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Coral Springs Museum Features World Famous Child
Artist Prodigy, Alexandra Nechita
The Coral Springs Museum will
display “Sentiments of Art,” an
exhibit by Alexandra Nechita, until
April 23. The World Federation of
United Nations selected Nechita, a
world-reknown artist prodigy, to lead
Upcoming Spring and
Summer Exhibits
Bruce Helander (March 23April 11) - Helander’s collages are
in over forty museum collections,
including the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, and the Smithsonian
Institution. In August 1999, the
World Federation of United Nations
Associations selected Helander to
create a design which was then
reproduced in the forum of a limited
edition art print and first day cover
envelopes to accompany the United
Nations Stamp Issues of August 23,
1999.
Jonathan Green (May 7 - June
25) - A Gullah-inspired painter and
sculptor, Jonathan Green, creates his
art with a style
referred to as “narrative realism” that
Green uses to capture and record his
early life experiences
and the rich cultural heritage of the Gullah community
in which he was raised. Green’s mastery of color and skillful use of the
human figure, which allows him to
preserve and share with the viewer a
deep sense of community, and how
the challenges of love, work and
belonging are met.
The Coral Springs Museum of
Art is located in the Coral Springs
City Centre, 2855 Coral Springs
Drive. The Museum is open
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 to
5, and Sundays 12 to 5. Admission
is $ 3, members and children under
18 free, and free to all on
Wednesdays. For more information,
please call 340-5000.
a Global Arts
Initiative involving
more than 100
nations.
The exhibit
features paintings
of vibrant colors
dealing with youthful to sophisticated issues that have
inspired the mind of the 14-year old
Romanian native, who was also the
official
artist of the
1997
Grammy
Awards and
past guest
on both the
Rosie
O’Donnell
and Oprah
Winfrey shows.
After a 5-hour plane trip from
California the previous day,
Alexandra and her parents, Niki and
Viorica, attended a VIP Reception
held by the Museum on Thursday,
February 24. The Reception was just
one part of a three-day set of events
that included “Art Talks” with local
children and a official opening reception for the public on the following
Saturday night.
During the VIP reception,
Niki spoke highly of
the museum, expressing
her appreciation for the
Museum’s design.
“I really like this
place,” said Niki, “It’s so
open.....just wonderful.”
Niki fled from communist Romania to the United States
while his wife, Viorica, was six
months pregnant with Alexandra. He
reunited with his wife and newborn
daughter two years later in Southern
California.
Mayor John Sommerer presented
Alexandra with a gold key to the
City at the VIP reception and praised
her for being a
positive symbol of
childrens’ creativity and aspirations.
“We are very
pleased and proud
to have you here in
Coral Springs. You
are absolutely a
living, breathing
inspiration to all young people in our
city. You give us an opportunity to
encourage our children to reach out
of themselves and enjoy same kinds
of things with which you have
impressed the world,” said Sommerer.
A Close-Up Interview With Alexandra Nechita
Q: What do you like most about art as
a form of expression?
A: I think that it’s something that is
given to you by God, a type of passion
that is instilled in every person. Plus,
children all have a natural desire to
color and draw pictures, and for me it
started from there and just grew and
grew.
Q: What are your feelings on fulfilling
a dream at such a young age?
A: It’s been quite overwhelming sometimes, but I’m so grateful for all the
opportunities I’ve been given, and
most of all for the support of my parents, because when you are 5 or 6
years old, you don’t have a lot of
opportunities to walk out the door and
say “I want to be an artist,” and they
were just so supportive.
Q: What inspires you to paint?
A: Emotions, memories inspired and
created with emotions, also issues of
peace and the environment impact my
work. It’s always extremely intuitive
and spontaneous, I never know what’s
going to happen.
Q: Do you have any words of advice
for the youth here in Coral Springs?
A: Always believe in yourself. It’s not
how good you can do it, but that you
have the desire. Feel free and never
be afraid, because fear robs you of
your powers and passions.
ON THE
COVER
inside this issue
“Sentiments of Art,” an
exhibit featuring the works
of world-famous, 14-year old
child artist prodigy,
Alexandra Nechita, will be
on display at the Coral
Springs Museum of Art
until April 23, 2000.
City Partnerships
Address
Education Issues
The City is working on a number of
projects to reduce overcrowding and
bring quality into the classroom.
Page 3-5
EMS Rescue
Prevents Tragedy
Coral Springs Fire Rescue saves life of
National Hockey League Equipment
Manager through quick-thinking
and professionalism.
CITY COMMISSION
Mayor John Sommerer
Vice Mayor William Stradling
Commissioner Maureen Berk
Commissioner Rhonda Calhoun
Commissioner Alan Polin
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City Manager
Michael S. Levinson
Communications Manager
Sheri Chadwick
Communications Coordinator
Liz Kolodney
Publications Coordinator
Nicki Schaeffer
Multimedia Coordinator
Matt Hoffman
April/May 2000
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City Centre Grounds
Certified by National
Wildlife Federation
City Centre grounds were recently
certified as a “Backyard Wildlife Habitat”
by the National Wildlife Federation
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Plus...
Unitown 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . .
School Overcrowding Forum
Quality in the Classroom . . .
Charter School . . . . . . . . . . .
Drowning Prevention . . . . . .
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Traffic Calming . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Youth Service Day . . . . . . . . .10
Citrus Canker . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Baseball Camps . . . . . . . . . . .14
And Much More, INSIDE
CITIZEN • 1
Coral Springs Teen Reports Trends In Her City to Teenpeople
Keren Amnihud opens a package to find a new lipstick
and new bottle of nail polish – both products not yet
released. With much
excitement and enthusiasm
she tries them on. “The
lipstick is a little light,” she
thinks, “but the nail polish
is a very nice color.” She
writes her comments down
and prepares to mail them
to the return address...
TeenPeople Magazine.
It’s all in a day’s work
for the Coral Springs teen
who is the TeenPeople TrendSpotter for Coral Springs.
TeenPeople selects one Trendspotter from each city to help
track the latest trends. The Trendspotter’s responsibilities
involve rating unreleased products, and writing about
current trends and styles in the Trendspotter’s city,
including everything from clothes to the coolest places to
go on a Friday night. The magazine gathers these comments
and gives general percentages of nationwide trendspotters’
opinions in each issue.
However, a Trendspotter’s most important responsibility
is to submit a detailed report and photos highlighting their
city’s current trends in hopes that the magazine will select
their hometown as the magazine’s next featured city.
Amnihud, a Coral Springs High School 10th Grader and
aspiring actress who enjoys always wearing the
newest trends, got involved in the program by
answering an ad in the magazine. The ad requested
interested teens to write essays giving reasons they
would be a good Trendspotter. Two months later,
Amnihud’s dreams came true: she received a letter
telling her she was selected as the Coral
Springs representative.
Amnihud feels honored to represent her city and
to be able to show, through her thoughts and
comments to the magazine, the major role youth
and family plays in Coral Springs.
“I’m the only one, which is really neat, and it’s great to
tell about how many things for kids we have here. I mean,
for the size of our city, we have a lot of things to do for
kids. It has the perfect stuff for youth like myself,” reflected
Amnihud.
Amnihud is currently working on her report and gathering photographs in hopes that Coral Springs will be the
next featured city.
“I’ve already written a bunch of drafts, and my mom is
searching for the perfect photographer to take pictures of
trends here in Coral Springs. If they pick Coral Springs, that
would be really awesome,” said Amnihud.
Students Share Cultural Experiences During Unitown 2000
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Students from high schools in Coral
At a reception
Springs, North Lauderdale and
immediately following
Lauderhill spent a weekend learning
their return to City
more about culture and diversity at
Hall on Monday,
Unitown 2000, the City’s annual multiFebruary 21, students
cultural retreat.
reflected on their
Accompanied by various staff
positive memories
members, including Commissioner
and lessons learned
Rhonda Calhoun,
during the
I T O W
students spent the
retreat.
weekend at Gold
“We
Coast Christian
really
Camp in Lake
realized how other
Worth, FL sharing
people view and
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their cultural
perceive us. I think
experiences. They also
the weekend made all
participated in exercises that emphasized of us also see that no matter
individuality and cultures, allowed them how different someone
to gain a better understanding of other
looks, we are all very much
groups, and prepare them for leadership
the same,” reflected Coral
roles in their schools and communities.
