREAS THAT ARE SHUT
DOWN EARLY, PEOPLE JUST WON’T GO
TO THOSE AREAS AND YOU WILL
CREATE AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION,
WE ALREADY HAVE AN REAL ESTATE
DEPRESSION ON AREAS LIKE LINCOLN
ROAD WHERE IT SHOULD BE
THRIVING.
WE HAVE REAL ESTATE DEPRESSION
ON AREAS LIKE WASHINGTON AREA
WHERE IT STHUD BE THRIVING.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE
PICTURE, NOT JUST ONE THING.
POLICING IS SO IMPORTANT AND I
REALLY TAKE MY HAT OFF TO THE
MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER AND
COMMISSIONER FOR PUSHING FOR
MORE COPS.
BUT THAT IS JUST ONE SLICE.
PIE.
WE HAVE TO RUN THE BUSINESS OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND THAT
INCLUDES REVENUES SO WE DON’T
HAVE TO INCREASE PEOPLE’S
PROPERTY TAXES IN ORDER OF
MAGNITUDE TO MAKE UP FOR THESE
DEFICITS.
>> GOOD POINT, AND JUST BEFORE
WE GO TO BREAK.
I WANT TO MAKE THE POINT THAT
OUR DISCUSSION HERE CAN APPLY TO
EVERY SINGLE SOUTH FLORIDA
COMMUNITY THAT IS TRYING TO TBAL
AS A TOURIST DESTINATION WITH
ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AS
RESIDENTS.
SO THAT SAID.
WE’LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK AND BE
RIGHT BACK RIGHT AFTER THE
BREAK.
STAY TUNED.
>> WE ARE BACK WITH MIAMI BEACH COMMISSIONER MARK SIMULIAN AND MANGOS OWNER JOSH WALLISH CK.
TALKING ABOUT HOW TO BALANCE
RESIDENTS’ QUALL OF LIFE AND
WHAT IS GOING ON, RISING CRIME
RATE IN THAT DISTRICT.
COMMISSIONER MARK, I WANT TO
START WITH YOU.
THE POLICE PRESENCE THAT IS
BEING CALLED FOR AND THAT IS
BADLY NEEDED, HAS SOME PEOPLE
AND IN THE PAST AND ESPECIALLY
ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
COMPLAINING ABOUT SOUTH BEACH
LOOKING LIKE A POLICE STATE.
SO HOW CAN YOU AS A MIAMI BEACH
LEADER DICTATE PROPER LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND NOT APPEARING
TO BE A POLICE STATE WHILE
PEOPLE TRY TO ENJOY SOUTH BEACH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, GLENNA.
IT’S A BALANCING ACTMENT WE
CLEARLY DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A
POLICE STATE IN PLACE BUT AT THE
SAME TIME WE NEED TO PUT PUBLIC
SAFETY FIRST SO I FULLY SUPPORT
THE EFFORTS BY OUR CITY MANAGER,
TO HAVE THIS SHOW OF FORCE.
WE NEED TO ADDRESS CRIME AND I’M
ALSO GRATEFUL FOR COUNTY MAYOR
DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA AND THE
SPHORT THE COUNTY IS GIVING.
WE WILL STRIKE THE RIGHT
BALANCEK CONTINUE TO WELCOME
TOURISTS AND VISITORS BUT PUBLIC
SAFETY HAS TO DOM FIRST.
>> I WANT TO ASK A FOLLOWUP
QUESTION AND I WILL GIVE THIS
ONE TO JOSH.
WE’VE HEARD RESIDENTS SAYING
THAT THEY LITERALLY DEMAND A
REDEFINING OF SOUTH BEACH.
WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE TO YOU
AND HOW DOES MANGOS AND THE
OTHER CLUBS FIT INTO THAT?
>> WELL, THAT IS A VERY-- THAT
IS THE 64,000 DOLLAR QUESTION
THERE.
AND IT’S GOING TO BE LAYERS.
IT IS IS LIKE A LASAGNA.
THERE IS NOT ONE SILVER BULLET
FOR THIS.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE LAYERS OF
UPZONING, CERTAIN PROPERTIES,
THERE’S GOING TO BE LAYERS OF
MORE POLICE, OF OFF DUTIES
COMING BACK.
OF DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN DO
SORT OF ON THE OFFENSIVE AND
DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL TO
CREATE A SOUTH BEACH THE WAY
THAT WE HAD IT 20 YEARS AGO.
