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Volume 45 | February 17, 2021

Your Weekly News and Updates

Stormwater LiDER Survey

Have you seen these white markers secured to the ground?

The Village has contracted KCI Technologies for a survey and mapping project to assist the engineering team to address the stormwater drainage issues faced by the Village. As part of our survey contract, KCI Technologies will be using mobile and aerial LiDAR to collect the data of the current site conditions of the entire island.

As part of the process, KCI is temporarily laying out control points throughout the Village; those are the 1-foot by 2-foot white stripes that can be seen adhered to the ground. The control points help ensure accuracy of the data collection and help the engineering team provide the Village with the best design plan possible.

The project is expected to take one year to complete.

Options for COVID-19 Vaccination

The Village of Key Biscayne and Key Biscayne Community Center are working with the Key Biscayne Community Foundation to assist our community’s seniors with appointments to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Community Center and Foundation are keeping a list of seniors who need transportation assistance and pairing them with volunteers to drive seniors to their appointments, to sign-up for a vaccine (once available) visit vaccinatekb.com.

For more information, contact the Foundation at 305-361-2770 or the Community Center at 305-365-8900.

Village of Key Biscayne staff remains in communication with the Florida Department of Health regarding the state’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines and is logistically prepared to offer vaccines to residents, per the state's guidelines, should vaccinations become available.

Miami-Dade County now offers a pre-registration system to allow eligible individuals interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Miami-Dade County-run locations to complete a one-time registration, via the phone or online. Eligible registrants will be contacted by the Program as vaccine supply becomes available at sites in Miami-Dade County. Complete your pre-registration online or call 305-614-2014.

Hard Rock Stadium and Marlins Park (stadium) are each is currently taking 1,000 appointments per day. To register, call 1-888-499-0840 or 1-888-256-8918 (TTY).
Jackson Health System has an online appointment portal for individuals to be able to book an appointment when vaccines and times become available. New appointments are available but on an extremely limited basis.
Select Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program on Feb. 12, 2021.

For the latest information from for state, visit the Florida Department of Health.

KBFR Maintains Village Hydrants

Key Biscayne Fire Rescue is in the process of painting and maintaining the nearly 200 fire hydrants throughout the Village. To ensure the hydrants ready for action whenever needed, KBFR maintains each one both inside and out - testing their functionality and even painting the outsides.

The maintenance is scheduled to take about one month to complete.

Key Biscayne Residents Have Options for COVID-19 Testing

The Village of Key Biscayne has partnered with Curative Inc. to offer a COVID-19 testing kiosk at the southeast corner of the Village Green (by the public restrooms) and mobile testing van in Calusa Park.

The kiosk and van are operational from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., six days a week (Monday through Saturday). These sites offer oral-fluid swab testing to test for COVID-19. The self-service kiosk and van allow individuals to conduct the oral swab themselves for a more comfortable and painless experience. The sample collection process can be viewed here.

Curative offers patients this complimentary service that is billed via the individual’s health insurance or subsided by the federal CARES Act. Patients can sign-up for testing in advance by visiting the Curative website or on-site.

Additionally, drive-through testing at the Key Biscayne Community Center remains available 2-days per week by appointment only and is self-pay. The COVID-19 self-pay cost at the drive-through testing is $85 and registration is available on the Key Biscayne Community Foundation website. Dates are subject to change, please confirm your date and time when making your appointment.

Additional testing options include the Baptist Health Urgent Care Express located at 240 Crandon Blvd. Suite #110; CVS Pharmacy located at 726 Crandon Blvd; and Ethos Wellness Pharmacy, located at 260 Crandon Blvd C33.

*Note there is a dip and then subsequent spike in cases due to FDOH reporting delays.*

Town Hall: Solid Waste Agreement & Police Waterfront Address Ordinance

Village will host a Virtual Town Hall on Thursday, March 4 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm regarding the following topics:

Solid Waste Agreement

6:00 – 7:00 P.M.

Police Waterfront Address Ordinance

7:00 – 7:30 PM

This meeting is open to the public. Anyone who wishes to join may call in +1 305 365 7569 or connect via Zoom with Meeting ID: 231 627 8415.

One or more Councilmembers may attend this meeting.

Stormwater Maintenance

The company All Webbs has been contracted by the Village to clean stormwater wells, which helps maintain their capacity during rain events. Please expect workers to be around street drains from 8 am to 5 pm in at the following locations: