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Home My WebLink AboutR-02-0761J-02-684 6/27/02 02- 761 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RELATED TO THE 15TH ANNUAL RADIO PIMAN BOUK CONCERT, TO BE HELD AT JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER ON JULY 7, 2002; AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF FEES AND PERMITS PERMISSIBLE BY LAW AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $11,342.58; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR SAID SERVICES, FROM THE SPECIAL EVENTS ACCOUNT, CODE NO. 001000921054.289; SAID AUTHORIZATIONS CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS: (1) PAYING FOR ALL NECESSARY COSTS OF CITY SERVICES FOR SAID EVENT; (2) OBTAINING INSURANCE TO PROTECT THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY MANAGER; AND (3) COMPLYING WITH ALL CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY MANAGER. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Manager is authorizedll to waive all fees and permits permissible by law and to provide services, in 1� The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions. CITY COMMOSM MEETRW bE J U [4 2002 Ii:sulutian Ii'djo. Q2 (61 an amount not to exceed $11,342.58, for The Fifteenth Annual Radio Piman Bouk Concert to be held at the James L. Knight International Center on July 7, 2002, with funds allocated from the Special Events Account, Code No. 001000921054.289. Section 2. The herein authorizations are conditioned upon the Organizers: (1) paying for all necessary costs of City services for said event; (2) obtaining insurance to protect the City in the amount as prescribed by the City Manager; and (3) complying with all conditions and limitations as may be prescribed by the City Manager. Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized to allocate funds for said services, in an amount not to exceed $11,342.58, from the Special Events Account, Code No. 001000921054.289. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor .2/ zi 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 2 of 3 02- 761 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of June , 2002. ATTEST: X-07: PRISf LLA A. THOMPSON CITY CLERK APPROVZ600`AS,,j/?" FORM�CORRECTNESS J/ PUANDR�) VIL TY ATTORNEY W6442:BSS 6 WA 14 Q- W-7 � q - UEL A. DIAZ, MAYOR Page 3 of 3 02- 761 06/20/2002 16:48 305250! MAYORS OFFTrF PACE 02 G"ITYWIDE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANI MAYOR DIAZ TO : Carlos Gimenez DATE.- June 20, 2002 F»E City Manager SUBJECT : Personal Appearance RROM Manuel A. Diaz REFERENCES Mayor ENCLOSURES: I respectfully request that Mr. Ringo Cayard, Executive Director of the Haitian American Foundation, 1w., on behalf of the "I 5�h Annual Radio Piman Bouk Anniversary", be afforded the opportunity to appear before the City Commission at the mecting scheduled to be held on June 27, 2002, Cc: Agenda Office 02- 761 C;-4 I�K� WWto Timan souk Radio Piman Bouk,1320 AM, is a radio program that has been servicing the South Florida Haitian community for the past 15 years. Since that time, the show's Founder and originator of the character Piman Bouk, Nelson Voltaire has gone beyond the call of entertainment, reaching out to his listeners in a more personalized manner. It all began when he started getting requests from callers to his weekly broadcast show asking for help in different areas of the community. At that time Voltaire began to identify certain needs of the community that were not addressed through local, charitable organizations. Chief among these, was the need to help provide burial services for indigent Haitians living in South Florida. Many of these poor souls have no family members that claim their bodies once deceased. The sad result is that these bodies are then cremated; a practice frowned upon by the Haitian culture. Through his own initiative, Voltaire started holding fundraisers and making up the remaining balances himself in order to help give his native brothers and sisters the respectful burial that they deserved. On an annual basis, Voltaire has been able to cover burial expenses of between 12 to 30 bodies. Occasionally he gets calls from family members who are not able to afford the entire funeral cost of their loved ones, and he inevitably ends up trying to help them out too. Voltaire has gone even further in his endeavors by holding yearly Thanksgiving Day turkey giveaways and Christmas toy drives, 02- 761 recognizing that some residents are not able to enjoy these simple pleasures. Most recently, he has begun to gain the support of community leaders such as Miami -Dade Commissioner Dorrin Rolle, State Representative Phillip Brutus, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz as well as Commissioners Arthur Teele and Johnny Winton, who have all personally contributed to the toy drive effort. On July 7, 2002 Radio Piman Bouk will celebrate its 15th Anniversary by holding a benefit concert at the James L. Knight Center. All the proceeds raised will go toward furthering these and any other community outreach projects. The event promises to be entertaining for all who attend as there will be an array of musical performers ranging from gospel, contemporary compa and Latin sounds. 02- 761 Radio Piman Bouk, Radio Piman Bouk, found on station 1320 AM, is a radio program that has servicing the South Florida Haitian community for the past 15 years. Since that time, the show's founder and originator of the character Piman Bouk, Nelson Voltaire has gone beyond the call of entertainment, reaching out to his listeners in a more personal way. It all began when he started getting requests from callers to his weekly broadcast show asking for help in different areas. At that time Voltaire began to identify certain needs of the community that were not addressed through local charity organizations. Chief among these was the need to help provide burial services for indigent Haitians living in South Florida. Many of these poor souls have no reachable family members that can claim their bodies once deceased. The sad result is that these bodies are then cremated; a practiced frowned upon by the Haitian culture. Through his own initiative, Voltaire started holding fundraisers and making up the remaining balances himself in order to help give his native brothers and sisters the respectful burial that they deserve. Yearly, Voltaire has been able to cover burial expenses of between 12-30 bodies per year. Occasionally he gets calls from family members who are not able to afford the entire funeral cost, in which case he tries to help out as much as he can. Voltaire has gone even further in his endeavors by holding yearly Thanksgiving Day turkey giveaways and Christmas toy drives, recognizing that some residents are not able to enjoy these simple Submitted Into the public record in connertdon �;� th itemC on v Pri ciila A. Thompson 02— � s �" City Clerk pleasures. Most recently, he has begun to gain the support of community leaders such as Miami -Dade Commissioner Dorrin Rolle, State Representative Phillip Brutus, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz as well as Commissioners Arthur Teele and Johnny Winton, who have all personally contributed to the toy drive effort. On July 7, 2002 Radio Piman Bouk will celebrate its 15 year anniversary by holding a benefit concert at the James L. Knight Center. All the proceeds raised will go toward furthering these and any other community outreach projects. The event promises to be entertaining for all who attend as there will be an array of musical performers ranging from gospel, contemporary compa and Latin sounds. Submitted Into the public recorq in connection vvgth ite on & Pri ci,ia A. Thompson 02— '7 61 City Clerk