Springs Charter School
On Saturday, students participated in
student, Alexis Sinclair.
the weekend’s main event, “Culture
Night,” by giving presentations and performing cultural aspects such as music
and dance.
April/May 2000
Coral Springs Holds School Overcrowding
Forum in Partnership With School Board
The City held a School Overcrowding
Forum, in partnership with the Broward
County School Board, to brainstorm
solutions to the problem, paving the way
towards a positive future for education in
Coral Springs.
On February
16, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m., at the
Radisson Resort
and Conference
Center Heron
Bay, City officials and
employees,
School Board
members,
Dr. Frank Till,
Parent
Superintendent of
Broward County Schools Advisory
Committee
members, School Principals and other
educational professionals came together
to discuss school overcrowding problems
and ways to solve them.
Dr. Frank Till, Superintendent of
Broward County Schools, felt the Forum
will set a model for other cities to follow.
As Till said, “I think this is a really
great idea, and I want to make this a
model for cities to use when dealing
with future education issues.”
After an overview of the overcrowding situation in Coral Springs by
Assistant City
Manager, Ellen
Liston, the
attendees spent the
majority of the day
in breakout sessions
to first identify the
problems and then
brainstorm potential
solutions. All of the
breakout groups cited the sacrifice of
quality of education and logistical
facility issues as the main problems.
Members felt large classroom size
inhibits quality academic achievement
by students because of the stresses put
on the students and their teachers.
As Country Hills Elementary Parent
Advisory Committee Member, Nancy
McCormick, said during one of the
April/May 2000
February/March 2000
breakout sessions, “When there are too
many kids in a classroom, the lack of
personal space causes stress,
therefore impacting
achievement.”
Attendees were pleased
with the large number of
solutions generated for such
problematic topics as insufficient facility space.
The suggestion of off-site
internships provided one
possible solution to this problem.
As J. P. Taravella High School
Principal David Goldstein explained, “If
we start more internship programs, we
will lessen the amount of seniors on
campus for at least half of each school
day, these students could leave school to
work in the industry they’re interested
in. This would be stepping up to the plate in a
different way.”
During a Parent Advisory Committee
Meeting, City Commissioner Maureen
Berk suggested the idea of the Forum
as a way of generating solutions to the
overcrowding effects of younger
families and their children moving into
the City’s older neighborhoods.
“Stephanie Kraft immediately said the
School Board would partner with us,”
Berk said “We then decided to have
businesses and school staff involved in
the brainstorming
process. Once we had all
these groups involved,
we knew we had the
right components.”
Research will begin in
the near future on selected
problems and their shortterm solutions cited at the
Forum.
City staff and School Board members
were pleased with the various positive
developments established during the
Forum. These developments include: a
good-working relationship between the
City and School District, more communication, familiarity with City and
School District staff, establishment of
problem solving processes for other
issues, and generation of creative solu-
tions to facility overcrowding.
Attendees praised the City for holding
the Forum, and partnering
with the School Board to
generate solutions to education problems.
School Board Member
Stephanie Kraft said, “Coral
Springs has always been very
innovative, and tried to solve
problems and deal with issues
in creative ways. I’m proud to
live in Coral Springs.
“To me, solidifying the partnership
between the City and the School Board
was so important. Since the relations
weren’t always so good in the past,
together we can build on this partnership
with the new Superintendent and the
City in a very positive way.”
Main Problems and
Solutions Identified
Through brainstorming discussions, attendees identified
problems and generated a lot of
thoughtful and innovative potential
solutions:
Identified Problems:
✏ Inability to focus on individual
needs/gifts/personalities
due to large school size.
✏ Loss of “community” among
students and faculty
✏ Logistics problems like
traffic congestion
✏ Communications systems and
support services cannot
handle volume
Potential Solutions:
✏ Review the current policies
for establishing school
boundaries to increase the
positive impact of new
schools on overcrowding.
See Page five for Remainder
of Solutions
CITIZEN • 3
CITIZEN • 3
City and Public Schools Partner to Bring QualityFocused Approach Into Classrooms
The City has partnered with the five
schools in the Taravella Innovation Zone
to bring a “quality-focused” approach
into schools and classrooms. These five
schools include: J. P. Taravella High
School, Ramblewood Middle School,
Maplewood Elementary, Ramblewood
Elementary and Riverside Elementary.
Zone Facilitator and Ramblewood
Elementary Principal Jane Kinghorn
said, “During our investigation into how
to improve our programs, we thought it
would be a perfect fit for us considering
how wonderful it has worked for Coral
Springs. You don’t have to look around
long to see that Coral Springs is a
quality city. We want to bring this same
quality level into our schools and classrooms and not just to a few people, but
on a day-to-day basis so we have a total
school-wide program. I think doing
this with five schools will really
make a difference.”
City employees will train Zone staff
according to the Sterling Criteria for
Organizational Excellence by serving as
“mentors” to the zone. Each mentor will
provide follow-up consulting as that
school’s “quality” team works through
projects. One or more team members at
each school will also undergo quality
training to become in-school Quality
Resource/Coordinators. This training
will enable Coordinators to gain
expertise in quality and apply those
principles in their school and classrooms, as the use of the qualityfocused approach expands throughout
the school.
Mentors will train zone staff over the
course of four training sessions, with
each session emphasizing one of the
four major areas: quality, empowerment,
process-improvement and customer
service. While emphasizing these four
areas, mentors will integrate the seven
Sterling Criteria for continuous
improvement: leadership, strategic
planning, customer and market focus,
information and analysis, human
resource focus, process management,
and business results. The Florida
Sterling Council designed the criteria to
be a cost effective and valuable tool for
organizations seeking to confirm their
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strengths and focus on their opportunities for improvement.
City and Zone staff chose to use a
quality-focused approach because of the
successful use of it within the Pinellas
County School System.
Pinellas schools integrated the
approach through staff and student participation, team involvement, and use of
problem-solving tools. The schools, soon
after, reported an increase in test scores.
Training sessions will consist of both
instruction and interactive sessions,
such as breakout groups and team-
related exercises.
“We don’t want to lecture. We want
the staff in the Zone to learn these
elements so the things they learned that
day will allow them to function more
smoothly as a natural unit in the
classroom. We are trying to integrate this
in a way that says, ‘How does this all fit
into the classroom,’” said Human
Resources Coordinator Chris Heflin.
City mentors will begin training Zone
staff throughout April and, after summer
vacation, continue in August.
What Does Quality in Education Mean for the
Community, the School and the Classroom?
Educators across the nation are
bringing quality principles such as
leadership, empowerment, customerfocus and process improvement into
the classroom. By managing
processes and developing long-term
plans that involve stakeholders (such
as students, parents and
faculty) educators can
have a very real effect on
improving academic
performance and the
educational experience.
This approach is being
used with great success
here in Florida, particularly
throughout the Pinellas
County School system.
Kelly Smith, former
Pinellas County educator, now
teaches language arts at the Coral
Springs Charter School.
According to Smith, quality in the
classroom means, among other
things, using a participative leadership style. Smith starts her class
not by establishing rules, but by
engaging students in establishing a
vision and mission, and identifying
learning gaps and closing those
gaps. Students are given a chance to
evaluate the teacher and the teaching
methods. Smith feels this qualityfocused approach keeps her in touch
with the students and their learning
processes and allows her to adapt
when necessary to ensure optimal
learning is taking place.
Quality in the classroom engages
students in a way that allows
thinking and problem solving skills
to develop differently. In
a traditional educational
environment, having the
right answer is stressed,
but in a quality environment getting to the
right answer is what is
important. Getting to the
right answer means
knowing how to communicate with team
members so the best
ideas are brought to the surface
and tested.
Through the process of arriving at
the right answer, students learn to
passionately advocate both their
views and the views of others.
Listening skills improve because
students know they must learn the
art of being influenced as well as the
art of influencing.
