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“Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a
little better than you found it and garner for yourself
as much peace of mind as you can”- David Sarnoff,
(Father of Popular Mass Communications).
This is a quote from the “General” David Sarnoff, who is
also the grandfather of Marc David Sarnoff, elected
Commissioner of District 2, November 21, 2006.
Commissioner Sarnoff strives to live his philosophy and
work ethic in all his pursuits particularly as they
affect the quality of life issues, (poverty, safety,
health, environment and energy), of his constituents of
District 2 which include all the waterfront communities
from West Grove north, Coconut Grove, Brickell, Downtown
Miami, Edgewater, Morningside, Bayside, Belle Meade and
Shorecrest .
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, he and his wife
Teresa have been residents of Coconut Grove for over 20
years. He attended University of Tampa and graduated
with honors with a BA in Criminology. He received a
Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law,
and then continued his studies at Tulane University in
the LLM program in Admiralty in Greece.
He now is an attorney specializing in Admiralty and
Maritime Law with his firm Sarnoff and Bayer.
Commissioner Sarnoff is strongly committed to growing
our economy through Water Resource Management including
flood control and the protection of our natural
resources, most importantly our wetlands, as well as the
revitalization of the waterfront core.
He looks forward to leading initiatives which will
expand Miami’s greening agenda, as well as its goals for
urban revitalization and environmental sustainability,
which will create a balance between the natural and
built environments, encourage buildings of appropriate
scale and engage residents and stakeholders in planning
for and managing growth and change, which may include
designing a pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented
commercial district, providing new homeownership
opportunities for a range of income groups, exploring
the possibilities of public/private partnerships, and
leveraging the impact of arts and cultural institutions
to create an attractive urban environment.
He was President of the Center Grove Neighborhood
Association, (now known as Village of Center Grove),
which helped create Code 33, a program that promotes
participating Grove merchants and restaurants by
rewarding local residents in the 33133 zip code with
discounts on purchases and meals. The program continues
to thrive with more than 500 participants and 100 local
merchants. He is the Co-founder of One Grove Alliance,
which was created to unite all the Grove homeowners
associations, and also served as the Chair of Coconut
Grove Village Council, prior to his election to
Commissioner. He was also Co-chair of the Village
Council’s Tree Watch Committee to ensure the safety of
precious tree canopy, particularly those damaged or
depleted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
As his grandfather, he believes in establishing
solutions for information, networking, and multimedia
communications understanding that this helps to develop
a more accessible government with connected, united and
cultivated citizenry. He may be contacted directly at
his office in City Hall at (305) 250-5333.
* The Commissioner will be running for re-election in
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