FYI Miami is a weekly feature of Miami Today, keeping readers ahead of the news. Here are highlights from the most current edition.

RELOCATION DILEMMA: Commissioner Arthur Teele is re-introducing the idea of moving the Camillus House homeless shelter out of Park West. He said the Community Redevelopment Agency has $2.8 million in its five-year budget plan to acquire the property, a move he said could open new redevelopment opportunities for the area north of downtown Miami. "It's going to hinge very heavily on the reaction of the mayor and the commissioners," he said. "The problem is relocating." Past attempts to move Camillus House were thwarted by residents near proposed sites.

FAST-TRACKING: Miami City Manager Carlos Gimenez named two staffers to guide developers of the Technology Center of the Americas, proposed for the Park West area. Javier Carbonell, a city inspector, is to fast-track developers through permitting while Christine Morales, an empowerment zone expert, was assigned to help tap government incentive programs.

TAX DISTRICT, PART 2: A proposal to let Miami's Community Redevelopment Agency create a sales tax increment district that failed to pass muster with state legislators during the spring session isn't necessarily dead. David Cardwell, attorney with Holland & Knight, said lobbyists who tried to get an amendment adopted ran out of time. He said the bill will be reviewed and brought back next year.

HOOKING MARLINS: Gov. Jeb Bush had until Wednesday (6/21) to decide whether to sign or veto the Community Improvement Authority Act, a bill that would create a new trust overseeing construction of professional sports facilities near major ports. The bill was backed by the Florida Marlins as part of efforts to build a stadium in Bicentennial Park.

DAN MARINO BLVD: Miami-Dade County commissioners gave unanimous approval to naming Northwest 199th Street from Second to 57th avenues Dan Marino Boulevard to honor the recently retired Miami Dolphins quarterback. Gwen Margolis, Jimmy Morales and Natacha Seijas Millan were among commissioners who applauded Mr. Marino's community service.

STREET HONOR: Commissioners also approved naming Northwest 191st Street between Second and 37th avenues after Barbara J. Hawkins Street. The Carol City elementary school principal was killed in a car crash this year.

DEFERRED AUTHORITY: An ordinance sponsored by Gwen Margolis to create an authority for Miami-Dade's airport facilities was deferred Tuesday. Commissioners moved the item to their July 6 agenda.

HOTEL HONORS: The Miami Airport Hilton was named the best airport Hilton property in the country for the third consecutive year by the chain, based on performance in eight categories, including financials, guest card tallies and a mystery shopper program.

BRAND NEW LEASE: Brand Institute signed a seven-year lease for 12,254 square feet, a full floor, at 200 SE First St. Deanna Lobinsky of Abood & Associates represented the landlord in the transaction.

TWO OCEANS: Ocean Bank this week opened new branches at 7880 SE 104th St., East Kendall, and 2601 S Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove. The bank now has 20 branches in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

LEGAL DEAL: The law firm of Herzfeld & Rubin leased 9,700 square feet for 72 months at Brickell Bay View Center, 80 SW Eighth St. Codina's Tere Blanca de Ulloa represented the tenant in the transaction.

BLACK-TIE BALL: The Miami Art Museum announced its annual black-tie ball will be Dec. 2 in the Wyndham Miami Biscayne Bay Hotel. Carlos A. Migoya and Gloria & Howard Scharlin are co-chairs. Pablo Cejas chairs the Late Night Party immediately after the ball. Details: (305) 375-1707.

MORTGAGES: Century Builders will open its new in-house mortgage division Aug. 15, says President & CEO Sergio Pino.

BEACON AWARDS: The Beacon Council got four awards in the 2000 American Economic Development Council Promotional Materials Awards Competition, presented at the council's annual conference in Dallas this month. The local group won Superior awards in the categories of foreign language brochure, community profile and special section advertising campaign and an Excellent award for its special purpose directory entry.

BEACH APARTMENTS: SEMO of Miami Beach bought a 27-unit apartment building at 950 Pennsylvania Ave. from Pennsylvania Holdings for $941,000, or $80.93 a square foot. The seller paid $675,000 for the property in 1995. Mark Matchett and Scott Betten of Income Real Estate negotiated the deal.