The quest for quality is a long and
rigorous process. It involves using
quality principles on a daily basis in
the classroom.
continued on page 5
April/May 2000
Charter School Embraces “School-Within-A-School” Concept
The Coral Springs Charter School is
using input from parents, students and
faculty to enhance its academic and
administrative programs. The Charter
School, which serves 1,100 middle
and high school students, has adopted
a new “School-Within-A-School”
concept to further nurture its learning
center environment.
This new approach to educational
achievement has been used successfully
throughout the nation. The concept is
designed to give students a greater
sense of support and involvement by
creating a small school feeling in a
large school setting.
Dr. Edwin Fredie, Chief Education
Officer for Charter Schools USA, said,
“One of the advantages of being a
charter school is the ability to make
immediate improvements. The ‘SchoolWith its emphasis on team building,
Within-A-School’ concept is one of the
the new house structure will help
best methods to address each student’s
students establish a sense of belonging
achievement and developmental needs.
and build school spirit. This team
It falls in line with the
emphasis, and the low ratio of one
wishes expressed by our
adult for every 13 students will
parents and students.
also enable teachers and
We are working very
administrators to give each
hard to develop this
student more individual
concept because we
attention and work more
care about our kids
effectively with parents
and we want them to
to address each student’s
SCHOOL
have the best educaindividual needs.
tional experience we
Both the School
can offer.”
Advisory Board and
The new concept
members of Parent Focus
will be used to
Groups have embraced the
establish three
concept. Mark Halpert,
distinct “houses”: one for 6th grade,
Chairman of the Coral Springs Charter
one for 7th and 8th grades, and one for
School Advisory Board, said, “Our
9th and 10th
parents represent a very strong,
grades. Each
dedicated group of individuals, who
Continued from page four
house will include really want to see academic rigor in
approximately
the students.”
As Kelly Smith recently explained, these quality
300 students and
For more information about the
principles include:
have its own prin- “School-Within-A-School” plan, visit
cipal, guidance
the Coral Springs Charter School
Leadership:
Setting expectations with students and communicating them
counselor and
website at:
to parents
staff of 15-20
www.coralspgscharterschool.net.
teachers.
Development of Process:
Finding better ways to provide both educational and non-educational services to students and parents
Customer Focus:
Meeting the needs of customers such as parents, community, or
society at large
Data-Based Results:
Defining a baseline and measurements to begin moving students
toward organizational and individual goals
Resources:
Using cooperative coaching to access the effectiveness of the
curriculum and using time management to get operational
work done
Managing Process:
Moving forward with plans, meeting objectives and
accomplishing goals
“Using quality in the classroom allows the students to
get more involved,” Smith said. “Instead of sitting back
and letting education happen to them, they have a
chance to make education happen.”
Quality in education results in students who not only
excel academically and are prepared to function in the
workforce as collaborative decision makers, but remain
lifelong learners and teachers.
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School Overcrowding Forum
Potential Solutions
Continued from page three
✏ Assess establishing graduated
restrictions on student reassignment
to schools that are designated as
overcrowded, rather than accepting
transfers until schools reach
that designation.
✏ Evaluate the policy of accepting
students into magnet programs at
schools that are already overcrowded.
Investigate using magnet programs at
schools that are not at capacity.
✏ Have the school innovation zone
explore flexible scheduling and
non-traditional use of space to relieve
the effects of overcrowding.
CITIZEN • 5
CITIZEN
• 5
April/May
2000
Coral Springs Has One of Lowest
Crime Rates in State
According to newly released statewide crime statistics by the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Coral Springs has
a very low incidence of crime when compared with other cities with
a population of 50,000 or more. The Police Department attributes
the lower crime rate to more citizen involvement, concentrated
police efforts, tougher legislation on crime and jail sentences, and a
good economy. With the opening of two neighborhood substations,
Officers are better able to keep a watchful eye on any possible
criminal activity in the surrounding community. In schools, Resource
Officers work together with students on “Crime Watch,” a program
which educates students to report if they have witnessed a crime or
suspect a crime has occurred.
The analysis, released by the FDLE, shows Coral Springs’ low crime rate.
City
Population
Number of Crimes
(in 1999)
Miami Beach
West Palm Beach
Orlando
Miami
Tampa
Daytona Beach
North Miami
Ft. Lauderdale
Delray Beach
Boynton Beach
Tallahassee
Pompano Beach
Lakeland
St. Petersburg
Hollywood
Gainesville
Sarasota
Melbourne
Hialeah
Jacksonville
Clearwater
Sunrise
Plantation
Lauderhill
Davie
Pensacola
Miramar
Boca Raton
Palm Bay
Largo
Deerfield Beach
Pembroke Pines
Margate
94012
81132
184639
365204
297505
65102
50308
148971
53589
55483
145610
74403
77487
242690
127660
101405
51659
70685
211201
719072
104281
78413
80434
50596
67529
60994
54583
69994
79131
68372
51269
120091
50727
14359
11913
24995
40048
32016
6741
4867
14309
5009
4958
12905
6578
6798
21078
9743
7638
3711
5064
14922
49601
6920
5023
5012
3082
3878
3256
2690
3243
3573
68372
2062
4373
1800
Coral Springs
111724
391
Cape Coral
Port St. Lucie
Tamarac
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83254
52413
96760
83254
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recently conver
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Police Add C
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Use in Educa
tion Program
The Police Dep
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ly converted a
1993 Corvette
into a fully-ope
rational police
that will put to
car
good use in th
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Department co
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nfiscated the ca
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help of donate
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th
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panies: C.A.D.’s
Auto Body, Inc.
, Affordable Pai
and Body, and
nt
The Tint and S
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Stop.
The Youth Liai
son Unit will us
e the car as a
motional tool fo
pror their G. R. A.
D. E. (Gang
Resistance an
d Drug Educatio
n) Program.
The G.R.A.D.E
program educat
through presen
es fifth graders,
tations by You
th Liaison Office
on issues such
rs,
as self-esteem
, conflict resolu
drugs and gang
tio
n,
awareness.
For more inform
ation on the G.R
.A.D.E. Program
please contact
Officer Rosado
,
at 346-1296.
Police Department Reports Overall High, Positive Response Rate in 1999
The City of Coral Springs’ emphasis on quality is a commitment to evaluate both our strengths and weaknesses. This
evaluation process is especially critical for our Police
Department which must go through a rigorous inspection and
prove compliance with 416 standards set up by the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA) in order to receive national accreditation.
Now in the second year of its three-year reaccreditation
period, the Police Department is reviewing the impact of its
efforts during the past year.
In 1999, the Police Department responded to 168,000 calls
for service, including 15,000 for traffic-related enforcement.
During that same year, 123 citizens wrote letters to the
department praising the staff’s conduct and performance.
Only 28 allegations were received during 1999, 19 of which
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were either proven false, could not be proven true or untrue,
or revealed staff acting in accordance with department policy.
Based on CALEA requirements, residents should be aware
that all citizens have the right to file a complaint against any
member of the Police Department. Citizens can file a complaint by meeting with a staff member’s supervisor or an
investigator with the Office of Professional Standards. Once
the complaint is filed, the Department will assign the investigation to the staff member’s supervisor.
The Department will refer all serious allegations to the
Office of Professional Standards for investigation. Upon final
disposition and review by the Chief of Police, the Department
will maintain all case information in the investigations and
civilian complaint file.
April/May 2000
Coral Springs EMS Team Performs Extraordinary Rescue,
Reviving NHL Equipment Manager
After Eric Bechtol finished a game Any of the 45 individuals in the City’s cardiac arrest.
of golf at Eagle Ridge Country Club, Rescue Division could have done the
For the three firefighter/paramedics,
he entered the club’s dining room,
same,” said Bator.
the call was more than just a sucexpecting to enjoy lunch with friends.
The team’s quick thinking and
cessful day’s work, it was an opporInstead 32-year old
training enabled them to tunity to make lasting friendships.
