WEEK OF JUNE 29 JULY 5, 2015

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1 From the Desk of the City Manager Birthday salutations are in order. In a few months the City of Hollywood will be celebrating its 90 th birthday, and in a few days America will be celebrating its 239 th birthday. As first predicted by John Adams in 1776 July 2nd would be a day celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival marked with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more. Turns out he was off by two days as the Second Continental Congress worked to approve the Declaration of Independence, but his original idea of an annual nationwide celebration of freedom continues. Whether you don your red, white and blue and head to the Star-Spangled Spectacular on Hollywood Beach, enjoy a traditional cook-out with hot dogs on the grill, or spend a funfilled day with family and friends; I wish you a very safe and enjoyable Independence Day filled with patriotism and pride for this great nation. 1

2 QUIPS Water Main Replacement Program John U. Lloyd State Park The installation of water mains has been completed. Temporary asphalt is in place. Service connections to the FAU building and Park Ranger houses remain to be done. The contractor will begin flushing and pressure testing the northern 8-inch water main this week. Inflow/Infiltration Reduction Program (CIPP Liner) The contractor continues to work at Washington Street from 7 th Avenue to 14 th Avenue. Residents are able to access the street. Traffic impact will be minimized. Detour signs will be posted. Inflow/Infiltration Reduction Program (TV Inspection) The contractor continues to work from 13 th Avenue to 21 st Avenue and from Hollywood Boulevard to Cleveland Street; from North 28 th Avenue to North 32 nd Court from Arthur Street to Hollywood Boulevard. Residents are able to access the street. Traffic impact will be minimized. Detour signs will be posted. For more information, please contact Steve Joseph, Director, Department of Public Utilities, th of July Event Promotion Staff have worked closely with the Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts and the Police Department to promote this weekend s 4 th of July celebration on Hollywood Beach. Various advertisements, rack cards, posters, news releases, South Florida Sun Times and New Horizons columns, signage with entertainment line-up for the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, website and social media posts, notify me and traffic advisory notifications have been produced by the Office of Public Affairs to promote the event and provide important traffic, parking and safety information. For more information, please contact Raelin Storey, Director, Public Affairs, at

3 QUIPS (continued) Florida s Hollywood 2015 in Pictures Photo Contests The judging has finished and the winners of the City s 2015 Photo Contest have been announced. Florida's Hollywood 2015 in Pictures Photo Contest invited the public to photograph the sights and scenes throughout Hollywood that best depict the City. This year, all of the winning photographs were taken by Hollywood residents. In the Adult Category, Lori Singer won first place and a $200 gift card with her creative photo of a lifeguard stand on Hollywood Beach, captured through a window with a seagull on the door. Carlos Lopez took second place honors and a $150 gift card with his photo of a stroll through the mangroves on a nature trail with fluffy white clouds against a beautiful blue sky at Hollywood s Ann Kolb Nature Center. Jay Auerbach won third place and a $100 gift card with his snapshot that captured Charnow Park on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk with a backdrop of twinkling lights and a gorgeous purple sky at sunset. In the Under 18 Category, Daniella Vazquez was the first place winner and awarded a $50 gift card for her fantastic aerial shot of the ArtsPark at Young Circle. This year, to commemorate the City s 90 th birthday, we included a special category for Best Historical Photo. Photographers were challenged with capturing a photo of an historic building, site or neighborhood in Hollywood. Or, they could search the City s historic photo collection and recreate an old Hollywood photo. The winner in the Historical Photo Category was Jon Morganstine, winning a $100 gift card with his photo of the American Flag and its repeated reflections in the mirrored glass of the picturesque Presidential Circle building on the historic site in Hollywood. The winning photos and others submitted during the contest may be portrayed in official City publications such as the quarterly New Horizons newsletter, Hollywood s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), and other documents and electronic media. The contest ran from January through the end of March and garnered more than 60 entries from residents throughout South Florida. Judges scored each photo on creativity and originality, quality of composition, overall design, overall impression of the art and how well Hollywood was depicted. The judges of this year s contest were: Susan Ostheim, Art Teacher at South Broward High School, Mike and Susan Stocker, both Photojournalists for the Sun Sentinel and Alessandro Di Sciascio, Systems and Programming Manager from the City of Hollywood Department of Information Technology. 3

