Friday, March 22, 2019

One of the Best Things about #HollywoodFL: Positive change is, in fact, possible, even in getting some common sense changes enacted re #SUP/Stand Up Paddleboard use. It's not perfect, of course, but a nice improvement that can be built upon








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    One of the Best Things about #HollywoodFL: Positive change is, in fact, possible, even in getting some common sense changes enacted re #SUP/Stand Up Paddleboard use. It's not perfect, of course, but a nice improvement that can be built upon



  1. From a video of Catherine "Cat" Uden on Vimeo titled, not surprisingly, "The Best Thing About Hollywood."
    "What you miss when you’re not stand up paddling at Hollywood Beach, Florida. SUP is the best way to enjoy flat days on the ocean. Surfrider Broward is campaigning to make SUP more accessible and safe on Hollywood Beach." 

    To leave comments regarding the video, go to https://vimeo.com/308465024
    See more of Cat's #SUP videos at her Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/user13789097
  2. In this Vimeo video that @SUPthemag noticed, Cat shows what nature & life can be like in #HollywoodFL when you can #SUP on the Atlantic Ocean. #relaxing

  4. Some much-needed common sense changes to current #SUP/Stand Up Paddleboard rules re ocean access at #HollywoodBeach. It's precisely because we want to see more of the kind of scenes depicted in this video and have Hollywood's natural resources and beauty be both better utilized and better appreciated by #SUP users in Hollywood and South Florida, as well as visitors, that it's important that positive changes be made and that the beach business community support these efforts.

  6. In case you are new to this subject and debate, please see the predicate blog post of mine below to best understand today's blog post and the latests activities of Cat and Morgan: So proud of two of my newer friends, Morgan Knowles and Cat Uden, for their selfless, enthusiastic and imaginative efforts to keep Broward residents' eyes on the #Environment and natural beauty that sometimes gets taken for granted in South Florida; @mo_seas_, @flipflops365 

  9. So proud of two of my newer friends, 🧜‍♀️ & , for their selfless, enthusiastic & imaginative efforts to keep & 's eyes on the prize -the & natural beauty that sometimes gets taken for granted in .
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  13. On Wednesday afternoon, March 6th, the seven-member City of Hollywood City Commission heard a formal presentation by the City of Hollywood Fire Dept.'s proposed changes to current restrictive rules re beach access wanted by #SUP/Stand Up Paddleboard users, the vocal and emotional leader for this much-needed effort is a new friend whom I wrote about recently here on the blog, Catherine "Cat" Uden, and Morgan Knowles,