Bechtol, Equipment
remedy a situation which
Between the time Bechtol was
“I owe everything to
Manager for the National
usually proves fatal.
released and he and his family flew
these guys. They’re
Hockey League team,
“Cardiac arrest calls
back to St. Louis, the family spent a
my heroes,”
the St. Louis Blues,
normally only have
lot of time sharing their gratitude and
said
Bechtol.
began to gasp for air and
about a 15 percent
getting to know the three paramedics,
collapsed. Bechtol went
chance of survival.
enabling the EMS team to develop a
into full cardiac arrest (no
Even if the victim does close friendship with the family.
heartbeat and no breathing), and was survive, he or she will most defi“During that week and a half, we
clinically dead.
nitely, due to oxygen deprivation,
really kept good communication with
Three Coral Springs Firefighters/
suffer from brain damage or loss of
him. We really formed a special bond
Paramedics arrived at the scene and,
some internal organ functioning,”
with him and his family. They are
through a carefully executed prosaid S’Dao.
even talking about having us in St.
cedure of intubation, CPR, drug
Fire Administration felt the call
Louis for a reunion of some kind. It’s
therapy and defibrillation, resuscireinforces the value of the skilled
just been a very special and unique
tated Bechtol in
men and women who make up the EMS experience,” said Toolan.
just five minutes
Rescue team.
But for Bechtol, the experience
and rushed him
“The training and knowledge that
was much more than that.
to Coral Springs
it takes to be excellent paramedics
“I owe everything to these guys.
Medical Center.
shows in the patient outcome with
They’re my heroes,” said Bechtol.
Upon arrival,
this incident. This is a 32-year old
Firefighters/
man, with a lot of life left to enjoy
Paramedics
and a beautiful
Chris Bator,
wife and
Is Your Alarm Over The Hill?
Susan Toolan,
children who
(Left
to
right)
Chris
and Jon S’Dao
was able to
Does your alarm go off frequently during storms? Is
Susan Toolan
had Bechtol con- Bator,
escape
a
fatal
and Jon S’Dao
it more than three years old? Then perhaps you could
scious with a
situation because
benefit from one of the City-sponsored Alarm Users
pulse and breathing on his own.
of the efforts of
Classes.
Emergency Room Doctors on
these paraThe City designed the class as an
duty that night praised the EMS
medics. This call
educational resource for current and
future alarm users. The class will
team for bringing Bechtol in
definitely shows
highlight such topics as proper
excellent condition.
the superior
maintenance, false alarm prevention
“It was an excellent resuscitation. training and
procedures, and purchasing of alarms
They went through really textbook- quality we consuited for Florida’s humidity and
followed, advance preparation.
tinually work
weather. Representatives from various Alarm
When they arrived, we did just the
towards here in
Companies will be present to discuss false alarm premedical fine-tuning,” said Dr. John
Coral Springs,”
vention tips and new product information.
Halpern, Medical Director of
said Division
The Class is part of the City’s false alarm reduction
Emergency at CSMC.
Chief Vince
program, an effort to reduce the more than $600,000
The team felt the strong
Locurto.
spent last year responding to false alarms.
knowledge, training and communiBechtol has no
The Police Department will hold an Alarm Users
Class on April 10 at 7 p.m. on the 3rd Floor of the
cation skills used everyday on the
family history of
Public Safety Building, 2801 Coral Springs Drive.
job contributed to the call’s
heart problems.
If you are interested in attending class, register by
immense success.
Doctors are still
calling Larry Bissett, Alarm Program Coordinator at
“We were so happy with how the
not sure as to the
346-1343.
call went. Everything just went great.
cause of the
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CITIZEN • 7
CITIZEN • 7
Check List Can Help
Businesses Prepare for Fire
Inspections – And Save
Taxpayers Money
The Fire Department urges businesses to review the
following basic checklist so businesses can make any
changes and improvements necessary to pass
inspection. Making these changes will enable Fire
Inspectors to possibly review the premises in one trip,
preventing the expense of a second trip – a reduction
that saves businesses’ time and taxpayers’ money.
Here is a basic checklist of things you can do to
prepare for a commercial fire inspection:
✔ Check your fire extinguisher tag to see holes
punched for month and
year (punches are good for
one year from that date);
check the needle on the
gauge; it must be in the
green shaded area for
proper pressure.
✔ Remove all extension cords.
✔ Illuminate all exit lights.
✔ Check that all exit and emergency lights
function properly.
Fire Rescue Uses Model
City for Incident
Command and
Tactics Training
Recently, Fire
Rescue underwent
incident command
and tactics training
at Fire Station #71,
located on 41
Street just west of
Coral Springs
Drive.
Staff simulated all the
practice scenarios,
based on real incidents around the
country with the
Incident Commanders signal to Fire
use of Abbotville,
Rescue team members
a 32 x 28 ft.
during practice scenarios
miniature city used
as a miniature laboratory. By using this city during the
training process, fire personnel had all the resources,
equipment and surroundings at their fingertips to
conduct disaster mitigation in a classroom setting.
✔ Replace broken switch and outlet covers.
✔ Make sure all exit ways are clear and unobstructed.
✔ Occupational and Fire Licenses must be current.
Post them in a conspicuous place.
✔ Register all security alarms with
the Coral Springs Police Department.
✔ Replace broken or missing ceiling tiles.
For more details, please call 346-1936.
Vo l u n t e e r F i re F i g h t e r s
Needed
The Fire Rescue Department is currently recruiting qualified individuals who will give their time back to the community by volunteering to join the Coral Springs Fire Rescue
team. Qualified candidates must be at least 18 years of age;
must have graduated from a high school or have recognized
equivalent certification; and must live within Coral Springs or
the immediate area. To pick up an application, stop by City
Hall or call Fire Administration at 344-5934.
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Know The Code
House Numbers
Required
All residents must have address numbers on
their home’s front exterior, even if numbers are
posted on the mailbox. Numbers must be visible
from the street, in a color that contrasts with the
home’s exterior paint color. All numbers must be a
minimum of 3 in., and a maximum of 9 in.
Numbers on mailboxes are not sufficient to
meet this requirement. In the event of an emergency, Police and Fire Rescue may have difficulty
finding an address on a mailbox due to small
number size. Plus, extreme weather conditions can
cause a mailbox to blow away, leaving no source
of identification on your home.
April/May 2000
Residents Discuss Traffic Calming Pilot Program
In an effort to address growing traffic
concerns, the City is partnering with residents living in areas that have
high instances of cut-through
traffic and speeders. The
City and hired consultants have chosen,
based on number of
cars and speed
levels, six locations to
be test sites in the City’s
Traffic Calming Pilot
Program. The program is a
neighborhood partnership to
address traffic concerns voiced by residents living in neighborhoods where
traffic is an emotional and frequently
mentioned topic.
The focus on these concerns centers
around issues such as speeding in neighborhoods and drivers using neighborhood streets as shortcuts to avoid
busy roads in commercial areas.
During February, the City’s
Community Development Department
held informational meetings for the first
two of the six sites. Community
Development received positive feedback
from both groups, recording almost all
needed votes from North Springs Way
residents. Staff continues to wait on the
required amount of responses from NW
110 Avenue residents before implementing calming measures.
Each neighborhood, after having
a chance to discuss the proposals, must have a 2/3 vote
in favor of the program
from property owners for
it to be implemented. The
City will receive votes from
those neighborhoods either
through mail response or
formal meetings.
On Sportsplex Drive, residents will
be able to test out the types of traffic
calming measures that will take effect in
their neighborhoods. Community
Development will replace the two
southern most humps on Sportsplex
Drive (located between the Tennis
Center and the Aquatic Center) with one
14 in. and one 22 in. hump.
For more information, contact Jaci
Foster, Neighborhood Planning Analyst,
at 344-1161 or view the full version of
the City’s Traffic Calming Manual at
www.ci.coral-springs.fl.us.
The following
neighborhoods will vote on
Traffic Calming Programs:
C o r a l H i l l s D r. - S a m p l e R d . t o W i l e s R d .
N W 12 3 Av e . - R o y a l Pa l m B l v d . t o N W 3 3 S t .
N W 10 7 D r. - L a ke v i e w R d . t o N W 21 P l .
N W 16 S t . - U n i v e r s i t y D r. t o R a m b l e w o o d D r.
