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Home My WebLink AboutR-03-0205J-03-135 2/18/03 RESOLUTION NO. 03-205 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NOS. 02-288 AND 02-469 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION, RELATED TO COMMUNITY BASED NEWSPAPERS; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PUBLISHING, ON AN AS -NEEDED ROTATIONAL BASIS, CITY SUPPLEMENTAL OR COURTESY PUBLIC NOTICES IN COMMUNITY-BASED NEWSPAPERS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO QUALIFY AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED COMMUNITY-BASED NEWSPAPERS ON THE LIST WHEN DEEMED APPROPRIATE; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SET FORTH CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATIONS BASED ON CERTAIN CIRCULATION AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION AND ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE BUDGETS OF INDIVIDUAL USER DEPARTMENTS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. WHEREAS, the Commission of City of Miami seeks to establish a Community, Minority, Multi -Ethnic Newspapers Program ("Program") that provides advertising support on an annual basis for newspapers that provide a valuable and complimentary services to communities that do not access general circulation newspapers; and WHEREAS, many poor and elderly citizens of City of Miami cannot afford to buy a major daily newspaper and depend on the weekly community -minority newspapers for their news and information; and Rescinded by R-07-0589 -.CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF FEB 2 7 ?Pn.l Resolution No. t '03- 205 WHEREAS, the 2000 Population Census indicates that almost 87.5% of City of Miami is from multi-ethnic origins with the City population comprised of Hispanic (63.5%), black non -Hispanic (24.3%) and white non -Hispanic (11.2%); and WHEREAS, the Commission recognizes that, in a community with more than 370,000 residents from diverse cultural, national, language and racial ethnicities, it is essential to provide information about the City of Miami because many poor and elderly residents cannot buy major daily newspapers but receive other publications; and WHEREAS, the City Commission directed that the administration establish minimum qualification criteria for publishing City supplemental or courtesy public notices on an as -needed rotational basis and a list of qualified community-based newspapers; and WHEREAS, funding for such advertising will be allocated from the budgets of the individual user departments, subject to the availability of funds; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami annually expends substantial funds on public advertisements in newspapers of general circulation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY 'A"&" OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Page 2 of 6 03- 205 Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The following minimum qualifications are established for City supplemental or courtesy public notices to be published in community-based papers on an as -needed rotational basis: 1. A community-based newspaper shall: a. be geographically located in the City of Miami. Post Office boxes do not qualify; and b. be published on at least a monthly basis and provide proof of having been published continuously for a minimum of two years; and C. forward a notarized printer's receipt stating the publication prints at least twelve pages, with 5,000 copies minimum per edition for the last six months. When being added to the Program, the newspaper must submit an affidavit of bulk distribution location for the last six months and the upcoming six months. At the same time, newspapers must forward a notarized printer's receipt attesting to the number of printed copies per edition; and d. be geographically located in the City of Miami, and possess and maintain a current City occupational license in accordance with the City Code; and e. provide scheduled distribution dates and clearly state publication date on all pages and the masthead or cover of the newspaper; and g. provide the City Clerk of the City of Miami with its published rate card for standard advertising rates and also provide a price guarantee for at least 365 days; and h. have at least 5,000 copies per edition circulated within the City of Miami; and Page 3 of 5 rn, (� 03— 200 i. submit a notarized copy of an income tax form or a financial statement provided by a certified public accountant for the last three years and submit a copy of a Miami -Dade County occupational license. 2. Further, the community-based newspaper shall: a. not be the arm of a political party and/or candidate or elected official; and b. have an annual gross income not exceeding one half million dollars for an individual publication. 3. To effectively service all the citizens of the City of Miami, the City Manager may waive requirement that the newspaper be located in City of Miami as required in subparagraph (1)(e) above for those community-based newspapers that meet all other minimum qualification requirements and publish in either the Spanish or Creole language, providing that said newspapers possess and maintain a current Miami -Dade County Occupational License. Section 3. The City Clerk may qualify and include additional community-based newspapers to the List when deemed appropriate pursuant to the herein criteria. Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to set forth further criteria for proof of qualifications based on the circulation and publication information as established. Section 5. Funding costs for such advertising shall be allocated from the budgets of the individual user departments, subject to availability of funds. Page 4 of 5 03— 2® 0 Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.11 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of _February 2003. MANUEL A. DIAZ, MA ATTEST: R,'.'JL a - -%4e PR SCILLA A. TH MPSON CITY CLERK APPROVEI/A TOZ4`ORM P"" CORRECTNESS :?�' LI�JANDK VILARELLO I Y VfTORNEY W6915 : tr : AS : MJC 1� If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. Page 5 of 5 03— 205 ')ISTRICT 4 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA /, NTGERs ER-OFFICE MEMORANDUI COMMISSIONER REGALADOLCITY! OFFW-r TO: Joe Arriola 03 FEB 14 City Manager 'I e FROM: Tomas Regala Commissioner AN It: 33 DATE SUBJECT REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: February 14, 2003 Discussion Item FILE : Please place the following item on the agenda of the City Commission meeting to be held on February 27, 2003. A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NOS. 02-288 AND 02-469 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION, RELATED TO COMMUNITY BASED NEWPAPERS; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PUBLISHING, ON AN AS -NEEDED ROTATIONAL BASIS, CITY SUPPLEMENTAL OR COURTESY PUBLIC NOTICES IN COMMUNITY-BASED NEWSPAPERS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO QUALIFY AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED COMMUNITY- BASED NEWSPAPERS ON THE LIST WHEN; DEEMED APPROPRIATE; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SET FORTH CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATIONS BASED ON CERTAIN CIRCULATION AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION AND ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE BUDGETS OF INDIVIDUAL USER DEPARTMENTS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. Cc: Agenda Office 1 03- 205