4 QUIPS (continued) WEEK OF JUNE 29 JULY 5, 2015 Social Media Mashable It s all about the 4 th of July Star-Spangled Spectacular across the City s Social Media accounts. On Facebook the event post has reached over 4,000 users with 75 friends actively engaged in the event. The wall post has reached over 2,600 users, has been shared 53 times and earned 32 likes. Almost 200 users followed the link back to the City s website and once there clicked 156 times to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Special Events page. On Twitter, in addition to the popular topic of 4 th of July on Hollywood Beach, followers continue to talk about the Monday Night Food Trucks at ArtsPark, the Inside Out Mural installation at ArtsPark in downtown Hollywood and why they love the City of Hollywood. The Police Twitter account continues to promote the Back2School Bow-A-Thon event to help raise money to purchase backpacks and school supplies. We re also encouraging neighborhood associations to register their National Night Out Against Crime Neighborhood Block Party with the department, as well as pointing to the City s website for traffic and parking information for the 4 th of July. 4

5 5 WEEK OF JUNE 29 JULY 5, 2015 QUIPS (continued) Video and Film Production Inside Out The call went out for creative individuals of all ages who live and work in Hollywood to be a part of the Inside Out Mural Installation project at ArtsPark in downtown Hollywood in honor of the Broward 100 Centennial Celebration. Two photo shoots were held at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. The large-scale photos were then installed on the building at 1740 S. Young Circle in downtown Hollywood. The video highlighting the installation is now airing on the City s government access cable channels, Comcast 78 and AT&T U-Verse. It s also available for viewing on the City s YouTube channel The following is a listing of the air times for this video: DATES AIR TIMES Thursday, July 2 Friday, July 3 Saturday, July 4 Sunday, July 5 Monday, July 6 Tuesday, July, 7 Thursday, July 9 Friday, July 10 Saturday, July 11 Sunday, July 12 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Noon 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. Police Memorial The video highlighting the Police Memorial is now airing on the City s government access cable channels, Comcast 78 and AT&T Uverse. It s also available for viewing on the City s YouTube channel The video was shot and edited by Video Production Specialist Rae Macaluso. The following is a listing of the air times for this video: DATES AIR TIMES Thursday, July 2 Friday, July 3 Saturday, July 4 Sunday, July 5 Monday, July 6 Tuesday, July, 7 Thursday, July 9 Friday, July 10 Saturday, July 11 Sunday, July 12 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. Noon 3:30 p.m.

6 QUIPS (continued) Film Permits One film permit was approved this week: Production Company Production Title Filming Date TVM Graceland TV Series 7/2 7/7/15 For more information, please contact Raelin Storey, Director, Public Affairs, at

7 CURRENT Funtastic Friday Friday, July 3 Enjoy family fun with a DJ, face painters, games, bounce houses and more at the Meadow from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday Fest at Charnow Park Join us for the Friday evening concert under the stars at the performance pavilion at Charnow Park, Garfield Street and the Broadwalk. Concerts are scheduled from 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m., weather permitting: Friday, July 3 Tommy & Cecilia (Music for Dancing) Star Spangled Spectacular Saturday, July 4 Celebrate our nation s 239 th birthday on Hollywood Beach on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at the annual Star-Spangled Spectacular 4 th of July Celebration. Sponsored by the City of Hollywood Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts and the Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency-Beach District, this annual event features entertainment beginning at 2:00 p.m., highlighted by a dazzling offshore fireworks display at 9:00 p.m. The afternoon is packed with entertainment along the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk including: DJ and Gamesmaster Tony Mixx from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. beachside at Connecticut Street. At 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., the beachside stage at Connecticut Street will feature live music performances by Beach Party (4:00 p.m.) and Private Stock (7:30 p.m.), followed by the offshore fireworks display. From 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Cachi Velez and Friends (Latin) will perform beachside at Fillmore Street and Carl Stanley & Silk Steel Drum (Caribbean) at Missouri Street. Official Welcome and Flag giveaway at the main stage at Connecticut Street, 7:15 p.m. Due to anticipated heavy event traffic, plan to ride free patron shuttles from the downtown parking garages, which will be in operation from 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Returning shuttles begin at 9:30 p.m. This event is free. 7

