tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post578181260739995799..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Is it true we have two port directors? By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-53039204498235175592013-09-15T22:48:53.451-04:002013-09-15T22:48:53.451-04:00If the port were such a great business why its cas...If the port were such a great business why its cash flow is shaky. Why did the County lend money to the Seaport? Whys was the port downgraded by Moody?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5783088135230025192013-09-13T23:10:22.420-04:002013-09-13T23:10:22.420-04:00Cruise ship traffic is DOWN. Read the Moody's ...Cruise ship traffic is DOWN. Read the Moody's report. The Port is in trouble financially. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11001267453441591742013-09-13T20:59:01.628-04:002013-09-13T20:59:01.628-04:00Kuryla has a shady past- personal bankruptcy, offi...Kuryla has a shady past- personal bankruptcy, office love affair resulting in divorce, reassignment from previous public works post to remote field location due to improprieties, embarrassing incident in Dubai, inspector general investigation over port perspective tenant, aggressive behavior toward law enforcement at traffic stop, getting foreign travel junkets for commissioners, mayor, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-20478108789776769642013-09-13T18:50:33.869-04:002013-09-13T18:50:33.869-04:00Pay and Benefits eats up too much of the budget. ...Pay and Benefits eats up too much of the budget. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80721415831816159292013-09-13T16:54:21.595-04:002013-09-13T16:54:21.595-04:00To Anon who disagrees with "self-sustained Po...To Anon who disagrees with "self-sustained Port" in case you did not know, the port is known as the "cruise capital of the world" with close to 4 million passengers yearly. Reason why more cruise lines want to sail out of Miami. <br />Numbers don't lie. Get your facts straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-77653221243715945662013-09-13T08:56:38.015-04:002013-09-13T08:56:38.015-04:00No, to the anonymous above the 5% remains, employe...No, to the anonymous above the 5% remains, employees have not received the 5% and will not be receiving it and more concessions are expected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26849042759109693542013-09-13T04:31:34.024-04:002013-09-13T04:31:34.024-04:00Didn't the 5% health insurance deduction disap...Didn't the 5% health insurance deduction disappear last year? If I remember correctly, the deduction was eliminated last year and every county employee was given a net 5% increase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-21956703693737701572013-09-13T00:46:19.304-04:002013-09-13T00:46:19.304-04:00Gimenez is arrogant and imperial and like many des...Gimenez is arrogant and imperial and like many despots he might end up headless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52642156410062949252013-09-12T22:34:52.069-04:002013-09-12T22:34:52.069-04:00Gimenez needs to be placed under arrest for crimes...Gimenez needs to be placed under arrest for crimes against the taxpayers. Earlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45985610717134804642013-09-12T22:21:42.584-04:002013-09-12T22:21:42.584-04:00A video clip of Commissioner Barbara Jordan giving...A video clip of Commissioner Barbara Jordan giving the mayor a reality check. <br /><br />By the way, whatever numbers are on paper do NOT reflect the 5% medical fee (TAX in my opinion) forced upon all county workers, nor the eight unpaid furlough days, nor the 3% contribution to FRS. The information used pits the directors salary against a Librarian 1 and then that's called the average. <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-2498139057433031882013-09-12T21:05:58.091-04:002013-09-12T21:05:58.091-04:00PortMiami just sold bonds to intelligent investors...PortMiami just sold bonds to intelligent investors. They balked. They consider PortMiami a risk AND they demanded PortMiami pay them a higher rate. PortMiami is run by a bunch of bozos. These same bozos are planning to install illegal LED billboards aimed at the tourists and residents on MacArthur Causeway. Illegal.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80106271848969033632013-09-12T20:15:55.918-04:002013-09-12T20:15:55.918-04:00Shipping companies commit years in advance to port...Shipping companies commit years in advance to ports of call. Have any of the post-Panamax ships that we are blasting the port channels for committed to dock in Miami? <br />What is the plan for growing by 10 percent per year? The Port does have this plan to create a Port City by filling in Biscayne Bay and creating more land. Lol. Climate Change sea level rise will overtaken the whole island Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45985605481141267762013-09-12T18:49:41.084-04:002013-09-12T18:49:41.084-04:00Interesting how that report says that revenue will...Interesting how that report says that revenue will increase 10% per year through 2017. I sure don't see the general economy doing that well - where are these feasibility study authors getting their numbers??