BUT WE CAN’T GO BACK IN TIME.
WE CAN ONLY GO FORWARD AND RIGHT
NOW WE NEED TO GET CLEAN AND
SAFE BACK.
THAT HAS TO ME NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE BUSINESSES, OTHER THAN
IF A BUSINESS IS IN VIOLATION OF
CODE, THEY SHOULD BE DEALT WITH.
SINGULARLY.
BUT RIGHT NOW THE STREETS NEED
TO BE SAFE.
THERE NEEDS TO BE COPS.
THERE NEEDS TO BE PEOPLE WALKING
THE BEACH AND THE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO HIRE OFF DUTY OFFICERS THE
WAY WE USED TO HAVE IT.
>> WE UNDERSTAND.
COMMISSIONER, LET ME ASK YOU,
OBVIOUSLY YOU, YOUR FELLOW
COMMISSIONERS, THE MAYOR, CITY
MAPPINGER, ELANA HUDAK, VERY
CAPABLE PERSON.
YOU ARE ALL WORKING ON THIS
NONSTOP.
ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL
COMMISSION MEETING TO JUST FOCUS
ON THIS TOPIC IN THE NEAR
FUTURE?
AND WILL MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS
EVER GET A CHANCE TO TWEA IN AT
THE POLLS?
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
WE ABSOLUTELY WILL BE HAVING A
COUPLE DIFFERENT SPECIAL
MEETINGS FOCUSED ON THIS TOPIC.
THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT
TO OUR COMMISSION THAN THE NEED
TO ADDRESS THIS, OUR RESIDENTS
ABSOLUTELY WILL BE HEARD, AND OF
COURSE THEY WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR
COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR
IN NOVEMBER AND ALSO ON A
REFERENDUM QUESTION, A STRAW
BALLOT AS IT RELATES TO TWO AME
VERSE FIVE AME.
I DO NOT BELIEVE 120 LOCATES IN
SOUTH BEACH IS WARRANTED TO OPEN
UNTIL 5 A.M.
AND I THINK THAT SENDS A MESSAGE
THAT WE DON’T WANT TO BE
SENDING.
AND THAT MESSAGE IS THAT IT IS
AN ALL NIGHT PARTY, ANYTHING
GOES.
OUR FUTURE IS LIVE, WORK, PLAY,
OUR ARTS AND CULTURE.
AND THERE IS A LOT MORE TO MIAMI
BEACH THAN THAT.
>> YOU KNOW, I WANT TO PICK UP
ON THAT.
BECAUSE THE MARKETING OF THE
IMAGE OF MIAMI BEACH AND SO MANY
PLACES AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA,
USED TO BELONG TO MIAMI BEACH
AND THE BUSINESSES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE HEYDAYS
IN THE ’90S AND THE MODELS AND
THE MOVIES.
THE IMAGE PROJECTED IN MARKETING
WAS REALLY CONTROLLED BY THE
BUSINESSES AND BY THE CITY.
NOW IT’S CONTROLLED BY SOCIAL
MEDIA.
COMMISSIONER, DO YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU’VE LOST CONTROL OF THAT?
>> I DO BELIEVE, GLENNA, THAT
YOU RAISE AN IMPORTANT POINT.
AND THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE.
SOMETIMES TO THE GOOD AND
SOMETIMES TO THE CHALLENGE.
BUT WE AS A CITY WITH OUR
PARTNERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMUNICATE AND WE ARE GOING TO
BE COMMUNICATING ABOUT POSITIVE
PROGRAMMING, FAMILY FRIENDLY
RESIDENT ORIENTED ACTIVITIES AND
OUR FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
AS I LIKE TO SAY, EVERYONE’S
WELCOME IN MIAMI BEACH AS LONG
AS THEY PLAY BY THE RULES.
>> AND WE HAVE A LARGER POLICE
PRESENCE TO MAKE SURE, TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO.
JOSH WALLICK, GREAT TO SPEAK
WITH YOU.
I ONLY POINT OUT THAT I SPENT
NEW YEAR’S EVE 2 THOUSAND RIGHT
AROUND MANGOS, HAD DINNER THERE,
BECAUSE WE WERE ALL ON
ASSIGNMENT THINKING SOMETHING
TERRIBLE WOULD HAPPEN.
WELL, 11 YEARS LATER, IT DID.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU BOTH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.