D R O W N I N G I S T H E L E A D I N G CAU S E O F D E AT H F O R
C H I L D R E N I N F L O R I DA U N D E R T H E AG E O F F O U R
A s p a r t o f E m e r g e n c y S e r v i c e s We e k ( M a y 14 - M a y 2 0 ) , t h e C o r a l
S p r i n g s F i re R e s c u e D e p a r t m e n t u r g e s y o u t o p re v e n t t h i s t e r r i b l e
tragedy in your home by following these guidelines:
• Never leave your child unattended in the pool or near waterways. (75% of events
happen when a child is absent from sight for five minutes or less.)
• Give your children swimming lessons. There is no excuse for not teaching your child
how to swim. (Children as young as one year old can take lessons.) Call the Coral
Springs Aquatic Complex at 346-2121 to find out about available classes.
• Alarm your doors and always keep doors locked.
• Educate your children about water safety. No running, pushing, jumping on others,
or other dangerous acts.
Safety tips provided by the Broward SAFE KIDS Coalition,
the National Safety Council’s Broward Chapter, and other drowning prevention groups.
For more information about EMS Week, please call
the Coral Springs Fire Rescue Department at 344-5934.
Have a safe and fun summer!
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February/March 2000
CITIZEN • 9
CITIZEN • 9
Local Students Lend a Helping Hand
at Youth Service Day
On Friday, January 28 from 8 a.m. to noon, approximately 50 high school students participated in Youth
Service Day, a
City program that
allows students to
volunteer in their
community. The
students volunteered at Cypress
Park and various
locations surrounding North
Community Park.
Ten students
spent their time at Cypress Park for YMCA’ s “Fun Day”
event, a special education program that uses the park as its
main facility. The students entertained and interacted with
the various YMCA children by participating in activities
such as banner making and relay races.
The reactions on the childrens’ faces proved the event
was nothing less than a success.
As YMCA Fun Day Site Director, Debbie Langley
explained, “The children really enjoyed it so much, I wish
we could have something like this at every Fun Day.”
Langley also felt the high school students enjoyed the
event and found it very meaningful.
“The participation of the high school students was just
wonderful. Plus, by the City having this program, I think it
allows the students to get involved in their community,
learning about all populations,” said Langley.
Forty other high school students spent their time collecting canned goods from local neighborhoods surrounding
North Community Park, which were then donated to local
food banks.
With shopping
carts in hand, the
students walked
door to door in
areas where residents were notified
by mail to leave
their canned
goods out.
Students are
happy that the City
provides a program
that is both a fun
service opportunity and an outside activity.
As Tiffany Corso from Sawgrass Springs Middle School,
said, “I think this gives us the opportunity to help out
people in need, and we get to be outside in nice and cool
10 • CITIZEN
weather, and talk to our
friends.”
Kim Sanecki, the
City’s Volunteer
Coordinator, said, “The residents have been very receptive to us.
It’s been great. Overall, I think we’ve had a successful
day.”
Developed in 1995 in conjunction with the annual
Martin Luther King Celebration, Youth Service Day is an
annual event that allows local students to have a day of
service in the community that is both a meaningful project
and a good opportunity to earn service hours.
For more information on Youth Service Day, contact
Kim Sanecki at 346-4430.
Volunteer
Spotlight
Joan Richmond
After a 12-year career as
a paralegal, Joan Richmond
decided she still wanted to
spend her days in the workplace. She answered an ad
in the newspaper requesting
volunteers for the City’s
Police Department.
She’s been working at
the Criminal Investigation
Unit ever since, enjoying
her time assisting Executive
Assistant Loretta Cedola
and the rest of Cedola’s
staff with record keeping.
“Everyone here is just so great. It is such a
delightful place to work,” said Richmond.
And the staff feels the same about her. They
always look forward to her time in the office
every Monday.
Cedola said, “Joan is the epitome of professionalism. Her work ethics are only surpassed by her
dependability, and good nature.”
The City offers many volunteer opportunities for
residents of all ages and backgrounds. For more
information, call Volunteer Services at 346-4430.
April/May 2000
City Centre Grounds Designated as “Wildlife Habitat” By
National Wildlife Federation
Cel
e
a
br
te E a r t
h
All Residents
Entitled to Side or
Back Door Pickup
Ap
r il 2 2
For all you nature lovers in Coral Springs, Earthfest
2000 is an event you don’t want to miss!
Come out on Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at
Sandy Ridge Sanctuary, a 40-acre nature preserve located
at 8501 NW 40
Street in Coral
Springs, to enjoy
various nature
activities. Tours of
the sanctuary will
be available along
with a live
animals presentation by the
Sawgrass Nature Center
and Wildlife Hospital
(formerly the Coral
Springs Nature Center),
and displays by Wild
Birds Unlimited and other
businesses. Kids can participate in fun, hands-on
nature projects. Free cokes and doughnuts will be
available, along with tree and t-shirt giveaways.
For more information, contact the Community
Development Department at 344-1114.
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Anyone
can have their
backyard certified as long as it
contains the four basic habitat elements.
If you are interested in certifying your
grounds or want more information, call
(703) 790-4434 or visit NWF’s website
at www.nwf.org/habitats.
y!
Celebrate
Earth Day at
Earthfest 2000
City Centre because the site could show
that formal commercial-type properties
can be enhanced for wildlife.
Utilizing the criteria in the NWF
application, staff enhanced the City
Centre landscape by including native
plants that provide food for birds and
butterflies. A pond and canal currently on the site already provided
the water requirement. New shrubs
and ground covers provide protection
and woodpecker and screech owl nest
boxes were strategically placed for
nesting birds.
a
Native birds, butterflies and other
wildlife — come one, come all! The
City Centre is the place for you!
Recently, the City Centre grounds
were certified as a “Backyard Wildlife
Habitat” by the National Wildlife
Federation (NWF). The Backyard
Wildlife Habitat program encourages
property owners to nurture wildlife and
improve the overall quality of the environment by providing the four basic
habitat elements needed for wildlife to
thrive: food, water, cover and protection,
and places to rear young.
The Mayor’s Growth Management
and Environmental Protection
Committee recommended the City
pursue the certification goal as one of
the City’s priorities. Staff chose the
Residents are entitled to side or back door pick-up,
with a limit of two garbage cans per pickup. Waste
Management is required to return your cans to the same
location. If your cans are left at the curb instead of the side or
back door, call Waste Management at 974-7500.
For curbside service, the number of garbage cans or bags
per pickup is unlimited. However, Waste Management is not
required to return your cans to either your side or back door.
Cans brought to the curb will be left at the curb.
Place all garbage in heavy duty trash bags or cans up to 32
gal. capacity and no heavier than 40 lbs. each (loose material
or material in torn or open trash bags cannot be collected).
Paper bags, cardboard boxes, recycling bins or oil drums
may not be used as garbage containers. Items placed in these
types of containers will not be collected.
These helpful tips and other waste information are
available in the City’s Guide to Garbage and Recycling
Services. To obtain a copy, contact Citizen Services at 344-1001.
Remember
to
Recycle!
CITIZEN • 11
CITIZEN • 11
SHIP Program Provides
Safe, Affordable Housing
The City of Coral Springs has partnered with Broward
County to provide
safe and affordable
housing as part of
the State
Housing
Initiatives
Partnership
Program
(SHIP).
This local
partnership
provides assistance
to home buyers and homeowners who meet eligibility criteria. The program
offers low-interest mortgages, down payment and
closing costs assistance for home buyers.
The SHIP program also includes a home repair
program which can be used for a variety of repairs.
Eligibility is based on family size and income.
For further information or to apply for assistance,
please contact the Community Development
Department at 344-1114.
Eisenhower’s Granddaughter
Speaks at Sister Cities Luncheon
Recently, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s
granddaughter, Mary Jane
Eisenhower, spoke at the Sister
Cities luncheon, an event sponsored
by the City’s Multi-Cultural
Advisory Committee.
The event served as a celebration
of the City’s recent membership to
Sister Cities International. This membership is an effort to create and
develop opportunities for international education,
commerce and culture for all residents. The committee
hopes the program will also promote mutual understanding and respect by establishing a communication
network of ideas, sharing, visitations and exchanges.
Created after World War II, Sister Cities International
is a goodwill organization that became a national initiative when President Eisenhower proposed the Peopleto-People program at a White House Conference in
1956. In 1967, SCI became a separate, not-for-profit
corporation due to a tremendous growth and popularity
in the US program.