COMPUTER EVOLUTION: Due to the mushrooming number of computers now working on the City of Miami's network, city commissioners have agreed to spend $26,500 on trouble-shooting equipment and software. Over the past year, as the city upgraded computer systems, the number of computers in use doubled while the number of computer sites grew from three to 40, officials say.

GRANT FUNDING: Miami got $372,792 in state grants to fund programs for the developmentally disabled. The city provides transportation and other services to 91 disabled adults. Miami also received $46,453 in county grants to improve access for the disabled at city parks.

TRUCK TASK: Miami-Dade County Manager Merrett R. Stierheim established a 13-member trucking task force to work with independent truckers on such issues as rising fuel prices. Members include Port Director Charles A. Towsley; Khalid Slahuddin, the port's deputy director; John Abish, president of the Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, and Mary Prado, a general manager with Hellmann Worldwide. "While the port is not able to regulate or change fuel prices," Mr. Towsley said, "we may be able to address other concerns expressed by truckers."

PRO BONO: The 11th Judicial Circuit and Dade County Bar Association gave Adrienne F. Pardo its Put Something Back award and Holly R. Skolnick its Steps Toward Success award for volunteer work and significant contributions to making legal services available to those who can't otherwise afford them. Both attorneys are with Greenberg Traurig.

NET FINANCING: The Council of the Americas is sponsoring "Punto.com: Financing & Valuation of the Internet in Latin America" from 8:30-9:45 a.m. June 27 in the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 50 Alhambra Plaza. Scheduled speakers are Daniel Cook, director of Strategic Alliances Endeavor in New York; Bob Wollheim, CEO for Ideia in SÉo Paulo, and Aisha Haque, a regional director with Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York. Cost is $35; $25 for members. Details: (212) 628-3200, ext. 331.

VOYAGE FOR THE QUEEN: The British American Chamber of Commerce Miami is holding its annual Queen's Birthday Celebration from 7:30-10:30 p.m. June 30 aboard the yacht Island Lady. RSVP; the gathering is limited to 100 participants. Cost is $60. Details: (305) 377-0992.

ON-LINE EDUCATION: Miami-Dade County Public Schools announced the launch of virtualdistrict.com. The website provides users with free on-line instruction in business ownership, promoters said. Details: (305) 603-0643.

E-ARTS: The Miami-based National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts announced the launch of ARTSawards.org. The site lets visitors get acquainted with the foundation and its programs. Users can also register for the foundation's annual Arts Recognition and Talent Search — a competition that rewards high school seniors in various arts categories such as dance, theater, visual arts and music. Details: (305) 377-1140.

CHEMICAL E-ACTION: Executives launched www.onechem.com in Miami late last week. The site, which was created by more than 135 individual chemical industry professionals, is an e-commerce marketplace for the chemical industry, promoters said. OneChem has offices in Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Japan and Switzerland.

TODDLERS ON-LINE: Weston-based Toddlerwatch.com selected AT&T to be its broadband Internet access provider. The site is a portal offering parents and teachers information about toddlers, promoters say. The company will use AT&T's Digital Subscriber Line to offer users the ability to watch streaming video, among other things.

THREE WAY: A strategic alliance was made final between 3Com Corp., Accton Technology Corp. and Natsteel Electronics. The three corporations, promoters say, will form a new company called US Robotics. Executives say it specializes in creating analog modems. The company is to open offices in Miami, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Details: (305) 461-8419.

LAUNCHING OUT: Miami-based Fiera.com was launched in Colombia. The site — an e-commerce portal for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities worldwide — has offices in San Juan, San Diego, Buenos Aires, Santiago, SÉo Paulo, Mexico City and BogotÝ. Details: www.fiera.com

PERSONIF E-CATION: Fiera.com selected Personify Inc. to handle its e-business software solutions. The site will use the software to profile, analyze and report site visit behavior. Fiera will also use Personify's e-mail system. Personify Inc. provides software related to website visitor patterns. Details: (800) 655-1474.

ASISTA IN ARGENTINA: Asista.com completed its first live business-to-business on-line transaction in Argentina, executives say. Asista helped Argentine companies AGFA, AR Computation and Marken in e-business transactions. Asista.com is an e-marketplace for the purchase and sale of goods and services in Latin America.