City of Riviera Beach LivCom Awards 2012 Fact Sheet The International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom Awards) was launched in 1997. The prestigious LivCom Awards is endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and coveted by communities around the globe. The LivCom Awards is the world’s only awards competition that focuses on international best practices regarding the management of the local environment. In pursuit of its mission, the LivCom Awards seeks to accomplish multiple objectives, including: To encourage best practices, innovation and leadership. To maintain an international network of cities that share innovative programs with each other. To improve the quality of life of individual citizens through the creation of liveable communities. To recognize innovative projects which demonstrate sustainability and environmental awareness, and have a positive impact on the local community and environment. The LivCom Awards is a non-political organization that embraces all nations and cultures. In fact, more than 50 countries have been represented within the awards. The LivCom Awards is managed by the LivCom Management Company, a United Kingdom Registered Charity. Dates and Location of LivCom Awards 2012 The LivCom Awards 2012 will be held November 22 – 26, 2012. Al Ain City in the United Arab Emirates is the host city for the LivCom Awards 2012. Delegates Tony Brown and Annetta Jenkins will represent the City of Riviera Beach as delegates. Delegate invitations were extended to Lockheed Martin, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Viking, Port of Palm Beach and Riviera Beach CRA and Riviera Beach Community Development Corporation (CDC) board members. The event is being held during the week of Thanksgiving which was problematic for most invitees. Awards Competition The LivCom Awards presents awards in several categories. The Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) submitted entries to compete in two (2) LivCom Award categories, Whole City Award and Bursary Award. Even though there were a record number of entries, the LivCom Awards Judging Panel selected the City of Riviera Beach as a finalist for the Whole City Award and Bursary Award. Whole City Award The Whole City Award entries are assessed on six (6) judging criterion including: Enhancement of the Natural and Built Landscape; Arts, Culture and Heritage; Environmental Best Practices; Community Participation and Empowerment; Healthy Lifestyle; and Strategic Planning. 1 City of Riviera Beach LivCom Awards 2012 Fact Sheet For the Whole City Award, the Riviera Beach CRA is presenting its approach to neighborhood engagement and revitalization as part of an overarching community redevelopment strategy that addresses the needs of poor, disadvantaged residents who are being impacted by major redevelopment projects in the Riviera Beach Heights neighborhood. Moreover, our oral presentation will focus on the City of Riviera Beach and Riviera Beach CRA’s programs, projects and initiatives that align with the judging criteria. The table below lists a few items we will highlight in our presentation. Judging Criterion Presentation Highlight Enhancement of the Natural and Built Landscape 13th Street Corridor Ocean Mall and Beach Park Arts, Culture and Heritage Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Jazz After Dark Environmental Best Practices Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center Community Participation and Empowerment Riviera Beach Community Development Corporation Healthy Lifestyle Riviera Beach Heights Community Garden Green Market Public Market Strategic Planning Riviera Beach Heights Neighborhood Plans Whole City Award Finalists In the Whole City Award category, the City of Riviera Beach is competing in Category B, which includes other cities across the globe that have resident populations of 20,001 to 75,000. These cities are listed below: Chrudim, Czech Republic City of Greater Geraldton, Australia City of Kladno, Czech Republic Community of the City of Pushchino, Russia Dibba City, United Arab Emirates Kogarah City Council, Sydney, Australia Meinong District, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Moriya City, Japan Oleiros City Council, Spain Siwa Oasis, Egypt Statutory City of Jihlava, Czech Republic West Central District, Tainan City, Chinese Taipei Yangcheng District, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei Bursary Award The Bursary Award is designed for communities to submit neighborhood projects that have a maximum capital cost of £20,000 (≈ $31,944); advance the objective of the LivCom Awards to create a livable community; and satisfy one or more of the LivCom Awards judging criteria. 2 City of Riviera Beach LivCom Awards 2012 Fact Sheet The Riviera Beach CRA Bursary Award entry focuses on a proposal to design, construct and manage a community garden on a derelict, vacant lot in the Riviera Beach Heights neighborhood. The garden will beautify this challenged area; improve the environment by growing plants and flowers; produce healthy and affordable food for the community, in conjunction with the Riviera Beach Market at the Marina; create job opportunities for low-income youth; and reduce crime by eliminating a haven for illicit activity. Bursary Award Finalists In the Bursary Award category, the City of Riviera Beach is competing with other cities across the globe. These cities and their projects are listed below: City Project Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Shade 4 All Broadland, England Rackheath Woods Stairway Out of Crime – Neighbourhood Resolution Panels Cheongju City, South Korea Green Transportation Network Development Project Cherkasy City Council, Ukraine Construction of the Beach for Physically Handicapped People Chrudim, Czech Republic Health on a Plate City of Kuching North, Malaysia Proposed Bicycle Lane along Jalan Astana Community Farming Home Zero Waste Oil and Grease Discharge Mitigation Proposed Installation of LED Park Lighting Rainwater Harvesting City of Pushchino, Russia World – It Is Me Donetsk City Council, Ukraine Sport for our Future: Donetsk Builds a New Athletic Ground (Skate Parks) Organization and Holding of the "Song Without Borders" XI International Festival Galesti Commune, Republic of Local Environmental Action Plans Moldova Ivano Frankivsk, Ukraine Two Instead of Four: Bicycle Trotters in Urban Jungle Nilufer, Turkey Catching the Sun Prachatice, Czech Republic Waste in Beautiful Packaging Puebla, Mexico Rescue and Beautification of the Barrio de Analco Comprehensive Solid Waste Collection Project Rosemere City, Canada Tylee Marsh Protected by Creation of a Filtering Marsh Siena Province, Italy Support and Diffusion of Small Photovaltic Plants with Low Landscaped Impact in Siena Province Siwa Oasis, Egypt Study on Olive Wood Taichung City, Chinese Taipei Creating Digital Opportunities Wellington, New Zealand Karori Halo Project – Backyard Biodiversity 3 .