Mary Jane reflected, “My grandfather saw the
People-to-People program, which included a program that
would become Sister Cities, as a solution to lasting world
peace. He had unconditional love and confidence in his
fellow man. After seeing the solutions that had been generated, he felt that if things were left up to governments to
handle, peace would prevail.”
National Day of Prayer on May 4
Join fellow residents for a community prayer gathering and
candle lighting ceremony on Thursday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in
front of City Hall, 9551 West Sample Road.
The gathering is in observance of National Day of Prayer,
an annual commemoration of our country’s
rich religious heritage.
Community leaders and representatives of various faiths will come together
on the front lawn of City Hall to pray for
our city and nation, followed by community fellowship and light refreshments.
The City’s Multi-Cultural Advisory
Committee invites clergy members to
select a youth representative from their
congregation to deliver a one-minute prayer that day.
The committee encourages all Youth Groups and residents
to attend this memorable evening.
For more information, contact Community Relations
Manager Joyce Campos at 344-1005.
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Colors of the World
2000 Art Contest
Presented by the City’s MultiCultural Advisory Committee, Colors of
the World 2000 is an art competition
designed for young artists, elementary
through high school level, to showcase their
talents in all fine art media. These various types of media
include: oil and acrylic painting, watercolor, pastel, charcoal,
pen and ink/pencil, photography, mixed media original art,
and sculpture. This year’s theme focuses on multi-culturalism
in the year 2000, as seen through the artist’s eyes.
Each school will jury their own artwork and submit their
top ten entries. Entries will be accepted at the City Centre,
2855 Coral Springs Drive, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on May 2.
They will be judged shortly thereafter, and displayed in the
City Centre Lobby until May 22.
For additional information, contact Community Relations
Manager Joyce Campos at 344-1005.
April/May 2000
Coral Springs Within New Target Zone in
Citrus Canker Eradication Program
The Citrus Canker Eradication
Program has recently found outbreaks of the disease in sections of
Coral Springs, making these sections
the northern most locations within
the program’s quarantine zone.
Florida Agriculture
Commissioner
Bob Crawford
issued the program
as a major initiative to expedite
the eradication of
Citrus Canker, a
highly-contagious
disease that
damages fruit and
Citrus Canker
weakens plants, in
lesions on fruit
and leaves
Florida.
The Florida
Department of
Agriculture plans
to spend $100
million or more, if
necessary, to eradicate the disease
through chopping
down and burning
of infected citrus
trees and other
Citrus Canker
citrus plants
lesion on stem
located within
1,900 ft. of an infected tree on either
residential or commercial properties.
“The economy of the State of
Florida is in
jeopardy if we
allow this devastating
disease to take
over,” said
Crawford.
“Every citizen
in this state
benefits from
property and
sales taxes and
other revenue generated by the citrus
industry. Florida is identified
worldwide for its citrus and fresh
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February/March 2000
orange juice.”
Citrus is an $8 billion dollar
industry for Florida and provides
Floridians with nearly 100,000 jobs.
Residents should be aware but
unalarmed when the state-funded
crews enter their yards to inspect
citrus trees. If infected trees are
found, they will be marked with a red
“X.” All other citrus trees lying
within 1,900 feet of the infected tree
will be marked with yellow paint.
Soon after, residents will receive an
Immediate Final Order (IFO) notifying them that their citrus trees must
be removed.
When crews come to cut down
infected and exposed trees, they will
knock on residential doors and ask
permission to cut down your trees.
Though the situation can be both disappointing and upsetting to residents,
resident assistance and cooperation is
crucial to the success of the eradication program.
If the resident is not home, crews
will work with local authorities to
gain access if necessary, which minimizes interruptions for the homeowner and avoids repeated visits.
State crews will not ask to enter a
resident’s home. If this happens, the
resident should phone the police
immediately.
The state will compensate residents
by issuing a $100
voucher for each tree
lost as part of the Shade
Florida Program. The
voucher will come in
the form of a special
plastic gift card and can
be used to select and
purchase replacement
non-citrus shade trees
or other foliage, and
related supplies.
For more information, call the
helpline number at (800) 850-3781.
Commonly Asked
Questions
About Citrus Canker
What is Citrus Canker?
Citrus Canker is a highly-contagious
disease that attacks citrus, including
oranges, sour oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, lemons and limes.
How does it affect my citrus tree?
Citrus Canker weakens trees,
causing leaves to drop, fruit to drop
prematurely, and the tree to deteriorate, eventually yielding a small, substandard fruit crop. The tree can also
be vulnerable to a variety of other,
often fatal diseases and pests.
How does the disease spread?
Wind-driven rain, birds and animals
are ways over which the state has no
control. It can also be spread by
moving infected trees, plant parts and
fruit. Planting citrus trees within the
quarantine zone which extends from
the Sawgrass Expressway (State Rd.
869 ) and 10 street in Deerfield Beach,
to SW 184 St./Eureka Drive in MiamiDade County is not permitted.
Why does my tree have to be
cut down?
Citrus Canker is one of the most
destructive bacterial diseases
impacting citrus today. There is no
known chemical compound that will
eradicate citrus canker. The only way
to stop the disease is to cut down and
dispose of infected trees. A recent scientific study indicates that it is necessary to destroy all citrus trees within
1,900 ft. of an infected tree, in order to
accomplish this task.
Is the disease harmful to me?
No, citrus canker does not harm
humans, animals or plant life other
than citrus.
CITIZEN • 13
CITIZEN • 13
Baseball Camps Available
for Spring And Summer
Come out and learn to be as good as the “Babe”
himself with new instructor, Jerry Albert, Athletic
Director and Head Baseball Coach at
the Coral Springs Charter School.
All Camps are open to ages 7 - 15 and will be held at
Mullins Park. Discounts are available for multiple camps.
For Spring:
April 17 - April 20
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $90
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cost: $115
For Summer:
All camps will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
June 26 - June 30
July 10 - July 14
July 17 - July 21
August 14 - August 18
Cost: $110 per camp.
For more information,
contact Parks and Recreation
at 345-2107.
In the Middle of Spring
Cleaning? Remember to
Transport Your Debris and
Garbage Safely
Help make our City’s roadways cleaner by covering
all debris and garbage that will be transported to a
landfill or other outside location. Providing this protection
will prevent the chance of your debris or garbage falling,
scattering or being blown upon public streets.
Though not an official City Code, the City urges residents to transport their garbage and debris safely per a
Special Act in the Broward County Code that enforces
this topic in Unincorporated areas.
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New Arthritis Class Begins in April
Beginning on April 26, Arthritis pool exercise classes will
be offered on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10 - 10:45 a.m.
at Cypress Park Pool. Cost: $4 per class.
Trained staff will teach the class and have designed it for
individuals that suffer from Arthritis. The City will work in
conjunction with the Arthritis Foundation.
Equipment is supplied. All activities are on a very lowimpact level. Enjoy fun and music while you participate. The
pool will be heated in the winter and cooled in the summer!
For more information, please call 345-2109.
Water Aerobics Classes Resume at
Cypress Park Pool
Water Aerobics classes will resume at Cypress Park Pool
starting April 4 at 6:30 p.m.
All classes will last for 45 minutes. Cost $3/class or $12/
12-class pass (valid for one year.)
For days and times, contact the Cypress Parks and
Recreation Office at 345-2107.
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Free Mulch Available in
Honor of Arbor Day
As part of its Arbor Day Celebration, the City will give
away free mulch, finely ground-up Australian Pine Trees,
throughout April at Three Mountain Park, 9200 NW 1st
Street, from 8 a.m. to dusk, as long as supplies last. Residents
must supply their own containers and vehicles for hauling the
mulch to their homes. Don’t delay, it goes fast!
For more information, call the Parks and Recreation Office
at 345-2107.
April/May 2000
“ Tr a s h To Tr e a s u r e s ”
Garage Sale
S a t u r d a y, M a y 6 , 2 0 0 0
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Spend a morning shopping outside!
till
S
s
ce
Spa ilable!!
Av a
Each space costs $10.