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57660899309678879822013-09-12T17:37:30.680-04:002013-09-12T17:37:30.680-04:00No need to guess on PortMiami's prospects. Rea...No need to guess on PortMiami's prospects. Read for yourself the Bloomberg Report: <br /><br />http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-10/investors-punish-miami-port-tripling-debt-to-expand-muni-credit.html<br /><br />And here's a snippet:<br />"Even as Miami’s port bets that capital improvements such as dredging will add revenue, Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating to four Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-17502615855108482342013-09-12T16:43:06.197-04:002013-09-12T16:43:06.197-04:00The Port of Miami may be "self-sustained and ...The Port of Miami may be "self-sustained and does not depend on tax payer money", as Anonymous said above, but those funds come from surcharges on cruise tickets, no? If the Port is not run properly, the business of the cruise lines suffers. I imagine that the cruise lines have some input into who gets what job at the Port. I doubt that it matters to the cruise industry whether their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-47353253417867945442013-09-12T15:34:20.774-04:002013-09-12T15:34:20.774-04:00Kuryla is the most qualified person to lead the po...Kuryla is the most qualified person to lead the port. Why do you think Jacksonville offered him a very high salary and spoke so highly about him? <br />Research the maritime industry and you will see that he is actually underpaid. <br />The port is self-sustained and does not depend on tax payer money.<br />I know it is easier to just criticize, but it is also good to know the facts and make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-76440177688245872722013-09-12T15:29:58.909-04:002013-09-12T15:29:58.909-04:00The Port of Miami is not so "enterprising&quo...The Port of Miami is not so "enterprising" as it loses $1million a year. It has such a heavy debt load - in the hundreds of millions - with such a poor likelihood of paying it back that Moody's just downgraded its bonds. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-74019286149293364972013-09-12T14:30:23.756-04:002013-09-12T14:30:23.756-04:00Insider
To the anon above, stop spewing that nons...Insider<br /><br />To the anon above, stop spewing that nonsense about 12 Assistant County Managers. <br /><br />When Gimenez took over, there was one County Manager (Alina Hudak), one Assistant County Manager (Ysela Llort), and one Special Assistant (Howard Piper). That's THREE senior management staff/ACMs when Gimenez took over, not 12 or 15.<br /><br />If you want to call executive Insidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-22593674315465089472013-09-12T11:57:43.150-04:002013-09-12T11:57:43.150-04:00We have 5 deputy mayors, who also serve other func...We have 5 deputy mayors, who also serve other functions (chief of staff, planning director, budget director, etc.) <br /><br />Before, we had 12 Assistant County Managers, a COS, a planning director, a budget director, who were all making $200K or above. <br /><br />That means we have 5 people now were there were 15 before!!! I know the facts don't work for you, but, they are the facts..<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45324922210769017442013-09-12T10:31:19.469-04:002013-09-12T10:31:19.469-04:00Port of Miami is a self-sustaining operation with ...Port of Miami is a self-sustaining operation with expenses paid by revenue. This is not general fund money. It still doesn't look good but don't think these are tax dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-2584919537909618242013-09-12T08:40:41.442-04:002013-09-12T08:40:41.442-04:00Bill Johnson was never qualified to head the Port....Bill Johnson was never qualified to head the Port. If there had been national search conducted Johnson never would have made the list of the top 100 candidates. No wonder the Port and Miami-Dade County is top heavy with overpaid and under performing staffers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-20095818772026322562013-09-12T07:29:29.275-04:002013-09-12T07:29:29.275-04:00Don't we also have quite a few Deputy Mayors e...Don't we also have quite a few Deputy Mayors each earning upwards of $200k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33495790535362265252013-09-12T07:11:52.168-04:002013-09-12T07:11:52.168-04:00What an incredible waste of money. And Johnson and...What an incredible waste of money. And Johnson and Kuryla were both appointed to their $250k+ government jobs without job advertisements, job interviews, or competition. Cronyism at its worst. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com