  15. 🌊🤙🏽This is what change looks like ♻️🌍 • This Tuesday I had a chance to meet up with some eco-warriors to discuss our plan to help Hollywood Beach phase of our single-use plastics and polystyrene for our oceans! 🌊🤙🏽 • I have been waiting for this since my thesis defense when I helped expose the code of ordinances our city has in place pushing to ban single-use plastics and polystyrene with ZERO compliance and IS NOT ENFORCED. :::Even though we can technically "ban" these things right now, we're going to keep trying!::: • In attendance: ~~ City of Hollywoods Sustainability Coordinator Lindsey Nieratka, ~~ Some amazing students from Beachside, South Broward, Ft. Lauderdale & St. Thomas Aquinas High Schools, ~~ Sustainability Educator & Non-Profit Vice President Communications Director Elaine Fiore, ~~ @plasticfreemermaids founders Keyla and Kimberly Correia ~~ Some enthusiastic beach goers and mer-people🐠🌺 ~~ AND myself as the Broward County Surfrider Ocean Friendly Restaurant Coordinator. 🌊🍴✌🏽@surfriderbroward #squadgoals 🙌🏽♻️🤙🏽💙 • Together we joined forces to discuss the cities code of ordinances, organize our thoughts, plan and of course vent about the plastic pollution epidemic swallowing our oceans here in Hollywood. Using @oceanfriendlyrestaurants as a transition plan, we hope to help all of Broward to phase out of plastic and polystyrene cups, straws, bags and to go containers. With the help of our green & blue minds, we are off to making some moves! • Stay tuned! • #moseas #tbt #marinedebris #surfrider #oceanfriendlyrestaurants #ofr #oceanfriendly #banthebag #banthestraw #singleuse #plastic #polystyrene #foamfree #plasticfree #moseascleanseas #aplasticocean #bluemind #oceanwarrior @surfriderbroward @warriorsoftherainbowbmv @climatesportsSS #seenbeinggreen #hollywoodbeach #hollywoodflorida
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  19. ♻️‼️BAN THE BAG ‼️♻️ • Cities of Florida, if you haven't already, PLEASE consider signing a Resolution Of Support in favor of "restricting the use of plastic shopping bags or, in the alternative, to repeal the ban on the local and state regulation of the use of plastic shopping bags". • Here are some cities who already have: Brevard County, Bonita Springs, Cocoa Beach, Coconut Creek, Coral Gables, Dania Beach, Fernandina Beach, City of Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Jacksonville Beach, Key West, Lake Worth, Layton, Marathon, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Miami Beach, New Smyrna Beach, North Miami, North Port, Pensacola, Sarasota, Satellite Beach, South Miami, Surfside, Treasure Island, Venice, West Palm Beach, Leon County, Miami Dade County, Monroe County, Palm Beach County, Saint Augustine Beach (Voluntary Bag Ban), Cutler Bay, Davie, Indialantic, Ocean Breeze, Palm Beach, Sewall’s Point, Islamorada, Key Biscayne, North Bay, and Pinecrest • After Irma, hundreds of thousands of bags, bottles, utensils, straws, cans and PLASTIC BAGS have arrived in Hollywood in HEAPS wreaking HAVOC in our marine environment (don't even get me started on microplastics & fibers😬) • Congregating near sewer drains, tangled in the tree debris piles, in the actual trees, a TON in the dunes, tumbling down streets...Hollywood beach is a mess. • We used what bags we could salvage to gather litter and marine debris but WE NEED TO STOP IT AT ITS SOURCE! #banthebag • Things you can do: 1) Go to city meetings and voice your opinion 🗣 2) Call or email your commissioners 📞 3) (if you live in Hollywood) Download the "Help Me Hollywood app"on your phone to submit photos and requests (or complaints 😜) about beach litter, enforcement of current single use plastic regulations, and garbage/recycling issues (amongst other things it's pretty awesome!) You can also see if your city has a similar app, chances are they do 📝💪🏽📲 4) Get out there and do something about it! Be the change you want to see. Refuse single-use bags, plastics and foams, and clean up. Every little bit counts. 💙🌊♻️ • #moseascleanseas #surfriderbroward #imtiredofthisshit #plasticplanet #moseas #aplasticplanet #oceanwarrior
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  21. I need some more SUP pup in my life 🌊🐶🏄🏽‍♀️🍍(swipe😎) • Just me, my sissy, my puppy niece, my board and the great outdoors. #adventuretime 🌊🗺 • Can’t wait to get back out there ASAP after such a hectic few weeks.🌪 • To unplug & unwind ::which feels nearly impossible these days::. To let it allllll wash away with the tide is an active release I find hard to do most days💦 • I am almost through this week 🙌🏽 (you got this mo😜). One more weekend after this one before I can actually breathe and live a little 🏄🏽‍♀️🌊🐙⚓️🦈🤙🏽 • #moseas #ineedabreak #suppup #dickstixsup #overworked #sup #standuppaddle #dogsofinstagram #muttbutt #littlelunafish #adoptdontshop #surf #paddle #titanpaddle #vitaminsea #adventure #explore #puppyniece #floridabrowndog #ilovemydog #dogsofinsta #dogsrule #doglife #suplife #saltlife #supadventures #cruisin #water #bluemind
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Agenda item #15
P-2019-09 
Presentation By Rodolfo Jurado, Deputy Chief, And Bruce Wilkie, Marine Safety Chief, Regarding Stand Up Paddleboard Use On Hollywood Beach.