Anyone interested in
reserving a spot should
call 345-2209 as soon as
possible. Space is limited.
For more information, contact the Parks
and Recreation Department at 345-2200.
Residents in Qualifying
Neighborhoods May Be Eligible
For Free Street Trees
The City of Coral Springs will issue free street trees to
those residents who own property in certain subdivisions.
Since these neighborhoods were not required to have street
trees at the time of development, the City has created a Street
Tree Program to encourage residents in these neighborhoods
to plant street trees. The City will supply an 8’ to 10’ tall Live
Oak Tree to any resident who owns property in these neighborhoods. Staff will deliver the trees to your home and
provide instructions for proper tree installation and maintenance. They will also
supply names and phone numbers to
call for marking underground utility
locations.
The subdivisions are: Broken
Woods Estates, Castlewood, Chevy
Chase, Chevy Chase Amended, Clusters,
Coquina Cove Villas, Coral Springs Hills,
Coral Springs Lakes, Coral Springs Sub. #1,
Coral Springs Sub. #2, Country Club, Country
Club West, Country Club West Addition, Country Club
Estates, Deer Run Springs, Dells, Dells Addition, Electra Lab,
Forest Hills, Forest Hills South, Forest Hills West, Glenwood,
Maplewood, Oakwood, Pine Glen, Ramblewood
(Kenilworth), Ramblewood South, Ramblewood Villas,
Riverview, Royal Palm Point, Running Brook Hills,
Shadowwood, Springs Park, Thunderbird, Village Green,
Westchester, and The Windings.
If you live in one of these neighborhoods, and would like
to request your street tree, call the Parks and Recreation
Department at 345-2107 as soon as possible. There are a
limited number of trees available and they will be distributed
on a first come, first serve basis.
April/May 2000
Make Plans to Join Us
April 8 For the Last
Show in the Free
Family Concert Series
Presented by the City and Winn-Dixie Marketplace, the
last concert will feature Breeze (Classic Rock) on April 8
from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Betti Stradling Park (Northeast
corner of Wiles Road and
Coral Springs Drive).
Refreshments will be
available for purchase. For
more information, contact the
Parks and Recreation Department at 345-2200.
Attend Coral Springs/Parkland Day
with the Miami Fusion Soccer Team
Soccer fans throughout Coral Springs and Parkland are
invited to attend “Coral Springs/Parkland Day with the
Fusion” on Saturday, May 6, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. at Lockhart
Stadium, 5201 NW 12 Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale. The Miami
Fusion will play the Chicago Fire.
Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at City Hall, City
Hall in the Mall and the City Centre. Proceeds from ticket
sales benefit the Coral Springs Community Chest, a non-profit
organization that provides funding to groups that provide
programs or services benefiting Coral Springs residents.
Kids are encouraged to wear their Youth Soccer Team uniforms
to the game. Call 776-1999 if your team plans to come.
Shake your bunny tail
at this year’s:
Hoppin’
in to
Spring
Fun for the Whole Family!!!
* Clowns
*Arts & Crafts
*Bounce House
* Visit from the
E-Bunny
Saturday, April 22, Heafy Field, Mullins Park
9 a.m. - Noon
For more information, contact
the Parks and Recreation Department at 345-2200.
CITIZEN • 15
News Briefs
City’s Jobline
Makes Job Search
A Little Easier
Looking for a job? Call
the City’s 24-hour jobline
for an automated list of the
City’s available positions.
Just call 755-4636, ext. 311
for a complete listing.
Crossing
Guards Still
Needed
The City of Coral
Springs needs additional
school crossing guards
for local elementary and
middle schools.
The salary is $10.59 per
hour, with great incentive
programs. Training and certification is provided by the
Coral Springs Police
Department. For more information or to receive an
application, call Ruth
Rutstein, 346-1320 or stop
by the Coral Springs Police
Department’s Human
Resources Department at
2801 Coral Springs Drive.
Attend “Slice of
Springs” Meetings
One meeting remains in
the City’s Slice of the
Springs meeting series:
Northeast Town Mtg.
April 27 at 7 p.m.
Forest Glen Middle School,
6501 Turtle Run Blvd.
Find out about neighborhood partnerships, get to
know the police and code
enforcement officers in your
area, meet with City Staff
and share your concerns on
any topic affecting you as a
citizen of Coral Springs.
If you have any questions,
or you missed the meeting
in your area, call 344-1141.
for more information.
16 • CITIZEN
Business Mentors and
Big Brothers/Sisters
Needed
Summer Fun
G u i d e s A re H e re !
All households should
have received a Summer
Fun Guide in
the mail during
the middle of
March. The
Guide is an
an informational
brochure
about all
the City’s
summer
camp
programs. If
you did not receive one,
please call the Parks and
Recreation Department at
345-2200.
The Parks and Recreation
Department is looking for
Summer camp staff. The following temporary positions
are open in the Parks and
Recreation Department, and
at the Aquatic Complex.
Counselors- $6.15/hour (6
to 8 weeks, starting June 22)
Assistant Site Directors$8.25/hour (6 to 8 weeks,
35-40 hours/week)
Site Directors$10.25/hour (6 to 8 weeks,
35-40 hours/week)
Summer Laborers$6.50/hour (7 a.m. - 3:30
p.m., 35-40 hours/week)
Summer Lifeguard I and
II (WSI)- $9/ hour and up
depending on qualifications.
(May - August, 30-40
hours/week)
Apply in person at the
Human Resources
Department, 9551 W.
Sample Rd. or call the the
CityINFO Jobline at 7554636, ext. 311. The City of
Coral Springs is committed
to the concept of EEO as a
fundamental element of the
City’s employment principles. All applicants must
take a drug test. The City of
Coral Springs offers a
smoke and drug-free environment.
Artist Guild to Hold Two
Open Juried Shows
The Coral Springs Artists
Guild, a group that provides
cultural service to the community by providing professional teachers and art
programs for both adult and
local high school students,
will hold the first juried
show, entitled “Past Perfect
Perfected,” at the Coral
Springs Museum of Art, 2855
Coral Springs Drive.
The second show, entitled
“New Forms, New
Concepts,” will be at the
Courtyard in Boca Raton, on
Federal Highway, one block
North of Yamato Road.
Receiving will be on
Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m. to
noon, and Rejection Pickup
after 3 p.m. the same day.
Outtake will be on June 3, 10
a.m. to Noon.
For a prospectus on either
one or both shows, please
send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to P.O. Box 9661,
Coral Springs, FL, 33075 or
call (954) 753-5533.
Please call Jenny Rebour,
Youth Mentoring Program
Coordinator at 346-1289 if you
are interested in becoming a
Business Mentor and/or a Big
Brother/Sister in the City’s
Youth Mentoring Program.
Census 2000 is almost here!
Every resident will receive a
questionnaire from the US
Census Bureau, as part of the
nationwide Census 2000 which
occurs once every ten years.
Answering the Census is
very important for the City of
Coral Springs. During the
1990 Census, the county lost
an estimated $1,500 per
person per year in federal
appropriations for each
person who was not counted.
Florida’s response rate for the
1990 Census was at a low 61
percent.
Census 2000 data will be
an essential source for
funding decisions concerning
such topics as public safety
and public education. The
information gathered from the
Census will have a major
impact on you, your children
and your neighborhood!
For more information,
contact Jaci Foster at 3441161 or visit the Census 2000
website at www.census.gov/.
City Maps
Available
New street maps
of Coral Springs
are now available
at City Hall and
City Hall in the
Mall for $1.
Pick up one
today!
April/May 2000
What’s
What’s going
going up?
up?
At press time, there were 61 projects under construction or going through the approval process. Take a look at what’s coming to your
area of the City! If you have any questions about this list, please call Community Development at 344-1114.
Legend: P=Proposed Development APP=Approved by DRC
LC=Land Clearing UC=Under Construction C=Complete
1 GREEN HILLS GOLF VILLAS (21 townhomes)(Phase II) UC
NW 38 Dr., S of Continental Golf Course
2 SEVEN ELEVEN (3,165 sq. ft.) P
NE corner of University Drive and Westview Drive
3 WALMART SUPERSTORE (218,729 sq. ft.) P
SE corner of Sample Road and Turtle Creek Drive
4 STORAGE USA (90,050 sq. ft.) UC
NW Corner of Sample Rd and NW 124th Ave. (Corporate Park)
5 MAINSTREET USA (Land area 14.0 acres) UC
NW corner of Westview Drive and Coral Springs Drive
6 SYLVIA INDUSTRIAL PHASE II (6,000 sq. ft.) P
SW corner of Wiles Road and NW 120th Ave.
