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City of Miami Commission
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive,
Miami, Florida
Dear Sirs,
Pursuant to our charter as the official coordinating committee
- for the series of events that will celebrate Miami's Centennial in
--~ 1996, the following is a report of the Miami Anniversary Committee
(MAC) activities for 1992.
. On July 28, 1992, MAC celebrated the City of Miami's
-_ 96th anniversary with a free festival at Bayside
Marketplace. The day long event included musical
entertainment by some of Miami's best known entertainers
and culminated with a fireworks show.
. MAC created "The Centennial Blueprint Committee". An
action committee consisting of several sub-committees,
the blueprint committee has already made progress in
several areas including; Contacted a number of Cities
and States that have celebrated anniversaries to find out
how they have produced their celebrations, established
communications with over thirty major festivals and
events in our community to enlist their support for the
1995-96 year long celebration, and commenced work on a
history education committee to create a Miami history
curriculum for the Dade County Public Schools.
Barbara Brodbar, of the City of Miami Gity Clerks
Office has launched a campaign to obtain grants to fund
various MAC programs including; A full time Centennial
Coordinator to handle the ever increasing work load, and
the "Miami Minute" series of historical public service
announcements for television.
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The Community Development sub-comi~tittee i.s preparing a
promotion with South Florida Magazine to create the
Centennial Mascots. The use of the mascots will be
licensed to consumer product companies increasing the
centennial. promotional effort while creating revenues for
other MAC programs.
. The State Government sub-committee has begun working on
an application to be filed with the State of Florida for
a centennial license plate. If permission from the state
is obtained, a contest will be held to design the license
plate.
. MAC is working with historian Arva Parks-McCabe to
produce a historical mural on the old Miami Herald
building in downtown. The art work and design have been
created, permission from the buildings owner has been
obtained and some initial sponsors have been found. The
design features 3(3 foot high renderings of Miami's
founding fathers.
Sin~:e ely,
Hector B tero
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Cesar Odio
Office of the City Manager
City of Miami
300 Pan American DLive
Miami, Florida 33133-070F3
Re: Miami Anniversary Committee, Inc.
Dear rir. Odio:
Would you please place on the City Commission's agenda for the
December 10, 1992, meeting a personal appearance on behalf of the
Miami Anniversary Committee of Hector Botero and myself. We wish
to make a brief presentation on the status of the committee's
efforts to organize the City's Centennial and answer any questions
the commissioners may have.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
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M. Blair Sibley
Executive Director
cc: Laurie Lutes
Barbara Brodbar
MIAMI ANN1~J'E1~,SARY COMMITEE, II~tC.
66 W. Flagler Street, Suite 1100 • Miami, Fla. 33180
(305) 374-7180 • Fax (305) 372-8921
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