Transcript of Jurado's Power Point Presentation, 32 pages:
http://www.hollywoodfl.org/DocumentCenter/View/14563/Item-15---Stand-Up-Paddleboard-Informational-Presentation_Final_03062019?bidId=

As Cat said on her Facebook page weeks before the presentation was made: "Currently, 89% of Hollywood Beach is inaccessible to stand up paddling, surfing, stand up surfing, kayaking, etc. We sent a proposal to the city which addresses the city's safety concerns and ALSO gives the public more freedom to enjoy recreation safely at our beach." 




















A new plan for SUP, surfing, and kayaking rules was presented by Rudy Jurado of Hollywood Fire Dept/Beach Safety on 3/6/19. It is definitely better than the Fire Dept’s original plan (that’s a victory!), but not what we had suggested as a compromise. Apparently, the plan is intended to be a 6 month trial period. (We are hoping that after 6 months, the city will expand it even further). Thank you to those who came to this meeting, came to previous meetings, and spent so much time trying to push for the change of rules. Thank you to the city for reducing restrictions. The most positive part of this plan was that you can paddle anywhere on Hollywood Beach before 10 am. Surfing and kayaking zones have been expanded. Progress is being made slowly but surely. Bringing a little aloha to Hollywood Beach. 🤙🏾😎 Email Desiree 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Chair@broward.surfrider.org for specific details. #victory #progress #sup #surf #kayak #beachaccess #hollywoodfl #hollywoodbeach #hollywood #paddle #protectwhatyoulove #surfriderfoundation #cleanwaterhealthybeaches #longlivethebeach #surfriderbroward #broward @cityofhollywoodfl @hollywoodchamber @hollywoodgazette #standuppaddlingisnotacrime @hollywoodreporter @sunsentinel @susannah_bryan @floridashollywood @hollywoodtapfl #lovefl #aloha #teamuden @supthemag @standuppaddlemagazine @standupjournal @outsidemagazine #forceofnature #gopro #goprooftheday #ilovemybeach @bogasup #bogaboards #meetmeatthebeach @electric @electric_women

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A new plan for SUP, surfing, and kayaking rules was presented by Rudy Jurado of Hollywood Fire Dept/Beach Safety on 3/6/19. It is definitely better than the Fire Dept’s original plan (that’s a victory!), but not what we had suggested as a compromise. Apparently, the plan is intended to be a 6 month trial period. (We are hoping that after 6 months, the city will expand it even further). Thank you to those who came to this meeting, came to previous meetings, and spent so much time trying to push for the change of rules. Thank you to the city for reducing restrictions. The most positive part of this plan was that you can paddle anywhere on Hollywood Beach before 10 am. Surfing and kayaking zones have been expanded. Progress is being made slowly but surely. Bringing a little aloha to Hollywood Beach.  

Email Desiree 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Chair@broward.surfrider.org for specific details.









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When someone laughed at me and said I’d never be able to legally paddle off Hollywood Broadwalk, I said, “Challenge accepted!” 🤙🏾😎 Beautiful Monday morning on the Broadwalk. Bringing a little aloha to Hollywood. Thanks to the @cityofhollywoodfl for giving us more freedom and space to paddle and surf and kayak, AND a safe place to launch early in the morning.


These are the Hollywood City Commission email addresses if you'd like to support the proposal or like to see it made ven better for #SUP users and other recreational users:

Mayor Josh Levy: JLevy@hollywoodfl.org; 

Commissioner Caryl Shulman: CShuham@hollywoodfl.org; 

Commissioner Peter Hernandez: PHernandez@hollywoodfl.org; 

Commisioner Traci Callari: TCallari@hollywoodfl.org; 

Commisioner Richard Blattner: RBlattner@hollywoodfl.org; 

Commisioner Kevin Biederman: KBiederman@hollywoodfl.org; 

Commissioner Linda Sherwood: LSherwood@hollywoodfl.org; 

Assistant City Manager Gus Zambrano: GZAMBRANO@hollywoodfl.org; 

City Manager Dr. Wazir Ishmael: WISHMAEL@hollywoodfl.org



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