7 PELICAN POINTE (125 townhomes) UC
W of Coral Ridge Dr., N of Wiles Rd., off Wyndham Lakes Blvd. South
8 ALDEN THE CLEANERS (3,000 sq. ft.) P
NE corner of Sample Rd. and Coral Springs Dr.
9 SOUTHERN SELF STORAGE (101,353 sq. ft.) UC
Coral Ridge Drive between Sample Rd. and NW 39th Street
10 THE HAMPTONS AT CORAL SPRINGS (296 apartment units) UC
E side of Coral Ridge Drive across from Heron Bay Blvd
11 EAGLE CREEK / MORRISON HOMES (83 zero lot-line homes) UC
Wyndham Lakes Blvd N and W of Coral Ridge Dr.
12 TALL CYPRESS NATURAL AREA (Land area 68.38 acres) P
NE corner of Sample Road and Turtle Run Blvd.
13 THE FAIRWAYS AT HERON BAY (148 townhomes) UC
N of Sawgrass Expwy, S of 58th Manor, W of NW 123rd Ave.
14 Z-PLAT - PHASE III (28,174 sq. ft. add’l retail space) UC
Sample Rd between Woodside Dr and Rock Island Rd.
15 COURTYARD MARRIOTT (110-room hotel) UC
SW corner of University Dr. and Atlantic Blvd.
16 HERON BAY FOUR (115 zero lot line homes) UC
N of Sawgrass Expwy., W of Coral Ridge Dr.
17 CLATSOFF OFFICE BUILDING (6,826 sq. ft.) P
NW 29th St. and NW 101st Lane
18 MULLINS PARK GYMNASIUM (36,625 sq. ft.) P
2501 Coral Springs Dr.
19 CORAL SHORES (84 zero-lot line homes) UC
S side of Wyndham Lakes Blvd. N., W of Coral Ridge Dr.
20 CORAL PALM PLAZA (Facade & Landscaping Upgrade) P
East side of University Drive bet. Royal Palm and NW 20th St.
21 HESS GAS STATION/CONVENIENCE STORE (3,197 sq. ft.) P
West of 441 South of Turtle Creek Dr.
22 JM GLAD BUILDING (27,998 sq. ft.) P
E of NW 124th Ave. and S of NW 44th St./Greater Coral Springs R&D Park
23 CENTER WEST (2 large office bldgs., 86,830 sq. ft.) APP
W side of University Dr., between Royal Palm Blvd. & Sample Rd.
24 ADDISON COURT VILLAS (83 townhouses) Phase II UC
Wyndham Lakes Blvd., W of Coral Ridge Dr., N of Westview Dr.
25 THE HAMLET (29 townhomes) UC
NE corner of NW 28 St. and Coral Hills Dr.
26 CORAL SPRINGS NATURE CENTER & WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
(Building: 12,815 sq. ft., Land Area: 1.8 acres) P
Sportsplex Dr. between Sample Rd. and Wiles Rd.
27 MOBIL MART / CAR WASH (6,080 sq. ft.) APP
NW corner of Coral Ridge Drive and Wiles Rd.
28 CORAL SPRINGS COVE (108 zero lot-line homes) UC
E of Wyndham Lakes Blvd, N of NW 49 Dr.
29 THE POINTE AT HERON BAY (68 zero lot-line homes) UC
N of Sawgrass Expwy., S of Heron Bay Blvd.
30 PELICAN TRAILS EAST (77 zero lot line homes) UC
W of Coral Ridge Dr., N of Wyndham Lakes Blvd. S.
31 GOLDEN BAY (90 zero lot line homes) UC
Wyndham Lakes Blvd. S., N of Wiles Rd., W of Coral Ridge Dr.
32 CHEVRON GAS STATION (3,300 sq. ft.) UC
NW corner of University Dr. and Westview Dr.
33 HERON BAY SOUTH (168 zero lot line homes) P
S side of Heron Bay Blvd across from TPC Golf Course
34 CORAL SPRINGS NW REGIONAL LIBRARY (71,684 sq. ft.) P
SE corner of University Dr. and W Sample Rd.
35 CHABAD OF CORAL SPRINGS (SYNAGOGUE) (8,516 sq. ft.) P
SE portion of University Dr. and Cardinal Rd.
36 STEAK N SHAKE (Building: 344,399 sq. ft., Land Area: 7.9 acres) P
West of 441 South of Turtle Creek Dr.
37 ALBERTSON’S (Facade & Landscaping Update) P
SE corner of University Drive and Royal Palm Boulevard
38 RIDGEVIEW CROSSINGS (23 single family homes) UC
W side of University Drive, south of Westview Dr.
39 COMMERCE CENTER OF CORAL SPRINGS (46,752 sq.ft.) LC
Corporate Park of Coral Springs
40 CORAL SPRINGS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL GYM (14,700 sf) APP
NE corner of Riverside Dr. and Royal Palm Blvd.
41 LAKEVIEW WEST VISCAYA (267 zero lot line homes) UC
W side of Lakeview Dr., N of Atlantic Blvd.
42 SAWGRASS CENTER (81,398 sq. ft.) P
E of NW 124th Ave. and S of 44th St./Greater Coral Springs R&D Park
43 POINTEBANK (3,000 sq. ft.) P
NW corner of Wiles Rd. and 441
44 7-ELEVEN STORE AND GAS STATION (3,248 sq. ft.) LC
NE corner of Wiles Rd. and Coral Ridge Dr.
45 PROF. ENTERPRISES COMMERCIAL BLDG (19,730 sq. ft.) APP
S side of Wiles Rd, just E of Woodside Dr.
46 OLYMPIA GOLD (6,449 sq. ft.) P
South side of Wiles Rd. just east of Woodside Dr.
47 SEVEN ELEVEN (2,940 sq. ft.) P
NW corner of Royal Palm Boulevard and Coral Springs Dr.
48 WINN-DIXIE EXPANSION (12,292 sq. ft.) UC
NE corner of Atlantic Blvd. and Coral Springs Dr.
49 LAKE POINT APARTMENTS (360 units) P
N corner at Riverside Dr. and W Atlantic Blvd.
50 SAWGRASS EXECUTIVE GOLF @ SPORTSPLEX (25.3 acres) P
NE corner of Coral Springs Dr. and Westview Dr.
51 ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON CATH. CHURCH (24,278 s.f.) APP
SE corner of Coral Ridge Dr. and Lakeview Dr.
52 M-91 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UC
NW corner of NW 29th St. and NW 101st Lane
53 DESMAR CONDOMINIUM TOWNHOMES (10 Units) P
NW corner of Coral Springs Dr. and Royal Palm Blvd.
54 ARCHSTONE AT CORAL SPRINGS (251 townhouse units) APP
SE corner of Wiles Rd. and Turtle Run Blvd.
55 CAMBRIDGE ACADEMIES (59,563 sq. ft.) P
NE corner of Westview Dr. and NW 56th Dr.
56 WAL-MART SUPERSTORE (223,235 sq. ft.) P
NE corner of Coral Ridge Dr. and the Sawgrass Expressway
57 FOUR EYES OPTICAL, INC. (12,100 sq. ft.) P
N of Atlantic Blvd. on University Dr./NW 14th St.
58 M. ECKER & COMPANY (Building: 48,910 sq ft, Land Area: 3.13 acres) P
West of Coral Ridge Drive and south of Wiles Road
59 ALE HOUSE AT CORAL SPRINGS (Building 8,100 sq ft, Land: 2.1 acres) P
West of Riverside Drive on West Atlantic Boulevard at Coral Square Mall
60 PESTANA PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PLAZA (Building: 5,082 sf, Land: 7.3 acres) P
Northwest of the Corner of NW 29th St and NW 99th Ave.
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