8 CURRENT(continued) Gallery Exhibition Funky Mosaics by Coral Through July 29 Explore and view a Funky, different meaning to Mosaics. These pieces are wild, beautiful and gorgeous original artwork. From mirrors, vases, candle votive, picture frames, decorative wall art plaques to "custom made to order" art work. See unique bedazzled mosaics created by local artist Coral Nocie. The gallery is open to the public from Monday Saturday, noon 6:00 p.m. Admission is free. The gallery will be Closed Friday, July 3 rd and Saturday July 4 th. Full Moon Drum Circle Wednesday, July 1 Bring a drum or other percussion instrument to this free guided drum circle from 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. More information visit hollywoodfl.org/events or For more information, please contact Chuck Ellis, Director, Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts,

9 UPCOMING WEEK OF JUNE 29 JULY 5, 2015 Food Trucks Monday, July 6 The food trucks serve a variety of delights for the entire family to enjoy from 5:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and a hearty appetite to the Food Trucks at ArtsPark. Select from over 20 different food trucks. Menu prices vary. Visit for this week s truck line-up. Funtastic Friday Friday, July 10 Enjoy family fun with a DJ, face painters, games, bounce houses and more at the Meadow from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ArtsPark Movie Night Friday, July 10 Featuring How To Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) from 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. on the Amphitheater screen. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair. Friday Fest at Charnow Park Friday, July 10 Join us for the Friday evening concert under the stars at the performance pavilion at Charnow Park, Garfield Street and the Broadwalk. Concerts are scheduled from 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m., weather permitting: Magic Bus (Beatles & More) For more information, please contact Chuck Ellis, Director, Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts,

10 10 WEEK OF JUNE 29 JULY 5, 2015 UPCOMING (continued) Planning & Development Board Thursday, July 9 The board will meet at 6:00 p.m., in Room 219, City Hall, to discuss: Sign variances for a car dealership located at 1640 South State Road 7 (Hollywood Kia). Special exception, variances, design, and site plan to establish a service station including an approximate 6,000 square foot convenience store located at 101 South State Road 7 (The Place at Hollywood-RaceTrac). Allocation of 77 reserve units from Flex Zone 92, amendment to the previously approved Master Development Plan, variances, modifications, waiver, design, and site plan for a mixed use development, including 77 residential units and 265 condo hotel rooms located at 4000 South Ocean Drive (Sian PH III 4000 S. Ocean Drive). Variances, design, and site plan for an 83 unit multi-family development generally located south of Stirling Road and east of Davie Road Extension (Stirling Village Apartments). For more information, please contact Jaye Epstein, Director, Department of Planning, ArtsPark Live! Saturday, July 11 Join us at the ArtsPark Amphitheater Stage for live entertainment from 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Lawn seating is available. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Admission is free. This week s featured performer is: Hard Liquor Band (Classic Rock) Hollywood West Concert Saturday, July 11 Join us at the Boulevard Heights Amphitheater for the Hollywood West Concert from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The amphitheater is located at 6770 Garfield Street. Hollywood West Concert is fun for the entire family! Bring a blanket or lawn chair for comfort and your appetite! Food is available for sale. Parking and concert are free. The performance for this month will be: Silver Wings (Oldies Rock & Roll) For more information, please contact Chuck Ellis, Director, Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts,