Coral Gables Presents Draft of Reopening Plans
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The
City of Coral Gables’ draft reopening plan, presented to the City Commission on May 12, 2020, outlines the proposed criteria and phases for reopening the City’s economy. This draft plan, which has been in development over the past number of weeks, already incorporates the State’s guidelines and will now be updated to integrate seamlessly with Miami-Dade County’s newly released draft plan. This plan will be reviewed by the Coral Gables Business Recovery Task Force and finalized in the very near future. Mayor Raúl Valdés-Fauli will review the plan and adopt some or all elements into an Emergency Order that implements Phase 1 of business openings. We anticipate this Order to go into effect on or about the week of May 18 and we are working closely with the business community to make sure Phase 1 is well planned and well executed.
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City Appoints Members to Business Recovery Task Force
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The Coral Gables City Commission has approved the appointments made to the
Coral Gables Business Recovery Task Force. The individuals appointed to the Task Force include members from the University of Miami, business owners from various industry sectors, and other stakeholders. The Task Force will assist the City administration and its key community partners in fine tuning plans to reopen the local economy.
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Technology is Powering our City during COVID-19
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According to this Microsoft Latinx blog report, the City of Coral Gables has uncovered
innovative tech solutions to maintain essential city services
while minimizing in-person interactions during these unprecedented times of COVID-19.
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City Purchases Land for New Firehouse
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In the photograph, City Manager Peter Iglesias, City Attorney Miriam Ramos and City Clerk Billy Urquia signing the land purchasing documents in the presence of Fire Chief Marcos de la Rosa
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It’s official! Always looking for ways to better serve our community, the City of
Coral Gables has purchased land in the southern portion of the City for a new firehouse.
At an approximate cost of $2 million, the City has purchased a portion of the surface parking lot located at 1325 Sunset Drive, for the purpose of establishing a park and a firehouse to improve the response time in the mid-southeastern portion of Coral Gables. The land purchase was funded by a $1.5 million grant awarded by the
State of Florida’s Department of Financial Services, as well as $510,000 from Impact Fees.
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A Tribute to our Fallen Heroes
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In this touching video tribute, the City of
Coral Gables honors the police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
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Support Your Local Merchants
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Look out for the “10 Minute Take-Out Parking Only” signs throughout Downtown Coral Gables. You’ll get 10 minutes of free parking at these locations
while you pick up food from your favorite restaurant.
The City of Coral Gables has converted all centralized valet locations in Downtown Coral Gables into these Take-out and Pickup Zones. In addition, the City has added several more locations:
· Parking lot 25 adjacent to Giralda Plaza;
· 200 block of Andalusia Avenue near Chocolate Fashion;
· 2400 block of Ponce de Leon Boulevard near Cheesecake Factory;
· 300 block of Aragon Avenue in front of Caffe Abbracci;
· 300 block of Giralda Avenue in front of Tap 42;
· 200 block of Giralda Avenue near Terre del Sapore;
· 2600 block of Ponce de Leon Boulevard near Canton.
To order food for takeout or delivery,
click here.
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Providing Meals to Our Vulnerable Population
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Caffe Abbracci, the City of Coral Gables and residents Trish and Dan Bell, teamed up last week
to provide 150 free meals for in-need senior citizens in our community.
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Join our 2020 Census “I Counted!” Campaign
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Calling all Coral Gables residents: Have you completed the 2020 Census? The entire Coral Gables City Commission did!
Show your support by uploading the 2020 Census commemorative frame to your Facebook profile
by clicking here. Please tag us with #CensusRapidResponseNLC and #MakeCoralGablesCount. We ask that you challenge at least five other Coral Gables families and friends to join this campaign. If you haven’t completed the Census,
click here
to start.
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Download the In-Telligent App
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The City of Coral Gables has partnered with In-telligent to better communicate with you! The free In-telligent app allows us to send messages including for emergency notifications, and more, right to your phone! Follow these simple steps using your cell phone to begin receiving messages:
1. Using your smartphone,
download the In-telligent app and create an account by
clicking here
or search for "In-telligent" in the App/Play Store.
2. Once signed in, search for "Coral Gables" under the Groups tab and hit Connect!
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Coral Gables Participated in Sustainachella Webinars
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The City of Coral Gables, along with other environmentally conscious local partners, participated recently in virtual Sustainachella webinars to create awareness on smart sustainability practices. Please visit these links to watch the recordings:
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Citywide Traffic Calming Projects Move Forward
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The City of Coral Gables held community meetings regarding traffic calming projects prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 on January 22, 2020 for Zone 1, and on March 9 for Zone 2, respectively.
The City continues to move forward with the Citywide Traffic Calming projects in these two zones. Conceptual designs for each of the locations presented in these meetings are being developed.
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Upgrade of Cocoplum 1 Sanitary Pump Station Begins
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Last week, the City began the upgrade of the existing Cocoplum 1 Sanitary Pump Station located at 157 Isla Dorada Boulevard. The cost of the project is approximately $2.4 million. All construction activities will be done along the public right-of-way between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
Access to residential properties will remain open at all times. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of November 2020.
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For More Than 200 Years, Nurses Have Always Stepped Up
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As
we celebrate National Nurses Week, Cindy Munro, dean of UM’s School of Nursing and Health Studies, reflects on the growing -and long overdue- respect for nursing and the students who are ready to enter or advance in the profession.
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Community Foundation Announces 2020 Scholarship Recipients
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The Coral Gables Community Foundation recently announced the r
ecipients of their 2020 Scholarships. Fifty deserving local students received a total of more than $170K in scholarship awards this year thanks to the work of the Coral Gables Community Foundation.
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City of Coral Gables Commission
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Contact Us
Coral Gables City Hall
405 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: 305-446-6800
enews@coralgables.com
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