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Home My WebLink AboutR-90-0190J--90- 160 3/8/90 RESOLUTION NO 00-0190 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, MATCHING FUND FOR GRANTS, IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL .ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN DADE COUNTY ON JULY 14-17, 1990, SAID ALLOCATION BEING CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF MIAMI ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY NO. APM-1-84, DATED JANUARY 24, 1984. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. An amount not to exceed $25,000 is hereby allocated from Special Programs and Accounts, Matching Fund for Grants, in support of the National Association of Counties Conference to be held in Dade County on July 14-17, 1990. Section 2. The herein allocation is hereby conditioned upon substantial compliance with City of Miami Administrative Policy No. APM-1-84, dated January 24, 1984. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of XAVIER L. SUAREZ ATTEST MATTY I, CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: 46v�� ALB RTINE B. SMITH CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: t J GE L. fIERNANDEZ t CITY ATTO NEY ,a M14 37 , 1990. MAYO CITY C0104issIolq MEETING OF MAR 8 1990 j REsow�v r��Ko�" 0 AMM ' �ACTROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY- FLORIDA t. #. METRO-DADE CENTER III W W FIRST STREET, SUITE 220 � - x HAP.VEY RUVIN MIAM1, FLOP IDA 33129„t96,3 '- County Commraeion?r 1305) 37.5-5076, FEB ' A M�f_e 1Y N= M. M11 1ER DAVY1 INS CM UF MAN February 16, 1990 Commissioner Miller Dawkins City Of Miami PO BOX 330708 Miami, Florida 33134 Dear MiI.ler: Thank you for taking the time to hear me out on the upcoming Naco Conference and for taking the initiative to bring the issue in front of the commission for a request of $25,000 from the city. As we discussed, I am enclosing some collateral materials which could prove helpful in informing your colleagues on the importance of the conference. Thanks again and I look forward to together making this conference a great success. Harvey Ruvin Submitted into the public HR/mja record in cony.,-ction witll item- �z (R'��c� DTQLiy {iirai City Clerk 9Q-0190 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES Overview of Coup Responsibilities - Submitted into the public record in connection with item C-A'0 on 3 gO Tviuity riirai City Clerk FACT SHEET The past several years have seen a sharp decline in federal responsibility to local governments and a significant increase in the responsibilities and services of county governments, County governments fund and operate schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways, with corresponding maintenance, police and fire protection, health and welfare programs, park and recreation facilities, social services, airport improvements, water pollution control, construction and operation of mass transit, and so forth. Overview of NACo: The National Association of Counties is the liaison between its meniber counties (totaling over two thirds of the nation's 3,106 counties) and the various levels of state and federal government. Primarily responsible for spearheading the lobbying efforts of Congress, department and agency officials and members of the White House and cabinet, NACo truly acts as the unified representative voice of its member county governments in today's bipartisan intergovernmental system. Overview of Annual From July 14 to 17, 1990 Dade County Meeting: will host the 55th Annual NACo Conference. The conference will attract over 5,000 county commissioners, administrators, and their staffs from across the nation as well as other key elected officials such as state governors, senators, and representa- tives. Also in attendance are the NACo affiliate members with specialized expertise in such fields as health care, tax and finance, and transportation to name a few. Primarily educational in its focus, this meeting also serves as the setting for electing the NACo officers and board members for the next term as well as adopting the annual policy statement. 6M a Benefits to The NACo Annual Conference with over, 5,000 the Coattendees to our area will have a significant economic impact to Dade County. We anticipate a direct benefit in the millions of dollars. This coupled with the prestigious nature of the evert, will lend credibility to Dade County's effort to promote itself as an ideal convention destination. Submitted into the public record in c . nnection with items CA - I Matty .Hirai City Clerk 90-0190 e a at Cf7 i 'rj ar00 ilia T)u'T;lic stern±--ari MGttV 1-111ICl i City Clerk. NACo Conference Economic Impact From July 14 to 17, Dade County will host the 55th annual conference of the National Association of Counties (NACo). It is expected that approximately 5000 delegates, exhibitors, and families will attend the conference. An area wide economic impact of eight million dollars is expected to result from the conference and spillover activities. The delegates and their families will spend an estimated total of $5 million. More than one half of this amount, or $2,695,000 will be spent on hotel rooms, An additional $853,000 will be spent on meals and social activities in the hotels. Some of the attendees meals will be eaten at area restaurants outside hotels and will amount to an estimated $602,000. Traveling about the county will cost the conventioneer almost $230,000 in local transportation expenditures. A total of $264,000 will be spent on entertainment, and the delegates and their families will make expenditures of $641,000 at local retail stores and other places of business. The direct expenditures by attendees will result in follow-on expend itLui� ea bj the hotels, restaurants, transportation companies, retailers and other local businesses as well as householls. When finally tabulated, a total local economic impact of the Naco convention should exceed $8,246,000. The City of Miami, serving the convention with the OMNI, Intercontinental and Marriot Hotels, is expected to feel an economic impact of over 3 million dollars after considering transportation, retail and restaurant usage. NatiOnai Association of Counties NACo l, 1990 Conference Submitted into the public record in connection with item GA - L on Matty Hirai City Clerk Dade County Miami, Florida .July 14-17,11990 90—()i!)o NACo is a non-profit national or- ganization comprised of more than 40,000 elected and appointed policy makers. Over 2,000 counties repre- senting over 90% of the nation's Population make up NACo's mem- bership. In todays bipartisan inter- governmental system, NACo is the unified representative voice of county governments at the various levels of state and federal governments. NACo also acts as an important clearinghouse of information and has the responsibility of spearhead- ing lobbying efforts at the executive and legislative branches of govern- ment. 1 From July 14 to 17,1990, Dade County will host the SSth annual NACo conference. The conference is expected to at- tract between 5,000 and 8,000 county commissioners and ad- ministrators from across the nation as well as key elected officials such as state governors, senators and representatives. NACo is hopeful that President George Bush will open the conference with a personal ap- pearance and speech. This four -day conference will be of significant economic impact to Dade County. NACo provides us with a unique opportunity to showcase our community. And, it bolsters Dade County's effort to promote itself as a leading convention destination. "rPON" 0R$"1,0 The NACo Host Committee is seeking sponsors. Levels of support are: Gold . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Silver . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Bronze . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 In addition to the sponsorship packages, various events are avail- able for underwriting. The success of this conference depends on the financial support of Ithe corporate community. 90-0190